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KROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PEKING, April 3rd.
THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1920.
SOVIET PEACE”, NOTE TO GENERAL GRAVES. OVERTURES TO AMERICAN COM MANDER AT VLADIVOSTOCK.
SPORT
TENNIS
HONGKONG C.C. TOURNAMENT.
THE POOCHOW" AFTALE..
Chinese official, circles are inclined to the belief that they were fooled by the anxious to make passe with the United and R. Townsend at the hands of the The Bovice Government of Russia is
A very large crowd assembled yesterday Japanese diplomats concerning Japan's States, according to a statement, which brothers Lo. Those present were reward- to witness the defeat of Major Edwards. conciliatory attitude over the Foochow afair, and the optimism which was not appeared in the Vororti Zizai of roombed with one of the best doubles mintches only felt but expressed last week has given date. M. Vilansky, the representative of yet witnessed in the tournament. The placo to a depressing pessimism, It will the Moscow Government in Vladivostock, military pair gave the Los a very hard be remembered that investigations were bas handed a note to General Graves with game, and when they won the second set,. jointly made by Chinese and Japanese, the request that it be forwarded to Wand looked as if they might turn the tables and that mattery had progressed so farington without delay. An open communi on the Chinese pair. Townsend was in that negotiations could be opened with a
cation accompanied, the note stating that ripping form, M. W. Le and M. K. Lo view to a reasonable settlement being it is the earnest desires of the Soviet to reached. But such settlement is no begin peace negotiations with America at semi-finals. If, as is rumoured, R. Han won 6-4, 56, 6-3, 6-4, and are now in the
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'AMERICA CAN HELP RUSSIA.'
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cock and J. S. Jennings are scratching from the competition owing to the former a tion, the Los will go into the final with ankle not being quite in playable condiCO., London, an easier match than they have yet played Stalker and Abraham or Yvanovich and -inasmuch as they will meet either Marques.
In the Handicap doubles, F. A. Red- hardest to defeat Major Bowen and Major mond and J. D. Wright had to play their tickling, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5.
An
LADIES RECREATION CLUB,
the Ladies Recreation Club on Saturday, American Tournamen: (mixed doubles maled handicap) will be held at May 8th, 1920, a 2.13 p.m. A member of the Chib may enter with a non-member as partner if desired.
FOOTBALL.
ARMY NAVY
The Army, Navy match will be played
on April 24th as previously announced Club ground at Happy Valley-and not on Saturday (kick-off at 420 p.m.) on the
CANTON INTER-PORT REGATTA.
represented by the following oarsmen in The Victoria Recreation Club will be the Interport Regatta which is to take; place a Canton on Saturday:
longer in view. The Japanese häve made demanda to offset the Chines, demands, The Bolshevist, note is addressed to the and a deadlock bas som been reached
Secretary of State of the United States The results of the Chinese investigation and in its opening peragraph calls atten- may be briefly reviewed as follows:tion to the fact that in spite of the armed Towards the end of last year the boycott resistance of the reactionary forces, aided of Japanese goods in Foochow we part and strengthened by the intervention and cularly acute. Complications were intro inion of foreign forces, the Red army duced when Formosans, who elected to be has been able to advance from farthest Chinese subjects when it suited them, and western Rumia to the, very shores of the to claim Japanese protection when it was Pacific. This advance," continues the desirable, resented the interference of the note, has brought nearer the discussion Chinese students who were dealing with of peace terms with the foreign powers their nationals, as they thought, in pre- and, coupled with the statement that the venting the purchase of goods from American business interests are anxious Japanese stores or goods of Japanese and willing to engage in trade with the origin. About this time
Japan communistic government of Russia, seeria 630) Protection Society was formed to indicate that now is the time to take in Foochar composed of Japanese and the matter up with you"?? Formosana. According to the Chinese, the Japanese Conan at Foochow admitter having attended one meeting of this the Russian people during the period of The note predicts that as the trials of Society. Members of this society, armed civil war pass into history, the sore with daggers, paraded the streets of the intense will be the desire of all Russians city in a provocative manner, and on native land to its former prosperity. to bring about a restoration of their the morning of the Sunday on which the American production, wealth, and outer fracas occurred, one band surrounded two prise, declares the Boviet proposal, can Chinese students on their way to the be one of the great factors in the attain Y.M.C.A and jostled them. Both ran went of that end, as has been clearly from their tormentors. One dashed into proven by Mr. Martens. Not only would the Y.M.C.A. into which he was followed American co-operation be beneficial to and beaten: The other was chased as Russia. but it would far as the water police station, where his America
also help We know this," says the pursuers caught him and beat him." At nate, from the report of our repre- this time the American secretary of the sentatives in your country. In fact we Y.M.C.A. came on the scene, and, re are of the firm conviction that America cognising the student as a member of his would not only play a part, but the Association, promptly interfered.
