CHINESE AFFAIRS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17342, 31 December 1921, Page 9

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

IffiW GOVERNMENT'S INTENTIONS. flßy Cable—Prew Association—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z, Cable Association.) (Received December 30th, 7.25 p.m.) PEKING, December 29. General Chang Tsao-lin, Military Governor of Manchuria, who took a leading part in forming the Government under Liang Shili-Yi, made a statement to the effect' that, government by Occidental constitutions was a failure. "Therefore we propose to assemble Parliament and frame a new Constitution suited to the temperament of the people. Unity hitherto has been, impossible because officialdom is corrupt and lacks the confidence of the provinces. The native Press is preparing a campaign for the presentation next year of Hsu Shih Ch'ang as President and myaelf as Vice-President." It is reported that there has been an entire change in the tone of the Chinese Press, which is also exhorting the Chinese delegation at Washington to. insist cm the Conference discussing Japan's Twenty-one Demands. AN AMEEIOAN DEMAND. 'o (Received December 80th, 9.15 p.m.) PEKING, December 30. The American Legation has formally protested to the Government against the presence in Peking of General Ching-Yao, former Military Governor of the province, whose troops killed the Rev. Mr Reiinert, an American missionary, in June, 1920. , The Legation points out that its former demands for the punishment of Ching-Yao brought no result, and it is now asking the Government to take action. This is embarrassing to the Government, since Ching-Yao is one of the followers of General Chang-Tsao-lin, and the latter, who helped to form the new Government, Jt> protecting Ching-Yao from arrest.