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the Central Government. General Su was reluctant, but finally yielded to their representations. His first act was to cancel the Declaration of Independence and report in that sense to Peking. The announcement caused universal jubilation. The troops, who at

an early stage had seized the Treasury, behaved with moderation and

by nightfall all was peaceful in the City.

On learning during the afternoon of August 4th.

that the mutineers had entered Canton from their barracks at Yen

Tang, outside the East Gate, that Ch'en and his Commissioners had

taken their departure and that the province was without a

government, I deemed it expedient that British troops should be

brought from Hongkong to garrison Shamien, where during the past fortnight a very large quantity of valuables had been stored for

safety by Chinese merchants. The Senior Naval Officer, Commander C.

Mackenzie, R.N., D.S.O., concurred with my views and on the morn- -ing of August 5th. 200 of the Zuth. Punjabis under three British

Officers arrived and took up quarters under canvas on the island.

The quiet of the previous evening proved il-

-lusory. Considerable jealousy existed among the various units of the Lu Chun and, in the course of the forenoon of August 5th., the

men of the 5th. Brigade demanded that their General, Chang Wo- -ch'uan, be appointed Tu Tu in Su's place, threatening to open fire if their wish were not complied with. Su had at no time been anxious for this high distinction and, having been Tu Tu for less than twenty-four hours, quietly resigned the Government into the hands of Chang. In his proclamation to the people the new Tu Tu omitted from his title the word "Acting" and further sent a tele- -gram to General Lung to the effect that he might now return to Tuchow. By these indiscretions he opened himself to the suspicion of wishing to be Tu Tu permanently, in face of the President's appointment of Lung. Further misgivings were created in the City by reports that the ex-pirate Wang Ho-shun, now subsidised by the Central Government, was preparing to come to Canton with an army

of brigands in order to secure for himself a high official post. In these circumstances His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, after