THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1925.
CHINA'S TASK.
BRITAIN'S SYMPATHY
Helping
AND GOODWILL.
EARL BALFOUR'S VIEWS.
the
Chinese To Help Themselves.
That China must work out her own salvation was one of the points made by Earl Balfour in stating the.. Home Government's policy in the House of Lords yesterday.
CALUMNY CAMPAIGN.
(Reuter's Service.)
London, August 5. in the House of Lords, Lord Gosford, asking the Government for a statement with regard to the situation in China, emphasis
dhat every party and class in Brinin would welcome the development of a strong, prus perous and nited China. He paid a tribute to the devation of the smali British communities in
Mr. Johnston asked how the Foreign Secretary possessed such erroneous information during the recent debate on China.
:: THE CHINA MAIL.
CORRESPONDENCE. DISLOYAL STUDENTS. giving the students was a matter
PUBLIC MEETING.
(To the Editor of the China Mail).
Sir, I have received the follow-
P. H. HOLYDAR.
GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING FUTURE POLICY.
EDUCATION BOARD'S VIEWS.
STRONG MEASURES CONSIDERED NECESSARY.
which, he considered, should be
one into thoroughly.
STRONG RULE.
With regard to the Govern ment's policy 10 returning strikers, they must make a strong rule with regard to all the schools, He agreed that the punishment must be sovore and that stringent rules. must be brought into force, and suggested that the matter should be left to the Government and the various heads of the schools to devise the best means in this respect.
The statement was made by the Inspector of Schools in the course of a discussion yesterday that the question of policy with regard to the return to schools in
A plea for sympathetic con- the Colony of striking students sideration of the studenty case was already before the Govern- ment and the Board would be in-Man-kai who bought that the was put forward, by Dr. Wan formed of its decision.
Mr. E. Ralphs presided in the great majority had been misguid- absence of the Director of Educa-ed and misled under the guise of. patriotism. No amount of tulk- tion. Mr. G. N. Orme.
to influence them and almost it ing and reasoning had been able seemed as if they had acted whilst under the disease of insanity which became infecţious.
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ing letter from Sir James Jamieson, you will be good enough to publish K.C.M.G., which I shall be glad if in your next issue in order that it may be read by the very large num ber that attended the Public Meet- Child Labour Commission had noting at the City Hall, and whom I yet been voluntarily adopted by not otherwise.reach than by the any of the mills in the Inter-contesy of your paperYours si-at the Education Board meeting national Settlement of Shanghai cerely, pending enforcement hy bye-law, but the Cotton M Owners Hongkong, August 5. Association, including all the Sir James Jamieson's letter British mills. had approved the reads main provisions,
My dear Holyoak, Your kind letter of July 28, transmitting copy of a resolution, proposert and carried at a meeting held in the Theatre Royal, expressing in
The tone of the meeting was Battering terms, confidence in my that, having "miserably failed in handling of the local situation, the simple act of duty and has just been received.
loyalty to their schools and "I need enreoly say that such colleges," strict measures should expression of confidence is to me be taken to bring home to them the Government had spent a lot. It could not be gainsaid that extremely gratifying and on their disloyalty and to prevent of money on education and the couraging, and I would beg you any possible
future political students ought to feel grateful, to convey to all concerned, and demonstrations.
He did think., however, that also to accept for yourself us The steps advocated by Mr. B. although they had been
misled Chairman, my grateful acknow-Wylie, on whose resolution the and intimidated. that, they were ledgment, and high appreciation matter was brought up for dis- grateful. If they went to ex- of the honour that has thus been cussion, were that all the ring-tremes it might be disastrous for leaders should be expelled and both parties. He urged, in eon- "Perhaps I may be permitted that steps should be taken inclusion, that the Government
ned that under existing order that all expelled students should be liberal-minded. arrangements the vital interests should be refused admittance to Dr. Wan's remark as to grati- of Canton and Hongkong do not other Government schools, grant-tude was at this point commented. suffer to the extent which is in-aid schools, private schools on by the Chairman, Mr. E. generally assumed. However, this is a centroversial point which I do not wish to mise.
"With renewed thanks.I am, my deur Tolyouk. Yours very sincerely.
