Revolt in China.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 118, 9 November 1911, Page 5

Revolt in China.

A GOVERNOR SLAIN. r THE POSITION OF PEKIN. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright n Pekin, November 7. : Manchn soldiers assassinated Wu, the ' new Governor of Shansi. It is reported ( at Shanghai and Singapore that Pekin has fallen. Reuter's Pekin correspondent ° to-day does not mention the fact. " A RUMOR DENIED. New York, November 7. The flight of the Chinese Emperor and the fall of Pekin reported in tclel gram* to San Francisco Chinese papers, aia unconfirmed. PEKIN SAFE. ,! London. November 7. h The Daily Mail's Tientsin correspon- t dent states that Pekin was safe at noon. j A MURDERED VICEROY. n SUCCESS OF THE RERELS. I Pekin. November 7. | Wu wa* killed while asleep in his tent j by assassins, who alleged he was a reI volutionary. Wu. who was a brilliant young officer, was educated in Japan, and .sympathised with reforms. He >was- sent to Shansi to persuade the re- T volution.'uies that their, demands for 'essential reforms would be conceded. Shao-Tseng proceeds on a similar mission to Yangtse. " , The Governor of Suchau has joined ] the rebels, who are in possession of the southern half a Kiangsu. ~ Two hundred and fifty British rroops ( from Hongkong have been sent, to Shang- , hai. and 200 Russians from Tientsin. . The Regent's brother. Ts.iihsun. who I was acting as Minister of the Navy. : • has disappeared, and is supposed to have i I flpfl c Liyuan-hung insists th.it the Imperial ! family be petitioned and proceed to j Jehol. He proposes a Republican Union of States, which will be as nearly as possibly mutually independent. YOUNG CHINA LEAGUE. Sydney. November 8. A branch of the Young China League has been formed in Sydney, with the object of assisting in the establishment of a republic in China. REBELS HOLD RAILWAYS. j FRENCH CITIZENS SEEK REFUGE. Received 0. 12.20 a.m. Pekin. November S. All the railways leading to the capital are believed to be in the baud* of the ) revolutionaries. Some legations are making preparation* against an outbreak. I French citizens li'ive been ordered into I the Legation quarter.