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Show MASSACRE AFMlNmic f a !b s i j g bj u j Refugees From Hankow Tell of a Fearful Slaughter Shnnghal, Oct, 19. Six packed steamers arrived hero from Nankow today, carrying refugees. The steamer steam-er Belgravia was occupied exclusively by foreign passengers, who wore given giv-en free accommodations at tho dl rectlon of the consuls at Hankow. Tho ship was so crowded that many of tho passengoru slept on tho floors ! of the hold. Moat ot tho foreigners ! were Russians omployod In tho tea factories and Belgian Iron workers employed lu the steel works, the Han Yang arsenal and on tho Poklng-Han-kow railway. Tho refugees declare that tho whole Yangtse valley, from Hankow lo Shanghai, Is in the hands of the rebels, with the possible excontion of one or two of the larger cities to which provincial officials havo retired with their available troops. It has been Insistently stated hero that Kru K'ang, 150 miles below Hankow, Is under revolutionary control. This Is denied, however, by foreign officials and by the representatives of tho Chinese customs service. Accounts of tho revolutionary attack at-tack on Wu Chang, as given by tho refugees today, emphasize particularly the massacre of the Mauchus In that city. In tho slaughter neither ago nor sex was regarded, and it Is doubtful, doubt-ful, the refugees say, whether a single sin-gle representative of the Manchu race was left alive there. Similar slaughter of the Manchus followed In Hankow and Han Yang when those cities foil. Copies of the Contral China Post, which arrived on the Belgravia, describe des-cribe tho early progress of the revolutionary revo-lutionary movement. "The revolutionary revolution-ary leaders," )he paper says, '" displayed dis-played secrecy,' promptitude and thoroughness thor-oughness qualities seldom Bhown by the governing classes In China'. But the massacre of the' Manchus In our three cities is a ghastly blow on tho reputation of the revolutionists." Tho run on the Imperial bank hero still coutlnues, but tho officials appear ap-pear to have ample resources. Thcv aro now paying out for the first time the newly-minted dragon dollars from the mint at Nanking, the provincial provin-cial cnpilal. Their large roBorvo of Mexican dollars was completely exhausted ex-hausted by the demand early in tho week. ' J A Red Croasj: organization has been Started here. At- Hankow and Wu f"hanp Chinese women aro serving as Red Cross volun'tcorc for tho 'first tunc in history. Shanghai is a hotbed of revolution and rumors of plots and counter-plots are numerous: K formal appeal Issued Is-sued by tho revolutionary agents hero today says' "We appeal for tho co-operation or our brethren throughout the world. Those with mpuey should contribute funds, those with wisdom should doviso plansj thoao with physical piowess should mount steeds and Join the ranks; those with Information should secretly support the enemy's condition. We oxpoct that our movement move-ment will succeed. If It falls, tho ten days' massacre of Hang Chow nnd Kiatlng. when the Manchus subdued China, will be ropcated. "It is hoped that our patriotic breth-ern breth-ern will respond from all directions and with unanimous hands will turn this universe about,'' Revolution ry Proclamation. A proclamation credited to the revolutionary revo-lutionary leader In Hankow follows: fol-lows: "I come to save tho Chinese people (Continued on Pago Eight) oo MASSACRE OF MANCHUS. (Continued from Page One.) I have no idea of acquiring personal profit or preference, but aim only to pull ou out of tho fire and cure I Ef E imve Deen drowned in a sea of misery ,; B by a government of aliens . Your V rulers have treated jou like bastards. ' K not like children. ; Ifj "Let whoever is animated bv rat i Hi riotlc sentiment come qulcklv" and j J15 Join our ranks. With us he will ob- i Qi tain unending glory by delivering his j K country from the Manchu barbarian I tli who hitherto has eaten our flesh )' t From now on we shall sleep in his ?, $ sk.ln- P ,( 5fc 'Lot us be merciful even to our l ofc enemies. Our sodlers must bu care- 11 lg ful not to recklessly kill the Monchus jhi Lot us give them an oppOrtunltv o fK surrender their uniforms and weap- tl ons. If they do not then vleld and V S: continue enemies of tho revolutionary I yj movement, they must be killed' k oo I III |
