Show SPEAKS CHINESE BUT A PUZZLE TO HIM 1 new york july waller hillyer who has recently been appointed advisor to military authorities in china by the british government was a passenger on the etaamer lucania which arrived from liverpool today As to his mission hellyer said my appointment is a political one and I 1 am tinder orders to proceed at once to join sir alfred gazelle the present commander ln calef of british forces in china I 1 know thoroughly and speak the language tho chinese he said have surprised and puzzled me even knowing them as well as I 1 do I 1 never expected they should make a decided stand sir walter hillyer will leave for china via vancouver |