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| rowid | 18785 |
|---|---|
| date | 1908-01-18 |
| page | 3 |
| column | a-b |
| title | |
| description | Yuan Shikai, on the request of Guangzhou authority, sends gunboat to Guangdong to maintain local peace. Gentry in Shunde county gather to discuss the railway building from Guangzhou to Macao and involvement of Portuguese company. Governor Zhang Renjun sends telegram to the Beijing department of foreign affairs regarding interferance by American missionaries in local administration. Guangdong authority tries to capture revolutionary leaders Zhang Dexin and Huang Heshun. Qin ren hui (a society of Guangdong fellows?) in Yokohama sends telegram to Chinese authorities in Beijing in protest against British interference with local Guangdong affairs. Businessmen in Nanhai, Shunde, Zhaoqing, Chaozhou and Shantou protest against British attempt to control fishing in Xijang River. Treaty between China and Portugal on railway building from Guangzhou to Macao may be abrogated. Successful Guangdong candidates in the examination of imperial scholars. |
| source | Tung Wah |
| page_url | http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/26801611 |
| trove_id | 26801611 |