Imperial Edicts of the 13th and 21st February, 1901 (annexes 4, 5 and 6) pronounce the following punishments upon the chief culprits for the attacks and crimes which took place against the friendly governments and their subjects.
Tsai Yi, Prince Tuan, and Tsai San, Duke Fu Koo, have been condemned to death at the autumn session, and it is further determined that if the emperor thinks their lives should be spared, they shall be banished to Turkestan and' there shall be imprisoned for life, with no possibility that the punishment shall ever be revoked.
Tsai Kin, Prince Chuan, Ying Min, President of the Censorship. and' Chao-Shu-chiao, President of the Ministry of Justice. shall be condemned to commit i Hsien, Governor of Shansi.
Hsien, President of the Court of Ceremony, Hsu Chien-yn, formerly Direc-for in the Ministry of Justice, shall be condemned to death.
Degradation after death has been pro inst Kang Yi, assistant mem-rand Secretariat and President of the Ministry of the Interior, Hsii Tung, member of the Grand Secect: and Li Ping-hong. formerly Governo General of Szechuan.
An Imperial Edict of 13th February, 1901 (annex 7), hus re-instated after death in their titles and offices of honour, the President of the War office, Hsu Yung-vi. the President of the Ministry of Finance, Ti Shan, the Director of the Ministre of the Interior, Hu Ching-cheng, the Vice-Chancellor in the Grand Secretariat at Hienyuan, and the Director in the Court of Sacrifices, Yuan Chang, who were executed because they protested against unheard of offences against inter-ational right which took place during the last year.
Prince Chuan has committed suidd on the 2ist February, 1901; Ying Min, and Chao Shu-chino on the 24th; Yi Hsien has been executed on the ' 22nd February, 1901; Chi Hsien and Hsii Chien-vii on the 26th.
'The General of Kansu, Tung Fu has been deprived of his office by perial Edict of 13th February, 1901, until it shall be decided what final' punishment shall be-pronounced against him. Imperial Edicts of 29th April, 1901, and of have pronounced suitable punishments gainst Provincial authorities who confexedly have been guilty of crimes or murder during the course of last summer.
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