'A native dispatch sys that a Grand Councillor has suggested that in view of the importance of the position held by the Commissioners of Foreign Affairs in the provinces, some becoming decorations shoald be bestowed upon them, in appreciation of their standing. be repsid publicly. They also proposed to obtain another loan of Tis, 3,000,000 from the Ta Ching Bank and observed that, if strict steps were taken to recover the indebtedness in connexion with the Cheng Yuan and Yuan Feng Jon failures, all danger could be averted, The Viceroy agreed to their suggestion expressed satisfaction f ble assistance in this cri October 25.
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