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THURSDAY, MARCH 1. 1923.
ANOTHER LITTLE WAR.
To Oust Sun Yat-sen. Shanghai, Feb. 28-It is report- Peking. Feb 18-The manner ind fra Kiangsi that Thai Shing- which the Chinese are celebrating huen's representative (Fong Pun- the Chinese New Year in the capital rafi). Sham Hung-ying's repre- lustrates how they cling to their sentative (Wang Sheung) and Chan The Gregorian cal Kwing-ming's representative (Pang old customa
Wan-chu) held a conference at endar was one of the first things that was adopted by the Republicanahaw. Shum Hang-ying and
Chan Kwing-ming but the Gregorian New Year is
agreed only taken advantage of for obtain Pang Wan-cha laid down the fol- co-operate against Sun Yat-sen ing a holiday, the people relingeglowing conditions-(1)
old traditions by celebratin: the Central Government
Request to issue their lunar New Year. The people mandate reorganising the Can-
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ed. The above were accepted by Fong Pun-yan-Tsun Wan Yat Po. Peking, Feb. 2-It is reported from Szechuan that Tan Hsi-bao's forces were defeated at Kienchow. Lin Cheng-shun is DOW able to take the offensive.
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DOINGS OF THE DUFFS
Chinese Camouflage. This morning I walked around the native city and could not help but impressed by the number if business men who were carrying a lighted lantern, calling upon their creditors and attempting to collect
t
Wa Pel-fu la reported to have agreed to the pardoning of the Anfuite L Shih-hao-Rezter.
Representatives of Wa Pel-fu. their debts. The carrying of the Shea Hong-ying and other mili- Hahte lantern is a typical Chines-tary commanders in conference at Hankow are reported to be discus comoulage. No one is supposed t·
ing an invasion of Szechuan. astempt to collect a debt ca the Arst of the yeur. and nut infringe this point in business eti quette, the lighted lantern is cur ried to pretend that it is last night, the last day of the old year. Both partic, know that they are fooling each other. but they acreps the situation with due solemnity. When the creditor and debtor tert, they exchange no New Year greet- ings stal on this day, they talk their business over and at parties each will give his best wishes for the marrow as if the day and not already arrived To the foreigner this make believe is amusing, part- iralarly so when rich and corpulent merchants are acting the farve.
Doling Out Wages.
CHINESE STUDENTS IN GERMANY.
Peking, Feb, 27-The Chinese Legates at Berlin has informed the Education Ministry that owing to the N is the Mark the prices of commodities have rised renorke mbly, that self-supporting Chin
ludists in Germany Bad their money exhausted very quickly
The Legit requests the Min- istry of Education to draw the So far, the Government bas de attention of would-be students ic successful in avoiding any trouble, Germany that they must take although all sorts od pessimistic | ample loads aith them rc rumours have been in cirqulating | Germany.—Courtesy of Pully Pal The money secured from the salt edin.
and Castem revenues released by
the foreign bankı was sucelent to
pay the luent polim and soldiely.
TROOPS.
and what was left over was pult] CHINA'S SUPFRFLOUS art to the Government employees. The employees are at many months behind in their pay.
Th
lucky wars were paid the curren month's salary, while others wet-
Disbandment Ffforts.
China to
the
Quality
more quality than in any other cigarette at the price.
Naturally, Chesterfields taste better
They Satisky
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RUBBER RESTRICTION.
Washington, Feb. 28. The Rubber Tyre and Automobile Accessories Manufacturers” British colonies increased daties on rubber exports. It also agreed Conference has passed a resolution favouring the repeal of the to co-operate with the United States Government in ascertaining the feasibility of developing new sources of rubber in American insular possessions. A committee was appointed to co-operate with British manufacturers to secure repeal of the British restrictive laws, which it is alleged British manufacturers are most anxious to bring about. Secretary for Agriculture Wallace stated that CHINESE BANKERS TO further investigation into rubber growing was dependent upon a
Congressional appropriation. CONFER.
Peking, Feb. 28.-The Chinese Bunkers' Association is planning a conference, representing all China, on 15th April.-Peuler.
