The "Irish promotion" of H. E Lin Shao-nien, lately Governor Honan, to the comparatively lower of Superintendent of the Imper. Graoaries at North Tungchon (om ten miles from Peking), which w-announced in the " Peking Gazette" the other day, appeare to have come a: s great surprise tothe uninitinted, especia': as his Excellency was at one time alos Grand Councillor in the Capital. may, however, state that Lin Shao-nic {belongs to the Peking clique of whi the cashiered ex-Grand Secretary. 1 Councillor, Chu Hung-chi, and ex-Viceroy of the Two Kuang province Tstn Chun-hsuan, were the acko" edged leaders until a little over two yar! ago. While this clique was in por Lin Shao-nien, then Governor Kuangsi, was called up to Peking as! through Cha Hung-chi's influence as the astonishment of the greater part Mandarindom promoted over the hea of more experienced Ministers of Crown to become " Grand Counc The great aim of the clique to undermine the inflaence of 4 Ching (who is the President Grand Council) and bring about highness's downfall and retirement {r the public service. To _strengté the hand of the clique Cha Hupe~ got the Empress Dowager to call Ch'un-hsuan to Peking, who at 2 Very moment was at Hankow oni way to his newly appointed post Viceroy of Szechuan, When Te arrived in the Capital he was ual President of the Ministry of P." and Communications and as in a position to use influence with the Empress—which so far was very rain Prince Ching. The hitherto secretly undertaken more open and the Prince had to wed pretty hard to maintain his posit.i Teén began by denouncing to 2 Throne several of the Prince's provi rigina
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