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BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.
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CommissionET
A Freudian Dream.
1924 and provided for second A gang of robbers armed with The San Peh S. N. Co. has re treaty in regard to claims for com- modern, rife raided a village callecived a telegram from the Far pensation on the signature of which ed Ping Woo, about 60 miles south Eastern: Soviet Mercantile. Fleet to fore-the Government undertook to recoat of Shanghai, and carried off lost the effect that two of its vessels
mend Parliament to guarantee the valued at some 820,000,
which were seized by the Soviet authorities when diplomatic re interest and sinking fund of a loàn to be issued by the Soviet Govern-
The inauguration of the Shanglations between Chins and Sovic ment. The amount, terms, and hai-Hankow air mail and passenger Russia were ruptured will be re- conditions of the loan were to be service of the Ministry of Com-leased in a fortnight. Seven other defined in this second treaty. Under munications will take place about Chinese-owned vessels likewise aro the first treaty the Soviet admitted the middle of this anonih.
to be returned to their owners oltar liability on the elaims of British
having been detained for a low. bondholders and undertook
Chapei police raided the Nam Jus months. negotiate with them, and mis- School and seized number of
A Chibaw news agency says that cellaneous and property claims books on Communiser. The prin- were also to be investigated. When cipal and a student were arrested according to a statement issued by half at least of the bondholders and the school was scaled.
the Nanking Special Municipality, were satisfed with the terms, and
the land surrendered compulsorily Editorial and Business Offices: 11,when the Government was satisfied The Mayor of Greater Shanghai by the people for the construction Ice House Street. Tel. Central with the lump sum reached in the has issued a further order, forbid of the famous Chung Shan Road settlement of miscellaneous ding pawnbroker to charge high amounts to 209,000 square inches Night Editor (Wanchai Office): claims, these agreements were to be fates of interest Merchants charg and the value estimated therefor
Tol. Contral 4811.
embodied in the second treaty. No ing usurious rates will be punished. 884,000. We are not quite sato of our arithmetic, bus think this London Office: 91. Brida Lane, pledges. Mr. PONSONBY declared at
As the cholera epidemio is no long works out at about 81,421,799 per the time, had been given with reer prevalens in Shanghai, the mow No wonder they talk of a Fleet Street,
gard to the conditions or amount of the lean to Russia. The commercial4panese Governraens has cancelled land boom in Nanking!
its temporary health measures for treaty provided for most favoured the examination of passengere sa- nation treatment for British goods riving in Japan from Shanghai.
Armistice Day. and Britain was to admit Russia
In our advertisement columns is into the export credits scheme. The Work on the construction of a reminder of the Annual Armistice controversy which raged about the highway between Shanghai and Day Dinner of Ex-Active Service treaty was finally submerged in the Perwei, the spot selected as the new em on the evening of Novembar notorious ZINOVITE letter affair, rent of the Shanghai District Gov-11 This year for the first time the and after the subsequent Conservn ernment, will be commenced by the British Legion are associating with tive victory at the polls Sir AUSTE Shanghai District, Department of the Ex-Active Service Men's Asso- CHAMBERLAIN, informed the Soviet Reconstruction next month.
ciation, and the dinner is being run Chargé d'Affaires. Mr. RAKOVSKY,
jointly by these two organisations. that the Anglo-Russian Treaties For his courageous work in Ye understand that H.E. the negotiated by the Labour Ministry grappling with and arresting an General, Officer commanding the BT an overwhelming majority the could not be recommended to Parlis armed robber after the latter had Troops, His Honour the Chief House of Commons has formally ment for consideration or to the held up and robbed a woman of her Justice, the Hon. The Colonial given its approval of the steps
King for ratification.
jewellery. the
of Secretary, together with many other It is considered probable that Public Safety in Shanghai has prominent persons, have signißrd taken by the Labour Government to the Labour Government will not publicly extolled a farmer and their intention of being present, | bring about a resumption of diplo merely take up discussions of the awarded him 890,-
and the Committee anticipate that matic relations with Russia. The treaties from the point at which
the numbers atending will exceed The propaganda committee of the those of previous years. diehards" protested that Britain they were broken off in 1094, but
Central will consider the whole situation Kuomintang
Executive had made a most humiliating sur-afreak. Nor is it believed the Committee have requested the Wal- reader to the Soviet Union," that | British Government will adont chincpu to approach various for
Dr. Canon's lecture on dreams Russian promises were not to be the same attitude now as it did in eign governments with a view to
and the Freudiam theory of their 1924 in regard to a loan to Russia. Suppressing nowspapers of a coun trusted, and that Russian policy Then there is the problem of claims ter-revolutionary nature published interpretation, reported in this issue, really nn. amusing story was still directed to the stirring-up and counter-claims - Government by overseas Chinese."
