The China Merchants' steamer Hei took up as a passenger yesterday morning for Tientsin H.E. Hu Yii-fen, ex-Governor of Peking and ex-Director-General of Northern Railways. It will be remembered H.E. had a very narrow escape from death at the hands of the Boxers last July whilst journeying overland from Peking to this post. It is stated here that H.E. is going up to Peking at the invitation of Sir Robert Hart to assist in some important measures to be inaugurated by the latter in the near future. ith May.
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