The Archive · 1896

IMPERIAL DECKEES

(1) With reference to the report sent. us regarding the escape from prison of a number of criminals confined. in the gaol of the district magistracy of Fénghuahsien, we hereby command Lise Shou-feng. the Governor of Chekiang, to first cashier Sun Ting-nan, the gaol-warden of the said district, and then cause his arrest and the arrest of his subordinates for trial, to find out whether any bribes were accepted account of which the said criminals were allowed to escape. As to Chou Pin-lin, the district magistrate of Fénghuahsien, who declares that he was absent from his yamen on official: duties at the time, let firn be given the usual time allowed to recapture the escaped criminals, failing which he' is to "be further dealt with. Let no effort be wanting for the recapture of the escaped criminals, (2) Kué-pu-tung-wu is hereby appointed Chief Supervisor of the Supervisorate of Instruction of the Heir-Apparent.

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