Although much has been said about the extension of the Bund up to the first Bridge of Boats, we have seen no indications whereby one might judge of its ever being an accomplished fact. The Viceroy, know, is perfectly willing; but that most important factor among things mundane,—the Almighty Dollar,—is wanting,. and hence the matter is still in abeyance. However, one step in advance has beau made the Government has bought the land adjoin-French Consulate, with the idea of ug a number of offices, and the prob-at that when built, His Excollouey the Viceroy will also make his office there.
'A friend just returned from Mongolia reports that about 400 li north of the Great, Wall and about 900 Ni or 300 miles from Tientsin, at a place called Yen Tung San, there have very lately appeared a band of four hundred robbers, who have come over from Feng Tien' or Lower Manchuria, The bandits are mostly composed of Shantung men with a good sprinkling of Manchurians, and the consequence is, that the country round about has been quite disturbed; rio notice, however, has been taken of the matter by the Military Governor, which is owing more to weakness than to any other three causes put together.
Thave it from Peking, but am unable to vouch as to its truth, that H.E. Chang Chih-wan, President of the Board of Wat, will
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