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The
China Mail
No. 27,117
BRITAIN & CHINA.
IS OUR STATESMANSHIP AT FAULT?
POLICY OF CONCILIATION
Surrender of Essential Safeguards Not Safe
THE POWERS "LIKE THE LADIES IN FLORODORA "
Which is the correct view to take at present of Britain's attitude towards China? On the one hand there is Mr. A. H. Compton, the
HONG KONG,
NEW THREAT TO HANKOW
ATTACK IMPENDING?
NANKING GOVERNMENT TO TAKE MEASURES
WU-HAN'S DISOBEDIENCE
That under-currents in the poli- tical situation are turbulent at Hankow, the seat of Government for the provinces of Hupeh and 'Hunan, in which the Kwangsi military group (of Kwangsi and Canton)
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FLYING OFFICER CRASHES IN CASTIGATION OF GOVERNMENT'S Thoughts Terse, Perverse-and Worse.
MACHINE WRECKAGE
A PLUCKY SERGEANT
London, Yesterday. Flying Oficer Sealy Allin was killed in a radar collision between his aeropland and another at Kenley (Surrey), Si
"UNEMPLOYMENT" POLICY
| ENGLAND BEFORE SINGAPORE!
London, Yesterday.
Since so many wives have seen On Approval" and are copying “Maria” the Clubs have' "'been full
At a luncheon to the Liberal elec-longer than usual with hubbies. tion candidates in London Mr.
The local Black Marla is a jewel Lloyd George, leader of the Liberal compared with her!
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Many a local hubby did not "wonderful con-
The pilot the other machine,Party, claimed that the Liberals Flight-Bergen Freeman, jumped were the only united party in the clear with a parachute and landed state. He denounced the inepti-realise what a hangers at the aerodrome.
The sky was overcast last Monday until The Sun won the Valley. | Stakes after he was disqualified it.
became overcast again.
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Not to be eclipsed, O-Moon came out and won the Garrison Cup.
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There couldn't have been enough
retiring chairman of the Court of Directors of the Hong, Kong and exercises most of the power, is evid- anfely on the roof of one of the tide of the present Government as/stitution" he had till he saw the of the old Adam in Mr. Peel's pony
Shanghai Banking Corporation, who hopes that safeguards will not be surrendered but who says that the recognition of tariff autonomy is due in justice to China. On the other, there is Mr. J. O. P. Bland who predicts that, later on, British statesmanship will be deemed to have been at fault.
On the left is an extract from Mr. Compton's speech at last Saturday's annual meeting of shareholders in the Bank. At right is part of an article by Mr. J. O. P. Bland.
We
Mr. Compton
General as well as diplomatic, re- lations between the two countries (Britain and China) may happily be zaid to have returned to normal. and a new spirit of friendliness is making itself felt, for which I believe are in no small part indebted to the personal influence of H.M. Repre- scatatives in Peking and Hong Kong. The recognition of inriff autonomy follows logically from the British de claration of policy on Chinese affairs made at the end of 1920 and is a first and major step in the treaty revision which H.M. Government then accept ed as being due in justice to China. It is much to be hoped that the concession will be taken in this sense and not made a stepping-stone for de- mands for the prompt and uncondi- tional surrender of essential foreign safeguards, the removal of whith is not yet warranted by existing condi- tions in China and can safely come about only by a mutual process of ad- justment.
Mr. Bland
A.D.C. play.
ent from an overnight Naval wire
Sealy Allin was found crashed in public danger and declared that the by-elections showed that the
There should be quite a boom in less report reading as follows:-
Rumours are prevalent at Han- the wreckage of his machine.
The aeroplanes were carrying out Socialist vote had deciined and that "Language Schools" thanks to Mr. kow that an attack on Hankow formation exercises over an aero- the electors were shrinking from Impending. But it is not clear strome at a height of about 3,000 (entrusting the power of the Party Lonsdale and the A.D.C. whether this is to be an endeavour feet when the collision occurred. pledged to overthrow the commer- by the National Government at
An hour. after the disaster, Sar-cial and industrial system of the Nanking to bring Wu-Han into géant Freeman took the air again country. The only party compat- some of the wives will be taking
another aeroplane-British ent to restore trade and commerce boxing lessons on the quiet.
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line with the Central Government (following recent attacks and the taking over of Changsha from General Lu Ti-ping) or to be merely a change of local com- manders.
