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THE MURDER OF A LAPPA CUSTOMS OFFICER.

CIVIL AND MILITARY GOVERNORS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 1718, 1915.

SINO-RUSSIAN-MONGOLIAN AGREEMENT.

NEW YORK'S GERMAN TRADE.

and the troops and police often lay siege to the robber dens and many brigands have been caught and punished. An army has been stationed there in order to pro

On the 7th in the agreement between Vent brigands collecting. It is reported China, Rusia and Mongolia was signed. Since our pret cessers left us a Govern. There are also two Notes, the first relat The following is a translation of a jointment of confusion and disorder, and withing to the amnesty for political offenders, memorial snitted to the President brubbers as comptless as hairs on the body, and the second to telegraph questions compared with £2,202,115 h March, 1014.

HEPORT.

ths Civil Governor of Kwangtung Li Koyun, and. Chiang Chun Lang Chi- kwang in seply in a Presidentia) order fde a report avie a complaint izid before the President by the Customs Affairs Burena. The complaint stated that a foreign Customs officer had been killed, another wounded, and robberies had

ecurred:

We have the honour to state that in March this year we received a Presiden

Mandate through the Secretary of State reading as follows: It is hereby notified that according to a report re ceived from the Customs Affairs Bureau certain Customs officers were murdered and wounded, and certain important pass belonging to the Customs were

stolen.

that robberies are not so numeroits now.

this blame cannot be wholly laid on us.

We really cannot plead guilty to the which have to be settled hereafter. charge as alleged by the Inspector The agreement contains twenty two General of Customs that the Cantonafticles.. The preamble states that His Government is worse than it was two years Imperial Majesty the Tsar of Russia, His ago, and we are quite at a loss to under Excellency the President of the Chinese stand where he derived his information. Hepublic, and His Holiness Begde. Djem We use the greatest pleasure in saying zoun Damba Khoutoukton Khan of Outer.

Mongolia enter that Canton fortunate enough to have through their accredited representatives. the agreement The substance of the agreement is as

under:--

1913.

into

uffier appointed to this pois render services for the suppression of dis- order and the arrest of the guilty parties.

Article I. states that Outer Mongolia Besides communicating with Mr. Yao Huai-min, Commander of the gunboat dis-recognises the Russo Chinese Agreement of patched by the Board of Navy, and the Article II. states that Outer Mongolia had force and police to exercise more real-recognises the suzerainty, of China, and ons energy in clearing the various places that Russia and Chinn recognise the of robbers, so that public peace may be autonomy of Mongolia, the latter being and your Excellency's part of Chinese territory, meintained anxiety relieved, wo most respectfully submit herewith our memorial for your information -Pebray Gazette.

The fact that a Customs officer of the Kung Pei Customs (Lappa Island) was

MANCHURIAN MINES. shot by smugglera in December last year and that brigandage took place in certain,

According to the latest, investigation Customs offices at Chao Chau is sufficient made by the Japanese Colonization to show that inerchants and traders have Bureau of the Three Eastern Provinces, been suffering a great deal. Ii foreigners the area of wild land in Mukden pro are involved, who will be responsible? Is vince f. 194,100,000 cho: 243,000,000 che in e not the duty of the island the Milirin province, and 1,800,000 cho in tary Governors of the said province to be Amur province. When cultivated these responsible for the suppression of the tracts of land would be sufficient to sup

I hereby order that the said port a population of 60,000,000. brigands?

Japan was obtained the right of freely Governors shall instruct their military and police subordinates strictly to working mines and owning land in Mun endeavour to secure the arrest of the murchuria by virtue of the prospective treaty, derers and brigands and not to neglect but that does not mean the immediate their duties as hitherto, or to throw any outburst of enterprises in those provinces. In South Manchuria money has been impediment in the way of the arrests invested in land by the South Manchuria also berchy order the Beard of Navy to tailway Company to the extent of 4,000 depute a special officer to proceed to cho, and by other private persons to the Canton with a gun-boat. He shall assist extent of 7,000 cho, all in the form of the two Governors in the suppression of lease from the native owners. The South rubbers and pirates along the coast and Manchuria Railway Company has selected shall have the same responsibilities as the a burren land with the object of convert- two said Governors. The murderers anding it into paddy fields. The lots have brigands in question must be caught as been bought at 9 yen and some expenses soon as possible, so as to restore tranquil have been spent on them for development lity in the locality and to maintain Cus- The average rate of returns is said to be toms affairs."

