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Japan has had to station troops in Far presented it to the Chancellor of the Bastern Siberia under unavoidable cir-Exchequer. This interim report, together cumstances, but has maintained an atti- with the final one to be presented in tude of strict neutrality to all Russian January, is intended to effect economies afairs, hoping for an carly withdrawal of £195,020,000 in the public services, says a correspondent. The original desire was of the troops upon the restoration of political stability to Far Eastern Russia. for £120,000,000 or £130,000,000, but more A faction of Russians has been putting a was required, the position being worse wrong interpretation upon Japan's doings than in the spring. whenever the situation has turned untay- Durably to them. They have even gone to the length of weaving fabricated stories. What can be their motives is past COD-
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"When a political coup took place at Vladivostock last May, resulting in the elimination of the Chita influence from that "district, the same Russians declared that the Japanese troops supported the White Guard.
The opening of the Dairen Conference, the secret visit of M. Chetrin to Vladivo stock the refusal of the Japanese troops to supply the Merkiouff troops with arms, above etc., have given the lie to the declaration. In fact, the Japanese troops bave unwaveringly preservad im-
[M partial front. At the political coup last May, Japan's fair and unbiased attitude
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNERE, OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LTD,
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SCHEEPVAART-MAATSCHAPPIJ (UNITED NETHERLANDS NAVIGATION CO.)' HOLLAND-OUST AZIE LIJN..
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1.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
FROM ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, BREMEN GENUA AND LISBON, THE
Steamship
was recognized by the Chita representa Admiralty, War Office, and the Air Minis reserving at first only the question of to bug wtra-hazardous Godowns of the Hong
CUL. KEPINGTON ON THE ATTITUDE OF THE DELEGATIONS.. In the course of a survey of events at CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LTD. · Washington, Lieut. Col. Repington writes to the Morning Post: No Power was
YONSIONERS of cargo for Songkang par more vitally interested in the whole of
41 THESSUS are hereby notified that American agenda than Japan, and her attitude was at first a matter of doubt. owing to the present state of auairs
strong contingent to Wash Hongkong due to trike of seatno
for She brought ington under Admiral Baron Kato, a man Hongkong will be landed at Shanghai and of very considerable force of character. consignees are recommende i to mail necessary Hor technical delegates and staffs cover-
arrangements as to insuranca eta accordingly. ed a good part of the floor of the Con-he cargo will be brought back to Hongkong PERIL OF BASSRUPTCY.
ference hall. Some fifty or more journ immediately conditions at this part beco to The Committee consider that a roduc aliata from Japan appeared, and every
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, tion approaching £200,000,000 must be question was studied with profound at
Agents. made, or the country will be in danger tention. Japan came to Washington
Hongkong, January 94th, 1999 (276 In addition to the Ad under suspicions caused by her actions of bankruptcy. miralty, War Oño,
Air, Education, towards China in 1915 and 1910, and took VEREENIGDE NEDERLANDSCHE. Labour and Health Ministries, the in the earliest opportunity to allay these tarim report deals with the Old Ago Pon- suspicions. While holding to her indis sons, and War Fasions services. I patable rights won by conquest and con- will be hailed with rlief that the Comfirmed by treaty, and while stating that mittee do not propose any reduction she held to a navy adequate for defence, whatever in Old Age Pensions, which they she displayed a spirit of conciliation and their present the utmost frankness in, the conversations consider should continue
In regard to the payments and of her seamen on naval affairs. She ac scale. administration of war pensions, proposals cepted Senator Root's principles respect- are made which would effect a saving of ing" China, agree with real generosity to several million pounds.
accept the good offices of England and America for settling her dispute with China about Shantung, and accepted the having arrived from the above ports, Consignees
"ALDABI American naval programme in principle, of Cargo by hor art notified that all Goods are landed at their risk into the hazardous tives at Vladivostock.
placements for discussion.
It was soon seen, in short, that Jupan kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., As the White Guard has been operating
whence and/or from the whares delivery may successfully of late in the Littoral Pro-
appreciated the sincerity of the naval vinces, the same old cry of Japan's sup
offer of the United States, as well as the os obtained.
