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POSITION OF YUNNAN. LINKS BETWEEN INDIA AND
UHINA.
BOLSHEVIKS ABROAD. RULES FOR SPREADING UNREST. The Delhi correspondens of The English
The extreme north-west of Yundan, and mus gives the translation of document which fell into the hands of the Military
For several hours the other day the House the adjacent regions at the sources of the Authorities of the Omsk Government on St Commons. discussed various votes in con- Irrawaddy, with the arid gorges of South- the occupation of Perm by the Siberian section with the Navy. There was 4 Eastern Tibet, was the subject of a lecture insistent demand for economy, but General broops and which was handed to Mr. Reely dealing with the Kicatifa wide, delivered before the Royal Geographical Harriss by the Intelligence Branch of the commented on the reduction of wireless Society at the Eolian Hall, by Capt. F. Kingdan Ward. Speaking as a naturalist, jelegraphy. Koltchak Administration.
Mr. Long, the First Lord of the Ade the lecturer emphasised the impurtance of miralty, answered criticism with regard to
To the Representatives and Agents of the Soviet Republic abroad. The revolu- tionary activities of the Communistic party and the activities of the Bolshevik organisations abroad," must be guided by the following" indications :--
rolaticas.
ments.
(1)-In connection with international (a) to support Chauvinistic movements
and national conflicts, (b) to carry on agitation with the aim of provoking international conflicts, (c) to organise attacks on the lives of
Representatives of foreign Garan These measures are desined to cause in Lernal tranbles, to shake confidence in the Gavernment and to strengthen social agita
(2)Regarding internal politics. (a) to compromise by very means in
fluential persons in the country;
rganise attacks on the lives of such, and to provoke anti-Government mqvements;
tion.
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SERIOUS BUSINESS: SITUA TION AT SHANGHAI. THE PIECE GOODS TRADE SIGNS OF ALARM AMONG DEALERS,
The FC, Daily News of Friday last
During the past wook at two certain. O vague signs of a coming storm have been
apparent on the local business horizon, and day they appear to be taking debuifo be beard at meetings of Chiness piece shapo. The mutterings of trouble were to goods dealers, called to consider the present
and situation of business; and they took the for cancellation of con
form of ad Vaba eroa threats of re"
the School of Mines. If we relax our the three snow-capped parallel rangea, a efforts in this direction," he said, we four big rivers compresset within bolt tracts, and shall be rightly condemned by the Bee of country only seventy miles wide. and the country. There is no other de
rangos, sbo Mekong - Salween partment which shows the same reduction these in the estimates as the Navy, but in epite divide was the real barrier to snimal held to consider the outlook, and further of-this-wa-base a Navy suficient and
Of pudiation position has now advanced so far that a meeting of members of the American Chamber of Commerce has been
efficient to secure the safety of the country and plant migration between cast The Government are most anxious to effecs and west. Moreover, it divided the peopler reasonable economies, but they are deter
mined to do nothing which will risk the of Tibet-Burman arigia from those of Tai Navy being brought below the margin or Mon Khmer origin. It was shown, too, which the Admiralty has laid down for that in North-West Yunnan there had been the safety of the country.!!
The Firm Lord sympathised with the
FORECAST THREE MONTAGU---- An article published in the
meetings are taking place.
columns
situation dealt with possibilities of the some three months ago on the piece sunds type which have now arisen. At the time when exchange was rising orders for piece goods poured in considerable quantities, and besides the old established dealers, the business The abnormal exchange had entirely new Chinese firms took a Fund in counteracted the rise in manutucures prices, and there is no doubt that on the dowing tide of prosperity a good deal of business was done which was largely
progressive desiccation of the ranges plea of General Seely for the development from east to west, as proved by the dis of scientific appliance. So far as he was appearance of the eastern glaciers, and by
a comparison of the vegetation. aware there had been no reduction in the expenditure on wireless telegraphy.
Doubt was thrown on Prince Kropotkin' Capt. Wedgwood Benn (L. Leith), as a protest against the increase in the amount view of a prolonged Himalayan axis,peculative. Goods were ordered when the required for civilians employed on foot reaching the Pacific, far forts as taer was in the region of sor, more, and, services, moved a deduction of £30,000, bat
38.
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cerned, at about 140 and 180, and to-day this was defeated on a division by 161 to Kamchatka A continuous Sine-Hima far ds American manufactures were con- doubt once, existed, the dealers are faced with the arcival of layan range had no
•In any case,
the cargo with the tael dosh to 4/6 and 89 but it did not exist
gold cents. Even with arms of standing distribution of it and animals in it would not have been possible to fix all
EPISCOPAL TITLES.
