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HARD FACTS.

Mr. Churchill Discounts War Rumours.

TRADE OUR ONLY WISH.

Britain Not Going To Shoot Customers.

anxiety as regards our relations with China,

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Skirmish in the New Territory,

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GENERAL IN A RICSHA.

Commander- Francis N. Miles, Two robber raids in different O.B.E. R.N., and Mr. William

All ranks of the Salvation Army parts of the Ping Shan district, George Goggin have resigned invested the Albert Hall on De New Territory, between Castle from the offices of commissioners cember 28 to welcome home from Peak and Deep Bay) occurred on the "Sunning" Piracy Commie Indies their Commander-in-Chief, Japan, Korea, and the Dutch East just before China New Year.

alon appointed by the Hong Kong General Bramwell Booth. At Nim Wan, off the main road Government for the purpose of in-

His return was dramatically and facing Deep Bay, three vil-quiring into the circumstances stage-managed." "The last thing you do to a potential customer is shoot him. lage watchmen were of duty at under which the .s. Sunning" darkened; only one doorway show- The last thing you wish is a potential customer to shoot you." armed men stole up. When chal- the voyage from Shanghai to Through this came a dancing pro 8 pm on Monday. About ten was seized by pirates while oned, picked out in the spot-lights.

anshed These words are part of an important speech made by Mr. Winston lenged by the watchmen out and

cession of children in the Hong Kong on Nov. 15. Fraiders opened fire. Churchill deprecating reports that there are grounds for grave followed in which the watchmen Gazette" notifies that in their terms and wands of almond blossom.

A skirmish

kimonos, with flowers in thair hair,. 'The current Government carrying glimmering Chinese lan- succeeded in driving off the place HE the Governor has ap

In their midst was the General, a alleged robbers. One man was arrested by the defenders of the pointed Lt.-Comdr. Lewis John whit-haired figure, drawn slowly in Pitcairn Jones; D.S.C., R.N., Mr. riesha. He circled the cheering village and he is suspected of Thomas

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The "China Mail" understands head after a robbery on his boat. This boat was coming from Nam that Mr. Goggin has resigned be.in vigorous treble sang a specially Tau, in Chinese territory, to cause he is shortly going Home Cheung Chau (Dumbell) Island on leave and called in at the small village of Lung-ku-tan to spend Tuesday night. The gang had choppers"KO CHOW CASE. came when the meeting dissolved and a revolver. They bound and gagged the master and another fisherman on board, inflicted the injury stated and took away the cargo of dried oysters valued at $40. The other fisherman made the report to the Police.

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Resumed Meeting Lasts Three

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ing the world, and recommending magnanimous action in China, still bears the odium of being the imperialistic Power par excellence which is threatening Rugby, Feb. 5. China with armed men." The meeting of the Cabinet re- The paper concludes: "Having sumed from last Wednesday oc- offered so much, Britain implies capied three hours this afternoon that when the occasion is ripe in considering the position creat-China shall, or ought to be, as In ed by Mr. Chen's refusal to sign dependent of rules invented by

the draft agreement regarding foreigners as Britain. the status of the Concessions at Hankow and Kiukiang:-British Wiroless Service.

HARD FACTS.

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"It is now the task of the Can tonese and all the other author itles in China to make the occa sion ripe. If Mr. Eugene Chen "through"bad judgment or fear of Russian advisers, refused a solid fruitful peace he will commit as bad a mistake as it is possible for a statesman to make."--Reuter

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R.N.R.

POLICE DECISION ON TUESDAY.

MANY TO BE RELEASED,

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Later, the guily-dressed throng of! children assembled on the dais, and

composed__action song." In

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Mr. Churchill's Notable Speech.

London, Feb. 4. The Chancellor of the Exche

Mr. Winston Churchill.. que", speaking at Manchester, said that The did not believe there were

the boat was tied to the stern. grounds for grave anxiety as re-

From No. 33, Bonham Strand gards China. Nothing was fur- ther from our intentions and idens

East, jewellery and other pro- than to be drawn into an adven-messages were received over-perty to the total value of $164 turous, aggressive or ambitious night- Byzantine policy in China."

they made a spectacle not un- worthy of the Albert Hall, that home of

the spectacles. But supreme moment of the evening

into a huge Christmas party, Six aledges were dragged in crammed with toys, and the frantic hap- piness of their distribution was a sight to warm the heart.