By the terms of this oath, Mr. Maxe (ie, Mr. F. W. Maze, the new In- spector-General of Chinese Maritime Customs, when assuming office) has:
Reading between the lines, It undertaken to "obey the will of the President, to accept the principles of appears that opinion in Hankow is the Kuomintang, and to abide by the that the National Government may national laws of China"; furthermore, in the event of his falling as do, take the Kwangsi military group to he will "submit to punishment of the task for electing General Lu M- severest,kind which the Kuomintang ping. It has to be borne in mind may impose."
that although troops of other fac- tions are some distance away, some
In other words, the new Inspector- General has bound himself and there-
by committed every British subject of the units in Hupeh and Hunan and other foreigners in the Customs previously fought for other leadere service to do whatever may be requir and surrendered to the Kwangel-itas ed of them, by the political faction which has put them in office, regard as a matter of necessity. less of the fact that neither the will Meanwhile, the Wu-Han authori- of the President nor the principles of t continue to disobey the National the Kuomintang represent any legal G...ernment as will be seen from an or constitutional authority, and that other wireless report to hand which "the national laws of China" are what the party in power chooses to make says:m them.
Yet there must be something radically wrong about a polley which' spends millions on maintaining a military garrison to defend the headquarters of British trade at time Shanghal and at the same meekly tolerates the systématic disregard of Treaty obligations and flagrant breaches of recently con cluded agreements, which endanger the whole fabric of our commercial and vested Interest in China.
The wine stocks seized from the Hankow Race Club about, three months ago by officials of the Wa- Han Government have not yet been returned in spite of the National Government's orders that the liquors should be returned to the Club. Conditions put forward by the local Tax Bureau for the return are such as to make it Impossible for the Club to accept
tibem.
TRADE TREATY
RATIFIED BETWEEN SOUTH AFRICA AND GERMANY
NARROW VOTE
Capetown, Yester
¡
Wireless Service.
JAPANESE OPEN FIRE
Hankow Police v Aggressive Boycott Pickets
Hankow, Thursday. The anti-Japanese boycott situation appears to be becom- ing more serious, and the Japanese Police (of the Japan- ese Concession) have again been obliged to-day to fire be cause of the aggregaiveness of the Chinese strike and boycott pickets. British Naval Wire- less...
APPOINTMENTS
MR. W. J. CARRIE RETURNS TO
DUM SANTILEY DEPT. -
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There is even a danger, too, that
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to win the Derby.
In their few spare moments the sisters of the Government Hospitals are participating in a golf competi tion, for a compass presented by the medical practitioners.
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to strong drink.
A mere man who saw some of the Sisters practising a patting shot on was the Liberals which was, his-
How to get thin-Use the turn the corse is said to have once taken torically, the Party of prosperity. They were ready with their schemes stiles at the Star Ferry. of work which can be immediately operated to reduce the unemployed "Safeguarding. Duties"-News- to normal proportions within a year paper heading.The amahs all be without adding a penny to national lleve in "safeguarding" them. local taxation..
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Signboard at the corner Waterloo Road:
of
his
Cruelty Toanimals. Time the painter met
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A COMMON SAYING
They were not proposing relief works but works that would proper ty equip the nation. Firstly, the Chaotic transport system must be reorganised and a national system Waterloo. of roads.completed. Secondly, the revival of the countryside was vital. There must be better marketing arrangements. Imminse areas of waterlogged land, out of cultivation, must be drained, rural Industries reestored to enable women and chil dren to supplement the family in- come. Thirdly, there were affores- tation, mines and telephones: re- forms which would provide work for two years for, 60,000 men and wantan, Friskhly "unnnoftable, exe
MR. KING LOTING CAP. Several important appointments instance, armaments. "Postpone
In 1879 two-thirds of the Police are announced in to-day's "Gazette."Singapore until you have attended
to England" (Choers). Mr. W. J. Carrie returns to the
force in the Colony were ordered to He concluded by stating that the be on night duty-Now we under- Sanitary Department (as Head and
Government had borrowed £40,000,- President of the Sanitary Board) and Registrar of Births and Death 000 to keep min in enforced idle stand why they were called Knights after a period of service
nees. Surely the money could have of the Whistle. in the been borrowed for schemes he pro- Colonial Secretariat. Mr. E. I. pounded to remove the disgrace and Wynne-Jones now acts as Deputy humiliation of unemployment. Clerk of Councils.
