THE NEW CABINET

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 18 November 1911, Page 5

THE NEW CABINET

PROGRAMME OF THE

REPUBLICANS

BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. PEKIN, Nov. 17.

In the new Cabinet Liang-Tun-Yen -takes the portfolio of Foreign Affairs; General Wang-Shih-Cheng that of War, -and Admiral Sah that of Marine. The 'Cabinet is considered satisfactory, though some of the ablest men in China are omitted.

SHANGHAI, Nov. 17

The Republicans' programme includes the appointment of Dr Sun-Yat->Sen as President.

Representatives of the accessible provinces met and elected delegates to the Central Government, which is being •established at Wuchang.

Li-Yuan-Peng urged the Consuls at Hankau to recognise the federated states.

The Taotai has notified his inability to pay half a million, taels in connection with the Russo-French loan.