Tt is reported rh-t the Viceroy and other high officials are getting nervous about the constan' successes of the Japanese, They realise that there has arisen at their doors a P-wer far stronger and more expable than those China has of late feared. If China could do nothin with Russia what can she hope to do Japan except to receive graciously what-fever privileges the new Great Power generously bestows on her? The ho} wi animated many hearts that El lieved in being well in with those who "held the reins of power. His greatest might step in at the end of a quarrel in achievement in this direction was in con-which both combatants would be exhausted nection with the arrangements for paying has vanished, much to the chagrin of the war indemnity to. Germany, after the many. conclusion of peace in 1871. He not onl A Laudable Ambition. furnished the 200 million francs req The Viceroy wishes to build " railway from the city of Paris (taking the Louvre from Yannanfa to Szechuan with Chinese art collections as security), but he organised capital and has petitioned the throne on the syndic French bankers who the matter. provided the paper necess y for the great loan, of which 2,750 million francs, or L'Entente Cordiale. nearly three fifths, was underwritten by the Stories constantly reach us of the great Rothschil When the Russi vern-friendliness existing between French and ment was in need of 1,000 million francs British in the province. God grant that in 1891, Baron Alphonse was ouc> more this worthy spirit may increase. consulted. and, under his guidance, the The Wax Harvest. loan was success/uliy floated, but, befo the public knew anything about tive affair, Frost has destroyed myriads of wax he had provided the whole amount and trees, and the wax insect harvest is paid it over to t.ussia. very poor one this year, 'A man Wielding such exceptional power might well be excused if he showed some token of pride or ostentation; but Baron
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