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CRITICISM OF SUN YAT SEN FORBIDDEN.
"THE ONLY MAN WORTHY OF
汐 NATIONAL RESPECT."
EDITOR'S STINGING RETORT,
General Lu Chang-lin, Commandant of
FRIDAY
DECEMBER 16TH, 1924
THE LONDON LEGATION. CANDIDATES FOR THE POST.
WILL DR. KOO RETURN!
With the return of Dr K. Welling- ton Koo to Peking, the pose of the Chin-
BRIGAND'S ROMANCE.
CAPTURE OF MISSIONARY.
THE GIRL IN THE CASE
NAUGHTY!
GAMBLING FOR DINNER ON A TRAIN
WILS
CHARGE AGAINST MISSIONARY AND DIPLOMAT. A recrut telegram from Hankow con-
British and Americana Gambling in a ese Minister to the Court of St. James'cerning the capture of Mr. Anda, to
Train: Embassy's secretary, British mis has been left vacant for well over three, Norwegian missionary by Chine isionary, and another is the heading givenn years. The fact that De.. Koo has never guds stated that a Chinese girl at a
over a story in the Tokyo do, which sent in his resignation so far not over mission, school was demanded in exchange says. Conductor Fujita, noticed throa the Peking Garrison, and a staunch fol-after the coup. Tetat of October 3rd-for Mr. Anda Details are given in a foreigners gambling in the smoking-room
of Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang, has
seems to indicate that the young Chin letter to the extra hiss L'int from of a down express, which arrived at lower written a letter of warning to the Editores diplomat is still thinking of return Kinginekar under date November Numazu on Saturday at 10.40 pn, and of the Haich Hus fil Pro, expressing ing to his London post if opportunity geda
notified the Numazu police. Three police- his strong disapproval of several leader's permits or if he fails to find anything. It seems Gio Lao Yan (the brigand men came in and ordered the foreigners that recently appeared in that paper on better in Peking. The Provisional Gov-chief) is holding Mr. Anda as a bastage to quit the train. The three gave the Dr. Sun Yat Son; and defending the crament is now considering however, of on account of a girl. According to the names of Leclaire (1), aged. 2. a. secret- also of Amerion. and. Rav. notions of the latter in Canton, declar taking away the post from him, giving it story, her father sold her to Can in 1991 are of the U.S. Embassy Rabenefbal
aa time when she had finished a higher aged 22,
Mornon (?) of Britain. The Numan ing that of all leaders in China be in the to Mr. Liu Chung Chi, Chinese Minister at primary school course and when Gan was
The father re
police at once reported the matter to oply one worthy of the respect of the Madrid, and a close friend of Marshal an officer in the army.
liberated the foreigners, who, left for whole nation. The letter, which is gener- Tuan Chi Jui, the Provisional Chiel erived 3500, but the girl, not liking the Home Office and at the same time
the bargain, fled to Lnohokow taking Kyote by the 1.07 m. train. some of the purchase money with.bar. ally regarded as a notice to the veteran Executive.
Mr. Leclairs
(1) who put up at the Ever since his departure from London When the day for the wedding approach Mirako Hotel (Kyoto), on the following editor that be cease his criticism of the
á fast Canton leader who has now become the almost immediately after the Washing. Gad' had all arrangement made and
the guests assembled. It was only then morning stated that it
that they had been dragged out of the natural ally of Marshal Feng, if he does ton Conference, in which he participated that Gao discovered that there, was no
express by six policemen at Numaza as one of China's plenipotentiary dele-bride and that he had seriously lost face He told the police that they would get Dot wish to sit in jail, is as follows:
aut without resisting and that he was "To Mr. Lin Pai-hsui: Of late I have gates, Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo has left in the eyes of his guests. Ono, with the
diffulty, they were read many articles from your pen in the the Chinese Legation. in London in the help of the magistrate, got the girl's secretary of the US Embassy, but owing
father arrested and he was held in dur- to the language diffulty Haich Hai Jin Pro. Your remarks are hands of Mr. Chu Chao Hain, who, though ance for ten months while the case arrested and examined on a charge of very severe, and I feel that many of them are actuated by a strong bins, and that quite amiable and agreeable in a social caused much discussion in the local gambling. The American said he was it is especially unbecoming for you to way, is by no means qualified to suit the yaman. The girl, however, had entered aware that gambling was banned in the higher school at Laohokow, where she almost every country in the world, but a invent facts to slander Dr. Sun Yat Sen
was allowed any
anywhere.
It was often Let us face the question squarely Who portance of the London post, Dr. Koo, is row & teacher, and Guo could not game to decide who would stand a dinner He done in Japanese Government offices. is responsible for the troubles in Kwang while in Peking, played a very significant either get her or his money back.
