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TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1910.

CHINA ASSOCIATION.

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Mr J. O. P. Bland as a Candid Friend.

(Pram Our Own Correspondent )..

Loypos, April 20.

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or there- doubt that other opportunities for support of Chapu, Two wooks ago,

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that the I submit that those are all items which Shanghai," "informing ca Chinese auröritius"were blocking the work fought to be placed to the oredis-of-Great- of the Water Works Co., the Gar Co., and Britain and are of much greater cons

thao dny. Tariff concession, which the Electric Co., as regarde the axtension:

is, of their maine and so forth in the Chaps can be offered by other uations. Is district, which in to every intent and however, natural that they should be die purposes portion of the Settlements and regarded by Japaruuloss our Government ought to be so claimed. Our Minister, Sirinko it quite clear that they look upon the John Jordan. has expressed himself strongly promotion of British commercial and ship- on the point that sanitary and on general ping interests as the mainstay of our grounds the Settlements should be extend-Empire requiring and deserving the atmost for the United States has expressed him- alt in equally furcible terms-and the intended as any reflection upon the Consular Body in Shanghai have given Japanese Government; the officers of that their opinion that the good government of Government sab se good business man, the Settlements requires that the Chaps having a singhs sye to what they consider "onclare" anyway ought to come under le best calcainted to ensure the welfare and the control of the Municipal Government prosperity of their people and scouri Strong representations are being made on far as la possible, the conditiods which the subject, which we hope may not be thus boliere will bring about those results, May we not rassonably ask our uovern- unattended with sucOGKA.

I have asid, I haremont to do the same? My remarks, s limited to what may be taken as an ax. tension of the Report, but on the subject matters dealt with therein I shall of course be pleasod or rather will endeavour to deal with any points that you may raise..

ed to include this district. The Minister degree of consideration.

May I add that these remarks are not SHEET MUSIC.

In conclusion the Chairman moved tho adoption of the report.

ar W. Harwood seconded,

Mr J. U.. P. Bland thereupon rose

Mr T. Brown, seconded the amendmant and commenced on the fast changes that had taken place in the indition of China in the past score af years.

The Chairman in reply said-I think that it is somewhat to be regretted that notice of this Amendment was not given to the Committee, so that we might have, had the opportunity of considering it, and have

R. H, BL, 1. A. Cruickshank, F. Ward.enorts there has been much reference to recognising the increasing rarity of moet it as best I can.

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In such few remarka

to more! That in adopting the re-been able to frame a Committee reply." port and balance sheet this meeting. However, in the circumstances I must as I may make, you will understand that I an speaking entirely for myself, and do not ropreapot the views the Committee in any way.

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Wall gentlemen, this, amondment (with which I have had nothing whatever to de) he to me a most familiar aspect; it is in short, much the sage resolution which st the Spocial General Meeting of the "Association which Ir Bland and myself convened in July 1905. In convening that meeting wo were noting under a mandate from Shanghai. The circumstances are, no doubt, forgotten. May

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I would like to any a word or two about Mancharis and the trade possibilities of that suates which have been preached to as feen many quarters. Considerable in- / tecost attaches to a study of the trade statistics of Manchuria, so far as they are Available from the returns of the I. 31. These returns are admittedly Customs. quite incompleto, for they only deal with the trade at the called ports" whors the I. M. Customs are established-they There was a good muster of members of have little cognizance of the great trans frontier and caravan trades, nor of the the Chins Association at the annual meet-smuggling trade which there is pretty good ing of the Association at the offices of the reason to believe is flourishing on the "However, P. and O. Company in Leadethall Street Korean and other frontiers. yesterday afternoon and they were reward taking such figures na aro available, it is at lenst an interesting fact that the value of the ed by something more than usually lively rade of faneburis, which came under the in the way of criticism from Mr J. O. P. cognizance of the I. M. Customa ross from Bland who came primed with criticisms 51 milliona of Tasis it 1967 to 94 millions from home observation and Far Eastern in 1908. The figures are in many ways, I know, open to sriticioni, with which I can experience,

