THE CHINESE IMPERIAL TRAGEDY.
, HOW THE LATE EMPEROR DIED. [Pbess Association. — Copybiqht.] (Received Feb. 6, 8.15 a.m.) PARIS, Tuesday. \ Tho "Revue" magazine of Paris ; stateß that the Empress Dowager of China, before dying, induced Yuansffihkau, Prince Chun, and the chief eunuch to compel the Emperor to take opium and suffocate himself > with gold leaf, under the threat of strangulation. The Emperor complied, and. hence the refusal "of European ) medical help. The Empress then ap- . pointed the present ruler, and died ■ next day.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 6 February 1909, Page 3
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82THE CHINESE IMPERIAL TRAGEDY. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 6 February 1909, Page 3
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