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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 2nd, 1928.

MR. CHU CHAO HSIN. Quarter and would not be free to "LI TSAI HSIN TO GO

DR. WANG'S OFFER.

VICE-MINISTER OR AMBAS-

SADOR TO, JAPAN.

Dr. C. T. Wang, Foreign Minister, has sent a cable to Mr. Chu Chao. Hain, Commissioner för Foreign Affairs in Canton, says the Centon Fazette, urging -bim to nasume a more important post

L.

The substance of the cable is as follows:

"There are a multitude of affairs in the Ministry badly in need of attention and settlement.

Your

abilities in solving difficulties are widely known, and I hope that you will ade your way to offer me your assistance by becoming Minister:

Vice

Again, it is most essential to select a man of marked ability to take up the post of Minister to Japan.

"I feel that I must accure your assistance, and muat urge you to accept one of these two posts, 10 as to help me in solving the din culties of the day.

M

act in accordance with the dictates

NORTH

of bis own conscience. But I do My not believe that this is so. opinion is that when one is follow. TWO DEPUTIES TO CARRY ing a fixed constructive plan and a nettled policy, there is absolutely no reason why the Legation Quarter should not accept it. Prior to the abrogation of the obsolete and unilateral treaties, there might be

ON.

CANTON "POLICE ON QUI VIVE.

some obstacles. But this is only a [rnou or CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] minor fact. If we admit being afraid of the influence of the Lega- tion Quarters, we would be confes- sing to weakness.

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DIPLOMATIC PRINCIPLES.

"ROOKIES."

TRAINING CAMP COMEDY AT THE QUEEN'S.

JUVENILE DANCERS AGAIN.

PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK.

[BY OUR FILM CRITIO.)

FUTURE OF HAN- YANG ARSENAL.

HOW TO DISPOSE" OF: SOURCE OF DANGER?

·SERIOUS DEMOBILIZATION

PROBLEM.

HiNow, June 19th. Some inditation of the difficulties which the Nationalist Government will have to face in the near future

"Rookies" is the story of a private war between a civilian is furnished by the deliberations in undergoing thirty days military the Wa-Han Political Council on training and a sergeant of the sort traditional in American wat aims, George A. Arthur is the civilian, who is in private life a professional dabeer, and Karl Dane in the terrible sergeant. Between the two is Marceline Day A Betty" who runs a drink shop for the troops Betty, who has her hair down her back and looks about sixteen, is the daughter of a Fudge who is subsequently the honoured guest at the regimental inspection. There

the question of the future of the large Arsens at Hanyang. The beginnings of the Arsenal date from the time when the Yangtze Viceroys decided to train compact bodies of troops on Western lines. Excellent German instructors were engaged and the training was efficient, while the Arasnal itself turned out the necessary arma and ammunition in such limited quanti- ties da were needed.

CANTON, July 1st. Marshal Li Tsai Hsin has do- cided to go to Nanking to attend the 5th Plenary Session of the Central Executive Committee of The Foreign Minister of the Kuomintang, and will leave nation should make it his duty to Canton for the capital next Friday enhance the credit of his Governor Saturday The Marshal has ment. He would be of no avail should be not have the support of the Cabinet and of public opinion which must be the basis of diplomacy. As a diplomat I have always striven to keep principles above all things. I am asked to assume & certain office. I alway firet ask what are the principles for which I am to stand. Accept ance of the offer is conditional on is still in Kwangsi but is expected laugh wholeheartedly at. "Rooking." proved a curse to the Wu-Han

the fact that the principles of

already sent a representative to Hong Kong to make the necessary arrangements with the steamship companies as regards tickets, etc. The Marshal will be accompanied by a group of colleagues, including Mr. Man. Ying, Chief of the Bureau of Revenues. All the military affairs of the Province will be turned over to General Wong Shin Hung, who

to be in Canton in the course of a

Kindly favour me with an early the statesman offering me ofice few days. The chairmanship of the reply, which I hope will be of agree with my own.. favoutable nature, so that early action can be taken."

DR. CHU INTERVIEWED. FROM OUR CHI CORRONDENT]

CANTON, July 1st.

