Tune 7th.—(1) Postscript memorial from Otving An, Military Assistant-Governor at Kobdo. The Director of the Ming-ad (BABA) tribe, occupying the region north-east of Uliasut'ai, has reported that the K'undu of this tribe, Sha-k'o-tu-erh by name, has applied for a passport granting him permission to go with forty-nine Lamas to Ourga, and do homage to the Cheptsundama Hutuktu, or Pa of the Khalka tribes, who has in that city, The memorialists find thal the law requires that when Mongols or others wish to go to urge to do hom to the Patriarch there, application all be made to the Throne and s passport issued at the same time to applicants, authorising them to precesd to Ourga. Having reoaived the application above mentioned, a passport has been issued to the Lamas in question authorising them to proceed to Ourga on the understanding, that they return directly they have pai their homage." Rescript: It is noted. galing Sth.=(Court Crvula.) The Grand tions on leaving for Oho Chow. seoretary' request arting instruc-hun, Commander. ig, is granted five month: eave of absence to bury his parent. At the expiration of his leave ho is to return at once to his post.
Yang Ming-hai- (45 HY jp) is appointed General of the Long-shan Division, Nanking.
(8) Li Hung-chang reports that the breaking up of the iee in the Jung-ting river, though attended with heavy pressure of water and considerable danger, passed by without mishap, thanks to the on and watchfulness of the responsible officials.
The, report of the trial of a case of murder, and a fow memorials on matters of minor importance complete the record of this day's issue.
Tune 9h,—(1) Postscript memorial from Ho Ching, Governor-General at Foochow. The district towns of Tamsui and Hsin-chu, in the T'ai-pei Prefecture in Formosa, were visited by a single shock of earthquake at 2-p.m. on the 18th of February last; but in the villages to the south of Hsin-chu there was a succession of shocks lasting from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m,, some severe, others slight. At a place called Mao-thou-li over eighty residences were destroyed, and nine people, men.and. women, were killed. village of Pei-shih-we a man and a woman were. killed, and in the rear street of a Res¢ lace called T'un Hsiao-chieh, over one wundred_ buildings, temples or dwelling-houses, fell down.' Three thousand fest of an earthen defence wall also fell down, as well as portions of the wall of the barracks; providentially, however, without causing bodily injury.- In reporting this earthquake, news of which was sent to him through the two Provincial Commisners, to whom the Taotai and Brigadier-General of T'aiwan had submitted an account of the occurrence, the memorialist would remark that earthquakes are not unfrequent in the island of Formosa, but of late years they have not been so severe as that now reported from Hsin-chu Hsien, which has caused the destruction of many houses and the loss of eleven liv: relers have been issued for the distribution of relief, and the organisation of subscriptions in aid of the necessary repairs.
(2) Memorial from Lo Fang-chi, Governor of Fuhkien, On the 22nd of November last year, Li Ping-hao and six other Coreans who had been blown out of their course in the progress of a voyage, were-sent from Hui-an Hsien to Foochow, where they were housed and their wants attended to.
asmuch as the way was long and the weather cold, it was proposed by the Commissioners that they should, in accordance ith the precedent established on two previous occasions, be sent to Shanghai as soon as navigation was open in the north, and from thence forwarded by some convenient steamer vid Tientsin, to Peking, where they could be provided with funds and repatriated. This proposal was submitted to His Majesty by Ho Ching, the Governor-General, and the Imperial sanction having been obtained, (see Gazette of 25th February), orders were issued according. P'éng Ao, Magistrate of the Foochow district, and Oh'éng Sen, Magistrate of the Hou-kuan district, now report that Li Ping-hao and the other shipwrecked barbarians, while expressing themselves deeply grateful for the compassion that had been shown them, had one prayer to make. There was, they said, a written prohibition in their country against traveling by steamer, and infringement of this prohibition was never condoned. Ever since they had heard that they were to be sent to Shanghai they had done nothing but weep to such an extent that they had no thought even of food. They had only fore to offer, viz., that jenny might be extended towards them. Under these circumstances the:
Magistrates suggested that the Financial Commissioner should be instructed to substitute the land for the'sea route, and that the men should be sent under escort to Peking. They further prayed that a memorial to this effect might be submitted to the Throne. The memorialist would observe that in the years 1876 and 1878, two batches of shipwrecked Coreans were sent northward: vy. sea, and nothing alarming happened; but as these men now affirm that their' Government forbids travelling by steamer, the prohibition was probably enacted after the despatch of the two batches above referred to. As the question of life and death is of the gravest importance, and the exercise of humanity should be catholic, it is obviously right that the old method of procedure should be reverted to. Officers, civil and military, have accordingly been told off to convoy the men overland, passing them on from province to province until they reach Peking, from whence they can be repatriated, Thus will the tenderness and deep sympathy with which the Sacred Dynasty those from afar be widely exercised. The memorialist hes communicated with the different provincial Governments and written to the Board on the subject. It is further his duty respectfully to submit this matter to His Majesty conjointly the with the Governor-General. The Gra ud Council were honoured with the following cript.- It is noted.
June 10th.—(1) A decree. Chi Ko and Tao-yuan, Superintendents of the Imperial may be given for greater care to be taken in the selection of the quality of the tribute rice sent to Peking. Some time since the Governor of Kiangsu requested that the Superintendents of Grauaries might be directed to make due allowance when passing and taking delivery of the tribute rice from that province sent by sea for the present year. A certain allowance cannot but be made for inclemency of weather, that due compassion may be shown for the common people, who have to provide the tribute rice, but the present instalment is pulpy and soft in consequence of long storage. If the officers responsible for the collection of tribute rice are to be Jax in its selection because certain allowance is to be made for accidents of weather when taking delivery of it, due consideration cannot be said to be paid to the exigencies of the public supply. The Governor in question will give strict orders to the Grain Commissioner and to those territorial authorities in whose jurisdiction there is a levy of grain tribute, as well as to the official agents who take delivery thereof, to be extremely careful in future to inspect all consignments which they receive, and see that the kernels are dry, round and clean, (2) Joint memorial from the Governor-General of the Two Kuang Provinces, the Governor of Kuangtung, and the Superin: tendent of Customs at Canton, reporting; the transmission of the first intalmont of the subsidy from the Canton Customs for the present year. The following is the assessment of the Canton Customs for the year 1881 Duty on imports by sea...
Do. Surplus Assessment...
Subsidy for the Peking Field Subsidy for Jung at Tis, 1,200 per mensem Additional' for Jung Ch'tian's Force at Tls. 2,500.
Subsidy for' Cavalry in' Kirin and 'H6é-lung-kiang, Re-fund on Fuhlsien Loan in instalments of Tls. 2,000 (the number of instalments not "Real Ofloo of Imperial House-or the Mam part
01d sane The Privy Purse, Total... Ts, 756,400 OF this amount 'Tls. 168,600 have been remitted in bills under' charge of a weiywan, who has been directed to proceed to Peking by, the sea route and report himself at the'Board of Revenue and the Office of the Imperial Household respectively. He will than await a summons from her Department to pay over th intended for each, which categorically in the memorial.
Public Meeting.
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