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THE DAY OF NATIONAL
BUMILIATION.“
REMEMBERED IN CANTON
30 SPEAKING GROUPS,
We take the following from the Cantan Time:
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OUR LONDON LETTER
THE PRIME MINISTER'S POLITICAL FUTURE:
[FROM HINBY BARNES.]
LONDON, March 24th The newspapers bere are all full of the May 7th, being the national day of political development created by the humiliation in China, the anniversary of the success of Japanese aggression in Prime Minister's attempt to effect a this Republic as shown in the Chinese fusion of certain elements of both submission to their notorious twenty-one Unionists and Liberals into a new party demands, the younger generation of Cantonese, realizing the disgrace in which It is a propceal, which has thrown Parlia the country is now suffering, met in the mentarians and political, writors into a East Garden at noop yesterday to confess
THE PRIME MINISTER'S TASK.
DEATH OF MR. O. EL AROULLI In this troubled sea of domestic politics
LARGELY ATTENDE FUNERAL Mr. Lloyd George ses many rocks and shoals ahead. "Nobolly "expects the Coall- After an illness extending over aix tion can last beyond the present Parlia-months, the death occurred on Friday of ment. At the next appeal to the country Mr. O. dl Arculli, eldest son of Mr. A- there will be a return to the old-time paris F. Arculli, one of the most respected and system. In that case where will the highly esteemed members of the local Prime Minister find himself? As I have Indian community. The deceased, who tried to point out he has no acknowledged was only 4 years of age at the time of place with the Liberals, or with Labour, his demise, was a partner in the firm of or yea with the Unionists. His political Arculli Brothers and was a well-known future seems to depend mainly upon his figure in the city, and by his death, which
the sins of their fathers and further def state of violent excitement. No doubt a ability to arrive at some working arrangé | was gonersily expected as he was suffer nounce the crime of their officials who great deal of the rivalry and the strügilament between sections of Liberals and ing from cancer of the nose, bis numerous
have failed to protect the interest of the nation. The newspapers of the city, as a mark of public grief, in their issue of yesterday, opluyet heavy, black lines to feature and DICPACOTE their leading
articles which recalled the events up to the signing of the notorious notes, with
suggestions for future action tending to restore the rights of the Chinese people
and the ouncellation of the demands.
MASS MEETING OF 6,000 STUDENTS.
features of the present situation.
As you are aware, for months past it has been evident that the Coalition have been seriously losing their held on the Country. The fact has been proclaimed to
Deceased was one
that go on in our domestic polities are Unionists who would combine to form a friends loss one who, by his unassuming
new party under a new name.
manners and geniality, endeared himaske apt in leave readers on your side of the
But this is a big undertaking, as the to all who came into contact with him, World somewhat cold; but it is more than likely that what is now on foot may have Premier has discovered this week whan Decoysed was a keen sportsman and very far-reaching consequences, and for be addressed a meeting of Coalition
a member of the Indian Recreation Club, that reason it may be useful to indieste (Liberal H.P.'s at Westminster. The pro- in which he took considerable interests briefly as possible some outstanding coedings were private, but a carefully As a mark of respect the Club ing was
edited report of Mr. Lloyd George's down at half-mnast, speech, which occupied an hour and forty of the original members of the Hongkong minutes in delivery, was subsequently Police Reserve and assisted in the or issued to the Pres
His main point is ganising of the Indian section. He was thas the country needs the beneficenta Staff-Inspector and was Chairman of guidance of the. Coalition for quite a the Police Reserve Club. long while yet-in fact, for years to come hind a widow and sight children, three Ho leaves bew or at any rate the guidance of a party boys and five girls, to mourn his loss. to be fashioned out of the Coalition. The funeral took place the same evening Otherwise, he says, the Labour party will and was largely attended, amongst those climb up into office, and this is a conting present being Mours. F. C. Jenkin, ency which Mr. Lloyd George affects to Eldon Potter, C. F. Mason, A Fother regard with feelings almost of disman,
the Labour party. To many of his critics the fierceness with which he denounced M. Wong. B W. Tape. Wong Kwong Joseph H. A. Lammert, H. Taylor, J.
course.
