mat.
MONDAY
NORTH'S
WS:
MR. LAMPSON MEETS, CHANG
THE MINISTER'S HINT.
Mr Lampson is als loted as asecrting to the Masid that he scarcely believes itsible to adify the South and North.
Marshal Chang, in reply, said that it is impossible permit Chung
China to be divided, Mei."
INACCURATE.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S SPEECH.
BIRKENHEAD'S REFLY.
Northampton, Dec. 6.
THE CHINA MAIL.
AT THE QUEEN'S.
CONFESSIONS OF A QUEEN" TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW.
This picture tails the story of a Princess who becomes a Queen, and of her life as ruler of a mostly built around mammoth country in contral Europe, and is sets of pomp and grandeur. For the most part, drawing rooms, court rooms and boudoirs are shown, and the one. exception is ing the lake with the royal boat. the exterior of the palace, show- upon which the beautiful princess comes to meet her king and marry him.
"Confessions of a Queen" was
Lord Birkenhead said that he could not see what was Mr. Lloyd George's purpose. Mr. Lloyd Mr. Lloyd George's Speech. Georga seldom did anything with You will therefore appreciate out having thought the situation (continued Lord Birkenhead) the out and without amazement with which I read the motives. I have been trying to consequent speech made by Mr. Lloyd George imagine what that motive can be on Saturday in which he criticis (he continued). It cannot be the ed our Chinese policy. I am capture of the more extreme frankly shocked that an ex-Prime members of the Liberal Party, Minister who held with so much because they are daily leaving adapted to the screen by Victor brilliance and courage the posi-him; and equally it cannot have Sesatrom and Agnes Christine tion of great responsibility in the sprung from a desire to capture.Johnston from. "Kings in Exile,' war should condescend now to the responsible elements in the the famous Alphonse Daudet make a speech wholly irresponsi Liberal party, because even the story. ble, wholly inaccurate, wholly facile optimism of Mr. Lloyd
Alice Terry, Lewis Stons, John mischievous to the fundamental George must realise that is a Bowers, Helena d'Algy and Interests of which he, with every hopeless task. I am left, there-Joseph Dowling appear in the other statesman in this country, fore, groping in the dark and cast. ought to be the responsible guard frankly admitting that I cannot lan
And any explanation of what I consider must be one of the most dangerous eccentricities. modern rhetoric. "Manchester Guardian.
He has said that the elemente behind this movement in South ern China are not Bolshevist in their origin. That is profoundly untrue.
(Cheers,)
in
Concerning this picture a local official who has had a pre-view of the film says: "I find this flim altogether delightful. It is of an Anthony Hope type very much of the flavour of "Rupert of Hentzau" The "plot is well con- structed, it is clean though not| mawkish and the ending is every- thing that it should be, nor can it be guessed from the start, as the denouement, SUCCESSFUL STATION HOTEL times one expected something of
though. the sort, was on the whole a'sur- prise. It was most excellently acted""
NEW YEAR DANCE.
PARTY.
at
Will anyone say that that is grave enough to our representa wrong? Will anyone any, on the tives in China, carrying on their contrary, in matters which do work amidst so much discourage- vitally affect the Interest of Briment and difficulty, will be render- tial trade and therefore, pro-ed it may be, incomparably more blems of employment and susten difficult, by the belief that a great ance in this country, that any English statesman, once the re- Government would not only be in 'sponsible head of the British Em competent, but utterly unworthy pire, holds the views that have Peking. Dec. 23.
of public confidence if it had been circulated in this surprising The hew British "Minister, Mr. Lord Birkenhead at Northamp-neglected the demand to procure speech. Miles Lampson who arrived inton to-night made a vigorous the observance of plain and indis- Pelting yesterday, confered with reply to Mr. Lloyd George's putable treaty rights? This and Marshal Chang Tso-in at Tien-speech on Saturday, when he this alone has been our policy. tsin, says "Shib Chieh Jh Pao."alleged that there were elements: The Mukden Warlord sent his in the country which wanted to foreign secretary, Mr. Wu Chin, go to war with China.. Lord to welcome the new Minister at Birkenhead began by pointing out the railroad station and extend that hundreds of millions of an invitation to him t
call at
British capital were invested in China, and said that nearly all our Tsai Chịu Huayan
The Marshal ved Mr. particular commitments had been Lampson at two p.m.. warm re-made in reliance upon solemn ception being extended e diplo-treaties, which would make it cer- tain that the, money so invested Mr. Lampson is rejected to would not be exposed to viclent have told Marshal ang that risk such as we had sometimes there is no lack of retriotism experienced in China. in the South..
