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THE NEXT GOVERNOR OF CEYLON. NATIONAL CONGRESS
RESOLUTION.
At the Ceylon National Congress Mr. S. R. Wijemanne moved:
It is the opinion of the Congress that it is essential for the ordered progres of the country, especially at this transition af period, that on the expiry of the warm of the present Governor, a Governor with Parliamentary experience should be ap❘ pointed."
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NATIONAL CURRENCY FOR CHINA.
RUMOURED STANDARDIZATION OF BANK NOTES AND OTHER MONEY..
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A certain 1.ນ.. of interest was aroused in banking circles at Shanghai last werk by a report appearing in the Chinese newspapers referring to creation of a standard currency, which would include bank notes, for China The report was to the following effect : —
**The Bank of China and the Bank of
Communications have received instructions from the Ministry of Finance in Peking in coarction with this standardization of bank notes and currerey in China Follow:→
OPIUM SMUGGLING AT TSINGTAO.
HIGH JUDICIAL OFFICIALS CAUGHT.
According to a report by the Tsingtao correspondent of the Asintiu News Agency, two judicial official, have been arrested there for smuggling opium. The. smuggler, Hsiao Hsiao-yen, is one of the secretaries of the Court of Justice, wails the receiver. Wong Wei, in one of the Government procurators of Tsingtao, The price of the contraband has Leen estimated at not less than eighty thou- sand dollars. The opium was carefully packed in eight leather trunks with the official seals of the Court and Procura- (1) Hereafter bank notes isund, in torate on them, so that they were passed the provinces shall be in national standard as "official" and were untouched until their arrival in Tsingtao. Mr. Chen, currency.
(2) All bank notes issued in the chief of the Tsingtao police, previous to different provinces by the provincial authorities shall be withdrawn and these the arrival of the contraband goods, had on the market shall be collected immedi received secret reports from his deter- tives about the matter and he reported it to General Hsiung Pin-chi, Civil Gover- nor of Shantung, who happened to be at Tsingtao at the time. After discussion, it was decided that the eight tranks must be examined by the police previous to their transportation to, the judicial offices. This resulted in the seizure of
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He said this was the only resolation submitted at the instante of the Excu- tive Committee to the conjoint deliber ations of that assembly, What guaran- tee was there that the sinister polley associated with the name of Sir William Heary Maming would not continge das ing the regime of 's successor i What was there to prevent Downing Street from recruiting the next Governor from the Colonial Service! They all know there was not a single Governor in that Service at present with the requisitentely. experience. There was every likelihood ét
(3) New national bank notes shall be this being so, for the Governorship of issued in place of the old Ceylon was considered the chief prize of (4) Steps in this connection shall be the Colain! Servier and was conferret often one from Aftien who had put into execution within a year pil
divided into thres sectious.” survived his
Sir Williaza Manning, it was well-known, had only the straining of a soldier. and they hail learnt to their cent what that meant.
The speaker then cited instances to prove his point, and continuing, said that Ceylon was gondierat, the chief Cown Colony of the British Commonwealth and paradoxical though it might seem. its Governor enjoyed more power in the island than even the King of England in Britain, It was true he had an Execu- tive Council, but he was under no con- stitutional obligation to follow its vice, Except few high offices, the paste in the Public Service were in his patronage. and the sto of the Secretary of State in The all matters was exercised seldom, interests of the Island or in the laugure
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INITIAL DIFFICULTIES.
the contraband and the two official smug glers were arrested and sent to the Court of Justics for trial."
This acizure has caused agreat sensa
The first difficulty in bringing about any of the refons or innovations sugges ted in the show report says the N.-C. Daily Nee, is that no national currency tion in Shantung, and the proprietor and exists in China. Up to a point the manager of one of the principal hotels, silver dollar had a standard value, but, as who had been suspected of opium snug- ging operations has suddenly disappëar- recently the mints have succeeded in reduced from Tsingtao. In recent years, many ing it fineness it must be regarded as prominent militarists have been caught losing gradually the stability is powel as a national coin. In circumstances such as these, with mints probably giving a different content to their products, the hape of standardization hecomes more remote,
It thus is diffcult to see on what basis ther stoodardization of bank notes can pos
of the resolution, its uniered progress, therefore demanded that the holder of such a responsible post hould possess very high analifications, The man toh the spot should be a fully competent mac.
