The Archive · 1899

WU TING-FEN

has been appointed member ut ie Seuugli 'This also is a matter for congratu he Yamen can only be better wis before, since it is not in the power of mau to make it worse. Wu was a Proctor there when the office was established, and now, after raking together over 30 years' more experience, he has gone back—ably to use it—but my aged Pandit "Tis fatal (o.a man at the Tsungli if he ventures to express his person:

opinion; only Prince Ching dares to do tha and he has none to express."

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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