The statement made in your paper recently that grand preparations were being male in Hangchow to receive the bodies of the Chekiang patriots was a mistake, Kashing-fa has the honour to claim tyro of the three the other was @ native of Jenchoufu, OF the two, the city of Kashing claims one, Hai, Minister of the Tsungli Yanén, Minister to Russia, Germany, ote. "He was a native of this city and his family reside here. Some of his children, who were born in Germany, and at least one of hix ives, spark the German Innguage. On sits here lust fall when we were staying in Shanghai we could hear nothing good of Hsii, The people hated him, sid ho wanted to help the foreigners xnd was a traitor who deserved to die. Sine the facts in the case have come to light, and the most enlightened officials in the laud declare that he gave his life to save his country, there has bron x complete change of sentiment and he is no longer without honour in his own city and among his own people.
'THE ARRIVAL, Notice was sent that the cetin would reach here on Tuesday morning, and great preparations were made to give it x reception in keeping with the rank of the Geconsod. A' number of gunboats and some furry odd soldiers with banners floating to' the breeze were stationed onto side the North gate. There they remained the dey through, but were doomed disappointment, as the Inwnch towing the large boats did not put in its appearance until Wednesday morning. The arrival was announced by the booming of small cannon, and the boats at once. proceeder nround the city to the West Gate where they came to anchor at a private jotty. There a booth of bamboo mats had been erected and in this all the prominent officials of the city took their places tv do honour $" the remains of their comrade. A large concourse of people guthwred exyecting to seo the cortin brought outend borne in state to its resting plice. Owing to the rain this was postponed until to-day,
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