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THE CHINA

MAIL.

10

EARLIER CABLES.

EARLIER CABLES.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

THE NAVAL ARGUMENT.

AN ANGLO FRENCH INCIDENT.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

EQUILIBRATING ZUROPE-

INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION PROPOSED.

FRANCO BRITISH PLAN ADOPTED.

PARIS DECEMBER 31.

A preliminary inter-allied conference presided over by M. Loucheur has has approved in entirely the Franco-British plan for the constitution of groupings of private interests to ensure the resumption of commercial relations between tie nations of Europe.

CAPITAL OF TWENTY MILLION STERLING

A "MONSTROUS

+

ARTICLE.

WASHINGTON, December 31.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1922.

EARLIER CABLES.

(Rueter's, Services to the China

FOR THE BLIND.

SIR ARTHUR PEARSON MEMORIAFUND.

which trains and

the to

LADY PEARBON'S APPEAL,

National Institute

for

CHINESE FEASTING,

THROUGH LONDON EYES.

HONGKONG BANQUET DESCRIBED, Palates of British epicures were greatly intrigood-if net exactly whetted by the account of the Chinese banquet to which Lord Northcliffe was entertained in Peking on Monday says the Daily Mail. It consisted of 40 course, each so rich, tempting, and exquisite in Chinese eyes that the young Emperor sent a message hoping that the Chinese food

would not make Loid Northolific ill.

What were the succulent secrets of

as some of them are, as a rule, offered

take his choice. The same food, cooked in various fantastic ways,

LONDO December kl. As President of the Sir Arthur Pearson Memoriand Lady Pearson It is understood that the proposal limiting auxiliary craft to 30,000 toas was virtually agreed to at the mornin 'e session of the Naval Committee where makes a warm appeal to the British dominions on b of the permanent. all the delegations agreed except France who is expected to formally approve endowment of all the charities for which Sir Arthur red during his life those 40 courses? Inquiries made

time. The fund will be divided as follows:-One to St. Dunstan's

in London from Chinese food makes self-supporting the ira's war blind experts yielded a rough idea of later.

M. Sarraut made a statement to the effect that France is beginning to

Bliud which, what a 40-course meal is like. But be regarded saspiciously by the other delegations and this could not continue, one-third

other numerous activities, is thechief publishing it is not really as much ne it sounds, M. Sarrant's remarks were, it is alleged. precipitated by Lord Lee reading on amongst PARIS DECEMBER 31.

article by a member of the French naval general staff asserting that France's house in the Empire for embossing books for the blind he third to all other The proposed corporation for re establishing international credit in

half I per cent. will be deducted for the Fresh Air Fait Arthu's first Europe was approved to day by a preliminary interallied conference. It was only weapon of defence in the event of war with Great Britain was the sub-recognised blind charities in the Empire. Prior to the vision two and simultaneously, and the diner con

marine. M. Sarraut and Adontal Debon immediately challenged the asp clarity, which sends children from the slums for a hot in the country decided that it would have as capital of twenty million sterling apportioned tion that the article reflected the views of the French naval general staff.

Rometimes provides several "courses." between France, Britain, the United States, Italy, Germany and a lesser

The aircraft committeç submitted a final report which, it is understood, Lady Pearson will be most grateful to the editors of papers if they will

use their best endeavours to help these funds which close to the heart But only a very hungry man goes proportion for Belgium and Holland. The Corporation would be run by recommends stringent regulations for military and naval aircraft.

right through them. The naval committee reached an agreement regarding the limitation of of one who worked unceasingly for others and she begem to publish this

One of the managers of the Chinese official sanction and is supported by Cabinet mini and other leading Restaurant, Oxford-street, W., gave its profits to the Reparation Commission. Lu-coun sies whose curren y sacroplane carriers giving Britain and the United States 135,000 tons each, appeal and if possible to open a focal subscription The fund has an

personages. Queen Alexandra is Patroness. Subscrpne from India are to a Daly Mail reporter his idea of considerably depreciated the corporation would be empowered to receive Japan 81,000 and France and Italy 60,000 tons, payments in raw materials and goods. The conference also considered legal

A communique regarding the Anglo-French incident at yesterday' pro- to be remitted to Eric Studd Esquire, mission Calcutta and from what a large-course diner would be and material guarantees to be demanded from the Soviet Government for ceedings at the Naval Committee mentioned earlier shows that Admiral the reseptint of commercial relations.

