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INA ASSOCIATION.

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AN MEETING IN LONDON CICISM FROM MR. BLAND.

OUR OWN COSEHIPONDENT.)

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, MAY 12¤m, 1910,

tain and Japan has in many respects proved an can exist as to the one which has derived the advantage to the two nations, but no question greater benefit. It was the example of Great Britain which indooed the Powers to abandon their rights of extra-tertiterunty. It was the influence of

of Great Britain which prevented out-

to believo, is flourishing on the Karcon Coakular Body in Shanghai have given their there was no doubt the Association was form || Gentlemen, the alliance between Great Bri stid other frontiers. However taking och opinion that the good government of the Settled to give effect to the opinions of the British ing fet to note that the value of the trade of ausway ought to come tender the control of the moral relations with the Chinese and Japanese figures as are availably, it is at least an interamente requires that the Chapel enclave mercantile community in their political and com- Manoharls which came under the cognisance of Municipal Government. Strong representations If that was not to be the polley of the Associe the I. M. Customs rose from 51 millions of are being made on the mbject, which we hope tion then in common ferness to the members Tauds in 1907 to 96 millions in 1908. The may not be unattended with anccess,

working in the Far East they should have thefe figures are in many ways, I know, apan to My remarks, as I have said, I have limited first

regulation criticism, with which I can imperfectly deal if to what may be taken as an extension of the task to criticiso the report, and it was partienlar side interference with either Russia or Japan

ended. It was an invidious suyone chooses to raise the point; but in their Report, but on the subject matters dealt with ly i broad aspect they do most assuredly tend to therein, I shall of course be pleased or rather there was no doubt that the report as it stood was ance of British financiers which enabled Japan to

invidious for him to criticise anybody, but during the resulting conflict. It was the assist wis at the Egon In the chair. Among Commercial Attaché, Sir Alexander Hosie, of may also won seconded the adoption of began with a very able saumary of the many the exuden stability of the Japapore Govern- confirm the opinion expressed by our late will endeavour to deal with any points that you more interesting and restarkable for what it cover her vast expenditure by loans floatert in did not say than for what it said. The reporte quifidence of the British public in the (Applanse.) Sir Thomas Jackson,

Bir the enormous potentialities of the country.

London, New York, Paris and Berlin. It was Alffent, Stanhope, Mr. Gershom And this increase in trade, mind you, has

the report Ste M.P., Messrs. B. S. Gundry, R. C.

things which had happened and which should been affected without any new Wil Charles V. Sale, J. C. Bois, J. E.

Mr. J. O. P. BLAND proposed the following not have occurred. It had bean compiled with Tailway

development communications, a point amendment That in adapting the report and scholarly labour. He contended that the of interior Mic D. C. Rutherford, A. C. Wood, Peter which further TRISCH the question of what accounts this meeting,

the remarks Tientsin development of Manchurian trade might be if eressing gravity of the political situation in the supported everything. Loads and Hongkong Bach railway development

In Far East, and the continued dooling of British mitted.stire in China, considers it necessary that Associationpeaking, the activities of the operation are still in the future." previous reports there has

Generally reference

LONDON, April 19th: Thual meeting of the China Association

P. and

thousent

Mo. H. H. Joseph Byron Brenen,

Padag, D. Warres Bmith, N. Macleod, F. Salinger, W. Harwood, G. on, A onkins, Thos. Brown. C. V. Lloyd,

E. ile. C. Watney. R H. Hill

st

of

day

in

finances and bring the price of national mant which enabled Japan to reorganise her secarities to par. And there can be no doubt that other opportunities for support and co-

were met with a bare acknowledgment, ought to be placed to the credit of Great early every important case I submit that these are items which

or marked by stars wherever it became interest than any Tariff concession which can be offered and if there was an answer this was suppressed Britain and are of much greater consequence, ing. They had to think of the men in the Far by other nations. It is, however, natural that East, because a report of that character was ant they should be disregarded by going to increase either their ardoar or their Government make it quite clear that they look

Japan

shipping intorosta as the mainstay of our Empire -upon the promotion of British commercial and requiring and deserving the utmost degree of

A

CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption of theterprise, permission for the prosecution important to the objects for which that Associs the ambitions or the activities of the men over consideration,

which, wo were informed, was granted by an tion was founded. For thirteen years he had Imperial Rescript last January. Bat this rail-served the Association onits Shanghai Committe way, too, has fallen under the ban of Russle and and he had recently made a tour of the three Japan, and the British olement in it seemingly centros of their interests in China

Bhanghai and Tientsin.

