Peking, 2nd December.
Their Majesties granted audience this morning in the Grand Council Chamber to Chang Ting-lino, Provincial Treasurer-designate of Kuangtung; and to 'Té Lin and Yung Lung Tue C. M.S Anping from Tientsin report. seeing a first cla-s Russian battle ship and for-funnel el cruiser off te 8. E. Promontory bound Noxth, says:
'Accorling to the latest reports from the C.N.S Newchwang, which steamer left Newe wang on the Sth Nov., the river was frozen over with a ovating' of ice six i-ches thick. The last steamers to leave were two Japanese, which came down the river shortly after the Newchwang. The lightship was getting realy to proceed to Chefso, she Newehwsang bringing down her orders to the bar.
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