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CHINA'S NOTE TO RUSSIAN
ΕΝΤΟΥ.
REPLY TO A RECENT PROTEST,
negotiations -con-
SPORT.
LAWN TENNIS.
C.R.C. a. C.S."
LICENCE" FEES IN ADVANCE. THE CANTONESE EXPEDITION
AND NO RECORDS KEPTI CRITICISM AT. THE MAGISTRACY.
The following is an unofficial transla tion of a memerandum by the Waichino- pu to the Russian Soviet Representative at
Peking on April 19th
Having received your instructions dated March 9th, 1928. protesting against in Tsan and Lau Man Chingment service was charged with cubezaling the delay in opeaing beg cerning the Chiness Eastern Railway, the abrogation by the Chinese Government of the agreement regarding land trade be tween China and Russing the lease of ships belonging to the Russian Volunteer Flirt at
and Chefco, the pen hibition of
The results of the (B) Lingue match Some extraordinary revelations were between C.R.C. and Civil Service on the
made at the Magistracy, yesterday, in a 27th inst., on the former's ground, are
ease in which a Chinese clerk in Govern- apponded, C.R.C winning by 0 to 30
aid the search of
Kas fruning, for the benef: of Kian residences in Harbin the Waichia pu has the hour to reply as follows
1-In regard to the thin Eastern Railway, the Chinese Ghogernment views. the question with great conecry and de- sires its early solution. Upon your Blast December this Ministry in to linen that once, but th
of question
and Kinkta had already been brought up. This Ministry heartily endorses such a view and wishes
beat Smith and Hollidge, 86; beat Daw bars and Cooper. 6-3; "best "Haynes and Deaki, 3-3
the sum of $3 at the Tai Po Police Station in the New Territorities: ...
It appeared that it, was the practice at Le Man Ho and Chon Man Ping heat Smith and Hollidge, 83; heat Dawbern the Tai Po Police Station to regive sums and Cooper, 7-4 bent Haynes and Deaki, of money in advance fey Government Higentes. The Chinese clerk op duty re- Kwek Po Kun and Ho Wai Hing bentceived the money but apparently Smith and Hellige, 71: heat Dawbarn and Cooper, 109: beat Haynes and Deaki,
-5.
gave no
seeipt for it, if by any chance the sergeant in charge of the Station was out
and did was return in time to receive thê cash, it was handed over in bulk to the HANDSOME ·DONATIONS, BY| Chinese clerk taking over" duty,
Books for recording the receipt of such money were available, but hecording to the evidence of Sergeant Carpenter it was
to
FURTHER SUCCESSES, GREAT REJOICINGS AT CANTON, 5
From Shinkwan, the Headquarters “af the Expeditionary Army, the following telegram was received in Canton on
Saturday
From the Presidential · Office, Gover
pur
Wat and the Headquarters of Kuomintara, Cauton:
Tayaling was captured by General Li Ligh-chan's army on the morning of the 27th. More than 10,feli-qums and large quantities of munitions and firearms were
captured from the Northern army.
Our armies afo chasing the defeated enemy troops and will San general attack on Kancha,
The Canton Timer states dunt, Azcord- ing to the military experts Tayuling or
I almost impossible to check the entries and the Plum Reops" is the most import
SHANGHAL RACE CLUB.
$106,000 IN AID OF CHARITIES, Mr. D. H. Stitt, Chairman of the
writes as follows Race Club to state to you frankly that mattal the Shanghai papers :--- friendship depends upon good faith and the
the must be consistent with words
Race Meetings held on From The Chinese Gwernment sent a dele Sharighai Race Course this half-year, the xate to take up the matter with you- charities hospitals. ete, the sum of Stewards are able to distribute among Several months have since passed but us definite
have decided to distribute has yet
$148,500. been reache agreement
They The Chinese Government notes, with this total in the manuer shown below and satisfaction the several declarations of trust their alleations will meet with the the Soviet tiovernment, which you repeat, approval of those who supported our long and that he had paid for it in the Expeditionary Fores, commaade by
Race Meting. Shanghai War Megerial (al- The Shanghai Charity Trust..
ready paid The Union Jack Flab list Seamen,
Contri. Sir Arthur Pearson Memorial button towards new Launch.
Fund
fed in your last memorandum, to the fleet
that the present Soviet Goverment " nouuced the grasping and forcible policy of the former Russian Government and to the Chinese people worything which hul birt forribly anken faway from them by the Tsarist wren
meni." But as a matter of fact. The Russian troops at Urga and Kinkte have not yet been withdrawn as you have pro- mised, but on the
United Services Ass cialion
thas been stendits inther Amiente los Angions Coimbat
tants de la Grande Guerre...
