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THIRD PRINCIPLE, -

CONFUSING POSITION IN

CHINA.

Writing before Chiang Kai- shek resigned, the "Peking and Tientsin Times" stated in an editorial:-

REFLECTIONS OF AN OLD SOLDIER.

THE CHINA MAIL.

"Under the greenwood tree-

he-he,

Who loves to lie with me-he-

he,

And toon

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It was at this juncture that the labour in knocking down a Old Soldier, ceasing from his loosened heel-peg at the latter end of a horse, lobbed a mallet at the Profanity replacing songster. music (charitably so described) "That's what they mean when testified to accuracy of aim. they talk about the 'Call of the Open,' I suppose," remarked the Old Soldier. A bandolfer over his shoulder denoted the fact that he was no line-guard over the horses. The cares of duty, how quietly chewing Hines of troop ever, sat lightly on his broad shoulders. The contentment of fine weather was upon horses and men alike. Few of the human members of the unit, indeed, were visible at all.

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"'Uman nature's devilish awk- ward, speaking general. Now look at the War. There must ha' bin any amount of open air 'thu slasts listed then-boy scouta;

Wu-Han. "government" and people that sleep on the ten- The nis court in the summer. Yet no claims that it has now purged itself sooner did they get turned loose of its communist elements, and that in a field and told to make, it has done so, not in response to Minister of Interior in Bangkok on 'emselves at home, than they] dived for cover right away They'd dig holes in banks; rig monned when they found it. up tamboos out of oat sacks; sleep with the cows anything rather than lay out in Gawds' fresh air. I knew one bloke that said he'd heard of a case once where a soldier went mad, thro' sleeping with the moon on his face.. All this blue vault of Heaven business didn't seem to work out in prac- tice."

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At the present moment Chiang CALL OF THE OPEN. Kal-shek is waging war against the Wu-Han "government" or the ground that it is dominated by communists, and the Wu-Han "government" is seeking to sup press him on the ground that he is "a military dictator and traitor." At the same time it The Wu-Han "Government" claims that the communistic ele- claims that it has now purged ments have been finally expelled,

the demands of Marshal Feng Yu- August 1, says the "Bangkok Daily

and that it has done so, not in port it, General Feng has as

the polley laid down by Dr. Sun scheme which were outlined by Nal itaelf of its Communist elements, and that General Feng will sup-

hslang, or the threats of Chiang Mall." Kai-shek, but in "continuation of According to the details of the response to the demands of Gen- ciated himself with Nanking in

Ynt-sex, who was willing to admit Hong Navanugraha, waste would be threats of Chiang Kai-shek, but alien and communist elements

communists into the party, but who handled according to rules set cral Feng Yu-hsiang, or the demanding the expulsion of the

always maintained that they were down by the Health Department in A Siamese company in "continuation of the policy laid from Hankow, but will not fulfil down by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, who his promise to fight against

not to dominate the Kuomintang." the event of acceptance by the This is the explanation, of Sun Fo, Ministry. the son of the author of the San with a capital stock of Tea, 400,000 was willing to admit communists Wu-Han until he has manoeuvred into the party, but who always himself into a "dominating posi-

Min principles. His widow, Mrs. Sun would be formed.

Nai Hong Navanugraha is con- maintained that they were not to tion." He is daily expecting a

Yat-sen, however, appears to take dominate the Kuomintang." This visit, from Comrade Borodin, who

a different view, for no sooner was nected with the On Weng Company the purging process started than who are operating under the dirac- is the explanation of Sun Fo the 18 ostensibly en route for Moscow,

she removed to the security, of a tion of the Department of Munici son of the author of the San Min but who may, by producing

The Old Soldier made a sudden foreign Concession at Shanghai, pal Affairs. He has made a con- denounced the Wu-Hancentrated study of the operation of principles. His widow, Mrs. Sun Feng's Moscow receipts, on by a different view, for no sooner ly treatment. Every militarist

entangled a charger that had "government" for departing from garbage incinerators in Singapore Yat-sen, however, appears to take tearful regrets" secure comrade-

dive into the lines and dis-for was the purging process started faction in China of any conse-

wound a hay net in artistic but her late husband's "principles." and Penang and the mathod of rehave than she removed to the securityquence has now voiced its hos-

unorthodox fashion about its It is all very confusing, but this is fuse collection used in those done that makes it

only natural when an attempt la cities and he is of the firm belief attractive. made to organise a "government" that what has been done success- of a foreign Concession at Shang-tility to coramunism, and most of

on political quackery. Dr. Sun fully in the F.M.S. can be done here. hai, and denounced the Wu-Han them profess to be fulfilling "the

Spit and Polish.

