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ADMIRAL KOLTCHAK AND
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ITALIAN OPINION ON
TSARIST DEMOCRACY.
"But the designs for action of are quite different. For him it is a question of re-
Koltebak
ONGKONGA
MENACE OF EASTERN
COMPETITION,"
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CHEAP LABOUR AND CAPITAL.
At the annual meeting of the China Association, held at 192. Leadenhall-street. FC, on July [30, Mr. F. Anderson, who pre- sided, spoke warningly of the danger of future commercial competition of the East, with the West
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In his speech in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, Mr. Anderson said that in this country far too little at- tention was pak to the future industrial competition of the East with the West; our trade unions apparently hardly ever gave it a thought. The broad fact was that there was a population of 800 millions in the East who were entering into the industrial race. In the case of industries in which great skill was required Eastern workers might be handi- Capped at first but that disadvan- tage would grow lass and less as time went on: in any case the bandicap was not all on one side. Formerly the West had the ad- vantage of cheap capital; that advantage had already been lost.
establishing the old regime by means of brute force before which the Bolshevik peril would Professor Saverini writes in pale, and to compel the Russian L'Unitu, a Florentine weekly peasantry to restore the lands to their former proprietors: in re- paper: "To the proffered con-
In many industries wages, in ditions of the Council of Five turn for this he gets help from
the Governments of the Entente the West were 10 times as high Admiral Koltchak hastened to
of reaction, he as they were in the East, while reply that he was in absolute in his work
were а great accord
to take Admiral promises that Russia will pay the working hours
Unless some steps Koltchak's promises seriously-bankers of the Entente the deal shorter.
taken to balance the an old iron of the Tsarist regime,interest from the debts repudiated were whose action is openly for the by the Bolsheviks. For that scale more evenly sooner or later restoration of the old order, and reason do we see the majority of a difficult position would arise. thus every class and non-reaction-the representatives. properly The wages in the East were paid the Constituent in silver if we were to succeed in ary party of the Russian people elected for
of 1917 join the discrediting silver as currency are bound together against hic. Assembly
it would fall in value; the effect so that even he has to admit that Bolsheviks against Koitchak...
on Eastern industries would be, the majority of the members of And for that reason should we
were concerned, the Constitutant Assembly elected add our voice of protest to that as far as we in 1917 are in the Soviet area, to of all those who demand of the equivalent to a fall in Eastern take seriously the democracy of Governments of the Entente the wages. Surely it was worth our end of the ec nomic blockade and while to reconsider our position Admiral Koltchak, which pro- mises to respect the wishes of the absolute neutrality in the internal as regarded this important quest- ion in the light of experience Russian people only after having questions of Russia."
gained since the outbreak of annihilated Bolshevism, as if the Bolshevists do not form a
part of the Russian people. It is SHIEFFIELD TO LONDON BY AIR. a sad and shameful comedy. A number of officials connected which by itself, alone would dis- with Messrs. Vickers (Limited). grace the Supreme Council of who were required in London Five were these hapless ones not recently, were brought from already completely disgraced by Sheffield by aeroplane. Leaving all their other preceding enter-Sheffield at 3.20 p.m. they flew to prises.
Hounslow, and were taken to the As long as Germany was not centre of London by motor-car. defeated one could understand arriving at their destination at the Entente's intervention in 5.50 p.m. The party included Russia in order to recon-Colonel J. H. Leslie, a director sititute a battle front in of Messrs. Vickers, Miss Joan the East. also passing over Leslie. Mr. R. G. Blake, Major to the
Bolshevists: primum J. Wortley, Major E. W. Wilkin- ricere. Also to-day intervention son, Captain F. H. Wilkinson, would be a great work of political Captain H. G. Howson, Captain good and wisdom, were it effected H. R. Vickers Mr. F. D. Wild, quite apart from all complicity and Major A..J. Gainsford. The with the old reactionary parties machine also carried a pilot and of Russia, with the sole aim of two mechanies. The aeroplanc saving the mass of the Russian used was a Vickers-Vimy pas population from hunger and senger carrying commercial death; and of guaranteeing the machine, which is of similar con liberty of all against the military struction to the aeroplane which terror of the Bolsheviks or of any flew the Atlantic. It has two other party.
Rolls-Royce Eagle mark engines.
OH WHAT A SURPRISE.
When Sir Reginald Stubbs arrives in Hongkong. (An event to zake place before very long) We will greet him with guns and a trumpet fanfare, Hongkong and Kowloon, we all shall be there.
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We'll wine bim and dine him in true Hongkong style. The ladies will meet him with many a smile. We'll read him addresses, invite him to messes:
We'll stop short of nothing but "Frenchy" caresses.
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When all this is o'er (he will think it a bore),
He might get a notion of what is in store.
In the quiet seclusion of Government House,
He will find that Hongkong does nothing but grousé.
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The problems to tackle will make his brains crackle,
It will take bim ten years if he has to track all The sources of grumbles, of elite and humbles,
A Hof a shock, he will get, when he "rumbles".
