THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1925.
RUBBER BOOM.
RESTRICTION· · REMOVAL
REQUEST.
MR. AMERY'S REPLY,
(Reuter's Service.)
London, July 22.
In the House of Commons, Sir Ellis Hume-Williams asked for the removal of the restriction of rubber exports.
CABINET CRISIS.
SITUATION REMAINS
CRITICAL
EARL BALFOUR TO HELP.
(Reuter's Service.)
London, July 22.
There have been recently half a dozen special Cabinet meetings and numerous conferences of Ministers endeavouring to com pose the differences over the Admiralty's demand for the con struction of new cruisers.
THE CHINA MAIL.
CHINA NOTES.
COMMANDER KENWORTHY'S
MEMORIES..
"WHEN I WAS A MIDDY."
Chinaman is very susceptible to Falkenheyn, was landed 20 miles bribery and corruption.
down the coast to march overland During the last troubles the and take them in rear. Wosung forts at the entrance to One of the ships ordered to the great, Yangtzekiang were cap- rendezvous was a small British tured by some British gunboats. gunboat with a crew of only a These forts were armed with hundred who had to come from a The present riots and dis- modern guns, and European gun- port in Korea. In case of bad orders in Shanghai and other nery, instructors were in com- weather, the captain started a day cities remind me very much of the mand. To everyone's surprise earlier, and, the weather keeping Boxer troubles of twenty-five the Chinese gunners stuck to the fine, arrived on June 11 instead of midshipman on the China station, they ran out of the back door as years ago, when I was a young forts until the last minute, when the 12th.
BLUEJACKETS IN OCCUPATION. writes Hon. J. M. Kenworthy, R.N.,
Lieut. Commander the the landing parties came ashore. When he stood in to investi- Mr. L. C. M. S. Amery (Colonial
M.P., in a Home paper.
But on entering the forts the gate he observed, to his amaze- Secretary) replied in the nega-
explanation was found. They ment, the Chinese garrisons run-. tive. He pointed out that sudden
The Boxers, who are really awere almost knee deep in copper ning out of the forts like ants interference with the Stevenson It was expected that to-day's 'the government in China, allowed
secret society for the reform of cash!
disturbed on an antheap and leg- scherae would involve injustice to Cabinet meeting would settle the themselves to be diverted into an 20 a penny, and is the small the small
The copper caah runs to about ging it up-country. They thought large numbers of individuals who question or end the rupture be anti-foreign agitation. It will be change of China. This was used advance guard
gunboat WAS the had entered into contracts on the tween Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, remembered that the Legation to bribe the gunners to stand to Armada they had heard was com- of the great assumption of its continuance. (First Lord of the Admiralty), and the foreign colony in Peking their guns, and the whole floor of. ing, and made, themselves scarce. There was no reason to believe and Mr. Winston Churchill, British producers of rubber, who (Chaticellor of the Exchequer) until a combined force under the was a foot or so deep in the were besieged for some weeks the forts round the gun platforms were observing the scheme, were but it was announced after two German General Von Falkenheyn copper currency. dissatisfied with it. He added hours' sitting that no decision had marched to Peking and relieved that if, as he anticipated. condi- been reached. tions would warrant a progressive
¡them. increase of the amount exportable at a minimum duty of 15. 8d. und succeeding quarterly intervals. British sources would soon be exporting to full capacity.
SUVE
STRAITS VIEW.
Commenting on the rubber out- look the Stinite Times" (July 6 This possible, we would, indeed, 20 so bir as to say it is probable, hat within the next live years rub- ber may well at as mooh as 5. per pound, but if we owned an estate and a firm offer were made to us off 28. per pound for our whole crap for the whole period w. would accept it. It has, indeed, somewhat sur prised us that the great consumers in America have not taken aivan fage of this British readiness to do. "sure business:" but possibly if we knew their end of the industry as well as we know the producing, we might discover that the one side is just as honticupped by uncer tainties as the other. Reiluced to graspable proportions we believe the attitude of the average man to Bo just this: The Luton shortage may be wiped out by a single hig shipment, and there is no evidencë. that general shortage exists In all probability the margin between pradnetion and consumption during the past half year has been narrow, but the high prices assure ten per .cent, increases quarterly from the restricted apas, and simultaneously there is a steady iberease in the output, especially the native out- put of the Dutch Indies. The aggreent of these increases may in
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few months carry production above the level of consumption, and
The situation remains critical. It is understood that Earl Balfour has undertaken to assist Mr. Stanley Baldwin (the Premier) in finding h middle course between the two parties in the Cabinet.