Yat-sen never had any experience Waste material here, he pointed out, principles of Dr. Sun Yat-sen." for "government"

departing

Never were the latter more popu-

Seating himself on a sack of "Fact o' the matter is, no one of administration, except as a re-is of the same nature as that in from her late husband's "prin- ciples." It is all very confusing, lar. Even the unfortunate sub- but this is only natural when an ordinates of Marshal Wu Pei-fu, oats, with another open one be ever knows when he's well off. volutionary firebrand, who, while Singapore and Penang.

fore him, the Old Soldier com- That's, 'uman, that is. Now take pretending to advocate democracy, und to uphold the will of the people, attempt is made to organise who have recently been captured, menced, leisurely, to fill the feed-rifting cleaning things up. ordered the ruthless repression of covered rubbish tubs each with a

one political are stated to have been kindly bags against the evening feed, You'd think from the way chaps any class or group which did not put the B "government" on quackery. Dr. Sun Yat-sen never treated, and given the San Min keeping a wary eye on his charges talk, all the polith the Army ever share his fantastic views. It seems throughout the city. These will be did was brought on by the Ser- possible to-day for any Chinese to arranged in such a way that collec- had any experience of administra-principles to study. Will they.

the while. tion, except as a revolutionary we wonder, be allowed to choose

"Funny thing-camp life," he geant-Majors. If soldiers was profess approval of the political tion lorries, which his company will whether to ally themselves with firebrand, who, while pretending Chiang Kai-shek, Tong Shen chi, murmured. "It's the sun, I sup. left to themselves you'd expect to charlatanry expounded by the late buy, will lift the tubs by machinery UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS to advocate democracy, and to up- Ho Chien, Feng Yu-hsiang, or pose; and the smell of the hay find 'em growing beards, and Dr. Sun, whether he be a militarist, Into the trucks, clean them and re- hold the will of the people, ordered Yen Hsi-shan, when the prescribe on the lines; and the wood holding their swords under the bandit, a communist, or a riesha place them, thus doing away with coolie. And unfortunately there is the present method of raking and the ruthless repression of aned course of study is completed.smoke driftin' up from the hole in tap purpose to let 'em rust. class or group which did not

the ground where the cooks

Motor lorries will be used for “But it don't work out-not by not infallible authority upon their shovelling.

interpretation. No one can believe share his fantastic views. It All of these noble warriors are

wrestle with the ration beef. a long chalk. We had our chance in the sincerity of a group, such as collection on thoroughfares and in seems possible to-day for any staunch champions of the San Affects diff'rent people diffrent in the War. I don't remember the Wa-Han government which narrow lanes hand carts will be Chinese to profess approval of Min principles, and yet no-one

ways, y'know. Some cut big being ordered to clean so much as at one moment is completely under used which will transport the can safely predict who will be aticks out of trees and spend a darn button, not till we started communist domination, and de- garbage thus collected to the motor the political charlatanry ex- pounded by the late Dr. Sun, fighting whom, to-morrow, to their time carvin' their names on it ourselves. Some mobs even rouncing all anti-communists as

vindicate them. Mrs, Sun Yat-

A suitable place will be found whether he be a militarist, a bandit, a communist, or a ricsha sen seems to have shown the 'em. Some stop shavin' and went so far as to paint their cap "reactionaries," and the next is pro for the erection of a garbage depot |

get spun up accordin'. Some (in- badges khaki; but it wasn't. so claiming that the communists have coolic. And unfortunately there from politics, and residence in a

greatest wisdom.

