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Manawatu Herald, 27 September 1898, Page 2

China..

_ Marquis Ito Premier of Japan, on Tuesday difloaßßad^pth:the Emperor Subsequently the jftlace was in a state of revolution. „r An edict : :w*f ifeaed in the Emperor's name, bat was really dictated by the Dowager-Empress, proclaiming a restoration of the regency. The document asserts that at the Emperor's earnest entreaty the Dowager for the |^iir(Ftinie;comei to the assistance of tie Government io troublesome timeß. It is rumoured in Shanghai that the Emperor ia dead. "The gates of the palace were closed with a great suddenness. The coup is due to the Dowager'i dislike of reforms and her determination to prevent Marquis Ito from arranging a Chinese- Japanese alii* The London newsiWjJera urge Lord Salisbury to maintain a firm attitude with reference to the situation. The Emperor and all the high officials paid homage to the DowagerEmpress, who interpreted it as an act of abdication on the part of the Emperor. . ; ' _ Pekin is paid to be apathetic at the turn of affairs. < '. The GoVii-nm'eni describes Kang Euwei, who was .expelled from the Tsung-li Yunen, *as a degraded criminal. Kang hag made himself scarce, and a Bri; i.4i steamer has searched in vain for traces of the fugitive. If he had been Arrested he was to hive been executed on the ground of the attempted murder of the Em* perpr. The British fleet is cruising in the Gulf of Pechili. The anti-dypaatic insurrection in China, which began in the South some time ago, has extended to the iot nor of the province of Hu-nan, th j central province ti the south of tb? Yang $Be river> . f ' ,