East Hopei continues to go its own way.
The talk about amalgamation of this government with the Hopel-Charhar Council would seem to be Premature—until, at Ie something definite has been sett about the reorganization of the Customs In North China and the whole finances of the North have been put on a firm and independent footing. It may not bbe generally realized that a considerable portion of the present Customs Fevenue of East Hopel—25 per cent. of the Maritime Customs tarift—is retained by the Japanese to cover part of the expenses of their increased forces in North Chins. This North China Garrison, by the way, has now an entirely independent status. has become a body of equal, but quite separate, standing from the Kuangtung Afmy, and conducts its own! policy, irrespective of the wishes of Manchoukuo, ily consolidating their posi-Tu spite of all denials, there can be no doubt that Prince Teh has now definitely thrown in Ris lot with the Japanese. The fact that Nanking recently approved of the change of name of his Council to that Mongol Political Couneit in Charhar" and that the prince has now moved his headquarters from Pallingmiao to Chapser which is the seat. of the Mongol government for Charhar that the Japanese had set up many months Proves clearly that the iigamation has been definitely carried through. Confirmation of this Is provided by the reports from for: eigners that it is now as impossible to enter Inner Mongolia from the Suiyuan side without Japanese permission, as had hitherto been the case entering Charhar from Kalgan.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.