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Show HFAVY 1 0"S IT H AW! A Ml Three Thousand of the Imperial Army Are Killed San Francisco. Oct 21 A cable despatch des-patch from Shanghai to the Chung Sal Ynt Po, a Chinese daily, confirms the report as to thee defeat of Admiral Admir-al Shah, who was in command of the imperial warships in tho attack on Hankow. Shah is said to have retired to Kiu Kiang with his disabled vessels excepting for ono that was sunk, the sailors surrendering to the revolutionists. revolution-ists. General Chang Piao, the military governor, was executed, and Suit Ching, viceroy, was degraded by the imperial goernment for allowing tho provinces of Kupeh and Hunan to pass into the power of the rebels, according ac-cording to tho dispatch More than a million inhabitants of of the cities of Wu Chang and Hankow Han-kow are said to hae already cut their queues In accordance with the proclamation procla-mation issued by the rebel authorities. Martial law exists in all places occupied oc-cupied by the rebels. The dispatch to tho Chung Sai Yat Po puts the imperial loss in tho Hankow Han-kow battle at 3,000 killed, besides a large number of wounded now cared for Iv the Red Cross societv of the revolutionists. Rut a cable to the Tal Tung Yat -Bo, a rival paper, said the government lost only 2,000 killed. Serious News Withheld Peking, Oct. 21. There is no doubt that more serious news thnn that of the defeat of the government troops by the revolutionists at Hankow, Wednesday, Wed-nesday, has been received at Peking, but not published. There are persistent rumors that Admiral Sah Chen Ping's flagship was sunk or captured. It is reported that the rehols aro now holding Hwang Chow, at the narrowest nar-rowest point of the Yangtse-Kiang river, riv-er, and that thoy are also In possession posses-sion of I-Chang and the railroad near Kwang Shui. The result of Wednesday's fighting ,has caused a geneial feeling at the foreign legations that the situation is critical. ( The diplomats met' yesterday and considered China's foreign financial obligations. The government has requested re-quested a postponement of the payment pay-ment of the Boxer indemnity installments install-ments and Is eagerlj seeking a new loan. A belated telegram from Chang Sha, under date or last Wednesday, statos that the fall of the city Is Imminent. The rebels are reported to have posted post-ed heavy artillery In a strong position in the hills north of Canton. It is said that an attempt is being mado by tho manufacturers to wipe out of existence the International Ladies' La-dies' Garment Workers' Union. |