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· South China Morning Posti
Dr. Sun's Letter, Sammarized the ideas contain- ed in Dr. San'a latest vision ampant to this, that Japan should espousa the cause of the Mintang, aid it in overthrowing the rule of Yasn Shih-kai, and obtain in return a position similar to Great Britain's in India, but differing from it in the fact that, whereas- Great Britain retained. India by might, Japan would be lord of Chins by virtue of the coun--
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would sell his country. There is absolutely nothing in history to correspond with sucha bargain. Not the leastastounding feature of the letter is the extraordinary willingness of the writer to dia- regard existing agreements with ather Povere. Their interests: would count for nothing at all in the sealing of the compact and, of course, they would naturally be. willing tosit idly by and look on while the proposed changes took. place. Unfortunately for Dr. San.
THIS IS GENUINE. Stamped addressed envelope for reply and his dreams the world no to W.H. Emberley. General Commission Agent, 6 Gordon longer takes them seriously.. Terrace, Kowtoon.
Things have changed very much
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in this region, or in many other parts of Chins, but not for a century, it is said, has a flood, of. each dimensions occurred in the regions of the West River and ite tributaries. Consequently the damage done is proportionately great, and relief measures which this will necessitate will be a Bore tax upon the Provincial Treasury, which is not yes in a position to bear them andden demande, muob less to stand the expense of the costly measures which are mani- featly needed to safeguard the towns along the river bank from Fuch inandations. The day 28 yet far off when China will abandon the fatalistic attitude her statesmen assume towards calamities of this nature, which are largely preventable, and when y she will call to her aid the best. export help the world can provide to mitigate these evils. It is of interest to mention, however, that a first step is about to be taken, Lieutenant Colonel William. Sibert, of the United States Army. an engineer who has made, name for himself by his work on the Parma Canal, is at the present moment grossing th Pacific to China to make a pre liminary investigation of the flood- areas of the Hwai River, which risen in the Sath of Honán and flows. easterly across the Province: of:: Anbai into the Hauglich Lake.
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Perhaps Professor Parker does not specifically refer to these matters when he uses the Weary waste of words phrase, but as most of the vernacular newspapers have been filled with little else of late, we must believe that they are included in the Indictment. Such must indeed appear to be a Weary waste of words to those not interested, but to those intereakd—and they
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