From tHe "Norti-Cuina Datty News"
or Serremuer 4, 1877
The last of the Hong Merchants has just died here, aged 88 years. He succeeded his father, one of the leading members of the Ca-Hong in the early part of this century, in the mandarin department of their Hong nearly or quite half a century ago (Lincheng being the chief partner) and was for many years prominent in the relations with foreign officers as intermediary, in conjunction with one or two other members of the Ca-Hong. As such his position was often one of embarrassment and difficulty; but he seemed always to discharge the duties imposed upon him by the authorities with ability and untiring patience. His position was one of considerable advantage, in that his father had enjoyed the Emperor's favour, and his older brother had attained to the high rank of the Hanlin, although the family became relatively poor. At present the son of this oldest brother who is also a graduate of the Hanlin and has a red button, is in chief charge of the educational department here. The original home of the family was at Whampoa. There are here left of his family, including sons, grandsons, great grandsons, nephews, and their sons, forty-nine males, no account being given of the tamales in the funeral card,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.