46 Residents of China Take New Citizenship Nanking, Feb. 17.
Altogether 40 reign residents Nanking have acquired Chinese. citizenship during the past eight years, according to a report just oleased by the Nanking Bureau of Social Welfare. ers, twelve ten Japanese, ten Germans, four White Russians, four Americans, three Indians, one Dutch, one Belgian and one Briton, Admiration for Chinese culture and business interest were said to be the main caus Feb. 16.
"Despite my foreign Jock Tam 100 per cent. Chinese at bean, and it Will be my greatest pleasure if the Nanking Municipal Government ap-Proves my, application for Chinese Thus said Mr. Carl Marvin Hensley, American missionary, who recently arrived here from Canton to seek Chinese citizenship papers, when in-or viewed by a representative of the Central News Agency. Mr. Hensley tated that he came to China eighteen, years ago, and for the past. eight Years ho has been superintendent. of the Faith Mission Station at Kunyiy, about Atteen miles to the north.west of Canton—Central. News, ing to the Government side last December 10, many other units of the irregulars with their patriotic fervour stirred up have followed suit. As a Fesult, g general tendency of defeetion now. prevails, the spokesman asserted.
A Powerful Slogan 'Chinese do not Might Chinese this' slogan,: the spokesman said, is being used by the Government troops fon the Suiyuan-Charhar border 0 undermine the morale of the irreglars. Moved by this patriotic slogan, large numbers of irregulars during encounters with the Government. troops either fire their guns skyward of surrender to the Government side, if they can get a chance. Many of them even communicate secrets to the Government troops.
So suspicious have the irregulars become in the eyes of the military officers of the "certain country" that. the latter dare not proceed to the former's camps or barracks in small groups lest they should be captured and handed over to the Chinese Gov-eminent side, "In case any message has to be sent to the irregulars the messenger of the certain country fastens the missile to an arrow and shoots it to the camps or barracks of the irregulars from a distance, after: which hie Fides away on horseback."
'The spokesman told an interesting story in connection with the deface lon' of Chin Hsien-chang and Shih Vu-shan. Prior to their secession move, these commanders asked {rom the military authorities of the "certain country" large quantities of military supplies under the pretext that they would launch a large-scale attack upon the Suiyuan provincial forces. Upon their receipt of the war ma-tends they immediately surrendered fo the Chinese Government. authorities, The Service Corps composed of twenty-three members, the spokesman said, loft Nanking last December 31, and arrived in Suiyuan last January 9, Their mission was to relieve the War refugees, "comfort" the wounded soldiers, "and transmit intelligence from the front to the rear and vice During a stay of about three weeks in Suiyuan, they visited Kweisul, Pai-Ungniiao, Wuchuen, Pingtichuon and other points in the war area on the Suiyuan-Charhar border. Wherever they went, they brought large quantities of "comfort" materials for the wounded soldiers and war vielims—Conteal News, Macumeny is being bought for the recently organized China Veget= able Olt Refinery to be operated in Wuhu, according to the "Ain Pao." The government of Anhwei ix backing the project.
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