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* MANCHURIA SWARMING
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The Chairman of the Mission of the Far Eastern Republic to China, M. Pogodin, recently sent a note to Dr. Well ington Koo, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in reply to his Memorandum of the 7th
Peking, November, 13th, 199 His Excellency Dr. Wellington Roa
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Republic of China.
instant. The note rende
of the Far Eastern Republic has received the Memorandum of the Ministry “ Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Republic of the the November, 1922, No. 129, and bas carefully taken note of it.
"SHANGHAI INQUEST, INTO
DEATH OF BABY. STRANGE BRUISES ON THE CHILD.
AUTOPSY ORDERED BY UNITED
STATES COMMISSIONER..
An inquest into the circumstances-sur-
HG. THEYKIN SENTENCED. THE NEW CUSTOMS TARIFF. 18 MONTHS IMPRISONMENT AND EEFECTIVE ONLY WHEN RATIFIED.
G$1,000 FINE
BY TREATY POWERS.
An affecting serię took place in the
PEKING, November 16th, United States Court for China, yesterday In view of the recent persistent reporta morning, says the X. U. Daily News, of that the increase of the Customs tariff rounding the death of Maurice Kingsley, November 18th, when Henry George to an effective five per cent could not b the baby son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Soykin, the former manager of the applied until all the Powers concerned Kingsley of Ben Building was held on Liggets an Ayers Tobacca O At had ratified the Washington Trea November 18th in the United States Com logoes, was sentenced to serve & Router's correspondent made, inquiries in missioner's Court befare Mr. N. E prison term of 15 months in Bilibid and foreign official circles this morning-and
to pay a nue of $1,000 and also the obtained the following information:— Lurton, and a jury. ¡
Testimony was given by Dr. Landis who coats of the case. Mir. Theykin's wife,
„Apparently acking on the basis of the examined the body of the child at the who had hoped that no guol: sentence Public Mortuary that morning. The would be imposed, broke down and wept resolutions adopted by the Tariff Com... mission in Shanghai, recommending to the Governments concerned that the re-. doctor said that he was called up over bitterly. the telephone at about six o'clock the It will be recalled that the U.S.vised (effective five per cent) tariff MONSIEUR LE MINISTRE The Misionions morning by Mrs. Kingsley who authorities arrested Mr. Theykin on a should be published on October 1st, 1923, aid that the baby was in a bad state. charge of grand larceny on his arrival and made effective from December 1st, When he reached the place where the in Shanghai and on November and, after up, the Chinese Customs in various Kingsleys lived, there was already a preliminary hearing, he was released Provinces recently posted notices an doctor there, namely Dr. Dunn. The on bail of 8,000. On Monday, Nov. 13th,nouncing that the revised import tariff baby was already dead. The opinion the defendant appeared in Court, plexi- would be unforced, from December ist. MANCHURIA EWARMING WITH WHLINS, which they formed at the time was that ed guilty to the charge of embezzlement They found, however, that it was neces The Mision of the Far Eastern Repub death had been due to hourt failure, and read is statement, saying that having sary to secure the formal approval by the tic wishes to remind the Ministry of Later on in the day, the matter of bruises been disappointed in his position from a Treaty Powers of the new tariff before it Foreign Affairs that the imion ever on the baby's body was brought up. They financial and business standpoint and could be enforced and also that flue had any doubt, nor expressed any it then took the baby to the Public Mortu- badly broken in health, bo ricided to notics had to be given in order to Memorandum of 29th October, No: 108, ary and had it examined there. Witness temptation and connived at the theft of facilitate commercial tranctions. that the Chinese Government had issued then say some marks on the body, namely air million cigarettes, although, he had Accordingly, it was suggested that it orders to prevent the Russian White on the abdomen and around the neck. He received no pecuniary returns thereof, the necessary approval could be obtain I Guards from entering Chinese territory could not say what caused these bruises Mr. Haskell, appearing for the defend- by November 16th, the
new tariff shoul and for their disarmament, should such and, in reply to the Court, declared that, unt, asked for leniency with reference to be effective from December 1st, otherwise... White Guards still find entrance into the in his opinion, the marks on the child the prison sentence because of the exit should be enforced after a fortnight a
tennating circumstances and the poor notice, territory of China The Mission only were not birthmarks. pointed out that these orders have not Mr. William Palmer, of the Public health of the defendant, which would The tariff will, therefore, be applie been carried out, and the accuracy of Mortuary, testified to having undressed make it physically impossible for him to two weeks after all the Treaty Powers. this information cannot be refuted, for the baby at the Mortuary this morning serve a term in jail. The judgment pro have signified their agreement. apart from the facts recorded by the (November 18th) when he noticed several ounced by Judge Lobingier was as Diplomatic Body have notified the
Chinese Government accordingly.. Mission as to the friendly reception bruises.
