In spite of the continuous claims of victories against General Chane Fa-kuei, it seems that the "Ironsides" still hold Changteh and Shen-chow and the country between these lures and that General Ho Chie, Chairman of the Hunan Provincial Government, is too busy "suppressing bandits* to attend to the suppression of the "Ironsides."
is again reported that considerable bodles of Kuominchun troops Adventurous Italian Cyclist's Tiffin with Commander of Tron sides: Favourable Impression of Rebel Troops After having peislled his way among every nation which would through many different countries tum the average, writer of, travel of the world for ten years and eight memoirs green with envy—these, he months, Antonio Zetto, a young tid, were his compensations. Tialian, has arrived in Shanghai The story of his visit to Tohng {from ¢ visit to Szechuan, where he ashe told it in this ofice, fellows-—saw and conversed with several of In Search of Autographs the generals now prominent in the I reselled Ichang the evening of news of wars and rumours of wars, mong them Gen. Chang Ka-luei September 16, As itwas my custom the leader of the most recent revolt te get autographs of famous per-against the Nanking government. son ages, I went the next day to the Signor Zetto left his home in Trieste headquarters of General Chang Fa-jon a challenge from-a relative, who Juei with the hope of siding his promised a substantial reward if name to my album. I was met at he would make his way through the the door by guards and ushered world by the use of his legs. The into another room where more young and adventurous fellow guards met me and took me to the Chief of Staff. This oticer talk accepted the challenge and has ever since been bicycling through many very good English having, as he told me, spent sig years in a lands.
'At first he supported himself with Japanese amy school and visited some money he already had, but 'America and England, He asked me when this ran out he was forced to riy mission and I told him of my, desire to "have the General' find work in the various cities he visited, with a result that he tasted signature, He replied that the Gen-the bitterness of the ocessional Iaberal was very busy at that time ourer, whose services are sometimes preparing to leave Ichang in the required, but more often are not. In afternoon, However, he would take spite of setbacks, Signor Ztto, riy book' to the General and see told the "North-China Daily News" what he could do. yesterday, the interest of his wand-This was an old story to me, for fering life more than compensated often people who signed my took for its troubles. The personages to were too busy to ever come out in whom he obtained access on account person. You can imagine my sur-of the strangeness and glamour of prise when a few minutes later, a his mode of getting about over long rather thin gentleman stepped out, stances, and the angles on life fof the office and was introduced to as General Chang Fa-kuei.. The Chief of Stalf acted as interpreter because the General did not speak English, the The General was interested in ing the entire line. my trip and said that he we Tine. which extends from Yungehow tremely sory that he could not. to Siningtsien. is being garrisoned entertain me as he wished, Bectuse by the entire Hunan division under was leaving Xchang with the rest Gen. Liu Chien-sul.
"Phe aeroplanes, Changsha and Jot his troops that very day. But if T would join him for tiffin, he Chungshan, belonging the ist Air would like it very much. I promptly Squadion of the Aviation Department ut the Ministry of War, left sceepted his kind invitation. here for Hunan on Tuesday. One A Welt Organized Force Is. beaded for Changteh and the He then ecarted me stound the other for Changsha to undertake barracks: on an inspection of his recomnoltring work in southern troops. X never in my travels and Hunan, "Two other "planes, the Hankow contacts with military organizations and Siangyang also left yesterday throughout China had seen to assist in the operations against Jorganized and trained men the insurgents—Kuo Min, these, At tiffin, the General proved to! Communist Bandits Near Ichang be @ charming, host and a fine man, He was very friendly with forign-Hankow, Oct. 3. fra, interested in the foreigners'
While the excitement of popular] pinion of his army. I answered feeling in the district of Ichang has that, asa whole, the reputation of! not yet subsided since the evacuation his troops was very high. "Ye of General Chang Fa-kuei's troops; lhe said, "we are the best in Chins 2 force of Red troops suddenly ap-Eighteen thousand strong with peared in the district of Patung machine guns and light artillery. [above Iehsang yesterday, according advices received here to-day.
Spe, ely ting we leck-$9 sero: ies" the gunboat Wel Sheng, ai loaded with He explained that the soldiers had troops to full capacity, were at once! woollen clothes as auch would despatched to the scene from Ichang cost too much to obtain from the and at the same time urgent orders foreigners. He said that Chins was were given to General Liu Seo to} 18 very rich country but sadly lack-mobilize his troops for the sup-{ing in good communication facilities pression of the bandits. but he hoped to have these improved The captain of the str: Dajryo toon. I asked him what, would Mary, states that a greater part happen to the city when he left, of residents in Patung"have already for, as a general rule, when the taken refuge elsewhere, leaving the soldiers more out the bandits move city to the mercy of the bandits.—Rengo.
"Ob"- answered the Genera, Gen. Fong's Successor shall leave 500 local soldier as guar so there will be no danger." Nanking, Oct. 2.
He sid that he was leaving that The State Council has decided! day on the str, Shu Hun for a upon the appointment of General small village down the river. Yang Chieh, Chief Stal Officer of After tifia, I seid goodbye to my the Commander-in-Chict's Head-genial host and left with s fine quarters, as Cheirman of the Anhui impres-fon of General Chang Fa-Provincial Government, in ° sueceskuei. I stayed in Ichang for sever-sion to General Fong Chen-wu. Genfal days despite the fect that the gral Yang left for Anking last other foreigners were living on Evening to take over the provincial board the ships for fear of bandits. was. surprised to learn thit the 'A brigade of the Anhui Provincial trip which General Ching Fr-kuei Forees under Commander Ya Ya-spoke of was a military mising lung of the 45th Divison which against, the National Goverment, Forecast by Central Party's Publicity Headquarters, Nanking, Oct. 2
The Publicity Department of the Central Party Headquarters issued last night. a detailed "forecast, of Japan's policy towards the National Government in connection with the expected arrival during the week-of My. Suburi, the new ese Minister Plenipotentiary, to China, According to the Publiity Department, Mr, Saburi is understood to have received the following in~ structions from Premier Hamapuchi:
(1) In connection with the re~ vision of the Sino-Japanese Treaty of Commerce ud Navigation, which.
been declared abrogated by the Government, the Japanese itself as being agra posed by the National Government, in order to promote the friendly reditions existing between the two countries, All other questions of a political nature, however, will re~ ceive careful consideration before the Japanese Goverment will be willing to depart from its previous course of action, (2) The Japanese Government will xeeognize in. principle the tariff tutonony of China, The procedure, however, should be in accordance with the recommendations of the Peking Tariff Conference of 1926. The principle of reciprocity will be thered to but the details of the tion before the Japar ment will take any definite action. As regards the Overland Tax, the recommendations of the Peking Tarif Conference will be followed.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.