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OUR LONDON LETTER. THE SHANTUNG QUESTION IN

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is greater than any individual, `ochnected with it, Lord "Northclife has contrived to make his dominant personality over- shadow the journals he controls.

It is

BEASONS WHY CHINA REFUSES TO absurd to say-as some of his critica are

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paying he would not hesitate to endan- ger national interests to gain his per IFROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT-]

sonal eada; but it can be easily under LONDON, August 4th..

stood that in the course of a vendetta Mr. B. Lenox Simpson is keeping such as that against the Prime Minister Chinese interests well before the British things may be sometimes said which are Publis in the columns of the Pres. For apt. to be incidentally harmful, especially some weeks he has been conducting a conif reported by an American interviewer. troversy in the Daily Telegraph on the The alleged interview appeared only in Shantung question, which is like King the edition of the Daily Mail circulating Charles's head" of Dickens in relation in the North of England, Wales and to the Far East. His opponent is Mr. Ireland. The memago also reached the Naojiro Murakami, formerly editor of Times, and it is said that Sir Campbell the Yorozu, of Tokio. Discussion arose Stuart, who was associated with Lord out of the statement seat out by Router, Northcliffe during the war in propaganda from a Japanese source," to the effect work, kept it out of that paper. It la that Japan bas on several occasions ex-further said he tried to prevent it ap pressed willingness to hand back Shan-pearing in the Mai, but was too late tung to China, but China has always to stop publication in the whole edition. From the journalistic standpoint the declined to negotiate because she wants

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INCREASED POSTAL CHARGES.

the territory harded back direct from wildus blunder of printing the story it thought, a chastening and not through Japan.

effect on the clever people at Carmelite Mr. Simpson retorts that China's main House. objection to negotiate is based on the fact that the Two principal, interests in Shantung are the Shantung Rail- and port facilities of Tsing tao,

The socalled restoration of the Fensed territory means nothing at 30 long as" the vital railway

all the harbour works

The experta wars right in predicting that the increased charge on postcards from a penny postage to three halfpence would result in a less instead of a gain to the Post Office revenue. But Mr. remain Kellaway, the new. Postmaster-General,

tirely in Japanese hands. 1 m. 13 willing to learn, and, having found:

of this view he instances the Yalu ber Company as a famous case in point, out that his departure was a mistake, After the war of 1904-5 this was turnede is credited with the intention to revert to the penny stamp for postcards "again. into a joint Chino-Japanese concern, but The French P.M.G., has had the same proved merely a device to mask complete sort of experience as Mr. Kellaway. In- absorption by Japan." With

creased postcard rates caused such a tung Railway and Tsingtao harbour serious redustion, in revenue that the works under the control of Japanese French Chamber is to be asked to restore

Mr. Simpson declares that the the old rates. Thick of a few empty building

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would mean nothing to China China requires is that she should redeem the railway by purchase, the value being to-day, according to Mr. Simpson, about £4,000.000.

The further interesting point which emerges in the course of the discussion is that what China desires is to set up at Tsingtao an authority analogous to the Port of Londor Authority-a local Board, under the Commissioner of Chin- ese Maritime Customs, to administer these facilities in the interests of the commercial community

generally. Simpson bluntly adds that it is chil- dish to suppose that when the facts perfectly known to everybody in the Far East. a-called offer to hand back ter- ritory in which every essential thing remains Japanese cau blind people in England."

THE NORTHCLIFFE TOUR.

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The talk of the town this week has been the interview which Lord Northcliffe, en route to Australia. was said to have

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I hear that Mr. Kellaway, who has an gile mind, is thinking of various pro- jects to increase the earning capacity of his Department. It is understood that he contemplates letting the backs of the telegraph forms for advertising purposes, and also that he is considering advertise ments on postage stamps. All this is interesting enough in its way; but what is wanted is an early return to the penny post for letters inland, and "a corresponding reduction for letters abroad.

THE LORD CHANCELLOE.

The Lord Chancellor. Lord Birkenhead. who was known to fame in other days as Mr. F. E. Smith, M.P., is proving himself in exception to the general rule that when a man leaves the Lower Hous: for 'n sent in the House of Lords under a new pathe his personality is lost. That, at all events, is what has usually

Ded. Lori Birkenhead had career as a politician. He was a veritable Rupert of Debate on behalf of the Tory

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to a reporter of the Yeu Tork legionaries-brilliant to a marked degree

with something of the picturesqueness a devil-may-care swashbuckler in his style and wanner. Now, in the House of Lords, as Lord Chancellor he has estab lished a reputation as one of the greatest of the many great men who have occu pied the Woolsuck. It legal circles it is said that some of his judgments on important cases are already regarded as classics.

The interview purported to lift the veil on a little bit of secret history with regard to the Irish negotiations. It will be recalled that. as cabled to you at the time, the King's name was brought into prominence in this sensational story, His Majesty was represented as compell ing a reluctant Prime Minister to step out briskly on the road towards a settle net with Sint Fein. According to the

Lord Birkenhead is the only man who interviewer, the King asked Mr. Lloyd is not afraid to stand up to Lord, Salis George: "Are you going. to shoot all

bury, the leader of the “Die-Hards” on the people in Ireland?" No. your Ireland and other questions,

Morc- Majesty," the Premier replied. "Well

over, he has had the courage to change then," said King George, "You must his views about the Irish problem. It is come to some agreement with them. Thisunderstood that he took an important thing cannot go on. I cannot have my part in the preliminary negotiations people killed in this manner"

that led up to the invitation ta Following this most astounding report, | Mr. de Valern to Come to Log- the King took the unprecedented course don. What a change since, as Mr. of contradicting the alleged conversation. F. E. Smith, he acted as

galloper His repudiation was

The to Sir Edward Carson, generalissimo of com- the Ulster Volunteers, in 1912, when tha conversation was stigmatised ed. plete fabrication." Next we have had Orangemen were Lord Northcliffe presenting his humble last ditch before the ring to die in the would accept Home duty to

to the King and denying that he Rule. His discovery too, that the Anglo- gave the interview; and eventually it is Japanese Treaty did not lapen this year disclosed that it was not Lord Northcliffe was a clever way of assisting the Govern

New York Times reporter saw ment out of a difficult situation last but Mr. Wickham Stred, editor of the month London Times, who accompanied Lord Northclific on his travels as far as Van- couver. Mr. Stend denied the authenti- city of the direct statements"! attri- buted to him, and described what he had Bid to the reporter as an informal talk" on the Irish question.

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hope, Mr. Lloyd George, added amid cheers,. that this statement may do something to sterilise the effect of the criminal malignity which, for

personal ends, has endeavoured to stir

up trouble." There was more to the same effect I refer to the incident at some length be- cause,..

if rightly apprehended, it makes clear a good deal that has appeared in the Northcliffe papers for some time past, To those acquainted with the play of forces under the surface of current affairs. the phrase about “personal ends » Lains a clue to the whole business. Rightly of whited in this powerful the sustained par sonal feeling section of the London Press is attributed to wounded;

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he was not asked to attend the Pence Conference at Versailles.

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as a representative of Great Britain, It is said that he mightily desired to affix his signature to the historic

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