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THE ADMISSION OF ENEMY ALIENS
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INTERESTING DISCUSSION IN BRITISH MALAYAS
During the war stamps issued by our Davies and armies in occupation rose to | Labulous prices on the stomp market, und There an interesting discussion at
they are still rising"
the meeting of the Federal Council "A couple of British occupation stumps of the PALS. at Kuala Lumpur on for Bagdad, sold at the post office there September 1st, when the Legal Advisor for 3 annas (d) in September, 1917, are (Air, F. Selfield) introduced the former worth to-day 10. Two stamps issued Enemy Aliens, Admission Ennetinent. by our Troups in Togo at . face valus 19 He said This Bill, which pros could not be bought at £300 to-day-there to exclude from the f. M.S.. for a would be a good demand at that price,
it there is no supply. Only two of each period of three years, överybody who is n o known, and the two fortunate posses subject or citizen of a State che country sors the King owns a specimen of each) are not likely zo
with which Great Britain was at war in 20 Fell. Since the armistice a new 'period of remarkable stamp issues has begun- stamps that reflect the new political and gezern conditions leading up to and establishing peace conditions.
The New Europe, u Neurupe.publ or any portion of it on the subiect
stamps, to use a word which 1 coined | with which this Hill dieuš, but I had on some munthy nku and which has been
07 a social of stamps, already include a number of ocasion when there were, gathered to
generally adapted to describe this group portunity is long ag
SHIPPING CHARGES. RISE IN FREIGHTS FROM THE FAR EAST,
Although, it she wonent of writing,
THE EXCLUSION PERIOD, It is well known to members of thi Council that during the past few years propaganda to that offert has been going on and has been very skilfully conducted, not only berd, but. which matters to assays the shipping correspondent of The just as much. in China" "Many Chinese Times, under date July goth.), the actual in Kuala Lumpuje to-day believe that extent has not been decided upon, the they are commercially the heers owing principal of an increase in the freights" to the exclusion of Germany Iruar this from the Far East ne Europe, has How market, and that their alleged low is been agreed upon. To this and discussions de mainly to the greed of the British have intely been proceeding between the interests in this country
It GermaVarious British, and Allied steamship com goods can be sold to alyshiago in the panies. The rise is to be attributed F.M.S. it is due to the British Governlargely to the high cust of chartering ment which administers the country in pannage to supplement that of the regular
1918 will, I imagine, be welcomed by this the interests of the inhabitants that machines for tannage cannot be chartored on I have no was of knowing goods should be sold here. Therefor, wens which could even approximately be Council.
im glad to support this Bill which admits covered by the present rates of freight any forinal rewommendations made by the
German goods, but excludes tiern in of the Conference lines. dividuals and regulates their entry into At present the general rate of freight the country, in particular bases, and con-charged by the Conference line from the trols the length of their stay. The only Far East to Europe may be put at 1004
as much as 2008, is kauwn to have been Irely offered by merchants. Sutrient tonnage cout: not be supplied by the existing lines. Mthough such high räte- have been offered; it may be assumed that is that I do not consider that three years, the freights of the Conference lines will
10 kronen (less than 5 at the present gather a govt umber of business then dont which I have in my own mind is per tou deadweight ur mensurément, et rarities. Flere is an Austrian stamp at
rate of exchange), which was overprinted
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by the Italians at Trieste in November as well as many other people to pat fast. Its price today is £150; while the the question to the sembled party similar 10 kronen stump overprinted at you want the (ernalis back here?" and, Trent is worth more than double that Of the latter only eleven
as was only to be expected, there was a astic cupies are known, and most, if very eniphatic ant aranan us negative. not all, if the
ate now in the collections The Council will see plat ander the terms rsonages of europe Italian value of many
stamps of the Bill it". not absolute exclusion has riam 100 to 100 per cent, in six that is contemplate, bat it is proposed
For example, the T'kranians during their brief occupation of Stanis that admission may to emitted in the lau, the capital of Galicia, surcharged the terms of a licence. To committer I pre- Austrian stamps they captured there, The complete r
set of seventeen stamps i bought for a little under $17 Seven or eight weeks agh cannot now be brought much under £100,
Sing Tast. November the newly inde, pendent Poland has issued Over 100. varieties uf. stamps, some of which are
months,
pose to use one of t amendments which w provide for defining the period during, which the permit to enter the country is to remain in force, and also. will make it possible to deal with a person.
in the same way as if he had tome jo
the length of the period for which it is euntemplated to exclude the Germans.