Debon claracterised the articlo criticized by Lord Lee as a monstrosity and formally repudiated it in the name of the French navy. M. Sarraut similarly disavowed it and coufuted the newspapers' criticism that France was dis paying an upealistic and militaristic spirit.

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A COMPREHENSIVE SCHEME.

LATER.

The first object of the corporation will be the establishment of principles whereon international credit and commerce can safely be conducted also to study the necessary measures for the reconstruction of industrial f The first work will be the reorganization of transport and harbour systems. Private firtas will be asited to participate as the corporation's capital would The Briti-b delegates proposed i n capital of twenty millons sterling but, owing to depreciated exchanges subscriptions will be permatted either in terling or in france.

otherwise be insuflicient

A FRENCH MESSAGE,

Parts January 1.

CONFERENCE DRAWING 70 A CLOSE.

LATER.

WASHINGTON, January 1.

A

the

Shanghai to E. Goodale Esquire, finance departmeManipal Council, Shanghai. Other subscriptions should be sent directe Arthur Pearson memorial fund, St. John's Lodge, Regent's Park, Lord England.

THE RUBBER MARKET?

OUTPUT RESTRICTION SCILL

like.

There would he soup first," he said, "a fairly large plateful of it. It might be unde of birds' nesta. The rest of the mena might include: Frid Lobster with bamboo shoots, Roasted Fish in Mandarin style, Steame! 1 is evident that the conference is drawing to a close, delegations one

stuffed eel, Stewed sharks' fine with after another announcing dates of departure. Two more plenary sessions

LON December 31.

stewed chicken, Fried minced quail noval and Far Eastern questione respectively are dealing with

In reference to its circular advocating contine of the scheme for with water chestnut

Fried quail The Naval experts still have minor expected to clear the decks. details to finish like the establishment of standard system of restriction of output the Council of the Rubbergrow Association reports Mandarin style, Steamed chicken that the required minimum of assente has not ved, the members stuffed with barley bamboo sboots, tconage. serapping

unk methods,

conversion It is anticipated assenting repre-enting only 55 per cent, of the total ng ares controlled and water chestnut, Stewed chicken cruisers during wartime.

from the owners of 200,000 acres but it is

stuffed mushroom, Fried beef and

Skins, chicken, and mushroom soup." Writ ng in the Daily Mail "T. C." thus describes a banquet in Hong- kog

The Chinese merchants of Hoag- kong request the honour of your company at a banquet,

measuring

of merchantmen into

that

most will

The Alhed business and financial experts after a three days utting in that the various naval decisions will be put into some kind of five power by members of the Association, No written r has been received with cut cubes of seaweed Steained Par agreed to recomiend to the Supreme Council the formation of an inter-treaty. Should it be found impossible to embody the decisions regards restrict. The Council regret that the scheme thus be made binding bitter melon, Preserved eggs, Bamboo national industrial corporation with a capital of twenty millions sterling to China in treaty form the conference will probably make a general declara-

tion as regards China's territorial integrity. provide credits to help European reconstruction and trade with countries whose exchange is low, England, France Germany and the United States will have equal shares tu the corporation. Lelgium, Italy and Japan will participate at a lower rate, Before the plan can be carried out the various governtaunts must formally accept the principles of protecting private pro- purty, maintaining law and order and respecting engagements.- Bamas.

AT WASHINGTON.

FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.

NOT DITH PROGRESS MADE

WASHINGTON, December 31.

