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MR. J. L. GARVIN REVIEWS THE PROBLEM, A general strike was planned to

Nearing A Climax.

BRITAIN AND NOT RUSSIA THE TRUE FRIEND."

of the limiting treaties which the Chinese without distinction of party are determined to abolish:

break out: There were grave fears of anti-foreign disorders, which might end in looting and even in massacre British, Amer- [ican, and Japanese reinforce- ments were promptly and rightly hurried up the river to a point of undoubted danger in the midst. of the biggest political drama now going on in the world. After a few alarming days the tension was relieved. The Nationalist

last thing they want is a Boxer attack on foreign life and pro- perty, which would bring into

A notable survey of the problem in China is given by Mr. J. L. Garvin in the "Observer" of December 6, but in reading it, the fact must be kept in mind that an entirely new twist has been given to the situation by the virtual seizure of the British Concession at leaders are far, from fools. The Hankow.

The Chinese drama now work-only kind which appeals both to action the United States as well EHEARSALS of H.M.S. PINA- ing up to a culmination is one of the interests of the masses and as Britain and Japan. The for- FORE will take place at the greatest crises of its kind in to the new patriotism of the foreign merchants have been wise the Cathedral Hall on MONDAYS the history of the world: Foreign-educated Intellectuale and enough to pay the surtaxes. In at 5.30 p.m." and THURSDAYS at Afteen years the deepest impulses the students-goes in advance of amount these are no more than 7OUR visiting cards neatly and 5.45 p.m. coramencing en MONDAY of a tremendous revolution have the armies. Far ahead of their the minimum that any revised promptly printed-"China (next January 17th. There are often seemed to be lost in hope-march the ground is prepared tariff-system will eventually im- Mail Office, No. 5, Wyndham St., fow vacancies in the Chorus for all leas anarchy, but, obscurely, ale for them. The great province of pose, and it is better to pay than Telephone Central 22.

voices and Indies and gentlemen mentally, they have moved on the western interior, Szechuan, to face the paralysis and ruin of wishing to take part should attend and gathered strength. As else has declared for them." Eastward business, by strikes and boycotts.

Finally, our new Minister to where, the ideals, however mar along the seaboard the province H. J. BEST, red in action, are unity, patrio- of Fukien, with its famous old China, Mr. Miles

Lampson, Hon. Secretaryism, and regeneration. The city Foochow-perhaps. the most young and broad-minded, has Hong Kung, January 1, 1926. practical goal is a status of picturesque of all the treaty-ports postponed his journey to the

political and commercial sover-has fallen to them.

shadow-capital and has left for eignty equal to the position long Next on the coast comes what the present living centre of (St David's Society, Hong Kong.) MARINE ENGINEERS' GUILD since achieved by Japan, and re-is really the key-province Che-affairs, Hankow. Upon his in- cently won by another Asiatic, kiang, with another great provin-terviews with the Nationalist country, Turkey, in a mannercial capital and treaty-port, leaders, civil and military, much which has had a direct and far-Hang-Chow, which Marco Polo depends. His own views and the Committee of the Society

N ORDINARY GENERAL roaching influence on develop thought the glorious city of the temper are, we think, thoroughly be AT HOME 10 members)

in the Far East. "The world; and though reduced since conciliatory. withe Spletne limewhere A MEETING Will be held at menta

V-The Wrong Policy. friends at the Chamber of Com..the Guild Office, Sailors' Home, movement temporarily thrown by his day it has again nearly a

