Absurd Fiction Perpetrated by Peking Papers on Supposed Death of Ku Hung-ming hom Renny Gunes, Peking, May 27, The local Chinese press hus contrived to Kill off Mr, Ku Hung-ming, although the latter, as the writer's eyes have borne ' witness, is as active and well as ever.
Although My. Ku's obituary notices were very flattering and must give him no Tittle satisfaction, the biographies published, no two which were alike, have' all been amazing examples of Chinese journalistie innecuracy, Nothing like Fogene Chen stood in the way of confirming Mr. Ku's alleged demise in the first place and, in the second place, it would have been a simple matter to have got an accurate story of his life from his family or his intimate friends, If the absurd fiction which the Jocal papers published within 48 hours of Mr. Ku's supposed death isa criterion of Chines biographical methods, it would a good thing for all celebrities who want poster= to know who and what they really were to arrange for a premature death in print and. then re-emerse and correct the published
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