With reference to the news sent here from Hongkong concerning the reported death at Canton, the other day, of HE. Tao Mu, the liberal and progressive Viceroy of the Two Kuang provinces, it would seem that there must have been some misapprehension on the subject at the time, in the former port, where a rovere attack of asthma, combined with other causes, from which H. E. was suffering, had' been construed into a fatal termination and the news sent up North.
now transpires, according to the "Universal Gazette" and" Sinwénpao,"" that when the news was published about the Viceroy's unexpected death, Voth papers sent telegrams to their Canton correspondents. asking for particu lars, to which the following reply was received by the latter paper, which we translate:—BLE. the Viceruy's attack of asthma is. getting lighter and his health is gradually getting better. "On the 19th instant H.E. received callers." Although to many the premature announcement of person's demise may be considered "unlucky," from the general Chinese point view, however. such an announcement is said to be lucky for the individual in question, Tu other words, the bad Inck"" of death is in this way "passed off" and his continued existence therefore ensured. It_ is to be sincerely hoped that this may also be true of the progressive Canton Viceroy, and that his country may benefit for long years to come by H.E.'s continuation in office.
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