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PEKING, January 22nd.'
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH, 1919.
SHIPS AND FOOD. AFTER THE WAR.
(SY ASUMIBALD HURD.]
JAPAN AND A LEAGUE OF
13 NATIONS. Dean Inge, speaking at a meeting of the British-Italian League, on December
was a remarkable instance of a Utopian th, sair that the League of Nations dream, which was apparently about to
materialise
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It must be our more or less painful Gambling in Peking notes in vory pro- nounced. A few days ago, they jumped duty, if we are to resume our ordored to over 70, then they fell to 68, and to-day lives, to say good-bye at the earliest pre- they are quoted at 68. They are expected sible moment to the Controllers, who have to reach 80 within two or three weeks, and done service with varying success during it would not be surprising if they appro- the war; first, because we shall not want difficulties, but any altcruntive was so ximated to par by the time the contemthem, and, secondly, because they and impossible that we might hope thos plated Reorganisation Loan is arranged, Two days ago, it was impossible to buy these potce, but presumably some big holder unloaded and brought the price down a point or two. Tsao Ju-lin claims the credit of having brought about this
difficulties would be surmounted
their large staffs are an expensive war
"The other day," he continued, "1 We are an individualistic na luxury. tion, and we have a genius of our own, had a call from a very interesting and He began by ask- not only in war-as the last four and a intelligent Japanese.
The ing me what I thought about the League half years illustrate-but in peace. whole idea of central control, however of Nations, and I said I felt we ought all
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appreciation of the notes by his policy of casential in war time, is not only alien to to support itwas well as we could. He said, NO. 6, MOUNTAIN VIEW, PEAK, 8 the Seventh Year Loan being purchasable our character, but opposed to our tradi-Do you anticipate very much from it? in depreciated notes, which were then tions, and a menace to everything we Do you think it will succeed I said,
w LTC about
I don't know, but I think we should destroyed. This is no doubt a contribut-value because, einer ing factor, but there are other factors, the 40,000,000 people, it is necessarily ineffi- try it."
Then.' he said, I should like you most important of which is the prospect cient. It is noteworthy that the two most
anocossful Controllers we have had-for to knew how this matter appears to us of peace and national re-organisation.
Lord Rhondda is dead-have been fore in the Far East. We Japanese consider that wo are a highly civilised nation, OPIUM DESTRUCTION.
and we have a right to be treated in the most in announcing their anxiety to re- adjust their departments to peace oundiĮ 20
same way to the European nations treat tions, intending then evidently to abolish each other. But we are not so treated.
Sir Joseph Maclay has lost nu them. time in making clear the policy which ho if we want to go out ne colonists to the intends to follow, and Lord Pitrie haa United States, or Australia, or sume other followed suit. As the whole problem of country, we are prevented from doing so reconstruction and the resumption of by laws. I want to ask you whether, if we normal scosomic conditions resolves itself consent to disarm and join a League of ultimately into a question of ships, the Nations, these disabilities will be remov nation owe a debt of gratitude to Sired or not?"
"I was obliged to say, I am afraid Joseph Maclay and Lord Pirrie, not only for the work they have done, but for the
This is a working man's question, relief which they now promise.
The Pre-ident has adhered to hie original resolution that the entire opium stocks at Shanghai should be destroyed publicly. A few days ago it was appar cnt that the movement in favour of say- ing a portion and presenting it to the Allied Red Cross organisations had gain od considerable strength, and it seemed likely that the opinions expressed might He has influence the Chief Executive. stood firm, however, and, if for nothing else, he deserves well of his countrymen for the courageous part he has played in this connection. There have been several seizures of opium on the railways in Paking, of late. These will be collected and destroyed in a bonfire in the capital on Sunday. Upon such a result, all con- cerned, excepting, of course, the smug glers, are 10 he congratulated LUAN REDEMPTION,
Over three and a half millions of the Customs surplus to be released on Satur day will be devoted to the delayed re demption of tho Fourth Year Domestic Loan. The drawing is to take place on Monday. This transaction ought to en- hance somewhat the credit of the Chinese Governmest. These bonds stand at 65, which is a very low figure for a Govern- ment security.
NICE EMBARGO.
The embargo upon the exportation of rice from China has been lifted in favout of Japan, whose people are to be encour aged to eat foreign rice rather than adhere so strictly to the home-grown article. It is feared in China that this will have the effect of sending up the price of rice. If so, it ought to prove an inducement to cultivators to extend the areas under cultivation. Of course. bere is the danger that the Japanese merchants may establish a monopoly, which would fix price and thereby direct all the advantages Japanwards.
