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CANTON February 10th,

BAT (OS. CHINESE NEW YEAR DINNER

WEDNESDAY

TEBRUARY.

RT

CHINESE NEWS

GOVERNOR OF KWANGTUNG

GERMANY AND PEACE,,

HOPE IN THE NEW SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN

The Government has sent Mr. Li Kai

In Germany there is no distinction bisinu, of Kwaugtung on a mission. It is between pulitics dod war, and if the The British-American Tobacco Comapid that Mr. Li may be appointed

defent of tus rivais Bethmain CART OF GETMzzy's polos (for this pany in Canton gave a Chris New Year Governor of Kwangtung, and the present sirve umistakably is) offers peace, 1 dinner at the Boof Garden of Sincure's Governor, Chu Ching-Ina, may be tran1*

Is hecanse peace is in Germany's military interest, or fumat comes to the same on the New Bund on the evening of ferred to Shantung, as the Tuchun, of thing) in her political interest. Beth- the 10th instant. The guests included Shantung desires to be relieved of his Hellweg is working very closely the representative of the Civil Governor (Mr. Lam Cho Fung), the British Vice-Li Kai-hsien na beon Governor of

additional pust of Civil Governor. My

to

with Hindenburg, nd the warmth of his

pay to look fit the matter through their references Hindenburg's strategy will not have escaped notice. Let us then,

- Why does he propose peace here and now

18

FORESTRY IN CHINAY

PRESIDENTIAL MANDATE.

President Li has issued the following Alandate:

Since the benefits of forestry are closely related to the livelihood d importance. Recently on account of the public peace of the people, it is of great lack of attention to forestry, foods and drought have been of frequent occurrence, Immediate and effective measures should therefore be taken to remedy the evil. The Forestry Law, the Detailed Regulations governing the enforcement of the said

point and protection, hos with the law, and the regulations governing the cucouragement of afforestation, have been

While the

dugy

couragement

of on-

Government, the people must be depended

Consul(Mr Pratt) the Native Customs Kwangtnng once before Peking the spectacles that upon for enterprise. The plan, drawn up.

Commissioner (Mr. C. A. McAllum) and

several other foreigners, some of the lead. ing Chinese merchants, the editors of

THE KWANGTUNG LOAN

contructed a acount loan, prinde boen of the German military

accord acounting to point he to give na neroust

The said Ministry is hereby ordered to notify the provinces and hold the local officials responsible for diligently advis ing the people effectively to carry out tha plan with the view that real results will

coived. This is my grozt hope"

sanctioned by the wangtung Provincialer, bly sanguine always be socured and inexhaustible benefits se

kham Wn auswer to that question

defeat of Houmania has proved that by the Ministry of Agriculture and Com- Germany cannot be beaten, She is in so merce respecting the encouragement of various Chiooed papers in Canton, the has contracted a loan of $3,000,000 from one on offer of peace is a sign of weakproval and is reliable and practicable. village afforestation and associations of Governor Chu Ching-lan of Kyngtung think of humanity no one can say now forestry, has been submitted for up,

strong a position that she can afford to vill whole company numbering nearly 20, Netherlands merchant. Acting under ness. That is the sum and substance of After the repast there was a cinemato orders of the Ministry of Finance, he has his speech, and in order to drive home graph entertainment. The gathering dis- persed at about 1.

position which But the THE YUNNAN COMMANDERS.

Assembly. The said Netherlands mor

men in his chant is now at Shanghai. It is reported will, proves too much.

h. If his description The local Governors have roureda that he will be back in Canton on Feb. of the military situation were literally

28th. Soon after his arrival in Canton,true, it would be his duty as a German, the loan proceeds to Govormer Chu. It is understood that the second lount of of Finance-Feking Ex. $4,000,000 is for the use of the finistry

fruits of Bo

beautif

not do at

things but

telegram from President Yoo he will arrange for the handing over of to keep on little longer and let hung, aviting them to send the two Yunnau Commanders, Chang Noi-yu and Fong Shing-chow, who am now staying in Canton, to Peking, as the President. has the intention to appeat them to in portant positions. The soldiers under their control will be handed over to soine other command nominated by the Presid

ent.

NEW MARKET,

Tis uty has long been in need of a public market. In recognition of this, Mr. Shur-chuen, Chief of Police, his recently allocated a site at Wet Ngo Street, Old City, for a market, and the construction work commenced yesterday

THE DEVIL IN PEKING.