The alternative before, us is merce" Room, City Hall on TUES- West Point on WEDNESDAY, obstruction and misunderstand- million of inhabitants. We call DAY 11th January, 1927; 5.30-12th JANUARY, 1927, at 6ing into the arms of Russia is, in this next objective of the Nation-plain, and the choice of the lesser butalist march the key-province, be-evil, to say the least, demands not Bolshevist, nationalist. It is not red, but cause. whoever holds strongly that we shall extricate ourselves yellow. Its simplest watchword Che-kiang and its splendidly- from the false and odious position is "China for the Chinese," in, a situated port. Hang-chow, is cor-which makes us appear to be sense fervently hostile to any tain then to command the mouth what we are not the chief op kind of foreign domination, but of the Yangtse river and Shang-ponents of the national aspira- not necessarily excluding foreign hal itself. To gain these latter tions of the Chinese people. Str intercourse and enterprise, aid positions would establish Nation-Austen Chamberlain is besieged and trade, if these can be re-allst predominance in China." by reactionary advice and panic established on terms consistent III-The Mississippi of China; counsel. He is asked to put all- with native sovereignty.

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1-An Ordeal of Statesmanship. tsa-kiang is already in the hands to make common cause with the 8--12p.m. Jan. 21st 1927.

We in Britain Ted the way in of the Southern Republican northern provincial and regional TEMBERS may

book their meeting similar claims by Japan; forces. That mighty river, as despots and governors, military

the tuchuns” „ard. tables and obtain their since then we have given to everyone knows flowing irregu- and civil tickets on and after MONDAY, India full tariff autonomy and larly with many bends from pans, whose rivalries and in- 10th inst. at Messrs. Moutrie's the political reforms. Nothing West to East right through the trigues have done where ទ plan of the seating op earth can now stop this Chin- centre of what was so long known anything else to prolong the ese movement.. Nearly every as the Celestial Empire--is the anarchy and to waste the coun- Western influence stimulates and Mississippi of China. It is capa-try. through the decade since equips it. We ought to be con-ble of playing the same decisive Yuan Shih-Rai's death after his apicuously the first to recognise part in the Chinese civil war as failure to restore the Empire and it and sympathise with it in the Mississippi played in the occupy the throne. The Foreign spite of the fact that full conces American civil war. Whoever Secretary, in a word, is urged to that we have just established INTRIES for the Forthcoming sion must be somewhat more conquers firmly the Yangtse on rely on what we may call a gun- Ourselves as Importers & Exporters, Races close on SATURDAY, gradual than in the case of both sides is bound to possess the boat-policy against the national of our sentiment and pride, but, General Providers. We provide lun- 22nd January, 1927, at 3 p.m. and Japan, and that the immediate country as a whole, and to unite and popular movement in China. again, it is certain that we shall conciliation than we can hope to ches, lighters and junks for carrying must be sent to the Secretary, e/o situation demands strong safe- the eighteen provinces again It means an attempt to apply to save more of British influence by cargoes from Hong Kong to Kongmoon, Linstead. & Davis, Alexandra guards. As circumstances are and under one am of Government. the Far East the Chanak temper, do by mere resistance. Canton and Wuchow; euparintond the Buildings, on or before this date. will continue, British reliance on No one can yet prophesy that the so nearly fatal in the Near East.

As for the ex-territorial pri- loading and unloading of same and Entry Forme are now ready and armaments and abuse against power of the Nationalists is solidIt is contrary to the spirit of

the, nate delivery of all goods; to as into our own godown can be had at the Jockey Club the rising tide of general Chinese enough to do this. But they have Locarno. It is contrary to the vileges of foreigners, the path is from which place they will be further Stables, Race Course, Hong Kong sentiment would merely how much the best chance of dospirit of the Indian reforms. It strewn with difficulties. The new prove as impotent as Mrs. Parting it, and above all, no one else is not supported by the United Chinese legal system is yet very what it is in practice. But ington to check that tide, but can now hope to do it against States, and never will be, unfar indeed from being on paper would concentrate on our heads them. This is a main secret of less the Nationalist movement China has seen the capitulations

plunges into serious anti-foreign an especial hatred that genera- their new strength. tions might not extinguish.

excesses or is unable to control abolished in Turkey. Her efforts The chief event in this connec-them.

