The "Universal Gazette Jearns that when at Kaifeng Prince Ching strongly recommended to the Empress Dowager H.E. Hu Yii-fen, former Director-General of Northern Railways, as a person whose abilities fitted him for any of the most important posts in the Government. It is further stated that the Empress Dowager appeared to be favourably impressed with Prines Ching's recommendation.
Still Doubtful.
The same paper stales thal ths Empress r was actually intending to leave for Peking during the three days following her birthday anniversary, when all hor doubts and uncertainty returned by the receipt of the news of the late Viceroy Li's death. She hesitated leaving Koaiféng first, because the Manchurian
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