(1) Chi Yueh (Manchu) is appointed Grain Taotai of Puisien province vice Hu Ting-kan promoted to be Provincial Judge of Hunan, PRAYING FOR RAIN, 2) The country round about the capital ug sadly in need of rain since the be:
the autumnal term, wa depute ines Ching recently to sierifice at the einple of the Most High in our stead and earnestly supplicate for the much desired showers, This we regret to find has been unsuccessful, "hile, iu'spite of our humble prayers and earnest hopes that these prayers should be answered, the Autumual Equinox (23rd September) has also passed without the needful rains to brighten the hopes and secure the future welfare of our people, We, therefore, consider that our supplications should be continued and hereby appoint the 27th of September to be a general day of prayer and supplication by the Imperial Court. We hereby appoint the Imperial Clansman P'a Wei to conduct sacrifices in our stead on that day at the Templ= of the Most High; Prince Twi Ying, 3rd Order, to conduct sacrifices at the temple of The Seasons; Duke Lan atthe Chao Hsien Temple; and Imperial Noble Ts'ai Tse at the Ningho Demple. Let there be earnest and sincere supplication for rain made by all.
28th September.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.