The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12

~ En- years Of life in the United
states and years OF travel and
1 diplomatic service in Europe and
South America have made Sir chentpng
I.iaug-cheng. the new Chinese minister,
thorough cosmopolitan Nor has ms
knowledge of other parts OF the Wofla
ana other peoples been acquired al Z.
sacrifice Of thorough acquaintance WIN
the affairs and people Of the FlowsrE
Kingdom
nae new minister was prepared lot
eollare st Andover and attended Am
horst for several years. He was inter
rra+er for Chang Yin Hoon, the Chinese
minister 10 the United States In the
eighties. and was sent 70 Peru IN me
Diplomatic service. He then returned
70 the United States AT the compile
rim nj. mis- long residence IN this country
he returned 10 China, where he mas hEio
-,srv 5fanarfant Offices He was sec
rotary 10 Chang Yin Hoon, who became
-ofnfster Of foreign affairs after his ser
-. a. minister 10 the United states.
C;r r,I,auf1,ug vas also secretary 10
Prince Ching. who was IN charge OF Lils
raorganized board OF foreign AFFAIRS ne
was secretary 20 the peace embassy -
1e,an in 1875. and vas drst secretary 10
the sneciaI embassy sent by China 20
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
while IN London on this mission ne
MS made a knight Commander OF the
order OF ST Michael and St George the
order which gives the minister the
rfqbr to the title Of sir. High aotnoFl-
45es =, rides may be offended BY the at
+alI,nearf Of sir TO the name OF Nj
LANG but the English government IS
satisfied with the combination ana sa"
fl TO officially address the new minister
o. sir Cbentung when he visited Lon
don as counselor 10 the special embassy
n the coronation OF King Edward
chfnafs new minister TO this country
Is mere prepossessing ia appearance
than any. former representative the OFi-
sntsl kingdom has sent 10 Washington
F4a 10 eli, feet tan and Of athletic build
F5is 4ooea-aftinr Oriental clothing makes
him appear so tail that he VIII De al
together the most striking figure III
washington diplomatic circles.
Sir Chenuug Is al accomplished con
versationaIist, and speaks English as
though It we're his native tongue Al
though ne has Travelled extensively ia
Europe and other parts OF the world, he
has never mastered any foreign language
but English. and says that he has found
i possible TO make his wants known
in al parts Of the world through the
medium Of English. Tie lacks the in
ouisftfveness which has been attributed
10 all OrieutaIs since II Hung Chang
questioned his way around the world.
The conversation Of the new minister
Is that Of a cultured American or Euro
peau.
TIE new minister mas been a widower
for two years. and was accompanied 10
Washington by his three children Miss
Lang. the Oldest Of the minister's fam
ily. is fifteen. Sir Chenung's two sons
are aged seven and eight years. The
new minister is forty-tWo years old, and
Is much younger than most OF The other
dsclomats Uhom China has seen fiji TO
send 10 important posts.
Sir Cheutung talks with enthusiasm
OF the future cE China and says that
within the last decade the empire has
undergone changes which VIII open the
vast country to railroads and insure the
DEVELOPMENT q tbs vast agricultural