We do not know how far the native has been so much commented upon that it is now interesting to know that their coffins are being removed to Japan. The Japanese Minister at Peking persuaded the Tsungli was surmised, at the time, that the prime mover in this act of secession was the French Minister. A month or so ago the servants of the Club reported to the Yamen to order Viceroy Liu to deliver the Secretary that the French Minister was in bodies to the Consul at Shan During the habit of paying visits to the Club, at the last few days Mr. Yami i, the con-hours when members did not usually sular interpreter, his been in' the city attend, and availed himself of the advant-arranging the details of the removal of the ages of the Reading Room; but as such a coffins, and has had repeated interviews with thing was thought to be utterly impossible, the two magistrates, and with the Foreign people concluded that it must be a case of Ofice manager, Taotai Lo. The coffins mistaken identity. Shortly afterwards, were opened in the presence of the magistrates and the interpreter and it was seen however, the French Minister was actually met in the Club Reading Room by a foreign that the bodies had been properly buried.
An escort of four soldiers was provided and visitor to Peking, and the fact was brought to the notice of the Committee. a special deputy from the Foreign Ottice 'The majority of the Committee at first accompanied the remains to the hulk of were in favour of consulting the members the China Merchants' Ca. from which they of the Club at a general meeting as to what were taken to your port by the s.s. Kiang. yung: The probable reason for their action should be taken, but, owing to the removal is that the man Kusuwuchi was considerate interposition of the presiding, director of the Club, it was decided to sen: a member of a prominent family of Kago-an official letter to the Minister of France shima, and his relatives were anxious that and request him to discontinue these visits, his remains should be brought home for The French Minister on receipt of this oper burial in the family cemetery. This letter went to the doyen of the Diplomatic is the end of a long tragedy, conspicuous for Corps to expostulate with him on the un-the interest which. it excited on account of the men having been arrested on a foreign diplomatic procedure of which the doyen had been guilty, in causing such a letter to be concession. Many heart-rending tales were sent to a colleague, and shortly afterwards told at the time of the way in which they meeting the acting secretary of the Club in wore tortured during their trial, but these Legation Street, complained to him of the were either born of the heated imaginations strange treatment he had received, and said of the writers, or of the contagious malady that he thought that as Minister of France of spreading startling tales during an excit-he was quite within his right in visiting the ing period. No evidence has ever existed Club of Peking, which he considered was of their having been tortured and this must diplomatic in its character. The secretary be a comfort to the bereaved and sorrowing quickly informed him that the Club was families who mourn their loss. strictly democratic, that no special pri-VISITORS, vileges were granted to any one however high his rank, and that all members were During the last few weeks we have had on a footing of perfect equality. The visits from Baron Seidlitz and Count French Minister in the course of this con-Fincklestein, travellers frum Germany, and versation was indiscreet enough to say from the Hou. Chester Holcombe,' late oped the at would not get into the Secretary of American Legation and' often newspapers.
Charge d' Affaires. The Rev. W. C. Long-We have not heard if any reply to this den and foullly have come tothe city to live official letter has been received by the and also Mrs. Hearnden. Nearly all of the Secretary of the Club or if any apology residents who have been away for the has been made by the French Minister for summer are returning. The Naval College this offence against the Peking Club, but is soon to be reinforced by the arrival of another English teacher, Mr. Tidy. no doubt questions will be asked on the 19th September.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.