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He will have to assert his Kingly authority, Show statesman-like tact of exceptional quality: If not, he will find the official majority. Will very soon be a decided minority.
When he has dealt with the question of taxes, He will have to find out who want to grind axes. When this is completed (it ought to be soon)" He will find he has yet to consider Kowloon.
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Then bridges and tunnels and squeezes and smuggles. A memorial of war, town bands and fine muddles. He will wish he were back in the Isle of Ceylon, And H.E.O.A.G.. here, still carrying on."
L'ENVOL
But don't be afraid, Sir, don't take a fright,
You will find that our bark is worse than our bite.
Take our advice, Sir, you just sit tight,
Just do what you think your conscience says" right."
HF.
war.
Mr. Anderson also referred to the political situation in China and to the continuation of the deadlock in the struggle for power between what are called the North and the South. The great body of the people, he said. had from the Erst held aloof from the contest. An impression was gaining ground that. although there were few signs of a definite settlement, a renewal of hostilities was improbable; the decision of the principal Treaty Powers to make no further loans to China and to stop the importation of and ammunition, would arms
have doubtless
a pacifying
effect.
Mr. George Jameson was re- elected president and Mr. Ander- son chairman of the association. It was announced that it was intended to resume the annual dianer in October or November next.
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San Francisco, August 2.-In
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Japan is becoming up to date an address before the Common- in the matter of political meetings, wealth Club on Saturday, August are needed to set matters right.
Ax a remedy for disordered says the Jupin Advertiser. The 2nd, Mr. Robert Newton Lynch, meeting held at the Shintomiza Vice-President and Manager of liver, biliousness, coated tongue, Theatre recently. produced as the San Francisco Chamber of sick beadaches pimples, blotched much excitement as could be Commerce, gave his impressions skip, and other troubles arising wished for in any part of the of his recent visit to Japan. Mr. from constipation Pinkettes are. world. When Mr. Genji Matsuda, Lynch reported a most cordial perfection. Tiny but, thorough, nature. Of all a prominent Seiyukai member, reception on behalf of the Cham-las gentle as was" speaking some admirer bers of Commerce of the leading chemists, or 60 cents the phial, heaved three snakes on the cities of Japan and the practic-from the Dr. Williams' Medicine stage.
al plans for co-operation between Co., 95 Szechuen Road, Shanghai. these organizations and
The Seiyukai party charged no admission and the big theatre was packed to the doors long before
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San Francisco Chamber of Com-at present obtaining in Japan and merce. Mr. Lynch spoke highly especially those resulting from the speakers commenced. There of the standing and capacity the conclusion of the war. Wages were about 300 policemen in of the business men whom he met in Japan have doubled and there uniform and plain clothes in the and their evident willingness to is no tendency to reduce stand- by war conditions. audience in addition to 130 soshi discuss problems of Japan's ards set
of the relation with the United States. Various labour organisations are in the braves,
pay
These gentlemen were very being formed, up to the present Kenseikai. There were also a large number of soshi in the em- anxious, he said, to find the real time under strict survellience causes of misunderstanding and and control, but Japan indus- play of the Seiyukai.
showed a disposition to bring trially is facing the issues of the influence to bear to change any operation of the same restless policies or conditions which inter-forces which are characteristic of fered with the freest commercial Occidental nations. co-operation:
Among the speakers of the evening wore such well known oratore as Mr. Hajime Motoda, Mr. Somei, Uzawa and Mr. Kaku-"
The speaker referred to the goro Inoure but the voice of the
Mr. Lynch sketched the present suspicion and distrust which speakers was drowned by the situation in Japan and outlined Japan is meeting on the part of noise of the professional distur- the perplexing difficulties arising the othe nations and the tendency bance makers. While Mr-out of the fundamental necessity to regard the whole situation with Matsuda was speaking some one of expansion which Japan finds pessimism. On the other hand, in the audience threw a parcel in seeking an outlet for the great he sketched the relation of the on the stage that contained three increase in her population. In-Pacific Coast to the development big Aodaisho snakes. Taking asmuch as Jepan has less than of Oriental commerce and the advantage of the excitement the area of Texas, the must serious misfortune which would caused by the snakes, two of the either greatly develop her indus- attend the fact of permanent. Kenseikai soshi sprang on the trial resources or seek the migra- misunderstanding He expressed stage, upset the tables and at-tion of large numbers to Man-his belief that the better elements tempted to punch the speaker.churia, South America or some in Japan could be appealed to to The Seiyukai soshi came to his other quarter not already pre-eliminate the objectionable cop- Teecue and pumelled the
as-empted or where distressing and ditions, and methods and that a sailants cheerfully. In another unsolvable race problems would spirit of helpfulness should be part of the theatre & Seiyukai result.
shawn Japan in bringing the best Boshi was severely carved with
Mr. Lynch made a particular commercialand thinking elements A knife,
report on the industrial conditions to more dominant influence.
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