Continuing he referred to the special sibly take place. Presumably the stand circumstaners of the present political ardized bank notes would, under this situation rendering it absolutely. essential that the next Governor should; scheme be issued by Peking through the have this Parliamentary expericace, two so-called Government banks-the Parliamentarian can appreciate the Bank of Chion and Bank of Communica- Only blessings of Parliamentary Institutions.
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for smuggling the dangerous drug for sale on the ground that they have no money to pay their soldiers; but this is said to be the first time that high judicial offi- dials have been caught red-handed in the illegal act of snuggling opium under the guise of "offeinl documents.' It is helieved that the discovery will lead to wholesale dismissals in Tsingtao judicial circles.
SPORT
FOOTBALL.
TO-DAY'S MATCHES,
The following matches are down for degision to-day
SHIELD RE-PLAY- Senior, at 4 p.m. Hongkong, Police Kowloon, Kowloon FC ground. Referee: Mr. Spen-
COT.
Junior, at 2.30 p.m. H.M.S. Triquoise e. R.0.A. Restruts, HE.FC ground. Referee: Mr. Davica.
St. Joseph's 2. Titania Reserves. 81. Joseph's ground. Referee: Mr. Fairburn.
SHIELD, SECOND ROUND, Senior, at 4 p.m. - Fast Surreys Reg, e South Chinaj Sookunpoo"A" ground. Referee: Mr. Wakeham.
HONGKONG LEAGUE Division I.
Kick-off at p.m. H.M.S. Tamar . H.M. S. Titanin, Navy "A" ground. Referee: Mr. Tovey. "H.M.S. Despatch v. R.G.A.. Návy "B"
ground. Referee: Mr. Colling.. H.M.S. Harkins v. H.M.S. Ambrose, .K.F.C. Around. Referee: | Mr. Smith.
Division 11.
Kick-off at 2.30 p.m. East Surrey, Reserves e. Club de Hero, Scokunpoo A" ground. Referee: Mr. Ford.
B.MM. Afaruzina 1. University, Book
kunpoo"B" ground. Referee: Mr.
Gicer.
Kowloon, Reserves . South China B,” Referee: Kowloon F.C. ground, Spencer.
H.M.S. Hollyhock e." Filipino Club, South China ground. Referee: Mr.
"Blumson...
Hurkina Rester *1
Sacred Heart, Navy"B" ground. Referee : Mr. Bailey.
HONGKONG LEAGUE TABLE TO 15.1.24,
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A LABOUR GOVERNMENT FOR BRITAIN.
CHINA'S INTEREST.
Putnan Weale," who
Dhe the any foreign advisers of the Chinese H.K. Club issued on the saugth of Peking's Government, anticipates that the follow South China..... 601 18
ing results will accrue from Labour Ambrou tion would enjoy any great currency Government in Great Britain:The PGA
in the provings. This is emphasized recognition of Russia will certainly come Kowloon with the publication of a British-Russian Titana by the fact that while the notis Debt Settlemant scheme. just as certain Dinmode
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cation scheme. A now i will be given Titan
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An administrator trained in the traditions but in the present condition of the tions of Colonial Service sect only the view country it seems hardly pomble that notes point of the settler. To him the indiger ous population exists solely for the benefit of the white ma
Mr. E, Z. Feruando in seconding
C the resolution said that the Congress might not have the right to dictate to the Imperial Government and lay down terms and conditions regarding the sel tion of a Governor for the Colony, bilt at same time, Congress could arraign the Im- The reason for this further emphasizes perial Government before the bar of the weakness of any scheme which Peking public opinion in such a manner that the may try to carry out at prment for cur to affairs hy totally new men handling South China B.11 Imperial Government must justify itwold reacy standardization. To take the cast them; and that is what we want." in the eyes of the world or stand envic
St. Joseph's......12 of the Bank of China, we find that in bod of егіон breaches of faith and for Shanghai it
He proceeds: Personally I want like Kowloon 10 is practically a separate frit its reputation for integrity and fair play: so that it would be seen that the organization from the Peking institution Chinese to pay more attention not to the South China A.11 Te happened that
eternals of European politics, but to the Club de Rec R bureaucracy would sit and dared next
few years ago, to meet the needs of the method and spirit of which this article urbell 8 Treat with derision the solutions of such Government, 21 attempt was made to treats. If Chinese did so it would not be Hollybark...]
