CHUN AND THE KAISER.
—o ■ A PASSING SHADOW
PENITENT LETTER FROM TIIE
EMPEROR
By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright
Berlin, Sept. 5. The Kaiser assumed a serious and severe attitude. Seated on the throne, and surrounded by Princes, he received Prince Chun and the Chinese ambassador, at tho palaco at Potsdam. Without rising, ho beckoned Prince Chun to approach. Tho Prince bowed thrice on entering aud leaving. lie appeared \o-y nervous. He handed to the Kai >r the Emperor of China’s letter, expressing deep regret at Baron KeUclor's terrible end at the hands of tho Boxers and rebellious soldiers ; admitting that ho still deeply regarded it with a feeling of penitent shame, and hoping that the Kaiser's indignation would yi.Ul to tho old feeling of friendship and tho resunnPum of intimate relations. Prince Chun added that the Emperor personally stood aloof from tho complications, though according to custom ho assumed tho blame. lie hoped past events were only a passing shadow.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 206, 6 September 1901, Page 2
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