THE BOOKSHELF.
ORINA'S OPEN DOOR.
LEGRIA
NCIL
kiba" agenda" for During the past few weeks we oil in as follows
meeting of the Legislative Coun. have been observing events in China, and the possibilities of in-An Ordinance to amend the First reading of a Bill totiiuled tervention by the foreign Fowers Births and Deaths Registration
This made more interesting the Ordinance, 1895. reading of "The Open Door First reading of a Bill intituled Policy" by En Tsung Yen An Ordinance to amend further (pubished by the Stratford Com the New Territories Regulation pany, Boston, Mass, USA, #2) Onlinanes, 1910, The opening chapters of this
little book deal with the history tituled An Ordinance to prevent Second reading of the Bill in- of foreign penetration into the old certain fraudulent transfers of Chinese Empire, and the gradual businesses. consolidation of the Open Door policy, by which no one nation 15 to have special advantages
over another. The author has scathing things to say about some of the Powers concerned, but lets Britain off somewhat lightly,
HOME FOOTBALL
CHINA
OFFICERS.
THE LATEST CHANGES. Tean, has gone makter, Taming
Captain R Tumball of the
Taming has gone master, Tean, Captain C. H. Walker, of the
Captain P. R. Parslow, of the Suiyang, is on reserve. Captain N. H. Leitch, from reserve, has gone master, Sniyang.
Mr. J. Whyte has been sp- pointed second officer, Kweiyang. serve, has gone master, Chang
Captain G. D. 8. Mills, from re-
king. Captain. H. P. Carver, of the Cungking, has gone maater, Shengking
Mr.8. Aberne, from reserve, has | gone second officer, Chungking.
Captain J. C. Laing, from leave, has gone master, Kwangping.
Mr. J. Sparling, supy second officer Kaiping, has gone sup's second officer, Kwangping.
Mr. E. Hampel, supy second officer, Kwangping, is on reserve. Mr. A. Courtney, acting second engineer, Kwangping, has gone third engineer, same ship.
Mr. H. Huddleston, from leave, has gone second engineer, Kwangping
Mr. J. D. Bertram has been ap- pointed third engineer, Shengking. Shengking.
Mr. C. Jarvis, third engineer, engineer,
..bas gone third Gordon, third engineer, Sooshow, Soochow Mr. 3.
on reserve,
Corps in the Western and Eastern theatres of the Great War. Mr. As with other volumes of this F. M. Cutlack is the author-editor. History, access has been had to disties and notes; again there is a profusion of maps and illustra-¡is tions; and the personal annota- the volums as a record of indivi- tions give an added value to dual deeds of valour.
Mr.A.Hamilton, chief engineer, Baxter, from leave, has gone chief Sinkiang, is on reserve. Mr. J.
engineer, Sinkiang.
and his leanings are distinctly London, October &-At Stam- towards America's more banevo- ford Bridge in the Football lent intervention. To John Hay, Association Charity Shield Com who became the American petition, the Professionals beat Secretary of State in 1895, is the Amateurs by three goals attributed the chief honour of to uil-Reuter. formulating what really meant a "hands off China" attitude, and the author dedicates his book to that great man of his day.
Commencing with an examina- tion of the seclusion of China and what he describes as the im perialistic policy of the Powers, Mr. E. T. Yen discusses the open door policy in general, its origin, application and significance, and then examines the test of the policy. Here he dissects Japanese imperialism in China, and in the next chapter outlines Japan's further strengthening of her
Beginning with Mesopotamis, position as aggressive Tsarist the reader is taken on through the Russia's successor. These events
successive fields of endeavour in take the reader through the which Australasian airmen cochow, has gone third engineer, Great War, up to the Paris operated. in subduing the Liangchow. Pesce
Conference, when the enemy forces. We follow with "Mr. D. G. Burleigh, from Shantung
interest the review of events reserve, has gone chief officer. controversy WIS conceived, to become later one of leading to the eventual assertion Loksang. the big questions of diplomacy-The names of Cambrai
of British supremacy in the air.
