Chinese Affairs
PREMIER RESIGNS. TROOPS AMBUSHED. By Oablc—Press Association—Copyright Received 14, 5.5 p.m. Peking, February 13. The Premier has resigned, recognising the hopelessncses of the internal situation. Bands ambushed 900 Government troops, killing' and wounding 138, and capturing rifles and much ammunition. k A NEW RAILWAY. A FRENCH CONCESSION. Received 14, 5.5 p.m. London, February 14. A French bank baa obtained h concession from China to construct a railway from Yamchow to Hungking, a distance of a thousand miles, at a cost of four millions. The preliminary agreement stimulates for the uncondi- , tional payment of £BO,OOO, which may be regarded as virtually bargain money. British enterprise stands no chance unless it is similarly financed.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 195, 16 February 1914, Page 5
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114Chinese Affairs Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 195, 16 February 1914, Page 5
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