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BRITAIN'S PROBLEM.
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
SECTION
the Invitation of the Chinese dole-
visit to China..
LOCAL SHIPPING.
TO-DAY'S REPORT AND DEPARTURES.
THIS MORNING'S RETURN.
was
shown
The raport at the Harbour. Office, to get over the immense obstacle ofn the time under review ending for cargo imported to the Colony prejudice created by: past hostility ADDRESS IN LONDON BY SIR in our relations with China. The 9 a.m. this morning, shows a
F. WHYTE.
primary interest that originally greater total to yesterday's amount, took us to China, was economie. being well above the average. The China was a market for our goods figures obtained are 12,220 tons of and a source of supply for raw general merchandise being import- A fairly well attended gather materials, though some had formed by about 14 vessels. The ar- Ing of business men listened to an ed excessive expectations of the rival of vessels recorded total 17 inspiring address on China at the country's undeveloped resources. vessels, of which the British claim | The primary need in China to-day 3, French and Dutch 1, Norweglan School of Oriental Studies on was the expenditure of money on and Japanese 3, and the Chinese 6. March- 6. The speaker
Was Sir
productive purposes. We were a
Of the 12,220 tons, the British |Frederick Whyte, K.C.8.1, who was
leader of the Delegation which re- ment of means by which foreign with 6 vessels shipped 1,775 tons long way yot from the develop-carried 728 tons, while the Chinese Britain presented
at the
money could find its way Into mostly from up-river ports. second Conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations at Honolulu in would give reasonable security, but beyond, amounts to a total-far be China under conditions which Cargo balng transported to ports July last, and who subsequently, at China was well aware that the low the average, that of 7,247 tons. time was coming when she would Six vessels in all departed, but gates to this Conference, paid a not be able to maintain herself at only 6 vossels are carrying the Mr. L. N: Leafe, chairman of the all unless she could get money with cargo, of which the British claim
reasonable prospect of success to 258 tons. China Association, was in the the lender.
There were £77,000,- chair, and among those present 1000f6f. British capital in China, best figures for both cargo import- The Japanese again register the were Sir Charles Addis, Sir James £49,000,000 being in Governmented and shipped through, the great- Stewart Lockhart, Sir Montagu Ioans and the remainder in rail-eat figures recorded for the former Turner, Mr. H. D. C. Jones, Mr. H. ways, and this took no account of G. Simms, Mr. Archibald Rose, the interests of the great banks Mara" from Bangkok, Koksichang by the 8.8. "Nissel C.I.E. Mr. Stanley H. Dodwell, Mr. and commercial houses establishedMesars, Sato & Co.-4,101 tone H. G. Simms, Mr. J. A. Plummer, there. There were some who were Mr.A. E. Angier and others, in-, inclined to think that the excessive general goods; while that for the cluding a number of ladies.
Pointing out that it was a mis- epirit was due to the missions and Morioka Maru" from
manifestation of the Nationallat latter was contributed by the 9.3. Calcutta, take to read the situation in China educational institutions, but it was Singapore, Messrs. 0.5.K.4,900 in terms of the past, Sir Frederick to European Influence, introduced tona general merchandise. Whyte said democracy was too by Europeans on their arrivals in
Passengers arrived in the Colony firmly rooted there for history to China, and not to European insti- by the above steamers totals 2,908 repeat itself. No one could see tutions, that a great part of the persons, which includes 2,609 what would be the result of the chaos must be attributed. Turn-Asiatic deck, 154 Aslatle cabin, 90 working out of the idea in China ing to the Hankow agreement, the European cabin, and 55 European of Government based on the con- speaker said that although the deck. sent of the people, but that the Chen-O'Malley agreement was done idea had taken root there was cor- in a hurry, nevertheless Hankow tain. What was now needed was was not so badly off as many be-British consolidation and reunification.
lieved. There was more trade go-French The revolutionary movement had ing on than the people know Dutch proceeded so far as to have do of. This was partly due to Norwegian voured some of its children, and the Chamberlain was now beginning to teach some partly to the departure of the Rus-Chinese
policy, and Japanese of those who remained. Speaking slans, but mainly because there of the present situation, Sir was someone on the spot who was Frederick said if it were possible able to guarantee security of life German to get co-operation betweeen Feng, and property, namely the two Bri- Yen, Canton, Hankow and Nan- tish cruisers lying in the river. A king, then he believed it would be real national policy was a very im- possible for the Nationalists portant elernent in our dealings to carry Peking in
Shipping Abstract.
American
Arrivals Departures
8
8
2
17
17
Departures.
von
For Manila: Empress of very with the Chinese. The new policy Canada, President Pierce. short time, but he was afraid that was not a policy of force-If it!
For Shanghai:-Adolf the hope of that co-operation were he would have nothing to do Boyer, Mauyang, President Madi- among people, many of whom only with it but he believed that the son. pay lip service to the principles of element of dealing face to face, For Saigon:-Tai Fook Sing, Sun Yat-sen and to the Kuomin- the element of the ability to defend Paul Lecat.
Sequana."
West
tang, Was somewhat Utopian., our own position, though not in For Kwang Chow Wan:---Taï Having referred at length to Rus-any provocative way, was essential. Foo Sek, Sun Kong. sin's part in the revolution, he In the course of evolution it was! For Maceo: Shui Ming, Mang said that one lesson of it was the a policy that must be crowded out, Cheong. need the Chinese have for assist- but they could not immediately For San Francisco: ance if given in the right way. afford to abandon, it. That policy The British problem was how to had justified itself, and the unfor- get over the immense obstacle of tunate thing was that it was not prejudice so as to be able to take adopted years ago. Sir Frederick the place of the Russians, but instanced the negotiations regard- serve the Chinese in a different, ing the Shanghai Budget of 1928, manner. The problem of 1928 was between the Chinese and the Muni-!
For Swatow:--Tjileboet. For Takao:Trier. For Singapore:Kut Sang. For Shanmi:-Cheong On.
Clearances.
For Singapore: Kanayawa ➡cipal Council; as a triumph of the Maru, Alaska Maru.
new order. The British Govern- - For Tarakan:---Salsaas, AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT ment, he added, rightly acknow
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CORDITE BURNING..
In conclusion, Sir Frederick ro-
The Naval Armament Supply peated his belief that the Chinese Office state in a notification to the would accept assistance which Harbour Master, that on Friday must eventually be on a large next, (Apr. 18) some unservicable scale. It was not likely, however, cordite will be burnt at Stonecut that they would get united action ters rifle range in the morning, by a group of the Powers, but]:. there was the League of Nations with all its machinery. When the Chinese understood that without invasion of sovereignty and their tained showing the return of pas- sense of patriotism they could em-senger traffic for the month ending ploy the assistance of the League March 31:
of Nations to put them on their
PASSENGER TRAFFIC.
The following figures ware ob-
feet once more, and when they un- Ocean going derstood the enormous change that
Arrivals. Departures.
steamers... 52,221 78,201
had come over International rela- River steamers 97,812 101,808. tionship, they would be on the high Junks and road to permanent peace, in their own country. (Applause.)
launches
7,419 6,128
156,052 181,222
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