CHINA DAILY NEWs."
24th April. the xubstant Six Boards and Nine who lete their posts last summer to their duty, and saying that although the law i ping eave of absence demands loss of office "ud emoluments as punishment, the cireumstances last veir were out of the ordinary and therefore, as an extra grace, the Emperor will not decree the punishment of such absentees, if they make due haste returning to their posts, 27th April.
Shih Kang (Bfanehu) of the Huaisn Customs, Ki pointed Taotat 28th April, (1) Li Shay-fen is appointed Provincial Fudge of Sh-usi, his former post of Taotai of the Tung. Intendancy of same province being hereby given to T's Eh his to Court as an expectant official of the 3rd rank, said Provincial Jusge-hip is hereby given tu Ch'én Ohi.
29th April. of Yochou, Hunan peovitcn.
(1) Han Ch'ing-yan inted Taotai
(2) Fens Kuang-chu is appointed Taotai of the Hopei Intendancy of Honan pro-
30th April.
(1) Wen is appointed Manchu Brigadier-General of Kueihuach'éng, Shansi province.
(2) Chang Ting-ya yneial Treasurer of Chekiang and Hsi Hsien (Manchu) is appointed Provincial Fudge of Kuang.
(3) Ngéh-erh-ko-pen (Manchu), Colonel of the Left Wing of the Manchu garrison of Ti (Ruldja), is grant d the brevet button of an Assistant. Military Governor and appointed Chief of the Sibo (Manchu) Military Colonists of Kuldja, ing Vice-President of the Board of Civil Appointments, asking for a decree punishing all substantive officials in the various Boards and other Metropolitan, posts who left them on or after the 14th of August last year, with or without leave of absence, sind have failed to return to their posts said punishments to be loss of office and salaries in accordance with the usual regulations. We have already issued a decree lately extending extra Imperial grace to all who left, their posts in Peking beginning with the disturbances in the carly summer of the previous year, and yet the memorialist asks for the punishment of those who remained at their posts until the middle of August! Is it reasonable? We now hereby command the official of the Board of Civil Appointments to obey our instructions in our previous decree on this subject and let there not be any mistaken ideas about our wishes in that respect.
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