Peking papers state—_that the Bureau for the _preparation of the Grand Ceremony has submitted a memorial suggesting either February 6 or 9 as the date for the formal enthronement of the Emperor and requesting the latter to intimate his decision. It in anid that both of these dates have been rejected by Yuan Shih-ki who has definitely chosen February Tt is also stated that the enthronement of Yuan Shih-kai has been drafted and is understood to have been written by Yuan for, Tou-chan and Wang Shih-tung. The document consists of seven sections.
The first section is written in the classic style and deals chiefly with the enthronement of the Ta Huang Ti. The draft has been sent to the Printing and Engraving Bureau for printing. It is understood that the Edict will be printed, as in the case of the late Ching dynasty, on Imperial yellow paper to be distributed to the country. has also been translated into the Mongolian, Tibetan and Mohammedan languages for the Mongols, Tibetans and Mohammeda:
Chinese Turkestan respectively.
It is reported that the reigning title of the new Emperor, Hung Haien, has been recognized by the Urga Government. A few days ago, the Board for Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs is said to have received document from the Hutukhtu of Urgs, dated the first year of Hung rebels are always on the watch for an opportunity to create disturbance. Ever since the trouble in
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