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BANKING IN CHINA. PROGRESS OF THE WESTERN SYSTEM.
All the storm and stress of
SCENE IN A HESWALL HOTEL ASSAULT ON RETIRED BRIGADIER. GENERAL.
A retired Brigadier-General, a D.S.Q., and ex-champion heavyweight boxer of the British Army, figured as complainant
SCOTTISH SPORT. RUGBY SEASON" CLOSED.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. } The Banking Supplement of The Finan
EDINATION, March 31st. cial Times contains an interesting article
The Scottish Rugby season has closed, 1-ARMOUR CAR COMPANY.
on the outlook in China, the writer of
in an amusing case heard before. Mr. which takes the optimistic view that for Joseph Femberton at the Neston Petty and the Champions for the year are again Parade at Corps Headquarters on
present condi- Monday, 10th May, 1996, at 3.30 p.m.
tions trade must continue, and this for Sessions, when Albert Pain was summon. Glasgow Academicals, with an unbeat Drivers under Corp. J. V. Ramsay.
for assault. Both parties occupied They finished with a win over West The following N.C.O.'n are requested the reasons that $3 per cent. of the Chie by Brigadier-General C. A. H. M'Lean record and a score of 805 points against to attend for special Machine Gun In-nese people are both docile and indus-
runners-up also completed their card with trious and that the disturbed area formas ngalows in the same bold at Broad-of Scotland. "Kelso, the Championship
lane, Heswall. struction under C.S.M. J. E. Hancock -
Mr. Joseph Roberts (Birkenhead) apa victory, Fedforest bring the victims. There only remains the seven-a-side Sergt. Groves, Sergt. Edwards, Eco. only a small part of the great country.
It was stated that Pain catered the Corp. Henderson, Lee..Corpi, Curwood,The following extract relates to bankingpeared for the general. Corpl. Wadeson, Corp!. Spradbery, Lee. progress and to the task of reorganisation at the Black Horse Hotel, tournaments in Edinburgh and Glasgow Heswall, where the general was reading which have now become very popular. a newspaper, and struck him a blow on The idea originated on the Borders, but the face, afterwards throwing a burde has now been adopted by the cities, of clothing at him and using abusive language, which, it was said, could be Among the low club engagements, was on between Horiot's and Stowarts, Heriot's having an astonishing victory. They had fallen from grace of late, but finished with a magnificent perforniacer.
Carpt. Farmer, Lee.-Corpl Ho Leung.
Other Racks parade under CQ.M.S.
A. E. Kew.
which is coming.
Although banking has not been free from the evil effects due to the disturbed Field Day: It is proposed to hold a condition of the country, the stability of Field Day on Sunday, 30th May. Mem-the European financial institutions which heard all over the hotel." bers of the Armoured Car Company are requested to keep this date free in order to make the paside a success. It is it tended that every member who has a
tended sufficient instruction classes dur-
have organised. branches throughout. Chias, measured by their graduated, if siow, progress, is unquestioned. As in
WORKED FOR THE GENERAL.
Pain, who is an old naval pensioner. had been employed by the general to do his house work. The parties: fell out were subsequent discussions regarding A County Court, action, it is wages. said, was pending.
ing the month shall have an opportunity India, China has realised the expediency in the early part of the year, and there!
to re..
2.-INFANTRY COMPANY. Musketry Part I. will be fired on Sunday, 9th May, 1928, by all those who have not yet fred or passed. Failure to fire Part I. involves inefficiency and this is the last opportunity for members, of the Infantry Company to fire this Course. No. 4 Platoon, and Kowloon residents. from Nos 1, 2 and 3 will fire at Stene mitters Range under 2/Lieut. F. R. Davies, M.C.. M.M."
Launch leaves Murthy Pier at 9 am. and calls at Kowloon Pier at 9.19 a.m.
Hongkong residents of 1, 2 and 3 Platoons will fire at Peak Range under 2/Lieut. E. J. R. Mitchell. All those Tiving on the Peak to be on the range at 9 a.. and others to catch a
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Dress: Uniform optional, but rifles, bayonets, belts and pouches must be
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of the Western banking systemy in its ap plication to trade and to the furtherance of trading enterprize, private as well as
Mr. Roberts explained that the cloth public. Where 90 years back the average ing thrown at the general was a suit proft-earning Chinese tradesman hoarded which had been given to Puig by the Criticising the suit of clothes in ques his savings, concealing them often in the complainant, walls of his house, or burying them in bustion, Pain said, You'd freeze in the I took them garden or in the bed of a small,river," to tropies in them if you didn't have some-
to give to someone else. He is six-foot-4 day he entrusts his money without besita thing underneath them. tion to the local bank, and to a British- two and I am five-foot-five. What is the controlled bank for preference. The good of the suit to me? I didn't call American-controlled money houses stand him any names, only a dirty skunk."
