left us yesterday (Tuesday) on -his return His Excellency was in high spirits, and jocund over his audience with the special objects of his mission to Peking were Emperor, He gave out that, the three assured, viz. (1)The. confirmation of the Belgian Syndicate in the Lu-Han railway, (2) the assurance that Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Ca. had got the Nauking-Hankow line, and (8) the definite assertion that the Great Southern track from Hankow to Canton would go to the Americans. one philanthropic venture—the, Tientsin His Excellency paid a fying visit to his University; and manifested his satisfaction desired workshop; Tls. 10,000 are to be authorising the beginning of the much shenton a" shop" and machinery where the jucated sons of Han may acquire some idea of handicraft and of the true dignity of labour.. How great a departure this is in the high education of the Chinese may be imagined when one reflects on the: pride and care with which scholars. re their
it hardly is such, for during the last: twelve finger nails. Wo call it a new, departare; years the engineer students of the Imperial Naval School here have done excellent practical work in their "shops," and have always liked it. An Imperial decree is out ordering the prompt enlargement of this latter institution, commending: it as an example for similar schools elsewhere.
TAOTAI YES. FU, the Commissioner of this School, has been appointed to the Naval Secretariat and to the Bareau of Foreign Affairs, a new department established to advise: the Viceroy in external matters, There is, or rather Was, some. apprehension. in Consular circles lest this Bureau should, tend to check. personal access tothe' Viceroy, but it is understood that it is merely advisory. The other members are the Customs Taotai and Chang Yen-mao. Mr. Yen is a most progressive and able official; he had a brilliant career in England as a student, and afterwards served under Admiral Tracey; he will bring to the new offices he holds both high ability and integrity.
ELE. JUNG LU, our new Viceroy, has been causing a great shaking among thooid bones. Up to date his appointments and actions have been commended by those best qualified to judge. His Excellency's attitude to foreigners is at once urbane and Kind.. He has all the euaviter in mode of his amiable predecessor but a good deal more of the forriter in res.
PERSONAL, Sir Claude Macdonald has become a Laird? at Peitaiho, and Sir. Robert Hart is still atthe Northern watering place; he will soon complete his third month of absence from Peking, an woprecedented incident in hist officio) history. of the last twelve years, tis understood that he has also bought land. F, Norris as incumbent of All Saints, Tien-The Rev. G. D. Iliff il replace the Rev. tsin, during the latter's absence on a well-deserved furlough.
Col. Lewis, R.E. who has come to report on Weihaiwei passed through Tientsin this week en route for the Capital.
Capt. Wingate afler a successful course of study' (of Chinese} in Peking will travel
in Inc in the interior before rejoining his regiment Bist Aug.
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