body as the Congress. They would like draw the assets of the Shanghai off to long before they made up their minds Hark to point out that more care and alteasion Peking, and the manager, Mr. Sung, Han that the main thing to do now is to ges Sacred Heart...12 should be devoted to the selection of chang
earned the support of aliiferents completely rid of the Boxer Indemnity RG.A. Colonial Gov
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them not here by a refusal. Since the Shang. by offering a lump payment in cash to Diourde. to mimunderstand him. A person schooled had office has bers to all intents and pur-nch Power-so much cash down and the IF.K. Club in the stern discipline of the harrack pows a separate entity and has apparent rest to be written off. China could easily University main and the battlefield might make any benefited by being It is unlikely get the cash by a general Customs silver Tamar ....... admirable Governor for a Colony popula now to ament readily to any such proposal ted for the most part by savage and wild tribesmen. He would even go the length of stating that in such a case a Cimeen. or of cassiteralle military experience would ha indispensable but in a contry whose laws, and who representative institution had evoked the admiration of European historians, a military Governor was a woefully conspicuous anachronism
A CEYLONERE AS GOVERNOR,
Mr. J. S. Jayawardene, in supporting,
of the
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aan undertaken in Shanghai and other Triquois Chinese-financial centres. The next British Filipino Club... 8. Government will probably accept two or Bank of China aur the Bank of Comuni write off the rest; and the Americans It may be mentioned that heither the three million pounds in cash down and cations has been informed of the stand-arid Japanese could not fail to follow such
The following have been elected to re- ardization propceal in question, and the lead. All those educational schemes tied present the Kowloon F.C. in the Ist impresion is current that the report is an up with Indemnity payments, are bad and round of the Hongkong Shield, . The ion. So far as Chinese banks in Shang- They must go if we are all to live freely p.m.):-B. Rasmussen; F. Wheeler and T attempt to test or influence public opin- anti-social and therefore create hatred Police at Kowbon to-day (kick-off, 4
hai, are concerned its principal effect will The reconstruction scheme of the Banque Morton: J. Leonard, . McKelvie and B. probably be to stiffen opposition against Industrielle likewise requires recasting Pasco; K. A. Mason, C. Millard, A.
attempt by Peking at the present and putting through by means of a silver
In the
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coy they would not have been left in that
aid that if they had a Ceylonese Goverment to take the not imur of the loan, since only silver depositors are in Latham, J. Muir and A. Duncan, helpless condition they found themselves country into its hands A great many rolved. If the Banin, to live, it also KOWLOON . SOUTH CHINA “B”
Chincze banks issue their in 1915. A large number of them had they would be up in arms at any sugg pean finance, and become a China bank. ́own notes and must clear itself from the morass of Earo had experienes in the local House of tion of a national note issue superseding
In this 2nd division League match at Commons and also in the Executive theirs. While this has not been actually
I think these things are much more Kowloon to-day at 9.30 p.m. the home team Councils. There were men who ought to suggested; the proposal to do away with necessary to study than the consolidation will be composed of J. Beach: F. Ollier be in the Executive Council but who were provincial issues is not a reassuring fac of outstanding indebtedness. Tbilieve and D. Urquhart: A. W. Brown, S. not, but it was reason why the Gover- tur in the
that the birth of Chinese fiscal indepand- Sibley and S. Randle V. Hast, B. dor of Ceylon should continue to be an Englishman. They all knew that in the bern made at various suggestions baya ice can come only by novel and original Vickers, W. II. Brown, A. Spary and by thy authorities to amend measures connected with the Treaties B. T Haylock. Reserves: L. H. Taylor present local Parliament the Governor the arrency, stem of the country, or with stereotyped diplomacy, but spring and 8. W. Champan. misunderstood any allusion to Ceylon especially where bank, notes are concerned ing from the consciousness that a new History. It was neessary that he should but the great conservation of those world is in the making in Europe and have a knowledge of or a qualification in gaged in banking has always led to that China must belong to it. Ceylon Hidory, or that when he came to opposition to any such change, and even Ceylon he should be made to pars an if Peking has a scheme cut and dried in examination in Ceylon History just as this case there is little likelihood that it was done in the case of Civil Servants can he put into force, Without that knowledge he was a total failure. The present Governor thought that it was a blot on British prestige or
RAILWAY PROJECTS IN
NORTH CHINA.
