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PEKING NOTES

(POM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Paxixo, October 9th THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL

To-day is the mid-autumn Festival, and Peking seems one of the happiest cities, and China one of the most conterited countries in the world.. Politics have censed to worry and earking car is forgotten. Peking wears a holiday aspect, and no

CHINA AND THE LEAGUE

OF NATIONS.

A CHINESE PROFESSOR ON THE SITUATION.

all estminster Cinzette, writes: --

China announced to the Peace Confer. ence that she was prepared to sign the

signing of the Treaty should not prevent her from bringing the Shantung question before the League of Nations for revi slum. This action enables us to dis

1919.

CELERATIONS,

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With

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NANNING NOTES.

THE STORY OF TSINGTAO.

[TROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT: 1

TIRPITZ MEMOIRS.

EXTOBER 10th

Extracts from the Memoirs of Grand Admital von Tirpitz have been began to The past ten days have been marked published by the Sunday Times, by Mr. Carsun C. Chang, Professor of Inby various festivals Several days were arrangement with Mesars Hurst and In the portion relating to ternational Law. Peking University, in devoted to the commemoration of the Blackett. Tirpitz between North and South. There were the course of an article contributed to theoldiers who have fallen in the civil war Tsingtao the following occurs

at great length, and eremaiat parades un the North Parade manyes the advantage to Cher tells the story of acquisition with exceedi ] mund, a formal preéntative" of tablets

serbed with the names of the fallen ing Frankness. The lack of a naval base in the bar Bast hampered the Germans, the recently completed Military Temple, whose sole factor of

power was the sing which depend one would imagine this to be the capital Treaty only on the condition that the labeatrical is the satte place, and Are-squadron, the existences and conse

works in the evenings of four or five led un

Then, on October 5th, the tal quentes 1996. Iirpitz went to Chinon

ed upon the Hongkong

Brtain. "on the avour,, of Mi Austuan Festival

celebrated Fuster, with great it, and there were addt-waters as chief of the Eastern Asiatic dinary fortnities a Momeng in hongir eruier division, and took with him from. the sixtieth birthday of General Bertin & commission to seek out a place Republie in being celebrated with parueseould construct a military and economic Three places were suggested to of student, and others, and the shealbas. are all having holidays,

bin: Amoy, Samsah Bay, and the Chu- san Islands But Tirpitz had come te the determination that there was un by The local paper currey is depreciated one suitable base for the Germaans in those 75 per cent. of it face value in silver, waters, and that was Tsingtae, Tirpitz and business condition, are bad generally was furthering his plans for Tsingtao As paper is used almost exclusively in when he was suddenly ordered from Ber- Nanning insekt, this dogs not affect the lin to remain off Amoy and to be pres general public very much at present but pared for action. He learned to his us payments to people outside the city have tonishment that Amoy had been decided generally to be made in silver, and this refused all fesponsibility for this wit duheless gradually reduce the pur chasing-power of paper even inside the city.

et a divided nation with rumblings of

The settle civil war ret yet silenced: ments which must be met before this day dawns doubtless involved unusual effort, but, judging by the general apparent haptinguish clearly whether China is a pro-ak Wing-ting. Today the birth of the on the Chinese count where Germany piness, the results must have been largely satisfactory. The release of the large September salt surplus of $3,000,000 by the Quadruple Banks has assisted the Government" to "tick or this festival but, of course it is only a drop in the bucket and leaves the authorities still gazing on a ocean of drut To-day however, most eyes are averted from this unpleasant prospect. or are directed to

wards the horizon huping for better timeя in the beyond.

THE FINANCIAL OUTLOOK.

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League nation or awanti-Lingue nation. Not only is she a proleague nation; she was the first nation which showed herself have sufficient confidence in the League of Nations to hope that the latter could get our wrong righted.

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BUSINESS CONDITIONS.

