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THE

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1924.

CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY.

ITS POLITICAL, STRATEGIC & COMMERCIAL

IMPORTANCE.

RIVAL INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS.

St. Petersburg in 1896, consented

GUN-RUNNERS

REPORTED CASE AT SHANGHAL

DEEP-LAID SCHEME.

THE CHINA MAIL.

STAR AND GARTER.

WOMEN'S MEMORIAL OF

WAR SACRIFICE;

GIFT TO THE QUEEN.

MR. H. B. MORSE.

that veserable

the

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immediately concerned. And

many parts of the pro what perhaps is "fiót as yet fully

with such merchants as, grasped is that a newer and far HONOURED BY HARVARD moot; and, after the opening", ak better Chelsea Hospital has arisen

madamay, the port on November 13, 1892, for the victims of disablement when on service. For when the Among the fourteen recipients had steadily resisted the anterior

OLD CHINA - HAND,~~ y

he felt Jusdied in writings 1 or a third of a century Hugh „Jast of the gallant fellows who will" be brought into this splendid

of honorary degrees on that day of the wedge which should open home of care has gone to his long was the author of that valuable up her resources and her commerce London, July 71-When the King rest, it will still be there for these work on China Mr H Moto foreign enterprises the wedge Mr. David Fraser, the Peking correspondent of "The Times," Shanghai, August 11 The die writing under date of July 26, sends the following article on thecovery of au International gang of and Queen go to Richmond on who may suffer through a shin, tall and rather dark has now been admit, the wedge submarine disaster, aua ex skinned person. His face made the cry is still," Hansa for the

familiar by the many professora Hunanese, there Chinese Eastern Railway to the British Chamber of Commerce arms smugglers who had made use Thursday in order that her Majesty plosion, or ao air crash.

whom I have seen in this country evidences that the concession has are distinct "Journal" in Shanghai.

of a former American submarine-may receive the deeds of the Star A PALACE OF MERCY.

He has a long, pointed chlaze

bean. granted in no grudging When that great project, the debt to the Russian Government, chaser sold to private Individuals and Garter Home for Totally Dia- In general Idex Sir Edwin was glad to have seen a man whose

spirit Siberian Railway, was completed including the bonds, with interest in Manila since the war, is beloved abied Sailors and Soldiers, the Cooper based his plans upon the books have been long known to

nation will come into possession of best order. of the English me." Thus an able young Chinese land in 1909, he acted as adviser Disolte his retirement to Eag- evident that the route round the Company at about GR to have been made in Shanghai the most perfect establishment that Renaissance. But, the unusual who has just received a Bachelor's to the Chinese delegador at the as far as Transbaikalin, it became to date, now stands in the books of Northern Manchuria, along the 450,000,000. Thus we see that the yesterday by United States naval money, science, art, and devotion contour of the ground, sloping degree at Harvard refers to the Financial Conference in-Brussels, course of the Amur River, was Russio-Asiatic Bank, as sole share-authorities. According to un could supply for victims of the war sharply south and overlooking bestowal by

stretch of the university of an honorary LLD. Belgium; in Saotember 1920- painfully long, expensive and in-holder, is the sole owner of the confirmed reports, the vessel was whose whole life will be passed in that peerless

utter helplessness.

Southern Thames valley which ugon one of its distinguish passed since his retirement from

fifteen years which hiv by AT direct. The goal was Vladivostock, whole property, but that the captured yesterday

It is the memorial by woman of has inspired so many artists, has ed alumal, says the "China the most southerly point in Rus- Russian Government stands in the American destroyer, and brought the long years of suffering and enabled him to rear a building of: Weekly Review" Hurvard, can active service in Chinx the greater sian territory on the Pacific, not position of a mortgagee who has into port for a search to be made sacrifice, which Viscountess Cow rare originality. Perhaps the best scarcely be accused, of rushing in knew Dr. Marce la China haver number doubtless of those who free of ice, but capable of being never received any payment of hias kept open in winter by the use of debt and at law would be entitled The result of this search is not dray and those assisting her. In the place from which, to séc. It is undue haste to honour its famous likewise retired.” But his reputa...... definitely known, although it is work have guidëd Into this noble Petersham meadow. But the sous: it was on the fiftieth aution in the West and in this ÷ icebreakers. The direct road to to foreclose.

