14 JULY 1917, Page 3

The Imperialist revolution has collapsed in China, the restoration of

the Manchu dynasty having lasted barely a week. On Saturday last General Chang Hsun, finding his position desperate, tendered his resignation, and the young'Emperor issued an Edict announcing his abdication. Republican troops in superior numbers having surrounded the city, Chang lisun's forces retired into Peking, after come slight fighting at Lang-Fang, and are now cornered. The Times correspondent in a despatch dated Sunday speaks hopefully of a pacific settlement ; there had been no trouble in the city, and he apprehends no serious danger of Chang Ilsun's " ruffian forces" running amok.