(1) Ina former decree we had already honoured a number of our high officials of Some time ago we received a memorial the first grade, who have passed the age of from Wen. Hai (Manchu), Imperial Resi-seventy, by granting them gifts in com-dent at Lhassa, Tibet, reporting that the memoration of the thirtieth anniversary Tibetan tribes inhabiting the Upper, of our birth, which takes place this year.
Middle and Lower departments of the There is, however, Jen Tao-yung, Director-Northern portion of the Tibetan depend-General of the Yellow River, who has ency had rebelled and we accordingly passed the age of eighty and is still commanded the said Win Hai to proceed energetic, bright and diligent in his duties, at once with the necessary troops to the who has not been honoured as yet. We scene of disturbances and restore order. therefore grant him, as a mark' of extra-We have now received the report of the ordinary grace, a tablet with the character said Imperial Resident in which he states "Shou" (Longevity) written by our own that, after several months of hard work, hands, and also an' embroidered full-dress he and his Chinese and Tibetan subordinate Court' robe in commemoration of the oticers have succeeded in restoring order occasion. and preserving the peace of the whole dependency, including the frontier tribes, and (2) Yuan Shu-hsun is appointed prefect now asks that rewards and promotions be of Tientsin and its dependencies. granted to his officers in recognition of 19th March. their energy and bravery and. diligence
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