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JARAN'S POLICY.

AMBASSADOR'S VIENS.

NO IDEA OF AGGRESSION.

A diplomatic correspondent of the Daily Telegraph writes:-.

Like Court Storza, so Baron Haya shi is one of those diplomats still rarely met with in the ranks of la car riere, if no longer so rarely as of yore, who never resent, a straight gres tion: I therefore ventured to draw the Japanese Ambassador's attention

* FISKE

"LEE."

Speaking now in a more general sense, our service establishments may at first sight seem large, but not when you corsider the immense length of coast-line and the land frontiers we might have to defend in an emer gency. Remember also that China has thirty-six divisions; that Russis, before the war, had 100 divisions and even day the Bolsheviks are seeking to emulate the military machine of Imperial Russia.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

BONE DRY SHIP.

BAUA FOR THE ORIENT.

PACIFIC NAIL LINBE.

PRINCE AND REGGIE.

HOSPITAL DILLOQUE.

*THEMA'S TOUR BAND.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4.

The Prince of Wales met the frank- There was no scramble among the est little subject in the Empire when eighty odd passengers who sailed from he visited the Victoria Hospital for here yesterday on the Pacific Mail Children, Chelsea, S.V., of which liner "Creole State" to charge the he is president. ship's buffer when the craft passed over the three-mile limit.

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Departure of the Creole State marked the first transpacific passen-

"Val. Bitle man, is this the Queen Elizabeth "?"

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all Tearned the lesson of the war-that is, the folly of it. And none bas learned it better then ourselves. You sometimes call us 'realists." I am not sure that a compliment is implied! in that word. You also called the Germans realists," although they were not realists, but rather creatures of pride and prejudice. But, any bow, I will not repudiate the label, if what is meant is that there is more sense than sentiment in our foreign

He was conducted by Princess policy. I hope there is: I know there

Louise to the cot of Reggie McKenna, is. Well, firstly, because we are

aged 5, blue-eyed and flaren-haired. realists, receptive but also critical,

Teking from Reggie a toy battle and cold, scientific observers of facts, we have duly noted that modern war ger ner to leave this port or any ship he was sailing on his lap, the is not a paying proposition, whether other Pacise Coast port afected by Prince began: for the vanquished or for the victors the ruling of the United State Ship It may spell bankruptcy for both ping Board that there shall be no Remember, the world is to-day dori-intoxicating liquors on vessels under

its jurisdiction. nated by the economic factor; and

Passenger agents say that all of the! our best brains, both young and old, Steen Shipping Board liners allocated read, not Clausewitz, but Mill: not Pacific Coast steamship companies strategy, bat economics. They under for operation in the trans-Pacific ser- "Oh, yes!" he cried delightedly. stand that our future lies not intervice out of this port and Seattle will"I dreamt he game to breakfast with ritorial and military conquests but of the water in the carrying trade, and on land in our commercial and indus- trial expansion abroad. We have be come a big industrial power. But, once more, because we are, as you say, realists, and as such have noted the gigante blunder committed by Germany, then at the crux of her Industrial expansion, in 1914, believe me, we do not propose to repeat that blunder, and by a mad act of aggres sion to miss or mar the tremendous the unique economic opportunities that should be ours for a peaceable

effort.

ECONOMIC BURDENS,

No, it isn't," said Reggie with slight soorn. "Tain't big enough i′′ You had a dream about the Prince of Wales, "didn't you, Reggie?" asked Princess Louise.

me. If he had come this morning he would have had cold ham. I had cold ham-it's nice," be confided.

"Well, don't you recognise the Prince here now?" pursued the Prin-

be hard hit by the role.

CREOLE STATE" HAS SOPT DRINKS. All of the vessels owned by private companies now operating under the American Bag between the Pacific Coast and the Orient have liquor-cess. The Creole State" is equipped with a bar, but soda water, mineral water and other hopeless substitutes were the only beverages on board.

"No, I don't," returned Reggie Ratly." He ain't the Prince."

"I think I am," laughed the Prince, bending over the cot.

Shipping men said yesterday that "How can you be the Prince?” the ruling wil result in bootlegging Reggie challenged, and then, trium- traffic on these vessels, because pas-phantly, There ain't no band with sengers boarding Shipping Board you!" liners at foreign ports can bring stores

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FERMENT OF THE ORIENT.

