The Archive · 1928

CHINA'S NEGLECTED THE CONTROVERSIAL ARMY FOSSILS

Wu Pei-fu's Anger with Nanking First Move Towards Transfer of Pen Picture of Soldiers on the Kalgan General Willing to Re-and Faith in Yang Vu-ting German Legation March: Who is Responsible? tease, But Peking Adamant Chengtu, Aug. The special representative aping, Sept. 16. reliably stated that ese h: Connuersannt Peking, Sept, 20, The lutest development regarding fed by thie Narking Government] Wagner, formerly German Consul Kidngsu, Sept. 15. [the fossils discovered by the One to visit Sceehuan and report on theat Hongkong, has been appointed! rhe sudden transfer of hundreds drews Expedition is a statement by situation arrived on the 25th, "The Germany's representative in Nan-|o¢ urna) men from Shanghat te the Tutung of Charhar, Genekal city was beflagged for the occasion ing. This is considered the first interior cities ives opportunity to Chang Pei-mei, who iv detaining at and all the big men, military and move towards the transfer of the appraise the type of man who ix Kalgan 85 eases containing the civilian, of the city' went out German Legation from Peking to soldier in China, It is true that fossils discovered by the Expedition, motor-cars to meet him. Yesterday Nanking. "Dr, Wagner is expected are seeing an attempt at the General Chang Pei-mei dedo a big feast in his honour was given at the office of the Commmissioner tie Foreign Affairs. Local street talk is to the effect that General Liu! Hsiang of Chungking has already been cashiered but there seems to be complete ignorance of the status of Yang Sen. Many stories are] circulating ux to the attitude of Marshal Wu Pei-fu towards tive new central Government. According: to these the Marshal becomes very angry at the mere mention "f Nanking and he is quoted as saying that] the only man who can save China Yang Vu-ting.

The money situation threatens to become involved again owing to the Iroreing on the people of paper notes issued by banks c: ntrolled by the several miliary officials. Tt_has een anaouneed that taxes of all Kids for the current month are to be paid in silver half dollars, evident ly part of the very successful plan operated "or some time now by the} Mint by which half dollars. are changed into dollars and a considerable xain in copper value realized. The newly minted dollars fare at a ten per cent. discount as compared with the old dollar and consequently various schemes are resorted to: make the new appear if they were of older coinage, the most successful method seems to be cil the new coins, The life of, money changer certainly is a tone and the tribe; thrives accordingly Foreign observers returning: from the hill summer resorts report an almost total failure of the corn crop fon which the people off the pi depend for their existence during the winter months. The dey season has not affected the rice crop of the plain, however, thanks to the adequate irrigation system and the farmers are now busy gathering in an exceptionally fine harvest, Owing to the comparative failure of the crops over wide areas, however, the price of rice is high for this season of the year and it is confidently predicted that during the winter un-of prices will be reached.—

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