It should, perhaps, in fairness to myself, be mentioned that, owing to absence from England, I have not had an opportunity of reading the proof-sheets before this volume was printed. EDWIN J. DINGLE. HANKOW, HUPEH, CHINA. _April_ 1, 1912. [1] "Across China on Foot: Life in the Interior and the Reform Movement." Henry Holt & Co., New York. $3.50. J. W. Arrowsmith, Ltd., Bristol, 16s. {9} CONTENTS CHAPTER I. THE REVOLUTION II. THE AFTERMATH III. GENERAL EXPECTATIONS IV. GENERAL LI YUAN HUNG'S AMBITIONS FOR THE NEW CHINA V. A PREMATURE OPENING VI. THE EARLY HOSTILITIES VII. THE BATTLE OF KILOMETRE TEN VIII. THE BURNING OF HANKOW IX. THE STRONGHOLD OF WUCHANG X. LI YUAN HUNG SEEKS PEACE XI. THE FALL OF HANYANG XII. THE REPUBLIC SEEKS RECOGNITION XIII. THE PEACE CONFERENCE--A MONARCHY OR A REPUBLIC? XIV. THE COMING OF SUN YAT-SEN {10} XV. YUAN SHIH K'AI'S RETIREMENT XVI. RECALLED TO SAVE THE MONARCHY XVII. THE SZECHUEN REVOLT XVIII. SOME REVOLUTION FACTORS XIX. THE ABDICATION EDICT XX. THE OUTLOOK FOR REFORM {11} LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS GENERAL LI YUAN HUNG .... Frontispiece WHERE CHINA'S REVOLUTION STARTED THE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY HALL, WUCHANG A CAPTURED BOMB-MAKER A QUEUELESS BRIGADE TYPICAL REVOLUTIONARIES THE RAW MATERIAL OF THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY THE CENTRAL MART OF THE WORLD THE FLIGHT OF THE GUN-JUNKS THE EFFECT OF A NAVAL BOMBARDMENT PREPARED FOR EVENTUALITIES FOES MEETING AS FRIENDS TACHIMEN, WITH IMPERIALISTS IN OCCUPATION THE BURNING OF HANKOW THE SING SENG ROAD THE TOLL OF THE DEAD ESCAPED FROM WUCHANG TOMMY ATKINS ON GUARD {12} HOW THE IMPERIALISTS CROSSED THE HAN HUNAN SOLDIER HUPEH SOLDIER THE IMPREGNABLE HANYANG HILL THE THREE-EYED BRIDGE THE HANDY MAN ASHORE DISMANTLED IMPERIAL GUN ON PURPLE MOUNTAIN, NANKING THE UBIQUITOUS BOY DR. WU TING-FANG YIN CHANG TANG SHAO-YI FENG KUO-CHANG HWANG HSING DR. SUN YAT SEN YUAN SHI-K'AI A PRE-REVOLUTION GROUP THE CHILD-EMPEROR OF CHINA WHAT REMAINS OF HANKOW'S MAIN RIVER GATEWAY MAPS HANKOW NATIVE CITY, SHOWING BURNT AREA WUHAN CENTRE: SKETCH MAP OF THE BATTLEFIELDS {13} CHINA'S REVOLUTION 1911-1912 CHAPTER I THE REVOLUTION