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AND CHRONICLE

1918.

JAPAN FOR CHINA,

COREA,

INDO CHINA, SIAM STRAITS: SETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATES, NETHERLANDS INDIA PHILIP PINES BORNEO, ETC

FIFTY-SIXTH ANNUAL ISSUE. NOW IN THE PRESS.

THE DIRECTORY covers the whole of

GOVERNMENT REPLY

In the House of Commons, recently Mr. 3. Redmond moved; That this

and the Empiro demand the creation

cessful result of the deliberations f the Irish Convention."

THURSDAY, JANUARY 24TH, 1918,

re

From that conflict, Ireland is practically. Mr. Duke: I thought I had demon- FOODTO BESHORT FOR YEARS immune (Hear, "hear.) There is strated that formers political con- prosperity in the great industries such troversy, however extremo, while a new MR. PROTHERO'S WARNING

I believe kuowa as the country has never,

constitution for Ireland is in the making, at any time. The country's SOLVIDED and while great masses of Irishmen are The food shortage will continue maintained

supplies are cared for satisfied that they Another quiesteading fact it, buat 200,000 bounds, and recadle with safety, parough fert year, and, for a comidorable

3 period young men of Ireland are being enrolled there shall be to arrest which can be no submarino menace, Wer or no VAT, would be helpful said Mir Prothero at a luncheon given by avowed enemies of the Empire and

There by the British Empire Producers Organ

at

ministration

ion that bo

of

avoided

pen no arrests exe

incited to vi

De

except of

within those narrow limit o at except within

Text

Plenty may

been pursued, and is being pursueds new rebellion in Ireland (Cheats) have been shot of tile delfiarata in Bathurst explained that the luncheon House deplores the policy which has of the Allen for the purpose of creating to the propaganda of cea who isation in London recently Sir Charlan by the Irish executive government and revolt in Ireland, Ireland has advantages

say that except for the period pingetant of public safety here will was arranged before Sir Arthur Yapp's the Irish military anthorities at a time which are not shared by any other when the highest interests of Ireland unity in Europe (Cheers.) Peace at no Arrests, so far as I am concerned, appeal to stop such functions.

for Binn except

Foin; prosperity far as I am concerned, the failure of th Europe, aid Mr. Prothero, sis fading, of an atmosphere favourable to a munk ho

Government ato not well-founded. Such the hopes with which I consented against the yield per acre in 1910 fell," for 1917 These charges against the Convention would be the fail of the The productive power of the soil of tyrannical character of this He said My one and only molive în

to-morrow and next my will to take part in Fish affairs that failen, and there is every prospect also believe no man in the Government that there will be another fall next year.

That being so, Peace and sincerely desires the success the

success of moving this resolution is to ward off it day there is to be held by the people antion than Sir E Carson be a mischievous delusion

PART 14 who sack to set up a rival rebel admini-

face the fact that the s short I can, and if not, at any rate, to rationeus praland what they are pleasedSER QUIT world shortage of exportable food we are. agb [wil on long after the war. In s minimise, what I consider to be a very to call a Sinn Fein Convention, at which grave and increasing menace to the sub they intend, as I understand, to resolve Mr. Asquith: There has always been bound to suffer. We have been in the.

upon and promulgate the necessary in Ireland a good deal of what I may pou cessful ending of the Irish Convention methods for those revolutionary changes theorien, and contingent helli habit of drawing four-fifths of

bread supply

the foreigner. The present situation in Ireland is one The Government cannot be indifferent to

That means,

118t 35,000,000 that people who take long views and have

foreign of extremo gravity, and I feel certain conduct of that kind. (Cheers.) gerency (Laughter.) It is desirable

There was a movement for recession to studied Irish history in the past, and for been accustomed to

At the We have

That means that some 18,000,060 live not on the roast

buy

the ports and cities of the Far East, from that I am representing the view of very carried out if need be by force. The who from that study are able to form the foreigner two-ffths of our meat. Netherlands India to Siberis, in which many men of all classes in that country Government Invited spokesmen of what something in the nature of a forecaste oupplylation but on foreign beef.

