The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-04

and promulgated and will be promuI- gated by the Emperor. The power of amending the constitution shall belong 10 parliament. The members of the upper house shall be elected by the people from among those particularly eligible.
 Parliament shall elect and the Elm peror shall appoint the premier who will recommend the other members of the cabinet who also shall be appoint ed by the Emperor.
 The imperial princes will be incl igible for the office of premier or mem bers of the district or administrative heads of the provinces.
 The Emperor shall assume direct con trol of the army and navy but when this power is used in connection with the internal affairs, the Emperor must observe special conditions to be decided by parliament.
 Imperial decrees cannot be issued to replace the law except in urgent ne- cessity.
 International treaties shall not be concluded without the consent of par iament.
 In case the financial budget fails to receive the approval of parliament the government may not act upon the pud- get Of the previous nor any Items of expenditure not provided for in the budget be appended thereto. The government shall not adopt extraordinary financial measures outside the budget
 Yuan Resigns
 Another development today was the re- ceipt by the throne of memorial from Yuan Shi IXai, in which he refuses to ac- cept the premiership.
 Custom demands several rcfusals upon the part of one who has been elevated or restored to high office. At the same time it 3 possible that Yuan recognizes that lis power may be evenescent, as when parliament is in control it can choose whom it will as the head of the govern ment
 An edict was issued this afternoon con firping the thrones acceptance of the principles for constitution as drawn up by the national assembly, and promises We shall arrange to swear before our ancestors in the temple and to issue the constitution to the whole empire on yell low paper" A committee of the assem- bly, will be appointed to draw up the act ual constitution. It will be assisted by representatives of the army, and the work will occupy months as the provincial as- semblies will be consulted.
 The outline of the proposed constitu- tion has excited much interest and this latest step toward popular government is matter of lively speculation in the foreign quarters. It is entirely directed at the Manchu. It is an advance over the constitution scheme promulgated by the throne in 1907, which was modelled after the constitution of Japan. and which was thought by conservative friends of China to be an acceptable one.
 Hong Kong, China, November 3-De. layed dispatched from Hankow, sent via Wu Hu, describe the situation there on the night of November as appalling
 An enormous confla grafton was swcep- ing over the city and fighting was in progress in some quarters between con- siderable bodies of rebels and loyallsts The imperialist batteries were lifting ex- plosive shells into the native quarter while the rebels on the other side of the river had brought long range guns into play from the Wu Chang fortifica- tions and were firing with fair effect on the loyalists positions.
 The viceroy of Kwan Tung province at Canton has dispatched a gunboat to this city to transport an immense sup ply of ammunition firearms and Maxims which he has contracted for with for eign firms here.