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JAPAN'S, ENTRY INTO THE CONSORTIUM

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FOREIGN OFFICE- STATEMENT.

JAPAN'S POSITION WITH REGARD TO VČHINA.

1920

STRANGE CUSTOMS OF TIBET.

PEOPLE, OF THE LAND."

A MISSIONARY'S TALES OF THE HIDDEN WEST)

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MR. RICHARD HOLT ON HOW PEOPLE ARE RUBBED

Mr. Richard D. Halt, who is on albust

DANUBE NAVIGATION. WORK OF THE COMMISSION.

Admiral Sir E Troubridge recently returned to Budapest from visit of inspection on the Danube from Regene-

As the Chian Inland Mission at Shang- Following is the full text of the state burg to Giurgiu, near Bucharest. The hai last week, Mr. F. D. Learner, who hasness tour in the Far East, wrote to fum=" ment issued by the Japanese Foreign Office other members of the Danube Commission just come from the border of Tibet, gave on Se-from-Singapore in follows in regard to the Banking Consortiumho were most cordially received every a most interesting lecture on the country, I have just had the opportunity of where, went to see how they could best the mission work there and the habits of reading the articles on the depreciated fulfil their object, which is to facilitate the people. I would be impossible to British currency contained in your igno and encourage commerce on the Danube.deal at that length which the lecture jus of December 13th. In this connection an They found that although river traffic canifes with the various points he discussed, actual experience of mine may interest

be described as intensive, it is yet but the following is a brief synopsis of the you and your readers. making great strides," Admiral Trou- bridge, in an interview with Reuter's

"On January 28th. I was in Soprabaya, main points of his talk."

Stationed at Sining, Mr. Learner works and ascertained that the exchange for a correspondent, said:—

negotiations:~

head, together with an exposition of the

ALWAYS ACTED WITH POWERA,

The Governments of all the Danube among five different kinds of people, demand draft on London was 19.30 to

Mongols, Mohammedans, aborigines, the £.

*Tibet

"Of course, when people can get their profits, salaries or wages aitored to meet the new circumstances this may not make much difference to them, but surely what Parliament allows people it fixed in sovereigns, those people are being simply robbed of two-fifths of their income..

perfect anderwanding has been reached between the representative of the Japanne Banking Group and Mr. Lamont, the representative of the Ameri. can group, who have been in conference on questions involved in the proposed organization of a new Consortium for loans to China consisting of Japanese, American. British and French banking States appear to be very much in hym groups. The understanding was further pathy with the aims of the Commission: Chinese and Kalmaks. The name "I happened to have a goldi sovereign is not known by the Tibetans, in my pocket-book, so I sent it out for confirmed by an exchange of notes on When political differences now existing

call themselves "Wod," the sale and got afteen florins for it. May 11th between Mr. Lamont and the between theso countries are settled there is who Japanese representative. It has been no doubt that an interchangs of their people of the land" Sining is situated This can only mean that the sugar deemed advisable at this juncture to give products will begin on a very large scale, out a brief review of the steps by which and also experts will come in from new in. Grent Tibet, one of the three divisions tea, rubber, etc., which Britain buys from the new Consortiam plan has come to a countries now without a seaboard whose into which the land is divided, the other the Dutch East Indies costs about: tu per

oly

means of communication with the sea position of Japan in this matter. is along the wing of the internationalised two being Tibet Proper, and Little Tibet. cent. mere in Bradburys than it would

do in sovereign. Danube.There are many difficult ques-

EARLY ADVENTURERS. - tions to be studied by the Commission "In matters 'connected with foreign

Speaking of the many attempts to enter loans to China it has ever been the which will meet in Paris early in May. Tibet, Mr. Learner pointed out that the endeavour of the Japanese Government One of the chief of these is the respousi Roman Catholics were the firss to enter rigidly to follow the policy of keeping in bility of the several States for the inain the country in the 12th century. In the concert with the Powers interested. I tenance of the channels, and the question was in that spiris that Japan participates of the granting of assistance from "inter 18th century Van, de Foote, the first Euro- comes to be paid in Bradburys instead of

pean to get to Lhasa, entered from the in the organization of the old Six Powers national funds for this purpose.

