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SATURDAY, ·SEPTEMBER -3,ry1927,

WHITE AUSTRALIA

IN PARLIAMENT.

MR. BRUCE'S WARNING TO THE COMPLICATED INTRIGUES" IN

COMMONWEALTHL....

to the world.

CHINA.

THE CHINA MAIL.

that direction, but when the British which it took upon itself, He Shadows Before.

Army and the British Navy went | wondered 1 whethen Mr. Travelyan negotiations failed. out in large force

IN THE “MAIL.”

Entertainments.

Shanghai made to himself any picture of the Trade had state of-things existing in China, COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

where Governments rose and fell,

where generals came up and faded away; every kind of' shifting alliance and intrigue was per- petually in progress, and where there was nobody who, in large parts of China, could enforce or

September 3-Queen's Theatre; ment that he might make. secure acceptance of any agreYour Hair Cut" and the Broadway Jackie Coogan in "Johnny Get internal conflict among Chinese Follies. parties and Chinese Generals made negotiation additionally difficult, Douglas MacLean in "Seven Keya September 3-World Theatre; because every Government with To Baldpate." which they had not made an agree ment resented their having nego September 3-Star Theatre, Kow- tinted with the one with which they loon: Viola Dana and Robert had made an agreement. Every | Agnew-in “Wild Oats Lane,” Government demanded that they

September 3-Grand. Concert at negotiate with it and with no one the City Hall, 6.30 p.m. else, and made it an offence, or a cause of complaint at least, If one tried to keep out of their domestic quarrels, their civil wars, and their anarchy, and to live in peace with them all. So far as negotiations M.C.L.'s "Fun o' The Fair". Lee were concerned. Mr. Trevelyan Gardens. could move no faster in these anarchical conditions than Majesty's present Government had. been enabled to do.

HIA

September 4-Kowloon Docke band concert, & p.m.

October 1--H.K. & W.G. &

p.mi.

Sports.

September 3-Victoria Recrea- tion Club night fete, 9.15 p.m. British Troops in China.. September 8 H.K. Baseball In a written reply to a Parlia. Lengue: Japanese v. Club de Re- Davies, Sir Laming Worthington- mentary question by Mr. Rhya creio, Happy Valley Diamond, 4

Evans, Secretary of State for War, September 3-Ping Pong Lenguė: says:

W.Y.O.B.U. V. St. Louis Club There are approximately 2,700 | (C.C.Y.M.S.).. in China who are due to return this Sindh! Merchants v. Bohra Mer- Section A Reservists now serving

September 4-Cricket match: trooping season, though some of this number may volunteer to re- chants on LR.C. Ground, 3 p.m. main in Army service in China, September 4-Baseball: Filipines Apart from Section A Reservists. v. Japanese. approximately 1,000 men will be sent back from China for discharge during the current financial year, if the troops remain in China beyond that date. As regards the reinstatement in elvil employment. provision can be made, but I trust Sales Room, Duddell Street, miscel- of those who return, no special September 3-At Lammert Bros.'

that employers, on whose public lanoous goods, and sundry furni spirit we must necessarily rely, ture, 11 a.m. will do all they can to take back -September 9-A quantity of offer work to those who were not 5. Minden Villas, Mody Road, their former employees and to valuable household goods, at No.

employment when they were Kowloon.

October 8-10-Hong Kong Jockey Club's sixth extra race meeting at Happy Valley Race Course.

Lammert's Auctions.

been disastrously affected, and, Speaking at a civic reception at July 27.-Sir A. Chamberlain, States in the first three or four whereas the trade of the United Rockhampton on July 31 the Prime Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Bir- months of this year had gone up Minister (Mr. S. M. Bruce) issued mingham, W.), in reply to Lieut. by 8 per cent. as compared with the a warning that the White Australia Corkmander Kenworthy. (Hull; Cen- corresponding period last year, 'our polley met with no sympathy

