July 29th.—On the recommendation of Li Tuan-fên, since banished to Kashgaria by the Empress Tze Hsi, the establishment of educational boards was ordered in every city throughout the empire.
August 2nd.—The Bureau of Mines and Railways was established.
August 9th.—Journalists were encouraged to write on political subjects for the enlightenment of the authorities.
August 10th.—Jung Lu and Lin Kun-yi were directed to consult on the establishment of naval academies and training-ships.
August 22nd.—It was ordered that schools should be established in connection with Chinese Legations abroad, for the benefit of the sons of Chinese settled in foreign countries.
August 24th.—Ministers and Provincial Authorities were urged to assist the Emperor in his work of reform.
August 28th.—The Viceroys Lin Kun-yi and Chang-chih-tung were ordered to establish commercial bureaux for the encouragement of trade in Shanghai and Hankow.
September 1st.—Six minor and useless boards in Peking were abolished.
September 7th.—Li Hung-chang and Ching Hsin were dismissed from the Tsung-li Yamen, and the issue of chao-hsin bonds was stopped, because the provincial authorities had used them to squeeze the people.
September 8th.—The governorships of Hupeh, Kwangtung, and Yunnan were abolished as a useless expense.