"Plum Blossom Fists," 269-70 Powers, European, ignorance of Chinese temper, 270 President of China, the, 39 Privileges, Manchu, 17 Provisional Military Association, the, 210 Provisional Republican Constitution, the, 214-20 Queue, cutting of the, 194 Railways, nationalisation of, 235-7; condition of Chinese, 237 Recognition of the Republic, 220 Redheads, in the Taiping rebellion, 265 Reform, Yuan paralyses, 224-5; 286-7; outlook for, 288-98; inland, 289-90 Reform Cadets, 210 Reform Edict, of 1898, 284 Regent, the, 134; resigns, 230-1 Republic, the, proclaimed, 16; recognition of the, 151; proclamation by Dr. Wu Ting Fang, 151-2; difficulties in way of, 193; general support of, 195; established as a world Power, 281; ideal of the, 288 Revolution of 1400, 257 Revolution of 1911-12,13; planned years ago, 15; causes of, 38; outbreak of, 47-8; plans of, 53; movement abroad, 201; sincerity of movement, 283 Revolutionary troops, at Hanyang, reversed, 65; courage of, 73; excellent behaviour of, 89; confidence of, 117; good behaviour at taking of Nanking, 159; general good behaviour of, 282 Run-chung-yung, 54 Sah, Admiral, 40, 62; at Hanyang, 71; his bluff, 72-3; appealed to by students of Hanyang and Hankow, he is converted to Revolution, 100-1 Shanghai, Peace Conference of, 174-5, (185-200) Shantung, goes over to the Revolutionists, 125 Sian-fu, Nestorian tablet of, 17; massacre of foreigners in, 165 Son of Heaven, ceremonial, 195 Students, influence of, 16 Suffrage, universal, proposed by Sun Yat-sen, 197 Sun Yat-sen, 15, 16, 40, 45, 51; arrives in Shanghai, 196; the coming of, (201-22); character and adventures, 202; the Canton conspiracy, 202; captured in London, 207-8; swindled in Japan, 209; escapes to Annam and returns to America, 210; proclaimed President at Nanking, 210; the price on his head, 211; studies medicine, 212; retires in favour of Yuan, 213; his oath, 213; 282 Sun Wu, causes premature outbreak of revolution, 50, 53 Sze-Chuan, revolt of, against nationalisation of railways, 235; slaughter in, 241; present disorder in, 241-2; tribal element in, 242, 245-6, 252 Ta Ts'ing Dynasty, 256 Taiping Rebellion, 195, 263-5, 267, 269, 273 Tang-Shao-yi, Yuan's delegate at the Peace Conference, 172-6, 186-7; favours a Republic, 188; his powers repudiated by Yuan, 196 Tartars, reaction against the, 193-4 Tibet, Chinese policy in, 248-9 _Times_, editorial, 55-6; prophesies failure of Revolution, 155 Torpedo-boats at Wuchang, 113-14 Trade, restrictions of, 18; increase to be expected, 21-9 Tribes in Sze-Chuan, 245-6; their hatred of Chinese, 248, 251; China's great weakness, 251 Tuan-Fang, Director-General of Railways, 236; his disgrace, 236; reinstated, 236; killed by his men, 241; sketch of, 252-4; disgrace of, 255; protects missions, 269 United States of America, action of, 155 United States of China, probable, 195 United Universities scheme, 275 Viceroy of Hankow, the, 54-5