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A BRITISH ALLIANCE WITH JAPAN
MANY OPPOSED VIEWS
How the Chinese Discussed Recent Rumours
WHY "OPEN DOOR" DOCTRINE IS PREFERABLE
[By "Li Chung-yin"] ·
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IS THAT SOP
Thoughts Terse, Perverse—and Worse.
The low temperature during the The proprietore of the free week has been responsible for the cinema show at the Star Ferry suc "tong" warfare.
ceeded in pleasing at least one Scot they changed the programme !
Many a chilly stare these cold mornings may hide a warm heart.
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You can get a cold snap any time this weather without going near an unmumled canine, al
Our alarmist "Press"--"H.E. the Governor in Hospital.""
D—— D During the week pretty Chinese Quite a lot of jewellery changed damsels have been in great request hands during the week-all haul-on Calendars. marked.
The reporter who reported that
BRITISH LADY VICTIM
Two handbag thieves succeeded in larcenies from ladies yesterday in different parts of the city.
*Mra."^1.". Dáy, therife of the ........ FRATERNAL PROCESSION tator in electrical en fingering, who London, Yesterday. lives in quarters at the Fulversity,
Bombay, Yesterday. While Paris is bristling with Re-was walking along Pedalam-road,
There is reason to hope that the parations' experts from six coun-outside the Universit; shortly trouble is ended. tries and their staffs are gather-after four o'clock:gesterday-after- A large procession in which ing in a final effort to settle the noon, Although the road is by no Mohammedana, Pathans and problem a statement by the Agent-means déserted on a Friday at that Hindus fraternised, marched this "If we take together the British declarations of 1926 and 1927, General for Reparations has been hour, a Chinese manjatele up evening in Grant-road, one of the
issued In Berlin.
from behind and cut the leather worst affected districts, shouting Mr. Stanley Baldwin's speech at the Lord Mayor's banquet.and Sir
It discloses funds available for grip of Mrs. Day's handbag, which "hail Hindu Moslem friendship." Cecil Clementi's policy of moderation in South Ching, we do believe distribution to Jan. 31. which she was carrying with hef left They declared the leaders had ar
ranged peace. that Great Britain is now pursuing a friendly policy towards us, totalled nearly 1,106,000,000 gold hand.
marks, France receiving 456,000,- The thief ran away and disap At 10 o'clock thie evening it was Therefore any proposal by Japan like the renewing of the Anglo-000, the British Empire 204,000,000 peared. Including the value of the reported that the Pathans were at bag and certain personal articles tacking the Hindus and looting the Japanese Alliance, which is so obviously directed against China, would and Japan 5,000,000.-Reuter.
and money inside, the foss amount-shopa at Dongri and Jakariamas. not be accepted by Great Britain.”
Jed to $37.
jid. The military fired also at England having cried "Hurrah" Kolsameholla, in the Mahommedaron four occasions the Australians A Chinese lady by name of Ip quarter, and peace was only rea may be able to cry "Jarrah" at the Kwa-sang, of No. 30, Wuhu-street, tored at Bhendy Bazaar and neigh-end of the fifth Test match. Yaumati, lost $90 in notes in bourhood.
Assaults Queen's-land Central, below Lad- Stray
occurred at Australian cricketers, like jurors, der-street, where the Chinese gold- Madanpura even after the proces- just love to add a Ryder to every A Naval wireless message reports smiths have establishments (east sion passed, and the situation was verdict. that Chefoo is quiet.
[of "Paddy's Market"). A thief at its worst, elsewhere.
16 were killed and 110. in- It is understood that the Fourth pulled her handbag away and then Division have not yet occupied ran along the road. When he had jured yesterday and until noon to-match, the Aussies will again have Wolf" that the Ghl Guides visited Lungchow and are at Ping Li Tien, extracted the money, he threw the day. Reuter. near Lafchow.
These are words of Mr. I. H. Chan in the January issue of the "South China Monthly Review," but the italics are mine. He asks, particularly from China's standpoint, whether the Alliance will be resuscitated. Last Saturday I quoted from a bombastic article by Mr. C. Y. W. Meng, in Shanghai, whose main arguments were that China's salvation lay in hostilities with Japan and that Germany was the logical ally for China. in such a war. Much of Mr. Chan's restrained reasoning comes now as an antidote.
