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ARMY, EXPENDITURE,

[DY_FIELDMAHNILAR, SIE WILLIAM

ROBERTSON »].

11.

DAY, JULY

1993.

THE GRAND' CANAL OF

CHINA.

THE SCHEME OF IMPROVEMENT.

THE KOWLOON UNION CHURCH PROJECT, THE QUESTION OF A SITE. The Union Church Record" for the month of July has the following remarks... on this subject : ----

1.

"NRED OF MINISTAR OF DEFENCE It occurred tone during the debate that instead of having to listen for hours) and even days to a lisenssion pn the Army Estimates, and afterwigeila having to justify these Estimates both in the 31r. Jahu K.. Davis, American Consul Legislative Assembly and the Council of a Nauking, in a recent report, says 1- State, Lord. Rawlinson would have been The Grand Canal of Chin is the more usefully employed in attending to longest waterway in existence and one the training and administration of his of "the most ancient. Field-Marshal Sir William Robertson troupe fairly

Its length is The prospect of a Union"Church on the continues the series of articles ou located in widely separate areas. Has northern terminus at Peking and the transformed from a vague wish to

numerous body and approximately 1,100 miles, with the Rowles side of the harbour has been India, which are the result of an ing established a parliamentary system southern at Hangchow. In its course it extended tour in that country,

o the Bitish pattern, we might profit- Leroaspa three important rivers, thepibility. The present article deals more partiably got step further and appoint a Yellow, the wai, and the Yangsag. The As is now well known the Hon. Sie cularly with the question of economy, Minister of Defence, thus leaving the canal is of immense potential and con- Panf Chater has made an unexpected and both as regards the Army and the Commander in-thief free to de his proper siderable actual importance to four large] new capital, which is in course of work. If this were lone I think that, and rich provinces of the Chinese Rej wholly spontaneous offer to provide n ↑anmongst other advantages, the military public, in that it furnishes our of their sum of 250,000 to build a Church if the The Field-Marshal, necessarily came in chief Would in be a stronger position that most important trail routes. Its in Clovernment will grant a good sit

contact luring his tour with those he now is. best qualified to judge the situation,

provement is of great value, therefore,

The condition attached to the gilt is and his record and experience giveArms expenditure is affected by, frontier the lower Yangfaze Valley.

Anuther point of interest is that as all American firms having business in

eminently reasonable, it only in view of an exceptional value to his rece policy it is a matter of regret to learn En 1910, owing to the silting up of the the fact that the commodious and com- that the civd offcials in some of the Grand Canal as a result of the diversion venient site upon which_St." Androw's frontier districts still credit the tribes of the Hwat River by the Yellow, serious į Church and its auxiliary buildings stand with being a much greater danger than foods occurred, and attention was drawn i thoy really

that

Custration.

mendations,

ARGUMENTS POR BOONOMY.

Desiring to have specific authority froer the Church on this highly important de- parture, the Committee summoned special

the

were un»

suggested!

We have therefore earnestly asked -ṭiju - Government to reconsi its negativn decision as regards a site in King's Park, and to use its good news with the milt tary authorities, who are sail to object

poss of to the use of any part of it

stre for pur. repration, 3. hope and trust that our seriousī jappeal will avail. The situation is di-

ult, as we reengaise, available land" being limited in amount. At the sang timo Church is a public institution and not the effort of speculative bailder. Military,

In India in Ragland, publie ee penditure, experially on the Ariny, is subject of much hostile comment.

