New-York tribune., 1911-10-22
CHINA SEES ITS PERIL
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to the legation that the shantung cities are
quiet The coasts, however, are swarming
with pirates.
The Che-Foo Bank failed yesterday. Ed
ward G. Baker. the newly appointed Amer
lean Consul ut Chung King. Sze-Chuan
Province, is temporarily stalled at I-Chans'
in Hu-Peh Province, which has seeded.
The Chinese government is so short OF
money that 1t is believed II will be unable
To pay the salaries Of the metropolitan
officials next month. The government has
Withdrawn all customs receipts, amounting
10 10000 tacls. from Dalny and Tsing-Tao.
The diplomats met yesterday and con-
sdered Chinas foreign financial obliga-
,ions The government has requested a
postponement Of the payment of the Boxer
indemnity instruments and IS eagerly seek
ing a new loan
Manchus Guard Ammunition.
Advlces from Kai-Feng. Ho-Nan, say
that recruiting IS going on actively Most
Of the Manchu troops have left for the
south. and there appears 70 ne no disaffec-
flon among the men. u has been deemed
advisable. however 10 guard the smmuni-
entirely by Manchu soldiers.
Bandits are numerous in the southern
districts. particularly Kwaug-C Chau and su-
Chau. Troops engaged them near Loshan'
killing some hundreds Of them.
There IS no doubt that more serious news
than that OF the defeat OF the government
troops by the revoutionists at Hankow on
Wednesday has been received I'm Pekins'
but not published.
The American missionaries in this prov
ince. Chilli. have been warned by stu
dents that there will he n revolutionary
outbreak near Peking tomorrow. Consld-
erahIe credence is attached to the warming
as similar advance information reached the
missionaries AT Wu-Chang prior 10 the
rising there.
Evidently trouble IS brewing az Tien-
Tsin. md a telegram from there contains
the statement that the yamen Of the vice.
rov 4, Tsi-Nan. the capital Of Shantung
Province. l60 miles south Of Tien-Tsin.
has been burned
The National Assembly will convene
here tomorrow. As there is sentiment
in this body unfriendly 10 the throne, the
approaching deliberations are looked for-
ward TO with some anxiety
Yuan Shi ii. the newly appointed vice
roy Of the provinces Of Hu-Peh and HUI
Nan. and Yin Tchang the Minister II
War. are at loggerheads. The former is
dissatisfied with the preparations made by
the Minister Of War, whom he character
izes as "boastful ard incapable IL IS
understood here that Yuan Shi Ki is now
considering whether he Will take supreme
command Of the army along the Nangtse
River or concentrate his effort on the re-
capture of Wu-Chang Should he finally
decide not 10 carry cut either one Of these
proposals it would be a crushing blow to
the government.
The orders issued recently for the dis
patch OF thirty thousand troops now in
Nanchura and Shantung to Hankow ap-
near 70 be treated as a dead letter. There
is no sign whatever OF any such move
ment on the part Of the army Three
trainoads Of troops are about 10 leave
Moukden ostensbly for Kin-Chow Man
churia Their real destination. however.
IS believed 10 he Peking.
Hankow oct. 2L-The situation here at
present is quiet The imrerislists are
awaiting an engagement with the revolu-
tonaries. which is expected TO take place
on Monday. There has been some skir-
mismng to-day
The revolutionists are active Innumera-
bic guns have been mounted, and the sur
rounding hills are strongly intrenched
There is a report here that General Yin
Tchang, In command OF the government
troops, has arrived at his headquarters.
Shanghai. oct 2-The only communica-
tion to-day with Hsnkow was through the
wireless outfit Of the warships stationed
along the Yangtsc.
Refugees from Hsnkow arriving here to
| day state that when the revolutionists fell
J back to Wu-Chang on Wednesday II was
/ only to obtain new supply Of ammunition
! They AT once returned to the fray. recross
/ ing the river in a fleet OF lunks which MAD
been lashed together, and made a success
/ ful landing on the Hankow side. under
cover of the guns OF the fort and out o
the range OF the gunboats
The newcomers say that the rebels ar,
fortifying the nils Al the rear ~ tho Nan
Yang steel Works. one thousand coolies
! are carrying baskets OF earth and stone
with which the Taolst monastery. at the
summit OF the hills, Is being converted
into Tort.
Washington, oct. 2l-Apparently condi
tions at chang Sha have materially
changed I'm the governments favor for tn
state Department was advised to-day b
Amos J.. Wilder. American Consul Gen
eral at Shanghai that there was no occa
sion for apprehcnsiun "A In the safety n