CHINA AS A REPUBLIC.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 187, 6 February 1912, Page 5

CHINA AS A REPUBLIC.

MONARCHISTS GIVE IN. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Pekin, February 4. An edict has been issued directing Yuan to form a Republic in conjuia lion with the southern Republicans.

THE RIVAL GOVERNMENTS. YUAN'S PROPOSAL. "WE ARE NOW ALL BROTHERS." Received 5, 9.30 p.m. Pekin, February 6. Yuan-Shih-Kai is endeavoring to per-* suade the Nanking Government to remit control and so enable him to administer the whole of China until the National Convention frames a constitution and appoints a permanent Government. The Republicans favor two provisional governments, carrying on temporarily. Yuan-Shih-Kai is opposed to the transfer of the capital, and advocates the holding of a convention for a month. The Republicans insist on Nanking as being the most suitable capital, and renew their offers of the Presidency to Yuan-Shih-Kai. Many Imperial Princes have quitted Pekin. Feng-Kuo-Chang, commander of the Imperial Guards, has persuaded the Manchu troops to join the Republic. Prominent Imperial'generals have telegraphed to Republican generals: "We all now are brothers, and further bloodshed is useless."

SCRAPPING ON THE FRONTIER. RAILWAY BRIDGE DYNAMITED. St. Petersburg, February 4. Mongols fired on the Chinese garrison at bubinfu station The, Russians intervened to prevent the violation of the neutrality of the Manchurfrui failway. During the firing a Russian officer was killed and a soldier wounded. The commander ordered the Mongols and Chinese concerned to be arrested and Pekin, February 4. A pier of a railway bridge near Slianhaikwan was dynamited and a tra-n toppled over. Nine Chinese were killed and twenty-one injured, but no foreigners were hurt.

WHO WILL BE PRESIDENT! SUN-YAT-SEN SAYS YUAN-SHIH-KAI. Received 6, 1 a.m. Nanking, February 6. Dr. Sun-Yat-Sen, in an interview, declared that he would resign immediately Yuan-Shih-Kai declared himself a republican. He added that the provisional Government should continue in office, a year, but should be prepared to delegate their authority to Yuan-Shili-Kai for the control of the Northern Provinces.