rowid,date,page,column,title,description,source,page_url,trove_id 16678,1907-01-05,2,a-b,,"A letter from Liu Ruxing, on behalf of Chinese businessmen in Sydney, to Wang Daxie, Chinese ambassador to London, on the establishment of Chinese consulate in Australia, the situation of Chinese here and other matters.",China,http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/26801183,26801183 16679,1907-01-05,2,b-c,,"Detailed report on opium ban. George Morrison, journalist of The Times based in Beijing, reports that China and Britain have reached an agreement to ban opium. Opium smoking has been banned in Tianjin and Beijing. Extract of the treaty signed by Britain and China in 1842 that permits opium trade. And comments by Tung Wah Times.",Tung Wah,http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/26801183,26801183 16680,1907-01-05,2,c,,"Report. Members of the new Chinese cabinet: Prince Qing, Qu Hongji, Wang Daxie, Lu Chuanlin, Tang Jingchong, Xu Shichang, Zhao Bingjun, Pu Ting, Chen Bi, Rong Qing, Da Shou, Tie Liang, Yin Chang, Dai Hongci, Zhang Renfu, Zai Zhen, Gu Zhaoxin, Zhang Baixi and Hu Jufen.",Tung Wah,http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/26801183,26801183 16681,1907-01-05,2-3,c-a,,"China news. Qu Hongji moves between the reform and conservative parties. Some foreign constitutions have been translated and submitted to Wang Wenshao, Empress Dowager and Emperor Guangxu. Zhao Er'tuan dissuades king of Mongolia from borrowing money from Russian. A nationwide examination to be held next year for scholars. Shang Qiheng has not been promoted in this cabinet reshuffle although he tries hard. Lin Shaonian's proposal for civil service reform. Shanxi students in both Japan and Taiyuan, capital of the province, protest against foreign control of mineral resources of the province. Yuan Shikai and Duan Fang are slandered for their advocacy of political reform. Government officials in Beijing are trying to find a way out after the reshuffle. Chinese ambassador to Tokyo reports to Beijing about Japanese consuls in Manchuria and areas under their jurisdiction. Report on the noble school in Beijing especially for imperial relatives and princes. ",China,http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/26801183,26801183