On account of the non-acceptance of our condition, the Chinese Government had no alternative but to refuse to sign. China had already incurred blame from the Allies for signing the Treaty of the Twenty-ona Demands of Japan in 1913 and the secret agreement of 1919. was told that if she had not aigned these under in the city at the present time, and fortifications of Amoy, with their Krupp

She MISCELLANSUCS.

There is much sickness of a minor

treaties the Shantung question would the water-buffaloes are suffering from a have been decided in her favour. Inknown disease which, it is said, causes China "had signed the Peace Treaty she their stomach to burst open after tan or three days, resulting in the death of would have done a third time what she many valuable animals. No one knows had been condemned for doing twice be how to treat the complaint, which is fore. She had already, ender the pre-specially prevalent around Roseh. sure of an ultimatum, or under the pres Two men having been overcome by sure of intrigue, signed two gajust trea poison, Ennies in a well only 20ft, deep, ties: abe was now asked to sign a third their relatives accuse the manager of the trenty, which, as regards Shantung, was shop where they were working of having quite unjust.

From the fact that the Great Powers caused their death by pouring boiling water on them. The bodies of the two would have decided the Shantung ques tion differently but for the Treaty of 1915 men had to be drawn out of the well with and that of 1918, we may infer with cerhonks, as no one dared to go down after taints that the Great Powers, like Great the second man had been overcome is at- Britain, France, and the United States tempting to rescue the first.

un- Seizures of opium are of almost daily

Ohedure is the only word to describe the financial outlook. The hitch in the Consortium is formation of the undoubtedly disconcerting to enlightened Chinese, whose apprehensions are inten sifed by Japan's reported intention to advance #21.000,000. It is difficult to surt out from the chaff of many rumours the wheat of actual truth. It is certain, how ever, that the Quadruple Bankers here: having reaued to existing conditions, re- commended their respective Governments to sanction an advance under the pro prased Reorganisation Loan. It is stated certain quarters that the members of the Group have authorised Japan to make the advance. Another report is that the European members of the Group have that. in order to show her goodwill to China Jaither of these reports can must commit an injustice towards China.

will lead the country $24,000,000.

сет-

choice. Apart from everything else, ang action would have been undertaken with ships not in best trim We could easily have overcome the miserable Chinese guns and a garrison of a few thousand men: but the taking of the populous towa

Abave was a more serious matter. if political ill-feeling had arisen between us and England, we could have been re- fused the use of the dockyard, and then we should have been left helpless with ships

ips that needed repair, and upon which Germany's reputation rested in that part of the world. Days passed, and at last. the order came

ame that I was to go into duck I

Amoy was never thought ft. when

The son for this was that in

had had to reveal to mentioned

Berlin his plans for Tsingtao in a des Bert patch which he was compelled to send. there reporting the loss in a typhoon of " the is, which he had sent to inspect the Bay of Kiaochow.

declared against any such advance, and Americ-knew they were acting the occurrence in the city, and outside the East worked out the form of h; lease for

to indicating that she is the only nation the pronounce hteousness appeared in and much of it is now being successfully

be confirmed; but it is obvious that Japan iew is engaged in propaganda with a view aford China the mach-needed Freads ID

financial accommodation.

bird-

this expires.

ing

ple together the Quadruple

made to the fact that the is

justly towards China, but, complications of treaty technicalities, city the depredations of robbers con- they thought, in their haste that they tinue unchecked

After the failure of the art crop off During the war A great deal of talk rice, the second one is more promising, of justies and

of the responsible reaped. The Inter fields, however, stifl statesmen in different countries, and weed water, and as there is no rain full. thought. that

this ungured well for the ing now it is feared that these felds will organisation future

of the world. With safer. expectation we went to Paris, and this

of our hopes during the Beace

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Tirpitz got his way, and while in the Tsingtao, He says he drew it up that it looked as little as possible like forceful intervention. and allow the Chinese to save their face.'

BALL

TSINGTAU.

menth, the suggestion being that it will waited for the relations. So far as THE STRUGGLE FOR RUSSIA I built into it so much anxiety and affec-

be disrupted and that Japan is the only country in a position to make advances.

