ppeerance, for the people ave jost been o-lebrating the birth of the Kaangtang Republic, or rather the passing of the old regime, The demonstration was not #0 éotbusiastic as that on receipt of the ramour of the fall of Peking. The revolutionary organization decreed that Monday shoald be observed ans public holiday, and notwithstanding that the leading Chinese expremed a desire for the postponement of the. elabration to a later date when the new riyime had been properly inaogarated, this representation came too late to be of acy avail, The people were evidently prepared with booting and crackers, The Chinese newspapers bad snooonced that they would sarpend publication on that day, and Chinese compositors and printers employed by the foreign newspapers bad also intimated that they anted a biliday. and meant to have it. Accordingly Monday saw Chinese bossiness entirely suspended. Every shop was closed and from every Chinese haute bang the new flag. Chioese vessels in the barbour, including two henta' steamers, also flow Tt was ooticesble that the Dynasty " was represented by quite variety of age. One flag very cominoly in use was modelled on the Union Jack, the top left-hand quarter being purple inthe centre. the rrmsioder of the fig being red. The stare on the flags bad Mich fil throsgbout the lar polls damped the ardour of the outdoor cromd.
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