The claim of the Chinese Mohammedan Association of Peiping to represent the 5000000 Chinese Mohammedans—a greatly exaggerated figure. by the way—would seem to be a rather bold one. From what I have heard. I doubt whether the Association even represents thy scarcely 50.000 Mohammedans here itself A few million more or less, however, really do not much matter. seeing that the promised help was entirely of a platonic nature. Nor is that to be wondered at in view of the fact that the Mohammedan butchers here are having a pretty thin time these days owing to the high prices of meat. except pig. of course.
Peiping has also been enjoying the presence in its midst of another notorious anti-British agitators the egret gious Mahenra Pratap, who conduct-a virulent campaign against us Guring the last world war. Mr. Pratap. who arrived here from Nanking on May 16, was living for many years In Japan, presumably as a pensioner. or better, as a kind of tame tiger to be let loose. as occasion demands. Mr. Pratap has been giving the youth of this city the vast benefit of the results of his philosophical cogitations. and has been giving a round of lectures to little boys and girls of the Peiping middle schools, Though old age—he must be well over sixty—seems to have mellowed him somewhat. as he was not tait as virulent, as he used to be. it does not seem to have assisted him in any way to clear or logical thinking. For after dilating at great length on the enormous benefits to be derived from e Japanese policy of the "new order the ce-prosperity sphere of greater Fast Asia—he could in common gratitude scarcely have said less—he goes on to describe in detail his grandiose scheme of a world federation. in which all the nations of the whole world are to have one commenvarmy and one common flag. As te was wise enough. however. to omit carefully any description of the colour Or design of said common flag. he doubtless left both his Chinese and Japanese hearers perfectly satisfied and convinced.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.