AFFAIRS IN CHINA.
INTENDED RKIGN OF PROCESS. PER PRESS AiSOCIATKf •' London, FehiWy 3. The D iwsger and the Emjßrtt' gave an audience to tha Legation ljdiei". Kesponding to Mrs Conger's expressed hope that Chin* would .join the sigterhood of the nations ia tbe-grand march of civilisation, the Dowager sobbed and admitted that the attack on the Legations was a terrible mktike, which was bitterly repented. She was determined to abandon isolation and adopt the best features of the Vetera civilisation. All the ladies received valuable presents, the Bowager'gwing Mrs Conger, the doyenne of tht Legation ladies, her own bracelet and rings. Edicts have been issued appointing Yeanglu First Grand Secretary, greeting Manchu nobles and princes to study abroad, and recommending the discouragement of foot-binding ftp the ground that it is a barbarous custLai. A Chinese edict appoints Wanwnsha Second Secretary. ■
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 30, 5 February 1902, Page 3
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140AFFAIRS IN CHINA. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 30, 5 February 1902, Page 3
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