12 per cent. In South Manchuria thero is no extensive wilderness calculated to make good paddy fields. Vegetable farms can be got at 30 yen or upward per cho but the Japanese farmers can not expect any large returns for their money and labour from the farma.

In the connection we are quite ashamed of ourselves for the negligence of our 'duties. We are also very grateful to instructions Your Excellency for the given us relating to the arrest of the robbers:

On

Article III. debars Outer Mongolia from making treaties with foreign Powers in regard to political and territorial mnt- ters The Chinese Government agrees to conform to Article II of the Russo- Chinese Notes exchanged in 1913. (This was a commercial document.)

Article IV. deals with the title of the Hutakhtu and provides that the Chinese calonder shall be used in all official acts with China in conjunction with the Mongolian calendar,

Article VI, provides that China will no interfere with the internal affairs of Mongolia.

•

THE FIGURES FOR MARCH.

"The Collector of the port of New York (says the Daily Mail) is his 'report for March shows that imports from Germany through New York amounted to £1,289,660

Only £3,181 worth tf goods were expoite

But those bot ed to Germany direct. neutral countries were as follows:-

Mar., 1915. Mar, 1914. To Helland $1,922,203 £395,240 To Sweden.

1,544,370 To Denmark.... :1,048,990 To Norway..... To Greece To Italy

128,915

93,302

109,970

18,489

[+

548,017 633,40 1.743,048 420,602 The total exports amounted £75,383,803, an increase over March, 1914, Of this Great Britain of 50 per cent. took 26,811,705 and Fraser £4,767,937.

The imports from Great Britai amounted to £2,714,000, only £60,000 less than in March, 1914, and from France £1,340,380, & diminution of about 50 per

cent,

SHANGHAI AND THE WAR.

The following items of interest are

taken from the C. Daily News:-

We learn that Mr. Henningsen, u bro- ther of Mr. H. F. Henningsen, the foreign Superintendent of the Chinese Telegraph Office in Peking, and of Mrs. J. C. Dyer, Shanghai, hus obtained a commission Article states that the Monglols are in the Royal Backs Humers mit will te to have the right of internal administra- at the front very soon. Mr. Hemmingsen tion and to make trenties with foreign was the General Manages in the Far East Powers on commercial and industriall'sears ago and is the son of the late matters.

Mr. J. Henningsen, who for many years was th General Manager in the Far East of the Great Northern Telegraph Co.

The late Mr. Henningsen was a Dane.

In this connection it is of interest to Article VII. provides that a Chinese representative shall be stationed at Urga quote what another neutral has to way and shall be entitled to have an escort of about the war. "We neutrals," says the 200 soldiers. Assistant representatives writer, are being looked askanes at by shall be stationed at Ulinautai, Kebdo and everybody, and it is not to be wondered at Kiachta, each with an escort of 50, and considering that we do not even dare in other representatives may be appointed by our Press at home to declare our disgust agreement with Mongolia and shall also with the German way of carrying on this have the right to similar escorts. war. It is indeed humiliating to belong Article VIII. provides that the Russian to a nation which does not even dare to representative at Urga shall have an express an opinion for the fear of being sort of 150 men, and consular represen- smashed by its great neighbour. I tel Intives elsewhere of 50 men,

you, my boy is going to be a Briton and that is the idea of letting him be educated I have a feeling of being in England, I wish I could become Briten, too. looked nakanes at by any one of the telligerent uations."

Article IX. relates to ceremonica It provides that Chiness officials shall be given precedence on cfficial occasions and also provides that the Chinese representa tive shall have the right of audience when desired.

Article I. provides that the Chinese offi In East Mongolia, the roads to the Bouthcials will take care that the autonomous government of Mongolia shall do nothing -A STATEMENT OF FACTS.

of Chenchiatus are so bad that no one to affect the rights under the Chinese Let us now state the true facts. 8th December, at night, two tidewaiters, except the natives pan carry on any suzerainty over Outer Mongolia. Gless and Allen (translated names) of the agricultural enterprises in those parts. Kang Pei Customs were returning to Moreover, there is little room for aliena to occupy any place. The districts avail- their duties when they saw a vessel mearable for the Japanese are, therefore, only Ho Feng Wei, a part of the Hsiang Shan barren lands in South Manchuria and District Suspecting the vessel. they

strip of land to the North of Changchia shouted to the inen on board to stop and

tun in East Mongolia. Such is at least South Manchuria Railway Company and.

Article XI. relates to boundaries. The rastern boundary is the province of Barge, the southern is Inner Mongolia, the south-western is Binklang, and the western is Altai. A commission to deal with the delimitation of boundaries will be appointed. It must begin work within

Article XII. relates

ij

Mr. Vivian Davies has been promoted to the rank of Adjutant, and is with the Army Service Corps at the front.

