The young ex-Emperor of Chinn, Hsuan Tung, who was deposed
by the Republicans in 1912, has been restored by a military coup d'etat. The success of the movement was assured in advance by the weakness of the President, and the determined action of General Chang Harm, who recently marched into Peking at the head of-his troops, and having surrounded the Forbidden City informed the young Emperor of his restoration. The movement is supported by the entire military party in Peking and a majority of the Northern Governors. No disturbances are reported from Peking, but the Republicans in South China may give trouble. The revolution so far has been bloodless, but the restoratioh of the Manchu dynasty is only nominal. The young Emperor, a boy of ten, signs edicts but is confined to the Forbidden City, -and the reins of power are held by a military dictator who has appointed himself Viceroy of the metropolitan province. Most of the new Ministers are soldiers, the appointment of Kang Yu-Wei, the Cantonese reformer, being only a concession to the Republicans of the South.
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