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CHINA'S CHAOS.
Dr. Sun's Manifesto to Foreign Powers.
WARSHIP SCRAPPED.
Formerly on China Station, After fourteen yeare of a useful
official reply introduced the thought that this tendency may be offset by the Introduction of labour-saying devices, result, ing in cheaper construction, to the ultimate benefit of the com-
We have received the fullowing life in the Royal Navy, the light munity. We draw attention to
for publication --Manifesto, ad- orufsor Newcastle has gone to the dressed by Dr. Sun Yat-sen to the knacker's yard to be broken up. the word may." The polat is Mr. and Mrs. B. Berg left by the Foreign Powers. The Chinese pec- The Newcastle was built at does it? Even were these labour P. and O. s.s. Sicilia on Saturday ple have suffered long and heavily Elswick, where she was launched. THE NEW REMINGTONving devices introduced, would for Java, where Mr. Berga under the burden of militarism, on April 14, 1909. Her maiden manager of Messrs. Thoresen which has brought in its train civil commission was spent on the PORTABLE TYPE- not the cost be cheaper still if and Co., is investigating business war disucion; and anarchy The China Station, whither she woot more skilled labour and materials affairs. We will be absent about recent deplorable bandit outrage in 1910 to take the place of the WRITER.
were available? and would not a month.
on one of the trank, railways, ill-fated armoured crgisor, Bed- that be to the oven greater
though startling to the outside ford, which was lost on Quelpart benefit of the community
The local Independence Day world, is, to the long suffering Chi Island that year, 16 of her crew celebrations will take the form of eso people; but another incident of perishing The Newcastle had an a big tea dance at the Hongkong innumerable similar happenings in active career in various capacities Hotel Grill Rooms on Wednesday, places little known, another count during the Great War, at tho No individual invitations are in their indictment against their close of which she was paid off being issued, but friends of the oppressors. When it is pointed at Sheernes, and swung at her American community are asked out that within a radius of one anchors till she was disposed of to be present The U. S. Consul hundred miles of Lincheng, adjoin us indicated General will be "at home" during
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The Government admits, in replying to Mr. Pollock's third question that some of the recone truction taking place does not give much additional accom modation, but in adds that the community benefits by the vastly Improved sanitary conditions which result. That, however, is
SEE ON FOUNDERED LINER million, it will be realised ad the great battleship Goaben, amalt comfort to the tenant who is dispossessed and who, by reason of the c
extra rout that le charged. will not participate in these better vonditions. In answering the last of Mr. Pollock a queries the Government endeavours to reveal the present serious sit ustion in the best possible light, by stating that the new accommodation offered io in excess of the old accommoda. tion, which is being demolished. It, however, admits that is has no figures of
"
THE CORONET.
the territories of five provincos The Newcastle was of the group under the military jurisdiction of of five sisters, including the Glas the most prominent and powerful gow, which fought so gallantly at militarists of the North, whose Coronel, the Liverpool, the Bristol, soldiery number oficially half a and the Gloucester, which pursu-
what the extent of the evil and tried to bring bor to action" and the futility of militarisin is. These ornisers were of 4.820 toba' Hongkong Residents Loss, When the events transpiring carried two 6-in. gune, ten 4-10. On Saturday, wo published a months, to take a no longer period. The Newcastle had a speed of 25 in Peking during the last twelve guns, and four machine guns. few particulars of the experiences are recollected, during which time knots officially, but during the of Mr. John Rodger and his so-called president has been war did nearer to 26.1/2 knots. daughter, Jessie, aboard the pushed into office and dragged out Canadian Pacific licer which of it, and a bewildering number of foundered on May 21st. premiers and cabinets have been Further details to hand show set up and pulled down, all solely that the passengers had only two at the pleasure of the militarists minutos in which to get into the to gain their own ambitions, it will boats. When the vessel struck, be realised what the extent of the "Bob Hampton of Placer. Mr. Rodger was lying down in unruliness and the fickleness of his bunk, at 4 o'clock in the the militarists is. The Chinese
In Bob Hampton of Placer. rushed in and bustled him on time and again repudiated the Marshall Neilan has produced a afternoon, when his daughter people have, in no uncertain voice, now showing at the Coronet, number dock. He managed to grab some claim of such men to be their picture of exceptional realism of people who
will_peed clothing, whilst Miss Rodger rulers and have longed for the and appeal. Bob Hampton of Placer was shown to large to look for new homes. We saved a small handbag contain blessings of peace and unity in houses at the Coronet over the
ing a little jewellery. All their the land. rather suspected that the Go- baggage was lost, including
week-end, and all who have seen vernment was permitting this several valuable presente which Asking The Tiger for his Skin, it are unanimous in their praise, Conscious of the sentimient of The spectacular scenes are a THE HOUSING PROBLEM. reconstruction and demolition to Mr. Rodgor received from the
China Sugar Refinery, the the country aud convinced that wonderful example of the pro- proceed without taking account Volunteers: V.R.C. and other the urgent needs of China are the ducer's art. The thrilling opisode of the results to the big body of organisations on his retirement, disbandment of superfluoua gol of General Custer's famous stand diery and the establishment of against the Indians in 16 18 The Government continues to tenants affected. Now we know
united and efficient government, vividly portrayed, the hordes of adopt an adamant attitude on it. Surely in a problem of this
I last year suggested a meeting of Blackfoot (specially enlisted by the housing problem: ts latest size and gravity the possible eff-
the principal political and military Neilan for the flim), with the replies to a series of questions by sets of wholesale demolition
parties in conference having for its scouts, the horses and the wag agenda the disbandment of troops the Hon. Mr. Pollook abundantly should be regarded. That would establish that fact. They are be the common-sense way, at any not plain, straightforward answers rate.
