(2) We have received a memorial from Huang Linsi-sen, Governor of Kuangsi, asking that due punishment be meted out to the local officials of the rebellious districts whose incapability and bad With feferonce to the district magistrates government had caused the rebellion.
of Yunghsien and Hsingyi whose cities fell into the hands of the rebels, even although they subsequently assisted and succeeded in retaking the two cities, have still been guilty of incapability and are, therefore, cashiered and dismissed. The sub-prefect of Yulin and the district magistrate of Popaihsien are hereby handed to the Board for determination "of an adequate penalty for losing their several cities, while the district magistrate of Luch'uan who was captured by the rebels on the fall of his city, but succeeded at last in escaping and returning to that city when evacuated by the rebels is hereby commanded to be arrested and tried by the said Governor to find out whether there s-anything suspicious connected with his conduct in the above matter.
19th October.
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