The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-10
Ii HUNG CHANGES VISIT.
His Trip Through the United
States Will be a Flying One.
HEsUBMlTs ToTHE INTERVIEWER,
But the Willy Chinese Statesman, Instead
of Answering the Questions, Does Most
Of the "Intervlewing" Himself, and Thus
Gains Points for His Future Guidance.

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| of Answering the Questions, Does Mos,
| Of the "Intervlewing" Himself, and Thus
| Gains Points for His Future Guidance.
| LONDON, Aug. l0-By special appoint.
ment representative of tho Associated
| Press was yesterday accorded an inter.
view with Iii Hung Chang, England s
| guest Of honor this month. Ths hour for
| the interview was 8 30 in tho morning, in
| djrating that the Chinese statesman is not
| given TO late hours. The interview took
| place in Ii Hung Chang's private parlor,
| which Is the ground floor morning room
in Lord LOnshale's mansion In Carlton
House terrace. A group of servants stood
| before tho door through which tho news
man was conducted by Viscount Ii, the
statesman's son, who acts as his interprc-
ter.
Ill Hung Chang rose and bowed with
formal courtesy, and his visitor entered
and then shook hands, after which Ill mo-
TONED to scat opposite to his own. He
was habited in an undreSs costume, con-
s!sting of plum coloroA stuff skirt u
/ dark blue silk jacket and black satin
cup with crimson silk button in the center
OF the crown, to designate his status us II
mandarin. In the front of the cap band
was fixed large pearl stud, set with
diamonds.
During the interview Lii most of the
time looked his interlocutor straight in
the face, his piercing brown eyes suggest
ing the penetrative power of Rnentgen
rays. While talking his face becomes ami
mated, with an occasional smile full of
perception, accompanied by gesture. He
then rclapses into the impassivcness of a
bronze idol,
The method employed by the astntc
Oriental diplomat in his interviews with
newspaper men is to ask and not to answer
questions. Tho Associated Press represent
tative found himself besought for infor.
nation of the arrangements for the COM
ing transit Of Iii through tho United
States before opportunity was given to put
aquery. LII WAS very eager regarding the
program for his tour Of the United States
and tho American arrangements He
asked if Philadelphia was much out of the
WHY Of the railroad route from New York
to Washington.
AT this point the Chinese digntary
c!appel his hands to call II servant, in the
Oriental fashion The servant, clad in his
native gurb, entered, bowed low and re-
tired and then returned with tea in II COW
cred cup of cxlIisitcly frail and dclicate
porcelain. While this was being partaken
of by his caller Iii Hung Chang asked
about the special train on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad which is to be provided for
him, and whether it would carry him d.
rect to Vancouver without change. He
was informed that probably it would.
Ii explained that Hon. John Russell
Young had written to him asking him to
luncheon in Philadelphia, at which he
promised that all Of Ii Hung Changes old
friends should he present Ii first met
Mr. Young when the latter accompanied
General Grant on his tour around the
world, and afterwards when he became
United States minister to China under
President Arthur. Iii asked If Mr.. Young
held such Il position among Americans as
to lead them to follow his arrangements.
Being assured Of this he asked cordially
after the health of Mr.. Young, General
James II. Wilson and Mr. Wharton
Barker, whom ho had seen in China.
The correspondent said that tho great
est regret was felt among Americans that
he would be unable to see enough of the
United States to obtain n knowledge Of
the country equally intimate with that
obtained of the countries he has already
seem In reply he asserted that he deeply
regretted that 1t was imperative that he
should sail from Vancouver on Sept. IA,
for which date passage has been engaged
for him on the steamer Empress of China.
He was asked II ho would like to eat
some Of the American delicacies, such as
terrnpin and canvas ducks, which were
likely to be offered to him at American
dinners Iii replied to this qUory with an
amused smile, saying II should bo
pleased to taste all such daintics, but I
no longer good. For this reason l prefer
to coniine my diet to Chinese meat"
Here Lii Hung Chang called out some
thing to the scrvantin the adjoining room.
The latter entered and took from n side
board u long silver pipe, the bowl Of which
resemblod spirit lamp. He blew through
tho bowl put n pinch of tobacco into it,
lighted it with taper and then held the
stem to the Chinese potentate's lips. Lii
pulled thrice with much apparent grntf-
cation, which served to exhaust the charge,
for the servant removed the pipe blew out
the ashes, reillled the bowl, relit it and
,,,,o,tod tbroe t;mos LofGro IA had .nn,,,rh
nf tho fumes to safety bis tnste
Fnl,ow,ng bis smot, be naked ne IN tho
e. oa;I,tias md tho oost ~ shirn;r,, h,a,,,,
hannng. from Nav Yorl to Vapcomvor
H""ins, Snti.a,d him NM, ,bis no;nt tho
in,nircd ,vbntber ii dnsirnd
IN seo tbo lc,dino silver,tn, md gn,d stand.
o,d advnc,tns regnrdiny tho nnostinn NJ
,nnnov dnrin, nj. visit to thn TTnitnd
Ct,tos
ViScount ri ra,lied IN this that b,s
father WIS anxions to loorn NIL that was
n,~sille nn thr nun.tion Int that his St,v
,yas too short md he Ind so much to do
,,.hno hs was in Wnsbingtnr with nsorle
with tha goyernmpnt tint bs
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