CHINESE RISING

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10465, 1 November 1911, Page 5

CHINESE RISING

GABLE NEWS

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright,

REAL CONSTITUTION ESTABLISHED

THE REPUBLICANS' INTENTIONS.

(R<*ceiv<i Last Night, 11.35 o'clock.)

PEKIN, .October 31

The guiding hand of Yuan Shi Kai is apparent.

H)e has established a real constitution.

Le Ohia Chu, a CSlnese, has succeeded a Manchu as President of the Assembly. Cbao Ping Chuan, also a Chinese, and the foremost politician amongst Yuam Shi Kai'9 supporters, has superseded a Manchu as Minister for the Interior. ,

. Foreign troops marched. round tbe foreign concessions at Tientsin. The demonstration was intended to impress the natives. The Commissioner of (Custom® has received a. letter signed Huyen Fong, on behalf of the Revolutionary Committee, announcing that- they shortly intend to sieze Tientsin and Pekin, adding that they intend to aBoli&h all.Likiin duties. The letter advißes that foreign employees at the Likin depots will obtain situations in the maritime' customs. An edict, published in the «name of the Emperor, blames the officials of the gentry for the embezzlement of .public funds-. It "3eclares thai; edict® frequently formulated Were li'ot obeyed. ; The Emperor was not allowed to hear the grumbling or see tbe disaster looming ahead. The whole Empire wa.a now a seething mass of discontent. The people's minds were perturbed. It adds: The

spirits of nine lato Emperors are unable properly enjoy the ""sacrifices made to them. Tfc is feared that the people will* suffer grievously. All this is, my fault. I swear to carry out reforms and with ctnr soldiers and people , execute the constitution faithfully, modifying legislatibTi', abolishing, hardship®, and> realising the union, of Manchus and Chinese^