Tsen Chun-hsuan have returned to their provincial posts. Governor Sung Shou has not yet left for his post in Honan. When ho accompanied the Court to Peking, it was expected that he would be appointed to the Cabinet or Grand Concil. That important body has only one Manchu representative, namely Yung Lu, while there are three Chinese, namely Wang Wén-shao, Lu Chuan-lin, and Chi Hung-chi. Since the return of the Court there has been an impression that he would not be the strongest Manchu representative. I should not be surprised if Na Tung, the politic Boxer and now hob-nobber with foreigners, should be chosen. Ho is a great favourite of Prince Ching.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.