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BIG SURPRISES.

Chinese Military Methods.

A NEW ATMOSPHERE.

Complete Transformation In The North.

NAVAL PROGRAMME. JAPAN'S POLITICS.

Government's Decision Criticised.

CAUSES GRAVE CONCERN.

Strong Fears Of The Navy League Expressed.

London, Yesterday.

Peers Resign From Party.

REFORM MOVEMENT.

Future Of The Kenkyukai Party.

Tokyo, Nov. 13.

Mr. Putnam Weale, writing from Peking on November 4 to Sir Cyril S. Cobb, Chairman, and, The movement for reform of the "Shanghai Times," says:- Commander H.M. Denny, Secretary, the Kenkyukai (the most in- This is the strangest of all the of the Navy League, write to "The fluential Party in the House of recent wars in China and the Times" stating that the Govern- Peers) which was started by most accret. Even the best in- ment's decision not to proceed with some of the members of the Party formed men have not yet dis- laying down the two cruisers voted some little time ago, is gradually covered its final outlines. Topo- by Parliament will cause grave growing sharp, and there is a to u patriotic citizens great deal of unrest among the graphy is playing a part it has concern never played before; and so is the especially in the Dominions. party. fact that no quarter is being ask- They express the opinion that Indignant at the action of the Fumimaro ed or given. The fighting has the decision will result in a hur-reformers, Prince been bitter in the extreme even ried emergency building pro- Konoe, Prince Saneyoshi Ichijo, in small obscure actions; and so gramme in the future when the Marquis Tsuneyasu Nakamikado, far from the conventions of the country suddenly realises its dan Marquis Sukechika Nakayama, old-fashioned Chinese conflict ger-Reuter, being preserved, with armies amiably retreating before strong-

and Marquis Ryukei Shijo last Washington, Yesterday,

evening suddenly notified the Great Britain's

to Party in writing of their with- decision er. forces, desperate bayonet-lay

drawal from the membership. down only опе cruiser

In attricks have been common as well will not

this connection, Prince produce any modi- as a plentiful use of grenades.

Fumimaro, who is an adviser to fication of the United States

the Farty, told Press representa- Take the topography. The programme of cruiser build- mountains and hills of Shansi ing, but it will strengthen Presi- tives: "We have seceded from impinge upon the great North dent Coolidge in the inevitable the Kenkyukai, because it is China plain in such fashion that struggle btween the "Big Navy" charge our duties as members of quite impossible for us to, dis- hundreds of narrow well-protect-group in Congress and the Admin- the House of Peers in the present almost to istration. Reuter's American Ser-state of affairs of the Party. We gorges reach Peking's gates and menace the vice. railway to Hankow during a run

ed

of three hundred miles and more.

It is for all the world as if a great

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newspapers:—

will endeavour to muster up per- sons with the same end in view in order to organise a new group."

bony hand was stretched from On March 7 last Sir Cyril S. Cobb Hearing of the secession of the the Western mountains down to and Commander H.M. Denny, as five members, leaders of the the plain on which stands Peking. Chairman and Secretary of the Kenkyukai are confused and are the fingers being the valleys, Navy League, wrote to the Home making every effort to detain the These form ideal corridors for

seceders. There is a sign that guerrilla bands to use-and so

In your paper, and in the Press other members of the Kenkyukai seemingly from every quarter the

Pre- guerillas have come. Although generally, there have been numer will bolt from the Party.

on the proposals mier Baron Tanaka, seeing the the main avenues have been qua comments cleared, almost daily subsidiary of President Coolidge and on the seriousness of the situation, is lines of approach are discovered general question of the limitation also making efforts to persuade one the seceded peers to return to the down which many armed men of naval forces, but there is continually pass. Thus while the important aspect of this matter Party,

which has not received the notice In view of the approach of the bulk of the Manchurian army

It deserves. In view of special political season, the development has been employed in shattering circumstances applicable in a far of the affair is being closely the main Shansi forces and clear-

ing the railways North and South greater degree to the British Em-watched by the public.

