(Translated from the Chinese Pre Tux prohibition of the circulation of the Hongkong papers in Canton has been removed by the new Viceroy in the third moon (.\pril) "the Grand Counci! will be abolished.
A reveanarsic memorial from the Governor of Honan repens that the Anbai famine-stricken people, t" the number of about four or five thousand, have again entered Honan, They hare been repeatedly sent out of the province, bat have as often Hot Liang of Mancharia has notified the Government that foreigners are using ie pretext to policy.
situation in becoming aggravated and more critical every day, and ho requeste that orders with regard to his fatare actions should be sent at once, if complications are to be avoided rauRoRam from the Szechnaw reports the incor 2,000 Rustin troops int and requests that the Ras may be consulted as to their withdrawal,—Deoreed: The Mivistry of Foreiga Affaire is to take rote."
Tux Mivietry of Marine has iustracted itn Secretary Yang Chin-sea to. proced on board 1 which is to visit ing the South Sea Archipelago, where Chinese subjects are to be fond. The Ministry of Agricaltaro, Works avd Commerce has deputed Mr. Chao Te'aog-fan to take passage by the same ship on @ mission to assure the inese emigrants ut the Imperial sol-it that the voyage of the cruiser Haichiog to the South Sea infands has been countermanded, owing to a decisinu that troops from Honan, Shantoog and Chibli are to be mosed to Tientsin, ready for an immediate march to the North.
Tar Grand Council considers the Russian note too strong in tone. As thw a hina with ion of war, it is impossible to submit passively to each disconrtejos, It has therefore decided to send a circular note to the Powers boisting out that the present belligerent attitate was not assumed first by China, and|® asking them to preserve the peace and absolve her of responsibility.
BLE. Yio Chang, Minister for Wer, has bad a conference with the Waiwapa and spoken of the hostile demands of Russia as not to be borne by any independent Power. He also suggested several plane of facing the situation, bat the Waiwapa did not pnt in even a word.
A certain member of the Grand Council supports strongly the proposal to reinstate Yuan Shih-kai and Toan Fanj Owing to the enormous amount of money required for the installation of
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