are at list begun. It will be a very simple affair, because two sides of the square that form the British quarter are bounded by the Legations of other nations, the southern side by the Russian and the eastern by those of Italy and Japan, A strong wall will be built running parallel, on the north with Stewart Road and the south wall of the Imperial city, on the west with Gaselee Road. It will be' enflanked and loopholed. Without the wall will be a clear space t come and approach. Within, the present buildings will be either utilised, where serviceable, as in the Carriaze Park, or demolished if useless to make space for parade and recreation ground, The other Powers have already made rapid prow: with their defence schemes. The preparations do not look like the prelimin of evacuation, If the statements of Chinese can be relied upon, there will be at least six months more of this negotiating and delay.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.