Sig.) J. W. JAMIESON."**
Boycott Canard,
Mr. McNeill thought this arose from confusion in the accounts China. Every Englishman in received here between the attitude England or China deeply, deplored of the mill owners and their action
the in roluntarily adopting the rule. the suffering caused to Chines He appealed for the prompt fulfilment of the Washing-
In the House of Commons, re ton Conference obligations na plying to Sir W. Foot Mitchell, proof of good faith and goodwill. Mr. Ronald McNeill said he had He held the opinion that "the
ne information that the Chinese Chinese would find means Chamber of Commerce at Shang- appoint a Chinese delegation re-hai had pledged itself to continue presenting the whole country and the anti-British boyevit for a year.
if their obligations,
Lord Gosford concluded by urg- ing the appointment of a British statesman of world reputation al a special commissioner to Chinu.
Earl Kulfour, in reply, dwelt on hina's lack of real centrali government and the internal troubles which, he emphasised, were not due to any foreign action. The Chinese had been masters of
Government:
done to expedite the judicial com- Everything possible was being mission's enquiry into the Shang- hai disturbances,
Treaty Praise.
(Reuter's American Service.)
Washington, August 3. The nine power treaty relating their own house. No substantial to China was formally ratified by portion of the responsibility for the China's present unhappy position powers and the United States representatives. of eight fell to foreign countries and cer-Chinese Minister made a state- ainly did not fall to any Britishment extolling the treaties as triumpha of American diplomacy, Earl Balfour expressed thethe adoption of a Monroe doctrine opinion that there was no clear in the Orient and the ensuring or policy for Britain or any country a new era for China. having relations with China which could directly go to the root of the evil. China alone could bring about that change in her political situation which, would give pro- mise of happier relations between China and the rest of the world. All we could do was to do our best to milligute the situation,
Earl Balfour expressed indigna- tion, at the flood of absolutely un- founded enlumny poured out upon Britain with regard to the indus-, trial conditions of China, perhaps from ignorance or prejudice, but he feared also from deeper pro- Jeets intended not to help the
GOLD STANDARD.
HOUSE OF COMMONS ATTACK.
HANCELLOR'S DEFENCE.
(Router's Service.)
the
London, Aug. 5. After a vigorous defence of the Gold Standard by Mr. Winston Churchill, Chancellor of Exchequer, the House of Com ons passed the reading of the Appropriation Bill.
done me.
"CHEERS."
FRENCH WAR DEET QUESTION.
(Reuter's Service.)
London, Aug. 5. In the House of Commons, answering questions, the Hon. A. E. Guinness said that the official negotiations with regard to the French war debt had begun
on July 27.
The French experts returned to
due course.
"His
Paris to consult their Govern- ment. Mr. Guiness presumed! that negotiations would
be re- sumed in Majesty's Government feel con- when this question should be vinced that the time will come brought to Я conclusion." (Cheer.)
FREE RHUR.
CONFERENCE OF AMBAS-
SADORS' REQUEST
(Reuter's Service.)
and, for examination purposes, to Ralphs, who pointed out that day: our University; that the general after day before they left it was body of strikers be, not admitted indicated clearly to the students for a definite period, say, until that they were contemplating a the commencement of next school false step which might have seri- year; that all scholarships in the cus consequences. It could hard- possession of strikers be can-ly be said that they had taken n celled; that the Government will very happy way of showing their direct that future indulgence by gratitude. students in political demonstra- tions shall be followed by instant dismissal.
There were some people who would deprecate any step other than the demanding from the students in question an explana- tion of their absence from their studies and the dropping of the a good talking to. It must not be matter after they had been given forgotten, however, that the Gov- ernment, if it was to continue the down as part of its education that part of educator must clearly lay politics were not the concern of students but of their parents.
Mr. Wylie also spoke of the need for care being taken in the
private schools might not har avent of measures such as in- dicated by him being taken that bour expelled students.
UNITY NEEDED.
The Chairman also stated that the whole question was before the Government and when a decision was reached it would be passed on. to the Board.
The Rev. Dr. Pearce hoped that the Government would endeavour to emphasise the necessity of loyalty on the part of all students. try and create a better atmos- to their achcols. They ought to phere as a safeguard when crisis of this kind arose. cated into the students, ideal of loyalty could be incul thought it might be factor which would help to get rid of the trouble in the future.
If such an
he
The resolution requesting a
then put to the meeting and atatement of policy from Government on the question was the
carried unanimously.
