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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1924.

LEAGUE COUNCIL:"

ROME.

(Reuter's Service,)

IN

for example, where is the or even three years of discomfort. sense of charging "Imperiallat Schools for their children are set Britain" with the crime of reduc-up simultaneously with the forma-

tion of a group, and for children at FELICITOUS SPEECHES ing, China to the status of a least this life in the woods must "semi-colony" - Sun Yat-sen's be a joy. At one house where I favourite term-when the result stopped found the man and his le to have British goods taxed wife had been settled on their land for nearly a year. He was forty-seven times in the one dis-n Shropshire man and had been The public meeting of the trict? Take the railways. in Australia for nine years. There Council of the League of Nations were three children-a girl of opened here this afternoon, in the who was about eight who was already some presence of all the members.

advocate help to her mother, a fat boy of

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Speaking as

enthusiastic

"one

i! ROME, December 8,

Position Of Britain. Mr. Austen Chamberlain, British Secretary for Foreign Affairs, re- welcome of the

plying to the quiet, rather delicate-looking President, laid emphasis on the

was

of railways in Chima," and as one five who was paddling about and who built high hopes upon the making a castle by the brook, and great benefit they would confer, an infant, Their mother was a Sir John Jordu had to confesswoman, who told me they were British Empire's respect for the that the lines are DO longer glad to be here, for the sake of League of Nations and apprecia national concerns, but have be- their children. There will be a tlon of its work.

home for them' she said, when "He added: "Our confidence in its come the preserves of provincial they grow up. That is the Bea- fairness, impartiality and justice tuchuns who play havoc with the con fight that leads them on was shown by our ready accept- revenues. One or two of the They see before, them the goal of anre of the Council's provisional British-built railways have prac- better days when the land is decision with regard to the settle tically ceased to function; and all cleared, the debt paid off, und ment of the Iraq frontier, and still 'their children established in the more by our bending ourselves in are made to subserve the purpose world." The most thrilling article advance to accept the ultimate de of the military. Again we ask in this excellent magazine is un-cision of the Council."

M. Briand's Tribute. would Britain pursue a policy doubtedly that of Commander

M: Briand expressed the opinion, F. A. Worsley which gains, rather that could only have these than loses, by the restrained in an earlier interview, that Britain's sults?. Would she not, rather. language in which is recorded the desire to postpone discussion of follow a policy that would help gallant dash across 850 miles of the disarmament protocol China to develop her trade? gale swept Antarcic sens by Sirnatural, because it was necessary When one remembers the hind. Ernest Shackleton and others in for her to consult the British quest of aid for the remainder of Dominions. This fact did not rances that China's trade has the crew left stranded on the in- mean the end of the protocol; it survived, one can only wonder hospitable shores of Elephantmerely signified delay with regard

to its consideration. with Sir John Jordan how it Island. There is much else worthy

Ishii Is Pleased. would progress under a stable of reproduction within the pages

Viscount Kikujiro Ishii, Japan- of the "Blue Peter" and, although Government, under respect for in its incepion it was intended Ambassador to Paris since 1920, reading the report of the, the sanctity of contract, such assolely for use in music and smok-Health Committee of the League, was inseparable from the Chinese

expressed appreciation of the past name until quite recently; under it will appen! in its new form three years work regarding the many people who are conscious of

opium traffic. a system of legal administration a nee! which the ordinary fiction that provided redress; under a magazine does not fill... system of taxation properly ad- ministered. Truly, as Sir John Jordan said. this opens out a vista tantalising in its prospects. Yet meh can be found to suggest" that Britain is following a policy that would cripple this hope for years!

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ing saloons of passenger steamers,

WU TING FANG.

IMPRESSIVE STATE BURIAL

AT CANTON.

He referred to the grave pro blem of dysentery in the Far East and expressed pleasure that a Japanese doctor was able to participate in the Health Coa ference.

He announced that definite steps had been taken to organise at Singapore a special branch of the health sectief of the League, which should greatly assist in combating epidemics.

OPIUM AND HEROIN.

U.S. SUGGESTION FOR COMBINED FIGHT.

Long will Canton remember He stated that a Far Eastern the impressive National State Health Conference had been con- Burial accorded the late Dr. Walvened to meet in Japan next Is Chang Sincere ? !

