The 19th instant being the twenty-second anniversary of the death of the late Marquis Tseng Kuo-fan of ping Rebellion fame, the Director of the Ki: nan Areeual, H.E, Liu Taotai, observed the day by hanging up a portrait of the Late Marquis in the Grand Hall of the managers' quarters at val, and at daylight day accompanied by the whole staff performed funeral rites and said Buddhist prayers before the representa: tion, During the evurse of the dey most local mandating, including HE, Nieh put ity an appearance at the Arsenal and paid their obeisance before the improvised shrine. A dimer to these officials closed the pro-
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