UNREST IN CHINA
FIGHTING AT CANTON
By Telecnph—Prcet Association—OoDyrighl Peking, March 12. Fierce fighting took place at Cauton between recruits under former pirate chiefs and regular troops, owing to the proposed disbanding of the ex-piratical force. Between one hundred and two hundred were killed or wounded. The revolters are well equipped with guns and ammunition. They hold the Admiralty building. The British gunboat Moorhen conveyed sixty-three Wesleyan mission girls to a steamer proceeding to Hong-Kong. London, March 12. It is reported that soldiers at the Bogue forts, Canton, have revolted against the Republic, and threaten steamers ing up the river. PREMIER APPOINTED. Peking, March 12. Tang Shao-Yi has been appointed Premier.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1388, 14 March 1912, Page 5
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111UNREST IN CHINA Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1388, 14 March 1912, Page 5
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