Mr. Kingaley, the father of the child said accorded by the Manchurian authorities to the White Guards, including banquets that he was in the bath room the previous given in their honour, it is sufficiant to morning at about six o'clock, when he take a trip to Manchuria to see, through was called by Mrs. Kingsley who declared the windows of the railway carriage, how that the baby was not looking well. When Manchuria is swarming with White he saw the baby, he noticed the lips were Guards. Or it is enough to remember blue. He then caused the doctors to be that the White Guards who can find no sent for. They had three servants in the shelter, even in Japan, openly and pub household, a cook, a coolis and an amah licly declare their intentions to go to for the baby, and to the best of his know Manchuria, in whose hospitality they ledge the amah looked after the baby well and was generally, speaking affectionate. apparently have no doubt.
The question of bruises on the child's body was brought up at the time Mrs.
A CASUS BELLİ. -
| follows:
The accused pleads guilty to' an infor mation charging him with the crime of embezzlement.
in that the said defendant.
Thu
Of the 24 countries represented on the Tariff Revision Commission, all bus France, Japan and “Italy have already notified China of their approval of the now tariff.
on or about the 8th day of October, 1922, at the City of Canton, Republic
„As regarde Japan, it is stated that of China, and within the jurisdiction of there are certain constitutional objections. this Court, uid, unlawfully and felon, to be overcome requiring the approval iously and fraudulently take, make of the House of Peers away with, with intent to convert to Fradice is said to be ready to agree, bis own use, Sir Millian, cigarettes while Italy is reported to be asking a (6,000,000) of the value of about settlement of certain outstanding matters Eighteen Thousand Dollars, Hongkong as a preliminary to her agreement.
It is believed, however, that, thươ currency ($18,000.00 H.C.), the sald
Powers will shortly signify their apprövat
Kingsley and some friends were dressing-garettes having come into her and thus end the delas.
it for burial. The baby was born in January, “mo
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sion and under his care by virtue of his employment as agent of the Liggett & Myers Tahneen Co., etc. #i
THE CHURCH.
POSITION OF THE ""C.M.S."
A missionary now in England writes :---
The Mission of the Far Eastern Re public is very grateful to the Ministry of
Regarding the two and a half per cent. Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Republic for the kind communication of the univer-
surtax to be imposed later, it appears. Mrs. Kingsley, the mother of the child,
that the necessary Commission can tot ally known rule of the international said that when she awake, the amah was A statement prepared by the accused begin work until three months after the law, which is applied in maintaining attending to the preparation of the baby's was rend by him in open court. It sets ratification of the Washington Treaty by neutrality towards two belligerent coun- food. When witness saw the baby, she forth a variety of circumstances, some of all the Powers concerned and that its. trics. But the Mission of the Far East thought he looked very peculiar. After which are disputed by the prosecution recommendations will require the ap ern Bepublic would like to draw the that, they sent for the doctor. They and most of which would not be con- proval. of all Treaty Powers as in the attention of the Ministry of Foreign noticed the bruises when they were dress aidered extenuating in the technical present case-Bester. Affairs to the fact that strict observance tag the baby for burial. When put to sense. His Counsel also addressed the of the international. Inw, with regard to bed the night before, the baby was in Court asking that the scoused be given China would have constrained the Far excellent health Questioned as to whethe maximum fine provided by the Act Eastern Republic to take such action ther the amah was affectionate towards of Congress of March 3rd, 1901, and be against China which is non in the least the baby, Mra Kingsley replied in the relieved of any further penalty.. desired, for in the same text books of affirmative, asked as to whether sho her. But the statute also provides for international law in which the rules of rolf was affectionate towards it, she also imprisonment for not more than 10 neutrality raferred to in the Memoran- replied in the affirmative, but, in regard years or both fine and imprisonment, dum of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the father, aho declared that he was and in view of the large amount ad... "I think the enclosed would interest sre found, it is stated very plainly, that shot as affectionate as he should have mitted to have been taken and of the re some of your readers. As you know, the armel attacks from the territory of, one been."
