New-York tribune., 1911-12-25

London. Dec. PA Shanghai dispatch
to The Daily Telegraph says It is eX
pected that the peace conference will be
| resumed on Tuesday. Sun Yat-sen, the
reform leader, will return TO Shanghai
tomorrow.
Premier Yuan shih-kai has made no
reply yet as to whether he will accept
| a republic.
A Peking dispatch says that the Chi
nese government has been advised by its
ministers abroad that Great Britain and
| Japan have made overtureS TO other
powers with a view to securing their CO.
operation i'm intervening in China in
! favor of a monarchy.
The Shanghai correspondent of The
! Times" commenting on the situation
says that the whole nation is awaiting
the decision Of one man. Personally,
adds the correspondent. Yuan Shih-kai
| desires peace and is willing to abide by
| the decision OF the National Assembly
but fears that a decision in favor OF a
republic would cause complications with
! Great Britain and Japan.
Peking, Dec. A-An edict issued tonight
! in the dgni1ed terms which have charac-
kai assumed the Premiership. confers pos
thumous honors on the imperialist COM
mander who committed suicide when the
| city Of Chao-Chow was captured by the
rebels This is one of many such honors
recently bestowed by Premier Yuan, which
the ex-Regent did not dare TO bestow. and
| IT means that Yuan has not been intimi-
dated.
| reliable Chinese report has been re-
ceived from Chung King that Tuan-Fang's
head is being taken to IIu-Peh for ransom
| Tuan-Fang was formerly director general
| OF the Hu-KwanG railroad. lie had recent
! ly been appointed NicerOy OF Sze-Chuen
| Province, and according 10 information
! reaching the missionaries al ChungK King
was killed by his own soldiers at Tse-
| Chow Tuan-Fang discovered that his
troops were disoyal, and after attempting
20 bribe the officers tried TO escape I'm COM
pany with his brother. But the soldiers fell
upon him, and both were hacked TO pieces
Toxic. Dec. 2i-It Is stated here that the
stage has not yet been reached In the peace
NEGOTIATIONS at Shanghai at which the good
offices of a third party would'bc acceptable
II is feared. moreover, that the negotia-
| tlOQS VIII TedCn utduIpIh NlNlIh a. it"
DAYS. owing to the uncompromising atti-
! tude of both sides regarding the form OF
government which shall prevail in China.
! The conservative section here, which is
influential and which includes the Elder
| Statesmen. is against the establishment OF
a republic in China. Although govern
mental officials are silent and maintain a
strict neutrality, we'll informed persons here
believe it impossible for them TO ignore the
views of the Elder Statesmen.
! Two companies Of infantry from the no
! l,ura division, with machine guns, COM
! u,anded by Colonel ono. will start for Han
! kow from Moj on December %. Inese
troops will reach their destination on jan
iIarv . They have been dispatched. IT Is
| stated. TO replace the marines lahded at
3 ITankow.
Harbin. Dec. 2L-General Chao Erh-hsun'
| Vicerov of Manchuria, ordered the secret
execution OF sixty suspected rcvoIutonlsts
/ on Saturday last at Nikolsk
| The Amban. or Chinese representatives
who was driven out of Urga, the capital or
! Nonpolia when autonomy was declared
! some weeks ago has reached Manchurla.
] safe conduct 10 Peking VIII be accorded
him The Amban is accompanied Dy III"
ua,cnu Prince Kung. whose influence II ~
,,,dcrstood Is being used 10y the MahchIS
=, ,,otr efforts to nullify the intriGues OF
/ u,o oviiod Dalai Lama OF Tibet ana ior-
c,eners i'm Mongolia, and to prlhs "uo'' '''"
| ,cstoration OF Mongolian ro!st''