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號陸拾捌百肆仟登萬弍第 日专廿月四年卯丁
HONG KONG,
MONDAY, MAY 23rd,
1927.
燈拜禮
日叁廿月五年七廿百九仟登英
THE CHAOS IN
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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
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Youmati
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THE PROBLEM OF NON-INTERFERENCE.
THE MENACE OF RUSSIA.
By AN OLD RESIDENTI
DIARY OF EVENTS.
To-day.
Golf: Bogey Pool, Fanling.
Empire Day Pageant, Victoria British School, 71 a.m.
Entries close for 4th Extra Race Meeting, pan
Exhibition Tennis:
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Kwang and T. Honda r. S. A. and J. D. Ramjahn, H.K.C.C. ground, 4.30 ..
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Ten Dances: H.K. Hotel, Hotel
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Dinner Dausant and Exhibition. There is also the problem of the There have been many people who have advocated.backing Chang] treaties. It was said, time after Darting at Cafe Restaurant Pari- ! Ts Lin" or some other War Lord time, that Britain entered the Great | sien.
Dinner in humour of Sir Joseph in the belief that by such means! War because of the violation of a only can law and order le esta trenty. The unfortunate politician Kemp, K. Nain Tang Restaur lished in China. They say that they who referred to a trenly in 1914 as ant, China Building.
-rouged the
Queen's Theatre: had in the east of humanity and a serep of paper) For civilisation.
moral indhenation of millions by Night." that phrase
The British Goverrunt, on the other hand, has stated must ex licity its intention of pursuing a priicy of non-interference.
The Prime Minister, the Foreign
THE GENERAL STRIKK. The general strike is in old idea in China.
When the people of any district had a grievance against
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Abie's. Willar Players present Trish Rose, Star Theatre, 9.15 pan. Principal Mails:-Inward: U.S.A.,
Secretary and other menders of the their cales, the first definite nove Canada, eta, resident Madison KING · EDWARD
Cabinet have said quite clearly that an their part was a hint at and Tape Mans. U.S.A., Canada, The shop keepers ete, and Europe vid Siberia (e- The sole purpose of the small British | genoval 'strike.
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a that has been sent to China put up their shutters; tim banksident Harian).
of British subjects. It has been de
iberately labelled The Shaughni Defence Force, in official circles.
Tuesday,
Outward: Ca-
is to defend the lives-and-property ceased-to-function. The Chinese pada 1.8.Aete, Europe -vid
have always believed in passive re- San Francisco and rid Siberia) sistance as a preliminary move in (President Cleveland), b p.tt. any political struggle rendered in- ivitable by the failure of words to effect a solution of the difficulty. Iti is quite a wrong notion that the general strike in China is a new idea "resulting from recent studies
ind labour leaders by
CHINESE REBELLIONS. There is a tendency for many of as who have witnesses the chaos in Viana during the last fifteen years to jump to the conclusion, that it bus all been caused by Western edu; ented Chinese students.
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Ten Dances: H.K. Hotel, Hotel Savoy and Cafe Parisien, 4.30pm Dinner Dansant and Exhibition Dancing at Cafe Restaurani. Pari-
The long story of Chinese his Out of the terrifying experiences tory tells OK quite definitely that of the Great War and because of I have been any number of the remarkable increas in fre peruds during which the country quency and rapidity of the incans has her in a state of chaos very of communications between nations and Pipers of K.O.S.B.B., Kowloon similar to that which tw obtains. the has come into being the Cricket Club, 9.15 p.m.,
About seventy years ago there] League of Nations. It has survived
Empire Day Concert by Band
is the Taiping rebellion. In many more than one crisis but it seems ruhen's Theatre: "New Lives for!
a spets that was far more serious impotent with regard to the present than the present state of affairs. grave international problems in It is always foolish to prophesy China, alut political ments and one!
The great weakness of the League
World Theatre: “Big Brother." Kiar Theatre: The Substitute Wife (ontinces only).
Wednesday.
Tea danoes H.K. Hotel, Hotel Savoy, King Edward Hotel and Cafe Parisien, 1.30 p.m.
Rowing Services race for Brown Rowing Cup, Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, 6.15 p.m.
Wilbur Players present "Abie's į ea say when the present chaos will is that the United States is outside. Irish Rose." disappear, but during the last it is, unfortunately, not a Universal,
Principal Maile:-Outward:
ria It is devoutedly to be Europe
Marseilles (Athon Siteed yours there have not been Congress. anything like the number of casual hope that at no distant date it), 10.30 a.tn.; Europe vid Siberia
(lagers), "noon. ies in China as were caused by will be one.
It is difficult the Taiping revolt.
During the Taiping rebellion that a ollain accurate figures about most observant of all British Gov- ything in China but the writer ernment officials in China, Thomas who stated that there were more Taylor Meadows, repeatedly warn edallips caused by the Taipings ed his own countrymen and the then resulted from the Great War citizens of the United States of a in Europe may not have been very danger that serins real to-day. The far wide of the mark,
leopard cannot change his spots, The Russian bear is still interested in the days of 1857. in China as This is what Meadows wrote at that fine.
