The Viceroy of Chihli, Li Hung-chang, represents that some time ago his colleague at Nanking telegraphed to him for help for the people in northern Anhui, where the harvest failed last year and consequently much distress prevailed. As the provinces -of Kiatigsuand Anhui have on former occasions come forward in a spirited manner to -réhder assistance when parts of Chibli have been inundated, the- Viceroy felt bound to what..he could in- return; and accordingly sent Tls. 50,000 fromthe funds in the hands of the Board of Relief. The Governor of Anhui has since written to beg for more, as further sums are urgently required. The Charity Fund in Chihli is not a large one, and there is a call on it at the present moment for the unfortunate ple who have suffered so seriously at the nds of the insurgents in the neighbourhood of Jeho. It is therefore really not rich enough to help other provinces; but, the distress in Anhui being so severe, the memorialist has ordered the payment of another twenty thousand taels, to help meet the most pressing needs.—A pproted.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.