rowid,date,page,column,title,description,source,page_url,trove_id 25520,1912-01-06,2,a-b,Statement of Society for Concerns on State Affairs,Statement by Society for Concerns on State Affairs about aims and organisation of the Society. ,Other...,http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/24092059,24092059 25521,1912-01-06,2,b,Wu Tingfang's letter to emperor,Army general Wu Tingfang's letter to emperor explaining it isn't his fault for loss of Wuhan to revolutionaries. ,Other...,http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/24092059,24092059 25522,1912-01-06,2,b-c,Yuan Shikai's statement of his government politics,Yuan Shikai issues statement of his government's politics about how to save China.,China,http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/24092059,24092059 25523,1912-01-06,2,c-d,Main news,"Vice minister for finance fled Beijing. Yuan Shikai's relatives moved out of Beijing. Foreign Affairs Department tells all foreign consulates to China Shangdong is not to be independent and asks government a large amount of money for its normal business. People against government borrowing another 30 million foreign loans. State gold sold for giving government staff salaries. Government in fear as Financial Department finds state revenue depoist less than one million. Yuan Shikai urges borrowing more foreign loans for army expenses but lenders insist Yuan's proposal be approved by State Council, of which most members actually against it. Man officials change their surnames to Han's. A person donates for protecting Nanjing from revolutionary attack. An aristocrat suggests donations for government army. Many aristocrats suggest to ask Japan for help as government northern army can't defeat revolutionaries. Wang Shizhen recruits new soldiers for Yuan Shikai in Henan. No news for the navy about coming of a warship team. Yuan Shikai anxious about foreign countries' opposition to his plan of more foreign loans. Government sends troops to Henan for help. Yuan Shikai sends more spies to each province. Foreign embassies in Beijing decide to have their troops there to protect them. Foreign embassies ask their consulates to move to costal cities in case of being robbed due to famines inland. Zhao Erxi rejects to send his troops to Beijing. Government office moved to Yuan Shikai's house. General of northern army in Wuhan is replaced for his illness. Russian ambassador is to return to Russia. Zhang Qian doesn't want take the position Minister for Agriculture, Industry and Commerce and Yan Xiu dosen't want to take the position Minister for Finance. Message from Rehe, Hebei about horse gangsters' robbery of officals there and ask for government troops to control the situation. ",Other...,http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/24092059,24092059 25524,1912-01-06,2,d,Guangxi governor recommends Liao Qichao,Guangxi governor recommends Liao Qichao to Hubei government.,Other...,http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/24092059,24092059 25525,1912-01-06,2,d,Hubei to be temporary capital of republic government,Li Yuanhong calls for a cabinet meeting to decide Hubei as temporary capital of republic government.,Other...,http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/24092059,24092059