A Peking dispatch states that an Imperial Rescript has been sent to H.E. Chang Shu naval of Kirin (Central Ma ria), to he also Acting Tartar General (Lower a)
Tsing Chi of Moukden fi Rescript als once for Peking—if the him, Dispatches from Ti his ly occupied with matters relating to pre.
tions for the anticipated hostilities with Russi lat he can find no time to receive _Nisitors calling upon hi foreign ones. The excuse given by of His Exceliency's house to receive one of tem apparently to undersea the value of ceping their mouths shu A New Assistant appointed an exed Wang to the post magistrate and 1 sat for the first time. on the xed Court Bench with Mr. 'Tsing the istrate on Saturday auer in Com-with the German' Assess Tetter am alliance is ul. pr recent most. popular with all the members of the Central Government and the Empress Dowager, is being urged conclude one with that Empire.. The said to be very agreeable to both the ror and Empress Dowager—the former taving always been friendly towards Japan ud there are indications thit overtures vill soon he secretly made towards that end. Fnally it is steted from Moukden that busi-ess amongst Chinese traders in Manchuria entire standstill.
17th November shag and Chang Chihretty well known the delay which Chih-tuny his so far experi-his arrival in Peking sev months 0. in entering the Grand Council.
been due to the strenuous opposition of the Gi ind Seeretiry" uni Counellor Wang hile it is also freely rumoured opposition has been due to There is however a very que in Peking which is more friendly with Viceroy Chang Chih-tung and ious to see him a member of the Grand Owing, however. to the fact that the Grand Secretary. and Councillor Wang Win-shao showed "strong loyalty to the Empress Vowazer after' her flight from Peking in 1900, and his following the Court to Hsian at the expense of great privations and hardship for a man past the human spin of threescore and rs as he was. her Jesty has since then always treated Wang -shao with extra respect and his words therefore have always had groat weight with her.
Win-ship showed opposition to any propo:
For this ranson the moment Wang tier for the admivance of Chang Chih-tong into the Grand Counc, her Majesty always
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