Interviewed before sailing homeward from New York, Lord Cavan said the French Nationalists were continually growing stronger but he doubted if they would submit to the cast involved in the French Government'e submarine building programme.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.

MORE FRENCH NEWS.

PARIS, December 30,

The parliamentary committee, which is to pass on the Government's plan for refloating the Bauque Industrielle de Chine has decided first to heur the budget reporter, Mr. Bokanowski, on the general financial situation before appointing its own reporter. The colonial and foreign affairs While replies from France and Japan on the Root resolution are still committees' advice is also to be sought. M. Briands energy and straight- awaited, the prospect of a friendly arrangement regarding methods of subforwardness have made a most favourable impression in business circles. Banque Industrielle stock jumped to neatly seven pounds sterling par. marine warfare serms sociewhat fo bave revived hopefulness at Washington. Speaking in the Chamber Mr. Louchent stated that feconstruction work in The Far Eastern side of the conference, however, has made little progress in

the war-stricken districts was proceeding at a very satisfactory pace, the past ten days. This is chiefly owing to the delay in the receipt of in- structions from Tokyo and is also due to naval issues monopolising attention. It is expected that the next step of the Far Eastern committee will be the consideration of spheres of influence and China's request for a discussion of the twenty one demand treaty. It is voøderetced that Japan will r fase to con- sider this. Probably the whole subject will be pigeonholed the general feeling being that it is impossible, or at any rate at present inadvisable, to go back on the treaty agreement.

SIBERIA AND SHANTUNG.

TROTSKY EXPLAINS.

THE POSITION IN RUSSIA.

LONDON, January 1.

A Moscow telegram to the Observer says that Trotsky in a speech at the The Siberian question also awaits discussion but in regard to the the Soviet congress stated that the army had be reduced from over five conference is not expected to go farther than a general declaration regarding millions to 1,300,000. He defended its retention by complaining that Poland, the territorial integrity of Russia and equal opportunities. It will probably Rumanis und Finland were seading bands across the frontier and protested be left to a commission to thrash out the question of Chinese railways. The against what he termed a new Japanese invasion of the territory of the Far Shantung negotiations are not likely to be resumed until the other Far Eastern Eastern republic. He said this was the best answer to Mr. Henderson and In the face of repeated Japanese assortions other British democrats "who urge that we should evacuate the Red army questions are out of the way. tout Shantung was put on the agenda and did not come within the scope of from Georgia and other republics. The moment we did so they would be President Harding's invitation to the conference the Chinese spokesman invaded as the Far Eastern Republic has bren,” declared that the question would be brought up at the conference by them to break the Sino-Japanese deadlock unless some other solution was found before the next meeting of the Far Eastern committen. He added that China was unable to make more concessions and had made too many already. { President Harding has made a statement characterising the reports regarding an estrangement between himself and Mr. Hughes over the interpretation of the Pacific pact as "silly."

LATER.

Mr. Hanihara stated that if China did not reconsider her attitude in regard to Shantung a settlement of the problem would be most difficul..

DEPARTURE OF BRITISH DELEGATES.

WASHINGTON, January 1.

Mr. Balfour and Lord Leo are sailing for home on January 14 leaving Bir Auckland Geddes to wind up conference matters.

THE YAP CABLE.

A NEW ARRANGEMENT.

JAPAN, AMERICA AND HOLLAND TO SHARE.

WASHINGTON January 1. The heads of the delegations of the "big five" and Holland have agreed to Holland as well as the United States and Japan receiving cable rights in the Island of Yap. A tentative six-power treaty embodying the arrange- ⚫ment and replacing the Japanese-American Yap treaty has been drafted.

"UNITED STATES OF INDIA."

REPUBLIC PROPOSED AT MOSLEM CONFERENCE.

AHMEDABAD, December 31.

A fiery plea for a republic to be called "The United States of India" was submitted by Habrat Mobani in his presidential address at the annual session of the All India Mostom League. Mr. Chandi was present. Mohani, losing no time, proposed that the rapublic should be declared on January 1 and should be attained by all possible means, including guerilla warfare in the event of a proclamation of martial law.

