is the present fad up country, at least on the part of th civil spurts. On the 25th of August several handred l'oxers were drilling with Brearms outside the city wall of Weihsien, when they espied two of Yuan Shih-kai's soldiers among the spectators. Jokes at the soldiers' expense soon developed into contumely, and finally threats for represen ing" a pro-foreign policy. The soldiers returned t" camp and reported thia indignity, whereupon the military officer led his forces to the city and occupied the east suburb to the oon-stomation of the Boxers. The chihsien issued forth and confronted the militar oticer, accusing him of interfering with his authority by thus intimidating the Boxers, whom he was pleased to call his loyal constituencys(H{f-f FR Hao-tzemin). The mon at arms retorted that they had orders from Governor Yuan to preserve order, and wore there for that purpose. They stued their ground against the civil yarn and public sentiment. Numerous letters from friendly Chinese all indicate that the anti-foreign movement is daily gaining ground, and the hesitancy of the Powers in the matter of pushing the war is being interpreted by the Chinese as cowardice. If no more effective demonstration is tu be made thin the rescue of the Ministers we may give up all hope of again living in the Interior.
Tsingtao, 6th September.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.