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MR. LENOX SIMPSON'S VISIT TO MUKDEN.

MANCHURIA AN INDEPENDENT- KINGDOM.

GENERAL CHANO'S BITTER FIELING TOWARDS BRITISH 'AND AMERICANS,

FINANCIAL REFORM IN

CHINA,

SIR: FRANCIS AGLEN'S VIEWS.

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DN FAT SEN AND, THE? |

CHINESE LABOUR MOVEMENT [ASTATIC NEWS AGENCY.]

Ea declare that he was not unmindful of China's foreign obligations, and tha

in spite of British hotHity to him he had withdrawn his troops from the Tong shan area after battle positions had been prepared, simply to save the wrecking of the Kailan mines. The aninius of the Manchurian provinces against Britons and Americans was, however, very mark by the Inspector General of the Maritime garded ed, owing to their unneural attitude Customs, Sir Francis Aglen. It has been Chinese labour union, his presence in thei insiale the treat Wall" and only recently referred to the Financial Commission. French Concession is welcomed by ruch he had stopped a general boycott of their recently established under the chairman

the consolidation of the National Bonds A memorial embodying his opinions on ans been submitted to the Governmen!

Exiso, August 19th.

As Dr. Sun Yat Sen is geperally re

RS the leader of the future.

geots which would have been ruinous to ship of Dr. Wellington Row and the unself-styled Faders of the Chinese Com-- the British-American Tobacco Comunanimous opinion is that National Bonds, munists and werkers, as Chea Tu Hsiao,

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PEKING AS A CAPITAL.

The recent

support of the workmen nad.

PING, August 19th. Reuter has received from Mr.Lenos" which had an annual turnover of which constantly Huetung in price, former Professor of the Government. Simpson, Advisor to the President's $20,000,000 in Fengtien - Kirin alo" disturbing the money sket, and the Offer, the following additional parti

As for the stories of the opposition to standard of living, should be imigliately University of Peking. (expelled from culars regarding his recent visit to Mukin in the Threo Eastern Provinces, he consolidated.

Peking by the authorities for his Com- den, which are interesting in view of the zation in Manchuria had implored him to Custom Surplus, after meeting loan Liu Yin, and others, who are 'ging him said that every district and every organi Sir Francis Aglen's suggestion that the munistic and Bolshevik propaganda), approach of negotiations between Russia and Japan, and (supposedly) between and to retire to, but that he was a native be the sinking fund for the Consolidated to organize a Chinese Labour Union with remain, that he had ample income and services and indemnity obligations, should China and Russia.

son of Manchuria whom his fellow-pro- National Bonds, with the Salt Surplus, headquarters in Shanghai. He stated in regard to the sections of vincials trusted, which was

more than if the Customs Surplus is insufficient, has successes, of the workour and seaanen in the Peking-nkden railway beyond the could be said of most native sons. Hofalso, been unanimously approved. But Great Wall that there appeared to be nuded that the Three Eastern Provinces the auggestion that the Government the strikes in Hongkong. Canton and soma 1,200 cars belonging to all the rail- had 40,000,000 in hard silver as a cash should not use any portion of the Custom Hankow ways dorth of the Yangtze lying at the reserve, which placed the invery Surplus for "administration purposes styled labour leaders, as the best indica

are spoken of by these self- stations And some 90 locomotives, many strong position, and that the harvest taken as laying too severe a restraint du of which were burnt out or derelict and would be the greatest ever known. urgently in need of repair. He presented,

the liberty of the Government in dispestion of the gradual realisation of the ing of its funds. Sir Francis has new protracted dreams, of the Chinese labour to General Chang Tso-lin a memorandum showing the barni, this state of affairs was

The conversation having turned on the was intended only to deal with the pre-riverine provinces and treaty ports and explained that this aspect of his memorialing masses in the various maritime and working on the commercial community future of government in China, Mr. Simp-sent situation up to the end of the year. they express their firm belief that, with and the necessity to take action before the

son suggested that there would be no peace there was surplus of the Cristom the harvest. Na goods trains have moved for in Poking until the cample of the Cuited Revenue after this period, the Govern-labourers, Dr. Sun will play an import two months north of the Great Wall, the States were copied and a special negment would be free to use it then for ant part on the Chinese political stage, whole line lying dead" except for two tralized metropolitan area, roughly like administrative expenses. daily passenger expresses in eich direc

the distries of Columbia, erenter.

