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the host hopes for Bottlement of the differences in China. Ho Wh convinced that if the negotiations with Mr. Chen, on the basis of Chinese nationality, wore preened forward, the lives of the residents of Shanghai would not be" threaten-
world ed.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 1927.
NEGOTIATIONS BROKEN OFF.
HOME FOOTBALL.
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ENGLISH CUP REPLAYS. (Continued From Page 1),
London, Feb. 2. Replayed matches in the English centration at Shanghai as other
rosulted than an act of coercion directed Cup competition
follows: against Chincap Nationalism. To sign any agreement in these cir. Brentford cumstances would be tantamount to signing under duresa of force. No agreement so signed could be real and effective.
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Everton Arsenal Bolton South Shields
2 West Ham 2 Hall
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-Renter.
In the fifth round, Brentford "The Nationalist Government,
have to play away against Read- must, perforce, await the ending ing, the Arsonal are at home to of this period of duress before Liverpool, Bolton entertain Car- authorising the signing of diff, and South Shields are drawn agreement which shall settle ho at home to Swangen. status of the portion of Chinese
as the British
territory known Concession at. Hankow. This
Te proceeded: "I am optimistic enough to believe that everything is going to be right. I am very
London, Feb. 2. glad that Sir Auston Chamberlain
In the Scottish League, Celtic made that apocch at Birmingham. Every help that the opposition can give him in negotiating on
those period could be ended immediate-lost at home to the Hibernians by lines will be givea
moka noly or at any time by Government the odd goal in five-Reuter mistakis about that I do not unre-envisaging the effect on the derstand, those people who tell Nationalist mind of the present of their military concentration and naval forces at Shanghai."
Reuter..
ILL-PAID JUDGES.
MEETING OF PROTEST IN VIENNA.
me as leader of the Opposition, that because the Government is doing acmething, I ought to do the opposite. I decline absolutely to
LONDON'S FIRST NEWS. be moved by that sort of fooling. So
as the
Vienna, December 13.-At a Jong
Governinont
"EARLY SIGNATURE POSTIONED."
meeting of judges and public pro- negotiates with Mr. Chen on the
London, Feb. 2. secutors serious complaints were lines of recognition of Chinose in- dependence and liquidating the old. With reference to the situation made by leading men of the law. Trenties. I will be behind them to at lankow, news has been receiv-It was stated that political quarters give them all the help I can.. Puted by well-informed quarters in tried to exercise pressure on the all your trust in negotiation and London, that in the course of the judges, for which the Ministry of Justice WAS held responsible. in the personality of the men whom negotiations, Mr. Eugene Chen Austrian justice was no longer this country has sent out there.rained the question of the despatch held in such estimation as in the Sir Miles Lampson is admirable. of British troops to China, and past. Frúm the material point of Me. O'Malley is admirable. I firm that consequently the negotiations view also, the judges were declared ly believe that if Anyon
have taken a new turn, the result to have, been treated very badly. settle things these JOCH
of which is that the early signa- They belong to the hardest-work -British "Wireless.
türe of the draft Agreement must ing officials of the State, and after twenty years' service their monthly be postponed.
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SPAIN'S POLICY.
AGREES WITH KITISH MEMORANDUM.
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Madrid, Feb. 1. Replying to the British Govern. ment's Memorandum'on China, the Spanish Government agrees with the British proposala in regard to the immediate application of the Customs' surtaxes and the gradual mulification of extra-territoriality provided adeqante guarantees are given to Spanish nationals resid- ing in China.
The Spanish Government opines that. In view of the present situa- tion in China a political declara- tion by all the Powers adhering to the Washington Convention would be a delicate matter, but Spain would not break the desired un- animity if the Powers more direct,
It is explained that the delay is twelve pounds. In the country not on the general proposals, hnt places the judges are even worse
:
on Ray future Hankow and Kiu-Jo. Of course, they must not kiang incidents.-Reuter.
make any extra income, and their hours of work are practically un- SPECIAL CABINET MEETING. limited. If they have to keep n family, it means a state of things IMPORTANT CONFERENCE FOLLOWS. bordering on starvation.
