THURSDAY, JANUARY
CHINA'S WOES.
Mischief of Russian Influence.
14
-CONF
AN AMERICAN VIEW.
territor "the "Chris
6, 1927,
MANNERS
LADY ASTOR SCENE IN HOUSE,
"HOLD YOUR TONGUE."> <
Lady Aster's Interruption and re- marks lod to lively passages in the House of Commons during a debate on strike relief.
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MOSCOW'S HAND
THE CHINA MAIL
Virulent Anti-Foreign. Agitation.
A THREAT TO INDIA.
Commenting on the easing of the sitaation at Hankow in mail week. the Daily Telegraph" » (London);
CHEUNG CHAU NOTES
GOVERNORS VISIT TO THE
-SCHOOL'S, FINE SEND-OFF-
[From Our Own Correspondant.J
Cheung Chau, Jan. 4g HE the Governor (Sir Caell
children who waved bannerg
and
Shadow
COMICI.
IN
Entertainmental/
January 6 Queen's Theatre; Mary Pickford in "Sparrows
January 6-World Theatre; Tom Mix In The Everlasting Whisper
January 6-Star Theatre; Cecil de Milla's "Feet of Cley."
January 6sLco's Circulat Kowloom Chatham Road. 9:16 part
January 7Hermes" ball at the Bavoy Hotel, 8.30 pm.
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January 7—At. Lane, Crawford's restaurant, Dockyard Recreation Etub dance, 8.80 p.m.
January 7--Hong Kong Hotel
dances at 450 p.m. and King Edward Hotel hold tea
Neither the Chinese, tor foreign ers rosidant in Chion, will be tho- roughly satisfied with the report Just made public by the interna While Mr. Lansbury was speak-Bays: A temporary rollef of the Clementi) and party visited the tional commission which has beening she interjected observations, tension in this one centre, however, island yesterday for a holiday out gestion of extra and Mr. Lansbury exclaimed: "Take can have no real significance as re-ing. On leaving, they were given country, says it. from me, you will be much more. gards the virulent agitation against a fine send-off by the local school Ace Monitor." respected if you can learn to hold foreigners now in progress through-
out the country, and it certainly burned firecrackers. The Chinesed rejout it, even your tongue."
implies no change whatever in the though the, own commissioners.
Mr. Hope, the chairman of com-fundamental purposes of the Kuo- signed it, because, it refuses, tifmittees, observed that it was is mintang, the political organisation.
Holiday Festivities. immediate cancellation of the eny business to keep order, and Jr. of which the Cantonese Army is the more quietly here than last year, The Christmas season was spent tulations. Resident foreigners Lansbury replied: "Thon, through military counterpart. be dianatiaded because it give you, will invite the noble lady pudiating of
The re-when there were many. children on the Treaties, the the island, who were provided with promise of the early abandonment
kindly to told her tongue."
abolishing of the Concessions, the a heavily-laden Christmas tree and the privilege of extraterritoriality,
After Miss Ellen Wilkinson had expelling of all foreigners from ad-other delights, the gifta being and further suggests that foreign
ministrative posts, the making of distributed by Father Christmas in life in China impossible for all for full regalia. This time the young eigners-thage are the aims of the folk were in the minority
(in a party which how dominates one half double sense). The families living / [of China, and counts, condently on the East end ridge clubbed, to--
January 8--Fourth Boxing Tour- upon, bringing the whole of that gether and met for their Christmasnament of the Hong Kong Boxing vast territory under its sway, after meal and entertainment at house Association, at Theatre Royal, 9.15
nationals be required to buy Chinese apeken, Lady Astor made a speech,
interual taxes, which seems a mat-)
ler of abstract Justlee.
Whatever the fate of the commis- sion's report, with its recommenda. tions, there can be no question as to the gravity of the situation in China. The warring tuchuns have practically divided into two fac-E
by tions-one apparently backed Russian money and influence, the other by the Japanese. But a are bitterly opposed to the pr vileges enjoyed by Europeans in the treaty ports, and to the divela) European "spheres of influence": into which their,country is divided. There is always a possibility that if the Chinese cense fighting among themselves, either by the victory of one party, or through very weari ness, they may turn to an attack upon the foreigners in the treaty ports. This is a perk that cannot, be overlooked in any consideration of affairs in that equntry,
Like the Turka.