sponsible and fiduciary position admitted sermons reported in the Daily Freu country upon the territory of another con- Mrs. Harriet Benjamin testified that to have been held by the accused, we do were the storm centre of the C.M.S. stitute a casus belli, and the Ministry of when they were dressing the baby for not feel that we could safely and consist debate. Now the split has come, but in Foreign Affairs cannot deny, indeed, that burial, they discovered the bruises menently accede to counsel's request. Only the form of taking over some of the work. attacks upon the Far Eastern Republic Lioned. She considered Mre. Kingsley, the other day, three defendants were How it will work out remains to be from Chinese territory were of very fre- who was her adopted daughter, a very sentenced here to one year of imprison seen". The extract enclosed reads as
careful woman, and also declared that the ment (the minimum penalty) for forgery follows:- father was not as affectionate towards the The amount obtained by each of them was The Fellowship of Evangelical Church- child as he might have been. Asked as to insignificant compared with this, and no man have passed a resolution recomiend- Leaving aside the question whether the what, in her opinion, caused the death of trust relation was involved. And if we ing that steps should be taken to foru polisy set forth in the said Memorandum the child, she replied: "I wonder, I do limit this penalty to a fine we could not an organisation which shall be a true of ae Ministry of Foreign Affairs of not know."
consistently impose a prison sentence for successor of the original "C.M.S." and equally ignoring the Rods and the White The Amah, who was the last witness to the embezzlement of any smaller amount which shall be ready as far as menna corresponds to the friendly relations be- testify, said that on Thursday night, hereafter. Surely that would be a dac-permit to take over by amicable arrange tween the Chinese and Russian peoples, when she put the child to sleep, gerous precedent. The case is one which ment from the existing C.M.S. mis the Mission of the Far Eastern Republic he was quite normal. On Friday morn- we feel requires a prison sentence though sions, which or missionaries who can hayo would like to draw the attention of the ing. after preparing the baby's food, she have endeavoured not to impose one the whole-hearted support of all who im- Chinese Government to the fact that with found that the child was in a bad
which is unduly severe."
plicitly accept the trustworthiness of the the expulsion of the White Guard with the finger tipe and lips blue way The accused is accordingly sentenced to historical records of the Bible, the autho remnants from the territory of the Bus- After some deliberation, the jury re-imprisonment for 18 months, to be served rity of its teachings, and the truth of sian Far East, over the entire territory of turned the verdict that the child met his in Bilibid Prison, Manila, Territory of all Christ's utterances " the Far Eastern Republic and over the death through cause or causes not brought the Philippines (unless duly transferred At a meeting of workers and support. entire territory of Russie, full order has out by the testimony. An autopsy was to some other lawful places of confines of "C.M.S." a resolution was passed been established, and as there are no other consequently recommended.
ment), to pay a fine of one thousand that instructions should be given to the Governmente there except the Govern- The Commissioner instructed. Drs. dollars ($1,000) U.S. currency and the Patronage and Candidates Committees. ments of the Russian Socialist Federal Landis and Dunn to perform the autopsy costs of this prosecution. Soviet Republic and of the Far Eastern immediately and the proceedings were Repubile, there exist no Russian repre- adjourned until "Monday. - Shanghai Bentatives in China except the Extra Mercury. ordinary-Plenipotentiary-Representation
quent occurrente.
'PETALIATION THREATENED,
of the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet
CHINESE "MOHAMMEDANS.
