Peking, September 18.
The "Empress Dowager apd the Emperor will retura from Eho Park to the Winter Palace on October 3. and will there receive the Delai Lams.
September 19.
With regard to French assistance at the late fire in the German barracks at Peking, the second close of the Order of the Prassian Crown hes been conferred upon Commander Laribe, the fourth class of the Order of the Red Eagle upon Lieutenant Reynault, the Cross of the General Medal of Honour to a sergeant-major and the Medal itself to " number of French soldiers.
September 22.
The Dalai Lama is_now on hix way to Peking. He will arrive at the station of Tingchoa on the Peking-Hankow Railway early on Sunday morning. Two special trains will wait for him there, in order that he may continue his journey at once.. The herbage rain will start, of five, the Lama's own train at seven Peck, These be alt an hor stay in Paotingfu, where the delegates of the Emperor will be received and a lunch be served. The train will arriv at Peking at half-past one o'clock in the afternoon.
September 28.
Tang Shao-yi, who is leaving tomorrow for America, has memorialized the Throne pointing out the necessity of introducing at once ® uniform currency throughout China and of carrying oat what has bee the recent commercial treaties. been appointed Minister to Germany. H.E. Sun Pao-chi, the present Minister, will probably be' appointed Director-General of the Tientsin-Pakou Railway, while it ix expected that Li Hai-huan way be appointed Viceroy of Shenkan (Shensi and Kansuh).
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