CHINA'S CRISIS,
KESTORATION OF EMPIRE. (Received 1.50 p.m.) PEKING, July 2. Martial law prevails in China. A proclamation restoring the. Emperor is expected to-day.— (A. and X.Z. Cable.) It is reported that cx-Enipcror Shuakung, deposed in 1912, ha s promulgated an announcement that he has succeeded to the Throne. — (A. and >' Z. Cable.) A DRAMATIC COUP. (Received 2.50 p.m.) PEKING, July 2, The President has resigned, and the Emperor lias been restoreu to the throne.—A. and N-Z.) The Chinese coup came with dramatic swiftness and secrecy. General Chang Shia, Leader of the Military party, suddenly appeared at the Presidential residence at three o'clock in the morning, and curtly informed the President that he must resign, as the Manchu Emperor had been restored. The new Emperor, a boy of 11. was deposed in 1912.—Router.) CReceived 3 p.m.) WASHINGTON, July 2. State Department dispatches have been received to the effect that the Chinese Monarchists had dislodged the President, Li Yuan Hung. General Chang shun has declared himself Dictator, and intends to restore Hsuan Tung, the boy Emperor.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 157, 3 July 1917, Page 2
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