CHINA'S CIVIL WAR.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1355, 5 February 1912, Page 6

CHINA'S CIVIL WAR.

•-♦ ABDICATION FENDINGPOSITION IN CANTON. EUROPEANS PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES. Bjr Tsleffraph—Prens Assodation-OoDTließi (Kec. February (, 5.5 p.ni.) Peking, February 3. Ynau-Shih-Kai is awaiting tho concentration of twenty thousand Chinese troops at Peking before the publication of the abdication. Advices from Mukden state that payment of officials has been suspended and disorders are feared. People aro leaving Mukden wholesale and going northwards. Mr. W. Maxwell, "Daily Mail" war correspondent, describes the impending troubles at Canton. The majority of the garrison consists of-bandits, pirates, and mercenaries who are likely to maintain discipline only as long as they are paid. The city .is under a military dictator. Merchants have removed their valuablo goods from the island of Sameen. Trade with Hong-KoDg has ceased. Troops whereon' most reliance was placed are proceeding north. Europeans are preparing for emergencies at Sameen' which is a joint British-French concession; the island is mined and fortified and the garrison of threo hundred is supported by British, French, German, American, and Japanese gunboats. FAITHFUL SOLDIERS. . Peking, February 2. Yuan-Shih-Kai's soldiers havo circulated thousands of leaflets alleging that a secret society, in Peking is seeking' his death. ■ If he is injured' the soldiers will exterminate the ■ whole "generation of those responsible. ■ ■"'■ A REPUBLICAN LOAN. Peking, February 2. ■ .Iu view of the shortness of funds, the Republican War Minister last month demanded from the China Merchants' Steam Navigation . Company 10,0.00,000taels, otherwise the ships would be commandeered and sold. Tho company lias now transferred the ships as security for a Republican loan, on the assuranco that tho company will' be the object of the Republic's special solicitude.