Specially translated for the North-China th December.
TNPERIAL DECREES, (1) As Jung Lu, Assistant Grand Seretary, 13 now absent from Pel on a mission of investigation at Miyu Chibli, his post of Commandant of ti Peking Gendarmerie is given to the Grand Secretary, Lin Shu, for the time being.
(2) The same high Minister's post of President of the Board of War given to Asi Chin to take charge of ad interim.
(3) Sun ti, President of the Bow President of tsin-Hochien Intendancy, is hereby trausferred to the post of Customs Taotai of the same port vice Sheng Honan-huai, promoted.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.