Kang Kuwi, the Chinese official who advised the reform edict issued by the Emperor which was the cause of the palace revolution at Peking, involving the ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 3 Oct 1898, Page 5
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