Foreign Women's Home....... British Women's Association... Institute for Chinese Blind Portuguese Ladies' Benevolent
Sucirty Hospital, Ste. Marie ... Société de St. Vincent de Pan!
ra Chiar
When the 'hinese Delegate was his tiating with you for the restoration of above-mentioned places you ex- pretedly spoke of the existence of the Revolutionary Government at Urga, which has never been recus
recognise
China by
It was" a great surprise. The Mongols cor stitute one of the five races of the Chiness Little Sisters of the Peor Republie and form an integral part thereof, as stated in the cunatitution. Steurs de Charit There is not the slightest doubt about
's Daughters Society
King's
| this. Therefore, the Chiuse, Government Shantung Road Hospital
cannot but doubt the starite of the Soviet Government and that of yourself as well.
If the Soviet (iovernment is really sin cere, in its attitude and its deeds corres pond with its words, the Chinée Govern. ment is quite willing to settle all the outstanding questions at an early date so as to augment the friendly relations between the two countries, these ques tions, and that at the Chinese Eastern Railway should be adjusted as soon as
St. Luke's Hospital Shanghai Sikh Gurdwara, Dr. Barnardo's Homes
St. Joh's Catholic Assonin- tion (Wayport Rooms for
fi........
In-
3,000.00
1.500.00 1,200,00 1.000.00
500.0
in some cases no entries were made. Itant stronghold in southern Kings whe came to the conclusion that the only check the main forces of the Kings troops on this lose system was when the applic were stationed. It is reported that the ant galled at the office for his licence and Kiangsi Tuchan. Chan, Kungyuan, said that he had paid his money in ad declared that he would with on, one vaner on such and such a date.
The system, said Mr. Hall, who award from Meiling than use the range. chang a city about are hundred lis north- Fenre for the defendant was open to Thus the loss of this stronghold greatly abuse. Any rogue could call at the weakens the Kiangsi military machines.. station and say that he had applied for a
It is reported that the Right Wing at
General Han Sung-chi, has captured several places in Nankang listrict and is alvaning towards Kanchow!
There was great réjojeïig over this news in Canton on Saturday and Sunday. KIÄNGSI »TUCHUN APPEALS FOR
advance.
to
money
ASSISTANCE. --
native for me, namely, I must work hard to withstand the southern attack and Whether or not. protect my province, however, I will succeed. I cannot say."
I will be seen, from today's tele grans that a division of Chihli troops is being dispatched to Kiangsi,÷En. }
Mr. Lindsell agreed and said that the 16,000.00, whole thing was very unsatisfactory.
Mr. Burlingham, who prosecuted, men- 43.000.00 10,000,00) ||tioned that the investigation of this case bad fed to a revision of the whole proce- 4.000.00 dure.
The chief witness in the camera wine 3,000.00 and spirit merchant, applied for two A Northern Chinese news agency says:
Figures of April 18th and for these paid to the defendant, in advance, the sum of An urgent telegram received from Tuchun 7. On the 10th inst. he called for his Chen Kuang-year of Kiangsi states that ligree and it was then discovereil that the Cantonese forces are attacking him from three directions and telegraphio the money had hot been accounted for.
Mr. Hall contended, after hearing the communication with the south of his pro- I have repeatedly 1,000 03lence of the principal witness, that ice is interrupted. 1.000.co the case must fail because the money, 897, telegraphed to you (the Peking Govern was not the property of the Government.) asking for rations, supplies and reinforcements, bug up to the present you 1.000.00 A Beenies, had not been issued by the failed to reply. There is only one alter 1,000.00 Government to the applicant for the 1,000.00 money his had paid in advance, and that 1.600.00 being so there was no case of embezzle 1.000.00 t, The defendant was simply a bailiff 1.000,00 far the money until the licence bad been
500.00 sted.
The Magistrate said that he saw Mr. Hall's point: if the Government refused
the issti aficence then 300.00 naturally did not belong to the Govern- 500.00! ment?
RAILWAY OFFICIAL'S DEATIL... Sergeant Carpenter. Folice Officer in 500.00 charge of the Tai Po Pulice Station, said TRACHU EPISODE AT A PARTY.
·500.00
that the principal witness enlied at the 500.00
Station on the the inst, and said that Mr. George Tyler, locoinutive foremany 500.02 he had called for a wine and spirit of the Shanghai Nanking Railway, died 500.00 licence and a kerosene licence. He stated in tragic circumsingers at his residenc 500.00 that he and paid the moner over to the near the railway station on
defendant on April 18th but no record of noon, says the
of May 500,00 on nut. On being 22nd. He had been watertaining frie
friends taxed, the defendant nilaitted receiving and whilst they were still present, retired
TOOM Shortly afterwards, 1.872.81 the money but said a had placed it into his
f keeping this home pending the end of a shot was heard and Mr. Taylor
It was qvident that 749.14 issue of the licence when it, would have was found dead. 374.66 been handed over. Do the following day: he had used a revolver, the shot entering through his mouth and causing iftadi the 11th inst.. it was discovered that a
death. 374.58 money changer had paid $10 for a licence.
