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WHO WILL BE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE YUAN?
Nanking, Dec. 14.
With the election of Generalissimo Chiang Kal- shek ás President of the Republic a čertainty when the National Assembly convenes early next year, interest today centered around the question of who will get the Vice-Presidency and the influential post of President of the Legislative Yuan.
Dr. Sun Fe, son of the Generalissimo than any other Founder of the Chinese revolu. Hndividua) In China.
tion, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, at pre- Chen has been frequently sent holds both posts
Intely concur- mentioned
በዚ possible rently but it is considered President of the Legisintive possible he will be ousted from Yuan. one or the other in a Govern. His appointment is said to be ment reshuffle, following in- suguration of the new Constitu-
ium on December 25.
strongly opposed by Premier Chang Chun and members of his Politica Selence group who While the Constitution
pru- represent the chief counter- vides that both posts shall be balance to Chen's so-called "CC efective the Vice-Presidency by elique" within the Government.. members of the National AR- Dr. Sun, also opposed Chen's sembly and the Presidency of getting the post because, he the Legislative Yoan by men wants to keep it himself along hors of the Yuan-It is an ac-with the Vice-Presidency.
I making the dreision, the Gerecalissimo as usual is ex- perted to give fit consideration to the delicate balance of power he Maintains between the fac- troom) gemips within, the Gtiv- einment,
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The biggest question mark a possible reshuffle is powerful hen Ei-fu, who is reputed to have mure Influence with the
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THE CHINA MAIL, MON-DAY, DECEMBER 151--1947.
The Buses Still Stand Idle CHINESE REDS
Hong Kong's bus strike is still dragging on and neither side stems ready to make a move for settlement.
In the meantime, dity-goers pack on to crowded trams and buses. fie idle,
Here are some of the busca. Tlicy 'nre_standing_in_front of the main station at Causeway Bay--China Mall Photo.
THE MAGIC CIRCLE IS FULL OF MYSTERIES
If you have an ink-stained handkerchief which de- fies the usual stain-removers, hand it over to Mr. Jack Emerson, of the Royal Navy. Within a couple of minutes you'll get it back without the stains.
soever.
In
Japanese Girls Are Worried
Tokyo, Dec. 14. The imminent arrival of the New Year has all the Japanese girls who hunting husbands, very worried. Every one of them will be one year older on January 1.
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READY FOR
LONG BATTLE
Shangbal, Dec. 14.
Two Americans who recently emerged from a long stay in the Chinese Communist areas in Hopei and Shantung provinces, told Associated Press today that the Reds are economically and militarily equipped to carry on their struggle with the Government for "at least two mote years — and very likely more.”
There. Americans--one of whom bra spent nearly a year ΟΙ Extensive movement throughout The Communist regà ns engaged in relief work-sold the mbrale of both the frontiliners and pca- wanie was high but that they were prepared for months, more of warfare and privation bef:re achieving a decisive victory over Nanking.
The Informants who nsited that their names be withheld- suld the Red chairman, Mao Tsz- tunx, presided over a conference of civilian and military men in the mountains near Hantan lost mnth for the
purpose of organising the North China Com- monist Government (embracing northern Horion, weaters Shan- tung, Hopel and northern Klang-
u).
**
Reminders
Today
Shek-O Development Co., Ltd,
meeting, Jockey Club Board Room Exchange Bldg., 3.15
p.m.
Ofelal Opening of local Branch of Central Trust of China, Pedder St., 10. p.m. Appreciation Group
mezfidg, Europrin YMCA, Ladies Lounge, & p.m. Painting Exhibitions by T.P.
Lau, St. Francis H.tel. Oil & Water paintings & would
cuts exhibition by Teh Wel. Hain Po. Fong Ching and Sheng Tst-chun, St. John's Cathedral Hall,
Coming Events TOMORROW
The ecting followed the Red Paintings Exhibition, by T.F. capture of Shihchfachunng.
Decentralised
Communists.
10
They anist the sool, after the fall of Yenun, de centralized control over te vurl- qua border reglen governments And allowed each regl n govern itself independently. fled was the one under the dire tha of Chou En-tal-for training Communist Government workers to participute in a future Chinese Coalition government.
The only programme still unl
The Communist stipulation for formation of such a government would be that of not including Chiang Kai-shek or any present old-line Kuomintang lenders, the Americans said.
