A Chance to Get Rid of Little Hsu From Our Own Correspondent Peking, Aug. 6.
There is a great deal of whispering throughout the Legation Quarter about the activities of the Mongol delegates from Urga_ who have been in the vicinity of the capital for nearly a month. It may be remembered that just before the publication of the mandate removing Little Hsu from command of the Northwestern Frontier. Defence Force was issued, the Khalkha princes were forced by Hsu to send in to the President their traditional tribute of white ponies and camels. These arrived on the outskirts of the metropolitan area just about the time that Little Hsu was removed, The Mongols, who had not come willingly, but whom Hsu had coerced in order to demonstrate to the Government how complete was his control over the outer bar-parians, at once sat down to watch for further developments and to seek advice. They were told in Chinese circles to tender their presents and at the same time to thank the president for removing Little Hsu. Pleased as they were with his removal they thought this risky and preferred to make sure that he was out of the way before they made their attitude towards him too clear.
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