'Mrs. Norris' romantic Irish heart delights in the fact that st Ing at the home of Mr.
Bain for nearly eighty years ago when her grandmother "Mrs. Frederick Thompson of Boston (but before that a Miss O'Keefe of Cork County, Ireland) was'travelling out from home with her two small children, she was entertained by a McBain family in China, "Possibly" she said, the great-grandfather of the present "Teddy.".
'Mrs. Norris and her sister, Mrs Hartigan, having delivered" Mrs. Barton and her infant son, safely in Shanghai, left on Saturday' by air to Peiping and from there will go to Harbin and Moscow. From there they will go to Vienna where they will join Mrs. Norris' husband, Mr. Charles G."Norris, well known in his own will go from there. The only thing Fight'as an author.
"There Mr. Norris will take charge of the party", said Mrs. Norris, "for T intend to hand over my luggage cheques, whatever money I may have eft, my power-of-attorney, and all my responsibilities, and just relax. T haven't the slightest idea where we wil go from there. The only thing have to worry about now, is about getting there.
China, he said that It was gratifying to see the complete accord of views existing between the Central Army authorities and military. representa-{ves in these two countries.
At the two conferences, he added, lhe explained the views of the Tokyo Jauthorities on the rapidly changing situation in Europe, concentrating his attention on the Italo-Ethiopian ~on-
Maj-Gen. Okamura denied the Jcurrent "rumours that the two meetings were called to decide pan's policy towards China and Manchoukuo, This policy, he said. will always be decided in Tokyo, and Ro local conference of such nature could, be entrusted with deciding [Japan's actions.
He revealed that the Central Army authorities will convene such meet-}ings frequently in the future, There has been a marked improvement in the political atmosphere in Jnorth China since his last visit there at the end of 1934, although. there fare constant changes in the administration of the region.
Japan, cannot but hope that China would soon establish a stable authority north China, permitting the Japanese officials 10 negotiate smoothly on [various local. issues, Japan,. Maj. Gen. Okamura concluded, will never pay the least attention to Chinese politicians and militar-{sts who hold no official posts.—Rengo.
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