Mr. Lowry, familiarly known Father" among members of the Shang hei Club, is attached to the Canadian Transport Corps and was due to arrive in England last month.

Mr. 3. Tolson, who represented his fathers firm Chisnall 4 Tolson, f Manchester-in Shanghai from 1006 until 1910, he joined the West Dorset Regiment and was in the trenches at Neuve Chapelle. He was unwounded at the time"

Dr. C. Bennett,

bath the tidewaiters jumped from their the views held by the authorities of the two years to custom duties of his last letter. Wadical Officer of the

bat to the vessel to exemine il They found a large quantity of eyrn being the Kwongtung Government General. The and provides that Chinese merchandisa smuggled Macao for sale. The investigations Into the land questions in anmugglers, seeing there were only two Manchuria are indeed very defective and entering Mongolia shall not pay castona Customs at Woosung, has received & Com-

duties, but shall be liable to likin and mission in the Army Servico Corpa. foreigners who were on the point of incomplete. Even the Agricultural arresting them, fired at them, causing Station belonging to the South Man-other internal charges established by the

Mongolian Government and vice versa. the death of Allen. Gloss being wounded, churia Railway Company has no adequate Articles XIII., XIV., XV,, and XVI, dal Ho Feng Wei is about one and a half materials for the supply of any inform with questions of jurisdiction and extra- miles from Lappa Island, and nearly a tion regarding the subject. The company mile from Ching Chou. This took place is said to have decided to despatch a com- territoriality in connection with mixed. The Chinese recognize that in at night and the place is near foreign mission of experts to those districts to mixed cast between Chinese and Russians ellenient. The murderers at once complete the investigations regarding both delegates shall jointly investigate escaped to Macas. On receiving informaland

Mineral deposits also are not so rich and sign the judgment together.

Article XVII, states that the telegraph tien from the Magistrate of the Hsiang Shan District and the Chief of the batta in Manchuria except the mines being liin stationed there, we lost no time in worked by the Japanese at Fushun,me in Outer Mongolia is the property of offering a reward for the arrest of the Yentai, Kusncheatse, Huoshihling, Niut Mongolia. The tariffs, etc., will be settled murderers, and it is due to the merit ofsinta, and Penobibu. Aniong others the by a technical commission,

ho: bas

THE CHAO CHOL CASES.

principal veins in Manchuria are at

are

CASCS.

sentative.

the Article XVIII. provides that the officers of the battalion that Chen Tao, Hsiaoshib, Baimassa, Hsinchiu, Fuchou, Chinese post offices at Urga and Mongolia Kiuchta will remain under Chinese the murderer, Chang Hsi-ming, the owner Chiapikou, Tungkuangling and Chien-

They of the corn, Huang Liang, the cook, Chen shanchi.

mostly worked jurisdiction.

Article XIX. stipulates that the Mongo. Even Yang-ko, Wu Hua-pao, Chen Li-shih and by natives on a small scale, We Liang-sah, the boatinon and boat-if Japanese capital be employed it is lian Government will give land for the women, were captured within ten days. doubtful if they will gleid much prost. purpose of buildings for the Chinese These prisoners have been tried and The copper, gold, and silver mines also representative and his escort.

Article XX. provides that the Chinese sentenced by the Magistrate. Gloss, the are of insignicant value owing to the wounded tidewaiter, has been sent to a small percentage of pure ore contained. representatives will be entitled to the hospital for medical treatment and In East Mongolia also there are souie same privileges in regard to the Mongo.

The corpse recovered.

of mineral veins, but nothing. is known about lian Fostal service as the Russian repre Article XXI. states that all declarations the deceased has been found and the them. In any event it must be long before Commissioner of Customs has been in they are worked.

For conducting investigations into those between China and Russia and the Com- structed to recommend à gratuity for his

points every assistance has been given by mercial Protocol of 1912 shell remain in relatives.

the Geographical Laboratory of the Bouth force. With regaril to the robberies committed Manchuria Railway Company. in Chao Chou we beg to say that there were two eases one at the pass near Chao Hot in the Chuo Yang District in which *150 was stolen; ore at the Hsi Ho pass near Huang Kang Kou in the Yao Ping district, in which 80 odd and copper cash 10 the amount of 1,800 coins and some clothes belonging to the Customs officers were stolen, We at once gave orders for the arrest of the robbers and one Yu Ho ka was caught by the battalion,

Further other rubbers are still at large. orders have been given to the troops sta- tioned at those places for the capture of the other men connected with the case. They have been strictly commanded to guard the districts and warned against the occurrence of similiar cases.

