Suspects in Attempt on Mr, Wang Ching-wei Nanking, Nov. 10.
The number of suspects who have Been arrested In the period extend-Ing almost a year in connection with the attempted assassination of Mr. Wang Ching-wel, former president of the Executive Yuan, on November 1 fast year, now totals 16, according to information "from the Metropolitan District Court, Hearings by separate groups, conducted in camera, have been in progress for the past several weeks the Metropolitan District Court, td, their open tri will shortly be eld, Of the 16, six were arrested in Nanking, Shanghai and Chinkiang 2 few days after the assassination, and were placed on trial toward end of last year. But no verdict has yet been given. They are Chang Vu-hua, Ho Po-kwang, Liu Shu-yung, Li Huai-cheng, Hsiang Chung-Un, and Lu Ching-chi.
Three others, namely Vu Li-kwel, Chow 'Shih-nien and Hu Ta-hal, were taken into custody in Hongkong. After preliminary hearings in the Colony, they were extradited to Nanking two months 8g0, 'The rest are Yang "Sheng-sun, Yang Chin-chis, Kuo' Shou-ping, Hu Chang-ping, Chang Kuo-ping, "Chu Hisin-yuan end Miss Hsu Yao-ying. The first three of the group were apprehended in Foochiow.—Central "Romantic. stories history, of, Chinese the articles to" the property of Mr. Edward' Farmer; is". 14¥%-Inch star-saphire vase—a.
'The vase isa rarity bectiuse' the secret of the blue colouring in it died with the potters. who. Intro duced it, It fs the- work of the potter, Long "Ting-tso, who was also 2 viceroy. The vice-regal honour was bestowed on him by the Bmperor Kang Hsi, In spite of this, however, "Ting-Teo stuck to. his mould and oven, casting glowing colours over vase surfaces and even decorating the inner recesses of the vessels, He invented two new glazes, brilliant red (sang de boeuf) and pale apple green, called Long Yao.
To show off the beauty of this particularly rare vase a bracelet of blue sapphires has been set at the base. This enables one to realize the slell with which Ting-tso, working three centuries ago, gave his ware the cloudy brilliance of the Jewel.
"Thirty years ago a Chinese ginger Jar, originally picked up fore mere 12/64" In a shop at: Bristol and sold for twenty gulness, was, valued at 5,900 "gulness at Christie's, "As a result, there followed. a scramble potter. for ginger Jars made by the Viceroy
"Mutton Fat jade, so-called be-{h2) cause of its very close resemblance to the colour of mutton fat, and green Jade play a prominent. part in the Farmer collection, while the coral surpasses anything seen in the sales-room for many years—Reuter.
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