REVOLUTION IN CHINA.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3357, 25 October 1911, Page 5

REVOLUTION IN CHINA.

WELL-EQUIPPED TROOPS JOINING THE REVOLUTIONARIES.

DEFEAT OF THE IMPERIALISTS

(United Press Association—Copyright.)

LONDON. Oct. 23

The newspapers publish, an unconfirmed San Francisco l telegram, announcing that 20,000 Imperialists were defeated in a mountain at Kwangju. London Missionary. Society ad voces state that country stations are undisturbed, and the missionaries ut Hankow and Wuchang are safe. PEKIN, Oct. 23. Well-equipped troops have arrived at Hankow, joining the revolutionaries! The latter claim to have enlisted 15,C00 old soldiers.

Lihuanhung and Tanghuateng arc organising a Southern Confederacy, willing to abandon North l China to' the Manchus.

Shantung is quiet. It is officially stated Yinchang fas reached Siaokan railway station, thirty miles north of Hankow. Juioheng has arrived at Kuikiany with three gunboats, which are coaling and provisioning BERLIN, Oct. 23. It is officially announced that the German action on the 12th was Restricted to repelling an attempt to invade and plunder a German settlement. Nobody wa/s injured.

REBELS ADVANCING CAUTIOUSLY FOREIGN OUTBREAK FEARED. (Received Oct. 24, 9.55 p.m.) PEKIN, Oct. 24, The rebels are advancing cautiously to the north of Hankow, owing to the absence of intelligence as to the whereabouts of the Imperialists. They encountered slight guerilla, opposition. The tug carrying rebels was unexpectedly fired on by a concealed Imperial battery north, of Wuchang. When the third division of Imperials were ordered to the South one hundred and four deserted. The Wild fire of the gunboats at Hankow caused a conflagration. lehang and Changsha were captured without opposition, and a foreign outbreak is feared at Changsha. Local foreign Customs officers have been ordered aboard the boats in the river. RECOGNITION BY POWERS. REBELS FLOCKING INTO WUCHANG. (Received Oct. 24, 1 a.m.) PEKIN, Oct. 24.. Rebel recruits are flocking into Wuchang, owing to the Powers’ recognition of the revolutionaries. The Privy Councillors recommend that the Throne should negotiate with the latter.