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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1926.

EXTRALITY.

THE MODERN GIRL.

TREATIES NOT FORCED ON: CHINA.

·SOME CURIOUS, CHINESE

CONTRASTS:

MATTER OF CONVENIENCE."

CHINA A DEMOCRACY..

THE CHINA MAIL

SOVIET CHEEK.

A BOOT ON THE WRONG FOOT:

KABAKHAN EXPOSED:

LE RAT

EXPENSIVE SHIPPING:

FUMIGATION:

ROUTINE JOBS JUSTIFIED.

THE

EAST ASIA

IN TOMCE, IN FEREBY GIVEN A that the SEVENTH ORDIN In much of the propaganda which The life of Chinese girls and

The lengthy protest addressed Dr. G. A. Borthwick, port med ARY YEARLY MEETING OF to the Minister of Foreign Acil officer of Plymouth, in intra SHAREHOLDERS will be hald Chinese organisations have put out women to-day presents the most fairs by Mr. Karakhan, Soviet during a discussion on the die at the Registered Office of the urging the abolition of extra-amazing contrasts. In the same Ambassador, would be highly en Infection of ships at the meeting Company No. 10, Des Voeux Road turritoriality, emphasis, has been city where one may see thousands tertaining if it were not particular of the Royal Sanitary Institute at Central at 3.30 pm SATURDAY placed upon the slement of force of young girls hobbing along only impertinent in view of what in Plymouth, said that during the February the 6th 1926, for the happening under the aegis of the past twelve months he, had collect-purpose of receiving the Report of Involved in the protection of for-bound fest, other girls-the favour-Soviet agitators in our country. ad figures of fumigation of large the Directors together with a State eign rights, and to this extented few who are in school-are play. Mr. Karakhan and his fellow nation passenger ships going regularly to ment of Accounts for the yest maintain that foreign gunboats are ing netball and learning country fals do not like "the violent actions America from nen-plague infected ending 31st December, 1925. nysociated with and stund byck of dancing, writes "C. M in the of Chinese soldiers," and describe ports of Europe, and found that

The Transfer Books of the them: the extraterritoriality system, Point "Manchester Guardian." After character," when applied to the terad tonnage of 226,406 and ap- SATURDAY, 30th January, to as being of abominable wenty-two vessels, with a regia-Company will be closed from is also made of the allegation that large sports meeting held recently Chinese Eastern Railway, but when proximately 22,640,600 cubic feet SATURDAY, 6th February 1926 the extraterritorial trenties were in a provincial capital some of the the self-same measures are ad of hold space, wore fumigated with (both days inclusive) during which "forced" upen China. To those boys made the criticism that the dressed to the authorities on all yande and ayanogen chloride at period no transfer of shares can Chinese who insist that extraterri-ils had not been allowed an equal other railways in China Mr. Kara- air estimated cost of £6,792, and be registered.

share in the proceedings, because khan and his fellow nationals ap-that the number of rats destroyed By Order of the Board of Directors, toriality was forced upon China.they had not played football. Plad them as being just muni was 234. It would appear that we (China Rresa) would like to put When it was suggested to themfestation of national hatred of cash rat cost £30 to kill by fumiga-

that football is not universally con- alleged Imperialists.

lon by that method.. He was the question:

sidered a suitable game for girls, It is noteworthy that this pro-doubtful whether routine periodi Why did China make a treaty con- they said with an air of finality, fest against the actions of north cal fumigations in non-plague in- salating the extraterritoriality But China is now a democracy." ern soldiery on the; Chinese Easternfected ships were justified, or clasen with Switzerland as inte na In the same city where hospitals Ballway he did not mention in any whether the usual rat precautions HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL 1918.? Switzerland is 稳 amal can be found with all modern way the action of southern soldiers--the proper use' of guards on lines country which has no navy-and equipment and where Chinese under the direction of his country. hawsers, and the rat-proofing from the standpoint of size and doctors trained in Western medical man and agent Borodin and others of vessels, wire gauze on galleys, population la smaller than many Chinese provinces.

schools offer their services, thou on the Canton-Kowloon Railway etc. where food was kept, and theTHE ANNUAL SHOW OF Surely the sands of poor felka still use the nor did he seem to think it worthy employment of rat catchers opABLES ill be held at Volunteon

FLOWERS and VEGET element of force could not have age-old magic cures when their of mention that it was about time board ship would not prove.marà entered into the negotiation of this children fall sick, and ignore the the Chinese Eastern Railway was concious and certainly less ex-Headquarters on THURSDAY, treaty. Therefore, if the elementmost elementary laws of hygiene given a taste of the medicine which pansive,

rith March, 1926. of coercion did not enter into the every day of their lives. Many as ruining the Peking-Muldon, the qucation, there must have boun little boy at wears the carring Peking-Hankow, tho Tientsin- some atherrenson why China volun-which is supposed to deceive the Pakow, and other great inca in farily surrendered this important spirits into believing that he is the

right.

estimated

KAN TONG POW

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 21st January, 1925,

SOCIETY.