-unless our

to the projected Fakamen-Hsinmintang mail- the work of this Association should henceforth the interests of trade, bat which has been an independent lines, and that to this end stops, way, counection-a line strongly advocated in be condusted on broader, more active, and more ccenfally opposed by Japan and which received where possible, should be taken effectively to its quiocus through The Manchurian Conven educate, organise, and express public opinion on tion" signed in Feking last September. At all matters affecting British interests in the the prosent time a similar interesting contre- Far

Baat," versy tages round the proposed Chinchow- Ho said that it was his opinion that what ho Apart from the armest linner the report Tsitsihar-Aigon milway, an Anglo-Armorican proposed to say that

was extremely sal very little of anything which might satisfy

the ties

year. It seemed to him that their gotivi- than those of a recording office. The nett result the officers of that Government net so good May I add that these remarks are not intended restaurant were considerably larger

as any reflection upon the Japanese Government; was unsatisfactory and disappointing.

The Association for many years had been bu inbes men, having a single eye to what they have lost their original meaning. They spoke far as is possible, the conditions which they be

onsider best calculated to ensure the welfare of the Open Door and Equal Opportunities. lieve will bring about those results. May we Ouly that week they heard that the Open was to be shelved and that Spheres of Lafluancenat reasonably ask our Government to do the wore coming up. The Far East branches had practically ceased to show that activity which Mr. THOMAS BROWN seconded the amend- once characterised them. The apathy shows in the Hongkong Branch accurately represented the spirit of inertia which characterised the relations between Great Britain and China. Members said, What is the use of doing any

? It will

on of the Committee in the course of the revolvos seant support from our Goreraments Honzantons he had gathered there were ridden by the Phantoms of dead words which and prosperity of their people and securing, as

E. Brown, W. A. Cruickshank, A Bryer, J., J. O. P. Bland, H. Wilcocksou, A. 8. Graaf W. Maze, F. Ward, F. Anderson, Dw MeNeill, H. Morriss, G. Fauling, J. H. Ser. H. Fanling, and H. C. Wilcox, Salty

Sourotary having read the notice con- the meeting, and accounts. He said the report was too Ito read and it contained very full details of many things which had occupied the at year. Any Anch remarks as he might o that afternoon he intended to conflue to se questions which had arisen since the ort was published. He proceeded:Our first business this after on is the passing of the Report and Accounts, I in putting before you the fortual resolution that effect I do not propose to inflict upon a any lengthy speech. The Report itself is considerable length-possibly too long-but yway it contains a pretty exhaustive record of e various questions which have ocupied the tention of the Association during

such remarks as I propose making this after

what the United States may have to say about The it, in view of the attitude recently assumed by them as regards Manchurias questions, may possibly be a matter of considerable interest in the near future. There is much more to be said on this subject, which I will spare you, simply remarking that this persistent thwarting of railway enterprise in Manchuria is a matter of high concern to all trade interests.

entitled to vary grave consideration at the bands of the Central Committes. He had no mandate to speak for them, but he was entitled to say that the views he expressed were the views of those communities and of the vast majority of their members in the Far East.

Mr. Bland then referred to the gravity of the political situation. The issues in the Far On the

general question of Chinese railways East, he said, were becoming more and more I have little to say, for the reason that since the important. Some of them, no doubt, remem printing of the report, which contains pretty bared in 1905 their prosent Chairman and him. full referenes to the subject, no developments self drew the attention of the Association to of importance have occurred. A general com what was then a critical state of affairs. We German French-American Russian Japanent policy was introduced in time the manage eas band don't seem yet to have agreed on the ment of this Association would go from bad to harmony of the overtare, introducing the great worse, that our induones would diminish and time Chins is, doing pretty well out of the which the Association represented British in- projected railways of mid-China, and that mean that with the diminution of public opinion discord-a policy which she has never been terests would suffer. slow to adopt.

