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AN IMPORTANT ARTERY.
Dairen (U.P.)-Proposals of the Chonese Goräiminent to start a fund for the eventual redemption frem Japan of the South Man churia Railway were described as legally and practically impossible by Director Kohiyama, in an interview with this correspondent. China Benefits, Too,
Not Fastble,
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SOMETHING ABOUT THE PLAYS.
"THE CUCKOO IN THE NEST."
JAPANESE TROOPS.
LEAVING.
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END OF BANDIT CHIEF.
ECHO OF TSINAN INCIDENT.
SHANGHAI, U.P.), - Signature of the Wang-Yashazawa Agreement The new Banyard English Comedy regarding the Tainas incident of Company open their season at the last May sealed the fate of the war lord Chang Tsung A trace of a smile passed over "Let not the fact, however, that Star Theatre on Saturday with A bandit the Japanese director's face as he these railways are foreign-owned Cuckoo in the Nest" the story of Chang in Shantung province, in said. "We can treat the recent and operated lead to the mistaken a man, someone else's wife, and the opinion of officials of the
that the erder from Nanking to the tax notion
operators are his mother-in-law. The play had a National Government of the Re collectors' offices in Manchuria to deriving the largest benefits. True tremendous success in the Aldwych public of China in Nanking
Japanese troops will shortly be start a special fund for the purpose enough, the South Manchuria Rail- Theatre, London, and even those of an early redemption of the way Company, for example, has hardened cynics, the critics, who withdrawn from Shantung under South Manchuria Railway from Japan, only in the light of a joke been able to close cach financial must have seen mothers-in-law in the terms of the agreement, open- on the part of some hot-beaded year with, a handsome balance of every shape and form during their ing the way for the National
on.
An
Armies of China to proceed with suppression of the Shantung mili tarist, who has a record of cruelty unturpdésed in world Eistory.
young member of the Nationalist profits, but these are negligible if peregrinations from stall to stall, Government, for both from
the corresponding acclaimed it as excellent and laugh official and a practical point of view compared to such a plan has not a leg to stand earnings of the Chinese population ed from start to finish.
of the country resulting from the
The Best People." The right of Japan to own and railway's activity.
An untenable Position. comes from operate that railway has been ac
The Best People quired from China by a treaty, the The bulk of the Manchurian ex-
the Lyric Theatre, London, where Due to Japanese occupation of a driginal lease term of 36 years hav-port is formed by agricultural and
zone along the railway line between ing later been extended to 19 years mineral products which of them it ran for 300 nights, and was, perTsinan and Kinochow, lying athwart or the force of a special agreement selves possess but a small intrinsic haps, one of the most talked of the only route the Nanking armies. concluded between the two couns
The Prince of, could follow to reach the eastern end of Shantung and suppress the are of so an indisputable nature, is mainly represented by the manual Wales saw it three times. You are motley army with which Chang tries. Japan's rights in this matter value and the selling price of which plays during 1998. that the redemption question has labour expended in their production never been officially raised by China As this is carried out exclusively by introduced to Mrs. Lennox, whose Tsung Chang invaded Shantung Chinese labour, it is quite evident outlook is bounded by social success; "from the Japanese leased territory around Dairen late in February. that the bulk proceeds, remains in her husband, who wants peace at the bandit Tuchun has been per the hands of the Chinese population,
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As to the feasibility, presum ing Japan's consent could be obtain the Japanese having to be satisfied any price, and her two children, mitted to stay in China proper to
date only on sufferance. ed, it would scem highly improbable with a small margin which repre. Marion and Bertie. Mrs. Lennos drawal of the Japanese forces, how-| thus the huge sum, something like sents their fees as commission and wants them both to marry into ever, will render his position un yen 1,000,000,000 at which the direct transport agenta investments of the railway company alone are valued at present, could be raised in China at a short notice always given with a free hand to couple think otherwise and choose educational & chauffeur and a chorus girl, res under the present conditions. As wards medical and
thoroughly amus- suming that even this could be ne- funds without racial distinction, to pectively." It is a complished, it is difficult to see wards seed selecting and cattle ing play with witty dialogae, want practical benefit Chica would breeding improvement schemes, to derive from the redemption of such wards road and railway.construction an extremely expensive railway in and other cultural work, while most an outlaying province. The avail of the remaining profits have been able funds could be applied to the invested in Manchuria itself in construction of the sorely needed the form of industrial and other railway not in the central part of enterprises. the country and what is known to form the cornerstone of the Nation- alist Government's reconstruction plan of China.
