THE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT.
DISSENSIONS AMIUNG THE BEBELS. COMPLAINTS OF BAD LEADERSHIP. VAOR.IO U S ENGAGEMENTS. (Phess Association.—Copyright.) PEKIN", Thursday. There were aiitii-Mamchu demonstrations during the ecelehration 'of Confucius' (birthday. Some disaffected districts in- the south compelled the lowering of the Imperial flag. Comjpetent authorities believe that the rebel's' recent .inactivity jeopard teed their chances of success. The rebels complain of tiho bad leadership of Dihiuanhung, respondents on the other hand emphasise that the rebels when retreating from 'Wuchang were not pursued or harassed. The fighting ,was of an indecisive character at the Hankow station throughout the afternoon, the position being sharply contested and continually changing hands until .the Imperial tro.ops finally got possession.
Advices fi'o.m Shanghai state that the commander of the corps at Kiu-giang has joined the revolutionaries, who later captured Kiukiang and the fort opposite, Several towns i'ra the Szechuan province are in the hands- of the rebels. It is Met clear whether the movement is connected with the Hankow revolt. The missionaries nlortih-wesltj of Honan are preparing ,to leave.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 20 October 1911, Page 5
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