FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1926.
THE PEKING FARCE.
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SARCASTIC COMMENT OF CHINA'S 40 CABINETS:
GENERAL WOOD.
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GREATEST US. COLONIAL GOVERNOR.
"The Times" "of June 29: bas PILIPINOS, DON'T SAY SO
the following interesting editorial comments to make on Chang Tao-
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Reason for Friction.
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JAPANESE AND LAWS OF HAWAIL
Washington, July 18,
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THE CHINA MAİL.
MUSSOLINI SPEAKS.
EVERY NATION HAVING, INTERNAL TROUBLES.
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CLASS WAR FINISHED,
nations
LEAGUE COUNCIL.
ATTITUDE OF CHINA AND POLAND.
GERMANY SILENT.
London, July 29. In the House of Commons, Mr. W. Forrest (Liborni, Batley) ask- di Sir Austen Chamberlain what was the definite attitude of Poland and China, respecting their re quest for a permanent. or non- permanent sent on the Council of the League of Nations and whe- ther Germany had expressed fresh views as to a condition of her adhesion on the actual num- ber of permanent seats. "Sir Austen Chamberlain replied that it would be inappropriate to make a statement on the attitude of foreign Governments toward matters still under deliberation. The answer to the lab part of the. question was in the negative.-— Reuter.
T. Tokushige and others to-day Baltimore, Maryland, July 26, Jasked the supreme court to refuse
Rome, July 26, Luder the heading "Will Wood 30 review the decision of the federal
Premier lugnolini when inter- n' then impending entry into
Resign," an editorial in the Balticourts which held unconstitutional viewed today by The Associated Peking to confer with Wü Pei-more Sun To-dag peluts out that
the foreign language laws of Press said: "Tell the people of ur control of the Philippines Farrington and others urged the
luwali Governor Wallner
America that Europe"is traversing With the arrival of the two throughout has been "predleated" on
a period of the most acute erisi... foremost war-lords another phan the assumption that it is temporary court to review the delsion-bat that I have faith she shall overg
"Associated Press," tom tiqvernment disappears from | only. If that assumption is correct
come her difficulties and afterward Peking, where it is reckoned that also as much has been done by
have a period of stabilisation, and -over 10 Cabinets have ruled, or America in the Islands,as can be
The territory of Hawail request-
peace. Make it clear that the crisis nude pretence to rule, since the | done'in the way of government.
ed the supreme court of the Unit-
of which I speak is not interna ed Stares to review the decision of tional foundation the "Republic 14 on years operation of the f
It an internal crisis the ninth eircuit court of appeals attacking the years ago. No exact quetlation | tones law, continues the editorial,
various can well be made, far it has often has resulted in the building of school case.
in the territory's foreign language separately, not their political lives, been impossible to gay whether.tive Philippine government in give, the territory complete superatsioïja,"
The law sought so but their economic and social or- in fret anybuty possessing joy which every mechanical detall fune-vision over the foreign language ernmental attributes has been in tions completely without further schools in the territory, especially interview were: "liberty or death The most striking phrases of the existence. The last provisional American supervision.”
Japanese, which were alleged by was a tine phrase, but co-operation Prime Minister was Admiral “Tu
proponents of the measure to bear. poverty would be more accurate Asi-kuei, but neither he nor "his
The paper dwells
the humpering Ameriennisatien of predecessor. Br. Yen. held office
now:" "even the most ardent de- clifficulties Governor General Lantive born children f aller long enough to forir a Cabinet, to
fenders of the liberal demoerntie The circuit nurt held fomulate policy, or, in fact, to ennard Wood has had with the parents.
movement can not be so blind as exercise the smilest influence in Filipine leaders, and concludes: the law void because the language
not to see its decay:" "Italy alone "Under the pistent political (school work did not supplant the gay direction. With such tran-
among the great nations of Europe Siat figures it is no wonder that general er do is either to act as supplemented him.
arrangement all any governor || regular public school courses, but
is not torn by wastefat and dan The laternational Tariff Confer-
gerous political crises, and ruinbus figure henl or to be continually "The purpose of the appeal. if strikes, while other nations are ence has been unable to reach any
lecisions, that bear, the stamp of structed by the Filipino politicos. is granted," said Attorney General struggling along with their institu-
Ar General Wood is not the typeWilliam B. Lymer in announcing tions abviously unsettled. finality. The negotiations" be-
ween the foreign delegates and man to consent to fill the former the appeal. "Is to have the United
conditions are mending we are pince, Friction Is inevitably States supreme court intimate China
patching is we go. We are murch- have proceeded for six
what.
