The Court, which we hear is well on its way to Paotingfu, must be having a very severe winter journey, quite as cold as the hasty journey from Peking last year was hot. Yuan Shih-kai, our old Governor, has gone part way to meet the Court on their journey south.
Our New Governor, Chang Yen-chun, is said to be an amiable old gentleman, kindly and pleasant in his ways, but somewhat slow in the management of business. Consul Lenz, of Chefoo, is still here, and for some time felt quite disgusted at the slowness with which his business was moving, but at last accounts he feels more encouraged to hope for a speedy settlement of the question of German mining concessions in Shantung. The "ow Provincis! College is running along regularly, with over ninety students in attendance. After the opening of the institution, there were so many applications from those who for rome reason had failed to apply in time for the first examination, that a second was held. a stipulation, however, being made that those who applied should know some English and some arithmetic. Even with this restriction about thirty applied, of whom only six however were admitted.
Tt seems the irony of fate that this institution, in which there is not a single Imown Catholic, and only five or six Christians all told. should vet be spoken of by some of the Chinese as the EMM or Roman Catholic Institution. The fact that the college shuts um on Sundar and is located not far from the R.C. premises inside the West Gate may have given rise to this report.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.