About the time the Emperor and the Empress-Dowager arrived in K'aifény, your Ichou correspondent started west in their direction. 'The journey was not undertaken, however, it' need hardly be said, for the purpose of getting near to Royalty. Neither regard for the Empress-Dowager nor respect for Kuang Hsit made it, imperative that. the journey be continued beyond the half-way point, Chining, whither business had called' me. The toad traversed the ancient kingdom of Lu, renowned as the theatre of the life of Confu 'A visit was made to the temple of the sage at Ch'ifu, where very ocean Sionally foreigners have met with unpleas. ant recep! But both here and all along the way every courtesy was shown by the Chinese. Highway robberies are still common in the mountain districts crossed, that of southern Shantung. Aside from this the region is quite peaceful.
3rd December.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.