ABST'RACY OF PEKING GAZBITE, Special ly translated for the North-China Herald.)
5th July.
IMPERIAL DECKERS, (1) Let Huang Shao-ti and Tésing Sui-chang go as Chief and Assistant Literary Chancellors of Hunan, respectively.
(2) Let Chu Cheng and Hsit Jen-chu go as Chief and Assistant Literary Chancellors of Szechuan, respectively.
(3) Let Ch'éng Vu-lin and Sie Pit-hsien go as Chief and Assistant Literary Chan-cellars of Kansu, respectively.
6th Jul, IMPERIAL DECREES, _(1) Decree allowing certain officials of Kiangsu memorialised by the Governor K'uei Chun as useless, unfit, or avaricious, to be degraded and dismissed from otice.
(2) Decree commanding K'uei Chun, Governor of Kiangsu, in consideration of his memorial, to inform certain officials of that province of the Imperial approbation regarding the energetic and upright way in which they have undertaken the duties "f their several offices. Amongst the number is Huang Ch'éng-hsien, district magistrate of Shanghai.
(3) Let K'uei Yuan be appointed Chief Commissioner of Grain Transport for the provice of Kuangtung.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.