CRICKET IN MALAYA». assailants turned on him and one dealt Russin."
The colossal part, in the rejuvenation of him a blow on the chest, not severe, but
Singapore had the best of a drawn still a blow. The assault was not repeated
Saturday and Monday. Major Edwards, match against the F.M.S. on Easter but the diversion thus created enabled the student to escape from his assilanta and
formerly of the Hongkong Police, made take refuge in the police station. Accord
4 runs, top score for the F.M.S., in the ing to the Chinese evidence, the Japanese is but one desire, declares the author of first innings, and 3 in the second essay. A Consul sent out consular constables to the document, that of resuming econoA Claxton, playing for Singapore, was assist in the "protection of Japanese mic and peaceful relations with the given out leg before wicket in both in- by the usual aggressive procedure. This United States. We further wish to say nings, having scored 6 in the first and action was particularly wrong inasmuch that it is our hope that the negotiations 1 in the second. As the Japanese have no right to have will not be long delayed their own police in' this Chinese city. A day or so later while foeling was still running high Japanese gunboats arrived. At the port and landed marines, estan sibly to protect Japanese lives and pro- perty.
Fortunately, these marines were not armed or there might have been bloodsbed. As it was, the Chinese authorities succeeded in dissuading the Japanese from marching troops through the city in military formation. promiss was effected by agreeing to their straggling through the city tourista,
declaring at the Reds have no intention The note places the Soviet on record a to intenere in any way in the internal affairs of the American republic. "There
SENIOR FOURS-Bow, H, Silva; 2, J, P Soares; 3. S. Marca!; str., C. Hogan; cox, f. L. Witchell.
SENIOR PAIRA.-Bow, S. Marcal; str., J. R. Scares; cox, R. C.-Witchell.
Lieut. Hagan has rowed for Trinity BINGLESA. L. Silva and C, Hogan. College, Dublin."
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PRIZES DISTRIBUTED BY MRS. POLLOCK.
Congress of the Soviets offered the Allied ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE SPORTS
"On December 7th the Pan-Russian
and Associate governments the chance of making peace with communistic Russia. This offer was made collectively and in- dividually. We again repeat the offer and ask the United States Government to inform us of their desires regarding the time and the place for beginning the A com- negotiation between the two countries.?
MAGISTRACY PARS. ANOTHER TRADE MARKS CASE
Mr. H. L Dennys appeared at the Magistracy, yesterday, on behalf of
The original of the peace note is signed but of course they did not Affairs, MTchicherin, and is counter like by the Peoples' Commissar for Foreign spend much money in their tour. No unsigned by the represanative for the Far toward events occurred after this, and in East, Yanson: due course a joint investigation was car ried
out by representatives of the two governments concerned, though it should be remembered that the Chinese Govern ment addrested a Note to the Japanese Government demanding compensation for the Chinese injured during the fracas the removal of the Japanese Consul at Focchow, and an apology from the Japan ese Government. In the negotiations subsequent to the joint investigations Mrs. Loxley & Co., who had summoned China insisted upon the three demands mentioned, and it was understood on the two Chinese firms for infringement of a part of the Chiness that the Japanese trade mark. The hearing was fired for were willing to concede this, thus leading April 21st, to an optimism that Japan's reasonable attitude would lead to a betterment in the relations between the two nations Unfortunately the optimism was founded on a misconception, for Mr. Obata," the Japanese Minister in Peking, made it clear that Japan would compensate the Chinese victims of the fracas if China first compensated the Japanese injured, and that Japan would apologise to Chins if China first apologised, to Japan! The logic of this Japanese proposition is that The Chinese, who was arrested for both parties to a quarrel are wrong. It attempting to obtain money from fraud
EXPORTING SILVER.