POLICY OF MODERATION
The ru- Anglo- Becret
"We can see no reasons why Japanese encroachment.
the Great Britain should listen to any moured rivival of
Japanese Alliance and overtures from the Tanaka Go-
diplomacy, which is behind vernment on the subject of re- all such arrangements, is in- In driving ROMO newing the Alliance," Mr. Chan strumental
Chinese bo look to declares. "Since the conclusion young
Germany for help, others to the of the World War, the former United States, while still others to Anglo-Japanese Alliance's theo-Communistic Russia." retical enemies were, gone. Rus- sla was no longer a contender in the Orient; Germany was no longer a military or a naval power. These nations no longer threatened, the Interests of Great Britain or of Japan. But Japan having now dif- ficulties with China might spread
Mr. C. Y. W. Meng laid the fol- lowing charges against Japan es being the planks" in ber China policy:-To oppose Chinese Tariff autonomy; to annex Manchuria; to block the revision of Sino-Japanese Treaties.
Japan has acceded to the
Tariff. At new
the time of writing, settlement of the Tsinan imbroglio was a fore- the propaganda regarding a pos gone conclusion. And there gible renewal of the Alliance for the is to be further negotiation to sinister purpose of involving Bri-balance other items in the account tain In China's present animosity between the two countries. towards Japap. However, we do
REBEL DIVISION'
LUNGCHOW REPORTED STILL SAFE
CHEFOO QUIET
NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS -
The "Sunday Herald" will appear to-morrow as usual.
On Monday the "China Mail" will not be published, in com- mon with other Hong Kong daily papers, but it will appear et mid-day on Tuesday,
Stan Hill's weekly cartoon will be found on page 7, in the art supplement of this issue.
KING'S HEALTH
PROGRESS, THOUGH SLOW, CONTINUES
BOGNOR TO-DAY
London, Yesterday.
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A bulletin issued to-day says? "The progress of His Majesty the King, though slow, continues. „A
As to the accusation that Japan radiogram, taken this morning,
for
not for a moment believe that Bri-desires to "annex" Manchuria, confirms the clinical evidence that tish statesmanship will be influenc-quote from Mr. Henry W. Kinney's the condition of the lungs is now ed by Japan's overture, especial- "Modern Manchuria and the South normal. If weather permits, His ly, in view of the storm which was Manchuria Railway Company":- Majesty will leave the Palace at raised in the United States over "Once the Chinese show their wil 10.30 to-morrow morning the disclosures pertaining to the lingness to admit their obligation Craigweil House, Bogner." gecret Anglo-French naval under-
......Japan is willing to show a It is ofeially stated that the standing.
liberal spirit."
Queen having seen the King away Not Identical
Japan's Case
on his journey will leave Bucking- "Britain proposed, that Powers
Presenting Japan's aide of a esse ham Falace a little later by motor- which participated in the Washing which, in my opinion, has been in-ear for Bognor, travelling by on- ton Conference should agree to the volved only because both sides other route.
She will arrive at immediate unconditional grant to hoped that the other would climb Craigweil House ahead of the China of the Customs surtaxes.down and could have been confined King's ambulance and will thus be The response of the Powers to the to clear-cut questions, the "Far awaiting His Majesty when he ar British proposals varied. But the Eastern Review" (in its January rives. Japanese Press unanimiously con- number) saya demned the British proposal of the uncondtional grant of the Washing. ton surtaxes, as it would affect the
Japanese trade.
"No nation is more desirous than
No Bulletin
Near Paddy's Market”
bag away and vanished in the maze of byways in that vicinity.
Girl Shot At
Just after closing hour (about
"CLOUDY"
10. o'clock) last night, two armed "N.E. winds, fresh; cloudy" robbers entered a furniture shopda the forecast till noon to-mor-
at No. 107, Hollywood-road, ground
floor (west of Bellos Girls' School).
A Chinese servant-girl;
18 years of age, screamed and she was ahot at by the rabbers, recalv- ing a flesh wound in the left wrist. She is now in hospital. The rob- bers did not stay.
MAY RETIKE
Nanking, To-day. Owing to ill-health. Feng Yu- hsiang (also known as the ""Chris-
War in the National Government, may retire and go abroad.
Japan to see a normal and No bulletin regarding the King'stian General"), who is Minister for mutually trustful relationship e-health was issued this evening. tablished between herself and British Wireless Service. China. It was with that end in view that Japan, sinking minor dif- ferences, dec ded to enter into nego-
"Britain's economic Interests in Chins certainly are not identicnt with those of the Japanese. For example, the Open Door doctrine is tiations with China over the revi most suitable to provide for the
U.S. FINANCES
sion of the commercial treaty and SENATE free display of British commercial Incidentally to liquidate all pend-" and financial gening. While Japan's ing questions, between the two inalatence upon exclusive rights and nations. Losing sight of what
APPROVES OF SPEND ING. $847,000,000
THE SUPPLY BILL
Washington, Yesterday, The Senate has passed the Supply $347,000,000-Reuter's American
the closed door in Manchuria is not Japan considers as the main issue at all British. And Japan's unhap- of the altuation, the Nanking states- py position with regard to the un-men, for reasons best known to secured Chins loans is not the Brithemselves, chose to attach undue Bill, involving appropriations up to tish position."