Not
England only
and France but America 100, will, ifj they are wise, wage severally or collectively a war of exhaustion with Russia, rather than allow her to conquer China; for when she has done that she will truly be Mistress of the World."
It is a fundamental idea, incor porated in the Chinese system of philosophy, that the periodical dynastie rebellions are absolutely essential for the well-being of the pation.
They are the social typhoons that clear the political atmosphere. The prople not only have the right to Frevolt against had government; it
is (according to Chinese philosophy) | their bounden duty to do so.
Dinner Dansant and Exhibition Dancing at. Cafe Restaurant Pari: Bien.
Queen's Theatre: "New Lives for old.
World Theatre: "Big Brother." Star Theatre: The Substitute Wife" (matinees only).
Wilbur Players present Abie's Irish Rose."
Principal Mails:-Outward Australia and New Zealand, ete. (Mishima Maru), 9.30 am.
Thursday. Ascension Day.
In a fascinating manner Men- dows, with his usual literary skill.
Tea Dances: IK. Hotel, Hotel developed the thesis, particularly i warning the Caited States of the Savoy and Cafe Parisien, 4.30 grave peril caused by Russian ag P
Squeakettes" give matinee per- gressom in China. He showed huw
the Mascosites could make a great formats, Helean May Institute,
I
Theosophical Society Lecture,
The people of Chiness appear to expret thus rebellions, No doubt such troubles have always been fostered by the have nots" who longed for the sweels of office What is important is the fact that, s long as the rebellion is success ful, people recept it as "the Willcollection of war material on the of Heaven,"
beundary of China and then,
the aid of
squadron pin. In the Shoo King, ur Historicul by
Dinner Dansant and Exhibition Canon-one of the oldest of the of river steamers "which the Sacred Books of China-the doctrine Chinese have no means of resisting] Dancing at Cafe Restaurant Pari- flat the people must rebel against transport it and a large army sien
Queen's Theatre: "The Cheerful tyrannical rule is definitely laid up the Sengari afluent, till within
Fraud." down. It is to be found in the such a distaner, of Mukden, the
World Theatre: "Oh Baby." would famons Four Books" and in the capital of Manchuria, aa
Star Theatre: Empty Hunds." Complete Philosophy" and in the form but a comparatively shortį
Friday. Essence of Philosophy." Together march through a well watered and
Practice Parade for King's Birth! with the ideas that the nation rust fertile, if not cultivated region. day Parade. Volunteer Headquar
governed by moral agency rather From thence to Pekinga Russian ters, 5.30 p.m. than by physical force, and that the amy would meet with no serious wisest and ablest men must be at natural obstacles." tracted to the service of the govern ment of the country, it forins the basis of Chinese polity.
PROPAGANDA. Although the Russia of 1927 may have the same designs upon China
Kowloon Chess Club return match: Kowloon v. H.M.S. Hermes, 8 p.m.
In ten or fifteen years hence we Recollections" of
If the Chinese people elect to fight each other, weather the motive as had the Russia of seventy years may read the behind the minds of rival leaders is ago, the present rulers of Russia Sic Austen Chamberlain or another a desire for the spoils of offer or have forged a new weapon which literary triumph of Winston. We personal bates, that is their affair. has enabled them to fight without may then know why there are so That weapon is many warships and fighting units No outsiders can interfere under declaring war. the plow of helping the luckless propaganda. It has done ita work from Europe and America in the peasants. No nation can arrogato in China and it seems to have been Far East to day. The great can- to itself the duty of maintaining skilfully and through Chinese zlation is that Whitehall usually
muddle through. its own ideas of law and order all agents in the Deited States of manages to
The one important fact that is over the world, in these days, simply America.
The British Those of us who are entirely out crystal clear is this. because, the rulers of this or that
side of diplomatic circles never Government is anxious to retain country oppress their own people.
know the true story of current the Iriendship of the Chinese pengłe, It is qbvious that there is no THE GREAT EXCEPTION.
events. It is when we read such During the Taiping rebellion at books as Mr. Winston Churchill's desire to intervene in the domestic The World Crisis that we realise quarrels between the various War least on British official made it clear that there is a great exception what a lot was hidden from us dar Lords. The doctrine of non-inter- ing the darkest days of the Great vention has been, perhaps, stretch- to this policy of non-interference.
ed further than it was seventy years When a third nation gives aid
Recent events-especially the raids ago. In those days France and to one of the contending factions iu a civil war, then it is justifiable in London and Shanghai-make us Britain were at war with Russia. to counter-balance that aid by actual believe that a great international Japan was then not interested and ferer or by intimidation. The first crisis is near. Was the Washington Amerion seemed to be indifferent. interferer has been likened to an Oonference altogether disconnect The probican is more complicated international poisoner: the second with it! What do they really think than in the days of the Taiping's,
international in the eirches that count in Tokyo? but it still remains. History does! interferer
(Continued un next column),
repeat, itself. doctor.
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