Some time ago, Admiral Tseng, Military Governor of Shanghai, received a petition tom als BShoupung, explaining is son, Heiung Jen, had been ordered to leave China for his implication in the rebellious movement of last year, and that as he was now in Japan, admitting his fault and expressing deep penitence, he, petitioner took the liberty to submit a bond guaranteeing his son's good behaviour with his own life if pardon were granted him.
Admiral Tseng then rescripted that since Hsiung Jen had shown repentance and his father had prayed for pardon, he would forward the petition to the Field-Marshal with a favourable recommendation for mercy, in pursuance of the Presidential Mandate of May 3 last; and Hsiung Shou-pung was ordered to wait for the decision of the Field-Marshal. The rescript from Nanking states that in considera tion of the declaration solemnly made by his father and elder brother as to his sincere repentance, a lenient view of his case may be taken. Hsiung Jen is hereby permitted to return to Shanghai at once and surrender himself for deportation to his native province, Hunan, where he shall be handed to his family in order that he may be kept in strict control in future.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.