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...event, every bit as amusing as it was surprising, was the eviction from the Forbidden City of P'u-yi, * Son of Heaven, Emperor of China. Acting upon the orders of General Feng, "Chinese Christian Soldier," soldiers took possession of the Forbidden City, forced the 18-year-old Emperor to sign a new version of the abdication agreement of 1912, wherein he was promised a life income of $4,000,000 a year, retention of his vast Imperial estates and his titles...
...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 Mr. P'u-yi...
...hours later he drove to the Chung Yi Yuan (House of Representatives). The new Constitution of China was read and formally promulgated by the Speaker. Marshal Tsao-Kun then took the oath of office and became fifth President of the Chinese Republic. A luncheon was served in the House and the new President* delivered a short inaugural address...
...Hsuan-Tung, or Pu-Yi, the Boy Emperor and present 'head of the Manchu dynasty, abdicated...
...Yi (Emperor), who calls himself "Henry" (after Henry VIII of England) fled through the rain to another palace belonging to his late father. This is the first time he has left the Forbidden City...