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On reaching middle age he had be on leave, as the Hon, MA MURRAY STEWART | designation of the executive anthority" ceme firmly convinced that the Constitu- is shortly leaving the Colony.
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effective in its place. At Shanghai and had been rumours of his unfaithfulness, other centres of democratie activity overy. Eramours that he wanted to become thing goes to show that, outside the small another Napoleon; these he declared to political cliques which daninate the poli.be due to misunderstanding, or to an at-
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Bonghong, April 30, 1912 · antional inefficiency, which widened unsuming the Premiership under the der the last fanchu Emperors, remains Monarchy." Consistency of policy and unbroken, and has, indeed, been enlarged, loyalty of purpose have never beer rigor 1045 by reason of the lawlessness born of the ously demanded of China's statesmen, revolution; the problem, which still and there is avery reason to deliver the harasses this long-suffering race, is, How country, whether as a Monarchy or a can a strong New China be created by Rapublic, out of all its afflictions, I be in official class which continues to prove can guard himself against the assina itself politically and morally unregener of the Tung Men. Hui and other ad- vanced politicians, and if he can secure, on terms, the steady support of Li Yuan.
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