'9th December, A CURIOUS PERMIESION, I Ktusng, Prince of Chting, and Li Hung-chang are hereby permitted to use the Imperial seal upon their credentials as Plenipotentiaries.
12th December.
(1) Li Sheng-tu, Chinese Minister to the Court of Tokio, Japan, is hereby appointed Governor of Peking (Imperial Prefecture of Shuntienfu). 3 Commander-in-Chief (2) Tsiao Ta-chu is appointed Pro kashgaria, Chinese Turkestan.
(8) Wang Pao-hsien, district magistrate of Ishih, Shansi province, is hereby restored to his usual rank and titles, (4) Teéog Ch'ung (Manchu), who wae received in Imperial audience this morning,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.