From Ous Ows Comestonoext, Hongkong, May 17.
Is Dr. Sun dead or alive?
President of China, Fal the Republic as he called he is once more light. Dr. Sun's name, his reported demise and the inevitable denials have been the subject of front page news in big black headlines, in both. the English and Vernacular organs: during the past week. Dr. Sun's state' of health is shrouded mystery. "The Canton President supporters declare the reports false and a piece of political Aapdoodle On the other hand anti-Sun adhere ents are equally vehement in the assurances that Sun is no mot And out of it all has arisen ludicrous journalistic situation.
The two English evening papers here are at loggerheads over Sun Yat-sen. The "Hongkong Telegraph" started the ball rolling on Tuesday with a report that Dr. Sun was ill, giving vague rumours! of his death from cerebra-spinal fever, carefully stating that the announcements. in the vernacular} paper, from which they had evident wer opposition paper, the "China Mail on Wednesday came out with the startling headline "Sun Yat-sen. Dead" declaring without qualification that possibly China's most. passed away at ning at 4.30 o'eloc) ing, the "Telegraph'
equally big bold type made feature of the story under the head line "Dr. ing that this was the emphatic:
surance given to the corres pondent by Dr. Hans Rummel, the German physician who had been attending personally. on Dr, Sun. The correspondent goes on to say that Canton Government officials strongly ridiculed the various rumours regarding De. Suny death, to "enemy Supporting thie cate ment in the same issue, is a telegram from Mr. Eugene Chen, denying the death of his chief.
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