The recent rebellion in Kuangsi province bogan in the prefecture of Wuchou and the sub-prefecture of Yulin, resulting in the capture of several district cities therein by the rebels. An Imperial decree was then issued commanding T'an Chung-tin, Viceroy of the Two Kuang provinces, Huang Huai sen, Governor of Kuangsi, and Ssu Yuanch'cn (Marshal Ssu), Commander-in-Chief of Kuangsi, to combine forces and march at once against the rebels. The result was, that the cities captured by the rebels were successively retaken, namely, Yunghsien, Luch'uan, Poilin, Hsingyi, and Popai, while the said Governor Huang Huai-sen personally went to Yulin to direct operations against the rebels. The rebel chiefs Yit -shou, Sie San-mei, Tai Ta, and Wang Sze have been captured and their followers have been scattered and the country thereby pacificated. As for the two chiefs Li Li-ting and Feng Hsi-kuang, who are still at large, every effort must be made for their capture also so as to root out the whole rebellion. The work.of reorganisation is hereby confided to the above-named high officers who should exercise due care in selecting the officials to be appointed tothe recaptured cities. Let the reports of the said high officers in connection with this matter of reorganisation be sent by rapid courier post, in order that we may be informed as soon as practicable what the measures decided upon are.
22nd October.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.