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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TRUESDAY, AUGUST 31ST. 1922

F.O. Box 530.

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LORD BIRKENHEAD'S DECLARATION.

SIR A GEDDES ON MUTUAL- IGNORANCE."

The Lord Chancellor presided at n dinner given by the English-Speaking. Union or Joly 26th at the Hyde Park Hotel to Sir "Auckland Geddes (British Ambassador at Washington), and Lady Geddes

The Lord Chancellor, proposing the health of Sir Auckland Geddes, said that of all this illustrations that could be giver. of the gradual evolution and the marvel- lous adaptability of the British Empire it would be hard to select an illustration more striking and more dramatis than that a distinguished Canadian Professor, with the outbreak of war, "should: find himself devoting every power that was in him to contribute to the great struggle in which the Empire was engaged, and should have passed successfully and with universal applause to the rank of brigadier general, Cabinet Minister, and Ambassador of this country in the "finited Slates. (Cheers.)

Sir Auckland Geddes bad served at Washington through a great and critical period, and had established his claim to Tank high in the hierarchy of men who hnd served at the British findmassy in the United States,

Societies such as 'the English-Speaking Union did work of incomparable value in ringing together on accnsions of social good feeling well-intentioned and syn. pathetic citizens of both countries, bas difficulties could not he solved entirely' [by good dinners, good nature, and good. dispositions. It was when" there were

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that the "qualities of a great diplomatist could make themselves apparent. They had passed in the last few years through many critical stages. He would only make one observation on one subject which had been misunderstood, though never, he knew, by those in whose hands those delicate matters rested" in the United States.

WAR FINANCE...

The financial obligations and charges which arose out of the "war affected, of course, all the belligerent fowers, The munificence and immense material re sources of the United States enabled them to make a contribution to the necessities of the Allies, without which it would, perhaps, have been impossible to carry the struggle to successful conclusion. In the course of these arrangements we in our turn were called upon, and in the then financial state of Europe, not, un- reasonably called upon, to become (guar- antors of some of the advances that were so freely and generously made. OSHIGAURA.-Finest Seaside Summer Holiday Resort in North China. Five miles

from Dairen, but connected with the city by special motor and carriage road and electric matters ought not to be misunderstood.

The position of Great Britain in these " tramway. Yamato Hotel (35 rooms) and 12 farnished bungalows in charming cliff garden. He was unaware of anything that had Bathing Boating, Fishing, Golf, Tennis, Billiards, Orchestra twice a week. "Capital place been said by anyone qualified to speak for children. OGONDAJ Most beautiful and select Seaside Resort in the Far East. Two miles from Port on behalf of Great Britain, which had Arthur Formerly the Summer Resort of the high Russian officers and officials, Yamato given the slightest occasion for misunder- Hotel and 20 villas and bungalows, mostly with detached servants' quarters. Excellent Bathing,

ing, Wonderful Scenery, Historie Battlefields, Rained and Dismantled Forts Miles fo charming Walks and Drives. Abundant Picnicing Facilities. Orchestra twice a week. Best place for high-class families. PORT ARTHUR-Famous for its two memorable Singes and its beautiful landlocked Harbour. Exactly one hour's journey Dairon by express train. Yamato Hotel (16 rooms). Bufficient place of historical and scenic interest to fill a month with a fresh walk or drive every day. Most healthy and salubrious spot in the Far East. KONGOSAN. The famous Diamond Mountain of Korea. A special Semmer Resort rivalling Switzerland for climate and scenery. Beautiful peaks and charming cascades, Grand recuperative qualities. Kongosan Hotel (10 rooms) at Oussir and Choanji Hotel, (1 roome) at Chenri

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standing. We looked back on our on DEPRECIATION OF THE MARK, history, and we were conscious of na occasion on which we had ever failed to meet a bond which we had set our hand to. (Cheers.)

