From inquiries here at various Legations I gather that the removal of the Legations south is not, at the moment, a burning question and is not being seriously considered as a matter of practical politics. A slight indication of this is the fact that the American Guard have just built a large Recreation Hall on their drill-ground, out of canteen funds, whicl they would scarcely have done, if an early departure of the Guard were tended.
For the diplomats there still remains the difficult question: "Where then are we to move to?" If there were any clear and reasonable dications as to where the capital of China was likely to be permanently est-Jablished. at any rate for the next ity. years or 80, the Legations would move to-morrow. Such, however, is not the Jease, and everybody thas his own pet theory on this subject. The site of the future capital of China is veiled in doubt and mystery. To misquote] Hamlet:—Ay, there's the rub... That, makes them hug the place they love, than fly to others that they know not of. AS a matter of fact, it Is a fin-
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