Pertinent Query
Importance to a side issue, making It impossible for Japan to proceed ahy further.
Japan naturally wants to have
Treaty Revision First?-- the Anglo-Japanese Alliance re-
"That the Japanese Government newed in order to supplement her look upon the Tainan affair mersiy China policy. But does Britain as one, although the most serious, want it? Mr. Chan naks.
of many similar incidents occurring
Service.
EDWIN DENBY
EX-U.S. NAVY SECRETARY ·
PASSES AWAY
Detroit, Yesterday.
The Nationalist authorities are urging him to remain in office Reuter.
NEW POST CREATED
MEDICAL AND SANITARY SERVICES
DR. MOORE "DEPUTY"
A new post has been created, that of Deputy Director of Medical and Sanitary Services, Hong Kong. |Dr. W. B, A. Moore, L.R.C.P; MR.CA. (Irẻ.), D.T.M. & H. (Lon.) has been appointed to it.
Dr. Moore, was acting Principal Medical Officer," Then the post of |Director of Medical and Sanitary Services was created and Dr. Moore
row for Hong Kong and the adjacent coast. For Formosa Chamel it is: "N.E, winds, strong."
At 11 am. to-day the Obeer- vatory reported:-The anti- cyclone over the China Sea baa strengthened. Strong monSOON may be expected along the S.E. coast of China and freshening momcon over the China Sea.
BANK RATE
THE GENERAL EFFECT IN LONDON
STERLING RECOVERS
· Although they, are returning with Mrs. Sanger sang some pretty the Ashes the English cricketers do "sanga" at the Helena May Insti not intend to have any Australian tute concert on Thursday night has sleepers among their luggage. been "scotched."
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"Inquisitive" wants to know why they have always speakers at the Y. M. C. A "Quiet Hours ?"
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Probably to keep him quiet!
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The local Girl Guides seem to be
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As England won the last Test
a Pack of good things.
Just
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to Grimmett and bear it.
A lady's second prize at a what drive during the week was a steel cash box-Her dollars should rest in, peace during the Chinese, New Year holidays.
revealed in the "Silver
H.M.S. "Cumberland" at the kind invitation of Captain Suagge.—But there was no snag in it.
Note to interport footballers: During the Han dynasty in China the winners of a football match re- 610
ceived gifts of wine, flowers, and Advt. in daily paper: "Lost, a sometimes brocades and sliver cigarette case ............. bearing initials bowls....the captain of the losing H.A.P." Have a Puff?
aide was severely fogged." Look out, Shanghail
A house with commodious ser- vants' quarters is advertised to be let.... Their corporations at least should be commodious after their Chinese New Year feasting.
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Members of the Overseas League. and the English-Speaking 'Union in Wellington presented Mr. William Heughan with a fine green stone paper knife, with the 0.8. badge on Food supplies in Shanghai mustit..... What else could be expected be expected to be rather scarce of an artiste with such taking after the holidays....the Navy is ways? sending the "Cornflower" there from Hong Kong next Saturday. There was a Silva wedding in the
Catholic Cathedral 00- day..... The silver one may come along in 1954 when a Silva Vaz will be a suitable gift.
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Many a Chinese youth may rise to "giddy" heights during his New Year celebrations.
The increase of the bank rate Reuter imparts the cheerful in- from 4 per cent. to 5% has reformation that the Duchess of sulted in a general lowering of the York's flu is running its normal prices in all departments of the course.-No "books" have Stock Exchange. The chief see-opened on the race. tion affected has been. Government
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Doctor (to Kowloon lady whose husband has had fever)} "Has he had any lucid intervals"
Young, wife (with dignity) # He's had nothing except what you | drdered."
securities but oven in these de Mr. Elihu Root has been author- elines have been small. The Gen-ised to undertake an unofficial dip- A chappie walked in to Kelly and eral marking down of prices has lomatic mission regarding the Walsh's during the week and asked boen largely a precautionary mea-United States and The Hague Court for a 1829 Diary advertised in our sure, there having been no consider-of International Justice.....Justice Junior morning contemporary. able selling, and support has been demands that he should go to the forthcoming at the lower levels. root of the whole matter. One of the immediate effects of the
rise' in the bank rate has been the Armstrong, Whitworth's share recovery of sterling in almost every holders will not think that the capl- quarter. The rate on New York tal losses are at all capital, is now well above the point at which shipments of gold to America are Guess the name of the English profitable.--British Wireless Ser-cricketers' new sweetheart?
vice.