Now that he has again become a tufei and his companions were of course, tăng}
Who instigated Chen Chiung part in Chinese politics in close associa- ming to turn against Dr. Sun Yat Sea, tion with General Li Yen Ching, Tre- (bandit), he has adopted this mode of offended at being pulled out of the ex urged the appointment of General Shen sident Tano Kun's favourite, and a num getting even, and Mr. Anda, who has Hung-ying as Tali of Kwangtung, bought her of other Chihli party leaders, and only come to the courtry some time after Press, though they had no intention of...
press had departed while they were be over Admiral Wes Shih-teh from the since his return, he never said or did the events related, is the unfortunate
ing examined and they had to lose their South, sent. General Fang Pen-ien on an anything to show that he was willing to victim of this very sapasant romance.
train fare, and their personal effecta expedition against Kwangtung, and sup resign his London post, although it was
were carried away to be recovered, per- plied money and ammunition to Lin
perfectly obvious that he preferred to He became twice the
haps, in the by-and-bye.. and Yeh Chu in their revolt against the remain in Peking Affairs, and by hob Canton Government? In short, the Minister of North under the rule of the Chihli party nobbing with the .E.'s and the influen- was alone responsible for the suffering of, fial members of the Presidential house
hold, he served as Acting Premier the Kwangtung people.
The recent trouble between the Can. for a period of six weeks after first eject
the "old man
Premier Sun PAO ton Merchants Volunteers and Dr. Sun's, g troops can be traced to the same cause, and then by working against Dr W: famed for their kidnapping, house-burn-that they manifested a defiant attitudë
Yeals nomination as the Premier for otherwise how could the volunteers the House of Representatives ing and slaughtering, were believed to that
Recretary And declaring
ing that the Japan the 18th inst, however. it was 'seer frora have dared to fire on and kill innocent swayed mighty power, and no one, the.. be far away. Early in the morning of mentioning the position of the Embassy When questioned by the vitizens of Canton on the Republicar an fore, ever dared to cast a covetous eye the many refugees streaming into Sich ese police had no authority to take them
into custody. niversary We should give wide pub apon the Ministership to London, which
wan that troubious times were again police, they at first denied the gambling. licity to good deeds and suppress evil he meant, very clearly, to keep in reserve
bus ultimately
elf confessed. The amich at hand. Later people reported that Dr. Sun is really the only man in for himself. Mr. Wei Teen Chinese
Tso,,
the names of the foreigners as: coming back to during the night.
For so time it was impossible to of a certain Embassy Baron Gabenis a certain he was refused permission by eign Minister for a longer stay: "The were sent out returned saying that Embassy and Morgan, aged 22, a mis- Foreign Minister who is Minister to Lon- Madeng was occupied by Fang and Gao sionary and architect of The above epistic has drawn the fol. don seems to take an indefinite leave of but that the gates were closed and no coantry.”—dugun Chronicle. lowing reply from the editor:
sibsence. I am also a Minister, but my body was allowed to leave or enter. a letter was "To General Lu Chung-lin, Command leave is limited to three months only and Later in the afternoon
no more."
brought in. Io" this it was stated that. ant of the Peking Garrison: I have re-
are at present three or four men Lobody in Madeng kag of the approach spectfully perused your letter of the 7th who are desirous of being appointed to of the bandits before they were right fastant. Your work in connection with
with the London post. Mr. Wang Yun Liang into the streets, and then the militia recent events, such as the maintenance Chinese Minister at Vicana, has an eye on handed over their rifles without attempt. 133,800.000 SENT HOME IN A YEAR. of law and ore in the Metropolis fol- the London post and Mr Chu Chao Hsin, ing to offer resistance. The four gates lowing the coup of October 23rd,
present Charge d'Affaires in Leadon, of the town were held by the robbers, the expulsion of the Ching Family from seeks promotion. But the Provisional
Imperial Palaces, and the taking care Government is considering
and anybody who attempted to escape transfer of the food of the population, is of the ring Mr. Liu Chung Chi from Madrid to or ever to appear in the streets was shet, same value and merit as that of your dis- London. The problem is receiving the consequently everybody sat still await tinguished chief. Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang. serious attention of the Provisional Chief ing their fate. Permit me to record my humble appre: Executive. Dr. F. K. Wellington Roo is ciation thereof as one of the residents of, no longer a factor in the situation.- Peking and a member of the Press. | 3.4, Standard.
ones.
i
"Hu.
I hope you will not make yourself a three months leave.