They are certainly to the necessity of adequate inproge was freely granted by the Government, Army Estimates for the current year better equipped with rifles than they used ments. Under Chang Chien, a survey On receiving the offer the Minister and 401ount to some 62 crores (about to be, and have factories in the Kohat bureau was organized, and in 1912 the Committee of Management at once pat in £41,000,000). Or over 40 per cent. of tags and near Chakdara (in Swat), Hwai River report was published. This request for a suitable site, and negotia to arrangements, in 1914, for ations on the subject have been proceeding estigateil total expenditure as given where these weapons are made in small led the Imperial Budget, namely, 12 croreshers and not of bad workmanship. $50,000,00 loan from American interests, sine, as reported in part from time to (995,000,000).

il The cost of the Army is le pommunition they are said to and group of prominent "American time in the press, debited entirely to this Budget, but when ve ample supplies, a good deal of ours engineers was sent to study the proli the Provincial Budgets are also taken having got into their hands during the len. The ontberak" of the war' stopped inte necunt the military item still operations across the Afghan frontier) developsñent of the project, eeeds 30 per cent. of the whole expendi- three or four years ago. They many nis In 1916, American capital (1,000,000) secting of readers our ture of the country,

obtain a certain amount of fighting male was again pledged for the improvement animously adopted, the first to the effet In listening to the Budget debate in rial from Kabul. But in these days, of of the Grand Canal between the Yangtze that the time come when the ental- the Legislative Assembly, it struck me machine-guns, aeroplanaest and other River and the border, of the Shantung lishment of a Church in Kowloon was the members--chiefly, but by po modern contrivances, of which the Province. An agreement was signed indexiable, the road that the Committen, means entirely, Indians who opposed triles have few or none while we have fat by the same American corporation be authorised to proceed with the matter the Array Estimates, stated their objecthem in abundance, and having just been with representatives of the Chinese Gov-on the lines of Sir Paul Chater's gener. Lions very cleverly, and quite as resson through the greatest war the world has ernment for loan of $6,000,000,000 || 00s and inspiring promise, ably as would the opposition at West-ever known, it strikes one as being somes (Cpited States currency) for improving Sub-Committer has since been ap. mister. The retention of two brigades what childish to suppose that unorganised the canal south of Tientsin in the Pro-painted, including a number of Kowloon of Infantry on the Khallar mute, instead brigands, however, niferous, can be vinres of Chibli and Shantung. Survers residents, to deal with the project. of using forni levies as formerly, the core capable of doing serious harm.

wræe unde in 1918 and 1919 hỵ Americau

The

present position is that suggestions tinue occupation of Waziristan, and They may amoy us by occassional, or engineers; although no work has yet been coming from the Government us to pas the so-called forward policy as a whole en frequent mis on defenceless done, owing to conditions, growing out sibi sites bare been carefully extiteì, were all strongly critics, and great villages, but these do not constitute af the World War, the contracts still add so far, reluctantly set aside on the stress was naturally laid on the fact that, dange of much military consequence, stand, and it is anticipated that the work round that we could see no fair chance

of sure.ss for a Church in while the Assembly was asked and ex- The worst of the exaggerated ideas is will eventually be accomplished: pected to vote the taxation required to that, apart from the unnecessary expense

situation. "Tu_162h "the_Kiangsu Grand Canal pay dur a given polley, it was not they entail, they may also distort the Board was organized, with headquarters allowed an offective snies in the forma- minds of the military officers employed at Yungchow. It employs one American tion of that policy,

on the frontier, and gradually lead themeiner and its revgines are derived to think only of sayage, warlare, to the from provincial tasution, Pending, the It was argued that, having regard to which devalve, upon then when opposediments just described, this beard is exclusion of those more strious duties putting into effect of the loan agree the general tuanical position, to the improbability of way in the near future, by a really formidable and well-organi-endeavouring to attend to those problems and especially to the disappearance of and enemy.

of the greatest immeslinte urgenes. what was termed the Russian bogey, such |

order to permit the continued use of the great expenditure on the Army as that!

