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THE MAGIO PEARLS.

THE QUESTION OF SHANTUNG

BIR ERNEST DIRCH'S ASTONISH-LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,

AND FOREIGN OFFICE. ING GEMS..... “

The following document has been' The great pearl mystery-like the col lection of pearls reposing in a square of circulated by the Becretary of the London brown silk in the Kensington flat of their Chamber of Commerce. It is a copy of a owner, Sir Ernest Birch, F.C.M.G., letter addromed to the Foreign Office by tarmer British Resident of Perak and the London Chamber of Commerce, and Commander-in-Chief of North Borneo-the official reply received thereto;- is still growing.

THE SHANTUNG SETTLEMENT, ETC.

December 22nd, 1818. Dear Sir,-Considerable correspondence has taken place between this Chamber, and the British Chamber of Commerce, Tien-

The contention of the Tientsin Cham- bor, which, I believe has been in direct correspondence with you on the matter, is briefly stated in the following resolu tion adopted in August Inst

British Museum experts, Hatton-garden, dealers, West End pearl merchants, and members of learned societies are all dis cussing with keen interest the extraordin- ary case of Sir Ernest's pearls, which have not only increased, in size since he tuin, during recent months, on the subject first bought them in 1901, but have multi-of the Shantung Settlement and the inter- plied their numbers. No one could ofar nationalisation of the Railways in China. an explanation of the phenomenon and some were frankly incredulous.

The full story of the pearls, as related to a Daily Express representative by Lady even more Birch and her daughter, is amazing than the brief details previously stated. A twostring necklet of 250 small pearls, & miniature framed in alternate diamonds and pearls the latter selected gems of fair size-a gold chain set with rubies and pearls of good size, and last, but most interesting, a heaped up pile of pearls ranging from the tiniest baby! pearls to others fully equal in size and colour to those in the necklet were dis- played. All the pearls, set and anset, had come from a little black bag of pearls, none larger than a pin's bead, which Sir Ernest purchased nineteen years ago in Borneo from a native woman for a small so little "The pearls seemed of

"that I let account," said Lady Birch, them remain for years in the dirty little black rag in which they were bought by my husband Five years later, when we were in Perak, we noticed that the pearls were considerably larger, and, of course, many of our friends there were greatly in- terested in the growing pearls

政

MORE AND LAKGEB.

"It was after we came home, however, that we noticed a tremendous change. Not only were there more pearls, but many had become so large that I took them to an Oxford street jeweller, and had the necklace of 250 pearls which you

made for my daughter." Miss Birch took up the narrative at this

point.

the Japanese are allowed to retain the political and economic rights which Germany had soquired in Shan- tung the latter including control of docks, railways, and the right to construct railways in the hinterland (Tsinan-Shuntefoo, Kaomi-Hauchowfu and extensions, now undor negotiation, of the Kaifeng-Konan line to Esianfu and Tanchow) they obtain absolute con trol of a deep water port offering far greater facilities than Tientsin and Shanghai, and in spite of all declara tion as to the open door, pursuing their naual' policy, they' will give preferen tial rates to Japanese merchants. The inevitable result will be the decline of Tientsin and Shanghai, where British and American interests preponderate by diversion of the greater part of the trade of North Ching to Tringtao and the Japanese."

"

The Tiontain Chamber urge that the only

remedy is the cancellation of the Sing Japanese agreements, and the resumption by Chins of her full sovereign rights in Shantung, which should be followed by the abolition of all sphères of influence, the internationalisation of all ralways, docks and loans in North China and the stablishment of an international settle mant at Tsingtao, as in Shanghai, with out any exclusive national concessions,

Further, the Tientsin Chamber strongly urge that the restoration by Japan of the Teased territory should be made quite clear immediately and that the British Govern The jeweller told us," she said," that meat should strive for the earliest date bo had placed every single pearl large prerible Ther point out that the joint enough to pierce in the necklace, and that Chinese Japanese Railway rights will, ir What was left was practically dust.

practice, give Japan both political and remember my mother saying to him, I economic control and that the Japanese really don't know what I can do with

Assurance against discrimination is un- these tiny things that won't pierce, and reliable. This latter point is illustrated we were leaving them with the jeweller. In by the present condition of the South fact, it was only when, a week later, Manchurian and Tsinag-Taingtao line: at occurred to us that the pearls might be the moment the Japanese are acquiring entrusted that we went back to the jewel alf of the property dominating the Rail- ler and said we would take away the dust way terminus and docks at Taingtao;

Some time later it is difficult to miniature.

about What

mother'squently, it is contended, the im sister was having comte diamonds set in ate internationalisation of the Railways. miniature, What about mother's held be strongly urred without delay.