Europeans reside

But

word altered at that

AZTAN

But

of

them

Week by

rish of Ireland a new organ-

But

to insure the success

of such

our

were

ancially reserved for the purpose, and temper, and with a single desire to unite LABAG We have arms. When there are those who think th for not period of reconstruction. pray

The

7- 20,000 FOREIGNERS, arranged, with the Initials as well as the Bruce, in strickly Alphabetical Order, so that any name can be found instantly.

AYA THE MAPS AND

sonablen

Fature government of Ireland(Hesz, hear.) Now would it not be little short of the principal ports in the Far East one of a prime to Ireland, and equally to the been engraved by one of the most eminent of a Firms in Great Britain and are annually Empire, if at this moment any police corrected and brought up to date were to be pursued outside the Conven-

tion to mar

reck its future? If The CHRONICLE covers the notable this

breads in helplesme erguts together with the Texts of all the and despair, and especially if that arises most important Treaties concluded with the through any policy outside its walls, it countries of Eastern Asia, the various would have been for better for Ireland Customs Tariffs, Trade Regulations, Cham and for the Empire that it had never bers of Commerce, Scales of Commissions. niet. Consuler and Court Fees, Hongkong Stamp Duties, Postal Guide, Signal Codes, Chinese Festivals,. Tables of Money Weights and

PROVOKING THE PEOPLE"

Everyone knew that the country could

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but frm action, F

Wala ASSA KAMI. O'Grady supported Mr. Tests are

three things which I think.

Volantears the There

and the

P

down

Measures and other Commercial Information. not be tranquillised in a day, and that le

quantity of ammunition belong bad had for the last 100 years. The First of all the incitement to rebellion

of

would

The

The CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY Provocative and violent and perhaps ing to the headquarter's OFF What he was in Russip he was often was he not prose

though condensed in every possible manner contains every year more pages and now numbers nearly 2,000

It is published at the Office of the BONGONO DAILY PUISS."

thất

Why is

is called Sinn Fein to come into the Irish developtient in the future, should when I say that the successful ending of Irish Convention, and advocats there the discount a great deal of the habitual re

beef of Old Not only is the Directory as full and the Irish Convention is the only hope doctrines they hold and to see if they i traditional exuberance with which thu That being so, we are threatened with a-

could persuade ninety or 100 BARC complete in each case as it can be made, but that stands between our country and a

Irian

form of academic warfare is carried on serious shortage, men, or a majority

that these He

Hear, hear," and laughter.)

Even if the food was on the market each Colony, Post or Settlement is prefaced

Biter "overy allowance has

has been made, by a DESCRIPTION, carefully revised each period of chaos, indeed probably of doctrines would lead to anything else but uiter

pocket at the close of the war. We shall year, most er which will serve as accurate GUIDES FOR THE TOURIST, giving every detal anarchy, the like of which has not been ruin and desolation for their country there is no doubt we are face to face here! there will be little cash in our national

with a most serious and most dangerous not find it way to obtain credit. they very wisely declined the in

From in connection with the places, their History, known in the history of Ireland for avitation.

This Convention undoubtedly leass down to the time of their reperit The Irish Executive having, upon hall have to pay double for everything.

presente

they have gone

there Topography, etc, etc.

century.

bringing

it these chores, The Information in these Descriptions, is the most representative body of Irish on preaching their principics of deces things in its power du natrening er If the food and the monor

but at whất à unorifice! men who have met in Ireland for a cension with great vehemence

evetal hand, the paramount responsibility of Every food carrier would diminish our consisting of a hundred interesting articles tury. The Convention has been sitting week extending over a period of several the Convention, and, on the other weld find the means of packed with facts consisolyt out, and in secrecy. That secrecy was necessary, months there has been steadily growing not permitting a recurrence

events as those which unhappily took manufactured on

carrying capacity for raw and semi- on which our isation of

The men Country and Port, would alone suffice to fill complete frankness of expression that has been told, We have a considerable Executive is, na compared with its own peacefuture is dark and difficult:

place in Easter of lest your the Irish great industries containing statistics of the Thane of each otherwise there could not have been that in every volunteers