URICKET.
[C.CC, v. C.R.C
In this League match to be played to-day at 2:15 pm. on the Craigengower ground, the home eleven will consist of B. W. Bradbury, F. F., Lawrence, D. Fritz, F. Grices H. J. Dennis, G. W. Milne S. Abbas, Y. Abbas, White and R. Basa.
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Hall, G.
A ten dance will be held at the Club House after the match
Á SIKH DEMONSTRATION AT SHANGHAI, DANGEROUS PROPAGANDISTS a personal insult if any such allusions
CHANTING PRAYERS. were made. In that resolution it was not intended to criticise any particular
Remarkable scenes were witnessel in Governor. It was necessary that theyThe Asiatic News Agency states that the grounds of H.B.M. Consulate should have as Governor not only a man the Ministry of Communications has Shanghai fast Tuesday, reports the Siang, with Parliamentary experience but also decided that in Chibli and Shantung three ni ereury, when a crowd of some two LRC 2x X1, tề H.K.CC. 2so XI, one porscaying experience of this country. more railways thall be built, and negotia hundred Sikhs made a demonstration sup
The resolution was then put to the tions have been carried on with a certain porting four of their countrymen charged The following will represent the Indian House and unanimously carried,
British Syndicate for a big loan. The in the British Police Court with acts and Recreation Club 2nd XI. ins League first line is to be from Cheloo to Wei- conduct likely to incite a breach of the match against the Hongkong C. C... 200 haiwei for which a loan of £4,000,000 is fence. The accused were newspaper men, XI. on the former's ground to-day at 2.15 required; the end line will be from and it was alleged against them that they p.m.-R Rumjahn (captain), Sirdar Chanbow and Shihchiatsun, for which published mattor in their Sikh newspaper Khau E. A Moeden. F. M. et Arculli, a loan of £6,000,000, is required; and the attacking the Chief of Native Police in M. P. Madar, H. D. Rumjahn, O. Rum third line will be from Tientsin to Chih- Shanghai, Bhudda Singh, as a traitor tajahn, A Kitchell, Y. A Wahab, A. H. M feng, & distance of 550 li. The properties the Sikh rare because of his loyalty to the Samy and J. Chumbhoy. and revenues of the lines ara to be pledged English Government, and also attacking
GERMAN MISSIONARY
RELEASED.
"AFTER THREE MONTHS'
CAPTIVITY IN HUNAN,
as security for the loan. It will be a
the
Capt. "Barrett, Assistant Commissioner of Mr. F. Strauss, the German missionary condition of the loan that, the Chief the Shanghai Police. The accused were the bead of a procession and the crowd captured by bandits in Hunza lagt Accountant, Engineer-in-Chief and Traffic released on bail, and as soon as they came matched slowly down Yure Ming Yuen
Manager shall be appointed by October, has just been released, states wiry from Hangkiang received in Shang-
ng creditor. The Chief of the Railway De out of the Court they were surrounded by Road. chanting an Indian termphal a throng of Bikhs, waiting in the Con prayer. They made their way down Peking hai last week by the China Inland Mission, partment in the Ministry shall be apsulate grounds, and deluged with flowers Road and on in The Bund. Here they The missionary, who belongs to the pointed Director-General of these Lim and garlands. The crowd cheered itself stopped for thort time, still chanting, Linbenzeller Mission and was working in A seal delegate is to be sent to London, hoars, and numbers fong handfuls of till a low European, inspectors of police association with the China Inland Mis and the Loan shall be registered in the sion.
was taken prisoner on October 17th, Chinese Legation there. The agreement copper cents in the air, which coolics in strolled up behind, when a mose was made when on his way from Hungking to Wu is to be in both Chiness and English, and the neighbourhood were quick to pick for the Gardens Here prayers WOO was art at offer up, but the demonstration was car kang. At the time the news reached
in ease of dispute the latter version in to up. One of the accused Shanghai his name was not given.
ried no farther and the crowd broke up. (Continued at foot of next colums.)
be taken as authoritative,