THE REVOLT IN CHINA.
THE REGENT RETIRES. IN FAVOR OF CONSTITUTION. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Pekin, December 1. An edict announces that the Regent blamed himself for the upheaval in China, and begged to be relieved of the Regentship. This was granted, and he retired on a pension of 50.000 taels. The edict adds that hereafter all re.sponsibility in political affairs will be entrusted to the Premier and the Cabinet, while the Dowager will be associated with the Emperor in the promulgation of decrees and in State functions. The revolutionaries at Shanghai have paid a quota equivalent to the likin collections, thus ensuring a monthly instalment of the service Anglo-German loan. PROPOSED REFORMS. Received 9, 1 a.m. ■ Pekin, December S. An edict sanctioned the cutting off of queues and ordered the Cabinet to devise a means of adopting the Western calender.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 140, 9 December 1911, Page 5
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140THE REVOLT IN CHINA. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 140, 9 December 1911, Page 5
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