Dr. Chu, in an interview with the representative of the Daily Press,

stated that he was rather inclined

As far as emolument and position are con corned, I have them already. But it has ever been my nature to be active, doing difficult things, never taking into consideration whether the position, is high or low or whe

ther the place of work is far or

rear.

While I was in Inly as

China's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Potentiary, I had the most complete comfort any man on earth

are two more gants to strain at

before you can settle down to

one

is that ludicrously inept civilians are turned into smart soldiers in "2 or 3 days," and the other that the said Judge, Betty, After and the Sergeant, are sent up in

Canton Political Council will be assigned to Mr. Fung Cho Man, Commissioner of Finance. the 3th Plenary Session is over, Marsha! Li may take a trip to Peking to confer with Marshal Chiang Kai Shek and Feng Yu

Esinng.

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General Chen Ming Shu has de-

finitely declined to accept the chair- manship of the Kwangtung Provin-

Constans Bone Of Contention. After the revolution the Arsenal

cities. It was the principal object of attack by the Northern troops which came down to suppress the revolution, and the attempts to de fend it resulted in the barning of Bankow. The finest architectural a captive balloon to watch the feature of old Hankow, the Erh maneuvres with a flying man who si Hwei Kuan, built at prodigious when the tethering rope parts expense by the merchants from tumbles overboard with the one Shensi and Shansi, was destroyed parachute attached to his shoulders. by ahots fired by the defenders of

had But if the safety of the guests

the Hanyang Hill. been better provided for the hero's little stunt could not have been the Republic onward, the Arsenal

And from the establishment of

to accept one of the offers of the could get. But I did not care for cial Government, declaring that he brought off, and since it is not only has developed steadily in its output | Foreign Minister. He thinks that these things and went to Geneva is busy enough as Rehabilitation amusing but very well acted and capacity and has attracted the

Chins could be best served by him in the capacity of Minister to Japan, in view of the outstanding Sino- Japanese problems and the ex- tremely difficult situation created. by the recent Tainan incident. But

the Canton authorities are relying on him as never before is taking a leading part in the affairs of their government and Marshal Li Tsai Hein, is particularly anxious that the Canton Foreign Commis sioner should remain in Canton at least for the time being.

"Kwangtung is my native pro- vince," be said," and I have long been wanting to serve it. Moreover, I want to be, close to

my aged, mother,"

It will be remembered

that his mother's 70th birthday wa celebrated only a week ago.

Asked whether or not he is still China's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Potentiary to Italy, Dr. Chu said that he is. "I am now resigning that post, as I have Already resigned my post China's Chief Delegate to the Council of the League of Nation at Geneva. But periding the ac-| ceptance of my resignation by the Nationalist Government, I am, till Chins'a legally speaking, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Potentiary to Italy."

Our correspondent then asked "When General Huang Fu resigned the post of Foreign Minister to the Nationalist Government, you were onco requested to take up the past, but you declined it. May I know the reason for this'1"

PEKING THE DIPLOMATIC CENTRE.

ed,

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to engage in heated arguments with the foreign delegates to the League of Nations for China's rights. In Geneva I was staying in hotels which were by no means comfortable

when compared with my Legation in Italy. The Legation in Italy is like a king's palace. It is situated in a spacious garden with trees and flowers of every description.

Our representative again asked: "What are your reactions toward the Forsign Minister C. T. Wang'e offer either as Minister to Japan or as Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Govern-

ment? "*

"I do not believe," ho answered, that the management of foreign

photographed, this would have been covetous eyes of a succession of a pity. George K. Arthur rises to military rulers. It is a healthy the situation when the whole camp sign that the Wu-Han Political: is gaping in horror as the balloon Council fully realizes that the sails away. "Let me go, Sir," he Arsenal is now more likely to bo a

parachutist before I joint up," and the national progress. Even though says to the Colonel, "I was a circus bone of contention than a help to off he goes in pursuit in an army Nanking may have allocated Hu- plane. The makers of films are so peh, Hunan and Szechuan to one of fond of parachute that perhaps the the group of provinces, if is clear U.S. Army has go short; at all that the existence of the Arsenal events George only takes three with will still be a cause of trouble while him when he makes his spectacular Sechuanese or Hunanese generals remain unreconciled to the Nan king programIDE.

