Sir Ernest Satow has been to Tientsin and Shanhaikuan to inspect matters, and to consult with General Creagh, who is regarded as a very strong and' levelheaded man.
Speaking of Ministers, Mr. Conger will soon be the only one here who passed through the siege, and will then become the doyen, as Col. Denby was for so many Fears, After the siege the British Minister, Sir Claude McDonald, was the first to be transferred. The new German Minister, Dr. Mumm, came about the same time, Then the Japanese Minister, Mr. Nishi, left, and his successor, Mr. Komura, has also left within the last few weeks. The United States Minister was granted leave, and has lately returned. "The French Minister, M. Pichon, was the next to leave, being succeeded by M. Beau. Then the Russian Minister, M. de Giers, was succeeded only lately by M. Paul Lessir. The Italian Minister, Marquis Raggi, is the last one to leave, his successor not having Zot, amtived. The "Spanish Minister, de Cologan, who has been doyen for the last two years, the Netherlands Minister, Mr. Knobel, who has served the next longest time to the Spanish, and was the only Minister wounded during the siege, the Belgian Biinister, M. Joostins, who came just in time to pass through the siege, and "the Austro-Hungarian' Minister, Baron de Wahlborn, who was on leave during the siege, are all soon to leave. All these changes in the diplomatic body will make it easier to receive back the Empress Dowager and such officials 86 Yung Lu. The past is to be forgotten, and China is to be given another chance to scheme against the world. The United States Government may be behind other countries in attained system of diplomats, Dut once again the Minister in Peking of greatest experience in Chinese matters will be the American,
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