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ability of Tuẩn Chi-jul becoming President in place of the present Chihli puppet..

As pointed out in the "China Mail" some weeks ago, the hands of press-men and news agencies have been tied as regards what war telegrams shall be sent out of China proper. As far as the Chihli-Fengtien campaign has been concerned, Peking has been issuing daily communiqués, which the "China Mail" has been enabled to publish.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Cocktail Conceris.

''APPEAL · COURT,

PORFULAM COLLISION

RECALLED,

A STEEPLECHASING CAR.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1924.

PEKING IN CHRISTIAN HANDS.

FENG YUH-SIANG SEIZES CITY.

MAY DEPOSE PRESIDENT.

Proposal To Stop Fighting.

The brief message, received last evening that telegraphic. 'communication with Peking was entirely cut off, is now explained' by the news that the “Christian General” has seized the city. The news is confirmed in British and American naval circles through wireless messages to hand.

Variety is the spice of life and the secret of most successful things is the wall-mixed ingredi- ents that go to make a composite whole. The thought occurred to us whilst listening to the concert on Tuesday under the auspices of the Navy League. It was an

An application for leave to varied as anything could well be.

appeal against a 'decision of Mr. and was saved from dullness by Justice Dyer Ball in regard to a reason of the diversity of the motor collision, which took place items offered. The persons who on the Pokfulam Road on July 12, Hike band music, got it. Those and in respect of which Mr. H who see no good in a Odell was awarded damages song unless it is well sung against the Connaught Garage

The following was handed to as follows:- were catered for, equally with Company, was heard at a Fuli

Native of Anhui. Commander These have all been issued from those who see no good except it Court this morning consisting of the "China Mail" by the Naval

of the 11th Division. Appointed A touch of Sir Henry Cowper Gollan, Chief Secretary this morning. be of the classic.

"The Commodore is informed the headquarters of Marshal Wu humour and mystery was supplied Justice and Justice H. H. J.

on August 25, 1921, acting that General Feng Yuh-siang Pei-fu and, somewhat naturally, by an artist distinctly in the front Gompertz.

The chief ground of appeal which deserted Wu Pei-fu and on Thurs- Tuchun of Shensi upon the sudden they have reported success after rank of a somewhat hackneyed

calling. The light sketch also was put forward by Mr. H. S. day, October 28, seized Peking and mysterious death of Yen success for the national army supplied a relief that appealed to Fitzroy (instructed by Mr. F. Ewith his division, Feng has issued Halang-wen From a Tientsin message to hand all. Here then it seemed to us is Nash, was the discrepancy between a proclamation that he intends to appointed only two months, pre- this morning, it is apparent that the secret of meeting Hongkong's statements made by Mr. Odell put an end to the war and it may viously when Chen Shu-fan filed. Let shortly after the accident had oc- also be his intention to replace the Transferred to Honan, May 10, the Chihli forces, under Wu Pei- somewhat peculiar wanita. fu, met with a severe reverse near there be a mingling a cocktail curred and at the court as to the facts President by Tuan Chruan. The 1922. Was appointed Inspector of mingling of that which will pro- of the case. To Inspector Grant, who presidential palace is surrounded Army and transferred his troops Shanhaikuan, a week ago lastuce a tasteful finished product. had appeared on the scene shortly by troops. Order has been main-to Peking, October 1922. Tuesday. The following day, an Let the classic person be catered after the collision, Mr. Odell had tained in the city, The only troops played a decisive part in

of communication with attempt was made, to counter for as well as the "low brow" stated that the Connaught car in means attack the positions held by the person in the same programme, front had stopped without warning Peking is by wireless telegraphy." Feng Yuh-slang referred to Fengtien army, but more Fengtien and we shall begin to appreciate and had forced him into the bank;

each other's tastes and perhaps in the court he said that it was in above is, of course, Feng Yu-

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ing valley, "and they turned the flank of the Chihli army, forcing it to retreat.

of turning.

"Over The Sticks." For the latter statement to be correct, sald Mr. Fitzroy, Mr. Odell's car, according to the injury it sustained, would have had to jump over the other like a horse at Aintree and reverse.

A local committee might be formed to carry through a series of "Winter popular pops" and earn for themselves undying fame or Basing our prediction on the infamy-for alas ! the venture will Ltd knowledge now available Wu Pei- not appeal to all, and those who fu's forces have been caught inflict upon us a protracted in- exhaustible series of "Glorious between two fires.

