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KEATING'S
CHINA'S NEW MINISTER OF
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
HIS DISTINGUISHED CAREER.
Mr. Hu Wei Tab, the new Minister for Foreign Affairs at Feking, is described by the Peking Daily News as one of the best known veteran diplomats of China,
FRIDAY, APRIL 16TH, 1920
SEIZURE OF COAL TRAINS.
ASIATIC NEWS SERVICE F
PEKING, Aprit, šib.
seizure of coal trains by the Shansi army A telegram from Tatung announces the
at Trungfu. General Yen Hsi Shan claims that the coal is for the use of the First Kuominchun, sad not for the population of Peking.
HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
Art 15, 1996. Hangkong Bank....... A$1,063 buy.
Do London.......125 nom. Chartered Bank........... „291) nom) · Mercantile Bank, A. & B£30 buy.
Don
.....£13 bay... P. a
2. & 0. Bank Fast Anis Bank. Canton Insurance
Mr. Hu has had a long and distinguish ed career both in China and in foreigdi General Wong Shih Teeng and..other countries. Born at Shanghai in 1863, he Ceneral Ten to release the coal at once mediators have wired to Taiyuan saking obtained the Chu Jen degree under the as it has been purchased by coal mer- classical system of education in 1888 He chants for purely commercial purposes. bogan his long diplomatis career in 1889 stined for Peking, the Shanai troops at Apart from the seizure of the coal de- when be was appointed Attache to the Tatung and Yangkao are searching all Chinese Legation in London, where he travellers passing through there for remained for three years. He was then baggage and money. Hence, students Kalgan and Peking and detaining their promated Secretary of the Chinese Lega-have arrived here penniless and they are tion in Washington in 1503. In 1897 he living on public charity. was transferred from Washington to St. Petersburg, now Leningrad, Russia, where be served first as Secretary of Legation, later as Charge d'Affaires and finally in 1902 713. Minister Flenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary. He served with great distinction at this post until 1007 when he returned to China and accepted the post of Councillor, in the Waiwupu, as the Foreign Office was then called. In the following year (1908) he was appointed Minister to Japan. He returned to China when he was appointed Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs in 1910." In 1911 he was promoted Minister for Foreign Affairs and continued as the first Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic and Director General of the Customs Administration. In 1913 he was appointed Minister to France and remained at that important post during the critical years of the World At the conclusion of the Peace War. Conference after the war he returned to China and shortly afterwards was again appointed Minister to Japan. He return ed to China in 18 and has been High
Adviser on foreign affairs to the p
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38 nom
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Chias Fire Insurance Hongkong Fire Insurance. $350 boy Dengineo.** EK, O. & M. Steamboats...$25 s. Hongkong Tug..... Indo-Chinas (Pref.)
Da (Def), il Transporta Sheil Star Ferries. Waterbosta....... Oriental Navigations Chin
Bogar Malabon Sugars... Benguets.
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ວ່າ
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el.
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901 $134 bay.
Hongkong Lands Hongkong Realtye (2.p.)..............$6 Lay.
K. Territorials (L.) Humphreys Hatates....... Prince's Huildings.. Harlanda
dent, and lately to the Chief Executive. He served. while abroad, as China's Second Delegate to the first Pence Con- ference at The Hague and was for many Frears on the panel of judges for The Hague Court of International Arbitration. A man of ripe experience and pleasant manners and conversant with both Eng. lish and French, he is known to have declined the Foreign Affairs portfolio
Kwo Cottonsson more than once under mode attractiveOrientals ............. circumstances. That he has undertaken Shanghai Cottons (old).
Do (now). the heavy responsibility at this juncturé,
Amunetnaesta his friends say, is due largely to the fact Canto loss that being one of the promoters of the Camente (combined). Peace Movement with Marshal Wang Shi Chen and others, he is anxious to see China's foreign relations maintained un- ipmaired, considering the fact that the Foreign Office had been without a head for over three weeks. Close observers of Chinese politics-say that he is just the right man for the post as he is known to be without party afiliations owing to his long residence abroad.
A SINO-JAPANESE CUSTOMS TREATY.
PROTEST BY CHINESE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE.
ASIATIC NEWS SERVICE]"
Pexis, April sth. With reference to the proposed re- ciprocal customs rate treaty between China and Japan, the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce has received a joint telegram from the Chinese chambers of commerce at Nanking and Anking Proteating against the conclusion of any rate treaty with Japan or any other country without the previous concurrence: of the United General Chamber of Com merce at Shanghai. - ́
In the telegram, the senderat pointed out that, with the exception of cotton," iron and grains, not one of the numerous Chinese products has been included in the list of Chinese merchandise, while Japanese manufactures are specially men- tioned; so that the proposed reciprocal rate treaty is a mere repetition of the one-sided Sino-Foreign commercial treaties which, if concluded, will surely prove to be disadvantageous to the in- tercet of the Chinese marchants.