The admiral said he was much impressed Indian border, and in 1811, Manning, the Consortium of Japan, Great Britain, the by the river work being done by the several first Englishman to perform the same feat,

Why they put up with it I can't United States, France, Germany and States. Serbia especially was doing very catered from India and remained at Rusin True to that polios, Japan has much. There were now large quatitities of Lhass for some considerable time. Many understand. If I might advise them it remained to this day a member of that products from Bosnia Herzegovina, and other attempts to get to Lhasa had been would be never to vote for any candidate for Parliament who is not pledged to org arization, although the American Croatia being brought down the Save, and made, but they had generally failed, one

honest money. group woon withdrew from it end Get excellent and regular services had been of the exceptions being Col. Young any was expelled therefrom as a result established to both frontier confines at hasband's expedition which went in from of the Great War. Sho has, moreover; | Hagueyatz and Вијам Romania was the Chinese border. made her best efforts to try and persuade intensifying her commerce on the river, Not much missionary work had as yet America, to re-enter the old Consortium, too, very satisfactorily. Bat all these been done in Tibet. On the Indian side and when the question recently arose of countries were very much hampered by the Moravians had been established ever making a $5,000,000 advance to the what of coal. On the Bavarian stretch of since 1856, while bands of missionaries Chinese Government she again put forth the river thore was much traffic moving were waiting on the Sachuan and Karsu ber-most-effort in favour of a perfect whris ever Austriar and Hungarian boats borders for an opportunity to go in and Accord in connection therewith between were sailing much more freely. There was establish themselves. This method of application: just as you get a ballot paper Japan. the United States, Great Britain now a regular service from Budapest waiting, Mr. Learner described as the best and France, It was thus in keeping south to Baja and north to Regensburg.

in the circumstances for owing to the with her traditional policy that Japan The Commission hopes that before long hostility of the people it was not yet safe there will be a generať movetsent of vessels: promptly gave her approved in principle along the whole of the Danube from enough to venture far inland. to the proposition of a new Consortium. Regensburg to Sulina. The Danube wil A general statement of the origin and bave an inestimable value in supplement. With apt description Mi. Learner took way of making work for all." progress of the new Consortium scheme ing railways, as it will be many years his hearers on a voyage into the safer will throw, more light on this point.

before the railway organisation will be parts of Tibet by horse and yak. The able to be compared with that prevailing frst night he said they would stop at

AMERICA PROPOSED NEW GROUP.

in peace-time.

In June, 1919, at the instance of the American Government, a plan was pro- posed for organizing & now Consortium for loans to Chin, with Japanese, American, Britain and French Banking WEST AUSTRALIAN NATIVES Groups as its members, for which it was suggested that all losna to the Chinese CUSTOMS OF A VANISHING RACE, Government which were to be raised by i

IN KUMBUM MONASTERY,

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had another experienry in Seura baya-which-harite interest. Wi-new-not allowed to embark for. Singapore without

health certificate from the Medical Off oer. When we called at his office before looking Eurasian clerk handed us all embarking he was not in, but a benevolent- neatly written out certificates that we were free of plague. This was done on at an election, and to the best of my belief overy passenger was treated in the same way, the certificates for those who forgot to cull being handed to the chief steward. I have not come acrošs a better

COURT MARTIAL REFORM. DEFECTS REMEDIED, AND A WAR- TIME CONCESSION CONTINUED,

Discipline and regulation of the Aris and Air Force during the next 12 months are provided for in the new Army And Air Force (annual) Bili, which repens certain provisions of the Air Force Can-

stitutiöä ker 1917–

Clause 5 abolishes regimental, court- These counts IS

Kumbum, co li from Bining, where there was a large monastery. Here they would have to dismouns from their animal before entering the city and go to the big guest houses, where they would be greeted by hundreds of little boy priests Food would here be given to them, their. public issue whether they were of polir. O. Neville in a paper on "The besins being licked round by their hosts, read at as a sign of honour to a special guest, tical or of economic character, should Western Australian Aborigines be pooled and reserved exclusively. The a meeting of the Royal Anthropological after which they would be given tea with

salted milk and butter init plan wax in due cours baribed to by Institute, recently with

The aborigines of Western Australia, respective Governments concerned.