Mr. T. H. King officiates as Captain Superintendent of Police and Chief Officer, Fire Brigade, as from yesterday, because the Hon. Mr. B. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G. goes on long leave to-day. Mr. King is the Director of Criminal Intelligence.
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That must have been before the four days' annual Race Meeting.
The Liberals were the only party capable of executing such a bust fered Payne through being on day
•At least one Sub-Inspector auf-
ness programme-Rentcr.
duty at the Central Police Station Sequel to Conservative Revolt, on one of the Race days, during this As a sequel to the Conservative week. revolt, Mr. L M. Amery (Secre
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Croes word dictionaries' hava taken a back seat with the Sisters in favour of terser golf vocabularies. -More work for the author of "On Approval"?
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According to a heading in a local. paper Charlie Chaplin is suffering from actute ptomatine-Must have gone Tematinee at the Cirous 7
D C 4 Unless he feasted, not wisely but too well on tomatoes ?
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The daily diary in the "S.C.M.P." alleged that entries for the first extra race meeting. closed at noon last Monday.Guess again.
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Some French firms are desirous establishing connections with exportcts of gute Bota.
The "Pinang, Gazette" advertises
"Paddy Planting in Malaya."-At- tempting to oust the kilted Scott
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A sliver medal is to be struck against the day when not a single street in the centre of the city is "up."
From
“S.C.MP.” — "Fighting Bishop" Never heard of a "sock
that name. merchant" of
With him luck, however, in the fight for Tunney's vacated throne.
In view of the arguments advanced and the allegation of in- difference at Home, Mr. Bland's article is reproduced
inevitable result), Eight months ago, writing in the a direct and "Sunday Times" with regard to the maintains its attitude of complacent outlook in China at that date, I optimism, hoping, no doubt, that the observed that public interest in Kuomintang may be able to keep Chinese affairs had been replaced its end up, at least until after the in England and the United States by general election. a general consensus of indifference, not to say boredom, unmistakably reflected in the Press of both countries. The increasing depth of this Indifference may fairly be gauged at the present moment by the fact that no official protest, and very little critical comment, has been
by the evoked
wholly conditions im- unprecedented
by posed
the Nanking Aec-
Director of Education The Union assembly by 62.tes tion of the Kuomintang in ap-
to 61 has passed the Bill ratifying During the absence on leave of polating Mr. F. W. Maze to suc
the German South-African Trade Mr. A. E. Wood, Mr. E. Ralphs is ceed Mr. Edwardes as Inspector-
If the Nationalist faction of Treaty under which henceforth the to act as Director of Education. Dec. 81. He estimated that On March 1, 2009, 25 opium General of Customs, and by the ex-
Mr. H. R. Butters has been ap- £250,000 would be required by the divans were closed in the Colony traordinary oath taken by that Nanking, now succeed in getting un same tariff preferences would be ex-
Must have stolen a Marech on the restricted control of the Maritime tended to German imports as to Bri-pointed Chief Assistant to the Secre-1980 estimates, gentleman on assuming office.
Customs revenues and a footing fortish. The agreement does not apply tary for Chinese Affairs.
The House adopted the estimates, opium smokers that day!
"Chinese Abroad" (Wednesday the terms of this oath, Mr. Maze
without a division. Reuter. has undertaken to "obey the will of their tax collectors in the Shanghai to existing preferences on British
morning paper)-Rather belated British traders In
imports.
February went out with regrets news. Like all other nationals, the President, to accept the prin-Settlements,
The measure caused much con-
Dallas, Texse, Yesterday-The-Twas such a nice short month our Chinese friends have been very ciples of the Kuomintang, and to Chins will soon And themselves
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank has for those who don't get "temporary much abroad in and around the abide by the national laws of compelled to do business as it was troversy and many protests from
racecourse since Monday. China; furthermore, in the event done in the sad, bad days of the England and some of the Union
increased its discount rate to five relief" every Friday like they do to do, he will Taiping rebellion, when every man's Governments labour supporters
per cent-Reuters American Ser- in the Dockyard. of his falling so
the venture was at the mercy of the Reuter. "submit to punishment of severest kind which the Kuomin- local mandarin and smuggling the tang may impose,"
What the 'Laws' Are
By
In other words, the new Inspector General has bound himself and thereby committed every British subject and other foreigners in the Customs service to do whatever may be required of them by the political faction which has put them In office, regardless of the fact that neither the will of the President nor the principles of the Kuomin- tang represent any legal or con- stitutional authority, and that "the naional laws of China" are what the party in power chooses to make them.
