The Summons calling the meeting is taken as read.
The Mites of the last meeting are read, confirmed, signed by the Chairman and passed for publication.
Cash Statement for the past week is sub. mitted nud cheques for sundry accounts are signed, Retur "of Prisoners apprehended and reports for the past week are submitted.
Nuisance—Stagnant Pond, Honukewe.—The following report by the Health Officer, and letter to Mr, Kingsmill are ordered to be published Decree: Poyénnomuhu, Prince of the Khoreh'in tribe in Mongolia, was a loyal, zealous and thoroughly trustworthy servant of the State, In the reign of Hsien Feng he was selected for duty in the Imperial presence, and having attracted the favourable notice of the Emperor Tung Chih, he was created a Bei-leh and granted the decoration of the three-eyed peacock feather. On the death of his father he inherited the title of Prince of the first order and became a Minister of the Presence and Chamberlain of the Guards. Havin; deen raised to the rank of lieutenant-general in the Manchu army, he saw active service in Fengt'ien against mounted robbers and. was subsequently appointed " high minister for holding' reviews and given command of the battalion known as chien jui, On our accession to the throne, we conferred upon him repeated marks of gur favour, giving him the control the Peking field force, of the Imperial Equipage department and of the Imperial Armoury, in all of which posts he acquitted himself with scrupulous care and unflagging energy. He had recently received leave to enable him to return to his home in order to complete the funeral arrangements of his parents and we had hoped that on his return to Peking he might long continue to be the recipient of our favours. The news of his sudden demise has filled ug with the deepest grief. We command Huai T'a-pu, Vice President of the Board of Ceremonies at Moukden, to repair to the spot and offer oblations to his remains, taking with him the t'o-lo pall which we have conferred upon him. We allot " sum of Tls. 5,000 to he paid from the treasury ut the Board of Revenue at Moukden, to cover the expenses of his funeral. Let all the faults committed during his official career be condoned and let the yaméw concerned report upon the other observances to be paid to his memory, We command that his nelson, A-mu-erh-ling-kuei, shall sue-ceed to the title of Prince, and'on his son Wen-tu-ssu, we confer the title of Bei-leh and his son Po-ti-ssu we create a Duke, in order to manifest our deep regard for the memory of a loyal and devoted servant.
Shanghai, 14th December, 1891.
Stm,—I beg to draw the attention of the Watch Committee to the condition of a pond lying to the south-west of and immediately adjoining the lot of ground now occupied by the China Inland Mission, A many cases of illness have occurred in the neigh bourhood of this pond, of a kind which may reasonably be traced to miasmatic influence, and the people living in the neighbourhood complain of a peculiar sickening smell arising from the stagnant water. This pond is miny opinion a public nuisance, and a source of danger to those living in its vicinity.
Thave the honour to be, it Your obedient Servant, RF. Tuonpurs, Esq, Secretary, Municipal Council.
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