CO129-381 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [11-12] — Page 230

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fodneuday, October 18th.

Governor General, Chang sing-chi, received & communication

from Hongkong purporting to come from Huang Heine, a loading revolu- tionist, threatening a general rising in Guangtung unless Hle Excel-

lency Joins the Revolutionary Party within five days.

Loyalty of provincial troops questionable.

New-model arzy,

„bout 2,000 mon, certainly disaffected and for that reason diapurned

over province.

Jaturday, votober Blat.

vetimated at

apprehension of trouble betreun troops in city,

10,000, and Bannerman. watter reported to number 2,000 JanchuS

and twice as many flan Chun. Bunner troope quar city wall night

ant day.

un

hight gun oats in port, two being dritish "porlug" and "Robin".

two French.

-unday, October End.

Provincial Aspeably oponud,

Sanil afterian.st

vovarnor Jeneral

cent representativo: business formal.

treea in city full of soldiere.

October 25th.

At 6 e.m. His Excellency Hong Shan (L ), the new Tartar

Genurul landed from the Chinese gunboat "Po Pik" ari on thu say to

his Zamon was killed by bomb thrown from top of hours by rivolution-

ict. Scare in city: shops all closed.

wonersl meeting of the people passed resolution deoding fi-

nancial sai military independence of Kuangtung sm that supervisin

body be elected from the -uilds, Chamber of Commeros etc., to control

actloc. of officials.

Chursday, wctober 28th.

About midnight the Governor General promised wihesion to above

proposals.

Chiang X'ung-yin (izký) ), « protégé of the Governor datural entrusted with duty of clearing villages of robbure, is soting sa

intermediary between local government and the popular party, de has

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