Door

that a

So, I purpose confining' myself to bringing ment may perhaps be permitted that the Anglo-then expressed the opinion that unless a diferslactory state of affairs for that high Bland's very, up-to-date knowledge would also

*e Report up to date, as it were, with informa

on of such further work as has engaged the ommitted's attention since its compilation and ublication.

Hankow

ment

He thought that the two hundred pages of the annual report fully justified the encomiums passed on the Committee. Referring to Mr. Sale's remarks, Mr. Brown said that gentleman had just come from Japan

was well to advise them on relating to Japan. He thought thuit Mr. which was really the only means by British merchants in Chins could secure pro- help the Association to hold its own tection for their legitimate interesta? He competitors of thought not. The want of energy shown on approve and which the Association would

whose methods they d not

but was absolutely harmful. Because when very few of them could grasp the great many vital questions was not only deplorable sorry to imitate. He vantured to think that

tious concerning Chink they were met with the merchants outside the Association raised gnes.difference between the China of to-day and the

China of twenty years ago, dit semi-official complaint that if there was any.

was mainly in thas thing really serious in these matters then the words worthy of serious consideration

respect that he considered Mr. Bland's China Association would certainly have dealt with them.

The fact that their Association was acquiese ing in that policy of laissez faire was harmful,

Mr. Bland thought that the remedy was that their Association without any auspicion of interest, push and press for legitimate British interests in cases where they cannot be secured

The CHAIRMAN said I think that it is some- what to be regretted that notfee of this Amend went was not given to the Committee, so that we might have had the opportunity of con- aidering it, and have been able to frames a "Committes reply. However, in the circum

In anch for remarks us) may make, you will understand that I am speaking entirely for myself, and do any Foy

ter another, has made imisiér. has been Chinese régime, In the last received number report? (A. Voics: "Yea") Then there was the bostility should in a dignified and systematic stances I must meet it as best I

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remains the game thanges, the more it of Article IX. of the Shanghai Treaty in questions of a very preponderating zaboro,

Was

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LIFELONG ECZEMA CURED AT LAST

Great Eruptions Broke Out Wher but a Baby and Lasted 19 Years- Pronounced Incurable at Hospitals. -Pain and Disfiguration Terrible.

CUTICURA'S SUCCESS

QUICK AND PERFECT

"Cuttonra has completely cured mis of watory eczams after nineteen years of

auisering and fruit- less trials of other remedies, I am naw twenty-one ́years of age and the eczema began when I was about four months old. It started on my face with a large. eruption like a Blister, which would fill with watery matter and then burst. My parente tried everything they could think of but the disease spread until my face, arms and hands were completely covered. The irritation and pain were so great that they had to tie my handa up in wadding to prevent me from scratching the rares. My parents plazodi me in a private hospital. When they docided to take me away my extORIVA was not only worse but my health very much lowered.

After this, three public hospitale were each given a fair trial with my onse and at every one I was at last pronounced incurable. The doctomanid that I should.......... have these eruptions overy.spring and autumn. The blisters, were a fearful sizo and got worse as I grew older. The pain of these sores was really terrible and the effect on my health was very bad. Apart from this I experienced great disadvan- tages from being disfigured, both in private life and in business, for no ana fiked to coma too near me.

"At the earnest recommendation of å friend, I decided to give Cuticura a trial two years ago. Almost immediately I lost the pain and irritation and she apote rapidly disappeared. I persevered with Cuticura Boap and Cutlours Ointment and the result has been to rid my system completely of the disease. Miss Beatrice Jennings, 15, Navili Road, Stoke New- ington, London, N., Eng., Dec. 19, '08," Culicorn Remedies are gold whatever the British Tisk fonts. Depsis: London, 27, Charterhouse BQ.; Paris. 4, Hug de la Paix; australia, R. Town 4 06. 1 Bydney, Angia, 3. K.Paul Crjeniz; 19. Affies, I me

200, 110., Cape Town, etc.; U, B. A. Postar ng them. Comp, Bale Props, Boston

to succeed?