The news of his death This, also, was not accounted for in the with extreme regret by members of th
WAR received 374.08 records, whi's later in the same day railway staff, among whom he was looked
another ense involving the sum
upon as being a man of exemplary 1.055.34 cents was discovered. These two sums of character. Mr. Tyler joined the railway money were paid over on the 11th. The in October, 1905, and had always been a defendant had not the money on him; he man of quiet habita and one devoted to had to go away from the Station to get his duties. He leaves a widow and severi it. This money." said Sergt. Carpenter, children, for whom the deepest sympathy “should have been paid to me directly will be generally felt.
200.00
814.0
ather-
Sister Institute
of Charity. Tinghang. Chusan St. Joseph's Benevolent Society St. blo
Menica's Society Shanghai Charity Leagar
Benevolent Society The agreement concerning the land
Zi-Ka-Wei Orphanage. trade between China and Russia was cop.
Providence Orphanage.
stitution de St. Inverh cluded in 1881. with the provision that
We-Hai-Wei War Memorial.. it may be revised ten years after the date Charing Cross Hospital. Len of the exchange of ratifications. 1} nc nction is given a months before the ex lon $250. will continue in force for another ten The London Hospital £.. piration of the ten years the agreement Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich
£100 years. Up to the present year four terms have expired. Trntle and commerts are Limibles Soldiers and Sailors quite different from what they were
Fund £60 lo former years in Russia, the
Shaftesbury Homes and Are. old regime under which the said agreement was sign Sundry Charities and Reserve thin Training Shiu £50... has gone out of existence In her
chas any present
for Urgent Appeñls governments have been art up: the Chite Government declares itself independent; the Vladivo stock, Government assumes itself to be the successor of the Tsarist Government: while the Muscow Government has not yet received the recognition of fereign
1 returned to the Station on the day it Mr. G. W. King. II.M. Coroner, open. Powers. At present there is no formal
was received. I would then lock it in fed the inquest yesterday afternoon, and Government established in Russia to which A calie has been received from Singa- the safe and later send it to the District adjourned the inquiry after formal evi- dence of identification had been given by the Chinese Government can propose a pore announcing that the Rt. Rev. D. Offerr's Office. revision of the said agreement. There
Mr. Hail cross-examined the Sergeant. Mr. R. J. Glendenning, who was a guest José de Costa Nunes, Bishop of Macao is no other way open except to annu! those regulations..
hade for. Hongkong on the Italian He asked: There is no system of record at the deceased's house on Sunday after- steiner Fence. His lordship will staying whht is received As to these duty privileges stipulated in Hongkong a day or two before pro- Witness:. No: they may receive $200 in the Treaty of 105, which were meneeding to Macus A reception committee and only pay me $156. I have no means tioned in your last memorandum, the is basily engaged in Macao with prepara of checking it. Chinese Government has already giventions for welcoming the new bishop. orders
A MACAO TERCENTENARY. Arraigenicity are in progress for cele-
ed
Future mo
then in force until
Rus-
Total
"
MACAO NOTES.
THE NEW 1BHUP.
$108,000.00
3-lu regard to the ships of the brating on June 23rd, 4th and 27th the granted?
xian Volunteer Fleet stationed at Shang
No
CHINESE FUNERAL PROCESSIONS.
trations.
Mr. Hall: Is it not a fact that the namra and amounte paid by applicants are not recorded until the licences are
Witness: In many cases it is só.. Your clerks do not keep a complete record of names of applicants for licences ? no complete record that I know There
öl.
noon,
SHANGHAI TRADE.
Messrs. Ilbert & Co.'s latest Picco. Goods Market Report says:--
After a temporary revival of interest in once more relapsed into a state of piece goods last week, the market has
lethargy more because of the forthcoming native quarterly settlement on the 31st inst than because of the political situ- ation which, however, remains still obscure insofar as no serious attempt has yet been made at reorganizing the Government of the country. Renewed Anghting is expected shortly along the Tientsin-Mukden railway, but this should have little effect on the Yangtsze and Szechwan train which it is confidently hopex w improve provided native credits are renewed in sufficient volume after the settlement.
Take as a sample case, your clerk or your interpreter may have money for week before he hands it over it to you - Quite 40,
And the applicant does not get receipt for his money --No.
The Magistrate: That is very unsali factory. Then there is no proof that the money is paid.
The witness: Except that the applic ant is bound to call for the licence..
Mr. Burlingham: I would like to men
Mr.
