CHINA'S GREAT MAN.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1356, 6 February 1912, Page 5

CHINA'S GREAT MAN.

MORE APPEALS TO YUAN SHIH KAI. "ALL ARE NOW BROTHERS." RIVAL GENERALS FRATERNISE. By Telerraoh-Pross Association-OoDTtlshl (Roc. February 5, SM p.m.) Peking, .February ii. Yuan Shili Kai is endeavouring to persuade the Nanking Provincial (.overii-,,,,-nt to ron.it such control us will enable him to administer U.e whole of China, until the National Convention frames a Constitution, ami anoints a permanent Government. The Republicans, however, favour two Provisional Governments to carry on temporarily. Yuan Shih Kai is opposed to tho transfer of the capital, and advocates a convention for a month. Tho Republicans insist that Nanking is the most suitable capital, and renew their offers of the Presidency to Yuan Shih Kai. Many of (he Imperial Princes haw quitted Peking. Feng-Kuo-Chang, the commander of tho Imperial Guards, has persuaded tho Manchu troops to join tho Republic. Prominent Imperial generals havo telegraphed to the Republican generals that all are now brothers, and further bloodshed is useless. STILL WILLING TO RESIGN. DR. SUN YAT SEN'S POSITION. (Rec February 5, 10.30 p.m.) Nanking, February 5. Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the Provisional President, in on interview, declared that he would resign immediately if Yuan Shih Kai declared himself Republican. Ho added that the Provisional Government should continue in office for a year, but was prepared to delegate its authority to Yuan Shih Kai for the control of tho northern provinces. REPUBLIC TO HE FORMED. Peking, February i. An edict has been issued dircctiug General Yuan-Shih-Kai to form a Republic in conjunction with (ho Southern Republicans. BRIDGE DYNAMITED. Peking, February i. A pier on a railway bridge near Shan Hai-Twan having been dynamited, tnc Nukcn. train toppled over. . Nine Chinesd wero killed, and twentyone injured. Some foreigners were unhurt. MONGOLS AND CHINESE. St. Petersburg, February t, Mongols fired on tho Chinese garrison at Lubinfu station. Tho Russian authorities ■ intervened to prevent violation of the neutrality of tho Manchurian railway. During the firing a Russian officer was killed and a soldier wounded. The Russian commander ordered the disarming and nrrest of the Mongols and the. Chinese concerned.