THE SHANGHAI !
INCIDENT.
CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER IMPATIENT.
The Latest Note.
Peking, Aug. 2.
JAPAN AND CHINA.
NIPPON'S POLICY OUTLINED.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1925.
SHOTT OR NOTT.
Conflict in Names.
American humour is not to In the course of arocont every one's taste, but hore is a lecture on Japan's policy in passage from an American paper Eastem Asia, Count, Boyeshima which may be found amusing:] declared: "
A duel was lately fought in We are not directly interest Texas by Alexander Skott and ed in the question, who will John S. Nott. It is reported that Gen. Shen Jui-lin in a note to asums the reins of government Nott was shot and Sholt was not. Com. Cerruti yesterday, says: "A in Chius, or what constituation-In this case it is better to be Shott fortnight has elapsed since the al system may be adopted in that than Nott. There is a rumour, last noto, in which I begged you, country. With a long bistorical however, that Nott was not shot, with the Miniators of the interest-background and amidst the aur though Shott admits he shot" od Powers, to fix a date for nego-roundings peculiar to the country, Nett which suggests either that tiation on the Shanghai incident. the, Chinese people must be left the shot Shotf shot at Nott was not shot The country anxiously waits free to order their own national shot, or that Nott was fair ruling on the unhappy ques- life in their own way. All that notwithstanding. It may appear tion, and desires to avoid. fresh we consider important is that when the trial comes on that the complications, which might result China should be provided with a shot. Shott shot shot Nott, or as from delay, and keenly regrets sufficiently strong government to accidents with fire arms are not that the date tende indefiniicly to fulfil ber international obligations uncommon, it is quite possible be deferred 1 again beg Your in gond faith ar to maintain that the shot Shott shot shot Shott Excellency to request the Minist- peace and order within her himself, when the whole affair
would resolve itself into its origin ers of the Fowers to inform me
borders.
of a date as soon as possible. Believing that the Provisional al elements, and Shott would be After the sending of the present Government of China is seriously shot and Nott would be not. We plications resulting from delay pray with doop sympathy for their though it is still hard to be cer note, the responsibility for com- striving to attain those objects, wo think, however, that the shot Shott shot shot not Shatt but Nott; will fall entirely on those who are success, and we are further pre tain who was shot and who was the cause thereof.-Reuter. pared to render to China; in common with the other Powers, such friendly assistance as may lie in our power. It should, 'how- ovor, be clearly understood that NO PENNY POSTAGE.
HONGKONG'S STRIKE. Buch sympathy and assistance are
WHAT HOME PEOPLE ARE
TOLD.
extended, not so much to any particular personor any particular party in China, as to the whole nation of China whose greater good we have always at heart.
government.
not,
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Would Cost Post Office £5,600,000 a year.
"It is undoubtedly a tremen- There is to be no immediato ro The Colonial Office in London is keeping the public acquainted with dous undertaking to establish turn to the ponny post.
China. This is the effect of a statement facts regarding the Hongkong peace and unity in strike, as the following statement Although that work has not so made in the House of Lords by
far mado such progross as might Lord Somers. issued on June 27th shows:
be desired, it must not be con- The Post Office, he said, antici- The Governor of Hongkong reports that he has mobilised the cluded that the Chinese people pated that it would lose £5,600,000 are not fully endowed with the in a year, and the Chancellor of Volunteers, put into force the Peace- Preservation Ordinance, and, issued gift of character needed for self- the Exchequer had come to the Such inference conclusion that it was not possible regulations under the Emergency seems to us entirely unwarranted, at the present time to return to Regulations, Ordinance, 1922. The In no case can we accept any the perny postage, Laying Regulations issued are similar to plan based on these mistaken regard to the general financial those issued on the occasion of the promises to place Chinese rail- situation. last strike in 1922, with the ways and other administrative omission of the provisions relating organs under international con to labour, which are not at present trol. We are satisfied that no required. The Governor states, such project is under contern that he has prohibited the exports-plation by any foreign Govern tion of foodstuffs and money and ment..
