Peking, Feb. 17.
A nice snow-fall to-day removed the popular apprehensions of sick-hitherto, however, "brought less than the tsval amount of serious sickness, although influenza is more prevalent—Reuter's Pacific Service.
'THE welcome news has been received by the Chinese judiciary that the Minister of Justice, Dr. Ma Chna-wu, has successed in obtaining, a large sum of money for the upkeep of the various law courts throughout the country in order that the various. judicial "officers may be properly Paid and that preparations may be made for the forthcoming visit. of the extraterritoriality—commissioners. The money, it is said, will come from the Customs surplus, without permission.
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