The credit and the honour and the stability of finance in Great Britain re uired that we should be as ready to-day us ever in our long history to meet charges which could be properly and legally-and this could be properly and legally-laid upon us. He roade these re marks for the understanding of the citizens of Great Britain and for the understanding of the citizens of the United States, that we were not anworthy legatees of those whose exertions and financial genius secured for generations and centuries the Enancial hegemony of the world. (Chcers")

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In the House of Conimoos last month, Sir J. Baird, in a written, reply to Sir

R. Clough, stated that the note circulation of Germany has risen from 27,824,000,000 of marks in the six months ended Novem ber, 15th, 1918, to 179,030,000,000 in the half-year ended June 30th, 1999. The printing of paper money on a large scale by Germany is being dealt with by the Reparation Commission. --

require from the Press your by year more solid and more sober attention. He had no hesitation in saying that, speaking fairly broadly, the American Press was doing more to-day to convey knowledge than the British Fresd was.

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The great newspapers of America now carried news on a huge scale with an accuracy of detail that was astonish-

'SIR A. GEDDES ON Méruat iGFORANCE. Sir Auckland Geddes, replying, said that in both England and America there were people astonishingly and deplorably ignorant of the conditions that existed in ing the other country and in countries with which their own nation had to deal.

Some of the ignorance existing here in England and Scotland about America was almost unbelievable. A dear old lady said to him: Oh, and so you are back Enfe!" (Laughter.) How about they Red Indians (Renewed laughter.) But this ignorance was not all on one side. An American university man told him he had had a bet which they wanted him

He did not underestimate what some of the British papers were doing he knew how great. an effort was being made by some of them accurately to gauge and present American life and thought to the people of Great Britain, but when he was in Amerien he could get readily, day by day, more knowledge of what was doing in Europe than he could when he was in London!"

Many things were going on in America of extraordinary importance for us to to settle. He had said that the King of know about. He did his best to find out England could condemn & man to death from our daily Preas, what was going on legally without trial." He hardly thought it be hild mot yet been able to anybody could have been further, out in find is the columns of any paper all the information which be koew

his ideas than that person.

Such things showed the profound ig must exist of what was important for norance that existed in one country as to Great Britain to know. Some sort of the ather, ignorance that had to be disarrangement should, be made between pelled if either nation was to see the the newspapers collectively to get the problems of the other as the other saw information across the Atlantic. Every them. These things made him anxious day he was here he was more and more that the Union should spread and more impresed by the fact that the news which definitely undertake work of educational we ought to have was not available for value in Great Britain. There were us until the American papers arrived by people on either side of the Atlantic who inail.

had good intentions, but there was solid In New York" he could get the, news work to be done to effect a complete in- by cable in the morning-whole speeches: derstanding between all the nations, that of Mr. Lloyd George in the House of spoke the English tongue, so that the Commons verbatim He heard the re foundations of peace would be laid in the mark near him "Horrible thing "*---| interests of the whole world. They had (laughter), and the Lord Chancellor to get to know one another better and in London more people were required who had a better understanding of the United States

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wished him to make it plain that he hail said nothing of the sort. (Laughter.) But even if it were a "horrible thing" it, was a fact which was worth knowing, He wished the Society God speed, deve": lopment, strength, and energy to carry future he saw that there was need for the work of increasing the commoń preparation, need to bring to those who understanding because without it there did not have it a real understanding, to could be no sympathetic appreciation of impress upon them what the other coun- the other nation's dificulties, and with- try was, what it stood for, what ite ideals out that there could easily be disagree vere, and where it was steering. They ment in the future. Their numbers were had to get a real feeling of sympathy and far too small and there should be active understanding between the two peoples virile branches in all our cities. (Cheers.) based on knowledge, and that was an Mr. Otto H. Kahn, proposing the enormous task which required the co-health of Lord Birkenhead, said that operation of the schools and the univer friendly relations between the English- itics American universities were doing speaking peoples was the sheet anchor of more in that direction to-day than any the world's welfare. ·British prestigo: British university. It was also going to never, stood higher in Europe and America

(Oontinued at foot of next column) than it did to-day..

gs he looked "into the more distant out a work which was well worth doing

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