provisions any. months 1 an atmosphere of un-
ofing unfalteringly toward a glorious really *fireal as has been the General's law
invalid and future." "reality. Chinese Ministers have
the territorial govern He asserted that Italy had re- undertaken to abolish the levies services in the Filipino people; then known as bikin throughout China, unleashed as his record has un- ment can administer those provi-paired "the blunder" of the idea when the writ of the Government Joubtedly been; his usefulness in sions of the act which are declared of class conflict or ourselves and the islands has been ended. To the to be valid. If the supreme court the represented hardly ran out-
perhaps for the world by incor iheat of Peking. Theymbodiment of tite resistant to the what will settle the matter, and production. Class war is drish-
Filipinos he is stamped as the refuses to review the case. then gorating into the state all the forces e.ections.
ኮ male their promises and disa-
personally feel are that the litud.""Associated Presa.", prand. The original chief dele, fruition of their desires."
sating schools are the territorial
ensued.
are
te became a refugee in Shang- The Sun" egatinoes outlining the hall while other members of the personal qualities of Governor Gen-vernment w30 be able to adopt a 'hinese delegation have sought eral Wood, speaking of tim in the programme that will retain for the Shelter in the Legation Quarter.bighest terms, saying: "The fight-terrory full supervision and frontrol of, the schools within pre- ander the protection of the for-ing is in no way the fault
He still remains er mits eign groups whose presence isGoverner Weed. Authorised by the Boxer Protocol the great proconsul, perhaps the
colonial governor 190-an instrument which in inst güter moments the same dele-America has ever produced, "gates elamotted to have abrogatrouble is that the Philppings is
Some of the foreign dele-not, pro-consular ferritory."
vates have grown sick of the whole
Showdown ise Certain,
Chut
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business and have left for home. The paper asks there is any Meanwhile it is satisfactory that fine "in our written pledges that kord Willingdon and his col-the Philippines are already
ges have completed their inruns independent nation which pany into the application of the are
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British share of the Boxer Endem-government?" It maintains that
Lunet
No Excuse for Inaction.
confronts the United States with regard to the Phlippines will have to be solved."
predicts the
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CHINA'S WAR.
HEAVY FIGHTING AT
FATUNGFU.
Peking. July 14. shansi, in a circalar telegram dated General Yon Hal-aban, Tapan of
RUBBER.
Present
FIRESTONE SAYS PROSPECTS IN LIBERIA FALLING DOWN,
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MORE RESTRICTIONS
PREDICTED...
Akron, Ohio, July 24. Harvey Firestone predicted
that new British restrictions on effect on August 1. with a modi- rubber exports would go into
PROHIBITION.
EIGHT STATES TO TAKE REFERENDUM.
IS IT UNWISE &
Washington, DC. July 23.
A survey made to-day by pro- enforcement officials hibition shows that eight states have com- pleted all the legal requirements for taking a referendum on pro- hibition, the vote to be taken coin- cident with the fall congressional
These States are New York, Wisconsine-Missouri.-Colorado.. 'California, Montana, Hlinoia, and Nevada. The referendum is con- sidered as of the highest import- nce, as it is the first time that an official vote has been taken as to the public opinion on prohibition, since adoption of the prohibition amendment in 1919.
The vote
will cover a wide section, of the country, taking in every large group of voters, Eastern, Western and Central, and, will include areas which have hitherto been con- sidered rigidly prohibition, as well
the arge aities of "New York. the general opinion has been that hicago and San Francisco, where
because of the general: belief
pia unwise.
All the States mentioned show- ed a desire for modification of the prohibition amendment, in the anofficial but extensive newspaper polls taker this spring.-United Press.
training for complete eRuty 12 says According to reportsfication of the Stevenson plan, enforcement is almost impossible
from Tatungfy, the Koominchun which contemplated restrictions aily, and are now also hornéward sooner or later "the dilemma which on the morning of July 10-ngain | when the price reached 25 cents among the people that prohibition
attacked Tatungfu. Their infantry a pound. forced an entry into the city Mr. Firestone says that Britain through the west gate and heavy is planning to hold the price to 42 fighting occurred inside the gate.certs, the present rate, and that Shansi reinforcements co-operated this decision with east American with the regular garrison. The motorists at least P126,000,000. Shansi men
their dsed
hand Loma enmtrol and control of foreignery were eventually driven out. grenades to good effect and the policy could be coupled with
leaving 20 dead. Fuarantee to the Filipinos of autonomy in domestic affairs."
paper, it is safe to say that the Philippine problem Could take a turn toward a permanent solution if retention of military and ous-
United Press."
