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be in accordance with the policy of
'DAY BY DAY,
CHINA'S PRESENT STATUS,
TARIFFS AND EXTRATER- RITORIALITY.
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READING “NEWS.”
SINGAPORE CHINESE BOUND OVER.
There is a profession which is Two developments of capital perhaps one of the quaintest in the importance in China's relations world but which is quite common The rate of the dollar on de- to the rest of the world have oc in Singapore, the profession adopted
curred recently. First came a mand to day is 20. 4.1/8d.
sharp rominder from the United by some Chinese who may be Statos to the Powers that attend-described as readers of the newa. s.W. winds, fresh; fair.
To-day's weather forecasted the Washington Armament These persons collect a crowd around them in the market and Conference that engagement taken there with rogard to China stalls districts of Chinatown and had not been carried out. Second after reading through the current. "It is easier now, to make
was action by Franco, so long issue of a Chinese newspaper collect young man blush than a young delayed, on the two most import small sums from those who have woman," says Princess Bibesco.ant of these engagements that listened to them.
having to do with Chinese traiff
IT IS PLEASANT TO FIND REAL maintaining China's sovereignty. No nation cant be said to be exercising ITS PARTICULAR WALK IN LIFE | MERIT APPRECIATED, WHATEVER-
full sovereign rights while at the MAY BE-Dickens. Bame time, she has no authority to alter her Customs tariff: But the Powers very logieally, and with much moral justice, point to the facts that much money has been loaned to China which is secured on the Customs" that China has no effective central administration capable of seeing that Customs revenue is not abused and filched
Such was the profession claimed by the Tuchur's of the various A notice in the Straits papers and the one concerning the aboli- by a Chinese who was charged in maritime provinces, and that some calls upon Fred Girdler and tion of extraterritorial rights hold the Second Folice Court last week Azore Khan to apply to the by foreign nations in China. to show cause why he should not At the time of the Washington be bound over to be of good be- extraneous check must be kept on Bingapore Master Attendant for
moreantile Conference, China had for eighty haviour for six months. and the Customs tariff, because if there their British
years boen tied down by treaty to were no such check such tariff marine war medals: would become the financial sport and plaything of every pettifogging local official who cared to make it |SPECIFICATIONS AND PRICES such. The question of China's
from
Customs autonomy resolves itself into the old question of China's present inability" to govern herself properly.
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a tariff on imports not to exceed accused appeared to have committed 5 per cent. In actuality, the ana breach of the peace in that he A memorial service to the lato sient schedules yielded only 3 introduced some things which were Mr. J. E. Featherstone will be per cent. Chins asked an increase not in the paper. For instance, it held at 5 o'clock this evening at to 12 per cent, which would was said, he gave descriptions of the Union Church, Kennedy raise the revenue of the Poking the sinking of a British man-of-war by Chinese soldiers and related Road. H. E. the Governor will, Government by $300,000,000. we understand, bo ropresented,
The nine Powers grantod'China stories of a war which was going an immediate increase to make on in China between Chinese and the tariff actually 5 por cont: The European, roports a Singapore
Detectives Intervene.
A motor truck overturned at new schedules went into effect paper. the fourth milestone on the Taipo January 17, 1923. At the same Road yesterday, The driver time they promised a further up- oscaped injuries but a foki, who ward revision, to be decided upon
Two Chinese members of the was seated in the body of the by a special conference to be held local Detective Force described how just truck, received minor injuries within three months after the he came to be arrested. One of which necessitated his removal coming into effect of the trasty; the detectives said he was in Keng to Hospital.
This conference has been delayed
judiciary in the Courts of which foreigners would get proper treat- Mrs. Witchell and family desirement, then there would be no need to thank all friends who have sont Moral tributes, letters of con-
for extra-territoriality. But she dolence and showed their kind hasn't. Similarly, if China had a sympathy "during their recent stable national government capabic borosvament.
