The last resting place of Mr. Morgan Palmer, who Jies buried according to the wishes of his! mother and should be preserved to immortal memory by the Chinese authorities, 'As T have said, it is not the in. tention of the' executors of Mr. Palmer's estate to continue to ex-plait the farm, but no doubt this valuable land, a small part of which only has been opened up, will be acquired by somebody else, for colonization of northern Manchuria is receiving the earnest attention of Mukd Bandits in these parts are well armed and mounted and many of them have been soldiers. Living in a wild country, they are both cruel, hardy and have but little fear of the small detachments of soldiers that patrol the districts. The latter are supposed to be engaged in the extermination of the robber bands, but prefer to avoid meeting them, so usually arrive at any given Place' where the bandits are report ed to be at after the departure of the marauders. On the farm itself there was a guard of ten soldiers who were both fed and housed by Mr. Palmer. They were more of nuisance than anything else as they refused to go against any bandits who from time to time visited different farm-houses scattered about the estate, maintaining that they were only called upon to Protect the farm-house occupied by Mr. Palmer and his assistants, Not Being Bought by Dr. Greig The recent statement by the Asiatic News Agency correspondent Mokden that the farm is being Dought by Dr. Greig" for the League of Nations, for the express Purpose of sending Russian refugees there, is incorrect. There is no credit voted by the League of Nations for this purpose and it would involve " large sum of money, which would have to be voted by, some 38 nations, a point which would hardly be agreed upon une auimonsty for, various reasons, his position as Delegate to Ching long given of the League of Nations and me tends to leave for Home next year, having been in the country for 38 years,
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