CHINESE RISING

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10456, 21 October 1911, Page 5

CHINESE RISING

OR. SOMMERVIUE INTERVIEWED CAUSES OF THE TROUBLE. | (Received Last Night, 10 o'clock. | LONDON, October 20. . Dr. Sommerville, of the London J Mission at Wuchang, interviewed at London, declared that the outbreak at Szenchuan was almost entirely econj omic, and due to the ill-advised efforts i of the Chinese to subscribe money for railway construction instead of applying the moneys to their proper purpose. The Treasurers squandered the money in rubber speculations, precipitating acute distress and unrest. The troubles at Hupeh, on the other hand, were purely revolutionary. An antiManchu Frenchman participated' therein. There was a! dub connected i with the American Boone University at Wuchang. The discovery of an-in-discreet photograph of a meeting at , the club led to the execution of several Boone students. Dr. Sommerville was surprised' at Yuan-Shih-Kai's appointment, inasmuoh as the rebellious forces at Wuchang were largely due to "his creation. Possibly, however, as a true Chinaman he feels bound to make every sacrifice to save his family. Dr. Sommerville added.:' 'As Hanyang and the native city of Hankow are in the rebels' hands, the gunboats will probably be forced to bomfrard. from the north, and the Boon University,. the 1 Wesleyan, London, American, and Swedish Mission hospitals, and the schools, will then be in the line of fire between the gunboats and the rebels' camp. AUSTRALIAN CHINESE. SYMPATHIES WITH THE REVOLUTIONARIES. (Received Last Night, 9.50 o'clock.) SYDNEY, October 20;I Mr Tong, editor of the "Tong Wah I Times," declare® that a large proporI tion of the Chinese residents of AusI tralia are sympathisers with the leaders of the rebellion. They are extremelly anxious for the overthrow of the Manohu Dynasty. THE FIGHT AT HANKOW. A MERE SKIRMISH. (Received October. 20, 15.5 p.m.) PEKIN, October 19H Official accounts describe the fight at the Hankow Railway Station as & mere •skirmish. L Imperial troops captured three rebels and a quantity of ammunition. Four torpedo boats have armed at Tafcu. • It is understood that twenty-one thousand Imperial troops and seventyguns have been, despatched to Hankow province. The authorities at Canton are importing large supplies of arms and ammunition. BERLIN, October 19, A wireles message received' from Wei Hai Wei states that fighting has been resumed at Hankow.