Reception by the Emperor and Empress Dowager.
'The E-xnperor and Empress Dowager granted an audience on Saturlay, July h, to. John, Barcott, Commissioner. General for the St. Louis' World's Exposih, according to Peking advices vel, was exceptionally impressive ial. ' Me. Barrett is the first Com. a foreign country on a mission wh" has ever been received adtre firming the by he Imperial Cart. He mide a brief to the Thr inv the Unitel States and the Worl's Fair Director ite to Chine to par-spite, aid the Emperor replied, through Prinxe Ching, stating that te was much
General. it he would nob only pleased the Commissioner-accept the invitation but wou'd send ty the United States an Imperial Commis. sioner to represent himself a sd his coun the course of the audience Commissioner 1 to the Emperor a henutiplate having engraved the indi tion of the President of the Temisiena Parchass Exp si ion, The Chited Sta'es Minister, Hon, K. Fi. Cai presented—the ity their Majesties, After the exch mya of aldrasses presentation of the plate, th heir Majesties showed the American unusual honour by inviting them beth upon the platform or dais of the Throne, where they eng wed them in private conversation at some length. The Empress-Dowaer us Mr. Barrett many questions xbout Ams ica and the World's fair, which displayed surpris-ing intere-t in that area* undertaking.
She said China would surely take part in the hope of promoting the merce snd friendly relations between th" two countries, aul particularly requested Commissioner-General to convey President Roosvelt her deep appreciation of the generous attitude of the United States towards China in her troubles, Accompanying Mr, Conger and Mr. Barrett were Mr. Theolore Hardee, S-retary to the Commissioner-General; Mr. W." Bain!
bridge, retary of the Legution rain brewster, Military Atiachs; Rarchet, Chinese Secretary. took place in the p: ineipal Throne Hall and was conducted sith full Court honours.
During the week preceding the audience Mr. Barrett held conferences with Yung Tia, Prime Minister and Grand Secretary Prince Ching, President of the Board of Foreign Affairs and his colleagues Vang Wen-shao, Ch'u Hung-chi, Na Tung, and Lien Fang; and Sir Robert Hart, Inspector General of Imverial Cus ems. Most of these dtinzuished officials' were also present at x dinner given by Minister Cong ite! States "suction on Frida n'y 25th, in h nour of the Commissioner-General, "Orders having been issued by the Imperial Government tothe various Vieer"ys to confer freely with Commissioner Burvett on Chinese p it. ticipa: ion in the Wortt's Fair, h= procenided Tuesday, July 29th, to Paotinufu to gee Viceroy Yuan Shih-kai. Then he was return to Shanghai about August 4th, where he will discuss the subject with Sheng Kung-iao, after which he will go to Nenking and Hankow to call upon Viceroys Liu Kun-yi and Chang Chih-tung. Following these interviews with the Yangtse Vicer-ys, the Commissioner will visit ston and th" Philippines, and on 28th August will sail from Hongkong for Australia.
When Commissioner Rarrett left Shang-bai on the 5th July, stter arriving here from Tapan, he went rose sul, Corea, where he was received in audience by the Emperor
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