The

DIFFICULTIES IN DEALING WITH HOBBENS,

We further beg to state there are many difficulties in dealing with robbers in Kwangtung, which has been infested with brigands since ancient times. Firstly, as this province is near Hongkong and Macio, it is easy for them to escape and congeni themselves. Secondly, there are

If the Article XXII. provides that there shali result of the investigations be satisfactory be three copies of the Agreement made it the company has never refused any help four languages. French to rule.--Peking and proved a great stimulant to the Daily News. Japanese enterprises in Manchuria so far: but not new that the company has been In the Japanese business recrganized. community therefore assistance from AMERICAN Chosen is eagerly expected.--Asahi

EXPORT OF JAPANESE TEA TO AMERICA.

RISE OF FREIGHT...

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The proposal to form an association in the interests of American commerce io China was discussed by business men at the Palace Hotel, Shanghai, last week and found unanimous acceptance. attendance numbered about fifty, and in- cluded the American Consul General, Mr. T. Sammons. Mr. J. H. MeMichael was voted to the chair,

By the recent transfer of the ... s.3. Indo Mary to the European service, the total number of vessels engaged in the ccan-going service, apart from the regu- lar liters, has been raised to 70 with aggregate-gross tonnage of 280.000, says

There was an informal discussion, and the lanchurian Daily News. This figure represents about one-seventh of the total many suggestions were put forward as to the scope and conduct of the proposed cargo tonnage of Japan. In consequence, Japanese tea exporters now keenly feel association, the desirability of forming the shortage of tonnage. There are only it being practically taken for granted by

10 available vessels owned by three all present. It was decided to give the

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so many islands near Canton that the Japanese shipping companies and 7 ves-new organization tho namo of The Thursday, June 17th-All N.C. Offers |

sals by the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.

under D.S.P. American Chamber of Commerce of troops are not sufficient to cope with the

A provisional committee, with Friday, June 18th.No. 1 Platoon, British

Company, with Service Rifles The recent accident to the s.a, Min China. On this account we can only robber evil.

henta has resulted in the serious decrease Mr. J. H. Melichael as chairman, and clear those, places where most robbers assemble, and hope that steps will be

of cargo capacity, and three Japanese ver- Mr. P. L Bryant as secretary, was

RBILL COP COMPETITION.

taken gradually to deal with other places.sels of 6,000 tons class have been erranged appointed and instructed to frame by Platoons are warned that next week they

There are two classes of desperadoes, land and water thieves.

to take over the cargoes on board the laws and a constitution for the Chamber. In capturing land || Minnesota.

and submit them to a meeting of members of A group

tea exporters have for confirmation. The members of this thieves we ought to commence with the In rapturing Kwangchau districts.

(China and Japan Trading Co.), Harold water thieves we should commerce with approached the shipping companies to committee are: Mestra. F. A. Fairchild have hold space for export tea reserved. Hai Kisog river. A report was sub but these propositions are not good Dollar (Robert Dollar Co.), J. W mitted to year Excellency some time ago, enough to be considered, there being ways Gallagher (American Steel Product: Co), together with particulars, Again there

Under these circumstances. Ritter (Pacifio Mail Steamship Co.), C. the vessels. are two sea routes: if we sail against the pen for a more lucrative employment of J. H. McMichael (Frazar & Co.), O-R Pearl River we must pass Tai Ping Shathe Pacific Mail 8.8. Co. has taken the H. Blake (Standard Oil Co.), Thomas in the Nan-he: District. It we sail from initiative in raining the freight on tea by Cobbs (British American Tobacco Co.). G.8 per ton from Japan to the Pacific N. T. Saunders (R. H. Macy & Co.), Carl Hongkong we must pass Chi and Ao in the At these two Hsiang Shan District.

coasts and by 25 cents per 100 lbs. to New Seitz (China Import & Export Lumber Co.), and J. N. Jamieson (Wisner & Co.). places numerons robberies have occurred. York.

will parade for training under their Commanders as follows:-

No. 1 British and Indian, Tuesday and

Friday.

Nos. 1 and 2 Chinese, Monday and

Wednesday,

Nos. 3 and 4 Chinese, Thursday nad

Saturday.

Nos. 1 and 2 Portuguese, Sonday and

Wednesday.

Nos. 3 and 4 Partuguese, Tuesday and

Friday.

No. 2 British, Tuesday and Thursday.

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HONGKONG.

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