Peking, July 9.
President Yuan Shih-kai is urging upon the Advisory Council to settle! as quickly as possible the regulations for the National Assembly, hoping to strengthen, by an expected, re-election to the Presidency, his position, which at present is rather insecure as he can only rely on the support of the Provinces of Chibli, Shantung and Honan.
After the Advisory Council has completed the discussion of the regulations for the National Assembly, the latter will be published by Decree of the President. The Advisory Council will then be adjourned for two weeks.
Ex-Grand-Secretary Hu - Shih cheng is starting for Japan vid Mukden and Tairen. Ho is alleg-led to have been ordered secretly by President Yuan Shih-kai to induce Prince &", formerly Minister of the Interior and of the Colonies, to return to Peking, and to inform the Japanese Government about the Present difficulties of the situation in China.
A mutiny is feared among the 3rd Di at Liang-hsiang hsien iuliho near Penegotiations while clearly expressing his freedom to borrow elsewhere.
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