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THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1924.

"THE CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY.

ITS POLITICAL, STRATEGIC & COMMERCIAL IMPORTANCE.

RIVAL INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS.

"Continued from yesterday.) --~~-~-

Mr. David Fraser, the Peking correspondent of The Times,” writing under date of July 28, sends the following article on the Chinese Eastern Railway to the British Chamber of Commerce “Journal" in Shanghai,

Recent Events.

Under the new control matters

Conflicting Interests.

– THE CHINA MAIL.

ARMS ON HAV."

DR. SUN REACHES DECISION-

| ODRIOVS-DOCUMENT;

The "Canton Gazette" of yesterday contains the following translation of a dispatch from Generalissimo Sun to the lenders of the Merchant Volunteer Corps. In many ways it is a curious doen- ment, especially when read in con- junction with the permit to import arms granted to.Mr. Chan Lim- pak, a facsimile of which appeared in Tuesday's "China Mail.

The dispatch from Dr. Sun reads:

Gentlemen of the Merchant Volunteer Corps:

MURDER CHARGE.

AGED WOMAN BEFORE COURT

Tam Sam, living at No. 18. Heung Hing Lane, charged' with the murder of, her adopted daughter on July 16, was brought up for trial before Mr. R. E. Lind- sell, at the Central Magistracy, yesterday afternoon.

Mr. Ñ. H: B. Nihill, acting Crown Solicitor, conducted the case and Mr. A. E. Hall defended.

Surgeon-Lieut.-Commdr. F. C. Hunot, Medical Officer-in-Charge of Victoria Mortuary, stated that "It is hardly necessary, in conclu-

he examined the dead body of a Chinese female named Chu Kam- began to improve, but in 1920 alon, to emphasize the immense

value of the C.E.R. as a political. The Government is ready to hol, aged about 17 years, on July China suspended the operation of strategic and commercial asset, of acknowledge that a certain portion 16. In his opinion the cause of all Bussian treaties and announced extraordinary interest directly to of the arms smuggled by Chan death was hemorrhage, due to ́sí the intention of taking over the Russia and China and indirectly to Lin-pak was purchased with funds wound 11in. long and 3igin. desp railway. This brought the Russo. Japan. To Russia the railway is subscribed by you; it will. therefore on the outside of the right thigh. Asiatic Bank Into the field on the of extreme importance as giving instruct the Governor to deliver the Artery and large velna wese ground that the line was private direct access to Vladivostock, now same to you in accordance with the severed. The wound could have Property and not-Russing-State her only-outlet-on-the-Pacific. In regulations for the acquisition of been self-inflicted or caused by property. France supported the crossing Manchuria the railway arms by the Citizen Volunteers.us the knife produced in Court: The Bank informally, being interested traverses great granary land the the question of your arms may be wound must have been caused by because 60 per cent. of the shares productiveness of which is incal-regartiel as settled.

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London, July 10-Tall and dark and dressed in a simple black costume and black hat, Mrs. Frances Mendham, an American widow, 55 years of age, who is claim ing £25,000 for breach of promise from Robert Lebaudy, the son of Jules Lebaudy, the French sugat re finor, who died in 1889, leaving £13,000,000, gave evidence to-day to the effect that she had lived under Lebaudy's protection, receiving an allowance of £400 a month

of the Bank was held by French culable. With the C.E.R. behind There are, however, two matters wound might have been inflicted subjects. After a period of disit Vladivostock is destined to rival in the solution of which your if the person had fallen on the cussion it was arranged between the biggest ports in the world. Onsistance is needed by the Govern-point of a knife.

Government and the other hand, if lost to Russia, Volunteer Corps itself and other body was quite healthy. He found the Chines0

Through the Merchant The general. condition of the the Bank that the former much of the produce of North sources an audacions plot has re-a stain of blood on the right was to assume Supreme adminis-Manchuria would gravitate south cently been discoverd in which thumb. The examination was held trative control through a Board ward, to the benefit of the Japan-Chan Lim-pak planned to use the in the presence of Inspector of which five members were to ese railway and port of Dalny. Merchant Volunteer Forces to over- be Chinese and five Russian, but North Manchuria in fact is a com-throw the Government and fellow Earner, two police constables and that management of the line was mercial gold mine to which the in the footsteps of Mussolini of Chu Iu, father of deceased. There to be left to the Russian staff as railway is the key. From a mill-Italy. This has been reported in was nothing on the wound to stop heretofore. It was declared that tary point of view the railway is the foreign presa of Hongkong, the bleeding. The wound could the railway was to be operated as also the key to Vladivostock, for Hhanghai and Tientsin, in the last not have been caused by falling a-purely commercial concern and by its means in time of war month or two. Only a few days on a nall in the floor. politics entirely debarred. The Vladivostock can be directly rein-ugo, Chan Lim-pak inspired the Dr. Fitzroy Williams, Acting Chinese therefore recognized the forced and supplied. But in. the publication of un editorial comment Government Bacteriologist, stated claims of the Bank, and under the hands of an enemy the railway in a certain English newspaper in that, on July 22 certain articles new arrangement the railway once would make Vladivostock almost) Hongkong attacking this Govern were sent to him for examination. more began to prosper under the indefensible, as facilitating anment and praising the Marchant He found blood on one jacket, on efficient management of Mr. attack from the rear and threaten- Volunteers, who were referred to a knife and a faint stain on the Ostrumoff, a Russian railway ling communications by way of the Fascisti of Canton. (The trousers. All were tested for Fascisti are a capitalistic reaction-reaction of human blood with expert of wide experience. The the Amur-Ussuri route..

