The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-08
CHIlNESEWAR

TEEN TSlN, Jan. ?. - Thousand. of rebel troops are on the move to ward Pekin.
 ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. ?. - Dis patches have been received sayinl that the Chinese rebels have opened fire on the imperialists at Han yang
 PEKIN, Jan. ? Rebel troops are in the field at Han-Kau againsi an army of 10000 imperialists Fighting will be commenced within few hours.
 PEkIN, Jan ?. That the wal may be continued, the dowager em press today advanced $2.000, 900 tc replenish the treasury Of the roya government.
 ST. PETERSBtRG, Jan "A Pc kin dispatch states that upon the news being received at that place Of the resumption of hostilities by the rebels the empress dowager be came fear-stricken and taking the boy emperor with her fled to the Mongolian frontier this morning. and now is seeking Russian protection WASHINGTON, Jan. ? - It has been officially announced 10 the gov ornment of the United States that Dr. Sun Yet Sen has taken his de parture from Shanghai for Ranking where his inauguration as president of the Republic of China will take place.
 LONDON, Jan. 3 The Tele graphs Pekin correspondent says that the situation in the Far East was never so chaotic as at present
 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 8 A cable message received in this citS announces that President Sun, ot the Republic of China, has issued a proclamation changing the Chinese calendar to conform with the Flu ropean.
 HAWKING, Jan 3. President Sun took the cath of office yester day and has appointed his provis- ional cabinet, consisting of Wu Yuan Sing and Iii Yuen Heng.
 SHANGHAI. Jan. f - Adyices re Ceiyed here state that the Imperial government at Pekin has issued in structions to all the generals ir command of the imperial forces tC resume hostilities on January s. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4. - Rep resentatives of the revolutionary jun la in this city have received cable advices stating that General Wu has been promoted to the position lie of China.
 KAREN, Jan. 1. The com mander of the imperial troops at Iehko has received one hundred thousand tae!s from the empress dOwager of China with instructions to prepare residence for the em- peIor and the royal family. He also was ordered to organize a body guard for the emperor, who will live i'll Mongolia hereafter
 PEK1N. Jan. 4. - Four thousand imperial troops of Chinwang this morning notified the foreign lega. tions that they were tired of the useless fighting and were anxious to have a republic.
 SHANGHAI. Jan. }. - President Sun, of the Republic of China, feels very optimistic over the situation at the present moment. This morn ing the president received from Premier Yuan Shi kai a letter bear ing on the proposed national as Sembly which is to be called for the purpose of deciding on a per manent form of government for United China. Premier Kai insists that the entire people should be permitted to decide this question rather than a few delegates. The premier took occasion to thank President Sun for his offer to abdi- cate the presidency of the new re- public and have the honor bestowed on Premier kai.
 dispatch received here is to the eff feet that Premier Yuan Shi kai has sent a dispatch to General Wu ask ing for an extension of the armis- tice up to and including the 18th of January
 RANKING, Jan. ,. Republican troops began crossing the river this morning at Pukow and will advance nOrthward. A reinforcement of four thousand from Canton arrived. bringing the advancing army up to thirty thousand men all of whom are armed with magazine rifles and well equipped for service. The advance is meant to serve notice on the