"Even out of these profits, the" The Best People," but the young tenable and in some circles it is Smith Manchuria Railway has
avenging troops of the National forecast he will see before the Government can reach bim.
The population of Shantung is described as solidly against the bandit War Lord, remembering his brutal rule of two years ago before be was driven into refuge in Dairen by the northward advance of the National armies in the spring of 1998.
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"Thark.".. "Thark is a farce with such modern ingredients as a roving hus band, his sweetheart, the lady in the case," and a discreet butler.
It can readily be understood It cattles along at a good pace how the Japanese occupation of. An "Open Door" Policy. through a series
of absurdities, Shantung has protected Chang "In this connection I must state which collect laughter as they go.
Taung Chang in his latest adven- that our "Open Door Policy in
**Bookery Hook."!!
ture. The Chinese charge that the Manchuria, which lately has been
Rookery Nook" is the hame of Japanese authorities J. Dairen Foreign Enterprise,
commended in, the press, is no new a house which is lent to Gerald winked at the expedition which the "In some quarters indeed, the departure on our side, but forms Popkiss and his wife for, six defeated Shantung leaders organiz idea has lately been prevalent, that part of our firmly established policy weeks. When Gerald is unpacking, ed there during February and with the accomplished unification of in that respect. At present we only in walks a young lady in pyjamas which embarked on a Japanese China, foreign concessions on Chi- reiterate that we shall be glad to who has run away from a cruel steamer for the Shantung coast nese soil have outlived their time welcome in Manchuria any foreign step-father. The problem of hiding, eventually capturing the important and that the continuance of their capital, and first of all, Chinese, to the intruder from his wife occupies city of Chetoo late in March. existence can only exert a harmful be used in joint industrial and other Gerald and the audience influence on the development of enterprises
China.
"Summing up,
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climax.
very
A Natural Barrier. the surprising The railway zone between Kino- show and Tainan-held by the "The Fanatics,"
Japanese-formed a natural barrier The Fanatics" raz for 311 to the south protecting Chang's nights in London and has just been troops from any sort of a northward revived by Miles Malleson. It has advance by the National armies been objected to for the following from Nanking.
(1) It indicts the churches. (2) It talks about birth control, (3) A young woman suggests a trial marriage to her fiance.
redsons-
A mountain range protected his flank from the armies of Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang in the region of Chengchow, while the sea protected his left flank and his rear. Under
favourable these
circumstances
(4) It has a disrobing scene. However, if all or any one of these Chang and bis motley "army counts were to debar a play from were able to burn and plunder for being publicly performed most of the weeks, subjecting the population of theatres and cinemas which are now a part of Shantung, to the most doing good business would have to awful horrors. close down.
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NANKING AND UNITY.
AN IDEAD AT LAST!
À CHALLENGE ACCEPTED, BHANGHAL (U.P.)The National Government is in earnest in its declaration that it intends to bring about a centralized and united China," Government, spokesman told the United Press in explaining the punitive expedition against the Kwangsi taction of the Kuomintang Party.
"The Government will not stand on compromises. It will not tole:- It insists on a union in fact as ell ate the mere semblance of union. as in name. There will be no deal- ing with provincial cliques of basis of one government to another.
Marshal Feng's Approval. claimed, has the full support of The National Government, it was. Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang, fother Minister of War, and commander of a large and well-trained atmy. full sympathy with the punitive Marshal Feng is described as in measures decided on by the Kuo- mintang Congress which closed in Nanking on March 78.
