It will be remembered that when in August last year the late Governor-General of the Shenkan provinces departed this life, extraordinary honours were conferred on him by the Throne. Liu K'un-yi has now received s communication from Li Cheng-mou, Admiral-Commanding on the Yangtze, stating that it is proposed to erect by Reisets subscription a memorial shrine in hia honour at Tsaishih in Taipingtu, Anhui, and asking that memorialist would obtain the neces sai mission.
Memorialist woul int out that in the first year of Hsien Feng, Yang, in conjunetion with Tstng Kuo-fan, was the man who in the teeth of extreme oj position and notwithstanding great difticubhes laid the foundation of a naval force. After he had Inid down his office as Governor-General of the Sheitkan provinces he was appointed in the second Year of the present reign to proceed with the late Peng Yii-lin on a tour of inspection along the Yangtze. The result of this inspection was the carrying out of important reforms, the abolition of many abuses und the establishment of the naval force on the Yangtze on a solid basis, His name is still remembered with gtutitude by the people in these districts and memvtialist would strongly support the Admiral's application for permission to erect a shrine in his honour.—Request
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