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‘Canton, and on another occasion an attempt, which proved nearly successful*
was made to assassinate Admiral Li, who so effectually checked the rising in May.
When the revolution broke out on a grand scale in October, the Viceroy, recognising the
liopelessness of resistance with troops honeycombed with sedition, and with a popula¬
tion unanimously in sympathy with revolution, readily agreed to the transfer of the
Government to. the revolutionary leaders, and the independence of the province was
thus attained without bloodshed. In July, 1913, when a rebellion broke out in -several
provinces against what was described as the dictatorship of Yuan Shih-kai, the Tutuh,
Chan Kwing-ming, proclaimed the independence of the province. The ex-viceroy Sham
came down to Canton as the generalissimo of the rebel forces to organise an expedition
to proceed north to punish Yuan Shih-kai, but he failed to win over General Lung Chai
Kwong of Kwangsi, who remained loyal to the Central Government, and marched with
a large force upon Canton. As this force approached the city the traitorous Tutuh and
the Generalissimo fled, and on reaching Canton General Lung cancelled the declara¬
tion of independence, and gradually restored peace and order in the city, where much
looting and some fighting had taken place prior to and for some time after his arrival. In
1916 when the troubles arose over Yuan Shih-kai’s attempt to ascend the Dragon
throne, Kwantung again declared its independence, but this did not prevent bloodshed.1
General Lung was denounced as a traitor to the Republic by General Shum who
attacked Canton at the head of a large army. There was serious fighting and for a
number of weeks all business was suspended. There was considerable destruction of
property and much loss of life before matters were settled by General Lung’s
transference to another post.
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