Show useful life nearing end chirbas chinas Ch inas irias goven trient has granted two years leave of absence sence to sir robert hart after repeated application for permission to get one more sight of home and friends before the final adieu must bo said 11 as aa he wrote r recently p to a friend sir robert hart is 73 and few roan man have received such worldwide world wide homage ile he has been decorated by belgium austria italy holland prussia portugal and england while china of course has loaded him with her peculiar favors in the form of buttons and feathers speaking of his much desired leave of absence sir robert hart wrote the he months and years fire are slipping away and both youth and middle age are things of the past I 1 I 1 |