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CHANGE
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CONDITIONS IN INDO CHINA.
GOVERNOR GENERAL'S INTEREST, ING SPEECH,
JAPANESE EXPORTS AND
THEIR QUALITY/ VIEWS OF ECONOMIC INVESTIGA TION COUNCIL.
Lave yet to speak to you of what is surely the most important, of the intellectual i and moral condition of the role it is Failed upon to play in the rapid evolu- ! tion which hurries on all nations of the During his, recent stay in Tokyo, M. Far East, and of the participation of Boume, Governor-General of Indo-China, Franes in that evolution.or was entertained by the Franco-JapancaThe population of Indo China is
is com Society The following translation of posed of several races, the principal of with regard to the inferior quality of
In view of the everlasting complaints an interesting address delivered by which is the Anuamite race, which forms Roume on this occasion has been sent more than three fourths of all the in Japanese goods for export, it may be of to the Press by the French Embassy habitants. It is an intelligent, spirited, interest to note the report of the Econo and practical race, which a feeble and mic Investigation Council on the matter Indo-Chine, as its name indicate, is corrupt Government and the remoteness 8 submitted to Count Okuma, President an intermediate region between the lands from the geent thoroughfares of the naof the Council. The Committee is of of the Hindu civilisation and those of the tions have kept in isolation and stagua opinion (says the Japan Chronicle) Chinese civilisation; but it more emtion.
that the only effective way of preventing bles the latter. Its area is about equal THE WORK OF FRANCE IN THE KAST. the export of inferior goods or counter- to that of Frane of Japan Proper, but The great movement of European feit articles is to enforce the strict in its population is much less dense, singa expansion during the second half of the spection of the principal goods for export It consists of about 18 or 29 millions only. 19th century brenght France to these far either at the place of origin or that of But in some parts the density of the off regions. What has she done? Has shipment. It is pointed out that hitherto population surpasses that of any other she
accomplished B good, part of the world. This is explained by honourable work, conformable to the of certain lines of goods, but the inspe
useful, inspection has been carried out in respect the very peculiar structure of Indo- laws of universal morality, in
in the tors being chosen from among the mem- China, which is composed of the doltas sense of hurn welfare and progress, orbers of the guilds concerned and paid for of two great rivers, that of the Red River has her action been one of brutal oppres by the guilds, the inspection has not. in the north, Tonkin, and that of the sion, of egoistic cupidity? My answer Mekong River in the south, embracing to this grave question might seem stamp could be desired. For this reason it is been carried out as satisfactorily as Cochin China and Cambodia, vast allued with partiality, but the facts, the advisable that in future the local ad vial plains of great fertility, and con material and moral results, will
for themselves
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chain which follows the coast at a very country, so often ravaged by piracy and tors, and that they should be paid for. short distance. Hence the inhabitants compare their country to a long bamboosting wars, we have caused peace to bearing at each extremity a large bag of sary to every progress, Lider its bene- |reign--French | pence, & condition acces. rice. And indeed rice is by far the nust ficent influence, with the help of French important product of Indo-China, which capital, production had been developed exports on an average more than on in the conditions I have just told you; million tons a year, Part of this ries wealth has been created, gons to Japan whenever your harvest is Lasufficient. Indo-Chini, moreover, pro cluers and exports maize, hides, salt, tim ber, and cotton. In the south, in Cochin China, caoutchour is beginning to be pro- duced. Large caoutchouc planations have beer established, some of which surpass in importance thoa: of the Malay ragion and the Dutch East Indice, and give rise to rapid increasing exportation.
THE EXPLOITATION OF NATURAL WEALTH.
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But man lives not on bread alone: he has higher aspirations than the mere satisfaction of material needs; he has nu ident: tu matisfy,"
France had endeavoured and will every day more and more endeavour to accomplish this part, the noblest of her ask, and before all, to answer the most evident wish of the native population, that
18, their accession to the knowledge. and methods of modern sciences. To that “Southern Indo-Chin - that effect, she multiplies the institutions of Cochin China and Cambodia are almost learning of every grade, with the aim exclusively agricultural, whils Tonkin in and clearly-expressed will to secure this the north is sure to have an industrial Progressive and more and more complete participation of the Annamites, to speak Enture; in fact, Tonkin contains coaluly of them, in the direction of their and metallic oras, the two principal ele-
destinies.
Wherever the tri-coloured flug planted, it can cover only a land of civi | lisation and liberty, but none of tyranny. and oppression.
