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SHANGHAI RACES.
The "Off" Day.
|Lİvom Our Own Correspondent.)
Shanghai, Nov. 12.
The abiel event en Soturday WAI the Grand National Simplechase, Lower Morris" water jump, wier round and in. There were four fariors mod the result was k follows:
WASHINGTON CONFERENCE OPENED.
"The United Staton :welcontns you, with unenlich hands, wo kar- bour no fears, hevë'no serdid ends, nipasa að moeg and eagle- plats or apprehend no conquest. Content with what we have, wa seek nothing which is another's. Weonly wish to do, will you, that aner, nobler thing which no nation can do alone. No pride need be humbled, no nationality submarged, but I would have meUTÉDES of minds committing us all to leas preparation for war and more Washington, Nov. 12, Speculation at Washington on the eve of the Conference leads enjoyment of a fortunate peace. If aner sentiments were not urging. the cold, hard facts of the excessive cost, and the aloquenes of to the belief that America will frankly offer to renounce naval woonomies, would ergo a reduction in armaments. I welcome you armament io so far as the programme disquieta Japan. The formes not alone in goodwill and high purpost, but with high faith. We are will propose the limitation of naval armaments proportionately met for the service of mankind. I hope for an understanding which nations coast lines, England being classed at the head in his respect
vu, emphasise the guarantees of peace and for commitments to leas America will then ask to be allowed to explate the building of her surdens and a better order which will tranquillize the world." own feet, which Japan and England will either refuse or make
r. Battour nominated Mr. Hughes a Chairman of the counter-propositions to. The American plan for China is said to leave Conference.
Mr. Hughes Outlines Naval Limitation Plan. Japan in possession of the territory in Manchuria, excepting Sak
Mr. Hughes, the head of the American delegation, outlined the ghalien, a zone of influence to be granted Japan in Mongolia, the open
door for China to be proposed and the suppression of all zones of naval limitation plan for a naval shipbuilding holiday, involving the influence there, arrangements being made for the improvement of abandonment of all building programmes and the scrapping of the
foldar ships of the present navies. Chinage railways by American capital
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The non-continuance of the Anglo-Japanese Treaty is also Meantime delegates of other covered by the American plans.
Mr. Hughes, outlining the American naval limitation plan, lald Firstly, the abandonment of all nations preserve completa silence about the views they are likely down four general principles. to advance, awaiting the submission of definite suggestions by capital ships on the building programme, actual or projected; America and an indication on what line discussions will be followed. secondly, the scrapping of certain older ships; thirdly, generally China's attitude is arousing much zurizsity, especially among the speaking, regard should be had to the existing naval strength of Japanese at Washington, who think it likely, in view of the internal Powers concerned; Fourthly, capital ship tonnage should be used as disturbances in Cina, that her delegates will take up a strong at-a measurement of the strength of naries and a proportionate allow- titude as the best means of uniting the opinions among the different ance of auxiliary combatant craft should be prescribed. factions. There is an impression, however, that Japan is not in- Under this proposal Britain would cease the construction of. clined to go to far in concessions, and the possibility is foreshadow-four new ships of the Hood type, scrap all her second first line battle- 2
ed that the Conference will see extended discussions between these ships to the George V. class; Japan would abandon plans for two battleships and four battle cruisers, not yet laid down scrap three two countries.
The Procedure.
capital ships and four battle cruisers, building, and all tén dread- After the election of officers to the Washington Conference, two noughts of the second line; the United States would scrap fifteen committees will be appointed, namely, an Armaments Committee, on battleships, now building, and fifteen older battleships.
As a replacement programme, Mr. Hughes proposed that no which representatives of the five great Powers will sit, and the other
Ponies that have stated in least Two Races of mile or over. at this Meeting. One Mile and a quarter.
Messrs Potta and Haşime Fight. ing King...[Mr. Hill Mr. Hellenice Ajax
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Mr. Moller Mr. Turg's Wilson..
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¿Mr Kaoli Time: 3 Mins 37 1:5 seca.
Tu nu. Handicap.-Winner.
Ths. 100.
Tis. 400. Second, Tis, 200 Th., A Handicap for Grin of this Meeting that have simted in at least Two Races-One mr and a quarter.
