The first-class ticket to Habarofikha cost 17 dollars; I paid six for my baggage, though Ihave only one trank with me. I might have taker: all but that in the carriage with me, but perhaps foolishly did not. I received paper receipt for my baggage.
At a station very near Viadivostock the General who was in command of the Russian troops at Peking is quartered, and there I saw one of those red leather pockets for papers with Fu's and characters in gold outside being carried into the tain by a soldier, who was proud to display it as stich, from Tientsin! At break= an officer came to help me who as in the relieving force going into Peking, and was wounded there, but afterwards wen on to Moukden. He seemed greatly distr ed that the soldiers broke so mulch there, one steamer to but said when the Generals took diamonds am bes the soldiers would scare wes for gold. It alla great pity. There are a number of soldiers travelling by this train, those with aps, Cossicks, T believe, look But how can they be clean upon their pay?
It isa hodza pot of stock, and so fir thi: is continuing the tra chinese but myself, uniform.
Alas! the st could offer me And when I fi (it was the second-class Russian officer and his nitly some other people nied corners, I gave up going forward at once, greatly to the relief of my friend the Chief of Police here. who did not know wh: Tehitchagoi would say to his allowing me to goon second-class, but most kindly sent for a serven from his wwn house to make it as tolerable ax possible if I persisted. What nearly made me zz on even so, was that the accommodation of the whole steamer seemed so uncomfortable T was not quite sure 1 should profit much by waiting. The crowd on board was so thick it was almost impos ble for me to get ashore A. great many may have been seeing others off, but there was a. serried mass of soldiers ighting their way on were twenty-seven Rus ed into tive habit through all th Europe.
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