THE BEIGANDS' ATTACK. Mr. Anda went to the Madeng out- station from Sichwan on Monday, Nov.. 17th. Up to that the all reports from indicated that the countryside had things were quiet and that there was no danger. "Giao Lao Yat and Pang Da Ko, two of the most notorious bandit leaders,
making
fass over the matter. The ar-
ANOTHER VERSION.
Another version of the affair appears in the Japanese Munichi, which says a railway official who the warnings "of that the foreigners refused to listen to asked them to stop the gambling and
China that is worthy of national respect. Minister to Berlin, who was given both Madeng had been looted and burne Berea (1), aged, the second secretary mouthpiece. of Tsxo Kun and Wn Per-lu. i China, remarked very sarcastiche Fer-, obtain deficite news, as the runners who Wold (1), aged 23, residing in
(Signed) Lu Chung-lin."
the
EDITOR'S REPLY." "
when i
J:
11
JAPANESE EMIGRANTS'
SAVINGS.
certain
The Yokohama Specie Bast has pub
lished, the aggregate amount of remit tance by the Japanese emigrants durin the period from December last year to the end of November of this year. It is given as Y,800,000 odd. Of this total, EVANGELIRT KILLED,
190,600,000 was from North America;
British Dominions; In the mission station everyone got 4,200,000 up and dressed in haste, and the bandits X3,500,000 from Brazil; Y2,300,000 from visited the premises almost as soon as Chile; Y200,000 from the Argentine: "You say I have been too hard on Dr. Sun Yat Sen and that I have purposely
they had gained possession of the town: Y1,000,000 from Peru; Y200,000 from the invented facts to slander him. This atti- EXBIBITION OF OLD JAPANESE Smashing in the back-loor Gae Lao Yan South Seas and 1,800,000 from ether
PRINTS.
from
tude is worthy of my admiration, indicat-
entered in person. He was met by Mr. countries.
The Japanese Chronicle adds: With ing as it does that your enthusiasm for
Tsuan, the evangelist, who received him your party is unbounded. But I am sorry
very politely. The bandits asked for the remittances from the Japanese demi- to say that I am not a member of the It is a rare pleasure to see a good light as they wished to search for Mr. sions added, the total would be a con- Kuomintang and that I have a great collection of old Japanese Frints, an art And Mr. Tsuan did not immediately iderable offset to Japan's adverse bal- hatred toward Bolshevism. I may have which is acknowledged today by all comply with the request as he wanted to ance of trade, which in this abnormal been guilty of showing inadequate re-authorities as unique and instructive spect for the leader of a rival party, but Japan prides herself on being the pioneer give Mr. Anda an opportunity to escape year runs to about Y600,000,000. Among
or hide; and his delay cost him his life, other items helping to "make ends meet to command that I should not criticize of coloured prints. In the 17th century. for the robbers shot him down right out are returns from investments abroad and the communism of the Kuomintang and Harunobu, the master of wood-cats, made side Mr. Anda's open window. He died from shipping. the principles of Dr. Sun Yat Sen would prints a fashion throughout Japan. His instantaneously. The bullet which kill- he contrary to the principle of the free pupils improved upon the work of their cd Mr. Tauan struck his wife, who was dom of thought and the Press. What is master by eliminating all crooked linea standing near by, and indicted a severe THE LATE SIRDAR OF EGYPT. more, this would also he contrary to and introducing sharp cuts and impres wound on her right arm. those principles for which Dr. Sun him- self stands
surpassing the master school
sive colours, surge het toe Mikado's Mr. Anda was then seized and taken
of
RUTHLESS 100TERS.
MR. MACDONALD'S TRIBUTE.
Mr. Hamsay MacDonald, speaking at a
Labour Fair in Westminster, said:
I
am sure we have all been shocked this.
attempt that Was mide Sir Le Stack's life in Cairo. I had the great to see a great
Court was transferred from Kyoto to away at once to another place in the As to the charge that I have wilfully Yedo (Tokyo), and artists like Sharaka, town, where he was kept until the bun misrepresented facts to injure the cause Ulamaru and Yeishi, made their appear dits left at 3 p.m., 12 hours after their of Dr. Sun, I do not accept it. What is ance, and Hokusai, "the Phil May of entry. He was carried off towards the the record of Dr. Sun's rule in Kang Japan, produced his humorous sketches, east, and his whereabouts are, unknown.arning to learn the tragic ending of the tung I leave it to the Cantonese to say prints were in vogue and no household for they are the people directly affected would be without them. Kyonaga aad
Mrs. Tauan was left lying in the com- by it. The facts that I have published Utamaru were the favourites, while for pound bleeding profusely and beside the deal
privileg whilst When met him
Sir Lee Sta in the Haish Hai fih Pan were all posters Sharaku led the way. To-day a dead body of her husband, while their first he was merely a name to me. I had obtained from the Cantonese themselves, Sharaku, which used to cost a few cents, and it was never in my mind that I should is worth thousands of dollars. His little boy was left to run around and heard all sorts of stories about the ad- stoop to the distortion of truth in order alver, ground-tints nobody hat he could ery in desolation. The bandits then lent ministration of the Sudan, and in the to attack a revolutionary father.