More than fifty schools in Canton, re presented by nearly sixty thousand stud- ents mm at noon in the East Garden, After addresses by President Li Pakyin all the world by the results of the bre of the Educational Asucciation and Acting elections, which have gone against the Minister Wa Shan of Justine of the Military Government, Wong Kiang, and Government. There is of several others, the boys and girls gathered generally speaking, a certain amount of shouted several times, Don't forget this losses atbye-elections, no matter what day of humiliation, All speakers ex- pressed the hope that it will not be long Government is in office, but in this in when China will be able to maintain her stance, nobody with any knowledge of self and all the habiliation removed. public opinion has the least doubt that
Charty Tien Pong, a student leader, the trouble is exceedingly widespread. The notable thing about his speech was gill. 8. J. Chinchen. F. E. Joseph, F.
presided over the meeting
Several acts vere staged. The most Further, it is based on well-known causes exciting one was that of a soldier shoot chief of which is that the Government have ing down a student who was advocating the removal of militarism and the final not fulfilled the promises lavishly made destruction of the military curse by an other student killing the militarists. This question of housing, to namenaly "one at the General Election. There is the was staged by the Ling Nuam boy. The Northern and Southern militarists were among many, in regard to which it may condemned in other act in which two be mid that not only are the houses not brothers fought for the division of the built as promised but there is no immes directed towards the Labour men whom family property. When coming to the
Two bands, ore from the High Normal and the other from Canton Christian College, furnished music.
they are up against this awkward fact, and they are reminded that the Prime Minister said the Coalition were going to make England "a land fit for heroes to live in." whereas thousands of herous cannot find a roof to shelter them. LABOUR GOING STRONG.
it recalls his Limehouse days, when he wasting Capt. A. E. Sen-Gupta, and others attacking Dukes and Earls because like the young man in the parable they had THE DENNISTON PLAYERS great possessions and ought therefore to be heavily taxed; but now his invective
OPENING IN CANTON TONIGHT.
The talented Denniston Players, bar-
con-
ivsion of the national flag which the dinte sign of the work being started, be brands indiscriminately as "Boling concluded a very successful fortnight's family owned, they suggested the cutting When candidates appear in the con- derides this alarming slogan as a bogoy ton, where they open to-night with their shevists," and "Socialists." The Maiz season in Hongkong, have left for Can. it in twain. A aeighbour however, interstituencies as supporters of the Coalition fered. preaching to them a lesson of patriotism, the two brothers reuniting,
no better than a candle in a turnipy most laughable piece Up in Mabel's the neighbour patting the flag over them,
though there is no mistaking the fact Room,"
The visit of a first class com- declaring that all under the ive-coloured flag of the Republic of China, are,
that the Premier intends his attack as a pany to Canton is a rare occurrence, brothers.
means to rally support for bis proposed and the Shamoen residents may new party out of the ranks of Liberals fidently be expected to show their recogni and Conservative-a "fusion by fear, tion of Mr. Deaniston's venturing into as one writer calls it.
their midst by filling the little theatre in- CLASS WAR"
the Shameen for the next three nights. The Company has shown its versatility by the successful presentation of both comedy and drama, in Hongkong, but Mis, Denniston has wisely decided to play ody pure comedy at Canton. Ethe Company is deserves, it will be a long time before Canton will forget Miss Warda Howard, Miss Florence Chapman, Mr. Leo Ken-
After the meeting in the East Garden, thirty speaking groups scattered them. selves throughout the city while the rest
panded the streets, carrying banner with patriotic inneriptions
It
giren the support it
The pendulum which swung the Coalition into power with an overwhelming majority at the General Election is now swinging in another direction. But the movement NEW SOURCE OF ALCOBOL.
is not in favour of Liberalism. It is most decidedly in the direction of Labour Much attention has been given in recent and therein lies the rub for Mr. Lion years to the question of manufacturing George and other astute politicans. The alcoobol within the Empire for use as motor spirit. In the current number of Prime Minister realises that unless some the Bulletin of the Imperial Institute the thing is done to arrest the tendency of India for the purpose is discussed.uch for instance, as the creation of a These Bowers possess thick, juicy petals, new party the momentum will continue rich in augar. They are used by the na tiver as a foodstuff and especially for theto gather strength to an extent that will Party is without them but it is not con Hongkong in time to take the P. & D."
possibility of tilising the mowra fovers
Tho
carry, Labour into power sooner than a good many wise people are disposed to believe possible
But can a new party be created?