"PROMOTING COMMON
INTERESTS.2
that no person should be recommended..." for appointment who does not accept the Bible as the inspired word of God and the trustworthiness of its historical re- cords, and that an Executive Committee should be appointed with dennite duties sad answerable to the General Com-. |mittee. My "AA
Over 40 clergymen have met at Bolton and passed a resolution in favour of the formation of a new organsiation to follow
Republic and the representatives of the incurred in connection with the mainten Far Eastern Republic, it would seem that the relation of the Chinese Governance of the White Guards. The Ministry ment to the Beds and Whites so-called in of Foreign Affairs has shows sufficient The Asiatic News Agency Bays:-The the Memorandum of the Ministry of knowledge in the maid Memorandum of Chinese Mohammedans have lasued the lines of the original CMS." Foreign Affairs would be different,
the principles of international law to circular dealing about the establishment It would seem to the Mission of the need to reminder that the right to demand of a republic in Russian Turkestan by For Eastern Republic that this policy able only to interned troops of one of the lievers in the Islamic faith in North compensation for maintenance is applic Mohammedang, and calling upon the be adopted by the Chinese Government might belligerente, sad in no case in regard to China to convene a special meeting in the All-British Wireless Exhibition and Con
Sir Hoary Norman, speaking at the have compelled the Government of the Far Eastern Republic to adopt a similar political, emigres, capital for the purpose of organizing &vention at the Horticultural Hall, West policy towards China; It is well-known THE UNANOWN ADVISERA IN HARDINtion of their common interests in China. a wireless set would be in the homes of Mohammedan Association for the promo minster, last month, predicted a time when that order has not yet been established in Finally the Mission of the Far Eastern The manifesto declares that as the nearly every member of the community, China, and that at the present time war Republic considers it necessary to explain Chinese Republio in formed by five races, and said that the final triumph of broad.. is still going on between different pro- that when referring to the unknown of which the Mohammedans are one, casting would come when the King vinces and territories in China. If the advisers of the Harbin Tayin, it in no they are entitled to enjoy equal political addressed the Parliaments of the Empir Government of the Far Eastern Republic way meant Basiage, for the Taoyin very and economical privileges with the simultaneously by such means, were consistent in adopting the policy plainly referred to foreigners, and the Chinese and Manchus. This is regarded. advocated by the Ministry of Foreign fact of foreign advisers being in the mer by the Chinese Prose as an indication of Affairs of the Chinese Bepublic it would rice of the Chinese Government will the gradual awakening of the Musselmen have on certain matters to communicate indeed, not be denied by the esteemed in the Far East. The Chingyao says with the southern authorities on others Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chine that the sudden military success of tha with Loyang, on still other matter with Republic. Paotingfu, with Peking and, finally" with. Mukden.
NO COMPENSATION TOZ MAINTAINING')
POLITICAL KMIGRES
CHIMERN POLICY CRITIVIZID.30000 With a view to avoiding further min understandings, the Mision of the "Far Eastern Republic communicating to the
Turks in the Near East has also encour- aged the Chinese Mohammedans and caused them to realise the necessity for united force.
WHAT IS EYESTRAIN?
The eye has certain tiny muscles, When objects. -Fook do not come- up to a sharp focus in the "orp, theno, muiales exert themselves - unduly candi enafils us to see clearly in spite of the
causing the objects looked at to become
The Mission of the Far Eastern Bepub-imstry of Foreign Asim the abord lic must also drew the attention of the plaasvions, reserves to itself the right CHINA MERCHANTS S.N. CO, defoot. There musales tire and relax Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the to draw corresponding inferences from Chiness: Republic to the contradiction the communications of the Hint of THE CHARGE AGAINST CERTAIN OF blurred and indistinct. Upon closing the which "ite Memorandum cxtsine The Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Bemblies THE DIRECTORS Memorandum weeks to prove that, the and wishes to emphasize that these 200- Chinese Government can in no way remunications as regards Chinese policy
eyes. for a few seconds the muscles be-
As a result of a petition from a number come more or lesa, rested and objects card the White Guards who enter Chinges vis-a-vis the so-called Reds and Whites of shareholders in the China Merchante are clear again for a brief periods territory as troops of one of the belli ornnot in any case contribute to the palab Steam Navigation Company, a mandate Properly fitted gisesed correct egg-ntrain, gerente who are to be interned, but wishes fliament of friendly relations between shot has been fasiind de Peking appointing whether caused by astigma to consider them su political emigros, lumian and Chinese people Mesars. Shon Hang Chun, Chang while on the other hand it is stated in I avail myself of the opportunity to Yin and Yi Tai Chi sa special com The Hongkong Option Cay the Memorandum that the Chinese Goreza-new to Your Exellency the
POGODIN,
ment reserves to itealf the right to demand of my highest consideration from the Government of the Far Eastern Republic compensation for, the expans (Continued at food of met colums?
ranges missioners to proceed to Shanghai to in: Clerk & Co., Manning
Chairman of the Mimson of the Far Eastern Republia to China,
vestigate the charges against certain members of the Company's Board of Optina, 53, Que Directors. The alleged offences include bare the equipment carolezences regarding human Uterum propóriy.—Any!
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