make and even now we do got know how ed the mission. They took away every course of acquainting myself with the thing that belonged to Mr. Anda and the facts Bir Lee Stack's name was every- I fully agree with you that Tsao Kun he made them. and Wu Pei-fu while in power did their early all the masters are represented Teuans, and they smashed up Mr. where. When I met him I saw a quiet,
Audal orgat. The school teacher was 22
silent, straightminded, devoted man, best to stir up trouble in Kwangtung attestry. Komor & Komor's. Exhibition Brt in this respect may I remind you in Alexandra Buildings. There is a col-lying sick in another room, but they man whose whole mind was absorbed in look away his bedding frem under him, his work, who thought of one thing only
how to perform that I have not been idle in urging that lection of about 1,500 prints ranging in
duty honestly with this should not be done. The only regret cost from 50 cents up to 83,000 each. Later in the day Gan again came to the whole of his soul, and it was even is that my word of advice was not There are some very nice prints by the station and said that he greatly
terviews, to
to face even death itself in. followed, with the result that they have Kunisada for 31 each, and by Hiroshige regretted that Tauno had been killed suggested to me, in one of our Intest in now reaped the fruits of their own folly. for $1.50 to $6. These offer an excellent clares that she believes that it was he beyond words that an interview with him, accidentally. Mrs. Tauas howover, de order to perform bis duty. "I am grieved
PLAIN LA
opportunity to ornament the home or buy
himself who did the shooting. A coffin which seems only to have taken place Christmas present The netzukeea of ivory and wood are was subsequently sent and the dead body
that
man I saw
who won my great esteem and most unqualified respect.
There was one characteristic of the an that I man I must also mention whole heart and, nou were in Egypt and in the Budan, and I feel perfectly certain that if the choice had been given to him of giving up bis own life in order to pro- mote good will between those countries The Queen's Theatre management are and ourselves, Sir Les Stack would haves will not be browbeaten by the forces of warlords from Yuan Shih-kai to Tsao putting on two big features, in one pro- been perfectly willing to have undertaketa
powerful
And illegal: If you can sec Kun. Although a mere scholar I have ramme for the, week end. One picture the sacrifice had be boen assured of such a your duties clearly and carry them out to not hesitated to fight the forces of evil is entitled The Last Door"
fine beneficent result. the best of your ability I shall support you and defy their will but strange to, say, detective story featuring Eugene with equal fervour. I trust that with while all of them have become men
of O'Brien the example of Tao Kun and Wa Pei-fo the past, my paper still exists and I am entitled
other is a Metro classic Time Madness”. before you, you will not commit the mis- still enjoying perfect health. This shows Viola Dana, who in this feature take of interfering with the freedom of that the only reliable thing in the world is seen as a modern young miss who The biggest boxing show-Deprey v the Press by suppressing my paper and is righteousness and that those who sur breaks away from her own wedding cere Gibbons, 15 rounds and Firpo Wills, trying conclusions with 42 unarmed' vive in all this turmoil of the last decade moay, leaving a million-dollar de 12 rounds, total in nine full reels-bas journalist like me.
are the men who abide by the law of the groom flat and speechless. She erades been drawning large crowds to the World I have resided in Peking for more land. Power, is an elosive thing and pursuers by land, water, and strategy Theatre Tomorrow it will be shown for than thirteen years and have seen the should not be depended upon. Will and the good fortune which follows such the last time and cinema-goers interested coming and passing of at least five mighty you agree with me in this charming adventures makes a story full in boxing are advised not to miss this
Standard.
of thrills, (Continued at foot of next Oolumn.)
excellent picture.
military man, occupying the post of com- every lover of art. The gold lacquered carried away. mendant of the Peking Garrison. What boxes, mirrors, and ornaments are costly, the residents of the capital expect of your bat a pleasure to look at.
"You, General I, are: a. responsible very fascinating and Till be a joy to of the evangelist was thrown into it and yesterday, should have been the last time.
is not that you expolled the principles
of the Kuomintang, or suppress the voice The Exhibition will be open from 9. n.m.
of its opponents, or force a newspaper to Gum. until Christmas Eve and is well to accept the views of Dr. Sun Yat Sen worth a visit.
but that you maintain the peace and.
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