All the Legation guards have left Poking—excopt those at the. German Legation. They are retained because the German authorities understand the situation better than most of the other Powers, the Governor of Shintung whd was dismissed last year at the instance of the Germans, is not going"to return to office, despite the wishes and" consequent predictions of his benighted admirers.
'iH% NoroRrovS EUNUCH, Li Lien-ying, is still in high favour, and in conjunction with certain Manchu.magnates is continuing to sell favours, and increase his ill-gotten hoard.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.