(CHINA DAILY News."
'9th November.
(1) The Manchu Grand Secretary Yi.
is hereby appointed'. Comptroller General of the Affairs of the Board of (2) Shan Chi, Prince of Ssu, is appointed Comptroller-Gonoral of the Affairs of the Mongolian Superintendency, 11th November, Decres, in response to memorial of Yuan Shih-kai, Viceroy of Chihli province, giving thanks to the gods for preventing the overflowing of the banks of the Yellow. River in the district of 'Tung. ninghsien, Chihli province, during a specially dangerous portion' of the year just passed, and commending the watchfulness and energy of the officials connected with the Yellow River Convation Bureau of Chibli province, in strengthening the embankments and dykes on the approach of the freshets. Viceroy Yuan Shih-kai is commanded to receive ten largo-sized sticks of Tibetan incense and send them to Wen Ch'ung, the Taotai of the Ta-Shun-Kuang In-tendency, of said province, to be offered by that oficial in person before. the altars of the River god in the Dragon. King temples of the hamlets of Li chuang, Kaots'un, and Huangehuang, in token of HI. M.the Eiperor's gratitude to.the River gods for aid rendered.' The officials of the River Conservancy in question deserving: of reward for the energy atid vigilance shown by them are ordered to receive promotion and good marks in' accordance with the recommendations of the memorialist.
12th November.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.