Civil Governor of Moukden and Literary Chang Jeu-fu is hereby appointed Chancellor of Fengtien province vice Kuei Hsien, resigned.
PROPOSED GRAND REVIEW OF TROOPS, Gat Gchene of Watoess for te strengthen:
(2) Among the most important steps in
ing of our Empire is that of reorganizing our armies on modern lines. In order to encourage our officers to zealous efforts in this direction we propose to. personally attend the annual inspection of troops at the Southern Hunting Park and at Tientsin, and in this connection will ask Her Majesty' the Empress' Dowager to honour our tour with her presence. The following will be our programme of movements:—We propose to go personally on the morning of the 18th of October next to Eho Park, in order to meet the Empress Dowager there, and from thence immediately escort her Majesty to the Southern Hunting Park. On that tg will journey only as far as the Old Palace, where the Court will pass the night, starting again the next morning, and stopping for the night at the New Palace. The next morning (20th) the Court will start from the New Palace for the Palace on the banks of the T'uan river where a stay of several days will be made. Onthe morning of the23rd we willreviewthe Officers of the Presence in their display of agility on horseback and on foot, and in their proficiency also in archery on horseback as well as afoot. Of the Officers of the Presence only Princes Ching and Chuang are excused from the above trials of skill, all the rest, including the Officers of the Guards on duty, at the Chientsing Gate of the Palace, etc., are required to be ready for the in: spection in question. On the: 24th we wi review the entire corps of the Peking Field Force and the next day (26th) the new organised Wushéng Brign. On the 29ti of the said month (Octal er) the Court. wi leave the Tuan River Palace for the Railway station en route to Tientsin to inspect the Peiyang Armies, returning to Peking'on the 8th of November. "We would exhort all the various army corps to drill diligently for the coming Imperial inspection and the Board of Rites is further commanded to deliberate overland draw up for our' ap+ proval the various ceremonies and etiquette to be observed during the Imperial Pro+ gress, which will be in accordance with precedents given by former Emperors of this dynasty.
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