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IPRING RESUSCITATION OF EAST ASIATIC CONFERENCE.

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JAPAN AND SIBERIA. THE UNITED STATES v. JAPAN. A STRIKING SPEECH BY MR. CHUGHES.

The note goes on to say that Ę, The issue presented is of the scrup. ulous fullment of the assurances given to the Russian people which ware matter of frank exchanges and apparently complete understanding between Governments of Japan and of the United States.

the

"Further in the same note the American Government stated its position:

AMERICAN - CANDOUR AS REGARDS JAPAN'S PROMISE.

Events have lately taken place in inter- national shipping which may be of deci-

At the Washington Conference on Jana sive importance in connection with the

These assurances were intended resumption of German world traffic, says ry 3rd Baron Shidehara, speaking for the Pinics of Ceylon. Before the outbreak the Japanese delegation, recounted At by the Government of the United States, of the war, as is generally known, an length the circumstances under which the to convey to the people of Russia a pro- agreement existed between the German Japanese troops had gone into and re-inise on the part of the two Governmenta and English shipping companies which mained in Siberia and Sakhalin, and said not to use the "joint expedition or any were interested in shipping in the Farin conclusion: "The Japanese delegation incidents which might arise out of it is Eagt, under which coughlitión" in the is authorized to declare that it is the an occasion to occupy territory even tem Easters waters, was to be excluded. Joint fixed and settled policy of Japan to respect porarily or to assume military or adminis agreements were in toree in regard to thời Reumers to be placed on the service, the the territorial integrity of Russia and totrative control over the people of departure of the ships, and the ports of observe the policy of non-intervention in Siberia." call.

the international affairs of that country GERMAN AND ENGLISH LINKS. The East Asiatic Conference, as it was

as well as the principle of equal oppor then knows, has bean renewed, and the tunity for the commerce and industry of zenowal is of particular importance for all nations in every part of Russia's 1

pas. German shipping, in view of the fact

sessions.!! that the Hamburg-Amerikan and North Mr. Hughes made the following state- German Lloyd are the German Comment: parlesThe contracting party ou the The American delegation has beard English side is the Buskaa!! Steamship the statement of Baron Shidebara and Company of London.

taken note of the assurance given on is for the estab behalf of the Japanese government with The new arrangement lishment of a joint service to the Far respect to the withdmwal of troops from East, in which both the German and

the maritime province of Siberia and English Companies will place their own frora the province of Sakhalin. vessels. As the completion" of new ships The United States has also noted the assurance of Japan by her authorized spokesman that it is her fixed and settled policy to respect the territorial integrity of Russia and to observe the principle of non-intervention in the international affairs of that country as well as the principle of equal opportunity for the coinmcree and industry of al nations in every part of the Russian possessions.

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for the big understandings in Germany actively progressing, the lines will be in a position to begin the service with ships of their own." The service is the result of a fiendly understanding within the "af"

'scope the pre-war Conference. At Brst, ic will be bight service, with mited accommodation for passengers and it will be inaugurated probably at the end of the month. By then, auu ber of recently built vessels will be avail- able for the two German firms, who had been very badly his owing to the war.

It is understood that the companies, who have come to an agreement to renew the East Asiatic Conference will endeav. our to bring the other Eastern shipping interests, which are at present outside the resuscitated Conference, within the scope of the agreement. In England these concerns include the P. & O. Eine, while in Germany the principal comprt tor is the Rickmers Line, which it is thought desirable to include in the new

Conference.

