A REPUBLIC AT LAST.
CHINESE EMPEROR ABDICATES.
YUAN-SHIH-KAI TO FORM REPUB-
lit Teleiraph-l'rcßS Asßocia,tion-Copjrleht (Iter. February 13, 10.45 p.m.) Peking, February 13. The three Edicts agreed to by the Doivugi'i - Empress i\ml Yuun-Shih-Kni have been issued. The Edicts say that in conso(|i!P)ice of the uprising of tho licpublican Army Iho Umpire is a .seething and boiling cauldron. It is evident that tho majority favour a Republic and how can the Throne oppose the desires of millions for the glory of a single family?
Yiian-Shih-Kai.is therefore commissioned to organise it Republican Government, uniting Iho Mnnchus, Chinese, Mongols, Mohaincdans, and Tilictnns.
The Emperor will retain the title of 'aching. No further eunuchs will bo Hade.
Dr. Morrison, "The Times" correspondent, explains that the Emperor's title will not 1)0 hereditary.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1363, 14 February 1912, Page 5
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127A REPUBLIC AT LAST. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1363, 14 February 1912, Page 5
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