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MISSIONARIES BORBED ON CHINESE IN NETHERLANDS
THE YANGTSE.
HELD UP BY SOLDIERS,
News, has come to hand of another chan in which a party of missionaries have been held up and robbed by Chinese whilst on a journey down the Yangtze river.
This time the people who were unfor
tunate enough to undergo such an at pleasant experience were" "Mr. and Mrs
FAST INDIES.
AN AUTHORITATIVE STATEMENT.
Reuter's Agency at Peking ways it is authoritatively informed that the statement appearing in the Chinese Press that in the Netherlands East Indies there is one law for the Chucasians and another for the
Chinu is a misinterpretation of the facta, Practically since they took over the
TRE CONSORTIUM."
PEKING NOTES.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
PERING, April 10th.
Undoubtedly the question of the moment is the Consortium, interest in which has been quickened by the arrival on Wednes day night of Mr. T. W. Lamont, repre-
sentative of the American group of banks interested in. the Consortium Mr.
AMERICAN VISITOR
VICTIMIZAN."
PICK-POCKET AND ACCOMPLICES
IMPRISONED.
At the Magistracy, yesterday, a Chinesa boy was charged with stealing su number of cheques, of the value of $370, issued by the American Express Co., and belonging
to Mr. Chas H. Stillwell, an American visitor,
Caldwell and Mr. and Mrs. Whiteside Islands, the Dutch have adapted the plan Lamont left the United States particu. Of the cheques stolen, only three were "
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together with their two children. The party, who are in the servies of the Church Mission Society, were coming down river from their station in Szechuan on their way to Shanghai, prior to setting off on Home furlough. They were travel ling to Ichang by houseboat, and the rob- bery peenrred when some 60 li below Wan-
abien..
larly to discuss matters, with the Japanese
up, and his visit to Chins is only of secondary importance, but during his stay in Shanghai and the short time he has been in Pating he has made it clear that he is ready to listen to views of all see tions and political creeds. Yesterday he
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covered and these are valued at $60. The facts of the incident were reported in the Daily Press yesterday...
of governing each race through its own rulers; for example, the Japanese have been governed by their own princes or regents, Chinese have been governed by
Defendant told the Court that it was a Chinese, and Aral governed by Arabe
case of mistaken identity, When be was In this way due regard was paid to the
seized, Mr. Stillwell promised him 85 if différent customs of each people. That
the guest of the Anglo-American he could recover the cheques. He there system has outlived its usefulness, and the Association at the munthly tiffin of the fore, tried to make investigations. Dutch are introducing uniform laws members, who were present in unusually Mr. Smith sentenced the boy to three about 20 whom were noticed by the Such changes cannot, of course, be carried large numbers, and in response to the weeks hard labour and to receive tavelve party suddenly opened fire upon the out suddenly. Not only are the Dutch houseboat. The firing was not aimed officials alive, to the wisdom of having speech of a Chinese guest. Mr. Tao, be strokes of the birch, e directly at the boat, and it was evidentis uniform laws, but the Netherlands Goshe made some interesting observations. Three Chinese youths were charged with opened with the intention of making the ernment is likewise sympathetically, pro At the outset he expressed the opinion receiving the three cheques, knowing the missionaries bring their boat to the shore.gressive, and the necessary changes are was done, and as soon as the boat came circumstances. Some of the disabilities aims of the Consortium was more a differ- alongside the shore it was boarded by the under which the Chinese were formerly ence m terminology than a clashing of robbers.
OPEN FIRE
At this point on the river the robbers.
Naturally, under the circumstances, this being carried out with due regard to local that the divergence in views regarding theme to have been stolen.
First defendant denied knowledge and"
as there was no evidence against him ho. was discharged. The other two defend ants accused each other.
Mr. Smith sentenced, each youth to sin weeks' hard labour.
