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OUR LONDON LETTER.
THE CHINESE STUDEN S' DINNER IN LONDON,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, 1925
FOOD COUNCIL FORCING DOWN THE PRICE OF BREAD."
[Fou OUR OWN CORRISPONDENT]
CHINESE STUDENTS' DISKER.
Lospos, October 7th.
THE FITZAZUREATS.
At Claridge's Hotel the other night To people in England versed in recent devriopicats in China, especially the there was a family gathering of a very" troubles at Shanghai and Hongkong tunnsual character-probably
is difficult to perceive what good even a professed pacifist like, Mr. H., Wells can hope to gain by aspiring to put his wa.country in the wrong, Speaking at the dinner given at the Hotel Cecil in "Loudon by the Central Union of Chinese Students, to celebrate the 4th anniver sary of the Chinese Republic, Mr. Wells aid: "I felt it a duty to upalogise to the Chinese, students and their country "for the aitude of my country towards their agi.. is. People shroad, who
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HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONE.
NOVEMBER, PT. 1925.
Hongkong Bank
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Chartered Bank............................
Mercantile Bank, A. & R.
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East Asia Bank.
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Canton Insurance Chins Underwriters North China Insurance. Unios Insurance .... haze Insuranes. Hongkong Fire
Fire Insurance
Fire Insurance
Douglases de das
$1,1224 sales
£130 nom
229) som.
now.
£13, nom.
TAM
$38 Dom. 585 bay..
im 140 Dom. T#
buy. $160
600 bug.
SHO DO+
K., O. & M. Steambosis..599) Hongkong Tags Indo-Chinas (Prof.)
its"
$ nom
Fifty of the Fitzherberts dined together
Do (Def), London...$70 nom. Hongkong$70 Dom. SV. bay. ansports
$59 buy to celebrate the grant of Norbury, Derby-
Furries Star
318 bay
250 nom. shire, by the Prior of Tulbury, to their Shell ancestor William, son of. Herbert. 800 Waterboats........
Orienta! Navigations
Malabon Sugars.... years ago in the year 1193. Lord Staf- Chines Segars.
Benguet ford and Sir Hugo Fitzherbert, the heads
Langkatseinglotions.
kats (combined) of this old Roman Catholic family, were Kailan Mining Ad.. present, and there were Norbury Fitzher. herts, Somerset Herberts and Tissington
Fitzherberts.
Baube Umal Chipians. HK K.
& Wharts Hongkows New Engineerings..
Dorki.
Trench Mines.........
The most famous member of this family entered it by marriage, Mrs. Maria. Fitz- berber:, who, after her second husband's author.may know Mr. H. G. Wells as an
death, was heloved by George, "Prince" 224 B les kleceived into accepting him.
Wales for a very long period. It was representative spokesman on "Anglo- Chinese relations. We who know Mr.supposed that she was his mistress, but Wells at horne, know that he is first and the documents which King Edward the foremost an advanced Socialist, and that Seventh permitted to be disclosed proved Prince's Building
was legally married to the in the realm of foreign affairs, if he had his way, there would be no such thing as national feeling.
a
a
that she Prince.
THE NIGHTINGALE.
.31 nom.
28 bay.
.Tla. 15.10 bay.
Tis. 5 nom.
115.
Ms. 8 nom.
13 buy
.....67/- bag.
8/20m 8%
$140 nom. ...8584 buy. 59. Tie." 170 nom. Ms. 7ì nom.. Tha. 112 nom. $10 bay.
19 b, fuel.
HK. & S. Hoteis (old) Hongkong Lands......... Hongkong Realtys (ap)......$5 Humphreys Batas
Healy, (ap)
Rural Lands
Eve Cottons... Orientain........... Shanghai Cottons (old)
Do (new) Canton Ices Cements (combined)
(old) (new)
buy.
3d buy. $16 som. $150 aom. $7 Kel.
Ths. 9 bay. Ths. 3 buy. Tla. 53 bpy. Tlx. 29 bay.
..818 vel.
nom
There is a mild controversy in, musica!
Do. circles with regard to an innovation at
Do.
.Th. 101 bay China Buses the Leeds musical festival which bas just concluded. At one performance an im
Lights (combined)...sel. Chins portant new orchestral work which intro-
Do. (old)
$16 nom. Do. (new).. $13 nom. duces the notes of the nightingale was played. Some bold innovator had the
(old) happy thought to utilise a gramaphone Chins Previdents (comb.).....334 som. record at a real nightingale instead of simulating them or the piccolos and
Do.
