lower part of the spine and, even if the operation which. is, being carried out this morning is suécessfal, complete paralysis of the Tower art of the body is feared.
Later. at the hospital lose that Mx. Simpson is displaying considerable resistance despite his serious condition, and should he pass a good night the chances of recovery will be some-What improved, though it is feared that in any event permanent paralysis is unavoidable-—Reuter have been with the North in the belief that North China will never be dominated by the South. He has shown himself unchanging in his opinions as to the factors which principally influence oriental poliies. Thus he was a strong vocate of Marshal Chang Tso-lin In his campaign against Bolshevik Russia and a firm believer in tke advantages of Anglo-American cooperation.
"Hi recent action in assuming the. post of Tientsin Commissioner of Customs has intrigued many people but his friends declare that it was dictated more by a desire to assist in a settlement in North China than a desire for self-aggrandisement as his opponents would say. Mr. Simpson was appointed to the Tientetn post by Gen. Yen Hsi-shan on June 12 but the new turn in northern Marshal Chang Haueh-Hiang's control of the district resulted in his displacement,
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