. The fight for the republic in China. cret decapitation Decree should be treated. All ad-vised him to be warned in time, and not to venture on acourse of action which would be condemned both by thenation and by the Powers. Another Edict was there-fore prepared simply dismissing Yuan Shih-kai fromoffice and ordering him to return to his native place. Every one remembers that day in Peking when pop-ular rumour declared that the mans last hour had on every side to beware. Yuan Shih-kai leftthe Palace as soon as he had read the Edict of dismissalin the Grand Council and drove straight
. The fight for the republic in China. cret decapitation Decree should be treated. All ad-vised him to be warned in time, and not to venture on acourse of action which would be condemned both by thenation and by the Powers. Another Edict was there-fore prepared simply dismissing Yuan Shih-kai fromoffice and ordering him to return to his native place. Every one remembers that day in Peking when pop-ular rumour declared that the mans last hour had on every side to beware. Yuan Shih-kai leftthe Palace as soon as he had read the Edict of dismissalin the Grand Council and drove straight to the railway-station, whence he entrained for Tientsin, dressed as asimple citizen. Rooms had been taken for him at aEuropean hotel, the British Consulate approached forprotection, when another train brought down his eldestson bearing a message direct from the Grand CouncilChamber, absolutely guaranteeing the safety of his he duly returned to his native place inHonan province, and for two years—until the outbreak.
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