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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1936.

JAPAN AND RUSSIA WANT

KEY TO ASIA

WAR CLOUDS OVER MONGOLIA

By A. W. PARSONS

PASTURE LANDS OF CROSS THE WIND-LASHED

MONGOLIA-COLD WITH A COLD BEYOND EURO- PEAN IMAGINATION—TWO OF THE. GREAT MILITARY POWERS OF THE WORLD STAND SNARLING AT EACH OTHER.

Japan, her army modernised out of all recognition in the past seven years, faces Soviet Russia, which boast of "our invincible Red Army."

Tension is growing. Along the frontiers of Outer Mongolia-puppet state of Soviet Russia-and Japanese- controlled Manchukuo, there have been frequent clashes Cherished by all dainty woman-between frontier guards and troops.

hood the whole world over. It

in such a clean, fresh perfume

with a wistful charm that no

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No other perfume I in such

perfect taste at every hour of

the day,charming nt all times, and especially perfect for the informal occasion.

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IN

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A REPORT RECEIVED IN HONGKONG THIS WEEK STATED 1,000 MONGOLS IN FULL FIGHTING KIT HAD. ENTERED MANCHUKUO TO THE NORTH OF LAKE BUINOR AND FOUGHT JAPANESE AND MANCHUKUOAN TROOPS, AFTER WHICH THEY RETREATED.

control of Mongolia ... as the prize."

Only two days before nero- planes, artillery and machine- guns were used in 'a fight be-¦ NOMAD HORSEMEN

Outer Mongolians and tween

More than 750,000 Mongols, Japanese and Manchukuoan

brondfaced nomads, with aquat troops.

noses, high cheekbones, black hair At the same timu Soviet In-and legs slightly bowed, ns befits Aluence has been tightening its descendants of countless genera- tions of magnificent horsemen, Chinese Turkestan, a hold on

wander over the vast territories of remote province (bordering on Mongolia-1,875,000 square miles, Mongolia) over which China has more than thirty times the size only the most shadowy authori- of England. ty.

Over fat, dry expanses, where Control of Mongolia, and the plants struggle with strangling sand and stones, and over the adjacent country of Sinking or

Rcorched in summer, Chinese Turkestan, is the key to prairies, vust arena of Asia. Los year frozen in

winter, and flower-

the Japanese Foreign Minister covered in spring, move millions stated openly that Japan was of cattle, sheep and horses. watching with concern th Sovietisation of Chinese Turkest-

An.

THE KEY

Mongolla is, in fact. the key to

a vast part of Asia.

Politically, There Mongolins to-day:

Jure

two

Outer Mongolia, which pro- claimed itself a Itepublic inde. pendent of China when the Chin- ese Empire was over-thrown 1911. On the collapse Huяdan Empire. Chinese

in

the

troops

marched into Outer Mongolia and foreed the Mongolians to renounce their independence.

REDS REPEL WHITES

BACKWARD PEOPLE

40:

80

By European standards there Mongols

#: appear wr tchedly many centuries ago they were the barkward people. But greatest power in the world.

On their ugly thick-haired horses the Mongol bowmen- organised as no other military force was crganised-swept conquering from the Arctic regions to the burning shores from of the Indian Ocean, Poland and Hungary to the coasts of the Pacific. They were masters of all Asin except part of India.

The magnificent thirteenth- A few months Inter White century barbarlan Genghis Khan Russian foreng swept into the was the founder of their stupend- country. They were driven outous Empire,, Everywhere the men with the help of Soviet troops of the tenth crushed the men of A new Revolutionary Government the house, regarding the civilisa on Russing lines was set uptions of China and Persin as fit Russia acting as a kind of foster prey for the leather-armoured con- parent. Parental influence

querors in search of power, booly been growing ever since.

and beautiful women, Inner Mangolin, except for parts embodied in the new Empire of Manchukuo, is still Chinese province, though Chinese control Is loose.

hus

THEY FOUGHT ANEW

turned, Then slowly the tide and the house-dwellers found new When the former "Boy Emper- means to fight the tent-dwelling or" of China became Emperor of wanderers.

ali The Empire before which Manchukuo, a step bound to have

sank, atid trembled repercussions all Europe

on immense

long Mongolia was taken-a step which Mongolia sank too-for a muy at some dale lead to the two time almost from the notice of halves of Mongolia being reunited. the Western world.

The reason for this is described

Again the tide has turned; not

by one of the most distinguished from the efforts of the Mongola, British authorities on Far Eastern) but because

of their

affairs, Captain M. D. Kennedy, position. Mongolia is

nows: it has come to stay. who says:

"The direct descendant, of the old Manchu Emperors provides a

country's

in

the

far better focis of unity among THE ENGINE

the Monguls than

any Mungol

candidate could be, as the Mongols

have for many centuries past look.

ed to successive Manchu Emper

ors as their overlords.

'STRIPPED

"This combined with the fact AND HELD UP NUDISTS

that Japan is now committed to

a policy of organising and sup

porting the Mongols in Manchu-:

New York, Mar. 10.

A Colony of nudists seeking

kuo, involves Japan automatically new life in the Virgin Islands in Mongol affairs in general. (West Indies) were again delay- Outer Mongolian as well as Innered in sailing from Tampa, Flori- Mongolian, a circumstance which da, to-day.

incidentally brings her into con- A fortnight ago their departure flict with Soviet Russin, who is was held up because they could not navigator willing to go unlikely to give up her control of find n Outer Mongolin without a struggle. nudist with them.

"What the outcome will be remains to be seen... It may lead to a head-on collision be- tween Japan and Russia, with

To-day the engine of their ship broke turned against them and down. It decided it would go nudist-and "stripped" its clutch.

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