The Archive · 1901

PEKING NEWS

The " Sinwénpao" prints the following oficial telegrams from Peking:—he Emperor has telegraphed instructions to the various high provincial authorities, through whose territories the Court will' pass on its return from Hsian to Peking, to he as economies as possible in preparing for the reception of the Cuurt en rout His Majesty being acsirous that the money thus saved shall be devoted to relieving the distresses of the sufferers from the recent inundations in various portions of the Einpire.—The Grand Srcretary Wang Wen-sline presented a strong memoria to the Empress Dowager refusing the post of Vice-Oomptrollet-General of the New Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the moment he was apprised of his appointment; but was unsuccessful, receiving 4 censure instead for declining the honour, St July.

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

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