The Archive · 1910

The Parliament Question

A Peking telegram sys that the Prov in Peking petition to-day ament and the Senate erging the speedy opening of parliament, and also to elect a deputation six to pray the Prince Regent to order the Government to receive the petition, Acother report says that recoatly the held s meeting, when Mr. Li Fang, the Kirin delegate, called attention to the dangerous position of Man-chuns, and prayed the delegates to gest measures to save the situation. thought that to urge the early opening of parusment was of foremost importance, and a third petition should bs presented this month. Sin Hung-yi suggested that petitions should be submitted to the Goveroment, the Prince Regent, the Censorate and the Senate, and that' the people shoald petition the Viceroy Jor Governor to lay their prayers before the Emperor. Other suggestions were made and it mas resolved to address a 43 petition to the Prince Regent on the subject.

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