ROBBERS OR REBELS.
SCENE IN CHINESE ASSEMBLY. [Bs Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [Unueu Press Association.] Pekin, May 20. There have been further executions of persons officially described as “robbers,” but who are really rebels. In the Assembly the Premier interrogated regarding the sudden arrest of Senator Shitse, said that he was accused of plotting. Members denounced the arrest, and stigmatised the oppressive practices current in Pekin as worse than under the Manchus. General Tuanchijui attempted to justify his arrest, amidst loud cries of “Was this man a robber or a rebel? Was he so dangerous that a band of soldiers, instead of police, were required to arrest him? Are you aware that Parliament is the guardian of the liberties of the Republic?” Tuanchijau remained silent, and members cried: “The plot is fictitious. You arc solely responsible.” The House then adjourned.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 13, 21 May 1913, Page 6
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138ROBBERS OR REBELS. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 13, 21 May 1913, Page 6
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