Entries Definitely Close at h p.m. on MONDAY 1st March, 1976, at the Hon. Secretary's Office, but

tore Will Send Entries"As Early A Possible.

China Propor. This process of MR. G. A. HARRIMAN, it is hoped that intending Benin,

their financial

have been stigmatised by Mr. Kara- hon and his fellow nationals as (allImperialistic endeavours to Control are China.. one

MARRIE D AT

SINGAPORE.

much less valuable member of the ruination has been encouraged by The same element probably ap-family, the girl, or the silver ring 3r. Karakhan and his fellow pled when China made her frst round the neck which "locks him rationale, and the acta of those treaty with a foreign country, the into life. On the other hand, some other nationals who have endeav- treaty with Russia in 1689 for this modern educated fathers are quite ured to protect agreement provided that that the noticeably fonder of their daughters interests in these. Jines by address- subjects of either nation galley of than of their sons, and quite as protests bo the GoverTTO428

On Monday afternoon, says the breaches of the frontier should be anxious for them to have ir career

"Straits Times of January 27, the handed over to their respective if they want it.

welding wis celebrated of Mr. G. officials. for punishment. The It has been

A. Harriman, of Harriman und Co.. second treaty, that of 1768, between statistics relative to China

Singapore, to Miss L E. Pierce, China and Russia also contained an approximate) that still only extraterritorial clause. There was, woman in eighty can read.

What is sauce for the goose is nopf ford. The Rev. Mr. Shotliffe The apparently sauce for the gander in performed the marriage ceremony also the completo absence of force proportion in the cities is probably M. Kazakhan's eyes, and now that aat Mr. Salzmann kindly" presided or coorcion in the treaty between higher, but in the country literacy the line in which the altruistic at the organ

The bride who China and the United States of 1844 is almost the rule. At the other Soviet Government in concerned 13 looked charmingly "petite," was which contained the extraterri-end of the scale are the women given a taste of that sauce

he given away by Mr. R.. D. Cansdell, torial clause.

who have taken cegrees in Englishvumita badly. And in that, vomit- and Mrs. Canadell' acted as matron There are now seventeen foreign and American universities. There ink suggests action which his paid of honour.

The duties of best man countries which enjoy extraterrare doctors, scientists, philosophers, agents in China would scream down were ably carried out by Mr. L forial rights in China, Belgium, educatere, und journalists among a violent imperialistic manoeuvr. R. Blake. A reception was after Brazil. Denmark. France. Great them. The number of girls in ing to effect armed intervention in warde held at the Sea View Hotel, Britain: Italy, Japan, Mexico, school is constantly on the increas, China. For does he not brazenly when the health of the bride and Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Por though they still form a fraction, any to the Minister of Foreign bridegroom was drunk with mual tugal, Russia, Spain. Sweden probably about In sem of Affairs :

whe

"My Government wifeal: honours. The happy couple Switzerland and the United States China's scholars..

· hold the Chinese Government afterwards left for Chengal, where and assuredly an, thoughtful Chi-

responsible for all damage inflicted they are spending their honeymoon nere would say thût all of these

through the actions of the Chinese in the bungalow kindly leaned by countries, many of which are smaller in size and population that

from the outrages committed by the authorities, as well: as resulting Mr. E. S. Munasuch. Chinese Military, and precedes, declaration that Imperialistle"

some Chinese provinces, forced 'ex- irkterritorial rights: on China.

The Real Answer.

The answer to the question prob- ably is to be found in the fact that China found it more convenient and leas troublesome for the foreigners to be responsible for their own citizens and subjects than for China to accept the responsibility heralf. We are not arguing that the present ayatem should be continued inde finitely merely because China at one time found the system convenient. Abuses have crept into the practice of extraterritoriality which must be remedied and China has now decided to develop her, courts and laws in accordance with modern practice in other parts of the world. It is obvious that extraterritorial rights ultimately will be abandoned In China as they were abandoned in Japan. in Turkey and in Stans, but when Chinese of the younger gen- erators atate that China was ""forced" to make treaties contaming these provisions, their statements

men naturally want educated wives..

