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If indeed that country be happy which has no history, then China As has been mentioned in the T/T bas been the happiest is the peace treaty concluded between Demand work for the past three or four the Chibli and Fengtien parties, 30 2/ weeks. For there is an almost in order to prevent the soldiers 10 de total absence of political news of from coming to a clash, no troops me the kind that makes history. fa of either side are to be stationed T-Shanghai Manchuria, it is true, Chang Tao at Shanhaikwan, where peace and T/F Singapore.. fin shows signs of reasserting order will be maintained by palice. Japan Wtle by little his kingship: be But contrary to this in a telegram TT India... Commander the salt revenue and to the Central Government, Mar Demand, India aftempts to deal with Japan shal Tsao Kun, the Proting war. T/T. San Francisco ( direct over the Chientao bandit lord, states that the Chiihi party But Chang Tso-lin, has decided to use Shanhaikwan question. Mr. Gilbert tells us, is really the as a defensive area, quartered at puppet of those about him and no which will be one regiment of longer the imposing warlord of infantry, one" Company of artit
one Company of In Peking the lary, and bagone daya Cabinet resigns is anticipation of Gendarmerie, and has nominated the return of Parliament, but is General Wy Tao-hei as the told to carry on at least until that Commander-in-Chief of the De
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in a number of places bandits Garrison-Commander-in-Chief of Jernand, New York 579 terrorits the countryfolk and levy the Fengtien troops there. their impositions anquestioned. cording toanother report obtained | Demand, Bombay But episode of this kind are not from certain military sources, in TIE Calcutta history as it is known in China. a recent military conference held Damand, Calcutta They are mere background of at his yamen. the Mukden warn Yokohama. every-day hfa which always has lord proposed to have three Mixed Damand, Manila been there and probably will be Brigades distributed around the emend, Singapore. lit for several years to come. Of the Great Wall, and the following Demand Batavia big political issues which have resolutions were passed:-(1) To Haiphong rent the country aver since the appoint General Li Ching-lin On Saigon
of the newly Ob Bangkok Manchus went, there is not ons is] Commander sight. Whether Dr. Sun or Gen-organised Est. Division of the Sovereiro eral Chan comes out on tap in Fengtien troops, to lead three Canton, either might equally well mixed brigades to be stationed at throw in his lat with Peking in Shanbaikwan; (2) To demarcate the national cause, and neither Sanbaikwan as three defence Bank of England rates 3, could abstain from doing so with-lines using Lingyn, Wangebis-New York/London... 4.446 out proclaiming himselfs wanton chuan and Suichung as the Erst, ker of discord. For the first second, and third defence lines it harassed existence the respectively. and constructing Repablic has fatt forts on the city gates; (3) To becoming a Republic in replace the first defence line with newly-recruited arovies. waits hopefully for while the 28th. Division will be og en shall make withdrawn to be quartered at the Tumed opportunity. second defence line; And (4), to podarios ofer enibas-issue orders to the Fengtier
IRS av at a hundred Arsenal for the manufacturing of hade. But the arms and ammunitions, and to ssss that acme-send officers to the Mongolian bor- one to unify thejder to buy munition (s?) It is fur- roportionate to the ther reported that when testoing! ception of what might that there are numbers of Italian -If the politicians fail arms stored both at Tientsin and tor Latry in its present state of Chingwantso, Marshal Chanx | A : phoon of unknown intensity ctancy their character will be, Teo-lin has despatched officials within 60 miles of La, 207.N.
with certain Long. 122 E, moving N. Le for over in the public eye to communicate sad the way will open for get quarters for the purchase of them. another revolution. Parliament But this
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by present accounts is to reasser-Diplomatic Corps which, it is said, to Hongkong, Coast Ports, &c.— tle early in Auguer, and its first has notified the Central Govern-A typhoon of unknown intensity work will be to appoint a Cabinet ment to devise ways and means within 60 miles of Lat. 29 N. and elec: "President. la can-to checkmate the trend of affairs, Long. 118' E. moving N.W. nection with both requirement- a -Shan Tien Shil Pao,
cood doel of quiet intrigue is going on. It is idle to speculate
the house.
August 2d. 126. 06m.-Preasure has increased slightly in N.E districts and decreased consider-
ca resulte as yet but undoubted.
But without the semi-sbly from Hongkong to Formosa, 1 Parliament would earn
untry's approval if it could gol divine attributes acconted to the
After passing Aparri yesterday clear outside all the candidates former son of Heaven. This is whose names are generally man. the system best suited to the morning, the typhoon moved on a toned for the presidency and Chinese temperament and social stherly track for some hours, But in this con- then carved to N. W. At 5 am, choose a man of no political organization." listiona whatever. That is why the action there are two important this morning it was about 150 to be remembered. miles west of Kosbun moving. possibility of Dr. Wang Chung-huil
S.W. It is threatening Swatow. "Young China,” says this writer. being elected has lately been
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 mooted. Except that Dr. Wang looks for the requisite safe- recrude- is a mau of the bigbeet integrity guards to prevent a
5urs ending at 10 am. to-day, and first cisas ability, we do not scence of the old abuses which incb. Total since January know that the Chinese gederally linger still among the yamens 1st. 38.65 inches, against as would consider him suitable and courtyards of the great.
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again; the more that the power of bound and overbearing as under I.K. Observatory, Aug. 2, 1922, provincial governors and there-a republic; and that provincial with their disinclination to be autonomy in any form in Chica dictated to has grown largely in must tend to sever and separate
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