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THE PASSING OF KOREA
definite advance along some lines. The leaven had begun to work, and no conservatism on the part of the public leaders could stop the ferment.
The necrology of the closing year of the century contains the names of Mr. Legendre and Mr. Greathouse, the latter of whom, as Legal Adviser to the government, did excellent work in his department, and was recognised by his employers as an able and efficient man in his official capacity.