Salt Lake Tribune | 1911-05-05 | Page 4 | Political Unrest is Widespread in China

POLITICATi UNREST IS WIDESPREAD IN CHINA Revolutionary Movement at Canton Checked; Some Apprehension for the Future. HONGKONG, May 4. Political unrest Is widespread, but the revolutionary Itnovement begun at Canton last week appears lo have been chocked. There Is. however, some apprehension for the future. fu-ture. Many missionaries from tho west of Canton have tied for safety down the river and nre coining lo Hongkong. Divisions of tho Chinese northern troops havo been hurried to Cavton. where occasional clashes occur between the authorities nnd tho disorderly element. ele-ment. These arc of no great slgplllcnnco. Today tho Europeans employed on the Canlon-Kowloon railway section were sent for shelter lo Shnmtun. a town Just above the border of tho British territory Tho British pnpors In tho far east severely se-verely criticise the Chinese government for permitting pirates to loot the Pacific mall steamer Asia aftor it was wrecked on Finger rock.