CHINESE CIVIL WAR.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 81, 18 November 1911, Page 6

CHINESE CIVIL WAR.

THE NEW CABINET. ABLEST MEN IN CHINA OMITTED Pekin, November 17. In- they new Cabinet Liang-Tun-Yen takes'the portfolio of. Foreign Affairs; General Wang-Shis-Chong that of War, and Admiral Sah that of Marine. The Cabinet is considered satisfactory, though some of the ablest men in China are omitted. THE REPUBLICANS’ PROGRAMME. , ' I DOCTOR SUN-YAT-SEN AS PRESIDENT. Shanghai, November 17. The Republican,?’ programme includes the appointment of Dr. Sun-Yat-Sen as President. Representatives of the accessible provinces met and elected delegates to the Central Government, which is being established at .Wuchang. Li-Yuan-Peng l urged the Consuls at Hankau to' recognise tho federated States. Tiie Taotai has notified his inability to pay a million taels, in connection with.the Russo-French loan. ; ■ >- .I, ’i« , FOREIGN TROOPS TO BE LANDED TO PROTECT PEKIN-TIE NTSIN RAILWAY. (Received 18, 10.35 a.m.) Berlin, November 17.

The Powers signatory to the Boxer protocol have agreed to the necessity of landing troops to protect the Pe-kin-Tientsin railway. A DIFFICULT PROBLEM. WHAT GOVERNMENT IS IN POWER? i , (Received 18,* 9.10 a.m.) Pekin, November 17. t The Customs taota of Yunnan absconded to Hong Kong with a million taels intended to repay foreign loans. An interesting problem arises to whether he should be extradited to the Central or Republican Government, also as to whom the money should he deliverable.