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SIR JOHN JORDAN'S VIEWS AT CHINA 'ASSOCIATION MEETING

(Reuter's Service to the Chiria Maši.)

EMPIRE PREFERENCE.

CONCESSIONS TO DOMINIONS.

* { Renter'a Service to the China Mail.) -

LONDON, November, 7)

The Imperial Economic Conference rediscussed imperial preference on the report of the sub-com- [mittee appointed to deal with the question. All of LONDON, November 8.: +

the Dominion representatives, expressed gentiud Sir John Jordan, presiding at. the dinner of to the British Government for its offer to figh China Association, drew attention to China's lo

preference. Reuter understands that Government to-day announced further foreign prestige, concurrently with which,

hich are expected considerablys to bonent the organisation had been made much worse. He Dominions, They will take the form of new duties pressed the opinion that" China could congratulate against foreigners while the Dominions product will herself on the Lincheng affair not having be admitted free. It is believed that the new doties proposed include five shillings a hundred-weight been submitted to a diplomatic tribunal in Europe,

on apples, to/6 a hundred-weight on honey and six- which, judging 'from a recent precedent, would pence a gallon on fruit juices largely used in Eng probably have condemned her to much heavier, land in the manufacture of jame. It is understood damages.

also that the preference in connection with Mom Buồn heavy wines will be increased from one third is Referring to the attacks on shipping on tids. It is believed that the government is further Yangtze River, Sir John, warmly commended i considering an increase in the preference in respect American orders to return fire, contending that of sparkling wines: direct action was likely to be more effective than circuitous orders from the Peking Government.

MELBOURNE POLICE STRIKE.

ENSURING PUBLIC SAFETY.

MELBOURNE, Novembar 7. The Police Commissioner states that the authorities now fully control the situation arising out of the police strike. A Public Safety BI which the Government has submitted to Parliament - provides for the protection of the public from violence and disorder, the restriction of assemblages in the streets, restriction of the sale of liquor and restriction of the accumulation of union funds for the use of strikers.. It imposes heavy penalties.

Dealing with extraterritoriality,Sir John Forder unhesitatingly affirmed that there could be no qués, tion of abandoning or modifying the British treaty,

Dealing with the 24 per cent increase Customs Revenue, Sir John declared that if special conference considering the question posed an additional tax irrespective of a reduction in or abolition of likin, it would fail to carry out the spirit of the Washington Agreement and violite the treaty of 1902 ŋo which the agreement based. He hoped the conference would be enlarged to deal with the whole fiscal situation and thus: further the political reunification of the country, some form of which was essential as a precedenti to the solution of the Chinese problem and all efforts should be concentrated there. He expressed th opinion that there were only two alternatives to siyet China, which were either agreement between > It is announced that Brazil, the Argentine and parties to co-operate on regeneration or the appear" - Chile" are." apen of a Chinese Mussolini.

CORRESPONDENCE.

"A WELL KNOWN CYNIC.”.

[To the Editor of the "Cluna Mail."},

cynic."

SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLICS,

WANT ARMAMENTS LIMITATION.

SANTIAGO, CHILE, November 8.

**w* fresh conversations with regard to limitation of somamenti.

FOOTBALL

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TWO LEAGUE GAMES YESTERDAY

MR. JOSEPH CONRAD.

REMINISCENCES OF

SEA-LIFE

In the October issue of The Blue Peter (15), Mr. Joseph Conradgives

i

Sir,With reference to the

In the Hongkong Football. communication you published re-League First Division, two matches. garding the feature, “Jottings from Macao," which appears with were played yesterday.

some reminiscences of his last two blameworthy irregularity in your The King's defeated H.MS years at sea aboard the "Torrens" much-appreciated daily, I am in a Titania" by 9 goals to nil, scoringas second mate. position to assure your corres- pondent that

on the 2nd of the no less than 8 points in the second I joined her whatever phraseology, therein employed half. Hodgson scored the first November, 1891., in London, and may resemble, it does nor goal twenty minutes from the Iceased to "belong to her," as the emanate from. а well-known start In the second half Lieut. saying is (it was a wrench), on the On the contrary, the writer is a Jones notched 4polats, Burnett 1, 15th of October, 1893, when, in Httle-known · Humanist with a Hast 2 and Williams 1

London Dock, I took a long look strong faith in the future of the In the other match, the HKF. race. This faith is backed up by Club defeated HMS Dianede from the quay at that last of ships I logical induction from history. That by one to nothing, Railton being ever had under my care, and, is to say, whereas formerly here- the scorer.

stepping round the corner of a mill warehouse, parted from her, for ever, and at the same time stepped (in merciful ignorance) out of my sea life altogether, chan

tics were toasted brown, nowadays they are toasted in champagne.

GARRISON LEAGUE

| Liberty therefore is extending, and On Monday next at 2,30 pm, on the worst that can be done to a the Sookaboo ground, C. com latter-day heretic Is to call him pang of the King's, winners of the Garrison Football Longue, are

names.

Mr. Courad recounts a strange atory of one of the passengers on the voyage from Plymouth to Aus- his shattered constitution could not tralia, who took it into his head that

stand the voyage':

I should perhaps say the best, playing Head-Quarters. B. com- for in the class of those named for pany (the runners up). being in advance of their age, Ang ARMY T. NAVY,JUD stand the noble figures of Huxley, At 415 pm, the Army and Navy Columbus, Stephenson, Murdoch, teams meet. The following is the Cyrus Field, Galileo and Voltaire. Army eleven: Goal: Cpl. Holland Note that he had not had as much Would that I might continue to (King's) backs; L-Cpl Wynne, as an hour of seasickness. He deserve the name of cynic with Pte. Willams (King's); half-backs; such as these, from the mouths of Cpl. Howarth (RAM.C.), Pie, maintained, however, that a few such as your correspondenti.. Hodgson (Bing's), Gor. Lelliott, kill him. He pleaded day, more days at sea would certainly To this end I shall endeavour so RG-A forwards; Pte. Williams after day witha persistent agonised to jot my Macao news, Sir, as to C.S.BL Barnett, Lient Jones (all. edify and amuse the public whilst King's Me Gar. Cattledine first convenient bit of land which. earnestness to be put ashore on the fearlessly castigating all naughty (RGA), GurkCozens (R.G.A). this case would have been charlatans and, demagogues. After the above match, the Capa Tenerife I became worse Finally, might I say that the and medals will be presented to when he began to offer progressive term settlement is a little dis the winners and runner-up in the bribes up to £300 or more. The even paraging for a legally ceded Garrison League by HE the low flow of argument from those Portuguese Colony of three and a Governor. half centuries existence? Dobs. your correspondent need me to teach him to respect this nation 2

along a row and winding passage, regardless of the safety to passengers from an incoming ferry

I am; Sir, Yours faithfully, q GEORGE H. RAINER." Rationalist Press Associat, Macao: stop

Macao, November 8.

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