It appears that the edict of the 26th ultimo published the other day in these columns holding out hope of pardon to the members of the Reform Party as follows "We, however, desire to show merey such, and." th deeply into an inves belong to Kang's faction, giving them time to repent of errors,"—was merely a blind to keep the Reformers quiet. Several secret edicts ordering arrests have since then been issued among them being the case of the unfortunate ex-Minister designate to Tokio—Huing Chun-hsien, at the Bureau of Foreign Affairs, on the Bubbling Well Road. Now according to a Nanchang, capital of Kiangsi, telegraphic dispatch, 'a secret edict was received by the acting Governor of the province on the Goh instant ordering the summary execution of the famous ex-Censor Wen Ting-shih of that city whose advanced views have always been a thorn in the side of Empress-Dowager, who accuses him of being a member of K'ang's Reform Party. There, however, appears, according to the dispatch, to be considerable doubt whether Wen has ben unfortunate enough to have been actually captured and executed, as there are also ramours that he received warning from Peking to escape on the same day Kang Vu-wei himself left the capital. The patent fact that Wen had always been a prime favourite of the Emperor for his boldness in advancing his views on r river to incurring loss of rank at the hands of the Empress-Dowager, nearly three years ago, would alone have been sufficient to make Wen a man mark. ed for proscription and summary execution whenever caught. Furtner, now comes a dispatch from Peking reverting the recent arrest and imprisonment of the elder and younger brothers of the now famous Wang Chao, the junior secretary of the Board Rites. The latter, it will be remembered, succeeded in escaping to Japan, but apparently misled by the edict of the 2 ultimo, Wang's brothers, the eldera junior secretary of the Board of Civil Appointments, and the younger a Captain in one of the Peking garrison regiments, stuck to their posts, being actually more conservative ti eral in their views and therefore thinking that they were safe. Being conservatives they should, however, have remembered also that there is a patriarchal law making members of the Rime family responsible for the deeds of any of their number. These two, therefore, will probably suffer the fate destined for their more advanced and liberal brother. Besides the above news has al " come of the secret arrest of several other Board ies and Hanlins. There is a panic in consequeee and many of the younger officials are either taking or have obtained leave to return home. ight." Sufferers from Scrofula, Scurvy, rezema, Bad Legs, Skin and Blood Diseases. Pimples, and Sores of any kind are solicited to give it a trial to test its value. Thousands of wonderful cures have been effected by it. Sold everywhere at 2s. 94. per bottle. Beware of worthless imitations and substitutes,
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