Commission arrived here this evening. Price Tsai Tso had gone to Tienteia, to meet his brother. Shortly before the Commission pacs-d Harbin, a man was arrested at the station, in whose possession a bomb was found. It it rumoured that the arrested man is Yuog Ching-ki, formerly commander of the modern troops of Anbu', who watinied doring the autumn manceuvres of 1908. Yuog (big-ki escaped at that time to the Straits Settlements; a ry. reward of Tls. 5,000 had been offered for his arrest.
Jan, 31, At the recommendation of the Censorate, the Prince Regent has declined the dewand of the representatives of the Provincial Dieta to convene a National Parliament immediately. In the Grand Council, Grand Secretaries Shih Hed aod Lo' Chuan-lin protested energetically against the demand, pointing out that it was not " popaler movement, bat only the attempt of small group, who desired to strengthen their influence. Imperial Edict the original plan of the reform will not be abandonned, The quently not be convened before 1916, It is exported that in view of the peremptory refusal of the Government, the members of the Provinical Diets wi leave Pekiog wi next few days.
nother Imperial Edict once more orders the Provincial authorities to pay the greatest attention to the suppression of poppy cultivation, The Edict cases the more surprise, as it has been stated heretofore in all official reports, that the cultivation of poppy had been suppressed all over the Empire. Apparently it is only too well known to the authorities Po that such is not the case, Tt is expected that the protecting Powers will prevent Cretans from appearing in the Greek National Assemabl Uoant Udo Stolberg-Wenigerode, the President of the German Reichitag, is seriously ill.
Herr von Schnokwann, the Governor of German South-West Africa, has sent from Windbuk asking leave to retire. ion with the forthcoming visit of Britiah Colonial officials, Feb. 1.
Ex-Colonel Yung Chen-ki, of the Anbai troops, who was arrested in Harbin two days ago, will, by order of the Peking authorities, be brought to ching fa, where a trial for his participation io the 1908 mutiny will be instituted against bim.
The death is announced of Otto Jaime Bierbanm, the well known poet, aged forty-five years; also of Dr. Hans: Blom, ® son of the famous Robert Blain and himself a well known writer, aged nearly seventy years.
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