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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
throughout the country by general 80-trains making a vivid por- The May Meetings, which were agreement, and the subsequent rayal of a frontier scrap in the recently in full swing, are always employment of the men in produc old days. Wesley Freckles responsible for a crop of good live works of public utility the of Bob Hampton (taken by Barry, the worshipping partner etories. One of the best was told establishment of a central govern James Kirkwood) is a very ap evasive and by no means to the Foreigners in China
at the annual meeting of the Re- ment, which should receive the ligious Tract Society by Rev. S.W. support of all the provinces and peris role which stands out in the point. At the last meeting of the
pealing character Bob Hampton: Legislative Council, Mr. Pollock
Hughes. A little girl who took form the functions and discharge world of fiction, and it is inter- The effect of the Lincheng her brothers out to tes was asked the duties of an enlightened, pro preted well. Noah Beery, as Red encountered a rebuff in his efforts affair on the nerves of many on one occasion if she had any gressive, and democratic govern Slavin, makes a first-rate villain,
foreigners in Obina is apparent to ease the lot of tenants who from the Reuter, cable we publish- sisters. No," she said, "I have ment, the agreement on a con- and Marjorie Daw, as the quaint are being turned out of house ed on Saturday, stating that the not; but I have two brothers, and structive programme for the Cent miss of the frontier in period and home owing to the wide British community in the country they have a sister, and I am IF!" tral Government and the provinces, costumes, discioses that refresh- and the settlement of those pulitical ing something which adds to the spread demolition of occupied pro at Home for protection, and that bas appealed to the Government
One
of Lord Rossbery a questions on which the future peace beauty of the scenarios. perty. None the less, he keeps other Powers interested are also favourite preachers is now in and good government of the coun pegging away at the issue in taking steps to protect their England, in the person of Profes-try and the smooth, relations be uationals. A meeting in London sor Hugh Black who shared with tween the Central and Provincial
WELSH FORESTRY SCHEME. Che Forestry Commissioners in
what looks like a forlorn hope of of perepns representative of the late Rev. Dr. Alexander Governments depend. Such a Wales are embarking on an affor
getting the Government to change finance and industry actively Whyte the pastorate of Free St. Disarmament Conference was little ostation scheme which will ul- its mind-Failure on his part connected with business in Chine George's Edinburgh, for several to the liking of the militants, as it timately embrace dearly three will not, however, lessen the
has decided to make further years. This Black-and-Whyte would deprive them of the tools on thousand acres on Kerry Hills. representations to the Foreign ministry resulted in queuea of which they depended for the Montgomeryshire, and probably Offee with a view to supporting people outside the church every realisation of their unholy umbi form one of about four large the steps which the Government Sunday. Professor Black's brother tions, and was like asking the schemes in Wales.
gratitude of householders for the
stand he has taken on this ques.
tion. We cannot lose sight of
the fact that Mr. Pollock is the Chairman of the Commission appointed to report on the hous,
is already contemplating. This James is now the minister. Hugh tiger for his skin. While they tion is: What are the steps con- for a professor he is an adept posal, they were evazive in regard rassed opportunity to China to de- seems all very well, but the quos Black has an unusual recreation dared not openly oppose the pro- templated, and will they prove at sculpture. For the last 17 to the question of disarmament, Velop and maintain for herself. effective? On Friday we publish years he has been a theological which was really the crux of the They have, by prolonging civil war, ed an interview with Mr. Roy professor in New York, paying whole matter. At the saine time, disorder, and disorganisation, injur- ing problem, and it is therefore Anderson, an American business occasional viste to his native land. they sent expeditions and sub-ed the interests of their own nation- to be supposed that the views he man of keen insight and a wide
eidised traitors to make war on the als whose trade and business with he has been putting forward will knowledge of China, and its Pailistines and philatelists were provinces of Kwangtung Szechuan China have naturally suffered loss and Eukien and thus, by their and inconvenience. Even tecbat Le reflected
the findings of people, gained daring a residence able to see at the London stamp action, defied the entire Chinese cally, the recognition of Peking hos ·
in the Far East going back exhibition recently the parent of that Commission. If so, the prob-many years. He stated emphati all stamps. It was the die from people.