It is the gucatio fali, for those who make it choose to forget that in July last the ald Consortium was resuscitated, for

China is concerned Wo were deeply dis

wa

GERMANY AND JAPAN BIDDING FOR TRADE AND RESOURCES. While the two Russias, the Bolshevist

the period of one year or pending thetapes: ights in this Province, Au the | and the non-Bolshevist Russia: are éngag

formation of the new CouuTWATA, C POLITICAL

gained.

NAVAL MINISTER'S VICTORY.

The dispace which has been proceeding between the Minister of the Navy and the Minister of Communications regard ing the control of the confiscated enemy ships has eaded in a

er.

It will be rememory for the form

MASONICL

Do use for

from

With

supply them with the necessary materials and machinery.

Tirpitz writes with pride of the almost tent pestuous but thoroughly sound development under his direction of this German settlement, the fall of which he *I confesses. was a sore blow to hitn. did not see Tsingtao again after 18te, but tion that the loss of it moved me almost much as physical pain. With Karri or four thousand men, son of three

only the place us we had fortified it could have been held for any time against the Chinese

and for a long period against the French Russians, ever

our

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tha the

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the German Government er made anv In addition to the efforts of individual serious attempt to obtain assurances from Japanese firms and formed in Yoko offers not really

firms and banks, au important Japan with regard to the neutralisation torporation

surprised by the efforts

It arrived on

Fastern Asia.

ultimatum

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appointed by the result.

In the case of Shantung the people's wish disregarded in order to reconcile who insisted upon usarping China's world knows, the question was decided in ed in a death struggle with each other,

two Powers, or rather the commercial against the English. But even with great Since General Chin Yung-peng assumed Japan's favour, on account of her threat

to withdraw from the League of Nations advance guards of two Powers, writes expenditure of capital we could not have the acting Premiership there have been

China's determination to refuse to sign Mr. Zinoy for Russia's trade and her the attack of a Japanese nong base

are making a deter

ster. "built a fortress which could have resisted many reports that he was willing to or

was powerless to reverse the terms of the mined bid for ganise a formal Cabinet," but like the

Treaty, but Japan's threat compelled the great Wealth in minerals and other ns- The idea of procuring a strong Yorkshireman, be Eeurs all

and

says Great Powers to yield to her demand tural resources, the Germans bidding fair in Eastern Asia, to which Germans could nought. No expression of opinion has The reason for this way that Japan's to collar the whole of the trade, transgravitate, was right in itself but a neces come from him: though on assuming office military force carried weight: China bad portation, and industries of the Central Bary condition was that we should keep he did declare that the Government

no such backing. This is the only con-

and Japan doing likewise in on good terms with Japan. In spite of should be in the hands of civilians, and clusion which we can draw

protest

Treaty the Siberia.

Simonoseki not of military mea. The Anfu Club

The Japanese interests are not entup of facts

1895 there WAS no dangerous reported to have expressed its readiness

Even if we assume that an appeal can

the Siberian market and thus establish long as Russin kept us, as it were. in

pushing Japanese wares. througboat in

shadow between us and Japan. ort Chip in the formation-po to *pport

be presented, is there any hope that the doubt from a lively sense of gratitude. wrong will be righted when, under the ing permanent trade connections in that the neutral zone. Even after the collapse but if the acting Premier accepts such rule of the unanimous vote, Japan's dia tast territory.