imperfectly deal if anyone chooses to raise Sir Charles Dudgeon was in the chair and the point; but in their bread aspect thoy do most suredly tend to confrm the the gathering included Sir Thoma Jackson, opinions expressed by our late Cemanercial Mr. Gershom Stewart, M.P., Sir Alfred Attaché. Sir Alexander Holo, of the Drab, Earl Stanhope, R. 8. Gundry, J. C. enormous potentialities of the country. Bola, D. Wartes-Smith, B. C. Wilepa, C.V. And this increase in trade, mind you, has Sale, D. C. Rutherford, H. Wilcockson,beno offected without any new develop mart af interior railway communications, G. Jamieson, P. Maclean, A "G.., Wood, {" point

znivos whish further J. Michael, H. II. Josoph, Nymon question of what the development of Bronan, E. Maulo, F. King, N. Macleod, Manchurian trads might be if snch railway devehipment was permitted. In precious Dunn McNeil, J. II. Scott, G. H. Paul

the projected Fakumes-Hsiomiutung rail the political situation in the Fur Fast ing, H. Morris, P. H. Browne, T. Brown, way connection-a line alrongis adrecated ant the continued decline of British O. V. Lloyd. J. Welch, A. S. Garit, F. W. in the interests of trade, but which has been prestige, in China, considers it necessary Maze, F. Anderson, A. D. Temkins and successfally opposed by Japan and which that the work of this Association should reocived its quietus through "The Mahonceforth be conducted on broader, more H. C. Wilcox, the Secretary.

churian Convention" signed in Paking last active and more independent lines and that The Chairman in the course of a lengthy September. At the present time a similar to this end at abould be takon, where review of the report and balance sheet interesting controversy razes round the pro- pessible, effectively to educato, organing said "As regards affairs generally inposed Chinchow Taizaihar-Aigan ruilway.as and express publis opinion on all matters myself proposed

Angle American enterprise. permission for affecting British interests in the Far East." China- mend from a political point of the prosecution of which we were infermad His remarks, he said, were based on visw--we still azo without much evidence was granted by an Imperial Rescript at thirteen years experience in Shanghai and that the thunderous edicts" from Peking January. But this railway too has fallen recent tour he made through Eongkong, munn mech more than empty words carry under the ban of Russia and Japan, and Shanghai and Tientsin. He enlarged on

repent them, tor I think they are the British clement in it seemingly recoires the gravity of the political situation in ing little intention of fulfilment. In this

scant support from our Goverment China and the lomucning of British prestige of importance? In January 1904, wo connection I am tempted to quote from what the United States may have to say that had taken place. Representations as Shanghai (I was then Chairman of the the letter signed "An Old China Hand"about it, in view of the ntitate recently to British interests were not pushed Committee there) unanimously pagod, in which appested in the North China asunod by them as regards Manchurian they should be and where there had general meeting, a resolution much the Herald last September. The absurd questions, may possibly be a matter of been representations they were easily same as that which is now before us

considerab's interest in the near future. shelved by the Chinese

It was duly forwarded bome, and receiv outpourings of Ediata-in-Peking" he wrote.There is much more-to-be-mid-on-this -Proceeding-be-doubled the wisalem of edenalan consideration,Ilus. We "Announcing one reform after another, subject, which I will spare rau, simply leaving the protection of British coast rights in Shanghai. in June of 1904, cuivened has made a great impression at home, and romarking that this porsistent thwarting of to the Japanese and criticised the infuences another general meeting at which car His Majesty's Minister has been instruct-railway etterprise in fanchuris is a matter that were working to British detriment original resolution was again unanimously NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

Wa still, however, failed to | in matters arising out of railway questions... re-affirmed. ed to utaintain a sympathetic attitude of high concern in all trade interests,

On the general question of Chinese rail. Then the policy of the present govorna ut rucuive support from the home Cmitteo. He roundly declared and advantage was riken of Mr Bland Au plain fact that mandarins

ways I have little to say for the reason that camo in for a slating.