It is rather Surprising, in view of the proposed could not be justified. Money, pensent Rancial situation, that the it yas maintained, and with a good den building of New Delhi should not be sus of truth, was needed purposes, and amongst those monticus roses pembe, ts was urgeated by an Indian need of atention are these parallelling us the Churches, cilian, populations improvement of agricultural pursuits. member during the Budget leiate. It to Kaori and Kaishow Lakes, Here, as red to the Kowloon side a Protestant is being constructed on an open plain | a result of the frequent floods during I the As already stated, farming is still carried some ten miles distant from the present past years, the silting has rendered Church with its attkant ipstitu-. on in rather a primitive ways, and airy, aut amid tie ruins of the five old vigation didiente during low water.

tions would be of value to the gar

The need for such a Church his parently the desire is to provide Sintelis which have existed in turi atla January, the work was commencer instruction in agriculture and to increase

know more. about transport filities by making light rail different period Indian history, on the deepening of the section between been questioned in any quarter. We, whe ways and additional ronds. The Intter understand it may be finished in fis. the town of Knoyu, benteri 25 miles north wishes and needs than anyone else, have c

our reple and their

doubt about

It it for years easure would undoubtedly be haeficial, ears" from now, though some people of the Yangtze River, and apungwan, az for at present the kind of erop grown by think it will never be comjileted, and [ři mites farther north. Temporary dams is not that inediately the--

wholly self st. the farmer is not always governed, as it did not meet a single person who had sertion between them is being doors are open-every Church, requires a

estructed and the 16 church can be Init by the necessibility of minkets. spent so much money apun it to ang drained for excavation: another 10 miles certain amount of nursing in its early It was insisted, too, that as a British Reenie to have the courage to stop further to order that navigation may not be strong melens could be obtained at once,

to the north will be similarly handled. stages. But there is no doube, that solliers custs India nearly as much! Tuilding..

entirely stopped during the three or four which

would quickly grow toward five native soldiers, the existing propor- The construction of an entirely new maths which it is estimated the work maturity people themselves are in no sion of one British to two and a half capital, to replace one which, with cur- will require, openings between the canal

"Kiwiinon native might not to be retained. As totain additions, cold easily have been and Kaby Lake have been made just land of them signed a petition this may, observe that not a few Indians made to nives regairemets, might have low, and just above the section under want both to have their take and to eat been a permissible and possible operation repair, making it possible for shallow it. They do not really wish to see the in the days whop conquering monarchs draft bars to miss British troops appreciably welued, he cause they know that their presence pees vents antagonistic sections from flying at ench other's throat and amongst the first to suffer would be those who now very out the loudest for reduction. th the other hand, they dislike having to pay for the trois required to ive them secut

should be, by the suitability of the suit any desire that it should he

INDIANISING THE ARMY.

Having

could command fubiited, sins-labour."

Terut

NAVILATION DIFFierit.

The sections of the waterway most in

have IMA!!

In these modern times, it strikes one astrotel will not solve the problem of While the exeavation of this one being a very bold, as well as an unnece the Grand Canal in Kiangsu Province, sary; enterprise.

peling the comprehensive improvementy Acording tox The States, the awaiting more favourable auspices, it scheme was origtually estimated to cust will greatly apelerate the situation in six crores of rupees at the must It has the section immediately north of Yangtze already cust 13201 than doubly that, liver, not only benefiting navigation but amount, ani if the project is persisted in also draining of the simplies water of on anything like the present scale i Hai Riveo system. Another stent maste was that the cannot be completed for anything short Jodian Army should be more idly of 23 crores (nearly £17,000,000). Mean- indiäuised by being given Commissioned while, as the Statesman points out, the Indian officers bot here, agni, it was

Government is faced with a heavy deficit. overlooked that senior officers-colonels and asks the country to submit to nearly and geraisals-sennot Be hunde in a day. 30 crores additional taxation per annum. The system of granting King's Conan's it is, a good suggestion that a Heipish- sions to young filiaus after a cor at fudian Commission should be appointed the Royal Military College was started to determine vnether the schonne, only a few years ago, said there are at should be carried to completion, the present nof intre than thing or forty of curtailed or be altogether 'abambaeil. -- Buch officers in the Army, most of whom | Jeraing Pynt- are still lieutenants.

Criticism regarding the construction of the sailway through the Khajlar Pass.to the Afghan frontier near Landi Khana was severe, and perhaps a little mure justifiable. This railway is a triumph of engineering skil, but it is costing an errmans Het at a time when money is particularly, short. · ·

THE WORLD THEATRE.