dicating his recent target) starts long before chaps was getting been expelled in conformity with and incineration such as is used in

little bits o' sand and stuff to the principles of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, have a burning capacity of 200 to DODWELL & CO. LTD. is no infallible authority upon Foreign Concession under foreign a-singing like bloomin' linnets," their interpretation. No-one can

The Old Soldier paused in his clean the paint off. And o and that "the move to rid police protection, certainly seem group, such as "government"

hich at one

and son cannot agree upon the

tradition of the Army. moment is completely under interpretation of the three prin-

"We had a bit of a song about communist domination, and de

it too-It's a long war but a posh nouncing all anti-communists as no-one else can. And the French ciples it is hardly surprising that

Fresh-Air Merchants,

one.' Now all sorts of people "reactionaries." and the next is Concession at Shanghai obviously gets the civvies down even worse, to find out ever since. I shouldn't "Of course," he went on, "It won the War-we've been trying proclaiming that the communists offers greater security to an this 'back to the open spaces' be surprised, though, if 'spit and and why he intended to fight him. have been expelled in conformity "anti-imperialist" than the City business. There's some as take and polish' didn't have a goodish shown the greatest wisdom.

Charge Tes. 10,000. with the principles of Dr. Sun

Thoas submitting the petition Yat-sen, and that "the move to or any of the Concessions at to writing bits o' poetry, wearing bit to do with it. Erase spit and tirement from politics, and resid-month to cover the cost of buying, propose a charge of Tca. 10,000 per Hankow. It seems a great pity short trousers and eating nuts. polish' (as the signallera would ence in a Foreign Concession under rid the Government of them is that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle can- Some get out as far as Hamp- say) and put, in 'self'respect' and foreign police protection, certainly trucks, tubs, land, incinerator and sincere one in every respect, not be sent for to obtain an stead Heath, and change hats that's just about why we kept seem the safest course tors widow

other equipment and salaries, they cannot come back." Thus

authentic pronouncement upon with one another. I don't know, our tails up..

Should the amount of garbage In- spoke General Tang Shen-chi to "Tsungli's policy." The third though, as that's entirely the "Now a blokes what can sit and son cannot agree upon the in 2,000 would be charged for every For if the venerated Doctor's widow crease, Nai Hong said that. Tes. a recent interviewer at Hankow,

principle, after explaining at great length clares to be at stake at the pre- Jack Straw's Castle and the Bull polishing up a razor-case-like I it is hardly surprising that no one amount covered by Tes. 10,000.

which Mrs. Su de effect of the open air. There's quiet in a front-line trench terpretation of the three principles 60 cubic metre over the stated why a reconciliation with "an sent time, concerns itself with and Bush. There's no accounting, saw our C.O.'s servant doing once glon at Shanghai obviously offers the details of the petition will be enemy of the Nationalist Govern the "livelihood of the people." I'm all for being under a roof is a likely sort of chap to help greater security to an "anti-im- carried out Tes. 5,000 will be de-

else can. And the French Conces-

As security and insurance that ment such as Chiang Kai-shek All of China's factions-North of sorts myself. Most of these win a war. It's my belief that if perialist than the city or any of posited. A concession of 15 years was impossible, and why he in and South, and East and West, tended to fight him.

seem to agree in interpreting it have comfortable homes.

merchants must they'd let old Jerry stick to his the Concessions at Hankow, It is sought. Incidentally General Tang Shen in practice, to mean the destruc- little semi-detached villas and brass plate on the front, and Conan Doyle cannot be sent for twill begin immediately upon accept- Nine pre-war 'elmet, with its nice big seems a great pity that Sir Arthur Nai Hong explained that work loyalty of General Feng Yu- they can get their clutches. It blue curtains. chi voiced his confidence in the tion of every industry on which things, with French names and issued him out with Cherry obtain an authentic pronouncement ance of the petition. Details would hsiang. "I am sure," he added, appears to be merely a matter of

Blossom for them big boots of upon the "Taungli's policy." The have to be worked out with the "that he will continue to support degree, and opportunity-the ex-