etal, Lab.), said:-In the present trade had gone down by 20 per cept in Australia. He said even chaotic state of affairs in China cent. the Labour Party in Great Britalend the complicated intrigues that of what was happening, and the That gave some indication had declared it was a selfish policy are apparently taking place between real question was as, to how the and that in maintaining that policy the leaders of the various factions, Government was going to get out Australin had flung out a chaifenge it is impossible to give a clear sum of this impasse. The British Army Mr. Bruce declared that but for mary of the situation. I therefore had no business in Shanghai, what the fact that Australia was known confine my reply, as far as possibic, ever the original justification. In as part of the British Empire that to matters of fact. There has been March there were 850 men of the challenge would have been taken no fighting of any importance since force in hospital, in April 745, in up. The protection of the British July 6, when the last summary of May 871, and in June 959. If his Navy was therefore vital to the the situation was given. On the estimate of the strength of the Commonwealth, and every Autra- an armistice has been arrange that force was right, that meant that

should inter-an be-

one man out of every 15 wna in est the proceedings at the Disarma tween Chang Tsung-chang and hospital. At the end of six months ment Conference. at Geneva. The Chiang Kai-shek; the latter's troops we should have paid £4,450.000 for whole future of Australia lay In-have entirely retired from Shan- this expedition, and at the end of side the British Empire, and her tung, and have, in large numbers, the year 20,000,000, to say nothing people ought to do some thing to re- withdrawn to Chinklang, whence of the expense of bringing the y all that had been done for they have proceeded up river. Or troops back. That meant that al- her by the Motherland. In the the westerh sector of the front, the ready we had spent £740 per Bri- hundred years of her infancy the Fengtien troops have withdrawn to tisher whom we were protecting in fostering care of the Motherland Paotingfu. The Shansi troops of Shanghai. He did not know whe- and the protection of the British Yen Hai-ahan have entered Chihli, ther it would not have been better Navy had made Australia what it and are occupying the railway in on the whole to have waited for the was to-day. The position was that the south of the province, thus in- risk. (Ironical Ministerial cheers.) they had to-day a population of serting themselves between the The question was whether it would only six millions, and by refusing Fengtien forces and those of Feng to admit coloured peoples they had Yu-hsiang, who has advanced his brought them away if and when any not have been wiser to have flang out a challenge to the world. That was not a policy that met with troops across the Yellow River and danger had appeared. The result Kreat sympathy anywhere except appears to have occupied the whole of three years of Conservative in Australia. It was not under- of the north of Honon up to the policy was that the Secretary for stood that it was not an insult to Chihli border.

On June 18 martial law was de- to be on speaking terma with the Foreign Affairs had managed not any other untion, but that it was based on a certain desire.

clared in Hankow; various strate- Governments of Russia and China. This desire, continued Mr. Bruce, gical points were occupied by the The right hon. gentleman had was to build up for their people a 35th Army. under General Ho broken with Russia and had refuse high standard of living, and Chlen: Communists and Laboured to make any serious attempt to would not do to have that under-agitators were arrested; the ex-get into close relations with China's mined by allowing the introduction tremist members of the Wuhan nd-Fulers. (Ministerial cries of of coloured races accustomed to aministration resigned; and the "Which?") lower standard. They would ima- various Russian "advisers" left for Sir A. Chamberlain said that he gine that their fellow members of Kiukiang. The Government was did not know whether Mr. Trevelyan the British Empire would under-completely reorganised on stand their aims in that direction, Communist lines.

non expected him to reargue a question yet they found that the Labour other Russians have since returned when they sent the Defence Force Borodin and which was argued in that House Party of Great Britain was totally to Hankow. Strong forces under to Shanghai. The right hon. opposed to the White Australia Chang Fa-kwei have proceeded down gentleman was confident-such a policy, Australia had pointed out river to Kiukiang, and have thence thing was not unknown in a pro- that the policy was designed to

Kone southward benefit the Labour classes, yet the There are rumours of rapproche- made had been realised. He (Sir to Nanchang, phet-that every prediction he had British Labour Party declared she ments between Nanking and the A. Chamberlain) thought that all was pursuing a selfish policy. The Wuhan administration, between the his predictions had been. falsified. maintenance of that policy' de- pended on Australia being able to Wahan administration, and Feng He believed, in contrast with the defend herself against anyone who-halang, between Chang Two-lin right hon. gentleman, that it was took the challenge that she had and Chiang Kai-shek, and various the timely presence of the troops flung out the world. He could other combinations.

