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Communication Difcallics.
MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1927.
KILL COMMUNISM!
CHINA STATION.
LATEST APPOINTMENTS.
K. E.
(Continued from Pago 1.).
Lieutenant-Commander Government was not the owner of the railway, simply a creditor. Heaton. left England on May 20 After the Russo-Japanese W for China to take command of the part of the line was surrendered Petrci, the first of the four new to the Japanese with the consent gunboats for service on the Yang- of the Company and against a sub-tsze which are being reconstruct- stantial remuneration which was ed by Messrs. Yarrow at Hong- deducted from the sun owing by kong, after being shipped from Lieutenant- Russian England in sections. the Company to
Commander Henton Government.
commanded submarines in the Dover Patrol.'
The following appointment was made by the Admiralty on May 20: Lieut. J. A. S. Eccles, to Hawkins (June 15).
the
No change in the order of things as described above took place until 1917 when the Bolsheviks came on the scene in Russia.
The following appointment" was made by the Admiralty on May 29: Surgn. Lieut.-Commr. J. J. Carroll, M.B., to Tamar, addl. (June 16). and for Hongkong Dockyard (from date of joining),
As regards the "Christian" gen- eral's relations with Nanking and Hankow, the various explanations heard make nothing clearer than the Huangpu River. Here, I no longer quote the Marshal's friend but rather a number of his friends as well as a number of Genoral Chiang Kai-shek's friends. It ap- pears that since Marshal Feng re-i iurned from Moscow, it has been difficult to communicate with him. Messages could not be sent to
Situated as it was in China, Kansu and Shenst by wire bubocy casionally emissaries of his friends the Chinese Eastern Railway had carried messages to him. On the to follow the policy of the Chinese whole.. he was cut off from his Government after the peace ar friends and many of his subordin- ranged between the Soviets and ates and did not know what was Germany in November, 1917, and happening. He was not aware of had to refuse to recognize any the split between General Chiang attempt to control the line on the Kai-shek and Borodin. Hankow part of the Bolshevik Government.
Surgeon-Commander K. H. Holc, found an expedient to send In March, 1918, there was held in messages to him via Russian con- Peking a general assembly of on completing two and a half Bulates, to Siberia and down shareholders at which the former years in the Frobisher as Squa- through Turkestan. Therefore, Board of directors then remaining dron Medical Officer in the First Hankow was able to present its in St. Petersburg was dismissed Cruiser Squadron, at present serv- : gide more adequately than Nau-and a board of directors with re-ing in China, was relieved us from king, although these messages were sidence in Harbin was elected. May 26 by Surgeon-Commander slow to arrive at his headquarters. At the same time foreign interven-T. C. Patterson, from Since Marshal Feng reached tion took place in Siberia and the Hospital. The place of the latter Houan, Nanking and the pro-Chinese
Eastern Railway fell on the staff, and as specialist in Nanking subordinates, among under the control of an interna- bacteriology, will be taken by whom the chief is Geni-
tional technical board with an Surgeon-Commander 3. F. Dudley, eral L Ming-chung, who has American, General Stevens, as 0.B.E., late of the Diomede. been with General Chiang Kal chairman. On several necasions shek all the time, have had
this Board advanced money to the : ehance -to Tell their side
Railway up to a few million gold less the attention of the Chinese of the story. The- Marshal
Idollars.
Government will be drawn to the has maintained a more or less
violation of the Washington neutral position, he has been in
Treaty represented by the present wiridless gounounication with both Hankow And Nanking and since China having decided to refuse status of the Railway and request he arrived in Chengchow he has recognition to the Russian finia-made for a change in conformity been able to telegraph and send ter and Consuls of the former with the engagements entered into letters to Hankow and Nanking, regime, à provisional agreement by China at Washington. Since the Nationalist armies have was, signed in October, 1020, be- Such change might be brought taken ITsuchowfu, he has had between the Russo-Asiatic Bank about by the following: for facilities to communicate with fand the Chinese Government by General Chiang Kai-shek. His which the latter assumed the con- enrrespondence has been cordial,trol of the Chinese Eastern Rail- Nevertheless, Hankoy is in direct way, which previously belonged to communication with him, while the Russian Government and was Nanking's communications are exercised after 1917 by the Rus- through his own people, who are sian Minister against different more likely to obey him than to quarrel with him over his allegi-privileges which, however, did not
Joint Government Concern.
.
Chatham
1. Cancellation of those stipula- tions of the Soviet-China Treaty of 1924 which give such extensive privileges to the Soviet Govern- ment on the Chinese Dustejn Railway, or
2. Extension to all other "coun- tries signatory to the Nine Power Treaty the same privileges which the Soviel enjoy, ie, the interna- tionalization of the Railway, or
It will be seen that the Chinese
affect the administration of the ances. It is upon this circum-. stantial evidence that the much-railway by the company or the rights of the shareholders. These advertised friendship between
were confirmed by the General Chiang Kai-shek and rights Marshal Feng Yu-heiang is based. agreement."
In 1924 China recognized Soviet As the question of Comrade Boro-
3. Assistance to "China to re- din and the Russian advisors is Russia and the Treaty under deem the Chinese Eastern Railway one upon which there can be no notice was signed, according to compromise between Nanking and which the Chinese Eastern Rail-at once. Hankow, how can Marshal Feng way was taken over by the Soviet be cordial to both? That is aand Chinese Governments without Eastern Railway under its presenci question which is shoved aside compensation to the Company.control is the source and origin dialectically: The Marshal, in That put a stop to the private of the devastating propaganda PALACE HOTEL.
time of war, follows a pragmatic character of the Railway which is which is disrupting China and policy of winning the war at any now a Government enterprise in presenting serious problems for. Booner A Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Forry and Railway Station. cost, but when the peace is reach the hands of the Soviet and the Powers, and the Entirely under English Management. Electric Light and Fans throughout.ed, he will follow his patriotic im-Chinese Governments. It is true change is made the better for Every Room with Privato Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms. pulses and kick the Russians into that one of the articles of the China and for the peace of the Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress. the Siberian tundra-which may 1924 Agreement sets forth that world.. Terma moderato. Special terms to families on application to:
or may not be. so. And the Soviet Government, under- Mrs. J. . OXBERRY, Proprietress.how do you know so far in ad-takes to indemnify the share-
vapce? I asked.