quoting from Sir Edward Ackroyd, There I have had nothing whatever to do) has to me-a be most desirable if they could carry out the long trial. Mr. Blaud inpported his view by Well gentlemen, this amendment (with which Me. GEORGE JAMIESON agreed that it would was no policy in China to-day, anil during most familiar aspert; it is, in short, much the spirit of the amendment, but in his opinion it the at five years there had been no policy same rezolution which I myself he had put before them except one of muddle and drift. The views Special General Meeting of the Association beyond anything they had yet in view. Appar * proposed at the committed the Association to steps considerably were his own

which Mr. Bland and myself-convened in ently they were to promote lectura, pablish views and had no reference to any particular July, 1905. interest or undertaking in Chins,

In convening that meeting articles and impress we were zoting under mandate from alleged fact that British prestige was on the It

the British public the certainly not remarkable when one who had Shanghai. The circumstances are, he doubt, wane. worked as he had tried to do what one could to forgotten. May I repeat them, for I think improve the Association:

не would remind them that propagands work they are of importance? In Jagdary meant money. He was prepared to be called su agitater. 1904, we in Shanghai (I was then Chairman of because it ran into debt. Were they prepared The China League failed To be so called in certain causes was not a re- the Committee there) unanimously passed, in to undertake the work He was not quits in to be regarded as an agitation. He hoped not, the whilution much the same as sympathy with the amendment, and if British What I had said had been said in all friend-warded Home, and received such scant considers should be approachen save it and liness and he felt sure he was supported by a tion that we in Shanghai, in June, of 1904, His complaint was that the reports from their very large body of public opinion both here and convened another general mee ing, at which our branches In Chins were often in a very in China. (Applause.)

original resolution was again unanimously re- indefinite Form, Wherever the Association Mr. C. V. BALE said-In the present condi. armed. We still however, failed to receive had distinct facts it always noted. In view of tion of Far Eastern politics, the developments support from the Home Committee, and ad-31x Bland's election on the Committee, he of Japanese policy are of more or less interest vantage was taken of Mr. Bland and

myself to every member of this Association, but they being at Home in 1905 to thrash out the matter pealed to that gentleman to withdraw the are inatters of most vital concern to the mem at a specially convened meeting which was held heys of our hrausbes in Japan. For this reston

in July of that year. It was

It was I whe proposed I offer no excuse while asking your attention the Shanghai resolution, which I say is much to a few remarks on the subjout of British the same as the one before us now-on a show of relations with Japan.

hands it was declared from the chair that our resolution was lost by one vote.

As regards affairs generally in China-I mean rom a political point of view we still are with but much evidence that the thunderous edists"

He left it to them after what their Chairman from Peking mean much more than empty words. There, is however, a point as regards Chinese had said that day to judge whether they were

little intention carrying

of fulfilment. In this rallway management which commands atten- justified or not in their opinion of 1905. connection I am tempted to quote from the tion. As we all know, the Chinese havara. The gravity of the situation in China letter signed "An Old China Hand", which doomed the Hanzen-Peking Railway, which arose from many and complex questions, many appeared in the North China Herald last is now & purely Chinese.run concern. Some of them being unreferred to in the Booking," he wrote, "announcing one reforme months ago I received a letter from s

состов-

res report Take, for instance, the growing pondeut

*giving grave accounts of differences of opinion between Poking and the impression at the mismanagement of the line under the new Provinces. Was that touched upon in the Home, and His Majesty's instructed to maintain a sympathetic attitude of the North China Herald thers is published question of financial chaos in China. Tho. The plain foot is that zauzdarins in Peking are an article by Om Own Correspondent, dated Association made certain representations, but he delighted with this emply talk of change, simply from Shanai, giving his personal experience of maintained they were of such because it means név Boards, now appointments, the present condition of the line. You have permit of their being shelves naturo ne to by the ordinary methods of friendly relations. not represent the views of the Committee in League failed how could the Ausos intion hope more patronage, more opportunities for squeeza, probably read the article, so I need not trouble aight hours of submittance. The forty. The methods of friendly relations bad had a very

within and more openings for singuriate. Hence we you with the details of its sweeping condemnations were not seriously pashed. He was in represcuta have one reform after another announced, but not a single one taken up seriously, and sarribon, but will only quote the writer's some Peking at the time and knew what was done.

The Army, the Navy, the Currency,

what neatly put summary that the through.

With regard to the protection of British of affairs agement

"just sa ia

mush rights on the Education, Financas, the Police, etc., etc., out of order as the Empire itself a state of largely handed over to our allies the Japanese, Facific coast, these had been very are all to be overbauled in the most affairs which was confidently predicted would be It is question whether it was an advantage wonderful way.

