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WU PEI FU AND CHIANG KAI SHEK.

Marshal Wu Pei Fu is a native of Shantung and is 53 years of age. When he was only 21, he obtained the degree of Sit, which is equivalent to that of Bachelor of Arts, in classics. He graduated with honours from the Hai Ping Military Academy, near Tientsin, in 1803, and is one of the very few military lenders in China who is well educated. After a brief service in the army he entered the military college of which Marshal Tuan Chi-jui was direc- tor. Again graduating with honours, ho joined the Third Army Division, of which Marshal (later President) Tano Kun was commander, and soon after wards was promoted to the command of a battalion.

ment at Yechow, Hunan, but last year bo emerged to take charge of the Allied of which... was to. forces, the aim defeat the Kuoriachun. His subsequent alliance with Marshal Chang Tao Lin, the defeat of the Euominchun, at Nan- kow, and the fighting in Central China against the Anti-Northern forces, are still fresh in everybody's memory.

GENERAL CHIANG KAI SHEK

bative General Chiang Kai Shek is.a

Fenghua, Chekiang, and has not reached his 35th year. He now acknow ledges himself to be a native of Poonyue District, Kwangtung, therefore claiming to be a Cantonese.

against the lato Cantonese President because the latter attempted to put into effect his plans for the anti-northern ex- pedition.

The manner in which Chiang Kai Shek He took part in various military which campaigns in

he displayed was "discovered by the late Dr.. Sun extreme gallantry, and was given the Yat Sen makes rather interesting read- command of the Sixth Brigade of ing. It appears that when Chiang was the title of Fu-wei Chiang Chun, only colonel. Dr. Sun's forces made General When Marshal Tsao Kun was repeated, but unsuccessful, attacks c promoted to the Military Governorship Walchow, the stronghold of General of Chibli, Wa was ordered to act for him Chan Kwing Ming, former Tuchun and as-Commander of the Third Division, in Civil Governor of Kwangtung, who turn which capacity he took part in the fight against General. Chang Hsun, when the the out carry latter attempted to monarchical coup d'état in 1917. in the spring of the following year, his division, la despair, Dr. Sun, who was on board for he had since been promoted to such a gunboat at the time, ordered his sub- a cominland, was sent south to recapture ordinates to draw up plans for the Hunan from the Kuomintang, which capture of the city, once and for all. mission he carried out successfully. These accordingly were submitted and bringing about the overthrow of General Col. Chiang's proposals were at the Tan Yen Kai, then Tuchun of Hunan. bottom of the list. Dr. Sun glanced In the summer of 1920, he opposed his through all the plans and passed over former chief, Marshal Tuan Chi Jui, and every one of them, saying that they were defeated him in an armed conflict, which unsatisfactory. He was about to give up brought about the overthrow of the Anfu the campaign when he came across the clique.

pien submitted by Chiang which im- Immediately after this, he was apmediately attracted his attention. Ho and. scanned pointed Associate Inspector-General for glanced at Chibli, Shantung, and Bonan. The next through it again. Then he expressed his year, he was promoted to the Inspector pleasure over it because he was sure that. Generalship of Hunan and Hupeh, dur-if it was carried out, Walchow would ing the tenure of which he subdued many fall.

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[BY H. WILSON HÄREIS.]

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enemies of the Central Government. He called Chiang into his presence Again he displayed much bravery, on and for the first time he saw the man one occasion routing a large force by a who was destined to fill his shoes. As surprise attack with only 500 men. In soon as he saw the young Chekiang all the battles in which he has taken part soldier, the President exclaimed "A Marshal, Wu Per Fu insisted on parti- here is the second Sun Yat Sen. cipating in the fighting, going to the the man who will carry out my plans should in the non-Italian world. They loon, on Friday, September 24th, at 9.15 battle front himself, personally com- after I retire." He then congratulated are naturally enough not particularly p.m. and on Saturday, September 25th,

Since that time, visible in Great Britain. If we come manding his troops, encouraging them the young officer."

at 5 p.m. and 9.15. p.m. in delightfully and declining to remain in the rear. Chiang's Tire has been meteorię. Pro-

When the war broke out between the motion came rapidly. He distinguished across one of them every now and then varied and attractive programmes.