There is to-day a movement Marshal Chung Yued that taking place, particularly In may be quite true, hu that the Southern China, a source of in- Mukden party will never co-oper-spiration of which, and the ultim- ate with them untilth discard ale purposes of which, are thinly Bolshevism. The ta that if concealed (said Lord Birken- they do not do so, the denites head). I should be doing an in- justice to the ingenious plotters will force the issue.
a Moscow if I gave anyone else credit for what is taking place;
I say with the deep. for through the lips of their lead knowledge of all the official papers. ing apokesmen they have claim- circulated by the Foreign Office ed over and over again as a great that.it is untrue, and I add it is triumph of their world diplomacy almost incredible to me that the that they have infested so great a sources of Information were not part of China, with the anti-open to Mr. Lloyd George which foreign-particularly, as they are would have shown him it was un- North and Sunt
careful to point out, with the anti- true. I will add further that Peking. c 23. British-virus. Now let me ex- unless he had positive sources of 1 According to the Tentsin "Ta plain what the policy of the Gov- information before him which Kung Pao," Mr.. Lupon told ernment is in dealing with this justified his saying what he did, Marshall Chang that had not see most perplexing and difficult pro- he ought never to have said so. General Chang Kai-sh while he blem. It is not our purpose, and In the second place. he makes was in Kiukiang, and it whenever was our purpose, to engage the statement that there are he reached Hankow. elled on in any war with China. I cannot elements in this country who are Mr. Eugene Chen, but other conceive that there is anyone in willing or anxious-I forget the The "Antidotes" Danee Orches- members of the Nationalist Gay.this country, however imperfectly precise word to go to war intru, under the leadership of Mr. R. ernment. At the mention of the developed his intelligence may be, China to-day. Ladies and gentle-Weston, played many favourite name of Mr. Chen, Marshal Chang who is anxious that this countrymen, there are no such elements. selections during the evening and asked whether the diplomat should engage in any other war, There are none to be found in the the dance which followed dinner meant the man whom the British be it great or be it small. Government and there are none to was most enjoyable. Government refused in cognise. (Cheers).
be found in the Conservative as a British subject." Mr. Lamp-
Government's Two Concerns. party in the House of Commons son replied that the situation had
Their concern as a Government for in the country. Who then are considerably changed since then. had been in the first place to pro- these elements? Are we not en- Asked for his views toward the teet the lives of Englishmen and titled to ask an ex-Minister of his Southerners, Mr. Lanssen said English women harmlessly and standing and authority when he that his rerent trip Hankow usefully living in China under the makes a vague charge of this was made for the purpose of ob-assurance given by the former kind who was in his mind? Does servation and that he was study-authority of that country. "Will he make it a charge against the ing his findings and hath not yet anybody say that we are wrong present Government that in any reached any definite conclusions, where our local representatives single respect we have been pro- But so far as he could see, the inform us that they are in danger vocative to the Chinese, that we British Minister continted, con- if we make such naval prepara- have taken one step in excess of ditions in North and South Chinations as are in our power?" asked what was the minimum required were so different that th was a Lord Birkenhead. What would to safeguard the lives of English tendency for China to split into England say of any Government men and English women?
