Bureau message from Peking, a number of M. P.'s have secured their "fees" from the Chihli clique in Peking on condition that they would stay there and elect Tsao Kun President, but left for Tientsin as soon as_they had received the money. Only 454 members presented themselves at a meeting that was held in the Capita] en the 17th instant, The same agency reports that with a view to securing the support of the so-called *Diplomatic Party" for "Marshal Tsao Kun, members of the Tientsin clique have offered Drs. W. W. Yen, Wellington Koo and C. T. Wang high posts. Dr. Yen will take charge of the adjustment of foreign loans, Dr. Koo will settle the Dairen and Port Arthur, Weihaiwei, the wireless and the gold franc questions, and Dr. Wang will make speedy arrangements for the opening of the Sino-Russian conference,
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