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THE HONG KONG. DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20th, 1927.

PEKING'S WAR WITH SHANSI.

ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN THE GENERAL TURMOIL.

MR. PUTNAM WEALE'S INTERESTING ANALYSIS.

PERING, October 8th. The brains are whistling again round Peking with great insistence, writes Mr. Putman Wenla in the Shanghai Times, Men say to one another as they go about their business: "Well, It has come again: who would have thought it so soon." As a matter of fact, the break with Shansi was inevitable. Ever since last May when Yen Hai Shan, the Governor, allowed himself to be influenced to the extent of seriding troops to menace the repr of the Fergtien army which was then operating in Honan ägainst the Yangtare invaders, it was plain that sooner or later he would have to commit himself definitely.

Tex Hai Shan.

A past master in the art of Kreping his province out of trouble, his hand haa been forced by circumstances which have been stronger than his artfulness. Only last year, as Chang To Lin's puni tive proclamation against him ra calls, he was sending telegram after telegram to the Manchurian war- lord implying his help against Feng Yu Hsiang who was threaten ing his province from the region of the Kalgan railway and had every intention of driving him out. That he should have joined hands with Feng Yu Hsiang twelve months after screaming against him is no doubt not an eccentricity in republican China. Nevertheless, his hoisting of the Kuomintang flag has tarked him out for slaughter, as that Bag is bound to pariah.

Sudden Discovery.

What brought the break bas u doubtedly been Shansi's sudden dis- covery that as inland province is at the mercy of the coast provinces, All or nearly all, Shansi's anti-

CORRESPONDENCE.

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[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY FRESS."]

FOR THE SERVICES.

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SCOTS GUARDS ENTER. TAINED,

Sin-As a close follower of the King of Sports for many years. I

The and Scots Guards, who are have not yet failed to attend a single stationed at Nanking Barracks, mecting in this Colony or in Maeno. Shamshuipo, were provided, with a I have noted with keen interest how very fine concert on Tuesday even- development is being carried out, in ing, the entertainment having been both ports and more especially on arranged by Mrs. F. J. Jenner and the Macao. Racs Club which has held under the auspices of the Naval been in fact, making extensive and Military F.M.C.A. Entertain improvement,

since the inaugural ment Sub-Committee. always accompanied by a great loss

"The whole of the programme was. of arms, constant replenishment meeting. is necessary. While the arms em- The most notable point of Macno of a high standard, and every item bargo is nominally effective, and meeting is the appearance of the was heartily applauded. the large Italian stocks (which the

Outstanding numbers were contri. Italinn delegates to the Washington statement of tickets sold. The work. Conferenen specifically excluded ing of the dividends is also praise.buted by Mrs. Jenner and by from the embarge) have long been worthy in comparison with Hong Engineer-Lieut. Commander. A. S exhausted, necessity has developed Kong whose dividend boards are Bedells, R.N. The accomponist was a new way of supplying all Chinese

generally not written up before the Mr. R. Baldwin, A.T.C.L buyers.

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Japan has becom the Far first bell. Eastern damp: arms are no longer Another point is the expeditions consigned from Europe and Ame- rica to China but direct to Japan manner in which tickets are paid. where they are stored against very On several occasion in Hong Kong haays licence fees, delivery being I had to wait some long while to thereby much facilitated as they can be brought on small Japanese gash my bets.

steamers to any point on the coast, On the whole the races in Macao

congratulate the racing authorities of Macao in encouraging that great sport" which is paying backers in quite healthy returns.

and handed over without yare keenly contested and I have to trouble at all. The Manchurian War-lord (or his allies) controls the coastline from the Liao river in the Gulf of Pechihli down to point within a hundred miles of Shanghai, together with the coast terminals of all the trunk pil- vaya

This gives an immense advantage; for while inland provinces hostile

to Chang Tso Lin may have small

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I note that there are at present no Portuguese owners, in Macao except H.E. the Governor, but in dications point that before lang

namca in aying colours.-Yours,

"BACCARAT,”

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The programine given Was under-

Part I. Dulcimer Selections, Mr. Palmer

"West of the Great Divide,"

Soest of

Song Valley of Laughter," Miss

D.. Puncheon." Humorous Song, "The Photo of the

Girl 1 Left Behind me." Mr, J. Grenham,

Baritone Solo." Mother Machree."