I am in a position pleasantly until "But if instead of indulging in to say that Japan has lawfully ac problematic prognistics, one should quired certain rights in Manchuria | cast a retrespective glance on the and has invested here an enormous matter, the correctness of that idea amount of capital and labour to that becomes less apparent. The foreign country's great benefit. These she built and operated railways in Man-is duty bound to protect. In as churia can be taken as a specific serting this I am not voicing my case.. At the time of their coming personal opinion but that of the That is some 30 years ago, Manchuria was whole. Japanese nation just emerging from her period of why Japan in several instances has At present she definitely declared that while she nomadic culture. has become the foremost agricul never did and does not harbour any tural part of China, and to what territorial, aggressive intentions in other influence than that of the Manchuria, yet on the other hand railways can this phenomenal rise she has firmly decided to see that in so short a period be attributed. peace and order in this country be;
"The railways have placed the maintained under circumstances.
The events of recent years have produce of Manchuria in reach of the world markets, thus leading to proved the correctness of her stand, the prosperity and rapid growth of and I can confidently state, even if the population in that territory. this may wound somebody's suscept The increasing and
prosperous ibility, that it is solely due to our import trade, has increased the pro-country even at the height of the He might have prospered for a long attack along the natural northward the Chinese Republic, alter: ex- population has fostered local and presence in Manchuria that this duction of the country and has pro fighting in China has been spared vided a growing source of taxation the horrors and devastations of to the provincial authorities. Grow civil war. That it was the Japanese ing import and export trade has Bag which flies over the South Man swelled the income of the Central churia Railway which has maintain re-ed an uninterrupted railway traffic, Government from its custom venues. Look where one will, the that mainstay of a country's wel influence of the railways in Man- fare, at a time when most of the churia has and continues to be only other railways in Chinn had become a beneficial one to everyone con- plaything in the hands of the war cerned
ing factions."
EAST.
FASTER SERVICE IN PROSPECT.
? #* The Ringer.!! "The Ringer" is the story of the exploits of a lawyer who is in pri- vate life a, receiver of stolen goods. time if his love affair with the Ringer's sister had not brought him to an untimely end.
Other Men's Wives."
Signing of the diplomatic agree. meat between Japan and China in Nanking on March 8, however,
The decision for the punitive ex- changed all this, as Japan agreed to withdraw her troops from the pedition was announced in railway zone, laying Chang open to official communique which read: route to Cacfoo.
The National Government of
Should he be captured by the hausting its patience and all paci- National Armies it is understood hefic means of persuasion, has accept will be executed but his capture is ed the challenge of the Kwangsi unlikely as he has kept ships ready clique. It will be recalled that Other Men's Wives is by for flight in case of bis expected without even consulting the Nation al Government the Wuhan branch Walter Hackett, the author of "Am defeat.
of the Central Political Council brose Applejohn's Adventures.". It Whether or not the Japanese began its programme of truenience had a successful run at St. Martin's again will grant him refuge in by dismissing the chairman of the Theatre, London, when the author's Dairea will be interesting to note. wife, Marion Lorne, played "An gela." This part is taken by Miss Valentine Ciemow who has just finished playing in Gentlemen. Prefer Blondes in London,
"No, 17."*"
VISCOUNTESS GREY LEAVES £66,000,
Hunan Provincial Government and appointing its own nominee.
Then they advanced their troops into Hunan despite the orders of the National Government to with draw
Troops Posted,
"Still exertink its utmost efforts to awaken the Kwangsi Generals to a sense of their own responsibility the Natiodal Government - started
CANADIAN PACIFIC IN FAR Clyde, had made a very interesting voyage from England to the Far East. "Records seem to have been "No. 17" is a most amusing PAPERS TO BE PUBLISHED
centres story which Broken all along the line," he said. mystery
AS A BOOK. "In spite of over twelve hours' round "Ben of the Merchant by a part taken delay in the Suez Canal, the steam Service," er took only fourteen days to reach Leon M. Lion when the play ran Viscountess Grey of Fallodon, of to post its troops, as a matter of
*"Ben," Bombay from Southampton, and for a long time in London.