form. All familiar with the Thames visitor entering the portals does niversary of Its conferring on The consequences of this great stated unofficially that a large at Richmond have watched the so. from a forecourt near the main Hosen Billos Morse a Bachelor's country dass not restoaly Vladivostock was straight through

on his work as a Customs the middle of Manchuria. When, stroke of Russian policy, in bridg- amount of arms and ammunition gradual rise of the stately pile, but gates of Richmond Park. This degree in Arts, (1874) that this Commissioner. Half a bout of save those who have been approach is flanked by massive highest of honorary degrees was the most valuable works which Exnetly, the idea of acquiring the ing Manchuria with a railway were found on board. right to extend their railway into giving direct access to Vladivo Naval officers and members of privileged to see it as it now stands pylons and hand sonte stone bestowed in June last. Chinese territory struck the Rus-stock, and in occupying the Liao- the River Police lastnight declined can realise how complete is the balustradings. In the broad On the list of Americans in American scholars have published alans does not appear, but it is tung peninsula and linking its to give details of the boar's caphire fulfilment of every desired pur-entrance hall is an alcove, which Eastern Asia who have lived on China and things Chinese have well-known that Li Hung-chang, ports with a railway to Harbin, and of the amount of arms seized, pose that has been achieved by has three stained glass windows long in and studied deeply and come from Dr. Morte's pen. JDudley Forsyth wrought much for the good of These include The Currency of when attending the Coronation at were, of the most far-reaching declaring that no statement would the honorary architect, Sir Edwin by Mr.

character, Japan was alarmed be made until the official report had Cooper, F.R.I.B.A who, it may representing St. George, Faith China and America-yss, and of Chin" (1906) "The Trade and to the scheme. No time was lost and Great Britain Beste appre been prepared. But it is under be remembered, has given to and Charity, and in time will hold Bugland, the name of H. B. Administration of China" (rgos, Rev: od 1920), "The Guilds of Pin clinching the matter, and inhensive of the designs of Russia. stood that the captured boat has the metropolis another splendid sculpture portraying Sacrifice and Morse must, permanently hold China *(1909), and, most valuabler

to modern architectural endowment Service, all this being emblematic high place. Born in 1855 of arms

of all."The International Relations the famous agreement was signed | signed as a precautionary measure China on at least one previous la the Port of London, Authority of the women's commemoration. Anglo-American, ancestry, gra" of the Chinese Empire". (vol. I May of the same year, at Berlin, The Anglo-Japanese Alliance was successfully brought

Running right and left are two duating, from college at the age the full circum-building. between the Chinese Minister at in the interest of both Powers in trip, that

stances of the alleged, smuggling The Governors of the Star and large wards, each for eighteen of zinoteen, and appointed as 1910, Vols. 2 and 3, 1918). The the Russian capital and the repre- the same year, 1902,--the rail plot have been learned by the Garter Home met on Saturday to beds, opening on to the broad an Assistant in the Imperial last named work is almost encycl sentatives of the Russo-Chinese ways were completed. In due American authorities, and that make the final arrangements for upper terrace, on to which bads. Chinese Customs Sarvice in pedic in scope and covers the perio Bank. Two years later the fateful course there followed the Russo-plans for the capture of the boat Thursday's ceremony. On arrival and couches can be wheeled July 1874, Mr. Morse rose to post 1834-1911, from the last days supplementary agreement was Japanese war, which put a sum-and its crew have been completed of their Majesties there will be Here, tos are the offices for the toas of great responsibility in the of the East India Company's

the entrance the executive staff, a signed between the same parties, mary end to Russian plans of for several days past. It is believe assembled at

marvellously years that followed his coming to monopolistic power at Canton to giving the right to construct & aggrandizement in the Far East. cd probable that all members of Mayor and Mayoress of Richmond equipped operating theatre, the the Far East. When he arrived the fall of the Ching Dynastr. branch from the main line to the The Treaty of Portsmouth gave the crew will be arrested, although (the former being a vice-president Xay, and photographic rooms, the, now great Martime Customs. During the past few years De. warm water ports of Dalny and the South Manchuria Railway the officials concerned would not of the home) and rapresentatives | and apartments for exercises and Service was hardly, beyond, the history of the East India Company stage of infancy, and Mr. Robert which will probably appear shortly. Port. Arthur. This afterthought from Changchun southward to state last night whether any of of the Council. The Mayor will all sorts of electric treatment.

