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JAPAN ALLIANCE.

CHINA'S WEAKNESS.

DISTURBING FACTOR IN FAR

FASTERS POLITICS.

Mr. J.0. P. Bland writes in the Observerfas follows:-

Of all the questions which await the deliberations and decisions of the

THE CHINA MAIL.

market and a potential factor in world tie representatives abroad have been an end to a state of affairs which economics.

A CONDITION PRECEDENT.

The extent and results of the ascend- ancy which Japan has established in China in the course of the past 10 years will be discussed in due course. For the present, I deal only with the actual situation in the 18 provinces of China, desiring at the outset to emphasize the fact, which every

government at Peking, or of per- manent financial equilibrium. And this being so, no renewal of the Alliance can serve to promote the cause of

drawn from the class of young west-cannot possibly confer credit on China's ern-learning" officials, highly in-rulers, and which inflicts infinite telligent and adaptable products of suffering on her people. If, as I hope European education, and that their and believe, the Japanese Govern activities at Versailles, Geneva, and ment is ready to co-operate loyally elsewhere have contributed largely to the end, the renewal of the Alliance to the creation of a very erroneous will be an event of good augury, and impression as to the position and welcome to every true friend of China. There are, of course, other aspects prospects of affairs in China. Thus, at the present time, when the Chinese of the Alliance besides those which

the defenceless people are being met

China's weakness which led to the tilessly harassed and plundered by Russo-Japanese struggle for Korea. lawless soldiery and brigands, we and China's weakness must inevitably several directions their precipitate new wars, unless Great find in peace in the Far East, or to reconcile influence at work, enlisting sentiment Britain and Japan. with the United the respective interests of the con- and sympathy in support of the alicg-States approving, take such steps as

KING IN JERSEY.

"NOTRE DUC LE ROY."

QUAINT OLD TIME CEREMONI 5.

Guernsey received the King as Duke of Normandy, and it was as "aotre Duc le Roy" that he was

The remore past met his Majesty, |

Seigneurs of Rozef and of Des Argres are empowered to meet the Duke when he disembarks, and ride into the water up to the saddle girths, and the Seigneur of Rozel, astride black

Lempriere and Major J. F. Giffard, horse, should then carry the Duke to

the holders of these seigneuries, so far confirmed ancient custom that they met the King at the water's edge.

Peace Cabinet of the Empire, there is impartial observer must admit, that Government is completely demoralized arise out of the situation in China, to welcomed in Jersey. Aone more important and none the immediate future offers no hope of and faved with inevitable bank which I shall refer hereafter. But more complex than that of the future the establishment of a stable central ruptcy, when throughout the country when all is said and done, it was in landing. By their tenures the of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, the Dominions and in India appears Broadly speaking, public opinion in to favour a renewal of the Alliance, upon terms, and a similar disposition has been clearly manifested in the men in Japan. At the same time. it appear to be generally understood that the tens of the present Treaty will require modification and closer definition under certain headings if the pact is to serve as a useful and permanent instrument, adaptable to the changed and changing conditions in the Far East. So many and so

Press and in the utterance of public mercial Powers, unless it re-asserts ed progress of Liberal ideas and may be necessary to encourage and land at his saddle bow. Mr. R. L

all sincerity that article of the ex-democratic institutions in China. isting Treaty which provides fer" the preservation of the common interests

maintain an effective Chinese Go vernment at Peking.

PASSENGERS.

DEPARTURES.

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"Where are your horses?" asked the King laughingly, as he greeted them.

"I am afraid, sire, this water would be too deep to ride into," replied Mr. Lempriere.

"Yes," said the King. "the world has moved on a great deal since that duty was imposed on your ancestors, has it not 3"

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RALEIGH'S SEAT.

As the King in procession entered the States chamber the old banner of

the ancient form of declaration that the Dake's men and they were rendered their faith and homage.

