Some time ago We received from Chang Jeu-chun a memorial in which itwas stated that there had been heavy rainfalls daily in Kuangtang; that the Kast, West and North Rivers had simultaneously overflowed their banks and that the embankments in most ut the di swept away.
Viceroy's memorial, We recently ordered) that means be devised for the relief of the sufferers from these inundations.
We have since received another memorial from him to the effect that the dykes of Nanhai, Sanshui, yuen, Kaoyao, Kaomin, Sansze and many other districts are all flooded; that Hsinha, Tunghuan, Shuntéh and Shangshan are submerged and that the floods have swept away harvests and houses, causing great distress and loss of life, Not for years has a disaster caused so much anxiety and affected so wide an area. We are deeply grieved for the distress of the sufferers and hereby order the Ministry of Finance to remit the sum of Tis. tion, He is also ordered to raise funds 100,000, to the Vieooy for ditribnfor the repair of the embankments that have been destroyed and to appoint able officials to proceed to the affected districts to carry out the relief work, July 4, The Ist day of the 7th moon being the first day of the autumn season the lly wacrfice at the Pa Wei yauded tw sacrifice before the Altars and Th Show and Hsi Chang are to sacrifice at the Side Altars, on the same day.
July 6.
Chi Ch'ang and Fan Tssnghsiang are appointed Provincial Treasurers of Kansu and Kiangen, respectively.
July 8.
Chang Tsao is appointed Police' Tntendant of Shensi province. and mining interests. The Chinese Political Agent, who has already requested Viceroy Hsu Shih-chang to send him a battalion of infantry, strongly protests against the presence of Russian soldiers.
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