'The death is announced of Hsii Wen-ta, late Taotai of the Huaiyang Hai Circuit, who was recently promoted to' the post, of Judicial Commissioner of Fukien. The deceased officer served in the earlier tion of his career with considerable distinction under Tstng Kuo-fan, and acted on two occasions in recent years as Director General of the Grain Transport. In response to an application submitted to the Emperor by the Viceroy at Nanking, His Majesty has been pleased to sanction the compilation of a biography of the deceased official.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.