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PARADES FOR THE WEEK ENDING THE 22ND INSTANT.
Monday, 17th inst.:--
Recruits on the Cricket Ground: under Drill Instructor Sergeant Osberry, at 0.10 p.m. Dress: Drill. Order N.CO% class of instruction on the Cricket Ground," at 5.16 p.m. Officers Dress Clean fatigue. will attend. NOT.-This will (weather permitting) be
the last date upon which, the Inspect ing Officer will attend to examine. N.C.Os. now on the Muster Rell in
·Platoon drill." All N.C.Os., except those in the Mounted and Machine Gun Sections who have not yet passed
for examination on this dalek Lee, Cul, J. A. Lyon passed on the oth
Signalling Section
Mounted Section on the Pola. Ground, at 5.30 pm, under instruc- tor Staff Q.M. Sergeant Talbot, Dress Drill Order. Wednesday, 10th inst
will fire Part 1 Annual Musketry: Course at King's Park Range on the dates stated. Every man will bring 30 rounds ball to the Range, which he will use in firing the six practices. On completion: he will receive 20 rounds of ball in chargers in ex- change for his six chargers with 30 enipty cases. One officer of the unit fring will be present and Cpl. Grimes will attend each day. July Sunday, 23rd, Laft Section M.G.
Co.- 9.n.mL -
Saturday, th, Centre Section M.G.
Co.-2.30 p.m.
Sunday, 30th, “Civil Service Co.—
9 m.
August Saturday, 5th, Artillery Bat-
tery-2.30 p.m.”
Sunday, 6th, Artillery Buttery-0 a.m. Saturday, 12th, Right Section: M.G.
Co--2.30 p.m.
Sunday, 13th, Signalling Section---
9 a.m.
Saturday, 19th, Engineer Co.--2.30 p.m. Sunday 20th. Engineer Co.-) 1.0. Saturday, 26th, Scouts Co.--230 pm. Sunday, 27th, Scouts Co-9 à‚m,
GUARDS.
Provided that all the members of a guard"
are dressed alike, trousers and put- ties may be worn instead of shorts. and patties.
PARADES.
Monday, 17th inst
7.m. Signaling Section class
on Cricket Ground.AN 7:15 R.m.-Scouts. Co.
Suction at Headquarters,
Machine-Gun.
5.30 p.m. Seguts Co. (Left half), on-
Cricket Ground,
the ON
Cricket Ground, at
Dress Clean Tuesday, 18th inst. : -- at 5:15 pm. fatigue,
5.10 p.m.Centre Section M.G. (Co.,
M.. praction at Kowloon Dock. Tuesday 18th inst
Hongkong residents procted by, launch from Status Pier 4.30 pin, 5.30 pm. Left B:ction M.G. Co. ex- tended order drill onCricket Ground. Civil Service Co. extended Border drillon Cricket Grount. Recruits of all units at Headquarters under Cpl. Grimes. Stretcher Besar Section at Hen:quarters, Signalling Section. HAM. B and C classes at R.A. Theatre, Victoria Barracks · Mount- ad Section on Polo Grounds Wednesday, 19th inst. 7am-Signalling
“A” and “B” Companies Kowloon and Taikoo sections, Machine Gan Section and Mousted Section ou the Polo Groud, at 5.30 pm. Re- maider, including Signalling: Sec-
· Lion; on the road outside the Law "Courts, at 5.15 pm: Dres: Drill Order Signallers will also carry Thursday, 20th inst,
Morse Flags M
ments of industrial production. One The part that we flus mean to play mine alone, that of Hongay, produces is essentially conformable to the eman already over 300,000 tons of coal vast cipating genius of France. layers have been discovered and their ex- ploitation will be successively started, Tonkin produces, in addition, notable quantities of zine and antimony urs and wolfram and tungsten ores, which of The native population of Indo-China late Lave been much exported to Japan understood this well they trust in us. In order to further the exploitation A proverb which, I believe, is of every of this natural wealth, yet in its infancy country, anys: In the days of triál you networks of railroads have been built will know your friends are required to present themselves these last few yearn, le most important
LOYAL TO FRANCE IN THE DAY OF TRIAL of thess lines, 800 kilometres in length, Those days of trial have come for starts from the Tonkinase seaport Hai-Frances she has had to bear for nearly phong, ascends the Red River valley, and two mortal years, and is still bearing, rang up to the expital of the Chiness the weight of the most formidable and provian. Yunnan. A whole system of fost criminal agression that the world has ever known. Some may have doube roads for automobiles is day by day oned, if not of her bravery, at least of her the way to completion. My the end of [870
