The Archive · 1925

The New Tupan of Kiangsu

Gen. Yang Vu-ting Accepts Post and Expresses his Views In the course of a statement made! for publication in the "North-Chit Daily News" to Mr. F. Y. Fan, Tocal merchant who is in close touch with the Mukden people and who has Just returned from a visit to that city, Gen. Yang Yucting, hie wunsellor to Marshal Chang Tso-lin newly appointed Tupan of kiangsu, remarked that he rather hesitated in deciding whether he should accept his new post or not, although he had been notified that mandate to this effect had been issued by Marshal Tuan Chi-jul, the Chief Executive. He said that reason for this was his close connexion with Marshal Chang, which made it extremely hard for him to leave Mukden, and his post with the Fengtien Administration was of such importance and responsibility that he had to consider the matter twice, He had no wish to be like old officials who worked for a post and pretended to refuse it when the appointment was made, He had not pulled the wires for the post and would prefer to remain in Mukden.

A "Model" Province However, the mandate had been issued and it could not be overlooked.

On the other hand, it had to be carefully regarded and 80) fon the advice of his superior]

his friends, he finally edded to accept the post. He would take over the position, not in the sole interests of the Fengtien party, but for the benefit and welfare of the province of Kiangsu and the country as a whole. Kiangsu was one of the most important provinces in the With its magic carpet above flying over the West Lake and its beggar, Three Talismen," a B.-A. T. film acted and produced by Chinese, has some close points of resemblance to The Thief of Bagdad;" nevertheless the film is a marked improvement over many of Chinese authorship. Like "The Thief" its theme is a fairy story; there is also the ever popular legend of a monarch who proclaims throughout his realm that to whosoever shall do him a certain service he will reward him with the hand of the Princess. The period very properly is that of ancient China, in which the action relationship between Marshals Chang and Feng Vu-hsiang. He being a charming man to me excellent scholar. Gen, Yang is now 44 years old, ReMeameninc that Shanghai occurlies a comparatively insignificant place in current fiction, many of out readers were surprised to learn from the advertisement of the Chin.

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