CHINESE RISING

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10466, 2 November 1911, Page 5

CHINESE RISING

MISSION HOUSES GUARDED

REBELS REGAIN POSITIONS,

(Received Last Night, 11 o'clock.)

PEKIN, November 1

The President of the Assembly has announced that the Regent has sent a surances that the Edict will be faithfully carried out, and will not be mere words. \ Members expressed satisfaction at the Edict. The unrest continues. Foreign, troops are guarding the mission houses at Peking. Seventy French soldiers are protecting the Peitang cathedral. Trinianfu' and Chachung have informed the Government that they will support Chang Shaot Seng's demands and not oppose the rebels. The Ministry is resigning, and an Edict will immediately be issued proclaiming Yuan Shih Kai Premier.

The latter has gone to the fron now at Singnanchau. Advices from Hankau state that the rebels have recaptured the stations and the dragon flag was re-hoisted at Canton. • Business lias been resumed. Private cables deny that Fimehaa has fallen.

A cqurfc official at- Ichang, for refusing to deliver keys, and a few-other Manchu officials were killed by the rebels, the latter rigorously keeping order, executing all looters and incendiaries. .

THE REGENT RESPONSIBLE

THE REBELS' BOAST

(Received Last Night, 10.15 o'clock.)

NEW YORK, November 1. The Herald's Pekin correspondent says that the Imperial clan is deeply enraged. They declare that the Regent, h responsible for the loss of the Throne to the Manchus, and can only atone by suicide. Rebel tfoons at Tiayuanfu boa-st that they ki lied 2000 Manchu soldiers and civilians in cold blood.

GRANTING OF A CONSTITUTION,

PROSPECT OF REFORMS

(Received November 1, 8.5 am:)

LONDON, October 31. Much satisfaction is expressed in Far Eastern financial quarters in London at the_ granting of a Constitution ensuring for China a strictly limited monarchy and indicating the proposals of a. stable government and reforms. It is fully hoped that the present troubles will lead to a greatlv improved financial status and an equally improved general administration.