'The joint report from 'Tan, Viceroy of the'Two Kuang provinces, Huang, Governor of Kuangsi, and Ssu, General-in-Chief of the Imperial forces in' Kuangsi, stating that the rebellion in Kuangsi has been crushed and that four rebel leaders, namely, Yii Ta-shou, Sich San-mei, Tai Ta, and Wang Sze had'been captured and beheaded, has Deen received. The report also states that Yunghsien, Luchuan, and other revolted cities: have been retaken and pacified, and we hereby command that care be taken to restore the disturbed prefectures to quiet and that search be made for the two supreme rebel chiefs, Li Lih-ting and Feng Hsi-kuang, who have escaped capture and are still at large, in order that the last vestiges of rebellion may be swept away.
[Wote: The inability to capture the most important chiefs of the Kuangsi rebellion, however, gives the lie to the report that the above rebellion has been crushed for according to dispatches received Li and Feng, the two chiefs, are still at the head of very formidable b: dies of men.]
'22nd October. states that ho, has bought is, 100,000 Chang Ju-mei, Governor of Shantung,
worth of Chao Hsin Bonds which with the interest thereon he desires to give towards the Peking University scheme. He also states that he has subscribed Tls. 10,000 in aid of the Famine Fund in Shantung. Orders were accordingly given the Boatd of Revenue to report upon the reward which ought to be bestowed upon the said Governor for his philanthropy; but it seems that Chang Ju-mei has repeatedly declined any reward for his action, and we now desire to state our pleasure at his modesty and philanthropy. We are, however, determined to make some acknowledgement and therefore command that Chang Ju-mei's two sons, Chang Shu-lan, First-class Secret+ry in the Board of War, und Chang Shu-nien, First-class Secretary in the Board of Works, be promoted expectant prefects, while his eldest son and heir, Chang Shu-hong, is given the rank of Third-class Secretary of one of the Six Boards.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.