The lower ground floor has the Hart was still laying the founda Few foreigners have received more arose out of the German occupa- Japan. The original ling across them had yet been taken into present an address to the King, to

which his Majesty will hand a men's common room and the tions for the great superstructure numerous or higher Chinese de- tion of Kiaochow, and led to Manchuria, and that part of the custody.

reply. Within the entrance hall patients dining-room, large which he with the loyal aid of developments which afterwards branch from Harbin to Chang- DESTINATION NOT KNOWN.

their Majesties will be received by enough to take in every one of the many colleagues and followers corations including as they do brought Russia to her knees, chun, remained as before under It is considered probable that the Hon. Sir Arthur Stanley, 120 lamates, even if each man later raised One of the ablest of the Chin Ho and the Double The principal points in the first Russian control, but the addition the previous successful trips made chairman of the Governors, who came in his wheeled chair or Sir Robert's helsers was H. B. Dragothan Dr. Morso. It is agreement, of which the supple. that both Powers agreed to main-by the boat gave rise to the recent will present the president, Field-couch. There are a fine library, a Morse who in 1896 became a Com-Sitting that he should bo mentary agreement was practi- tain troops proportionately to rumour, emanating from Peking, Marshal Lord Grenfell, and the quiet room, and many other missioner of Customs and come. honoured by American inst cally a replica, were as follows. mileage for protection of their that an American arms manufactur- other Governors, including Vis features. Also there is the lovely what later Statistical Secretary to tions of learning. Eleven years The Russo-Chinese Bank to estab-respective properties, China ing Brm" had brought a ship-

countess Cowdray, Dame May little chapel-Lady Cowdray's the Inspector General of Customs, ago Western Reserve University conferred its' LLD upon Mr. China, it may be ment of more than lish a company to construct and agreeing.

$3,000,000 Whilty, Sir William H. Bennett own gift, in memory of her son, Sir Robert Hart. operate the railway. The Com- observed, had never fulfilled her worth of arm and ammunition into (chairman of the house committee) who was one of those who gave In 1885 Mr. Morse was sent by Morse. Harvard, his Alma Mater, pany's affairs to be managed by a duty of protection, though pledg- China through the port of Tientsin. Sir Howard Frank, Sir Courtaud up a life of brilliant premise for Imperial decree on a Special Mia has now honoured itself in follow- Board, -consisting of a Chinese ed to do so by the contract. It is not known, however, whether Thomson, Lord Stanmore, and the cause of freedom. The altar sion in connection with the peace the precedent set by the the destination of the boat captured others, together with Sir Edwin will have wonderful fourteenth- negotiations which were terminat one of its sons who has done much President and nine others elected

Development of the Line.

yesterday was Shanghai or another Cooper, and the Bishop of century hangings, and above it are ing the French war with China by the shareholders, The Board

From 1905 onwards develop-port.

to add to American prestige in... Southwark.

the emblems of the Cross and over Tongking. The treaty was to sit either in Peking or St.ment in the zone of the C.E.L

The Peking report was placed in For the ceremony itself a dais Crown of Thorns. The further signed on June 9 et Tientsin, deeds and in scholarship in the Petersburg. State land was to be was continuous and extensive the hands of the Japanese Legation has been prepared in what will be decorations of the ceiling include having been negotiated by Li Far East. Dr. Morse's friends will provided free private-owned pro- By supplementary agreements the there, together with an asserted used as the men's Common-room the Holy Dove and the Cowdray Hung-Chang and Mr. Patenatre. jeles to hear of his well-merited perty to be expropriated, and the railway-acquired mining and permit signed by Marshal Wu Rich purple velvet, with the arms, all expressed in the rich After being present at the signing ours, and the Review joins Company was given absolute and forestry rights and extended the Pel-fu and countersigned by the cyphers, of the King and Queen in colouring of an early missal, and of this treaty, Mr Morse was sent as with them in congratulating this

