THE SZECHUAN RISING.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1235, 18 September 1911, Page 5

THE SZECHUAN RISING.

RINGLEADERS ARRESTED.

By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright

Peking, September 15. The ringleaders of the trouble at Chingtu have been arrested. They inclndo president and vice-president of tho Szechuan Provincial Assembly.

THE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT.

Mr. Tong Chai Chili, editor of tho "Tung Waft Times," in Sydney, slated somo months ago" in connection with tho revolutionary outbreak in Canton that for somo time past thero has been growing_ uneasiness. in China owing to the activity of tho revolutionary party. Certain viceroys had been informed that Sun Wen, alias Sun Yat Sen, 'and Liang Chai Choo, chief and second of the revolutionary party respectively, had been gathering all tho rascals of the different districts, and had formed a society called tho Tien Ling (Heavenly Dragon), and had sent tlicm through the various provinces with the object of inciting tho people to join with them in raising a rebellion. Tho Ckineso Investigation De-, partment had forwarded the names and descriptions Of suspected persons, with instructions for their arrest, to tho pro-' vincial magistrates, but it was apparent that many had eluded the authorities. Mr. Tong Chai Chili stated that tho object of tho revolutionary party is to 6weep away tho present Manchu dynasty and replaoo the Chinese, and that tho revolutionaries aim at abolishing all constitutional government under tho guidance of tho Manchus. "My party," said Mr. Tong Cliai Chih, "regrets the present turmoil. Everything, from our standpoint, was full of promise, having now provincial Parliaments and tho promise of a. National Assembly in 1913. So long as tho present dynasty conccdts to tlio peoplo"tho right to discuss tho affairs of tho nation in open Parliament the reform party of China will remain loyal."