It has been discovered that the rebel party has been buying and sending arms from Shanghai to Szechuan with the hope of effecting a rising is that province on December 25 last. A batch of rebels transporting arms was detected by some military officers under General Nyi of Anhui, who succeeded in capturing three of the gang. The rebel party's plot was revealed py the prisoners, and General Nyi nas telegraphed to General Hu of Szechuan, warning him of this danger, and to all the provinces on the Yangtze, asking them to take precautions and discover the leaders.
The Sugar Industry.
A proclamation has been issued by the Prefect of Shanghai, urging! the people to develop the country's sugar industry. The initial suggestion was made by the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, which has received the sanction of the President. A warning es also given that the gold of this country will be drained by the consumption of such immense quantities of imported sugar from year to year, if Chinese continue to view this in dustry at home with their usual apathy and indifference. The European struggle is likewise pointed to as offering a good opportunity for the Chinese to develop both the cultivation of sugar cane and beet, and the manufacture of improved types of white and brown sugar by machinery. Some rules are pub lished for the furtherance of this object, embodying the following principles (1) A manufacturer of sugar shall petition the Ministry of Agrioulture and Commerce, defining & oortain area within which he will raise or collect raw materials which shall be limited to two products, namely, sugar cane and beet, (2) Two or more sugar factories will not be allowed to be established within the same area.
(3) The sugar produced at such sugar factories by machinery shall be subject to inspection and examination by the authorities.
(4) All sugar manufacturers already working in the Republic shall obtain the post-sanction of the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce within the Fourth Year of the Republic (1916.)
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.