EMPIRE OR REPUBLIC ?
REVOLUTIONARY CAMPAIGN IN CHINA YUAN SHIH KAI AS NEW EMPEROR ByTelegraph—Press Association—Copyright ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) London, August 25. The "Times" correspondent at Peking says: "Tile Press campaign advocating a revolution in favour of a Monarchy is designed to sound tho roadiness of China, to accept the President (Yuan Shih-Kai) as Emperor, and prepare for his ascension to tho Throne forthwith. Tha idea is repugnant to Yuan Slaih Kai, who is believed to have said that if such an unrighteous course was forced upon him ho would seek refuge in foreign lands. Nevertheless, the Monarchical movemonl is widespread. Tho army's support has been secured. Tho Revolutionary Party, through whom tho Republic was created, is bitterly antagonistic to tho idea, but is unable to actively oppose it, because of tho .Government's military power. Tho present administration in China is exceedingly rotten, corruption is incrcasng, and tho financial position is precarious. NOBEL'S DYNAMITE TRUST . RESOLUTION FOR VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, August 25. , The Nobel Dynamite Trust has passed a resolution in favour of voluntary liquidation, and sanctioning an arrangement for tho sale of it 3 German interests.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2551, 27 August 1915, Page 8
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191EMPIRE OR REPUBLIC ? Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2551, 27 August 1915, Page 8
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