London, Feb. 2.
For a long time the judges and public prosecutors have urgently. Following à 'special meeting of asked for an increase of salary the Cabinet in the afternoon to and certain improvements of posi discuss the China situation, Mr. tion, but apart from compliment- Stanley Baldwin, Ear! Balfour andary words they have received noth- It is other Ministers conferred with ing from the Government. Sir Austen Chamberlain at the significant that the public prose-
entor for the Press joined in their! Foreign Office. Reuter,
protest.
HOME COMMENT.
MR. CHEN NOT A FREE AGENT.
London, Feb, 2. The signature of the draft Agric
ly interested reached an agreement regarding the future status ment in regard to such a declara. of the British Concession at Han- Linn. Reuter.
ANOTHER U.S. ENQUIRY?.
SUGGESTED TO PARÍ, COOLINGE.
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Chen is not altogether a free agent."-British Wireless
ONLY POSTTONED?
Later.
The London Press report that
kow has been postpened by Mr. Eu-the discussions between Mr. Eu-
gene Chen, on the grounds that he gene Cher and Mr. O'Mulley have broken off is incorrect. was unable to sign while. British been forces were being landed at Shang- From information at present avail- hai without necessity.
able, it appears that in the course Washington, Feb. 2. The negotiations, have been of the negotiations regarding the The Secretary of State, Mr. Kel-broken off. This does not affect the future statas of the British Can- flour, says he has no knowledge of validity of the principles of the cession at Hankow, Mr. Chen rais- any project to appoint a new broad and modern policy in re-ed the question of the despatch of American Commission to investigard to China which the British British troops to China. In con- rate the Chinese situation, which Government have definitely laid is one of several !courses down. suggested to President Coolidge, -Reuter,
sequence, the negotiations have! taken a new turn and the prospect of an early signature of the draft The Times says: "When towards
agreement providing for an amic- the end of the last meeting Mr.able settlement of the Hankow Eugene Chen agreed to the draft and Kiuklang incidents must be with Mr. O'Malley, on the basis of postponed.-British Wireless." NOT A MATTER FOR THE LEAGUE.the latest British proposals and London, Feb, 1.agreement over the status of the
LORD GREY'S VIEWS.
AMERICAN KÈGRETS. "NEITHER JUSTICE NOR SENSE.""
New York, Feb. 2. The news that Mr. Eugene Chen has refused to continue the nego- tintions with the British has been received with regret.
Vishount Grey of Fallodon, in a Hunkow Concession, he knew per- speech at a League of Nation fectly well that the British Go- Union gathering in London, said it vernment were sending troops to seemed to be common ground that protect their nationals in Shang- the old Treaties with China were hai, if necessary, against the kind out-of-date and must be revised it. of mob violence that had already accordance with Chinese attonal been exercised in Hankow, and he formulated a protest against the aspirations. If so, it was reason-
But at the able
hope that the British Con- dispatch of troops. cessions, lives and property would same time he agreed to negotiate. be respected while the civil war Now he has suddenly held up the was proceeding and that there negotiations on the pretext that would finally be a peaceful solu-, the British Government are send in the Chinese protest about the tlon in accordance with Chineseing troops. From this national feeling.
The New York Times anys, it is nol likely to encourage the British and other Powers, to further con cillation and adds that 'It is dif- cult to see the justice or sense
strange movement of troops. Certainly proceeding, the deduction may neither the British, nor Japanese, Sir Auston Chamberlain's speech fairly be drawn that Mr. Eugene nor American Governments wish (Continued on Nest Column). to see force used in China, except appeared to have commanded ap-
qa issing Monge
in the last resort."Router's proval throughout the world, but
American Service. he did not mention the "League of Nations because the question was not suitable for the Leagu....... The League could not deal with "civf} war, and as long as the Soviet Government in Moscow was
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BETTING TAX.
ing regard to all facts, had yet to be ascertained, and the immediato. step was the collection of data.
