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EDUCATION AND TRADE CHINESE STUDENTS IN GREAT

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JAPAN AND DISARMAMENT JAPANESE ARMY CONFERENCE PLAN.

students to come to Great Britain. There at the Pacifio Conference:- wero at present about 260 of them there,

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THE GERMAN CONSUL AT CANTON. CANTON GOVERNMENT REFUSES RECOGNITION.

INDIA AND 'ONUM. THE CULTIVATION OF THE POPPY IN CHINA...

Thu attempt to break China of the MINISTER'S APPEAL

After repeated conferenes between the

The following article appeared in the failed, as every one knew it would, the

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habit by legislation having General: Staff and the War Office author Addressing the guests of the Convention | itias, in agreement has been reached, Contou Timer of the lat inst of Chinese studenta, male and female, reports the Tokyo Vichi"Nichi, regarding It has been rumoured that the Canton Peking is evidently looking about for la.ernational Anti-Opfüm Association of which opened at The Hayes, Swanwick land, disarmament.

Government recently refused to recognize umebody to strata? As is the custom Derby, recently, Dr. K Wellington According to the above journal, the a gentleman, who applied for recognition en such occasions, the Society has hit upon Koo, the Chinese Minister, cunphasized the need of encouraging more Chinese Government will insist on the following as Vice-Consul for Germany at. Canton. India as the scapegoat though the blame As there is Fonsiderabie uisunderstand clearly rests not upon exterior agencies The Imperial Government will maintaing regarding the reasons for this refusal, but upon the Chinese themsolves and their ho said, and this number was very small the present 91. Divisions, comprising it may be well "to make the position of Government, admitted by the Anti-Opium Scopioni Peking to be lamentably weak. when compared for example with the 206,000 men, as the minimum land force the Canton Government quite clear.

When Peking concluded the Trade and did at one time de a huge trade

FARUKA" 2800 in the United States.

for defensive purposes. The Government. Agreement with Germans, the Governin opium with China, but that trade wo however, will reciprocate the efforts of the other Powers if the latter reduce their The Imperial Government will abolish all Japanese fortresses, either in exist encs already or under construction, on the Pasific coast, provided the United States cancels her Pacific defensive equip mente.

land forces.

Apart from his belief that Great Britain was one of the best schools for training

root here announced that it would not killed because the Chines: dorommene recognize any acts of the illegal govern mil it wanted to prevent the Chinese leaders of men, he was also permiaded in

ment in Peking. This left the status of continuing to make themselves slaves to bis desire by the thought of the favour-

Germans in the South-western provinces degrading and dangerous aston sole reaction which the presence of more

exactly as it was before the signing of Souto suspected that people in China the

the Trade Agreement Applications for wanted the monopoly of production of the Chinese students would have upon relations between China And Great Bri

the return of German properties have drug themselves, but Chine was given the tain. The benefit would be mutual and

been denied. But Gernians are permitted benefit of the doubt and in 1907 the Gay: tar-reaching China and Great Britain

to come to Canton and resume business erament of India' undertook to

reduce wes bound to have a great deal to do The imperial army in Siberia will be under the protection of the Chinese laws yearly the amount of opium exported to with oach other, because their respective evacuated upon the conclusion of the A few days ago, the Consul for Holland China by 5,100 chests from an armed standard of 87,000 cheats. Under fur- interests meet at more than one point. Russo-Japanese Commercial Treaty, if the communicated with the Provincial author ther agreement, signed in May, 10 Lay fro Not only did the contiguity of Chinese conclusion not complets or to the ities, stating that he had turned over the cation of the trade was to be accelerated territory with some of the most import session of the Washington Convention affairs of the German Consulate to

on proof of the suppression of the pro ant "possessions of the British Empire In accordance with the possible develop. gentleman recently appointed by the duction of opium in China. Less oprum make us important neighbours each tot of the Pacific: Convention, the Government of the Republic of Germany being available in China the price 200 the other, but the large vested interests Imperial Government may withdraw its as Vice Consul for Canton. Another and so did the price at the sades held of British capital and commerce in Chian, troops from Tientsin, Hankow and other himself in which he notified the Provin Coveraments began to forbid the importa letter was received from that gentleman in Indis Then the Chinese Provincial and the presence of millions of their cor Chinese quarters.

gial Government that he had taken up his tion. nad sale of Indian opium in de- patriots in the different parts of the

The Japanese Government will recog office. Acting in accordance with the fiance of the orders of the Central Gov- British Empire, were constantly, giving rise to questions for adjustment and sina Janam of the instructions received from the Ministry ernment--why is not clene unless it was readjustment, not only between the 21-articled Sino-Japanese Agreement, by for Foreign Affairs, the provincial authe to aid the development of the local pro Governments but between the two peo-proposing to purchase, for instance, the rities replied that, as the German Govern duct.