Mr. D. J. Cairns, acting chief Mr. Yen, describing Japan as Gouzeaucourt bring back to mind officer, same ship.
and officer, Leksang has gone second "the Power that stands in China's those vivid days in France, when doorway, next deals with the the issue was anxiously contested; leave, has gone chief officer, Tak
Mr. O. V. R. Bashain, from re-affirmation of the policy of the then follow details of the work at sang. Mr. W. A. Kernan, chief pen door, with its culmination Messines Ridge, the Somme, and in the Washington Conference.so forth, leading to the battle at which he does not consider has the Hindenburg Line and the big done all that might have been fights of the great "Aces" of the done for his country."The most air. In graphic language is the that the Washington Conference accomplished." be declares, "is story told of these birdmen, with the quota from Overseas, of whom
a common understanding that the Prender of the day said, when the participating Powers reached speaking on the occasion of a vote
to their
future attempts to solve the Far Eastern Problem of thanks to the Flying Service in But the Problem has not beenber, 1919: "The heavens are the House of Commons in Novem- solved At best the solution reaches only its preliminary stage. cavalry of the clouds. High above their battlefields. They are the As to the success of the attempt, the squalor and the mud. it depends on (1) the self-assertion of China to make herself a strong Power, (2) the abandonment on the part of Japan of her aggres- sive policy, and (3) the sincere and disinterested co-operation of is devoted to a record of the
their struggles there by day and night are like a Miltonio conflict between the winged hostiTM
A whole chapter near the end
Mr. W. Mackay, third engineer, Liangchow, is on reserva Mr. D.-R. Fyfe, third engineer, Foo-
officer. Taksang, is on reserve.
has gone second officer, Kwong. sang.
Mr. E. McPatterson, from leave..
Mr. C. A. G. Roberts has been appointed second officer, Luenho. pointed master. Hydrangea.
Mr. W. Brewer has been ap
Mr. C. S. Robb. from reservo, has gone chief officer, Sanning.
Taiming, is on leave. Mr. G. J. Captain G. Williams of the
gone acting master, same ship Spink, chief officer. Taiming, has
appointed chief officer. Taiming. Mr. H. R. Edmondson has been
Mr. H. M. Rogers, from re- serve, has gone sup'y third officer, Haihong. Mr. A. Allan, third officer, Heihong, is on leave. the Powers that are interested in by Australian airmen to their Taikoo Wan Yi, has gone second flights and attempted fights Mr. D. Mackenzie, third officer, the Far Eastern affairs."
We fear that recent events in home, beginning with the unsuc-officer, same ship.
what the author contends, and it
cessful effort of Capt. Matthews, China discount a good deal of immediately followed in Novem-officer, Taikoo Wan Yi. has gone Mr. L. W. Harrison, second is a pity he seems to have ignored achievement of the late Captain
ber-December, 1919, by the second officer, Fatshan. the fundamental requirements (afterwards Sir) Ross Smith, his has gone master, Kwongsai. Mr. Captain J. Acook, from leave, -unity. internal reform, and good government of the Chinese brother, and two other compan-H. Cornwell, from acting master, Republic. He asserts in his con-ions, who flew from London to Kwangazi, has gone chief officer, cluding chapter that "the Powers and won the Commonwealth Gov-
Fort Darwin within thirty days same ship. should help make China strong." He attributes the country's weak-ernment's prize of £10,000.
At the end of the volume is a series of valuable appendices on
Mr. A. Campbell, from reserve, has gone chief officer, Kochow... ness to the fact that she is
Mr. J. W. Cartwright, froro undergoing & stage of readjust
acting chief efficer, Kochow, has ment, and after admitting that pes of aeroplanes, aircraft gone chief officer, Yue Ying Wah. incompetent leaders are getting glossary of flying terms and other officer, Yue Ying Wab, has gone wireless, etc, and a comprehensive Mr. A. S. T. Gullam, chief hold of the government and exerting their influence to the wartime words. The index is second officer, Kinshan. Mr. J. harm of the country," he adds:exhaustive, and rounds off & fine T. Caplan, secon officer, Kinshan. record of the great part played is 011 reserve.--Shipping and
But such a situation cannot by Australia's flying men.
last long." He visualises time when China will be strong with the ruthless! strength of modern civilisation. After discussing the principles snunciated by Elibu Root for the dealings of the Powers with China, the author points out that disinterested service should re- place the seeking of privileges. He concludes that the Chinese Republic should assert itself.
The world expects China to take a new stand in the uphold- ing of the Open Door."
On the whole it is a readable exposition of a very interesting point of view, and coming from a Chinese it gives us an insight into what the foreign educated classes of China might be ex- pocted to think of the trials and tribulations of their fatherland.
There are copious quotations from historical and statistical pecords.
AUSTRALIAN AIRMEN IN THE WAR.
We reviewed, not long back, Vol VII of the "Official History of Australia in the War of 1914- 1918," which dealt with the Sinai and Palestine campaign. We have now had the opportunity of guing through Vol. VIII of the series published by Messrs. Angus and Robertson, Ltd, of Castle- reagh Street Sydney, N.S.W. This gives to the world the history of the magnificent work done by the Australian Flying
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