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THE RUSSO-CHINESE AGREEMENT.
THE FULL TEXT.
IST, 1924
(2) The Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics agrees to the redemption by the Government of the Republic of China, with Chinese capital. of the Chine Eastern Railway, as well ins all appurtenant properties, and to the transfer to China of all shures and bonds. of the said Railway.
THE RUSSO-CHINESE SITUATION.
CANTON GOVERNMENT COM-
-MUNIQUE,
We have received from Canton the following Government communiqué for
The Rota News Agency supplies the text of the main agreement signed by Mr, L. M. Karakhan, on behalf of the Govern (a) The Governments of the two En ment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Retracting Parties shall settle at the Confer
ence as provided in Article II, of the pr publics, and Dr. C. T. Wang, on behalf of | sent Agreement, the amount and conditions | publication ==== the Government of the Republic of China.ocedure for the transfer of the Chinese lowing telegram, dated March zard, from -governing the redemption as well as the on March 14th, 1934, at 9 o'clock in the morning, as follows:-
The Union of Soviet Socialist Repul tes and the Republic of China, desiring to re-establish warrant relations with each other, have agreed to conclude an agree meat of general principles for the settle tent of the questions between the two have to that and samed as Countries, and their Plenipotentiari, that is to say: The Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republies: Lay Mikhailovitch Karakhan: His Excellency the President of the Republic of China: Chengting Thoma Wing.
Who, having communiented to each other their respective full powers, found to be in good and due form, "have agreed upon the following Articles:
Eastern Railway.
(1) The Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Agrees to be responsible for the entire claims of the shareholders, boudbollers and creditor of the Chinese Eastern Railway tocurred prior to the Revolution of March 9th, 1917!
(b) The Governments of the two Con tracting Parties mutually agree that the future of the Chise Eastern Railway shall be determined by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republies and the Republic of Chinn, to, the exclusion of any third party or parties.
Dr. Sun Yat Sen has received the fol
Mr. Boradia, the Russian representative at Canton who is at present on a visit to Peking. It may now he stated that, be sides diseassing with Mr. Borodin nat ters directly connected with his Mission,
Yet the Peking Cabinet has refused to accept it.. Why? It canuct be heenuse it is contrary to the interest of the Chi- nese tration. I whose interest, then, "was the agreement rejected? It is quite e
clear. The agreement is based on the foreign policy of the Kuomintang as ae cepted by the Congress of the Party in the 23rd January last; it is a victory of
Nationalism for China,
*Revolutionary Russia has extemled a brotherly hand to her great neighborr, struggling for independence. . It has offer- ed a treaty of ponce und amity which is
bound to be, the first important step the way to China's endeavour to ex- triate herself from the position of a semi-colony. Yet the Peking Cabinet has rejected it.'
Dr. Sun has had occasion to communiente I am sending to you a copy of the. to him his views on the group of major agreement to judge for yourself whether questions awaiting settlement between any Cabinet, aspiring to represent the These views have Nation, is justified in rejecting it. Your China and Russia since been elaborated into a body of great principle of Nationalism is in dass doetrine relating to China's foreign reiser of being thwarted by considerations tions and incorporated into the official alien to the interest of the Nation programme of the Kuomintang us de hope that your great party will take (3) The Governments of the two con- fixed and settled at the Party Congress notice of the seriousness of the situation. tracting Parties agree to draw up which was revently held at Canton. The.
"Buropia arrangement for the provisional manage telegram reads as follows: ment of the Chinese Eastern Railway pen- ding the settlement of the questions un
Article.
provided under Section (8) of the prest
"Dr. Sun Yat Sen, Canton: Prior to the eognition of Russia by Great Britain and Italy, the Russian Mission in Peking insisted upon the regumption of diplomatic relations first and confer-
A MÚSICAL EVENT.
LOCAL COMPOSER'A EFFORT.
Article 1. malintely upon the sign, ing of the present. Agreement, the normal diplomatic and consular relations between Until the various questions relating the two Contracting Partigs shall be re to the Chinese Eastern Railway are sealed
at the Conference as provided in Artiskice to be held afterwards for the pu}, The Philharmonie Society has already tabished. The Government of the Republic 11. of the Present Agreement, the right use of settling all outstanding questions introduced the work of a local coraperer.
China, agrees to take the necessary steps to transfer to the Costrument, if ration of Soviet Socialist Republies the Legation and Consular hadding, formerly belonging To the Twist Onvernment.
Article II. The Government of the two Contracting Parties are to hold, within one month after the signing of the present Agreement, a Conference which shall con clude and warry out "detailed' arrange-
Article X. The Government of the ments relative to the questions in accorUnion of Soviet Socialist Repablis agrees ace with the principles as provided in
ta rendunce the special rights and pri- the following Articles.
vileges relating to all Concessions in any part of China acquired by the Tsarist Gov. erament under various Conventions. Treaties, Agreements, etcetera.
