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...North (i.e. in Peking), Gen eral Feng Yu-hsiang, "Chinese Christion Soldier", relinquished his command "now that his military services are no longer needed." This left, controlling Peking, Marshals Chang Tso-lin and Tuan...
...event, every bit as amusing as it was surprising, was the eviction from the Forbidden City of P'u-yi, * Son of Heaven, Emperor of China. Acting upon the orders of General Feng, "Chinese Christian Soldier," soldiers took possession of the Forbidden City, forced the 18-year-old Emperor to sign a new version of the abdication agreement of 1912, wherein he was promised a life income of $4,000,000 a year, retention of his vast Imperial estates and his titles...
Presidency. With the appearance of General Feng in Peking at the head of a powerful army, President Tsao Kun had no recourse but to resign the Presidency. He accordingly handed over his seals of office to the new Cabinet (see under) which then assumed the functions of the Presidency...
...defection of General Feng (TIME, Nov. 3) left Super-Tuchun Wu in a virtually untenable position. Harrassed from the North by the advancing troops of Super-Tuchun Chang, he conducted a retreat on Peking with the object of ridding the world of "Traitor" Feng. The odds were too heavy. Several times, military observers declared, Chang could have annihilated the Wu army, but he always left a loophole for its retreat by way of the sea. Finally, Wu requested an armistice from General Feng. The war stopped. Peace negotiations proceeded. Chang was reported retiring to Mukden, his capital, but this seemed...
Cabinet. General Feng requested the retiring Premier, Dr. W. W. Yen, to form a new Cabinet, but he refused. General Huang Fu, ex-Minister of Education, was then approached and agreed to head a Provisional Cabinet...