A PASSENGER SERVICE INAUGURATED

THESE ASSURANCES ARE TAKEN TO MEAN. **These assurances are taken to mean that Japan does not seek through her military operations in Siberia to impair the rights of the Russian people in any respect or to obtain any unfair commer. cal advantages or to absorb for her own use the Siberian fisheries or to set up an exclusive; exploitation either of the re- sourcer of Sakhalin or of the maritime provinces.

that the military expedition of Japan And Baron Shidehara pointed out to Siberia was orignally undertaken in common accord and co-operation with the United States. It will be recalled that

In view of the conviction that the promise entered into by the Government of Japan brings into question the very definite understanding concluded at the time the troops were sent to Siberia, the Government of the United States must in candour explain its position and say. to the Japanese Government that the Government of the United States can! neither now nor hereafter recognize 4 valid any claims or titles arising out of the present occupations and control and taken by the Government of Japan which that it cannot üëquiesce in any action might impair existing treaty rights for the political or territorial integrity of

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"The Governinent of Japan will appro cints that, in expressing its views, the Government of the United States has no desire to impute to the Government of MEETING OF THE ABOVE COMPANY Japas motives and purposes cther than will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL those which have heretofore been avowed. Peddar Shot Victors in the Colony of Bong- The purpose of the Government is to February, 1829, at noon for the purpose of on WEDNESDAY the first day of kong on inform the Japanese Government of it considering spd, if thought fir, passing the own conviction that in the present time fallowing Resolutions as Extraordinary Resolu of disorder in Russia, it is more than tions namely:—— ever the duty of those who look forward to the "tianquilization of the Russian conditions among them, to avoid all action people and the restoration of normal which might keep alive their antagonism and its trust toward outside political agendas, now it is especially incumbent

The Hamburg-Amerika Line and the Public assurances were given af the out upon the friends of Russian to hold aloof

N.L.L., are opening a regular passenger service betweep the ports of Hamburg. Rotterdam and those of China and |Japan

The service will be maintained by Ellorman liners, the first of which has left Hamburg, The vessel recently left the bullders hands and is of 9,700 tons gross and 6.300 tons net.

The motor ship Havelland, of 12,000 tons, from Hamburg in now in the Far East under the house lag of the Hum burg-Amerikan Company, The NDL liner Westfalen... left Hamburg on Janu ary 7th.

It may be added that the two com panies have been acting as the Hamburg and Bremen agents of the Holt. Bucknal and Ellermaa lines.

SLAVERY IN HONGKONG.

set by both governments of a firm inten tion to respect the territorial integrity of Russia and to abstain from all inter ference in Russian internal politics. In view of the reference by Baron Shidchara to the participation of the American government in the expedition of 1918, I should like to place upon our records for transmission to the Conference the pur. poses which were then clearly stated by both governments."

Mr. Hughes the road from public de clarations made by the United States and Japania July and August 1918. He theni continued.

ابعي

THE WITHDRAWAL OF US. TROOPS

DIVERGENT VIEWS:

"The United States of America with draw its troops from Siberia, in the Spring of 1920 because it considered that the original purposes of the expedition had either been accomplished or would no longer be subserved by continued military activity in Siberia. The Ame The following letter appears in a recent rican Government then ceased to be a number of the Spectator:-.

party to the expedition, but it remained SIB,--The record of the Spectator to- a close observer of events in Eastern wards slave-owning wherever it exists Has Siberia, and has had an extended been so fearless that I venture to ask for diplomatic correspondence upon this sub- space to call attention to the situation inject with the government of Japan. British Hongkong. It had been hoped that a long and possibly embittered struggle.would have been avoided, but it!

It must be acknowledged that this is now clear that abolition will only come correspondence has not always disclosed as the result of organised public exposure

an identity of views between the two and pressure, possibly with an appeal to governments. The United States has not the Lease of Nations. I do not think been uamindful of the direct exposure of any he now denies that Commander and Japan to Bolshevism in Siberis and the Mrs. Haslewood have proved their case existing there have created for the special problems which the conditions namely, that girls. and sometimes boys Japanese Government but it has been are bought, sold, and reold-that the strongly disposed to the belief that the girls are said into domestic bondage at a public assurances given by both govern tander age, and that in the process of time ments at the inception of the joint ex- the more attractive ones are again sold for ever

pedition nevertheless required the com profit for quite another purpose. Oar plete withdrawal of all Japanese troop Colonial officials, both in Downing from all Russian territory, if not imme Street, and Hongkong, say in effect that diately after the departure of the Czecho- the admitted transfer of young people Stovak troops, within a reasonable time for a cash payment is not slavery, bothereafter, .. cause slavery is illegal in British posses sions. The official word covering this transaction is adoption " or " prosenta tion. It is surely a prostituiten of those benevolent words to apply them to [413 the villainous transactions of slave trad

ing, whereby thousands of children of tender years have been sold into bondage and, as Dr. Young has publicly stated, have become the most fruitful source from which the houses of ill-fame have been EUed.

