In view of the many rebels that are still leading a wandering and less life, in spite of the pardon granted them by the President in his Mandate issued on May 3, 1914, it become apparent that some supicion 3 still lurking in their breasts as to the sincerity of the Government. To remove any such cion, a set of regulations bearing on this question was promulgated together with a Presidential Order on New Year's day. The President has done all he can do for those misguided and hot-headed youths, for whom much compassion Below is the full text of the regulation, which speaks for itself, in respect of the granting of the amnesty (2) AIL persons who have been guilty of the crime of a ing or supporting the rebel party to December 31, 1914. whether by coercion or to blind isgnw we, and who are in' the country or ontaide it, shall, when proved to have committed no acts of disturbance ye followed the rebels: ingly, a special pardon upon their ver. rebel li duty, it is found necessary to warn|® ing, those arrest circular orders have. been them against joining any political or who are suspected or implicated parties in accordance with rules cases on record, or who, although not prohibiting judicial officers from documentary proof, joining the same. party and who become therefore suspici Those who have previously joi and timid of the law, shall all be ed political parties should at once specially pardoned ju seeardance with the sever their connexion. Upon dis provision in the regarding these instructions they (2) Persons entitled to special pardon by the forego are liable to impeachment by the render Board. Let the higher officials con-tivo yamens of the dist cerned strictly enforce the pro-submit a bond of rey the hibition so as to respect justice and prevent: abuses, Governor of Peking. fur approval, after which Peking, Jan, 11. pardon will be issued Those who have been military By order of the President may surrender themselves (1) Referring to a memorial from yamens of the the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, reporting another sub-by the President, the President's pardon serintion of $100,000 to the extended obtained by request by the public loan by Tsai Fah-ping, coun-that place before issu oiller of the said Ministry. and re-of yn Apart questing an advancement of his de-report shall be submit ceration, ete.
Tsai Fah-ping, in purchasing an-] 3 other $190,000 worth of the extend ed public loan bonds, is _really patriotic in the extreme. He is hereby given the advanced Chiaho Decaration of the 2nd class mark of our deep appreciation. tech they lis tothe (2) Tu response to a report from the Ministry of Finance that Chang fad agi act og stipated Chin fang, member of the gentry in The tina of the Bond of
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