The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-20

"WeiI EeHilsmta ~ tAa BlEg-
water club Mr. . Augustus Nldcl
announced ca tns walter was dis
pJnslnE the black coffee and cigars.
"our honorable president Cappy
Kicks ls F1Es but has not f1TEgttCa
ua. I have letter from him which
u wlli proceed % rsad Ana 40 rad.
shanghai china NgN 90. 1s-a
Dear iilErvaftr.tlE
A. per ms promise .u my Aat let.
Ger I take pleasure In Eiyins yuu
some moro ias.l1 Information
cleaned uy ma iu nay travels iu Chic
land where nothing ever happens lX
copt momiug noon and uiEht, and
when the heather Cuinee wearies of
that a little high and i0fty warfare
without tho aid % a net
I have just returned from tho hat.
tlcfleld " Iuho. where ! had an In.
tcrylOw with the commanding col,
ongl who wears a potlicoat and
keeps excellent nluor on hand for
tho entertainment % foreign vlsit0rs
% hls little Old one.catp0wer war
While 40 talked the tide Or battle
mgcd lercCly about us Tor hourt.
We were holed up IN the heart o.
tho town and when u came time Tor
ua 10 motor back The way we had
come the thought came 70 me, VIII
ever see the BlEuwater club aEulng
Evidently tho colonel read my sad
thoughts, Tor he assured me thru
my interpreter that there wasn't tho
slightest danger hitho our return
course lay Tor a mile along a road
swept by rife and thel fire. In
confidence 1 learned from my
Interpreter that a certain American
| philosopher had done the Chinese
mco a great blindness BY selling them
some shlploads q old ammunition AZ
high price. instead Of TINT, the
shells contained Hawduat. and huz
Countless lives have been spared.
tried IA vain % ascertain from
miuo host. the colonel commanding
I the ChekianE forces. how come his
gang % be on the outs with the
gentlemen from KanEsu, but hs
couldn't tell me. 90 went back 10
Shanghai and made inquiry from an
Old resident who informs me that
about two years ago the High Con
stable ~ Shanghai died. leaving an
estate % approximately 1900 600
Shanghai dollars. In view OF ths
fact that the High Constable's salary
was 800 u month. Mex. and that DO
and his people FOR a thousand years
back had been raised on rico and
| fish struiFht. tho fac, that hs had
managed 10 accumulate such a huge
fortune Indicated a degree Of thrift
comparable only 20 that Of Tho ia5a
week chorus girl who. BY hard work
| and nclfncriflcc managed % savs
enough FOR a $40 o0oayeAr apart
mcnt and a Rolls-Royco car.
When the records Of tho probate
court became public certain military
gentlemen In KianHuu province snit
10 themselves, what a pity n that
once should go 70 one OF those Che
kianE lice" ana Immediately they ssI
about 20 devise ways and means toi
saving the graft Tor themselves
They cot up a contention that. eco
graphically and Historically and u
every other way. tho native city O
Shanghai should b. governed from
Marking. which -. I believe. In ~
anEsu province.
Now. Of course the Cinnamon oI
ono province hate The Cinnamon from
Iansthcr province. 30 naturally shang
hat. being IN CneklanE province
I couldn't SEQ It's any clear 70 turr
over is priyilcgW 20 Klnngsu prov
lnec. and said 40, so the war 70 OF
ana the slaughter L. terrible. and NJ
The devils have u-surediy been drlv
en- out Of Shanghai b. the sound o.
the Trims The firo.cracker bill fot
tina, district should DO Nil for year
20 come. After battling furlously al
night last night. tho losses on M
side visited were two water buffalo
killed. n wonk dog wounded and hi
army In a state Of complete cxhaus
ton. In fact. the commanding Off
cor visited told me that the tight
ing had been 70 desperate tina, hi
commanding general had been force
70 seek surccasc from his military
worries next morning by hitting tn
pipe n couple OF times.
4 curious thing about Chinese sol
ldlers ls that they newer fight in day