Early next morning the traveller would of the banking were most numerous in the North, diminian provably ascend the sacred mountain near reprentatives

ing as they came wearer, civilisation, being groups of the four Powers, met in con almost extinct where the white man has by and as he went up the slopes he would martial in the Army. ference at Paris in May, 1919, and an lived sine the early days of occupation, ce quantities of paper about, to which not held under the Air Force Act. agreement, largely on the basis of the In no part of the world were so many

was attached a pleasing story. During It is provided that a finding of acquittal American proposition, was adopted on the langunges or dialects spoken by so few

the night a number of Tibetans had gone shall always he pronounced at once main points relative to the organization individuals. Though they had neither up the mountain and scattered pieces of open court, even when the accused is found" of the Consortium. The agreement was written nor hierogiyphic characters, they paper on the breeze. Each piece repre- Sulity of other charges. subunitted for the confirmation of the communicated with one another by means sented a horse on which was written the respective Governments and banking of a cipher, intelligible only to themselves, prayer "Omam. Mani Padme Hum and group Japan. thereupon 01psed a new cut upon message sticks. The bearer of the scatterers of the paper believed that banking group to be furmed in order to handbarro, or message stick, was always some of it would fall at the feet of weary participate in the proposed organization. granted a free passage, however hostile the travellers and be transformed into real The other three, Powers likewise gaye con-intervening tribes might be. Fire was horses for their assistance. Briantion to the Paris agreement, The generally produced by friction. There

The abrine at the top of the mountain fundamentals of the New Consortium were fundamental sons common to all in which every devout Tibetan throw Kere thus defined and agreed upon. tribes, which defined those of his people tones for the purpose of acquiring merit,

It had throughout been the intimate: whom A HAD Bight or might not marry desire of the Japanee Government that on account of relationship. Polygamy was or set up a flag for the same object, would by the creation of a new financial organi common. The aborigines did not believe attract attentiin, and descending the of the mountain the traveller zation the needless loan

competition at any person.ever.died a natural death.other probability come across a

more than a manifestation of that desire

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in

War-time provisions for suspension of a sentence of penal servitude, imprisonment, or detention with a view to the sentence being avoided altogether if the person acquits himself satisfactorily, are to be

continued.

Clauka 17 substitutes £20 for £10 as the

payment by which a recruit may buy his discharge at Bay time within three months of his attestation.

At present officers, and men of the Air Force, who, while temporarily attached to the Army, commit an offence against military law, cannot be tried for the offence more than three months after they are restored to the Air Force. It is also impossible to try them under Air Force

among nations in China should be put an but think that when a person dies be has would in end to, thus not only promoting the byen bewitched by some member of another Tibetan'a tent, prosperity of China herself but also tribe, and it becomes the duty of a near strengthening the friend co-operation of supposed murderer, or another one of the dogs, fierce creatures, some of whom area, as they were not subject to they are relative to avenge his death by killing the After the tent owner had quietened the the nations concerned. It was nothing tribe to which the murderer is supposed to four feet high, a scarf of greeting would when the offence was committed. They are

belong.

escape altogether. on her part that Japan some time ago heard of any supernatural power for good

While Mr. Neville had never be given to the visitor, while the host berefore liable to took upon herself to invite the American referred to, they had a mortal dread of would put out his tongue until it Clause 24 remedies this delect in the law. group to re-enter what is now a Four an evil spirit exercising a baneful effect Power Group, Buck being the case, it is over their lives. only natural that Japan should give her i willing consent to the American proposi tion looking, as it does, to the enlargement |

of the field of co-operation among the HUGE TOTALISATOR FIGURES. Powers concerned and the promotion of thair concert in China,

JAPAN'S VITAL INTERESTS INVOLVED.

touched his chin and turn up his thumb

PEKING CABINET CRISIS.

ADMIRAL SHA'S CONDITIONS.

FESTATIC NEWS AGENCY?]

PEKING, May 18th. According to a Prezidentini mandato issued last night, Premier Chin Yun-perg has been granted ten days leave of absence

to indicate the extreme pleasure-ho was experiencing at the visit of his guests." Tea would be handed round and if the visitor were somebody whose friendship was particularly desired he might be given some butter from 60 to 100 year Bydney telegram says:-With an

ofd attendance of 80,000 it was not surprising.

