The Archive · 1911

The Revolt of Chengtu

The following extract from " letter from Otéogta dated November 27 has been courteoorly communicated to a8:

To-day at noon " Repablican Govern-in to be proclaimed in Obéngta.

Eves banded offices in connexion with the conference over his power to the new regime an he in order to bring about peace, by realizes it i bopeleas longer to uphold means it was said, of mediation. the Mancha government.

Thia report is not accurate. looks like bloodless revolution. moment's reflexion will show that auch Poreigners are being angored of pro-'a0 attempt, spart from the possibility ection, queues are being out off to-day ting breach of neatrality,|iq great numbers snd foreign clothes serious risk of 6 quite in oe, In fact we hear mediation on behalf of the} it ramonred that the Preeident is to de jure Imperial Government, ® risk wear " frock coat and silk bat for his sltogetber too serious in its'probable inauguration. These are great days consequences to be lightly faced. in China. be done is What we have reason to believe is to! The President's name is Pa. Cha the abore Powers, commander of the army through their representatives, will address an identical note to both parties in the conference, deprecating the continuance of hostilities, both in the to goto his old post on the Tibetan interests of China and of foreigners frontier, but as a servant of the new sod, while strictly maintaining their Government. Even the Manchus are neutrality, expressin, earnest hope becoming servants of the cow Gor-that the present negotiations may lead eroment and are to enjoy fall to some form of ordered government. protection, They are to receive as their annual pensions until some

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