at Shanghai alone that saved that assure them that such a challenge Colonel Day (Lanb.-Southwark) great international community from would have been taken up before asked the Secretary for Foreign recurrence, on a larger scale, with this had it not been that the chal-Affair whather his attention has an infinitely greater loss of life, of lenging nation-knew it would have been drawn to the contemplated the autrages that were perpetrated to meet the whole might of the Bri-¡olation of Treasury notes to the at Nanking. (Hear, hear.) The tish Empire, and above all the value of £7,500,000 by the Nanking Government had no desire to keep might of the British Navy. It was Government on the security of the more troops there or to keep troops therefore most important to Aus-salt revenue of the provinces of there any longer than necessary. tralle that the British Empire Kiangan and Chekiang. should not agree to any plan

They had already withdrawn the Austen Chamberlain: disarmament which would imperil July 9 His Majesty's Minister re- only in the first instance because mixed brigade, which was, indeed, the supremacy of the British Navy ported that the Nanking Adminis- it was the brigade which, being América had no tration was proposing to raise a nearest to China, could arrive on such problem as ours. The chief aan of $60,000,000 (£6,000,000) in the spet before any troops from this effort of the British stateamed at Shanghai on the security of the country or from the Mediterranean Geneva was directed towards the salt surplus and that Mr. Hussey-could reach that place. effective guarding of the Empire's Freke, the Aasociate Chief Inspec- gade had already been withdrawn, Comprising:- trade routes. That was most imtor of the Salt Administration, was portant to Australia. If that were publishing in the Chinese Press a

or was in course of being with- not assured Australia would be intement to the effect that such about the exact date of the ship and

Hatstand, drawn. He was not quite certain

Chesterfield Couch a most desperate situation.

Armchairs with Poplin "After 20 years in the East, and loun would be a contravention of ping, but he thought the whole bri- Covers, Blackwood Piano Stool, about three years in Australia and the reorganisation loan agreement gade had actually left Shanghai. Teak Desk, Electric Table Fan, of contributories of the Hong September 23-General' meeting New Zealand 1 have been driven to of 1913 and warning the public to Whenever they could take the res Ruga, etc., etc.

Kong Development Building & the conclusion that the future hap-have nothing to do with it.

ponsibility of a further reduction of Teak Dining Table (Extension) -piness and prosperity of Australía

tranpa they would do it. They Dining Chairs, Sideboard, Dinner Savings Society Ltd., (in liquide- depend upon a peaceful solution of

would be glad to do so, because that Service (Booth's "Rose" Pattern), tion) City Hall, 2.30 p.m. the Pacific problem. From time to July 28.-Mr. Trevelyan, in the would show that there was a greater Ice Chest, Meat Safe, etc., etc. time, Federal Ministers warn the course of a speech on disarmament, security or a lesser danger in China people of Australia that they can- said he would like to remind the for the foreign community than Double Wardrobe with Bevelled September 4-Social gathering in not forever depend upon the Bri- Secretary of State for Foreign existed at the moment when the Mirror, Dressing Table with Be-St. John's Cathedral Hall, & p.m. tish navy as their first line of de-Affairs that we had a large army troops had to be sent. The policy velled Mirror, Wicker Tables, etc.,

September 6-Chinese Language, fence, but apathy continues to In Shanghai. The War Office had of the Government in regard to our

School under the auspices of the dominate the situation. Asiatica been extraordinarily secretive about future relations with China had not

(Most of the above furniture by H.K. General Chamber of Commerce are increasing · at the rate of the number of men, but, assuming changed from the declaration made Lane, Crawford & Powells). 10,000,000 a year, while their death that they numbered 16,000, all the in December and amplified in the Catalogues will be fasued, rate is falling as a result of more objections of the Opposition to this further Note of February. acientific hygienic conditions and force being sent out had been fully adhered to that policy of negotiat- They the practical elimination of the famine risk. I believe a crisis will justified. Sir A. Chamberlain lasting new treaties conforming to the occur within five or ten years. The of the fact that Western domina- be ready to do so whenever they year showed a general recognition changed situation, and they would Whito Australia policy, in which I believe, is not a domestic matter, to come to an end in China. His could speak in the name of China tion had got, at any rate gradually, could find a Government which but an international one. Thirty million acres must be brought into negotiations were all tending in and could discharge the obligations

on the seven sons.

of Sir

cultivation annually if the world's

natural increase is to be fed.

Where, if not in Australia, ia there;

such a tract of potentially produc tive country unused?"

