The Board of War has represented that itis sorely pressed for funds to meet the expenses of providing the horses and vehicles required in connection with the 'Emperor's approaching visit to the Eastern 'Tombs. A sum of Tls. 21,000 is due to the Board on this head by the district officers' in Chihli for interest which they failed to remit for a succession of years, and Li Hung-chang has been commanded to furnish not only this but a further item of debt amounting to Tls. 4,800 before the bth of March next, and to see that no further arrears are allowed to accumulate.
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