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...Rises. Marshal Sun* Chuan-feng loomed from his stronghold in central China last week as a super-bandit rapidly on the make and already seriously to be reckoned with as the rival of Chang, Wu and Feng. Two years ago Sun possessed only local influence as Military Governor of Chekiang province. Recently he boldly proclaimed the five provinces now within his grasp to be an independent state. Last week it was discovered that he was plotting against the Peking forces with Super-Tuchun Wu's most trusted henchman, General Chin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Passive, Trampled | 6/14/1926 | See Source »

...Taichow in the Province of Chekiang, a living frog in a glass jar was paraded through the streets. On all sides people kowtowed, prayed to the frog for rain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Frog Ceremony | 8/10/1925 | See Source »

Last October, Tuchun Chi of Kiangsu evicted Tuchun Lu of Chekiang (TIME, Oct. 27) ; but the victory in the North of Super Tuchun Chang Tso-lin over Super Tuchun Wu Pei-fu (TIME, Nov. 10) reversed matters and Tuchun Lu, ousted from the Province of Chekiang, was given the Military Governorship of Kiangsu in place of Chi, ousted. This meant that Shanghai had fallen for the second time and was again in Lu's hands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Lu vs. Chi | 2/9/1925 | See Source »

Tuchun Lu of Chekiang, defender of Shanghai, ally of Chang...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: The War | 10/27/1924 | See Source »

Tuchun Lu, of Chekiang, against Wu, he defends his control of Shanghai...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: The War | 9/29/1924 | See Source »

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