Mr. Athelstan Riley, as Seigneur

on a silver dish two mallards, with At Mount their beaks gilded. de la Trinite, presented to the King

Orgueil Castle the King was wet by their old-time

Their Majesties have greatly en halberdiers with

Mr. J. S. Jennings, of the Eastern Telegraph Company was a passenger on the "St. Albans" on Monday for Melbourne. accompanied by Mrs. Jennings, Mr. A. W. Gibson, of the

The staff, sailed for Manila on the same Standard Oil Company's Hongkong

PAPER REFORMS. Financiers point to the recent of all Powers in China by insuring in-growth of her foreign trade as proof dependence undi integr of the of increasing prosperity (ere might Chinese Empire and the principle of as well say that a man who puts on equal opportunities for the commerce weight must be healthy), while and industry of all nations in China." philanthropists and vocational idealista Now, the history of what has hap expatiate on the humanitarian and

of the Treaty

toed government of the Repablic has have taken place on both sides of the

pant upon a scarlet field, was borne Pacific since the Treaty was renewed protect China's sovereign rights insa rapidly effected, eg., the abolition

before him, together with the ancient (for the second time) on July 13, 1911. Manchuria since 1905, afford sufficient of torture in judicial proceedings, the

Normandy, with its three lions ram

Among the ex-Service men paraded mace. Later at the Court House a se few remain of the causes which led proof, if proof be needed, that Cou-freedom of the Press, the advance of to the signature of the original agree-ventions of this kind can never be education, the emancipation of educa-White Comms der Westfill Me

stage was a contingent of Jesuit or rather the Duke's, presidency. This challenge "Qui va la ? * ment in January, 1902. that at first relied upon to serve their avowed, tian, and the suppression of the opium Wuri Me G. Yoang. Mr. J. & Cnta. before his Majesty on the landing Court of Heritake sat under the King's sight the necessity, and even the benevolent ends, unless inspired by traffic. The fact that these refous Shilmte Pop WA Shek, Mr Wos A Fathers who served in the war and court is the oldest of the kind in '

Western Europe. His Majesty occu- joyed their visit. utility, of a new Treaty of Alliance permanent community of interest or have been accomplished only on Shee Mr Wong Kingang. Mr Eo hui also one of French ex-infantrymer..

At the States chamber the King pied the carved oak chair on which by mutual recognition of restrain- paper, and that the unrelieved suffer-Tai. Mr and Mrs Kui Kwok Chang, Miss

Therengs of the masses are greater to-day. Betty Mr Cecil Mist, XI.

Moars 1. M. Hrends, S. Komy ma

was received by a body of halber Sir Walter Raleigh used to sit when may not be apparent.

diers, each ore of whom holds land he was Governor of the island. The Some of those who question or ing forets in the background. oppose it have invoked the Covenantfore, if the renewal of the Alliance than they were under the Manchus, noge, Buri Mias f

presents himself for service, armed ancient chair, the Lieutenant-Gover of the League of Nations as a fundas to be of real benefit to. China, and, in no way detracts from the complac- Momma Dr. N won, Mr C. lyne from the Duke on condition that he Queen was conducted to an equally | Extension Australasia and China

All the seigneurs and free tenants mental change in worl i-polities to through her, to the cause of peace and ent satisfaction of China's diplomatiem ner Rogers, Mis

The halberts used to which both Great Britain and Japan international commerce, those who agents in partibus; nor does it give mizuk. Miss Ta lor Doris Mr with his halbert, when called upon nor's seat. have subscribed, which should, as a negotiate it mast begin by defining thera pause in agitating for the aboli-wari, Wissler, Y. Adnc. Mrs by the hal

M. Zequipe. Mr Wing Chine Mr Lik day were given by Sir Walter Raleigh. lined up before his Majesty, Seigneur matter of course, render all offensive clearly the nature and see of this tia of extraterritorial rights and foulho, Mr. J. Petersen, My H and defensive alliances superfluous, community of interest, and there against the renowal of the Anglo- Mr and Mrs S. Muke. They are kept in the farmhouses and De Carteret, at St. Ouen, placed his

ever owns the halbert also owns the other seigneurs turned their clasped steamer. not to say inexpedient. Others print after proceed to reconcile it with the Japanese Alliance, as derogatory too Fonk Me Len su in, and handed down from her to heir. Who hands between the King's to the fact that the slanger of Russian accomplished faces of the situation. the dignity and distasteful to the Meandrs Li Sink. Aggression against India and Eastern or broad lines of policy, wherever sentiments of the Chinese people. Asia (the first case of the Alliance) this can be done without violation of Their attitude simply ignores all the having ceased to exist, no good pur-fundamental principles of justice and realities of the situation. pose, essential to the preservation right. A step towards full and frank of peace, will be served by its renewal. discussion of the actual position of But the elimination of Russia's affairs in China has recently been military activities in the Far East is taken in the negotiations of the Four- only one of many dramatic changes Power Consortium, and in the con- which have taken place in that regionclusion of their international agree during the past 10 years. The passing ment to render financial assistance to of the German Heet. the rapid in-China under conditions which (in thei crease of Japan's wealth and commerce words of the American State Depart resultant from the war in Europe: ment) stall "supplant the intense the definite adoption by the United spirit of competition by a spirit of States of a policy aiming at naval mutuality and co-operation." supremacy: the opening of the Panama Canal: the collapse of con- stituted authority in China: the movements towards independence of Mongolia and Tibet: these, and the increasing severity of economic pres sure in all parts of the globe, have combined to transfer the centre of the world's immediate problems, political and economic, from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

FOUNDATION TRUTHS.