Mr. Fitzroy said he differred They are Devon," "Thora" stuff will find with Mr. Justice Bail when he said facing the Fengtien forces with their efforts wasted on the Theatre that there was no evidence regard the hostile troops of the Christian air and probably urged, in the ing excessive speed. If Mr. Odell's General ready to stab them in the words of the absent-minded art statement regarding speed was

master, gazing-at-a-lank-cab-horse, right, whiter proceeding at a speed) back should they attempt to to "rub it out and do another." of 10 miles an hour he had this retreat.

Cocktail concerts. Let us have car under observation for 240 feet. The message from Peking states-them-by-all-means- that General Feng has occupied

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the capital as he intends to stop the war. His coup will probably result in Wu Pei-fu having to withdraw to his lair at Loyang. but unless other of his troops prove disloyal he will still have to be reckoned with as a serious fighting factor. The presumption is that General Feng has an under- standing with Marshal Chang Tso-lin of Mukden since Tuan Chi-jui is mentioned as the next

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to have made up his squabble with the Fengtien Party. If there is not an understanding between Feng, Toan." Chi-jui and Chang Tso-lin, it is difficult to visualize the Christian general being able

to retain his grip on the reins of government at Feking. Possibly the next few days will bring news HEHEM. of yet another coup, though Feng's troops appear to be strongly entrenched since they control the railway between Peking and Tientsin.

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The China Mail.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCT. 26, 1994,

THE. PEKING COUP.

Accents.

1

SHADOWS BEFORE.

Coming Events Advertised

"In The Mai).

the

Christian General,

the

Taan Chruan is most probably Toan Chi-jui, pronounced by for- eigners and Northern Chinese as Tan Chu Bay." This and possibly, mutilation in transit accounts for

the spelling.

By a strange co-incidence, Tuan's immediate subordinate, "Little Hsu," is in Hongkong.

One Of The Old School, Tuan Ch'i-jui, is a native of Anhwei (er Anhui,). "The China Year Book," gives him deserving prominence as follows:-

If that was so he could-stop "A graduate of the Pelyang- car very quickly. Yet, Military School, Yuan Shih-kai's on his own evidence he had chief military adviser while bad Opull his car into the hillside Viceroy of Chih-li. Brigade- to avoid the other. Even if the General in Fukien in 1906, Deputy action of the other, car had peces Lieutenant-General of the Chinese sitated this, the damage done with Bordered Yellow Banner; October, the car going at ten miles an hour 1907; and General Commander-in- would have been practically Chief, Klangpeh, December, 1910. nothing. "You dont bend the axle of a car without hitting it with considerable force," said Mr. Fitzroy, and the amount of damage done pointed to the car having Theatre; been travelling at "terrific speed."

-ENTERTAINMENTS.

October 24-Coronet Theatre; Tess of the Storm Country."

October 24-Star Sporting Youth."

October 24-World "The Man of Her Dreams."

October 24-Queen's Theatre; Woman to Woman."

The Chief Justice, after consults" Theatre; tion with Mr. Justice Gompertz, said that they would read over the depositions, again (His Lordshi had previously stated that he had only been able to look at them about ten minutes before arriving in Court). The Court would then make. announce what sort of an order to

October 26.-H.K.W.G. M.C.L Children's Fête.

and

October 28.-Theatre Royal, Italian Grand Opera. Company presents "Trovatore.

October 90.-Firat Musicale of

[It is within His Lordship's power to make an order for the entire re-

the season at Helena May Institute. hearing of the evidence or of what- 5.30 p.m.

soever parts of it he considers necessary.]

October 1-Grund Recital at the City Hall, 5.90 p.m.

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SPORT. November 8-Sixth extra 'race meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club.

DANCE.

PUBLIC AUCTION.-

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

October 25-Dance at the Peak Eldon Poster and Mr. and Mrs. Lord Cunliffe, Mr. and Mrs. Cinb, 9.16 p.m.

Malini were among the passengers who left on the "Empress of Asia"· October 30-Lammert. Bros., at yesterday. Sales Room, a collection of postage: stampe, '5.15 p.ru.

COMPANY MEETINGS.

Human speech without accent is inconceivable, and would, if it were possible, be abominable. Every November 6-Further extra individual and group of indivi-ordinary meeting of Douglas 8.9. duals, mutes excepted, must be Co., Ltd., at 20 Des Voeux Road credited with some kind of accent.

It seems equally inevitable that each separate accent will be criti- cised by persons who are equipped with some other.. The accent of the Australian has been subjected to a substantial amount of such criticism. It has been so derided, says an Australian exchange, that masses of Australian citizens,

Central, noon.

