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SATURDAY, MAY 6 1922

CHINA'S TROUBLES.

DR WELLINGTON KOO INTERVIEWED,

NORTH AND SOUTH.

HODES FOR INITY ONCE MORE

events have been moving so swiftly that without all the elements carefully weighed I feel I could not cxPTERS an intelligent opinion n'garding the immediate outcome."

Then the climate outcome- ?

Ferically, I am an optimist and I hold-great hopes for China's Mature. These political troubles can only be temporary. They are mate

Dr. Wellington Kon, China's Am. or less inevitable in any process of political construction, especially bassador to Great Britain, arrived here this morning on the P. & Oliver reconstruction of such a fundamental "Khyler" on his way izom London.uture as a charge from an ancient to Peking. Accompanied by Madame mensely to a modern republio. Koo and their three children, alse bel three secretarias, Messrs Sua Chap and Yang the Ambassador is return ing to China partly on business and party ca pleasure

THE CHINA MAIL.

-NORTH CHINA WAR OVER.

CHANG TEQ-LIN ESCAPES TO MUKDEN,

FENOTIEN ARMY'S DISORDERLY RETREAT. -

PEKINO, May 5.

Chang Tro-lin has filed to Mukden, The Fengtien army is retreating in disorder towards Tientsin. Hostilities are believed to be ended.

WAR IN THE NORTH.

TIENTSIN, May 5. Five train lods of defeated soldiery from Fengtai arrived at Tientsin These can be to doubt as to the Central late last night, causing considerable Chinese and foreign eventual outcome of this momentous apprehension. French reinforcements were sent to the sation. The trains re- process of rausformation. Lamely mained at the station during the night owing to complete railway disorganisa. tion, but no loating and no disorder were reported. The Chili forces are certain consol dation and unity."

Then you consider it merely a also persistently claiming victory at Machang; they state an encircling The lite bribed at Koon matter of the tatil China is orcement is proceeding towards Tongku with the object of cutting off all Fenation

forces, but there is no confirmation of this statement,-Pacific Service. early this morning. Ilia Excel-cer more reusited and untroubled.

Its. 1o. Our Chinese history

TROOPS PROCEEDING HOMEWARD. was met shortly before nine o'clock

that unmistakably.

TEXTNIN, May 5. by Sir Robert Ho Tung wie escorted shows

are very him to the Hongkong Hotel where be. The people in China

So far only four troop trains passed Tientsin East bound for Chunhan Here Hi Excellen komageresne, Whether in the received Mr. R. H. Kotesall who North or South they have the same chen, but they were packed, the troops sitting on the roofs, batter and telegram religion, the same civilisation, the couplings of the carriages, apparently cheerful and saying that they were

going home without attempting looting.

Chinese and foreign pickets are preventing say of the troops from leaving the station.

now has rooTES.

3

Cuns some culture.

hating receive i from

Singapore tie General, Mr. Lo Chucy For example," added Dr. Koo in called to pay his respects and these conclusion. Many important foreign of the Chinese General quest always ands opinion in Chisa Chamber of Commerce and tited" explain that the sudden death of the ' Chairman, the Hon. Mr. Lau Cha pak

had made it imposible to organiza

any èficial welcsiae.

Atcez 10.30 Dr. Koo malored to Government House to pay an officia! call on ILE. the Governor.

Dr. Keo bas tin at Government House and this evening dines with Sir Robert Ho Tung. He continue Lis journey Werth to morew.

AMBASSADOR

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AMBASSATOR AT TWENTY-SEVÄN.

Mr. Wellington Koo is a remarkable and fortunate young man.

When he was twenty-four Le was a

power in Peking. At twenty seven Le was appointed Chinese Minister to INTERVIEWED. Washington, probably the youngest

man ever given so high a post. At: the age of thirty-two he went to London as Ambassador with bis fame secure in three continents. His rise is a romance of statesmanship.

LISA AND THE WASHINGTON" CONFERENCE.

Interviewed by a China Mail ter Born in Shanghai, be early came porter this morning, Dr. Keo said that der westera influences and was he was sailing to monow by the educated at St. John's College, the "Khyber for Shanghai, where he famous missionary establishment would spend some little time with his there. Then he went to the United mother. He would than proceed. States, and in due course entered Peking. not 60 much to Columbia Laiv.rsity. He was the report to the Governmet regard-star" man of his time, a leader among ing the Washington Conference the students, one of the editors as the Government had already - of the college magazine, and a ceived a report from the other briliant scholar. He took a string Chinese delegate, Lat to participate in of high post-graduate degrees at a general consultation concerning: Columbia and Yale. measures for giving effect to the Washing on Conference decisions.

He returned to China, married the daughter of Tang Shao-ri the former Asked to express bis opinion 2 Premier, and was appointed secretary the work of the conference, Dr. Keo to President Tuan Shio-kai and secret said he considered it bad accomplish any to the Cabinet. ed a good deal for China.

Yang I-teh was at the East Station this morning seeing his order being castiel out

Chang Teo-lin's forces reached Laols in utter ront, and firing is raid to be occurring indiscriminately there.-Pacific Service.

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Pakic, May 5.

It is impossible yet to estimate the total captured Fergtien troops at Shangeintien, but the Chibli casualities for the 24 hours preceding its fall was 1,200.

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THE "Drive Committee of the

It is estimated that the Fengtiez forces suffered 2,000 slightly wounded, TP.C. bare routed 83131.05

all of whom were entrained.

The Fengtien forces proceeding to Suaiyuan consisted of the Sixteenth Division, which was formerly stationed at Chahar. General Ms Fu-heisng, a Chibli adherent, is preparing a hot reception for them at 8usiyuan. They will probably detrain at Kalgan.

