Addendum, In writing yesterday morning about the departure on Tuesday of the P. M. Siberia for San Francisco, carrying with her the Empress Dowager's portrait en route for the St. Louis Exposition, we omitted to state that the portrait was taken down to Woosung in the China Merchants' steamer Haiting, escorted by their Excellencies Li Hai-huan, Imperisl Ohinese Treaty Commissioner; Wu Ch'unghai, Vice-Director-General of Imperial Government Telegraphs; Yang—Shih-chi, Vice-Director-General of the China Merchants', and Ca-Director of the Chinese Commercial Telegraphs; and the Shanghai Taotai, His Honour Yuan Shu-hun. Arrived at Woosung the above-named high officials "personally and reverently"" saw to the transhipping of the "Sacred Countenance" to the Siberia, after which their Excellencies returned to Shanghai the same day in the Haiting. We may here state, en passant, that H.E. Sheng Kung-pao being in mourning for his late parent was therefore excused from the honour of escorting his Imperial Mistress's portrait to Woosung. Chinese Reinforcement to North Chinchou. stints here to the effect that a large A was current yesterday in man-
force of cavalry and artillery are being sent to the western banks of the Liao river from Jeho in order to reinforce the Chinese there. This move has been due to the recent aggressive measures of the Russians in violating Chinase neutral territory. All such aggressiveness of the Russians is now-a-days treated by the Chinese officials in Chibli as 60 much bluff, an opinion that has been gaining strength since the commencement of hostilities.
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