Stray deliberately on

has its

dangers a large volume.

taken place.

store of arms. We shall have more before if every

but for one

We have a unity such Royal Uctaro_Complete with Maps, and could be published to-morrow it would the fateful day comes More from pulty, in a position of

where ? They cannot be bought in Ire The Chief Secretary is

as never has will that unity stand Plans. pp nearly 2,000, $11.00. Directory 1 redound to the credit of Ireland, and land, and they cannot even be stolen in posed to crossfire of criticism, On the the test of hunger? I will not answer would prove how Irishmen who have been suficient quantities for the purpose one hand, there are those who single out it but remember hunger is inexorable, only, pp. 1,100, 87.00.

bitter and antagonists could dis (Laughter.) In a recent speccb the hon acts of the Executive which seem to them

3 y essentially selfish, implacable, blind, The Book is printed from New Type cuss their difficulties with dignity, good

who has been elected for East to err on the side of repression, or at shy | and pitiless. If we want in time

rate of inconsistency. On the other hand, uniformity in every araugement greatly in a schermo for the botter government of

peace to pass through the difficult be ready, and you will he

the Irish of

God their country (Cheers.) Bo far as time

kay more! successful than you were last time Executive is criminally weak facilitates referones.

know and believe, there were no wreckers If an

anybody

Pax un dough in our natite land. helping hand. taking more effective and more that be our motto and we shall pull: up and play for your side. Let or Germany, action in the suppression of the Besides the usual whether Firms the Directory gives the CL-SIFIED toay be outside, and I take the liberty of

rance Amerance or Ame

movement. is very difficult for FLISTS of TRADES nud PROVESSIONS at saying that no section of that assemblying to offering hand? The anybody, however ch stormy cross-cur

may be, to steer -

through." has shown by their sporches and their helping hand that was held out and on even keel in the larger Commercial Centras, Pez

actions a more sincere desire, for, a zen brought about the abortive rebellion of rents No one, I Cum

m certain, would ent than the delegate 1918 was the belping hand of Germany suspect the Chief Secretary of any inte speccies delivered by people of no conse from Settlement

(Cheers.)

Many of our (Hoax, hear) Last February when it tion.

executive

quence which would end in nothing! to ALPHABETICAL LIST of RESIDENTS difficulties on both sides have been mit became

action, to interfere with the in the Far East contains the names of over gated, and some perhaps removed Wees deport from Ireland by procoction or any spects of am certain it is the thing for those people

of the Convention There i ia have now reached this critical stage, when certain number of people who had been the success the whole United Kingdom meclves. If they were allowed to go.

small number of our body has been engaged, and who tre anw engaged ju no man in

on without any action on the part appointed to draft a scheme of settle this conspiracy, that was done because the who is more vitally ipisested than he in the Government, without any clear in- ment, in which an effort will be made helping hand was being held out again, its success.

his Majesty's Government know it.

Mr. W. O'Brien maintained that thedication that the Government could on no account allow a reptition of what to meet all the difhentics and all the The organisation of this volunteer fores Chief Secretary had failed to produce happened before, you dangers

have disclosed themselves was for a declared purposenter for an atom of real ovidence that there was mere repetition, but something worse; In the

to arrive, if pos sible, at a unanimous agreement for the

any more danger of another armed re- and you have any respon

are doing their Bibility for the order of a country ignore bellion in Ireland at the present moment who honestly believe these poor people. action of that kind. I cannot think the than there was of the the falling unless, best for their country, from being por- House will agree with Mr. Redmond that of course, the Government were to for sunded by others who know the disaster to prosecuto prope concerned in such a conscription, when the people would fight to which they are loading their country. men, I think it is essential that the Gov-

take action not movement, and taking the overt action to their last gasp, they took was either needless or provoca LABOUR'S VIEW. tive (Hear, hødr.)