Scattered groups were disarmed in the region of Peking..

A Chihli Brigade which reached Haangtann were thoroughly tired out. A continuous stream of Fengtien troops probably from the middle front, are proceeding eastward on foot along the Peking-Makden railway between Loofa and Testein.

JAPANESE LIGET CRUISER FOR CHINWANGTAO.

Tokyo, May 5. The Japanete light cruiser Dilma was despatched for Chinwangtao from Chemulpo to-day--Pacific Service.

EXTRAVAGANT WIVES,

HUSBANDS RUINED TO BUY

CLOTHES AND JEWELS.

"The United States is full of shiftlets, extravagant wives, who are steering their husbands into ja, declared Judge Gibbe, a New York county court justice, in ordering the discharge of a frail-looking, shabby little man, charged with receiving stolen goods.

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"Women like you," he told her, i "don't stop to ask where the dollars come from that buy your fors and diamonds. Husbands allow their wives to run through money they can supply by honest mears until they are obliged to resort to dishonesty to make up the deficit between what they get and what their wives want."

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This disease is so dangerous and so His appointment to Washington

rapid in its development that every But not all that you hoped?er he was only twenty-seven (or

mother of young children should te FOR A LAME BACK. naked the reporter.

The man told the court that & prepared for it. It is very risky to wait There are still some questions according to Chinese reckoning, 28)

seemed incredible to the older diplo-constant struggle to make ends meet until the attack of croup appears and When you have pains or lameness in then send for medicine and let the child the back bathe the parts with Chamber- outstanding replied Dr. Kco. There were some questions which were not mats. In China, age and experience caused him to succumb to temptation.gofte until it can be obtained. Chamber. Isin's Pain Bale twies a day, caesaging

are held in high esteem.

The judge's homily was addressed to.

lain's Cough Eenedy is prompt and with the palm of the hard for fire entir-ls settled.

dampen a piece of Hanzel slightly with But the 'bar stateiman was so the man's wife, who attended the effectual and tas never been known to minutes at each application. Then succesefni that he remained at Wash. court expensively dressed in a fur coat / failín say case. Always have a bottle his iniment and bid it on over the in the home. For sale by all themists seat of pain. For sale by al. Chemists and Storekeepers.

and Storekeepers. The problems which China fages ingres until he left to act first as chief and wearing a quantity of jewels. in foreign affairs," replied the Ambas-Chinese delegate at the Assembly of sador, are problems which have the League of Nations and then as arisen in the course of eighty years. Hinister to London.

How did he think these ontetand- ding questions would be settled ?

Therefore it could not be expected i When the Paris Peace Conference that they could be solved at a single was called China sent fire delegates, conference. What we did expect was including her Foreign Minister. But that the conference should make an after a few days it was found that earnest teginning to help China te only two really counted, Welling- rehabilitate herself through the to Kos and a southern dele- recovery of the rights and privileges! rate, C. I. Wang. The other dele- which have been taken away from gates said that Wang

“,

Was the

her in certain matters. And that, of hard fighter and Koo was the keen course, was what the conference did, brain of the combination.

These cutstanding problems, tow ée you think they will be settled.

The Washington Conference's work was important," replied Dr. Koo, but still more important was the precedent it established. It ba opened the way for similar cealer the fcature to des

What is the secret of Mr. Koo's success? He has vary unusual intellectual qualities, combined with a manner of great personal charic. He barely looks even bis thirty-two year. He seems the spirit of youth incarnate. Observers sometimes at first get the idea of agreeableness with problems like the Far East. rather than of strength. But when they come up against him they find that he has a mind like a steel trap and a will that drives things throngh

enc.g

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LEAGUE OF NATIONS,

Beferring to the League of Nations, the Ambassador said that while the Washington Conference-bada definite

Mr. Koo married for a second time

programme, including the limitation last autuma. His wife, the daughter. of paral armaments, the League of a Java sugar Ling, made her first was a general organization for the public appearance at Geneva, She promotion of international peace. won the hearts of everyone by her

The League, as it is, is serving a grace and charm.

very

good

cause the

cause No man could help succeeding,” of international understanding are delegate remarked, "with a

and world peace. However, wife like that."

in order to accomplish its real object, which is the maintenance of world

. peace, the League must make itself

BABY KOO'S TRAVELS.

really and truly a world organiza- tion. Az it stands, several important power are not members-the United

Baby Koo is on his travels onre

States, Russia, and Germany. With thore Baby Koo, or Kai Yuen, as these big natio's remaining onte de his officially known, is the few- weeks old son of Dr. Wellington Koo. the authority and power of the League maet accessarily be correspondingly limited."

CHINA'S CIVIL WAR

Kai Yuen has already had a trip across the Atlantic, as he was born at Washington while his father was attending the Washington Conference. By the time he reaches Obina he will have travelled at the rate of 1,000 China's interual troubles were next miles for every week of his li'e. mentioned. Dr. Koo had-aiready His father has decided that he shall earned the news of Chang Tso-lin's keep his name "Kai Yuen," which crushing defeat. "Do you think that means "New Era," all his life. There with Wa Pei-fu in the ascendant in is a Chinese custom which decrees the North and Sun Yat sen in power that the name of the child shall be in the South, the pair might | chosen by the head of the family-in make a working team for the unity of thirrus Kreative in China—but Est China!” saked the reporter.

Tuen, being born at such a significant The Ambasador.smiled his courtly time, seemed to call for special treat~-

We have had so little newsment, and he was ramed” New E

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