He returned Chinese in various ways, however,

China's interest of course is a party in Italy). Even in for-negative result. have impeded the most advantage manifest. The railway is on her Lim-pak's rebellions plot is die

eign circles the subject of Chan the articles to the police ous operation of the line, and have soil and taps territory populated sed. Certain foreigners are

the

day under. lock contrived to run up a debit balance by her own people, whose presence said to be directing Chan's achemo. whether the blood on the knife and key. He could not say of $20,000,000, which they owe the and labour are daily increasing the August 14 was chosen for the railway and cannot pay. France economic value of Manchuria. coup when this Government was came from the same source as the also owes a large sum for costs China has the multi interest of to have been overthrown and reblood on the trousers. It is quite incurred in the evacuation of the being sole master in this rich aren, placed by Chan Lim-pak as Tuchun possible that the wound might Czechs. On the other hand, the of holding the railway as a trade of Kwangtung, to be followed by have been cleaned by some one railway wes the United States, distributor and as a means of the cancellation of our indepeo- before he saw it."

Finding The Body. Japan and others for louna defence against Russia who is ever dence and surrender to the North through the Inter-Allied Board, to be feared whether Tsarist or Chan has recently, as is well Chu Iu, shop coolie employed in which have given the Powers in Bolshevist. She has particularly known to both Chinese and for- Taul Tak-lung shop, No. 26, Des question an interest as creditors. the interest to recover her posi-cigner; sent his representatives to Voeux Road West, stated that he The ambiguous position of the tion in North Manchuria, lest the Joyang to establish connections had kept defendant for seven or C.E.R. and the conflicting interests Power now established in South with Wi Pei-fu in the name of the eight years as a concubine living in it led the Washington Confer- Manchuria should cut her off Merchant Volunteers. Further at No. 16, Heung Hing Lane, first ence to a pronouncement on the entirely from her territory in the more the arrogant tone of the con- floor. He mostly slept in the shop

She denied that she had been subject. Two resolutions were north. But full possession and gratulatory couplets posted on the and seldom slept with defendant, his mistress, and declared that she passed, one of which reads: "The control by a weak Power. like anniversary celebrations of the when drunk often threw things at roof; but intimate relations had pailous erected for the recent because she was fond of wine and had never stayed under the same China cannot possibly suit Russia, reserve the right to insist here as China in time of war can be Merchant Volunteers amounts to him. A boy named Chu Wing and existed between them. Marriage

this rebellious after upon the responsibility of thrust aside and the railway used attitude. Such open conspiracy a girl named Chu Kam-ling are bad been arranged, but it had been China for performance or non-per- to threaten Transbaikalia and the indicates the treasonable attitude of his "bought children. On the postponed when Robert's elder formance of the obligations to- maritime province.

Chan Lim-pak towards the Gov-night of July 15 about dark Chu brother Jacques, an adventurer, as "the wards the foreign stockholders,

Japan's Interest.

crument. But this Government, Kam-ling came to his shop and known at one time bondholders and creditors of

Japan's interest is indirect but wishing to be lenient and indul- made a report to him about her Emperor of the Sahara," was shot in America, in 1919, by his wife, the Chinese Eastern Railway none the less keen and urgent. gent, will not adopt severe and sister being dead. In consequence who was acquitted on a charge of which the Powers deem

Conse of this he went home. ineruminating measures to Japan came into Manchuria in

murder. result from the contracts under defence of Korea and her calcula Chan Tim-pak, it will deal with kitchen holding a piece of black course of his cross-examination. quently, with the sole exception of ing he saw defendant in the Counsel for the defence, in the which the railway was built,tions can never ignore the passi- the matter in two ways: cloth as if she was washing it and indicated that the contention, of etc., etc." These words and others bility that Russia some day may() In the case of those who were then went to the door of the the defence was that the action in the Resolutions indicate recog-be strong enough to seek to nition of China's control of the reverse the defeat of 1904-5.

his accomplices but are now cubicle, looked inside and saw Chu was in the nature of blackmall. He railway as provisional, and as South Manchuria is her first line

repentant and willing" to con- Kam-hot lying on the floor with suggested that Lebaudy never .debarring her from any disposition of defence against Russia, and

fers their complicity, the her head on one side, jacket on, made plaintiff an allowance, but of the property incompatible with what lies beyond it is of vital im

Government will overlook the no trousers. He felt her head and only gave her small presents, of past and refrain from prosecn- it was still warm. He heard a which the total value was £250, *** the interests of those concerned. portance to her. Her, position, in

Counsel closely questioned Mrs. Present Position..

