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THE CASSELL AGREEMENT.

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WEEPS IN COURT.

That the Cassel contract fairly well Kwangtang Government." Another mil. A REPENTANT PRISONER. appropriated the whale of the North lion is to go to trustees" nominated by River deld is evident from the document the Kwangtung Government" for educaLAN WITH DAGGERS AND PEPPER itself. It names all the known districtation and the poor. The remaining three do that field. Having granted the right million dollars, worth are to be "alloted The Cassell agreement, in spite of its to prospect this entire field to the Cassel by the directors of the Company who are present state of suspended animation.adicute, the "govemment" then agrose of Chinese nationality in such manner Street, at 615 Belle, On Thursdag, in A Chinese, who was found in Shanghai till furnishes the subject matter for coupesson, firm or company for a period of half interest which it is contended goes of pepper, was committed for trial by not to grant a similar right to any other they may decide.' In other words, the possession of two daggers and a packet siderable debate "uring Chinese, Ameri- nine months. It then binds itself to re

The vake any previously granted concessions Mok and his friends, three million of it teaday, for having these articles in his to Kwangtung Province, gees in fact to Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Magistracy, yes aans and British in the Far East.

in this feld which have not yet been without strings, one million of it subject possession. A charge of intending to Chinese, especially those in the South, worked on a commercial basis."

Even this was not thought sufficient to might or might not carry out, and the house was also preferred, but on the man's wondemn the contract as a deliberate

trust which they commit a felony by breaking into 4 face-making. attempt on the part of the British to tishable the syndicate to secure sufficient maining one million in bard, cash.

for the steamship lines. The

statement, the charge was amended to up the economic resources and restrict

"government" must not only give it ex-

For it must not be supposed that Mok, one of alding and abetting, the ochimercial development of Canton tensive rights, shut out all other appli

for any other militarist sitting on the According to his statement, and its hinterland. The Americans who cants revoke all previous concessions not crater of a revolutionary volcano, would the defendant. have written of the agreement have taken worked on a commercial basis, but no less he content to wait the slaw development about 2 years of age, is aätter - who appeared to be mach the same view. The British resent than fifty mines which were being work of years to bring returns on his politico played in the Kowloon docks. On the this attitude on the part-of both Chinese, all the possible "competitors in, the reviving a tangible quid pro quo forth Street to call on a friend. There he met and Americans. They insist that Major field, are designated, and the Kwangtung. Une handred thousand dollars he a man named Lau Chi who stated that commercial ventures. Mok insisted on previous day at 3 pm, he went to Battery Casert simply obtained a business con Government" agrees to render all such tract: that the opposition of the present assistance as it is able to render the said to receive, according to the original the other had removed to Mong Kok. Lau government in Canton is due to the fact Company, to acquire such concessions at contract, when the agreement was ratified Chi, invited him to that the Kwangsi people instead of them a reasonable price. It may be safely Peking. (Hero is one place at least the night and on the following morning, and to stay selves received the inmediate benefits of left to the imagination of the reader how where the people of Kwangtung should early, asked him to take the two daggers the deal; and that the American observer reashable a price these mine owner;

be, grateful to the. Peking authorities. It and the packet of pepper to Eave simply accepted the Chinese con would get from a company working with standing regulation of the Chinese restaurant where he would meet him and plaint at its face value and have made the assistance of an autocratic man-overnment, that it will not recognite as receive back the articles.. For doing this na effort to hear the other side, a thing darin who was directly interested in makali contracts made by the provincial the defendant was to receive several 810 they might easily bave done by consulting the price as low as possible.

Governments unes they are ratified by notes provided that a planned robbery on ing the local British authorities.

