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LONDON, January 99th
THE ILLA OF CHINA.
Some friendly speechte were made at private lancheon given at the Chinese Legation in London to Dame Adelaide Anderson and Professor foothill, men bere of the Bozer Indemnity Committee, on the eve of their departure for China. Plassant things were said on both sides, and one is left wondering what effect they would have on the minds of your readers who have the best reasone for knowing how the British race in various parts of China has been treated for many months past.
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
Prince of Wales has had another nasty spill in the hunting field sustaining another broken cellar-bone His Best collarbone left a lump on the bone on that side, and also a depression in the shoulder. Now has come an exactly. similar accident on the opposite side, and it is almost sure to leave the same re sults. This will mean an equalisation of the shoulder-fall, and the results, therefore, should not be noticeable. SER ALISED KOND.
The secession of Sir Alfred Mond from the Liberal Party with which he has *Without punuing that point further been identified, has been
a frst-class it may be of interest to note that as a parting message Mr. Chiao Hain Cha, weeks, in fact. Not only has he gone, political sensation of the week-of many the Chinese Acting Minister, who gave but his son and heir, Mr. Heary Mond, the luncheon, told the delegates that all has gone with him. Sir Alfred has been the troubles in China wert due to the in the section of the Party which acknow. existence of unequal treaties." "Ho re ledges the leadership of Mr. Lloyd peated and emphasised: this point, as George, and the cause of his break with though the phrase explained and even his old political friends is Mr. Lloyd excused everything-the anti-foreign out George's land policy. As you are aware, bursts, the boycott, extremeism, and to this is in effect land nationalisation, "If," said Mr. Chao, "Great which Sir Alfred considers is pure So- Britain will take the initiative to cialism, and therefore anethema. He is adjust Chian's treaties on the basis of an extremely able man, though a poor equality and reciprocity you can be speaker, and an out-and-out Fren assured in advance of a most friendly Trader. How he will be able to reconcile attitude on the part of the Chinese peohis Free Trade principles with the Pro- ple. There will be no more anti-foreign feeling."
forth.
TWO SPEECHES:
tectionist tendencice of the Conservative
Patty into the bosom of which he has
nowy entered is a very interesting
Dame Adelaide Anderson was the only speculation. woman present at the luncheon. In a The Liberals heard the news with some little speech she said that her recent af thing akin to consternation. They are vestigations into labour conditions in furious, Mr. Lloyd George particularly China showed her that China was pass
so. When asked if he had any comments ing through the same developments as on the subject Mr. Lloyd George profess Great Britain did after the Industrialed to believe that the land question was Revolution. Professor Scothill remarked only an excuse. I am not in the least that his 30 years work for China in surprised," he said. "He was obviously China was being continued, for het as making tracks for the Tory Party. Like Professor of Chinese at Oxford He was another notorious member of his race glad of the opportunity to return to he has gone to his own place." This China, and he believed the mission would Biblical allusion comparing Sir Alfred be successful because the Chinese "with Mond to Judas has given great offence. whom they would be discussing matters Even Lloyd Georgian Liberals resent it. were reasonable men. Referring to Lord TREE TRADE CHAMPION. Willingdon, who has already left here for China, the Professor said that a his Lordship as the Chairman of the Boxer Indemnity Committee the British Government could not have a better man.
THE OFFICIAL MIND, ̈
La conversation with a Member of Parliament who knows the Far East intimately, and has a special knowledge
Sir Alfred Mond, who is a son of the famous Dr. Ludwig Mond, joint founder of the great firm of Brunner, Mond L Co., has been a Liberal member of Par- liament almost without a break since 1908, when he was returned for Chester as a strong champion of Free Trade. Since 1910 he has sat for Carmarthen, a rural constitatency. He first attained
His strong opposition to Mr. Lloyd George's land, policy has been forcibly expressed in recent speeches and articles.
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of South China, I learned that in office in the 1916 Coalition as First Com- official circles in London the view is held missioner of Works, and in 1921 he that the present troubles in which the succeeded Dr. Addison as Mízister of British in China find themselves will
Health and as a a Misister he was a great right themselves in time. iuccess. He was created a baronet in thought," he mid, "that the situation 1810. is exaggerated. Things are not so bad as has been represented. At least, this is the oplafon which is held officially I pointed out, that the Soviet threat to
anaiticle published last week he the Chinese demanding the release of
declared that any scheme which would Ivanov, the Russian railway manager,
strike at the roots of the fundamental as soon as he was arrested had an im Principle of free-hold, which would in- mediate effect. He was set free within crease rather than diminish the sense of three days, and this appeard to be s
insecurity in the farmer, and which good illustration of the effect of firmness would burden the State will the over To this my M.P. friend replied that whelming toils of a financia) expériment Great Britain has to act în concert with
at the present time should be most the other Great Powers, and is not able strongly opposed as against the beebibere almost completed for the purchase of
to take action even where, as in the case of the Hongkong boycott, action might ecem to be called for. THE “WAIT AND SEE”
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terests of agriculture and of the come munity," This also pretty accurately sums up the convictions of many other Liberals."
A CELEBRATED CHIMPANZEE,
I mention this as an important ad mission. It shews what the attitude of
The London Zoo is lamenting the death officialdom is generally, towards the
of Arthur, the celebrated chimpanzee, situation in Hongkong and China. No who has succumbed to pheumonia, and doubt it will appear highly unsatis.
the daily papers have been according him factory to your British readers, and obituary notices at greater length than certainly is not what might reasonably they are willing to give to a Member of be expected. I-am convinced that some Parliament of a Budrigan Bishop All
thing impressive will have to be done through is illness Arthur has been on your side if the Government here are Aursed like a hospital patient. For six to be induced to interpose. I may point nights trained people have sat up. out that, even as regarda questions of with him, administering oxygen and strong domestic interest and importance hypodermic injections of camphor, and in this country, it is often necessary to several doctors have been attending him employ expedients to ginger-up the
PAP Government of the day. How much He lay like a sick child, labouring for more necessary must it be to devise breath, and only taking an interest in plan to do it on behalf of Britis; pec- the grapes placed in his mouth from ple in the extraordinarily complex time to time. situation in which readers on your side. of the world find themselves!
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Arthur was a most highly educated ape, and from the date of his arrival at the Zoo Gardens eighteen months ago, it was his pleasure to sweep out his own cage with a property broom and wash up his own plate. He had excellent manners, would drink from a cup, And could dress himself in a hat and coat In the early stages of his illness he learn ed that the infections gave him relief, and would hold out his wrist for them when asked to
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