related by the great paycho-analyst. of revolutions not only in Western and private which include
the vernacular He had explained his theory of the loans granted by Grest" Britain Europe bat in India and China. during the war, Russian gold 'dess, the mobilization of the dream as the expression of in sub- The Conservative leaders' censure posited with Great Britain by Government troops who will take conscious wish, to a decidedly toe- and warnings were alike unheeded, former Russian Governments, and part in the Anti-Kuominchun cartile audience of professional men in claims by the Soviet Government aign has practically been complet Budapest The next day one of and Mr. HENDERSON'S action was
on account of British intervention. All Chinese-owned vessels which them, a lawyer, said to him. approved by 324 votes to 199. The in Russia's affairs between Novem have been commandeared for their theory, professor is 8-nonsense. larger number represents approximber 7, 1917, and March 16, 1921. This transportation will be released in Last night I dreamed that all my clients bed forsaken me for my ately the combined forces of the is a formidable bill, mostly due to the near future.
chief rival. Do you call that a Mr. CHURCHILI's activities, which Labour and Liberal parties; the were ended by Mr. LLOYD GEORGE'S Army Disbandment Co-Operative Freud, was to prove me wrong
At a meeting of the Shanghai wish?" "Your wish," said Dr. smaller figure indicates that about Trade Agreement with the Soviet Union, & resolution was passed to
Government in 1921. Other claims circulate & telegram denouncing The sixty members of the Conservative have to be dealt with, but the most Generals Sang Chieh Yuan, Lu party were absent from the division, important are the claims of private Chung Lhi, Sun Liang Cheng and in Hong Kong saw-or rather heard Yesterday afternoon, the public But even had they attended in persons and companies for property other insurgent generals of the the Talkies" for the first time o businesses in Russia confiscated Kuominchun for their rebellious as the Queen's Theatre. As was to full strength, Mr. LLOYD GEORGE'S under the Soviet decrees of nation acts against the National Govern be expected, the whole of the seat support of the Government would | alisation. As
result of Angie- ment.
ing accommodation was taken up in have assured them of a favourable Russian negotiations in 1924, it
every part of the theatre, in spite was agreed that these decrees were
According to the Shanghai Press, of the early hour of the first par- expression of opinion from Parlia to be repealed on behalf of British the Fook Kee Co., & Chinese stripformance. Several Europeans who ment. The way is now definitely nationals, and there was to be ping firm in south China, has had neglected to took their seats opened once more for discussion scrutiny of these claims by a joint purchased a steamer for trade with had to be content with places in commission of the two countries the Philippine Islands. Australia.. the gods." It is difficult to judge of Anglo-Russian differences, and That meant that these claims were British and Dutch Borneo, the how the public took to the min there is every prospect of a satis to be paid in full upon verification. Federated Malay States and the attraction, The Singing Fool," factory settlement being reached. It is true that the Bussian stipula Dutch East Indies. This vess but the Chinese section of the If a Labour Government cannot tions included a loan of unknown weighs 3,200 tons and has a speed audience was obviously thrilled by
amount, but it is hoped that, even of nine knots
the news film which proceeded the come to terms with Moscow, then though Russia's need for long-term
big picture, and responded with ng rational solution of the dead credits is a great as ever, tho A marriage will shortly take prolonged applause to the various lock is possible, Diplomatic rela. Present British Government will place between J. Norman Milne, Chinese scenes, accompanied by Selaba Estate Tekk Anson, appropriate noises. The street-eries F.M.S., younger son of Mr. and of hawkers in Shanghai provoked Mrs. A. Pilne, of Aberdeen, and great laughter from those who un- Barbara Mary Theresa, only daugh; derstood the northern dialect, while ter of the late Mr. C. H. Grace, of the Chinese equivalent of Hong Kong, and S. Devon, Eng and Judy"--which is a common- land, and of Mr. Grace, of Hilai, enough sight in Hong Kong Negri-Semilae, F.M.S.
the cause of much wonderment when reproduced on the screen withs An armoured car, built by the its accompanying "squeaks." The Woosing locomotive factory of the Shanghai girl's song of Old Peking Shanghai-Nanking Railway to the was listened to with rapt attention, order of the Headquarters of the and the Chinese in the theatre Commander-in-Chief, has been com broke into rapturous applause at pleted and handed prer to the the end. It was rather sad to see Gendarmerie Commissioner
the humorous pointa in "The Sing- Shanghai. It will be used to patroling Fool" being lost on the Chinese, the Shanghai-Nanking and Shang only a small portion of the audience hai-Hangchow-Ningpo Railways.
