The Archive · 1898

(1) The Commandant of the Pekin

IMPERIAL DECREES

Gendarmerie reports the capture men of three members of a gang of robbers who had been guilty of pillaging a farm house, belonging to an adjoining district, and also of cutting and wounding some of the inmates thereof. Let the said culprits be handed to the Board of Punishments for trial and punishment according to law and let strict search be made for those still at large.

(2) Decree giving by extra Imperial grace permission to a number of M.A. candidates for the Doctor degree to com-gang of robbers, without any real evidence pete at the said Doctor examinations, having been obtained from the accused. said candidates having arrived too late at 'The memorialist therefore prays that the Peking for the regular M.A. test examina-said case may be scyt to the Board' of tions, after which they will be required Punishments for trial, ete. We grant to attend a special M.A. test examination this prayer and further command that as required by precedent.

Ching Hsiang the Censor concerned im 10th April. the said charge, be hereby temporarily

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