Labour Hostile To Disbanding. The natural thing would be for the activities of the Arsenal to be limited by the dismantling of

Commissioner of the

Southern Region. The General has wired to this effect to the Nationalist Gov- ernment at Nanking, who have in turn, appointed Marshal Li Tai Hsin as Chairman of the Provincial Administration. The Marshal has accepted the offer and will assame office on Wednesday, July 3rd. NOCTURNAL RESTRICTIONS. Nocturnal restrictions are still rigorously enforced in Canton and the extra patrols are still employed. The writer took a rickshs through the princips! thoroughfares last night at about 11 o'clock with a view leap from the 'plans to the balloon, to ascertaining the exact nature and extent of these nocturnal restric- one for the guest of honour, one ed for fire arms at nearly every one by meads of which he and tions. He was stopped and search for his enemy the sergeant, and corner. When he came to the Canton Central Police Station in Betty sail gently down to the accom- Wei Sun Baad filteen well armed paniment of ecstatic kisses. soldiers were guarding the entrance. one is allowed to pass through," said one soldier. The night police seen standing in groups in the Judge is thrown over board first, through. La fact it has passed a men are usually alert and can be middle of the street, with rifles in then the lovers leave Karl Dane resolution that this is to be done. in aft of airsickness but, of begin. For on the one hand there their hands, looking in every directo his fate and he finally falls over But at this point its dificulties are a good many military officials course, lands safely.

who do not want to see the supply of munitions lessened leaf the un- preparedness of the Wu-Had troopa should invite aggressive action by rivali - And or the other hand the mechanics who are out of work in large plant at Hanyang competing with other firms for the limited hundrede have no wish to see the

amount of engineering work now there is bitter opposition on the part of the civilian Labour. Unions to what may be called the soldier. labour policy of the Nationalist Government.

The scene in the car of the men are airsick and frightened and cause a good deal of laughter by their terror at the jump. The

the plant to commercial purposes, and the Wu-Har Politics) Council would like to put such a scheme

Nanking. The reasons for this are affairs should at this time be at This is a prohibited area and no balloon is really amusing. The two machinery and the adaptation of

various and complicated. Suffice it to say that should the Nationalist Government need me and press its offer, I would accept it. But such a acceptance could only be in name, as I have to stay in Canton and help to manage its affairs. I would go to Peking to manage the foreign affairs there if I were able to follow out my own diplomatic phans which are in strict accordance

tion as if for enemies.

As far as the writer knows nothing untoward has occurred.

CORRESPONDENCE..

The story goes merrily along all the time and there is a welcome freshness about some of the situs Bookies is not the best comedy ever made but it's by- no meána a poor and provided yes fairly continuous laughter.

with the policy of the Nationalist BRITISH POLICY IN CHINA terday's audience with an excuse for Government and the Kuomintang.

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I should never take into considera (TO THE RDITOR OF THE “RUNG KONG PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK. being done. There is no doubt that

tion whether the post is Foreign " Minister or Vice-Foreign Minister.

*

POST OF MINISTER TO JAPAN.

"HAPPY IN CANTON.

Dr. Chu was located by our cor respondent in a pavalion near the famous Flowerly Pagoda. He was with his mother, his children and

DAILY PRESS."

Procrastinating weak-

Cusan'a

Wilderness," show us the stirring. episodes of French and Indian wat-

fare.

SI-Referring to your issue of

At the Queen's to-day and to 29th June-page 7 Sir Austen morrow George K. Arthur and Chamberlain on China," one won Karl Dane show as something of When one remembers recent met- ders how many more of these the inside of an American training sages about the Shaforce men who "As regards the post of Minister ridiculous exhibitions of evasive camp Rookies," but Wednesday have not been absorbed back into to Japan, I believe it is highly statements are forthcoming. The transplants you to the romantle the ranks of the employed in Great fact remains that British policy in atmosphere of Costa Boin where Britain, one wonders how the worthy of acceptance. This is es pecially so at this time, in view of China for many years has been a

hearts of men. The Dove" is as it is by men of little praction the most delicate, difficult, problems very vacillating and retrogressive Norma Talmadge dances on the Nationalist Government, tänued now outstanding between the two one, persistently a slipping down

ran in New York; the heroine, Miss through its demobilization schemes. "At present," Mr. Chu answer- nations. The revising of the Sing the greasy path of weakness until based on a play which had a long experience, is going to carry "the de facto diplomatic Japanese treaty, as regards Min- there is now no further room for Talmadge, is a virtuous dancing without creating serious anfest- centre of gravity is still at Peking churia and Mongolia, and the Tri- slipping.