FIVE YEARS
Mr. R. C. N. Kindersley" said: The enly fault I have to find with the Hill
is a long enough period. I should put not be advanced to anything like that What merchant, may have to
the period at, at least five years with extent.
power to extend ir
pay for any tonpage they may themselve be able to secure is another matter.
Mr. B. P. Brush secunded the reinarka
It is not only in the Far Eastran trace made by Mr. Kindersley as regards the
that grebants have lately been seeking. length of the period for which the Ger- mahs were to be excluded from the to secure tonange on their own account. F.M.S.
In one or two trades sailing ship ton. Mr. H, P. Clodd said: Mr. Macfadyennage has been brought in. rvice, But
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already scarce. They are historic scraps who overstays the period of his permit, stated the general opinion quite clearly, the supply of such additiki tonnage is of paper which show how the Poles are
fur none of us want to meet any Germans very small, and very high prices have stamping out the lug and the Flapsburg,
Last week the new regular issue without a permit, These alterations, for a considerably longer period than had to be paid. So long as time charter
think, still make the Bill huch more three years, even though they are allowed
to, trade here.
I have much pleasure in effective. I propose that the Bill be road.
supporting the Hill
Mr. Eu Tong Son expressed support of
of pound cine biband, one of the du
portrait
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS,
the Bill.
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hire.
rates for cargo tornage fontain high the Dominations of which brings the
freights for the transport of general mer- OL Paderewski into our stamp albums. *
chandise in liners must fairly high, because of the need of the But the remarkable investment value in
also remain Neurope stamps is only one phase of Mr. Eric Macfadyen said: It is a the interest in these mas issus A casual satisfaction to realise that we have reuch.
iner companies to try to charter any BRITISH POLICY, strol, round the Stump Exhibition noved the stage at which it la hecessary to
additional taunage they can sure to The Chief Secretary (Sir Edward burry as much of the waiting mereban open at 110, Strand. shows how these provide the terms under which peace con stamps have added enormously to the ditions are to be resumed. When one Brockman) said: This Hill 3 theilis as possible. educational value of
collecting stumap
looks at the thing with a mind free, Council is aware, has been prepared on
The pace was first set during the war Here the boy collector can earn and far as is possible, from passion and pre-instructions recused from the Secretary by the rise in size charter rates and the understand more of
the
Peace Settlement than from the Trenty it. Here are the judice, it is quite clear that it will be of State for the Colonies and is in pur pace is still being ses by the ratỌN ĐỀ: stamps designed artist Alfonse Mucha for Czecho-Slarskin comprising the German Empire to enter Majesty's Government. Consequuntly we the rise in all voyage freights, from
They were mainly responsible for by
the famous Czech necessary for the territories formerly suance of a policy decided upon by His
which can be bought from Id. upwards.
into commercial relations with the rest of as it were an annexe to the British which neutral ownership benefited far A striking design appears the the world. Obviously the British Empire: Empire, must, with all respect, follow Lubliana su for the
cannot sell rubber and tin to tierany the policy decided upon by His Majesty's were free to load entirely at commercial province of Carpion, which is to be part of South without Germany sanding us something Government They have decided, pre rates, whereas the bulk of British top- Slavin; it shows a nude
of exclusion for the present should lower rates Exedhe A Rovernment and nago was filled with enrgo carried at breaking free from the fetters which has the exchange of the commodities which sumably on good reasons, that the period
have Germany will have to send to this cou oppressed him for generasibils. All set fy, to British countries and the rest af for three year illustry are the profits of Baubject in this design costs but 2s. Bd. at present the world, in exchange for our exports, meantime they will observe very care-
to far higher taxation than those of another for Serbia, and all these will soon proportion, penetrate to the F.M.S. Con and should it be necessary, for and still securing a wonderful harvest. Just
is a series for Creatin and evidently some with as regards a certain fully the conduct of our former enemies, neutral vessels.