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INDIAN ON THE WAR-PATH-
CREATES DISTURBANCE AT CENTRAL POLICE. STÁTION,
An Indian, formerly a to the Central Police
Mr. Caldwell and Mr. Whiteside were placed have been removed, while others both forced to disembark from the bost, are being removed. Chinese are permitted ideas. He affirmed that the Consortium and sit on the shore whilst robbers, armed to travel freely without passports they did not propose to mix in Chinese poli- with loaded rifles, threateningly mounted are not confined to their own residential tica. It had two great responsibilities to guard over them. The men folk of the quarters, and the income tax, about which party thus being held up on the river complaint has been made is uniform in its discharge, one towards China and the If making bank, the robbers on the houseboat pro applidotion. With respect to the last other towards its investors, ceeded to compel the ladies to open up mentioned subject, the Chinese did have to sure that the money they advanced was all their baggage for inspection. Every pay income-tax on less income than mixing in Chinese politics, then they article of the missionaries property was foreigners because it was contended that, ransacked with the exception of one box their standard of living being lower, they would mix in Chinese politics. But they belonging to Mr. Caldwell, which, by could afford to the so. That, Anomaly has had no desire to interefore if Chinese some oversight on the part of the bandite now been-removed, and a uniform income politics. They must permit the Chinese escaped without 'attention.
tax has been inaugurated, although it operater somewhat harshly on the other to settle their own political "problems. The robbers took away everything that races in the islands. Reference has been They had no desire to fasten on the Chia- pleased their fancy, all good clothing made to the Chinese request for the re l'est people enterprises which they did not funỡ spplied for both that belonging to the gentlemen and Trion of the Sino-Dutch Convention. It that of the ladies and children,- wai
port, which it was not pomible to grant seinid.
All the money carried by the may be pointed out, however, that the wish, and they would only twiertake, what
When he was reflt he created a dis Cuirvention in question is similar to those the Chinese people wished. party a bum fortunately not amounting to more that about $70-was stolen, and with other nations granting them the principles were fairplay to China and turbance in the offic of Mr. T. King the ladies were forced to give up their privileges of consular representation, inconsideration for the welfare of China. A.S.P., and when taken to the station wedding rings, watches and even the Netherlands East Indies,
In speaking of the welfare of China, he did not mean what a group of foreigners, IN however far sighted they might be con
sidered good for China but what the
MEN TOOK AWAY EVERYTHING.
apectacles.
The robbers were beard to discuss among themselves as to whether they should carry of one of Me, and Mr. Whiteside's child- attle five year old boy'; but as they evidently feared the consequences, this
GHOULISH PRACTICES
JAPAN.
Their two
watchann, went on Monday a certain
commenced to shont oue that a constable had assaulted him severely. He Who charged with disorderly conduct and put into a cell for the night. He, however,
project was happily abandoned. A large STRANGE DOINGS IN CEMETERY people of China in the last analysis decidcontinued to ery out, saying that he waG.
celuloid doll," the beloved playmate of Hittle Miss Whiteside, next came, under
Organo-therapeutics, says the Japan the hands of the marauders and was Chronicle, is a subject to which the most actually being carried off by them when its owner set up such a despondent howl of grief that some chord of pity touched
in the heart of the thief, and be restored the doll to the arms of its owner.
THREATS OF VIOLENCE
i.
ed was good for China. He also said that
The they would welcome the participation of suffering from internal injuries.
Police sent him to the hospital, where' the Chinese capital.
In Chinese Government circles to-day doctor, after examining him, certified him the opinion was expressed that the visit as being perfectly healthy.
of Mr. Lamont would be productive ofHe was charged at the Magistracy, yes results and that it justified hope that the tar day, with disorderly conduct. Fo Consortium would come to the assistance acciland a constable of demanding a bribe of this country and help in its much of $1 if he wished to obtain a pass-pori, delayed development. Yesterday be had This was disproved by the Police and the a very satisfactory interview with the man was fined $2. Minister of Finance and on Monday be will have an audience of the President BRITAIN AND AMERICA,
Up
advanced medical men in the West and the most debased classes in Japan from time to time turn with a renewed zest. 1 has to be said that the Japrinese are much With the exception of the above in-more thorough than the Western medical cident, however, the robbers were most surly and blustering in their treatment men, for they insist on having the human of the missionaries. Many threats of organ, while the Western mediets are satis violence "wore used and throughout the hold-up the party was kept in the most fied with rams and goats. **** harassing state of nervous tension.