eminent American exclusive right of administration and taken up at the principal Minister of War requesting dull gold and. two symbolic painted by Mr. John Cooke. This imperial commissioner to arrange stations. Buildings of all kinds customs officials to pass the ship-trophies of arms, form a back- foor leads out into the broad with the French for the return of ment to be responsible for protec- were erected, municipalities estab- ment into China. Reports written ground, While their Majesties loggias on stone columns which prisoners taken by the Chinese and tion of the railway Revenue to lished, educational, benevolent and in Chinese purport to describe the are first making a tour of a part of surround the lovely terrace on the French Shortly after this he be exempt from taxation. Russian other institutions inaugurated. arms transaction. The contract the building. Princess Louise three sides. There are handsome was detached for special duty in troops and munitions to have the Mech-land-was-leared for business and permit are reported as dated Duchess of Argyll and Princess stretches of turf and wide stone connection with the reorganization right of transit from one frontier and residential purposes, especially April 20, 1924, and the arms were Helena Victoria will have been paths, while the borders and great of the subsidized China Merchants to the other, but without stoppage at Harbin where grew up beside to be delivered within two and escorted to the dais. When the vases are already ablaze with Steam Navigation Company, In story King and Queen are seated Sir pink and scarlet geraniums and 1899 by Imperial, decree he was After eighty years the railway the miserable Chinese. village a obviously was false, but was given Arthur Stanley and Dame May other summer flowers. Below can sent as Special Commissioner and all property to be handed overtine Russian city, where commer-out by the Japanese officials in the Whitty will both make short be seen the winding river.

to arrange for the opening to foreign to China without charge, but 36 cial activity was to be contrasted belief that there might be some statements, the latter doing so on years after construction was com- with, a social life as lively as any basis in the report which would behalf of the British Women's patients to the second and third mission which he accomplished "THE STUDIO]GIRL”

Swift, sllent lifts convey the trade of the hitherto intensely anti-foreigo 'province of Hanan; a pleted China to have the right of where in Europe. But far greater enable the American authorities to Hospital Committee. Lady Cow floors. There are eighty-five with distinction. purchase, on payment of all capital than the growth of Harbin was detect an illegal transaction.

"During siz dray, 25 president

of this rooms for a single occupant each months he held many conferences charges and debts incurred. The the economic development of At the time this report was made, committee, will ask the Queen to having oak hedsteads with gaily with the governor and his repre Chinese Government to have ho North Manchuria resulting from it is believed that the American accept the deeds of the building as printed coverlets, all the furniture sentatives, with officials who cante responsibility for any losses in the operation of the railway. naval authorities were in posses the women's memorial of the War, having been personally designed curred by the Company. China on Chinese colonists flocked in and sion of information concerning the and her Majesty, having done so, by Sir Edwin Cooper with a view to him from various places, with completion of the line to receive worked the land in ever increasing smuggling activities, but that they will place them in the hands of to minimising dust and labour, delegations of the gentry from Tls. 3,000,000. The statutes of the numbers, resulting in the produc deferred making any reply to the Lord Grenfell. Sir Edwin Cooper Originally it was intended that Company, drafted in accordance tion on a great scale of wheat, report until they could round up will then offer to her Majesty a every man should have a room to with Russian law, provided that soya bean, cattle, hides, timber, the smugglers. It was of course beautiful commemorative album. himself, but experience, first at the all rights acquired under the coal and so forth.

of great importance that the United

The short office of dedication old premises and more lately in Under the States should be cleared of any will be conducted by the Bishop the temporary quarters at Sand- original agreement should be impulse of the great trade which hint of bad faith in connection of Southwark, and in this will be gate, has shown that a proportion transferred to the Company. The passed through it, Vladivostock with the shipment of arms into recited a special collect and the of men prefer the more sociable capital of the Company-to-be Rs. waxed greatly as a port. The China,

contrary to the 5,000,000, to be provided by share- Japanese port of Dalny also bene-visions of the Arms Embarge hymn, "O God, our help in ages atmosphere of a big ward. All "will be sung. A number of these rooms open on to long holders. The whole of the funds fited in a lesser degree.

of 1919, by which the principal further presentations are to be corridors running the whole for construction to be provided by

foreign powers sought to prohibit made, including the matron, Miss length of the building, the end the sale of bonds, to be guaranteed

into Lawrence, R.R.C

windows of which give other cell war. This Embargo was in the Importation of arme China so as to prevent widespread

accom- delightful views. The

self-denying

of its lands. The Chinese Govern

ffairs of the Company.

China's Position.

Effect of the War.

·

....

This one-half months.

form of

B

PROFITABLE CRIME.

past,

ORIGIN OF THE SCHEME.

