The Germans are extremely busy running teand from the earth like a certain individual mentioned in scripture. However, it is expected that in their case it will be for good, as they are no doubt making tours of observation prior to building a railroad through to Paotingfu.
Japanese are also in evidence; and a Sikh, too, bus been deputed to see the boats bringing up ties and other material for the railroad in Honan safely past the likin barrier here.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.