Mr. F. White. Violin Solo, Seiccted, Mr. J. Law.

reuce,

Song, Mr. W. Robson, Tenor Solo, Mr. Frank Lewis

"Orange Peel," Mrs. Monologue,

F. J. Jenner.

Stonecracker John," Engr.. Lt. Mr. Davidson and his Banjo. Song,, Selected, Mr. Hills..

Part II.

tions of war and raw materials have in the past been imported arsenals, their output is totally quite a number will be making their Song. Comd, A. S. Bedells, R.N through Tientsin: if there is a jadequate to the demands now he blockade at that port of entry ing made on them. Importations Shansi is practically strangled car, of course, be secured by much j,etc.,

prices have risen That is precisely what has happea-bribery; but ed. For several weeks past all fercely during the last year; and copper and steel and load ship a rifle, with bayonet and pouches ments for the Taiyuanfu arsenal, and a 1,000 rounds, costs in the as well as German shipments of neighbourhood of $209. munitions amounting to several million dollar, have been held up

progress.

Surplus Artillery.

War surplus artillery (it is eail- at Tientsin, an elementary pre-ed that by dealers) of which you caution on the part of the Fengtien could once get practically every authoritica since peace negotiations raake, is so high as to make it with Shansi were making no almost prohibitive. Yen Hai Shan was buying good German makes, and the blockade which now holds him in a vice means that he will never be able to replenish bis stocks. Some supplies might pos sibly reach him ris Urga if Mos cu publicly takes a hand in the imbroglio again But, experience has shown that this route is slow and expensive and it is extremely doubtful,if there is time to do much in the way of replenishing before something decisive has occurred. Fengtien has an immense advantage Mukden ensenal where six million in rosseiring the well-equipped rounds of small arms ammunition and 40,000, shells can be turned out monthly.

Whether Yen Hai Bhan was ca- tirely a free agent in bis decision to attack Peking which he mado on September 29th may be doubted.

His provincial capital for two years and more has not been his own in the sense that it once, was when he was called the Model Governor of China, and Minister Plenipotentiary used to visit him to contemplate the phenomenon of an honest administrator working only for the good of the people.

Power has gradually been taken from him by subordinates; and since he hoisted the Kuomintang Aag in late spring there has been an invasion of Kuomintang poli- ticals who, using all the artifices they possess, have deprived him of the Inst remains of his former iberty of action. In brief, he has become a rubber-stamp and his glory has departed.

As regards what has actually occured since September, 29th there is nothing strange about it. Find ing that his munitions and supplies were unobtainable, Yen Há Shan availed himself of the first "excuse for a break.

The Fengtien Army was garrison- ing the Kalgan railway with very light forces, and being outnumber ed quickly retired. This spread the first crop of rumours, chief of which was the report that Chang Tao Lin had fed.

Kalgan Indefensible. Kalgan itself is unimportant and indefensible, being in a hollow and resembling a vast sugar bowl with desolate hills around it. Halfway back to the Nankow Pass, however, there are admirable military pos tions, Nankow itself being such a natural fortress that it can be made even more pregnable than Shan-

Hong Kong, October, 19th.

FAULTY STEERING GEAR

CAUSES MISHAP.

An accident occurred to a motor- car yesterday morning owing to the steering gear failing. The vehicle

Mr. Lane in his wonderful Rope

Trick, Song, Selected, Mr. W. Robson.

ee luy Monologue, Wot vur do

ol, Engr.-Lt. Comd. A. S. Bedelis, R.N.

"Friend of Mine," Mr. F.

SongWhite

Song, Cherie Je L'aime," Miss D.

Puncheon.

"It all comes out

ran against & lamp post at the Humorous So¤; Mr. J. Greabam:

corner of Queen's Road and -- Gar- den Road.

of the rates," Song, "Prisoner's Song,' Mr.

Russell.

rence.