Where the money is to come the result of the withrawal of foreign control. to Great Britain that this should be so. There from, no one asks and no one cares. Likin is

Not have I anything to say, further than was also the question of railways with to be abolished, opium suppressed, and bribery what appears in the Report, sa te futile British which the chairman had dealt, but there were to be eradicated, and yet, to quote a Fronen attempts made in all honesty to take advantage also other questions arising out of the railways, proverb, the more it

Any extended ex-regard to Mining: the arperience of the Kiang which were being worked to the grave detriment. perience of China must surely endorse this pel-ting and Anwhai Companies are not likely of British Indience than somewhat caustic critionm

to encourage the investment of foreign o News is strangely spares about the Constitn-

Mr. Bland How turned to the decline of in Chinese mining enterprises, tional movement and the working of the Asregards the Hung-pn Conservancy, advices British prestige. He held that this was beyond Provincial Assemblies; hardly a word on the have been received from Shanghai, since the question. If anybody doubted it let him go subject has appeared in the foreign Press of

was published, that the Chinese and speak to the Chinese officials in the country Chino, so for as I have small, for fully four authorities are given, orders not to close and he would Boms away with clear convictions months. A most interesting account, however, any further contracta for the prosecution on that head. Let him discuss with non- of this doings of certain of the Assemblies appear of the work, and have memorialised the Britishers the relative positions that the ed in The Times from

pen of Dr.

Wairapu to communicate to the Foreign British held ten years ago and now.

The Morrison last December, in which, as stated Powers that China is neither willing nor obliged Chinese knew, as the British trader know, what fu the Report, he gave his opinion that results, to spend further mones, on the scheme. It is the policy of the present Government was in the

I more than fuldlled expectations.

expected that the present contract for dredging, Far East. That policy was that England Since the Report was written there has boeu and for the closing up of the Ship Channel, will would not move a chip nor lauda man to enforce received from Shanghai a Copy of a letter albe completed in July or August next, and the claim however inst. dressed to the British Consul General there by European export staff have been notified that In support of this Mr. Bland quoted a speech

On page 26 of the report reference is made the Chamber of Commercs, embodying the their services will not be required after such made by Mr. Murray Stewart, chairman of the to the negotiations initiated by Japan for a criticisms of the Chamber and of the leading date. This means that the further works Hongkong Branch, and the Formightly revision of the existing Treaties. The prin foreign bankers upon the Bank Note Regula recommended by Mr. de Rijke as essential to Hevice, which stated that the prestige of ale cipal object appears to be the revision of the tions" isaned from Paking last July. In their

the success of hia conservancy scheme, such as British was never lower than it was to-day. Mr. Customs Turiff-of course, in an upward present form the regulations are held to offer the removal of Pheasant and Pootung Points Bland said that this was not the fault of the direction. Not only are imports to be no remedy for existing abuses, and experience and other works on the upper portion of Minister appointed to Peking. The loyalty and checked by an increase in the rate of suggests the extreme likelihood of this most the river, will, if supplies are stopped, devotion of their Ministers in Peking required duty, but an even greater barrier is to serious question being again indefinitely pigeon-have to be abandoned. The situation is viewed no comment from hith. But it was a very grast be interposed by manus, of a more minute holed. As regards the matter of reform of with grave apprehension in Shanghai, and our heart-breaking position for any man to be complessification in combination with an exceed By generally, little or nothing has been

Committee there have made strong represen-pelled to support rights which had been abaningly intricate, complicated and uncertain hoard since the promulgation of the lengthy cations on the subject, which are being supported doned. He mentioned a number of concessions basis of calculation. For instance, Enginos, Edict in Janinery of last year, the comment upon here. Chins, seemingly, is endeavouring which had been lost through the result of Dynamos, &c., formerly included in one class which document was that it was unpractical, to evade the obligations to which she is bound Chinese obstruction combined with weakness on and charged at the rate of 15 per cent, are now resolution. indefinite and fusincare, and merely engendered a by the Convention of September, 1905, and in the British side. He did not say that these to be the object of about fifty different rates, gense of bewilderment.