Ting-fang on Saturday, by the February; there would be an inter- When the Mukden forces first Government in recognition of his change of Far Eastern Health entered the recent campaign in meritorious service to the Chin- Officers next year. He concluded opposition to the forces under ese Republic, says the "Canton by voicing the opinion that the Marshal. Wu,, Pei-fu, Marshal Gazette. More than five thou- Council approved the work of the Chang Tso-lin, the Manchurian sand persons participated in the Health Committee. war-lord, made consistent apology funeral procession which started for the invasion of Chihli on the from the private residence of the grounds that it was unavoidable Wu. family on Mun Tak Road if the removal of President Tsao through the principal thorough- Kun was to be accomplished. A fares of the city to the private telegram from Peking, published cemetery on Yat Mong Kong in last evening, announced that the East suburb. Troops of all Chang Tso-lin had promised to the armies, students of both

DELAY AT GENEVA. surrender his post as Inspector- sexes and friends slowly marched

(Reuter's Service.) However, General of the three Eastern Pro- in the procession through that the mirth of the assembled China vinces and, in future, obey the streets, which were crowded by orders of the Central Government all classes of people who turned

GENEVA, December 6. hands was not only quite natural; of China. After the customary out to see the funeral..

In view of expediting the work it was also a fitting commentary expression of pity for the relatives

Dr. C. C. Wu, son of the de- at the Second Opium Conference, upop the irony of the situation.of those killed or wounded, while ceased statesman, was the chief the sub-committees of which so far

fighting their own countrymen,' For Sir John Jordan had just Chang candidly avows, that the mourner and walked behind the have submitted no reports, Sir drawn attention to the pleasing cause of the war was "rividry chair bearing the urn from the Malcolm Delevingne suggested, at

house to the cemetery.

this morning's plenary session. illusion spread by Mr. Lloyd between the lenders."

When the procession reached that the sub-committees should be George, with all the authority of and good, if we could believe that Yat Mong Kong, where the asked to complete their labours by

rivalry has ceased to exist, now

December 12 to enable the Con-

kinds of taxation. Now there is nothing very amusing in the fact that British goods are exploited in this outrageous manner and ordinarily it would have been a sabject for concern.

land.

All well

a former Premier to back his that Tsao Kun and Wu Pei-fu have cemetery is located, all the troops words, that taxation is so light in been driven to the wall. There is and people grouped themselves in ference to close on December 20. This provoked a lengthy discus-, been no guarantee that another rival their assigned places in the ston, at the end of which the China foreigners have known-to-become-naturalised-will-not-arise within the next few spacious cemetery grounds. “

months--especially since Import The burial service opened with subject of fixing dates was Chinese in order to escape the ers of arms continue to find an music rendered by the military adjourned till-December-I-I

Then followed the read-

Question of Heroin. tax-gatherers of their native easy avenue of approach in China. band.

In the course of the session, the This illusion must appeal Again, taking Chang's promise at ing of President Sun's tribute to to Hongkong residents as being its face value, there is always the the great statesman, by Governor American proposal that the Con- probability that the Mukden Hu Han-min. Eulogies by other ference should join the United quaint enough, but it is not less leader may again fall foul of Tuan friends followed, after which the States in fighting the use of heroin, quaint than the other illusion of Chi-jui as he did during the palmy precious urn was taken by the was referred to a medical com Mr. Lloyd George's which. Sir days of the Anfu Club in 1919-chief mourner, and with assist John Jordan destroyed in his 1920, which culminated in Chang ance of several others, was slowly The grave and Wu joining hands and driving lowered to the grave. speech. Mr. Lloyd George wrote Tuan and his party from office. Is was about 7 feet deep and 2 feet that China during thousands of Chang Tso-lin sincere? On the square. When the ashes of Dr. FERNIE LOCH.-On November

29, at the Brompton Oratory, years had ascended to an altitude answer depends the peace of the Wu Ting-fang were laid to rest, In the know the choir from the Trinity Col- Linn, son of Mr. and Mrs., of civilisation which despised trial Chinese Republic.

ledge that Chang Tao-lin is firmly lege sang a hymn followed by a W. H. Fernie, to Doris, only by butchery, and was now mak-behind Tuan Chi-jui, the enemies prayer by the Rev. Moh Sou daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ing a rapid descent from those of Feking will think twice before cheng. Frank G. Loch, of Ealing. BORGH-ROZARIC-On Novem. heights of philosophical serenity they re-open hostilities. A sincere

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MARRIAGES.

Numer-

mittee.

OPIUM POSSESSION.

CHINESE YOUTH IS CONVICTED.