Mr. P. S. Gibbins' Sandy Bay
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Mr. William McBain's Larosa 2
Mr. T. A. Spedding Pleat light, Mr. Knoll.) which come in second and third respectively, were d»qualified.
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French Delegates Satisfaction.
on the Far East, on which other nations at the Conference will also more capital ships should be laid down in the next decade and the be represented The Conference will then adjoure until November maximum replacement of tonnage be £xed, providing eventually for 15th to enable the committees to reconcile any confict of opinion half a million tons each for the United States and Britain, and three hundred thousand tons for Japan, a proviso to be included permit. regarding the scope of the Conference.
ting the replacement of twenty year old capital ships and prohibiting On November 11th M. Briand and 31. Viviani called by appoint the construction of any ship built in replacement with tonnage ex- ment at the residence of Senator Lodge and conferred for an hour cerding thirty-five thousand.
As They Will Be concerning the Conference. Both ster expressed satisfaction with
Washington, Nav, 13. the result M. Viviani said that the business of the Conference will
Additional particulars of the extent of Mr. Hughes naval plan be finished quickly, adding "the main business will conclude on) December 12th, although details must be worked cut by experts later." outlined at the Conference is to be gathered from the statement. 3. Briand said he entered the Conference carnestly desirous to This provides for the immediate destruction of 66 capital Eghting reach a common understanding that would give the world peace of ships, aggregating 1,878,000 tons. mind instead of armed peace. He saw no reason why they should not separate a few weeks after deaning how the laterests of one became the interests of all
Japan Confident.
Within three months after the agreement, the naval establish- ment of Britain will consist of shipa, the United States 15, Japan 10. The total tonnage of each of the Powers in craisers, flotilla leaders and destroyers would be: Britain and the United States each 450,000 ns; Japan 270,000 tons The British and United States
The Japanese delegation, in an official statement to-day, sags: Japan approaches the Conference confident that it will succeed and submarine total will each be 90,000 tons and Japan's 40,000. The sure that a foundation will be laid for international agreement total aeroplane carriers allowed to British and the United States which will make limitation of armaments a simple matter. Japan. will each be 80,000 tons, and to Japan 45,000.
No G:vernment whose whole present tonnage exceeds the pre-
in common with other countries, demands relief from the burden of
armaments threatening to strangle ber industrial development. The scribed limit would be required to scrap the excess until replace- OTHERS take your photos, bat
Japanese delegation is therefore prepared to join other nations in ments have begun. Cruisers of seventeen years old would be re- by our 3 years experience wel
Time: 2 mins, 41 4'5 secs.
any just policy that may remove aisunderstanding and in any pre-placed by new constructions. Similarly destroyers, flotilla leaders take yours io EXCELENT CONDITION and NATURAL TI 40. Second, Tis. 200. Third,
The Consolation Cup -Wisner, gramme of arms limitation that assures our national security. We and submarines would be replaced when twelve years old and aero- plane carriers when twenty. The limitation of aeroplane construc- are sure of our position and ready to let it speak for itself. We want tion is not detailed, but it is declared that regulations must be pro- COMPI EXION instead of mere-Th. 100, For China Posies that the world to learn our position from the Conference itself and form sided to govern the conversion of merchant craft for war purposes. terms.ly clear and sharp.
have started in at least Two Rase-3 own judgment,”
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A Worthy Prelude to Conference Labours.
The British delegation, is a statement, says, "The stately impres cepted from the terms of the agreement, and all auxiliary urface
The Reduced Fleets. sive symbolism of America's mourning her sons and daughters dead crait whose keels are already laid would be completed. in the cause of liberty, has deeply moved the hearts of their British
Each party to the agreement would undertake to inform the comrades. They regard it as a wortar prelude to the labours of the others regarding all details of construction and replacement Conference. ts which the British Empire delegation, representing should the American plan be adopted, the United States capital ships. all parts of the British Empire, look for aid in the task of extricating three months after the agreement, would consist of the Maryland. the world from the unhappy conditions into which war has plunged it.
Arizona and making peace secured at so great a cost the inalienable heri California, Tennessee, Idaho, Mississippi, New Mexico,
Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Nevada, Texas, New York, Arkansas. Wyoming, Utah, Florida, North Dakota and Delaware, argregating 500,550.
age of mankind.”
