Bushes from Canada as a Gift to the Late Lady Lampson Last year the province of British Columbia made a decision to present to Lady Lampson 300 rose bushes. Lady Lampson then proposed to make one corner of the' Legation Garden at' Peking a British Columbia court, and fill it with the roses sent to her.
The roses arrived last week by the Empress of Russia. They were donated by the three Ie growers of Canada, Nursery in Victoria, the British) Columbia Nurseries Ltd. in Van-Jeouver, and H. M. Eddy & Sons in British "Columbia. The the men drew revolvers, narrative. ed them at him, but "he greeted them with a smile and they became less menacing.
Hon, Dr. Tolmie, and the Minister of Agricultare, the Hon, Win. Atkinson attended personally to the packing and shipping of the bushes. There are 30 varieties of Canadian iter tks which and exper-|reses among the 200 bates ricing diticulty in wrenching ving from his finger, made ming sign of cutting the Mger well. The vic then ring off, and gi lon to Peking to Sir Miles Lampson will to plant in the Legation Garden as} Lady Lampson had planned before! her sudden death in Hongkong last Finding nothing else they divested him completely his uniform, but permitted him to retain his BV.D's. In that con-ition, he was driven, at the point of the revolver, to a village near-_ by, and held a pris 'The following day, he endeavoured in English and' Annamese, to make himself understood to the Ghinese, and after considerable gesticulation, he succeeded, a mes Senger being dispatched ' to the French frontier with news of his plight.
Three days after he had fallen into the hands of the Chinese, Capt, Auclere received a note from Lieut. Graman, in charge of the itary post at Na Long. There! followed negotiations about which the captive had very little informa tion from his captors; then on Fri aay, the day preceding his rel Capt. Auclere was informed that would be led back to the French garrison at Langson.
'An animated discussion occurred amongst his escort on the Journey. to the French, frontier 'Apparently, fearing an attack by} another band of robbers, they' thought of changing their original plans, and instead of leading Auclere to the frontier, to give jim a horse and allow him to complete the journey alone.
But Capt. Auclere, his native! diplomacy sensing a possible fresh complication and danger to himself, insisted on being escorted. He re-{fused to go alone, and finally had his way, while consenting to being concealed, whenever the occasion demanded it, from the observation of other Chinese met on the way.
His escort returned his uniform, before formally handing him over to Gen. Menerat and Capt. Baringue, at Langson. The General Oficer' Commanding the French garrison of] this important border town,—then handed $20,000, the amount agreed upon for the ransom, to the leader of the escort, who with his men then quickly rode away. 4 The safe return of Capt. Auclere took place on the day following the brief engagement between the milit~ ary detachment previously sent! out by the French authorities to await the arrival of Capt. Auclere fat a prearranged spot, and a force of armed Chinese.
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