The Archive · 1930

The Chinese Bugler

To the Editor of the "Nonri-Cuina SuNDAY News."

Sme_Thero fo gute a feast of fSeue, not the Toast of which fe the 4 things in your this morning's

amusing poem "To Any Chinese Bugler," from the "Chungking Daily Dope."

Tam reminded of a- certain memorable journey made some six years ago to far-off Loyang, then the home and stronghold of that great man and one-time sister of China, Marshal Wa Pei-fu.

We were guests at his yamen, [facing which was a drill ground, fand about half a mile further were fother drill grounds each the, size lof the Shanghai Race Course.

From early dawn till late dusk' there was this continuous. bugle blowing or. bugle - practising whatever it was, but there was no

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