Arnment should There was cotuplaint also with regard

Government ought and must make to the seizure of arms. There were in motion on behalf of the Iabour party. Ireland three perhaps more volunteer He had never heard such a tragic state- armed forces. There were the Irishment as the statement of the Chief

clear in the interests of the Convon- of the failure of British Govern qui

tion and in the interests of Ireland itself, National Volunteers,

retary No other white nation would in order not to initiate a reign of coer- scattered

wn Tre have put up with the government rerion. God forbid that we should do that. some thousands of arms, and a con-

people never could, and never cannot be permitted hear, keur)—and understand. Irish psychology the language of Mr. de Valera has no great majority of British people other meaning. I think it is worth while illegal things would be done for some the National Volunteers. That

wanted the Irish to govern themselves repeating time up and down the country, but in tion was under the control of order to give the Convention and the Maurice Moore, who, in the course ofed when he pleaded that we were fighting cuted Government a a chance it was essential this year, set up negotiations with the

What about Ire Mr. Lloyd George: I am not going to Land?" the utmost act with

rebel force, for transfer caution tact, for

a tra

the estab of

Mr. Barrie, & Unionist delegate to the Mr Pringle? You cannot bearance, asid leniency, and should lishment his control, with the arms Convention, said if the Convention were

under

Mr. Lloyd George: This is what he fully abstain front provocative action under his control, to that body con able to arrive at a settlement a General said Young men from 15 to 40 should calculated to lead to

to defiance or violence raised very serious question for the con Election must necessarily follow, and in join the Volunteers. Older men than 45 of of any sort or kind.

am sorry to say sideration of the competent military on the present temper of these provinces are in the armies. They should take that course has not

been followed by thority - Colonel Moore was called into

what

class of men would be put in a every opportunity of their knowledge of communication by the General

is not necessary their acts while the Convention was

march like Grenadiere, That was a grave and serious problem that they should ma sitting would lead one to suppose that proceedings Was

to him.

to which at present delegates to the Con- but it is necessary that, if requir- their desire was to provoke and justify The member for who was convention could see no reassuring answer:: ed, they should go anywhere and do the Sinn Feiners, and by every menos corned in the control

the National

anything. It should not take helf in their power to make more difficult,

has stated in Volunters,

an hour

explain what is required. the task of the Convention. They went Colonel afpore was asked bic that PIEM LOTION NECESSARYADAG

an officer for out of their way over and over again guarantee that the arina possessed by Mr. Lloyd George: I have read the They

of the hon member for East, Clares you as many as possible. There is number of rifles for all, and having allowed themselves to be defied into undesirable hands as there was rea liberate, and I might almost say cold they should become acquainted with by the Sinn Feiners, they have irritated son to fear the Sinn Fein

blooded incitements to rebellion. He mechanism, and be able to handle the public by tactless, unnecessary, and get possession of them: Colonel

from other specches perfectly silly measures of repression, said he could give no guarantee that delivered them not merely upon one occa when the time comes until finally they have succeeded in in arms in the possession of the National sion. He has repeated them at meeting flarning passions in Ireland to a worse Volunteers might not pass over to the after meeting, almost in the same studim having a