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To set free these 10,000 to 50,00 little "adopted" slaves, purchased for about 20 dollars apiece, and to abolish the system, is no light tank when the whole force of official machinery is working in opposition. Happily, the growing aboli- tionist forces in this country will not be working alone, for an abolitionist society has sprung' into existence in Hongkong, composed not only of leading Chinoso, but a number of British merchants who appear to be more fully alive to the evil effects of this “adopted” slave system than local officials. The urgent need of the moment is public pressure to secure. an impartial inquiry, and to that end it is hoped that organized bodies will direct all their energiea-I am, Sir, etc.,.~

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SPORT.

ORIGELT.

H.K.C.O. UNIVERSITY,

"JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF BAKHALIN AS

MEASURE OF REFRISAL.

"As to the occupation of Sakhalin in reprisal for the massacre of the Japanese at Nikolaievsk, the United States was not animpressed by the serious character of the catastrophe, but having in mind the conditions accepted by both governments at the outset of the joint expedition of which the Nikolaisvak massacre must be considered an incident, it was legretted that Japan should deem necessary the Cccupation of Russian, territory as a means of security for a suitable settle ment with a future Russian Government.

from the domestic contentions of the

Russian people and to be scrupulous to avoid inficting what might appear to them fawlessness and above all to abstain from a vicarious penalty for sporadic acts of

oven temporary and conditional impair- ment by any foreign power of the terrt torial status which for them as for other people is a matter of deer and sensitive national feeling transcending perhape even the issue at stake among them scirea," -

JAPAN'S REPLI

To that American note, the Japanese Government replied in July, 1921, by setting forth in substance what Baron Shidebars has now stated to the com

(1)

That the Authorised Capital of the (which is now $2,600,000 if 250,000 shares of the "nominal value of $10 each-whereof be *21,300 shares have been isspod) increased from 82.500.000 consising 18. "aforesaid to $5,000 00 (consisting

** 500,000 shares of the nominal valn ̃OF 10 each) by the creation of 200,00 additional share of the nominat value "of $10 each ranking (subject na here

inafter mentioned sa from date of "Allotment for divided and in all other pasin with the shares

D the Company's present

Capital

(2) "That 109,650 shares be offered (in the proportion of one now share for stery "complete number of two old shares heri Why ther

reas ectively)" to the persons who en the date of the confirms iss. of the Resolution: at & Spo il Resolution

Are

petereti in the Company's Share

Total

the hulders

the caillu.- ishares at a promium of 25 per share Wand so that on allotmest the nomins amount due in respect of such 109,83 tee, pointing out the condition under

"shares plus the tall premiem of $5 pe which Japan hul undertaken the action

"hare shall be payable as follows:- to which reference was made and giving

Amount pay. Amount pay. assurances which have been reiterated

able in

able in with respect to its intention and policy.

Date of

respect of

respect of EVACUATION WITHIN THE YEAR 1922. Paymiost the nominal the premium "While the discussion of these inattern

value of each

on each share.

share. has been attended with friendly feeling, it has naturally been the constant and 15th March 1922 $3 earnest hope of the American Government 15th Augt 1992 83 ns of Japan as well; I am sure; that this 15th March 1699 34 Indcasion of divergence of vicws between the two Governments might be removed with the least possible delay It has been with a feeling of special, gratifics tion, therefore, that the American dele gation has listened to the assurance given by their Japanese colleagues and it is reiterate the hope that Japan will find with the greatest sincerity that they it possible to carry out within the year, Siberian expedition and of restoring Sak her expressed intention of ending the balin to the Russian people.