So far the speech has fallen fat. is widely denounced as a serious mistake, being indeed an appeal to prejudice lead ing to what everyone wishes to avoid namely, the class war." It also gives to the Socialists a position in the Labour party they cannot claim, for it is absurd The vast majority of Labour is distinctly to suggest that the party is Bociálist, antagonistic to Socialism. The Labouracy, Mr. W. D. Howard, Mr. Vaughan party has extremists, it is true what Morgan, and their fellow laughter makers. The Denniston Players are returning to vincing to says that if and when Labourfuttra to Colombo. They will return to. will scize the reigs and proceed to wild gets into power the Socialist extremists
the Colony in about eight months.
cat'experiments in legislation. The
preparation by fermentation of an alcoholic liquor called daru for mohwa spirit. A single tree will yield as much as 700-300 lb. of flowers in a year. tree" also produces a valuable oil-seed, which is exported in fairly large quanti far as Mr. Lloyd George is personally Labour leaders know that in office they ties to Europe During the war the concerned his task is exceedingly delicate sccordance with English practice. Even would have to govern constitutionally in flowers were used in India for the produc tion of acetone, the yield being said to and difficult: and it is not made easier now the extreming are held in check as be ten times as much as that obtained by by the attacks upon him which have bewitness the vote of the Trades Union Con- distilling wood, which is the usual source
performance in Hongkong on Saturday The Denniston Plagere for their final staged a three-act comedy entitled "Our good though not a browded house but it Wives" by Frank Mandel. They had a
the equal of many other comedies staged cannot be said of the play that it was by the Company though it afforded an excellent evening's entertainment.
of this substance. The demand for comes feature of most of the London post last week which rejected the pro-
to nationalise the coal minescen acetone in India in peace times, however, pagers, notably the Northcliffe Press. lod The Tince sums up Mr. Lloyd George's is not great, and large quantities of the-by the Times. Blowera would be available for the manu
The problem before him I speech by saying it was the speech of JAPAN'S ADVANCE INTO-
false Liberal and of a demagogue, seek- facture of alcohol and would appear to
is how he can secure his position foring to appeal not, indeed, to the muses
SIBERIA. be an exceptionally, cheap source of this unless he is able by some means or other but to the fears of the hypothetical EFFECT ON AMERICAN OPINION. material as the yield is high compared to induce the Liberal and the Unionist
the revolutionary pur with that from potatoes and other
bypothetical have nots. It poses of the inst materiale commonly used, about 60 gallons Wings of the Coalition to join hands to
is a poor doctring indicative of a sterile into Siberia has rather harmed opinion The further advance of Japanese troops- from one ton of dried Bowers. It has place left for him to occupy in political George stated them. It is a dangerous believed on good authority that the State mind. It is a false doctrine for the terms here. according to & New York mesenge of 95 per cent. alchohol being obtainable forma permanent alliance there is no
of the problem are not as Mr. Lloyd to the Japan Chronicle, although it is. boen estimated that in the Hyderabad
haver
country
State alone there are already sufficient life, unless indeed it be the leadership of doctrine for its proclaims the very class Department has sde o venresentation morra trees for the production of 700,000 the Conservative party
The mere men-war which the Bolshevist enemies of on the subject and does not, contemplate gallons of proof spirit per annum, in tion of such a thing seems outside the county propagate. The people of this making any But the Washington officials addition to that necessary for the local bounds of possibility, and yet there are Labour party itself there are many shades Vladivostock, and, the Advance farther know that within the bold the opinion that the occupation of liquor requirement
people who believe we shall see it come to of opinion to analbeit them all north are hardly required for the protec
Socialist
is to suggest whit is not tion of the Japanese troops in Sibéria,
pax.