War
find some happier means of accom- modating the Soviet Union.
News and Views.
tions with Russia, established by the de jure recognition of Soviet Russia by Mr. MACDONALD's first Govern- ment in February, 1924.
were broken off in May, 1997, after tho raid upon the Arcos Offices in The Colony had a clean bill of London. Resumption of relations health on Tuesday. with Russia figured prominently in
the Labour Party's election pro- Judge Milton D. Purdy, of the gramme last Jane, and a reference U.S. Court, or China, has returned
from Scochow to Shanghai. to the subject appeared in the King's Speech in July last. Soon
HMS Bent has arrived in afterwards discussions opened in Shanghai and is meared at the with all Modern Conveniences, Drying CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO London between the Foreign Minis Senior Naval Officer's busy opposite
CHINA,
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We are informed by the Dutz STATES, NETHERLANDS sador in Paris, but were suspended Consul-General that Hong Kong INDIA, BORNEO, THE rather abruptly, Mr. HENDERSON has been declared plague-free by PHILIPPINES, ER.
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A six-year-old girl was burnt death in a fire which broke out in Chapei, Shanghai, and which lasted
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responding with an isolated laugh now and then. The theatre was fall to capacity throughout the other performances.
Looking Back 25 Years.
In connection with the robbery in the palace of the former Prince Argent, uncle" of the ex-Emperor Houan Tung, in Peping recently, twenty suspects have been arrested by local detectives. It is believed that servants of the palace are Dr. F. H. Swan, captain of the responsible for the crime. Mr. Kowloon Cricket Club, has seen the Chen Chuan, a servant of Prince Hon, P. N. Jones, Director of Tsai Chit is accused of being the Fublic Works, regarding the allot- ringleader. It is said that unequal ment of a cricket-ground for the division of spoils among the thieves new club, at King's Park, Kowloon, affair to the police aathorities by gave Dr. Swas the option of two Chen Wan Lang".
pieces. The first turf will now Boo be laid-Hong Kong Daily Fren, November 7, 1904 Looking Back 50° Yelm,
to the Usual Lists of Firms, an full diplomatic relations should for a couple of hours. Three house resulted in the reporting of the The Hon.. P. N. Jones very kindly.
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try was had to devise means to LITVIKOFF, the Soviet Acting Com missar for Foreign Affairs.
envoy.
QT
On the Peping tramway riote at editorial in the vernacular ein Chen Pan remarked that it was
not the property of the tramway A difficulty of a novel character company that the rictha coolies has occurred between foreign and Prizes will be awarded by the wrecked, but their own rice-bowl native merchants in Japan. It Mayor of Greater Shanghai to that they broke. For, continues the would appear that it has been a Beptember 8 & British Note formal-merchants whose products exhibited paper, the trolley service is one of custom for the Chinese employees of by suggested a resumption of nege at the China Native Products Ex-the moans which will bring pros foreign hongs in Japan to remove, tiations on procedure on September bition held in Shanghai last year perity to the city, and in pros and retain, as their gratuity, the
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tang statesman and educator, who The Peping Hein. Chung Hua Pao merchants are raining objections to (New China Nows) places the blame this system, and refuse to accept to be followed in regard to the re
for the affair on the military and goode any longer from which the sumption of full diplomatic rela The Rush Van Valey Company police authorities. The paper says hoops have been removed. It tions, but the agreement was subject gave another performance at the that if martial lase had been ca- would wem that in the conduct of to the approval of Parliament, Star Theatre last night, when an forced during the time of the riots business the Chinees compradorta which has ben now given. In addi- entirely new programme was pro at least a large enough mumber of in Japan have been in the habit of ition to the problem of propaganda mised. Ideas as to what constituto cars would have been left, for an receiving certain gratuities or com
regarding which the Foreign" entirely new" may differ, but the immediate resumption of the tram missions from Japanese buyers, but Secretary is quite satisfied with how given last night was so much service; but igustend, martial law the inter have for some time rebell- Russian assurances--there is the like that of the previous evening, was announced in the two succeeded against the system, and sone Ltd question of the 1924 Anglo-Russian that it could be more accurately ing nights, when thousands might time since abolished the payment of Trenties to be discussed. These dexribed as a repeat performance have done profitable business in twenty-five cents per bale formerly consisted of a general and commer-There will be extra performances safety. Incidentally, the Hain Chen made to the compradores cial treaty, and were signed after on Saturday and Sunday evening Pao has since been closed by the Kang Daily Press, November 7, the negotiations in the summer of and a matined on Saturday. authorities,
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