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“LOOKING BACKWARD' ON THE WORLD.
REVIEW OF THE YEAR'S EVENTS IN CHINA.
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EFFORTS AT RECONSTRUCTION BAULKED BY WAR.
PEPING.-The National Govern- ment of China, organized under the Kuomintang has spent the entire twelve months of 1929 in a fierce struggle for its existence. The bright hopes of Chinese leaders, ex- pressed at the end of 1099, that the "military period" had ended, have not been realized as ope military coup after another has attempted to overthrow the Government at Nan- king.
The unceasing threat of renewed 6.19 6.4216.52 civil war within China, breaking 388 cut at intervals into actual conflict, has been enhanced by the danger of
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Three major revolts against the National Government during the rear have compelled leaders at Nan- king to spend most of their revenues on warfare which they had intended for reconstruction of the country.
Three Big Revolts.
The first serious revolt occurred. in March; when the two Kwangsi leaders. Li Taung Jen and Pai Chung Hsi, took up arms against the National Government, and at tempted to set up a separate gov ernment at Hankow. The brilliant generalship of General Chiang Kai Shek. Chairman of the National Government, nesisted by Gerrpan military advisers, drove the reliels out of Hankow into southern China and checked the revolt
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The third and most serious revolt was being prepared, however, and early in October Feng's Generals again defied Naaking at the same time as General Chang Fa Kwei, former nasociate of Chiang Kai Shek, rebelled north of Bankow- This revolt tested to the fult the strength of the Government, as the rebels dominated about half of China's eighteen provinces.
Smaller Upheavals,
Relations with the Powers. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Nanking, however, has persisted in its determination to abolish the
unequal treaties," continuing the campaign begun in 1925. At the be ginning of this year the National Government took over control of the Chinese Customs Administra. tion, dominated by foreigners since the middle of the last century. It of has announced its intention abolishing extra-territoriality at the end of 1829. making foreign residente in Chiba subject to Chinese Course,
"Marking Time" on Reconstruction.
In addition to these three major The Great Powers, however, have revolts, there have been a dozen unmistakably indicated that they lesser anti-Government movements will not approve abolition at this in China. The most serious of time, on the grounds that unsettled conditions in China make foreign these were the Communist mennee life and property too insecure to in the southern provinces and the trust a Central Government to pro- Moslem revolt in Kansu. The Com-tect them. munist armies, legacy of Soviet Russia's period of dominance in Canton, and the Moslem raiders were responsible for an appalling loss of life, estimated as high as four million persons. Large towns [ leaders. in Fukien, Kwangsi, and Kans
sanguinary struggles. were completely wiped out in these
Government troops
warred throughout the year in these pro vinces, but as the year ends seem t have the upper hand.
Tremendous obstacles have faced
the Nationalist Government during 1929 in its efforts to begin the period of reconstruction decided upon in 1928 by the Kuomintang
The Government has had to spend great sums of money, provided by higher taxes in putting down re- volts instead of upon reconstruc tion. It is conservatively estimated against dissatisfied militarists have that these military movements
cost the Government at least 8400,000,000, which has wiped out the intrease in funds obtained from the higher tariffs, established at the beginning of the year, when the Chinese Government resumed con-
The Sino-Russian, Dispute. The dispute with "Soviet Russia actually affected only the Three Eastern Provinces of Manchuria, although negotiations were carried on chiefly by the Foreign Minister Nanking, North Manchuria, which depends upon the Chinese- Eastern Railway, has suffered im mensely from the dispute. dreds of Chinese along the border The high hopes for accomplish- have been killed in harder raids byment in 1938 expressed by Govern- ment leaders at the beginning of Soviet troops, which Moscow de- the year have not been realized, due clared were retaliations for Chinese raids into Siberia. North Man almost entirely to military exper- churia's business has been cut in ditures. But it is felt that the end of the military period" has been half,
merely deferred, and that the mili tarists, are convinced, more, than they were at the end of last year, that revolts against the central authority are foredoomed to failure.
tral of its own Customs Adminis- tration and salt menopoly.
however, the Finance Minister, T. In spite of this serious drain,
V. Soong, has managed to place a portion of the defaulted foreign leans upon an interest-paying basis. credit abroad, which is practically hoping eventually to restore China's
Hun-nos-existent as the year closes.
The Ewangel leaders were defeat ed but not eliminated, and again in May an even greater revolt threatened the Government. The
Government leaders have made the charge that Marshal Feng Yu Kwangsi Generals made a drive on Isiang's revolt was subsidized by Canton at the same time as Generals Soviet Russia, but this has been under Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang denied at Moscow, and there has defied the Central Government incenso dependant confirmation of North China. By the discriminat- ing use of money, however, some of Feng's Generals were bought off, and Chiang Kai Shek again defeat el the Kwangsi clique in the
south.
the charge.
The increase in Custom's revenues has had an Appreciably adverse effect upon business in China. Because of the constant battle for particularly the large import and existence, the National Government export trade, but has yielded thr has been compelled to mark higher revenues to the Government time" on its schemes for recan-which Chinese leaders feel are struction, having little time or lessential if a strong Central Gov- money left for anything else than jernment is ever to be established. if battles against rebels.
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Diary of Coming Events.
To-day, (December 25,) Christmas Day.
Accession of the Emperor aff Japan '1920.
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Tides-High, 3.29 am, and 6.09 p.m.; Low, 11.21 a.m.
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Saturday, December 28.)" Cricket.-Division I. Craigen- gower v. H.K.C.C. (L), Division Star Theatre: "Desert Nights." II: University v. R.A.O.C. (L), Indian R.C. v. R.E. and S. (), Tea Dance: H.K. Hotel, 5 p.m.
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