CHINA'S ORDEAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1842, 30 August 1913, Page 5

CHINA'S ORDEAL.

L-g ~ POLITICAL CRISIS IMMINENT. POWERS intervene; By Telegraph—Press Association—Oopyright Poking, August 28. Tho Senato has instructed the Speaker to confer with tho Speaker of tho National Assembly regarding tho arrest , of eight members of tho Assembly, and to. ask tho President, General Yuan Shili Kai, whether he desires to govern with or without a Parliament. The Senato has suspended its sessions pending a satisfactory explanation of the arrests, and tho Assembly has ad- . journcd. ' 1; PRESSURE FROM THE POWERS. 1 (Rec. August 30, 0.30 a.m.) 1 Peking, August 29. J ino lowers are endeavouring to com- t pel China to fulfil tho terms of tho Reorganisation Loan Agreement-, under which tho executive functions wore i . vested ill Sir Richard Dane, and a , Chineso associate. <, The present stop is intended to secure a thorough, reorganisation of tho Salt a Department. T Advices from Shanghai stato that the t Red Cross steamer reports that Nan- i: king is surrounded, and that the con- c ditions within tho city aro terrible. i Tho rebels' reason for attacking the s Gorman ship Emden was rovengo for v preventing a rebel transport flying tho c German flag from proceeding to Nan- f king with troops, munitions of war, and " money. v Sir Richard Dane (who was formerly Inspector-General of Excise and Salt in India), was appointed in Juno last- to a position in connection with the improvement and better administration of the Chineso Salt Department.