South. Manchuria is great (b) As to those who are still gurgling noise in her throat, and

impenitent, and continue plot-saw blood on the floor. He took a Mendham regarding her con Lebaudy, when ting, the Government will light and examined the wounds, tention that expect you to point out and Defendant was standing outside promising marriage, persuaded deliver them over for punish the cubicle door then. He asked her to abandon litigation which she had undertaken regarding her how the girl came in that con-

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Counsel produced records from American courts showing that the estate in question had been ins solvent, and that Mrs. Mendham, after taking money and jewellery from it without accounting there.. for, had been removed by the court from administration of the estate. The Chief Justice, reading one of Debaudy's brief unsigned notes asking Mrs. Mendham to dinner,

Finally we came to the Karak-economic asset to her, and she has han, Agreement and the accorn-laid claim to a special position in panying Declaration signed, on Eastern Inner Mongolia where sho May 31 of the present year. In is building railways. In view of these documents China totally the events of the past twenty

It is my belief that the great dition. She replied that she threw and estate in America, for which ignores the position of the Russo-years it is only natural that Japan Asiatic Bank, established by the should contemplate expansion into majority of you are sane, right-aglass soy-dish at deceased. Seeing she, was now claiming £15,000 as original contract and recognized the wealthy area to the north, Republic, who will not tolerato bad out for some medicine. On return- present suit.

minded men, and loyal to the the wound still bleeding, he went part of the damages In the by herself in the agreement of when opportunity offers, as enracters within your organisationing he heard a hubbub and was 1920, She admits the claim of possibility of the future. With the Soviet Government as pro-Russia firmly established on the and permit them to utilise it in told that the girl was dead. He prietor and accepts the oppor: C.E.R. the way is barred. But conspiracies against the Govern- was advised to go away.

ment. This is a matter of such The case was adjourned until tunity to redeem the line by pay with China in control, China as grave concern to the Republic and to-morrow." ment to the Soviet Government, she is to be seen disintegrating to the Revolutionary, cause timt -1 thereby stultifying her own policy day by day, the prey of weak and am determined to have a thorough of denying to any foreign Govern-foolish military commander blind investigation made into it. I trust ment the right of railway owner- to the consequences of their vain that you will render substantial to the people of Kwangtung. The ship in her territory. She also rivalries, there is always hope for assistance to the Government in Government has high expectations ignores the Washington Resolu- Japan. Obviously Japan is inter- the elimination of traitors so as to of you tions, by assuming the right to eated in seeing Russia ousted from enable the Merchant Volunteers I hereby appoint my secretaries said he could hardly conceive any- dispose of the railway without North Manchuria, and in having and the Government to work hand Tam Chimton and Lin Big-hoithing less sentimental since the reference to the claims of other China established there is posses in hand in the defence of our heartblond my A.D.C. Tang Yin-wah as chops and tomato ifterested. In consequence both sion of something that, hereafter, and home and in the extermination Government representatives to discident in the Pickwick case.

The jury stopped the case and the United States and France have she may not be strong enough to of truculent-militarista. In ach acuss with your the above two ques asked for explanations. Mean hold. Chang Tso-lin, meanwhile, case, I shall look to you as a pillar tions. If, as is hoped, all double returned a verdict for Debandy.

The Chief Justice said he would while the Conference which shall refuses to acknowledge the Karak of support and place in you un- und suspicions regarding the loyalty

reserved confidence. This will be of the Merchant Volunteers consider the matter of sending the discuss in detail the points settled han agreement because he knows not only of benefit to the Merchant towards the Government can papera in the case to the Public in principle in the Kharakhan that China can never find the price Volunteers but will be a bleering henceforth be removed,

then it Prosecutor. Agreement has not met, although to redeem the railway and that the

will not be necessary to station It was Mr. Pickwick's innocent more than the stipulated period of real control must revert to Russia.

troops at Canton and Fatahan for note ordering chops and tomato one month has elapsed.. Nor has Hla policy is to retain the mastery

precautionary purposes, and citizens sauce" that caused him to much the Soviet Government ratified the of the line himself, and to keep Agreement, probably in part due Russia entirely out of North Man Omagh Remerly for crony comh will be able to live and pursue their trouble in the famous breach of conpsal argued subtly that," tomato to Chang Tse-lin's opposition, and churia. It would be of extreme doult breathing, bronchial and poppations in peace and pros. prost-sult. Mrs. Bardell's partly to the prospect that inter interest if we could know how far ones and grown ups in and crayon

lofineers coughs. It is good for the liftis parity...

I leave the matter in your hands,sauce was nothing less than a declaration of the warmth of Mr. national complication may arise Japan is prepared to support him knows it containę, pą: narcotics Beld

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