THE "ARMY, DISBANDMENT

14

the military tal

establishment being trans-

Two

on the subjret.

f-suppunting -

,

in the course of a few days supporting" our request, a fnet which has 'Impressed the public, arid doubtless would have weight with the Hongkong Government the matter used to be deferred there, or the Seretary of State in London should

approval of the press.

It is pleasing also to pute the hearty →→

value this- greatly as reflecting public opinion, which is unmistakably to the effect that our reasnalle request should be met in aswilling spirit.

The Free Church community has never before asked a favour of the Government in the 30 years of the Colony's existence, and they have a right to fair treatment without favouritisa

Commenting on the best point

of

..1781 our newspapers remarked that the pre SCHEME

sent Prime Minister is a Free Church- man. like bat a few of his colleagues. DECISION OF PERING. The implication seems to be that in the OFFICIAL

resent Parliament, the interests of the Free Churches would fegrive fairer atte The following is the substance of antion than in times past, official telegram, received from: Peking Pursuing the line suggested, it is in- which is ind teresting

by the Chinese authorities 2--

In accordance with suggestions made like President Harding and Mr. Secre

reflect that Mr. Lloyd George by Generals Tsau Ki and Yu Pei Futary Hughs in the is Baptist.

Speaker

at Paoling, the Cabinet has framed. atorn. hred and table the plan of disbandment which will shortly of the House of Commons a member of The lady who has been called the most me discussed at a Cabinet meeting, Thea Congregational Church in Halifax, and beautiful winnan, in the World-or at plan distributes the work to be done at the Chancellor of the Exchequer a Bredby- least in New York-was selgeted as the three different periods, the first period terian. If we are to speak of the army. star in the magnificent dran now show-to begin froni Jumanry 1st, 1925, the Eart has lately been ordning to ing at the World Theatre, Justine. John-Esrond Tran Janary Ist, 24, and the THE C-15 C's "REPLY.

it Stp stone. The story of her debut upon the third from January 1st, 1025. --Lord· Rawlinson made a very full reply silver sheet was sensational. A jury of proposed to eliminate the weak and the

go on indefinitely, but the to his crities, and give expression to twelve parsons, each a tender in the red from all the divisions and brigades line is one gn which it is certain truths which had hitherto been province of art, literature,

casy and the drains, of the Army to the number of one fourth CE the gospel. We have no wish to appeal

usual, sury

to wander kept rather in the back-igrond. He told voted unanimously

far from the spirit the Assembly that it was his duty to Haps the choice was prompted by her period, and the same proportion denominations chiefly represented in our her favour.' Ber of the whole fores during the first to snobbish instincta, but the members of carry out the policy of the Government, golden hair, her eyes or the ivory tint, he eliminated during the second and third Union Churches may rejoice in the fact that he could not do that with anything of cheek, all the heritage of Viking periods until at last, the whole Army will that their communities supply so many less than he had demanded. He recalled ancestry, Whatever the reasons, the be composed of only feirnt and strong distinguished sons to the public service.. the prevalence of sedition and disorder recipient of the honour in the country, and held that part of the Justine Jobustune had laid a foundation of the present strength.

was worthy.men, and reduced to about dz pér cent," so-called military expenditure was due to for a screen career, She made good in the use of troops in aid of the givil power, Blackbirds," her first picture. She the cost of which ought properly to be shows flasties of genius in The Playing which the disbandirent scheme is to le borne by the Provincial Budgets and not of Broadway" her secarid, and it is this carried out, namely, (1) Fengtien-Kirin mesa better health and better results by the Army Vole. Fucidentally, it may splendid play that she appears on the Heilungkung.) Chihli - Shantung be noted that the troops were so employ screen of the World Theatre from today Honan, () Kinngsu-Anhai Chiking-from your work, and if your eyes require ed on un fewer than thirty-one different till Alunday ext. Do not fail to see Hupeh, (4) Shensi-Shansi-Kansu-Sin-

occasions during the month of February Justi

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