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bodily turng coat which is not at the moment considered very
probable) this will mean a concentration of troops in and
around the city and more disorder in the out-districts.
Lung will certainly refuse to send any serious number of troope against Kwong Sal though orders have been received to despatch Lang Kan Kwong (the acting 0ivil Governor
Ming Ki has now it appears returned to his substantive
post) with 12,000 men to Yunnan.
3. CHINESE REVOLUTION 1915-16.
Cheung
With reference to previous reports on the anti-
Monarchial movement, the following telegrams have been
exchanged between the Consuls-General, Tannanfu and Canton,
the Consul at Wuchow and Consul-General Canton, and the
Consul General, Canton, to His Majesty's Minister, Peking: -
(a) From H.B.'s Consul-êmeral, Yunnanfu to H.B.M's
Consul-General, Canton, dated 25/12/15:-
"Chiang Chun has sent an ultimatum to Peking
"demanding maintenance of the Republic and the reply is
"demanded by ten this morning. If the President does not
"yield, they are determined to declare their independence,
"and they assert that other provinces have promised help.
(b) From H.B.M's Consal, no how, to H.B.'s Consul-Jeneral,
Canton, dated 27/12/15:-
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"Telegram has been sent to Peking to the following
"effect:- I have seen Chiang Chun Lu. According to his
account it was the revolutionaries who forced the Yunnan
"Chiang Chun to declare for the Republio, and there is,
"states, no prospect of the natives of Kwangsai giving
"trouble. He assured me that he could deal with any
"outbreak which might ooour and that he was definitely
"attached to the President's (Yuan Shih-kai's) cause.
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"No signs of precautionary steps are to be observed and
"all seems quiet."
(a)