Major Cassel states, however, that Peking) Nine hundred thousand dollars a wealthy seamen's horse pruxell matess was never the intention of myself or there was Mok to receive for granting to ful. sendiente to before venturing into the unknowa i had ninety-nine years to mine al in the whole of the bearing, pleaded earnest.

a monopoly, but the Company the right for a period of

The defendant, who was weeping during to have some safeguard that if we risked

of the areas mentioned. the preliminary expenses of prospecting,

y with the Magistrate to be pardoned. we should be granted the mining rights paid to Mek's "government"

This million dollars in cash was to be He said that he had been employer in over a sufficiently large, area to ensure ity for the due aarrying out by the Cum.ven in trouble before.

asse Hunghom tor four years and had never not only a invested but an adequate supply of col" providect; however, that under no airgun committed for trial.

fait return on the capital pany of its objects. It was carefully His pleas were of no avail me he was Accepting this as a Sineere statement, stances, should this million dollars have it must be said that the instrument has unintentionally fallen into the error of to be retained by the Company out of to be paid back. The interest on it was constructing, by means of an elaborate the dividends on the remaining four THE CHINA FAMINE FUND. process, as effective and complete a million dollars of stock given to the monopoly as could. well be designed ifĮ" government." that were its sole intration.

Also a sinking fund of

create

Another outstanding exemption which has been taken to the contract is that it grant, the right to the British to build a miroad from a point vn the Cauton- Hankus railway above Canton to a point)

nutter and that it would look with favour

four per cent, was to be retained out of these same dividends. But my dividendes, no interest; no dividends, no amortization fund..

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a certain

AMERICAN COMMITTEE'S

EFFORTS.

mary of the results of the campaign in The Report includes the following sum

the conduct of the campaign makes the Mr. Frederic B. Shipp, National Cam paiga Director, in an extensive report of following statement:-

Let us consider the contract, then, with fall appreciation of the British point of view. For this purpose the most useful basis of our investigation will be the sontract itself. Major Cassel's own state mint in defener of it, and such additional light as may be given by the statement of the British. Consul-General at Canton It should be stated at the outset that the frequent references which have been made to the British doing this and the Britishing that are without Foundation if it is intended to imply that the British Governments has had any hand, in the matter. It does not appear that either London of the local authorities had anything to do with the negotiation of the contract. When Major Cassel

We have received a copy of the Report broached the matter the Consul-General told him he was at liberty to make an

of the American Committee for the China "agreement it he could huse that he would

The Cessel contract struck its Erst rock Famine Fund of 1921 very large Com hate to secure the approval of Peking on the Canton-Kowloon railway below proval was necessary. An outcry against States of the Union.

raitte at Peking. By its terms Pekinge Thomas W. Lamont, representing all the under the Chairmanship of Mr. before, it would be worth anything. He Canton and thus make the largest at the contract was raised. Peking delayed then had no more to do with it until after of China a way station on a branch efnd, finally dodged the issue by sending the agreement was formally signed and through line from Hongkong to Central The enntract back to the local governAmerica for funds ratified. When the present government Chin The Chinese insist that Canton tract, as illegal, it appears that the Come the distributing centre for this vast ter for Pekitig's approval by entering into a came intus power and denounced the con- and not Hongkong should be the port andt for revision. Mok and the syndi cate attempted to evade the requirement sulate did its best to secure the recognitory and they have elaborate plans for supplementary agreement, on August 2nd, tion of the contract. This enqunt reason the development of Canton harbour with 19, whereby ok and Cheung ratifed chy i objected to. Consular officials that end in view. are charged with "the pentection of the is quite natural that Hongkong the syndicate $100,000 in real money their own contrnet: This ratification cost rights of deir nationals. It is ant within their functions to pass judgment upon the capital would be deeply interested in this Their time for prospecting was extend justice or fairness of those rights pro- un any project which held the possibility nine to fifteen months vided the rights clearly exist. nch criticism as may be directed at the Cassel ensured the continued commercial domina his Kwangsi ariny. General Chen Chiang of such a railway concession and thus

Then came the overthrow of Mok and contract, therefore, must be directed at tion of South China, to say nothing of Miog drove the out of Kwangtung and it as a private venture and not as the the rich Trengtse region, by the port of himself became Govemur of the Prince action of the British Government.