George people to train,

continued! All this is terrog

arging the pitch than perhaps since the rising of Irish Yolunteers,

Korter their 1916, They have done nothing but pro Mr. Devlin: What control bad Colouel of

that

whenever they

they of rifle, so that when you have order

it gat should be it will not take half an hour to know how Files they salt that they have been defied every Volunteers, except forty rifles neited is able to use them efficiently, and also in to fire it. Fire it at whom Not at the

supplied with where by everybody Under this treat Farnell square

manufacture pikes for purposes which enemies of this

bot country

at heart msal Sinn Feinism rejoices, progresses,

uite of Britain itself (Cheers.) Anything was that aobody seemed to have effective clearly indicated in his

tion As to the seizure of arms, I

rebellion must be is not a case of violent, express rio

(control opinion whether it would not be a better

man of great

considerable in is land were in rafe custody. But what teers in Belfast had control over the

deliberate

going down to a enroll, hundreds and thousands of young.

who did the Government do The Gover withstanding that the military raided

if t ifes there, and I have them still, not where he possentes, the greatest

Coun ment has not attempted to tako

the arms of the Ulster

nor of the Sign the premises. (Laughter.).

to stir people up in rebellion listed Fein

the authoritiesIt is not as if point is this there Volunteer steers hall and every private house through the member had control of them, and if there a British Government had not recent ex in Ireland, amongst Sinn Foid leuters.

where National Volunteer arms had beer anywhere any body of love perience of what this may lead Countre

be

in those their vows about Irish constitutional indulged in any prevocation. any sense or meaning

The motion speaks of the affairs who could have given any sort ter.) That is the last Provedings

executive And the Irish military of guarantee that these weapons would would bring against him. but I honestly do not know not pass over to the hands of the Bin either in word or in doct authorities, who governa Ireland

to-day I do not Fein party, nobody would have dreamed And he did so because he was anxious to tion whether it is in the form of a Re believe

three great allowed himself to be made responsible rifles had been passively

transferred to

smông our Allies Ireland for recruit- sary atmosphere have describe people with the deegold the House consciously. I the things

which I have ing

and generally for assisting the war, is that there is a demand for sovereign. red I know his anxiety about the

independence. went on anit

What happened Drilling

18 better that we d to the House, Governmenting went on, speeches of this kind were should say, at once that under no condi- exposed of the Convention, as deep. I believe, as have thought his Majesty's my own I know he seed that wise deci had done its duty, And, assuming that, delivered, and they ended in one of the tions can this country possibly permit sions are incompatible with provoked with a knowledge of these facts, they had worst tragoles in the history of Ireland, that and irreconcilable passions raging out been transferred after conflict, would the side I must have the power of con- position have been any shit not seize The Government enunot possibly forget will use all their power to press The

GERMAN RIFLES

I have no hesitation in saying that, as better 1 trolling these things, and I have moved may be said, Why di

for as the Government is concerned, they thin resolution for the purpose of taking the arms of the Ulster Volunteers what happened only about eighteen will

power

I sag that (Cheers.) There was, I was told, not the months ago

How can we forget when

House of Commons to pass Into fulf legislative worse o

the agreement arrived ire. He knows what shoes armouries wors guarded, of seizure sporches are delivered when you

any Govern confusion and chaos and worse we have by anybody in respect of whom there was exactly the Butun sort of drilling, and the Facing us this Convention breaks dowu. | danger that the arms would be used same sort of information about intrigues Singapore, Penang, Malacca, Prov. Wallsley, Mr. Duke. I do not believe there is against the public safety. (Cheers,) to get German Fifter into Ireland? It

conscious enemy of the Irish Convention among those engaged in the Executive over whom I have the honour to preside As to the atmosphere of good will whi the Government sought to create in land, the most eloquent fact, is the pos tion in which Ireland stands at the pra cent time with regard which is filling the world with

those in authority in Ireland should Irish Volunteers, with the leaders of the war of beration,delegatennaver that question

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Soochow Canton Tientsin- Chinking, Whampoa. Pastaiho, Nanking. Kowloon: Chowangtao. Waho Taku

Latung

Kerkiang Hacker Manchurian Tochow

Lappa Bamshui, Kongmoon. Nanning Wuchowfu.

Chungking Pakhoi.

Tride C'tres. Shansi,

Newchwang.