LADY "ASTOR.
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January 12Cathedral 'Male: Voice Choir gives concert in St. John's Cathedral Hall, in aid of Repair Fund of St. Peter's Churchi gp.m.
January 26-Dance on H.M.S; Tamar."
the final triul of strength with the No." 17. A very enjoyable after- p.m. Northern" militarists for which pre-noon was spent, in spite of the chilly paration is now being made. And weather.. Visitors from Canton
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Sport.
Auction. January 10-Miscellaneous gooda.
the worst feature of the black and elsewhere wore in evidence.will be Auctioned by Messrs. prospect that in thus called up is Some had not been on the island Lammert Bros, at No. 18 Godown, pracisely that of which Mr. Lloyd before. George, in his extraordinary utter-
New Arrivals
proved
ance at Bradford, has chosen to other guests arrived for the Now make Hght: This is the part played Year week-end, which by Moscow in the Chinese political brighter and warmer. tragedy. Mr. Lloyd George brushes);
Kowloon, at 19.30 a.m.
- Meetings.
January 7--Extraordinary meet- ing of the Royal Hong Kong. Golf Club lu Messra, Jardins's board room. 5.15 p.m.
January 10-Extraordinary gen- oral meeting of Peak Tramways Co., Ltd. at Hong Kong Hotel, 11
The Rex, and Mrs, F. Wilkinson, it aside as unimportant, for no (who have frequently stayed on the reason that we can conceive, unless island, have arrived in Hong Kong it be that anything done by Moscow from New Zealand "accompanied by is regarded with sympathy by the two new nurses, the Misses Robert-a.m. Labour party in this country, and son, and Goodson, being members of that Mr. Lloyd George is interested the New Zealand Mission...*
in which she said that Miss Wilkin-in establishing as many points of son was one of those who shouted
We don't want peace."
.
Social and General
pro-
sympathetic contact as possible bo- tween that party and his own. The
The concrete verandah roof at Miss WRkinson I must ask the question is not whether the Chinese No. 8 has been set. Work bas also It is not probable that the average noble lady to repent what I said, and national movement is a Bolshevik been started at No. 7 an a small Chinese, of the 410,000,000 resident not put words in my mouth which movement, but whether Moscow annexe. in that country. knows what extra had not the remotest intention of stimulates it, supplies it with
Mrs. Clift has made some Serritoriality means. But his leaders using. She is completely misrepre- pecuniary and military support, has gress towards recovery; it is prob have made a bulk large before hissenting me..
a powerful voice in its councils, and able that Dr. Clift will shorter his eyes as an incident of spoliation and
ppression by foreigners. He is When Mr. Buchanan, declared that in addition to all this carries on a stay in Nanning, and may be ex. perhaps in the position of the aver-People in Glasgow were starving for vigorous propaganda among the pected here in the near future. age Turk when the capitulations Wunt of adequate poor law relief, ignorant Chinese masses which is Though the missionary commun- were abolished by his Government Lady Astor interjected a request for out of the control of the Southernity is now very small (Mr. and Mrs. early in the war. Constantinople names and addresses, and added, leaders. It seems to us undeniable Lowe and family have left for Kwei- decorated in honour of the great You have no right to make that us-by any sane and informed mind in, and the Rev. Benson followed, event. Fireworks
sertion in the House unless you can that the Russian Government has to join their party at Wuchow parades were everywhere. An Eng- prove it,"
dione and is doing all these things, meetings in connection with the Mr. Buchanan, turning "to a Con- and that but for its eager inter-Week of Prayer have been ar- ishman, Mr. H. G. Dwight,',long) resident in Pura, thought to inquire servative who cheered Lady Astor, vention. the course of affairs in ranged. what was up. "Our troops have said, "You are a colonel in the China under the new national in- entered Moratorium," responded Army, but you are not my colonel." spiration would have been a wide-
Lady Astor: You never were in one ecstatic group. "Praise be to Allah erled others more devout the Army. "We've captured Pitticalations!",
and:
street
Probably the average Chinese is not better informed. But he has at general idea that he is being op: pressed, robbed, put upon by the foreigners who live in their spaci ous bunds, and in the pleasantest
In America.