RAILWAY BRIDGE
DAMAGED.
Cenly paid he per cent. of the Shanghai, Feb. 23-0 26th current month's sultry. It mainst.. President L, in reply to
Peking. Feb. 2-l break bas not be thrusha for a moment that Sun Yat-sen, congratulated him
occurred in the bridge 00 th | brcate this festival la passing off for his organization of a Commis-
Kiacchow-Tsinantu railway. The qaletly the Government's financial¡sion for disbanding troops,
Chiao Tang-pu has despatched an positiva has been enhanced.
The Dimplomatic Corps will, in a investigator-Reuter. It merely means that the Governmen:¦friendly manner, warn was successful in securing funds disband troops, pursuant to tor prevent dincerer by paying the decisions' of the Washington Con-
lice and soldiery. This has been ference-Tsun Wan Yat Po. the same thing for the past lew yenes, and when it is stated that China has tided over the Chinese New Year, it means that the police adsly have been paid. None of her foreign and native obliga- tions has been met, and China is Shanghai, Feb. 23.-Dr. Welling-
CHINA'S DIPLOMATS.
a defaulter in the frein ton Koo and Mr. Alfred Sze will
stil inancial market.
| return to their" posts of Ministers Subdued Festivities.
to Britain and America respec- Despite the fact that the Govers. ¡tively. ment is so much in debt, it is able The Secretary of the Chinese
the street with gaily Legation in Sweden will be to festoon
Charge d'Affairs to ercer pointed ornate and artistic "pailous" (arch Poland-Tsun Wan Yat Po.
robured lanterns and
to
) at different prints of the city.
Many thousands of dollars must
ap
have been spent in this manner resulted in the dinner parties be To a certain extent, this New Yearing smaller, and all other celebra. su pathetic one, for while an at- tions being carried out on a mach tempt is being rande to celebrate emmaller scale than usual-Sheng the deration, the last of money bas
ni Times.
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Heater Service.)
London, Feb. 2.
results for the Scottish Cup:
The following are the latest
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THE DAVIS CUP.
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RUHR OCCUPATION.
Cologne, Feb. 28. A train from Aix-la-Chapelle, which had been switched on to the wrong line, crashed in a stationary train at Daerer. The first two coaches were telescoped, and it is reported that twenty- two people were killed. Another train has been derailed near Coblence owing to tampering with the signals. There were no casualties. The signalman has been arrested.
The Inter-Allied Rhineland Commission has suspended the Frankfurter Zeitung, for three months,
IRELAND'S DISORDERS.
London, Feb. 28.
In a debate in the Dail, Mr. Cosgrave said the most conserva- tive estimate of the damage throughout Ireland due to the distur bances was £40,000,000. The proportion in Dublin was £4,000,000.
CANADA'S WIRELESS.
Otawa, Feb. 28. The Government has granted permission to the Canadian Marconi Company to erect a wireless station at Vancouver with a range of seven thousand miles, for the parpèse of communicating with Australia, Japan and Montreal.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
Opens Business in New Shanghai Premizes.
!
The general banking departments- are on the first floor and there is a special department for handling Government bonds and securities, the bank being the local Government The Bank of China on Feb. 20 agents. All the usual departments officially opened business in its new are to be found there, and a feature premises, the former German Club is a reception room of beautiful on the Bund at Shanghai, which design. has cost over $1,000,000.
The fountain and the marble The building has been overhaul staircase which so distinguished the ed and renovated and with Chinese the irst floor of the German Club flags Auttering over the doorway in its halycon days have been rei presented an imposing and distinc- tained, and in the upper section, tive appearance amoni the other besides special offices and cham commercial buildings from which bera, there is a club room for the it differs so greatly in architecture. J'employees. Adjoining the clab i bas
The building has many modern Jinkee Road a building to serve as and extensive features which will vaulte
has been erected. In its rank the bank, in equipment, among capacious depths $80,000,000 in the foremost banks in Shanghai. silver may be stored.
Tokyo. Feb. 29.--Japan challenged for the Davis Cup Kumagai, Shaidza. Kashic and Fukudla will represent her.-Reuter,
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