The Archive · 1935

FISH, NOT POLITICS FOR WU PEI-FU Former War-lord Denies All Interest in North

Peiping, June 17.

Because he is more interested in goldfish breeding than in polities, Marshal Wu Pei-fu, former warlord North China, to-day dectined to discuss the situation in Hopel don't know anything about the situation," the erstwhile leader of the Chihli military clique told Rengo.

have heard various rumours, because such rumours are being ulated with obvious truth," he said. "But I haven't met any politicians of late," Marshal Wu added, denying that he had been approached to take over the leadership in the adminis tration of north China.

"AIL T am interested in now is the breeding of goldfish, the reading of books and Buddhist sutras, and practising my hand writing." he declared with Anality—Rengo,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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