Dairen-

those in authority in Treind many gin-Chief, and the danger oftion of responsibility in Ireland 1 military matters.

out

проведен

Jehang. Kwangchauwan to challenge the Sinn Feiners, and then, the National Volunteers would not patir do Valera) They are calm de suff, get all the arms. We supply

Port Arthur: Hangehow Hofhow Chofoo

Ningpo Lungehow. Weihaiwei Wonchow Mengtse Tsinanfa Santu

Hokow Mukdensk Foochon, Szemao.

Tengenen,

Harbin.

Swałow.

Lungchingchun,

Shimonoseki.Tamsul

Seoul,

Chemulpo Kusan

10

ingilar import, Mr. Lloyd

preparing

voke and irritate the people, with the Moore or the rifles of the National themes, to study the mechanism for one purpose--to study the magazine

were

in

the

and grows stronger Mr. Duke: The fact about thee rifles are not obscure in the (Cheers.) What is going on in Ireland

buc quil which is part and parcel of air

for

thing if the arms of everybody in Ire Mr. Devlin: As president of the Volun. excitable language. It is the case of a deliberate attempt to drill, enlist,

of

they

Find

Prolonged

is

but it has raided every Mr. Dako: I am very glad the hon indicated by the recent electry have been

found, and have seized them subjte do not care how advinged one can say that Mr. Duke's Predation. (Cheers.)

Shanghai, Amoy

Kirin Lungkow.

Changchun. Hunchun,

Tokya Yokohama.

Ergo. Kobe.

JAPAN, AND FORMOSA

Osaka Moji Nagasaki.. Hakodate,

Keelung

Tainadfa. Takow Anping

EASTERN SIBERTA.

Vladivostock.

Nicolojevek.

CHOSEN Wongan.

Mokpo, Chianampo. Kunsan. -Pingyang

Songchin HONGYONG AND ITS DEPENDENCIES, MACAO, FRENCH INDO CHINA.

Hanoi

Annam. pursue Haiphong

Hus

Saigon Tonkin Provinces. Quinhon.

Cambodge,

Is there an

Manila,

PHILIPPINES.

Iloilo.

Cebu.

BORNEO

Sarawak, Brunei

Perak.

MALAY STATES,

Belangor. Negri Sembiladi" Johores, Kelantan, men Trenggen!

Pahang Kedap.

Perlis.

Balaria.

Buitenzorg

Labuan. British North Borneo.

BANGKOK.

NETHERLANDS INDIL.”

Pedang

Samarang. Bourabaya

East Bosst of Sumatra.

OFFICERS OF COAST AND EYES GINAMIKE.

en-

of talk

which does not mean Home Rule or self- government, but separation and dissec. The word used is sovereign independ- it epce. This country cannot possibly ae-

(Chears) If it not a ques

anyone this cou avoided it

bear) cept that

that the Chief Secretary has of anting them Assuming that these create, or rather to preserve, the necerea after all so bave The point

arm.

GOVERNMENT FLEDGE

for the sake of Ireland and equally for Beset risk, owing to the manner in which speeches of the same kind at and cannot ortunity of settl the case of the

of Empire

äflict

Half the trouble in Ireland during revent, weak has arisen because the Con Tention is doing well (Chocre) The design of the leaders of the Sinn Fein movement requires the failure of the

ConventionE

Brigadier General Page-Craft: Why is De Valera at largel

that German Finden must not be forgotten

Ore very nearly brought in at that time How can the Government. eighteen months after that event, treat intrigues, speeches of this kind, drilling, the manu: facture of artos, as if they were merely incidents, and the sort of excitable ** (Continued at foos of mert Calumu,)

which has been such of weakness to the Empire for so many hundreds of years, losing ment by not

Dutting it into operation. It would be i

of the worst kind. The House divided on Mr. Redwood's

motion, when there voted:

For the motion. 78 Against..........

Against 133