THE CHINESE REVOLT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 60, 6 March 1912, Page 5

THE CHINESE REVOLT.

URLIUNDER TO THE THRONE Al i Vi A .. e. COALi'j 0 S CV. \ r UR G. A. (By FiJeetnc telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) Pekin, Alarch 5. A pretender to I: he throne has appeared, in tho person of Clmi-cheng-yu, a descemdane of the Emperor Want;!, of tho Aling dynasty. Ho has some •r.nppouters in tho Anhui and Hupeh provinces. . Dr, Sun-Yat-Sen docs not insist cn Yuan-Shih-Kai visiting Nanking. Four Republican delegates are retnrning to Nanking to urge the Republican Government to go to Pekin and establish a coalition Government. POSITION IN CANTON.

In a letter dated January 25th, the Rev. George H. McNeur, Canton, says:—“Canton remains remarkably peaceful to the outside observer. The merchants have come to the help of the new Government, and so far the tremendous army has been regularly paid. But we hear constant rumours, which are evidence that the soldiers are masters of the situation. The country districts are in a fearful state —.robbery and pillage being universal. The authorities would like to •send a lot of tho troops to the disturbed districts, but the different military factions at Canton will not submit to lie weakened by Jetting their men go. The largo section of lawless characters that came with their chiefs Unto the new army is a constant thorn in the side of the new Government. In some respects the chief men seem to show gross incompetency, while a number of the smaller officials and members of board's are doing splendid work. There was general jubilation a week ago over the report that the Emperor had abdicated. Evidently that was circulated simply to find out what support the Throne might expect. I said a few weeks ago, and still think that the Republicans will not gain much until they press their advantage to Pekin and secure official recognition from foreign Governments. Our districts continue as last reported: Fa with robbers busy everywhere and Upj>er Boon Yuo remarkably quiet. Troops have been sent to Fa., and after Chinese New Year we may expect an improvement.”