But it had outlived its former glories, and became merely a sorry survival. In the "darkest days of 1915 the Auctioneers' and Estate Agents Institute, with the support of their president, Sir Howard Frank, inaugurated a movement to purchase the building

BEIPBUILDERS.

by the Russian Government. In North Manchuria was interrupted An era of great prosperity in virtue of this guarantee the Rus-

In Victorian social history the modation for the nurses is as sian Ministry of Finance to have by the war, for with entry to the wide supervisory rights over the Russia blocked from the Baltic and ordinance, to which Chita was Star and Garter loomed large perfect as could be devised, and Black Seas military supplies were not a party. Each country passed Every distinguished visitor lunch this, as all else, has been personal- driven to seek the Vladivostock is own legislation to enforce the d or dined there, and Queen ly supervised by Lady Cowdray, route to Russia proper. The C.E.R. totemnational, agreement... The Victoria herself went to it. The who, in furniture and appoint- From the above it will be seen as part of the great Siberian American law makes it a criminal Emperor Napoleon III and the ments, has provided the same that China, apparently regarding system became congested. Its offence for a person to transport Empress Eugénie, Marshal Soult, practical and artistic detall as that the railway as an unprofitable revenues -were affected and arms from American territory to Thackeray, Dickens, Ruskin, and which distinguishes the successful scheme in, what was then, a expenditure ceased, no more funds China. If the arms reported to Tennyson were only a few of club for nurses and professional wilderness, did not seek to parti- being forthcoming from St, have been captured yesterday those who passed its portals. women that bears her name. cipate and that she disclaimed Petersburg. Then followed the were brought from Manila, as is responsibility for any loss which Russian Revolution, and a great supposed, the members of the might be incurred. She gave the stream of refugees eastward. In crew will face criminal pro Company full administrative 1918 the Allies, intervened in secution.” powers over the lands which it was Siberia and the C.E.R. was sub- entitled to acquire under the con-ordinated to the interests of the Since the Embargo was put into tract, and exemption from taxa-Russian Army which it was sought force, the value of arms in China tion: in fact gave the Company to organize in the Urals. After-has risen enormously and and to present it to the Queen, the right to build up an imperium wards came the evacuation of the vessel which successfully lands a whose sympathies they knew had in imperio under purely Russian Czechs and the advance of the load of arms and ammunition will been profoundly stirred as to the control and administration, As Bolsheviks. Politics were import-reap inordinate profits. For this future of men totally incapacitated regarda the financial aspect, the ed into the affairs of the railway, reason there have been many and helpless. Fearing lest la Russo-Chinese Bank, later trans- and the Chinese Government, to attempts, some successful, to bring many cases they might drift into formed into the Russo-Asiatic keep the peace among the contend-seizures have been made at Majesty gladly availed herself of arms into several ports. Large Infirmaries and workhouses, her Bank, was empowered to form the ing parties, undertook the military Hongkong, Shanghai and Tientsin, the offery, and in more or less Company,

and in fact itself protection of the line. All of these and nationals of half a dozen makeshift conditions many of the retained all the shares, thereby movements had a crushing effect European powers and of the war's earliest victims were made maintaining the right to nominate on the revenues of the C.E.R., and United States have been arrested. comfortable, |, nine members of the Board of ten. the Inter-Allied Board, established

According to reports yesterday. It was soon evident, however, The Bank, therefore, may be re-to supervise the operation of the the seizure of the former, sub- that the old hotel buildings were garded as having had throughout line for military purposes, marine chaser will end the not well, adapted to the purposes full control of the affairs of the arranged for the loan of funds activities of a smuggling band of treatment such as science Company and railway, subject to from the United States, Japan and which was operating on a much demands for the paralysed and the supervision of the Ministry of other Powera. Meanwhile, the larger scale than has ever before helpless. Then it was that the Finance Capital for construction Russo-Asiatic Bank, as sole share been attempted.

Will Relieve Mothers Fears

was provided from time to time as holder. In the railway Company required by the lasue of bonds, at had convened a Board at Peking, first to the public. But the Rusas permitted by the contract of slan Government early in the day 1896, to assume management In bought up all the bonds 40 issued, place or the Board previously, haddeo and savore rampe gorizing. and thereafter itself took up all functioning at St. Petersburg A "subsequent issues. It may here be Chinese President was nominated stated that none of the bonds have for the first time since the de ever been redeemed by the Com- capitation of the original Freni pany or any Interest paid on dent during the Boxer Rebelian them, the net result being that the

To be: Continued))

British Women's Hospital Com- mittee made a wide and successful appeal, not only in this country but in the Dominions. With the funds in hand they were füstfßled

now

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