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PEPING RUMOURS.
GOVERNMENT REGROUPING
EXPECTED.
Preto, Dec. 19th. "" Disputes within the ranks of the Kueinintang will reach a crisis by February 1st at the latest, according to information in both Chinese and foreign circles here. A complete over-turn of the present group in control at Nanking will follow, it
CHINA'S FOREIGN POLICY.
EXTREMIST INFLUENCE.
FEARED.
H.K. PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
FAREWELL TO " TOM JONES."
PEPING, Dec. 19th.
There was a crowded house at the The Left Wing of the Kuomintang Theatre Royal on Saturday night, has won the battle with the Right when the final performance was Wing on the question of foreign given of "Tom Jones The great relations, in the opinion of several enthusiasm shown during the even: diplomats here. As a result, the ing reached its climas with the fall of the final curtain, when loud period of readjustment in Sino-applause accompanied the handing foreign treaty relations begun inst over of the customary floral offer-
is predicted, and a new Kuomin-June when the United States andings to the ladies and the equally
tang Government representing more extreme elements, will take over the Nationalist Government.
China signed a new trade treaty, is believed to be at an end.
complimentary but
more comic
souvenirs for the rien.
In response to persistent calls, Mr. W. W. Hornell, C.I.E., Pre- The Left Wing, according to re-
sident of the Philharmonic Society It is now agreed that the over-able information from Nanking,
came to the footlights to thank the ture will not split the country into believes that the Nationalist Govenminunity for the cordial reception He said factions, and will not result in the ernment has the Powers on the given to "Tom Jones" return of the capital to Peping. run," and that Dr. C. T. Wang, the the production had been in re- hearsal for only about six weeks- A factions of the Kuomintang, Foreign Minister has been alto as compared with four months given and even the warlords, it is declar-gether too moderate în his dealings to the previous production--but be been for the able assistance and ed, are now convinced that moving with them. They object to several emphasised the fact that had it not the capital to Nanking was the of the new treaties Dr. Wang has encouragement of Mr. W. H. Fitz- smartest political move for a genera. drawn up, and some of which he has Earle. A.R.C.M., their honorary musical director, it would not have tion, and Chinese leaders are con- already signced.
been possible to produce the show. vinced the move has put foreiga
Mr. Hornel? mentioned that t nations diplomatically on the defen
was proposed to give à. Gilbert and Sullivan opera next March- Patience," and be appealed to sive.
those interested to join the Phil. harmonie Society. There might he talent lurking in Hong Kong, and Kowloon which would be of great value in strengthening the Society. and fie urged those who were nat members to send in their names without further hesitation.
Specifically, they are definitely apposed to China having given Italians and Belgians the right to The movement within the Kuo-buy land in the interior of China mintang which is hedding inevitably if they in turn renounce their special toward a shake-up, in the opinion legal rights. The Left Wing leaders of almost all observers, will also insist that China should give away enüse a shift of power among the nothing until they get back all various Nationalist warlords. Gen-rights." Secondly, they believe eral Chiang Kai Shek is expected that Dr... Wang has been far tog to lose most of his power, and per kind in making renunciation of haps to retire altogether from the extraterritorial rights conditional political scene.
Marshal Feng Yupon China's drawing up suitable Hsiang, who has been gaining an codes and training adequate judges ascendancy steadily at Nanking, Renunciation, they insist, must will held undisputed possession of carry no conditions whatever. the leading military power.
The wild crop of rumours, which Invariably arises in China when some widespread political shake-up is at hand, has been covering Norti China with a dozen contradictory tales every day.. Correspondents are pending much of their time trying to separate the truth from the vast production of falsehoods Each observer, foreign or Chinese, has his own pet theory of what the new alignment among warlords will be when the shake-up comes,
The War Lords
The Legations believe that the Left Wing is triumphant, for the time being, at least. As for that reason, they believe, that Dr. Wang's period of treaty-making has come to an end. I the State Council, which is the ratifying body in the reorganized Nanking Govern ment, will not approve his treaties, it is unnecessary to waste time making them.
All the Legations here appear to be unanimous in the belief that the Left ascendancy at Nanking is most unfortunate, both for the Powers PERING, Dec. 19th.
and for China. The existing uncer- In a single day, the United Press tainty, several countries not know, correspondent was informed by per- sons who might be expected to knowing what rights they have or do not something (1) that Chiang Kai Shek have in China, is very bad for busi and Feng Yu Hsiang bad combined ness and for amicale relations. against all the other warlords in.an But here seems to be entire agres- that Chiang Kai Shek, the Kwangstment among the diplomats that the Generals, and the Young Gen- Belgian and Italian treaties mark ral, Marshal Chang Hsueh Lians the extreme limit to which this vari- Lof. Mukden, would wage
against Feng Yu Hsiang (3) that ous Powers are willing to go until Marshal Chang and General Pei conditions have gotten much better Chung Hsi, the Mohammedan Gen-in China. If the Left Wing per eral now in Peping, had signed, an
offensive and defensive alliance (2);
t war
g
agreement to set up a new capitalists in obstructing new treaties, in Peping with a separate govern they are therefore extending the ment and (4) that the Mukden and present period of uncertainty, which Kwangsi cliques had combined with
the old Anfi party to set up Was had for China as for the Pei Fu as a nominal head of a new foreigners-United Press. government in Peping.