Probably in the corner of the tent would While, however, the other Powers that a record in the way of totalisatorbe noticed an old man turning si, prayer | concerned can afford to look upon the Randwick. The etheial account of the sun wheel, too old to work but not too figures should have been established at question of the New Consortium solely or invested shows that £104,858 was put did too on heaping up merit for him mainly from the standpoint of business through the machine, as against £88,633 elf. The woman in the tent would prob internet, it is otherwise with Japan 15/ which represented the previous reably have three or four husbands and in account of "ilinem," and Admiral Sha inasmuch as her vital national interests cord, at the last Spring meeting. On the nearly every case she would be the Minister of the Navy, appointed acting areant to be involved Being contigu-Bydney Cup along £31583 10/ as invente boss." Perhaps there might by another Premier concurrently. ous to China, Japan has to take into ed, as compared with the Doncaster Handi- man in one corner, suffering from duty as Minister of War will be tempor consideration the requirements of her map figures. 223,440 10/-. The business in stomachache. No medicine would be arily performed by Lieut-General Lo saddling paddock totalisator repre given him, but he would be rapped thou Kai-porg, Vice-Minier of War, because In connection with any enterprise to hesented £70,188 10 and in the Leger sands of times on the abdomen until heneral Chang Chih-tang refuses to act

for undertaken 'near her border.

£24,201 10/2 while the turnover on the flat recovered or died. "If the latter he would

him. This special and peculiar position of vas £10.165. A trained staff of 450 was be cremated, or thrown to the sacred micr Chin left with his family for Hrisban After the receipt of this mandate, Pre Japan the other Powers concerned have employed, and cash amounting to £47,000 | birds, or just cast into the river. hitherto shown willingness to appreciate in change a "w used in the operations. The Japanese Government, however, in confirming the Paris agreement," con-

defence and economic existence

THE HERMITS OF KOKOMOR

The Premier's.

(not for the Tangshan" "hot springa). Admiral Sha has only agreed to act for The journey would include a visit & Fremier Chin for ten days, and, within this period, the Cabinet crisis must be settled. siddeed it advisable to arrive at a more the realt is the understanding that has the Kokonor, the large lake 220 miles in in view of the ambitious demand made "defiile understanding on this paint with

circumference and 10,900 it, above the sea by the Andu Club, it in doubtful been wrenched between the representatives the Governments concerned. Frank ex of the Japance and American Banking level. On one of the three islands in the Cabinet crisis can be settled by Chow-Shu- chaos of views with the American, Groups, & similar understanding in exarante Buddhas, their only communicad his additional duty in the Cabinet this

centre live 12 hermit Lamas and two in mour within ten days. Admiral Sha nikum British and French Governments led to pacted soon between the Japanese group tion with the mainland being in winter morning when he informed the chief full appreciation on the r part of the main and the British and French groups. nurpose of the Japanese proposal; which As for the scope of activities of the over the is bridge which then formed. secretary and other officials that there had in view the guaranteeing of the Now Consortium it is understood that

Mr. Learner concluded his remarks with will be no change during his temporary security of Japan's national defence and not all loans to China but only such as with its museum, prayer hall, idals of persuaded to perform their dries as usual a doserption of the monastery at Kumbum incumbency of Premiership and they were eermomie existence, The three Governare made direct to the Chinese Govern Buddhas, etc., and wound up with a de Admiral Sha's three princip conditions ments expressly declared to the Japanese ment or those guaranteed by the Chinese scription of the singular butter_festival, are: (1) That the Cabinet coin should... Government that they not only contem-Government, which will be raised by pluted no activities inimical to the vital public issue, ure to be exclusively reserved when all kinds of weird constructions bored within ten days, (2) that be will interests of Japan-but that they were for the Consortium, and that cone night and then cast into a ravine for the hell not be responsible for the Bhan- wrought in butter, aro, exhibited for one not responsible for finance, and (3) that ready to give a general assurance which quently loans to Chinese capitalist enjoyment of wandering dogs and wolsea. tung m would, be deemed sufficient to safeguard corporations are left outside the scope thics interests.....

of the Consortium.

Now that the New Consortium is at Bening that the spirit of their pro-last to be called into existence, it is con- Two thousand five hundred persons, wäre mal has met with the complete apprefidently hoped that the people of China awaiting passages from India to England ciation of the Powers interested, the well as of Japan, fully appreciative in April. It is urged that no visitors Japanese Government bave decided finalle of the fundamental spirit of the organi should be allowed to come to India until to confirm the agreement of Paris, and zation, will load their every support to the residents need for transport accom- _^. (Continued at font of nezt column i

-undertaking. Ithe present

madalian have been fully-

DECIDES, TO 'ÖPSTIRM, AGIREMENT.

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