From Our Own Correspondent.
Canton, Aug. 30. Fatshan, situated about twelve miles from Canton, has lately been He scene of some excitement. There have been several arrests; and bue wonders whether the officials have iyeé reached the end of their dis-jones. Amongst those arrested one Wong A-teuén. At the time of the Revolution he was an officer in the new army, and when the army was disbanded he of course lost his post. He seems to be more or less a leader of the new movement. According to the documents discovered and seized, it would appear thet this new movement is somewhat menacing to the Government, and might develop into a serious ising. The object of its members the establishment of a new Government in the Kuangtung Province, without caring anything about what may happen in other provinces. 'The pledge reads thus, "We, the] members of this League, swear that' we will assist each other to expel the present fellows ruling the pro-aimee, and that we will exterminate the traitors, We join ourselves into one body, in order to establish a real revolution. There is reliability and sincerity amongst us even from the beginning to the end. If any -one of the members is guilty of a breach of these rules, let him be at once shot without mercy. From beginning to end let it be thus, and surely Heaven will assist us."
What ramifications there may be throughout the province cannot yet be said. Anyway, there is little hope for the lives of those who have been arrested, and the papers will no doubt incriminate good many more, This revolution in a big 10 near to to the provincial capital shows that things are anything but satisfactory, and no one wonders that all parties in authority are somewhat anxious about the future.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.