This note of warning was sound- ed by Colonel Pottinger, D.S.O., F.R.G.S., in an address before the Rotary Club of Perth. "The best means of ensuring that the White Australia policy is preserved," he continued, "is the filling of your rast empty spaces. This point was made by the Empire Parlia mentary delegation and the Empire Presa delegation, yet I have found all the States, except Western Aus- tralia, apathetic on the question of immigration. Throughout. Asio there la a growing antagonism to the dominance of the white man, and white prestige has diminished seriously of late, partly as a result of white Russians having done the work of coolles in countries having a coloured population.*

"Self-government for India is not at present possible, because there is no homogeneity in that country. There are 147 languages and dia- lects spoken there; the Hindu popu- lation of 200,000,000 is split up into 2,000 castes, including: 50,000,000 outcasts, and those who have been elected to the local governing bodies in Bengal have proven des- titute of any sense of civic respon sibility. Nepotism and corruption are rife in those bodies. Is this a soil in which one can implant de- mocracy with any prospect of Buc- cess? Education has been largely responsible for the present, agita- tion, but paradoxically enough- more education is the only solution. Education, that is, from the bot tom, education of the 200,000,000 literate peasants which India con tains, We are not holding;="downl the peoples of India, but trying to At them for solf-government, In the long run. If the British were to evacuate India to-morrow, a state of chaos far worse than that exist- ing in Russia would ensue,"S

The Forces in Shanghai.

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September 15—At Lammert Bros." Sales Room, valuable properties in the New Territories, 3 p.

Meetings.

September 3-New Territory Agricultural Show Committee meet- ing, Sheung Shui, 2.30 p.m.

September 5-Annual meeting of Hong Kong Philharmonic Society at St. John's Cathedral Hall, 6.30

p.m.

September 6-Hong Kong Hockey Club meeting, Volunteer Head- quarters, 5.30 p.m.

September 6-Meeting of the Management Committee of the H. K. Football League, Volunteer Headquarters, 5.30 p.m.

September 6-Sanitary Board meeting, 4.15 p.m.

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September 16-Annual general

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Miscellaneous.

September 8-Seventh Yearly Drawing of Debentures of the September, 1927.

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September 10-Picnle by motor car for inmates of the Blind Home at Kowloon, organised by St. Peter's! Y.M.C.

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*** Munidas" are so plentiful” at the main channel of the French River | Here is a tale” told by Mr. Strath-

·IVA French River, Ontario, secard- and within 200 yards or the station. | dés, about a "muskis" with a tooth=" ing to 3.0. Strathden, who runs the In addition to the Bungalow Camp, sche. In August, this big fresh water Franch River Bungalow: Camp: at an outlying sub-camp is situated at tiger needs a fish dentist. Last year. this. Ontario resort; that he and his Pine Rapids, at the head of Eighteen ia visitor to French River hooked a mother,; while paddling down the Mile Inland, in the heart of the best 80-pounder which immediately drop- River, past, the golf course, struck a tabing waters of the upper French ped to the bottom of the river and muscalunge at least four feet long river2a3, fans for a Miyandyeste kulked. The knowing Indias guide which was running itself near the kit has to an adjunct Pine Rapida tapped the rod with his knife; the surface, of the water. The muskie, Camp, which is 25 miles up the rívaz. į vibrations Awent through the" pols, “whien was sa sorprised as the canoista; Theses,two, campane, mecommodate down the lins to the mouth of the benped-several feet out of the water, ninety people, and there are plenty "muskie", and irritated, ope/of Ita khen vanished, from, viewer mode of fabemusealunge: Great Northern sore teeth. The muskie then leaped @Franch~ River stálont is? on the pike, pickerel, and small and largo clear of the water, and proceeded to Canadian Pacidé Railway, 216.mllow mouth black bass. There are thirty give the fisherman'a forcë fight last- "north, of Toronto, 60, miles north of well built and comfortable bungalows {ng three-quarters of an hour! Veils Parry Sound, and 45 miles south of at the main camp, white Pine Rapida in The musealunge at French River Bachary:** The Bungalow: Camp in has canvis houses built on wooden run from 10 to 45 pounds, and one Vattekstivaly altunted on an elevation doors (French River in 215 molles was caught in this well-known, sa-

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September 12-St. Stephen's Col-. lege. re-opens.

September 24-Entries close for the sixth extra race meeting of the H.K. Jockey Club, noon.

September 20-H.K.V.D.C. route march from Polo Ground to Taikoo. December 5 Matriculation, Senior & Junior Local Examina- tions at the Hong Kong University, Bonham Road.

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