Manila, Feb. 13, The fire on board the Norwegian steamer Tune, which broke out at Cobra Island, was extinguished this morning. The vessel will proceed to Shanghai as soon as her reoadinge has been completed—Reu-corner them, and I still hold them in my house, for eventual restor tion to the Manchu House. These bowls date from the Kang Hsi and the Emperor cannot ive them away as presents—they ave reserved for imperial use only. There are no others like them in the country, and none abroad. But they are coming on to the: market now, and displayed at the fair, where T have personally seen many of these pieces that T have tot been able to count them."
This is one of several illustrations of the dual government in Peking, and explains in part the apprehen-lon of many Chinese that grave developments are brewing.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.