THE YELLOSW TUNIC.
The Fekin Official Gazette publishes a decree of the Emperor Kwang-su conferring the Yellow Tonic as a special mark of Imperial approbation upon the Chinese banker Wu-ti-tu-lu, of Shanghai, who upon the occasion of the expedition to Eashgar assisted the Imperial Governxnent with a few millions of dollars at moderate interest. This garment is made of yellow silk, and has on the back a dragon, the arms of the Chinese Empire, emboiderered in gold and black silk. It is the oldest decoration recorded in history and is the most distinguished in China, being conferred only on most extraordinary occasions. Two Europeans only have ever received it. One was Colonel Gordon, the present Gorernor of Soudan for the Khedive, who rendered great services to the Chinese Government during the Taeping rebellion. The other was the French engineer Giguel, who built the military arsenal at Ma moi, in Northern China.
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3087, 9 January 1879, Page 4
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151THE YELLOSW TUNIC. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3087, 9 January 1879, Page 4
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