neral of the Yiinkuei swith the Governor of prefers a request on behalf of ntry of the latter province asking that certain honours be conferred on Wu Tau-fa, late Intendant of the Kueitung in consideration of his many valu: able services on behalf of the State and the rear good he effected amongst those under his control.
The late otic who was a native of the Imperialist ince. In 1867 he was appointed acting an which had been seized y insurgent Miaotze some time before. The measures he adopted for repressing them proved most effective and in a short time they were completely driven out. the Oth year of Kuang Hsit he was promoted Kueitung circuit, and maintaining his residence at Chenyiian he devoted himself heart and soul to the arduous task of restoring order to the district which had been utterly rained by long years of civil war.
The people had to be induced to return by offers of seed and advances of realy money; city walls, bridges, temples, and schools had to be repaired. the system a proper basi rts that could tend to. improve the condition of the people thoroughly organised. By dint of incessant toil and unselfish devotion, Wu Tzu-fa was enabled in a great measure to see his hopes realised and now the has departed this life whilst still ively engaged in his beneficent work, a etui people is anxious to testify its and esteem by erecting some monu-to. perpetuate his memory. Per-ion is therefore requested to erect a special shrine in his honour in Chen-yuan city, and petitioners would suggest that a record of his deeds be preserved in the annals of State.—Decree twill be published separatel:
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