CO129-225 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [1-3] — Page 73

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to the Tuning Wa Hospital, and after

Latter had been received his a

6 posture there, he gave

the

Aneeling

orders to a clerk

to brave the coalter published in the Press. She following is a statement of

sthe backs of the castin

ی میل میشه

On account of the disastrous shoots this year in the Kroong ting Provinces, the Director of the Trig Wastospital, forte last year, shawn and others together with the weiter decided to raise a Relish Fand In means of subcriptions. So this mank

received from

contributime were receiv

Australia, America, Newchwang,

katavin, and other

places,

and the

writer and others were deputed to

carry w

carry

the work of relief with the

sole obfict of helping the people in their guierons distress, there being no ultering designs of Attaining favor or praise from the lament. Wohen, Erwever, the stigh auth mitic heard of

what

what had been done, they were much gratified, and while they urged people to further efforts, they reported

the matter to the throne, and frasped strat, in accordance with a former precedent, some mark of appreciation might be bestowed on those who had subsribed, for them puthis spirit and charitis. The Imperial favour was accordingly

most graciously shown by the bestival of a Tablet - scroll which was ordered to be respectfully hung up ins the stospital over the shrine of

Shan Marag; an excellent illustration indeck of the kindness which shimin be employed

and

mi

the

governing the people, impartial justice of a ruler, and an act which both officials

of

and people praise for the great bonity.

On the day

on which he received the

scroll, the writer, in obeduine the commants which accompaniiä it,

presented

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