YELLOW PERIL DISCUSSION.

We give below extracts from further letters sent to The Times

· THEATRE ROYAL,

H. B. WARING CO.

MISS RITA KICARDS,

Miss Rita Ricardo, one of the leading artists of the H, B. Waring The Prince roared with laughter.garding Mr. McClure's article on Company, is exceedingly well known original "Nancy" in "Milestones” of beverages aboard. It is held the Princess Louise brought a handke the ferment in the East, published in in London where she played the With regard to the suggestion that at the Royalty and the original ruling also will drive patronage to chief to her eyes, and Reggie chuckled our last issue

secretively for a space, and then-

the expansion of Japan is due to the "Nurse" in "Damaged Goods" at foreign lines.

TRAVELLERS INSIST ON COCKTAIL, "I say," he whispered to the

pressure of her surplus population, St. Martin's Theatre. She is the "A traveller insists on his cocktail Prince, "1 had turkey for dinner at Mr. Eugene Chen directs attention happy possessor of a very distinct before luncheon and dinner," was the Christmas. And." he added darkly to the last Japanese census, which personality which wins for her a statement of one of the oldest chief I've still got it here in my tummy." shows that the death rate is gaining place as first favourite everywhere stewards on trans-Pacific liners "And

As he was passing on to the next over the birth-rate in Japan. He the appears. Her favourite role is Olivia" in Mr. Pimp Passes By, the returning passengers who have lived ward the Prince called out to Reggie: adds: But it is also said that the

"Good-bye. Reggie-take care of expansion of Japan is an economic recent great hit of London. the turkey!”

necessity, in that 'her industrial life Good-bye." returned Reggie, în must feed, on the raw materials of tone of complete familiarity.

It would be an impertinence for me to suggest that the same remark might apply to our American friends. The United States have long been great economic Power, but they, too, have within their reach at this juze ture comune.cial possibilities of s magnitude they have never known

in the Orient cannot have their hot before. The full aval program oddies on crimpy nights, then they now under discussion there would to doubt weigh, financially speaking, less are not going to travel on American heavily upon the American people passenger liners under the jurisdiction than that we have in view upon or of the Shipping Board." he said.

Efforts of the Shipping Board to own people. Still, the proposed bur- den, as we already see. is not cheer-enforce the liquor ban on their ves- sels engaged on the Atlantic has re- fully envisaged by all Americans.

sulted in the most flagrant boodegging have numerous islands, to deland: Thus, it would appear that the threat industry in operation and has hit the SPECIALISED INFORMATION. territories far from compact, with ened naval race in the Pacific-resily fewer facilities than you possessed for no race it all, since we have no de traffic on these ships tremendously, moving large bodies of troops to any sire to challenge, and could only com according to reports from the East.

The "Creole State" is being oper menaced section during the late war. pete under the severest handicap ated by the Pacific Mail for the ac

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TRADE WITH BRITAIN,

THE ROYAL OFERA CO.

COMING VISIT TO HONGKONG,

to the suspicion and alarm aroused. However, it is rather our naval than : might yet be avoided by an arral court of the United States Shippin London includes in its activities the/ make a borne have long, since been good voices collectively have been

ind

China and the rest of Eastern Asia. There is, however, no difficulty in the way of Japanese acquisition of such raw materials through the". ordinary processes DF

The Royal Opera Company, under channels of international trade and the direction of Eastern Tours Limit- commerce. May I point out to Sir Harry Johnston that his, suggestioned, continue to draw big houses right- in favour of Japanese colonisation in iy in Bombay where the public are ROYAL COLONIAL INSTITUTE.

at present revelling in a rare musical China ignores the fact that the parts treat. It is a long time sincs really of China where the Japanese could The Royal Colonial Institute" in

beard in the East and this, in con- As regards the over-populated?

function with the magnifcent stag- collection and dissemination of specia- vexed question of immigration, I may lised information concerning the mention that China is not, and willing, costumes, and delightful comedy. are combining in providing such trade and industry of the British not be, vitally interested in the issue entertainment as has hitherto been a Empire, in pursuance of one of its raised by Japan. As long as stranger in the East. With a pro- principal

objects to foster and Manchuria, Mongolia, and Thiber are ducer as well known as Mr. T. C. stimolate inter-Imperial trade.