ness on the part of those responsible girl employed in gambling North-China Daily News: But as the Foreign Ministry of the nan and Nanking incidents, are

of colour and romance and to move Nationalist Government is in Naa problemne needing immediate salu for British prestige in China has house. The story is said to be full king, diplomatic negotiations with tion. I should, therefore, like to been the order of the day for many

In response to many demands, the the foreign Powers have been tackle these problems with a view years now and statesmen like Mr. rapidly

Chao sin Chu and Mr. C.T. carried on either by correspondence of finding a favourable solution."

Wang appear able to twiddle round juvenils dancers, Cherie Valentine

Thursday leaves heroics and with the Diplomatic Corps'

their little fingers the majority of and Tomasitò Birdwell, are staying

turn to farce.Cradle Snatchers" Peking, or through the foreign

British officials with whom they for another week, and will give at consular body in Nanking or in round-about

happen to come in touch. What do the 0.20 houses at the Queen's from is the story of three American wives Shanghai. Such a procedure is obviously very trouble

the Nationalist party care about the Wednesday to Saturday a new pro- who try to teach their string part- some. My idea is this: the abroga

Washington Conference, Trentice gramme. The agility of these tion of obsolete unilateral treaties

or any other undertakings? Bo dancers and their apparent lackers a lesson by adopting three

of joints makes their performance callow youths sa second strings" with forsign Powers is one thing, a group of foreign friends and was called New China is bent on

Monday with Brown of Har and the maintenance or preservation about to take Sunday tillin when expelling the foreigner from all its extraordinary, and they are also

vard is modern America. William of Government procedure is quite our correspondent called on him. services, irrespective of agreements fully alive to the value of beautiful

Haines is the "new" boy" at World, another. I do not believe that in It is most unlikely that he will made long ago, and running such poses and costumes.

college and pretty Mary Brian, the directly conducting diplomatic nego leave Canton at the present time services as it deeros fit. It does not

"Batter Apples" takes you tiations with the representatives of because of the high value which his care two straws whether it causes

to-day to the South Seas where girl he loves. Every move in the the foreign Powers at Peking, the official colleagues place on his dissatisfaction to Sir Austen or to

climax of the story is clearly shown would be in any way lowated. Farsioner is quite content to work for means to ride over the foreigner Monte Blue is left a legacy of hate Tuesday and Wednesday show you prestige of the Foreign Minister services The Foreign Commis iry other foreign nation. It just love, and hate, hatile in a storm, great football match which is the from it Peking has fallen, the Canton. He feels happy in his pre-and the question is how much fur diplomatic centre of China is ours, sent work not, only with regard to ther it is to be allowed to go. It by his father who was a defaulting American Hile, again but in a very is about time, anyhow that Great bank president, and is followed by different setting Millionaire is and if we do not utilize the opporta. the foreign affairs of Kwanglung to do an honest, atempt to two of his father's most vindictive the comedy of a poor Jewish family nity now offered us to conduct but also in the deliberations of the diplomatic affairs directly at Peking, Provincial Council, and the recons make a really strong struct and stop creditors when he flies away on who mifer from an embira de we would be making ourselves struction and rehabilitation of the all her, shilly-shallying, policy. If long sea voyage. The Indy (Myranichesse, Louise Fazenda and Simmy

she does not the outbok for British Loy) decides to marry him and Cohen take the leading roles ridiculous. As it is now, only Province. He said in conclusion thede in China 14 poor one make his life a misery, but love Thursday takes you to Paris, so-called provincial foreign office in that he would not again go as a charge of a commissioner is main Government representative Lo Are indeed a conterà aller a thrilling fight, where Adolphe Menjou, Greta, tained in Peking. Some people con- rica or Europe, because the dis Thanking you for space for the Tuesday and Wednesday show an Nissen, and Ariette Marcha sak above, in your paper and enclosing other battle, Here Tim McCoy and the popular question" Blande or tend that if the Foreign Minister tance is too great. He might

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