The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-21
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Court FormaIitieS During the Imperial Re-
ception ofthe Foreign Ambassadors.
How His Majesty Welcomed the Repre-
sentatives of the Outside Monarchs.
The Youthful Ruler Slightly
Fast

Fast
SHANGHAE, July r. 1873.
The great desire Of foreign Ministers In China for
the last ten years has been consummated. They
have been introduced into the august presence Of
Chinese royalty. And yet 1t seems that this de-
voutly wished for contamination has been brought
about by an Eastern nation. Japan has held the
key Of this sesame and she 1t Is that has just ap-
piled 1t to the lock of Chinese diplomacy. The Min
listers have had their audience, but the Japanese
Ambassador was the first that was received. The
audience took place the 10th ut., IL having been
postponed no less than three times. The details OF
the affair so far are rather mcagre, but gather
that it was right royal.
DOUBTFUL INVITATION.
The edict ordering the audience was published
on the ed OF June but 1t seems to have given but
little satisfaction on account OF It's ambiguity and
the unsatisfactory titles by which the different
Ministers are referred to. The edict reads as fol-
l0ws:--
The Board of Foreign Affairs have memoralized to tho
effect that the foreign Minister'S ~ Dir public emissary,
asnse IN & s from
The %he onS
mens be admitted to audience
The Chinese term which is used for minister IL
not as respectful term as another character fire.
auently used to designate their own Ministers, and
is never used by the Tsungi-yamen in addressing
foreign Ministers. sovereign, speaking OF MS
own envoy. might that character, but in apply
ing term to the Minister OF another State GER
tain superiority should be implied. The term
urgently pressed" literally means that the Minis
ters have been long and loud in their entreaties
for an audience, and this being made the ground
for granting it, the expression leads to suppose
that the audience Is granted as matter OF favor
and not OF right The tone OF the edict not salts
factory, and seems to imply that this Is the first
and probably the last
COURT SCENES AND STRANGE SIGHTS IN THE IMPERIAL
PRESENCE
The accounts OF the audience vary, but learn
from the most reliable sources that 1t was about "a
fOlOws:-
o Of us the United
Tang 1. Q. the Roman CATHOLIC cathedral, and from
the temple where The Emperor prays Tor rain: Here
n ssr tasy E s
Reception Hall ~ This Hall Is situated Sa !, not the
but the
the Sn sas
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ana
ssSs
He read "a short address which SS was rs briefly SSn9T
as Fl order svsS
s % The n S
Whole audience business present and
stood just behind Mr. vansaly the Senior Minister OF
short address to the Emperor for himself aud his col
s ssS in Sy s
front of the Emperor who bowed as each letter was laid
The Emperor then briefly replied the address hoping
a the ana soOa
ii Ing the T letters cS had Just been presented.
ThsTsansS n: asoSi9i. shs Minister for France wa:
n
Emperors letter carried by Chans.how TO France The
Everything passed or quietly.
VERY HOPEFUL.
The scene was very grand affair. No less than
eight hundred Mandarins were present. All the
Ministers wore full court Dress except OF course,
the American Minister, who wore the usual evening
dress The Japanese Ambassador also wore the
foreign evening full dress. One OF the members Of
at this, and remarked to Soyeshima that che APP
pesred not as Japanese nobleman, but rather as
trihes are unworthy the consideration Of the mo-
ment. Let US rather speak OF the business which
brings us here"
THE ADDRESS OF THE FOREIGN MINISTER'S
read thus:-
We beg to congratulate Your Majesty on behalf r
%e Join IL Wishing Your Majesty long lie and happiness,
Ana ss saRs
he
be marked with mutual esteem and friendship.
ROYAL REPLY.
The Emperor replied In Manchu, which was
translated into Chinese by Prince Kung, and then
into English by Herr Bismarck
W. the n kg and az
questions between China and the western nations would
ever be amicably settled by the Tsung Lyamen.
BRIEF REPORTS BY THE PRESS
Before the audience took place the Pekn GdzetA
contained short notice to the effect that on such
and such q day the Emperor would repair to such
and such temple and give on audience, not men.
toning to whom. The three Gdzettes that appeared
on the three days succeeding the audience contain
nothing at all about the affair. Hence the foreign
press claim that the audience Itself is but half OF
the game. Unless the fact Is published throughout
China that the ''Son OF Heaven" has at last con-
sented to meet the representatives Of foreign pow
ers equal footing nothing VIII nave been
gained thereby.
THE EMPEROR
is described as having very bldse WORKOUT look
for one so young-eighteen years OF age.
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