* * The situation in China has - taken a new
turn and one can only repeat that -it is- impossible to predict events in- a country where 'strange things happen -so quickly and so- irrelevantly. Three -weeks ago it seemed that the feature' of the civil war was a duel between the armies of Feng Yu-hsiang and Chang Tso-lin for the possession of Peking: Chang had overcome the revolt in his army and seemed to he in a strong position, and Feng, though greatly weakened by his recent fighting, which was much bloodier and more exhausting than is usual.in China, had captured Tientsin. We hoped that, .for want of a better- solution, one of these great rivals would overcome the other and_ -Would impose a peace. Then suddenly it was announced that Feng had _decided to -give up fighting. He has dis- appeared and may have left the country. It has been: suggested that. he has.gone to Russia whence he has drawn a large part , of his material resources. Next it was _ reported that Chang was also-retiring from public -life, in other words from civil war. He is at all events -keeping quiet, in Manchuria. .
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