(2) The special supervising Conger, Hsin Lin, reports that Wang Chan-lun, appointed as one of the Deputy Examiners in the outer hall of the Examination precincts in the military chnjén competitions, yesterday, was absent the whole time from his duties to which he had been appointed by special edict. We hereby command, the high officers Boura of Works, where the accused I holds the post of 3rd-class secretary, investigate the mutter and to report to us why the said Wang Chan-lun absented himself from the examinations without putting forward a privr plea of some sort in order that some one else might have been appointed to tate his place in time.
2) By special command of H. I. M. the Empress Dowager the officials who read to her Majesty the congratulatory memorials on the occasion of H. I M.'s birthday anniversary the other day, together with those who officiated as bell-tappers on that occasion, are to be rewarded with one step in advance of their present respective ranks.
(3) H.LM, the Empress Dowager has been pleased to express her iajesty's rd gracious pleasure at the care and diligence which the Chief of Ceremonies at her Majesty's birthday anniversary, namely B.LH. Prince Kung, has shown throughout ies, and therefore her Majesty hut in recognition of his high ness's services: the following gifts shall be presented him, vi:—a square and a rectangular tablet written by H.I.BI.'s own hand; a tablet containing the characters Ch'ang-show (Long Life) also written by her Majesty's own band; a jade sceptre, a fur robe made of the throat of the exile marten, and four pieces of gold brocaded retin containing the word "Longevity," worked into them, 'To Prince Ching, the' Assistunt Chief of Geremonies, hor Majesty has been pleased to graciously geant a tablet containing the words " Long Life" written by her Majesty's own hand, a jade sceptre, a sable-throat fur robe (Tai-ssu-tiao-pao), and two pieces of gold brocaded satin containing the word prosperity " (fu) worked into them.
11th November, IMPERIAL DECREES, (2) We have received the following commands from H LAL the Empress-Dowager in connection with the rewards and promotions her Majesty has been graciously pleased to bestow upon the Princes and Nobles of the Imporivl House who distin. Hitigence in thole dutlee while stoonding ished themselves by their energy and
upon her Majesty during the recent birthday anniversary celebrations of her Majesty at Eho Park:—Her Imperial Majesty commands that the Chief and Assistant Directors of Festivities, namely, Prince Kung and Prince Ching, be recommended to the Imperial Clan Court for the determination of extraordinary rewards, With reference to the other Princes and Nobles of the Imperial House who acted as col-Leagues and assistants of the first two Princes, her Majesty directs that Tsai Feng, Prince of Ch'un, 1st Order (the Emeror's younger brother—Translator), Tsai hi, Prince of Tuan, 2nd Order, Prince Tsai Lien, 3rd Order, Prince Tsai Ying, 3rd Order, Prince Tsai Yun, 3rd Order, and Prince P'u Wei, 3rd Order, shall be given an increase upon their annual allowances of 500 per annum. To Prince Yi Mu, 4th' Order, Prince P'u Lun, 4th Order, Dukes Tsai Ts and Tsai Holi, ani the Imperial Nobles Tsai Lan," Tsai Tiao, Tsai Ying, P'u Hsuan, Tsai P'v, Tsai Po, and Tsai Cho shall be given each a sceptre, made of valuable wood, jade, and gold, and a fall-dress gold-brocaded Court robe, in recognition of their efforts to amuse her Majesty by dancing and posture ing in multi-coloured embroidered garments at the feast given to her Majesty in honour of H.I.ML.'s birthday.
(2) We have been commanded by H.L.M. the Empress-Dowager to grant the following rewards to the various officers (Manchu) of our Household Guards who contribute towards her Majesty's amusement during her Majesty's recent birthday anniversary:—To Tso-lo-feng-d and Fen Ch'é shall be granted each a gold-brocaded full-dress Court robe; to the Imperial guardsmen of the Ist class, Tsai Yueh, No Ch'ing-tai, Cho Ling-d, shall be granted the Board of War for the determination of privilege of being recommended to the extraordinary rewards; t" the Ist-class Imperial guardsmen I La-pu and Wen P'S shall be granted the decoration of the brevet second rank button, As for the 2nd-class Imperial guardsmen Pu Teng, Ch'uan Fu, Yung Ping, Chih Hsiang, Chih Ho, and Fa Hsiang, they are to ho rewarded with pro—motion to the rank of Ist-diss guardsmen. Tsai Kuang, Chung Hsing, Chin Liang, Kuei Ch'uan, Ching Lin, Kuei Ho, Wu-la-bsichun, and En Fa, 3d-class guatdemon, are to be promoted to the rank of 2nd-class Imperial guardsmen, and the 4th-class gunrdsman Sung Hai shall be promoted to be a ass guardsman. In addition to the above her Majesty further commands that Ch'uan Fa, ist-class Imperial guardsman, and Ying Mou and Fu Shan, 2ad-class Imperial Guardsmen, shall be recommended to the Board of War for the determination of special rewards.
12th November.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.