After this, it is a little difficult to ascertain exactly what happened. According to one newspaper account, Mr. Shih was dragged out, beaten, and tied up. Probably he suffered, no more than a little pushing and rough handling. It is also said that he was forced to sign paper, declaring his resignation, and promising that he would never attempt to come back to his post. Later in the day, Mr. Shih found} hia way to the Yamen, where he laid is complaint before the Tupan. A detachment-of 100 soldiers was sent to the Attached Middle Sekiol, to] drive out the students with their hoxes: and bedding and close the school. According to the latest report, Mr. Shih took the trois on the Sollowing, day for Peking.
Stadents and Principal Dec: 9. more details" concérhing, int the' Nozinal University ave come to Tight. It: secms that the Principal, Mr. Shih Yin, was actually bound with ropes by his refractory students, and also beaten pretty badly. 'The more sensible amongst the Normal Stadents have already issued a public circular, Gisclaiming all connexion with the business, and declaring that such an act committed by a group of students against' their oWn teacher than a disgrace. Tt is that Mr. Shih, when he visited the yamen, reported the names of four teachers and four students as ringleaders in the rebellion.
'This business is about the climax of the long series of students' strikes and rebellions that have disgraced the Government. Schools ut Wo-chang for several years. If the authorities will now bestir them: volves and take some drastic mea. sures, they will have the approval of all the: better elements among the students themselves, and _perhaps the commencement of a mare hopeful state of things might begin to dawn. The Commissioner of Education, Mr. Fan Chi-lu, having sani his resignation many times dur. ing the last few weeks, has at last been allowed to resign from his post, and his successor is Mr. Kuo Ch'i-min.
Ringleaders Arrested by Police Hankow, Dec. 11.
{n view of the police of Wuchang having taken into custody a number of students on charges of instigating the rest of the students to create disturbances, students of} secondary schools in Wuchang and Joint -meeting to making headway against the measures adopted by the police. The authorities concerned are taking elaborate precautions te prepare for any emergency, Dec. 15.
Approximately 5,000 students, who have been excited' by the arrest of two students in Wuchang last night, surrounded the Tupan's men at noon to-day, crying for the of the captives.
The situation is growing from bad to worse.
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