Popular prices to be charged will be Chihli and Fengtien parties in 1999, Wu himself as a brave and capable military attached rather precariously to a peram was appointed to the chief command af tactitian. It is said that, all through bulating organ" that is probably the be83, $2 and $1. the Chibli forces. The Fengtien army his career, he has never been defeated on ginning and the end of the matter. But was easily defeated and forced to retire the field. to the north of the Great Wall Marshal Dr. Sun promoted him to the command in Italy 40,000 or more such babies come Wu was then appointed to the "post of of a brigade and later made him a full Minister of War, but refused to accept, general in charge of a division. and accepted the rank of Marshal. In October, 1923, when Marshal Taso Kun persuaded the Peking Parliament to elect him to the Presidency, Marshal Wu succeeded him as Inspector-General of the Chihli, Shantung aad Honan forces. He was appointed to the concurrent posi- tion of Director-General of Highways in these three provinces and was offered the post of Vice-President of the Republic, which he refused.

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into the world every month; say 300,000 as the Southern Italians, and Italy every year. In due course they grow up particularly an Italy fired by the im Chiang, however, did not come before

perialist ideas of Signor Mussolini-is public notice until after the death of his and at the end of 20 years or so become openly casting her eyes about for some chief. Step by step, he rose and it was Italian men and women, seeking work thing better. She wants something her. he who recommended the establishment of and finding none, and to a lesser extent ter largely because she needs something a military academy at Whampoa for the seeking places to live in and again finding better, and the consiousness of her need training of endets and officers.

explains why Italian papers have never ... abandoned their complaint that the gested to the Government that Russian

peace-settlement brought Italy not and German military instructors and There are very few more urgent or advisers should be employed and, that more difficult problems in Europe than quare yard of territory overseas. money should be spent without reserve.

this. What is Italy going to do with this At one time, what was vaguely but This was agreed to, and Chiang, was ever-increasing population One obvious temptingly styled a sphere of inducate In 1994, when the Fengtien forces at ordered to establish the college and as answer is that she should increase it less. in Asia Minor was understood to be set tacked Chihli, Marshal Wu was ordered sume the presidency. With only a few It has been said that the best solution apart for Italy, but the postponement of to subdue them. However, with the as students at the start, from various pro- of the Japanese immigration problem a settlement with Turkey, leaving time sistance of Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang.vinces, the number increased under his would be to send Dr. Marie Stopes on a for the rise of Mustapha Kemal and his the Chistian General, who was his able leadership until now it has several

missionary tour to the Mikado's realms. successful defence of Anatolia, frustrated erstwhile subordinate, the Fengtien thousand young men in training “. That may be true. It would appear, in- that design completely. How far Musso- forces managed to defeat him after he General Chiang became a member of deed, that the limitation of families is lini has abandoned every thought of ex- had put up a hard struggle. Even then the Military Council in Canton and of making some headway in Japan. But pansion in that direction may be doubt he declined to take refuge in the foreign the Central Executive Committee of the it in futile to preach birth-control to aed. The Turks themselves clearly feel concessions, saying that it was a dis- Kuomintang, which a month or so ago Catholic country, and Italy's annual no confidence on that point, and their grace for any respectable Chinese general appointed him Chairman and Comman-sc0,000 babies are likely to remain 500,000 uneasiness regarding it was one reason to do so. For a time he lived in retire.dership-in-Chief of the Army.

why they chose to settle their dispute with this country over Mosul,

French Anxiety. But it is nearer home than Italy that the problem, of Italian, expansion is causing real disturbanes of mind. The plain facts that Italy is threatening to expand over Trance, or at any rate over French colonial territory. As a matter of fact, she is expanding actually into France already in the form of an exten- sive inflow of Italian labour into South- France has too few Eastern France.

BISHOP ROOTS ON CHINA.

REAL REASON FOR PRESENT REVOLUTIONARY UPRISINGS..

ARRIVAL OF NEW COMMANDER.

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An Outlet Closed.. What then is to be done with them! BRITISH GARRISON IN NORTH l area of the peninsula is consider

They cannot stay in Italy, for while the

CHINA.

able, he backbone of the country in all mountain, and though there may be room for further industrialization in the north, the greater part of Italy will remain Colonel Commandant R. M. Heath, agricultural and pastoral-and you can. C.M.G., D.S.O, who takes command of not absorb half a million babies a year MIND OF CHINA CHANGED AND the British Military forces in North on the land.

MODERNISED.

China, arrived at Tientsin on September If Italy's babies cannot stay in Italy 3rd on the Huichow. With him wat they must go elsewhere. For that matter, babies. Italy has too many. What, Major Roberta, V.C., D.S.O. (Hong- they always have gone elsewhere. Main- therefore, could be more reasonable than the members of American Chaaber of Tientsin..

