(J) Yang Ju is appointed President of the Court of Sacrificial Worship.
[Note:—Yang Ju is at present Chinese Minister to the United States, Spain, Peru, and Brazil. Last summer, he was made President of the Imperial Stud Court, and these promotions are intended to enable the Emperor tomake him a Vice-President of one of the Boards upon his return from his mission abroad at the end of three years. Asan instance, that of Hu Hsin-yuan, Minister to Berlin, whose term of fice has now nearly expired, may be quoted, this atticer having been recently made Vice-President of the Board of Rites. Translator]
(2) Show Chang is appointed Man hu Brigade Goveral of Kinchou (Lixotung Peninsula) and hes, moreover, commanded to proceed at once to his new post, being excused from coming to Peking for audience.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.