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BONGKONG DAILY PEFES, MONDAY, JUNE 181,
PRO-PECTS OF FIGHTING IN KWANTUNG, CONSIDERABLE BODIES OF TROOPS ON THE MOVE..
BY OUR CHINESE CORRISPONDGEND, }
CANTON, June 15th. The Tuchun bas ordered Commanders
TRADE REPORT.
EXPORTS,
GINGER. A very fair business has been done in New sonson ginger... The opening rates wete:-825-50 per picul for dry cargo in picul enses, and 392.30 per pieni for wet cargo in 2 ́owt, casks.
Owing to the steady advance in sugar, the dealers are now asking higher prica.
SAIGON CASSIA. The market for this article has ruled very firm, and the closing quotation is. 160. for the 4/10/4 Gunbents and assortment. CH
During the week-end we have received Shum Hang-ying and Lam-fu to lead a visit from Count de Toulouse Lautree their urges to Shin-hing immediately.
The Tuchun has offered $30,000 as a de Saviar, an officer of the Russian Horse Ginards, who is very indignant at the reward for the arrest of the ex-Civil treatment accorded him by the Police oftiovernor, Li Yew-hon. this. Colony. A revolutionary who has additional troops have been sent to pro- LARS-Further offers have come to suffered exile in Siberia under Tsardom test the Canton Arsenal, and the armed band from London and South America, for his political professions of faith, hegaards stationed at the Treasury and and, although both markets have raised important yumens have been increased,their limits, yet, only a low now orders is, nevertheless, by birth and conviction. opposed to democracy, except in countries The passenger traffic on the Canton-Han- have been booked. The local, prices are where the standard of popular educationkow Railway was suspended yesterday. nominally the same as last quoted. is high. Though a naturalised American and a number of carriages are being kept citizen, he served with the Russian Army at the Canton station for transportation during the regime of Kerensky, and was of troops. twice wounded. He wears upon his tunic The Civil Governor, Chak Wong, an-, several decorations testifying to his gal-nounces that he was not informed of the lantry.
He came to the Calbay from Maeas. In order to impart certain information to the military authorities, whose willing ness to receive him was conveyed in writ ing by the Macao authorities. It was his intention to repeat, in Hongkong, the lecture on the war which he has delivered
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WOOD OIL PEANUT OIL, AND TEA OIL- There is little daing and pour last quota tions are practically unchanged.
Tix continues to be neglected. Privers.—A small business has been done
THE FOREMOST TASK OF STATESMANSHIP.
THE LORD CHANCELLOR AND THE LEGACIES OF THE WAR. Lord Birkenhead, the Lord Chancellor. became an honorary freeman of Birken- head, his native town, on April 19th, in the presence of a large gathering, at the Birkenhead Town Hall.
Lord Birkenhead, in acknowledging the honour, said that the problems of making a satisfactory peace were nearly as com plex and difficult as those of gaining a victory. Amid all the impatience that was falt at the long-drawn negotiations
The now-
in Paris, it must be remembered how pro- digious were the difficulties. papers were very fond of saying "They have had four or five months to make peace Why don't they come back with peace? But it was not so easy for thosa who had to deal with problems more baffling and perplexing than any that had confronted statesmen beforo-states-
$14.73 per pieul, 32/34's at $14.35 par them in a spirit which, if it proved pioul, 34/36's at $14 per picul, 30/38ccessful, might mean that our children 812-70 per picul, 38/40's no 13.40 per picul. and grandchildren would not be destroyed CASTUS CASIA-There is a very fair in a struggle like that which had murder-
nd the youth of this generation. demand. Selegged bundle" has been worth spending some time, bestowing some done at $14 and selected "broken" can effort even incurring some criticism,
only those great objects could be achieved. Cheers.) be bad at 810. The closing rate for extra
He was not there to say selected broken is $11.50 por picul. High-overy
dispatch of Canton forces to Shin-hing.tor Jane-July shipments at 30/39's men who were attempting to deal with
and, consequently, he disclaims respon- sibility for any misunderstanding that may arise. He has ordered the Shiu-hing troops to move elsewhere as soon as the Canton forces arrive at Shi-bing so that a collision may be avoided.
ep-
operate with the troops in case of need.