SERIOUS RIOT IN INDIA.

Lauone, January 1.

but it is evident that the necessity for continuing strict output is ap preciated by a large proportion of members and ubts not that this policy will be continued on an independent voluntaria.

A previous cable on November 30 stated: "1 of the termination on December 31 of the scheme of voluntary restrictie rubber output the council of the Rubber Growers' Associatiod is askin rubber producers who assented to the scheme to continue restriction hadertaking not to | produce more rubber in the first six monthe of 1922 a produced during the corresponding period in 1921, or alternatively mhan 75 per cent. of their output during the corresponding period in 19 Producers who re mained outside the scheme are urged to undertake strict output by 25 per cent, of the amount produced during the corres ng period of 1971 or 1920. Assent to renewal of the scheme will cease to binding unless the assentors are notified prior to December 31 that men of the Association controlling not less than 70 per cent. of the produces represented by members of the association Enve similarly agreed."}

TRANSVAAL LABOUR TROUS.

COALMINERS' STRIKE THREATENS

EXTEND.

JOHANNES December 31. An industrial conference bas endorsed the comers' strike decision and promised them every assistance.

JOBANN RG, January 1. strike coal minera

which begaon

I January to develop into A general s

industrial the federations executive having carried a resolutionvising all workers and org misations to prepare for a sympathetic strike hout delay.

The threatens

DUTCH EAST INDIES LOA

THE HA December 31.

The Government has assigned the first instant of forty million dollars of the Dutch Loss in America to the Gaara frust Company of New York. The actual average interest payable out at under seven

per cent.

AMERICAN TRADE CONDITION 1021.

WASHIN December 31. The Federal Reserve Board, reviewing trade co us, says the year- end reports compared with last December demonstrate continued upward. movement. The holiday trade was ten per cent abat year's. Extreme caution in the granting of bank credits continues.

THE PRINCE'S TOUR

CALCUTTA VISIT SUCCESSFULLY CLUDED,

TA, January 1. The Prince of Wales sailed for Rangoon and warewell to a cheering crowd. Despite the hartal on the day of his arriva visit was a splendid A serious riot occurred at Ferozepurjbirka is the Rohtak district as a success. The ceremonies performed by H. R. H.ed the opening of the result of non-cooperators attempting to rescue persons arrested for assaulting magnificent All India Victoria Memorial and theng of a cenotaph for a member of the loyal association. Up to date there have been forty-four, the Calcatta War Memorial on Maidan. casualties, including four killed. Military detachments from Delhi and Alwar arsisted to restore order.

RELIEF OF RUSSIA.

LONDON, DECEMBER 31.

M. Krassin, on behalf of the Soviet government has signed an agreement It provides for the allotment of the Yap Guam able to the United States, with a representative of the American relief administration for the shipment the Yap-Shanghai cable to Japan, and the Yap-Menido cable to Holland. of ten million dollars worth of gold from Russia to Now York for the Britain and Italy have accepted with reservations, Britain indicating that British interests might also desire in futuro certain rights in Yap, and Italy purchase of food and sead supplies for the famine area. claiming an interest in one of the existing cablen there.

LATEU

It was in tor indicated in American quarters that the provisions of the Japanese American agreement giving the United States cable wireless rights in Yap would be incorporated in a neparate Japanere-American treaty.

DEATH OF DIRON ROKEN.

New Yonk, January 1. Baron Rosen, the ex-Russian ambassador at Washington has suosumbed to injurina resulting from being run over by a toxicab..

NEW GOVIRNOR OF BENOAL.

* London, Deosenber 31.

Earl Lytton has been appointed to succend Eari Ronaldıkay as Governor of Bangal'in March.

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THE TROUBLE IN IGYPT.

MADAME ZAGĦLUL'S PRAYER.

CAIKO JANUARY 1.