Agents of important the assistance he will lose the confidence of senting voice may veto the whole

case i

Japanese firms and banks are busy estab of the Russian Eastern policy in the liberal elements which he has already In this way we come to the conclusion lishing new agencies and acquiring Rus there was no reason for a discerning

of that it is of

Japanese policy to wish us out gian

China. agencies for the distribution of

to in But after 1905 we aught

done bave The only Japanese goods. sent League of Nations to join the

Similarly Russian in-

success. everything in our

to have correct. course for China is to adopt a policy to dustrial concerns, which cannot stage of ed the mistake of Shimonoseki. So far

in this direction- the hope that a new League may be form

raw materials, of mechanical equipment, had

constant- ed which will be based on

worked real standard | are acquired, partly or wholly by and it was not

are ganese, who are in a position to it never came to my knowledge that

for a

a good understanding with Tokyo. of right and wrong, and to which China the that the latter

Fan contribute her part. formed a company to which it

chartered the vessels, mach to the disgust Ad miral Liu, wh

who had been promised the proceeds of their employment for the re

hama for co-ordinating these individua! Members of International Lodge enter. pair of Chinese warships. The Ministry

behalf of Japanese economic Japanese On of Communications endeavoured to com- ed their new temple to-day. The installs interests. A number of leading Japanese August 15th, and its brusque wording is promise, by, offering him half the pro-

tion of oficers was performed by Right banks and influential Russian merchants said to have been very similar to that ceeds for the purposes of his ministry.

Worshipful Bro. Hynes from Shanghai, bup the bluff old Admiral would ad coni Dr. Morrison's library is well adapted and industrialists, who had to seek refuge of our Shimonoseki Note in 1895. On the

in Japan,, joined in this corporation Bethmann was inclined

advice of our Ambassador, in Tokyo. sent to a compromise and his contention

for masonic purposes. The residence will whose initial capital is

£1,000,000

to accept the ulti-- bas been partly upheld by the Cabinet.

matum. I which has ordered the former enemy ships

participation of the leading Japanes

succeeded in preventing, the banks in the scheme assures it a solid reply from being sent. If we had given to be placed under the joint control of

The Peking Motor-Car Club is now uncial backing, beyond the initial cappingtan without a fight it would have both ministries, which means that the catablished. At a recent meeting of mental. While the Japanese interests confine been lost to us in any circumstances. Navy will be the larger beheficiary.

bere, Major-General Tinge was elected themselves mainly to Siberia, thouka alliance with Japan which we should have

Limed

at was only imaginable so long as "BIKO-RUSSIAN DISPUTES" BETTLED.

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Southern Russian, and even

we upheld our honour in Eastern Asia... Sino-Russian relations have been im

energetic action some 30 to to Chinese car

manage to Even now the idea that, carry through business deals with the Bal-

we fulfilled our owners have expressed their willingness en Bolshevist territory is being duty to the utmost until we were forced proved by the settlement of several out

to join, and it is expected that many extensively exploited by the Germana. tanding disputes, First of all, the Rus

to end our Chinese

experiment colonial others will join us life members for. ian authorities have admitted that the

will stand us in good stend. The uncondi tional Sale of certain Hussian steamers on the subscription of $100. One of the prin Amur to Chinese just after the Revolucipal objects of the Club is to tion was a bond-fide one and the vessels,

system of registration of

chauffeurs

the

BRITAIN AND JAPAN, which were confiscated by the Russians, employment of members,

be hereby. a record have been restored. Secondly, the Rus will gradually

of their BAHON GOTO ON EUROPEANAMER- ability

drivers

Fiver and their per- sians have agreed to recognise Chinese

"CHANTS IN THE FAR EAST. : If this character. and Bonal"3 navigation rights on the Amur and Gungari rivers and, thirdly," they have

have carried out by the co-operation

HE. Baron Gota, late Japanes day how long the war would last; at that admitted the right of China to send warters it ought to benefit them by enabling them to find

evening contemporary, says ---- mercantile abipping. Both parties are to

The Englishman in the Far East differs.

holding Tsingtao in the event, the lines of similar organisations 1. 6s, congratulated upon the satisfactory

arrangements thus concluded.

in Shanghai and Tientsin, provide for somewhat from the Englishman at bonic, of a speedy termination to the war. ordinary membership at an annual sub Of course, there are some distinguished attempt to hand Tsingtao over to Ameri-

es was bound to come to.azaght. THE STUDENTS AGAIN,'

scription of $19, and, after the end of the Englishmen in the East, but there are Some stir has been created in the capi:

