THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 14, 1937
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"PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT”
ESTABLISHED IN PEIPING Ex-Premiers, Ex-Presidents And Ex-Statesmen
JAPAN BRINGS THE HIGH JAPANESE GERMANS ON
OLD ANFU CLIQUE
TOGETHER
Shanghai, To-day.
LOSSES IN NANKING SIEGE
Hankow, To-day.
Further particulars are now to hand about the composition of the "provisional government of the That the Chinese troops, protect Chinese Republic," which will be set up in Peipinged as they were by concrete shel- at 10 o'clock this morning.
The "government" will comprise two former Chinese presidents, three former Premiers, five ex- Ministers of finance and four former ministers of state, as well as other prominent Chinese states- men.
The legislative committee be Although other candidates have! presided over by Dr. Tang Chao, been proposed, Tsao Kun, who was former Home Minister.
President of the Chinese Republic) Head of the executive committee in 1923 and 1924, will probably be! and virtual leader of the pro-Ja-appointed to: the post-Trans- Wang Ocean. "panese government will be
Ko-min, former Finance Minister.
WU PEI FU
*
ANFU CLIQUE
Tokyo, To-day. A provisional government of the
Apparently the Japanese have as- sured themselves of the co-opera- Republic of China" is expected to
be established in Peiping.to-day. tion of two former Chinese Presi
BOARD BRITISH
SHIP ATTACKED
Hankow, To-day.
British vessels attacked by Japan- ese planes in the Yangtse on Sunday
ters, inflicted heavier casualties on also included the B. and S. steamer the Japanese than they themselves Whangpoo, which was anchored in suffered, is indicated in reliable re- the river near Shakuan.
military situation n The British military attache, Col ports on the following Chinese withdrawal from Lovat-Fraser, and members of the the city.
staff of the German Embassy at Chinese planes, it is stated, yes- Nanking. were on board when the terday delivered a farewell message attack took place. to the enemy in the form of repeat- Col Lovat-Fraser immediately ed lightning raids on Japanese de lodged a vigorous protest with the Pots and troop concentrations be-
Japanese hind the line-Trans-Ocean rans-Ocean
REARGUARD STILL FIGHTING
dents, Tsao Kun and Jou Shih- According to the "Asahi Shim- IT OUT
chang, as well as the veteran sol- dier, Marshal Wu Pei-fu.
'bun,” survivors of the former Anfu clique will play prominent roles in the new regime.
CHI HSIEH-YUAN
A
Shanghai, To-day.
The Wrangpoo and other vessels. moved up river after the attack- Trans-Ocean...
SHING MUN DEFECT
ה
the
At to-morrow's meeting of Legislative Council, the Hon ME M. K. Lo will ask the Government if it is prepared to make a statement "to this Council in regard to the First act of the "provisional gov-
It is believed that Tsao Kun, Pre- Although the Japanese last night ernment" will be solemn repudia-!
Mum and the position regarding tion of the Nanking Government, sident of China in 1923, will be ap- officially claimed complete occupa reported defect discovered in Shing
tion of Nanking, there is good rea-, new and at the same time an announce pointed President of the
to believe that the small thereto of the Hong Kong Govern- ment of intention to respect all in- "Government and Marshal : Wujson
Chinese rearguard is still fighting ment, the Consulting Engineers, and 4ternational obligations entered into Pei-fu Vice-President....
it out.
the Resident Engineer?" by former Chinese Governments.
The Japanese yesterday stormed General Chi Hsieh-Yuan, former-
Mrs. L D. Oliver, of Arlington. the Military Academy, and suffered COLLABORATION WITH JAPAN
ly military governor of Kiangsu, Collaboration with Japan and will be appointed Premier and War heavy losses in the process, after-Hotel, lost a bracelet valued at $50, the Manchukuo, and extermination"·
wards pushing on to Pukweiskan, between the Star Ferry and Minister, while Hsu Shih-chang, an- Communism, will be cardinal points other ex-President of
in the heart of the city. Trans-Hong Kong Hotel yesterday after- China, and
Oceán. of its programme.
Wang Ko-min, are also expected to Much doubt is expressed in be given high positions. Chinese quarters in Shanghai re- The new regime, it is forecast, garding Japanese versions of com-will issue a manifesto pledging “re- position of the new "government-spect for all treaties and Only names of importance are ments concluded between those of the two former Presidents and those countries which and Marshal Wu Pei-fu, and it is tain friendly relations with China.” held to be impossible that these Beuter. three men have placed their ser vices at the disposal of the Ja "panese.
WU'S LOYALTY
of
WANG KO-MIN
agree-
China
main-
Shanghai, To-day.
It is learned here that Wang Ko- min will be appointed head of the It is pointed out that only a few executive committee of the provi- weeks ago, Marshal Wu Pei-fu call-isional government for North China, ed on General Chiang Kai-shek to which will be formally set up under assure him of his absolute loyalty!
Japanese protection at Peiping to- He and the two ex-Presidents had
day.. escaped from Hopei province some, time ago, suspecting that the Ja- panese would try and enlist their services for carrying out of their plans. Trans-Ocean
Wang Ko-min, who has been sin- gled out as leader of this pro-Ja- panese government, is 65 years of age, and at one time was President of the Bank of China.
PROCEEDING FAVOURABLE
In 1917 he was made Minister of Peiping, To-day..
Finance, and in 1934 he re-appeared Negotiations at present are in
on the political stage as govern- hand here for formation of a new ment commissary in Peiping, going Chinese "Government" to replace the into retirement the next year. Nanking administration.
Japanese quarters allege that the negotiations are proceeding far- ourably and will be
The Japanese, it completed soon.
learned, fa-
—Trans-Ocean.
The Royal Observatory reported. this morning that the anti-cyclone. tend to form a "Federation” simi- lar to that of Switzerland, for all has decreased considerably in m- that part of China occupied by Jatensity and now exists as a ridge of panese troops, by which the author high pressure extending from the vity of provincial governments is to Yangtse Valley to the Pacific to the
south of Japan. considerably increased
The China Sea depression is pro OVERNMENT COMMITTEE rmation of a so-called "govern-bably filling up to the south of the
ittee is already pend Paracels. ing and this is to be presided over Local
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