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JAPAN'S EXPORTS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 1919.

"THE NEW ·" PILOT.”

A PRUSSIAN BUREAUCRAT,

[BY FREDERICK WILLIAM WILE.]

THE TREATY OF BERLIN. M. JONNART ON HIS MISSION

THE COMPARISON AND. A

FORECAST

MR. BALFOUR ON HIS MISSION TO

AMERICA,

When von Betbaann Hosiweg, a bureau. 'crat "of ""burçaucrats, became Chancellor

in July, 1800, u Berlín editor, recalled Me Bulfour was presented at the Bismarck's maxim that if Imperial Gor-Guildin) with an address of welcome by: a Prussian and congratulation from the Corporation many were ever governed Civil Servant she would be lost. Hitherto and citizens of the City of London on his the Empire had escaped such . fate. return from his mission to the United Now Civil Servant, Dr. Georg States. In reply he dwelt on the incal- DURING | Miebaulis, has taken the bridge. Will be culable gain which the Allies had received steer clear of the rocks any piore success and would revive from the necession to

AND AFTER WAR.

TO GREECE. IMPRESSIONS OF THE NEW KING. Before he left Athens M. Jonnart, the Allie High Commissioner in Greece, received The Trues correspondent and discussed the results of his mission.

art, the honour, in the course of that We deeply appreciated, snid M Jon

mission, of representing your country.

INTIMATIONS

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Before I left for freece. I went to Eng-SOLE AGENTS FOR SPALDING'S ATHLETIC

and, and there 1 perfcived that public opinion was ready and anxious for firm action. I, official circles, there WALS:

According to investigations made by fully than the pilot just dropped The their cause of the moral and materias perhaps more disquietude than we shared |

the Commercial Museum, attached to the Department of Agriculture and Com- meree, the exports from Japan which have particularly increased since the war started are the following, with their principal destinations: --

Gours.

Woollen Cloth and

Serge

Cotton Blankote:

Colton Hosiery

Glovni

Sooke and Stockings i Imitation

Panos Hats a

Glass fugles;

Shell Bt74: Printing Paper:

Carl Beard: Porcelain :

Glaanwires:

Дода:

DESTINATIONS,

China, Russian Siberia, Orient, South Afcios, Aus.

alin.

Orient. Britain, Nether. Rusin, South lundin, Afrina Australie. Britain, China, Russia. Hongkong, China, Britain.

new Chancellor is to years old, a year the junior of von Bethmann Hollweg,

was trained for the law. Apart from his dyed-in-the wool bareaucrat person lity and antecedents, the main thing about him that commands notice is that he is the first commoner to gain the Ger man Premiership. All his predecessors were noblemen of degres. There can be little doubt that the absence of a von in Dr. Michaelis' nume-it is pronomneed Mich-ah-my-lis--was one of the factory which led to his appointment.

Dr. Michaelis, us #1 statesman and politician in the generally accepted mean. China, Hongkong Britain, ing of those terms, is what the Germans

Antico, Australia.

call British Judin Throughout the world. Chin, Britain Dutch In Ties. Asia Australis, Philippinen.

Chin, Britain, America.

Australia. China, Hongkong, Straits

Settlonuts.

Straits Soitte. weste. Dutel Indior, Bri. tuin, America, Canada,

Orient.

mmemley

strength of Atacrica,

After the ceremony at the Guildhall the

alansion House,

Lard Mayor entertained Mr. Balfour and a umerous company at luncheon at the

wowy that of “Mr. The only onst Batson The Lord Mayor, who props en this, said time 17. Daffour's recent mission to Amerion was not the first in which he had taken part, for in 1878 he accompanied Lord Beaconsheid and Lord ourbury to ie ifertin Conference, wheg to a certain extent the peace of Europe was in jeopardy. In ae City of London they regarded alr. Balfour with special anection and respect, and they greatly rejoiced tàng his mission to America was such a brilliant #access.

in France regarding the practicability of bringing about the King's abdication without bloodshed, but in the sequel these doubts were dispelled, and I enjoyed the full support of your Government. „Now our anal work is practically completed, and we can leave the destiny of Greece in the steady hands of M. Venizelos.

