A report, said to be reliable, states that the Emperor will resume power next month; another report says that, about June 20th, a new Emperor will be proclaimed. One authority believes the new ruler or puppet will be a grandson of the late Prince Kung; another asserts that a grandson of the Fifth Prince (Prince Tun) has been chosen to succeed Kuang. Hail. The Emprex Dowager is said to be altogether "a: t of sorts," full of anxiety, and much given to the feminine luxury of weeping. The Palace is far, from enjoying a state of har-many. The Cabinet is little better. Wang Wen-shao pleads age and infirmity, and then of the immense power now wielded by Jung relapses into silence, Kang. YI ie jealous Lu, and despises him for his inexperience in important government business; but. both hold together for the maintenance of the Empress Dowager and the enrichment of the Manchus, whose present watchword is—"Tt is going. Grab as much as possible while the chance Insts."
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