Delicate Position of British Delegation-
The position of the British delegation appears most delicate. It
The British capital ships would be the Royal Sovereign, Royal seems probable that Britain will declare herself the friend of Oak. Resolation, Ramilles, Revenge. Queen Elizabeth Warspite. America, but the ally of Japan. If certain American circles ever valiant, Earham, Malaya, Benbow, Emperor of India, fronduke. planned to prevent the renewal of the Anglo-Jupanese Alliance, this!
Fran Our Own Correspondent,)|have started in at least Two Races hope can never be realised; but there is a tendency in influential Mariborough, Eria, King George V, Centurion, Ajax, Hood, Fenown
of mile or over, and that Dave British quarters to restrict the scope of the Alliance by defining/ pulse and Tiger, aggregating 604,450 tons. But won a Race. One mile and clearly the circumstances wherein it might be exercised The corsaire. Fuso, Settsu. Kiriskima. Harusa, Hiyei, and Kongo, aggregat- Japan's capital ships would be the Nagato, Hinga, Ise, Yama- respondent asserts that the American delegation intends to submit ing 299.700 tons. to the Conference a plan for naval disarmament, which will include
DISASTROUS FIRES.
Shanghai, Nov. 15, Three disastrous fires occurred on Saturday.
quarter.
Cap: Hahaion's Flensborg
The China Import and Export Mr. Care's Mistylight Lumber Company's main will st at Yaacter poo W&A destroyed. |entailing a luan ní Ta. 50,000. The mill was a quarter of a mile from the street and the freed werel
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General Secretary Chosen.
a special Anglo-Japanese-American convention, pledging the parties Mr. John W. Garrett, ex-United States Minister at The Hague. not to undertake any naval construction within a given period except has been chosen as General Secretary Mr. Muller
Bain's
Mr. Wm. Me
Lyamouth: Mr. Springfield Time: 2 mins. 47 13 secs.
-The Nil Desperandum Cup
practically helpless. The Midland-Wiceer. Ta. 500. Second, T14.
Packing plant was saved,
The same night a fire in bape district took a death toll of eleven ebildeen, and fifty others are mia Bing. They probably perished.
homeless.
130. Third, Tis. 75. For Chios Ponies that have started in at least Two fines of mile or over at this Meeting, and that have not won a Race at this Meeting-Five fur Mesars. Potte sad Easico
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Mighty King Mr. Hill Messrs. C. sad H. White's
Victoria ......(Mr. Bauld: 2 fr. Wakelam's Marlow
of the Disarmament Con- to replace obsolete ships: and also undertaking that Japan and theference. In the course of his address. Mr. Hughes explained that United States will not fortify their respective Pacific territories.
the Conference was restricted to the principal Powers because they Hope Rather Than Confidence.
mairly control the armament of the world and are able to limit it. London, Nov. 12.
It was recognised, however, that other Powers were interested in Hope for the "happy utcome of the Washington Conference, the Far East, hence the invitation to Belgium, China. Netherlands. rather than confident expectation, is the keynote of sentiments ex-
and Portugal. pressed by to-day's leader writers. Civilisation, they declare, is at
He declared that the inclusion of the proposal to discuss the the crossroads, bat satisfaction is extracted from the fact that the Pacific and Far Eastern, questions was not in order to embarrass the great military autocracies of recent times are in rains. While the voice agreement for limitation of armaments but to support the under- of Democracy will rule at Washington, a warning is issued against taking by an endeavour to reach a common understanding as regards exaggerated anticipations of what the Conference is likely to be able principles and policies to be followed in the Far East, and thus to accomplish. In view of the vast practical issues of the most varied greatly diminish, and if possible wholly remove. the discernible and embarrassing character demanding attention.
sources of controversy.
THE OPENING.
Prayer for Untold Blessisgs.
Washington, Nov. 12.
"The Sacrifices Compared.
Mr. Hughes recalled the ex-Kaiser's threat to decline to parti- cipate in a proposed disarmament conference when it was suggested by Mr. Elihu Root sixteen years ago.
