are progressing very favourably, more especially the Russian Railway, better known as the "Enstern Chinese Railway." Mr. Guirshmann, the engineer of the southern division, left per s, Paoting for Chefoo and Port Arthur and in a few days will return with Mr.S. J. Kerbedy, the President, The Russians have over 6,000 mow of ground, and report has it that they wish, in fact they have marked out a certain art with the intention of having a branch through, or just outside of the British Settlement. Land that was bought by a fow poor Britishers has risen from Tls. 18 a mow to Tis, 1,000—and before long it will touch a few thousand fuels. Ground in the native city that cost Tls. 500 a mow a few years ago, cannot be bought for Tls. 12,000,
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