Peking, November 3.
The Prince Regent has signed decree sanctioning the American Joan amounting to fifty million taels. The loan will be taken over at 93 per cent, The interest is five per cent, and the loan will ran forty-five years. Chien has, however, reserved the right of an earlier redemption. The agreement itself is signed by Mr. Calli ao, the rican Minister, and Duke Tsai Tse, log out of the currency reform and the settlement of China's finances.
November 4.
'The greatest satisfaction is noticed here everywhere with regard to to-day' Edict, which promises " Parliament for the year 1913, thereby complying the general wish of the people. Peking is decorated with fags.
Another Edict requests the members of the Parliament Leauae, which haa bre for the early convening of a Parliament, to Irare Prkiog at ones, The members have telegraphed to the Provincial Assemblies, asking for far-tractions, November 5.
Goveroment circles, which have long been somewhat serivarly depressed, experienced a cence of relist yesterday, when the Imperial Edict was issued convening a Parliament for 1913 This de-sion is assented to by party of the Regent, which of the Viesrnys and Gurernors, the Ministers of State and " minority of the UN
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1 Assembly. On the other hand who is a representative of hand the Irader of a faction la the National Assembly, as well as the Perliament League aod the Provincial Diets insist that Parliament should be convened next year. The Provincial Diets threaten to dissolve, if their demand is not complied with, The l-sclers of the Parlisment League have not left Peking, and sre remaining here in spite of the Imperial Edict, which yesterday ordered their immediate departare from Peking. They have called " meeting for to-bight. It is probable that the Government will use violence in dealing with them, ince Po Lan, the President of the National Assembly, and Dake Tesi Tee, the Minister for Finance, have been appointed to be commissioners for preparing the constitation to be introduced in 1013. They have been authorized to Secretary, arrived here this afternoon. November 6.
The American loan of fifty million dollars Gold mentioned in the of the 3rd instant hae been closed with group of American financiers represented by Mr. W D. Straight, Into American Qonsul-Genersl at Mukden, now on his way to and ie expected to arrive la Prkiog on the 21st instant, As soon a be returns, all details with regard to the dates when and the place where the money will be paid, and with regard to the amounts to be given in gold and in silver will be settled, November 8, The visit of Dr. Dernburg, late Secretary of the German Colonial Office, is attracting mach interest here at preseat. Last Sunday Count Rex, the German Minister, gave luncheon in his honour, la which aleo the high dignitaries of the Waiwapa took part, For Monday the ape bad arranged 8 luncheon in their now quarters, Grand Secretary Ne Tang presiding. Afterwards a visit was paid to the Winter Palace. In the evening Count Luxburg, the first Se-rotary of the German Legation, gave adioner. Lnvitations have been sent out for another dioner to be given on Fridsy next by Count Rex, at which the whole Diplomatic Body will be present, The Prince Regent will receive Dr. Dernburg in audience next Friday. Dr. Deraburg will stay one week in Peking.
November 10.
Yesterday's stormy meeting of the National Assembly has caused here a profound impression, snd is the theme Gf general di-cession, The demand of the Assembly that the Governor of Haan be fined for having closed a loan without the consent of the Central Government, and that the Grand Council should appear before the Assembly in order to justify ite action, as wall as the thrast that the Assembly will dis-if its demands are not complied wien, hava caused great excitement in official circles and are conrilered as symptoms of farther difficalt atraggles, YE
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