The " Times" published on the 26th of April the following interesting telegram from its Peking correspondent (Dr. Morrison), dated the 24th idem Last evening, by the express train which now once a week makes the jouryy from Peking to Hankow in thirty-six hours, the German Minister, Baron Mumm von Schwarzenstein, left the Chinese capital on his way to Japan, where he will prosont his credentials as Gret German Ambassador. A large assomblago of Chinese avd foreigners witnessed his departure, Baron Mumm's promotion has been well oamed. For five years ho has worked energetically for his country, and he might have obtained considerable success had the policy of his Government been #0 entirely distrusted by the Chinese. 'The "Mailed Fist" throughout the protocol negoti the cruel soverit; of the German raiding expeditions whic wore sent through the country by the late Count Waldersee, the attempt to force exclusive rights' in the province of Shantung, even to forbidding Chinese mines to use foreign machinery, culminating in the interference with the appointment of the provincial Governor—in a word, the attempt to convert the Ktcocharia—al this policy has oollapeed, province of Shantung into ® German
Germany now dairas that her propos on 24th October of last year to rem her troops from the province of Chilli, exclusive of Poking, as Italy, America, and Russia had previously done, hes converted Chinese distrust of Germany. into confidence in German friendliness, A portion of the German gerrisou has since been withdrawn to Tientain and the Railway, but 1,800 men atill remain. Tu Bhantung two weak outlying posts have been withdrawn and the men been added to the strength of Tringtao garrison, where fortifications, presumably against the Chinese, are being constructed with undiminished activity. The se have long known that adverse criticism in the Reichstag and the fact that all the indemnity had already been expended certain that the German troops would be withdrawn oF the earliest opportunity at which Germany could do so without loss of prestige, but the withdrawal was postponed on scoount of the war.
The Chinese quickly observed that the progress of the war was upsetting Ger. man calculations and wes followed by change of policy on the part any. For a long time past the Government was known from time to time to have been sounding other Powers, with a view to the simultaneous removal of the international troops holding Tientsin and the comications with the sea, The German Minister then agreed with his colleagues announcement should he made ily, but his Emperor otherwise. The Emperor William hopes that he has convinced the Chinese that in the reduction of the German garrison he was actuated, not by sordid financial considerations, but by terested country, which he ith the utmost ing hi 1900 to give the Chinese The Chinese are not ao easly misled.
Apart from general policy, Baron Mumm grostly helped German trad and the German community hay reason to be satisfied with the services of their Minister, whose urbanity and hospitality have caused his departure to be regretted by the whole of the foreign community.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.