Show CHINESE ARE PROGRESSING Decree Issued Announcing That an Imperial Parliament Will be Convened Con-vened In 1913 PeklnAn official decree was Issued Is-sued on Friday announcing that an Imperial parliament the first in the history of China would be convened in 1913 This Is a concession to the demands of the recently constituted senate and delegations of the prlvlnclal assem biles The program fixed by the late om pressdowager provided for the assembling assem-bling of an Imperial parliament In 1915 but until recently the throne had reused fused to entertain petitions praying that the date be advanced Fridays decree set forth that the parliament would beconvened within three years The police went from house to house Informing the occupants of the edict Presently the dragon banner and paper pa-per lanterns appeared above every door Beyond this there wafnopnfc > tic manifestation over the momentous news |