The London Chamber (Far: Eastern pearls?' she said, half jokingly. When we examined the pearls, which had been Section) has, of course, pointed out that forgotten in the interval, we found no it is difficult to comprehend how the difficulty in selecting from what had been British Government can suggest an amend dust only a few years before the thirty-ment of the Shantung Clause in the Peace two really good-sized pearls which you

in the miniature.

On both occasions we told the jewels lers the mininture was set by a different firm-but they simply smiled incredu lously."

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Again the pearls have grown, and in. could be made from the collection of many sized gems spread out on the little brown silk square. Jewellers who have seen them say that the shape and lustre are

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Treaty, reing that the Treaty has already to coerce Japan into amending the Treaty would not carry ont assurances, given by her delegates to the Peace Conference.

been signed, and that we fear any attempt

At the same time the members of the

Far Eastern Section wish to place en record that they are seriously perturbed by the existing state of affairs and are in

reement with the views of the British Chamber of Tientain as to what is likely to hannen if British interests are not On what have the mysterious pearls anergetically defended during the present Led? The answer, so far as the period critical times and the object of the pre- between now and 1913 is concerned, isent letter is to urge that every yossible definite-rice! Possibly rice was present sten be taken, nos-ibly in conjunction in the original black rag banded to Bir with the United States and other Powers Ernest Birch in 1901 in Boraco. He has concerned, and that without delay, to pre- an impression that there was a little rice vent any attempts of Japan to abuse the

tain.

In 1813 a small quantity of rice was added, and careful examination show ed that each little grain was pecked.

There is the story, sa told, by the mem bers of Sir Ernest's family, clearly and simply All their friends know about Lady Birch's magic pearls, and have a velled at their fecundity.

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The Daily Expressrepresentative sought the official explanation of the specialists at the South Kensington Museum. There was some doubt whether pearl inquiries should be pursued in s zoological or mineralogical direction, but the suggestion of pearls breeding once they had left the oyster shell was new to both, and sent the experts diving into

archives of the pearl.

the

I am more familiar with the pear before it has become detached from the oyster,"

"said Mr. J. C. Robson, authority on shellfish, "but zoologically it is almost impossible to believe that Pearls can breed after they have left the body of the oyster and are cut off from the source of the mineral matter of which they are composed."

Dr. Pryor, of the mineralogical rection,

economic rights which she secures under the Treaty to upheld, in fact, the old established British interests in Middle and North China.

I am therefore to express the carneit hops, that this question will have the immediate and close attention of H.M. Government.I am, Your faithfully,

(Signed) CHARLES E. Husgrave

Becretary.

Foreign Office,

· January 3rd, 1820. Sir, I am directed by Earl Curzon of Kedleston to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of December 22nd, and to state for the information of the London Cham- ber of Commerce that the question of the future of Tsingtao and of the protection

British interests is receiving. the con- atant and close attention of His Majesty's Government, I am, Sir, Your most obedient and humble Servant,

(Signed) HuzzET MONTGOMERY.

endorsed the opinion of his zoological In Government factories, where during colleague. Neither of these experts had ever heard of pearls increasing either in size or numbers, t

the past few years heavy machine drives abounded, most successful results have been achieved by Gripoly Hercules Belting

The managing director of a famous firm of West End jewellers, reputed to have powerful combination of Oripoly and one of the largest collections of pearls selected leather stripe. It is designed by in the trade; summoned bis pearl experts its makers, Mosirs, Lewis and Tylor, of to a conference on the facts,

Grange Milk, Gardiff, and 51, Grace "We have never heard of such a thing church Street, London, to stand up to the happening in our long experience and in most severe and continuous friction on the our enormous collection," was the ultima edges and, in spite of its herculpań tmn. These experts found the story of the strength, it is not unduly rigid but re pearls increasing in number even more tains a flexibility which renders it suit difficult of belief than the increase in size. zble for a diversity of purposes. This "They don't do it in our shop wash belting, which is manufactured in a

managing director" they did 1 "Don't I wish varying from sin.: to 30la. in width, has

Only among

the members of the Royal immensensile strength and can be re- Asiatic Society was there a recollection commedfor slow ardnou, drives and for work in general. The initial of tales of pearls that multiplied, and, a similar instance was recalled by one cost course, high, but against this vetoran as having occured in Singapore, it must be borne in mind that when one when, as in the case of Bir Ernest Birch's so is showing signs of wear the balt can pearls, rice was placed with the mother be run with equally good results on the Spearia

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