The Governor General of the Shenkan provinces, and Salinga the Imperial Commissioner at Hsining, in December last reported to the Throne their award in the case of a serious quarrel between the Labulong and other monasteries in the neighbourhood of Hsiinhua in Kansu, which had necessitated the intervention of an anned forced to restore anier, Ina supple-j mentary despatch they at the same time solicited permission to recommend for rewards certain number of the officers whose services in connection with the affair seemed to them to merit special recognition, and to this request His Majesty was pleased to accede, In now submitting their list of Proposed. recommendations, "memorialists explain that the despatch ofa considerable military force was rendered necessary by the intense excitement prevailing throughout the district, whilst the excessively complicated nature of the dispute subsequently culled fur the services of a number of civilian officers to investigate and decide Jou the various matters at issue. Ly June Jlast the quarrel was finally adjusted to the satisfaction of all parties and anemorialists accordingly append a list of ten officers whose exertions nuainly contributed to this result. They further suggest that {the name of Shen Yii-sui, Brigadier-Gon-eral at Hochow, should he referred to the Board for the award of distinctions on the highest possible scale, His Majesty's rescript in reply approves the latter proposal ad directo that the other recommendations be referred to the Bourd concerned.
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