been of no convenience to the Lega Indictment of Peking.». tions as, owing to the fact that Pék-
ability is that the Commission's cally that it was the Chinese which the first of the world's
་་r།་ །”,
activities will be of small value, officials who were to blame for stampa, the English penny They have been enabled to do ing's grit does not run in the pro-
everything. The people of the black, was printed. "It was lent this through their possession of the vinces, they have often to deal di-- because the Government has country, in the main, are not enti for exhibition, for the first time, historio aout of the Central Gov rect with the Frovincial authorities made it very clear that it does foreign. They suffer as much from by the Board of Inland Revenue, ernment, which gave them the re-and the absence of a recognised not see eye to eye with Mr the activities of bandits as any and is a small, flat slab of polish cognition of the Foreign Powers. Central Government is no teal in-- Pollock:
body else in fact the Lincheng ed steel, three inches square, and But the Peking Government is not, convenience when it is recalled that outrage disclosed that the non just over half an inch thick, and in fact or in law, a government, such was the case for a period of Let us look at Mr. Pollock's official, peaceful Chinese are most engraved upon it by Frederick does not perform the primary twenty months between the fall of latest questions and the official brutally treated by the lawless fleath is the Queens's head, functions or fulfil the elementary the Manchu Government and the gange in the country. Some of which formed the main feature of obligations of a government, and recognition of the Republic. On the replies thereto. The first query the bendi's prisonare had been the design of the world's first is not recognised by the Chinese other hand, it is absolutely certain suggested that the Government suffering terrible hardship for four stamp, whose progeny must have people as a government. The that non-recognition of the Peking might confice, the raconstruction Yeare, yet nothing had been done run far into the billions,
Foreign Powers, who must all Government, involving as it does on their behalf by the men who m
blong have realised the force of the loss of prestige and important of houses to property which is in were supposed to be representing Mach literary interest has been their recognition, have been sources of revenues, will compel a dangerous or dilapidated con- the Chinese Government, and aroused by the news that Mr. J. prompted to do so by the notion the militarists to agree to disband- dition, The answer is that the therefore their pseudo protectors Middleton Murry, whose associa that they must have some entity meat and unification. Legislative Council has decided It is all a stinking state of corruption with the Nation Cossed though it be a nonentity, with The lack of even the form of tion, with toadies, parasites and when that journal changed hande which to deal However, by their government and the struggle fuc not to alter the law of 1903 on blustering bullies holding power recently, was to be the editor of action, they have given Peking empty titles in Peking, at the pre- the subject. It would be more in the land. This Augeen stable moral prestige and unencial sup sent uncture constituie as particu correct to say that the Official requires to be cleaned out The Adelphi, the first number port in the shape of revenues under farly opportune moment for the members of the Council o de China itself appears to be pear on June The new mega-exist by virtue of foreign recognt government, is established which thoroughly, and as pobody in of which was announced to ap foreign control, so that the Peking Foreign Powers to withhold their Government has been enabled to recognition from Peking until a cided, because with one excep- capable of performing the task, it
Zich is strictly non- tion the Unofficials voted solidly | might have to be done in the end
B to aim, to revive tion and by that alone. Uncon- can fairly claim to be representative. in favour of a variation of that by the foreign Powers Punish the Athenaeum of 1919-with-sciously perhaps, thes liave thus of the country and cominand the rea Haw, realising that conditions. to- the Chinese people to set up their the tradition and title. The professed they would not do, that The Chinese nation'awaits from the the highest officials, and leave out the restrictions imposed by done something which they bays pect and support of the provinces. day are vastly different from awn Government" sums up. Me standard by which its contents if, intervened in China's internal Powers this demarche which is de those obtaining twenty years ago salvation of China. It is advice for life," An admirable touch on the country a government justice to Chinn, the principle of Anderson's views on the future will be deolded: 18 significance affairs by practically imposing manded by every consideration of The next query by Mr. Pollock well worth following, but we stone, for after all Life is more repudiated by it. They have, by non intervention solemn interna suggested & point which even wonder whether all the Powers important then literature, What supporting a government which tional compact, and the interests the Government could not dis will ever subordinate their per makes literature important is candet exist for a single day with of the Foreign Powers themselves. pute that the employment of sonal aime sufficiently too that it is the best that is being out such support, hindered Chine Ma (Signed) Bus Yar gEN JIT operate in helping the country to said and thought about life. All from establishing an effective and By the Generallesimo-Chas Chu skilled labour and materials on get on its feet, rid itself of the success to Mr. Muris's now stable government which the Washi
Wu Secretary for Foreign reconstruction must increase the pest of parasitic officials, and venture, says a Home paper. ington. Conference agreed to pruži Affairs cost of now buildings but the start with a cloan alato
vide the fullest and most unembar-1 Canton, 28th June, 1928,