Li Hang Chang finished his visit on Saturday, and on
that day departed for the United States, vici Southampton. On board the steamer he conveyed, through his interpreter, a message of thanks to the British people. A deep impression had been made on him, be declared, by "the magnitude of the accumulated knowledge, the accumulated wealth, and the accumulated force of this nation." He had also been very deeply impressed by the simplicity, the solidity, and the frankness of the character of this distinguished people. "So the Viceroy humbly hopes that he also has made a certain impression, and this impression he hopes will not be soon forgotten."—No doubt, though " simplicity " is perhaps not a word that the nation will reciprocate.—Li ended by saying that he trusted that after his return to China he should come to power again, "not on his own account, but in the interests of the destiny of the great Empire that he now represents, and he sincerely hopes that he will be able to count upon the support of this great and distinguished people of the West." It is to be hoped that in America, Li will meet interviewers worthy of his steel. Those on this side were entirely unequal to the task of preventing him from turning the tables and in- terviewing them. On the whole, Li's visit has been popular,— the circus element in it, yellow jackets, velvet-lined carrying- chairs, and real Chinese cooks, being much appreciated by the crowd.
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