"nowritten page", a.n utterly unknown quantity. Meteoric rises the Prussian public service ate prae tically unheard of certainly there is home comparable with Michaelis temp from an Under-Secretaryship of a Prus sian Ministry to the Imperial Chancellor ship. I have a fairly wide knowledge of German public nam in consequence of 18 years residence in Berlin, but I do not ever once having heard the The authorities are of opinion thus me of the Chancellor. That is because his career has beru the typieni one of the though after the war the war the export common Prussian Civil Servant. Enter of woollen cloth, serges, mad gloves maying official life at 22, he carried on the fall off, there are bright prospincis for litted and negligible existence of his entered it su lung ago when does he pro for his aid in this respeer. But he senti

class uninterruptedly for 38 years. Hi ignorance of foreign politics may be con- sidered to be profound, though in his late twenties he lived for a while in Tokio ns Euter in the School of German Jurispru- dence and Political Science.

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ISHERWOOD There he worked crisis, measure things by a wholly dif-before. As to the impression King Alex

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The force of events hastened everything. Tentative plans were, indeed, agreed upon in a general way at Saloaika which would have brought about the fusion of the two Grack Slates wore gradually after | King Constantine's; departure, but some Mr. Balfour, in reply, said: --Of the long course of favours when the City of listacles would not melt, and I soon KUA Loudon has tune 100, the cerignony of that the only thing was to ask M. today is the calmination, and it is in Venizelos to come to The Pirens. M. possibble to conceive that the future can Zainis was very helpful and rendered | in any circumstances give either the City the opportunity of conferring favours of service by remaining as long as he did in me the opportunity of returning thanks office, but he was hesitant and needed for them on a scale comparable with what persuasion, I persuaded him to con has occurred inis afternoon, The Larafinue in office to take the message demand. Mayor hus, perhaps not very kindly, re-ing his abdication to the King and to ferred to the great length of my public advise the King to accept, career, and when a man is reminded that We should have men in an awkward he entered public life 43 years ago it position if there had been pone to per inevitably suggests the question, if he for this difficult intermediary task. Justice should be rendered M. Zaimis pose to leave it into that problem i do not propose for the moment to enter Germany announcing the abdication, and SPECIAL TERMS TO CLUBS AND COLLEGES

that unfortunately-worded telegram to at any length. Indeed, I do not know was somewhat expansive on the ex-King's whether other people share my feelings behalf. but I somehow reel that nothing happened manner: M. Zainis, you talk well, said to him in a friendly before 1914, and that all those old political but you talk too ch your words and controversies, of great importance in their your actions do not agree, After various perious of service in the day, and still of great importance in their In reply to the observation that M. Prussina provinces as a minor law-court effects, have somehow gone back into an Venizelos was accused by his opponents official, a public prosecutor, a superin-illimitable past, and that we live at o of having rushed the situation, tendent of religions and educational moment utterly different in its Junnart stated that that was an unjust affairs, and a deputy-president of the pro- | character that all the old scale of values appreciation. M. Venizelos never hurried vince of Silesia, with bendquarters at which were applied to contemporary his hand. He insister on Boal detay The sergeant had been to a lecture on Breslau, Dr. Michaelis became Under events seems to have lost its relevancy, before taking offer, though the new King camouflage, given to the N.C.Os. by the Secretary of the Prussian Ministry of and we now, under the stress of a world was ready to receive him three day's

Finance in 1900. adjutant, and now, looking rather dis-zealously but anobtrusively until the outferent standard.

ander bad made upon him, M. Tonnari gruntled, he called at the hut where the break of war, when his energetic adminis-

Therefore, I certainly do not propose to good impression. He seems to have

Käid :--- corporal lived, ostensibly to ask the cur tretien euphacity resulted in his being take up the challenge of the Lord Mayore clear ide of the role of n constitutional poral how he was (for the corporal had called to the directorship of the Imperial to discuss any of the events which hap-vereign. He reasons well.

Grain Commission. This was Germany's pened between the Treaty of Berlin and willingly listened to a little constitu

He must initial attempt at food control, In the recent mission which my friends and tional lesson. When M. Zaimis refused February, 1917, when von Batocki, the 1 were sent on to the United States. Tie to consider the question of calling the Imperial Food Dictator, was under fire mention of this first affair of mine, the diay 31st Churber 1 went to the King for muddling and mismanagement, it was first big international affair in which 1, and said to him that the obvious and decided to found a special Food Commis as a most humble super, was engaged the only solution of the situation was the iourship for Prussia, and Dr. Michaelis comparison of that with the recent formation of a Ministry under M was appointed to fill it. There has been mission does suggest, however, a train. of Venizelos. 1 quite see that," he re- little evidence, however, that the expected thought not without interest. The Treaty plied. I quite understand. I suppose salvation has been achieved. Prussia was of Berlin secured more or less the peace it had better be formed as just as hungry under Michaelis as it was of the world for a considerable period of possible." under Batocki.

