UNREST IN CHINA

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15820, 19 July 1913, Page 9

UNREST IN CHINA

SERIOUS REVOLT,

FIGHTING IN PROGRESS.

WAR AGAINST THE PRESIDENT,

LOYAL COMMANDERS SHOOT.

Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright,

PEKING, July 17. It is reported that the Kiang-si, Kiangsu, Kwang-si, Fu-kiang, Canton, Sichuan, Hu-nan, and Anhui provinces are' preparing to declare their independence. Many northern troops have gone to Kiang-fii; where indecisive fighting is proceeding.

The attitude of the Japanese is bitterly commented on. The presence of Japanese officers beside the rebels supports the belief that they are stirring up strife. Moreover, Li Huan Hung has protested against the anchoring of Japanese gunboats within the fighting zone. Advices received through German channels state that the Tebel leader is wearing the Japanese uniform, and ascended the river in a Japanese gunboat. The Japanese Legation denies that official assistance was given the rebels.

The southern army dynamited the Pukow railway bridges 150 miles north of Yang-tsze, arid tore up the rails, thus preventing the transport of the northern troops. \

The inswgents surrounded tho German Consulate at Nanking on the ground that the Germans had extradited the revolutionaries from the German Hankow con-

cession,

Shanghai reporte that the revolution is general' along the lower Yang-tsze province, and that Kkng-su has joined the

rebels,

General Huan Chi Sirig has declared war against the President, Yuan Shih Kai. Huan Shuing has been appointed Commander-in-chief, with the ex-Viceroy as Generalissimo, of all troops. Nanking and Chin-kiang have joined the rebels. The commanders of some of the forts' were shot for refusing to join.

NORTHERNERS CAPTURE FORTS, PEKING, July 18.

(Received July 18, at 11.20 p.m.)

The Northerners are in possession of the Kin-kiang forts.

The Southerners departed, fleeing up the hill to Ku-ling and surrendering their arms,