Show BOCKHHL HAS HOPE He Believes that Some of Peking Legations Le-gations Have Escaped Washington D C July ISOne of the lirst callers at the Stale department depart-ment today was W W Rockhlll director direc-tor of the bureau of American republics repub-lics whose name has heen mentioned as a possible succngpor of Mr Conger as the United States representative in ChinaMn case the latter is I dead After his interview with the Secretary ot State Mr Rockhlll said that he had no expectation of returning to the Orient Mr Ilockhlll is one of the few officials offi-cials who still retain remnant oC hope that some members the legation In Peking may have ciipudi Ills hope for the fugitives Is I based on his knowledge knowl-edge of tho relations existing for the past twenty years between Sir Robert Hart the British Cuutoms onicitr and some of the most powerful officials in Peking Some of these officials owe all they have to the friendship of Sir Robert Rob-ert IIartand It Is within the limits of possibility that they have been able to Hccrele at least some of the women oC the Darly where they can worst the storm until relief reaches Peking This Is only aposblblllty but comingfrom one familiar wIth the Chinese situation situa-tion contains at least a ray I of hope for those who have friends in Peking |