Some time sitate the Viceroy at Foochow represented that the time had arrived for him to repair to' the: capital and pay his. respects to the Emperor. Leave to do this was granted, and in, accordance. with his instructions he has handed over charge of his various duties to his colleague the Tartar General. In reporting this he says that his home at. Yangchow is on the road to Peking... As his weakness after his illness requires him. to pay immediate attention to his health, he proposes, as soon as he is able to travel, to proceed to Yangchow and submit himself to medical treatment there.
—Approved.. th March.
No documents of interest. thereupon wrote to enquire of the Com-\der-in-Chief in Kansu, who replied that been an officer of that name certain battalion, but he had died. of his wounds at a place in Shensi twenty-three years ago. The memorialist therefore arrested the soi-distant, Liu Wei-mei, who was tried before the Chief Justice and the truth concerning him discovered. Cases of this kind, continues, the memorialist, are of frequent occurrence, and are difficult. to prove when sttspected. 'The cause Ties in the fact that in military testimonials no sufficient particulars are inserted so as to facilitate the identification of the holder, and they therefore oxn easily be' handed from one person' to. other. What is needed is that in all cases they should'contain an account of the recipient's birthplace fand parentage together with his age and personal appearance. © The memorialist suggests that general orders to this effect should be issued by the Emperor.—Referred to the Board of War.
30th March.
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