Upon the information of a man just arrived from Tientsin, the "Shunpao" relates that some days ago rumours were rife that a Monarchical movement was imminent, and people who were pro-Manchu_ and ex-officials of the Ching Dynasty gathered in Tientsin to await the event. The felegram circularized by Chang Tso-lin refuting the rumours, and the Presidential mandate threatening rumour-mongers with arrest, caused the Monarchical group to go into hiding, and now most of them have discreetly disappeared.
According to a Peking telegram, the Minister for Foreign Affairs is to entertain the Ministers of various nations to dinner, and "explain" to them the origin of the restoration rumours!
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