| Show m FORCED m TO ABDICATE t Ull l of China LosS Losas His II i s Throne E IS I POOR HEALTH HAND EAD OF THE TEE JD PRESS IS t PO I Chun Chii Son of Prince Ts Is I fu Her H ir Apparent Is a Grand j cl ot O a Former Emperor State Impairment at Washington Met Metta fied ta 01 c the Change j l 1 Th lh Imperial edict te in f 5 that lh t tile h h re ne is unable to toi II s i f state tate and mp ap n i l of Prince has baA been he empress to toti toI ti I I oem new year 1 j this thie will wW meet I Ile le e i position po in certain i Thu Th I h dowager z to carry out oat the pro proc c the ht be has baa been planning WHO VHO EW IS 1 V Ting T ing Fang PaR t Change iange at I Jan an n 25 iThe The Chinese v u Ting Tine Fang Fane when V I was u at fc amt t tt ht t and ci t tt It j f Ir detail deta Jt ULd he said Aid Aidt t 1 1 say whether 1 it is iu far I haVe teve received I i or unofficial to lad indi I i i hauge has been made madet I t td A short time ago age I Ineat that the son eon of I ryan han lv erroneously givens given 1 1 10 s Prince Felons would T ir II ap But I 1 h hat hY Il tJ 1 t thet this would be bel benot l not nUt ing if tr an anere a are f Iere ere re designated as tide l aJl in order to pro plo 1 rw when hen an aD emperor fe Ie i j ing ung references on the then n r u 11 said sald ld that as a near nearH HI H i prince Tuna Iuan to Is a son eon r Uen liten Fang thus thu oJ reported new DeW emperor e Ind on o Emperor men Hien Ii 01 1 T fr r was w towed bowed by TI TIthe T n I the e present empress dow down t tn I n strong Indu 1 rt affairs a ain Her eon son ws wat wati a i and was wu by 1 merr K i 6 j lIt 4 t h emp ees an a 1 her f I I tho V reported c been beE n l 4 i be b a of the I I Pul t W h d or of t ith the t fr TO r I 1 tr ai the hh i ic I c I j j I known know k in public affairs which how bow however I ever ver e is not as members of the t he imperial household do not mingle I II with the outside world andare and are practically practically I cally unknown When asked if such uch a change chanse would entail any change chance of Chinese Chinee e policy Minister Wu maid aid aid Not in the slightest It does doe not in lit indicate indicate i any change of policy on ou international ift na national or foreign affairs affaire nor DOt in our do domestic domestic matte affairs Our people are a quiet peaceable people and have bave little regard for f or personal changes chang which may stay occur in I n the government HAY NOTIFIED i j United States Minister inister Conger Congor Con er Tells of New Emperor Washington Jan Tan 25 Secretary Hay was advised today by United States Minister Conger Cenger at Pekin of the e result It of ot tin the convocation of Chinese notables there yesterday ye his h l statement being bellIK that fu Pu Chun Chum 14 H years yeara of age aae lies has been appointed heir apparent There is I a notable discrepancy d y between Mr Con COD Congers Congees gees gers p rs statement and that cabled Shanghai and it is impossible impo to ll learn here been which is accurate at this tinte neither either the state department nor the Chinese Chine e legation having haYing any further in information information j formation OIL othe the subject than that con contained contained in hi Mr Congers Conger brief dispatch di atch It will be noticed that he does not in lit indicate diete that the Hie heir has been chosen n as A I emperor nor that he is I to aeed A COO the rile i throne immediately The result is awaited with great interest here for forby forby forb by b the character of the selection eIe tion made I of ot the successor to the present pr ent emperor may mal y be determined the Ule question whether the Russian or the Japanese influence is predominant in China WAS aro MO SURPRISE Chinese chin at London Was Something London Jan 25 The Chinese minis minister ter tr here hele was evidently expecting news newa I of fill t some mme Important event at Pekin When the story of the emperors abdi abdication abdication abdication cation was wan communicated to him by a representative of the Associated Press Prees Pre s he said wd saidI I have ha e no official news on the sub subject I knew something was going on Ott OttIn in Pekin but nothing has hu yet been olli officially communicated to me I am greatly obliged for your information I |
