Peking, Dec. 5.
Tt seams probable that Dfarshat Taam knows nothing yet of the arbitrary and harsh dismissal of Mr. P. Brandt, head of the Russian College in Peking. This college is under the control of the Waichiaopt andi certain funds for its maintenance are drawn annually from the Chines Eastern Railway. One of the Inst acts of Dr. C.T. Wang was to give Mr. Brandt n month's notice dismissal. It appears that a request was made to Mr. Karakhan for the usual allotment of funds for the college and provision of the funds was made conditional upon the dismissal of Mr. Brandt.
These details have been common knowledge in, Peking for some time, out the press generally did not in-end to give publicity to the matter until the facts had been drawn to the attention of Marshal Tuan. One paper, apparently ndt knowing of the arrangement to withhold publicity for the present, gave out w fair statement of the case this morning, and Reuter's Agency has boon requested by other papers to give any ditional particulars available in enter to show' that public -opinion generally has been very much excit-fed over the matter, and thst other papers endorse the remarlas of the North China Standard."
Mr. Brandt has been a faithful and highly efficient servant of the Ghinese Government for 22 years, For a portion of that. period he was fan adviser of the Foreign Office. He is well known and most highly respected by all Chinese. His dismissal was evidently carried-out, by Dr. C. T. Wang as a, mattor of diploniatic. expediency. No fault, bare Sand the Chinse Government Paes secrinee itt its dibtoningy with-four. adbaubts epimpensatton.—feelter's Pacific' Service.
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