There are in Kwangiang Province ingkong. It is equally natural that a The Cassel contract was denoped as dications"of extensive and rich calegi man, ruling the Province of legal and repudiated at oner by the new posits. There has been a considerable crocs, and engaged in selling the erould hate secured the camping Kwangtung by the power of nių Kwangsi | Government. Even the fact that they amount of development work done and sources of the richer province for his own at the agreement did not deter then vl 1170'S ang peration.beneßt, should have no particular scruple Thers would have none of it. There is no extensive uning however, against including a concession for a rail- and the production is nowthern

The Feting enough to satisfy the local demand for way that would greatly limit, if it would ratification is lacking and even the sup

not ruin, Canton's future. The result in that all of the great Major Cassel says in regard to

porters of the agreement admit it is in- British stepnship lines have to buy their

valid without that. The present Govern coal from the Japanese. As the Angletion that the coal mine could not be found recognise the contract and it is, there railway clause: Taking as a presunup ment of Kwangtung Fefuses-absolutely 1. Japanese Alliance does not touch upon in the immediate vicinity of an existing fore, of lite practical value. coal priers, the British are forced to pay railway. I wanted to obviate the post understood that the syndicate, are willing a heavy tribute to the Japanese monopoly bility of someone else obtaining the can to revise the instrument so that it will Not only the British companies, but even cession to build a railway to connect up eliminate the features which are most ob the Chinese steamers in east and river the coal mine with an existing trunk line jectionable but so far they have not been. Approximate Grand Total. $7,750,420.33 ° About two years ago Major Cassel, or squeezing us to such an extent that negotiations. They can therefore, only a very limited campaign of publicity, the and by prohibitive freights on that scable to tempt the new Gtvernment into acting in the interest of the British steam the whole proposition would become use bide their time. Canton polities is some subscriptions received by the Ameriena With a minimum of expenditure and whip lines, began negotiations with the less as a commercial enterprise, and what kaleidoscopic. Perhaps Mok Committee were large in the then government of Kwangtung Province to secure a concession to mine some of clause to mean that I had any railway will need money very badly. Perhaps number of subscribers.

moment interpreted this return some day. Perhaps General Chengate and representative of the local doel. It so happened that the government of the province was at that concession rights, other than that of Peking can be persudaded. Perhaps the but two subscriptions which were large time under Mok Wing Sung Mok waa

linking up a coal mine with an existing new Governmat will want something else enough to be comparable to those given a Tuchun of the Tudhuns.

railway. He held his The fact that Major Cassel "never fornize the contract to get it. Perhaps many have been conducted during recent so much that it will be willing to recogir. other relief campaigns, of which so sway over Kwängtung, not by any legal appointment but by means of an army

moment interpreted this clause to well, the syndicate has a whole baglul years. imported from the neighbouring province give the syndicate the right to build the f "Perhaps's to show for its $109,900 of Kwangsi. Mok was brought up in the connecting link between the existing rail-

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Dual.

service.

Dear

old school and Kwangtung, was his field. Little he cared what its future might be if the prescat returns to himself were sufficiently large. It was then a pecu fiarly favourable time to secure.com- cessions.

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Way and cut off Canton, cannot alter the fact that the clause itself, in as plain

treads: words as possible, does grant that right.

There the matter resta.

OUTWARD

must be remembered that the publicity. speaking of actual results in money raized by the American Committee printed material, workers and the entire stimulus for the appeals made to the

But in order to hasten the actual trans- and workers of the China Famine Fund. country came through the departments

mission of money, many denominational Treasurers and others sent the money raised through their organizations direct ly to China and not through the Trea Receipts by the American surer of the China Famine Food.

Committee up to August

16th, 1921, aggregated 84,688,-120.23 To this should be added amount sent by the co- operating Chinese organ- izations in America (ap- Amount provided through

proximately)

Sent direct by Churches It is

the Red Cross

(approximately}

EASTERN MAIL.

SPORT.

250,000,00

1,112,000.00

1,700,000.00

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FOOTBALL LEAGUE. -

Below is the result of the 2nd Division

1929.

"The said Company when incorporated ball, for the purpose of its business, DISCONTINUED SUPPLEMENTARY League up to and, including January 21st, be entitled to use any waterways, wharves, ports, railways, and other

AIR SERVICE FROM LONDON. means of transport or

Kings storage now existing in Kwangtung Province, and The following letter was sent to the University also to construct, manage, superintend Empire Irea Laion by the P. & . Com. S.C.A. and work any other roads, railways, pany in London, in reply to the enquiry

R.G.A. waterways and buildings as may be made by the Secretary of the Union. It deemed advisable for the purpose of the will be observed that for the present at business of the said Company, or to opportunity of despatch of additional improve those now existing but shall communications from London on the pay reasonable remuneration or any morning following the despatch of the individuals or individual affected, or regular mail will be available: prejudized, by such use, or construc tion."

