RISING IN CHINA.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15301, 15 November 1911, Page 11

RISING IN CHINA.

OUTRAGES BY IMPERIALISTS. RED CROSS WORKERS KILLED. CONSULATES IN DANGER. Pros® Association—By Tclcfwvph—CopyrigH PEKING, November 13. Yuan Shih-Kai received a great ovation on hi« arrival hero. The 'Imperialists at Nanking continue killing the Chinese or culling off their arms and hands. Jlany of those engaged in the Red Cross Society's work have been killed and mutilated. The British and German Admirals visited the city, and advised the Consu- 1 lates to closc, as the warships wero unable to protect them. TERRORISM IN 7 CANTON. LAWLESS SOLDIERS. PEKING, November 14. (Received.Nov. 15, at 0.35 a.m.) An edict appoints Yuan Shih-Kai to command all the troops in the vicinity ol Peking, Woting-fang,. and Shanghai. Yuan. Shih-Kai telegraphed to the Regent, urging his.abdication. Ho points out that, apait from' Republicanism, there is no way to avoid tho continued sacrifice of lives or to preserve pencc. He promises _ the Regent a sufficiency to enable him to livo .in a style compatible with hie birth. ,• Outlawry continues in Canton; where Tobbers are terrorising tho inhabitants. The revolutionaries,, through a., misunderstanding.. 6lcw 100 Luanese revolutionary troops in the Fat«han. Theatre. Fifteen hundred Yunnan 'soldiers escaped from Waichou', pillaging and burning villages, and murdering woincn and children. They are now surrounded by rebels, and fierce fighting is proceeding. v •

A MISSIONARY'S VIEWS.. The Rev. G. 11. M'Xeur, writing from Union on October 16 to the Rov. A. Don (Bpnt for tho Now Zealand Presbyterian Uhurch Chinese Mission) in reference to tho P/.?]?"' °' affairs in China, says: , The New Zealand papers will bo rroeivinp alarming news from Central China. Tho Revolutionists havo got a strong hold this timo, and it is possiblo that tho next few weeks will sec tho death of tho Manchu dynasty. We havo heard from, several sources that tho plan is to conquer all tho inland provinces first, when thoso on tho sea border will probably bo secured without a strußglo, At any rate, although tho air is thick with rumours thoro is no Tiaing" yet in our province (Canton). Tho peoplo wdl welcomo a clianpo of Government, Tho offioials aro ; very bu3y organising tho defences. I'hrvo noticed a number of now fortified watch-towers built outside the northern wall ind in tho western suburbs but tho army is very unreliable.