that the Chinese know the British govern niyself being at home in 1905. to thrash this since the printing of the Report, which con- change, simply tains pretty fall reference to the subjectment would not "movo a ship nor hand out the matter at a specially convened Beards, new no developments of importance have man to enforce a clum, En matter meeting which was held in July of that! occurred a general commett mas our how just." Inertia was creeping into year. It was I who proposed the Shanghai appointments, more patrouage, mere op-haps be permitted that the Anglo-German- the working of the Associatica as into resolution, which I say is much the same THE ELEVENTH ORDIN- portunities for squeeze, and more openings Freeb American Russian Japaness band the government administration. The as Llus one before us Box-on a show of for sinecurists. Hence we have one reform don't sem get to have agreed on the Far Eastern branches had cons, to a hands it was declared-from-the-Chair that alter another announced, but not a single harmony of the overture, introducing the intents and purposes, to show the activity great projected railway of mid-Chins, and which once characterised them. The simu one taken up seriously and carried through that meantinio China is doing pretty inertia characterised the Hongkong branch The Army, the Navy, the Currency, well out of the discord policy as was shown in the way relations between Education, Finances, the Polise, etc. etc., which she has never been slow to adopt China and Great Britain were handled by There is, however, a point as regards the Government." Members out in the are all to be overhauled in the most

Chinese zailway management" which Eaat, he declared, asked on another wonderful way. Where the money is to commands attention. As we all know, the "What's the use? Everything gets shelved." the Hankow. Finally Mr Bland declared, that all his come from, no one asks and no one cares. Chinese have re tevined Likin is to be'abolished, opium suppressed, Peking Railway, which is, now a purely criticisms were friendly and designed to Chinese-rus concern. Some months ago

increase the usefulness of the association. and bribery to be eradicated, and yet, to received a letter from a correspondent in Ho further disclaimed any criticistas of the quote a French proverb, the more it Bankow giving grava

accounts of the British minister in Peking. It was the changes, the more it remains the same mismanagement of the live under the new home Government that was at fault.

Chinese regimo. In the lant received num. Mr Charles V. Sale dealt more parti. thing." Any extended experience of China bar at the North China Herald there is cularly with Japanese matters. must surely endorse this aserbat caustic published an article Oir own Correa In the present condition of Far Eastern pendent," dated frors Shan, giving his politics, the developments of Japanese News is strangely scarce abou: the Con personal experienes of the present condition policy are of more or less interest to every stitutional movement and the working of of the line. You have probably read the member of the Association but they are Article. so I need not trouble you with the matter of most vital cooters to the mem the Provincial Assemblies; bardly a word details of its swe ping condemnation, but bers of cur branches in Japan. For this on the subject, has appeared in the foreign will only quote the writer's somewhat reason I offer no excuse while asking your prim of China, so far as I have acen, fonestly put sumainty that the matagement attention to a few rem-rs on the subject

of affairs is just sa nech ont of order n of British relations with Japan. fully four months. A most interesting the Empire itself" state of affair which On page 26 of the report. rulerence is account, however, of the doings of certain was confidently predicted would be the made to the negotiations initiated by Association for twenty one years, after to 81st December, 1909.

