A Peking correspondent writing on the "generosity" of the Empress Dowager states that, after the special audience to the various Foreign Ministers, last month, she was so pleased with the efficient manner in which the Officers of the "Green-turbaned " regiments patrolled the route between the Legations and the Palace that "moved by spontaneous kindness" she commanded the Wai-wu-pu (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) "to pay to each Captain of a company of Green-turbaned troops one tac] as a special reward Imperial Guests and a Repub ican Hoste s.
It is reported from Peking that the Cnited States Minister's wife, Mrs. Con-zer, has issued invitations, through Prince Ching, to several Princesses Imperial (Rung Chu or daughters of an Emperor the late Emperor Hsien Feng is here meant—Translator); Princesses of the First and Second Orders (Fu Chin, or wives of Princes of the Ist and 2nd' Orders); and Ké-ké. or daughters of Princes of the 1st. 2nd. 3rd and 4th Orders, and Imperial Brkes of the It and 2nd Orders. to an afternoon. Garden Party to be held in the American Legation grounds some time during the First Moon or New Year holidays. The consent of the Tsai Cheng, Ching, and Special bassador te the Coronation of al, has not all been. settled yet, known, the following have Chéntung retary subweoy: Taotais Yuns Ta Tachi sand W: isiel, men ally stated eubedl wcty aking ten interpreters, and altachés with iting te the stall of the Chine zation to make mp what may he wanting tthe necessity arise into i ins ixste of this ILE. Cin chen Lo ¥, Chinese Minister at the Comt of St. James, travels with Prince Tsai Cheng.
A Good Sugge'tion of Viceroy Yuan.
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to she earnest in his desire of sains into th wintry, and he Loped for China's sake' that is wishes, for there are sceptical enough to make sincere in his attempts as these Uhorough-paced re intended to eet the Ministers of the Court and the provincial high authorities by the cars and make them ited with the sestians to the Throne, for which E. is any thi "but thanked by the proauthorities concerned, Viceroy recommends the Throne to issue a decree commanding all Viceroys and rs of provinces to appear at Court in the spring of every year and personally report te the Empress Dowager (or peror) the condition of their res active ents, and show what they may the educational policing and reform m the Throne, durin just passed, et plies and their owledue of their several sub the tenures of oitiee of the Vice governors con cerned he regulated."
An Anecdote of Prince Kung. private letter frm Peking speaking of the brightness a: d_ eagerness to English of the youthful Prince Kung the following anecdote of him. On the 12th instant Prince Kung was asked by the Empress Dowager how far he had got
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