These measures constitute the steps the ladder up which Gen. Wu Pel-wil climb to emerge as Provision.
President of China, the head of a federal government which will xefeixe nominal jurisdiction over the several local regimes the Japanese have established or intend soon to No Chinese the writer has met who has been in contact with Gen, Wu in Fecent years suggests that he can te suything more than nominal as ell as provisional president. Indeed, had he been otherwise he might no! ove been a candidate for high npanese political honours.
Gen, Wu is now 60 years of age. tis most active period in Chinese! aaits was between 1928 arid 1927.
1923, under Tsao Kun, he. was! hie iittary gute in North China, commanded the Chihli forces in the Chitti-Fengtien war of 1924 (wher he was defeated through the defect {ion of Gen, Feng Yuchsiang). Later Joined with hig former enemy Chang Tso-lin to defeat Feng in 1926.
the following year he suffered etrievable defeat at the hands of army under Gen, Chiang Kal st Wuchang. alfer this he wisely went into re-toment in Szechuen" province and ed there some years, his chief inet Buddhist, painting and poetry tnt the winter of 1931-32 when he tusferred his residence to. Peiping sui tis lived here in retirement shee then. "He is described as a much older than his years.
Pernonat Friend of Gen, Dothara.inother former political gute {lose name has been closely linked Tithe, local activities of Gen. qiihesa is "Gon, Chin Yun-peng, jimMer o. War, and Premier rly 20 years ago when President Italian, Priest in Hankow Arrested Hankow, Nov. "22.
The Mahan Consul here has lodged protest with the Japanese authori-{les in connection with the arrest on November 16 of Father Pio Belll, ar Mahan priest who has been in Chine for 33° years, on the charge of "bribing Chinese to destroy building: in the Chinese city," where fire: raged recently.
Vather Belli, who was working Ir the refugee zone near the Han River fs said to have been taken into custody on the accusation of a unknown Chinese that the priest had been paying sums, ranging from 1$5 to $15, for setting fire to various:
The same night five Japanese soldiers are alleged to have subjected the priest to a kind of third degree ordeal, urging a signed con-
This, however, Father Belli it reported to have emphatically refused, denying the accusation and disclaiming all knowledge of hie accuser, On November 17, the priest is stated to have been again inter-togated, with his hands tied behind Vice-Consul made representations to the Japanese authorities, requesting that Father Belli be permitted to return to his residence. Subsequent intervention by responsible Japanese military authorities is said to have resulted his release, The priest is at present resting in hhospital.—Reuter.
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