(3) A long list is published of rewards conferred upon military and naval officers for their share in the recent successful operations against the insurgent savages at Pelam in Formosa. Of these officers the principal ones are Admiral Ting Ju-ch'ang, of the Northern Squadron, and General Wu Hung-lo, to both of whom are given buttons of the first class, DREDGERS FOR THE YELLOW RIVER, (4) The Governor of Shantung presents a Memorial giving an account of certain sums spent in purchasing dredgers, excavate ing the bed, and repairing the embankments of the Yellow River.
The year before last the channel of the river was much blocked up by silt at Yichia-kou in the district of Hui-min, about fifty miles from the sea, and the water flowed out through " breach in a private embankment at the same point. It therefore became necessary to dredge the river bed in order to let the water run down tu the sea. Sanction accordingly was obtained for the carrying out of this work; and it was at the same time arranged that the Embankment, north of the river, should be earthwork, known as the Gold repaired with the surplus money saved from the cost of certain other operations.
were marked for dredging, and Tls. 236,200 It is now reported that thirty four Places were set apart for the cost of the work, Twenty three of the spots were effectually cleared, Tls. 150,661.1.4.8.7 being spent in Tls. 35,088.8.6.1.3 was disposed of as digging and moving silt. The balance of
follows. Frist, as proposed ina Memorial to the Throne by the Viceroy Li Hung-chang, two foreign steam dredging vessels were purchased from Mr. Theveuet of the French 'Y syndicate, for Tls. 46,416, which included with the original price of the boats, the cost of freight, insurance and putting together. Secondly, the present Memorialist procured at Shanghai two steam vessels and scoops for a total cost of Tls. 36,630,3.6.3; and thirdly the Taotai at Chefoo bought two foreign steam pumps for Tls. 3,952.1.2.4.7. The total cost of the three was thus Tis, 86,398,4.8.7.7, leaving an excess above the amount appropriated of Tls. 859.6.3.6.4, which will be charged to the general account for Yellow River expenditure.
The weak places in the Gold Embankment were repaired or strengthened throughout the four districts of Pa-chow, Fan Hsien, Show-chang and Yang-ku. The cost of was Tls. 16,577, and only exceeded by Th 49, the sum of money set apart for the purpose.
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