PROGRESS OF THE RISING

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 21 October 1911, Page 5

PROGRESS OF THE RISING

WEDNESDAY'S FIGHTTivG,

. FURTHER DETAILS. PERIL AT THE CONCESSIONS. (Press Association.—Copyright.) PEKIN, Friday. Details of Wednesday's fight state that, hoping that the proximity of the foroign concessions might protect them, until reinforcements arrived, 1500 Imperialists troops encamped on the river railway stations, ten kil'otm«itT& from the centra! station: 'Til 3 Hankow republicans attempted to, .surround thi&ni. by means of 20CG -rebels sent across, the iangjtsae from Wuchang at night time. The force,- upon landing-', crossed to the north eastward and reached the neighbourhood of the camp. At dawn the attack immediately began. The wans hip® landed partia-* under e'over of the guns, but otherwise did not prominently particifpate because a direct fire would have endangered their own troops, while a flanik fire tWriifd have involved a, bombardment oter t'ne foreign concessions, besides exposing the gunboats to the Wuchang batteries. Ultimately, upon the exhaustion ,of their ammunition and the arrival of Imperial reinforcements, the Republicans decided to retreat. Some re-entered to the native .cit v of Hankow, and others .crossed the niver to Wuchang. Subsequently the Republicans were reinforced froan Wuchang and the firing continued. - The railway station is behind the French and German concessions.