Anti-U.S.
erpfe fact that the real election He is known to feel that the will take place in the mind of Vice-Presidency alone would Chiang Kai shek.
give him too little influence in The probability of anyone be the Government. ing elected to either port with-1 If reports that Chen Li-fu is Lot B Generalissimo's prior angling for the post of Pre- approval is practically no-sident of the Resident Legisla tive Yuan are correct, it repre texistent.
of his tneties sents a change over the past several years, durs Ing which he has been inclined to wield his great power from the background rather than stepping into the limelight of lop government posts,
Reaction Some foreign observers think
'from other that, apart alderations, the Generalissimo | would be ill-advised to give this Legislative Yuan Presidency to
At least that was what happen. Four articles (cbtained from Chen because of probable shed at the meeting of the Hong those present) were tind seper.
A baby is considered one year favourable foreign reaction, Kong Mingle Circle, held it P. & etely fo a cord, the ends of murticularly in the United O. Building last night.
which were, after having been old the day he is horn. Even if States.
All that was necessary was to passed through the sleeves of the happens tu be horn on
by They point out that, rightly put the handkerchief into a "Los jacket, held Messrs. Hefty December 31, he becomes two or wrongly. Chen has become a fake box, shake the box a couple nod Desni.
years old on January 1.
They gathered that from →ut The articles were then "untied" symbol
inks- in the eyes of most of times, und-presto-the
That may be two days old inversations of party men. stains went.“ American
In the order named by the spee Hong Kong but it is two years. observers of the
Another trick performed by tutors, and the card united, pull- reactionary forces in the Chin Mr. Amerson
old in Japan. was Joining three fed through the sleeves. es Government. and bis as-cat picers of a card together to
Serious
The information about the Communist anti-American pro- sumption of one of the top make them intan continuous
worried Indies The entertainment was preced.
scurrying for Daganda was evident throughout Government prets would hardly string, without any kasis whated by the more serious business year-end husbands comes from the area-with pusters saying in be regarded au a step in the
Мавло of the Secretary (Mr. J.M. Brad-
Sasaki, 33-year-old Chinese "Down with Marshall. direction of reform. for which
Mr. P. Crosble gave a few ley, reading the minutes of the bachelor.
Down with Truman!" demonstrations of escapology. 20 many American critics have
He works Inaugural meeting, and reporting
During ther
period fr private one of his "acts". Man the, reling of the Committee "mating" agency operating under the evidence t
Communist been agitating.
meither of territar Crosbie divesterl himst f his held on Dec. 10). While Dr. Son is not thought coat and turned his waistcoat
the alluring name of "marriage Soviet arms or equipment. In the latter. it was decided nlvation." to wield as much power as back to front.
that members' wives would be
They were either Chen or Gen. Chang, the
impressed by the His wrists
Sasuki had completely over-i fact that, though, were tied by two admitted to membership without fooked the New Year age boost were newly liberated"
many village Generalissimo must trend cau- pieces of cord which were, in
payment of entrance fee butonul one of his clients, told him Beds, there was no apparent 11- by the turn, tied at his back. tiously in dealing with him
The President Mr. F.M. Gensubscriptions.
payment of the usual monthly because of the great name he burger entertained the members
to hurry up and get her a hus-terness. bears.United Press.
It was also decided that there band this month.
Asked about the land distribu- with a knot trick!
would be no honorary menivers "I'll be one year older with tion programme, one peasant re- but that visiting magicluns the New Year and one wee little like it. Those who 1nent dem't. Those who gain land (whether professionals or ama year can ruin a girl's aspirants Since more set than give, there leurs) would be invited to make and ambitions," she said. use of the Club and to attend its meetings.
Sasaki thumbed his Index Thirdly, the Committer.deeld cards, llating the women and ed to request Mr. Crosbie to sub-men ready to pay solid cash feen Imit a design for the crest of the for the right sort of well-fixed
The Americane sald the per- Hong Kong Magle Circle.
Diate.
rants falled to understand the Mr. Bradley also stated that; the Circle hnd
Mostly there were people in Marxist and Lenin doctrines, bat been offered the difficulty as a result of the was formers and willingly organised regarded the Reds sland 10- use of the Cosmo Club premises. The oki solid familice, with themselves into free of charge. The only stipula
mtitia "ming- tion was that 25 per cent. of the strong family ties, still do their ping" corps to protect their new- members of the
ly acquired plots of land, Circle should own match-making, also become members of the Club.