that neglected to take that pre- him tell us who are the people caution if disaster happened? who want to make war. Lessons of History This has been the first principal Reason's for the Speech. Marshal Chang said that while task to which we have committed In the meantime, I note that it was true that history showed ourselves. It is in order to safe- such a speech will inevitably, be The popularity" of Isako's Circus that China had been torn by in-guard our citizens as far as we used to the great embarrassment
in Kowloon is greater than ever, ternal dissensions many times in can that the vessels of the navy of the Government in a task thanks to the change of programmes & Mortgage Co., Ltd., meeting at St. January 4-China Provident Loan the past, it was equally true that which have been sent to those which was grave enough already and the outstanding merit of the George's Bldg., Chater Road, 2.30 she managed to pull together and perts are discharging, and will and which needed no complica- performers. become a united country after continue to discharge, that duty. [tion." I make without hesitation The holiday matinees were splen- years of strife and civil war, He
January 7-Extraordinary meet In the second place the policy the prediction that the speech of didly patronised, the juvenilesing of the Royal Hong Kong Golf did not believe his country would of the Government has been, as Mr. Lloyd George will be printed greatly enjoying themselves and Club in Messrs. Jardine's board be" divided into two Slares. He far as we can by pacific and per- and circulated in language that taking full advantage of the rides room, 5.35 p.. further declared that, there had suasive methods, to safeguard the will be understood by the Chinese on the horses. never been an instance in Chin great trades and financial inter- to whom it will, in Soviet hands,
January 11-Congregation for As a whole the Cireus. is worth the conferring of degrees at ese 'history in which the Southests which we have in that region. be presented."
the A task already.visiting again and again. succeeded in imposing its rule on,
University of Hong Kong.
two..
the North and uniting the coun-
try.
The British Minister served that foreigners in
were disappointed at the crued tur- moil in China during the past; fifteen years and hoped that China would noon straighten out her difficulties. He hid that it would be mach better for the North and South to have separ- governments, ir view of the that neither side welcomed entry of the troops of the er into its own territory. He turther said that there were many patriots in the South and that even among the Kuomintang there were moderates au radi cals.
Russians in South.
To this observation, Marshal Chang replied: "I am in agree ment with the right elements of. the Kuomintang, notam oppos- ed to patriotic movements, as many of my detractors denare. I maintain that Chinese Tairs should be settled by the Chinese) themselves and should not be dominated by foreigners as is the case in the South. What is more, these foreigners are Russian Bolsheviks. Your governments! in the West have done everything! possible to check the spread of Bolshevism. How can we allow this menace to spread unchecked! in this country. So long as there is one breath" in me. I will fight the red 'evil." "
Marshal Chang also Informed Mr. Lampson that he had already made definite arrangements re- garding the Cabinet and military 'altuation and that he would soon be in the capital Z
Before talding leave of Marshal Chang, Mr. Lampson anid his con- versation with him was informal and that he hoped he would meet dm agam in Peking.
Marshal Chang afterwards sent Cheng Chien and Mr. Yu Kuc to return the call of the Bri envoy at the station
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JANUARY 1927 is
.
GO TO THE PICTURES MONTH IN HONG KONG!
Let
One of the happiest New Year parties held in the Colony was that nt the Station Hotel, Kowloon, on Friday night. The spacious dining room and adjoining verandah were charmingly decorated and a delight- ful dinner was served.
As the stroke of midnight ap- preached. the guests rathered on the Hotel terrace and steps where the observances traditionally sociated with the heralding in of the New Year were enthusiastically carried out.
11
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Hotel, one of the oldest establish- The proprietors of the Station
gratulated on the success of the ments in the Colony, are to be con- evening.
N
AT THE CIRCUS. CROWDED HOUSES STILL THE
RULE.
In order to make the month a success we are putting on an extraordinarily fine series of films everywhere. ⠀
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COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE MAIL."
January
Entertainments;
3-Queen's Theatre; "Confessions of a Queens"
January 3-World Theatre; Charles Chaplin in "The Kid.",
January 8-Star Theatre; "The Fast Set.""
Januar Isako's Circus. at
Kowloon, Chatham Road, 9:15 pm.
January 5--Annual Fancy Dress tish School, Kowloon, 5.30 to 7.30 Danee of the pupils of Central Bri.|
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January 26-Dance on H.Ms. **Tamar."
Sport. January 8-Fourth Boxing Tour- Association, at Theatre Royal, 9.15 nament of the Hong Kong Boxing
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This week's showings include:
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"The Confessions of a Queen
Sparrows with Mary Pickford.
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