English philatelic history through tive reigns for the modest price of one and eleven pence {is displayed on this letter received by air mail by a Shanghai resident. are portrayed including the Coronation memorial issue. troops and well protected by Ward's men, Ningpo was threatened by the rebels and, as Colonel Price noted in his address at the tomb at Sungkiamg, the "reconnaissance on which Ward Was engaged was designed to retake Ningpo, @ feat which was eventually performed. General Ward wus suc ceeded in the command by General Burgevine. "It was characteristic of the turbulence of those times that these gallant men, who carried on. the tradition of their ancestors of the Middle Ages, were frequently in the throes. of violent controversy, and Burgevine himself subsequently fell victim to those vicissitudes. As this, distance of time it is not possible, nor would it be desirable, to unravel the Intrieacies of the violent discussions. which raged round these remarkable men. To begin with, even the news. papers functioning on the spot found it'very dificult to get information rapidly. A curious proof of this is afforded by the fact that in announcing the death of Ward, on September 27, this Journal indicated its Intention to give a short blographica} notice of the Seceased in its next issue, Yet was not until 1863, that "the Herald' made any attempt. fo give further details regarding Ward's death, and then the reference appears merely as 8 paragraph in a nine-column survey of the course of the rebellion during the previous year. However, the reference is interesting in ite way. It bays a tribute to the success of Ward in' bringing his troops up to standard of efficiency pronounced by General Michel to be equal to new Jevies of European soldiers. It cor-J<ccts the name of the place at which General Ward was wounded to Tau he, about 25 miles from Ningpo. Apparently he was taken on board AES. Encounter and there lived suMlciently long to make his will When his remains were brought to Shanghai, in the steamer Confucius, they were subsequently taken thence to Sungkiang, the headquarters of his force, interred with all honour chinese authorities in a Con-temple of that city, he: "Poking Gazette" of October 12 cially "reported the death, and Li Hung-chang made a formal prayer for an aller to be dedicated to him a mark of imperial pity. The official announcement went on to say report and was filled with admiration jand grief, The report concludes mre te, spree 2
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