High military and police officers, in Canton held a special meeting to discuss the situation yesterday.
A number of gunboats have been sent to in several of the Northern Treaty portSamshui in, order that they may but permission to do this has been refused- and he has been warned by the Police, he says, to leave for Shanghai by the first available ship, or he will be forcibly de- ported. He protests against the refusal to allow him to lectury, and against the one who has threat of deportation" to
They decided to remain neatral if fight. ing occurred as they regard it is as very wise for the lenders of the South-West Provinces to fight against each other.
It w
if
had been traversed without Per prices will probably rule in the not road along that difficult and anxious ences of opinion, even grave differences been incredible rory distant futuro as stocks up-country of opinion. It would have are reported to be low.
RICE There was a sharp rise in local quotations on Saturday morning, the market opening at an advance of about per picul on the prices ruling on the previous day. This big jump is attribué-
them
to
1 result so happy could otherwise been attained by humad
guity But he perseverance. that there had on the whole been a degree purpose of unanimity and a unity of Among the great men engaged on the task that was amazing when they considered the immense and constant temptation.
Pristine difference of opinion, founded on
actual or supposed, of interest were at this moment face to face with diference of opinion sincerely entertain
with
patience, com promise, and
Conference would not
fought for the Allied cause, and, above all, against the arbitrary selection of He asks Shanghai as his destination. why he should not be permitted to return to Macao, whence he came, or to proceedcommand of a certain Kwangsi lender, and Saigon Rice for shipment to port but be hoped s
A message from Kongmoon states thated by dealers to orders having been re- large bodies of Canton forces under theceived here from Bangkok for both Siam
arrived in the Sun Wai district city yester He is to Siam, whither he is bound.
day. The magistrate, who was alleged to armed with a sheaf of documents of.
be one of Li Yew-hon's supporters, was identification bearing his photograph, in
arrested and instantly shot. "Many other uniform, and details of his antecedents. duly sealed and stamped by various Con-officers of the regular forces were arrested sular officials, and a permit from his mili and the city is now occupied by the newly tary superiors in Harbin to proceed to arrived troops. Europe, by way of Hongkong, etc.
JAPANESE GUNBOAT AT CANTON.
A Japanese gunboat has arrived at Count de Savine expressed amazenient that he should be so treated in a territory Canton. The Superintendent of Police under the British flag, which is the has announced that it has come simply to
Such help in the protection of Japanese resi crablem of liberty and justice. treatment of a foreigner as he had dents if necessary. The people are, warn- received would not have been possible, heed that any attack on the Japanese would
There is also a rumour in town that the Siamese Government will shortly put an anbargo on shipments from that country. The closing rates were as follow:-- Sin Garden at 813 (nominal).
Straight at 14 small stock: Siam Csual at $12.80. Saigon Long at 19.50: Bajgon Round at $19.20,
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WORLD-BE CHRISTIANS. MOVING APPEALS.
The Bishop of Madras in the Madras
be obtained dwill conciliation would"
have attained a 4 satisfactory conclusion, however great the result any country might bring from the Conference table.
unless we could look forward to decades and generations in which we should enjoy substantial relief from the grinding pres- sure of armaments, which even before the war threatened to submerge and destroy, our civilisation. (Cheers),
INDUSTRIAL UNREST.
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agid, in Rusia even in the days of the Tsar..be a contravention of internationa! agree. Diocesan Magazine for May writes aa fol-life with proper al requirements of the
No charge had been made against him, nor had the Shangbai authorities made any request for his return to their port.
We explained that the British Empire, owing to the war, had had to part with a great deal of the liberty on which it had prided itself, and we suggested that his proper course was to apply for protection to nis Consul.
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Count de Sarine stated that the Russian Consul had refused to recognise bim да national owing to his Ameri-
When can naturalisation.
we point- ed out "that a foreigner was only entitled to the protection of any Govern- mont which he was serving, so long as he he answered was in their employment, that he was still an officer in the Russian Army. On applying to the U.S.A. Con- sulate, he was met with the objection that he had nut an American passport. This, he thought, was absurd, in view of the circumstantial evidence which he was able to submit.
ments and would lead to interference. THE CANTON STUDENTS,
The students of many of the leading schools in Canton, following the advice of the students in Peking, have abandoned The Committee of the their studies. Students Association have advised the students against the course.
