'The Governor of Shantung' reports the result of the inquiries which he has caused to be made in obedience to Imperial instructions respecting the official covers alleged was, he'finds; received: from" the authorities' with the Arrapptt bokeh, and a certificate to that effect wis subscribed ut the time of its delivsty. "The second dooument, which was 'a memorial from the Manchu General-iri'chief at Foochow, was sei in boards aiid the outer bverin was' slightly damaged when it' teache Shantung, but' the package' was not in a state which would "have admitted of the contents being taken otit, "The wrapping was made of bamboo. work, and the sup-Position that it could: have been' opened y the Shantung postal establishment is disproved by the fact that no such materials ist in that provinces.' A'third packet was received in a perfectly secure condition and was transmitted to its destination in its original state.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.