Governor's Yeto Stirs Papers,' New York, July 24,
"America must obtain "her own adding that the Philippines are rubber supply," he reiterated,
a most fertile field for develop. ment, in fact the only one ander, the American flag.
The plain fact is that there has long been no Central Government 21 hours." in Chirst except in name, that none exists at the present moment, and that not much confidence can Ee felt that even from the joint deliberations of Wu and Chang will ony emerge. The defence of foreign' interests is thus rendered
Later in the Gay, ຍ. much doubly difficult, a Sif Austen
stronger force of the Kuominchun Chamberlain recently pointed out
renewed their attack at the same in the House of Commons, be-
Mr. Firestone intimated that he spot, but did. nct gain entry into was meeting with difficulties in cause the ordinary channels of
the city. When they began to redeveloping his plantations in Li- communication are blocked. The The "New York Work" will tire. the Shanal men sortied and beria, where it was announced fact must be faced; but it is not print to-morrow morning a bitter captured several tens of the enemy. last year that he might spend an adequate excuse for inaction. editorial commenting on the vew The same morning 600 Kuominchun least $100,000,000. - United There are still ways of showing | by Governor General Wood of the Pastacked our post at Hunyuan. Pressi "that the legitimate interests of bill providing Ser a plebiscite in The defenders consisted of one
British and foreign residents can the Philippine Islands on the ques-ying, and will be defended. The plun- tion of whether the people want Desperate fighting occurred the dering of revenue hypothecated independence.
Lenemy guns in the rear supporting. For foreign loans cannot, be allow- The editorial reviews the events their attack, which however was el to continue indefinitely. The of the last session of the Philip repulsed although the enemy came confiscation of the Salt Gabelle | pine legislature, leading up to the at
close quarters, where. has already become an interna.|yets, and its passage this year by grenades were again used to good tional scandal, and is redounding a unanimous vote of the Philip[effect. The enemy casualties were to the discredit of a country that pine senate. Taking it for grant-comparatively very heavy." One of has in the past enjoyed a special [ed that the bill will, pass the house our forces has renched Yihuanling. eputation tap commercia in of representatives "and again be We expect Kuangling to fall at any tegrity.
vetoed by Governor General Wood, moment.
WELL KNOWN LOAFER KILLED.
our
Charge of San Francisco,
Washington, July 24. Colonel Samuel I. Johnson, for- merly of the Philippines, but re- cently assistant prohibition ad- ministrator of Northern Cali-: ornia, will take charge of the prohibition administrative office. in San Francisco because of the Colonel. Ned M. suspension of at
Green, the administrator for Northern California. Acting Secretary of the Treasury-Gar- rard B. Winston, to-day suspend- ed Colonel Green from office fol- lowing the latter's admission that PRESIDENT VON HIDENDURG'She had given parties with liquor
LATEST JOB.
which he had confiscated.—Ä330- ciated Press. CITIZEN RIGHTS.
LATEST DICTATOR,
Berlin, July 26.
A virtual dictatorship has been proclaimed throughout Germany by President von. Hindenberg's proclamation announcing that he will soon put into force Article 43 | of the German constitution.
This article authorised the Pre- sident of the German republie to cake drastic measures, if neces- sary, by calling upon the armed force to re-establish public or- der in caso it is gravely disturbed cr jeopardised.
Nothing has unfortunately the World says: "President availed to prevent altogether the Coolidge would find it a most diffi- Jundulous misappropriation of cult problem in case he should the Salt revenues by various mili- really be in favour of the plebiscite SHOOTING AFFRAY. -tary-governors. The official cofil, as to approve it would mean lion of the revenue is made at that he had deserted Governor Gen- source, and constitutes a task of rab Wood.".. cemplexity, performed over ♫ "Almost as difficult. eontinuer wide area. Collection in the in- The editorial, "would be the presi-
Two well-known loafers who were terior of China must of necessity dent's position in case he rejects attempting to snatch a parcel of @cape active foreign control. But the bill and upholds the veto. This opium from "passenger who. If the President deems it nec that is not the case with the would lay the administration open alighted from a Japanese river boat sary, he is furthermore entitled to Customs revenue, which is collect the charge that it is afraid of at the N.Y.K. Wharf, Shanghai, rescind temporarily six of the most the emphatic majority which the were shot by the owner and one important articles of the German plebiscite, if held, would certainly of them was killed on the spot constitution. These articles pro register for independence."--"Unit- instantly. The other was taken vide for the safeguarding of such ed Press.
