His First Appearance Outside Peking City Peking, May 24.
The Manchu Emperor and Empress paid a visit to the Summer Palace to-day. The Emperor left the Forbidden City in a motor-car soon after 11 a.m, accompanied by Mr. R. F. Johnston. The Empress and three daughters of Prince Chun (the ex-Regent) followed in another ear, and in the remaining cara (about seven in number) were seated Mr. Chang (Comptroller of the Household), Messrs, Shao-Ying and Ch'i Ling (Ministers of the Household) and other Palace officials and officers ofthe Guard.
This was not only the first time the Manchu Emperor had visited the Summer Palace, but the first time he hid ever left the city of Peking.—Reuter's Pacific Service.
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