Such detailed arrangement, shall be com- pleted soon as possible and, in any cam, ot later than six months from the date of the opening of the Conference as pro- vided in the preceding paragraph.
Article 111. The Governments of the awo Contracting Parties agree to anual at the Conference as provided in the pre- coding Article, all Conventions, Treaties,
Agreements, Pro
Protocols, Contracts ecceter
concluded between the Government of China and the Tsarist Government and to replace them with new treaties, agres nrnt, eteeters, on the basis of equality, reciprocity and justies, as well as the spirit of the Declarations of the Soviet Government of the years of 1919 and 1920. Articles IV. The Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in accordance, with its poiler and Decian, tinns of 1915 and 1990. declares that all Treacies, Agreement, te-tera, conclader between the former Tsarist Government
Following
(Mr. T P M, Revas), and on Monday Contract of August 9th and September the Fevegnition of Russia by those two of the two Governments arising out of the between Russia and China. 5th, 1806, for the construction and
Great Powers, it might be expected that ext. Hongkong is to have a further op tim the Chinese Eastern Railway. the Russian Mission would take advan-portunity of hearing what a local man has been able to do." This is là the genra which do not conflet with the persons tage of our strengtheneil pesition to
Harry Ore. Profesor Gonzalez is fo grement and the Agreement for the refuse any concessions to the Peking of violin maste and the composer is Mr. provisional management of the said rail Government.
unite with him in playing the former's way and which do not prejudies China's But this was not the unse. On the Sentina for piano and violin and the right of sovereignty, shall be maintained.contrary our Mission not only did tot occasion will be historic, for this will be Boxer Indemnity.
take advantage of the favourable situats first hearing, before it is printed and tion, but it made a concession of the published and launched on the world. utmost importance in that it agreed to. Ore will play examples of the work settling the principles which are to
Grainger, of Beethoven, Chopin and govern the future conference and then whilst Mrs. R. Sanger wil sing songs by resina normal diplomatic relations.
Schubert, Greig and Puccini. This Accordingly Mr. Karakhan entered upon should prove a nemorable concert. long deliberations ending in an agree ment which was dily signed by hiriself and the, Chinese plenipotentiary on the 14th inst
Article XI. The Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics agres to renounce the Russian portion of the BezeIndemnity.
Artiglo XII. The Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republies agrees to relinquish the rights of extraterritori. ality and consular jurisdiction.
The Peking „Cabinet,' however, has refused to accept the agreement. It has, moreover, repudiated the signature of its own plenipotentiary.
What is this agreement which the Peking Cabinet has refused to accept The agreement embodies, the foreign policy of the Kuomintang, namely: it repudiates all treaties between Tzarist Russia and China, treaties which de prived China of her sovereignty: it atmolishes the right of extraterritorialits concessions, jurisdiction. ete.. it rero nizes China's sovereignty over Mongolia: it establishes rignal rights to the manage
THE CORONET. THEATRE.
Penny dreadfuls and six-penny shockers have long ago payed out of vogue. What the pubide wants today is good, healthy amusement, This is a fact that cinema producers have been quick to realize, with the reult that most pictures now place real, live human int
interest above everything Among the best examples of this w trend Hongkong has yet seen is
now show- ing at the Coronet Theatre in Rigs to Riches," undoubtedly little Wedey Barry's greatest picture. Blending amusneut with some excellent realism, Rags to excitment and heavening the whole Riches" is a picture that inst appeal to
I fail to laugh
with
Article XIII. The Governments of the tere Contracting Parties agres to drew up simultaneous with the conclusion of a Commercial Treats at the Conference, as provided in Article 11 of the present Agreement, & Customs Tariff for the two Contracting Parties in accordance with the principles of equality and red preity,
Article XIV. The Governments of the two Contrreting Parties agree to discuss at the aforementioned Conference the compensation of fees.
tat this young scamp's intly in a position to redeem it vom exclaim at his thrilling adventures. shall come into effect from, the date off the Boxer. Indemnities to education interdag Rags to Riches drew very Article XV. The present Agreement pletely it tarms over the Russian share When first shown in the Coronet Theatre signature.
large audiences, and it is sure to have a wcord run furing the next irw.days..
au, any third party or parties affectins i questions relating to the claims for the mer and operation if the Chinese East. Feveryone, for certainty it is hard to ima
the reign rights or interests of China are neikaid goid.
The Chinese Government on its par declares that all Treaties Agrements steeters, concluded between Chin und any third party Or parties affecting the overign rights or interests of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republies are null and
roid..