the year 1917 a road for automobiles will rency and tenacity: Indo-China has loyat and faithful; she has re- in through the catire length of Indo-mained faithful notwithstanding the in- Chine, that is, a distances of 1,800 kilo trigues of some incorrigible foueaters of moters, and comet the principal cities disturbance who were supported by Ger of Hanoi, Hué and Stigon, Already man geld. She has done more; ste hins the-fourths of this road is finished, given us voluntarily de assistance of her. which will allow them to wait for the artisans and her soldiers. This is trae not complition of the railroad dalagad on ne only at Indo-China. From all parts of the count of the words
Frech Colonial Empire, the second in the Besides the material wealth, of which world, mulering more than 30 millions Thave just givan a very incomplety zlea, | of inhalinagre, and extending over one- Indo-Chinn offers esthetis attractions of fourth of the African continent, faithful the first order which are now becoming and brave contigents have arten: known, but which, when better known, Algerian Tunisian, Moroccan, Sene- will not fail to attract great numbers of gilese, Madagascan, not to speak of the lovers of picturesque sites and grand namires the recruits of our old monuments of ancient Oriental art Along Bay, in Torkin, with its thousands of is to and rocks of strange furto, which ine way recalls to mind your Inland Sundoubtedly with less gracefulness an animation, but with more svag g-ndrar--the ancient capital of Au nam, Ru, arrayed in its archule chartas, displaying in beautiful surroundlings the mausolea of its ancient kings and final ly the wonder of wonders, the Buddhist temples in Angkor, Cambodia, s most wonderful assemblage of millennial monuments that cover an immense arɔa, the only existing witness of a vanished givitisation, which bas left the inost extra- ordinary and powerful architretural
florescence that the world knows...
THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE COLoss
The few indications that I have just given you, although short, will neverth less be sufficient to show you that lado China is not devoid of natural beauty norul material resources and I may add that the latter, under the protection of France, are developing very satisfactor ily, as a prunt of which I shall only say that the commeren with foreign countries which in 1900 as 149,000,000 francs, had risen to 651,000,000 francs in 1913.
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colonies, the Antilles, Reunion Islands, French India, New Caledonia, all ne pressed around the flag of France, nit deliberately risk their lives, shed their blood for the mother country. just told you that facts, better that I have words, tell you whether the enlonis- ing action of France nefarious and tyramic, or salutory and bas been beneficent. What better epoch making answer could they give her? What answer could be in ther understood by the sons of gloring Japan, the initiator of modern thought and sciens in the Orient, which it has aroused. from its slumber of hundred years.
For this reason, as well as for many others, these two nations that have many natural sympathies in comuïon, and have no conflicting interests to separate them, are well made to agree and understand each other. This is the conclusion which it has been a pleasure for me to draw from this talk, in which
Recruits on the Cricket Ground. under Drill Instructor Bergeant Oxberry, it 5415.
5.p.m. Dress: Drill order. Machine Gun Section at Wellington
Barracks under Instructor Ser geant Bowles, at 5.15 p.m. Dress: Clent fatigue. Friday, 21st in
Signalling Section. The following will parude at May Road, Tram station, at 9 pin. under Instrne tor Serge. E. V. Mitchelmore for lamp practice: Ptes Curter, Cossert. Goldsmith, Melbourne,
nd Rolfe. Plummer, and
The following will parade under
•Lee Cpl Hill at Kowloon Dork, kt: 9 p.m. :~~Piés, Graham: Higgins botham, Martin, Dress: Clean fatigue. Saturday, 22nd inst. :).
Pte.
hope you will see the expression of my heart-Jelt gratitude for the excellent and Pie, cordial welcome. I have received in this country, and to which to-day's reception at the Franco-Japane Society, gives a new value
"SCIENCE OF DEATH."
--- BRITAIN'S RALLY TO THE |_ SUCCOUR OF FRANCE.
As to politicul and administrative organisation Indo-China constitutes, n sort of federation of five States under the high direction of a Governor-General, assisted by a Government Council. The Gould, Vice-Chancellor of the University “You will see," said Sir Alfred Pearce fre States possess their own autonomy of Loudon, in welcoming a deputation and are not subject to the same political of French professors who were visiting statutes.
