JUNE 1 THE LONDON AND CHINA EXPRESS. arm ies are a notoriously uncertain quantity; but Chinese enrit between pay-rolls and men with muskets disoPbadr less in the case of the forces mustered u Pr d the ca pital than elsewhere. The Peking Correspondentuspoke of 72,000 as available,

Powderham ( s.) . . . Apebris_ (e.) Date. Oct. 8 Japan • Kong ilhert (s.) ... China Canton (s.) Hong Kong Tonkin (a.) Yokoham • Baechley (a.) t ouratavu Port Denison (s.) Do. Amiral Gueydon (s.) ... Saigon Ater (s.) Java Benvoirlich (a) ... Shanghai • !Caning Willem (s.) Batavia

Ruesia..—A rumour has been received from St. Peter s . burg that the Tsar's state of health is giving use to seri ous apprehensions. His Majesty, it is said, is suffering f rets mental depression and an affection of the nerves, as a eon . sequence of the great excitement produce

Being anxious to get up country to Ching-chau-fu, I proceeded by the Shan-tung Railway, which had been opened westward to that place. The route by rail is 240 kilometres, and the duration of the journey a little over eight hours. We arrived at the Tsing-tau station in due time,

PARLIAMENT.—In the House of Lords the Marquis of Lansdowne made a statement with regard to the position in Macedonia. In the House of Commons the Nav y Estimates have been th e chief topic of discussion. Mr. Chamberlain's return to t h e use created a scene of great enthusia sm.

"THE discussion ended in a deadlock" are the final words in a Reuter wire from Peking of 17th inst., reporting that a meeting of the foreign Ministers had been held that day to consider the Chinese Government's Note refusing to issue indemnity bonds until the Ministers have subm

For Feb. 1901. Neth. India... 408 Philippine I. 176 Two Mouths ended '.'Stb Feb. Neth. India... 625 1,018 Philippine I. 967 739 1902. 1 POI 1903. 1901. 1902. 1903. 413 568 5 360 5,093 7,913 531 378 2,277 7,251 4,713 917 8,222 12.789 12,644 1,153 12,397 10,102 14,952 WROUGHT IRON