Mr. Hughes showed that the proposals as they affected the The Conference opened at 10.30 this morning with prayer by United States would mean scrapping six battle cruisers, seven President Harding's pastor, the Reverend Abernethy, who prayed battleships on the ways and two battleships launched. The total that untold blessing would descend updo the world as the result of tonnage of the new capital ships when completed would be 618,000, this auspicious day.
and the total tonnage of the older battleships to be scrapped, up to President Harding then spoke. His opening declaration the but not including the Delaware and North Dakota would exceed Conference would signally influence the world was cheered, and 250,000. It was proposed that Britain should discontinue the ech- there was a similar demonstration when President Harding asked struction of f:ur ships of the Hood type, displacing 172.000 tons, and (Mr. Braud) 1 how civilisation could justify the destruction caused by Great War, while with nineteen other capital ships to be scrapped, her tatal tonnage the audience rose to their feet and applauded the assertion in his reduction would be 583,000. It was proposed that Japan should peroration, that "our hundred million frankly want less of armament:bandon the programme of ships laid down, including' eight "battle-
Five hundred houses were des royed, in a coolagation sweeping a quarter mile area between North Szechuan and Dixwell Roads worth of the Japanese School. The monetary loss is not great, but several bundred mud and Straw
Mr. Springled) 3 shacks, a slaughterhouse, twelve
Time: 1 min. 13 4/5 seca. gudowas containing warte cotton,
3.-The Griffon Nil Desperandum and a small lumber yard were des Cup.-Winner, Tla. 300. Second. troyed. It is estimated that two Th. 150. Third, T.75. For Grifio. thousand huve beea rendered asd Subscription Griffus of thi
Meeting that have started in at The third fire was in a very least Ten Races and that have bot densely populated Incality. It won a lace.Fire furlongs. was stezored only just in time Mr. Robson's The Dark Bird... It bad secured a dangerous start in poduwon stocked with chemical nad dyes as the carrow alleyway hampered tbe Gremien. Som godowns were guid and the *urrounding buildings damaged. A |bizger eor Bigratio was averted by the almust miraculous work of the Brigade.
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none want war."
The Conferenes Hall was replendent with enlone. Military an hips and four cruisers. This would not involve stoppage of con-
struction, as they had not yet been begun.
Secondly. Japan would scrap the expital ship Mutsu, whicb had Seen launched, and the Tres and Kazo, under construction, also the attleships Amaci and. Akni, under construction, and the Atoro, and Takso, not yet laid down. The total number to be scrapped under this provisions would be seven, and the total tonnage, of these
Naval attaches were in foll uniform. and the mlleries were crowded with a distinguished assemblage of Military. Naval and Governmen' leaders from all parts of the world. The actual participants in the Conference wore conventional diplomatic attire. When President SHANGHAI HARBOUR.
would be the official langues of the Conference. Mr. Briand replied Harding departed. Mr. Hoches announced that French and Eselish Boanghai, Nov. 18. The Harb ur experts bate altarted in at least Two Races of for the chairmanship, saying that President Harding had given the
For all China Puvien that hav tharking Mr. Hughes, and then Mr. Balfour nominated Mr. Hupha ew rapital abips, if comm'eted, would be 289.100. rendy held 29 sessions, the Com. mile or over at the Meeting, and Conference a lead and the motto "Simplicity, Honesty and Honour." mission baving virtually covered that have not won Race at the adding that the nation which offered the Conference hospitality was the entire ground of the investiga-Meeting, Punies to be ridden by entitled to provide the Chairman.
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President Harding's Inaugural Address.
of the second line, including ships up to but not including the Thirdly, Japan would scrap all pre-Dreadnoughta battlesbios
Settsa; that is scrapping ten old ships, of a total tonníngs of 150,828.
British Experts Meet, ・
Mr. Balfour described Mr. Hughes statement, which created, a President Harding. in his inaugural speech, gald the conclusions profound impression, as a "bold statesmanlike utterance prexiant of the Conference would signally influence the fortunes of the world with infinita possibilities". He is most hopeful of satisfactory re-
1sults.
it was an earnest of the awakened conselenes of twentieth centory Earl Beatty and the British naval experts have met to consider civilisations. The call came not from the United States alone bat,
(Continued on paos 5.)
from a war-weary world thirsting for better relationships. Al Mr. Hughes' proposals. thoughtful people desired to see war outlawed
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