sil Cheng-wei, an officer of the Premier button, and Director-General of the Grand Canal, reports that he has received a despatch from the Director-General of Grain Transport to the effect that he is sending up the Grand Canal, deducting the rice for the famine funds, five squadrons of boats carrying the tribute rice of Kiangph, amounting to 69,000 odd piculs and eight squadrons of boats carrying the tribute rice of Kiangsu amounting to 105,700 odd piculs, and that the two divisions will go up the Canal in one long line. On receipt of this intelligence memorialist immediately ordered every preparation to be made forthe safe passage of the tribute grain boats through the Canal, with strict instructions to the lock-keepers to regulate the flow of water into the various lucks so as to maintain a uniform depth. Since then memorialist has received a despatch from the Canal Intendant to the effect that the first squadron of Kiangpth grain boats consisting of fifty-three boats entered Shantung territory on the 29th of May lust at 8 o'clock in the evening and that the other squadrons followed closely in the wake of the first. As the tribute grain fleets have now passed into the jurisdiction of the Governor of Shantung, memorialist has notified that official of the fact, passing the responsibility of their safety to him.—Reseript; Let te Board ut Hevenue take note, 29th June.
ADDITIONAL GUARDS AT TRHOL, Li Hung-chang reports that since the disturbances at Chaoyang last year in which the Jehol district also suffered he has decided to. place an extra force of drilled cavalry in the latter place, which he has withdrawn from the immediate command of the Comiander-in-Chief at Kup'ehk'ou (old entrance of Great Wall) and now placed under the control of the military governor at Jehol. The pay of the cavalry in question will be given through the usual source.—Rescript: Let it be ssu, and let the proper Board also take note, No other news of interest, 30th June.
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