A proclamation was issued ten days ago urging (rather than ordering) that all men take off their queues, these being a symbol of subjection to the chen," Five days were allened for country fasts to comply with the ex-the city aod ten for the
pressed wish of the goveroment. Both queues and "Manchu" hats have gone ff by the hundred. A. big bovines is. being done in foreign bata, the price
style of hat, the dei of which has risen Eppescaby. Every felt bats, bata of every conccinable pattern are all to be seen.
To our surprise many of the people are unwilling to cat off the queue, This necessitated s socood proclamation ing fire days more of grace, It id that the punishment to beat tached to the wearer of the queue will be inability to hold office, and some say to vote in the new republic, There are some so cautious that they refuse to change their head dre-s ntl absolutely sare that a qaenrlees head will not mean, in the near fatare, a headless body. There were noqueaes at the jollification yesterday, " notice being posted at the door that gentlom with that appenday Everything is absolutely quiet orderly in the city and surrounding country.
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