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Mr. Neil McLean (to
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ly indifferent one. Even Mr. Lloyd George, in waving away the sugges-
January 20-Extraordinary gen eral meeting of China Provident Loan & Mortgage Co., Ltd., at St. George's Bldg. Chater Rd. 2.50
m
January 31-Annual meeting of soat-holders and subscribers, at St. John's Cathedral Hall,, 6.15 p.m.
Miscellaneous.
January Mr. John Russo}},
FT.S. will speak on "The New Out- look," at the Hong Kong Lodge the Thocsophical Society, Duddell
St., 6 p.m..
January 6-Chinese Catholic) Community of Hong Kong celebrate function of Silver Jubilee of three Chinese Priests, at Roman Catholic Cathedral Compound, above Caine. Rd., 7.90 p.m..
January Universal week of Prayer observed at Helena May Institute, 10 a.m.
January 11-Congregation for the conferring of degrees at the University of Hong Kong.
January 8-Annual presentation
CIRCUS TICKET.
Charged with attempting to pur- chase a circus ticket with a forged 610 bank note, a Chinese, brought before Mr. T. W. Ainsworth at he Kowloon Magistracy yesterd sy afternoon, pleaded that he did not know that it was a forgery.
Mr. Leo d'Almada defended. ...In applying for a remand in order that he might call witnesses, Mr. d'Almada said that his client was a partner in the firm which had erect ed the circus matshed. The note fendant in payment of a debt.
His Worship crdered a remand until this afternoon.
A tragie, sequel to an unhoed Mr. Westwood: He was not born on that Russian influence has had ing saunter across the Shanghai any effect upon the Chinese situa-Band in front of the new Bank Ladytion, makes the unguarded remark of Taiwan bullding, occurred on
night about 6.15 of prizes of Kowloon Dock Recrea- Astor): Neither did your husband that Russia "will make herself a Thursday
nuisance in order to show what a 'clock, when one of Shanghai'stion Club, 3 b.m.
January Mr. Buchanan: It is the habit of danger it is to exclude her from the itinerant beggara accompanied
10-Central British comity of nations"--a comity," by by two small children with a
School reopens after the holidaye. the noble lady to interrupt.
Lady Astor Answer the question. the way, with which Moscow tru-beggar's bowl, paid no attention places of the land. And there are
Mr. Buchanan: I will answer it culently declines to have anything to the Klaxon of a motor car. just enough Chinese, educated in
The car, driven by a Chinese Western lands, and familiar with you will shut your mouth and to do.
Bolshevik Conspiracy. chauffeur, was travelling north the successful assertions of Indesten. You might, at least, try to pendence in the Near East, to stir have some manners and sense. You There comes now from Peking along the Bund and according to the report of a development of the observers was upon the beggar, up this sense of things and make can't stand the truth.
civil warfare which is significant who was apparently paying no the menace to foreigners very greet.,
in this connection. Fen Yu-hslang, attention to it, before any one Could they but reconcile their own
of whose movements in the north-quite knew what had happened, warring bandits, could they but]
An amusing story is told of west nothing has lately been heard, He was stretched upon the pave establish an orderly state of society. Mrs. James Greig, wife of Mr. is said to have invaded the Sinking ment badly injured with the walls there might be reason for and safety Greig, a well-known missionary province, the possession of which, of the small children in the back- in the surrender of the privileges of Kirin, in an Australian news- since it marches with Russian ter- round. The children, who were which nationals of Western nations paper, the "Otago Daily Times." ritory, would greatly facilitate that uninjured, were placed in the have exacted is the price of living The story is told by a Dunedinite feeding of his army with Russian Municipal ambulance with the and doing business in China. Until who was returning to Melbourne munitions and supplies upon which injured man a few minutes later that status is attained, it is hard's from the East, and met Mr. and it has long been dependent. But and the dense crowd of passers-in question was received by the de- to be expected that the report of Mrs. Greig on the str. "Manuka." the contiguity of Sinklang to the by which had collected rapidly at this commission will have more As the "Manuka" was steaming Indian frontier gives it an addi- that hour of the evening dis- than an academic value.