With the view of centralising and not severed from the body of Chins. Fairbairn much was expected in the.

the immigration of Chinese into Aus way the operas would be presented co-ordinating such information, the tralia and America will hardly ever and the actual results have more than Institute, through its Trade and become an important question. In verified expectations. "Les Cloches de As no hall was available the authori-Jadustry Committee, established an those great regions of extra-mmal Corneville" their opening production.

in certait quarters here by the jour military maments that are the ment compatible with the_material

Board. penditure on naval and military arma-chiel source of interest and pre-safety and the national dignity of ments provided under the Japanese, occupation for the moment, both, and of yourselves. The un- Budget Estimates for 1921: Your so I will revert to the former.

I re-official proposals to this effect already Excellency has already stated," I re-peat. How could we, with a fleet or put forward in the United States re marked, that the contemplated ex-hall so strong as the American, in the sure to meet, on the part of Japan. pansion of your capital Beet to one considered opinion of your own naval with a ready and cordial response. of eight battleships and eight bantle-critic, harbour aggressive designs Indeed has not the whole trend of cruisers of the latest and largest pat-against the United States? *** Japanese foreign policy in recent fern dates back to 1916-17, and that

times been directed towards a friendly

character?"

UNITED STATES ATTITUDE.

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CITY COMEDY.

LORD MAYOR'S SURPRISE.

ELECTION IN POULTRY BOOTH.

the other..

CITY MARSHAL'S ALARM.

Importers

and 日腐

their friends.

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Dorothy Maritana," *Bohemia Girl, La Mascotte," "La Monte."

Rip van Winkle," Tom Jones," "La Cigale," and "Erminie" are now be ing eagerly looked for.

it is of a strictly defensive character Well, then, do you suspect the agreement with America, whether ties found themselves in difficulties Enquiry or information Bureau, the

without? But some people cannot bring them United States of harbouring aggres-within the League or selves to believe that a naval pro- sive designs against yourselves? Where, I ask you, have we failed to over the Aldermanic election in the particular function of which is in China, Chinese will find all the neces was a delight from start to finish and I deal with enquiries on any trade orary space to hold and feed their the other operas, which include

"surplus population." gramme which, together with the

Certainly I do not. Mr. Secre- show the proper spirit of conciliation? City Ward of Lime-street, E.C.

The deputy himself came to the industrial subject from individuals Capt. William J. M. Watson-Arms development of serial and land forces, tary Daniels, who conceived the idea Where could it be said of us that we will account for half the total expendi- of a fleet nearly three times as strong have sought to push to their extreme rescue and lent his poultry booth in and firms in every part of the Empire. trong, in the course of a letter to The Leadenhall Market. For this occa in fulfilment of the object, the Times disputes Mr. Eugene Chea's Iure of the State during the present as that we are now building. I believe limits and logically legitimate con-

years, claim that

Saghalien, Hokkaido, year can possibly be of a defensive to be a genuinely religious and peace-elusions our principles and claims? sion the iron shatters were pulled Committee, during recent

loving man, like most Americans. Net assuredly in regard to the racial cows wholly on one side and half on have dealt with a large number of Korea, and Formosa there is enough

enquiries of a most varied nature, I am certainly not unaware of But precisely on account of his ardent equality amendment to the Covenant:

A red carper was borrowed for the including the furnishing of economic room to hold all Japan's surplus population for many decades. These this scepticism and distrust," replied! the Ambassador: "bur to dispel their pacifism and of his belief in the moralnor in regard to the emigration ques Boor, and a more or less antique arm-and statistical information;" intro-places are valuable possessions for He refers to an audience which he

infallibility of his Tation, he has set ton in California: nor in regard to

to purposes of trade and commerce, but had in the early portion of last year. cannot bear a very large increase to when at Peking with his Excellency doubts would refer them to the naval out to construct a feet so sTong as equal opportunities of commerce and chair was placed in front of the table.ducing Overseas

Sin particular their present populations Even President Hsu Shih-Cheng they dis- comparative statistics published in The Daily Telegraph, by Mr. Archi.uld reduce all others to a mere trade in the South Pacific Islands The greasy nature of the trade car- British manufacturers

cipher, and, incidentally, enable under Australia's mandate. in every red on within the confines of the chants specialising

lines; placing at the disposal though the Japanese rate of increase cussed the question of the possibility

and of Fellows bald Hurd. We propose spending this America to dictate her conception of instance we have either faßten in with booth could not be disguised.

