Rice aaa Coa sil cine SE ding The authorities in the South-west are greatly perturbed and are Keeping @ close watch for further He was said to be coming here from Sinkiang where, during secret conferences, ihe arranged to proceed with his court during the summer to Sinkiang and establish an independent Moslem Empire there. Local Mohammedans quoted him as saying the was ready to resist British, Rus~ sian, and Japanese efforts to dominate Chinese Turkestan.
"The Grand Hotel de Pekin con-trined the fact that Mr. Sheldrake, who claims the presidency of the] Islamic Association embracing 7,000. 000 "Moslems, has requested reserva-tons for the middle of May.
"Local Moslems, who have long been. worried because of the mystery sur~ Rounding his whereabouts are ar-Fanging an elaborate and picturesque
in Peking—United Press.
for him upon his arrival
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