The Grand Secretariat is here! manded to. transmit our inst the following persons:—P'u Wei, Prince of Kung, Ist Order, Princes Tsai Lien and TPaai Ying, 3rd Order, and Duke Tsai Lan also the members of the Grand Secretariat, Lord Chamberlain, Ministers of the Presence, Grand Council, Board of Comptrollers-General of the Imperial Household Department, the Mancha and Chinese Presidents of the Six Boards and Nine Ministries, and the heads of the Tmperial Academy and Library. The above-named are hereby commanded to assemble in the Palace to-morrow morning (24th January) and await further instructions.
Notes:—To assemble such men as those noted above and at such a time and is permissible only when ther" national crisis, to report the sudden death of the Emperor, or to tell them of the appointment of anew occupant of the Dragon Throne.—Translator.
24th January.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.