Ina postscript memorial the Viceroy at' Fouchow states that a captain named Ch'en 'Té-ching, who was formerly in command of one of the battalions at Ch'u-chow, fraudaleiitly drew pay for a certain soldier called Ch'en Yun-show, who was found on enquiry to be-non-existent, by this means entbezzling a sum of over Tls. 160, pay, 30 od piculs of ration rice. He had also failed to return it ito store any portion of the udespended allowance for cavalry fodder, thereby defrauding the government the course of several years ufoverTls. 455. Memorialist remarks hereupon that even the steallest items of pay and fodder are importance, and as the captain in qu tion was charged with their due distribution, it was particularly incumbent on him to shew himself clean-handed and devoted to the interests of the public service. For his serious offence against the law in embezzling public funds Memorialist begs that Ch'en Té-ching may be cashiered and deprived of his present acting appointment and further handed over for trial to the Brigadier-General and Prefect atCh'uchow. Sanctioned by rescript.
28th April.
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