The Warwickshire Herald. — 1891-04-30 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THE CHLNESE EMPEROR AND THE AMBASSADORS.  As the electric cable has already informed us, the Emperor Kuang Hail was as good as his word in according to the members of the Diplomatic Corps, on March sth, the unprecedented honour of a personal audience. Advice. from Tientsin inform us, says the Daily 2Vers, that the representatives of the various legatiorus occupied 31 sedan chairs, each attended by four mounted servants in full costume, as well as one or two Chinese officers sent to conduct them to the "Gate of Flowery Prosperity." They were fortunate in an early spring day with a clear blue sky and bright sunshine, and vast crowds of Chinese gathered on the way to watch the novel pageant. After taking refreshments with Prince Ch'ing they were finally ushered into the Shining Purple Hall, where they stepped forward to between the two "Dragon pillars," at about six feet only from where the young Emperor sat in state, making on their way the usual three obeisances. Prince Ch'ing, kneeling, then introduced Herr von Brandt, the German Minister, who, in the name of himself and the other Ministers, delivered & congratulatory address, which was repeated in Chinese by his interpreter, and presented his credentials. Thereupon the Emperor addressed a reply to the Prince, and, descending the steps with his arms spread out like wings, according to the classic Confucian style, repeated it aloud to the intrepreter, who in turn translated it. After this his imperial Majesty dismissed his audience, and the Ministeo retired, bowing as before. The Emperor sat about three feet above the floor of the halt, on a sort of estrade, with steps leading up in the middle and on both sides, the banisters of which were richly carved and moulded in a dragon pattern. He was dressed, like his Ministers, in a puce-coloured silk robe, with dragon embroiderie, on the shoulders and breast, a large felt hat of the ordinary official pattern, and only wore a knotted button of erd silk. He is described as looking not more than 16 or 17. Although his features are essentially Chinese, or rather Manchu, they wear a particuiar air of personal distinction. Rather pale and dark, with a well-shaped forehead, long black arched eyebrows, large mournful dark eyes, a aonaitive mouth, and an unusually long chin, the young Emperor, together with an air of great gentleness and intelligence, wore an expression of melancholy.  A shocking murder was committed at Hordle, near Lymington, on Monday morning, a young man named Elwes, in a fit of passion, shooting his mother dead with a revolver.  The Americans are having a great laugh at their own expense. For 40 years the citizens of Mama-12thietta—legislators, historians, and the general public alike—have basked in the smile of a marble bust which they believed to be that of the Hon. Samuel Adams. i now turns out that the bust is an effigy of Washington and not eccentric in any way, but ,similar in features to two well-known busts of the first President. A commission of in.  quiry has solemnly recommended "that the name of Samuel Adams be removed from the pedestal, and the name of Washington be inscribed in its place."  Mr. F. Hopkinson oinith, during a sojourn at Sotia last summer, made several sketches of characteristic life in the capital, which will be embodied in an article by him to appear in the bitty “Century," under the title of Bulgarian Opera Bouffe." The illustrations include portraits of Prince Ferdinand, his mother. Princess Clementine. and M. Stambuloff.  J. Page, Ball gavot, be Wateepronte ad MackieWeir^ *NI label design'. .