SEMPENA Britain chat our universities, like Cochin-China is a colony directly ad-yours, have not hesitated to sacrifice for ministered by Franes whers Camthe future the flower of their youth. bodia and Annam are under the porter Like you, to-day we confer degrees ou torate of France and their immediate ad- the dead. Like you, we are confident ministration is sœcured by native Govern that these young martyrs are the fore- ments under the sole control of the runners of victory.
depleted
TRANSFER.
Section 11/Ɑ!! lass on Cricket Ground 7.15 am: Scouts Co. M.G. Section at
Headquarters..
Thursday, 20th inst
5.15 più. --Recruits of all units (ex- cept. Right"| Seption MG. Co.) at Headquarters under Cpl. Grimes... 5.30 pointed Section on Polo -Ground." Signalling Section “A
"B" and "C" classes at I. A.. Theatre, Victoria. Barracks," Friday, 21st inst
5.50 p.m.--Defaulters drill at Hend
quartors. Begruits Right: Section MG. Ca at Handgirarters Artil- lery" Battery, 10 ur. B.L gun drill at Gun Club Hill, Sargt. Bradley will attend, Hongkong resibuts Fall in at Star Ferry Wharf, Hongkong, Með pam. Samuts Ch. (Right, half) on
Cricket Ground Saturday, 22ng inst., wi7.
Cpl. B. W Grey is transferred to Sunday, rd inst.:
STRENGTH,
H. Bridges having joined is allotted Corps No. 610 and posted to Co.
Platon No. IV, Section 11.
F. B. J. Adams having joined is allotted Corps No. 611 and posted to Co. "A" Platoon No. 1, Seation 2.
G. KH. BRETTON. Capt., Adjutant, H.K.V.R
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE
NO. 1 PLATOUN
The following will parade in mufti with riffes at Central Station at 5:45 p.m. on Monday, July 17th-Alarakin, Caldwell H. E Edwards, Joseph, Tobins, Fyle, Wattie, Wilson, Mutton and J. A. Pearson
No. 4 COMPANY.
The whole of No. 4 Company will parada at Central Station at 5.30 pm on Monday and Wednesday, July 17th ant 19th. Uniform with helmets Sections 13 and 14 will be taken in rifle exercises Inspector
ares by Chief
BARABAND AND ORCHESTRA, A
Band Practices Monday, July 17th, Friday, July 1st, Tuesday, July. th, and Monday, July ols¬ut 0.
French authorities; Tonkin and Laos" In our empty treasury, our have an intermediate regime between the class rooms, an
, and our laboratories devoted preceding two. As to finatices, a general to the pursuit of the science of death you Budget applied to works of general infer will see a proof of the reality of our est and common to the whole of Indo-effort to use the whole of our powers in China is supplied by the Customs duties the greatest of all wam and other indirect taxes, whilst the local A. Joubin, Recteur de l'Academie de Budgets of the five States, I kay Just Lyons, replying, said that he was pleased named are supplied by direct taxes. The to answer a speech made by a vice chan general Budget amounts to 93,000,000 vellor who wore military uniform ander Orchestra
symbol his University robes. It was franes, and the local budgets to 70,000,000 francs, or a total of 165,000,000 francs.
Prasticos Thursday, July.
h, and Thursday, July 27th, at G p.m.
DISCIPLINE,
MACGREGOR&Co Indochine without way subsen- rallied to the succour of France That All reports as to absence from Patrol
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expenses,
tion from the mother country on the contrary, the colony furnishee a contri bution of n little over on third of the military expenses, which are supported by the mother country
I have tried to give you an idea, bow- exer brief, of the exterior, so to say, material structure of Indo-China,:
of the alliance of science and the army It was marvellous how England had
ever Germany might have hoped for wher she defied the world with her insulting motto. Deatschland uber Alles that hope was defeated when France und Britain stood together, as they would till victory came
The French professors afterwards were entertained to luncheon by the Drapers' Company
duty, Parades, ete, must be repost fed either direct to the A.S.P. (H)
Victoria Gool, or through the D.8.P Offe
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Next for duty 27th inst.--Civil Service-
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Next for duty 26th inst. - -No. 1 Scotion
Artillery Battery.
Yoxt for duty cot inst --Lefs Section.
MG Co.
Next for duty 6th August-Right Section
M.G. Com
Next for duty 7th August-No. 2 Section
Artillery Battery.
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