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They protest loudly (and with good cause) against the injustice done to China by Japan, and condoned by the Allies at Versailles, with re- gard to the Shantung question, but they say nothing of the lamentable Government's representatives fact that, before and after the Chinese Versailles trad declined to sign a Treaty which recorded this violation But the Government itself. was busily of their country's sovereign rights, engaged in conceding to Japan, in return for subsidies and loans, many nights, privileges and concessions calculated to prejudice their future independence. If Young China were the nation's political discontents and sincere in seeking the true cause of financial embarrassments, it would INCAPABLE YOUNG CHINA." The salient and incontestable fact find it in the incorrigible money-lust which energes from the recent history of the mandarin class, which has of China is that the political factions always paved and still paves the way which have misruled the country for alien policies of "peaceful pen- since the Revolution have proved

more remains to be done, and certain things to be undone. before the com- unity of interest (or in other words, the principle of equal opportunities) be regarded as satisfactorily can established and safeguarded for the fature.

etration."

CHINA'S DISTRESSES.

And it is because of this trate themselves not only incapable of pre-

It is useless at this juncture to dis- ference. and of the elements of strife serving its independence and integrity. latert in the new situation thus creat-but that many of their actions have guise the truth that Chima's weak- ed, that it is to-day more than ever tended directly to jeopardize that uess-more marked to-day than ever desirable that Great Britain and independence and to undermine that before-constitutes the pivotal fact Japan should renew their Alliance integrity. This aspect of the Ching of the Far Eastern problem, blare under conditions calculated to prevent ese question must be faced. Public over, because of the opportunities of the Far East from becoming once opinien in England and in America aggression and exploitation which more the arena of conflicting interests is vaguely conscious of the fact that this weakness invites, it constitutes of dangerous that, pending the general sanction of the forward" policy adopted by a constant source the League of Nations as an effective Japan in China. while Europe was rivalry. It is also evident that, if international authority, they should engaged in war, cannot be reconciled this weakness is to be cured, the unite and agree in a common policy with either the spirit or the letter of nation's independence preserved, and and good will and reciprocity, based the Treaty of Alliance, but it is not fits resources developed to the

a community of legitimate com-

so generally understood that the ad-general advantage of international mercial interests.

vantageous position which Japan has, trade, it will be necessary before long secured for herself since, in May, 1915 for the Powers, concerned to intervene, In discussing the conditions un der which the Alliance should be re-she abandoned Group V. of the 21 and to insist- upon certain pesl re- re-forms, namely, the disbandment of newed, a good purpose will be Demands," in deference to the served by shutting our eyes to aepresentations of the Powers. could the Tuchans' rabble armies, the rear- omplished facts. unpleant, though never have been attained but for the ganization of the administration and they may be. Let us not try to solve unpetriotic venality of the officials the restoration of normal fiscal re difficult questions with catchwords who constitute and exploit the Go-lations between Peking and the pro-

vinces, or to dodge realities with formule.vernment of China.

The Chinese themselves are under Great Britain and Japan, as the The fundamental realities which con- front us today in the Far East, taken no illusions concerning this lamentable two countries possessing the largest in the order of their importance, are: state of affairs, but public opinion vested interests and trade in China, first, the military weakness. financial abroad has been misled, and the truth are well within their rights in dis chaos, and political disorganization concealed, as the result of the pro-cussing these matters to refrain of China; second, the ecocomic and paganda conducted by the politicians from so doing for fear of hurting political ascendancy of Japan in that and publicists who habitually appeal China's amour propre, would be a country and her policy of peaceful to the sympathies of the civilized cruel kindness. The time has come Manchuria and world, in the name of Derneracy, on for all concerned (America included) penetration" Mongolis; and third, the increasing behalf of young Chins and its Re-to face the facts, to cease from pro- recognition by the commercial Power public, nokly struggling to be free. claiming the magical virtue of political (notably the United States) of the It is to be observed that, since the phrases, and by full and frank con- future importance of China as a Revolution, most of China's diploma-sultation to devise means for putting

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