in the same direction cannot be A Chanak temper in THE HONG KONG LAND For these

was the capture by the China would end in ignominious stopped. Here, also, Britain INVESTMENT AND AGENCY seldom has there been a more Nationalists, under their General retreat, after isolating us diplomust declare herself as ready as COMPANY, LIMITED. critical issue for British states. Chang Kai-shek, of the central matically and prejudicing all our any Power to accept in a liberal manship in Asia: But this vast cities of the Yangtse basin. What commercial and other interests system of transition which must and courageous spirit a gradual TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN question has still wider bearings, we call familiarly Hankow is for years to come.

that the THIRTY-NINTH The writ of the League of really a triple-city Hankow, ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING Nations does not really run in Hanyang, Wuchang. Occupying bayonets but sit on them. You sovereignty.

You can do anything with end some day in full Chinese of SHAREHOLDERS in this Com-Asia any more than it runs in the both sides of the river, and other-can do anything with gunboats. VIL-Recognise The Facts.. to convey an adequate impressión pany will be held at the Offices of two Americas. "If the United wise in a strong strategical situa. on the Yangtse except roll back Above all our business is to of the magnitude and strange- Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & States and the British Empire, tion, this group, containing a tide of national feeling or pre-recognise the national movement

ness of the Chinese convulsions CO., LTD. on THURSDAY, 27th against their will, in their own million and three-quarter people, vent the spread of anti-British in the south and centre where its in the last fifteen years: No

noon for the despite, found themselves deep- is partly a Manchester, partly an hatred, or avert strikes and boy influence rules over more January, 1927, at

than European example helps to purpose of receiving the Report of engaged in the Far East as inland Liverpool, with some off-cotts, or send the awakened Asia 200,000,000 of people; to accept plain. After the Manchu Empire the result of Chinese extremism, cial characteristica also that poa of the century back to its ancient it later in any further area was overthrown in 1911 all the the Directora together with A Undersigned have recrite Statement of Accoun's for the Bolshevist manoeuvres and Japan- sibly might help to make it the of the cen

ese alarm, the practical securities future capital of all China instead

where its authority may be traditional foundations on which year ending 31st December, 1926,

VI-The Right Policy. established; and to disclaim the nation had reposed for two The REGISTER of SHARES of weakened that it would be im-of Peking." With its ironworks, At home and abroad alike we antagonism, overt or covert, to its thousand years were broken up. the Company will be CLOSED from of Europe and might be impossi-Its possession is more important pre-war complex which in this equally recognise Chang Teo-lin bean a vaster affair than the possible to guarantee the peace factories, banks, and shipping are cursed by the unteachable advance. Elsewhers, we may The whole mental revolution hag FRIDAY, . 14th January to THURSDAY, 27th January, both

than that of any other place in case must be broken. In Chinese of Manchuris, and also the few political. The revolution has days inclusive, during which A Revolution Revolutionised. China. Its seizure by the Na affairs as in European-and as in intermediate satrape so long as penetrated education, literature, period no transfer of shares, can

In the last few months, buttionalists has had the most far our industrial matters we must they can maintain themselves. religion. The consequences may bo registered.

chiefly during the last few weeks, reaching effect, and is very wide-realise

changed world But let us have perfectly plain be retarded: they never can be the long revolution has been rey regarded as the aure presage in which we By Order of the Board of Directors, volutionised. There had been of their complete victory. North hope the Foreign Secretary It is no intorset of ours, to per- such as never were known in live. We and realistic ideas on this subject.reversed Students in swarms, years of inconclusive civil war ward across the Yangtse more will set his face inflexibly against patuate the disintegration of Asia before, absorb European with its indescribable, bewilder- great provinces are ready to go the gunboat-policy and the panic-China by supporting the local and American ideas. More and ing medley of names, events, and over. For at Feking there is no counsels. There is no way out military usurpers whose personal more they use western instruc motives, of personal rivalries, longer any Government what but conciliatory compromise with rule is irreconcilable with any tion as a weapon against western and local factions, of campaigns ever. Even the formal, preten- the Chinese people. and with the kind of constructive national control.