In an apz vol adiroased to the nation Madum's Zagħlul urgos unity and discipline mid adds "Ignore the English and do not on-operate with them." She asks cach man and woman to say the following prayor: "Almighty God give lynck our dear exilos to Clinic country; may they find it radiant 'under the sum of indogundenvo,”

NORWEGIIN MEROANTILE MANINE,

CHRISTIANIA, December 01,

The Norwegian mercantile matian'îtoronand by 373,331 ton: during the year to a total of 3,420,262 ton

RELATIONS WITH RUL

RTS, Desember 31. According to the Patit Journal declarations bing to the resumption of commercial relations with Russia have been nously adopted by the laterallied economic conference with a suppleman proposal maak ing oven sovorar conditions than those originally hitta.

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SPANISH INÍLUENZA A IN

ARTDecember 31.

So, on the appointed day my ricsha took me to a celebrated (hinose restaurant, and in the great banqueting room, surrounded by my friends the compradores, the piece- goods brokera, the rattan manufac tarera, and the opiam dealers, I was soon face to face with my first Chinese menu sa follows: Sweet Pork Cutlets and Sweet Salad. Duck Kidneys and Pickled Turnips. Canton Stewed Duck, Mushrooms, and other Vegetables. Nanking Preserved Eggs and

-Assorted Sauce.

Stowed Sharks' Fins with Chicken Broth.

Crabs Flesh made in Croquete, Birde' Nest Gruel, Pigeons Egge, Ham and Fungus Soup. Capon, Ham, and Fat Pork Sandwich. Minced Chicken with String Beans. Fried Frogs with Pickles. Beche-de-Mer, Ham and Chicken Soup.

Roast Homefed Sucking Pig, with Sour Chilly Sauce.

Pan Cake and Vegetable. Water Chestnut Jelly. Assorted Coloured Cakes.

Fried Sweet Pie, Almond Cream.

Rice and Chilly Minced Meat, Preserved Sat Eggs.

Short and Long Bean, Minced Haru, Falt Duck

Nanking Best Curd. Almonds Roasted, felon Seed,,

Assorted fruith Tea.

Wines!

We started at 6 p.a. and I left at 11.30, having by that time sampled about half the dainty dishes, assisted with liberal helpings of samshu, a very fiery spirit.

I have almost forgetten the taste

of the dishes, but I bare a strong in- pression that the sharks' fins were much to my liking, that I could not face the fungus rong and that all the other delicacies were most ex- cellently cooked.

Except in the can of the soup, when spoons were provided chopsticks were used.

The Chinese, I was informed, bive a term for them which means "zimble fade." In the hands of an expert that description no doubt hpplies, but two poncil-like sticks of frory about tra inches long cannot ithout practico be used to niuch effect by a knifo- and-fork trained eater,

Both chopsticks pro held in the

tend by the fact that the food is aff out to required eating size before, be- ing sarved.

A mossaga from Mayenzo says that the Mayan Frankfort districts right hand, and their duties are ligh- are in the grip of an epidemic resembling Spanis luc accompanied by a rapid mortality. There were over seven the db in the town of Mayence while all the Frankfort hospitals we verwded. The latest returns show that over forty thousand people hacen ectod.

M. M. FOR GENERAL NELL

PAR December 31. Conscal Nivolls has bion awarded thu milf ly my

AMERICAN SENATOR AU

VSING, January 1

Tho death is announced of Honaton Potas, ublican, who was Chairman of the fluance committes in the Sanal

One of my Chinondfriends had with him his own jewell sticka. Those in comunou uso are mostly made of wood.

There were no tablo napkins, but aftor anch of the thirty contson—-—~* about the customarýnumber-charm- |ing singing girl atteldants, ono allot

tal to ench gunst wrapped a hot | cloth in the fashionjak a túrbau rottaði

one's forehead.

The result was mirt yofreshing, and ohio returned to the "fray" with ra.. newal courage and nargy.