RESOLUTION.

following resolution:

The Chairman then suggested the the statements by the Japanese and Ame

Resolved that

rican delegates in respect of the presence of foreign troops in Siberia be reported. to the Conference at its next plenary session, to be heard upon its record." Assent was unanimous.

YRENCE ADHERENCE. When France was called, M.- Sarraut

$10

95

'ard further that until such tigre as the Paid 108,650 shares shall be fully paid Hup they shall vis a vis the said. 219,800 "ares, only rank for dividend in "proportion to the ratio borne by the amount pall up thereon to the full #nominal value ($10) thereof, and that ny of the aid 109,650 shares which "hall not be taken up by the Company bareholders in manner aforesaid Abe disposed of in such manner as the "Company's Board of Directors shall

Link St 8)" "That

"That the balance of the shares con- ng the Company's naisted La Lasued at such time or limes, auch manuer and upon such terms "And conditions in every respect as the ompany's Board of Directors may

(4)

acide."

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Saare older hull be entitled.

"o say offer of a Ixaction of an addition- 'alaharu ja re-pect of any old share held.

by hilar said that he gave his full and unreserved Should the above Resolutions be passed by adherence to the resolution. The French tes require majority, they will be submitted Government would hear with feelings of fur confirmation as Special Resolutions is a gratification the formal assurance given SECUNU EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL by Japan concerning Siberia and Japan's MEETING to Le bold at the ONGKONG. desire to withdraw troops from Russia HOTEL Folder Stret aforesaid on FAI- as soon as possible and its firm intentioai AY the 17th day of February 1922 at 11 am of non-interference in the dopestic affairs for the purpose of considering and, if thought Special of Hussin and its firm purpose to respect it, confirming such Resolutions ne

Resolitons contingly, "The general position of the American the principle of unity and also the fate

By Order of the Board Government was set forth in a commugrity of Russia Francs had fall trust Dated thief wentieth Day of Jannury, 1502 In Japán, de continued, and it was quite

H. N. BEAUREPAIRE, ication to Japan on May 13th, 199... ÎL

Secretary. that communication appears the follow-certain this assurance would be carried. ing statement:--

-U.S. ATITUDE.

"The Government of the United States would be untrue to the spirit and co- operation which led it in the summer of 1018 upon an understanding with the Japanese Government to dispatch troops

'out.

PLATE GLASS WINDOW. Looking through my Toxic lenses is

to Siberia if it neglected to point out like locking through a fine plate glass, that in ita view, if continued occupation

of the strategic points in the Eastern window," said an American lady, in the Siberia involving the indefinite posscourse of her remarks while in a tram- sion of the port of Vladivostock the car the other day. She said just the stationing of troops at Habarovsk Niko lalevsk, Decaatrics, Magoshapshik and right thing. It cost a bit more to build other important points the seizure of the Russian portion of Sakhalin and the more to make a pair of Toric lenses than a plate: glass window and it cost a bid of establishment

a civil administration which inevitably lends itself to misconcep the ordinary fat kind. Totics are more tion and antagonism, rather tends to than worth the small diference in cost inaroage then ally the unrest and dis-

order in that region, the military occupa to you in the added comfort you deriva from: their use, Toric lenses of hný prescription are manufactured by The The military occupation, in reprisal Hongkong Optical Cq,, successors to for the Nikolaisval affair, is not funda- Clack & Co., Manufacturing and Refract mentally a question of the validity of

The following "will" represent the tion should end. HK.CO on the Club ground, at 2.15 "I am still reading from note of D on Saturday next R. Hancock May 2189, 1921:~. (capt), Major HM Edwards, E. J. R. Mitchell, R. E. A. Webster, Lieut. Finch Whits, B. D. C. Morgan, F. N. Young, D. Blaker, L. J. Davis, E. G. Lammert FH. Farthing.

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