WHAT OF THE LIBERALS 1
true" WRAT. OF THE YUTURE1
in order to enable them to be withdrawn. The operation appears as a further step
However that may be, it is certain that Criticism more or less on the same lines forward rather that as a cover to retire the Prime Minister as the leader of the appears in paper of widely differentment. It is though that the militaristic Liberals is out of the question. So far shades of opinion. What is fented in element in Japan is
in
It is suggested that the most profitable way of utilising the flowers would prob ably be as a source of mixed mater spirit of the "natalite" type for use in India. That motor spirit can be produced on & manufacturing scale in India fram mowra Bowers has already been demonstrated and Lapis stated that running trials with-the-ne Liberalism is concerned he has crossed that the Prime Minister attack on extension of millistyopaid for the Capirit proved-sitisfactory,
the Bubicon. Besides, even if they would Labour may lead to reprisals; it affords Siberis, which have proved costly and have him Liberals are no longer a party a good pretext to those who are fond of unpromising. The result will be decided in the sense that was once understood, preaching the class war. However by bludgeoning through by main THE ASPIRIN HABIT. The coupon destroyed them. The that may be, the Premier, whatever else force. Thus,bile Wa
Washington remas clever and dexterous device adopted at his enemies may say about him, cahnot inactive, it cannot be said that the occu The Sub-Committes appointed by the the General Election of forcing upon be accused of indifference to criticism in tion has helped matters from the point Standing Committee on Prices to inquire Liberals the choice of accepting the Coali- the Press. He is well aware by now that view of co-operation or "mutusi, trust be into prices costs, and profits of drags and tion ticket, ar," cupen, or alternatively a mistake has been made in representing tween the United States and Japan. medicinal preparations, have issued their
standing sa persons opposed to the organised Labour as Socialist" and This opinion is strengthened by the report on aspirin (acetyl salicyle acidement that won the war. split the therefore dangerous to the State recent development of the Consortium The Committe find that the prices of a few remain to carry on the old tradition awaited with uncommon interest. The of Japan in Manchuria are recognised by Liberal party from top to botton Only The next move in the political game is negotiations Existing special interes Gd per bottle of 25 tableta, at which some in Farliament, and being a small group question is whether a new party can be the Consortium, but Japan has naked for brands of aspirin are sold, gites a very and independent of the Coalition are formed by a fusion of the wings of the the right to build a railway from Man- small margin of profit to the retailer known as the " Wes Froes Other Liberals and the Conservatives now in the churia to Peking, running parallel with The price of 13., at which other brands Liberals are Coslitionists, and at West Coalition with Mr. Lloyd George as the existing railway. Other Powers have are offered, is, on the other hand, exces minster they respond with perfect docility acknowledged leader or whether history objected to this, desiring that this second sive The Committee. suggest that to the crack of the Unionist party whip may repeat itself and Mr. Lloyd George line be built with international capital, Kaaimum retail price of 10d. would give They are not, however, happy in their will, like Chamberlain, eventually and Japan did not ask outright for the exclu a reasonable profit to manufacturer, present position. They dread to contem political salvation in the Unionist fold, dive right to build this railway, but asked wholesaler, and retailers
plate the day when they will have to face No useful purpose can be served by that, because of its strategie importance. The Committee call attention to the the music-this time without a coupon speculation upon these or interest. it be allowed for one Power to proceed fact that the purchaser of aspirin is free in the constituencies. paging possible developments, therefore with it at once. If a contract with the to obtain whatever quantity he desires, Thus, although we find Coalitionists be-I will leave the utter there the pre Chinese Government could be secured and that some labels suggest the taking hind the Government, in a solid body, sent. What a written ufficiently without waiting for the funds available of 12 tablets daily for unlimited looking exceedingly powerful, at a body indicates the extra dinary changes which through the Consortium, other Govern period
really composed of elements that are have so rapidly cine to pass little tents would be affected Japan would at Before the war the name "pirin fundamentally antagonistic Coalition more than a year ago and Mr. Lloyd once begin to build the line on me which was the exclusire property of the Bayer Unionista manage to preserve an unbroken George was acclaimed as & Superman, the the capitalists of other countries, could Company. Elberfeld, Germany; but since Front in Parliament because they are well leader who had led the nation to victory not meet wi 1815 British manufacturers have succeed aware that if they do not hang together in the war. To day be is assailed by hosts It is hoped in Washington that thr ed in manufaclaring acetyl saberlic acid that will hang separately. The Home of political enemies, and he himself deems, busince ill be settled satisfactorily soon, on a commercial scale, and to most oful Bill has put this unity to the test 1 necessary to cast round for support but it is cbvious that there is a fealing of these products the name aspirin and Free Trade or Protection is another that will assure to him a political future resentment against the attitude of Japan,
question that endangers the alliance. worthy of his fame.
which bas lacked candou
given
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