A COMPROMISE.
London, later.
This
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the great Allied Fleet appeared, On June 12, according to plan, and the Allied Force arrived by land. But to the disgust of the place was of great Japanese, Germans, Americans, strategic importance, and it was French, Italians, and even the necessary for the Allied Force to British land forces, every fort take the place. Foreign war was found to be in occupation of ordered to rendezvous on Shan- fused to allow anyone to enter... ships of all nationalities were two British bluejackets, who re hai-quon on June 12, while a large force consisting of infantry, of a glorious victory, but the cap- The Allied Force was deprived
personal command of General von promotion. artillery, and cavalry, under the tain of the gunboat got his
some of his men ashore, and put The captain thereupon sent
two bluejackets in each of the A NAVAL OCCASION.
twelve forts, hoisting the British Aag in each one. He had the detachments were then allowed a World, reaches the sea at Shan this.
Most scandalously the foreign of the Seven Wonders of the ing together enough men to do The Great Wall of China, one greatest difficulty in even scrap- free hand to loot one of the rich-hai-quon, where the Chinese Gov- est cities in the East. Some of ernment had erected a dozen forts the soldiers and sailors made of the most modern type armed fortunes by the sale of the jewels with Krupp guts. and rich silks and objects of art they looted. But greater for- tunes were made by certain understands that the Cabinet the value of works of art,
Reuter's Lobby correspondent hangers-on, with a knowledge of differences on the Naval con- purchased from the looters, at who struction programme have been very cheap prices, beautiful jade compromised whereby three and and ivory ornaments, ancient possibly four cruisers will be porcelain, and exquisite gems, begun not earlier than December and three in 1926.
One sailer in my own ship miralty demanded three in 1925 gorgeous string of emeralds, but
The Ad- became possessed of a
really und four in 1926. Mr. Churchill, a cute American dealer told him the Treasury, and the majority of they were the Cabinet were unwilling to him ten
only glass and paid agree beyond two in 1925 and were afterwards sold in San dollars for gems that three in 1926. The Treasury has Francisco to an American million-i agreed to compromise condition- ally that the Admiralty substan-
aire for £23,000. tially reduce expenses, and they notably sug
administrative gest a re-organisation of the dock yards.
that
One of the men-of-war the Boxer rising was a British played a great part in suppressing battleship, the Centurion. Her Chinese very severely, and her landing parties chastised the a speech in the House of Com-name struck terror for years mons on Thursday.
afterwards up and down the coast of China.
Mr. Stanley Baldwin will make
RIFF WAR. SPANISH POSTS HOLDING OUT.
DISQUIETING DESPATCHES.
If the present Centurion, which is a modern battleship, could have been sent out to Eastern waters now, I believe her arrival would do more to quiet the troubles than twelve battalions of soldiers.
CHINESE VENGEANCE. But the Chinese have curious ideas of vengeance.
When A Chinaman has been agrieved by a rich man he commits suicide on his doorstep.
Any
(Reuter's Service.)
Madrid, July 22, Newspapers publish disquieting It wasn't easy for a Chinamian despatches from Fez reporting to commit suicide on the gangway the enemy to be entrenched ladder of the Centurion, but if that happens we may be quite a between Arbastisza and Ainaicha, every time she came into harbour that prices will come down sharply. Preventing provisioning. at Span- at Hongkong and went to her tao give busons for taking posts which are holding out accustomed buoy she found a more hopeful view? We may take despite pressure. this year's supply from Malaya and Turkish colonels, formerly with amount of patrolling around that
A number of dead baby lying on it. Avon at 238.000 tons. The Dutch the German Army, are assisting buoy did not prevent this grue- Indies outout (dry weight) in 1924 Abd el Krim. was 158,000 tons, and we estimate
some act, and the sailors whose that in the present year it will be
job it was to jump down on to the 208300, because the high price is
buoy and make fast the wire obvindly stimulating native pro-}
rope, afterwards used for secur- duction S Evora Malaya. Ceylon
ing the chain of the great battle. and the Dutch Indies we get 446.-.
ship, became more and more 100 tons, to which has to be added:
chary of doing so. instead of going to the buoy, and Eventually she had to anchor arrange for a police boat to clear
EARLIER CABLE.