For fifty years it has been a com- monplace axiom of British policy that China's only hope of preserving a remnant of solvency at home and credit abroad lies in maintaining the Integrity of the existing organisation of the Customs service, apon which depends the discharge
Sad, Bad Days
most profitable of enterprises.
In that event Chiang Kai-shek or other "Authority" at the moment and their henchmen will obtain access, by specific paths and in-
idious processes of "squeere," to the hoarded wealth, native and foreign, of the Shanghal Settle- ments, that El Dorado towards' which for the past ten years their eyes have ever been turned, the real objective of all their palloles and manauvres. Considering with what rapidity, since the initial blunder of the Hankow Concession surrender, the conciliatory gestures of the civilised Powers have brought them to a sauve-quí-peut, it would seam by no means Improbable that the Nanking clique may succeed in laying their hands upon these, the only unlooted sources of rich ro- venues in China
Public Apathy in their astute plans for de- spoiling and efecting the foreigner
of the country's foreign obligations. the Nanking "Government" enjoy
Yet the reduction of the Inspector-
the cordial support of the four other
General to the position of a puppet political factions, including even
in the hands of a political faction, that which dominates Manchuria,
whose nominal authority is liable to be challenged at any moment by a combination of its rivals, has evoked but little pubile interest.
Policy of Conciliation
The China Committee of the House of Commons remains silent;
the China Association
doubts or Lears on the
any
the
so that In this matter and lo this alone China presents a united front to the world. From - this fact, in' Itself vitally important, we may safely conclude - that some sort
has been reached
Two NOTABLE PONIES
of
THIS
WEEKS
RACING FIRST
Dr. W. Y. M. Koch has been to appointed a member of the Sanitary Board for another three years.
The commission granted to Mr. Alec Hutton Potts in the II.K.V.D.C. (announced yesterday) has also been recorded in the "Gazette."
tary for the Dominion) introduced Great Thought from diary, of supplementary extimates totalling 1879: "Trade, depressed."-Has it £380,000 and said that £1,377,000 never recovered at all, we wonder? would be paid to this account.by
vice.
Stan Hill at the Races
PETERKIN. A HOST "OUTSTANDING PONY -
·ME OUGHT ID BE PAINE
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GUARANTEED TO STAND
AT THE STARTING POST LONGER THAN ANY OTHER.
POSSIBLY HE WOULD
BE MORE AT HOME IN A STEEPLECHASE AND WOULD FND SOME
VERY OMFOR
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HE WILL PROBABLY RETIRE THERE AND BUILD HIMSELF A:
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(S.C.M.P. "Dempsey's Escape"
have made his again)--Lucky to exit just before the advent of "Fighting Bishop." It is rumoured also that Tunney retired when the "Bish" loomed on the horizon.
The latest report of the General Bir Charles Ellot, who arrives Chamber of Commerce shows that in the Colony to-morrow, was no human hair has been exported deemed worthy of special mention this year yet to Great Britain→→→ in the year's diary for his visit Our Soccer players must be getting here on April 18 ten years ago.
more civilised.
The Dairy Farm Directors may not be gardeners, but they believe, according to the report of the annual meeting, in weeding out the bad cows.
Said that when the Editor of a contemporary was asked to take over an item from the "Sunday Herald,".- he acclaimed with horror: “Wa couldn' possibly do that we wouldn't have it in the house."—— Why should the K.B.A. rail at The "Sunday" Herald" is much the Ballway 7.
cleaner for not entering that house.
Are there not enough members
Apropos of the Kowloon Ke-
to "get together" and move the | eldeniz' Association meeting during darned thing out in the country the week 'twas in March, 1850, "more far?
that Sir JN. Bowring re commended, the annexation of
A local gentleman: born in 1862 | Kowloon for "commercial and was reported during the week to sanitary value."--And two members have come out East In 1866 to join for Kowloon on the Legislative a business firm-Taipans, were Council were not thought of 70. born, not made, in those days sp- 'years ago, parently.
The tret
an adv
porter
bottle. and
པྟཱཿ,"
Under Commercial Enquiries" the China we read In the report of the Hong 1845-had Kong, General Chamber of Com Beer and
hogsheads and In kegs
when
stions received:
Piece logue,”
public had not heard of
Foreign Office, im
busifted to the, policyć
the Ki