i hinese newspaper, of Tientsin, state that there is some likelihood that Prince Ssu, one of the Tron-capped" princes—there are eight such princely families, outside of the Imperial Clan—will be selected by the Throne to go to England to offer the con-defences of the Emperor of China to King Edward in connection with the death of the late Great Queen, and also to offer congratulations on his Majesty's accession tothe Throne. Prince Ssu is quite a young man, of progressive views, and has" been ut et heard to express the desire of visiting Europe for the purpose of' borrowing western civilisation and sciences for his native land."
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