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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1932.

AGAINST TWO GERMANS.

Two elever Germans wero causing concern to the British forces at this time One was the famous Wass-

muss, who rango, with a buind of

guerilla fighters throughout Persia, I nodded. I was beginning to swooping down on oilfields and realis that there were no secrets generally upsetting the British for this mystery man He knows Hing of communication" between In- all about any stranger who landed and Mesopotamia. The ether in Jeddah is his business to German was Prousser, who claimed know,

to be the master of the Parsian

CHINESE MISSION

TO NEPAL.

HIGH HONOUR CONFERRED ON PRIME MINISTER.

FRIENDSHIP OF THE TWO

COUNTRIES...

"Are the French gorrect in call-Gulf St. John Philby had to pit China, in recognition of the friend- The National Government of ing you the maker of Kings," Mr. his brains against these two cloverly attitude of His Highness the Philly pr

Prime Minister of Nepal. Bhim The sequel was inevitablo. Près-Sham Shore Jung Bahadur Rans seur was knifed by an Arab one and the goodwill of This Highness night and died, Wassmass found Government towards the Republic

Ho lung. back his dark, silow face and laughed. A Mephistopho- lean laugh.

cars, you know, a few steal ploughs; and-er-toy carts for children",

"And business is gond ?".

Not bail. One cannet maka

men..

"I am a merchant I sell motora cordon closing round him in of China, has sent a special mission Persia and only escaped by à sen-hended" by His Excellency Chang antional ride through the night to Ming the Chiness Euvay to Nepal, wards the roof of the world, where for the purpose of bestowing upon be took refuge in a Central Asian the Prime Minister the title of Lub Stato. When this work was finish Chuan Shang Chiang and a First St. John Philby' again diap-Claas. Paoting Decoration both of which are the highest honours of the Chinese Government.

fortune here."

"An't there several rich men in „Arabia-3bn Sa'ad, for example?"

peared,

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Kathandu, the capital of Nepal, on The investiture. took place at

February 3. It was held at His Majesty's' durbar.

The ceremony

"Politics are only profite, so f am toll, in Amorien. Who do you briefly in his book. The encounter Colong Lawrence mentions him think are the richest men in Arabia took place in the desert. St. John to-day? Two slavera-Ban H-Philby had crossed" the white map and Subeimag A O They of Arabia from the Porsian Gulf still wall Africans up and down the to the Red Sen without anyone ap coast. A profitable business."

was held in the presence of the parently noticing the fact. renee was busy with Feisul, the and military of the Nepalese Gov Law-hundred high officials, both vivít man whom he believed was the only ernment. Among the foreign guests possible king of a united Arabia. present were the British Envoy and Philby mentioned a certain Ibn members of the British Legation." in the desert. He was convinced by his secretary, was conveyed to Sa'ad with whom he had sojourned-

The Chinese Envoy, accompanie that this fanatical chief, who be lieved in the letter of "the Koranis Majesty's durbar by a state and abhorred smoking, drinking

earringe drawn by fqur horses and the lax morals of the day, was shum Shere Jung; * civil official, under the escort of General Anand

warriors to enter Mecca as a contheir departure from the guest dustined with his equally fanatical, royal bodyguarda. Upon

In the course of those few hours in a place in Jeddah I began to discover something of the amazing history and astonishing adventures of this 46-year-old, Englishman,

"Fifteen years I have spent in the desert, he said.

Fifteen lonely years.

IN THE INDIAN CIVIL."

queror. c)

From the day when Henry 8: John Bridger Philby Srst saw the light in the villa St. John" at Bachilas, in Ceylon, hir career has been extraordinary. His father "YOU ARE A MADMAN." was a rich tea planter.

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"St. John Philly next appeared

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cause of The Shin, cause of Ibn Saud listened impatiently.

"You're a madman, Philby!" he broke out at last, unable to control himself.

house (Chang Ming's temporary quarters), n saluto of 21 guns was, fired in honour of the Chinese Envoy Al the arrival at the

After

He was sent to school in Eagatan hotel in London. He intenddurbar, the Royal Band played the Bland. He wis at Westminster, them at Trinity College, Cambridge, Cabinet. At long last he was by another 21-gun salute in honour ted to lay his facts before the War Chinoso National Anthem followed A brilliant scholar, with clasien honours, he soon showed an apti-anted an interview with Lord of the President of Chind. Catered for

Chang-Ming had alighted from the carriage, he was received by the the farther end of the Palace where Prime Minister who ushered him to

a couch was placed on the right of

compliments was going on for few His Majesty's throne. Exchange of

proceeded with the procedure of the minutes before the Chinese Envoy ceremony with the approval of His Majesty. Then a short speech was fanatic, delivered by Chang Ming saying

Soon he wa in India, tackling the work of an ordinary I.C.S. man in a fashion peculiarly his ow He mixed a good deal with the native element, and soon was mark- i for promotion. When war broke out in 1934 he was secretary to the Governor of Bengal at Calcutta Then me his first mysterious dia- appearance.

in his

St. John Philby smiled, took his departure and sat down hotel to a bottle of Burgundy. A few hours later urgent messagen were received by the Foreign Office from Arabia.

