THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 24, 1988:
GEN. CHANG CHUN'S NEW POST Confirmed By Mandate Of National Government
OFFICIAL TRIBUTE TO GEN. LIU HSIANG
Chungking, To-day.
A mandate issued by the National Government ap- points General Chang Chun, former Minister for Foreign Affairs, to be Chairman of the Szechuen provincial government in succession to the late General Liu Hsiang.
General Chang Chun is a member of the Central Executive Committee, Vice-President of the Executive Yuan, Secretary-General of the Military Affairs Commission and Secretary- General of the Central Political Council.
He was at one time Mayor of Shanghai and is a native of Sze- chuen.
Meanwhile, the National Govern- ment has issued another mandate commending the late General · Liu Hsiang for his "profound knowledge and noble character."
LEAGUE TO
DISCUSS FAR
The mandate says that in early EAST CONFLICT
life he served in the army and rendered remarkable services in the maintenance of local peace and order and in discharge of his duties
Geneva, To-day.
That the forthcoming meeting of
as Governor of Szechuen, fully prov- the League Council will, like the
ed his competence.
unification of the country. Recent
Nine Power Conference at Brussels, "He actively supported plans for fail to produce any solution of the ly ordered to resist the enemy, he Far Eastern conflict was the fore- personally led his troops to the cast of the Chinese - permanent front and spared no effort at revis delegate to the League of Nations ing military plans.”
POSTHUMOUS HONOUR
The Government orders that the
in an interview with Herbert Curtis, Trans-Ocean representa- tive.
The Minister declared that the
Mr. David and Dame Margaret Lloyd George, who are celebrating their golden wedding anniversary to-day. The veteran M.P. and his wife
are at present staying in the South of France.”.
PEACE OF
HANDS OF WORLD IN
Mr.
DEMOCRACIES
Lloyd George, the veteran Liberal leader, who
Cap Antibes, To-day.
is celebrating his Golden Wedding to-day, de- clared in a special interview yesterday that the future liberty of many generations depended on what Britain, France and the United States did now, and whether they were working on parallel lines.
"These great democracies,”
he
POOR CARDS
He bluffed with the poorest cards. Asked for his reaction to the The real cards were in the hands struggle between Fascism and Com- of the Democratic powers, who munism, Mr. Lloyd George declar-when the right time came would ed: "I see no difference what make a clean sweep of the table.
and creeds. Boever between these two policies
posthumous honour of full Gener- conflict could be brought to a rapid said, "are powerful enough to pro- al of the first grade be conferred end if Britain and the United tect human liberty." on General Liu Hsiang, and the States were prepared to apply sum of $10,000 appropriated for sanctions against Japan.
This, funeral expenses.
Ho Chien, Minister of the Inter-question for the time being.
however, appeared to be out of the ior, has been despatched to attend the funeral on behalf of the Gov- ernment.
NO DIFFERENCÉ
"Pascism as extolled by Mussolini,
To call the Japanese action in China a battle against Communism was absurd, said the Minister, A liberal compassionate grant is
since the conflict with China would to be made by the Executive Yuan for General Liu's family, and his an extent that it would no longer weaken the Japanese Army to such biography will be presented for be strong enough to risk conflict Naziism as practised by Hitler, and compilation in the national history with Soviet Russia. He declared Bolshevism as exploited by Stalin, so as to manifest the Government's that in his opinion the position of reveal to me no fundamental dif- recognition of his loyalty. Reuter. the Soviet Union in the Far East ferences.
would become stronger and strong- the longer the Sino-Japanese conflict lasted.
er
FRANCE AND TOKYO Japan, he said, could not reap
NAVY BUILDING
Paris, To-day.
any profit in China since even if she conquered China she would no longer have financial strength for economic_penetration Japanese victory would mean the elimination Rumours of Japanese intention of the influence of other Powera inj to build warships far in excess of China although some of these the limits împosed by the Powers expect other developments Washington Treaty, have induced and are reluctant to protect their the French press to focuss public interests effectively. attention on French naval plans.
"Excelsior" learns that France is not yet contemplating construc- tion of battleships exceeding 35 000 tons but may soon and herself under compulaton to examine this question in view of the threat to French interests in the Far East............. Trans-Ocean.
CLOUDY WEATHER
The Minister concluded by say- people is unbroken ing that the spirit of the Chinese timate victory
so that ul- 18 China. Trans-Ocean.
assured
for
SMALLPOX CASES
A further five cases of smallpox. were reported to the local Health Authorities in the 48 hours ended The Royal Observatory reports at midnight yesterday, bringing that the anti-cyclone has decreased the total since the beginning of the slightly in intensity, and is probably year to 103. commencing to move eastward.
In
Of the last batch, three Local forecast:-E. winds, fresh; Victoria, one in Shaukiwan and one cloudy.
in Aberdeen.
"Liberty is just as remote in Germany as in Russia.”
Mr. Lloyd George described Mus- solini as· perhaps the most skilful bluffer in Europe.
REBEL PLANES FIRED ON BY
Mr. Lloyd George expressed the opinion that France has the best army in the world. Reuter.
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Perpignan, To-day:
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A Hotel and other buildings were damaged, and inhabitants. panicked and fled into French ter- ritory taking injured with them.“
Several bombe fell on the French side of the frontier, where they did no damage.
- French anti-air on the
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