Minister at Peking, has indeed taken that somnolent city by storm, and the effects of his Excolloncy's new departure in inaugurating international—social amenities in Peking will doubtless be the means of vivifying the old fossils of the Capital and "making them fool 8 now interest in life, as it wore. According to a Poking correspondent,
cal Mr, Rockhill has been, making social Grand Secretaries, the Grend Councillors, the Presid and Vice-Presidents of the various Great Boards, e By some his Excellency has been welcomed cordially and with open arms; by others with timidity and a touch of suspicion, these Inst because it was, perhaps, the first tine in their lives that they had practically ever spoken to a "Western Bar-parian." On the whole, however, it would seem that the majority of the princes and high officials of Poking a of an exchange of the Amaricau Minister, cheney's colleagues of the 8 Diplomatique would only promptly likewise," the tuutual Enowiotge ant follow his example by © going and doin]
esteem which will surely arise social intercourse will bear more fruit in the future; beneficial to all parties, than has boon seen in the past, when each demand could only be satisfied by a threat or by, what is known as, "gunboat policy." Hitherto it has boon the custom for Ministers of fo to call only upon the Prines necessitating the other the course has been to do so through the Waiwupu, Mr. Rockhill's new departure if followed up in the right way, will however easily revolutionize all as a friendship struck up with the Mu ters of the various Boards will easily enable a Foreign Representative to settle matters by a policy of mutual friendly give and take.
Tang Fa-hsiang Again, It is stated from Peking that a Censor has recently suggested to a Grand Councillor that in view of the intrigues of Russia in Chi Turkestan, ex-General Tung Fo-hsiang, the notorious given to him; on condition that he suppresses the discontent now being fomented in Chinese Turkestan by Russian emissaries.
No Extension of time allowed in Concessions.
A Foochow dispatch, states that the French Company which last year obtained a concession to open a coal mine near
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