SHIH-KAI, Peking, Dec. 12.
General Huang Hsing recently telegraphed to Wang Shao-ming, the revolutionary representative in eking, offering Yuan Shih-kai the Presidency of the Republic, suggesting that Yuan Shih-kai should obtain from the forei Powers recognition of the Republic, and asking for an immediate decision on Yuan Shih-kui's part.
Wang Shao-ming communicated the telegram to Yuan Shih-kai, who said that he did not believe that the foreign Powers would ever recognize a Republic.
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