The chronicle=news., 1913-07-12
FOREIGN News
NOTES

laratiOns made at the time the
throne badicated In favor Of the Re-
public. sixteen months ago. the Court
Of tho old Manchu rulers OF the Chi
nese Empire sill remains ut Pek-
Ing.
The terms Of the final agreement
with the representatives OF the new
republican government provided that
the Msnchu mobiles. Including all the
mcmbcrs os the reigninG family.
should retain their hereditary titles
and be literally pensioned. aud that
the young Emperor. after his abdi-
cation. should be accorded In China
the hOnors given = visiting foreign
sovereign. These stipulations have
been carried out. Al the same time
It WAS declared tho cort would even
tually move away from the Forbid
den City. hut no steps In that d.
rcction have yet been taken. There
has not even been an exodus to tho
Summer Palace or to the ancient pal
aces at Jehol. which were mentioned
al tho tImc Of abdication ~ places
Of possible retirement. Soms minor
Manchu princes and officials have de-
serted their residences In Pskine and
moved away. generally to tho foreign
settlements at Tientsin. or tn Man.
churia where they can obtain Japa-
ne~r or Russian protection " orca-
sion aris1a. hut the ex-princc re-
sent and Pa-Yi. the hoy Emperor.
now seven years old. still reside In
tho palaces occupied by tho rcisnins
family for :cs years. and Imperial
Guards still forbid entrance to their
palace compounds.
The Manrhu troors continuc In
arms aud obey the Instructions OF
Prcsident Yuan Shih.k'si In all mat
tcrs that do not affect the safety OF
the court. Should there he . con.
flict Of authority between the Pres
idcnt and tho court Il II believed
they would stand by tho Mauchus:
but the Interests Of tho Republican
Prraidcut and thosr Of tho Forbidden
City have nos confiict~d. Indeed. Il
IL believed In the legation quarter
that they arc closriy allied. II IL
thought AMONG foreign observers
that tho court d~pcnds On Yuan 8hih
k'sl for = regular paycmcnt Of It's
pcnsioa from tho Republic. and. On
tho other hand. that Yuas may bc
compelled NJ any usouscnt to re-ss.
estahliahc tho dynasty aud pro-
claim himself rcscst IL order so Gi~c
bis ordsss tho wcisht of Imperial
authority. A. peesrnt. With . hor-
ssii parliament. presidential orders
which are css-ntiai 10 the mainic-
nance of tho government do not re-
rrir~ tho sanction Of any oreantzcsi
trpsiy of lawmakers.
A question Interesting 10 old oh.
s~rvcrs who know China under tho
dynasty Il wcihrr tho Empress Dow
ascr. who rcr~uily died. Will bc th~
last Emprcs. of chins. u the Re-
public succeeds there viii probably
bc no other.
Two striking changes have taken
place In tho appearance Of PckinE
- . result of the revolution. One
10 considered . disfiEurrment: the
other an improvement. and = great
advantage. The disfiGurrmcut 10 the
appearance Of the lauch cart.
which an American lady Of literary
gifts ourc characterized as Portals
Caskct ON Whccia'' The brilliantly
colorcd Ss-dan chair horne high on
the shoulders Of four or cikht roolicr
disappeared To = larse extent after
tho Boxcr Rising of 1890. ani has
since bccn uscd only At funerals and
wcsidiags, and by = fcw ullra-smart
foreign legation ladies. who adopted
the old when the Chincsc began