and can thus easily retrieve his lost tion, and the receipts of the railway has added that the matter would be easy to therefore been adopted by the Financial ing strike of Chinese seamen (at Shang-

The following revised suggestions have political Fadluence. In view of the exist iug dropped to one-third of the normal.

work out and incorporate in the perman-Commission:

bai), the Chinese Government authoritie General Chang. Teo-lin, while agreeinged it. General Chang Tso-lin agreed. He ent constitution, if the provinces support that the situation required remedying, endorsed the following definition:

1-The Government shall formally naturally regard this Bolshevik pro-,

paganda as very dangerous to the order said that there were various other points

the Inspector-

As a conse- to be considered, notably internal politics stones 10 English miles or 30 Chinese 7: "A square demarcated by boundary.

General to use. after the meeting and peace of this port. anduaneutral fareiga actions."

of loan services and Indemnity queace, the French Municipality has prosecuted Chen Tu Hsiao, and his com- "He from the walls of the Peking inner and

obligations, the remaining portion rades at the Mixed Court of the French showed great irritation regarding what outer cities, within which aren (roughly

of Customs "Surplus releasables Concession on the ground that Bolshevik he described as the unwise step of remoy-700 square miles, English measure,

Sinking Fund for Consolidation ing the foreign railway staff north of the 6,000 square i Chinese measure) no troops

Loans, with, however, the co-opera literature, which is regarded as danger- and Communistic pamphlets and other Great Wall, which he attributed to of any sort may enter, except when a

tion of the National Loan Bureau ous to the rising generation of Chinese "hostile Legation action," and said that formal declaration of war against a for

and representatives of the Banks. although they had now come back he did eigu enemy has been made by the Parlia

has been discovered in their residences -The remaining portion of, the Cusand it is believed that after trial, thes not want them.

ment of Chizes, the policing being

toms Surplus releasable, if insuf- will be deported from Shanghai by the entirely confided to the Peking, Gendar

ficient may be made good by the Foreign-Chinese 'officials. nevie and polite, whose numbers shall be

Inspector-General From Sals Sup Dr. Sun Yat Sen has issued another fixed by law, all barracks within this area

plus: if there is any balance, it may manifesto dealing with the troop-disband- civilian aviation." being demolished and aviation limited to

be used as an administrative fundment problem, which he says, must be put by the Government,

into force as soon as possible for the sake

"TERMS FOR FREING RAILWAY.

He

or

Mr. Simpson was able to convince him that this move had nothing to do with any Legatica except indirretly, the so cafted unwise action having been initiated by railway officials nad. approved by

JAPANESE COMMERCIAL PENETRATION. others. General Chang Tso-lia asked "On the subject of the Chinese Eastern why, if the matter concerned so closely Railway and the reported recent freight the interests of the British and Chinese agreement with the South Manchuria Corporation, no, representative of that Railway Company, regarding the pre- Corporation had come to see him. The miun of Yen 3.55 per ton (against which move made, iu his opinion, only served 1.000.000 gold roubles have been paid in to show the ignorance of all concerned advance), for all tonnage handed over to regarding the true position, which was the Japanese company originating from that Manchuria was self-sufficient and the Harbin and Western districts, he pro impregnable, having an isolated geofessed ignorance, but promised a strict gruphical position in relation to the rest of Ching more or less resembling Japan's geographical isolation in regard to the rest of the world and which allowed that region to contemplate with equanimity hostile action." In retaining the meagre recerpts of the sections, north of the Great Wall he was only, he said, copying what General Wu Pei-fu was doing on every mile of railway he could get hold of fi declared that this system of loot ing the railways had beer initiated "by General Wa Pei-fu and apparently approved by foreign interests.

Mr. Simpson said it was not so approv. ed dial that it had done more to damage General W than anything else. -

Finally, after's great deal of discussion Ceneral Chang Tso-lia intimated that he would return all rolling-stock on one con dition that the railway in its entire length be reserved for commercial uses, military seizure being forhidden."

The Government is considering this pro- posal.

