Peking University, s Hanlin and follower of the Prince Regent, has banded to the latter memorial szainat, the National Assembly, which is generally considered to be excessively 5 faggreesive. The National Assembly has demanded that the memorial be submitted to it, Jan. 3.
Tax Notional Assembly discussed to-day, although there was no quorum present, the Grand Council affair, and passed the first reading of " memorial to be presented to the Prince Regent, who has so far done nothing with regard to the first memorial containing complaints about the Grand-Council. It is intended to explain to the Regent, that the disrespect shown to the National Assembly was jast as intolerable as the complaints brought ayainst the National Assembly by incompetent men, as was done a few days ago by Lin Ting-chen, Director of the Peking University.
Jan. 4, Tux Ministry of Posts and Commanications has issued orders to the Viceroys and Governors, that, if provincial railway loans are negotiated, they must prevent the railways themselves from being pledged as securities, or bonds from being offered at less than their face value, and must retain freedom of action in regard to tie appointment of railway engineers etc., and the purchase of materials. Apparently it is the desire of the Central Government to render difficult, if not impossible, the closing of any provincial railway loan, in order to get fall control over all foreign railway loans in China,
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