Experiences in Japan. Brigadier Evan Smith, who ac- companied the General on his tour, Sometime between Thursday. A further remand was granted described the ambassadorial re- and yesterday, the ss. Ting-til Tuesday by Mr. R. E. Lindceptions, which, he said, the Salva

jost a lifeboat valued at sang'

General Booth was greeted with! $800. The ship was lying at No. Bell, First Police Magistrate, this tionists were everywhere given. 6 buoy at the Kowloon Docks and morning in the case of the twenty-a tremendous beating of drums and one Chinese who are held in con-cheering when he rose and spoke nection with the sensational dis-of his experiences in Japan. covery of arms and ammunition i belleve that in all ways Jepan on the s.s. "Ko Chow," prior to is destined to play a great part in that boat's departure for Wuchow the future of the world. I don't about a fortnight ago.

know anything about politics," he said, "and thank God that I am not! Mr. T H. King, Director of a politician. We ought to cultivate We sought nothing there but i Vice-Consul Lamb' have arrived!

Criminal Intelligence, said that the friendship of Japan. A the ability to sell the goods which at Chunking from Cheng Su.

He friendly Japan is worth more to any the Chinese desire, and to receive Troop movements down river Government's policy, "As a fat-inquiries were proceeding. useful guods in exchange. We from Ichang continue.

ter of fact they have no more in would be able to make a definite nation than piles of armaments. regard the four hundred millions.

fluence over the policy of this statement on Tuesday when a

engage in race for The only number of the men may be dis- for a future conflict which some of Chinese as potential friends

country than a fly.

people seem to regard thing they can do is to produce charged.

and customers.

Snowstorm Prevents Hankow Demonstration.

The following naval wireless

Consul-General. Affleck andi!

A Japanese steamer which ar- rived at Haskow yesterday full of troops discharged them at the ex-Russian Concession.

The Times" Hankow corres- pondent reports that Press mess- ages are being delayed by the Chinese censor.

American Doctor Threatened. Demonstrations arranged yes-

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was stolen yesterday.

harm."-Reuter.

ITALY'S REPLY.

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British Policy Endorsed,

Rame, Feb. 4.

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"The last thing you do to a potential customer is to shoot him. The last thing you wish is a potential customer to shoot you" We had shown a preparedness to do our utmost to gratify the dignity and national feelings of the Chinese, but when it comes to mob violence, when it comes to place owing to a snowstorm. the life and property of British The Kiukiang British commun-has replied to the British memor subjects dwelling under the sancity is still conned to the river andum practically endorsing Bri- tity of treaties recognised for steamer off the Concession and tish policy in China, maintaining generations being violently assail- unable to land owing to the atti- the rights of the Powers to de ed and menaced, we were bound tude of the local troops who are fend their interests in China-

Reuter. if we wished to maintain our "not under proper control." treasured reputation, to take rea- The American Doctor, jaonable measures for their pro-Whitworth, who landa daily to

tection and defence.

visit the hospital, was threatened yesterday forenoon by soldiers.

Passing Off Quietly.

Shanghai, Feb. 5.

terday at Hankow did not take It is reliably reported that Italy

Mr. Churchill' believed that if the Government was supported as Hit would be not merely by its own) supporters but by the mass of steady sober opinion in the coun- try, they would, with patience, forbearance and self-respecting firmness, succeed in procuring a great amelioration of the Chinese Position before the end of the ydar. Reuter.

UNHAPPY PARADOX.

Britain "Carrying The Baby."

Mr.

A Warship for China?

Rome, Feb. 4. The Press emphasises the iden-

.:

I view with alarm the tendency to

'armamentay

inevit- His Worship remarked thatable. It fills me with alarm when from what he understood of the see a little more war preparation case there was little evidence ex-bere and a little more war prepara- cept against the first of the defention there. I do not believe it is

needed." dants.

As the close Mrs. Booth dis- tributed hundreds of "toya to children.

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Rugby, Feb. 4. tity of attitude between Britain Captain Hinchcliffe, with a and Italy in regard to the Chin-passenger and mechanic, made

FRENCH VISAS. BRITISH SUBJECTS SPECIALLY

EXCEPTED.