The British Museum has acquir- the second earliest piece of known Chinese printing. This was dis covered in the foundation of B bas granted the request of the The reports that China may building erected in China in A.D. .Chinese bankers for a moratorium, possibly become a A censorship has been imposed on State, or that she contemplates 975, which fell down last year. Chinese.telegrams, correspondence, repudiation of all international! and newspapers.
Communist
commitments which she may
The behaviour of the European deem prejudicial to here. If, do
Auro
population is admirable, and respon-not seem to us to be worthy of authority makes for peace in sible Chinese are being of great credence. We shall watch, with China.
I also suggest that too much": assistance. The call for special hope and tolerance, the efforts of
the Chinese people to carry out has been made, and is made, of constables has met with an en-political reforms so much needed racial animosity, as though it thusiastic .response, and the for the country. While fully were something fundamental to Governor wishes particularly to asserting our legitimate rights humanity. For 20 years I have acknowledge the help of the Amerl- and interests in China, we shall had close intimacy with mon of can community, which has come give due and sympathetic con- colour. While I realize that race forward en masse for this purpose. Bideration to the special condi- prejudices are serious, and can He has received all possible help, tions undor which she is labouring, be easily exploited, I am from the
naval and military and we shall direct: our beat that they are the result of several authorities. The Governor adds attention to the promotion of distinct and comparatively weak that the strikers are half-hearted, mutual understanding and co-causes combined. For instance, and are only brought out by pres-operation-spiritual, cultural and the economic miseries of Chine 'the two to-day have received a racial sure from Canton. The absence of economic-between
complexion, and the fact that anti-foreign feeling is marked, and nations."
racial animosity, has been fasten- ed upon England may easily be due to another cause.' 'At any rate, I am sure that it does not ropresent the predominant feeling of the Chinese. There is no coun- try where I have been more proud' of being an Englishman than in China: Bishop Frodsham in The Times.
"but for intimidalion there would be
mo strike.
EXTRA- TERRITORIALITY.".
THE AMERICAN VIEWPOINT.
An Exchange Telegraph Com. pany's cable from Washington, dated July 1st, and appearing in London pepers, states
The United States is preparing to call a conference to most in China very soon, to consider the question of relinquishment by all
EAST AND WEST.
Well-Known Cleric And Chinese.
I am under no misapprehension as to the serious character of the Chinese trouble, and I find it difficult to express my horror of light-heartedly increasing the
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grave difficulties of his Majesty's From AMSTERDAM, ROITER- Government. Unless the English help China to help itself. no other Power, except Japan, which also
deeply concerned in the poace- ful development of China, can do 80. To encourage the revolting
DAM, HAMBURG & BREMEN.
"GEMMA (4)"
the nations of extra-territorial forces may easily be done in having arrived from the above rights in China.
entire ignorance of their char- ports, consignees of cargo by ber America favoure" the granting actor, and with the rosult of are notified that all goods are of the Chinese demand for the untold misery to the Chinese buing landed at their risk into abolition of extra territorial
themselves.
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as a whole, but I have known and Goods not cleared by the 4th The State Department shares the fears of the Powere that worked with the Chinese, and I Aug., 1925, will be subject to rent present concessions to China both like and respect their high All brokon, chafed and damag- might lead to the speedy and qualities. Ono thing is, little ed packages are to be left in the known in this country, where it godowns, where they will be ex- complete collapés of extra is the custom to regard the China-amined on the 3rd Aug, 1925 at territorial privileges, instead of a
man as phlegmatic. I bave never 10 am. by Messrs. Goddard & gradual change.
known a race capable of more emotion, nor one whore a crowd
Douglas.
A America is more sympat hotlo to China than the other
can bo stirred so easily to fury. Claims against the steamer Powers, China is attempting to The terms, can be stilled as must be presented in writing forge Washington into the post- quickly as they are raised. What within ten days after arrival of tion of mediator:
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lisbman persuaded a fleros mob No Fire Insurance will be from murdering Yunnanese by effected by the undersigned in
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Lieut. Commander Gerald no strange thing. I myself have ackson, Royal Navy, of H.M.S. soon mobs bent on murder swayed Defiance, and Beryl, the second to Homerie laughter by a good signed by,
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