NEW YORK, CLERGYMAN'S
PROTEST.
the exchange at the time of ordering, although in a proportion of cases a cur tain amount was dons: With the firms
Eastern Asia suggested' the China divide, forming the watershed between the Yellow and Yangtze rivers as the natural proof less substance nothing of the kind uitd.
Tay in a continuance of high rates.
MÅT FIRMS HARD ́HLT.. longation of the Himalayan axia. This have been attempted, and their only hope range equally with the Mekong-Salween
There is no doubt that the phenomenal
It must all the dealer.
th
(b) to organise general and partial" atrikes, to damage machinery, and to circula propaganda literature; As for the rest to be guided by the decrees-iased from time to time,
(3).-In the sphere of economics, (a) to provoke and support raroad According to the Res. Percy Grant, one atrikes, to damage bridges and pers of the best known and most militant of the manent way, and by every means to episcopal clergymen of New York: the cause the disorganisation of trans bishops of the Episcopal Church in the
United States pre reaching for more and divide, was a real barrier againg migra- part;
bit practically (b) to binder the dispatch of corn to the more authority, with the result, he pre-tion. At the same time a great mountain Pince the beginning of the year will towns, to create financial difficulties dicted, that the existing episcopal chur- range was something more than a barrier; be remembered, however, that last year the and to circulate false money; econo-ches would become" community churches," it was a highway of migration connecting Chinese firms were making handsome pro- fits, and the leading dealers will be able mie troubles will inevitably create independent of the bishops and self-remote regions.
Turning to other matters, the lecturer to meet present losses and still show fashionable a discontent and tend to alienate the governed. Preaching to sympathies of the masses from the congregation, Mr. Grant emphasised the asked whether, in view of ou; premarious profit on the two year trading. Others Government..
dangers of secession, and urged that the mercantile position in the Far East, it may not be so fortunate, but where the (4).In the sphere of military activities. bishops should be more dimecratic and would be possible to reach the Yangtze firm's capital existed more or less on paper, (0) to carry on an energetic propagandaj less autocratic, otherwise High Church valley by any other route. He thought it or where speculation and over-trading were would, and this came to revive belief in rife, the, situation may be very serious, Among the troops, to create conflicts and Low would split in two. between officers and soldiers and to That some Americans still dearly love a Yunan as the link between India and At the present moment their prospects are Mareover, rain our established thoroughly bad, for not only have they to a lower ex- organise attacks on the lives of the lord is the opinion of the New York China."
but the state of the country, in higher-Command;
preacher. The moment an American position on the north-east frontier of meet their engagements on (b) to blow up arsenals, bridges, powder bishop set font upon, an English ship," Burms it was but a step into Yunaan on
magazines,
particular-the-tarmal, of raw goods for works and fac Lambeth, Palace, he is called by the ste the other. It was hoped that advantage ward and officers of the ship My Lord'; might be taken of this fuct to carry our These measures will tend to demoralise in England he is my Lord Bishop, and trade into the heart of Western. China' the Army and ensure their support of the is a witness to the domestic, social, and direct from Burma. The lecture was illus workmen's social democratic programme, political impressiveness of the British trated with numerous excellent lantern
Espionage to be carried on in the rear Episcopacy. He is very likely to return to sliden.
front of armies, fortresses, and America with the words my lord" agree armouries and precise information to be ably ringing in his cars, which easily” gained regarding military units and turns him in his own country, to a THE TRADE OF SOUTH CHINA 40 members of the American Chamber of
alliance with powers that be, and tempt him to form in ecclesiastical machine by which he may himself come to larger autho rity. Mr. Grant's remarks attract atten tion, breause only recently the Episcopal Bishop visited his church to confirm & large clas
and
tories.
their morale.
Expionage in natal affairs, the precise location of naval furers and the study of dock and navni baws,
(8d.) Colone! of General Staff.
ENGLAND'S RECORD BIRTH RATE.
FIGURES, THAT UPSET THE PESSIMISTS.
THE COST OF PAPER. WEEKLY JOURNALS MUST RAISE PRICES OR CLOSE DOWN.
The ever-increasing cost of producing newspapers is having a disastrous effect on many weekly journals and periodicals in the British Isles.