Further, in view of the rapid and con stant changes and improvements in mo- dern industry and commerce, the ten years limit of the proposed rate treaty of reciprocity is considered by the sens ders to be too long. In conclusion, the senders demand that as the negotiation! of reciprocal customs rate treaties with Japan and other Powers directly concera the interest of the Chinese merchants and dealers, they will not recognize any stipulation which has been concluded with foreign delegations without the pre vious concurrence of the United Generali Chamber of Commerce.
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EMPIRE FELLOWSHIP.
PRINCE'S MESSAGE ON NEW
WORK...
Among the clauses of the Finance Bill
It has been decided that the Fellowship adopted by the Chamber recently was one of particular interest to foreigners. of the British Empire Exhibition shall By a provision of this clause, persoas continue in existence, its new sphere of having no residence of, their own activity being the pushing forward of the France, but, nevertheless, making France."Buy Empire Goods" campaign. their principal place of residence; living The Prince of Wales has sent the. either ip hotels, hoarding-houses, or lodg ings, and paying more than 1,000f monthly for their accommodation, will have to guarantee the payment of their taxes by a monthly payment equivalent to 25 per cent. of their rent, the landlord being responsible for this payment.
As it has been already voted by the Senate, it will doubtless become law.
ACTORS,
SINGAPORE RUBBER QUOTATIONS;
3,000 SOLDIERS AS.. Messrs. Carroll Bros. forward the fol-PANORAMA OF HISTORIC FIELDS. lowing list of the latest quotations re- ceived from Singapore together with particulars' of dividenda 'declared:-
Allenbysing Straits # 2.25 Alor Gajahs... Amalgamated Malays Ayer Moleks Ayer Panas Balgownies Bassetts
Brogas
Jerams Jimahs Kedahs
Кетрав Kuala Sidima
2.75 4.76
2.85
14.25
4.73
1.50
1.73
Bukit Jelotongs
130
Bukit Katils.
1.40
Changkat Serdangs
9.40
Conuemaras
Genealies
Indragiris
2.60 3.10 10.30
1.70 9.60
4.60
10.25
4.35
4.35
3.15
5.00
0.95
- 15.00
0.05
4.75
14.50
.1.40
4.25
3.10
4.50
#1.50
Tambalaks
1.43
15.50
United Malaccas ....
$2.91
4.60
Lunas... Malaka Pindas Malakoffs Mandai Tekonga. Mayfield's Mentakaba.... -New Berendahs
Pajaris Punggora Sandycrofte Scudnie Bungei Bagans Tapahs
Teluk Ansons
Utaa Simpanga de
· FINAL DIVIDENDS. Baiselta
Mentakabs Utan Simpana
Some 3,000 officers and men will take part in the Alderebot Command Search light Tattoo at Rushmoor on June 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th, when vivid presentations will be given of the Battle of Hastings. the Battle of Agincourt, and the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava
A guarantee that every actor in those historie panorama will be cloth ed and armed exactly as were the men who fought on those memorable fields is snaured by the fact that Captain Oakes Jones. the famous expert on British uni- forins of all ages, will be responsible for strict accuracy of detail with regard to old-time fighting kita. Apart from the thrill that vivid visualisation of those historie fields will afford, the fact that the proceeds of the Tattoo will be de- voted to military charitable purposes. should make a special appeal to the votaries of Ascot Week,
MARTIN'S
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Chemists and Stores sell
them throughout the world. Profridors
MARTIN, Chest, Southampton, Kazlasé,
following letter to Sir Henry McMahon, who is the chairman of the Central Com- mittee of the Fellowship:
I am very pleased to know that the Fellowship of the British Empire Ex-- hibition will continue in existence to carry on its good work for Empire trade and for a better distribution of the. Empire's population. Education in matters of trade and migration will go a long way to help us solve the pro-
Ours is blema of our Empire. widely-scattered family, and we should develop every means to improve our - mutual understanding."
The Fellowship was founded in 1923 by a letter from the Prince to the Duke of Devonshire, its chief purpose being to help the British Empire Exhibition, and to make the educational work of the Ex- hibition on behalf of Empire trade and production)
as permanent as possible. Now, in response to the wishes of the members, it has been decided that it should keep in existence to help the cam prign, both in this country and in the Empire overseas, to "buy Empire goods" and to carry an educative work in favours of a better distribution of the Empire'a. white population. At present there are groups of members and associates in every part of the Empire to a total of about 50,000.
SHANGHAI, KUBKER DIVIDEND,
Messrs. Benjamin & Potts yesterday received a cable from their Shangbai office, announcing a final dividend of 40.25 per share, making 0.65 per share for the year; for the Senawang Rubber Estates, Ltd..
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