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Disturbances of greater or lesser importance were reported from Szechwan, Canton, Hunan and Manchuria, where considerable friction over the Chinese Eastern Railway between Chang Tso-lin, the Manchurian Tuchun and co-dictator of the Peking Government, and the Bolsheviki was in progress...
...Boston, last summer, one "Lafayette Mulligan," unidentified jokester, posed as Mayor Curley's social secretary, bestowed the keys of the city upon Edward of Wales. Last week, two distinguished Manchurian citizens had an audience with Mayor Curley but came away without city keys. Asked if he had not forgotten something, said Mayor Curley: "No, . . . not with all this competition from Lafayette Mulligan. I guess I'll wait till he dies before I give away another...
...North China. Along a line south of the Manchurian frontier, the armies of Super-Tuchuns Wu and Chang battled for supremacy...
...North. Minor battles took place along the Chihli-Manchurian border; no decisive results were obtained. A great battle was thought to have been started, but was only in its developing stages...
Chang was also active in promoting Japanese friendship. Whether there was any connection or not between the insidious diplomacy of the Manchurian War Lord and 5,000 Japanese in Tokyo was undeterminable. At any rate, a meeting was held in Shibu Park, Tokyo, and was attended by Peers and Representatives. Resolutions demanding the active intervention of Japan in China on the side of Chang were adopted...