The neutral ships are be obsolete, for th issue is in preparasequently it is necessary to make some reason, to extend the period beyond three as the rise in time-charter rates during tion for use throughout.
of
the years. I bave no doubt that it will be the war was responsible for much of the South-Staxia
the wholey
provision, and I am glad to see
In the meantime I think three financial ground lost by British owner- The new geography, in the absence
nce Carerament making some provision for dope.
goods into the F.M.S., and I think the provision which the Government proposes to make is on the right lines.
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more than British owners, since neutrala
the new maps. is best learned from the the entry of former eneiny manufactured years will be quite sufficient for our pur ships in comparison with neutral fleets,
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Iman in knowledge of the whereabouts of Eathonly, the Ukraine, Croatia. How many of my readers, apart from stamp thusiasts, could tell offhand where is and where is the Republic of Georgia! The stamps of
each of these countries are before me as I write.
The instructional value of the stamp album has as yet been insufficiently appre ciated by our educational authorities, but Artong the new methods coming into vogue since the war I have been invited to work out a scries of definite course of instruction which will shortly bring the stamp album preminently into the schools An entirely New principle in and will. I trust, lighten the monotony of dull teaching methods and prove of some real practical service to education.
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The Council then wear into committee, A short discussion took place, several members urging that the period be ex- tended to five years Mr. Kindersley moved a motion to that effect bus both be and Mr. Brash, who seconded it, agreed not to press the matter when the Chief Secretary stated that he would Were ring their views to the notice of the
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And say that, because having once taken for granted that there will, be trade with this country, I think it best that German trade should be carried on without camouflage but openly in a re cognised and controlled manner.
to adopt another line and we tempt to exclude German trade al- together we could only do eo effec IN THE STRAITS LEGISLATIVE tively by maintaining a blockade, a course of action which would perpetuate all the worst erit of war conditions. If there were to be a blockade we could noting I do it effectively and should then be merely playing into the hands of firms of a dis ingenuous and complacent description thought this the most important Bad The Acting Attorney-General said be who would lend themselves to introducing interesting mesture which had come be- No German goods into this country for their tore the Council since the conclusion of own proat under the guise of another des hostilities. It did not touch people who cription. That, I feel surs, would be an had been our enemies but, since the be entirely unsound commercial situation ginning of the wr, had become natura- Important news has reached India from and scarcely desirable. We should recognised in some fore.gn State. They might the Mission under Lieut. General Knox, that German goods will come into the consisting of forty officers mostly belong. F. M.S. and we should be agreed that the Well make a rule, however, that no one ing to the Indian Army, which was sent manner of their introduction should be would be admitted as a naturalised sub- last year to Vladivostock to assist the recognised and perfectly open and above possessed himself of his former German Perkins said the bill was welcomed by all
ject unless he proved that be had dis
On the second reading the Hon. Mr. Czecht-Slovaks who were then carrying board.
their On a war of
own against the
nationality, the onus of proof to rest the unofficial members, but, as the Acting Bol- At the same time, I am very glad that with him. It was left to the discretio Attorney-General had said, the definition sheviks. After the arrival of the Mission at Vladivostock it disappeared up thero is no proposal immediately to
the
of the Government as to what persons clause was an unfortunate one. He had throw open this country to German in could receive permits and ander what been reading in a legal journal that the Siberiab Railway and the world at large heard nothing more about
migration and, personally, the prospect particular circumstances. These might wiss Government had changed the lawa I now turns out that the Czecho-Slovaks of mening German subjects walking out well be determined by the nor in of maturalisation owing to the large num were far too disorganised to make much the streets of Kuala Lumpur is diagual Council.
the Mission, but when Admiral ing once realisared on the scene heat once realised the value of the Indian
GENERAL, KNOX'3
WITH ADMIRAL KOLTCHAK'S ARMY.
use
present
to
LENGTH OF FERMITS.","
medical grounds, Uniform:-White with helmets. Officers to wear belt and carry canes. No swords, Hongkong, September 16th.. 1919.