Chairman: That is bad enough isn't- little chance, even in the present troubled times, with those whose central control is in London, and the same remark ap lies to those controlled from Tokyo. Paris, Milan, Oslo and Stockholm.
Thero are now in existence, although modern ideas of banking are but a genern
it
Pain was ordered to pay a fine of 10s. He left the and two guineas costs. court saying, "I think it is a shame-ēn absolute shame! "
When she failed, as the event, proved, she decided to " Westernise" herself, with Arms: To be drawn from Corps Headtion old-say, years to the Chinaman, the explicit intention of playing an inter- quarters on Friday, 7th May, 1926. be about 125 banks, both Chinese and West-national. role in the world, with all its erp, acattered throughout Northern and corresponding rights and obligations, simi tween a.m. and noon, or 2 and 4 p...
for more than half a century. ·
Glasgow Acads., 31; W. of Scotland, 0. Stewart's C. (F.P.), 5; Heriot's (F.P.),
1.
Institution (F.), 5: Hawick, 23. Royal H, Sch. (F.P.). 4; Gala. 10. Jedforest, 3; Kelso, -1.
CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS.
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15 12
Glasgow Academients... 19 19 0 Kelso Watsonians Hawick
20 14 4
99 17 5. 0 19 14
Glasgow HS. (F.D.). Stewart's Coll. (F.P.). 19 1 West of Scotland Edin. Academicals..... Greenock Wanderers Heriot's (F. P.)
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21 35. 6 0
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Hillhead High School Kelvinside Acads........ 17 Glasgow University Royal H.S. (F.P.)
18
9 14 1
13 1 14 0 2 13 1
ASSOCIATION LEAGUE.
or 5 and 6 p... and on Saturday, 8ta Southern China, with about 400 branchoe lar to that which Japan has new enacted lost a game since February 10th Air.
14th May 5.30 p.m.
"e1st May
3,30 p.m.
29th May Wednesday,
5.30 p.m.
2nd June 5.30 p.m.
do, ilo
Uniform, de.
tails Eater.
| country,
The beat, achievement of the week was
prospective champions. It was an up- Motherwell's defeat of the leaders and looked for reverse to Celtic, who had sot
driconiuus took advantage of Celtic's The soundest and most authoritative May, 1926, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Since 1921 more than 60 new banks have Practice
views expressed by those who have had apse, tnd by defeating Hibernians raised of course, registered mostly, King's Birthday Parade:
long experience in China unite in declar- their points total to 46, or two behind the leaders. Celtic, however, have a couple parades will be held at Corps Headquar- been
branches of prominent institutions. The ing that the so-called "predominant ief games in hand, and are accordingly ters at dates and times as hereunder :-
Drese.
China Trading Bank continues to report fluence of Soviet Russia ip Feking is relatively 8 points ahead of their chal- Date. Time.
# Friday,
a progress hardly to be expected in the extravagantly over-rated, for Heking is the lengers, who with only four games remain conservative stronghold of truly conserving have little prospect of overtaking Mufti belt
nt sidearms. present chaotic political conditions of the tire Northern China Southern Chic Celtic, short of a complete and altogether and the same slow but steady lends itself, as it always did, more readily improbable breakdown on the latter's part. advance in national and international to the rebel and the would-be reformers Heart of Midlothian at home dropped operations may be recorded about the and "Napoleons. Yet Southern China, point to Dunder, and are now likely to be apart from a handful of student-vision beaten for runners-up position by Air Bank of China, which, with a capitalisa- aries, who have received the barest rudi drieonians and pay even be overtaken by Dundee United made good and American Universities, is far more progress in their endeavour to escape tion equal to about £12,000,000, possesses ments of a Western education at European St. Hiren. 100 branches in the various regions, and hostile to Communistic ideas than it is to relegation, and Queen's Park are compara- also about the Bark of Communications, European traders, and although in the tively safe. St, Johnstone, however, by with its 70 branches and a capital equal summer of 1924 the Sun Yat Sen party drawing at home are in a precarious posi signed a treaty with Soviet Russia, that tion, and at the moment everything points. to £2,000,000, the function of this organist ecument has remained a dead, letter, to them accompanying Clydebank down- tion being connected mainly with the rail- The immediate peril to China lies in this: stairs,
political life of the country--a fact which
Heart of Midlothian, 2; Dundee,-2. ways and telegraph services. There are that the peasants stand quite outside the for promotion from the Second Division
Airdrieonians, 6; Hibernians, 1. also the Sino-Japanese, the Sino-Italian, might make it possible in Chine, as in
Dundee United, &; Clydebank, o.. the Sino-French, the Sino-Scandinavian Russia, for a small surversive clique, back.
Motherwell, 2; Celtic, 1. and the Sino-American Banks, all of themed by an army, to get control of the coun. try, in spite of the conservative traditions sound and progressive trading houses, the and instincts of the great mass of the Sino-American-a keen competitor with people. the British banking houses-having a capital of £2,000,000, half of which is paid up.