A certain

ingly.

It is said that he lost himself n Sa'ad, was sweeping through that the friendly relations between somewhere between the bazaars of Arabia like an avenging fame. 8. China and Nepal so consolidated Bagdad and the bazaars of Teheran, John Philby was rralled to the and cemented may hereafter be con- A vast territory, in the midst of which General Townshend and

Foreign Office. Lord Curzon spoke Srmed and strengthened, following handful of British troops were with him again. When he left it which the ceremony went on neccrd-| making a desperate stand against the Turks in Kut. When St. John was to return to the hotel only for Philby appeared he was a dapper an hour. Then to disappear again. officer at the basc of the Mesopo tumian forces, where he

He reappeared in the camp of

A salute of 10 guns was fired and was in charge of the financial side of the Ibo Sa'ad and his black-garbed soldiers outside the Palace, present Intelligence Department. Most of warriors. This time he was a ed arm, after the ceremony con- the spin used by the British in powerful emissary from Britain. gratulating the Prime Minister. this campaign had to pass the On behalf of his country suurching gaze of his stesi-bluč

eyes.

he pro- annual

Twice, be disappeared from sented Ibn Sa'nd, with an the Base, on each occasion wander subsidy of £60,000. All that Bri-

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Fomp and Splendour.

When the investiture came to an

ing the by-ways of Bagdad diaguitain required was peace and quie end, Chang Ming, recompanied by sod as an Arab heggar.

COMING SHORTLY TO THE KING'S

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his secretary, were again conveyed Later, in London, he received by the state carriage to the giacst many of the honours due to him. house under the cacort of General In 1999 he received the medal of Anand Shum Shero Jung and the honour of the Royal Geographical

Society and was elected a member 17 royal bodyguards.

of the Council of the Royal Asiatie

Society. In 1021 he was back in

Th

The investiture was not without

Bagdad with the important post of its significance among the people. adviser to the Ministry of the Iu in general. The people of the whole

THEN HIS RESIGNATION.

terior of Mesopotamia. From 109 country came to the capital tu wit to 1924 be represented Britain in Transjordan. He had reached the news this scene. They all rejoiced summit of Civil Service ambitious, and shared the joy of their Mahä- raja. The investiture ceremony did not lack pomp and splendour which Then came the great war in the the Nepalese Government are heart of Arabian. Ibn Sa'ud, customed to display on occasions) ignoring British warnings, wapt like this across the desert and eaptured Mecca. The Foreign Office decided that tho only man to deal with the

Five days later an evening party. situation was St. John Philby was given by the Prime Minister From Transjordan he made a rapid when the Prime Minister decorated Journey to the Arabian camy of Chang Ming with the Pradipta Ibn Sa'ad Thore he talked with Manyabar of the most Refulgent the fanatical chief. What took

place in the tent of Ibn Sa'ad is Order of the Star of Nepal 2nd not known. All that is known is Class. Chang Ming is the first tnt St. John Philby emerged and Chinese Official to be held in auch cabled his resignation to London,

He resigned all his offices, promo a high consideration by the Nepa- tions, rank-everything, He balese Government. Among other

came a simple merchant in Jeddah, items of the party wero Tibetan, selling cars and general 'goods.

Later, King Ibn Sa'ud appointed Nepalese and Indian dances in the him Finance Minister. And the court yard in front of the Prime palace at Jeddah was placed at his Minister's palace. disposal. Often St. John Philby

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made the journey to Mecca, and.

Chang Ming, accompanied by his

Acw as a Mohammedin his position two attaches, a secretary and Ma in the State of the Hedjaz semu

secure. Yet he still carried on that dame Chang, left Nepal on Febru business of a merchant.

"|" "Perhaps the work became **** If}" some. Ho disappeared into the "desert" once" again,

Will he emerge?

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party. They arrived at Calcutta

op Fabduary 18, and after a brief stay in India, will return to China.