to the hospital with two bullet vital citizen-rights, as personal wounds in his body and was said freedom, the freedom of press and to be in a serious condition, The ech, the right of assembing passenger who fired the shots es the invulnerability of private caped and nothing more has been homes, the privacy of letters, and heard of him."
Inviolability of private pro- perty."United Press*.*
ed at the ports. The distinction is important, and there should be no ambiguity about it in the minds of the Chinese authorities. Along the coast of China the for- cign Powers are not dependent upon moral force alone. Their fleets ride at anchor in the Treaty
HOME SERVICE SPORTS. porte; and there can be no real doubt that, should violent hands
On July 16 in the Mixed Court be laid upon the one remaining
London, July 7. the loafer who escaped death was ource of income for the Peking Uxbridge In the inter-Services charged by the police with loitering administration, action by the athletle meeting, the Army regis-to commit a felory, and the case Powers in combination would be tered their fourth"auccessive win. for the prosecution was conducted swiftly taken. The best interests | They secured "27 points, the Air by Detective Sub-Inspector of every trader in the country; Force coming second with 20 McDermott. Chinese or foreign, the security of points, and the Navy third with 12 bondholders, the last vestige of ad- points,"
manistrative stability would be
irretrievably ruined if the collec-
tion of Customs were interfered
Shadows Before.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE MAIL.”
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Entertainments.
July 30-Queen's Theatre;---Iz Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter.
July 30-Star Theatre; Harold Lloyd in "Hot Water."
July 30--World Theatre; Rin Tin Tin in "Tracked in the Snow Country."
July 30-31-Hawaiian entertain- era will porform at Lee Garden, 8 and 9.30. p.m.
August 6-Bard night at Volun- trer Headquarters, 9 p.m.
Sport. August 2-One-Club competition at the Kowloon Golf Club, starting 10 am.
Auctions.
July 30-A Mesars. Lammert'a sales room, a valuable collection of
MERCHANTS' UNIONS Postage Stamps, 5.16 p.m.
AMALGAMATE IN PRENCH
CONCESSION.. quot
Similar in basis to the Amalga- mated Association of Street Unione. in the Foreign Settlement, mer chants in the French Concession of Shanghai have formed the French town Federation of Street Uniona.
when 170 leading merchants voted in favour of the new organisation which will have its headquarters at 68 Rae da Ningpo.
The Court was informed that the accusid was shot on the North Yangtzepoo Road, and admitted that he was there to snatch opium,
The accused sold that he did with; and the Powers are in a the transient figures that compose not know the dead aan who was position absolutely to prevent such it. Each successive Ministry can shot on the wharf but he Wax, interference. In the last resort, be properly invited to take upon himself, a wharf coolle who was A meeting was held on July 14 whatever may be done by local itself the obligations of its prede- employed to carry baggage for pus- efforband the more the better cessor. In case of refusal it sengers. He saw the firing and In questions of general policy the would at least, te perfectly logical was in the way of the assassin, and Central Government, however that the commitments and pro- not being able to get out of the feeble and however fleeting, re-mises of the Powers to China line of fire was shot twice. He anid mains the only medium through should also lapse. The promise that he had been expelled from the which foreign nations can main- to grant tariff autonomy in 1929, Settlement, but had come back in tain formal and diplomatic con- for instance, is not an arrange order to obtain work. tact with China. The Govern. I ment between China and the The accused was sentenced to alx ment, as an institution, is per- Powers that must necessarily months in Jall and was ordered to
be re-expelled,. manent, whatever be the fate of stand if all else fall.
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Officers of the federation were elected at the meeting and speeches were delivered. One speaker, a labour agitator strange to say, spoke urging the greatest co-opera- tion between the two great re- publics, France and China.
Meetings.
August 4-Meeting of creditors of the Oriental Commercial Bank, Ltd., at 26, Des Voeux Road, Central, & p.m.
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