Witness: Yes.
answer,
The auctions have been resumed this week with somewhat unsatisfactory re-
hai and Chefoo, the Chinese Government tercentenary of a memorable feet of has detained them at the request of the Portuguese arois In the year 16 the Chita Covernment, with no intention of fortuguese garrison defeated
enemy leasing them to others. The disposition
ARval aid military forces which had of those ships will be taken up directly attempted to wrest incaa from the pos- with the Chita Go
Government which has sesion of the Portuguese. The grounds however, never stated to the
Walchiaopiu
nou in which stands. the monument com that the Russian Volunteer Fleet was meaerating this feat of arms will be the handed over by:
ver by the Government of the principal scene of the coming festivities. Russian Socialist Federn Soviet Repablic The charitable institutions of the Colony
of the for the
us of Far Eastern Republic." are to benefit from the Kermesse." It 4-The Chinese Government and people is understood that the Government. have, view with deep concern. the famine in voted a sum of 314.000 for the celebration. Russia, and have Organized the Russian Famine Relief Society for the purpose of collecting funds towards that ens.
Chinese funeral processions are giving doubt you have alreally known of the Scarcely a day passes now but what we
Cause
for much complaint in Macao. existence of this benevolent institution. I have a long funeral procession organises tion that this spaten is under revision The Chinese Government has also given by the labour guilds. They block the every facility to those charitable organiza. thoroughfares for some considerable time
"Mr. Hall: 1.might give the clerk 850 sults on the whoir. though the advance in exchange serves largely to off-set the tions of the Russians in China. But as and trouble often occurs when anyone or so and there is no proof of it? to the issue of lotteries, no foreign Power attempts to cross the road through the
decline in tael' values; private sales hare- has done this before. in China, Obviously, procession. It is time the Government
Mr. Hall (to the Magistrale). I would been few and far between and clearances.
far from satisfactory. the Authorities at Harbin cannot give porc, aures, to regulate these demons like to submit that I have no case to permission to create
Telegraphic information from the 5-As to the search of Russian resi
cate a precedent, dences in Harbin, the Chita Government
The Magistrate: I don't see that the Cotton States "in America regarding the onthe, occurrence of the incident, are close neighbours, and considering the defendant had the right to receive the growing crop is somewhat discouraging and, if reliable, points to another poor sent a telegram of inquiry to the Chinese several hundred years of historical rela
yield and a continuation of high prices. Government, This Ministry immediately tions their friendship must be very
Mr. Hall My lient was holding theft is stated that extensive rains have wired to the Provincial Authorities con cordial. The declarations of the Soviet money pending the issue of a licence. He fallen and that considerable areas are: cerned for an investigation and report. Government are quite candid and fair, is charged with embezzlement, but there under water, while a good deal of capital
soon as the facts are ascertained a which the Chinese Government and bec-1 is no evidence of cbezzlement. reply will be sent direct to the Chitale duly appreciate. So the Chineso Mr. Hall then brought to the notice is being made of the damage by insect | Government,
Government has for the convenience of of the Magistrate several decisions in pests, the effect on the price of the staple It is further stated in your last memer. mutual commerce, permitted the Province similar cases. Quoting from Warburton's being a steady increase during recent
Criminal Law" be cited a case in ecks. ·. andum that the Government of the of Sinkiang to conclude local trade re- Busin Socialist Federal Soviet Republic gulations with the Sevict Government, which a clerk was charged with embezzle-
informed the has Republic ofvernment even though the latter has not been ment. In this case Judge, Bolland said: of the
There is no felonious conversion. In view of this the prisoner must be dis- it readiness formally recognized. This clearly shows and willingness to proceed to the revision that China pays due regard to the Soviet will take it that the prisoner put the charged." of existing Russo-Chinese treaties with a Government.
money into his own pocket and that he
The Magistrate: Yes, Mr. Hall, you. view to excluding from them such stipula Aa you have come to Peking for the has made no entry. That is not sufficient. are on sounder ground now than on your of relations bio mutant friendly further developzient purpose of opening negotiation, the wire-Ho.did not deny the receipt of the money first point, Chinese and Reviance"?
hopes you if he had, case may have beer, dif- This cred, in accordance with the spirit of the forent; though the mere fact of not enter-liminary canter. And in this case my Ministry beartily endorses a view oft repeated declarations of the Bovies and wishes to state to you frankly that Government from the beginning to the ing the sum was not enough to serve an mutual frendship-depends upon goed faith end. So both parties sy gradually indictment for embezzlement: Every clerk and that deeds must be consistent with arrive at a better understanding and the who, rough carelessnes, rate to make an entry, would in that case he liable. words. Geographically, Chins and Russia friendship between the two Governments.
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Mr. Hall: Oh that was only a pre
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The Magistrate: There is insufficiens evidenes of embezzlement; of negligence yes; inefficiency for Government service, yes. The defendant is discharged,
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