Saski read aloud from a card:| The Informants sul Nation- On the
proposal of Mr. Bur-
"WANTED WIFE: One alist cmmanders whom they rage it was
September decided that there with 500,000-yen assets.
admitted should
Apmet in be only Chinese lands, meeting of the The speech was prepared for, Kong, certain
the business
making
four brenches of pearance disregarded. Applicant Grand Canat between Moowang, Clicle monthly describes self as 40 years old. Communist outpost in Hopel and delivery to a meeting of the some Siamese areas and Burma. and that Economic Club of Chicago, but Singapore and the
the weekly meetings Dutch is should take the form of socials open hearted and trying hard to Liuchochlen, Government out. at the last minute. McCormick | lands to their eanquerors" and get-togethers.
reestablish his business."
past in the same province. discarded the entire speech for the English, French and Dutch. The next meeting will be held an informal discussion of his He said the populations
of at 8.30 p.m. at the Cosmo Club recent tour of the Far East, those areas are "brutally treat on Sunday. Dec. 21. cmphasizing his belief that the ed and exploited by their con- future of the entire world de- querors. All of them looked pends on strengthening "demo- upon the Japanese as deliver-) cracy in the United States, ers until they found the Jap-
Hong Kong
anese occupation no less tyran- McCormick's prepared text nous than the English, Fronch continued; "The (Roosevelt) and Dutch." administration guaranteed Hong
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"The Colonel" Has Made A Speech
Chicago, Dec. 14.
The Chicago Tribune published today a prepared speech by its publisher, Col. Robert R. Me- Cormick, charging that "in 1938 an agreement was made for the United States, France, Eng- land and Holland to make war on Germany and "Japan."
Chinese Art Exhibition
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An exhibition of oil paintings, water colours, and woodcuts by
German
Has His
The alleged war agreement, McCormick said, is "among the A matters learned" on the Paci- De trip. He added; "I use the word agreement' because it was not a treaty submitted to the Sehate and great efforts have been made to keep it a
six distinguished Chinese men secret. However, the agree-
Sasaki shrugged: "Probably a director of a block market Associated Press.
POW Still Souvenir
German prisoner of war who was on his way
Fremantle, Det. 14. back to Britain today after a three-day, stay In Australia, still has in his possession a pound note which he had when he escaped from Thirkleby tamp in Yorkshire, seven weeks ago.
rlicil
are mare satisfied peasants.
Not Understood
the
The first break, about 40 miles south of Tientsin, 60 feet across, flooded the Communist area for about 100 square miles and kept Red troups battled up.
The others, on the east side, were smaller. The damage nilai- mised now, however, bỳỷ freezing. The Nationalists also built dykés to divert the food waters to the Red rrens, the Americans said.- Associated Press,
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He was Ulrich Johannes Lage. He stated that he walked out the 31 metre band froin 12.30 in and women artists will be held ment was to make war on Germann, who was arrested for inl- of Thirkleby camp seven weeks 1.15, 6.38 to 7.30 and 9.00 under the auspices of the Hu- many, whether Germany at- tering on Fremantle Esplanade ago, boarded a train for Liverp.m. man Studio at St. John's Intl, tacked or not.
early yesterday morning and to- nobl, and from thore went on fait. K. T. Ganten Road, from, today till] "It also blahhed to take the day appeared before a Frentantie London and Southampton, the Thursday.
Azorce from Portugal and the pllce court.
police bald, Thero will be works of car- Canaries from Spain. The
He stowed away on board the. The police said that when first liner Asturias, bound for Aus toonists Teh Wai, woodcut artles pláh was the plan of the French arrested, Lagemann stated that tralia, and during
the Hain Fo, wenien artists Fong General Staff and was accepted his name was John Thomas and lived on the emergency rations voyake Ching and Shong T-chuh, and without question by our own that he had recently actived in in a lifeboat, according to the oil painters Lo Wu-Yah ahi staff
that time Australia from. Chilo,
police statement, Chen, Yulion. Teh Wai and followed
French staff
Lagemann was said to have Later he confessed that he was been born at Han Po. are known as leading | pe
supernatural." escaped prisoner of war and phalla. When arrested he had n
Nyttigen, Weal- artists in their field.
had arrived here idat Wednesday, mortey éxeapt an English pound note which he sold he had had Ever since his escape. The, au- tboritjes,refused him pirmiselor to stay afid he was put back on board the Asturias which salled tday-Reuter.
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