Goods not cloared by the 2nd February 1942. port of the White Guard has been raised
validity of Senator Root's China prin- again. Moreover, the people's assembly
ciples, which were founded on a thorough will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged packages. at Chita passed a circular address to the
study of the actual treaties contracted between foreign States, and China. Sheare to be left in the Godowns, where they will Governments of the Powers. Foreign
wenh with the rest of us in her readiness be examined on the 1st February, 1959 st Minister Janson, too, is reported to have
to abandon certain rights as soon sa
10 A, by Mesara. Godilard & Douglas. openly attacked Japan's attitude. That
China was ready to administer and keep sented in writing within ten days after arrival of Claims against the steamrer must be pre- All these things were done to further their own interests, with utter disregard of ships having been stopped by the Wash- order in Chinese territory, and accepted steamer, otherwise they will not be recognised. truth, leaves no room for doubt, seeing ington agreement, the proposal is now without enthusiasm, but also without
No Fire Insurance will be effected by the what the attitude of the Japanese Govern-made minor this contemplatedding of deur, the merging of her alliance with undersigned in any case whatever. ment and troops has been. A few of the several minor ships should us into a quadruple bond. By her con-
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by be stopped. The further scrapping of the ciliatory and amiable disposition and by wrong versions of incidents, as contained older ships recommended would make, of her frankness she showed
JAVA-OHINA-JAPAN, plain desire in the above address, may be mentioned: course. a corresponding reduction in the not to break with the Western Powers,
General Agents. Hongkong, 26th January, 1922. (1.) The Japanese troops are made out personnel and the naval reserves. The but to march with them. and by this to have destroyed Nikolaievsk and cut off total Army economies proposed would, I wise behaviour regained the respect THE EAST ASIATIC COMPANY, LTD...
to the water supply in the Amur. This is hear, amount a saving of aboup which her attitude in 1915 and 1910 had
COPENHAGEN. in barefaced le. In fact the Bolsheviks £20,000,000. The Committee hare based done so much to forfeit. The wisdom of annihilated all the Japanese at Niko their recommendations on a reduction of her Government and her delegates went herals in the most monstrous manner man-power, leaving it, I gather, to the for much towards the success of the ievak in the the annals of men. They authorities to work out the details That Conference, and we must acord to them
is to say, they do not recommend that this or that regiment should be disbanded.full credit for this happy result.
China was the bad boy of Dame although in effect their proposals would, Columbia's school. perhaps, result in the merging of the American programme was designed to ac Everything in the cavalry divisions into one has complish the rehabilitation of China and tion of the Household Brigade, perhaps to two regiments; and the reduction of hors and field batteries and garrison artillery, as
well as infantry.
then set fire to the city before the Japanese reinforcement arrived; sank large rocks in the Amur to stop the water The supply; and thed fed northward. Best thing done by the Japanese rein forcement at Nikolaievsk was to alleviate the sufferings of the Russians and to re- store the water supply..
erdiesting some of the services of the try. Such Ministry of Defence mrvices, if established on the new basis proposed, would effect large reductions in the cost of supplies and equipment, and the num- bers of staffs. In respect of the Ad- miralty, large proposals are mada for the scrapping of ships of the different categories
SCRAPPING OF SKIPA.
The building of the four Hood battle
TROOPS IN MESOPOTAMIA.
and/or
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THE
"AFRIKA " hereby informed that all Goods are being landed having arrived, Consignees of Cargo and stored at their risk into the hazardous. and/or extra hazardous Godowns of Holt'a. Wharf, whence delivery may Le obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods
have left the Godowns, and all Goods renalin. to restore her political and administrative ing undelivered after the eth February, 1922 will independence, yet the greatest obstacle be subject to rent. to the fruition of this unselfish purpose All broken, chafed and. damaged Goods are was China herself. We have known into be left in the Godowns, where they will be the past" really great Chinamen, tes-exammed on the oth February, 1942 at 10 AM.“ They propose, in effect, that we should men well matured in their craft, and All Claims must reach us before the 0th have a smaller Army, and this, if carried models of sagacity. There were no such February, or they will not be recognized. out, would doubtless affect our establishmen in the Chinese delegation, but only
No Fire Insurance will be affected. ments in Mesopotamia and elsewhere. a set of Western-trained sal youthful in- Buch reductions, if made, would bring dividuals, who made themselves a perfect
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
MANNERS & BACKHOUSE, LTD, in their train corresponding economies in
Agunta. political stability restored to Far Eastern harracks and depots. It was stated the animaco, quarrelled with each other, were
Hongkong, 31st January, 1929
[308 Russia, so that the Japanese troops might both in the naval and military services perpetually threatening to leave Washing-
() is preposterous to charge the Japanese troops with supplying the White Guard with arms in order that disturb anees might be raised to give a good excuse for keeping the Japanese troops, Japan's sole wish is to see the Hassas stop their internal strife early, and to see
be withdrawn.
there is still a war atmosphere and equip ment. In such military education as is carried on now, as if we were on the verge of another great war, teductions will
It proposed. may be noted that we are actually spending now £4,500,000 a year on scientific research for the latest deadly devices in war, na against £300,000 before the war. The Air Service will doubtless have to put up a fight again for a separate existence.
EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES.
who called them traitors, and were, of bon, were insulted by Chinese students,
Mission from: Canton na men sold to course, denounced by the South Chipa
Jepan
TOYO KİBEN KAISHA.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEÉS
1.6. “TENYO MARU” VOY, 66 GUT
have gained power by the help giren by that the Employment Exchanges exist in wanted everything, and wanted it at oDOB, Dockyard song sigrees are!
The Japanese troops, in response to the requcat of the Consular Body at Vladivostock, have been supplying the minimum store of arms absolutely neces sary for the protection of the people, and have handed none beyond the stated quantity named for the local need. Never have they supplied, any arms is the White Guard. This is all very plain from the attacks made on Japan by the Merk louff Government. The recent activity of the White Guard has nothing. whatever to do with Japan. It is said that they the Russian farmers and also with the arms taken from the Red Guard.
(3.)-Next, it is another piece of attor inlsehood that Japan demanded the ces sion of territory along the Gulf of Tar- tary at the Dairen Conference, and has filed a demand practically amounting to the possession of Russian Far East.
The chief object of the Dairen Confer ence is to préserve order in the Russian Far East to protect life and property and the means of communications, and to evacuate the Littorals on securing a suit able guarantee for the removal of the menace to Japan, freedom of trade and industry, etc.
EDUCATION ECONOMY.*
that date, she will proceed to dry dock with her notified that if the strike is not settled befors cargoes on board. &hould the strike be settled daring the time of docking, cargos wil be discharged immediately after she is undocked.
Storage expenses wil be assessed, one week from the date the strike is settled, and into of examination of damage cargo will be advised
Y. TEUTSCH", Manager.
later..
[012 Hongkong, Fobrasry Isí, 1922.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
While Japan accepted Anglo-American good offices about Shantung, the Chinese FRC SAN FRANCISCO VIA HONOLULU
JAPAN PORTS & SHANGdA.... denounced the iden at first, oblivious of the fact that Powers who signed the Ver-2
TOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN that the sailles Treaty were bound to support N
above steamer is due to arrive in port. Japan in her claims. The Chinese im- peded every American effort to promote this morning, and owing to the cargo coolies their cause, and it became at last clear and lightermen strike, cargoes, except tres, The Committee consider the Labour that it would be of positive advantage, to In view of the necessity of sending the on beard her cannot be discharged on arrival. Ministry an expensive service. They find China were her delegates to leave. China TENTO MARU" to dry dock at Tulkco order to administer the large unemploy even when nothing was ready to replace etc. en the End
and bottom paluting ment relief which the depressed state of the foreign services in China.
Great industry necessitates. They no longer latitude was allowed to her, partly be exist for their original purpose as Lahour cause America compared her own long Exchanges. The report will show that efforts to promulgate, her own Constitu- great economy could be made it some tion in her early days of independence other special machinery could be used for
with those of the new Republie in China, this administrative relief; although,"pre and partly because the other Powers sumably, until it is devised, in cur pre- were full of good intentions and made sent emergency the exchanges must func tion. A considerable reduction in the similar and other allowances.
But everyone knew and recognised that number of the exchanges has already been
there was stable. Government in anticipated.
China, that power rested with the Pro vincial Governors, who did as they pleas The Education Ministry may prove to ed, and that the only reasonable line of be a storm centre. The report does, 'I action short of allotting to one Power in the grants to secondary education was for all to make mutual promises of understand, recommend actual reductions or more the duty of reconstructing China, For instance, the Universities Grants disinterestedness, and to abandon a num Commission, which administered grants ber of lenses, guards, customs, rules, of £2,000,000 to Universities and colleges rights, and interests when China was last year, in to te subject to a 20 per cent. ready to take them over herself.