across the Tasman Sea the lady tional importance from the point of peraed. The Strong Man
asked where they were now, and view of the Bolshevik conspiracy The United States, and Europe the Dunedinite told her, and against British power in the East, ns well, have reasons, other than added that according to a captain and would add much to the possi solicitude for their nationals resi- who had sailed the wintry main bilities of that fomentation of poli- dent in China, for interest in the for many a long day, the Tasman tical trouble and outrage in India cutcome of the civil war. Primar Sea was "as fickle as a woman" which has never ceased since Com- fly that war sprung from the de-o one knew what kind of munist control was established sire of rival war lords to control weather or what sea would be throughout the Russian territories. and to plunder certain provinces experienced. The comparison ap-Feng is himself a strong adherent to of China. But it has developed to peared to hurt the lady, but she the doctrines of Bolshevism, and is made no comment. Next day an even more docile Instrument of a point that has obliterated all sign the wind was in another quar-Russian policy than are the Can- of an efficient central government. All China Hes ready for the rule of ter, and the sea was also surging tonese, with whom he is working as from another direction. There
their open ally. Of what use la it conquer it. And so each of the his lady friend. "More fickie MacDonald, who has declared him- you are," said the Dunedinite to for Mr. Lloyd George and for Mr. rivals Kas sought outside assistanc:ness by the Tasman Sea. The self in much the same sense, to in the way of money, arms, trained old captain was right." "And
fiftary leaders..
maintain that the Russian influence what cea," asked the exasperated Russia, always looking East, is
goes for nothing in the present actively supporting one faction with? This question quite on- Donald de even for immediate re- lady, "do you compare a man state of Chinese affairs? Mr. Mac- The hand of Bolshevism appears in plussed the Dunedinite, and he cognition of the Cantonese Govern- the riots which destroy authority in had to admit that he did not ment by our own Government, act the industrial towns, and in the know. What do you think, equipment and leadership of effi-yourself he asked in turn the other Powers- stap which ing, if necessary, Independently of cient armies, in the field. It is the The Dead Sea, emphatically would give the crowning touch of greatest international adventure of answered the lady, as she rose folly and confusion to the diploma modern times-this, shifty and in from her deck chair, picked up tie record of the Treaty Powers in sidious effort of the Soviets toen her rug, and made off down the the past few years. Let these cri- dermine any responsible government companionway to the ladies
the man who is strong enough 的
in China, while supporting with quarters.
arms and money the military chiefs kn
who seek only personal domination.} --- Once such a one is installed-only
tics, if in their view we can do nothing for China and little for our- selves, at least recognise plain facts, and admit that circumstances have
the
the power of Russia can maintain may be. It is to her statesmanship presented the Communist masters him; and he will be Russia's man do and her power that Europe and the of Russia with a vast opportunity long as he holds power United States will look to furnish of mischier of which the fullest Upon such a possibility Japan the frst, and perhaps the final check advantage has been taken and for cannot look with Indifference. No to the asstward march of the Bol- the consequences öf which nation would view except with grave shevist. boar Powers must needs be prepared apprehension the establishment of it is heavy burden to lay upon a Bolshevist authority over such an comparatively small nation, which anormous population as its neares neighbour. It so happens, fore, that Japan stands how as outpost of Western fdeals'and-c! lisation. Oriental as Ber own
of late has suffered cruelly in other väys, but fa performance of the tank, Japan, should have the (sym- pathy moral and material of the rast of the civilised world,
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