Aczordiug to Peking aselested ly t-ko thy pla Wa Minister to the United Peru has already expi the adopted son of Tt is howe rumour elect intends to refuse the post.
THE SEW MINISTER To Conta, It was reported in local mandarin circles yesterday that tie notorious - Pei Jun, son-in-law of Li Hung-chang, is to be soon sent to Seoul as Chis ese Minister to Corea ad interim, view Hsi Shou who has been retiined at Peking a reserved for higher honours at home. The appointment of Chang Per-lun is a political nieve on the part of his father-in-law to qualify the former for high metropolitan ofice as soon as he returns from Corea.
16th Jaly.
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