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The following are the replies to to-day's questions;-
:
C.
holders, bondholders and creditors of the Railway, but up till the present nothing has been done in To one who is strongly in favour this direction, and strangely of civilian Government and who chuugh, none of the creditors believes in the future of the Kuo-among whom the United States of mintang, the whole controversy is America is numbered, have taken futile. Why should Marshal Feng any steps towards the enforce-4 Four-bow Cairo, At Assiut, at Asun negotiate for friendly, relations ment of this undertaking.
with General Chiang Kai-shek. 1 thought that General Chiang Kai- shok was subordinate to a civilian' Government in Nanking of which
Doubtful Principles.
a
More important, however, are he is only a member in charge of the doubtful principles which ate, not Nationalist military men Russian Government the right to military affairs. Tuchung negoti-study of this Treaty reveal.
Firstly, the Treaty gives the Tuchuns sond delegates from camp to camp, but the Kuomintang administer a railway on Chinese insiat upon adherence to certain territory without extending any principles. Are we to assame
reciprocal privilege to the Chinese Government. then that for the sake of winning the war tuchunism has returned to Kuomintang territory. If, then, ita special privilege which no other
Secondly, it gives to the Soviet
foreign Governments enjoy in China, an arrangement which is contrary to the decisions of the Washington Conference.
is net tuchunism, but genuine ad- herence to Kuomintang principles, should not Marsha! Feng declare himself explicitly on the subject of his adherence and subordina- Thirdly, this privilege practical tion to the Party? That means ly creates a sphere of influence in an immediate breach with Hankow the Chinese Eastern Railway zone and n declaration of anti-Com which is also contrary to the munism. It means that he must decisions of the Washington Con- pargo his ranks of all Communist | Ference. How this order of things elements and of Russian Com- affects foreign interests can be munist propagandists, for so the told by every business man in Party has ordered. Can General Chiang Kai-shek form a union with Marshal. Feng Yu-hsiang until he bas done so?
Furthermore, why are Marshal Feng's adherents in Shanghai and throughout Kuomintang territory
coal
1. Inlanda off the count of Portugal. Hubert de Burgh in 1813. & Horned Walpole.
and a Senmur. 5. Sugdow 6. An Austrfun nhue who worked out the theory of breeding known. Mendellam. 7. Norfolk, Cheshiro, Stineret, Dornes. Derbyshire. B. A method of rasing water Invend by Archimedes, on ancient Greek, and still used to-day, 9. A schemer i eleget fore and aft. n bringantino isure-rhaned on the foremost. 13. Allco Hepulowalte 11. An annuity shared by the beribers: the la: aurvivor takes the capi-
in. 12. Kent in Rome, of consumptir.
Shelley drowned in the Gulf of Spezzia; Byron died of fever ht Mismolonghi, In Greece.
Yellowhammer, 14. Wret. 16. Admiral
Byng in 1757.
OTHER NOTICES.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
COMPANIES WINDING UP NO. 3 OF 1926.
'In the Matter of the Companies Ordinances 1911-1926.
and
North Manchuria, The Standard... THE RUSSO-ASIATIC BANK. Oil Company, for instance, might NOTICE OF DIVIDEND. tell how special preferential tariffe were introduced in order that the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN American product might be that it is intended to declare & eliminated from this market in first and final dividend in the favour of Russian oil. The local above matter, and Creditors, who se active in promoting him as a freight rates from the stations quired on or before the 20th day owners will tell that the have not already done so, are re- individual rather than striving for the success of the Party and the were they lond, midway between of July, 1927, to send their names sacrifice of all personalities in the Vladivostok. and Harbin, are high- and addresses, and the particulara interests of the Party? Why doer than those which have to be of their debts or claims and the they play their own game at the paid on coal transported between names and addresses of their Soli- possible risk of the Party's future? those points.
citors, if any, to the Official Re Why are they flirting with political In support of the assertion that ceiver, Supreme Court, the Liqui- parties in Japan over the heads ofthe privileges enumerated violate dator in this matter, and are also the officially delegated representa- the principles of the Washington required by their Solicitors er per- tives of the Kuomintang Party and Agreement, Gen. Sutton gives sonally to come, in and prove their the Nationalist Government? In a excerpts from the Nine Powers debts or claims at the Office of the word, I put these questions straight Trenty signed at Washington Oficial Receiver, Supreme Court, from the shoulder, without February 6, 1922, with Chin between the hours of 10 am, and equivocation, without the new participating.
4p.m. or in default thereof, they dialectic logical method which the Communists
will be excluded from the benefit ara evolving:
of any distribution made before Marshal Feng and all his ad-
such debts are proved.
Is
Chance for China.
herents obedient to the Party or adjusting her treaty relations with China is now on the eve of are they adherents to Neo-Militar- foreign Powers. As a matter of iam and all that that implies?
fact she has started already to revise existing treaties, and it is not too much to expect that during 'The weather forecast up till the negotiations looking towards on to-morrow, as issued by the auch revision the position of the "South Chinese Eastern Itallway will Royal Obervatory, is: winds, moderate; fair to showery." [come up for discussion. Doubt-
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Dated this the 17th day of June,
1927.
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