time, but it was a peace inevitably arti-

King Alexander's first proclamation ficial in its character, by which I mean

was a good intention badly interpreted, that, it did not take account of the views added M. Junnart. When King Con an of the great populations concerned, and stantine had already consented to trave official of singularly virile temperament left Europe with the seeds within it of his supporters, as you know, gathered Greece, a prowd of few thousands of On wot?" the corporal exclaimed.

and as a man accustomed to hack his own inture strife. way through difficulties and opposition,

round the palace abouting, and the ex- I hope that in that respect the next King, looking out of the window, said:-- Well, that's wor it sounded like. Some French word wot means disguisin' His administration of the Grain Commis. not be at Berlin-(cheers) will have a but-see the attitude of the people"

no matter how seemingly insuperable. great Peace Congress that meets--it will Look at that! I've consented to go, yourself so'd the honey won't know wot you are even if you was to tell in. Ision, it was said, often required him to happire desting either than the Con

This agitation was confined to persoas he refrained systematically from yielding greater predecessor, the Congress of throw in with the ex-King's cause, but exhibit great strength of character, and gress of Berlin

its still whose lot was more or less dangerously | emergency called for vigour and decision. arrangements to weak considerations whenever the Vienna, unel thut the territoriál nevertheless I felt that a clear manifes of Europe which at tation of the fact that the ex-King had He will have need of these qualities amid there attained will be of a kind which will been superseded must be given to the to the Chancellorship. the conditions in which he has been called carry with them not merely relief from populace. The proclamation

in King the horrors of war, but some security that Alexander's name was the clearest possible His political training and environment, the peace which is thereby secured shall manifestation. This was left in M. an' me wear through the Boer wat toge coupled with the circumstances of his be permanent in its character because it Zaimie bands, but unfortunately he ther young chaps we was then--an he sudder ascent to the dizzy heights of world is based on the permanent instincts, seems to have been unable to reach the - didn't "ave none of this 'ere caulifower politics, compel us to look upon Dr.liefs, traditions, and loyalties of man. palace in time, as Reservists were causing

we didn't go about pretendin' wa Michaelis as a Junker Chancellor, like kind. (Chours.)

disorder round his Pose, and M. Negris, was what we wasn't. Wot gets my wind all the others before him. There is nothing up about this war is that the soldier's in his past, and still kas in his present, expected to be anythink but a soldier. Be to make Germans or non-Germans believe bloomin' chemist au mess about with that the Prussian ropard has changed its gasca an' stinks, or be a bloomin' miner spots an' mess about with underground dug: outs an' things, be any blinkin' thing but 'n soldier !

gone sick" that morning), but really 10 ixpress his feelings or the subject of

camouflage.

"Ifua, sergeant!" said the corporal, looking at the rueful fare before him.

Wot's up 1"

21 Everythink," said the sergeant duane wol's comp' to the Army. Gee swee fed-up, na the French say, give you my word!"

'Ow d'you menn 3 said the corporal. Ere's me a soldier,' the sergeant proceeded, “an' 'ere's the adjutant givin' a lecture on tauliflower!"

dunno wot it's all nimut, but you got to cover yourself with somethink an' pre- fend you're a olly bush or a signal-post or any blinkin' thing but a soldier, an' I'm dan if I like it.

I did think better of the adjutant, 11, did," he went on bitterly. JENto say there's a man wot is a man. 'im

THE MEN THAT COUNT.

I can

When Dr. Michelis was appointed Food Commissioner he was described by

well-informed " authorities ду

U-BOAT NESTS OFF SPAIN. SHIP SUNK IN FULL VIEW OF A CROWD).

German submarines are revictualled of the focal authorities. in Spanish waters, often by permission

marine activity off the Spanish coast was A remarkable story of German en related by the Liberal, of Sevile

than

The

soon

25.