The result was that though in Japanese rights and interests already ment had not concluded an Agreement 1911 the number of chesta exported from ples as well"

Not only were the students themselves/established in Manchuria and Mongolia. with the legal Government of China, it India was 1,410 against 67,000 in 1908 The foreign settlements will be thrown was impossible for the Canton Govern.azd in 1919 the amount had fallen to

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learning something of the best that was

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in English culture and civilization, but open to the general Chinese as free tradment to recognize any representative of 6,700. Stocks had accumulated at Shang through them the Chinese people at home ing quarters. were acquiring a knowledge of the coun try. More than that, by coming into. contact with the pick of Chinese youth, the English people in general, and the in- tellectual classes in particular, could not

U.S. DIPLOMAT'S STORY.

fail to know something of the hopes and 1,000.00 ROUBLES FOR ONE DAY'S made by foreign powers' with Peking. It Since then India has not exported one

aspirations of the New China. There was. undoubtedly a great deal for them to learn, especially in constitutional govern- ment, in business organization, and in engineering skill and applied science But China had also something to offer, especially in philosophy, literature, art,

and social consolidation.

One suro result from the Chinese tu- dents' movement to Great Britain would be the rapid extension of commercial and trade relations between China and Grant Britain, a thing which was to be much desired because of the fact that China was one of the leading sources of supply of raw material in the world, while Great Britain was the premier manufacturing and exporting country. Nothing prob- ibly could ditions of peace and prosperity than the intelligent development of the world's potential markets, and what greater

PROVISIONS.

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the German Republic at present. This hai and Hongkong and the Government may have caused some disappointment of India was appealed to stop the sales. und chagrin in German circles, The The Government of India acceded to the action of the Canton Government is request, although to relieve the Malwa strictly consistent with the attitude taken opium trade of the loss thus inflicted by this Government toward agreements upon it the Goverunient had itself to take over 11,955 chests of Malva opium. was not intended as a reflection upon the German community nor upon the individ chest of opium to China, so that the I-

ternational Anti-Opium Association Mr. Charles R. Crane, formerly United unl who comes here. to represent Ger pears to be barking up the wrong tre States Minister to China, has reached many.

when it blames the Indian Government. Of course, it many be argued that every for the non cessation of the practice of Riga after a journey overland of over 7,000 miles from Feking. In a statement Consul in Shameen is accredited to the opium stacking. It is true that the Gov to the correspondent of the Chicago Peking Government yet they continue to ernment of India does still control the Tribuse (Paris edition) Mr. Crane said address the local officials and perform the making of opium and that it exports that it was impossible to over-estimate functions of their office. The other Java. Siam, Indo-China, Japan, Hong- the seriousness of the situation caused by nationals have Consuls to look after kong and the Straits. the famine and the breakdown of trans- their interests and by refusing to re- States Government does not blame other cognize the new German Vice-Consul, the countries for making liquors that are port.

Petrograd, he said, was seriously men- Government deprives the Germans of smuggled into its territory and anti aced. There was practically no medicine this privilege. Germans, since the war. opium cranks have no right to attack the or clothing in the city, and shoes were have the same status as the nationals of Government of India because the Chinat needed everywhere. I saw women walk-on-Treaty powers. They are subject to Government is unable to maintain order ing barefooted and bare-legged along the the laws of China. Even in the Agree in China. What has happened in that streets."

ment made with Peking the Germans country is that certain provinces have In Siberis, Mr. Crane said he found have given up the claim to extraterribeen increasing and not decreasing the hospitals running an remnants of Red toriality. While there may be many growing of the poppy and even the des Cross materials. The people were selling ways in which a Consul might assist his truction a year or so ago of huge stocks their last scraps in the street marketsantionals, we do not believe the Germans improved the situation, as Mr. Harms

of Indian opium in Shanghai has not The intellectual starvation is also will feel the need of Consular assistance worth showed recently in the House of Each Chinese student educated in Great great," said Mr. Crane, as there has as much as those nationals who still re Commons. Nog, to judge from the num

beea no communication with the outside tain extraterritorial rights.