WILD BIRDS AREA
CHEUNG CHAU ISLAND NOW PROHIBITED
"OTHER THAN VERMIN"
Adelaide!
11.
To-day's Great Query: Were Augustine and Peter both pleased when they read in the same paper the heading: "Tohola of Distinc- Ition"?
Judging by the demand for book- ings, "On Approval" bids,fair to meet with great approval.
3.
Pigs were the only livestock to The amount invested in property show an increases at Home fast during the year by Humphreys year..... Just now! Estate & Finance Co., Ltd, having Increased by four lakhs, the share- holders won't care a Rapp.
There must be something in a -By, a new regulation under section 18 of the Wild Birds Ordinance (No. name after all when the Shanghai down 15 of 1922) Cheung Chau (Dumbell) Interport footballers came Island is made a prohibited area here on the "Trier,' wherein "no wild bird of any den cription other than vermin shall be view on Monday afternoon.
All the "Triers" will be on full
killed, wounded or taken, the "Gazette" announces.
Hotel advt. "Motor bus meeta trains and boats."-Why"`not a motor launch for the bostsi
1 Fo Following the close of White- away's Dollar Sale the greatest bar- gain next week will be the Dollar Directory.
Unrecorded
billiards history, Falkiner won the billiards tourna
Two other changes in the word clares Ralph Coopor... "Fraid ago...
"Your eyes are safe with us" de- ment at the Naval Dockyard a week
Claude should be pleas ing are also made. g.
THE UNIVERSITY
COURT AMENDS THE STATUTES
we can't spare them until after the ed at his good name being kept up holidays, thanks all the same! In the Colony,
Thus an advert. in Monday's “China Mäll” We Recom- mend 285HMS. Pinafore Yocal Germa."--Is That So?
The "Hakone Maru" on her voy.
not have brought any camels, but (1) By the substitution, in Class one Hump figured on the passenger
8 of statute 4, of "The Direc- list, tor of Medical and Sanitary
"It is highly advisable," says the in the past, such as those of Nan-
The Court of the University of "China Weekly Review" (anking and Hankow, and that they in
held it in the interval until the pro- Hong Kong, on Dec. 17, amended American publication), “that both tend to settle it as such incidents The death is announced of Mr. motion of Dr. A. Wellington, the Statutes of the University as age from Japan to Hong Kong may China and America should watch are generally settled, was clearly in Edwin Denby, zx-secretary of the M.R.C.S. (Eng.), LR.CP. (Lond.), follows the present situation moat careful- dicated in their communication to Navy-Reater's Atherican Service D.P.H. and D.T.M. & H. (Cantab.) ly," the reason alleged being "that Nanking of July 18, in which they
*- from the Federated Malay States [Hon. Edwin Denby, who was the present Tanaka Government is demanded apology, punishment, in born at Evansville, Indiana, in 1870, was announced trying to reach a secret understand.demnification, and assurance for was the son of the Hon. Charles
Into-day Gaz
ing with British Interests in respect the future, conditions which are Denby, who was for many years Wellington's
usually demanded and accepted in associated with the American Con- ge such a case.
Asular Service in China. T
to China questions, is shylous."
“Other Countries
"It was quite beyond the compre The name of the United States of hension of the Japanese Govern- America is dragged into the discus ment that, when the discussions sion. Likewise those of other coun- seemed to proceed favourably end thies, as witness the following from an agreement to be near on most of the "China Critic" Although the questioba, the Chinese Govern we would not advocate
ment should suddenly and tinexpect.
Bino-Germ lllance, we think edly raise the question of the
uur fore
the views of
Vinterbatin to draw
articulate young Chi
come jingoistic under
DE VALERA
SENT TO
ONTOH
ches Bervices" for "The Principal A number of = the members of
Cairo's native Bar have been ae
in para quitted on the charge of asking ex-
cassive fees in a causa celebre
Tis one thing to lak them and an other thing to get them
| At Taipo this week;
landed wel
Plete, the master Juggler at Harmston's Circus, is said to be pearless, but
The Australians must feel in a very wicket mood this week-end.
Old Timer (to new, arrival study ing the day's diary); "The higir [tides are for the benent of the Peak
and the low ones for Kowloon."
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Official podes from Volunteer Ur dere for the dress to be worn at the annual inspection: Scottish Company will conform drossed fr
And tangy one