UNREST IN CHINA

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15825, 25 July 1913, Page 5

UNREST IN CHINA

MAETIAL LAW IN PEKING,

MANIFESTOES BY RIVAL LEADERS-

FIGHTING AT SHANGHAI.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright

PEKING, July 24. , (Received July 24, at 10.15 p.m.) Martial law has been proclaimed in Peking. This synchronises with the formal establishment of a Confederate system of government at Hanking. The editors of the Kuo-ming-tang party's newspapers have been arrested, aud the papers have ceased publication. Colonel Brucht ejected Tong, the southerner's nominee, as head of the Chinese telegraphs at Shanghai. Colonel Brucht alleges that he acted on instructions from the consular body. Tlie Kuo-ming-tang party regards this as an affront by foreigners Dr Sun Yat Sen's manifesto recounts the southern grievances and expresses a determination to oppose Yuan Shih-Kai as firmly a 6 he did the Manchus.

party's newspapers have been arrested, aud the papers have ceased publication. Colonel Brucht ejected Tong, the southerner's nominee, as head of the Chinese telegraphs at Shanghai. Colonel Brucht alleges that he acted on instructions from the consular body. Tlie Kuo-ming-tang party regards this as ail affront by foreigners Dr Sun Yat Sen's manifesto recounts the southern grievances and expresses a determination to oppose Yuan Shih-Kai as firmly a 6 he did the Manchus. Yuan Shih-Kai lias issued a manifesto stripping Generals Rwang-hshing and Chen-chis-mei of their rank. He offers a pardon and reward to any of their followers who arrest or kill them. He concludes by stating that lie is determined to uphold the republic. Yuan Shih-Kai's declaration has elicited the approval of all the legations except those of Russia asid Japan The Chinese press bitterly blaine the system; of foreign settlements and concessions, enabling the rebels to perfect their plans. Three thousand rebels attacked the Kiang-nan arsenal at Shanghai, but 2000 defenders, after a long fight in which they were aided by eome crtiisers, repulsed the rebels, who lost 800 men. The southerners are awaiting the arrival of 15,000 Cantonese at Lin-hwai-kwan. The Government threatens to sink every vessel, foreign or Chinese, convoying Cantonese.