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Show Assumes Chinese Premiership jH and Takes Over the Direc- IH tion of War Department. PEKING, Monday, July 16 Tuan Chi Jul, who commanded the republi-can republi-can forces which defeated tho attempt to restoro tho monarchy, has definite- ly assumed the premiership and has tl also taken over the vrar portfolio. President LI Yuan Hung, has an-nounced an-nounced his decision not to resume of-fice. of-fice. Ho has entered the French hos-pltal hos-pltal and is under treatment for a slight internal complaint It appears, 'mM however, that his resignation was in-duced in-duced not by illness, but by a disturb- lng Incident at his residence at 5 IH o'clock this morning. One of tho 'M guards ran amuck with a sabro, killed a colonel and two soldiers and wound- 1 ed a captain and a soldier. Taking the MH pistol of one of his victims ho fired MH several shots. Ill Wang Tah-SIeh has been named mln-lster mln-lster of foreign affairs, a post ho held formerly. Liu Kuang-Hsun, former IH minister of the navy, again assumes 'MM that portfolio. IH oo ll |