November 8.-General_meeting of members of the Hongkong and China Camphor Refining Co., Ltd., and Cold Storage Co., Ltd., Lower at the offices of the Dairy Farm Ice Albert Road, noon.

General Feng Yuh-siang.

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who had been

His

Tuan Chifui.

the Chibli-Fengtien war. Known. as the Christian General. Second Order of Merit.

Tientsin Line Open. Enquiries made by a "China Mail" representative this morning elicited the information that the local offices of the Eastern Exten- sion Telegraph Company were as much in the dark as the public aa to the reason for the cutting off of Peking from telegraphic com- munication with Shanghai. They did not think that it could be an ordinary dislocation but they had no information to the contrary.

All cables to Peking from Hong- kong are at present being sent to Shanghai and relayéd via Chefoo to Tientsin as it was gathered that the line was all right as far aa there. The actual cable read "All routes traffic being forwarded tơ Tientsin for disposal."

Views Of "Little” Hsu. Later in the morning, General. Isu was shown the telegram about the Peking coup, As Tuen Ch'i-jui has been the leader, since its incep tion, of the Aufu, party, of which

Messrs. Dodwell and Co., Ltd. He was in a large measureLittle" Hen is a leading light, his (London) have contributed £25 to

the Association of British Cham-responsible for the reorganization opinion was.sought bers of Commerce

upon modern lines of the Northern Consular

He referred to his prediction Scholarship Fund.

Army, and after Yuan Shih-kai made earlier in the morning about. accepted the Premiership in the unstability of the Peking Gov- November, 1911, ho succeeded ernment. Nevertheless, he thought Hongkong is arranging to hold a Provinces. On the recall of Baron country nor people.

The Portuguese community of him as Viceroy of the Hukuang that the coup would benefit neither reception in honour of His Grace Feng Kuo-chang, General Tuar mature and at most would only It was pre- Archbishop of Goa, who will pass He was one of the most prominent General Feng, the Christian gen. Dom Matiul de Oliveira Xavier, took command of the First Army: mean change in personnel. through the Colony shortly on his

of the military commanders who aral, was not much of an adminis way 'to Macao,

signed the memorial to the trator although he may be a capable The following are declared by Throne at the end of January, general; and if he succeeded, in House, the Civil Service Commissioners urging the Emperor to abdicate ousting Wa Pei-fu another party

to be the successful candidates at On the formation of the first would step into power.

Tuan Ch'i-jui, he believed, was

OTHER MEETINGS. October 24.--Twentieth annual of members of the meeting R.H.K.Y.C. at the Club North Point, 5.45 p.m.

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however much they deny it, are

the recent competitions for the Republican Cabinet he was elected secretly persuaded that their

General, Levant, and Far Eastern Minister of War. Given rank of accent must be specially execrable.

Consular Services, The namos are General (Shang Chiang), on living in the British Concession iu No one will plead that, as euphony,

In order of merit-H. P Green- September 7, 1912; of Field Mar: Tientsin. With regard to the mee- the Australian accent is a thing

wood, N. OW. Steward, T. J. E. ehal, in 1916 and Chief of the sage about the alleged desire of of beauty. But Australians should

Haskell, A Gooden, I. L. Hender Headquarter's Staff, in 1915, Te General Feng to establish Tuan as remember that they are likely to For causing obstruction by son, H. M. Byres, G. E. Stockley, was Acting Premier on May 1, President, General Hou said that hear no accent but their own leaving loads of sand in Soy Street, J. R. M. Loake, F. A. G. Cook, 1918, to July 19, 1918 and was Tuan would only hold the post by criticised; no other accent is pre-esterday, a contractor was fined E. LA. Robertson-Fullarton Acting Tutub of Hupeh (during virtue of his prestige, but without sent in any appreciable quantity, $25 by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Pott

Vice-President's absence in strength based on active support. adds our contemporary, and con- Kowloon Magistracy, this moming.

Peking), December 10, 1918 and This, he thought, would only.re- tinues that it is otherwise in the

In view of events to China, Nos. Chiangchun and Acting Governor sult in another phase of non-per- old country. Australia is isolated A fine of $350 was inflicted on 18 and 19. just issued, of the new of Fengtien. In 1914 he was manent government and which China was ever à land of sur vocally as we as geographically a woman for preparing opium in history of the Royal Marines, Minister of War, was granted sick would not bancat China.

