Revolt in China.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 130, 23 November 1911, Page 5

Revolt in China.

A TOWN IN RUINS. NOT ANXIOUS FOR PREMIERSHIP. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, November 21. The Baptist Missionary Sxiety cables that Taiyenfu is in ruins, but the missions are safe. The Evening Standard states that the leader of the Revolution cabled to Sun-Yat-Sen offering him the Premiership, but Sun-Yut-Sen is not anxious to accept the, position unless the country demands it. THE PEKIN ASSEMBLY. MANCHUS LEAVING THE CITY. Pel; in, November 21. Yuan-Shih-Kai has not visited the Assembly. He considers himself responsible to the Throne alone. Despite the Assembly's decision against hostilities the first brigade of Manchus is leaving Pekin southwards. The Assembly approved a conference of provincials to decide on monarchy or republic. The Assembly promised to guarantee the Court's safety, but not to grant pensions. Highwavmen at Honan attacked and robbed missionaries escaping to Shensi. One missionary was wounded. THE BURNING OF HANKAU. TERRIBLE AND WANTON HOLACAUST. Sydney. November 22. The Daily Telegraph's special correspondent, describing the burning of the native city of Hankan under the direction of the Chinese Imperial generals. savs that where once there was a splendid city with a population of half a million, there is now a heap of smoking ruins.

With live shell, lyddite and kerosene the troops swept through the streets destrnviivg and hurniiifr. Shells from ha tt erics, posted by rebels at Wuchang, had no influence in checking the terrible and wanton holocaust. How much damage was done and how many lives lost will never be known.

The correspondent gives a vivid description of the rescue of 150 wounded soldiers and 80 blind boys from a hospital during the three-quarters of an hour allowed for the work. Twenty foreigners, with details of the Chinese Red Cross force, penetrated through two miles of streets in flames and swept by flying bullets, and carried all to tafctv.