To Come to Shanghai via Tsingtao Peking, Feb. 20.
The United States Minister Peking, Mr. John Van A. Ma Murray, who is making a tour of the Yangtze Valley, entrained this morning for Tsingtao via Tsinan, whence he is proceeding to Shang hai by cruiser. The Minister will go to Hankow if river conditions permit and intends to visit Chungking. He will be absent from Peking for five or six weeks, During the absence of Mr. Mac Murray the United States Legation will be in @harge of Mr.
Mayer, who has just been appointed Counsellor of the United States legation at Ottawa. Ie expects to leave Peking fu April his poste being taken by Mr, M. Perkins, one of "America's delegates to ' the Tariff Conference and one-time Unites States Consul at Shanghai,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.