'The
Chinese but to injure the British. Earl Balfour emphasised that the Government desired a judicinl
Sir W. Lees Smith attacked the
Mr. Wylie's resolution, calling public enquiry into the Shanghai
for an indication of the Govern-
Dexos, August 5.-As a result of trouble as soon as possible which return to the Gold Standard as
ment's policy, was seconded by a motor-car crushing into the would command the confidence, premature and blamed it for in-
Mr. E. F. Aucott. Prior to this parupet of a bridge, Dr. Rudemaker, not merely of other countries, but creasing unemployment. He
so-called "strike," he said, it was Editor of The Hague newspapers of China herself. He hoped the decrease the internal to corres
complained, that it would not
unthinkable that in a Britishinderland, has suffered a free-. confidence arising from the treaty pond with the increase in ex
Colony, where the Government at tured skuld other injuries. His of Washington would meet soon, Lernal prices." Everybody knows
a cost which is admittedly very condition is almost hopeless. Mrs. and emphasised that the delay in that the Australian Government
low, has continuously provided Helen Cosperus, also of this respect was not due to Bri- was told to raise money in New
generous educational facilities Hague, had one of her legs broken tain, which ratified' the treaty York and not here." Mr. Chur-
for the benefit of all classes and and her son and the driver of the car immediately after the conference. chill said that no responsible
Paris, Aug. 5.
in which the Chinese students are suffering from concussion of the He also emphasised the diffi- culty caused by the chaos in Chinary challenged the principle of dors has passed a resolution re- of the latter, led by their seniors,
The Conference of Ambasan-have so largely shared, numbers brain.-Ienter. the Gold Standard.. "If we had questing but hoped nevertheless that the not taken this action, the rest of Commission to instruct the man simple act of duty and loyalty to as concluded at Tiflis of the mem-
inter-allied Military
should so miserably fail in the Moscow, August 5. The trial conference would be fruitful of the Empire would have taken it tary authorities in the occupied their schools and colleges. good results. it was impossible without us and there would have area, to evacuate Duesseldoff, "strike" began in a Government of organising the insurrection of bers of the Georgian' committee of for us to delay carrying out the come the Gold Standard, not of Duisburg and Ruhrort.
Although it is true that the anti-Soviet partics on the charge Washington pbligations with a the pound sterling, but of the view to relieving or modifying old
College, the fact remains that 1924, of terrorism, espionage and treaties in such a mumer as if
dollar."
there were "strikes" in prac-other capital crimes. The four properly used they would be of
tically all the schools of the principal accused were serienced Infinite bencfit, to China and he
Colony. There is, I fear, a ten-to death but the sentence was com hoped no small benefit to China's)
dency amongst the Headmasters muted to ten yenes' imprisonment. friends and allies.
Several others received of some of the non-Government schools to lay all the blame on the Beutences.-Reuter. Government Institutions, even to passed the third reading of the their own schools. I trust, there- The House of Commons has have no strike ringleaders in the point of pretending that they Dangerous Drugs Bill. The Bill fore, that when it comes to the has already passed the House of point of meting out reasonable
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Remarkable Facts. tors" to be considered as conse- Among "solid remarkable fac- quences of the Gold Standard, Mr. Earl Balfour emphasised British issues for domestic purposes, for Churchill, mentioned the capital sympathy and goodwill towards the first half of 1925 exceeded China We would do everything more than double similar issues we reasonably could to help the for the first half of 1924. Sterling Chinese to help themselves, but had recovered the parity of the China must work out her own gold dollar, and had established Lords. salvation and effectively obtain a the equilibrium of the Australian vigorous *central government, and South African currencies. which would secure the ordinary requisites of civilisation, before had increased from eight to nine The Bank of England's gold | anything that the treaty Powers millions. could do would really produce a
The general money great or permanent effect..
Shanghai Child Labour,
London, August 5:
In the House of Commons, ra- plying to Mr. Johnston, Mr. Ronald McNeill pointed out that the regulations proposed by the
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(Reuter's Servico.} The general tendency of foreign countries towards stabilisation had increased, as for instance
St. Helena, August 5. the Prince of Wales has India, which could now consider sailed on H.M.S. Repulse. the sterling rate whereat to stabilise the ruper,
He added
that coal subsidy was very objec tionable but greatly preferable to veiled subsidy on exports.
APPOINTMENT.
(Reuter's Service.)
LOCAL BASEBALL.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON'S
MATCH,
retribution to the strike leaders, the masters of all schools will co-operate heartily with the Government and will make no attempt to shelter behind the that their particular schools have no agitatora on the roll. The fact is that a strike cannot be engineered in any school without leaders.
excuse
In conclusion, Mr. Aucott spoke of the need either for a reduction in the number of private schools or the provision of means where by they should be more closely supervised.
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Also speaking in support of BARGAIN! BARGAIN!'!“ SIX" the resolution, Dr. S. W. Tso said Monthe Prisoner of the Szechwan
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