ARMY REORGANIZATION,

inquiry into the allegation that it was designed to kill Vladivostock commer cially and give Dairen a virtual export honopoly for the whole of 'Manchuria. He had heard of the secret purchase of Russian steamers on the Sungari by the South Manchuria Railway as another move in the same direction. He had also beard of the proposed creation of a Japanese mortgage bark by the chairman of the South Manchuria Railway, which would have a capital of 7.30,000,000 and authorized debenture issues up to Yen 560,000,000, the institution being designed to absorb the Manchurian business of the Chosen and the Oriental Development Yokohama Specie Bank, the Bank of

matters demanded the most careful treat- L'ompany. He admittel that all these ment in the forthcoming negotiations.

issuv orders

to

Note. In the original note, the clause of economy, and the best way will be the "the Government shall not, forth-organisation, of labour corps in the with appropriate Customs Surplus various provinces for the construction o for administrative

isnational railroads, roads, the conservancy ileleted.

expenses #

of waterways and other large under Additional Notes," "

takings. Dr. Sun has wired to General Yên Hsi Shan of Shansi supporting his 1.This new arrangement shall remain argument for the establishment of n in forge only up to the end of 1999-militia system with disbanded soldiers as 1. The increased revenue after en reservists; but he insists that the best forcement of the 2.5 per cent. surtax temporary remedy after the disbandment tariff shall be subject to other re of the superfluous troops lies in the commendations.

effective organisation of national labour

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3. All appropriations for governmental corps. It is anticipated that in com

bodies originally remitted from pliance with existing requirements, the Custom Surplus shall be maintained. old Kuomintang party will become a 4.The appropriations now in negotia politico-labour organisation, because in tion between the Government and addition to Senators and Representativos. the Diplomatic Corps shall be made bera are actively engaged in the reorgani the old Parliament, many of its mem pending final settlement.

Chinese workmen and labourers at the sation of the disunited and powerless: revenue after the enforcement of the various treaty ports and big interion. 5 per cent, ffective tariff either cities into united and powerful labour included in a $98,000,000 Loan associations. Hence, strictly speaking,. Sinking Faad as originally provid- these young men are responsible for the ed for or in the Consolidated Sink labour strikes. Fund now in discussion, will be discussed later,

3. The disposal of the increased

-From the Chinese Government Bureau.

of Economic Information.

SHANGHAI TRADE.

CHINESE LABOUR IN JAPAN...

DEPORTATION RUMOUR DENIED. tions with Russia would be binding on

He declared categorically that negotii-; Manchuria only if participated in by

The Chinese colonies in Japan have. heengrently exercised over the report - representatives from the Three Eastern Messrs. Ibert & Co.'s latest Piece immediately deported under an old re

that 2,500 Chinese Tabourers will Provinces, as the common frontier noras Goods Market Report says :-.. sitated that the Manebarian viewpoint by The market has once again been very working outside foreign settlements. As galation prohibiting foreign labourers specially considered and the conclusions inactive in all departments, there being there and reality to those in daily touch with amongst buyers as to the political future seems to mean a serious hardship.. reached be so framed as to have menning still

are more than complete lack of confidencalabourers in the country such actima 5,000 Chinese Russian life and Russian interests.of the country. This is scarcely to be Reuter, "

wondered at seeing that the Yangtaze officially denied that such a decision has "Reuter's agent reports that it is Gorges from lehaug to Chungking are been taken or anticipated. once more in a state of uproar as a result

THE RAJAH. BROOKE MEMORIAL.

ار

A

of hostilities between two rival generals who

A responsible official says

that the

As regards the general situation in Man churid Mr. Simpson gives the following ax the position: The railway beyond the| Great Wall is absolutely clear of troops, no signs of soldiers being seen anywher The nearest divisional headquarters is 50 ti from the Koupangtan junction, where General Li Ching-ling (a native of Chihli)

are struggling for power in that police received complaints that a colony is stationed with the 1st Fengtien Divi-

region, which, of course, makes trade with of 500 Chinese in a suburb of Tokyo," sion. A general reorganization and weed-

the highly important province of Sze-who came to the country as merchants, ing-out is going on--for purposes of deannounces that the Rajsh Charles Brooke having already, been fired upon. The insanitary and squalid conditions. Some The Sarand Guzṛtie of August "1st chuap quite impossible, several ships turned abourers and were living under fence, not offence, General Chang Tso-lín Memorial Fand amounted on July 22nd same state of uneasiness prevails in of these were guilty of petty crimes. The The army reorganization committee,, after putting aside $20,000 towards southern and Northern politicians are be taken should complaints be received to 205,577.80. The committee have decid-Kiangsi Province, while the meetings now police thereupon advised the suspects to which the advisor visited, is sitting under personal memorial, to use the remainder a sufficiently disturbing element in then with regard to the other colonies.