erous attempts by Chinese to smuggie world for several years. There is a great China wishes to do away with extra-opium out of Calcutta, can the Chinese to do this, Government stop the entry either of that to come, but throug who had not been especially" medical journals."

longing for all kinds of scientific and territoriality. In order

China must prove to the world that drug or of morphin, for which latter Mr. Crane met several Americans in foreigners subjected to Chinese laws have fact, be it neted, the Anti-Opium body Petrograd whom the Soviet had refused their property and personal rights pro blames somebody else to wit England. permission to leave. But if serious relief teeted just as well as those foreigners who and America. The fact of the matter is work was undertaken many Americans in claim extraterritorial rights and Consular that all these ideas of making people" Russia would, he believed, be glad to jurisdiction. German claims and German virtuous by legislation fail and if a man remain in the country and serve. Their complainte should be dealt with, equit wants to drink, or to smoke opium, he experience would greatly facilitate the ably By treating the German justly is going., in the present imperfect state Chins can show that foreigners can get of the mundane sphere, to and a way The party found, somewhat to their justice without suffering the restrictions either, of getting what he wants or a subs surprise, that Soviet paper money was and disadvantages that attend the opera-stitute. The request of the Anti-Opium accepted, but 10,000 roubles (nominally tion of extraterritoriality. equal to £1,000) were worth only about. one shilling Daring the journey across Siberia the Chinese cook was greatly as

do more to restore normal con-

possibilities, were there than in the China market?

Britain was not only himself a sure.com. sumer of British goods for many years his family and bis relatives and able to obtain a foreign education ; and, know the outside world, he also became a rallying centre of perhaps a hundred more customers for British goods. Many of the students of yesterday had them selves gone into business and become direct channels for the consumption of British manufactured goods.

THE BEST ADVERTISERS.

work.

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things of the clear of the men and tounded when he had-to pay 1,000,000

roubles to get enough food" for one "day's supply,

CHEFOO WRECKED BY TYPHOON.

THE BUND A MASS OF RUINS.

Writing on September 19th, the Chefoo correspondent of the F-C. Daily News | says!

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Association to Mr. Andrews to waigh in with statement-apparently oly wholesale condemnation of the Govern ment of India will suit suggests that the Government of India should get in first with its statement and prove what India has done and is doing to help people who don't want to stop opium smoking to stop that vice.-Englishman.

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"If it was true that advertising was now a necessary handmaid of modern business, what better advertisers could be found than the stream of Chinese students who came there to study, and who returned with greater

they had studied in than of any other country they may have visited. It was undoubtedly the. ever Members of the party spent many hours increasing number of American returned each day cutting roubles, which are studente in China which accounted, in a printed in huge sheets. It was not un- large measure, for the

rapid

growth of sunl to give the cook two suitenses filled American trade in China.

rapid with roubles to buy his provisions.. increase in the number of American- Along the Siberian railway the party

There has been another demolition of

WIRELESS POSSIBILITIES. educated Chinese in China in recent found the land heavily overseeded with the local Band and this, fine thoroughfare, years had been made possible by the re- abundant crops for as far as 16 miles on of which we were somewhat proud, is

A TELEPHONE TO AUSTRALIA. either side of the line, so that haulage to-day a heap of ruins Residents have of one-half of the Boxer indemnity ullate

been interested to see how the new stretch

Senator Marconi at the annual meeting. ted to it. Probably never had a

was rendered easy. While the crops in covered with asphaltum, would stand the of the Marconi Company at the Con has been made cf the same amount of the interior were reported as poor, there

inroads the autumn storms. Now its naught Rooms, speaking of the many money for any purpose. The spirit of seemed to be no danger of starvation in

powers of resistance have been put to recent important advances in aerial tele generosity prompted its remission,, bat it Siberia., had turned out to be an investment, the

The party, who left Peking on June the test and, while most of the Bund has graphy and telephony, said that, subject

to 16th, reached Moscow on July 27th, wher: 8000, through the violence of the waves Fest Oface, they hoped in the near future satisfactory arrangements with the return 'on which was really incalculable.

