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THE FRANCO JAPANESE AGREEMENT.
HW HIRTORT 14 MADE.
Friendly relationships between the great powers have recently bone sorifs that a fooling is gaining ground that the conclusion of friend- ly agreements is only the natural isso of years of friendly concord, which has orvetallid into dotinite compacts through the intervention of Kind Edward the Peacemaker. The hand of King Edward is undoubtedly to be traced in recent events, but they are not the natural issue of years of friendship, or, at any rate, avoid ance of cause of enmity.
that contry, we need hardly say, with the contempt it donerves. The new treaty is recognised to
be a powerful factor for the promction of panes, and the only regrat Republic does not allow her to mako hxpressed is that the traditional policy of the agreement with Japin
A similar Philippines. The traditional policy of the in respect, to the Republic has besu malitiod in more ways than ond af late years by the inexorable pressure of wents. It will probably be
medifled many more. Wers it adjusted to present circumstances and to futur dorelopments in this particular, Mr. Karins evidently thinks that, Tokyo would not be slow to widen the
sugements on which the
other partic
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The latest of these ugreemanis, that between will enceforth depend. of East Asia
tbo
the get with Japan would
of
France and Japan, is a case in point, and to those arrangements would, of course, beartily for its
full nuderstanding it is necessary to welcome such an accession to their company look for a moment at some faote of com. From the test we have maintained in this paratively audient history; to go back indeed country that our to the Fasluxda incident. It was generally make for believed that the Fashoda incident had and of
Phili of Asla significance for France and England oaly, but agrements between the four chief Asiatic
world. The conclusion that was not a0. Whilst Sir Mortimer Powers for Durand was conducting in Paris the delicate e is
the preservation of the suns gate negotiations which terminated in peace the
a remarkable proof of the sound- ness of this clow. The maintenance of the Japanese Government was preparing for war. territorial situa Every staff officer was summoned to Tokyo in our treaty with Japan was basal. The agres is the principle on which the expectation that at any moment order would monts between Japan and Russia and hiween for the mobilisation of troops which Japan and France ratify it, and uphold it by were be employed in a descent upon Franch an possessions in the Far East in the event of war between France and Britain.
The Japanese Intelligence Office know to a hair how much France's ally, Russia, would be worth in Far Eastern strife, and calculation was made for the success of the every undertaking if a descent upon Tonghing conld be made simultaneously with the outbreak on a large scale of the Black Flag Societies in the border provinces whilst Franco was hampered by a war with Britain a considerable! measure of succoes might be safely anticipated for the expedition.
Nothing that Francs had done before that time, or has since dons, has made for friendship between the two Powers. The Franco-Russia
in its later
«p
abla witain any number of years of which
array of fordu with should make it unassail diplomacy can take account. The nows that arrangement wich this object appears to have France and Jamu hare enteret isto su
Viva cinsel some surprise bath in Berlin and in capitale its pacific character appears to be We are glad to see that in both acknowledged, though, of course some of the Gertuan newspapers affect to see in it yet another insidious attack upon Garman polivy, It is happy coincidence that the news should be mad public at the time when Prince Edward aut of the British people. Fashimi is the honoured guast of King
CROWN AGENTS JOURNAL.
1920 EL SO CIRCULAR TO THE GOVERNMENT.
alliance, whilat ostensibly aimed at re was equally intended to safeguard interests in the East against Japan, who was supposed to casting covetous glanses on lands farther south tha: Formoss, and it was on the strength of that same alliance that France gate great moral and material support to tussis in out-
The following cironlar letter has be seut the early stages of the lats war,
and
Downing Street, 4th May, 1917. stages gave such a wide
Sir A proposal has been submitted to me international privilegesrpretation to the
of
noutrals that the by Me. W. H. Morar, as of the Crew gents liberties taken almost savoured of license. The for the Colonies, for the artsbishment of a shelter afforded to the ships of the Balti: quarterly journal which would deal with Float when they were
ra pursuing their foredoomed matters of special interest to Colonial Oficiais, irritation in Japan, and there was again a strong of the Colonial Ba career to the Japan Sea created the most intense under the editorship of himself sad a member feeling in favour of the invasion of Tongking This was known in Frauca, and preparations that valuable reports are constantly being The proposal is based inly on the fact wore being made for immense re-inforcements issued ou subjects of general encers, but of French forces in the Far East, but the that in suy says their utility is sentristed necessity for these was removed by an act of for want of with publisity, Colonial reporta courtesy on the part of Britain. The negotian railways and other engineering works, tions for the new Treaty of Alliance between sanitation, education and other administrative Japan and Britain were at that time so far advanced that little remained to be due but the actual signing. The courteous act which Britain performed at this time is, is, credibly we believe, attributed to the personal b Johnson & st
suggestion of King Edward. Whatever its
It is further proposed to publish notes on origin the fact is that just at this juncture matters of personal interest to Colonial Oficiais, a confidential copy of the immediately forthesmuch as points relating to the payment of ing Treaty was placed in the hands of the salaries and pousions, outate, non app intments, French Government. By that Treaty, as all and reminiscences and experiences of Colonial the world knows, the two Allied
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agree the editors ment is thus seen to be not. the natural con- Becretary'
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The London Times adda: Both M. Pichon and M. Kurino rightly insist upon the purely pacifio asture of the agreement. It is absoluts- ly conservative; it is directed against nobody, and it has no objects in view but the preservat ion of Peace ATO
And the development of comm- cial and industrial relations between France and Japan. M. l'ichon remarks that it is the logical outcome of that polier pursued by France which tries to prevent complications everywhere, and particularly in those parts of where Francs kaa special interests, The possession of the grest and flourishing colony of Ladu China cartainly gives her such interests in the Far East. It is but natural and reasonable that she should desire to protest them by satisfactory arrangements with the principal Asiatic Powers. The Tempa reminds hor that, even when the hospitality afforded to Admiral Rozhdestvensky's fleet in Indo-Chinese watere put a severe strain noon Japaness feel ing, the Government of the Emperor consistant- protested that Japan did not covet the Antabic possessions of France. They have given, the French journal justly remarks, a striking proof of the sincerity of these assurances by entering into negotiations which will end in convention guaranteeing these possessions to the Republic. French statemen have long felt that froza military point of view Indo-China was somewhat in the air. Henceforth they Hongkong & Neighbourhood will have the gratification of
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The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:
On the 19th at 11.40 a.m.-The barometer has fallen quickly over Central and E. Japan and risen moderately on the E. coasts of China. The depression in advancing Eastwards over Central Japau.
Freasure is still high to the N.E. of Japan. Gradients are slight on the China coast, for N.E. winds in the North and for 8, W. winds in the Bouth.
Moderate variable winds are likely to prevail in the Formosa Channel, xud light to moderate 8. monsoon over the N. part of the China Saa. Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending st 10 s.m. to-day, 0.09 inches.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows
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Variable winds, moderate.
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