No. 188.
Mr. Denby
to Mr. Bayard.
Legation of
the United States,
Peking, August 26, 1887.
(Received October 10.)
No. 443.]
Sir: Referring to my dispatch No. 408, of date the
16th of July ultimo, wherein I forwarded to the Department a list of the
official candidates who had been declared eligible for appointment to travel
abroad
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for the period of two years
under the system recently inaugurated by the Chinese Government, I now have
the honor to hand you, inclosed, a list giving the names of those who have
been selected by the Emperor to go to foreign countries this year. I
understand that these officers will leave the capital in about a month to
proceed on their respective journeys.
Mr. Fa Yün Lung and Mr. Ku Lon Kún, as you will observe, have been appointed
to travel in Japan, the United States, British colonial possessions of North
America, and Cuba. These gentlemen are of literary standing, the former a
student of the Imperial Academy, and the latter a metropolitan graduate, or
about the same as an LL. D. I have not, as yet, had the pleasure of meeting
them, but I understand they are worthy representatives of the official
class.
I take the liberty of bespeaking in their behalf a cordial welcome to our
country, and to express the hope that every opportunity will be afforded
them during their sojourn in the United States of seeing all and being made
acquainted with every branch and phase of American industries.
I have, etc.,
[Inclosure in No. 443.]
List of Chinese officials appointed to travel in
foreign countries under the auspices of the Chinese
Government.
Fu Yün Lung, expectant senior secretary of the board of war, and Ku Lon
Kún, apprentice second-class assistant secretary of the board of
punishments, to travel in Japan, United States, British colonial
possessions in North America, Peru, Cuba, and Brazil.
Lin Chi Tung, apprentice second-class assistant secretary of the board of
war; Li Ying Jui, expectant second-class assistant secretary of the
board of punishments; Kung Chao Chien, expectant second-class assistant
secretary of the board of punishments; and Chen Li Tang, apprentice
second-class assistant secretary of the board of works, to travel in
England, India, English colonies in the East, France, Algeria and other
French possessions.
Li Ping Jui, apprentice second-class assistant secretary of the board of
ceremonies, and Cheng Chao Tsu, expectant second-class assistant
secretary of board of war, to travel in Germany, Austria, Holland,
Belgium, and Denmark.
Mu Yu Sun, apprentice second-class assistant secretary of board of
revenue, and Chin Peng, apprentice second-class assistant secretary of
board of revenue, to proceed to Russia by sea, and after traveling in
that country, to return to China via Siberia.
Hung Li Sün, apprentice second-class assistant secretary of the board of
revenue, and Hsii Tsung Pei, expectant seoond-class secretary of board
of revenue, to travel in Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Norway and
Sweden.