(Havas Agency.)
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
at of dramatic souvenirs.
Fez, July 22. In a severe battle the French alent 55.000 tons from other column fought its way through sources, including hard para, bring the Riffians who have for some fer our total to 301.000 tons. Add time been besieging the post stocks in the United Kingdom at Aimaatcuf, of which the garrison December 31, 32.000 tons and in has been relieved. the United States 55.000 tons, and we have a "lotal of 588,000 against estimated consumption variously placed between 400 and 520 thou- sul tons. Take it at the mean, $10,000, and the stocks at Decem- ber 31, 1925, should be 78.000 or 9,000 tons less than at the end of 1924 The enelusion we draw j that there should be
no serious scurcity and no seriens Over-pro- duction in the present year. and that the tendency to reduce stocks, by reason of profinction being below consumption, should be just suffi rient to keep the price level fairly high. It may fall from the present 3. bet it ought not to get below, say, 24, 3d or 2s. 6d.. and if this forensi is warranted the year may! be regarded as highly satisfactory to rubber producers.
WAR AGAIN?
SUN CHEAN-FANG DISTRES
EXPANSION,
(Reuter's Service.)
OREGON ORIENTAL LINE.
HUMAN LIFE CHEAP.
the
were driven out to the north, rich man
The Riffians Life is cheap in China, and the leaving a number of dead.
who is condemned to death is sometimes allowed to buy a substitute. A poor coolie takes his place, and his reward is that he has three weeks of living on the fat of the land, and his family bre I cared for afterwards.
The strongest trait in Chinaman's character is his veneration for his parents and ancestors. They are extremely good to the old people; and Chinese sages declare that this is the reason why the race has lasted so long. The tombstones of departed ancestors are looked upon with peculiar veneration, and some of the-railways recently out in a zig-zag course, as no built in China have had to be laid on July 22nd, 1925, Consignees amount of bribery, cajolery, or are hereby requested to present threats would induce the people to their Bills of Lading in exchange allow their ancestors' bones to be for Delivery Orders, and take shifted.
From PORTLAND via JAPAN. PORTS, SHANGHAI and AMOY.
Stonmship
WEST KEATS*
Voyage No. 19/68 Out.. having arrived from above ports,
immediate delivery from alongside But in mundane matters the
steamer.
.
All Cargo not taken delivery of from THE MALARIA DEATH RATE steamer by 7 am. on July 24 b, 1925, will be landed into and stored in the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Statistics are that Mills kills godowns of the China Provident Loan more people every year in the hot damp
countries of the This ant other.
& Mortgage Co., Ltd., at Consignee's disease, an -ppalling fist whin one cus ink and expence, whence delivery siders that as of the deaths was
may be obtained in payment of all preventibe
Peking, July 22. Many reports are current Peking is war is imminent be
tween Sua Champ-fang and the charges.
at meny years ago ulenta, wis Pengtienites, but there is no efficin)
All broken, chafed and emaged still graping in the dark to the cause confirmation.
cargo will be examined by Mestraf maline rus now it is positiva y Other reports state that negotia. Anderson and Ashe. (Marize Survey in the form of scteria, ant thousande
known that shauno lies in the th on July of sufferers i vo found Dr. Williams Pink Pilis, the wapiri conwed blint nd No claim will be admitted atte: nec topic, a to
akabent the goods, have left the steamer ofpecific, wheù qu'nice and every other
remy have
giva pe manent
oral ar the CodowS
tions between them are proceeding 28th, 1925, at 10 am. sutisfactorily,
Tumu Chi-jui has, decided
issue & Childing mudole Instruct-
ing In Yang-xiang to remain at Godowns.
d to
his post, stating that this wiN have must be presented to the Undersign Williams Pk Pile of directly and
All claims against the steamer The Man for this is tha D
an important bearing on the south or befute August 1st, 1925, inmediat ly hond hey purify
enstera sitiution,
Hsiao, Yao-min Is wired to the
government - suggesting that all be effected
It is semi-officially reported that or they will not be perdonized. E. # ịtreng won thu bio, restu ing to it
No Fire Insurance whatever willah ndan fed corpuse as in l
of thon det ilyet by the malaria
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COMPANY
voaras of 117U WOR will do for yun hat
metters immediately connected with the Hunkow hident should be settled locally, through the Foreign "Affaire Commissioner; bu other UNITED propoils such as the revision of treaties should be transferred to Peking.
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