Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-18

port that negotiations are proceeding be-
tween Admiral Sab ellen Ping and Gen.
LYMAN Heng. the revolutionary com
mander at Hsnkow. though the nature OF
the negotiations is not divulSed These
officials claim that Ii Yuan Heng was
coereed into the leadership and should
not be regarded as the prime mover In
the rebellion
-4sTf is said that the object of the revoli-
tionary expedition up the Han river last
evening was to attefnpt-the capture OF
Gen Chang Piaos camp near the Belgian
concession through an attack in the rear
War Scare at Annoy.
AMOY. China. October 1s.-The war
scare reached this city through the re-
ceipt by several commercial organizations
of dispatches warning them that Annoy
i. was to he. seized. shortly 1by TIE s-revolu-
: tionary leaders. The dispatches We're I'M
siSped, but purported TO come from revo-
IuttoHary headquArfers. Ihes~ Contained
ssshfafices that there would he no inter
ference with commercial interests 1t Is
generally believed that any successful
movement against'Amoy must come from
within the city. as IT'S Isolation on q
strongly fortified island makes its POSI-
ton apparently impregnable to assault
from without.
TOXIC. Japan. October Is Despite the
assurances both by the Chinese govern
ment and the revolutionary leaders in the
central Chinese -provincss-that the; rights
Of foreigners Will be respected. officials
here regard the situation as likely to de-
velOp phases alarming to, outside nations.
The maintenance of a scrupulous impair
TALLY will be very difficult at mes. and
il is. certain that any suspicion of inter
ference ON the part of foreigners would
arouse tremendous Indignation among the
Chinese.
Some feeling against Japan already has
been noted at Picking where Chinese
merchants and fiHancierS have freely as
serted that Japan melted the revolution
in order to create crisis which would
prevent the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS loan. In
revolutionary circles, on the other hand,
reports are being circulated that Japan
is aiding the imperial government. and
this impression already has created an
antaGonism against Japan in the south.
and is said to have resulted in the be-
ginning of an anti-JapaneSe boycott in
south China.
Japan Is Neutral.
Still another Chinese rumor. which Is
likely to cause trouble for Americans. is
to the effect that the Limited States en-
courased the revolution by its insistence
upon the hated railway loans Every in
dication. official or otherwise, points TO
the determinations of Japan To sremain
absolutely neutral 1T r. 'fieefared in
official circles that the Picking govern
view to securing assistance against the
revolutionists. But Japan replied eX-
plicitly that she would not interfere as
long as her interests We're not attacked
The rcvolutionsts have been notified,
however. that the iron works at Hanyang,
which are under japanese ownership, are
TO be regarded as distinctly Japanese
interest.
Dispatches from Manchuria seemed -
Indicate that the province has thus far
shown no signs of uprSings- The utmost
caution is being exercised, however, by
officials from Mukden northward,
Attitude of England.
LONDON, October fS-The British gov
eminent has decided upon an attitude OF
absolute neutrality in China and will
strictly limit British action to measures |
necessary for the protection Of the lives /
and property of her citizens. 1t was |
announced a the foreign, office today that
instructions i'm this sense had been sent |
10 Vice Admiral Winsloe, who was given |
full power to land bluejackets and other |
wise provide for the safety OF British |
subjects.
BERLIN. October 1S.-Vice Admiral Won
krosigk, commander of the German
.Asiatc squadron. reports from Marking
that the cruiser Gneisenau halted at Nam
king, the stage of the river rendering it
dangerous for the large warshp to pro-
coed to Hankow. The vice admiral trans
ferred his flag to the sunboat Iltis. upon
which he will arrive at Hankow to-
morrow.
The only news Of the situation at Ham
kow available here is contained in laconic
MESA ges of Commander Behnke. of the
German cruiser Leipzig The admiralty
is still in ignorance of the conditions
funder which Germans were landed. but it
SIS convinced that it was done with the
fun cooperation of the other commands
crs at Hankow. Had Behnke acted inl
dependentiy. as English criticisms inti-
mate, he certainly would have re-
ported. because just previously he had
stated in message to the foreign Office
that the Japanese naval commander was
in command of the internatio forces
landed. The government thinks that the
reported clash between the Germans and
a Chinese mob was not serious, as no
casualties were reported. -s7- -
go. So conaruatioa t. sLackipg< /;
The foreign Office is without sconfirma-
ton of the reports of a. critical situation
al Marking, but the crew and guns of
the big German cruiser Gpeisenau, which
was forced To remain at that city owing
to a fall in the waters of the river, will
20 far in protecting foreigners there
\ telegram from Shanghai reports that
there are 10 indications yet of waver-
ing in the loyalty of the troops, the attii
tude of which is very important factor
in the general situation
NO JOINT FOREIGN FORCE.