Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-19

en- route, should be sufficient to swamp
any revolutionary attack. Some OF the
rumors current today. however, hint at
disaffection In the army.
An imperial edict today places all naval
and military forces In the region OF the
Yangtze under the control of Yuan Shi
Kali who is directed to infiict rigorous
and to appeal to the misguided and
coerced rebels to renew their alleg1-
ance to the state.
Yuan shi Kai is expected to start to-
morrow for Hankow to assume the vice
royalty of the district formerly known
as Hukuang province, but now divided
into the provinces of Hupeh and Human.
Troops Move South
The movement Of troops southwark is
proceeding smoothly.
Official circles minimize the imp ortance
of yesterdays fighting at Hankow, de-
scribing II as preliminary shrmisn
which forced the rebels to retreat. Ma
tiyes of Hankow claim that the rebels
are deserving.
The government has Cancelled the order
for six steamers of the China Merchants
Navigation Company to proceed to Tien-
tsin for the transport of troops up the
YangtZe. 1t is said that all the imperial
troops required will be able to reach
Hankow more expeditiously by the rail-
way, which Is absolutely in the hands Of
the government
All kilograms from the interior are
censored, and consequently there are con-
fiicting reports as TO the result of the bat
tie of Hankow yesterday. 1t must be re-
membered that kilograms to Picking pass
through the hands of the imperialists.
while messages for Shanghai are sent by
way of kiukiang, which is in the hands
of rebel sympathizers.
The kiangnan arsenal near here is
guarded by 1000 troops, but a rising in
this city is not expected
japanese Gunboats Start.
YOKOSUKA, Japan, October 19-The
japanese torpedo boat destroyerS Shi
kinanli and Makigume started for Han
kow today.
AMOY. October 19.-Chinese bank notes
declined from par to 20 today. A further
fall tomorrow is expected.
CANTON. China, October 19.-The pro-
vinCial authorities here, alarmed at the
Revolutionary outbreaks In Nuchange
and Hankow, are making elaborate prep
arations 10 prevent any similar movement
here. As an emergency measure the I'M
portation of large quantities of arms and
ammunition has been ordered. The gun
= boat kungOn was dispatched to Hong
kong today TO convey shipload Of war
/. Sailors Are DESERVING.
: VANCOUVER, B. c., October 19-The
local Chinese colony made public today
the following cablegrams just received:
HANkOW, October 19.-The foreign
legations have made representations that
no fighting has taken place within sixty
miles of Hankow, where the foreign con-
cessions are located. Four thousand
troops are camping today north of Han
kow awaiting the army of Honan before
attempting To attack Wuchang. Admiral
Sun Chen sPing is here with his ships,
but desertion among his fighting sailors
is now going on, the sailors joining the
revolutionists to help in the fight against
the imperialists-
CANTON, October 19.-Authorities here |
are dIsarmins the new army, fearing that |
the soldiers may join the revolution that
is spreading in the central part of the
empire At the present time the city Is
quiet.
BERLIN, October 19.-Up to this after !
aeon the admiralty had not received fur |
Their dispatches from China and accord
ingly assumed that the foreigners at
Hankow did not suffer during yesterdays
lighting and that the landing detachments
from the foreign tiotilla had no occasion
to intervene.