Since the Japanese invasion three years be very much regretted for as I said before, ready everywhere to listen to preaching and buy books than they were some years unless one of.the Treaty Powers (besides Two members of the Alliance Mission, ago we have been accustomed to chan; Japan, which need not be reckoned) inter-Wuchang, have been living in a boat at the Corea so frequent in number, so sudden in fores Mr. Alexieff will take charge of the water gate of the large city of Changtéfu, in their onset and so kaleidoscopic in their finances almost before this letter reaches Hunan, all summer. I believe they have character that now we are prepared for Shanghai. Jupan in the meanwhile is not rented a house which the authorities will almost anything. The last one, however, idle and has now begun to build barracks not permit them to occupy, but that other-will tend more than all others to expose in Fusan. The Japanese fleet has beea the Corean Government to ridicule, namely surveying all the southern coast of the wise they are in peace and quite undisturbed. From native sources I hear that the the adoption of the title of "Emperor" by His Majesty. True, of late, we have heard Peninsula and will soon pay a visit Roman Catholic establishment near Chan; of frequent memorials by various grades of Chemulpo. They have and are still using was burned to the ground last month, money freely in purchasing the good will but I have no details nor do I know if any officials praying His Majesty to accept that of Corean officials. one was maltreated at the time. It is asad title, but no one took them very seriously 10th October. business but may clear the air and lead to and as almost every Corean has an "axe to the better opening up of the district, grind" it was merely supposed that this '9th October. was simply a new way of flattering the monarch in order to obtain official prefer-
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