PEKING CABLE NEWS,
President Hsu Shil-chang's resignation has been rejected by the Peking M.Ps, and by all of the Northern Tuchuus.
The Premier's and the Cabinet Minis- ters' resignations "have bee accepted. Chow Shu-mo, or Sun Pochi, will be re- quested to form the new Cabinet.
Shanghai messages state that the shops in Shanghai were all re-opened yesterday The shops were decorated with flags and flowers, and crackers were fired to an- nounce the resumption of b sidess.
lows:-
Rs.
the
The
Discussing the legacies of the war, the Lord Chancellor said there was the spirit of la rest very ready to deepen into active dissatisfaction, and the foremost task of statesmanship was go to reconcile the claims of different classes that every class might be afforded the mea of a decent
amenities, with due gard to the essential
He did not community.
complain that to him of Some months ago I published in my some had
opposed
osed the granting to that benour, because they believed he had diary a letter which I had from a person in South India offering to become a Chris never lifted a finger on behalf of the He thought he must working classes. tian and allow me to get the credit of have satisfied the working men who were baptizing him if I would give him in the great majority in the constituency to bad represented for thirteen years. He has (Cheers.) In 1907 he spent many hoary 15,000 to start a business with. since renewed the offer and now writes assisting Mr. Keir Hurdis and Mr.
Barnes in drafting
amendments to the the following last appeal to me..
Workmen' Compensation Bil! He form- "In continuation to my letters of pre-ed, and for nine years was abairman of vious dates I have nothing to acknow-whose bills were precursors, if not com
the Unionist Social Reform Committee,
ledge."
THE THIRD, AND ONLY CHANCE, "Now I have determined to accept 5,000 (Five, Thousand Rupees), as third and the only chance, and also as a compensation (in advance), to join in your Lordship's religion without any foes of time. Consequently, I request your Lordship to favour me a reply by Satur day, the 5th instant, whether your nos ship is will to accept to my terms or not is willing to accept ed. If your Lordship
terms accept wire on the 4th instant as
However, this appeal is not so moving and heart-rending sa the following which was sent to an official in the Madras Presidency about two years ago almighty mercy and loving tenderness to us worms, I tell you my eircumstances. By the grace of God and your Lordship "WAR WILL NEVER CEASE."
Buck and I have seven children, alable litter 1 lings. Besides this abomi
Accompanied by Colonel Raymond have many male and female
Ffennell, the donor of the Imperial Chal- What have I done that I should be Lord Moulton, proposing "The Chemi
AR your
lengs Shields, General Lord Cheylesmoro cal Society," remarked that at the Inated with such curred trials. dinner an eminent speaker said the Lordship is our Father Mother, I would visited Bisley recently in his capacity as chemists, if they had not succeeded in request that you will take this worm, and as President of the National Rifle Asso-
wile. making war impossible, had at least..sue
and
relations both male ciation in order to present the Junior cceded in making it preposterous and female and provide for us from your Shield to Bisley Farm School, whose
That had been fully justi (Laughter.)
bounty at a remuneration of Ba 20 a team pat ap a record last season by ave- to month
raging 94.5 per boy. The shield is com- bed. Few people realised the extent to
I cannot read or write and have the peted for by teams from schools through-
qualifications and male relations
CHEMISTS AND THE WAR, A NATIONAL RECOVERY. We pointed out to the Count de Savine
Allusion to the predominant part which that under the Defence of the Realm Rechemistry had played in the war was made gulations, the powers of British officials at the anniversary dinner of the Chemical were very extensive, and we suggested his Society, held at the Connaught Booms. best course would be to take legal advice. under the chairmanship of Sir W. J. He left our office declaring that although he was willing to remove himself from the Colony as speedily as possible, he would not be sent back to Shanghai, without resisting
Count de Savine, was born in Alaska, then Russian territory, in 1885, of aristo cratia French-Russian stock. He gra
Pope.
