THE CHINESE REVOLT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12664, 18 January 1912, Page 5

THE CHINESE REVOLT.

JtETAILS OF BOMB OUTRAGE. A TREMENDOUS SHUCK. (Press Assn. — By Telegraph. — Copyright.) PEKING, January 17. Yuan Shi Kai was proceeding m semiRegal state when .three bombs, about the size of condensed milk tins, and reported to be of Japanese manufacture, were thrown. One failed to explode, and tho others fell behind the carriage, owing to the carriage man whipping up Jib. c horses. The concussion was felt 600 yards away. The bomb killed two bodyguards, and wounded 18. The terrified horses dashed at a mad gallop) and were stopped with difficulty. Tfte police used whips j freely and cowed tlie crowds. They established a' cordon around the whole quarter until the bomb-throwers were arrested. They confessed they were revolutionaries. There .were other arrests. The outrage removes the doubts that the , Mahchus hitherto entertained of Yuan Shi Kai's loyalty. Foreigners believe his death would have thrown Northern China into nitter lawlessness, which would have demanded the immediate intervention of the Powers. (Received January 18, 8.5 a.m.) , PEKING,. January 17. The man wlio threw the bomb at Yuan Shih Kai is aged 24, and is a native of Kweichan. He declares that a general assasination was prearranged, and was to be the signal for a generaf insurrection at Peking. A domiciliary search revealed a bomb factory. This led to the arrest of others with bombs concealed m their clothing.