The year which is closing has been one of the most eventful in the recent history of China, not. per= haps quite so exciting as some of the previous years, but nevertheless jsuMciently stivying to make the observer wonder what was going to happen next. Latest occurrences do not tend to make any change in that state of mind. The end of January saw the Japanese busy in Chahar when some of their troops attacked one of the passes between Kalgan and Kupeikow. The matter was eventually settled by a verbal Jarrangement which practically de~ militarized the area in dispute both Japanese and Chinese troops with-Jdvawing, Nevertheless the Japanese continued their policy in north China wresting small concessions from the Chinese authorities where large ones could not be obtained, so that in June General Ho Ying-chin informed the Japanese authori~ lies in Peiping that Japenese demands regarding north China were accepted, so that General Vu Hsueh~ chung's troops were withdrawn from Hopei while the promise was given that all Kuomintang organiza~ tions in the province should be suppressed, Coincidental with this the Executive Yuan cireularised vineial and municipal governments prohibiting any movements likely to impair the friendly relations of China with other countries. Jepan ese renin are alleged to have taken part in the sudden attack made by Jabout a couple of thousands of ir= regulars on Peiping, which was re~ pulsed, the Japanese participants being subsequently deported. Jap~ Janese war vessels entered Swatow jin September In connection with the seizure of Japanese boats carry~ cargoes of rice which it was alleged had not paid duty, and the matter gave rise to some anxiety which was not alleviated, until, some five weeks later, a friendly settlement was reached.
Tu Shanghai the shooting, in November, of a Japanese marine created a very tense situation, which while it lasted was responsible for thousands of Chinese foeing from Chapel to portions of Shanghai which they considered safer in view of a feared al lack by the Japanese Janding party. The exodus continued until the rumours: where sufficiently denied, and the Chinese had adopted strong measures to prevent further fight Inthe meantime the Japanese thorities had brought stron re to bear upon the Shanghai al Police to find the culprit, and, though the most strenuous forts were made. towards that end, up to the close of the year the murderer had not been apprehend ed. The major stroke attempted during the year came in November, though it was heralded by a signi~ ficunt occurrence in the previous month, Then several hundred farmers in the demilitarized zone in Hopei at Hsiangho started a movement demanding the abolition of the land tax and self-government. That movement ete to naught, but approximately a month later Yin Ju-keng commenced a movement for autonomy in north China which has met with a limited success, This and for autonomy of north was definitely fostered by the and at one time it looked rious of the Chinese Iexders would have gone to Peiping for the purpose of discussing the matter but at the Just moment they 1 trained from going, and up to the present appear quite as closely loyal ing us they were before. China protested against the Jap-nese actions in connection with the autonomous movement, and for the
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