The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-29
REBEL ACTIVITIES
CONTINUE IN CHINA
WITH ILL SUCCESS
General Huang Sing Would
Abolish the Expedition.
Many Government
Offices Vacant

Pelng. July 2S.-General Huang Sing,
commander of the southern forces has
tentatively declared for the separation of
the north and south and the abandon
ment of the punish Yuan" expedition
northward. Several columns of southern
ers, aggregating about 1900 men. arrived
today at Nanling and later proceeded for
Yang Chow. province of Kiang-Su, with
the supposed intention of threatening an
attack of General Hsu and his 5000 men
with view to inducing them to join the
southerners.
The northerners are meanwhile
converging on Nanking. After re-
capturing the Hsu-Kow forts, they are
steadily dispensing the rebels whose lead
ers are endeavoring with only partial sue
cess, to prevent wholesale desertions.
Roger S. Greene. the American consul
geenral at Hankow, in a telegram to the
legation here, says that Standard Oil
company boat and a British boat have
been fired upon near Yo-Chow on the
Yang-Tse river in the province of Human.
This would indicate that the troops in
that province are rebellious. 1t is notable
that although the maritime province of
Che-kiang is surrounded by rebellious
provinces 1t stlll remains loyal to the
government.
Situation Relieved
Rear Admiral Reginald +. Nicholson,
commander of the United States Asiatic
fleet, and who is proceeding up the Yang
Use river on the cruiser Saratoga, tele-
graphs the legation here that the situa-
tion at ku-Ling has been relieved by
the departure of the rebels,
Amos p. Wilder. American consul gem
eral at Shanghai. has advised the legation
that American volunteers participat-
ing with other foreigners in guarding
the foreign settlements there.
The diplomatic body in Picking met yes
terday and agreed to fulfill the request
OF the Chinese government that Chinese
be no longer permitted TO reside within
the legation quarter such residence being
contrary TO the protocol under which the
legation quarter was established. The
government fears that plotters or assas-
sins might lodge in the hotel
A number of members >of Parliament
belonging to the Kwo Ming Tang party,
the radical revolutionary party in China,
have departed from Picking. Those re-
naming will absent themselves from the
Senate where they have a majority and
prevent the confirmation of Hsiung Hsi-
Ling as premier. Hsiung Hsi-Ling, who
is former minister of finance. is the
nominee of President Yuan Shi kai. The
government continues its work with half
the cabinet offices vacant.
Request Refused
The diplomatic corps has refused the
Chinese governments request for permis
| sion to search foreign ships and foreign
| esidences and to courtmartial foreigners
caught within the Chinese military lines.
T.
| and there are persistent reports that
| Japanese officers are aiding the rebels.
| Vice President Ii Yuen-Heing in an in
| terview is quoted as saying that Japanese
| concessionaries paid S5000.000 for mining
| and other rights in the province of Human
| and that with this money the rebels
| financed the present uprising.
There were no new important develop
ments reported today in the military
alignments. A northern fleet of trans
| ports and cruisers from Che Foo is ex-
| pected off the Yang-Tse river tomorrow.
| Their object is to attack the WI Sing
| forts which are reported to be well pro-
vided with cannon and ammunition. II
should be an interesting battle. but no
one would be surprised If the combatants
negotiated surrender.
| Reports received from along the line
| of the Tien-Tsin- Pulxo railway indicate
| that there is still substantial force of
| rebels i'm that region and that they have
destroyed the bridges. This will make
General Chank Hsun's passage southwark
with his northern forces difficult.