January 3rd.—More than two years ago an application was forwarded through Ch'én Shih-chieh for permission to build a temple in Shantung to the memory of Ting Pao chen, the late Governor Generalof Szechuan, Shantung, it was represented, was under a great debt of gratitude ty the deceased Viceroy for the valuable services he had rendered doring the time he held office as Governurof the province. In the suppression of rebellion, the management of river works, the organisation of Telief measures, the clearing off of judicial arrears, and in all other administrative measures, he had worked with a will and energy which had promoted the best. interests of the people and yamed him their Tave and esteem. 'The erection of the memorial temple having been sanctioned, the work was entrusted to Li Ch'ing-ae, formerly Governor of Honan, anda umber of officials and gentry' in the province. In the suburbs of Chi-nan Fu there is a College which was established during the Governorship of Ting Pao-chen, and at the rear of it there was a house occupied by the President, which it was decided to convert into a memorial temple to the deceased,
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