Mr. Tien Tung, editor of the ""Kuokuiny pao" ("Nation's Glory"), in injunction with some twenty persons, mostly editors of the Tuagménghui ergane in Peking, went, on 'July 6, to the office of the "Kuomingkungpao" ("Citizens Paper') jand arsaulied Mr. Hsu Fav-ssu, the onager, Messre. Lan and Wu, the ditors, and another man, all of whom were more or less injured. They then proceeded to destroy everything jabour the place. Mr. Li Kuo-cheng, a member of the Advisory Council, was there at the moment and narrowly escaped being roughly handled also. They then forced the trio, 'Messrs. Hou, Lan and Wu to walk to the Constabulary Court where they succeded in getting them imprisoned, The explanation of all this #6 the adverse and sarcastic criticisms of the 'Citizen's Paper,' in regard to the Tungméaghui the members of which party in the Government service have been held up to merciless—ridicule, Soon after the champions of the Tungménghui had loft, the Court liberated the three journalists, But popular feeling is severely out raged by the event.
Kiangsi Chekiang Fukien Hupeh Hunan Shantung Honan Shansi Shensi Kansu Singkiang Szechuan The Central Government has thorized the transfer of Tis 1,200,000 to Nanking, Pukou and Yangchow to pay the troops. Mr. King Ting, Deputy Commissioner of Finance in Nanking, has asked leave to secure a loan of Tle. 200,000 or Tls. 300,000 from the Yokohama, Specie Bank by executing a mort-age upon the property of the Tungchow and Haichou Industrial Ao., Kuangtung Kuangsi Yunnan Kueichow Estimates Returned.
A list of estimates of expenditures lon the Peking yamens for June last, which bad been prepared and handed by the Ministry of Finance to the 553 Advisory Council for passing, was The Council on July 4 passed the returned without scrutiny, on the third clause of the Parliamentary ground that the month of June was: Rill, with no modification, except already past. The Council urges the that for the present, the number of Ministry to refer to it the estimates representatives from the provinces for the month of August next at shall be as stated above. Clauses 4 once, and to make payments only in and 5 were also passed. In Clause strict accordance with the items and 5, the term of office in the House of figures that had been paseed.
Representatives was altered to three Biection Troubles at Woosung. years, and thet in the Senate to six In connexion with the election of years, one-third of the latter to officers of the Chinese Chamber of ed. retire every two yeara.
Commerce in Woosung the other Qn July 6 the Advisory Council day, the Blectioneering Committee eGntinued the debate upon the! were sceneed of neglect in making careful and exhaustive inquirice as to pereans eligible. A dispute arose; and the chairman of the Chamber tendered his resignation. A general meeting was called on July 6, at which Mr. Chen Ping-hong, acting for the Chairman, explained that some members had demanded that all should be alike eligible for "lection; he deprecated such condu: t, especially. when they wont so far ar [to prevent the ballot-box from being opened. An uproar arose and Mr. Chen rapidly left the meeting. Grent)disorder followed, and it was rome-time before all those precent could be made to understand that th offender againat their republican sensitiveness had long made his departure.
July 10, bet amd Mongolia, Mr. Yin, Governor of Szechuan, has sent a telegram to Peking' reporting his departure on July 10 for the front.
Prime O.mo-lin-kuei of Peking has received reports from his Mongolian possessions with regard to the doings of n false Tmaperialit party at Kungchuling. A few captures have been made. It is reported that the party was posing as the Manchu Mongol Patriots' Army, with a Genera! Staff and Board of Counciflors, on which over ten Japanese were said to be carving.
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