July 11th.—(1) Postscript memorial from LiHung-chang, Governor-General of Chihli. He is in receipt of a letter from Taéng Chi-tse, Minister to Great Britain and France, to the effect that applications had been made to His Majesty for the bestowal of marks of distinction on the officers composing the staff of the mission who have served abroad a term of three years, Huang Hui-ho, and other officers in the Transmi Agency had conducted their duties satisfactorily and diligently, and it was the Minister's intention to include their names the list of officers recommended for rewards, but it should (ho thought) be left to the Ministers Superintendent of Trade for the northern and southern ports to determine the form of distinction that should be bestowed on the officers charged with the despatch and receipt of the correspondence of the Legations in foreign countries. On receipt of this letter, the memorialist called upon the Taotais at Shanghai and Tientsin for information, and they report that in the regulations with regard to the rewards to be bestowed on officers attached to missions
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