(CHINA DAILY News.")
10th March.
Hsi Ying is appointed Principal Examiner of the lately graduated Chujén QLA.) now gathered in Peking who are 1 (2, His Mlsiesty the Emperor ill per-candidates for posts in the provinces.
sonally sacrifice at the temple of Agriculture on the lith of April next.
1th March.
Ching Huan is appointed Acting Manchu Libationer of the Imperial Academy of Peking.
(1).—Shao Ch'ing (Manchu) disappointed Commandant of the Right Wing of the Vanguard Division of the Imperial Guards Corps.
(2)—Ta Lai (Manchu) is appointed Commandant of the Red Banner Division of the Imperial Guards Corps.
(3)—Tséng Ch'ung is appointed Lion-tenant-General of the Manchu Red Banner Corps and his post of Lieutenant-General of the Hanchun Yellow Banner Corps is given to Cho Ling-A.
(4).—86 Ling-nieh, Consort of an Imperial Princess, is appointed Director of the Army Guides Office.
16th March.
(1).—At the Grand Criminal Assizes to be held tin the coming Autumn by the Board of Punishments, under the Imperial Sign Manual, the death sentence is by Imperial Command not to be given by the said tribunal, as a mark of extra Imperial grace.
Note:—This is in consideration of the celebration of the seventieth birthday niversary of the Empress Dowager which takes place next November.—Translator.
(2)—Liang T'ai is appointed Director of the Imperial Mews.
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