A Chinese boy who was found

A large number of foreign guilty at the Kowloon Magistracy last. Wednesday of having in his ber 27, at Scerabaia, Amalia and becoming the victim of the bond of friendship and alliance friends were present.

batween Peking and Mukden ous wreaths of flowers, and possession 110 mels of row oplum and 17.5 taels of prepared to skilled barbarism of other lands. would hold out genuine prospects scrolls with appropriate inscrip- opfum was to-day fined $2,200 Markwick do Rozario Cornelius D. Borgh,

Against this picture Sir John for a settled China..

tions, contributed by friends and on the first charge and $1,400 He re-

organizations, were laid on the on the second, with the alternative Jordan painted another.

grave and nearly. called that during those thou- sands of years Mr. Lloyd George The "Blue Peler."" mentioned China has had an end-

DEATHS.

Hongkong, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1924.

"LAUGHTER ”—–

of six months' bard labour in each' case, the sentences to run con- currently.

DERELICTS.

COURTIS.-At "Beeley," Oxted, Surrey, Allan, husband of

As refreshing as a sea breeze

In passing sentence His Worship Mrs. Allan O. Courtis (nee

Sir John Jordan declares that in remarked that he had taken `into Madge Arthur), of appendi- less succession of dynasties, and to the mind of the reader will be citis (by cable).

that nearly every change of a perusal of the "Blue Peter," a education and in all departments of consideration the fact that these review copy of which has just knowledge China has made im may have been others behind the OWEN.-On. December 3,at dynasty has involved a prolonged reached us. The Impression it mense progress in recent years. A scenes in connection with the case.

Shanghai, Lucy Grace Owen, war. The Tai-ping rebellion leaves is that a glimpse has been highly intellectual people, with at aged 24 years," LATOUR-On December 4, at alone claimed some twenty mil-given of the intimate lives of great heritage of brain power, they Shanghai, Marius Jean lion lives. Indeed, a Chinese Pioneer men and women, using the love suddenly diverted their atton- Baptiste Antonin Latour, in statesman of Sir John Jordan's adjective in the broadest sense. tion from a study of their ancient

Not all of them are at work on systoms of philosophy to the pursuit NATIVE CRAFT SUFFER IN hia 47th year.

acquaintance, "now employing his trackless wastes transforming of Western knowledge in all its

MONSOON. enforced leisure in reading Chin-them into habitable regions; but branelies, and the result is the crea ese history," stated the other day all have stepped in varying tion of a new China as different from

Native craft that have ventured that China had only enjoyed some degrees of circumstance, away the old China as the England of

from the beaten path, and their to-day is from the Fogland of 500 any distance out to sea in the seventy years of uninterrupted experiences, written either by years ago. I remember the shook heavy monsoon have fired badly, peace during the last two thou-themselves or by onlookers pro-which the first annorance of a This is revented in the crop of Like Sir John vide most fascinating reading. primitive piece of foreign mahinery "casualtied" junks reported by Addressing the members of the sand years..

The following, for instance, is a created some 30 are o ih shipmasters. China Association at the annual Jordan we think it is a pity to description of settlers under the Peking, and today there to a Derelicts constituting dangers to meeting of that body in London, destroy pleasing Illusions, but Group System, under which fami- over the country rest oral navigation are notibed as follow: that The "Pong To ' sighted a Sir John Jordan was greeted these facts cannot be too widely lies are taken to Australia from factories worked on

Home in groups of twenty, and un-modern-seientific mail and in derelict Junk, bottom up, in Læk with laughter when he men- known. They cannot be too advance of £3.a week made to medicine and other feien 20. 49. N. Long. 113.76 E

The "York City wirelessed tioned that he had received a widely known if only because them until the land granted to Chinese are rapidly reshing the letter from a consul at one of the they provide an effective answer them has been sufficiently cleared level of Westim unfinns – Anai-that-the-passed a derelict junk, treaty ports of China stating that to the silly calumnies that men to make it possible of cultivation one may be permitted to enculate one mast standing u ber

"One could see the progress that on the proportions which all this nainted on bow, Lumock Island within a radius of less than like Dr. Sun Yat-sen are pre- was being made, although it was advance would assume femly the Lighthouse bearity N 29 W twenty miles. British goods were pared to spread about British slow. A man starting life from country could enjoy the blessing of stance 4 miles, histide, Zame

m., December 7 subjected to forty-seven different aims in China. Where, we might zero has to be content with two good government.