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CHINA-PEKING

* Ta Jue-tien-kuo-fu

SWEDEN-Peking

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotenty.-O. Ewerlöf (Tokyo)

Councillor, Chargé d'Affaires ---

Baron C. Leijonhufoud

Commercial Attaché-B, Renborg

(resident at Shanghai)

署公差欽國美大

TaMei-kuo Ch'in-ch'ai Kung-shu

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-Peking;

Teleph. 919 (Tung-chü); Tel. Ad: Amlegation

Envoy Extraordinary and Ministery Plenipotentiary-Dr, Jacob Gould

Schurman

Chinese Secretary-Willys R. Peck 1st Secy. Ferdinand L. Mayer

Do. -Clarence B. Hewes Chin. Assist. Secy.-Paul R. Josselyn 2nd Secretary-Merritt Swift Student Interpreters - Geo.

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Paschal, jr., and Paul W. Meyer Naval Attaché-Capt. Arthur St.

Clair Smith

Military Attaché-Lieut.-Col. J

Barnard, F.A,

Assist. Military Attachés Major Hayes A. Kroner (Inf.), Captain

Norman Lee Baldwin (s.c.)

Attachés Capt. S. V. Constant (Cav.), Capt. M. G. Armstrong (C.A.C.), Capt. W. W. Woodbridge (F.A.), Capt. T. J. Betts (c.a.c.), Capt. J. P. Ratey (F.A.), 1st Lieut. D. D. Barrett (Inf.)

Disbursing Officer-Henry F. Krenz

Miss Huldah Kupfer

Miss Gertrude H. Lake Miss Dorothy St. Clair Miss Florence T. Bayley Maynard B. Lundgren Columba P. Murray

Officers of the Legation Guard Colonel L. McCarty Little Lt. Col. Norman C. Burton Commander Charles M. Oman (M.C.) Major Frederick A. Barker

Lt. Comdr. Anson F. McCreary (D.C.) Capt. William A. Worton

Do.

William T. Clement

Do. Prentice S. Geer

Do.

Do.

Lieut Martin L. Marquette (M.C.) 1st Lieut. Walter E. Bilisoly Edward B. Moore Carl Gardner 2nd Lieut. James M. McHugh Do. Charles C. Brown Q. M. Clerk Charles C. Hall Pay Clerk George W. Stahl Gunner Merle E. Rothenburg (U.S.N.)

PEKING

Shun-tien

The present capital of China was formerly the Northern capital only, as its name denotes, but it has long been really the metropolis of the Middle Kingdom. Peking is situated on a sandy plain 13 miles S. W. of the Pei-ho river, and about 110 miles from its mouth, in latitude 39 deg. 54 min. N. and longitude 116 deg. 27 min. E., or nearly on the parallel of Naples. A canal connects the city with the Pei-ho. Peking is ill- adapted by situation to be the capital of a vast Empire, nor is it in a position to become a great manufacturing or industrial centre. The products of all parts of China naturally find their way to the seat of Government, but it gives little save bullion in

return.

From Dr. Dennys' description of Peking we quote the following brief historical sketch: "The city formerly existing on the site of the southern portion of Peking was the capital of the Kingdom of Yan. About 222 B.C., this kingdom was over- thrown by the Chin dynasty and the seat of Government was removed elsewhere. Taken from the Chins by the Khaitans about 936 A.D., it was some two years after- wards made the southern capital of that people. The Kin dynasty, subduing the Khaitans, in their turn took possession of the capital, calling it the 'Western Residence.'