during five years of civil and military examinations in the localities where troubles have taken place;

"Considering that it is declared that this suspension shall remain applicable to the local examinations for licentiates of Shun-t'ien and of T'ai-yuan;

"Considering the list comprising the localities of—

"Province of Shan-si: T'ai-yuan Fu, Hsin-chou, Tai-ku Hsien, Ta-t'ung Fu, Fen-chou Fu, Hsiao-i Hsien, Ch'u-wo Hsien, Ta-ning Hsien, Ho-ching Hsien, Yueh-yang Hsien, So-p'ing Fu, Wen-shui Hsien, Shuo-yang Hsien, P'ing-yang Fu, Ch'ang-tzu Hsien, Kao-p'ing Hsien, Tse-chou Fu, Hsi Chou, P'u Hsien, Chiang-chou, Kuei-hua Ch'eng, Sui-yuan ch'eng;

"Province of Ho-nan; Nan-yang Fu, Kuang-chou;

"Province of Che-chiang: Ch'ü-chou Fu;

"Province of Chih-li; Pei-ching, Shun-t'ien Fu, Pao-ting Fu, Yung-ching Hsien, T'ien-ching Fu, Shun-tê Fu, Wang-tu Hsien, Huai-lu Hsien, Hsinngan Hsien, T'ung-chou, Wu-i Hsien, Ching-chou, Luan-ping Hsien:

"Three provinces of Manchuria: Sheng-ching (=Mukden), Chia-tzŭ-ch'ang, Lien-shan, Yu-ch'ing-chieh, Pei-lin-tzŭ, Hu-lan Ch'eng;

"Province of Shen-si: Ning-chiang Chou;

"Province of Hu-nan: Heng-chou Fu;

"We command that in all these localities civil and military examinations shall be suspended during a period of five years, and We order all governors-general, governors, and examiners of the aforesaid provinces, to act in conformity and to publish proclamations."

"Respect this!"

Edict received by telegraph from Hsi-an-Fu the 3d day of the 5th moon (18th of June, 1901):

We confer on Mr. Na-Tung, second Vice-President of the Board of Finances, the mandarin's button of the first rank, and we designate him as special Envoy to go to Japan and there respectfully to discharge the mission We entrust to him.

Respect this!