The native soldiers and Boxers on their from Liaoyang to Moukden burnt and looted the villages en route and from what Dr. Christie states, the best hongs and shops in Moukden itself are totally destroy ed and business is at a standstill; in fact the town is practically bankrupt.
Report has it that the Governor-General of Moukden is in communication with the Russians with regard to his returning, but that the Russians are waiting definite instructions from higher authority before reinstating him.
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