Considerable anxiety has been enter: tained regarding the safety of Mr. and Mis. C. G. Lewis and Mr. H. J. Hewitt of the G. I. M., who by instructions of the S. Consul at Chungking left Hsingifa (Kueichou) on the 10th of August Santon by the West River. Tel information is reached the Di C.LBL that they were compelled t" turn back and had arrived at Kueiyang. 1 expected to leave for Chun It has been learnt from reliable local mandarin sources that NE. Li Hung-chang sent the following dispatch to the Russian Foreign Oflice lately "T can guarantee the restoration of the to powe the punishment of Prince Toa Assistant Grad Secretary Kang Yi "ther point is that, should Germany seek to make trouble in the Yangtze, China must look to Russia to prevent it." reply to the above the Russian Foreign Office merely replied that the Czar lid telegraphed the matter to Germany and had obtained a reply strongly denying that Germany had any such intention,
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