A sum of $100 in subsidiary coins a confiscated by Mr. N. L. Smith from three Chinese, charged with contravening the Silver Exportation Ordinance.
NO EVIDENCE.
Blog AFTERMATH OF FIRE.
pupils of St. Paul's College was held at The annual athletic meeting for the the Racecourse yesterday. The arrange- ments, left in the hands of numerous Chinese teachers, were not all that could be desired, The results were follows:
Ng Han sin; 3, Chung Yuk Hing. SENIOR LONG JUMP-1, Tan Chuen Foo; 100-YARD (AL BOYS)-1, Lam On Ning; 2, Eric Wong; 3, Chan Hau Leung.
-100 YARDS (SENIOR)-1, Ue Wing Chan; 2. Tam Chuen Foo; 3, Fung Fo Hon.
100 YARDS (JUNIOR)-1, Lee Kam Hei; 2, Mak Yun Choi; 8, Lai Ping Kvai,
HIGH JUKY (SENIOR)-1, Ng Lun Cheung; Hian JUMP (JUNIOR)-1, Les Kam Hel; * Fung Po Hoa 3. Ho Shan Hong
Shu Kan; 3. Yung Na Cheng
4 Rowan; 3; Wong Shin Pan,
ENGLISH STAFF RACZ-1, Tsoi Chi On; 2,
2, Ng Hau Sin; 3, Tam Chuen Foo
300 Yazns (SENIOR)-1, Ue Wing Chan;
150 YARDS (SMALL BOYS)-1, Lum On Ning; 2, Chno Hau Leung; 3, Erio Wong,
160 YARDS (YAUMATI SCHOOL)-1, Leung Wong In; 2, Leung Bin Fai; 3, Chan Feng In
2 Tam Chuon Foo; 3, Seto Wan,
QUARTER MILE (SENIOR)-1, Ng Hau Sin; 220 YARDS (JERIOR), Mak Yun Choi, 2, Li Shu Kan; 3, Yung Nai Cheung.
220 YARDE (SKILL Bors)-1, Lam On Ning; 2, Chan Hau Leung; 3, Eric Wong.
ULD HOTA RACE. (220 Yards)-1, Chow sun, Kam Woon; 2, A. Razack; 3, Chin Hai
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is unfortunate for China that this argu-in connection with the purchge of forged mene was not advanced earlier. How use Macso lottery tickets, was discharged an ful it would have been in settling the the Fortuguese Consul did not wish to several previous collisions between Chinese prosecute, and Japanese, particularly in Manchuria In conclusion, no more fitting comment could be made than a quotation from the book written by a former premier of Japan, Baron Goto; for private circula Chinese who said that his intention tion Referring to the Chenchiatang was to help people in distress, was senten. incident, he said "The settlement of used to three weeks hard labour for feed incident as naturally difficult because ing a clock. The prosecution alleged that China bada just cause for complaint defendant seiring the opportunity of 82 against the Tokyo Government.
fine being in progress at Peking Read, went up to one of the houses, the occup- Ants of which were removing the furniture into the street, and stole the clock
DANISH MINISTER DEPARTS.
On Thursday Count Ablefeldt, the Danish Minister, one of the most popular members of the Diplomatic Body in Peking, left the capital accompanied by the Countess and their daughter. He is being transferred to Warsaw. They re- ceived a cordial send off from a party of friends
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peace to China and returning the Chinese ing her for performing this duty the The Chinese Government have. proteat with the American Legation Indemnity. China does not know exactly wire in the portion of Having two senior
Eastern Railway and remitting the Boxer Headmaster School said that they London have lodged a against the landing of marines from the how to reply to such overwhelming kind champions they had only one eap, U.S. gunboats Sama and El Cans dur-neas and is prepared to see what course Mm. Pollock had kindly promised to give As the marines were landed at the request dimanity about the remission of the Boxer was given a bouquet. She thanked the
ing the Soviet. There ought to be no having been distributed. Mrs. Pollock Applz tome. of the British rathorities, who were indemnity, but it would be awkward for school authorities for having asked her within their rights in doing so, the protest China to assume proprietory rights over to give away the awards, and observed is not likely to be treated very serionaly.”
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