Recently the Morioka police got wind According to descriptions given by the of a rumour that the secret sale of human missionaries, the robbers were not of the brains and livers was going on somewhere
COMPANIES AND THE LAW. bandit class usually met with, but were in Iwate prefecture, A strict search was Other observations made by Mr. Lamont
WARNING TO SECRETARIES. apparently a group of soldiery who were made and brought to light the fact that the Anglo-American tiifin are worth out on the loose. All the men were dress Kumagai Matsuzo, a cremnter at the ceme publicity. He expressed pleasure that
SHANGHAI GARAGE CO. FINED. ed in uniform and were armed with sertery of the Shouenji temple at Yoneuchi the relations between the Americans and vice rifles, bayonets and revolvers. There murs, and three others, have for some British were more cordial in Chine, and are troops stationed
A case of important to China companies Kweifu and Wat-time been carrying on the criminal prae particularly in Peking, than they were shien and it is believed that the robbers ties of extracting brains and livers from perhaps in other parts of the globe, Police Court, before Mr. G. W King was heard at Shanghai last wook in H.M. were probably a number of these men who dead bodies. It is said that they have went on to show that it was fallacy to had broken bounds.
Police Magistrate, when the Shanghai An interesting point is that the scene taken over a hundred of them, and have believe that the prosperity of one country Garage Co., Ltd, was summoned on the
folling information :-- of this hold-up was almost identically the been selling them at Yen 70 a piece. Hum meant the poverty of another. As a
Information has this day been laid same as that where Mr. Humphreys was our bas it that the buyers incinde a peer atter of fact, the prosperity of one
a ponation benefited others and the greater before this Court, by His Majesty's Crown attacked some little time previously in Tokyo.
number of nations that prospered the Advocate that you have not complied with G. C. Post,
Another burner at a different cemetery greater was the world prosperity section 76 of The Companies Ordinance in the same district was found guilty of the | As Va case in point he mentioned 1911 (As amended by section 8 of the Com same crime, but he died with an attack that in Shanghai the advent of panies Amendment Ordinance 1913) "from of congestion of the brain, evidently be American banks and other American the 11th day of September, 1918, to the fore he was able to try his own cure. The enterprises had not injured similar Bri 25th day of January, 1920, and thereby. clientele of these ghouls consists, of course, ish interests. Both, had benented by the have become liable to a fine not exceeding of people who have wasted their substance increased volume of business which had 850 a day for 504 days, that is to say, a on physicians but still believe their dis resulted In paying a tribute to Britain's
Ane of $25,200. rases would be curable if only they got pancial stability, be anid that bo was Mr. S. H.-McKean appeared in suppo
glad to see that Great Britain was coming of the charge and Mr. the right medicine...
back strong. He was glad to see that the for the Company
Ir. Strafford Levinson pound sterling had reached the four
Evidence was given by Mr. J. F. dollar mark in American markets and Brenon, the Deputy Registrar of Com
panies, that defaalt had been made by the Company in filing the returns required since September 11th, 1918. The Company The 25th annual convention under the had, on January 28th, 1920, taken the initiative in putting themselves straight auspices of the Y.M.C.A beld at Tient- in brought together over thousand and as a result of the recent motion in delegates from all parts of China The the Supreme Court had now complied Addressing the Bench in mitigation Mr. proceedings were very stimulating, and with all the requirements." the discussions proved of considerable
DOLEFUL NEWS FOR PASSENGERS, SHIPPING COMPANIES WANT TO RAISE FARES.
A Tokyo paper states that a joint ap- plication to the Japanese Department of Communications for permission to rais ECONOMIC INVESTIGATION. declared that it would not be long before
it returned to parity. THE 7.M.CA. CONTENTION,"
companies to the requirements of the in order to draw the attention of ether appeared to have been made the scapegoa Order in Council. Their default was due to inadvertence and not to any mala face and in the circumstances an exemplary penalty ought not to be imposed.
The Magistrate, in a judgment in which
passenger fares on the North American!
