June 14th.—(1) The Governor of Shantung has received from Chang Chih-tung, Viceroy at Canton, a sum of Tis, 11,000 collected by the latter for the relief of the or in Shantung. The Viceroy himself had headed the subscription list with a donation of Ts. 1,000, which he considered a poor gift that did' not require mention; but he oped that the governor would. pray His Majesty to bestow some marks of favour on the Hoppo, who had subscribed is. 1,000, and on Chiang Tse-chun, who had given the like sum in accordance with the wishes of his deceased father. The remainder of the Tls, 11,000 was contributed in sums not exceeding Tls. 100 and there would not be any necessity to notice the donors. The Memorialist proposes that Chiang Ts¢- should be permitted tu erect a Mei arch with an inscription deseriptiv benevolence and liberality of his late and he recommends the Hoppo for some mark of His Majesty's approbation, Also, the Memorialist does not dare to conceal spite of the Viceroy's expressed wish, from the Emperor the benet ber lity which he has displayed.-—The Tescript approves the Memorial and desires the board concerned to determine what rewards should be bestowed on the Viceroy and the Hoppo.
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