"Then there's these music hall his, we'd have had a lot more third principle, which Mrs. Sun de Department, equipment would have clares to be at stake at the present to be bought and the Incinerator the Revolutiontary cause, and tent to which this policy of wallahs them that sing songs trouble with him than we did." have ample reason to know that destroying the livelihood of the about Gimme the open road' or The Old Soldier hauled a time, concerns itself with the "live built. It would take six to eight my belief on this point is cor- people is carried. It has been "We ply on the em'rald sea, trala. battered watch from the depths lihood of the people." All of months before the plan would be in

China's factions-North and South, rect." This reads strangely after carried to the greatest extremeso stult when you know jelly well its glassless dial. Plunging in at in interpreting it, in practice, to It's easy enough to sing that sort of a trouser pocket and consulted and East and West-seem to agree his statement to the same inter- in the Wu-Han cities. Now it is viewer that the Wu-Han "Gov- being applied on a large scale to there's a hot radiator an' a bottle the entry of a tent, he seized mean the destruction of every in- ernment" would ignore General Shanghai.

o' stout in the dressing-room. And even Tientsin is

a protruding human heel and dustry on which they can get their Feng's invitation to a conference being experimented upon.

"It's a diff'rent sort of tune dragged. Precisely as the clutches. It appears to be merely at Kaifeng to effect a compromise

when you're sitting on a wet bank Squadron Orderly Corporal ap-a'matter of degree, and opportunity with the Nanking "government,"

holding on to a fidgetty 'orae peared the Old Soldier produced the extent to which this policy of as Feng had "no right whatever FRIGHTENING in the NIGHT. waiting for the blinking dawn his Relief-awake but acid. From destroying the livelihood of the to send such a telegram or to call such a conference."

A cry in the night, griping pains in all because an enemy force has the same pocket that garaged his people is carried. It has been car General Tang Shen-chi regards rhoca; whether child or adult, there in Aldershot. And the enemy is table," and a "fork, soldier'a," applied on a large scale to Shang- the vitals, cramps, weakening diar crossed the river South of the A watch he unearthed a knife, ried to the greatest extremes in the Wu-Han cities. Now it is being General Feng as the faithful lo immediate comfort and case from well out of it cause he's generally and headed for the mess tent. hal." friend and ally of the Wu-Han pain in Chamberlain's Colle and Diarmaginary. View-point they call The open air treatment called for experimented upon. P. and T

And even Tientsin” is. being Government which, according to always on hand. For sale everywhere, it, don't they?

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his own statements has just per- formed complete political

A somersault, and discovered that the principles of Dr. Sun Yat-sen require the final elimination of the communists. General Feng's own representative at Nanking, however, has announced his chief's intention "to fight against Wu-Han to the last soldier." He then proceeds naively to explain why it has been necessary for the] most Christain General to dis- simulate his affection for the Nanking "government.", He is manoeuvring for a "dominating position." While doing so it would be foolish for him to dis-| close the fact that he and the Wu-Han government" are not friends and brothers. When he has acquired that "dominating position" we shall see what we

sball see! Poor dear Feng la so, sentimental these days. Hau Chien, one of the worst of the Wu-Han extremists has wept on his neck and confessed his sorrow over the manner in which he has allowed himself to be used by the Hankow communists." And "80] the kind-hearted Feng Yu- hsiang has taken pity upon him, and treated him as an old comrade. One wonders what will happen when Comrade Bor- odin and General, Feng meet. Konly the wily Jacob can show. himself sufficiently, tearfully re- gretful, and bamboozle his kind hearted host into believing that he too has been the victim of the wicked and unscrupulous coni- munists at Hankow, perhaps he will also become an

and comrad his feets

to make a meal off the sleek ly a horse that was attempting carcase of its neighbour.

fresh air

.not come back." Thus spoke diately a shed will be built along General Tang Shen-chi to a recent sanitary lines where the garbage

|will be dried before incineration. interviewer at Hankow, after ex- Everything will be done, Nai plaining at great length why are Hong said, to satisfy the authori, conciliation with "an enemy of the ties regarding strict sanitation and Chiang Kai-shek was impossibled out to the letter. Nationalist Government such as all their suggestions will be follow-

Mra. Sun Yat-sen seems to have

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