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CORRESPONDENCE. THE NEAR EAST TANGLE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

"DAILY PRESS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1922.

From this time France and Britaind

SPORT.

GARRISON TENNIS LEAGUE.

RE" bent King's by 44 games, tu j

MAGISTRATE AND

COMPLAINANT. in opposite whys in Near Eastern polítics." France" succeeded, through her

APOLOGISE TO EACH OTHER, special envoy, Franklin Rouillon, in al-

The Chinese, who was çalaing a treaty with Kemal Pasha by 17

on Friday which, on withdrawing French troops Longbottom and S. Best charged with the theft of two length of -May a foreign heryer, who

from Cilicia, France was to have peace (B.E.) lost to Lieut. Leader and R.A.Mchain from the Kowloon-Canton Railway, ey's your sympathetic British hospit in her Serian frontier. The other terms Mischell (King's), 43, lost to C.Q.36.5 was sentenced to fourteen days hard alite size the opportunity offered by|

Barnett and Sgt. MacManamon, ---4-5; |

labour on Saturday, your article of the 20th inst, entitled this treaty are still largely unknown.

■ Constantine, did his best to bring to a

bent Sgt. Baker and Opl.. Beuslog, - 7-2. Grave Situation in Eastern Europe successul end the undertaking jeft by the

8.S. Redpath and Spr. Newing est

formed the Police Inspector in charge of On the previous day Mr.. Hamilton in

voice the view which he has acquired byther party. He urged patiner and per to Lender and Mitchell, 3-8; brat Bartett the case that he would be nuable to proj

personal observation?

arrival

tinacity on his people. From the military standpoint the Royal House did its hest. The princes, including even Prince An- drew, went to the front, and for many months lived with the troops and encour- aged them by their example." They can- not be blamed for the archons venture in which Yesizelus had involved his country à a eventure with which even Britain her-

and MacManamori 72: bear Baker dod Beasley, 5-1

Span. McWhinnis and Pilling lost to Leader and Mitchell, 3-6; lost to Burnett and MagManamon, 27; beat Baker and Beasley, 6-2

Loved unless the complainant (Mrs. A. Walker, Trame Superintendent) put in an appearance.

On Saturday, the Magistrate, wid to Mr. Walker: I am sorry to have brought you aeroen, bat the case cannot proceed margin of three gamer,

Small Units heat King's by the narrow without the presence of the complaingat.. Scores not to Mr Walker: I am sorry I was not present, yesterday, but I did not mean diarespect to the Court,

hand.

League table to date:

The Near Eastera situation was always "grave to those who really know, it has now becture "obviously so even to that publie which is not so closely acquainted with the fuels. Those who have lived in the Near Eau saw this as soon as the Allied victory brought about the fall of abe Turkish Empire. The adoption by the Turks of the Islamic religion, and self is now finding it difhcult do cope,

the on the coasts" of

What could, Grevce do with France Mediterranean, and the Balkan Peninsula openly hostile and Britain holding her R.E. "A" were undoubtedly a calamity for manurse-strings tight. (The pound sterling E.E. "B" kind. and their utter defeat was one of in 1920 was worth 30:35 drachma, but the most striking results of the Great now it is 150) The truth is that Greece Small Units

89th Co. R.G.A. 10 War. But, as usual, the politicians is an innocent victim in the cogwheels of RAMO...... who dieres affairs call, not achieve diplomacy used by the Powers to achieve King's that possible civil reconstruction which their own political ends. It is for you Was the gift of their victorious soldiers at a post which was, only justified by the British to judge whether Lloyd George tion has been arranged to be played on revolvers and one with a dagger. The

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ARMED. ROBBER CAPTURED.

An armed robbery took place at No. 7, Upper Lascar Row, at about 7 o'clock on Saturday morning. Three men entered; Competithe building, two of them armed with

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did right in setting Greece against the 2nd, 3rd and 4th October, Tarks, who, as Mohammedans, will in- fubuee so many millions of their col

At St. Jean de Maurians 11916) the Allies signed a preliminary treaty by which Smyrna and the Decidental parts, religionists in the British Empire." It is

certain that the Grecks have been sacrificed without the destruction of the Tyrks.

