Peking, 6th December.
Prince Ching under advice of the British and U. S. Representatives proposed the following four suggestions to the Throne Chuan-lin's resignation, but the Em: press Dowager is hesitating.
HE. Wang Wen-shao arrived at Peking on the night of the 8th and called on Prince Ching early yesterday morning to discuss the Manchurian Convention. He has stated that itis his intention to consult on all matters with Prince Ching, and he will not act on his own account as his predecessor Li Hung-chang did.
HE. Yuan Shih-kai has been advising Prince Ching to reject the Manchurian Convention. H.E, Yuan is continually discussing with the Foreign Ministers the discontinuance of the Tientsin Provisional ment—Our Correspondent.
(1) Disinherit the Heir-Apparent Pru Chun:
(2) Keep the Grand Secretary Yung Lu away from Court:
(3) The decapitation of Tung Fa-hsiang, and (4) The abolition of the Empress Dowager's so-called Regency.
The Empress Dowager reluctantly consented to the Ist and 3rd suggestions, but absolutely rejected the 2nd and 4th, Viceroy Yuan Shih-kai has been instructed to learn the opinions of the Foreign Ministers on the above and report to the Throne.
Although the date for the departure of the Court for Peking has been fixed by Imperial decree for the 14th instant, whether there is to be any further change of, date will depend on Viceroy Yuan's report on the above. regarding the. Manchurian Conven-Prince Ching's first conclusion
tion was that there were certain points inthe late Viceroy Li's negotiations which required slight changes, after which the Convention could be adopted at once: but the Foreign Ministers advised him not to do 80: especially the U.S. Representative, who called on Prince Ching yesterday and proposed to intervene ju the matter. Prince Ching has therefore changed his first intention and the Convention is likely to be set aside.—Our correspondent.
Peking, 7th December.
HE, Viceroy Yuan Shih-kai has een in constant communication with the Foreign Ministers since his arrival in Peking.
It is stated that the views of the Yangtze Viceroys in regard to the Manchurian Convention, as conveyed py them in a dispatch to H. E. Yuan Shih-kai, are entirely in accord with those of Prince Ching.—Our correspondent.
Peking, 10th December.
BLE. Lu Chuar-lin, reactionary "member of the Grand Council, conscious of his own unpopularity, is
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