Britain and the British Empire incan nothing to Mr. Wells-or, at any rate, something very different from what they! „anean to his compatriots. His ideal is the grouping of various races together ou
Do. (new) geogphical basis. He would have United States of Europe," he said at the flutes. Thereupon critics wagged their Constructions
wiso heads very critically over this un-Dairy Farms..... “aliuner, “& United States of Amerist, orthodes pandering to realism." If Der A Wing (.p.)
fates and piccolos," Do. passage is marked United States of China. Obviously a
they suggest, the futes and pirulos Hongkong Electr
velopments...... man with this politeal outlook is not should ant he robbed of it. What is lacso Electrics.....
combined) Do. (ott) entitled to speak for the British pouple, more, they suggest a doubt whether the HE real nightingale was as like a real nightin-K
(new Do. -for this is not their point of view at all. gule as the wind instruments would have
Mr. Wells is by profession a writer of been. Action, and his vivid imagination must have lured him into the fond, delusion that he is entitled to interpret Britian pition concerning the troubles in China,
A FESTIVE GATHERING.
59.40 nom. 36 sel. ..319 nom.
$10 nom.
„$5+j buy., $16nel:
$40 10m.
.40 eta."nom.
$40 nom:
3183
Bom Si, nom. $211 6., $26 sel. 813 nor
пот
821 nom.
915 bay. 34 под
$13) com. $5 BAL.
Crawforde.. Lane I have heard the nightingale, but I Bongcag Tramways
Feak Trama (old) therefore 1 have no opinion of my own
Do. (new) (0.5) have not been to the Leeds festival and Mackintoshs but I au irresistibly reminded of the countryme at the fair who was held Sinceres.
$20 cm. to have failed to imitate the squealing Taxis. ........
..316 sel. of a young pig. To confound his judges United Asbestos
$15 kel. (new) Do. he produced a real piglet from under his Watsons (sd)
..$14 zel. cloak, and showed how he made it squeal
buy-buyers; sel-sellers; sasajes ; by pinching its ear. But I have not the William Powells......
now.cominal. east doubt that the judges maintained their opinion that it was a poor imitation of an imitation.
TACKLING COMMUNISTS
Mr. Chao Hsin Chu, Chinese acting Minister in London, who is shortly to hand over his post to Dr. Yen, also spoke at the dinner, and his remarks were given wide publicity in the English papers. He talked at length about China's national aspirations; but when he urged the need |
I understand that the Executive Coun for full tarif"autɔity and spoke of the benefits that would speedily result--the 1 of the Labour Party are determined abolition of likin and the consequent give the fullest persible effect to the opening up of every province in China to decisions arrived at by the recent Liver- foreign trade-a certain polite serpticism pool Conference regarding Communists, cult, I believe, he felt among the audi-As stated in my last letter, the Parlia ment of Labour, as the Conference may ence as to whether immediate autonomy would really produce these idealistic he called, resolved to banish Communista from hoding office in the Labour Party. Tanity.
The Executivo Council have already de cided to issue a circular to the various branches notifying the local organiser that they must carry out the decisions of the Liverpon: Conference.
>Speaking generally, the dinner was a success. The Chinese girl students wore and brocades, brightly-coloured silks tough all the young men students were in the conventional evening dress of the West with the exception of three or four who were paried as Chinese. There was an excellent musical programme, and afterwards dancing to the strains of American jazz,
NO GAMBLING, DRINKING OR
SMOKING.
NO FOOT. BINDING.
PHOCLAMATION. CHRISTIAN FENG'S INTERESTING
THE PEKING CONFERENCES.
SOVIET AND ITS FRIENDS. By Percival Landon, correspondent to "the Daily Telegraph.
PEKING, October 1st.
