LIGHT THROWN
ON MILITARY
COUP IN CHINA
SHANGHAI, Aug. 24 (by Associ
ated Press).—After the sudden out
break of warfare along the old north
^^and southern lines of battle in
the province of Hunan, quiescent for
the past two years since the signing
!•, of the armistice, Chinese in official
circles in Shanghai were led to be
lieve from reports received late in
June that the strife which brought
about the fall of no less than 14
cities, including the capital of Hunan,
in the space of 30 days would subside
through the summer months.
What relation if any this warfare
may have to the split in the former
Canton government, to the parleys of
southern leaders with .Peking offi
<^mils or to the intricate controversies
within the Peking government has not
wet been clearly defined. The north
has lost a vast area in Hunan and the
military governor, or tuchun of that
province, Chang Ching-yao, has been
.deposed.
What happened was brought about
as the result of action taken by Gen
eral Wu Pei-fu, the Chihli general
who two years ago forced the north
ern lines down through Hunana and
' then declared the armistice that end
ed the fighting in that area. Wu Pei
fu with his own and with other
northern forces, composed for the
most part of troops of the military
governor of Hunan, held these lines
* until last month. Then without any
announced reason General Wu gath
ered together all of his forces, num
bering in the neighborhood of 25,000
men and withdrew northward.
When the Chihli general did this
General Tan Yen-kai, commander of
the opposing southern forces, immed
iately pressed forward, crossing the
Siangkiang in the Changning dis
trict. General Tan bombarded the
cities of Anjen, Kiyang and Leivang
and occupied them. He then captured
in the same way Paoching, Yuhsien
and Hengyang.
K Overriding the opposition of the
troops of the governor of Hunan,
General Chang Ching-yao, that re
mained, he continued his northward
advance, taking the cities of Yiyang,
Lokuw, Yingfeng, Liling, Siangtan
and Siangsiang. On his continued ad
vance Chang Ching-yao, who had de
luged Pekin with telegraphed ap
peals for aid, fled from his capital at
C’hangoha after which the southern
forces moved forward and occupied
Chuchow and then the capital. It
was reported then, about the middle
of June that the southern advance
would halt at this point. While these
things were happening General Wu
Pei-fu continued to withdraw towards
his home province.
Few important developments jn
connection with the dissolution of
the Canton government have recent
ly come to light. After four of the
seven members of the executive ad
* ministrative council had quit Cair
ton and were followed to Changhai
by some 150 members of the Canton
parliament and were followed to
Shanghai by some 150 members of
the Canton parliament, the remnant
of the government that was left be
hind, took various measures, it is
charged to discredit the officials in
Shanghai. Later it was announced in
Shanghai that an understanding had
been reached by Dr. Wu Ting-Fang,
Dr. Sun Yat Sen and Tang Shao-yi
with the northern plenipotentiary
peace delegate. General Wang Yi
tang. concerning terms of peace be
tween north and south.
USE BOW AND ARROW
TO HUNT MAN-EATERS
r VENTURA, Cal., Aug. 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Hunting sharks with
bow and arrow is the latest sport to
be introduced in Ventura county. Dr.
E. K. Roberts and Harry an De Lin
der reported exciting experiences
after a day at Point Magu. passed in
hunting sharks in this manner. In
many insatnces, they said, the sharks
started out to sea with the arrows
sticking in their bodies and it required
speed on the part of the hunters to
overtake them.
These sharks are not man-eaters,
which are not known so far north.
Meals well cooked and properly
served at the Alaskan Grill. 17-tf
AN OPPORTUNITY
My complete stock of before*the-war
-woolens made into strictly hand-tail
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* PEYSER’S TAILOR SHOP
BURNING DOWN
DATE PALMS TO
DESTROY SCALE
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YUMA, Ariz., Aug. 24 (by Associat
ed Press).—Yuma people have wit
nessed something that reminded them
of burning down the house to get rid
of the mice, though they recognized
it had a scientific reason back of it.
It was the burning of every date
palm at the experimental station.
By the use of an electric torch,
every palm was burned to the stump
in order to get rid of the destructive
scale. According to the agriculturists
at the station, there was no other
way of dealing with the pest effec
tively. Now only bare stumps mark
the place where last year a $7,000
crop of dates was harvested from four
acres of palms.
WAR BUDGET OF
TWO HUNDRED
BILLION FRANCS
PARIS, Aug. 24 (by Associated
Press).—France spent just about 200,
000,000,000 francs on the war and now
owes 233,729,000,000, of which 34,296,
000,000 is foreign, according to official
figures quoted by Senator Doumer in
his report on the 1920 budget. If she
were obliged to pay her exterior debt
at the present rate of exchange it
would amount to 67,000,000,000 francs.
The actual figures of the public debt
are: Interior loans (including 30,000,
000,000 pre-war debt), 121,949,111,150
francs; foreign loans, 34,296,102,000
francs; advanced by Bank of France,
26.020.000. 000 francs; floating debt.
51,464,251,500; total, 233,729,464,650.
Against this total are amounts due
France from allied countries for ad
vances during the war aggregating
3.880.000. 000 francs, leaving the net
i balance against her 230,000,000,000 in
■ round numbers.
j The way expenditures grew during
the war and the ratio in which they
have decreased since 1918 are shown
by the following figures: 1914 (five
months), 6,589,434,249 francs; 1915,
22,804,486,525; 1916, 32,945,145,169;
1917, 41,679,599.629 francs; 1918, 54,
537,105,100 francs; 1919, 49,029,399,951
francs; 1920 (seven months), 25,714,
366,203 francs.
Doumer calculates that on a peace
basis allowing for natural progression,
the expenditures would have averaged
about 5,500,000,000 francs yearly.
i Natives fishing for the Gambier
and Pybus bay canneries went on
strike last week for two cents more
per pound per fish. Recent prices
were 14 cents for king salmon per
pound.
The Daily Times Job Plant is well
equipped for all classes of commercial
printing.
Shower and tub baths at the Club
Barber Shop. Open day and night- 3-tf j
Graham Bread fresn every day at
the City Bakery.
Kodak finishing. Scarborough.
The Alaskan Grill caters to partic
ular people in high class bakery
goods. 20-tf
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Touring Car, start
er type__.— 865
Runabout .. 760
Runabout, starter
type, . 835
Chassis __ 735
Chassis, starter
type, .. 810
Truck Chassis, solid
tires, rear _ 800
Truck Chassis,
pneumatic tires ... 845
These prices for delivery at Cor
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OWEN E. MEALS
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Authorized Agent
SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT
OR SUPERSTITIOUS RELIC?
PARIS, Aug. 24 (by Associated
Press). —The “divining rod” has
figured so often in the location of
water that the French Academy of
Science has appoinetd a commission
to determine whether the “rod” is a
scientific instrument or a relic of
superstition. A trade paper offered
funds for the inquiry and the commis
sion has been organized with a num- •
ber of prominent scientists as mem
bers.
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