of administering such a huge Mrs. J. Benson & Family and country-wide undertaking as the Mr Eric Jordan gratefully tender Maritime Customs with just cor- their sincere thanks to their friends for the many kinds ex-sideration to imports and exports pressions of sympathy in their and with honesty regarding the recent beroayament; als0 for floral tributes sent and to those collection and disposition of the who attended the funeral.. money, then there might be no need for foreign control. China's plea for first this and then that without a contemporaneous effort
The Telegraph.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1925.-
by the failure of France to ratify. Chcow Street at about ten o'clock This special conference will on the evening of July 18th last In a police raid conducted by take up a question, along with the when he saw the accused with a. Sub-Inspector Shaftain at No. 47 tariff, of even more significance crowd of men around him. He Yu Lau Street, yesterday, two to foreign countries. It is the was reading a newspaper to them Chinese men and two women were abolition of interprovincial duties He heard the man say there was a taken into custody following the levied in China, to the great detri-war in China (Shanghai was men- discovery of two revolvers and a ment of normal trade. Largely tioned) between the Chinese and quantity of ammunition, as well because of these "likin," the Europeans. He also heard him say a quanity of jewellery which is total trade of China amounts to that a British warship had been believed to be the proceeds of less than $2,000,000,000 a year sunk by Chinese soldiers. recent armed rabbery. The case about $5 per capita. If the per- about half an hour he continued to will be heard by the Magistrato capita trade of the Chinese could red to the crowd and then he in due course.
he put upon a level with that of collected money from his audience.......... the Japanese-850-the annuel figure would be raised to $20,000, 000,000. Thase-figures speak for Slovakia will eventually have to themagivos. They are of terrific come into line. Probably the only import to all trading nations.
China at Washington also ask prospect of friction is provided by ed for a move toward abolition of
For
The Chief Detective Inspector was informed of the matter and instructions were given for the detective to pay another visit to the same place, with the result that the accused was once more caught
to prove her worthiness to merit the German castern frontier; but it extraterritorial privileges Under doing the same thing.
CUSTOMS AUTONOMY. unfortunate situation.
When..
the rights she is seeking is one of
must follow that after a settlement this regime foreigners in the The other detective gave corrč-- the worst symptoms of the present
of the situation in the west, treaty ports and concessions en-borative evidence. She asks
fall judicial and administrative Mr. Kenny, Chief Detective:' coincident with the final evacuation auto: omy. They have their own Inspector, said that he authorised without deserving or without
of German territory, the other police, their own courts. They the arrest of the accused. endeavouring to deserve. Only
he had been put under arrest his Reuter's message from Washing-when there is some tangible effort from future embroilment. Signifi- from China" three-quarters of a it was found that he had two
border will have to be safeguarded are free from all taxes.
These privilegas wore obtained anger records were examined and ton, received yesterday, on the
to make herself capahie and fitted subject of the agenda of the C-to bear the responsibilities she remains entirely outside the scope natiorals to be subjected to fan-
cantly enough, Soviet "Russia century ago because foreign Goy previous convictions.
ornments could not permit their Conference posed
between the seeks, will China warrant a patient of the discussion. Powers relating to the tariff of the hearing in the conferences of inter- Chinese Maritime Customs dealt national Powers. So far, there is with the nil-important matter ofj,
nd sign of that effort. Customs autonomy for China. It is now made clear that America herself has made no offelal pages- tion that the question of Customs
that
Europe's Security.
been
ment.
ment
•
Fabricated Stories.
tastic Chinese judicial procedure
Then it was discovered that the and outlandish Chinese laws, The Mines Dispute,
many of which provided for cruel newspaper did not contain the Just when most people must have and unusual punishments which alarming statements made by the accused man. The papers were' the Occident could not counter- *eongratulating themselves ance.
sent to the Protector of Chinese for. that they had seen the coal crisis At that time there were only inspection and found to contain five treaty porte. and the Chinese, none of the statements. There was Events in Europe haye heen in Britain provisionally settled, and by nature a trading people, did no reference to a victorious naval autonomy should be included in the shaping themselves for several the threat of a very serious strike not mind granting these privileges battle, said Mr. Kenny.
put off for at least nine months, to foreign tradery. Besides, for. His Worship then called upon the at of subject matters to be cone,
months towards a completion of a
Here, has arisen
signors were not deemed worthy accused to show cause under section hitch in the A
of appearing in Chinese courts. 75 of the Criminal Procedure Code- sidered by the Conference but that security pact by which it may be she has simply communicated the possible to eliminate the chances appointment of the commission Now the number of treaty ports as to why he should not furnish which is to enquire into the ques-xceeds fifty, some of them among security for his good behaviour fi information to other Powers that
of fature war. When the project]
tion and on whose decision so much foreigner's live entirely. from from months.
the richest in the world, in which the sum of $250 for a period of six. China has suggested the subject's
first came up for discussion there!