The Provisional Government of China' is showing a sudden and praiseworthy anxiety on the eve of the Customs Con- ference and the Extra-Territoriality Commission. It is an noxiety which ex tends over a wide area and many objects. "Among the more important evidences of it are the rapid visits being paid by the Minister for War to certiu Mar- shals, and Generals whose lack of in- terest in the Conference and 'preoccupa- tion over their own ambitions remed likely to result in the suspension of the "Conference altogether: circulars aro being sent out from Peking to various judicial centres arging them to put their houses in order before the arrival of the Judicial Commissioners. Among the less grave but equally pleasant manifesta tions have been the red-washing of the outer wall of the Imperial City, the re painting of the fatuous Pallow, or street arch, outside the Chien dien Gate, and even more pleasant and sigadcant the taking down of the antoroiga posters to which attention was drawn eight days ago. The work on the Peking roads is being hastened, und altogether of the wish evidence is being showa that, externally at least, Peking shall not disappoint her important visitors. And Peking-which shares with Con- stantinople the distinction of being the most picturesque city in the world-res poads well to these attentions
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But fu the real. China outside, with which the capital maintains the feeblest of relations, there are still grumblings. of intestinal strife. The entire South is still engaged in local struggles, which, unfortunately, paralyse one-third of the Republic at the moment when their co- operation is most needed. The Anglo- American and Japanese judicial inquiry into the events in Shanghai of May 30th is still deeply resented. And the deter misation of ery Provincial Govern- ment to oppose the abolition of the libin dutinis growing, as it realises that any large addition to the Customs will nominally depend on the ability of the Central Government to put an end to this unjust burden on trade. Con- ferences are by tradition weaker of pury: pose than the individual delegates who attend them, and it is feared that to zave trouble the Peking Congress will mere "promise of the Pro- Accept the
abolish the visional Government to fitin, though there is not a man ir China who does not know such a promier to be entirely outside the power of Peking to carry out. RUSSIA AND THE NEGOTIATIONS. at the is shown Some surprise occasional appointinens of the same de legate on both Commissions, as it is im- probable that the Customs Conference December 18th, the date at which the Extra-Territoriality Commission begins will have come to any agreement by
work, which will necessitate its presenc KALGAS, October 27th. In the midst of the threatened Chihli- in the more important of the Settlements Fengtien war which may draw the Kuo- and the Treaty Ports. The duration of minchun into the fray, Marshal Feng the Conference is likely also" to be ex- Yu Hsiang has issued an interesting tended by the need of taking into con order prohibiting foot-binding amongst sideration certain Customs arrangements on the land frontiers of China. Of How far this command will be obeyed this women and girls of the Chabar and
these Indin, Siberia, and Erench Indo- The order says that all women and China are the most important. The first up and down the country is a point apes Shuiyuan special administrative areas which the anti-" Feds are not quite clear. But it is said there will be very girls below fifty years of age must loose few branches which will take the risk of their feet or they will be fined one and the last will be easily settled, but quarrelling with headquarters, and that in dollar per month while their parents and it is hard to see how a final decision can adequately punish-y made without the presence of Soviet representatives. Probably the precedent such cases as pisy happen those branches der brothers will
of Lausanne will be followed, 'where the admitted officially dissolved and newod. will
The order further says that in view When the Food Council was appointed branches will be set up to supersede at the instance of the Prime Minister to them. It is fully expected that there will of disturbed conditions in China, women Soviet representatives were enquire into the price of foodstuffs it was he a tussle, bat ons learns that the Execa and girls with small feet cannot run only to the discussions affecting the new thought very little practical good would tive are not afraid. The Communists are away in case of emergenay so that they régime of the Straits, in which Russiz and atfer inhuman treatment at the however, diferent in the preseny case. result, as the Council had no powers to in a hopeless minority in the Party, and are liable to be caught by the bandits is directly interested. Conditions arc, Russia has already raised the Com- places,. in several hands of their captors. punish proficering if it existed. But it the fight, though it may be a bitter one,
Marshal further munist standard found that public opinion when rightly is likely to be brir!.
Christian Thu informed is strong enough to stay the Jands of grasping traders. The Food MEN'S DUESA.
prohibits gambling, drinking and amok actually controls Canton at the moment, a heavy obligation to herself, and enjoys Council in a report stated that they con-
& Wolds writes a" terrise indictment of ing, both opium and eigarettes, which stored the price of bread was too high. In some parts of London the price of the men's dress. This is carrying the war be declares to be equally harmful, by the has placed one of the protagonists under high as 10d., and into the enemy's country, as it were, be officials, soldiers and people of the areas the unprecedented Governmental privi- quartern loaf was
cause of late at the Church Congress and under his administration,
Marshal Feng's attitude is reported to lege of owning a long and most import- Russia has for the moment despaired of generally the price was old, both in
winning toleration in the West, and is London and the provinces; but the Conn- elsewhere our lightly-clad damsels whose
concentrating her efforts on establishing il vonsidered that it ought not to be lovely forms are considered suitably cloth be quiet and reticent on the Chinese ant railway on Chinese scil. Moreover,
red with a couple of yards of crêpo-de- situation,
herself in the Far East. chine or some other dimsy fabric-have sore thun 9d
So far as the Chinese delegation is Thereapon the Landon Master Bakers come in for candid criticism. Says the
The death of Mr. Fred Bramicy, secre
COMMUNST M.P'S SHARE SALES. Association issued a statement that d. lady critic:-"A reformu in dress has un- per quarter was an impossibic price if doubtedly improved the physique of
A "flutter in rubber shares by Mr. distinct loss to the Labour movement in that in every possible way the con- bakers were to exist, and they solemnly women enormously, so that is really does
seem that changes would be benefidial tary of the Trade Unions Congress, is a concerned, it may be taken for granted called upon their members to stand firm at 9id, and defy the Food Council. The to men. Their clothes are thick heary, this country. One reads so much about tiguity of a Power in the special pour
because of course their sensa against the other. Powers in every pos Saklatvala, the Communist M.P., was reply of the Council was a threat to ction and« induce excessive per the extremists, who are constantly in the tion of Russia will be used as a weapon publish the names of all the bakers in
By odd coincidence, as I was looking London who were willing to sell the lauf Their long trousers collect dust and mud fional methods make good copy that sible way, Mr. C. T. Wang is too revealed by Autolycus" in the Find
just as women's dragging skirts used to d., for in fact many Lakers had been
do. Their collars, throttle the neck with the moderate men are apt to escape due heavily involved in the matter and too cial Times. The writer says:- along this for some time. The threat was quite sufficient. Within an hour the its important blood vessels and nerves notiet. Yet it is men of the stamp of confident of his ability to use Russia as Blaster Bakers' Association climbed down Their hats are hard and tight, induring Bramley who exert the real power. They a cateyas to neglect this obvious means through the register of a well-known confidence of the rank and file of workers. tions seem likely to be checked or delay-name of Saklatvaiz, with its Christian, and announced that the official price of baldness. Their kidney-exposing waist are the leaders in fact, who command the of obstructing whenever his large ambi- rubber company, my eye caught the Mr. Bramley had the rare gift of oratory ed. It may be urged that the Extra or Pazza, prenon of Shapurji. The They costs are ugly."