One other thought is suggested by what in the palace, hurriedly wrote the pro Cabinet Minister who happened to he has fallen from the Lord Mayor." Treaty of Berlin is already antiquated. declared that he was thinking of the ex

clamation. He was much agitated, and It had lost in the intervening years which King's success in the Balkan campaign elapsed between 1878 and 1914 some at when he used the phrase about follow- lease of its most important--it had beening my father's footsteps." altered at least in some of its most im-case King Alexander, who

In any was equally portant characteristics. In 1914 the whole egitated, signed without reading it, with arrangement from beginning to end was the most laudable intentions, and so the "All this 'ere cauliflower business, it

thrown into the melting pot, and nobody mischief was caused. sounds all right, but wot I say is, it's

can suggest that after the next Peace Con- Another mistake was M. Zaimis' state- all 'umbug. This war's like any other

gress much of the Treaty of Berlin willment that King Constantine might return war: you can be as blinkin' clever as

very is that? I cannot do the sam. this only in order to try to calm any be left From 1878 to 1914--how many to Grevee. He assures me that he made you like with your skinks an' smells an your underground works an' your cauli

(Laughter, and cries of "Thirty-six.") Possible popular excitement, not as a Howers az rest of it; but wot tells is the man with the rille an' 'ow cool

The interval between the Treaty of Berlin serious statement. It was a piece of and the catbreak of the present war is stantine's returns there can be no ques valueless hyperbole, as of King Con- e can keep. These ere Urs is na clever

just about the duration of one generation; as anythink with their inventions an

Five -buats appeared recently off a

It is over 30 years, and that period has everythink, but it ain't done 'em no good, certain town, manoeuvring in full view on the work of Berlin statesmen brought

The future of Greece, continued M. as it? Au why! Because they ain't got of the inhabitants, who lined the fore down in ruins. If we may take the dates, may be left in the hands of M. the nien, my boy, that's why. Our boys shore to watch them. A tank steamer pat of the mission recently to the United

Venizelos. was so cool anandy with their rifles off from the coast to supply the -boats States as affording a convenient, point of trinn I have not no statesman of more In all my long career as a Parliamen doorin' the retreat that the 'Uns thought with oil.

departure for our international relations vivid foresight or with a sprer grip of they'd got machine guns when they 'adn's While this work was in full swing an with that great Republic, 1 prophesy thus the essentials to a country's progress, nothink but this blinkin old pes! Allied merchant vessel hove in sight, not one generation, not two generations, One of the greatest results of what has Why,, when, the Guards was told to fire One submarine detached itself from the but an illimitable time will elapse before happened here rently is that Greces not ve rounds rapid, wot'd they do, eh? group, and sank the merchautman before its good effects or the good effects not pro-merely gains her old place in our affec They fired their five rounds an then the byes of hundreds of spell-bound on duced by it, but of which we may take tions and finde her natural leader, but They pulled their safety-catches back lookers,

ot d'you think of that, corporal As

oilt as a symbol, show any signs of diminut there will also be available for the cool as if they was down on the range at

British statesmanship is far less equal to us of M. Venizelos, tion or exhaustion. Unless American and gral councils of all, the Allies the Runnymede, firin of their curse lot

the task before it than I conceive it to be,

None, be suT ecoler'n you was, any ow, when Pig

take a higher place than her at these began to curse you for not takin' the first

the beginning of a mutual understanding pressure!

between the English-speaking peoples is NEW MATERIAL FOR JAPANESE going to increase in strength to grow in discuss various quistions of loans and part in a forthcoming conference to I tell you wol, corporal," he said. Forrowfully,

BEER war ain't wet it used to

usalalness, and to become with each other matters concerning Greece. succeeding year more solidly based, has suffered so much from the blockade To an' the Army ain't wot it used to be. A certain Japanese expert has discover that time shall have no grin upon it, and from the fictitious finance of the old There's too much of this 'ere education knockin about, an people ais appyed that the golden welun produced in decay shall never touch it, and, unlike the regime that she is in pressing need of nowadays unless they're thinkin abou Mitsui gun, în Fukuoka pretecture, work of 1878, it shall endure for all time, generous monetary aid somethink, an', of course, if they starts makes a very good material for brewing a monument not of the ingenuity or con- Nor is it merely a question of money, thinkin' about things, they go au invent beer. A Fukuoka dispatch says that an trivance of this or that politician or body which I trast England and France will stuff just for the sake of inventin it expert in the employment of the Dai Nip of politicians, but of spontaneous growth provide, but of capable organizers and Any ow, he concluded, "I don't s'pose pon Beer Company visited the place and spontaneous and natural-and therefore, business run to take a personal band in Tll see another war, an' when I think of arranged for the transport of a large the eternal product of mutual good will, the reestablishment of her position and this "ere cauliflower, all I can say is, quantity of the new beer material to the mutual comprehension, and the mutaal the development of her largely untapped

Thank Gawd!"-Es.

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