'A dispatch from Paoting, the capital of the Metropolitan provinces of Chihli, reports the capture at Tach'éng a dis trict of Svuntienfu (Pekicg prefecture), of three Boxer leaders, one of whom, name Li, figural prominently in 1900 and had recently returned to Tach'énghsien to practice his old profession of proselytizing. The arrests were made by the foreign-modelled Gendarmerie Prince Ssu, whose promptitude in action is much praised by the people of Peking, accustomed from time immemorial to the lanyard and procrastinating ways of the police of the Capital. It is further stated that but a short shrift was allowed the captured Boxers, who were beheaded the second day of their arrest, New Blood into the Shantuny Administration.
A Chinan. capital of Shantung, dispatch states that BLE. Chou Fu—formerly Provineial Tressurer of Chili—has wemorealised the Throne asking permission to transfer to Shantung from Uhibli adminis. tration a number of officials of Tantai and refect rank well-known for energy and ability. Amongst them are Trotai Lo Chingda, a brother of Sir Chichen Lo Fong-lu, ex-Minister to Great Britai and refect: Yuan Shih-ten, a brocher of Vicerny van Shih-kai, and it is stated that Guvernor Chou Fu's request will be granted.
The Health of Viceroy Liu K'uncis reported from Nanking that Viceroy Lia Ktun-yi is seriously ill and that rave approhonsious re fob by HE. amily for the venerable statesman's healt! Dysentery preceded by severe diarrhoea is said to be the complaint, and it. is stated in Shanghai that prob.bly HLE.'s serious condition will force the Throne to allow him to resign altogether.
How the Boxers were Avoided.
As already stated in these Notes" the sub-prefect of Tzechou, Szechuan, Sion Vu-lan, was recently promoted prefect of Chengtu as a reward for his activity and courage in dealing with the Boxers of Tzeyang last May and suppressing them at the beginning of their outbreak in his jurisdiction. " When it became known the other day that Mr. Shen was en route to Chengtu from Tzeyang, the Boxers of the former place made arrange. ments to ambush the prefect's party near Chengtu, declaring that they would never allow him to get to his new post alive. Hearing this Inv. Shen made no attempt to gather around him a couple of battalions of troops and thus force his into Chengtu, bu: on the contrary divided his personal bodyguard of a hundred soldiers and retainers into five parties, all of them, including himself, attired' as students on their way to the M. A. examinations which were about to beheld in Chengtu in August. In this way Mr. Shen and his people passed safely through the numerous' Boxer parties patrolling the vicinity of Chengtu awaiting his coming, being everywhere taken for licentiates and their servants on their way to the examinations,
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