REVOLT IN CHINA

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10469, 6 November 1911, Page 5

REVOLT IN CHINA

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THE IMPERIAL EDICT -

PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNWENT. (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) PEKIN, Novemiber 4. Tho Imperial Edict accepts the maintenance, of tue dynasty of the Emptcor sacrosanct, abolishes tOiie inJlucuicie of piailuce woman and eunuchs.; concedes Parliamentary Government and a. responsible Cabinet with an, appointed Frontier; and Parliamentary control of the Budget, and allowances to the Imperial lit/usehold.

REBELS CAPTURE AN AR-

SENAL.

NATIVE CITY LN FLAMES,

(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.)

PEIyIIS, November 4. The rebels captured the Kiangwan arsenal at Shanghai. The Imperiatlists' shells fired the wlliolo native city of Hankow. Firing was suspended to permit a Red steaaner to rescue tlie wounded ait the Wesley an. Mission Hospital, b\it the rebel batteries at Hanyang fired, riddling tho steamer's deckhouse, and rendering her unabi!© to proceed. ■lt is feared that the Wesleyam Mission buildings have been dasitroyed in the flames. Hanyang is now afire. The rebel batteries .sMLad the Imperial forts at thie reair of tlie British, concession, damaging the 'houses. Fighting is reported from Chiangsiba. Tihe foreigners 1 have soughlt ndfuge on. an island.

YUAN-SHIH-KAI.

DECLINES THE PREMIERSHIP

MASSiAORE OF IKNOOENTS

(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'-olook.)

PiEEIN, November 4. Yuam-shih-kai has declined the Ptneaniership. According to some, ho prefers to accept thie position, at the hands of the AisemibHy. The Tirne-s' Shanghai corirespondent reports that half the native city of Hankow is in flames.

Tjhe massacre of innocents has begun, apparently on both sides. There is danger of reprisals in other quarters, this oh&arging the whole cthairaoter of the revolution.

MISSIONARIES WARNED.

AGAINST RETURNING TO CHINA. "

.(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.)

OTTAWA, November 4,

.Chinese missionaries, who are spending their' hbOfdays in Canada, have been wairned not to return to their labours!, owing to the serious state of China.

RESCUED FROM HANKOW. Received This Morning, 12.30 o'clock

P.EKIN, November 5. The wounded inmates of the WesOieyan mi.asiiom at Hankow have been rescued.