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Evidently there had been dispute among Feng, Chang and Tuan. What were the two remaining ones going to do? A report from London professed to know that Marshals Tuan and Chang ' were "for restoring the Manchu Monarchy." That would explain the animosity of Dr. Sun and also lend reason to the quarrel with General Feng. This latter, in addition to frowning on his comrade's ideas on foreign policy (see below), is a republican in spirit and no believer in dynasties...
...advice of his English tutor, young Hsuan Tung, whilom "Boy Emperor" of China, sought asylum in the Japanese Legation. The report was that he might cross to Japan, there to wait out of harm's way until Tuan had reduced his realm to order for him. Meanwhile, the young Manchu talked of how good it seemed to be freed of official duties, of how he would like to go to the U. S. to study "at Hamilton College or Columbia Uni versity...
Meanwhile, it troubled the Emperor not a bit to sign away his vast revenues which have, for the past ten years, been sadly in arrears. He stipulated that certain sums should be used for the erection of factories for his Manchu retainers to work in, but apparently made no other objections. He was then escorted under armed guard to the house of his father, Prince Chun, brother of Emperor Kuang-Hsii; he became...
There are many kinds of anchorages; but it is safe to say that there is one place where a vessel will never anchor. Some SO miles from the coast of Japan, the Nipponese man-of-war Manchu dropped its sounding lead. The sounding wire rattled from the drum. Ten fathoms of it ran off into the depths, 20 fathoms, 30 fathoms, 100 fathoms. The drum rolled and rolled and rolled?a mile of wire sank into the briny deep. Two miles, three miles, four miles. Still no bottom. Five miles, and the drum still paid out the wire. Down, down...
President Tsao Kun, Tuchun of Chihli, all of which is now over-lorded by Wu, is one of the Chinese wonders. Bordering upon 60 years of age, most of his career was necessarily made during the Manchu regime. It was, and still is, considered a marvel that Tsao, once a lowly coolie, should have risen to the power and riches (he is said to be worth about $40,000,000) that...