The Goveruments of both Contracting Pagilare that, in future either Government will canelarde any treaties or agrements which prejudin the sovereign rights or interests of either Contracting Party
Article V. The Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics recog- mize that Outer Mongolia is an integral part of the Republic of China and res peats China's sovereignty hererin.
The Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republies declares that as soon as the conditions for the withdrawal of all the troops of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic from Outer Mongolia-namely, as to the time-limit of the withdrawal o mh troops
x and the onres ta he adopted in the interests of the unfety of the fron Las provide in Article II. of the present tierare agreed upon at the Conference Agreement, it will effect the completa withdrawal of all the tropy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from Onter Monpelin.s
Article VI. The Government of the two Contracing Parties mutually pledge them- selves not to permit. within their respec- tive territories the existence and/or activi ties of any organisations or groups whose aim is to struggle by nets of violence. against the Governments of either Con tracting Party,"
In witness whereof, the respective Ploni potentiaries have signed the present Agree, ment in duplicate in the English langung
and have affixed thereto their seals,
em Railway until China will be finan-gine the person who celes con pa cảng t
China: it calls for new teraties. based upon absolute equality...
How much blood and treasure would the Chinese people have to spend hefare they would be able get a similar agree-
Convicts in the Western Penitentiary. De at the City of Peking this four-ment from the Imperialist Powers? What Pittsburgh attempted a general escape. tremendous efforts the Nationalist move-A aght with the guards and police ensued. ment, headed by the Kuomintang. would and lasted for a couple of hours, during have to use before it could plien, China | which tear gas was employed." The prison- on such a footing with other Nations as ers were finally subdued and "order res is offered in the agreement?
tored. Two guards were killed.
teenth day of March, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-four.
Full signatures of Messrs, L. M. Karak- han and C. T. Wang.
SEQUEL TO A RECENT BUS ACCIDENT.
TRUCK COOLIE DIES IN
HOSPITAL..
A truck coolie, who was injured in motor accident on Sunday, March 15th, at the junction of Taipa and Chin Wan Rois, died at the Government Civil Hos
man's out and at the same time he tal on Sunday. It is stated that the wherd of the truck passed over the dend Perived other injuries whics hronight about his own death.
TRADE UNIONISM IN JAPAN.
14
GOVERNMENT ARSENAL WORKERS.
FEDERATION:
Workers in the Japanese Government i Arenels have dreided to form their own The Governments of the two Contracting federation, according to a resolution ap Parties further pledge themselves not to engage in propaganda directed against the Proved by the executive committee which political and social systems of either Con-t recently in Osaka. trasting Party.
More than 50,000 workers are expected to enrol themselves ag raśmbers of the federation, which will thus brcome the largest labour organization in Japan.
Article 11. The, Governments' of the two Contracting Parties agree to redemar rate their national boundaries at the Con- ference as provided in Article II. of the The inaugural meeting of the new present Agreement, and pending such federation will be held in Tokyo on May redemarcation, to maintain the prewatt. The name of Keisaburo Moriyama, a brandariva
ratired Vice Admiral, is being mentioned Article VIII. The Governments of the in connection with the Union. two Contracting Parties agree to regulafs
A similar union that will also be in at the aforementioned Conference the questions relating to the navigation of augurated on May Day is the decided rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water on by the employés of the various electric which are common to their respective railway companies operating within and frontiers on the basis of unity and in the neighbourhood of the city of Osaka, reciprocity,
Article IX. The Governments of the two Contrasting Parties agree to settle t the aforementioned Conference the ques tion of the Chinese Eastern Railway in
· EXECUTIONER'S SUICIDE.
~
conformity with the principles as herein who, clad in evening clothes, and wearing Paul Spaethe, the Prussian executioner, after provided:
(1) The Governments of the two Con- white gloves, had struck off with his ne acting Partie declare that the Chinese the heads of forty-five condemned mur- Railway is a purely commercial derers, has shot himself at his home at Brenu, because he could not bear the thought of surviving his wife. She died on January 7th, and from that date Spaethe, who kept a small public-house, bicamo visibly a prey to melancholy Some times he was heard to remark that his own turn had now come, but he's not
way.
enterprise,
The Government of the two Contrasting Parties mutually declare that with the exception of matters pertaining to the huin operations which are under the direct control of the Chinese Enstern Rail
all other mantlers affecting the rights of the National and the Local Governments for be understood his
his business well, though of the Republic of China-uch as judicial first he must burn a candle for overy one of matters, matters relating to civil adminis. his previous victims. Yesterday a hat was tration, military administration, police,
heard in his comfortably-appointed flat, municipal government, taxation, and land and he was found dead with his head nl property (with the exception of lands shattered by a bullet. The exocutioner required by the said railway-shall be ad. has become more than ever a problem for ministered, by the Chine Authorities.
the psychologist..
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