P. & O. S. N. Co., 12. Leadenhall Street, EC., 3,

November 24th, 1021.. S-1 beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday a date, and in

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THE ENGLISH FOOTBALL·

LEAGUE.

reply write to say that the matter re-played, Liverpool led the first division of Before the Christmas' matches were ferred to really reate with the Post Office,

the League, with 26 points, Burnley and

Mok's title was Military Governor," and of course military governors have no shadow of authority to deal with civil.; matter such as the making of business "contracts. As the Kwangi-crowd had run things entirely on a military basis, there WAS no Civil Governor. Mok thought the contract would look better if it had a Civil Governor's signature on it, however; so he appointed one for that purpose. One Cheung Kan Fong, a crea ture of Mok's" received the doubtful honour and signed where he was told.

The British contention in regard to the authority of Mok and Cheung to sign the the right to

The Company then, -is granved contract is that they constituted the de Kwangtung province that it deemy advis build any railway in facto government of the Province at the able for the purpose of its business. Who time and there was no other government could reasonably ask more 3* to deal with. This contention may be correct, but the British should not be It is further contended in defence of and the Company feel unable to enter Middlesbrough coming next with 24 pts. surprised if, under such circumstances, the contract that Kwangtung Province into the question of the Air Mail, which Everton, Manchester United and the the transaction is closely scrutinized with W to have a half interest in the a purely a departmental matter. a view to discovering whether the benefits project for nothing and that the previous to last month, the mail trim 14 and 12 pts each. Notts Forest headed But Arsenal were the bottom teams. with 14, of the contract went to the Province, was nothing to prevent them from buying from London to Marseilles had a very the gecond division, with 27 pts. Barnsley which owned the coal deposits, or to Mok,eared to, as the shares were to be put apparently at the beginning of the war, City and Blackpool (11 and 8 pts.) were as much of the remaining half as they long transit, which came into operation for a match less, having 26 pts. Bristol who was temporarily in control by virtue up for public subscription. of his military power.

But this is not the effect of the cona'clock on Thursday and was not received the leaders of the Northern section were Passing the question of the propriety

tant is to say, it left London about 9 the bottom teams. In the third divisions, of entering into such a contract with such tract. The Brst charge on the gross pro at Marseilles until after 8 on Saturday, Stockport County 21 pts. and Darlington a government," the urxt charge against dollar per ton This, of course, is subtrain is about 22 hours. The Directors ern section Plymouth Argyle 20 pts, fite is a royalty of not exceeding one whereas the ordinary transit for a special 19, for one match less; and of the South the agreement is, that it constitutes a British monopoly of all the coal mining ject to the disposition of the promoters feel, therefore, that the Post Office, in Bouthampton having 28 pts. for two fewer rights of Kwangtung. This would mean dallas worth is to be allotted by the nearly hours, have achieved a great

One half of the capital stock-five million socuring acceleration in the arrival by matches. a practical monopoly cot only for Hong British directors, who must always be a deal, for the mail train is now due to kong, but for Canton and all the neigh majority. Presumably they are to ofer reach Marseilles on Friday night, thus bouring Chinese ports.

The British contention is that the con- them for public subeoription but there is admitting of the Company's steamers get tract gave exclusive rights in only one The remaining ball of the shares ire, as to achieve regular arrival at Bombay nothing which requires them to do so ting away early on Saturday morning wo district, the valley of the North River This valley, however, is admittedly the dollars worths is to be held in trust by Directora are aware the present timing is variously disposed of million the Friday morning. So for the largest coal district in the Province. In fact it is the only one of suficient size the Company" for the benefit of the likely to stand, and no doube: further improvementa in the running of the *Note. It should be said that the nail and the special passenger train are train to Marseilles, both so far as the struction of the connecting cacerned, will be achieved, which is all railroad would conflict with the in the direction of an improvement in Consortium agreement, which, the service between this country and the however, was not signed until East.-Yours, etc., some months later.

(Bgd) F. J. Ansuz, Secretary,

to be worked commercially, There are deposits of less extent and questionable value on the West River, along the east ern coast and is the extreme South. None of these is accessible and none ear compare in size or quality with the North River fold.

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