Territoriality Commission affords him company's register is, of course, open read would be reduced to BU."
combined with high administrative ability. realised that the public would boycott every buker whose name was not on the
few men equalled him as a debater. He the opportunity he wants; but no one to public inspection, so thers can be ence has practically final powers, while little gamble which our Battersea M.P. ing evolution. At one lively meeting he So much for the power of publicity in
had no use for the hot-air spouters preach knows batter than he that the Confer no breach of munners it referring to the Mr. Shaparji Saklatvala, 62, New the Prom and the pressure of public
declared the man who comes into an the Commission can only recommend, enjoyed last November in 450 shares. ordinary trade union meeting and talks
issues at the Conference, if only for the about ammunition opinion, which when aroused, is resist
Again i able.
in November, 1924, and he transferred Naturally the bakers are furious,
This purchase cams on the top of the of the Peacock and Nilambe Company
munist H.P. was returned by about 450 the shares, 450, in July, 1925. general election,, at which our Com-
EATING THE AXELS.
Food Council's list.
In the current issue of The Spectator
while excluding sunlight and air
The article is too long for further quota tion. There are good words for the fuller cut trousers, the high-necked jumper, the V-necked sweater, and the slouch felt hat, Knickerbockers and plus fours, it is sad to relate, are not commended. But mon are most conservative in matters of dress,
AN ABLY LABOUR LEADEIL
These un-
RUBBER "FLUTTER" BY SAKLATVALA.
majority, after parading the streets and talking what, to common or garden. in telligence, sounded something like trea
These rubber shares, which he hought after the general election, dur BOR. ing which he was fulminating against capitalism and denouncing the moneyed a couple of months ago. Certainly, is thowed far greater sense on his part to buy rubber shares than to put the money into Mos Low Fives or even International Third classes, he turned out
Preference, KOLA
It is possible that Mr. Baklatvala has other rubber shares; sa well. Sensible will say to his having a little flutter in largely upon the trend of espítaliam to chap if he has, though what his friends amething which, after all, depende insure Mr. Saklatvala a profit on his will be immensely amused (unless Batter- ms has no sense of humour at all) to think of its genial representative sitting. in the House of Commons with a red handkerchief hanging out of one pocket mugly in another. and a rubber share certificate nestling
and have been publishing hysterical maui Probably they will only smile. The lady as being balmy" and guns I put down and that he will bring up the larger | festoes that the trade. will be ruined: suggestion that a young Conservative oficial strikes threaten an end to collec, purpose of having another sati-foreign | Broad-street, E.C., esme on the register Bamblo I do not quite know. Batlersa
member should enter the House of Com-Live bargaining and are a menace to trade grievance when they are ruled out. The mons in a raspberry marocain Russian blouse, tight fitting military breeches of duller red-face cloth, and black suede flossian boots will scarcely be adopted.
But the outery leaves the public stone cold. The Food Council are now propos ing to go into the price of milk and meat and other necessaries, of life; and John Citizen, highly delighted, gives them his Fervent bleasing.
(Continued on next Column).
sionian." After visiting Soviet Russia than once stated that the methods adopt with the trade union delegation, he more ed there must be avoided at all costs in this country.-H.B.
absence of Mr. Alfred Sto and the ap- silence two of the most able and reasÓN- pointment of Mr. Yen to London will able members who were originally solect. cd as China's delegates.