Many secret documents have recently come to light in the palaces in Peiping and Mukden. Most of these documents along with other material and manuscript are at present being kept in the archives at Mukden and Sir Reginald said he hoped to obtain access to them.
He expects in his book to help Europeans to understand how Manchuria came into existence, how the People of this alien race' came to dominate China and whether it is true to say that Manchuria is an Integral part of China, or ever was, 1 Manchuria ever was regarded an integral part of China, why was the Great Wall built? Sir Reginald asks. "Who built it and for what pur ose?
One of the things Sir Reginald will endeavour to doin his forthcoming book, he said, will be to correct the widespread misunderstanding regard-{ing the invasion of China by the Manchus. It is generally believed that the Manchus" overthrow the Ming Dynasty, but this, according to Sit Reginald, is incorrect, The Mings were overthrown by one of their own race, a bandit warlord who, teking advantage of the corruption in the Imperial Court, the spread of anarchy as at present, gathered a strong hard of brigands and launched an attack on the Em-Peror who committed suicide to save himself and his dynasty from disgrace, Tt was thus, not the Manchu, but Chinese bandits who seized" the Capital and drove the ruler to suicide. The bandit leader then established his own dynasty and called it the Ta Shin. It existed only for a few days, swollen, will bring disaster to Sho-yang. and Haichow, without an veloping dam guarding the river flow. J—Centrat News.
Papal Nuncio Gives $2,000
Hsuchow, Sept. 29.
Archbishop Mario'Zanin, the Papal Apostolic Delegate who recently trived here from Nanking, made a Inspection trip to. the foodtsiken sree in sinplenow, ast of Hsuchow, ester Besides' promising to use his in-nonce to Appeal to. philanthropic organizations abroad or relief funds donated $2000 to the focal church thorities forthe. flood sutlerers The flood situation "in" Shuyang, north-eastern" Kiamgsu, assumed braver proportions" yesterday when Shother ection, over 300 feet 100g, of the northern embankments of the {Chaim River collapsed. The Chienyu rea In the southeastern pact of the Sistiet ly completely submerged.
Owing to the inrush of the Yellow River flood waters from the Lutang River, the Talla lake at the sanction othe two dlatrits of Shuyang snd TunghalCisichow) also overflowed banks.
'aS the: Chaim, Zutang, Yen, Lien rivers are sill on the rampage,
Kiangsu, including Haichow, Kisanyun ieie feed that northeastern (Panpud, and Liens will not ble to escape 2 flood dlsasts Th view of the menace, St. Hao Kunal Special" Administrative Commissioner for the Haichow area, has ordered the districte of Haichow. Kuanyun, and Ghuyang to ce-operate aking' emergency "measures tin
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