Foreigners who have lived here
more than a year or two generally THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN. prefer not to venture predictions.
although some "old China hands
are gluttons for punishment, and 2nd ANNIVERSARY OF ACCES-
SION ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
It is generally conceded that Tom Jones" adds one more to the long list of successful produc- tions presented to Hong Konz audiences by the Philharmonie Full tributo has been Society. already paid to those who were actually seen in the show, and to those who provided the very vital orchestral accompaniment, but there is one man whose work was no less important and essential to the suc cess achieved. Mr. J. H. Hunt, O.B.E., was responsible for the es tire work of designing, the, scenery and arranging the general-colour
ebeme of the whole production. Those who saw and enjoyed Tom Jones will realise how much Mr. Hunt's work contributed to the success of the show.
RUSSIANS TIRED OF TOLSTOY.
PREFER JACK LONDON AND UPTON SINCLAIR.
Moscow, Dec. 2nd. Despite the fact that the Soviet Union recently went to great lengths to do honour to the memory of Count Leo Tolstoy, his works, it been steadily losing in popularity Appears from ofeinl figures, have among the Soviet masses.
A check-up of the libraries of the largest trade-unions in Moscow and other centers showed that two Russian authors and two Amerieans are now being read more widely thag Tolstoy. The Russians are Gorky and Turgenev; the Ameri- cars are Jack London and Upton' Sinclair.
This is especially striking, when compared with the situation before
the war. Lists of the most-read authors in Russia prepared in 23 large cities in 1905, 1907, and 1909 invariahly showed Tolstoy at the very head.-United Press,
ARREST. FOLLOWS DROPPED "H.",
ALLEGATION OF A FALSE REFERENCE.
keep on forecasting, even though they are about 90 per cent wrong.
The commonest prediction is Peping is that the present group. in control at Nanking will not last longer than February 1st. It seems to be equally agreed that Marshal Feng Ya Hsiang will be the power bebind the throne in the next Nan- king Government, and that the labour student movement, which has the late Emperor Taisho. Although house parlourmaid, of Westbourne gained in power by leaps and Emperor Hirohito was enthroned bounds during recent weeks, will formally only last month, he really have a greater volen in the Governs has been Eniperor with all the powers of the office since the no ment his father expired,
ment
From the point of view of the
Tosyo. December 10th. Hirohito Nomin, 124th Emperor of Japan, will observe the second anniversary of his assumption of Imperial power at 1.25 o'clock on The dropping of an "h" was Christmas morning exactly two said to have led to the arreat of years after the death of his father. Marie Simpson, aged twenty-nine, Grove, Bayswater, who was at Marylebone Police Court remanded in custody on a charge of offering herself as a servant, and pretend- ing that she had served in a ser- sympathetic foreigners, the change Only a simple memorial service vice in which she had not. will probably be for the worse. The for the soul of the late Emperor Detective Dennis said that Simp- moderates at Nanking have shown will mark the occasion of the second son was one of a family of ten, äve some disposition to respect foreign anniversary, the United Press was of whom were girls. She applied rights and to adjust treaty rela informed at the Household Depart for & situation with a Mr. Dunn, a leisurely and lawful ment. There, will be no celebration hotel proprietor, of Lancaster Gate, fashion. The new group, whoever of the Emperor's assumption of and gave us her reference a Mrs. dominates it, is expected by almost power, the observation of this date Ashley Smith, of Progress Street, all observers to be more extreme-falling on November 10th, the date Bolton. The reply from Mrs. Ash- United Press.
of his formal enthronement, when ley Smith read he announced in Kyeto to his sub. jects, the Ehinto gods of heaven and earth, and the nations of the world, his accession to the throne "in the unbroken line."
tions ir
COATS FOR CAUCASIAN WOMEN.
NEW COMMUNIST SLOGEN.
TILIS, U.S.S.F "Among certain of the Caucasian tribes women, as a sign of their inferior position, are not permitted to wear heavy coate of any sort,
She as (sic) been in my em ployment, for two years. She is a splendid worker, reliable, and of a most respectable family, I am very sorry to part with her She is an exceedingly nice girl, Woman's Blster.
Both the Emperor and Empress, early on Christmas morning, will perform ancient Shinto riles to The absence of the aspirate in show their reverence and that of the word has made Mr. Dunn the nation for the soul of the suspicious, and be communicated late Emperor Emperor Taisho,-or--with the police, who found that Yoshihito as he was known during Mrs. Ashley Smith was Simpson's A the weather gets quite cold for his life, expired in the Imperial sister, and the wife of a labourer long, periods, the custom entails Villa at Hayami: a heach resort in humble circumstances.
Mrs. Smith said that she had great suffering and leads to un near Tokyo, at 1.25 o'clock on Christ
He had been written a reference for another abnormal death rate among women, mas morning, 1026.
"Give a coat to the woman! an invalid for many years and the sister, Beatrice, who was in service
present Emperor had carried out near Hyde Park.. the duties of head of Church and State for several years as Prince Regent."
شود
is the slogan recently adopted by Communist organizations in this region.
To encourage women to break the
The Emperor is 27 years old and old custom the Communist Party is distributing coats on credit, giving has only one child. a, daughter, the the women a year in which to pay infant Princess Teru. A second their new farments-United daughter, the Princess Hisn, died
Mr. Bingley (the magistrate): They seem to make a regular prac tice of these false characteret in
a common form for the family.
He added that it was a serious thing for a maidservant to misre present herself in this way, It wa
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