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The Wichita Daily Eagle
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
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Informational points on China: British concession in Manchuria, Russian lease of Port Arthur (1898), geography of Yang-tse and Nanking, Emperor Kwang Su's background (born 1871, succeeded 1875, married 1889), his weak health, soldier ages, Chinese business honesty, and Shanghai's importance.
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Nenchwang is a treaty port of the British concession in Manchuria, 190 miles north of Port Arthur.
Port Arthur was leased to Russia in 1898 for a naval base.
Yang-tse river is in the Kiangsu province, on which the port of Nanking is situated.
The emperor, Kwang Su ("Succession of glory"), is the son of Prince Chung, who was the seventh son of the Emperor Taou-Kwang. The present emperor was born Aug. 15, 1871, succeeded to the throne in 1875 and married in 1889 at the age of 18 to the present empress, Yehonaia. Kwang Su is of feeble physique and incapable of wielding the authority which belongs to him.
Chinese soldiers range from 16 to 60 years of age.
English bankers in China give native commercial men a name for strict business honesty.
Shanghai is the largest and most important
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Nenchwang is a treaty port of the British concession in Manchuria, 190 miles north of Port Arthur. Port Arthur was leased to Russia in 1898 for a naval base. Yang-tse river is in the Kiangsu province, on which the port of Nanking is situated. The emperor, Kwang Su ("Succession of glory"), is the son of Prince Chung, who was the seventh son of the Emperor Taou-Kwang. The present emperor was born Aug. 15, 1871, succeeded to the throne in 1875 and married in 1889 at the age of 18 to the present empress, Yehonaia. Kwang Su is of feeble physique and incapable of wielding the authority which belongs to him. Chinese soldiers range from 16 to 60 years of age. English bankers in China give native commercial men a name for strict business honesty. Shanghai is the largest and most important.