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"OLD RACE OF ARMAMENTS." LORD GREY'S FEARS.
MEANING, OF SINGAPORE,
THE LATE PRESIDENT HARDING
NECROLOGICAL SERVICES IN MARBLE HALL. MANILA.
An important debate on the question of All indications from the provinces are armaments took place in the House of THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S TRIBUTE.. Morning Post has contributed the follow-that the antumn, crops will not only be Lords on July 11th, and was rendered ing, article on this subject:
excelent, but what the Chinese call notable by a grave speech by Lord Grey|| Service-Civil, Army
The three branches of the Government and Navy-on
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In five preceding artices already pub ch'en or eight-tenths" which means of Fallodon. Lord Salisburg said that Friday, August 10th, resembled in tho ished an attempt has been made to sketch a very good harvest ten-tenths being the Government agreed that senseless Marble Hall of the Ayuntamiento at the various forces at work in the Far practically unattainable. In a number for the redistribution of racial power. from the abundant ratus, and lack of the Government had not exaggerated une Elast, which are, as it were, boiling of districts the crops are so far advanced competition in arments was a profound Manila to pay a tribate of congeet to the
evil, but is expanding our air service late President. excessive heat that they portend a sear iota of the case,
The Governor-General (Major-General of excellene such as 1000 when, in spite erred in not going far enough. Never-delivered the following oration on the If anything they haul! Leonard Wood) who occupied the Chair, of the Boser outbreak, enormous trop theless, he reiterated the desire of the cccasion: were garnered.
The main factors would appear to be:
() Japan's overpopulation and cause quirected a n outlet in material;
(b) Russia's return to Oriental terests:
and
in
(c) Rolshevist propagamla European nation as the impressors if the against Asiatic peoples;
(0) America's plated position in the Philippines; and
#
emphasis whick
of inter-
of
Government to secure an agreement on We are assembled, to day to pay a What good harvests mean in China poli-the lines of the Washington Treaty. tribute of respect of our late beloved disclosed by the estimates of the tonnage less strained than it was at the present most cere sympathy in the great loss tically, as well as financially is partially Whenever the state of Europe was a little resident, Warren G. Harding, and to express to Mrs. Harding our deepest and produced in Chinese territory. Twenty moment, he said, the Governant would and sorrow, which have come to her.. five years ugg an elaborate estimate of endeavour to carry out that policy, but President Harding's untimely death, (e) The slow but inevitable dawn of a the "rien-crop · based on Burmese and t present any representations would be coming as it did at this troubled period Thee equality between East and West,
wholly unfruitful, and quid almost eer of the world's affairs, is not only Sianuse returtis, gave China an annual tainly be misunderstood. Without any desire to appear muudulysiescutput of förty million' tous.
natiqual misfortune but a loss to the Since Lord Salisbury defelled the Singapore world at large: for it deprived the world alarmist, it is imposible to resist the im then acreage has increased and, the total Propect, which had been assays and of a leadership which was striving for. pression anywhere in the Far East that cannot be less than fifty million tons. British must maintain a fleet, there couki and the establishment of hotter conilitions, said that if it was admitted that Great a better understanding among the nations. a clash of enlour is imminent, since West-Th kal lang or giant millet crop is con-hes up grosser extravagance than to incur ccnditions when would tend to pence, ern education,is having its effects, and the | siderably greater:,, for, although there is enormous expenditure upon it without progress and good will among men. It Oriental no longer regards the American only one harvest of kuo liary per annum making it usable. Could the Government is a loss not only to the cause or the European as a miraculous" being. (against three and even four of rice) the asked, tell the Dominion Ministers that trial prace, peace among those great at the coming "Imperial Conference, he national peace but to the cause of indus Every concession burupean Govern grain is heavier and the acreage larger. they proposed to make the fleet impotent struggling interests, labour, capital and nents to native races is lekel upon in the Adding beans, Indian
waters which corn, sweet in the
watched their public. bazar from Bagdad to Tokyo asi sig patatoes, wheat, peanuts, maize, etc., one
shorth
Lord Grey viewed the tendency to bread humaan sympathy. His interests ...
