Prince Regent desired to refer the prayer to expedite the opening of ent to the National Assembly for deliberation, bat was prevented by the Grand Council. It in stated that, recently the Lung Ya Empress Dowager ordered the high members of the Ministries and the different Viceroys and Governors to report fully on the question of shortening the period in which to call parliament and submit their views in a fortnight's time.
With regard to this great question the Town Gooneil of Nanchangtar capital of Kuangsi province, has addressed telegrams to similar councils in Shangand in the other provinces, observing that the Government has more than once refused the petition of the provincial delegates, for fear that the that a petition from a combination of the people ought to be crowned with success. It says that the local Government Councils of cities, towns and villages are the trae representatives of the lower classes and a combination of these bodies to supplement the Provincial Delegates in their prayers ought to move the Emperor, The Nanchang summoned the Prince Regent to an|Council will unite the Councils in that audience in the Chaog Chun Palace province and corges that a similar
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