taking place in Shanghai, between return to China Similar action would the chairmanship of General Chang's son, to open a leper settlement: The general elves. General Chang Hsueh-liang, a popular committee having appointed a sub-com-

declared.

witter. Captain Lowe submitted plans for the At the last committee meeting proposed new settlement to accommoilate 225 persons with all necessary offices, such us hospital (20 beds), dispensary aud bungalow for Europeans. The committee requested Captain Lowe, assisted by the sub-committee, to proceed to carry out the plans as soon as possible,

SHIPPING ON THE YANGTSŻE.

HIGH FREIGHTS:

young officer with a very good knowledge mittee to find and report upon the most Under these circumstances it is little of English, and one of its most prominent euitable site for a leper camp, and theater for surprise that we have prae members is Tachan Sun of Kirin, who is latter reporting upon the island of Batang tically no business to comment upon. temporarily domiciled in Mukden. Many as most suitable, this site. was decided officers guilty of cowardice or peculation upon unanimously by the general com- have been summarily shot, and all men without military education have been dis missed. One hundred military students have been recalled from Europe and pfiers ed appointments. A certain mumber of nnits in Central and Northern Manchuria have been given Russian military instruc tors Aeroplanes have been bought and an aerodrome is to be established, while the Mukden arsenal has been improved. It is noticeable on passenger trains that dis- cipline is well preserved, provost-marshal proclamations in every car warning soldi. ers of the everest penalties that will is the latest. of the finger operated eye- follow the slightest infractions.

glass mounting and has been derigned to

FIT-U PINCE-NEZ

In regard to the Salt Reveries, General avoid all the objectionable features of Chang Two-lin bluntly stated that it would

be political insanity on his part to permit this type of mounting. The long coil remittances to Peking, so long as the springs of the Fit-U prevent spring relationship of Fengtion to Peking re-breakage, and can be instantly adjnited mained as entangled as at present, and

region in Ching but the free passage of The Yangtze valley is the richest materials is hampered considerably, by the luck of transportation dun to the tremendous difficulties associated with navigating the Upper reaches of the river) AR

In consequence of these conditions, saya

very heavy. For instance, 40 is charged a Bulletin of the Chinese Government Bureau of Economics, freight rates are

ton. On the other hard, a bale of cotton a bale of cotton from Icheng to Chungking; this is equivalent to 8220 per shipped from America to Shanghai costa fight changes. The developsannt

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so long as General Wu Pei-fu interfered to give more or less pressure on the nose. with the whole governmental machine in a The nose clips are of special shape to knowledge will go long way towards of traje and the advance in scientific manner which had never been attempted prevent slipping. Fit-U Pince nez of any reducing these nonormal prices. Fant before at any time during the life of the metal are obtainable from The Hong year many enterprising Brits ventured to Republic. He constantly repeated that $1,700,000 of salt taxes had been remitted kong Optical Co., successors to Clark compete with the British Mackenzie Co. this year whereas moet other provinces, & Co., Manufacturing and Refracting which have hitherto practically menopol- and the American Robert Dollar: "Co., including those so-called loyal, had Opticians, the most competent optical ised the run on the Upper Yanglaze. The Athletic Club in this League Fixture Bent nothing at all. He anul that a gen manalactaring establishment in

The following will represent the United eral Salt Conference in Peking was the

Bunkere Weekly (Chinese), gives a list to-day at the VRC, at 5.30 pm S, H only way of settling the matter. He would Colony located in 53, Queen's Road vessels, 1 French, 5 Japanese vessels, and J. Leonard A. A. Botelho, F. M. Roza showing 1 American vessel, 3 British Garrod; G, B. Razaret, K. A. Mason permit Fengtien representatives to attend Central-ÅDTT.

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