Peking, Oct. 31
A. Presidential mandate published to-day the law, providing for the election of the Lifayuan. It emphasizes the sad experience which China has had with regard to the law, through which the first National Assembly was convened. It oontinues: Now after having consulted both Chinese and foreign advisers, the Government has reached the decision that there is only one safe way to get a new constitution for the Empire, and that this is to convene again representatives of the people.
The "Peking Gazette" reports that 4,600 Japanese soldiers are now posted along the railway and near the mines in Shantung.
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