OSAKA CHAMBER'S SCHEME. run will be made shortly by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, the Osaka Shosen Kaisha,
The Osaka Chamber of Commerce, which and the Toyo Kisen Kaisha
has been of late conspicuous for its varied During the war boom, when freight activity, has under consideration's scheme rates rose tremendously and freight space for establishing a foreign economic inver was at a premium the shipping comtigation department. The object is to invalze Most of the delegates afterwards Levinson pointed out that this company panies were engrossed with their freight
days in sight-seeing. On Wednesday services, and at that time passenger fare vestigate post bellum economic and indus came to Peking where they spent three were not an important source of income trial conditions in England, France, Gerafternoon they were received by the Pre to them. With the return of peace things many and America. It is expected that aident who in a brief address commended bave completely changed
it will come into existence in the course the work of the Association. Owing to a great reduction in cargo of this month. Smart and able men will movements there bas becz a precipitous fall in freight rates, while the number of be selected from the Kyoto Imperial tourists has greatly increased, so much University, the Oaks and the Kobo so that passages to Europe and America Higher Commercial. Bchools and will be are booked several months in advance dispatched to the countries above mention- As a result, the passenger service has come ed, to investigate and report. to play, a much more important part in the operations of shipping companies, and the rate of fares means more to them than it did formerly. According to the ship- ping companies, the present fares are too low to make the passenger service remun- erative to them because of the increase in working expensesca
JAPANESE "ABBOAD.
A GREAT INCREASE. With the termination of the great war,
No further developments have taken place in the negotiations concerning the be fully reviewed the law, said it was m seizure at Trieste of the steamer Silesia fortunate for the company that they had which was adjudged by a Chinese court been chosen as an example. It was the as a prize of war The Chinese Minister duty of companies to know the provisions. at Rome is pressing the Italian Foreign of the Orders in Council. He imposed Office for a settlement, but it is understood fine of $100 and allowed costs to the that the Italian Authorities are anxious. Prosecution. that the Chinese should not force matters as the Italian Government wishes to con sider the susceptibilities of their new sub- lets in the recently redeemed Italy. This however, is small comfort for
THE INDUSTRIAL LOAS.
It is explained that the Industrial Lonn of twenty million dollars for the purpose of developing native industry. and commerce is really the undertaking blanned in the fourth year of the Repub lie and delayed, till the present.
1-OLIVIAN BEATT
The Department of Communications the number of those who desire to go Chínach and the Navy Department are encourag broad hes rapidly increased. According THE SOVIET BOTE ing the shipping companies to operate superior passenger ships with high to an investigation of the Japanese Copies of the Soviet Note to China have speed, but this is imposable from the Foreign Office, the number of Japanese for their information, but the Note has been circulated to members of Parliament standpoint of the shipping concerns, un less fares are sufficiently raised to make abroad is 180,000 in Manchuria and not yet been submitted to either House. Negotiated in Tokyo by the Bolivian ibe businces pay. Sh
Under the circumstances the Nippon Kwangtung province, 130,000 in the Unite was considered by the Cabinet on Tues-and Chinese Ministers, there the Sino- Yusen Kaisha and the Osaka Shosen States, 110,000 in Hawaii, 59,000 is day and finally referred to the Wai- Bolivian treaty after having been approv China (except Manchuria and Kwang chaiopu. Ohire will not officibly replyed by Parliament has now been rested tha jointly applied to the Department of 31,000 in Brazil, and 510,000 in to the Note preferring to act concert the President and becomes effective Communication for permission to raise Passenger fares on the European and the other countries, the total being 550,000 with the Powers. Je dealing wit Boviet is remarkable inasmuch as it is the ret Australian run. The the companies (The total of the figures given in Russia, but it is understood that unofficial treaty with a foreignl Power in which
conversations may be opened similar to China does not c together with the Toyo kisen Kaisha 1,020,000, says the Japan Chronicle, but those taking place at Copenhagen between.
concedo the privilege of extra-territoriality, yet this important have also been considerings proposal to they are doubtless all inaccurate.) This representatives of the Alles and of the principle is not made clear in the docn
joent itself and had to be stated in the make a similar application to the author an increase of 90,000 as compared with Boveite
noted exchanged Botweed the two coun- ties with regard to the North American the Bures of 1918 and 280,000 compared service.
(with 1915.
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