THE EUROPEAN PEACE CONFERENCE.
Peking has been much perturbed over the wireless message from Paris, which reported that Japan would represent China at the Peace Conference Natur ally, the Chinese resent any such sugges
Blon
It is one thing to talk of ships in terms and as long as the Japanese workman Aanerican or Australian of war and another to talk of them in gives better value for his wages than the terms of peace. Until the armistice bad European or been signed, we had to be prepared for a workmen, they will shrink from no vio- fresh outburst of submarine activity, lenos to keep you out.' which meant that a margin of shipping over and above our minimum require meats had to be available unless we were
"That," commented Dear Inge, "is to run the risk of disaster, which would have overwhelmed not only the armice and navies, but the whole civil popula- just one of the difficulties which beset tions of the Allied countries, and we had us I think we ought to be very clear our reserves of food and munitione for in our own minds that, in supporting this
To this he said, Well, then, why should we disarse, and join a League of Nations 1
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the same reason. But now that piracy League of Nations, we have no eympathy A SHOP to Nathan Road, Kowloon. bas come to an end, it is possible to study with those who only wish to destroy mili the problem of shipping from a different taisnt in order to substitute another angle. In the first place, what have been kind of violence and tyranny for that the losses! The losses due to submaria which they have been destroying and marine risks have amounted, in round figures, to:--
British
Allied
Neutral
Total
Gross tons.
8,000,000
2,000,000
2,250,000
18,750,000
That is an laminating statement. The British Mercantile Marine alone las sustained losses almost twice as great an the combined losses inflicted on our Allies land on neutrala.
There
are a good many supporters of the League of Nations who are by no means lovers of peace at heart, They only want another kind of war than that through which the world has been passing."
U.S.A. EXPORT AND IMPORT REGULATIONS.
The American Consul-General has re Shipping constituted
Washington
one of the most essential services which ceived instructions from we have rendered, and are rendering, to indicating that, in conformity with the the common cause. We must be prepared
OUR SHIPPING POSITION.
to defend what remains of the British united policies of the Allied Govern now being Mercantile Marine against unreasonable claims and to set it free as soon as possible mente, export licences are
granted on goods from the United States for fulfilling its mission.
including practically all commodities. Tha licences are granted freely to any individual or firm not included on the Enemy Trading List. Any changes in this list or any refusal of facilities in the Total, June 20th, 1914. 18,882,080 or 1.00 United States will only follow the recom- 8,940,000 or 47.38 mendation of inter-Allied representatives 9,946,000 or 62.64 and will impose identical restriction, on
all associated Governments.
That leads to an examination of our own maritime position-what shipping we possessed at the opening of the war, and how we stand to-day.
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The Government has also made arrange ments for general licences covering all 8,503,000 or 18.55 importation into Alaska, Canal Zone, Guam, Probably, the report is entirely We are 3,500,000 tons down, and the Philippine Islands, Hawaii,
about Tutulia, Porto Rico and Virgin Islands gratuitous. Japan may be permitted to Germans and Austrians posses
Consequently, as, under when intended for consumption in those speak for the Orient in the deliberations 4,000,000 tons. of the Supreme War Council, but it doce the peace terms, a proportionato adjust countries or for transhipment to destina not follow that Japan is representing ment will be made of the claitos which tions other than the United States; and,O. 3, MOUNTAIN VIEW. China in the settlement, of Far Eastern we, our Allies, and neutrale have against in general, free facilities for transit ship Affairs, any more than that Britain, ie the enemy, we shall emerge from this war, ment through the United States from all representing Portugal or Serbia, France with the tonnage which will be completed non-onemy countries have been arranged.
or the United in this country during the next six or representing Belgium, or
Instructions have also been received States representing Brazil. The Big nine months, little worse off then we were Five-as the American wireless terms it in June, 1914. But it would be an ill indicating that all restrictions on the -mect to consider war problems, and not service to suggest that all the shipping importation of jute and jute products peace settlements. Consequently,
China
afoat can be released for commercial use from all non-enemy countries have been
romoved. cannot expect to be represented either at once.