experienced on Saturday and yesterday, As to the question of the remission of a eight days were spout. They lived in the only remaining fifty yards or so of to create telephonic services with several part of the British share of the Boxer their car and did not seo, any of the solid road comes in that asphaltum foreign countries, and, provided they indemnity, he pointed out that the donual higher officials of the Soviet Government portiout this there is one long stretch of have, of creating a wireless, telegraphic had the opportunity, as they hoped to instalment still due to Great Britain, in- but encountered one of the American de- Beyond. cluding principal and interest, was about portees, who is now connected with the devastation. Outside the Russian Con-vice between "England and Australia, £400,000, and there were 23 more instal Soviet Foreign Ofice and who did every sulate there is hardly any debris left to WEB quito ments to pay. The unpaid portion. if thing he could to cause, inconvenience to mark the previous roadway, stones, mor- that they miss the range. of possibili

within

hereafter supply Australia refunded, would provide China with the party,

tar, plaster and concrete having been con Britain. He criticised the failure of the with telephonic communication with Great ample means, not only of sending one, or Mr. Chace said that although Russian plato y swept away. A storm of unusual two hundred students hers every year, but anilway cars were similar to matchboxes violence, being characterized to-day Post Office at their station at Leafield to also of encouraging education in Chipa cansected by bent pins and drawn by a the worst in Chefoe's with a view to the extension of intercourezasvar,

wrought ployed in the American, French, and Gër--- between the two peoples. He had found

the railwaymen kept them panied by spring's history, and accom-use recent patents which were being ein

(enormous havoc alone has Oman stationa to his gratification a very general sym-

EOG shore. going:

old Romans found When the party reached Riga the first

a meat effective method. pathy, in Great Britain with coming.

the idea of encouraging the

of Chinese ball scorest".

What are the base of battering down masoury to be the use question asked was,

of

huge beams

us of wood buried time and students,

again at the foundations of their attack; principles which were extracted from as I am a Arm believer in those grand old The Under-Secretary of State for For

Chefoo has suffered an almost similar unwilling King at Runnymede many con-- eign Affairs recently stated that it was

attack, for the breaking of the Bund in proposed to appoint a. Committee to deal

turies ago. General Nicholson, ascribed to the presence of flotilla of with subject in the near future. He

KOOING IN EUROPE.

legs, spread along the sea front. Thes (Dr. Koo) was not only firm in his belief that in considering the pressing need of Without desiring to detract from the were dashed like corks in the grasp of the national economy, the far-reaching benefit wonderfully fine impression Dr. Wellingus rollers and were hurled inces

santly at Saturday afternoon and Ban. A $2.00 CAMERA WILL TAKE which would accrue, both to Chine and ton Keg has made as presiding officer of day against our unfortunate bulwarks Great Britain, from the remission of the the League of Nations Assembly, there are Little wonder, then, that our delightful

PICTURES, British share of the Boxer indemnity for two points in his recent pronouncements promenade has suffered a worse spoliation educational purposes would not be lost that cannot fail to hit the funny bore of than we have yet known,

but no seprible person claims that the photo. sight of but confident in his hope that anyone at all familiar with things as everything would be done to "expedite they are in China. One is his notifica

Fraphs equal thore, necured with a 3500 lone progress on this subject.

tion that the League has agreed to put

The eye is a miniture camera, and lates Constantinople ander international con- trol, which notification from a Chines

imply remedy defects in the nata al photo A BUSINESS QUEEN;

would be extraordinary at any time and doubly so at the present. Another is his The King has been pleased, on the rhing mechanism. The better the lensor, The Daily Mail's Paris correspondent recent inuding of the Chinese as the most recommendation of the First Lord of the the better the results. The Hongkong Optical says Queen Marie of Rumabiu is christen peaceable of races and the ones most de Admiralty, to approve the promotion, as ed the business queen." She is persirous of the success of the Disarmament a special case, of Admiral the Marquees C. Baccessors to Clark & Co. Refracting & sonally acting as an energetic commer Coulerence; which, considering that there Marin C G. C. B. Manufactur & Opticians, located in 13 Quenn's cial ambassador on behalf of the recon is moro war going on within China to K.C.M.G. (formerly known as Prince struction of Rumania. She is interview day than in all the rest of the world, and Louis of Battenberg), to the rank of Food Central, manufacture, Jonses a bit, as ing French engineers, manufacturers, that Chine has for some years had one Adairs of the Fleet on the Retired List, cly perfect and sa-ti a fory as can be. chemists and dress-makers, quoting prices of the world's largest standing armies in recognition of his exceptional ser pr. dnced by the combination of humal arranging contracts, and inducing com- several times bigger than that of Japan, vices sa First. Sea Lord, both before and ingenuity and constructive ma hinery of the moroial ment to set up business income with a strange sound. Japan after the outbreak of the late war. To

highest typa--ADTI. Rumania

date August 5, 1897, Times and Mail.

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