(Translated from the Chinese Press.)
'A Peking dispatch reports that code telegram has been sent to Viceroy Hai Liang by the Government, in-stracting him to take preventive meneit encroachment on Chinese foreign Power.
Doxe Tesi Tse and Sheng Kang-pso the Throne regarding the Kaipin, Mines. They have come to entertain opinions wholly averse to the proposed scheme of Chen Kuei-lung to raise public loans for their redemption. They gare three reasons why the Government should refuse its guarantee for such loans.
Trimonaraic advice has been rejesived by the local native press from the Hankow Banking Assoc te give their support in connexion with the flotation and circulation of notes issued by the China-American Bank, and that at a meeting of the Banking Association of Hankow, on January 4, it was ananimonsly resolved to oppose the action of the thirty-six Guilds on the ground that they had no such power and that they bad acted illegally.
Tue Commissioners of the Agricaltural Board are confetriog together on the question of the improvement of the quality of tea, and the increase of Revenue from this source, students within proper under stricter discipline. shoald not be allowed to meddle with Government affairs. spxciat telegram from Peking ben the second Memorial ofthe National Assembly impeaching the Grand Council was shelved by the Intter, ostensibly by direction of the Prince Regent, the Government telegraphed at the same time to the Viceroya and Governors that any aocasstions against the National Assembly should be sent in by telegraph, #0 a8 to \reach the Government during the session of the Assembly. The Viceroy' of Kiangoan and Chibli were the first two to avail themselves of this hint, Tar Chibli Viceroy, Chen Kuei-long, har accused the National Ansembly by declaring himself to be "too advanced in age snd too imbecile in ities to mingle with a group of children in the management of State Affairs.
A reteonam from the Szechuan Viceroy has reached the Grand Council, tizing the members of the National Ascembly as men without knowledge and experience of the world, only desiring to be notorious and approve everything new. He affirms that they can talk, bat certainly not act, If they are allowed longer to make such senseless ravings, the State will surely suffer. He assures the Grand Council that since it is the highest executive body and also the only channel through which to pass the Imperial Commands, it may, and it
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