It
plete anticipations, of the four bills before the House of Commons today. Housing Bill would have cost millions less bad it been carried out at that time, (Cheers.) He considered he did no bad service to the working classes when for ten years he pointed out that the war was coming and warned them to be ready.
trade unionists should represent Labour, but there were many unhappy people in this country who did not belong to any union at all. While. for half anpa stamp is here with enclos founded the ela they recognised to my terms your Lordship can send "af & larger share of the led labour for
Honoured Sir-Having heard of your
duated as a lawyer at the Imperial Lycee. which the war was based on chemistry
and chemical progress. Germany knew suckle
and suckles
relat
WAR
rital and essential that
of
of life, and made up their minds that society must and would be reconstituted to meet ren sonable demands, they should not exclude from their consideration those less highly organised and less powerful, for whom also some allavation should be secured, (Cheers.)."
In 1872 he entered the Tsar's Horse that the war would be a war of enormous and feminine: but by the grace of God out the Empire, and last year 6,354 teams Guards and took part in the Busso- Turkish war, pue of the decorations he
of babes,
boys-
1919.
cal installations for the manufacture of Jears of
ΑΙΣ prosperity and happiness. How wears being the Order for Bravery yes and other chemical products to be the Chaoni of Deoli sing of your praises,
Speaking on the subject of universal won at the historic battle of Plevna. In 20 Bulgaria, in 1887, he was selected by the the resources of the munitions necessary your justice and mercy. Therefore, call training, dis lordship said all boya ought
to carry
"on the
When Fer
he took up us all that we may fatten on your love to be taught how to shoot, because they Call quickly-Yours never knew when they would be called Bulgars, under peculiar circumstances, to the supply of explosives in November, 1914, and greatness. all the Throne, but claims that he was England was
upon to again defend the Empire. Ho be turned to warlike kidnapped by agents of the Tear and sent costs was practically destitute of Far. faithful worm and beast,
(Signed) NIMA LAL. was not a Jingo, but he wanted everyone into political exile. Twice he escaped purposes. Further, England had no Despicable brute and unwilling father be prepared to take his part in the defence of the country. He was not in and each time he did long spells of plant for and no knowledge of poison gas of England depended upon
favour of conscription, but he was cer solitary confinement in the Fortress of the safety
tain that had we had universal trainingTM Petropavlovsk. He tmally cesped from to dersing and their respotto was ma
when war came to a con Biberia by stealing a and, propelling it many hundreds of railes to clusion they were not behind their foes more than a League of Nations could postefore the war we would have done better (Hosur, hear.), Hwe would have been better prepared- the coast whers be manged to find his way in chemistry. (Hear, hear,) It was for sibly aspire to do. "on board an English chip, was wall that society to see that the great sources asked if they could not invent abstitute and thousands of splendid lives would
It seemed for industrial unrest.
* A have been saved. Some people said uni- received by the British skipper and was of power were used for man.
edtion, hversal training was militariam; it way, had sometimes asked whether the ne such thing. In his opinion it was rea came naturalized. Entoring the United of chemists were limitiem.
Mr. H. A. L. Fieber, replying to "The ation would henceforward be prepared fifty-two, years service in the Army, and sums of money which he trusted the patriotism. He had that day completed States cavalry(Illinois) he fought in the Spanish-American war as a captain of Guests," described the members of the to spend upon the public, education of the he did not believe ware would ever crase. horse, and was wounded in the Cuban society, as magicians and past master in whole, populace would redound to the in. A good soldier did not want war-he
urdor (Laughter.) They rese science amongst them. Operations In 1902 ha returned to the art of
Sceptic Enew too much about it—but if one war Baropa and, 14 years after, when M. Ker wore the more product of the Dark Ages often said they were pouring money into enaky organised his Government, Count and cl compulsory Greek (Laughter
doctrine. de Baving roburned to Russia and joined They had made war improbable, and if the sea, but hey did not believe in that going on be wanted to be in it. In con Thirty year benos, when the clusion, Lord Cheylesmere congratulated his old regiment, the Harke: Guards: On war to be a thing of the past chemis
would be the principal agent of that educational changes recently introduced the school on winning the shield, and also tanafcent change. They would have done had had time to bear fall fruit, his sue on the fact that 300 of the Old Boys had cessor would have no reason to complain fought in the war, having joined volan nece column.) of the neglect of scienen. (Chorra) 1.) tarily and
taken to the United States where he be to him that the prespects before the on the representative.
Kerenskyn downfall be had to fee, and has sincs had an adventurous time in" Blberin and the Far East."..
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