now becomes the head of the Tsungli Yamen, but who will fill the Cabinet appointment has not yet been given out. Rumour says that Mu Pei-Z: u, a grandson of the Emperor To Kuang, a man some forty-five years of age, and a cousin of the late Prince, will be appointed to fill this important place, It will certainly' be filled some one at once, as Prince Li is too paralytic to attend Cibinet meetin and, in these important times, a full is certainly advisable,
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