(From the " Ostasiatischer Lloyd")
Peking, Dec. 28.
Yoan Shih-kai has jast retarned from the Palace of the Long Ya Empress Dowager. It seems that his attempt to induce the Mancha Princes to make larger sacrifices of money resalted in failure. He has already informed the Empress Dot has postponed further negotia The attitude of Tang Shao-yi is characterized as treason by persons around Yuan Shih-kai. Yuan in farther considering the proposal made by the Shanghai revolutionaries to convene a National Assembly. It is proposed here that Tientain or Pekiog, instead of Shanghsi or Nanking, should be the seat of such an assembly, for which each Province shoald delegate three resident or wealthy representativer, Meanmbile attempts to negotiate a loan are being cantinaed now that that arranged by Baron Cotta has complete-failed. to deliberate about the intone toes of Goveroment, to the Princes Chen, Tsai Tao, Tesi Hono, Ching, Pa Lon, 8a and Duke Teal se, has invited these Princes to take in © copeultstion to-day in the Palace of the Long Ya Empress Dowager in the Forbidden City. Iwportant decisions are expected to reevlt from these deliberate fomours state that either the separation of Northern snd Southero China is contemplated, or that fighting will be ontnoed. or the precut Yuan Bhiba his programme of " constitutional sting open the maintenance
monarchy,
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