(2) Chang Chih-tung states that he and all his staff at Canton were deeply affected on reading the telegram annomeing the appropriation of the grain-tax and of public funds for the benefit of the sufferers in Honan, He at once gave orders for the collection of subscriptions among the wealthy gentry and merchants of the city. As it was impossible, however, to get in all the money in time, it was decided to send in advance a first instalment of Tls. 10,000. This was sent to the relief agency in Shanghai and since then two further advances of Tls. 10,000 each have been remitted in bills to Li Hung-chang for transtnission to Honan. When the subscriptions have been all collected and the above advances repaid, the balance of the total amount realized will be remitted for the relief of the distress.
SCALE OF REWARDS DOB NELVICES IN CONNEC:
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