such case the Powers have the right to revert statements were right in every case, but it the duty to be levied upon reality of China's effort in the matter of opium take the completion and general direction of the made, and it could not increase the prestige of suppression, reports. ou the subject being so work themselves. It may be suggested that the Great Britain. The effect on the British mer absolutely condicting, as they must necessarily fear of suck reversion is a pretty effective chants in the Far East, many of them with be in view of the muddled, and loses, inter-woupon with which to compel China's observe years of experience, was that they would not provincial system which characterizes, not only ties of her engagements, for she is not likely to embark on an enterprise or invest their capital the Government of China, but the Government wish to abandon bor sovereign rights ba the when they knew they were faced with results uf published last January, containing a general: report

the

amendment.

Mr. D. MACNEIL said that where there was a

any good concession then British interests ought to be pressed vigorously home.

Me BLAND said his amendment was only an expression of opinion, and he could not see his war to withdraw it,

t is yet too soon to form opinion as to the to the original Protocol of 1901, and to under-remained a fact that the statements had been ;ing to the gross weight, *nd varying accord-Association, asked for their indulgence whilst he was lost by rge majority. The report and

of the Chibose, In a Parliamentary Paper river for the protection of which she herself this kind. Not only were British intersate forinorly enjoyed by ony nationals in Japan...

the opium-question, prepared by My Proposed the Convention of 1905, Meantime China affected, for if they other parts of In advocating the Bill, Court Komura, the largely due but fool that this was very. The resolution was carried with acelamation.

to the

foreign

Well, gentlemen, you see my difficulty in Mr. D O. RUTHERFORD said the amendment speaking from the chair to-day. Several of my asked them to depart from their present policy, colleagues on the Committes are the same and seeing that Mr. Bland would go on to the gentlem a who opposed the Shanglisi resolation Committee he was sorry that Mr. Bland had not in 1905, and I must leave it to them to express waited to see the practical working of that body. their views. Personally, all I have to say is The resolution & yote of censure and he that I cannot, and do not, go back from the hoped it would be withdrawn. He would views which I expressed at the meeting of 1905, remind members that there Were B and which are practically those adumbrated in great many dispatchee written by the the resolution before us to-day Tharofore Association which it would be very indiscreet speaking only as a privata member of the for them to publish. Association, I shall give my support to the

The CHAIRMAN-Yes, we are not allowed to EARL STANHOPE, as the latest recruit of the publish heaps of documents.

The vote was then taken and the amendment made a fow remarks. According to the objects accounts were then daly adopted, Gentlemen, these methods of classification of the Association their business was to do such

The CHAIRMAN then proposed the cloction of and calentation will inevitably lead, even more things as might be conducive to the extension of Mr. William Keswick, M.P., es president bir. than high rates of duty, to an increase of that trade, commerce and manufactures. He thought Keswick was a very old member of the Ascocia. systematic evasion and undervaluation which has those who had recently been in the Far East tion, and the nomination would be received with already greatly curtailed the share of trade could have come to no other conclusion but that

favour. our prestige was unquestionably deteriorating Mr. J. H. Scorz, who seconded the proposal, 13 This proposed new Tariff has already been and that our influence was on the wane. Baid they could not have a more suitable man, showed weakness in submitted to the Diet and received approval. He could to be very soon in possession of the Chins then Persia, Indin,

to the policy or rather lack of polley

The following wdilitional officers were then Mar Muller, Councillor of the Feking Lega-perial report upon the whole work which, as

their Asiatic Empira had to suffer. They Minister for Foreign Affairs, said that Con- of the Cleverment of Great Britain. He did elected, on the proposition of the CHAIRMAN, we are informed that fall and reliable mentioned in the Report, is being prepared by could not be flabby in one corner and have ventional Tarifs giving the benefit of lower not come there as a party politician-far from seconded by Mr. BYRON BRENAN information" has been obtainable only as regards Bier Joha Wolle Bassa is Willan Matthews backbone in another. The speaker now targgi rade-may be arranged with those corairies it--and what he wished to my was in no sonso, a

Chairman of Committen Jamieson Hon Mr. F. Anderson two provinces, Shansi and Yaanse in which and Mr. Lyster.

to the activity of their rivals, which he contended which offer favourable tarins for Japanese criticism of the British Government Their vine chairman, Mr. Georgs Mr. Max:

Muller

states excellent work has been

system of reciprocity policy in China had been ofther that of the Treasurer, Mr. R. Chatterton Wilcox, The Report again refers to the vexed question required to be followed. They could not com goods, but that such

General doze. "At the opposite extreme," he goes on to of the British Postal Agencies at the Treaty pete with their rivale untens the British Gov- could not be entered into with Great Britain Spheres of Influence or the Open Door. The Committee-Sir Cecil Smith, Sir E. A. Bassoe22, state....

sland Bhensi, Kansu, Hupeh and Sze- Ports. I desire to deal with this question in ernment adopted a similar policy. They must because she has nothing to offer in retorn. question was, Which was it

was it at the present Sir Thomas Jackson, Sir. T. Satherland, Bir chuan, to all of which-little has been accomplished the fewest possible worde. The trouble arises adopt the tactics of their competitors, and it was

Alfred Dent, Sir Charles Dudgeon, Reader are referred to the corrosinister

moment P to check either the consumption or cultivation of

It seemed to him the Government upheld

erson, J. C. Bols, Byron Bronan. A R the drag." Mr. Max Muller calls strong attrition from the fact that ties Hongkong: Government for that Association to embody these views and

convert of Influence when it on are held responsible for the working of the try to arrive at a working policy. They must for Foreign Affairs, Count Ketaura, and Mr. Spares u

F. Cornes, G.B. Dodwell, B. 8. Gendry. to the absenes of trustworthy evidence, and British Postal Agencies at the Forts, and the press upon His Majesty's Government the fact D. H. Blake, chairman, the Yokohama Foreign countries, but uphold the Open Door when it W. Harwood, R. H. Hill, G, Jamison, W. Keswick, suggests that "Consular offers should be loss which the penny postage via Sibarin entails that their commercial rivals were very active Board of Trade, published yesterday, on this concerned British interests. He specially H. H. Joseph, H. Keswick, instructed to make extensive tours in the is debited to them that is to say, that the boon and Great Britian must take

subject. The correct translation of the statement referred to the question of British ་་

D. C. Ratherford, C., V. Sole, J. H. Scott, BPD Stewart, M.P., prinsipal opin producing provinces, and to of

H; D. Stewart, of ponny postage vid Siberia, accorded to us by That was the view of the Chairman five years above referred to is as follows: As England the Yangtze valley, concerning which he had ascertain by personal inspection to what extent

W. H. Strachan, A. M, Townsend, W. C. Ward, given at the expense ago and he was strongly supported by the Asso-pursues a Free Trade policy, there is no room asked a question in the bonse of Lords. St. Martins le Grand, the orders prohibiting the cultivation of opium

I think, is of Hongkong. That,

the only olation then.verything that had happened whatever for concluding with her a conventional There were many questions of vast import T. H. Whitehead, B. Chatterton Wilcox, have been carried out." It must, however, be

now arising in the Far East, Donclusion, we can come to from the facts in the interval justified line in usking them for tarifi-ED. H. D. P.)

the Association I admit that this appears very much like important than any with which probably more A. G. Wood, A. Zimmern and J, O. P. Bland.

The CHALDMAN said that Mr. Gundry had Committee have been at inach pains to arrive attitude of the Home Government in regard to strong argument in favour of Tariff Reform in had had to deal since its foundation. The retired from the Committee. He proposed the before us, and I can assure you that your still more strenuous support in the future. The

at a solution | of the trouble, Thesitation is, of trade questions was aptly illustrated in the Honce this country, but as our sales to Japan are four Customs Tariff in Japan had been altered, and following resolution-- ** DOO, Ranifestly unfair to Hongkong, and we of Commons the other day when Mr. Hamilton or five times greater than our purchases from there were mining concessions in Cores, The Flat this meeting expresses its greatest

referring to British

Japan,

and the latter include a large proportion United States had determined to udo regret at the retirement from its Committoo of Postal Agencies the Ports should be simplent to the trade in the provinces

British Tarif would neither cable is to Great Britain intoad to do? Was England on record the Association's protoand appresis- unsympathetic reply, on its borders, and with the knowledge of

ed as an Imperial responsibility, acept trade with Buenos Ayres

The Report alludes to the question of Settle- the Chinese which we possess, we cannot

There was hardly any effort inade to so-ordin

result.