Rugby, Feb. 4. The Foreign Office has received information from the French Embassy that instructions have been sent to the French Consuls: that the arrangement of 1921

ese situation and declares that the remarkable flight to-day from under which British gabjects de A message from Hankow dated Government must act firmly in Cherbourg to Croydon, accom not require visas to enter French yesterday states that a light fall defence of Western civilisation plishing the journey in 76 min-territory is to remain in force. of snow, added to most un-tagainst the violence of barbatic utes. pleasant weather, probably ac-xenophobia stirred up by Bolshe counted for the fact that up to vik propaganda.

3:30 pm, there was no sign of

There was every indication at the time of wiring that the day would pass off quietly.Reuter.

This means that British sub- His passenger being in a hurry, jects will not be affected by the

he flew straight ACTORS the French Government's new regula- Signor Mussolini's organ, the Channel, instead of taking the tion which requires the passports the demonstration which, accord-"Popolo d'Italia," thinks that it French coastline for a consider of foreigners to be vised by ing to reports, had been planned will be difficult for Italy to abstainable distance, as is usual, and French Consuls with a view to for that afternoon.

from intervening if her interests thus reduced the journey by at preventing the inflow of foreign while unemployment are assailed by the fanaticism of least one hundred miles. There labour

was a fog over the Channel at the exists in France-British Wire- Chinese mobs.

The "Corriere del Lasera" ex-time. Captain Hinchcliffe was less Service. presses the opinion that Italy will flying a land 'plane and could noty probably despatch a battleship to in case of need, have alighted on China and emphasises that any the open sea.-British Wireless Italian intervention will be pure-Service. ly defensive and precautionary.— Reuter.

AMERICAN FORCES.

Chinese Ambassador's Informal Inquiries.

London, Feb. 4. The weekly papers, "The Spec- tator" and the "Nation" congra- tulate Sir Austen Chamberlain on hia liberal and large-minded speech at Birmingham, the latter declaring that Sir Austen Cham- berlain has conceded in principlely enquired regarding the move- almost everything that any rea- ments of American troops in the

Washington. Feb. 4. When Mr. Alfred Sze informal.

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BEFORE THE BREAK.

sonable Chinese leader has ever Far East he was informed that Transports and Hospital Ship. demanded, which must go a there is no intention" of landing long way to take the wind out of forces' unless the lives of Ameri- the sails of the Chinese Com-cana are actually endangered. The transports "Megantic" munists and their Russian ad- The activity of the Navy Depart and "Minnesota" and the hospital visera.

ment is entirely precautionary: ship "Maine" have left for China. "It would be a pity," comments Mr. Sze did not lodge a protest. Reuter. The Nation," "if the significance He explained that he merely of the speech were obscured by sought information in order to be: the troops controversy. Let able to anticipate a possible pro- none imagine that if troops are test by Mr. Eugene Chen.- not sent there would not have Reuter's American Service. been the risk of serious develop- ments. The "Division sent is hopelessly inadequate for offen-. sive action. We, therefore con- clude that the Government is wholly sincere in their purpose to

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Busybody Labour Minority Trounced.

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Mr. Chen's Reply to British Proposals.

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He covered the kilometre at a In the course of a reply to the speed of 174.848 miles an British proposals, communicated hour, and the mile at a speed of to Mr. O'Malley, Mr. Eugene Chen 174.224 miles an hour.

provide against mob violence." The Secretary for Dominions, states that the Nationalist Gov- The previous record for the "The Spectator" advocates re- Mr. L. M. S. Amery, in a speech ernment is prepared to consider mile made by Parry Thomas was ferring the whole question to the on China at Birmingham, said and discuse the terms outlined as 170.624 miles an hour.--British

a basis for a comprehensive and Wireless Service, League of Nations if nothing that a fraction of busybodies worthy of the name of an agree teasing to speak in the name of essoned settlement of existing ment is reached within a few Labour was sending messages to differences between China and China which could only mislead the British provided the terms pon relating to the Concessions, Inter the Chinese. Mr. Chen and the Russians, -

rational Settlements and other The paper points out the This auction pretended to have paradox that Britain, while lead-influence over the direction of (Continued ont Page 1)

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