at Peking. that it wae the intention of the Russian A private letter from Peking states foreign Office at first to appoint M. Pavlov, former Russian Minister to Corea, to succeed the late M. Lessar at Peking, but that upon this being made Imown to their Majesties, instractions were at once sent to H. E. Hu Wei-td, the Chinese Minister at St. Petersburg to make known to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affsirs that M. Pavlov was s "persona non grata" to the Court of Peking, and to request that someone else be appointed to fill the late M. Lessar's place. The result has been that M. Pokatilow, Director Peking. through the British Consul here, P°" asking-the, Minister to be good enough to forward the same to Lord Lansdowne.
Court, and while in Peking during the! Late last night I received a reply that the period following the Boxer troubles was' Minister regretted he was unable to be the especially friendly with the Empress nel for forwarding this moasage to the Dowagor's most powerful favourites such as the Chief Eunuch, Li Lion-ying, the me that specific complaints from Britist tish Government, and farther informing Taoist abbot of the White Cloud Temple subjects would receive the attention ut (Paiyan Kuan) and the Buddhist abbot himself and His Majesty's Governm of 8 Monastery, both of Peking, (the Since British authorities a1 ting latter personage being also a favourite protege of Prince Ching. Those three chants, I have this morning dispatched to forward telegram from British mer-the ante direct to Lord Lansdowne, The are acknowledged by all China to wield exceptional power xnd influence over telegram, which was signed by more than the Empress Dowager. influence seventy British merchants, is worded is known as "back stairs," as follows and, therefore, though felt, is still unseen.
British merchants draw Government's With such very powerful friends ard attention to' fret China ignores Mackay allies at his back, the Russian Foreign Treaty rendering same ineffective. In Office could not made a botter most essentials China actively 0 selection, under the present circum-currency, mining, taxation, navigation stances, than the Director of the Russo-stipulations, Bey British Government insist Chinese Bank and whatev: on Treaty being mad mediately operative."
Russia may have lost in Peking dari The p-bbc will probably be interested the present war is likely to be recover to know that the same telegram has been by the new Minister, and on a larger forwarded to the China League with the scale. special request that Members of Pari The Empress{Dowager's Health, ment, who are also members of the Lesgue, which was stated in these "Notes," the will urge the question on the Government other day, to hi been indifferent in the House of Commons.
Tunderstand also that the China Associa-while sages of the Imperial College of Physicians failed to give the needed tion hag wired to ite London, Committee, relief, is now, according to a recent disnesting them to up this telegram. patch, much better. It seems that certain is also being forwarded to the London official, lately arrived from the provinces, Press. stated in the hearing of Prince-Ching that By thes means every possibi jing made to compel the Go he had brought with him certain drugs from the South which would probably attention to this now burning question, relieve her Majesty of ter rheumatic pains, Tam, etc, as the drugs in question were the usual Epwanp 8. Lirriz. remedies for them amongst the peopl 3rd May. the Southern provinces, where rheumat is especially common. "In consequence of this the Prince introduced the amateur Misagllangous. doctor to her Majesty, avd the drugs having been daly laid before the members of the Imperial College "f Physicians and approved of by them, her Mayesty
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