The births, registered in England and Wales in the first quarter of 1920 were the highest recorded in any three months since
So serious has the situation become that the establishment of civil registration. There was a decrease in infantile mortali-the Weekly Newspaper and Periodical ty and an excess of births over deaths. Proprietors Association went out an S.0.8. These are the features of the quarterly to the public, which sets forth the dis tara of marriages, births, and deaths, abilities under which they are fabouring,
Those include:- issued yesterday. The marriages recorded
A rise of over five hundred per cent, in took place in the last quarter of 1918, and
the cost of paper.
printing 'charges.
the births and deaths in the quarter cuding an increase of 120 to 200 per cent. In
March 1990. The total figures are
2
Births
Deaths 137,637 ALarriages
203,202
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The
The births were 47,513 more than in the last quarter of 1918 and 128,102 more than in the first quarter of that year. births of maice numbered 138,118, and choss of females 131,984, a proportion of 1,054 to 1,000. The illegitimate childzes numbered 12,934, or 3,067 more than in the corresponding quarter of 1919.
NATURAL INCREASE.
March 1917
24,303. **14,810*****
....
The deaths in the free quarter of 1900-MINISTER'S £4 48. SUIT. were 22,877 more than in the preceding HUMOURS OF A PARLIAMENTARY quarter, bat 51,295 fewer than in the first quårter of 1919 The total was made up
COMMITTEE
PORTS.
CUSTOMS REVIEW.
The Statistical Secretary of the China Maritime Customs in his review of the foreign trade of China in 1919, has this to say regarding the trade of the South China Porta:
denotes an abwnce of orders. In the circumstances they have been endeav couring to cancel their contracts, both in Europe and America, but they have found this exceedingly difficult, and in cases im- Possible.
AMERICAN MERCHANTS, MERTING. "Ár a consequence of representations marle them by their Chinese constituents wame to them
Commerce met on Wednesday to consider the position. The sense of the meeting appear to be that every effort should be made to induce the manufacturers to cancel con tracts, and it was suggested that the Com- mercial Attaché should be
approached on the subject. A committee of seven wa appointed, subsequently increased to 12, It is understood to go into the matter that
A few of the American firms repre- sented also deal in British piece goods, and The crops in Fukien were good, and the in view of this and also of the preponder- import trade has slowly but steadily re-ance of British interests in the piece goods covered, in spite of some brigandage, Bri- trade in China, it was resolved to approach tish goods being especiaily prominent in the British Chamber of Commerce, asking The tea trade shows signs. whether the latter body would be prepared this respect. of revival, and there is a strong demand to take joint action. A meeting of the for camphor. This industry was ruiced & British Chamber of Commerce Committen decade ago by the short-sightedness of the was held yesterday evening to consider: peasants, who destroyed almost all the trees the matter, and an announcement will be in the province bat the high prices current made to members in a few days. A furs at present make it worth while to expluit ther meeting of the American Chamber It is stated that not only piecr goods but As usual, additional districts which have hitherto been consid- will be held to-day. taxation was imposed as soon as the revival likewise iron and chemicals are affected the trade began to make itself felt. The by the present situation but not to the saIDES
experienced a steady extent, part tendency in trade; domestic in-
in particular dustry
has received a
Legs stimulus, the political situation has been THE CANTON FUNDS.'«
and brignodage and piracy
ered too remote,
export
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WEST UNIVERSITY.
The association points out that a publica tion using twenty tons of paper per week
No doubt these relatively happy coa. THE ALLOTMENT FOR THE SOUTH- war spending £186 on paper before the war-just under £40,000 a year. The pre-ditions are largely due to the excellence went cost of the supply for one week's issue of the crops, especially of rice and silk
The Custims Fonds have come into pro-. for a paper of the same size at 6fd. per lb. In the case of the latter, eight crops were
Before leaving for is 1,160, an advance of £970 per week, gathered, which is quite unusual; and the pence once more.
demand being very strong, largo Japan, Dr. Wu Ting-fang, in a letter to foreign or 250,440 a year.
