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THE PEKING SITUATION:
KUOMINCHUN AT THE END OF THEIR TETHER.
A Desperate Effort.
* Poking, April 12. Up to this evening Wu Pel-fu had not replied to the Kuominchun's invitation to go to Peking. The coup d'olat, which was evidently engineered without his knowledge, is now seen as desperate bid for his support on the part of the Kuominchun leaders, who are hard pressed on all sides and, ob- viously near the end of their tather. Prodiglous efforts are still being made to secure admittance into the Hupeh fold, and delegates have been sent to Paotingfu to interview Chin Yun-ao-Reuter,
Peking, April 12. Hitherto Wu Pei-fu has not re.
TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1926.
MUSSOLINI IN AFRICA.
"THE INFLEXIBLE WILL
OF ITALY.
A Wonderful Welcome.
Tripoll, April 12: Signor Mussolini had a very stirring welcome on landing from the battleship Cavour.
The ships in harbour thundered" salutes, bands played and troops presented arms."
The Mayor of Tripoll delivered a cordial speech of welcome, in Arabic. Mussolini thon, on horse- back, reviewed the troops, including Libyan and Eritrean contingents. It was a most imposing spectacle. He was enthusastically cheered by a large crowds:
*
After this Mussolini' made a speech to a crowd in the central square, saying the noble, mighty plied to the invitation of the Kuo-blessed by God and loved by all his King Victor Emanuel, who was
minchun Generals to come Peking.
to
people, had sent him to Tripoli. which would be forever Italy If the Saturday's coup d'etat was Tripolitans persevered in obedience evidently engineered without Wato his lord and master, they 'would' Pei-fu's knowledge, and is now be protected by just laws, for the. seen to have been a desperate bid king and Italian Government for his support on the part of the desired that this land, wherein Kuominchun lenders, who obvious-
were so many deathless memorials of ancient Rome, should be pros. ly are near the end of their tether; rerous and happy. He concluded but in the absence of any indica-by calling, "Live the King!" tion that Wu Pel-fu is likely to desert his allies, the evacuation of the Kuominchun for Kalgan is now being discussed as an im-
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Chinese Reports.
Shanghai, April 12. Further reports from Peking state that Tuan Chi-jui fled to the Legation Quarter from his resi- dence in a motor-car, with Chia Tek-yao, Chang Sze-chap and his twe ans, first proceeding to the
The crowd answered with cheers and cries of "Live the King! Live Mussolini!" "
Addressing a large crowd of Fascists later, from the balcony of the Governor's residence, Mussolini declared his visit was a demonstra- tion of the might of the Italian nation, which had borne triumphant the immortal fasces of Rome to the shores of the African, sea. "Destiny urged us to this country. Nobody can dam the stream of destiny. Above all, nobody can
ACCIDENTS & SICKNESS Japanese Legation of thea to break our inflexible will." —Reuter.
A POLICY WITH
tho residence of LF Sze-ho.
At a secret meeting of the Anfu clique held on the 11th inst, at the residence of Li Sze-ho, It was decided that the resigna- of Tuan Chi-jui be not published
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CHINESE CIVILIANS KILLED IN PEKING,
American's Narrow Escape.
Peking, April 12. Four Chingavere killed and nine Injured when five bombs were dropped by a Chinese "Allied" aeroplane, in attempting to de- mollah the railway station, here.
Mr. Roy Chapman Andrews, the chief of the American Asiatic Ex- pedition to Mongolia, had a nar-!
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THE BAGHDAD FLOODS.
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HEAVY DAMAGE,
A "Times" Warning.
London, April 12. The Times city notes, in menting on the Panama Corpora-" tion prospectus remark that the work done by the vendor conípany,
Baghdad, April 12, the Central America Exploration
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The engineer employed refers to situation is hourly getting worse. mineral deposits of various kinds, The flood level is fifteen feet higher but there is no mbation of the ven-than Baghdad, which is being pro- dor company having obtained any tected by embankments.-Reuter. output. The engineer states that
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The Royal Air Force fiers havo arrived hero, thus completing their flight from England via Cairo Reuter.
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