In a stirring address, delivered before kong), who is making a private visit to ly, as everyone knows, they have gone that as Italian babies grow to working to the United States of America. But age and find too many men for the work Commerce at the luncheon meeting of Colonel Heath was greeted on his ur- to-day-as nearly everyone knows also in Italy they should simply cross the that body to-day, says the Manila Times of last Wednesday, Bishop Logan H. rival by Lieut.-Colonel MeD. Haskard, they can go to the United States no frontier into France where there hap Roots, of Hankow, China, revealed C.M.G., D.8.0., and Major Bukhardt, longer. The new immigration laws have pens to be too much work, for the men? what, in his opinion, was the real reason D.S.O. Guards of Honour from the cut down, the annual total of Italian en- Economically that is an excellent ar the foreign forces were drawn up on the trants from over 300,000 to a figure so rangement. Politically it is something for the present revolutionary uprisings Bund, and a contingent from, the City negligible as not to be worth taking into very difierent from the French stand- in the Chinese republic.

consideration at all. That door is vir point-particularly as much of the "A vast change in the condition of the alzo on parade.

Police, under General C. C. Ting, was tually closed, and there is little chance Italian settlement is taking place in re- giona that were Italian not so far outside of its ever being opened again. China of to-day as compared with the China of years ago is now evident, de Lieut-General Takata (Commanding the Italian labourers still flow in large num

Among those who met the Colonel were

In Latin America, things are better. the memory of living men. clared Bishop Roots.

Then there is Tunis, a French pro- This change, which is confined, mainly to the intel. Japanese forces), Brigadier General Cast bera into Brazil and the Argentine Retectorate on the coast of Africa, almost lectual advancement of the country, is her, U.S. Army, and the senior officers public and other South American States, exactly opposite Sicily, and containing responsible for the unsettled state of

now in Tientsin of the French and and in some regions the Italian tongue | 100,000" Italian against 40,000 French. Italian forces. Captain Ridler (O.C. the almost contends for supremacy with the And the Italians in Tunis are steadily affairs in China.

Volunteer Corps) was also present. Spanish. Italjans too are going in num-increasing, while the French are not.

hers not entirely inconsiderable, into Even if Italy were governed on the lines Canada. But outlets of this kind are by of the purest democracy, even if its peo

Eyes Set on Future. "The mind of China as a whole has changed. It has been modernized. The "In the years past," continued the no means what Italy really wants. She ple were the inest peaceable and restrain younger, or the student class of China speaker, the, people of China looked has no desire to see her sons betake themed on the face of the earth, the plain, can be pointed out as these responsible | back They thought nothing of the selves to another hemisphere, to live their physical and economic facts of the lives under an alien flog and enrich by situation would almost be enough In for this amazing intellectual revolution | Kature, And so, with the present in the country. The present generation younger generation awakening to the fact their toil an alien State. The question themselves to precipitate an early war is changing its method of thinking In that it is not what has been done, but is how, if at all, Italians can live and with some one. The Italian temperament stead of looking back at what has been. what must be done, which counts for the work and prosper and still remain being what it is, the methods of Signor

Italians.

Mussolini being what they are, the situs- accomplished by their forefathers, the ultimate success of a nation, it is no won-

The Italian Colonies.

tion assumes an urgency that is far too scholars of China to-day have their eyes der that the present state of affairs is set on the future. They are beginning such as it is to-day in China..

That problem manifestly concerns other little appreciated outside Italy itself,

The problem admittedly is baffing. to realize that, whatever has been done

countries than Italy, for Italian expen- by their ancestors, however great, can be

sion can only take place on to soil that is Can territory be found into which Italy even bettered.

not Italian. If Italy possessed colonies can legitimately expand without forcing

"I firmly believe," said Bishop Roots, in concluding, that China, when the vast, radical change now being formed

"The people of China are classified by is completed, will be able to take her of any consequence the case might be her sons to lose their national allegiance, the social leaders as follows: first, place among the leading nations of the different; but her only colonies are and, if so, where? If hard thinking. scholars; second, farmers; third, artisans world, and be locked upon as such.” Somaliland and Eritrea in the Red Bea about that problem is postponed till the and last, merchants. It will be seen by As a final remark, Bishop Roots ap-region and the territory on the North crisis is on us, it will be too late to stave this that the soldiers are not ever given | pealed to the members of the Chamber of African coast that used to be known as off a disaster of the first order. If the a place in the higher ranks of the peo Commerce to do all they could to befriend Tripoli and is called Libya. In nons of business of working out a solution is ple. The average Chinese have no use the Chinese in Manila and assist them as those are there, great possibilities, even faced in time, at Geneva. or somewhere people soon to represent one of the lead- for a people as accustomed to hot climates else, a way out may somehow or other

be found." (Continued on next column.) ing nations of the world. :-

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for them.