result of the withdrawal of foreign control. Japan for a revision of the existing which the new officials were elected as Nor have I anything to say, farther than Trusties. The principal object appears to follows:-President Mr W Kawick, M.P.; what appear in the Report, as to futile be the revision of the Customs Tariff of chairman of committee Mr E. Anderson; British attempts as in all honesty, to course-in an upward direction. Not only vice-chairman Sir George Jamiesa, and take ades bige of the Article of the are imports to be checked by an increase treasurer Mr R. Chatterton Wilcor. Shanghai rests in regard t mining; the in the rates of duty, but an even greater General committee-Sir Cecil Smith, Bir the Company will be CLOSEL experience of the Kinag-pei-ting and barrier is to be interposed by mOADS EL A. SAMEDO, Sir Thomas Jackson. Sir T. Anwhef Companies are not likely to of a more minste classification in com-Satberland, Str Alfred Dent, Sir Charles encourage the investment of foreign capital bination with an exceedingly intricate Dudgeon, Messrs F. Anderson, J. C. Bois, from 24th May to the 31st May, and uncertain basis of calculation. For Byron Bregan, A. A. Burkill, F. Cornes, As regards the Huang-pa Conservancy, instance, Engines, Drusmos, formerly GB. Dodwell, R. S. Gindry advices are been received from Shanghai, included in one claxe and charged at the Harwood B. H. Hill. G. Jamieson, B. H. both days inclusive. since the Report was published, that the rate of 15 per cent. are now to be the Joseph, H. Keswick, W. Keswick, M.P., Chinese authorities have given orders not subject of about Efty different rates, the D. C. Rutherford, C. V. Bale, J. H. Scott, to close any further contracts for the duty to be levied upon and varying accord-Gershom Stewart, M.P. W. H. Strs- prosecution of the work, and have memorialing to the gross weight.

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of the Assemblies appeared in The Time from the pes of Dr Morrison last Decem ber, in which, as stated in the report, he

g his opinion that results, as a whole, had more than fulfilled expectatima,

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been received from Shanghai a copy of letter nådre sod to the British Consol General there by the Chamber of Com- merco, embodying the criticisms of the Chamber and of the leading foreign bankers upon the Bank Note Regulations" issued from Peking last July. In their present form the regulations are held to offer no remedy for existing abuses, and experience suggests the extrema likelihood of this most serious question leina again indefinitely pizoon-holed. As regards the matter of reform of the currency generally ule, nothing has been heard since the promulga tion of the lengthy Edict in January of last year, the comment upon which docament was that it was unpractical, indefinite and Izaiacere, and merely engendered a conse of bewildermust..

It is gut ton sans to form opinion as to the reatly of China's effort in the matter of

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Earl Stanhope also spoke of the loss of SHAREHOLDERS will be held British prestige and urged that the Associa tion had a most important duty to perform

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Mr R. Si Gundry reminded the meeting king Building, No. 31, Queen's f that there was a China Langde stated in 1906 with important backing for chis very purpose of creating and educating public Road Central, on TUESDAY, FOR FLASTER WORK AND RE-INFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION

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opinion on Far Eastern questions, But It failed an how could the Asociatia expect the 31st May, 1910, at NOON, He said: Mr George Jamieson added another touch. It was lack of money that led to the death of the China Lengto. The pro- for the purpose of receiving the pasalx of Mr Bland would cut heaps of money.

ned the Wai wu-pu to communicate to Gentlemen, these methods of classifica- the Foreign Powers that

iation and calculation will inevitably lead, neither willing nor chliged to spend even more than high rates of duty, to an en the sebeme. It is increase of that systematic evanion and further money expected that the prezent contract for undervaluation which has already prestly dredging, and for the closing up of the Ship curtailed the share of trade formerly ex- Channel, will be completed in July or joyed by our nationala in Japan.

This proposed new Tariff has already ugust, next, and the European expert staff

bern noted that their services will been submitted to the Diet and received

After some further discussion the amend Report of the General Managers went was lost by a large majority and the report was adopted.

MRS. Gundry, who is retiring from with a Statement of Accounts the committee, was formally thanked for

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not be required after auch date. This Approval In advocating the Bill, Court of arms at West Point Biz camphor-wood means that the further works recommended Kumura, the Miniator for Foreign Affairs, boxes labelled books were taken to the by Air de Rijke as essential to the succe said that Conventional Tariffe giving the acenter Sui Chow by a quoueless Chinese, of his conservancy scheme, auch the benefit of, lower rate may be arminged who shipped them, to Kwongchowwan. removal of Phoneant and Pootung Points with those countries which offer favour and other works on the upper portion of able terms for Japanese goods, but that the river, will, if supplies are stopped, auch a system of reciprocity could not be have to be abandoned. The stratum is entered into with Great Britain because viewed with gravo apprehension is Shat she has nothing to offer hi, and our Committee there have made I admit this appears very much Uke

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DODWELL & Co., Ltd., MACHINERY DEPT. system which characterises, not only to the original Protocol of 1901, and to would neither enable us to mogutise or to Police Station, and on leg pered were onsciousness of duty, and a vivid sense of the Governawnt of Chine, but the undertake the completion aidoneral retaliate with any effective resnit."