At the time of the conversation year a little over £70,000,000 ster-

When the Lord Mayor, Alderman when visiting England, the facilities may be falling slightly, there was, of Bolshevism taking root in China. ling upon our navy, but the United Right to others. Now with nations the compromise proposed or looked

These "exor the Northern Mongolia frontier was it is as with individuals, some are for one ourselves."

310,000 inhabitants. Roll, came down in full state he seem afforded by the Committee; and, roughly last year an increase of States propose spending something more righteous others less-America

CHINESE QUESTION.

ed surprised. The City Marshal generally, rendering assistance in mons annual increases, which appear in process of being crossed by all like £200,000,000. Mr. Hurd points is assuredly among the former. Bet Turning to the Chinese question, metaphorically clutched at his skirts, every possible way to those intimately likely to continue fer many years, sorts and conditions of men, the re out that, even if and when our 'eight no more than any individual is any Baron Hayashi said:

And the Mace-bearer and the Sword- concerned in the economic and in-

"The native miral Koltchak and others. Upon eight' programme is completed, our nation always and everywhere righne

in these possessions. capital fleet will yet not equal half the ous, or, at any rate, in the right years, and I think that I am one of they should soil their robes.

"I have been in Chins for tens of bearer were obviously alarmed lest dustrial development of the Empire. cannot for long be all accommodated mains of the forces of the late Ad- The Committee, by virtue of its non-populations of Formosa and Korea my suggesting to the President the

non-political character, strength of the American. Thus you. The most righteous sometimes lapse those who know something about

object most strongly to being squeez danger of such action from the point. However, the Mace-bearer propped party and will see that the latter's margin of through pride or aberration.

of view of inoculating the masses in unique position; its one

ed oct. China.

China is a country of vast his mace in a corner, where a few occupies

Dr. B. Dunlop, M.B., writes: In China with Bolshevism, his Excel- superiority will be incomparably wisdom prescribes that provision

Put briefly, the greater than that of no more that should be made against such lapses. extent, and holds untold wealth and sacks bid from the vulgar gaze some-aim is to secure the co-operation and

natural resources. She has a great thing mysterious (perhaps poultry), good will of the many industrial Fapan last year there were 18,000 Tency disagreed.

interests within the Empire fewer births and 298,250 more deaths contention of the President was that 50 per cent.) enjoyed by the British Moreover, of none of us can it be future, upon which depends in no and resigned himself to the inevitable. No enquiry can Navy over the German in 1914. You exacted that we should concede a presman measure not only the future of City business men hung their hats will also allow me to point out that dominance in virtue to any particn- Japan, but that of the whole world. on the poultry pegs and proceeded to one too searching. The Committe than in 1918. Bat it should not be the original driving power of Bolshe have a special list of British manu- argued from this that Japan's pres-vism in Russia was the land hunger sure of population diminished in of the Moujika. His Excellency then Admira! Lord Jellicoe, in his recent lar State. Therefore political wis- report on the defensive requirements | dom and expediency are here at one/As Mr. Wellington" Koo, the newly-elect Mr. T. A. Blane, M.P. lofacturers of standing and repute to 1919, for an increase of death-rate is went on to say that as already most

whom Oversea importers and traders of your Australasian Dominions, asked with the national dignity in told appointed Chinese Minister to Great South Leicester, an Alderman. for eight battleships and eight baitle-ing that we as a sea power cannot the Chinese question is not a regional in the shutters and attempted to prod list are those who

Rude boys outside discovered holes can be introduced; the firms on this evidence, of an increased pressure of of, the agricultural land in China was Britain, said quite rightly the other day

are making population. It is most important in the hands of "the people," why to realise that a continuous high should Bolshevism take root there? cruisers a programme equal to our

Now your Australasian Domi- consent, to be at the total mercy of nions, you must admit, have neither any other navy. That is one of the but a world question, and I think the Mace-bearer and to shift the mace. particular efforts to meet the especial deathrate means a high pressure of ) This we know to be tine.

that it behoves all world Powers to

But Bolshevism now has taken on It was all very good-humoured, and local requirements of Overcea Empire population, whether the population reasons why, painful as is the burden co-operate with China in the working the Lord Mayor added to the laughter buyers.

is increasing or not.

quite another aspect, and its extreme entailed by our- naval and military out of her national destinies. Past when he declared that he used to Correspondence and enquiries, Mr. Eugene Chen rejoins: If it be danger to-day lies in the clever and estimates the nation will bear it. I Japanese policies towards China may buy chickens in the market as a young which are invited, should be ad-true that Japan's population is tend unscrupulous dilation of the original will not say gladly, but resignedly. " not always have been wise, but the man.

dressed to Trade and Industry Coming to exceed the limit of subsistence, drug to euit the taste of any and "Your Excellency's argument about aim of our nation has always been þó

mitter, Royal Colonial Institute, it is incumbent σε Japan every patient who may desire to give London, W.C. 2.

