Show CHINESE ARE progressing decree leaned issued announcing that an imperial parliament will be convened in 1913 dokla an official decree wa was issued on an friday announcing that an imperial parliament the first in fix the history of china would be convened in 1913 this is it a concession to the tha demands of the recently constituted senate and delegations of the provincial cial assemblies blies the program fixed by the late em press dowager provided forthe for the assembling of an imperial parliament in 1915 but until recently the throne had refused to entertain petitions praying that the date be advanced fridays decree set forth that the parliament would be convened within three years the police went from house to houss house informing the occupants of at the tha edict presently the dragon banner and P paper lanterns appeared above every door beyond this there was no public manifestation over the momentous news |