His own opinion was that the A ROUND TABLE TALK.
tax should not be imposed on every Early in February the Jockey bet, but only on the backers' win- Club or Lord Lonsdale personally aing bete. He thought that for will convene a round-table Betting the next few weeks racing people Tax Conference of all the various must grin and bear the tax. recognised bodies representing Then his lordship made the state- racing and betting interests, and ment regarding a conference given including such other interests as above. A BRITAIN'S REASONABLE PRECAUTIONE.
coursing.
This conference would, no doubt, London, Feb. 1. The above is one of the most im-sald Lord Lonsdale, be able to come Baron Shidehara, the Japanese portant of several statements on to an agreement as to what betting openly hostile to the League, the Reading, said he had no hesitation Foreign Minister, in a statement to the Betting Tax made to Mr. W.. could stand in the way of special bringing of the League into this in saying that the speech of the the Budget Committee at Tokyo, Randall, secretary of the Turf taxation and the manner in which. question would be regarded by the Foreign Secretary on Saturday was pointed out that it was impossible Guardian Society, In an interview the tax could best be imposed with- Chinese
Nationalists and their not only wide and statesmanlike, for Britain, owing to her geographi with Lord Lonsdale, the senior out detriment to flood-stock breed-
ing, racing, or coursing.. Soviet advisers as a hostile ges-but that it was a magnificant con-
cal position, to wait upon the events Stoward of the Jockey Club. .
Lord Lonsdale said that the When this agreement had been Jockey Club was very carefully arrived at one united representa- studying the conditions arising out tion could be made to the Chan- of the tax, and was collecting cellor of the Exchequer, and Lord
THE RIGHT SPIRIT.
LABOUR BACKS THE GOVERNMENT.
"London, Feb. 2. Mr. J. H. Thomas, in a speech at
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ture and a challenge Faulera tribution to peact. Mr. Eugene in Shanghai, and that the despatch In a speech in London last night, Chen, speaking for a great section of British troops was a proper and Lord Gray referred to the altuation of the Chinese people, made a denatural promutionary mensure for in China in its relation to League claration last week which, put side the safety of British subjects. of Nations. He said if the Chinese by alde with the Foreign Secret- British Wirciense Nationalists wore prepared to ac-ary's statement, ought, in his judg
capt a League solution, the Briment, to render a peaceful solution tish would be quite agreeable. Even possible.
if they were not so prepared, yet
Mr. Thomas added that he re- the League of Nations spirit was manifestly, doing a great deal to cognised the duty of the Govern restrain public opinion not to re-ment to protect ite nationale, and sort to force, even under great pro- as long as the present Government vocation, except in defence of life maintained a polley of meeting the and property and after every pos- Chinese people fairly and squarely, sible peaceful means had been tried the Labour Party ought to say to settle the dispute.
"God speed. Go on. We will help Lord Cecil sald he fully agreed you and back you to the peace spirit with what Lord Grey had said as against anybody that would pre- British Wireless.
cipitate war."British Wireless..
PEKING PROTEST.
material information day by day. Lonsdale was confident that it. He realized as everyone must would receive the fullest possible realise that the Chancellor of the measure of sympathetic considera- Exchequer had to deal with ex-tion.
UAN MAINTAIN ORDER IN SHANGHAL
London, Feb. 1.
ceptional circumstances, and, in Incidentally, Lord Lonsdale enid The Teking authoritice have sont looking for a new source of ro- that he was sorry if any part of a Note to the British Legation provenuo, was bound to turn to In his speech at the Gimcrack Club tosting against the despatch of forcos terests that were partly concerned dinner had been misunderstood.
He thought there was a good case. for some differentiation between to China for the purpose of protect-with luxury and not entirely with ing British nationis and antoguard commerce.
Tho racing community had al- the tax on course, betting and the the Chinese troops now stationed ways had a name for generosity, tax on offee bbtting, but he certain in the Shanghai neighborhood are and Lord Lonsdale was sure they ly was not in favour of the differ capable of maintaining order inside would not object to make a rerence being made so wide as unduly and outside the settlement. Briti sonable contribution to the State: to penalise betting away from the
What would be reasonable, hav-racecourse.
ing their interests, antorting that
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