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DIET AND THE BABY.

Education and Murringe. The demand for educated girls as wives is enormous. Educated young On the other hand, there is a grout revolt against marriage on the part of the girls. From of old, marriage with the more "Imperialistic" sug- in China has meant for the women gestion that he is "ready to discuss jointly with the mengura subjection to the husband's family,

which in guch circumstances and in particular to his mother.

·would be

Joy indispensible Cases are common now of girls

bath Governmenta

take." breaking engagements made for them in childhood by their parents. khan, the anti-Impérialist, mean by and childhood than indigestion. Nine- Now what does. Mr. Kara-

Recently a girl of eighteen defended her right to break an all this? vtt. engagement in, the Law Court in Peking and was successful. Other girls have been known to use the money left them by their parents or money they had saved themseves to

contract.

When Food Does Not Agree, Aid Digestion With BABY'S OWN TABLETS. Nothing is more common in infancy tenths of all, the minor ills of child- We think it is about time the eyes order. There is no medicine for little hood have their root in digestive dia- of our countrymen were, opened to ones to equal Baby's Own Tablets-in the effrontery of the Soviet agents relieving this trouble. They have in China, and we invite the student proved of benefit in thousands of home, lenders, who somehow seem to have "My baby was very delicate, writes Thomas. Lawrence, of Collingwood, out of undesirable great faith in the

MTS. persuasive

She had indigestion, and Ontario. engagements. This is a tremendous eloquence of Mr. Karakhan and his although she had ravenous oppetite change from the time. when satellites to examine his protest to food did not do her any good, and she betrothal arranged by the parents our Ministry of Foreign Affairs in grew thinner and thinner. She would was regarded. as being just as the light of Mr. Karakhan's teach-cream with the pain in her stomach, binding as marriage itself. There Ings against so-called, Imperialists, and she was als troubled with com

alpation; wo wore ́at times afraid wa are instances of love matches and And while they are at it they might would lose her: I tried several mod!- of happy homes founded on them, examine the reasons for the loss of nes but they did her no good. Then but these are all too few as yet, Mongolia to Ching, and carig after giving thent to the child her diges I got a ntial of Baby's Own Tablets, and and far too many young Chinese ties of Soviet agents i Sinklang

tom improved, food does her good and know nothing of any ideal. of and elsewhere, to say nothing of she is growing plump. I think the

the ruinous conditions which have Tablets are a fine medicine for a baby. been imposed upon South China by Your chemist sella Baby's Own Soviet agents In Canton and other Tablets, or post free, 60 cents the vial, Southern Centres Peking Daily from the Dr. Williams Medicine Co

60 Kianges. Road, Shanghai, News."

marriage or home life.

do not square with the facta.

Recently a whole issue of one of It should also be noted in this connection that the abrogation of the most popular magazines for the extraterritorial treaties will wamen was devoted to the subject not prevent foreign nations from of divorce, and in general the using force to protect their nation-question of marriage receives a als residing in China if foreign great deal of attention and is sations should find it necessary to discussed from every point of view, magazine: frequently ase force to protect their rights-The same witness the recent of Soviet Russia publishes photographs of newly- in givin China a three-day ultima-married couples "after the best turn to release the Russia manager fashion of Western society papers of the Chinese Eastern Railway. Young schoolgirls read. novelettes who was arrested by Chang Tao of the most sentimentals type, or ling's soldiers a few days ago. Worse They get their ideas of Russia has renounced her extra-Western sex relations from the lenst territorial rights in China but dea- dosirable kind of kinema fim. "As pite this, the rulers of Moscow did they know nothing of the normal not hesitate to take action to force equal kind of coela) intercourse China to observe the provisions of that takes place between men and the so-called "equal" treaty which women in Western countries they was negotiated by China and the have nothing to conterbalance the Soulet two years ago.

Impression made by the books and- pictures. It is disturbing to think what their ideas of Western eratome must be. The girls of China det A story from the Moulmein serve to be offered a share in the best that Western women have correspondent of the "Rangoon achieved, and not only the less de Times" says that at Yennyein, sirable, clements. At this dimult twenty-six miles from Martaban, a period of adjustment to now condi Buddhist monk is healing all dis- tions they need all the understand eases by touch of hand. It long and practical sympathy that said that the monk, who is Western women can give them Chinese, asks nothing for his ner

vices, and has become so inundated

with requests for the alleviation

of suffering that he is being 458

ad by five pupils t

to

able to delerate his extraordin power, though thien tra

capacity laita only Crowded traine:

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