2s a modern civilised Power to it a trial. Bolshevism in Russia is face the problem and secure its solu- one thing. In Persia another thing.

"Own.

the population nor the territorial.

political, and economic commitments

of Japan. Still, nobody has ventured to attribute aggressive intentions to Lord Jellicoe!

UNSTABLE FAR EAST.

"Again, in respect of "milltary

And

the non-aggressive motives of either see China succeed in establishing a side is no doubt convincing." I inter-strong Government, capable of wea posed at this juncture, but is not

arrangements it is suggested that we imagnitude out of all harmony with patible with the maintenance of a peace conditions.

These words of the Ambassador re-

be too trivial;

One fatal case of small-pox and tion in terms other than those of a In India, Afghanistan, China, and such a budget as yours, and also the thering the troubious waves of the called to my mind the happy incident present-day world-politics. We want which occurred at Geneva wben Jayan are maintaining land forces of 2 American in some measure, incom-her to attain an economic and social voted in China's favour in the elec-another of cerebro spinal lever, also policy of aggression towards China Japan quite different things. But if tion of that country to the member- a non-fatal case of cerebro spinal or of a policy involving an inevit the seeds that are being so widely ble than the any lasting state of peace, simply because datelontient commensurate with her ship of the Council of the League of fever, fal Cases, were reported able conflict with the Anglo-Saxon sown develop, in each case difereas Powers. Such a., solution is not ly at first, be it understood may thing be more unstable than the pethe national resignation to such bar course we have never lost sight of Nations.

The new China, and the yesterday.

not before long besome Limpossible. France, despite her need they sent outlook in the Far East, with dens cannot endure for long, so that the effect which the real consolidation new Japan will be drawn nearer and

who of men, has been controlling her cognate and ab-embracing, and so Siberis in one melting-pot and China their trend must inevitably be towards and development of the Chinese nearer to each other. The young men.

Among the passengers in another, not to mention Central

collision?"

people would be bound to have upon of both countries are thinking-think-arrived in the Colony this morning by birth-rate. Is such a solution too create a new "Yellow Peril" far Asia? We are peritaps as far re

the national life of Japan. To achieve ing hard-on converging Enes. They the s.s. "Monteagle," were Inspectors realiste to suggest? A famous more disastrous than the one against

this peril will take a militant formi.. "If you had put that question to this much-desired goat Japan and are fraternising at Geneva and else-Brown and Macdonald, Sub-Inspector phrase warns us that we must learn which Mr. McClure warns un ? - That those who know China will be very you are throughout Eastern Europe me in August, 1914, I should per: Chins must be good friends, for only where, and few of their elders at this Bond and Sergeants Marics and or perish.

Brigadier-General C. D. Bruce sugalow to believe. But it is not impos- Inspector Macdonald

is able to imagine a new Yellow and Asia Minor. The past two years haps have refused to discuss it, or in friendship can we develop side by stage are at all inclined to frown upon Fallon of the Hongkong Police, back A NEW FORM OF YELLOW · FEKIL.” have shown, too, how often we may if I had" I should have felt tempted side. in intimate collaboration; for our such fraternisation. The new spirit is from leave.

The policy of the abroad in the Far East quite as much was accompanied by his bride. With gests that a "Yellow Peril" be called upon to defend against to agree with you. But times have joint benefit.

the form of Boisbevist propaganda. becoming as great ́s catastroph Open Door must be observed by as it is in the West, or even in the the party came two new recaits for already looming dangerously close in Feril, in other words Bolshevism,

the force. wholesale slaughter the Japanese changed, so I will answer you; and

"Middle West " Jul colonists in Siberia and Manchuria.answer ic the negative. We have all. It should be welcome to all.”

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