The situation has been eomplicat-Jed from the preference ut the Honan People for Lin and his men. Liu is himeelf " Honan man, and General Hu is a Shensi man." Liu has his ranks filled with Honan men, ard the Shensi following of General Hou, has no very savoury" reputation in this province. The Provincial [Chamber of Commerce has expressed the feelings of the Honanese, in that they have nothing fagsingt General San, and would be {glad to sco him the Civil Governor, But they do not like his running mate, Gen. Hu.
On the other hand Liu Tuli has seemingly worn out his welcome in Shensi, 'He followed the notorious (Chen Shu-fan as military Governor for the sister province, but seems t0 have gained nothing over him in the esteem of the Shens! people. With {them General Hu evidently' has a good reparation, and they would gladly see an exchange that would free them from their Honan overlord, and give them a native of their province. It would thus seem a wise move on the part [Peking to make the exchange. 'The thing that militates against it is that Honan is comparatively a much richer province than Shensi, which thas been more impoverished' by the Jexactions of the last few years, i's men have been astride the! Lung-Hai line ever since Marshal went othe north, and it fe now, certainly time that the powers that made some definite" announcement that will either settle him in the Governor's Office or sond him back to Shensi Tae British Royal Family are Jconservative in their taste in Christmas cards. When what the trade calls "private greeting cards" tend yre and more to the severe and imple, the King and Queen stick to the "picture that tells a story." The "story" of the King's card this year: is Charles I. granting a charter to {the Pilgrim Fathers. The Queen's! Jchoice is Mary and Joseph and the! Child departing into Egypt, with the Sphinx and a pyramid in the background; and Queen Alexandra, has also chosen a. Biblical scene. Princess Mary's card: shows. the {from Loch Leven.
Jeseape of Mary Queen of Scota:
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