LABOUR FOR MORE SHIP- BUILDING.

A NEW ORGANIZER.

Mr. Lynden Macassey, K. C., has been sppointed by Sir Edward Carson to assist the Admiralty in the organization

orga of labour for shipbuilding

Mr Lynden Macassey has

unique of the experience labour in the shipbuilding and allied

problem of organizing. trades. From the beginning of the war until October, 1918, ho acted as arbitrator for the Board of Trade in the principal wages and

tree ripen. Germany for the sake of humanity only for German hu

humanity, are the facts behind the speech 1

HEILLIANT BUT WITHOUT PROSPECTE"""" They are those Three months ago Ger nany believed that she was about to use he war A little extra pressure in the An interesting survival in dasmopolatry Carpathians a wiser direction of is just brought to notice by a memorial Roumania's armies, a more powerful submitted to the Board of Mongolian and Allied advance from Salonika, a little Tibetan Affairs by the Chief Priest of more prescience in the west and Germany the Lama Temple in Peking The might have been unable to save Hungary Memorial recites that it has been cus- That danger has been averted for the Lomary for many yents (since the advent

present. But what of the future? The of the Manchus, is a matter of fact, military situation of Germany now as year he conducted an inquiry on behalf

Towards the end of that. and the Tyne. Taputes on the Clyde though the memorial does not put it that this time last year, is brilliant, but way) to hold a devil dance at this temple in last year Germany sought to cut the January ho became Chairman of tim without prospects, In a similar situa of the Government into the grievances of the men on the Clyde. In the following on the 30th of the first noon of the knot by attacking Verdun, She will not Lunar Year and he requests that the west again. Where then, is the to

Government Commission for the dilution of labour on the Clyde. There for usual permission be granted for the celo turn with the hope of gaining results as first time women labour was introduced bration of this interesting event. The decisive as those which the breaking of into the engineering works, and to-day tho Bourd has decided to give the devil his the French line 2 Verdut would have there are about 13,000 women zithe given her Against Russin But the engineering and shipyard establishments old arguments for a drive through Kieft on the Clyde. In June 1916, he was and Odessa have lost a good deal of their appointed chairman of a Dilution Com force. A campaign against Petrograd or mission for the Tyne and in the ensuing. President Li Yuan-hung and the Prime against. Moscow, if it were successful, three months some 5,000 women were

bat might give Russia a “- koock-out blow, Minister, General Tuan Chiju, have not certainly and in the meantime recently beid a conference to discuss the whole burden of Balkan defence would be Commissioner for the Adminuity,

brought into the industry in that distric the About this time, in the capacity al conscription programme which China in thrown as Bulgaria and Turkey. Then negotiated agreements with the shipvaci lended to carry out last year hoy ought the next German effort to be against trade unions for the introduction of dilu igrail ou the idea of dividing the contn- Salonika Even that blow could be tion into the Clyde and Tyne ship-repair- try into several districts and gradually parried, and if the Allies were driven ing yards and boiler and marine engine. Owing to the alleged ill-treatment introducing the conscription system to retire their efforts might be shifted shops, and framed a schome under which which they have received from Me Sum, The plan is to divide Chine into six further east in a way that Turkey would about 3,000 women have been introduces

conscription districs. Chib, Fengties, not like, especially if the striking forces He also framed a scheme of dilution Chief Inspector of Police of the Canton-irin, Heilingking and Shantung will of Germany were deeply engaged in which his brought 1,200 women into Sumshui Railway, the policenc anya constitute the first conscription district. Russia and the attacks on the west were Messrs. Vickers works at Barrow-in-Fur-

driven home The odds Kiangsu, Anawai, Chulking, Fukien, anti being, all refused to attend duty and the line kings will form the second d strict, even i

Are that

In October he negotiated did well she would have

the Morseg anxious time. Nor wou agreements

would and ship repairing trades and later

PROHIBITION OF DEGGING

Beggars can be seen everywhere in Canton lying along the streets, and it is a disgrace to the comtry The Civil Governor hns, therefore, instructed all Police Stations to clear the streets of there people, who will be dealt – with severoly if they defy the order

RAILWAY POLICE STRIKE.

due.

