Show LIANG kIA G TUNG TO SUCCEED MR WU Chinese C Minister at Washington Asked to Retire TUNG UNG l A GRADUATE OF YALE L L EB IN CHUTA CHA BECAUSE t tl I I July 13 1 Mr Wu Wit WASHINGTON V VV V the Chinese minister r at Wash Washington ington Inson was wa not surprised to i hear hea h ear of the te appointment of a a successor I to t o as he has ha been ben expecting an a n announcement nt of this character h for some ome s time He has received notice that his hi services serce will wi be required in another er e r capacity and for titLe this th reason h has been b ean prepared to hear of the naming of o f his h successor at any an time te Sir Lining Liang Chen hess C Tung Tang the newly appointed minis minister ter i cr Is a comparatively young yo ng man be beng ing i ng only a a little over 40 years yea of age ageLike ageLIke ageLike Like the present minister he is I said sad sd sado j f to t o be a a man of or progressive Ideas whose opinions opinion have been formed fore from his hs education which was wa received rived partly paty In the United States from tom his former f ormer connection with wih tine the t e Chinese es embassy emba here her and ad from his hs contact with wih European civilization In I tine the te course ourse c of or several special miss ons Tung was wa one of the te four parties partes Chinese Cinese boys who were sent to the United States about twenty years yea ago for f or the purpose pups of completing their ed education The Idea ide of the te Chinese Chines gov government government was wa to have each of the boys bys spend pend s fifteen years ears In this tS country county ten t en years yeas In the preparatory schools schol and the remainder remander in the universities Before Belore Tung had bad completed hIs bis course however the plan pl was wag discontinued and he returned home While Chang was minister to Wah WahIngton Wash Washington ington i some years yea ago Tung served sen ed edas as Interpreter during daring the tat three tree years year of his Incumbency Later he was wa see sec secretary se rotary rt of a a special mission ml on sent seni to Japan apan and when the of Queen en Victoria VIctori was wa celebrated he filled fe a a aim sim similar sm ilar position to the embassy which went to London It I was from his hs con connection cn connection necton n with the latter mission that tat he obtained his hi knighthood t L L u nl received the title tte of ot Sir Last st year ear when China dispatched a special mission to Germany to make mae formal foral apologies for forthe forthe forthe the murder of Baron Brn von Ketteler Tung was a member of the party paty Minister Wu has not been officially advised of or the appointment of or his hi sue suc successor sc cessor The retiring minister Mr Wu Win Wu has ha been ben at this capital since April Apri 1597 1591 His relations with the administrations of Presidents President McKinley McKnley and Roosevelt have been be of ot a most roost cordial cral character The ordinary term ot of ministers in the Chinese Chinee diplomatic service in three tr years ear and they tey are a not reappointed Minister Wins term ter of service s how however however ever has ha been ben continued Indefinite inde lel from time to t time tm He H waa was of 01 o great geat assistance to his government during the te Boxer Boxe troubles tule Several months monts ago go he be was w appoint appointed ed e a member of ot the commission to codify codi the existing laws law and ad prepare a a set of ot modern laws law for his country and It Is this thi business which In all aU probability the Chinese government has ha in store stor for tor him when he returns to his hi native laud land land Peru Mr Wu Wit is i also a minister minier to Spain Spai and ad I |