Attempts to cope with these increases by profits were made, causing a ready circula the throw directors of the proposed South reducing the size of publications, raington of money, Canton especially enjoyed Western University, allotted for the use the sale price, and by considerably increas unwonted prosperity at the end of the year. of the University the sum of Tis, 850,000. ing advertisement rates have been quité in- Machinery is being imported in increasing Upon receipt of this letter, the three A comparison of the "natural increase adequate, and the point in reached, when quantities in the South, and there is a directors of the University wrote to Mr. of population by the excess of births over these increases defeat their own objects extension of the use of electricity both Chiang Shib-chino, who claims to repre deaths is given in the following table: Many of the publications are in fact now
an illuminant and for power. Kwa
the South-Western Government, March 192033,445) running at a substantial loss, and if they wood oil trade, of which Wuchow is alloted.
was less favoured climatically, but the pak ng him to hand over the money thus March-1918-
dlone down considerable unemployment
ontlet is prospering new plantations
It may be remembered that Mr-Chiang: mampat ensue. In the first quarter of 1919 there was a
Aleurites rees, from which the oil is
Bob'ained injunctions in various law courte tained, having been made by large natural decrease of 1,002 m. Zamana kadadada
cerne, which are so extending the cultiva in Hongkong and Shanghai restraining tion of anissed, a product of
Wa-from-dealing with the Canton Kwangi holds a world monopoly be hands, and apparently the whole subject and misy once more become a centre of publie of cow hides is also increasing, of 70,008 males and 67.539 females, In- Sheffield steelworkers have struck & refaery has now been started at Wachow, interest.-N. O. Daily News.
recovery of Indian yarn in the mar- fluenza was either a primary or contribu-sounding blow as the high price of clothes, kets is noted in the South as in the tory cause in 4,007, or 2.9 per cent., of the Their action is a romance of business Yangtre ports; and at Stems Hupe SILVER AND CURRENCY. deaths registered
organisation. More than a hundred men milled yarn made fte fret appearance. The marriage in the last quarter of 1918 in one big steal firm were supplied with a Yunnan hides and kids are also, in de
GERMANY'S NEW COINS. wern 9.18% fewer than in the preceding made-to-measure suit of clothes within' a
mand and it is predicted that Yunsanfu quartor, and corresponded to 1970
wock from the day the order was given at will become an important centre for the
-Mösera Samuel MontaguCoin. rate of 21.5 per 1,000 of the population.
hide trade. A new feature is that a cont of £4 4s each.
The price is staggering in its cheapness. French firm had begun exporting wool and recent report on silver, state :----
The Continent continues to sell with some even in these days of "Mallaby-Deely hides from the Tibetan frontier under Light is thrown on the matter in the official transit pass; hitherto, musk has been the degree of freedom, although the large dis report of the proceedings of the committer only product of any importance passing count upon silver for forward delivery has BIR SAMUEL WARING FINED 480 appointed to consider the Profiteering through Yunnan from Tibet. Mengtsz re not encouraged the heavy sales which ob put(Amendment) Bill in the House of Com-porte e record year, and there is no doubt te ned in preceding weeks. The conges-
the trade
Western Chira is on tion of the refineries which still continuet Fine 'ta, the amount of £450 werelim moBS,
increase, having been built up by the may keep the forward rate at a discramb poned on Sir Samuel Waring, of Gopal Bir R. Horne, defining the intention of at Market Bosworth, the other day for the Act, said My poo, friend, the railway and assisted by the liberal policy though, unless China is prepared to sell. falling to cultivate land when be was Parliamentary Secretary to the Board off of the two French banks. The introduo for forward delivery, the present differ ordered to do so by the Leicestershire Trade is appearing in a £44andard tion in Yunaan of gold coinage.(810 agricultural committee.
Now that Germany has ceased to use auit, and, for sught I know, there may beece) is a unique feature of 1919. Silver and between the two quotations sceans silver as currency the mistage of coins in There were nine summonses, against Sir, soms members of the committes bere and to have almost disappeared from
iron, zine and aluminium proceeds space. Samuel, whose agent pleaded labour £ mite"*"
Another siga of the trend of events ack scarcity, the difficulty of getting imple- Mr. Bridgeman. Parliamentary Beéré ments, and that he was unaware until the (tary, explained that his was not an agitation has been opened to oppose end of March that the farms were coming Malaby-Deeley quit.The modesty the report of the Bishop of London's com to subsidiary coinage, has been the issu of my right hon friend, he said, pre mitte_which recommends the demolition of one shilling noted in British Wea on his hands
Notices were, served on the tenant of venta hint from <aying that it was made of 19 city churches and the sale of sizes Africa The West Africa Currency About 5,000 acres, he said, but they could by Messes. Horne Brothers; but he desires worth £1,700,000 Thirteen are churches., Board. reported that he practice of hoard have remained on the land at 28 per cent me to hay that he has a connection at all built from the designs of Bir Christophering and melting, down silver currency wa
Wren, the famous architect...
irife in the goloníor under its control with that firm himself.! increase of rent
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