CRAFTINESS, CHINA DAILY NEws."
As already repeatedly stated in these columns, the giving out from Hxian of so-called "news" of the date fixed for the 23rd July. return of the Court to P-king, and Imperial decrees commanding '*Viceroys and Go-With reference to a Memorial from Liu verners of provinces on the route of the m-yi, Viceroy of the Lisngkiang pro-Comt to make the necessary preparations, inces, recommending for special service, etc.," were nothing more or les than a in. obedience to previous instructions of the crafty scheme" of the Resctionaries to Throne, certain civi! and military officers deceive the Allies into making xn early "hom he considers to b+ men of ability, withdrawal from Peking and Ciibli, the energy, and talents, we hereby command former headed by the Empress Dowager that the expectant Tuotais of Kiangsu so and her Trin of Tigers iting not the least: recommended, namely, Tu Yii, Ch'én intention to allow the Emperor to return Pang-hsien, Liu Chia-tang, and Mao to Peking, and thus to independence. The Ch'ang-fun; the following expectant Lieu-trend' of events this year in the north tenant-Gererals, Wu Chan-ngan_and Chin and north-west has again and again proved 'Té-hong; the Major-Generals Tan Yuugthe truth of our surmise in the above rein and Chiang Yun-lung—formerly spect months ago, and if any more fresh jor-General [Brigadier-General] com-proofs were wanted we now quote our manding the Military Circuit of the Yen-Yoi p-fectures of Shensi province—and Peking native correspondent's letter which says that owing to "he non-return of the the expectant Colonel Wang Shih-yung, Court to Peking, many of the principal shall have their names recorded in the Metropolitan officials who have, to keep books of the Grand Council for immediate have been now openly summoned by Imup appearances, so far remained here, ranks.
Heetermect in accordance with their several Edict to Heian to resume their duties near the Court. Amongst the 26th July. officials summoned in this way is the conservative Prince Li who, as Presid-ut of (1) Chang Paichsi, President of the the Grand Council, is now desired to pre-Court of Censors, is' promoted President sent himself at. Hsian t" resume his duties of the Board of Works. in that respect. Prince Li left Peking for (2) As the Tsungli Yamen hax now been Shensi on the 19th ult. by train (an etucachanged to the Wai-wu-pu (Ministry of tion in itself for a man who had scarcely Foreign Affairs) and the officers to be ever seen the outside of the walls of connected therewith are not to have any Peking) for Panting, which he reached the other appointments but th pecial posts same day and where he remained over-in the new Ministry, the ofticixls formerly night. The next morning Prince Li resumed connected withthe Tsungli Yaméa, namely. his journey by rail as far as Tingchou, Ch'ung Li, Kuei Ch'un, Rix Teung and which is the railway terminus for the pre-P'u Hsing ("li Manchus)are hereby excused 1 being still un-feom duty in the new Ministry of Foreign hou onwards, Prince journey to Hsian will he either by sedate chair, mule curt, or on horseback." (8) Lit Hai-huan, at present Minister to Germany, is appointed President of the
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