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him to Nanking as his secretary, and thereupon Ch'an Kwong-ment became acting to-tuk of Kuang-cung for the first time.
Prior to the abdication of the Manchu-Emperor,
a provisional republic had been constituted at Nanking with Dr. Sun as President. But, when the Manchu peror abdicated on the 12th February, 1912, Dr Sun resigned in favour of Yuan Shik-k'ai () and the contre of the Chinese republican government was transferred from Nanking to Peking. Dr. Sun then returned to Canton bringing with him du lion-man. The acting to-vuk, Ch'an Kweng-meng, promptly resigned; and thereupon Ju Hon-man was "re-elected" to-tuk by the Provisional assembly. He was confirmed in this office by the Peking or ER IN on the 12th July, 1912, and Ch'an Kwang-meng bocame Commandant of the Cantonese army with Lang Isai-kong () as Deputy Commandant.
Lung Tsai-kwong, a Yunnanese, was also destinod
to fill an important role at Canton. He had held high
civil and military posts under the Manchu dynasty, chiefly in his native province and in Kuang-bai, and it was not
long before his chance came in Kuang-tung; for on the
14th June, 1913, Wu Hon-man was removed from Canton to
bo Pacificator of Tibet and Ch'an liveng-mens, who then
assumed office as to-tuk of Kuang-tung for the second time, came next month into conflict with President Yuan
Shih-k'ai in connoction with the so-called "Second
Revolution", instigated by tho Kuo-min-tang loaders. On the 16th July, 1913, Ch'an Kivong-meng declared the indopondence of Kreng-tung, whereupon on the 26th July the President appointed Lung Tsai-kwong to be Pacificator
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