President Harding was a man of wenkening, with the resuk that strikes „agninst -Western administration or super statistician has concluded that China pro- begin ofte mere the old race of arm were not confined to any particular pur- vision of inscry are rapidly increasing dus a minimum of ha'f a ton of for.ments with had been laid by Lord of the popuation. He realized the inter- alarm, Welcoming the tion of the people but covered all elements in frequentcy, with the signal, instance of stuffs per head of population or 200 Salisbury on the desire of the Government the Hongkong strike as an example of million tons gross. Taking the £eld-value to take the first opportunity to confer with pubile and he understood that all lass dependence of labour, capital and the what combined native action can achieve
Any loss of prestige. therefore; at thi of this produce at the very low figure the other Governments for a mutual devised, to regulate and harmonize these For 22 the of 850 a ten. we get a gross erop valus admitted that for the moment the Governing unless they embody the spirit of that duction of expenditure on armaments, he diverse interests will be largely unavail- serious, while it must never be forgotten of $10,000,000,000-sty. £1.200,000.00 steriment had no chuier but to put forward divine command, "Do unto others as you that the Oriental gos almost entirely by ing.
a programme of increased expenditure would have them do unto you." He ap- what he sees at close quarters and act by The wealth of China is thus the incre- the air fare. By nu apt analogs preciated also that this must be the what he may be askeil to believe at a
Lord Grey painted the moral of the pre-p distance of some 10,000 miles. A good ment of her fields. A humper harvest this sent state of the defeners of London, underlying spirit governing international instance of this is the enforced economy autumn will mean a revival of all markets Had the thunderstorm of a few nights policy and international volations if in Naval affairs which has of late inade it impossible for Great Britain so keep up
not later than September or October.-go been an air raid, and we had bernions are to live at peace with each as defenceless as we were now, he said, in the China Sens a fleet of the same pri Far Eastern Times (Peking).
we should have been within measurable Hestend for sound government under portious as before 1914, at the same time
distance of revolution. Great Britain the Constitution for the maintenance of " às similar cuta in the Army combined
was liable to pinie, than any other those principles and policies which have with the critical situation at Constan- tinople have weakencil British military
country, but we were more liable to, amade us what we are as a nation' as state of panie arising suddenly if we were he puts it, a return to normaley to power in so far as the maintaining of
defenceless with regard to the air than that condition which for long years white battalions in the China summmuni is
characterized our Government, a ställe.i cnncerned. We who live in our own "cou
with regard to any other armi. try know that neither" of these visible
The country was particularly sensitive orderly conduct of affairs under the Cos signs of retrenchment really indicates
to air attack, for the reason that its vital stitution, an Americn with her eyes on les of power, but the native mind sees in
parts were more open to attack than the God, her feet on the ground, her aspira- them an inability to keep up the might
vital parts of Continental countries." tions high. and purposes just and fair. of Britain on the old lines, and therefore
Essential as expenditure upon the air] He realized that Amerien mast be envisage an actual loss of
majority of AB grip adequate feet with an adequate base and against the consumption of alcoholic, it was the beginning of a new cem-strong with the strength not only of petition in armaments. It was n most rightconsugs but of organization and re all the pomp and circumstance of a priquors and that large numbers of irre-unfavourable siga for the future. If cour sourds. He was opposed to war, as are perous and dignified Power would do far ponsible people abstained from them on petition in armaments began and proceed all men who know anything abent it. It more to sreure Western interests in Asia account of custom or religion and thated unchecked it would undoubtedly lead to realized that at times nations than all the diplomatic notes in Christen- baly a relatively small number of people to another war worse than the last, in do their duty through war dem, and from this point of view alone the desire to make Singapore a great naval centre is therefore a great Imperial
conception.
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DISTANCES.
IS PROHIBITION IN INDIA PRACTICABLE?
The Bishop of Bombay in a written statement for the Excise Committee ap peinted by the Bombay Government deals with the above question as follows:-
If the situation" was that the -- vust were responsible people
consumed them, that was a situation which did not exist in Europe and which pro vided all the conditions for a system of Prohibition."
