A large mumber of spectators.
American and British, was ome had passed through the seige of last year, and could be heard express disgust at Honours paid to the Chinese and suspiciotts of permanency of security.
Refurbishing the Forbidden City.
Already the three gates louiing to. the south gate of the. Forbidden City have been painted ov and building around these courts, and the towers above the gute-ways, being repaired, plastered and painted in bridit red, and the roofs colour ww in cleanest By the time the Court returns, be nothing that it can see any. way militate its pride or prestige The Tega tion quarter adjoining the main entrance will be hid from view, and the Empress Dowager and her satellites will come home to refurnished, refurbished palaces, as from ation to the hillside, What will happen is plainly indicated by the romanies of this day.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.