CONSCRIPTION PROPOSALS

if

1s without protection. The Committee of | Kangtung, wangsi, kunna amk Cdelcat of Russia drive scheme for the transfer of labour between

A Hogy Shansi, Hupen and Hunan veill

Ministry of Communications, and the Civil Governor was instructed to make

The Civil Governor has now replied to the Ministry of Communications that everything is settled and the Chief In spector, Mr. Sum, has been discharged,

VISIT OF HONGKONG'S GOVERNOR

inquiries in connection with the troubles

The Governor of Hongkong, arrived here on the morning of the 16th instant and the Police received authoritativo

Instructions to afford bim protection. It

the to carry

iven the the district. England from constitute the fourth district. Szeches. Nothing could do that but a successful these ocensions he received telegrams of

veel. Bansu, and Sinking will form campaign against Egypt, which Turkey appreciation from Minister he fifth district; and Jchol Charhar had could nint dream of undertaking with Mr. Balfour, then first Lord of the Suyu will forin the sixth conse iption Russia is negligible The German milimathon President of the Board of and later from Mr. Runci Hatrist PRNSAtary position is brilliant compared with Trade. The agreements bear his signature ~ The original plan to vide the country what it was three months ago, but it has on behalf of the Admiralty, the Ministry to three grand districts. North, South no prospects except of hazardous und of Munitions of War, and the Board of and Centre, has been abandoned. Pekingssibly sterile campaigns.

Trade."-Timeë. Daily Nears

CHINESE INDEMNITY

SEQUELS

In 1910 Chína sent to the United States

is reported that His Excellency e visit picked students to be educated with the

relates to the political situation.

GAMBLING

|

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

NO 2 COMPANY PROMOTIONS. The attention of members of this Com-

pany is drawn to Orders of Feb. 17th/19th. The list thereis referred to will close on Wednesday, February 21st, at 5.30 p.m.

MUSKETRY COURSE, PART 11. Members of No. 2 Platoon, and Nos. 1 and 4 Companies eligible to fire, Part II will attend the Range on Sunday next, February 26th

And now for a moment let us look at the political arguments as they present themselves to the Chancellor's mind. We talk of Turkey as though it were already a German province But it must not be forgotten that all this time the furk, or at any rate his Government, thinks that he is using Germany If Russia, and England were decisively beaten in the Past Germany would become such funds ropaid to China by the United menace to Turkey that the latter would States as an exoss payment on indemnity though it may sound, it would actually be tuin to them for protection Paradoxical count. The Bulletin of Williston in Germany's political interest in the east Seminary has brought down to date the that Turkey should have a grievance records of ten of them. Their quality against both of us, against Russia for may be indicated by the fact that the being in possession of Armenia, against ten took five first prizes and five second us for being in possession of Egypt, prizes in scholarship, being all that were perhaps en colarged Egypt, because poly offered in that year, thereafter they seat under such conditions can. Germany hope versities, where several of them continued and the cast without another war. These their meteoric record. One of theme Arguments no doubt would not AVEE

Germany's military une avainst prohibit gambling and they ask for an province of China and directer of a with some distaste on anke her look Joined--No. 2 Platoon. Din

SEETRY INSTRUCTION. CENERAL STATION ARMOURY, 5.30 12.

The Local Governors recently received a telegram from Peking reminding them that the prohibition of gambling in Canton was only allowed to be post poned for three months and this term has now expired. The local Governors tered among several colleagues and uni- to carry out her designs against Tuwarned to fre Part 1 of this year's

have replied that, owing to lack of funds, they are really not yet in a pusition to

other year's grace, by which time they hope the financial position will

caster

THE CARTON TREATIES FÉTITION,

be

The petition tendered by the theatres in Canton asking the local Government to cancel the new early closing regula tion bas been refused.

Jomfru

EXAMINATION DE PRIVATE TEACHERS.

now Commissioner of Agriculture in ***

the woverity of his studies

they are

enough to

interests, but

extension of

cannot see

where they would end. And all the time in Turkey. Sho campaigns.

in Britsit blockade would be going on, and whatever else may be said of the blockade it does mean exclusion of the German shipping from three-fourths of the surface of the globe. When we reckon up territorial gains and losaca we should not forget that fact CRPANON AND THE

DERM UNITED STATES.

