CHINESE CIVIL WAR.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 67, 2 November 1911, Page 5

CHINESE CIVIL WAR.

PEACE PROPOSALS

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) (Received 2, 8.5 a.m.) Pekin, November 1. Ymm-Shi-Kai intends stopping Imperial attacks immediately, and negotiate peace. He requests tho appointment of an aeting-Premier.

FLIGHT OF 'THE EMPEROR

New York, November 1

Tho San Francisco Chinese newspapers mi Wish a despatch from Pekin asserting that the Emperor, and the Dowager-Empress, have lied, and all trace of them has boon lost.

RESIGNATION OF MINISTRY

(Received 2, 9.30 a.m.) Pekin, November 1

All the Ministers have resigned. Yuail-Shih-Kai has been appointed Premier.

General Yinchang becomes Chief-of-Staff.

.Prince Clung has been appointed President of tne Privy Council, and will act as Premier until Yuan-Shih-Kai relinquishes the Commandcr-in-Chiof.

FURTHER RESULTS

Pekin, November 1

The President of the Assembly announced that the Regent had sent his assurances that the edict will be faithfully carried out, and is not mere words.

Members expressed satisfaction at the Imperial edicts.

Tho unrest continues. _ Foreign troops are guarding Hie mission houses at Pekin, Seventy French soldiers are protecting the Pci-tang Cathedral. The Pao-tin-fu troops revolted in sympathy with the Lan-Chau troops. " Tri-Nan-Fu and Cha-Chung have informed the Government they will support Chang-Shaot-Seng’s demands not to oppose the rebels. The Ministry is resigning, and an edict is immediately being issued proclaiming Yuan-Shili-Kai Premier. The latter has gone to tho front, and is now at Sing-Nan-Chau. Advices from Hankau state that tho rebels have recaptured tho stations and tho dragon Hag has been again hoisted at Canton. Business is resumed.

Private cables deny that Fun-Chau has fallen.

Tho Court official T-Chang refused to deliver the keys, and, with a few other Manchu officials, was killed by tho rebels.

Tho latter are rigorously preserving order and executing all looters and incendiaries.

HOYALTY ENRAGED

Now York, November 1Thc “Herald’s” Pekin correspondent says the Imperial clan is deeply enraged, and declare tho Regent responsible for the loss of the '1 krone to the Manchus. Ho can only, it is started, atone by suicide. Tho rebel troops at Ti-ayu-an-fu boast of having killed two thousand Manchu soldiers and civilians in cold blood.