It is hoped that everyone will attend these parade to ensure a smart turn out by the Company on the 3rd June, 1996.
3.-SCOTTISH COMPANY,
Musketry Course Part I will be fired at Peak Range at 9 a.m. on Sunday, 16th May, 1828, by all members of Nos. 5, 8 and 7 Platoons who have not yet fired or passed. Failure to fire Part I. involves ineficiency and this is the last opportu nity for member of the Scottish Company to fire this Course.
All these living on the Peak to be on the Peak Range at a.m. and others to catch a tram not later than the 9 a.m. tram to the Peak, under 3/Lieut, A. K. Mackenzie.
Dress: Uniform optional, but rides, bayonets, belts and pouches must be taken.
"Arms: Will be detailed later,
4.-STRENGTH, ANGE
الله
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With the gradual resettling of Europe, the settling of the affairs of China will provide for her own leaders and for those of Europe and America one of the most complex: but, at tre same time one of the most fascinating problems which can com- mend itself to constructive statesmanship. in no enlightened capital of the world to-day is any doubt entertained that the coming reorganisation of China must con- the vast book of human story.
Dunfermline Athletic seem sale.
Partick Thistle, 3; Morton. 3 Queen's Park, Kilmarnock, 2 Raith Rovers, 1; Falkirk, 4. Rangers, ; Aberdeen, 1.
St. Johnstone, 1; Hamilton Acads., 1. St. Mirren, 2; Cowdenbeath, F. St. Mirren, 3; Rangers, 2. Celtic, 4; St. Johnstone, 1.
J.
During a strike I have seen Glasgow most God-forsaken place). (usually a
Arbuthnot.
MALEVOLENT PROPAGANDA. Much adverse criticism has been directed against the Consortium, a group of bank The following is taken on the strengthers made up of British, American, French tribute one of the most glorious pages to rival Athens in beauty.-Sir William
Such criticism and Japanese elements.. emanates from several anti-foreign sources in which must, it seems, be included the Peking Bankers' Association, founded by several of the leading Chinese national banking houses for the promotion of Chinese international trade in Far Eastern countries.
on 3rd May, 1926, and posted to: Mounted Infantry Company :-
No. 1015 Pte. F. T. Orr 5.-REVERSION
No. SCH-C.Q.M.S. E. S. Green, Infantry Company, reverts to the ranks at his own request, as from 5th May, 1926.
6.-TRANSFERS.
No. 904 Pte. S. E. Green, Infantry Company is permitted to transfer to the Reserve Company, as from 5th May, 1926 No. 819 Bugler T. L. Thorn is trans- terred from Fife and Drum, Band to No.' 2 Platoon, No.. 8 Section, as from 1st May, 1926.
7.—APPOINTMENT
No. 76 Pte. F. G. L. Wheeler, No. Platoon, is appointed Lance Corporal, as from 5th May, 1928.
The truth about the Consortium is that, pending the settlement of affairs in Europe, it holds a watching brief for the Western world, in the interests of China herself, and general international trade and workd policy. With their Lands freed from the task of bringing about & settlement in Europe, Britain, Aineries, France and Japan will get about the reorganisation of China is the only effective way which shall enable that congeries of "nations-- namely, Northern China, Southern China and Middle China-to align itself with the rest of the civilised nations of the world on a basis of international comity. Until' that condition is hrought about the pre- Bent political chaos of Chinn will daily grow more chaotic, while its industrial No. 679 Pte. B. Wylie, Rex. Scot. Bec, and general trading progress and develop- from 25th May, 1920, to 31st Decemment will remain at about one fifth or ber, 1926
8.-LEAVE.
The following are granted lease of absence from the Corps
No. 851 Pte. H. K. Prosser, No. 1 Pla- toon,, from 1st May, 1996, to 31st January, 1927..
No. 2 Pte. S. Hope, "No. 5 Platoony
from 1st June, 1928, to. 25th Febru
ary, 19
G. E. SWINTON, Capt. Adjutant, HK. Hongkong, 7th May, 1926
NOTICE,
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even less, of the country's true potential D.C. The action of the Powers is in the right logic of existing world conditions, and it has to be remembered that China. herself has, through her most caughtened spokes. men past and present, asked to be allow ed to enter into the comity of Western countries, as a result of the tragic episode of 1000 the Boxer Rebellion-when Bbc made her last disastrous stand for that traditional policy of isolation as against the rest of the world which had marked her history for five thousand years. Un- fortunately the modera young Chinese only regard the Consortium as a device. for mortgaging China to foreigners. (Continued on nezt Calumn?
Atam on Friday, 7th May, 1928. It is hoped that there will be good attendance and that all prize winners will make a point of being present and wear uniform with medals and decora tions
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