The next year (26th year of Kuang Hsu 16001901) being the 30th anniver. sary of the birth of His Imperial Majesty Kuang Hsii, I. the Rmpress Dowage hereby command the Toard of Rites to draw up plans of the ceremonies and Court functions which such a circumstance demand, to be observed on his Majesty's 30th birthday Note:—This decree was issued by the Empress Dowager within a couple of day receipt of the flood of memorial ist the proposed deposition alled forth from all parts ug With the "resignation" of the Em-(24th January), the appointment of an Apparent (same date)and, subs-quently the stoppage of all ceremonies due to the Emperor on the approaching New Year festivities, etc., were telegraphed throughout the country and became known to the body politic of the Empire. The Empress Dowayer evidently feared this expression of public opinion which, if the truth must be told, verged on actual rebellion, verified by a large number of telegrams ntwally received from all parts of the country by Prince Ching and Jung Lu from their emissary-s and from the Viceroy ud Governors of provinces concerned. If there have been any doubts as to the presence of public opinion and the power of the native Press in China the stoppage of the Empress Dowager''s latest proposed coup d'etat is an ample refutation of then. The actual deposition of Kuang Hsii has therefore been postponed temporarily to be consummated in some other sinister method,—Translator.
29th January.
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