It has also been arranged that vessels ANOTHER by her own delegates or by Japan. Of The carrying out of the maval terms of course, it would be re-assuring to have the armistice will, it is true, at once give from the United States may discharge the report officially contradicted, as a measure of relief in two directions. In bunker fuel and ships stores and all erroneous and misleading. Two weeks the first place, it will set free the large kinds of dunnage, including Curlap, jute
portion of Cor's Hill, Kowloon, into ago, a report emanated from Tokyo that voleme of shipping which has been attend bagging, or bags used as dunnage or as THE Undersigned are now dividing Japan and Chins had agrood to act in ing upon the Grand Floet and the other cargo containers at this port without a small fota, of about 3,000 to 4,902 square feet
This sections of the Navy, and it will also, breach of bunker regulations, any pre Concert at the Peace Conference. was promptly denied by Peking. Mean-in the second place and quite incidentally, vious agreement to the contrary notwith. while, the Chinese Government has off release a large number of trawlers, with standing. vially appointed La Cheng-hsiang, Well the result that the price of fish ought ington Koo (Minister to Washington), speedily to fall with the increase in sup Alfred Sze (Minister to London), Wei plics. We shall no longer have to carry Chen-teu (Minister to Belgium), and vast quantities of munitions and the raw
Much has been said since the armistice C. T. Wang ne ita peace delegation. If materials for making them. The demo China is allowed, only two sets, as ibilisation of the Army, however, will be was signed of the desperate condition to reported, these gentlemen will probably a long operation, and until it is com- which Germany has been reduced; and an bo called on in turn, in acordance with plated a great deal of tonnage will have appeal has been made for food. But let the panel system, ICE HOCKEY.
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BLACK AND WHITE LLEWELLYN Office There will be an enormous volums Kaisar alone, not the naval and military of sex carriage to be undertaken in con- authorities alone, but the German people A SETTER DUG, Black Marks soron Tiontain ice hockey combinations carnestion with our own armies, but fortuna a whole were responsible for robbing riod off all the honours in the week and ately, whereas we had to bear the larger the world of approximately 12,000,000 the back and sides of body; and our coloured series of matches in Peking. A feature share of the transport, rovermont of the tons of shipping, taking one-thirteenth black the other peppered Finder will of Monday was the match between the American army across the Atlantie, the of the losses se due to marine risks. Thus kindly return to owner or will be prosecuted Peking Club and the 18th Infantry, on United States, without any quistance means in money terms something like after expiration of this notice.
J. M. XAVIER, which occasion Indians took part in a from us, will be able to take back the £250,000,000, even at about $20 per ton, ice hockey match, for the firm time in American
troops. Furthermore, the and the Americans are paying rather history. Three coloured men participat abandonment of convoy will represent an more than twice that amount for the And the ed and played very well, Thoy socmed increase of carrying capacity equivalent vossals they are building. to be weak about the ankles, but their to about one additional voyage across the majority of the ships sunk carried cargoes. shooting for goal, due to their ordinary Atlantio a year by every ship. In these of fabulous value in the aggregate-tens hockey practice, was deadly, Thoir oficironmstances, have the cheerful of millions of pounds worth of food FRENCH LESSONS cora carried them to victory, beating the prospect of an almost immediate releted among other things, being sent to rot in Club by 8 gnls to 2.
of a considerable volume of shipping from the sea. war, service, and month by month, the and those cargócs were sunk by the people number of Vossels required by the Govern of Germany in the hope of starving out ment Departments will steadily diminish the Allied nations. If the scheme had Before the war opened between 0,000,000 succeeded, what mezey should we have: It and 7,000,000 tons of British shipping received at the hands of the enemy1 were engaged in inter-foreign trade that will not be suggested that we should leave We are informed by the Hongkong nadal ports. Owing to the influence of the policy would be contrary to the code of the ships seldom or hover came to Bri- the Germans to starve, because any such Shanghai Banking Corporation that they was only a small proportion, of those humanity which we have maintained, and have received a enblegram feat their ships can be engaged in this foreign trade opposed to car eventual interests. But London Office to the effect that on and for many months. We-tlist is the Bri they are probably little, if at all, worse after February 1st, new issues of National War Bonds are being madetish people-ought, therefore, to have stuff now then they were two months ago, our disposal, if shipowners are given when they thought they were winning. The Bonds are and at par, and are reasonable amount of freedom, and the Let us be merciful, but let us also be just repayable in five and ten years at 10% control over imports is light and reason and just to our own people. Wo mpet per cent. and 105 per cent respectively. able, approximately as much shipping by obey the dictates of humanity, but nood Thond new nuca do not carry the right the end of June as we had live your not indulge in sentiment based, possibly.
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