The Lerrito 1 and Haikwan Taotais of Tientsin 'a proclamation, Whereas instructions have been received from His Excellency the Governor-General, on the subject of a petition from the gentry, merchants, anid people of Tientsin, to the effect that the Governor-General was to proceed to Chefoo, they were reluctant that he should leave 'Tientsin even temporarily, and praying that he would not go, &e.. The public are hereby notified' that, influ-while doubtless enced by good motives to mal it th yet the proposed Jency la ordered by 9 date, Int mit of a relinquish the design of which is to tranquilise affairs, and to ensure the safety of the neither does " consideration of the ces leave room for alarm of any outsin (Chihli) and Shantung are adjacent territories lying on of coast, Attention to the government of the former need not be suspended, while the return of His Excellency cannot long no untoward event can behoves you, the gentry, and ple, to go on with your occupations as up to 'Most urgent Most ses es s+ While about to issue the foregoing commands, further instructions were received from' His Excellency, the Governor-General, on the subject of another petition received from the directors of the Fire Engine Establishments of Tientsin, Yin Ching-hong and others. The instructions run as follow "You have on record my decision of yesterday in regard to. the petition by the gentry and people. In refer-renee to the present case of the fire brigade directors, they are no doubt prompted by worthy feelings of loyalty and virtue, very commendable in their vay; but the taotais, prefect, and imagistrate of Tientsin are required to notify A meeting of subscribers to the Margary Memorial Fund was held on Monday, at the Royal Asiatic Society's Rooms, receive the report of the Committee appointed at the meeting held on the 29th Nov. last, as to what form the memorial should take.
'There were present, the Very Rev. Dean Butcher, Messrs, W. H. Medhurst, F. H. Bell, J. Johnston, w.p., E. Henderson, u.p., R. E, Wainewright, Baber, Tootal, Gundry, Hogg, Groom,' Kingsmill, Anderson, D. Jones and White. On the motion of Mr, Medhurst, the Very Rev. Dean Butcher was elected to preside, The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed, The Cuatraan said—I have been requested to take the chair at this meeting, because Mr. Medhurst considers that his connection with the General Hospital renders it undesirable that he should fill the post of President on tea just read explain the What has taken place since, I jate as shortly as possible. On November 29th, 1875, a meeting of subscribers was called and a Committ was chosen to consider what for 'Margary Memorial should take. We were requested to solicit suggestions from various members of the community, but we were not furnished with many' very
an annual prize, to be given for the best feasibleachemes. One gentleman suggested essay on the means of opening China to Buropean commercial enterprise. correspondent in one of the papers pro-the foundation of a scholarship in at Ningpo. A third thought that a reredos for the Church of Our Saviour, Hongkew, would be appropriate—and, if I recollect rightly, more than one writer in the papers seemed to think the best memorial of the tragedy would be a public clock, whi regarded a drinking fountain as most properly meeting the requirements of the case. While we were considering these pro-pot a member of the Committe ited. that a convalescent ward in the Shanghai thing, The idea found favour, believe that is the proposal which is this afternoon submitted to your notice. You will not, of course, be asked to adopt this suggestion hastily. I have no doubt that the members of the Hospital Committee will give you very definite and distinct explanations as to the character of the proposed memorial. 1 hope and believe that our brave young countryman will have a monument by which all nations will be benefited in a free and open China. Thet, however, is not our concern at present. We have to decide what shall be done with some 766 dollars subscribed for a memorial to Augustus Raymond Margary by countrymen. Those very near and dear to him suggested that a window should be erected in the Cathedral, to perpetuate his name, but his schoolfeliors in Brighton College have already put up a window to his memory, and one memorial of this kind is deemed sufficient, The present object is to discuss the definite suggestion that the memorial should bea convalescent ward in the General Hospital. must call upon the gentlemen connected with that institution to give you the details of the scheme.
Mr. Mrpuorsr said the Chairman had given them a very distinct history of the fund, and of the proceedings with regard to it since the last meeting. He would like, however, to supplement the Chair man's remarks with a few of his own, The committee had met more than once jer what the duties were that lad been charged with, and had talked over three or four different jemes for the proposed memorial they were met in each case, at the outset, by the amahness of the funds whic had been subscribed. The Committee all thought that a public memorial to be effective must be prominent and artistic in its character, and it was very clear to them that with only seven hundred oda dollars it was simply impossible to put a monument that would be worthy of the givers or the memory of the gentleman it was to perpetuate. Just about that time, the scheme for the General Hospital was made public, and it occurred to the Committee that they might very usefully embark the fund in their hands in that undertaking, and by that means obtain for the memorial the publicity they were desirous to secure, At that time, as ho had before stated, the amount of the fund did not far exceed $700. They made a reposal to the Trustees of the Hospital ina letter which he would now re to them Shanghai, 6th May, 1876, Gro. B. Grover, Esq.,
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