The members of the House of of Peking, so that communica-pire than either to the United tions may be restored, all the re- States or Japan it is essential that Representatives, those of the serves are hardly sufficient to our representatives at the proposed House of Peers, and ex-Diet mem- round-up countless groups of conferences on the limitation of bers, who are affiliated with the irregulars, many in plain clothes, armaments shall possess not only Minseito (the Opposition Party). who roam the country and create the requisite knowledge, but also held a meeting yesterday. In the unrest. Half a million men would definite authority to explain clear-course of the meeting, those pre- be none too many to deal with this that the suggestion of a ratio of sent bitterly censured the Gov scattered warfare which dies, 5-5-3 cannot be made applicable to ernment for its "misadministra

British cruisers and smaller tion" regarding the relief of down only to break out afresh;

This view has already financial circles and the foreign there are not half that number vessels.

as policy. After an exchange of available. So the conflict is now been recognised in America well into its second month and fundamental to any proper con-views, it was agreed among them- no one is sure how many more sideration of the whole question. selves that a movement should days must pass before it dies Mr. French, chairman of the House be started to overthrow the

Naval Committee, speaking in the Government.-Toho. United States Congress on January

away.

No Advance Plans.

Then as to the

Resignations Planned. 4, 1927, plainly stated that "Great

Tokyo, Nov. 18. Britain

than more

the United The sudden withdrawal from secrecy. States is in the need of types of Kenkyukai membership of Prince Hitherto it has been the golden ships such as cruisers that are Konoye and five other influential rule for the native newspapers swift and of widest radius of members is generally observed to publish well in advance even action." It would, therefore, be not only to greatly affect the the most secret moves, They disastrous if this contention was future activity of the Kenkyukai naively preface such reports with not resolutely maintained by the Party but will also give a com the words, "most confidential in- British representatives as opposed paratively great effect to the formation," 80 as to show how to the purely League of Nations Upper House as well as to politi-|| well-informed they are and how point of view. The question of cal circles. close a contact they have with the adequate presentation of the

It is said to be some time in: the chief actors. This time, how-vital necessities of the British Em-July, this year, that they first ever, the newspapers have been piro will, of course, be of equal planned their resignations. The beaten to a standstill not by the importance as regarde the larger cause for the resignations is said censor but by the organisers of conference on the limitation of to be that they oppose the this ingenious assault that was to armaments-Naval, military, and Kenkyukai members in the Upper 5 p.m. Bew Chang Tso-lin up in a bag air-where some fifty of the House who persuade the House to and then ship him home to Man-maller nations will state their reject even those ordinary bills churia. It is not the censorship opinions on the subject of Naval which have not much concern to that is so troublesome; it is the armaments. With all such mat members of the House, without unexpectedness of everything. tors these nations are remotely giving any assistance to the in- This proves conclusively that the concerned, but they are placed on tention of the government and 2.30 p.m. preparations for the surprise are almost equal voting terms with our the Lower House. Prince Konoye of very long standing, and that Empire, to which Naval protection and others are of opinion that. Shanal has allies in unexpected is a condition of national existence. whenever a bill has passed the quarters. Each day reveals some We further venture to express the Lower House in co-operation with fresh fact... All the men who hope that his Majesty's Govern- the Government, it must be for have fallen into obscurity in years ment will consult the Dominions the Upper House members to give gone by seem to be coming out before being committed to

any ample support of the purpose of of the shadows and taking a hand policy which might gravely affect the bill, while, as for the Upper 4.30 p.m. in the hope that they will obtain their security as well as our own. House members, they have never

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of such act is always rumoured utmost vigilance has Peking been the main battlefields, Chochow to be due to some impure inten- saved from a coup de main carried was to have been the base from tion which Prince Konoye and out by bomb and revolver corps, which to administer the coup de others deem to be disgraceful and The story of Chochow-that grace to Peking. Conveniently the honour of the House.-Toho. market town on the Hankow rail- situated only three miles from the

Noon

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still in their hands--becomes break of hostilities so that right ceived to-day by the Charatered more amazing every day. A through the main communications Bank from the head office in Lon- stratagem resembling the tale of of the Manchurian army a dag- dons-

Ali Baba and the 40 thieves was ger-thrust could be directed.. The Shell Transport & Trading Co., 1.30 p.m. practised to capture the place one thing which defeated this Ltd., declared, dividend at the rate Saldiery dressed as peddlers came strategy was the railways. The of 25. per share free of Income into the town in numbers and Manchurian army, because it Tax payable January 6, 1928: opened booths near all the gates. holds all the railways and oper- Bearer Coupon to be presented At a given word, they threw off ates them with European staffs, No. 50. their long coats, drew. their re was able to make a nine-day con- volvers and held the town long centration of 100,000 men which

8.30 p.m. enough for uniformed battalions paralysed their enemies. That

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