Bat there are other reasons why this proposal should we fighty be surned Lets 1. Tac distance From London to afuta que agreement from enlarging her Hongkong by sea is 10,112 nautical gules, defences to meet with the contingencies of them rongkong to the Southern Islands modern warfare, nor is she as certain now of Japan proper (not Formosa), vory as in the past of a favourable er, at the Battle over 1,000 miles. The distance from worst, neutral atmosphere on the main tunoluit, which may be termed the advoland of China.
ation
ether..
must
which all the countries would go down. Ho strove to maintain our rights with.. He would prefer, if we must perish, that out, destroying our friendships. He was we should perish all in cominon rather tolerant but firm; constant in purpos thun that we should perish alone; but where he felt that the best interests of he would like: Europe to have a better America and the right were concerned. alternative. That was that they should He demonstrated in his private and come to in agreement that this competi- officia! life and necomplishment the pos- tion should not begin and increase again. sibilities which America offers its citizens..
· Ha was devoted to his friends and family.' MEANING OF SINGAPORE
He had a deep and sincere interest in The proposal to create a great nav thewilfare of the people of these islands. base at Singapore also exnard Lord Grey He took great pride in their progress and concern. There were two great naval accomplishment and had always their Lest ced base our the Cited States aide of the From what has been heard of Australi. Powers in the Pacific-the United States interests at heart. He desired to see them Pacine, to Manila is 4,840 miles, a transit an opinion sites the Singapore policy has and Japan. No one felt for a moment steadily progress. He understood and which, except for the Island of Guam, been made known, there is nothing but not even in the United States, that this apprented their aspirations and he took 1,500 mijes short of Manila, passes either welcome there for a move which contains expenditure at Singapore was a prepare great pride in what America has done for through or perilously close to Japanese Auch a definite index of intimate co-cper- tiun against that country. It wou'd be the Is ans and realized the far-reaching mandatory watera. Formosa lies the
in case of need with their naval much better frany to admit that the and helpful effect of her presencs here. fortified outpost of Japan within 500 miles forces, and, fresh from the disturbing contingency was the possibility, however of both Hongkong and the Philippines, menace of a possible onslaught from the remote of war with Japan. But evend a Prezident devoted to the best in
He was a true American, a good citizen, and it is thus obvious that in the event of north, Australia will be able to devote her admitting that contingency was the exterests of his country, striving to keep hostilities in the Far East neither England maritime interests to the immediate protre penditure at Singapore, he asked, really alive a strong national spirit, animated nor America could under existing con- tion of her own coasts,.
essential? With regard to the pretretion ditius reinforce their posesions in the China Seas in time to counteract misis that it must ad renewed strength to Government really persuaded that a dock and ready to, de her part in the world Another aspect of the Singapore scheme of Australia and New Zealand, were the sense of justice and a spirit of help- fulness, an America strong, vigorous just fortune! Both Hongkong and Manila the British pition in India, since what-at Singapor was a better way of bras he sees it. His leadership had gained fall intis the status quo area of Article 19 of the Naval Treaty drawn up at Wash big indian parts as the result of mutiny own countries! It ought further to be world.
ever autoward events might occur in the tecting them than a naval base in their the respect and confidence of the civilized ingtou so, indeed, do Formosa, but the for revolution a strong naval force could borne in mind that should that very main Japanese Islands are, like Singa- quickly be flung northwards, irrespective of unlikely contingency come
We can best honour him by living up pore outside that ara as effectually what reinforcements were hurried out by something brought the British Empire which he stood and doing what we can to pass and to these basic principles and policies for dened by the Treaty, Singapore is only the Suez Canal To the Indian, as to and Japan into conflict, it was going to to make America what he wished her tas 1,440 miles from "Hongkong, und lies geo- other Asiatics, this very tangible remin be graphically in such a position that a proder of our strength would not be without threatening Australia and New Zealand
a thing so momentous-something b Haval base there established old not its effect, and it would be usele for-that it was a certain as anything only receive reinforcements from Europe Russian agents to bans of the declining could be that it would be a race conflict, withont danger or difficulty, but also pro-power of Britain when no ships friendly in which the United States, as well as teet the vast interests of British trade to Russia dared show their keels in any the British Empire, would be involved on which stretch from Borneo ta ilan
Austra
the same side,
God rest his soul in peace.