Wilaford Manor, Salisbury Wilts, precaution, along the borders of Sir George McLaren Brown, the records were also broken from Bom an amusing and most lovable crea wife of Viscount Grey, and widow the provinces of Kiangai, Hapeh European general manager of the hay to Singapore and from Singa ture, gets into all sorts of difficul- of Lord Glencouner, who died on and Hunan. The Kwangsi Generals, ties when he enters an empty November 12 last, left settled pro- however, disdained all reminders. Canadian Pacific Railwayrecently pore to Hong Kong."
Sir house on a foggy night. Corpses
Without any warning they marched back in London after a journey Before he left England,
She leaves the cedarwood case their troops into Kiangsi and An- round the world by Canadian Paci George inspected the keel of the appear-and most horribly disperty of the value of £65,000. fc. steamers and traina, during new Empress of Japan. She is to appear;there are lovely ladies ined with despatch caste and contents hwei and attacked those of the which he visited India, China and be an additional boat on the Paci distress; jewel thieves, and all the tn Anne de Selincourt on condition National Government.
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| Japan, and also spent some weeks fic, and will have a speed of 21 ingredients of a first rate "thriller." that after the deaths of the writers obedience and flouting of the Cen-
of the documents she will edit and publish in book form such of them as she and her son David Francia Tennant may think proper.
General's Widow,
"Confronted by such brazen dir
in Canada-in discussing some knots, thus making her the fastest
tral Government's authority the aspects of his tour with the Finan steamer on that ocean. With the
Third National Congress voted un- cial Times, mentioned that, while increased speed of the Empress of
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animously empowering the Govern on the Empress of France en route Canada as soon as she re-enters.
ment to take drastic measures. to the East, he made the acquaint. the Pacific service, after being re-
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The Government is, therefore, des ance of two prominent and influen- conditioned, the Canadian Pacific
Other bequests include the furni- patching a punitive expedition to tial Chinese from the Federated will have two very fast ships on the
ture at Wilsford Manor to her son, suppress the rebellion of the Malay States who had recently Pacific, and, in company with the EXPRESS TRAIN STOPPED
David Tennant, cash at the bank Kwangsi faction and, meanwhile, visited Chins, and Nanking in parti Empress of Asia, already, there,
JUST IN TIME.
and investments to her daughter, has relieved Generals Li Tsung Jea cular, the seat of the new Govern- said Sir George, the Canadian
Clarissa Madeline G. F. Tennyson, Li Tsai Hain and Pei Chung Hsi of ment of China. These Chinese Pacific Company will have a feet were, he continued, most optimistic which will outclass anything baring .M.S. line near Leeds, was closed her son Lord Glenconner
Morley railway tunnel, on the and the residue of the property to all their offices. Unless the Kuo- mintang is to be disrupted the regarding the future of China, and similar motora
Mrs. Labella Cameron Markham, rebellion must be quelled. The die they were of the opinion, that China Also, with the completion of to trafic after it had been found is reaching settlement of her the Empress of Britain, which in that part of the stone wall was of Campden House Court, Kensing is cast and the National Govern difficulties as never before. Of many respects will be in a class by bulging, and that some of the ton, widow of Brig. General Charles ment cannet turn back until the tourze, said Sir George, "these herself on the Atlantic, it will be masonry had fallen on the track. John Markham, who died on Decem- Kwangsi Generals are defeated and two gentlemen realised that every possible to make the trip to Lon- An official made the discovery her 24, left estate of the value the country is again united under THE GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE CORP., LTD. thing was in the experimental don from Yokohama in between 18 just in time to stop an express train of £65,393 10s., 2d with net per the Kuomintang banner.
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press of Russia and the Empress of Bir George remarked that the Ain, which will connect on the off bulge was thirty yards long. Steps Homes, 2100 to the Salvation Army, spokesman said the fighting was Empress of France, which has taken weeks with ships of the Duchess were taken to have the side of the £100 to the Riflemen's Aid Society, too localized to have any consider the place of the Empress of Canada class on the Atlantic, it will be tunnel proped, and it will be re- and the residue of the property able effect on China as a whole.. in the Pacific service during the possible to make almost the same opened at the earliest possible mo upon trust for her son and his He did not believe business would
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