CHINESE UNREST.
PROVINCES IN REVOLT. REBELS MUSTERING IN YUN-NAN. GOVERNMENT ENERGETIC. LONDON, December 28.. The Peking correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" writes:— "The internal situation is developing swiftly, though it is still wrapped in mystery. Several legations have re-' ceived telegrams stating 'that the Yunnan and Kwang-si provinces have seceded and are mustering troops, under General Tsaiao, a Japanese-trained officer, who attempted in 1011 to found a dynasty.' "The Yun-nan plot is far-reaching, and.:.if has been carefully prepared. This is 1 probably the reason why the monarchy movement has been rushed on. Chinese commercial communities in America Singapore, and the Southern Seas are subscribing towards the revolt. Yuan-- - shili-kai's Government is acting energetically. General Tsaokun, commandin" ■ the third division, which sacked Pekin" in 1912. is advancing by forced marches from Szechuan in order to cut off Yun-nan." « Yun-nan is the second largest province in China, but its population is only about 12,000,000. The inhabitants include many races besides Chinese, such as Shans, Lolos, and Maotsze. The MaßUs, in north-western Yun-nan, once formed '-.-'■ an independent kingdom, which extended into Eastern Tibet. Many of the inhabi- .-"' tants are nominally Moslem. K\van" : si • lies to the east of Yun-nan.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 309, 29 December 1915, Page 6
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