The Governor acted rightly in capi current year, an entrance fee of $15 will also others who, in former years,

gained Chins

In the streets of the captured fortunes in without labour

tulating, to them- tal by an attempt on the part of repated be imposed. The interest which has at selves. When Japan entered the field in for the 12,000 Germans

town the Japanese seatched a long time students to demonstrate afresh in the length been shown by Chinese car owners

commercial rivalry the situation

ทาง eighbourhood of the President's Pajace leads to the hope that the Club will act changed for the latter. The

mans they expected to And there. But there were only 2.000, Fortunately, Peking students did not lack the necessary financial support.

be rented.

PEKING MOTOR-CAR CLUB.

сал be

Zem-

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seriously leader of Tsingtao would have depressed public feeling in our national struggle for existence. Japan as. our enemy Has pot done us any more harm than we should have suffered by swallow.

the ing insult.

time.

Besides, in August, 1914, no one could indeed, the army was full of

ships to these waters to protect Chinese The rules of the crably Foreign Minister, writing in a Loudonoce, or in victory: We had to take the

which

An

associate themselves with this movement. Already it has office premises in the "Na merchants, who grew rich Europead with perhaps an additional 1,500 con- Chi Tяz, and the use of a country honsdizave it to wit thet from German official, and commercial

which was speedily suppressed by the ar- rest of 35 participators, who, after diten. tion for several days, were sent back to their homes. On this occasion the action Head (ff co. Nos. 47 & 48, Connaught Bead Cinitial; Hongkang. Tel. Nes, 1838 & 1930.strators are suspected of being other, than

tudenta. Our Macaroni, Paste: Stars, Fgg-noodles, Vermicelli, or her kinds of our Eosp attfis makes a dainty dish to the Table. Sold at very reasonable prices,

Large quantities have been exported to various important cities in the World. Terms nideratè, especially for Agencies. Orders executed promptly. Insection and Enquiries are cordfilly solicited.

"THE TENNIS CHAMPION,

on the Ba To Che Summer Palace Road is being acquired. It is remarkable that there has not yet been much

apanese ness their

and in numerous instances, left their country, had found their way thi scripts and volunteers, who faithful to among the Why had an

'port, but with the strong Creign sup have circuit.thods.

These Europeans circles in all the settlements in China

about Japanese

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character 10 readers at home...

nucleus political ambition

of imperialistic de dents would visit Japan in greater num now formed the Committee hopes, that foreign car-owners will associate them signs upon China, to serve their own bors to study the real state of affairs, and The persons who originated these this supply first hand information of an selves with the organisation. The hon, seeds. Mr. P. K. C. Tyan, councillor of the retary and treasurer is M. de

rumours, have find no regard for the Waichalopu, has won the open lawn of the Kin-Han Railway Admin

truth. Their fabrications, unfortunately, and tennis championship of Tientsin, beating Needless to say, the influence of the Club create misunderstandings, encourage Mr. Lesle, another Cambridge man, in will be directed to the removal

teater ill-will. of obstrus If the final on Sunday by 6-2, 6-2, 81. Mr. tions and general road improvements similar campaign against the citizens

There are Japanese, who carry on a Tyau is also expected to win the opes while attention will be paid to the strict the European Powers Much could be championship in connection with the Is

*this mason has been brilliant.

(Continued at foot of next column.)

day has come when 'Fapan' and Great "must compete in ́s fair and just the even as two friends playing game of chess. "In other words, the two nations, must enter the field of competi tion for the purpose of fair and equal understanding and knowledge of both sides of the case.

ternational Recreation Clih. His liquette of driving and the preventina done to modify the consequences of these distribution, of wealth, with" a thorough..

of scorching As soon as funds allow the Club will engage austworthy mutual slanders if European correspon mechanic

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