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berg of undesirable Germans who had come ・・ AN ABUSK OF BOSPITALITY.
over the border and become Swiss sub- Although We are endeavouring
Thus telegram was also silent de to jects. "He thought that people who had Army
language ourselves to the of . a
difficulty. They were given future, we cannot yet-probably will tion they had to consider was, Do we become naturalieed in a foreign country the raw Russian followers of the General never be able to forget the conditions propose that in the next three years our were just as objectionable as those who
zad to train, they have followed up Kolt prevailing during the last few years. former enemies can come back here and had not changed their nationality. They... chak's victorious sweep through Biberia. We cannot sit down to legislate for peace would not object to them coming on a carried out the series of resolutions pass
settle down in trade" Posibly they welco ed the bill as far as it went. It At
bulk of the sacrifices Mission is at Ekaterinburg, north of without remembering all the crimes visit to inspect agoncis, or to an Enged at various meetings months ago, copice Orenburg, and is hard at work training could become possible, without recalling lishwoman married to a former enemy of which were handed to Government. the peasantry, who continue to flock to
for a moment all the lives that have been alien coming to visit her friends. He had As regards the question of permits to Koltchak's standard.
Further it is now definitely certain that lost, the dear fellows and the straight-st seen a report of a debate on the enter the Colony, the Acting Attorney- Kaltchak's failure to get to Moscow has forward peaceable members of the subject in the House of Commons. One General had said that perhaps they been more than compensated for by the civilised world citizenship who have been member suggested that this was panic would we no objection to German, or fact that he has succeeded in joining sacrificed to the greed of our recent gislation inspired by fear. Another others enemies coming here in order to hands with Denkin, this completely cut enemies. It would be abhorrent to me to member made a very good answer to this inspect their agencies. Personally he did ting off the Bolsheviks at Tashkent and think that forthwith German firmas and when he said. "I am not afraid of anot support the bill on any ground of in the Central Asian Khanates from all German individuals should be permitted but I do not care to take it to revenge or out of spite on the question of Possibility of help from Moscow or any to rear their heads in this country. We my bosom." (Laughter.) It seemed trade. He supported it because he be other Bolshevik centre. There is, we be all know that particular firms in this good policy to keep these people at arm's lived that the admission of former lieve, every reason to hope that it will country growly abused the hospitality of length for the next three years, and then enemica into the Colony would be a not be long before & movement of a kind the British fag. That the firms should legislation might be considered as to whefense to the good order and government is made in conjunction with our own he allowed to re-establish themselves in ther the time had arrived to extend to of the Colony. He felt that if permits force
Central Asian Railway their own names would, I think, be a vers them again the 'privileges, of residence. were to be granted it should be done which will have the effect of completely severe blow to the prestige of car coun It had been pacgested that the period only under very exceptional cireum- putting an end to the Bolshevik menace try. We also know that individual of nepermit should be three months. It stances. It should not be granted to any on the Frontier in its military aspects termins coming into the country would s most important that the time should German wanting to come here and in- nt leaat. Communication between Koltchak and our detachments on the endeavour to produce in the minds of limited. It was hecary that the "pect agencies or pay a visit to the coun Central Asian Railway has already been the inhabitants of the country a belief bill would be on the statute book before try as a matter of course, and he did. established.
that after all, the war had been carried the ratification of peace, and therefore not unpure that the Colonial Secretary. It will be remembered that the mem on for many years at great disadvantage it was proposed to take it through all would take that vice either." bers of Knox's Mission spent a month to them, and that it was obvious that its that day, ia Hongkong on their way to Vladivo had not lwen such a great victory for the
The first reading was pasard. stock.
Allies.
(Continued ni foot of next column.)
.on
the
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Various rendiments were made in com mitter, and the bill then passed the third- reading