Japan veto and interfore the building of services rendered ment Extension in Shanghai, and makes zaen- ste the various activities of Great Britain. He negotiate or to retaliate with any effective going to defend the Open Door, and should tion, of his eminent, untiring and disinterested

the Association since avoid the presumption that matters are conducted tion of the constant troubles which occur eubmitted that that Association was essentially

Chitose railways faded by stating

promoted by in some degree with due ragard to mutusi batween the Municipal and the Chinese author in its object s patriotic association. Last much to offer in the way of reciprocity for Earl Stanbope. interest. And, speaking personally, I do not ties, more particularly in the native-governed year Mr. Scott visited parts of China and Tariff abatements, and it rests with our Govern- the Association had a duty to perform in keeping The resolution was carried with acclamation. doubt thst mutual and individual monetary. enclave of Chapol Two weeks ago, or addressed various branches.

ment to make use of the compensations which the British public alive na to events in the Fer The proggedings concluded with a vote of thanks thereabouts, we received telegram from Mr. Boots possessed one of the most esteemed is within their power to bestow or to withhold East Their policy in the future must be cue to the Chairman, proposed by Mr. JAMIESON, Shanghai, informing ns that the names in the

of publicity and pressure publicity in benging authorities were blocking the work of

to before the Water Works Co., the Gas Co. and tho Be He begged them to leave politics out of the reference to post history

man in the street" the affairs of the to confase politics with business.those of others. Let me illustrate this by a Far East, and pressure in making the Govern

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. tric Co., as

as regards

they the extension of their mains,

latherte done in British trade in those parts. The R.M.S.P. Co.'s str. Denbighshire, loft and so forth, in the Chapel district, which is to Ascociation's work and confine their attention The Tons of the xisting Treation were the more setive intarest than every intent and purpose a portion of the strictly to the business in hand. He (the settled in 1904 after, negotiations extending Mr. R. §. GUNDRY mid, this was the second Singapore for Hongkong on the 10th inst, and far as they are available from the returns of

did wish to Bettlements, and ought to be so claimed. speaker) not express any opinion on over many years. Sir Francis Bertie, who then time they had had a vote of consure proposed on any he expected here on or about the 16th inst. the I. M. Customs. These returns are admittedly

The amendment charged them Our Minister, Bir Jahni Jordan, has expressed. Er Softe sporch except to say that it left rupresonted the Foreign Offen, umpan asked with dersiction of duty. After the 1905 Russia

complained to The quite incomplete, for

aly dest they only

behind it a himself strongly on the paint that on sanitary

Rassia has decided to participate in the trade at the so-called "parts" where the

And OR general grounds the Settlements They who had folt what it was to come up for more and offer: Yoned as an ex- as to pursue a policy of propaganda. At the International Hygiene Exhibition at Dresden

Jess, The Viscount meeting they formed the China League, which LM. Customs are established they have

should be extended to include this district against Chinese obstruction certainly expected admitted this as a fact, little pognizance of the great trans-frontier

The Minister for the United States has express the help of their Government. They must co- fenuation that Japan had been encouraged in end of two years the League Baled ent. It in 1911. The Bussian Duma has appropriated the and caravan trades, nor of the smugglinged himself in equally forsible terms-and the lordinate the various forces which worked for these increasing demands by the generous comprised many influential men, and where the sum of 102,000 roables for the purpose. trada, which, there is pretty good reason

the protection of British interests. (Applause) disposition evinced by Great Britain.

odmitted that, sporadically, something has been done by individual officiala in sarrying out the Imperial commands, but it is also a curious to note the reports (whatever value they may have) that opium suppression: in

thing

a

interests

wow one province seemingly acts as a powerful are urging that the question of the British | Benn usked quests and received most of raw materials, it will be recognised that a very forward policy in Manchuria, and what did MER.. B. Gundry CB., and unanimously places

interests play a very large part in the treatment of the whole matter.

I would like to say a worl or two about Manoliuris, and the trade possibilities of that country which have been pretched to us from many quarters. Considerable interest attaches

to study of the trodo statistics of Manchuria,

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with the

af

My argument is that Griot Britain

the he assured them that there was people as they are diaposed to be generous

that

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himself twenty-one