Ere the Court returns, the military officers Of the Legation area are pushing on the task of taking down the Tartar ity wall at the Water Gate, east of the American Legation, where the first party to relieve the Legations entered in August last yew. This opening will atfurd easier access to the railway station of the West-tern railway. It should be borne in mind that the city wall between the two yates, the Ch'iennien and the Hatamen, is within the Legation ar Order! Order!
The high officials who administer the city lave been issuing—proclamations for the order of the city. They contain regulations which follow out the rules of the foreign administrators, such as lunterus hung in front of houses, sprinkling the streets, all people to turn in by 10 v'elock or to go in no more than a company Uf Uno wad with lanterns, nnd ood divisions to help in mutual defence. These regulations, howe are not much observed, The Native Courts ave returning to their old habit of bribery and extortion. There was some of this secretly carried on under foreign administ: ation through native agents, but now it is startling. This corruption was not removed by the period of foreign domination. In fact it was not attempted. Tt was regarded as tuo big a task. The Chinese people, however, appreciate the fair degree of justice hich prevailed in the Courts under foreign administration, Details.
The Italians have had_a celebration of the completion of their barracks and fortification. The Japanese have specially celebrated their Emperor's birthday. The Japanese military officers invited the officers of the other Legation grounds.
Mr. John R. Mott, an American, has Veen holding a convention for Christian workers.
Mr. Rose, of the British Legation, and Mr. Stelle, of an American mission, have gone on a trip to Kalgan, taking no guard. An engineer of the Peking Syndicate, Mr. Cary, has started for Honan. He has passport" and letters from Li Hung-chang. This syndicate may get to work sume time. lst October.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.