"Ho ho! so he thinks to scare us, does he?" and thenceforth it was do or die, As yet noone has been killed, but serious results often flow from this insane fool-Jinrdiness of the Chinese under the lead of blind and semi-supernatural impulses. the Chiingping district, alto, there has been a revival of the worst form of the Boxer attacks. Only three days ago the son and sows wife of a Christian were kidnapped within three W of the district city, when there was missionary there to see the official. On 2 later visit there were two other members of the same family carried away—apparently for ransom. The official sent an army of half-a-dozen, who got back safety and accomplished nothing. It was reported that some of the prisoners are mutilated, but there are regular troops all about in any numbers, yet nothing is done. Through windows like these we are able to see distinctly how the great Taiping rebellion got itself successfully hatched and under way, before anything was done, Probably the whole string of immumerable rebellions in Chinese history have much in common with this singularly farcical set of "Powers" resolutely determined to make firm ultimatums and talk on and on forever, hoping to tire the Chinese out! The price of grain has not risen, as was feared, owing to the enormous amount of wheat poured into Tientsin last autumn, and there is no sign of the dreaded famine, for which we are all thankful, 13th March Our native correspondent in Peking sends us the following notes Tung, the Grand Secretary and Hor of the Hanlin Acudemy, who recently denounced the tive Hanlins, th for life, has since denounced fifty others of his Academy with equal ser the same "crime" of betty favourable to nia and desmans of seeing sented his memorial ty the Empress denomeing only tive members his Academy she expressed incredulity such a "hotbed of Reform as the lin Academy tain only so few men disloyal to her cavernment, and ted Msi Trung to "think the matter ever" and report asin, The result was the list of fifty: more Hanlins amongst) whom are the brightest, most intellectual, and famous, men of that body.
ref Russians attempting to open a god at Ure and being opposed by the Mongol tribe there having come to the ears of the Empress Dowazer who feels the moment unpropitious for showing any hostility t> her ally," has resulted in her send Grand Secretary K'un_ Kang President of the Moi dency, rest haste ta Ure e the matter and if possible "smooth things over" forthe Russians. The Commissioners left this city for on the 13th inst., and the result will doubtless be interesting ernment i matter which ly concerns it and which would be impolitic to procrastinate over.
No British or United Se Mi ince the country was opened to international intercourse, has ever met with sach promptitude of action on the part of the powers that be. The pro-Rassian party in Peking, however, deny that the Russians have anything to do with these Mongolian is false as future developments will certainly show.
As anticipated, the British and Itdian Ministers have tried to intervene in the sentence pronounced against the Haul Wa Shih-tso, owing to the help given by him in getting the Peking and Ya syndicates thei Honan, alley. provi The two M proached the Tsu ived the reply that, as it was the first intention of the Empress Dowazer to have. Wa Shih-tsvo sumumatil irated, the commit of his sentence to imprisonment for life n act of mercy, which is all that Peking, 15th
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