The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-23

LONDON, Aug. 22.--All Europe is
agog over the coming tour Of the car
and czarina. So far as the visit to
Queen Victoria is concerned, no very
great political significance is attached
to the journey. Their imperial majes-
ties will arrive at Balmoral during
the queens annual autumn visit to the
Highlands, and there will be a large
family gathering to greet them. They
will probably arrive at some northern
port in the imperial yacht Polar Star,
and travel without ceremony to Bal
moral There is no likelihood that they
will come to London, unless privately,
or make any public appearance in
Great Britain.
The Speaker today says that the
car while in Great Britain will accord
an interview to Lord Salisbury, at
which an entente favorable to peace
may be arrived at.
IL HUNG CHANG,
the Chinese special ambassador, en-
barked today at Southampton on the
American line steamer st. Louis and
sailed for New York. During the past
week he was touring in the provinces,
having finished his official visit to
London on Saturday last.
After his visit to Mr.. Gladstone at
Hawarden, which he seems to have
enjoyed exceedingly, he inspected the
Forth bridge and the Elswick works Of
Lord Armstrong & Co Apart from a
somewhat quaint yet pleasing, affa-
bility, the great viceroy has won many
friends here by the keen interest he
has displayed in men and things. His
APPETITE FOR INFORMATION
on all sorts Of subjects seems I'M
appeasable, and the questions that he
constantly puts to his entertainers
through his interpreter suggest the
inquisitiveness of a young aspirant to
political preferment rather than in
quiries put for courtesy's sake by al
old man-of-tlle-world.
An invitation was telegraphed yes
terday to DR.. Nansen, the Arctic ex-
plorer, who has just returned to civil
ization after attempting to drift in the
steamer Fran to the north pole, asking
him to address the annual meeting of
the British associations, which will be
held at Liverpool on September 6. A
response has been received which jus
titles the hope that he will accept the
Invitation His exploration resulted in
making interesting scientific discov-
cries, and an account of his voyage is
eagerly awaited. Attacks have been
made on the
The ambassador and the members Of
his suite were driven to the station in
four royal carriages. A large number
of friends gathered around the rail-
way car occupied by the distinguished
Chinaman, and made until the train
moved away.
Lii Hung Chang shook hands and
conversed with everybody in the group.
Just before the train started Lii Hung
Chang lighted a long silver-tubed pipe,
which he began putting with evident
satisfaction. AS the train steamed
away he was still smoking, at the same
time responding to the farewell cheers
of his friends by smiling, bowling and
waving his hands.
ON THE ST. LOUIS.
When Lii Hung Chang and his party
arrived at Southampton they immedi-
ately went ON board the steamed St.
Louis, which became the scene of a
gathering of a most genial character.
The drawing room of the st. Louis
was converted into great reception
hall and the Chinese ambassador held
a levee which lasted some time. In
deed, it is not within recollection that
any visitor to England has received so
grand a send-off. The mayor of South
amptcn, United States Consul Kincaid,
and other cOnsulS stationed at South
ampton and the local dignftaries made
farewell speeches, all of which were
directed directly to the Chinese states
man, and as the steamer was leaving
her dock the ambassador and his party
were cheered by thousands Of people
who had gathered on the wharf TO bid