(2) We regret to learn of the death of Pén Ké, Prince Vii. The deceased succeed ed his father in the early sixties (reign of Tung Chih) and was immediately granted the decoration of the three-eyed peacock's feather. During this period until his death yesterday he successively held the posts of member of the Board of Comptrollers-General of the Imperial Household Depart. ment; Commandant of the Imperial Body Guard; "'Tnspector-General of the Bare ner forces, ete., in all of which he gave perfect satisfaction to the Throne. We hereby command that the T'olo prayer coverlet be bestowed upon the deceased, and that Prince P'u Lun, 3rd Order, carry the same to the palace of the deceased, escorted by ten members of the Imperia} gues strongly in favour of the restoration of the four posts, Ax T am myself of the opinion that no good will be done by abolishing for ever these important posts, Thereby canmand that the said provincial posts beat once restore: t and, in consonance With this resolution, Inow appoint Tseng Ho (Manchu, and nephew of Yi Lu, Viceroy of Chibli) to be the Governor of Hupeh; Lu Ch'uan-lin (formerly Viceroy of Szechuan) to be Governor of Kuangtung, and Ting Chen-tu, (Provincial Treasurer of Chinese Turkestan) to be Governor of Yunnan, With reference to the Director-Generalship of the Yellow River, the large staff and. intricate machinery connected with the river conservation will obviously be too great a burden and responsibility to be borne alone by the Governor of Honan, and I, therefc command that Jen Tao-yung return to his old post, which he was just on the point of leaving in obedience to the decree of the Emperor. In a postscript memorial of the said Grand Council and Board of Civil Appointments the question is asked whether the new posts of Grain Taotai of Yunnan and sub-prefect of the Nankuan barrier, instituted by the Emperor in consideration of the abolition of the Governorship of Yunnan, be allowed to go on. It seems to me that, as that Governorship has been Testored, the new posts become needless, and I, therefore, command that the usual conditions remain as hitherto.
RESTORATION OF THE OLD ORDER OF THINGS
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