The legitimate claims of all the converts, Protestant and Catholic, have been dis: cussed by the heads of the Missions with the Provincial Treasurer, Chou Fu, who has acted as Special Commissioner on Mission claims. As the total amount is reported as neatly 3,000,000 taels, several high officials have memorialised that the amount be drawn from national revenues instead of further pressing the local districts. edict has been issued approving. again, the peaceful provinces must pay for the crimes of northern Boxers and the Court's madness. Chou y, in all these negotiations, has acted with courtesy, justice, and firmness. It has been fortunate that such a progressive man has been on the ground, as the foreign Ministers were willing to let Chinese Christians suffer, though Chinese getting pay as servants in foreign employ were to he fully compensated.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.