Odawara, Mar. 25, Despondency over his' poor health, aggravated by his recent separation from his wife, was blamed to-day {for the suicide last night of Mr. S. Makino, a well-known novelist, who Iwas found hanging from m rafer in Jabarn adjoining his home here— than the Reds frontier. to fight along the Forces were secretly at work trying to wreck his campaign. An ultimatum was given to those holding up the salt which had the desired effect. Fourteen loads were found in one large Tibetan caravanserai andi very soon salt was discovered allover the city. Meanness is not quite strong enough to describe those who are attempting to hinder Gen. Li in his campaign against the Reds. But the brave fellow goes ahead. He ig a graduate of the Pacting Military Academy and no doubt learned there that a mai's foes sometimes are those of his own household. Gen. Li's ambition now is to start the maloo, or horse road, between. Tachienlu and Yachow, 200 miles long, If he can secure sufficient road builders, apart from his own soldiers, he will begin at once.
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