"'NORTH-CHINA DAILY NEWS."
12th November.
(1) Decree in the stame of the Emperor, stating that his Majesty has received the Empress Dowager's commands to stop all festivities with reference to the celebration of her 67th birthday anniversary, falling on the 20th instant. On the morning of that day the Emperor, followed by the Princes, Nobles and Ministers of the Court, I go to some ordinary hall where the Empress Dowager will" be present to receive their obeisances, (2) Decree rewarding a number of officials connected with the conservation of the Yellow River in Shantung for promptitude in closing up a prench' in that river in the vicinity of Wuyangehia, in the district of Huiminghsien. Many officials who were deprived of their rank for inability to prevent the breach at the Line re restored to their rank in recognition of their services in the matter.
13th November.
(1) Tsai Hsin, " Duke of the Ist Order, is hereby appointed a Minister of the Presence; and Tsai a0, a Duke of the 3rd Ord ud Tsai Ying, an Imperial Noble, ninth in lineal descent, ave appointed fo do duty at the Chients'ing gate of the Palace.
The Bounty of the Throne.
(2) A Decree expressing deep regret at the demise of the late Viceroy Li Hung-chang, and ordering that, in addition to" the posthumous " honours already granted him in a previous vere [already translated in these co-Junms——Translator}, the Board of Revenue shall give an additional grant of 'Tls. 5,000 for funeral expenses; that all black' mar against the deceased' statesman's name in the official reourds be erased; that his military and civil services be compiled by the Historiographer and entered in the dynastic history; that _specinl memorial temples be built in his honour in the various provinees where he served; and that the local authorities en-route shall observe due care in transporting the remains of the late statesman when the road from Peking to Hofei, Anhui province, the native city of the Geceased. With regard to_ the rewards to be bestowed upon Li Hung-chang's sons and grandsons in recognition of his eminent services, the following are grant-:—Li Ching-she, the eldest. sou, a second-class secretary of the Board' of Punishments, is made a Marquis of the Ist Class and an expectant Metropolitan official of the 4th grade; Li Ching-mei, the second son, a second-class secretary of the Board of Works, is appointed an expectant Metropolitan official of the Sth grade; Li Ching-fang, adopted son, an expectant Taotai, is to be given immediate preferment as Taotai on completion of mourning. Finally, the eldest grandson, Li Kuo-chieh, is appointed a first-class secretary of a Board; Li Kuo-shou and Li Kuo-hsii, two other grandsons, are to be made second-class secretaries of Boards and two more grandsons, Li Kuo-hsiang and Li Kuo-t'ao, are given the literary grade of Master' of Arts, with permission to compete at the next Triennial examina-ions for the Doctor degree.
Kaifeng, 13th November.
Their Majesties arrived in this city yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock, from Mou-hsien, and granted immediate audience to Prince Ching and General Sung Ch'ing.
Their Majesties granted audience this morning to Prince Ching, Ts'ui Yung-an, Ch'éng Yun-ho, and Yen Chih, Provincial Treasurer of Honan.
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