HMS. RENOWN”
Tho
enat. An intelligent study of portion of the Indian Oestu. stap, combined. with the atmospheric Suallarly without may alliances or even Lord Salisbury kid there had been no These cruiser Rennwu was paid. education of Conrad's hotels, will
semi-official understandings, those respon- speedily cunvince those who have not seen Singapi will feel half their burden lightened letter or the spirit of the Washington estimated cost of over 200,00
sible for American rule in the Philippstion, so far as be knew, from any off at Portsmouth on July 19th, and will" apore of the immeasurable importance to
Government calling in question either the undergo extensive reconstruction, an Far Eastern trade, wielded by this portare in a strong enough position to stem
if they know that their greatest friends Agreement in relation to Singapore.. Remin carried the Prince of Wales on established by the genius Sir Stamford
The Marquess of Linlithgow, Civil e tour of India. Mulaya and the Far Raiffos, Through the narrow waters of the Asistio tide on the spot. No such Lord of the Admiralty, put forward the East. Special provision was made in the the North-West that lie between Sumatra opportunity for the protection of the and the Malayan peninsula cane, all the age would be 10 only the Singapore project, but also the this ship in a similar manner to her Philippines is possible to America herself, Point of view of the Navy, defending not Washington Trenty for the rebuilding of of European commerce, radiating to North, East, and South in harmony with British trade interests Dominions and Colonies, he said, wash-hush
capital ship. Public opinion in the sister, the Repulan. They were two of the Eat from Singapore road spring the if he was thus enre of their mutual favourable to the scheme; and he a-armoured in order to reduce their draft ships and were very thinly vast ramifications of the Island trade that tection, stretch right down to Australia
nounced with pride that the Federated to minimum and enable them to operate. South Seas themselves,
and
the
...
BRITISH PRESTIGE
Singapore, the mapes drop of gift of the land required for the naval part in operations in the Baltic projected To sum up, proper development of Malay States had decided to make a fice in shoal waters, being designed to take quarters in the Western Pacilio and out base (3,250 acres) and the ground requir. by Lord Fisher.
ed for the aerodrome (597 acres), New the frings of the Far East would be a Zealand proposed to vote £100,000 to be are rapidly. -put- very present indication to Asiatics
the British Hags predominated waters, afel it is worthy of note that the former are fully alive
develop possible ment in the Pacific and
to
ting themselves into it wits of apprigim
Alle that Great Britain intends to rapent either on Singapore or, on the
ale local securits. Since they can has efect her interests and her antional wat advice of the fimperia. Naval authorition, THE VALUE OF GOOD SIGHT fear of English or American interference ever other polley is proposed out there by some Imperial defence work in New Cantot he ever-estimated. Sight stands it may be surmised that they noticinato much the arav, development as these articles are.
are meant to foreshadow
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“LUSITANIA'S " GOLD.
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Timea, At Hengkung, on the other hand, is
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eyes tested, the Refracting Room of The owned China donating trade, the Australi New Zealand to their Motherland. There
The salvage steamer Semper Paratus, Hongkong Optical Co., suecessora - tu trade, and the trans-Pacific trade with is, indeed no question of aggression in this owned by Count Landi, rrently left Clark & Co., Refracting and Manu Canada and America, either direct or riproposition for adequate security at Chinese and Japanese
Singe
Doverin effort to recover the port
It is believed facturing Opticians-the most compete. kong, without the backing of Singapore is ance on behalf of the Western world that this amounts to £1,000,000. Count optical establishment, in South China
But Hung pore; it is entirely a question of ina Lusitania's gold cargo. 50 galated that her tenure of possession | against an aggressor from the north would
war risks, and it is merely a Landi states that he has invented a new located in 63, Queen's Road Centra merely be a matter of hours. Before the alune of the Western nations is the scend 500 feet. He will himself descend. is at your service. They have the equip,
eircumstance that England diving apparatus enabling divers to de Great War she might have defended her moment able to take out this Insurance The Lusitania les in 250 feet of water.ments to test your eyes accurately. Golfsuccessfully against an ordinary nn Policy for the protection of Far Eastern Other equipment includes electric sub- |endyy- but she is now precluded by the I trade, and is a standing pledge of Dici- murine lamps, pneumatic cutting tools Testing the sight and fitting, glasses is
(Continued at foot of next Column.) dental prestige in the Orient,
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