will depend. Apparently the the jurisdiction and taxing He said he was willing to show inclusion. This puts the matter in was a great deal of perfectly
Government has cailed
power-of the Chinese Govern- upon
cause. On the night in question he its frue light and there will be a
justified pessimism, it being doubt-)
judicial, mercantile and, so-called
was only reading the news to his. There is no question of an im-adfence. He read about some fol at the time whether all the vagy general appreciation of the
"capitalist" representatives to form mediato abolition of there privi-trouble in China-trouble between explanation. America's attitude,,
countries "concerned-and
parti
the commission, and this has result-leges. Until the Chinese Govern-students in Shanghai. Then he calarly Germany-would be agree- as revealed by the telegram, is, a
can give protection, to ed in keen resentment on the part foreigners on, its soil and until read of a strike and a row on a able. Since then there has been n very sound one. She would much
of the workers, who naturally fear Chinese judicial methods are steamer. For all this he collected rather the Conference was called mutual agreement, and the points most encouraging advance towards
that their interests will not be changed en as to be acceptable to only one cent from the people he Western Powers, they oannot be had entertained. He had done. on the terms of the reference con-
adequately safeguarded. For the disturbed..
nothing wrong and was only earn- tained in the Washington Treaty,
appeared insufficiently)
present one can only hope that con- But the Chinesó announced ating his living.
His Worship made some remarks Washington the opinion that the and that if the question of Customs clarified, such as the extent of
cessions will be made which will time and come for a consideration to the effect that the statements. autonomy were later raised then British participation, have been
ensure the enquiry being conducted of the mattor, and this opinion the accused was reported to have America would adopt na open-successfully dealt with. The
by men fully representative of all fitted in with American policy made might have done harm with minded policy saying, "Let's discuss German Government has express the interests involved, so as to a resolution on, the subject. It class.
The nine Powers therefore passed an audience composed of the coolie .. the matter first and we'll think willingness to enter an agreement dispose of any suspicions as to blay, was to the effect that a commie- Accused was ordered to execute: about decisions afterwards." limiting the aetion of European and prevent the future rejection of mon of jurists should investigate the bond above mentioned or in America the wisdom of saying nations involved in future dispatos, the findings by the miners and a the Chinoso polise and court default to undergo six months*
system, maki recommendations Infprisonment. nothing which would either block and providing for the reference of
consequent resumption of the whole for improvements and say whón the suggestion of a discussion or serious controversies to arbitration.
trouble, probably in an intensified and under what onditions & bo- ginning could be made in the end to wrong conclusions before It but remains for the Allies to
form, next spring To give the abolition of extraterritorial privi- any such discussion had taken agree to some plan acceptable to all miners a say in the deliberations leges. The confmission has never place. We fancy that America's parties; and the latest prospects of the enquiry commission is, after United States bas signified a been appointed, and only this attitude would, in the main.aro especially bright. The recent)
all, but a small concession, that willingness to proceed with the At Happy Valley to-morrow represent the views of the majority meeting between British and
should not be difficult of arrange-matter
afternoon (Saturday) the Filipino of the Powers, only it must be French diplomata in
It is those two issuns, tariffs Club Baseball team will tackle. London
ment. If the men desire to discuss and extratorritoriality, which the the Indian Recreation Club Base- remembered that there are quite a appears to have concluded in a
buch subjects as nationalisation, the United States in pushing at this ball team in the first game of a number of Powers who, just now, satisfactory adjustment of the
airing of their views and argument time. Promises made to Chino double-header. The game will will say that the Chinese Govern viewpoints of both sides of the with those of opposite opinion now be put in way of fulfilment.
it is felt in Washington, should start promptly at 2:30 o'clock
The Chinese will settle thoir. ment has got to do a little more Channel, and if the Germans fall should help towards agreement. It Protests voiced in Great Britafi differences with the Amorioana than hitherto towards bringing in with the Allied suggestions thero has always to be remembered that make it all the more obvious that in the second gamo at 430 about a return to normal foreign should be little to prevent there are extremist elements only has riponed the issues. With
the period of agitation in China 'clock.ond
The line-up and batting order relations before any mention of dednite pact within the next few waiting for a chance to renew the everything quiet, it is almost im of the Chinese will be --Fung, Customs autonomy can be tolerated. months. It can be taken for grant-Industrial trouble that recently possible to disturb the status quo. 1st base ban, 3rd base; June Out of the present period of strass hortstop; Pan. 2nd base; Cher Regarding the question of grant- ed that Belglum and Italy will agree
threatened, and no excuse for their and strain the United Statos may center-Beld, Leung, left-feld ing China the control of her own with the Anglo-Franch views on
intervention should be permitted, be able to force some effective Chanson, right-field; Loo, Cas Customs, even the most careful and the subject, and Poland and Czecho
Botion. New York Evening Post, chor; and Shim, Pitohor,
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