The reduction. A reduction of the total ox only alternative was to leave China in penditure of the Education Ministry is, confusion worse confounded than the I believo, recommended, and will be re-
Conference found her, and that would sisted.
have been a sorry result for the Powers At the Ministry of Health, where many and for China. Thanks to the solicitude effective economies have already been Neither the Japanese Government nor made by Sir Alfred Mond, including the of all the Powers, and especially of the |any of its officials has ever negotiated with scrapping
ND of the expensive housing United States, China could rightly have either the French Government of any scheme, there has not been a wide field oned as the country which gained most other party over any issue alleged above, for reducions. But one proposal which thanks to the incompetence of her dele from the Conference, and it was only The same forged papers were published the Committee had under consideration. by the Soviet Government last November, and which may figure in their report, was gation that she appeared in any other and the Japanese Government filed a that there should be a unification of the light. All the time she seemed deter strong protest with the Chita Govern- administration of Health Insurance and mined to prove that he was quite unfit This, if car to receive the benefits which the Powers ment through the Chita delegatea at the Unemployment Insurance.
were anxious to confer upon her. Dairen Conference. It is a most iniquitous ried out, would mean a great ecotomy in international offence to circulate such staffs and expenditure. |false reports and to sow the seeds "of |distrust and slaim, an offence which the
Powers will not certainly overlook.
(4)Only recently at the Washington Conference the delegates of the Chita Republic have circulated a report that Japan and France have concluded secret agrement to make Siberia a virtual protectorate of Japan by assisting the followers of Ungern and Semonoff. They have farther published what they claim to be the secret agreement with the documents.
The above are all forged papers pre- pared with a malicious intent.
SUGAE PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA.
AUSTRALIAN MEAT PRICES,"
We have just when a private letter from amat salcem.au in Brisbane, dated November 14th. It gives the prices in Sydney at that date as follows:
Pence. Centa
PLATE GLASS WINDOW. Looking through my Toric lenses is like looking through a fine plate glass window," said an American lady, in the course of her remarks while in a tram- car the other day. She said just the
FROM ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO LONDON & STRAITS. THE Steamship
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ed that all Goods are being landed at.. their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kow.. loon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be
obtained.
Claims will be admittel after the Goods. have left the Glodowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the Eth Feb, will be subject. to rent.
All Olaims against the Beamer zust. be prevented to the Undersigned on or before the 14th Feb., or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chifed and damaged Goode are" to be left in the Godowns, where they will be emmined on the 8th Feb., at 10
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LED,
Agents, Hongong, Stei, January, 1929.
NOTIÓK TO CONSIGNELS
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OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LTD. UHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD.
noliial
The general superintendent of the Bureau of Bagar Experiment Stations Oz bodies ........ 24. to 27d. # 7 to 10 right thing. It cost a bit more to build (Mr. Easterby) announced at Brisbane Ox hinds
2}d to 4ď. 0 to 13 a plate glass window and it coất a bit (9.6.21) that, according to present indica Ox force........ id. to lid. 4 to 5 more to make a pair of Toric lenses then ONSIGNE DOCUS are hereby, nikal tions, 250,000 tons of sugar would be Cow bodies 1d. to sids to a harvested in Queensland during the com Cow hinds 2d. to 3d. 8 to 11 the ordinary flat kiad. Torisa are more that owing to the present state of affairs in ing souson. If this output was realised Cow fores
1d. to 11d. 4 to 5 than worth the small difference in cost Hongkong due to strike of seania, cargo for it would be the best year that Queczaland Lanb
4d. " to 4]d. #13 to 16
Hongkong has been landed at Singapore and to you in the added comfort you derive | consignem sro recommended to make necessary had acer for magar production with the Wether Mutton 21d. to 3jd. 9 to 12
arrangements as to insurance etc. accordingly. exception of: 1917, when the yield was
from their use, Toric lenses of any The cargo will be brought on the Hongkong The public can make its own comments. 807,000 tonn. Mr. Easterby expressed the-Straits Times.
prescription are manufactured by The immediately conditions at this port become opinion that it may not be necessary to A quite recent isaus of the Caney Hougkong Optical Co., suscensors to normal. import stigar to make any alight de Morning Herald reported beef to be sell-Clark & Co., Mamufacturing and Refract
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, iciency in Australia, na there was still in some parte of Australis at id. aing Opticians, 63, Queen's Boad, Central.
Agenta a balance from previous importations; pound.
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