My argument is that Great Britain bas found to contain rifle barrels: 02

KITSON LIGHT Government of the Chiness. In a Par direction of the work themselves. It may

The papers agree that the apeoch sa liamentary I aper published last January, he suggested that the fear if such raversion much to offer in the way of reciprocity for wait belts: 128 frogs; 100 bayonets and his exalted mission. containing » general report on the opium is a pretty effectiro weapon with which to Tarif abatements and it rests with our scabbards; 113 ammunition pouses: 101 cotapel Chian's observation of her engage Government to make use of the compensa-

"DODWELL & CO., LTD., Sole Agents, question fired by Mr Max Muller, menta, fot also in not likely to wish to tions which lie within their power to enter cleaning rods; R2 rifle mauntings; two tins turday sounded high note." They A Brilliant, Safe and Cheap Illuminant by Kerosene Oil Councillor of the Peking Legation, we are

abandon her soverign rights on the river or to withhold to be as inat to the of powder; numerous ride fittings. The call the constant and prolonged atten

OREGƆN PINE informed that "full and reliable informs for the protection of which he heratif interests of our own people as they are sitten wero of a Japanese pattern, but there dances of King George at the recent were no butia. The arme have been debaton in Parliament, which were frs- qapitly followed by conversations with tion has been olrainable only a regards proposed the Cyntention of 1009. Mean disponed to a generous to thou of others.

time we hope to very soon in posses. Let me illustrate this by a reference to pest confiscated. two provinces, Sluri and Yunnan, sin of the special report upon the whio, history

Leaders and prominent men on both sides The terms of the existing Treaties wer

They emphasise that the now King is the which Mr Max Muller states excellent which, as mentioned in the Heport, in being

greatest royal traveller, in history, and work has been done. At the opposite prepared by Sir John Wolfa Barry. Sirzettled in 1881 after nga titions extendin

dwell on his acquaintance with the Empire, extisme," he now un to wate, "stand Willem Matthews and Mr Lyster Shuni, Kanu, Hupeh id Szechuan, in all

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Laperial spirit.

The sentence in the Spooch: "The tank make extensive tours in the principuduplum Agencies at the Parts, and the loss whichly Great Britain. producing provinces, and to ascertain by the any stage vin Siberis untails is Ceutices, the alliance between Orent portrait of him late Mafety. - There is personal uretion to what extent the debited to them that is to say, that the Britain and dapen has in many ree ecte much of interest in the contributin, "Wldof-governing India will be made easier if erders prohibing the cairivation of opiumhoon of penny pustage ris Siberia, accorded rered in advantage in the two nations, Life in China" being the tenth of a series we infueu into it a wider elemsot of have been carrierl Gut. Einast, however, as hy St Martin le Grand, is given at but no question can exist to the of chats on bess, while other features arsygathy" in quoted se siment prophetia. be duitted that, poradically, something the expense of Hongkong. That think, which I dived the greater benefit. It kas heen done by individual officiels in is the only celtning can clone was the example of Great Britain which happenings through the Chinos Empire,

Aud Induced this Powers to abandon their ri hts and "Round the Turn" talk, carrying out the lieperis! comunande, but it in from the facts lefors v

in also curin, thing to note the reports an amuro you that your enemittee have of extra-territoriality. It was Chenonce (whatever vale they may have), that been at mach pains to arrive at a slut on of Great Britalt which pros, nted sticle

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11am by legs, floated in Lendor, New forg way low-dseliving ring remedy has uren introdured. I want Avoid the accepted en anmperial responsibility. presumption the matter are condusted fr The Report Klades to the question of York, Paris and Berlin. It was the con baniity. I leter there any dector's diane in us for durch on or awal

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