Hong Kong, Dec. 23, 1920.

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You will be "late reverses, treacherles and ined most of the foreign Powers by the south. We must take pre- thoroughly into our heads that Chang Tso-lin, indirectly protect- carpets, brass ornaments, etc., etc.

ested in OWL TRI trigues, strikes and boycotts. has disappeared. Amongst the cautions in a situation where any Peking is no longer the metro-ed by Japan, may hold a large BAR Female Sup- Teak dining table, teak side-]

positories. A power Few recorded passages of human hills north-west of Peking itself, accident or local blunder might polis of China or the seat of real part of northern China proper, board, dinner waggon, silver ful antiseptic and preventative. Guaran confusion have been harder for that astute specimen of a lead to an explosion of anti-authority over any part of China. The Nationalist advance itselt -

teed perfectly harmless, non-polapsous." Cabinet, folding screen, pictures, et prepaid la plan wrapper las box the searching student to dis- "Christian General," and rather foreign violence. We must pro-It is deposed like Constantinople may triumph up to Manchuria, upholstered rattan furniture, I-LAR WORKS, Marie Aventangle. Now comes a sudden jingo-patriot, Feng Yu-hsiang tect at need, whoever is with us Hankow as a living centre of new Nationalism Itself may break up ornaments etc...

7. D. Marg :th, N. f. Send for free booklet clearing-up over an immense with his compact and relatively or not, the life of our subjects forces is like Angora on a larger as a result of its extension instead area. A new, formidable, and efficient andy, equipped by Russia and their property as established scale. Southern and Central Re of consolidating the country, But perhaps decisive situation has hovers pretty securely in the on the exlating treaty-basia pend-publícianism is animated by the we in Britain are fitted to be been created.

distance, ready to strike in again, ing agreed changes of that sys-only real coherent party in China, friends, with the Chinese people. Assisted by Bolshevist intelli- if there should be a promising tem. But, for the rest, we must the Kuomintang With all faults. We wish to be friends. gence, the southern armies, opportunity of Joining hands make it clear that we are at least immaturities, crudities, this The expansion of trade it- which érabody the idea of real with the Southern Nationalists as friendly to the Chinese movement alone hês real national self depends upon the restora- For the information of visitors national unity and sovereignty on and clinching their total triumph, national and popular movement ideais; and no other Influence tion of a united pacific regime the following list of some of the a Republican basis, have at last⠀⠀⠀ IV-The Hanków Crisis, as is any other Fower. We must can hope to suppress anarchy, to throughout the greater part of Record highest points on the Island and carried all before them up to an The recent development have cease to drive it into the arms of end civil war, and to restore the country, even if some of the

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almost commanding point. From brought to a head the whole the Bolshevista. We must show cohesion over the greater part of northern provinces remain under their original base, Canton, they question of future relations with that we have no intention of China

Manchurian ascendancy for some have swept upwards into the the Treaty-Powers, their traders throwing impediments and The Russian Bolshevists have years. But Japaneses, greatness centre of China. A considerable and their other subjects. A week obstacles across its road, been accepted as friends and and independent sovereignty are part of the rest is controlled or ago there was panic in Hankow, We must be prepared for full allies, They are not masters in a permanent model for the 400,- menaced by their confederates where the British Concession is tariff autonomy in China no less China and never will be. The 200,000 of China. In any case, and sympathisers More than one of our most important mer-than in India British organisa- nearer the Kuomintang comes to we must realise that the days of half the eighteen provinces are cantile settlements outside the tion of the Maritime Customs has recognise national power and re- a mere gunboat-policy are, gohe already in the power of the Empire. A determined attack on been a magnificent benefit to sponsibility, the more the present for over. By conciliatory states- Nationalists and probably a foreign interests was threatened China, but that people has learn-role, of the Boldnevists will be manship we must accommodate sweeping majority of the whole by the mob, no doubt iratigated ed to run its own postal services, diminished."___“Ching

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