It is reported from Peking that 300 ponies purchased by Russian agents from Lamamiao, Mongolia, and destined for Moukden, while passing through Changchiak'ou (Kalgan) en route, were seized by the Chinese officials there as a contravention of the neutrality laws. The ponies will probably be confiscated if the Waiwupu be strong enough to withstand M. Lessar's protest.
Proposed Mission for Prince Pu Lun, is stated that the four Viceroys of the Liangkiang, and Hukuang, Two Kuang, and Chihli provinces, namely, their excollencies Wei Kuang-tao, Chang Chih-tung, Tsen Ch'un-hsuan and Yuan Shu kai presented recently a joint memorial to the Throne recommending that Prince Pu Lun, now on his way to the United States as Chief Commissioner to the St. Louis Exposition, be appointed Special Envoy to the Great Powers in order to make arrangements so that if a second Berlin Congress be convened to discuss the Japan-Russian War concerning Manchuria, China may also be allowed to participate in the said Congress. There has been no Imperial Rescript issued on the subject as yet but it is understood that the matter is being discussed by the Grand Councillors and Ministers of the Waiwupu.
The Chinese Crew of the "Osaka Asahi" Pressboat which was sunk the other day in the Miaotao group of islands by Russian men-of-war, according to the " Universal Gazette, after having been carried to Port Arthur were released on the 31st ultimo and allowed to depart in a native junk for Chefoo which was reached on the 3rd instant.
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