CHINA DAILY NEWS.")
18th May. (1) Tso Hisiao-tung, an expectant Taotai of Chekiang, who was received in audience this morning, is hereby promoted to the rank of an expectant Metropolitan oticer of the 4th grade.
(2) Decree commanding that more care be observed in selecting men for recommendation to the Throne, and that provincial authorities personally examine hewly-arrived expectant officials to find out whether they are capable or well-Hehaved men or not. Proper men may be retained and then sent to the newly-established institutions for the instruction of officials in civil government, judicial procedure, and modern Western institutions and laws. Men who show ability in learning the above may then be promoted or sent to occupy substantive posts; those who have proved themselves otherwise must be rejected and sent back to their native provinces.
(4) Decree commanding Shen Chia-pen, Senior Vice-President of the B of Punishments, and Wu Ting-fang, Chinese Minister at Washington, to draw up a Commentary or Digest of the laws of various Western countries, such as may with profit be incorporated into the laws of China for the better progress of Chinese International relations.
(4) Ordering the Governor of Peking and the Police Censors of the Five "Cities" to be on the look-out for Hsi Kuang, a Bannerman, and an ex-Captain in the Chihli army, who had fied from his place of banishment, charged with being in league with bandits.
'14th May.
P'éng Tsu-chi-n is appointed prefect of Huichoufu (' Fychow") province of Anhui. 16th May.
Decree removing from office Li Ching-hsi, Governor of Yunnan, and h"nding him over to the Board of Civil Appointments for the determination of an adequate penalty for being guilty of breach of etiquette in his form of applying for leave to go up to Pekin for "n audience, where he wishes to report in person concerning matters relating to the province of Yunnan. late Viceroy Li Hung-chang.—Translator.
[Note:—Li Ching-hsi is a nephew of the 16th May.
Lin Shao-nien is promoted Governor of Yannan, vice Li Ching-hsi, removed from ofice. Chao Erh-hsun is appointed Provincial Treasurer of Shansi, vacated by tie said Lin nien.
17th May.
The Grand Council received this morning the following command from their Majesties The histories of the " Pacification of the Kuangsi Rebels" (Taiping Rebellion, 1851/61—Translator); "Pacification the Nienfei' (Mounted Banditti in the Northern provinces, who immediately succeeded the Taiping rebels, 1864/66—Translator); and the " Pacification of the Mahomedan Rebels" (Rebellion of the Mahomedans of Kansu. and Shensi, or Northwestern provinces, 1862/82—Translater), which were printed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a short time ago, and of which there are quite a number of copies, are hereby commanded to be distributed to the following high ministers and officials in the provinces:—One copy of each history to be graciously bestowed upon each of the Ministers of the Presence; members of the Grand Council Comptrollers-General of the Imperial Household Department; the Imperial College of Inscriptions; the Upper Imperial Library; Grand Secretaries; Presidents of the Six Boards: the President of the Censorate; and the Viceroys, Tartar Generals, and Governors of 6 Empire. A copy of each history is to be further specially bestowed upon Na Tung and Lien Fang (both Manchus), Vice-Presidents of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
19th May.
(1) Young Manchus, brothers, sons or grandsons of high Ministers of State and provincial high officials, who are required by law to be reported to the Throne once every five years, for selection as Imperial standard-bearers, or Imperial body-guardsmen, are hereafter to be leniently dealt with, and the said Manchu Ministers of State and high officials may now report the matter to the Throne, through the Captains-General of their respective Banner Corps, if it should happen that any of their brothers, sons, or grandsons are too weak in constitution to go through the usual military drills, on foot and horseback, or have gone in for literary studies from early childhood, thereby unfitting them for the pists of Imperial standard-bearers or Imperial _bodyguards-men, Having dono so the Emperor will then graciously excuse the presence of such young men at said quinquennial selections.
(2) Hai Fu (Manchu) is appointed profect of Chinbuafu, Chekiang province.
(3) Chin Sing (Manchu), Commandant of the Peking Gendarmerie, is ordered to resign, and the post is hereby bestowed upon Shan Chi, Prince Ssu, 1st Order.
(4) The roads and policing thereof of the Imperial capital are a matter of urgent necessity, and we hereby appoint Shan Chi, Prince Ssu, Ist Order, to have charge both of the policing and of the maintenance of the roads of Peking. The said Prince should exert his best endeavours ju the above duties, thereby deserving the confidence we hereby repose in him.
20th May.
(1) En Shun (Manchu) is appointed Pre-zant of the Judicial Court of Revision.
As an Imperial decree, issued yesterday, has appointed Shan Chi, Prince Ssu, Ist Order, Commandant of the Peking Gendarmerie, and also Director-General of Metropolitan Police and Roads, his fands will be quite full enough of duties connected therewith. We, therefore, command that the said Prince Se hereby believed of the posts of Captain-General of Bordered Red Manchu Banner Corps, and of the command of the Ch'ienjui Division of the Poking Field Force.
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