Asked if he still considered him at St Marie Maternity Hos-prises, but the latest news from But there is a certain solace in the Shangbai Street: The case came entitled "Britain's Sex Soldiers leave, on June 1, 1916. In May,

fact that the population of Britain before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the are of special interest. These 1918, Tuan Chi-jui was appointed self Toan's subordinate, General pital, Shanghai, to Mr. and Peking once again proves that as is divided up into little groups Kowloon Magistracy, this morning parts chiefly deal with the fighting Premier and charged with the Iau replied by saying that should Mrs. F. A. Edmondson, a son, years go by students of China and each criticising, burlesquing and

in China in 1900 and the defence formation of a responsible Cabinet, Tuen respond to overtures to him to George Hilton.

the other's the Chinese are guessing wider of despising

speech. The Hongkong, Canton and of the Peking Legations, and but was dismissed by Li Yuan- re-enter active politice, and pre- the foark than usual. The discerned, Britain is a veritable announce pecial sailing of the one of Captals LS.T. Halliday, resumed office in July after the the General) would certainly do sounds. As far as accent is con- Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd, among the many flustrations is, hudg, in May 1917; he however, suming that he aseamed office, he patch received by the Commodore Babel, Practically each county has "Sui An" to Sunday, leaving R.M.L.I now Colonel Commun-failure of Chang Haun's monarchi-his duty by assisting if he was Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. shows that there was a very its own, and if there were any Hongkong at 9 am, and returning dant of the Royal Marine Depot, cal coup d'etat, and resigned to called upon to do so... Wm. C. Belknap, a daughter, simple explanation to the brief within-the-Empire accent cum-froin Macao at 5.30 p.m. De

**** Deal, winning the V.C.

October 1918 Attempting to Alice Williamson.

petition," it is safe to say that telegram publiabed last evening to

rescue the Anfu Club, he organiz

BELKNAP. On October 18, at

Maternité St. Marie Hospital,

MARRIAGE.

Feng Calla Council.

whatever hideousness the Austra Mrs. W. Morrison en rekte for In addition to the ladies who ed without authority an army, the effect that "Peking was sud lian accent has, it would sound Paris, arrived here a few days ago kindly assisted in selling fagon called by himself the Ting Kuo- denly and completely cut off tele pleasantly compared with some of by the Empress of Asia, and Nelson Day whose names were chus, and personally directed it to

(Reuter'a Service.) graphically from everywhere this the varieties that the small areas disparing a choice selection of published, the following iso oppose the combined: march of morning (Thursday, October 28) of England and of Scotland can ladieswear, and hats of the latest canister --Miss & Haing, Miss C Chihli and Fenation forces on JAMES WOOD-On October 3 It appears that General Feng Yuyer there is humour in the fact Europe at room No. 41 King Waits, The Navy League Com and resides in Tientein, 1822.7

produce. To the impartial obser- fashion from the United States and Hast, Miss R. Shes and Miss J. Poking, 1920. He has now retired

Peking, October General Feng Yuli at H.B.M. Consulate-General, halang, the Christian General and that each little group quite sin- Edward Hotel AMA Shanghai, and afterwards at his Ironsides have brought off a cerely believes its own accent to be

mittee also desire in acknowledge Tuan has held almost every plotely controls the capital. 1še kind; services of the following office of importance and although He has issued a proclamation Holy Trinity Cathedral by the well-planned coup and seized the the only one free from blemish. Very Rev Dean Symons,

In one of his well-known aphoristici

A Chinese fortune teller was chocolates and cigarettes, at the Chinese politica. He is reputed to

fadies who sold, programmes, out of power, is still a factor in denouncing the war which is MA., Edgar Colin James, only capital of the Central Government couplets Alexander Pope says month it hard labour by Mr. Fr

China, General Fan tuto prison for the period of six Son of the late Mr. E.PET. of China, during the absence at The with our judgments OUT.

Miss be in sympathy with Dr. Sun Yat- called a conference of Gover 37amos and Mrs. James," of Marshal Wu Pei-fu, the war-lord watches: none go just alike, yet

wport, England, to Emily who placed President. Tsao-Kun in the same with our accents. N

esch believer his own,gs. It is much

Yoyterday oftamöon; Haywood Wood elder daughter of Mr. office. The news is significant in any one la perfect, yet each person and Mrs. Charles Wood, of

that mention is made of the prob has a secret pride in his own.

Mry, 19 Much surprise, however, is occa, ending, hostilities.

sioned by the announcement that: tion app

the Christian genéra.

ount for him. The

according to

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