THE NAVAL MUTINY AT SHANGHAI

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2638, 8 December 1915, Page 5

THE NAVAL MUTINY AT SHANGHAI

REBELLION QUELLED. By Telegraph—Press Association—OopyTiglit New York, December 6. Router's Peking correspondent states that the Government announces fiat a telegram lias been received from General Yang at Shanghai stating that the warship Chao-Ho had been captured, the land movement against tho arsenal repulsed, and peace restored. [It was stated yesterday that th« Ohao-So had been sunk.] FURTHER DETAILS. (Roo. Deoembor 7, 7.40 p.m.) Shanghai, December 6. The crew of the crhisor Chao So, which was lying in tho river mtroinied upon a signal from the shore. The rebels overpowered their officers and commenced shelling the arsenal. Two other Chinese cruisers which were anchored in the vicinity, refrained from attacking the arsenal fearing that tho shells would damage the Euro. • pean settlement. Armed rebels who attaoked the arseiu al dispersed when the arsenal replied, lie authorities threatened that tho arsenal guns would promptly sink the Chao So. Several shells fell in the foreign set. tlements. Peking, December 6. A later official message states that the Chao So has been Tecaptured and peace restored. MYSTERIOUS FIRE IN QUEBEC WAR SUPPLIES IN DANGER By Teleeripii—Press Association—CoryrlstM Quebso, December 6. A fire, the origin of which is un« known, threatened to destroy the histcrio citadel, whe.re large quantities of war supplies are stored. The outbreak was extinguished before any gjeat dam* age was done.