The driver lost complete control and the car would have collided Vialin Solo, Selected, Mr. J. Law. with the wall of Murray Barrack bad not the lamp post been in the Song, Selected, Mr. Frank Lewis. way. The post was broken at the Song, Selected, Mr. Hills, C base, and the bamper of the car was also damaged. There were fhree Military officers in the car at the time..

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A chorus of voices assured him that Chinese fight primarily be cause there are certain explosive tendencies in the race which periodically require an outlet, and that the only thing which stops them is when they have become pieces of news of recent months thoroughly disgusted and convinced has been the report that all that that even their own rice-bowls really remains of the so-called are being broken in the process. I Cantonese anti-North Expedition am not sure that that answer con of July, 1926, has suddenly wheeled tains the whole truth. Obviously round in Hunan province and what Chinese are searching for, marched back to clumsily and faultily if you will yet Kwangtung. The return of those nevertheless "unmistakably, is 40,000 men to Canton is the first natural adjustment. Something is authentic publie announcement in wrong in their lives; something is China that the Bolshevik revolu wrong in their relationship with tion is practically over. the whole world; something is wrong with their opinions.

their native

When Feng Yu Haiang and Shanzi have been accounted for haikwac The Fengen plan is There is not one of them that everything, North, South, East and merely to hold the enemy at these so much the famous inferiority

doca not feel that "dimly. It is not West, will have been chopped up. points, reserving major operations | for the Fexing-Hankow railway complex, which most foreigners area whore Shansi impinges on the invoke, as a dissatisfaction complex. Metropolitan province.

Mass Idealism Impossible,

so fine that there will be no pos sibility of starting any big move- ment for years. It will be peace by exhaustion, a happy enough ending

I ia a pity that Shaasi bns not been spared from going through the same process which has devasted so many provinces since September

They have carried indifference to Since Feng Yu Exiang has to be taken into serious consideration, the sufferings of others to a point obviously the fighting in the zote where it has made callousness so between the Yellow River and Pao ingrained that mass idealism is tinglu will settle for the time be to-day quite impossible; and I take a year ago because the people are ing who is to be paramount. This it that patriotism means nothing singularly honest and hard-work- time, either Feng Yu Hsiang will but mass idealism. Their officials ing and would be an element of be completely eliminsted, or the have never sought justice as an end strength in any community. It was hope of unifying North China but have worked on principles | Shani province that was the Lom abandoned. These considerations which aimed at producing the bard Street of China in the old are fully realized now, and there illusion of peace. The revolt days The Shansi bankers were will be severe fighting.

against the Manchus, like the recent universally known for their is Incidentally, it is interesting to Kuomintang campaign, was merely tegrity and good-faith, and did a strong manifestation of the dis most of the official financing of the recall that Shansi was the one re-satisfaction complex Without for empire, & Shaasi bill being as good maining region in Chian inside the Great Wall which had not received cign Arma and foreign assistance as a Bank of England note. The its baptism of fire as a result_of and foreign instrumentalities such Boxer explosion unfortunately des this valuable financial the Kuomintang campaign. Fer a railways, these explosions would troved 15 years, by incessant backing and have been no different from what standing which was hundreds of filling, Yen Hsi Shan has managed they have been for four thousand years old

Peace from exhaustion has beent to keep out of every civil war years."

Chang Tso Lin's plan, which events of the past week. Some brought a little nearer by the Himiting his contribution to words -his mountainous province and his seems worthy of support, is to limit difficult communications being his the activities of the people to what good, smashing fighting will take the stomach out of the last dichards, safeguard. This time he has fallen they can understand and to be China is essentially a nation of into the fire. Even if he survives brutally rough with students, pro- he can never be the same man. fessors and politicals who preach Pacifists. Now that the population Ammunition and military up dissension so that the revolutionary must realize that such a nation plies are virtually unobtainable in game pays no longer, and the cannot "change its soul overnight inland China to-day; and as Chir Peasant millions can limit them-trumpery campaign or two initiated by political adventurers selves to their daily work ene-battles require an immense ex-

and Soviet dynamiters they will be penditure ball cartridge and are (Continued on next Column.).. willing to be quiet again..

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