Thursday, February 22nd-No. 7 Pla

toon (No. 4 Company), Friday, February Sird-No. 4 Platoon

(No. 3 Company); Only those are to nitend who have been

"do"

course

GTRENGTH.

and her Allies as

is prepared

of her Invalided Out Pe 524 D Almada school of agriculture Two are profce th Sorg in the Peking University and the

Remedios Hydraulic Engineering College at Nan

(Ed.) F. C. JINKIN,

DSP (R.). king, Another has finished his studies In submarine and warshly designing, and

Hongkong, February 20th, 1917 arew on his way to China to pract 30

broad. We may conclude in more what he has learned. Another who took the same course is now in the Chinese

general terms that that offer is mesot Ministry of Marinc. Several occupy

good reasons, and that, wanting it, sha singurely, that she wante peace, and for positions of opportunity and respon THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN AND THE

18 prepared to pay a price. Bibility in American chemical and oil con cerns of the first grade, with the inten- For this reason Germans look with more Whether that price is

suflerent is, of On the 12th instant, un oxaminationifies the secrets of industrial chemistry for resulte to their submarine campaign could be made. Nothing, however, would tion of ultimately teaching their country hope, so far as this country is concerned, course another question altogether. We

know what it is

or what it was held of teachers, of all private One was sent home mentally deranged by then to campaigus in Asia. But here the

dificulty is with the United States, and, throw such a light on the real military schoola in Fatsban. The number who The reaction of American instruction whatever the extremists in the German pos

position of Gertaany attended was over 300. The examination upon the Chines tellect is surely repress may say to the contrary, it may be the knowledge of how far she is

taken as an axiom of German policy not to What the price should be to manito markable, Nor to international sign to push matters to an open Breach with peace honourable for as is a was carried out very strictly and, strange Beanse an mportant. The original im America. The time, however might come question that lies quite outside the scope political to say, a great number of the candidates pression upon C of a course of con when the Chancellor might not be able to of this column showed a deficient knowledge of mathe duct which seem to the United States resist the movement for

ample equity hat certainly been deepened and everything.IAN

sinking anything

It is perhaps necessary to append one matica

by the results of the use to which China And therefore he is anxious to enlint Warning against possible misunderstand.. put the money. She spent it and has that neutral sympathy he can by offering the future military dificulties of German ing of the argument put forward about Back with increase. The same true terms now. Another reason that is strong policy. It does not in this leset follow of the United States. Not only have the in the Chancellor's mind is the internal at because the military difficulties ahead funds repaid gone to the support of our state of Germany Further, must be educational institutions, they will con remembered that the strength of the Allied of Germany are very grave that therefora gest men our military future, easy. It may ha behind the obviously undesirable that the possibla All the British civiliang and ladies who Htential a the #fairs of their country,

strategy

should were removed by the Turks from Bagdad either officially or commercially. In the offer of peace. We interpret it as a con development of our own Bre at Constantinople, and apparently background there may lurk some disquiet fession that Germany camel possibly win be discussed now There is no commoner

only prolong the

in war than for the side which are being well bacated. They are not in bout the "yellow peril. It requires Outright, and can

a cast that is ruinous to ber. This is £

depressed to imagine that the ferned, Reuters Agency learn, but are robu thess of thought to consider the very serious confession We are to bee other side is correspondingly elated. allowed is move about the city, and competition of China when 2 fully resin it also midence of anxiety shout in Chancellor wants to give the unpression

News his reached London from Bagdad ponds to the light of Western culture. that the American Consul there died of The Chiurso studied with the same zest working out of the military, potation, of that Germany is serensly confident. But anxiety about her moral portion, and it is obviously not true. But no one must typhoid in November. Some pornons who that our students play football. If they of a desire to stand better with neutrals, suppose that hevance Germany is exceed – succeeded in getting away from Bagdad carry on there will be grija sport in and especially with the United States, ingly anxious we are not also in a very report that there were a lot of Germans / competing against them. However, it is and, lastly, of anxiety with regard to difficult situation. We ares and it will in the place, which was quiet Money early to borrow trouble The New York her solitical future both at home and need tremendous train and effort to

(Cantoreied at foot of near Column) improve itManchester Guardian.

BRITISH FROM BAGDAD.

IN CONSTANTINOPLE AND ALLOWED TO MOVE

ABOUT PŘEKLY,

and food aëre very senrce.

that

remarkable young Chinamen are in out of its earnest, S kvetinue to return increase so long an there Powers is pot that of its strong equally, bea for both thous

These, then are the

war'at