·FOOTBALL,

KING'S, 7: POLICE, 0,

With the object of trying ont their new men, the "Police" played the King's ground on Saturday afternoon. The friendly gaze on the Murray Parade

match was very one-ailed. for the King's

robbers made a haul of $169.. The woman occupant of the floor was robbed of "all her jewellery. As the robbers left the house aut hinese constable caught the man, 'who was " urined with the "dagger. When searched at the Police Station, a quantity of jewellery was found on his person.

THE ABOLITION OF FOREIGN

AGENCIES.

PEXING, August 13th.

of Asia Minor were assigned to finly, a mation in wholly unprepared for this Aperous honour. For, with her vint Alediterranean coastline, the inspiring every day becomes more urgently import I wish to emphasize a known fact which colonial traditions of Venice and Genos, fant, Looking at the map of Europe and an overthwing population (30 millions in drawing an imaginary line from Holland ti, square miles), and her lack of on its right, a mass of turmoil and dis goals to it. The Police had Wilts,

to the Adriatic, we see Eastern Europe fielded their Regimental team and won by POSTAL AFFAIRS IN CHINA. piineral riches, sha urgently needed an out order. Observe-Germany, her 30 millions Mair and D. Clark of last year's team! Irt for her activities, not too, remute from nursing a revenge which grows with its her coasts, where she could set her hand chaotic, unsettled, bellicos, some wreich bination of the Military team prevented Jix's STRONG CASE AT THE CONFERENCE.

own suppression mass of small states, an eight new men. The splendid, coins? in the work of altruistic civilization: She ed, others enjoying boaty, some un the Police team settling down and play was the abre prepared by reason of her naturally grass, others starved, oppressor was practically confloed to Potier quar military strength to subdue the Turk, proad before his enemies, wounded by a Love opened the score for the King's Affairs now being held in Peking is said The Sino-Japanese Conference on Postal jand oppressed The Russian Gidor liesters. against whom the Venetians and the gaps of thieves, who seek nought but aby turning a pass from Scott into the net to be a purely technical one, the object Genese had conducted successful cam-nightmare revenge bred of race and Jones put on two goals before the interval. paigns in the defence of Christenalow.

religion, not content with the ruin of Crossing over with a lead of a goals the of which is to make arrangements, for their own country but still striving for King's again took charge of the game mutual benefit, to facilitate postal rela- 1019 at the Versailles Couference a the dissemination of their pignons doc and Jones and Burnett showing good tipns between the two countries after the dispute arose between the then omnipoTurkey. Hourishes again the sword of 3 goals to the King's score. Scott who pursuance of the resolution taken at trines in Europe, in Asia, in America Combination enabled the former to add withdrawal of the Japanese post-offers, eat Wilson and the Italian Delegates as the Prophet, launching ber hordes, drunk played a 'good game on the Military left the Washington Conference.

In the case of Japan the question of to the ety of Fiume, and during the on the spirit of the Koran, seeking her wing scored a beautiful goal, the ball justį

abolition of postal agencies in China as-! abs ice of the Italian Delegates to con lost Empire from India to the Black Sen. Bong under the cross bar

from Mongoha.. to the Atlantic. To The game ended with the above score, sumes far more important and compli snit the people of Italy (to whom Wilson Turkey the Treaty of Sevres was more a of the new players . McEwen was out-cated, aspects than in the case of other had appealed over their heads) America, prescription for a tonic than a certificate standing as a forward. In the second Powers concerned; and consequently its Britain and France empowered Venizelos of death. But enough-da dot let us look half he dropped to centre half to cover execution involves many technicalities to land Greek troops at Smyrna, thus further, where India, China and Japan Jones, but the King's brilliant centre which are by no means easy or simple. breaking the treaty of St. Jan de provide yet further cause of disquietude left him standing. Whant playing! For instance, the Japanese poatal lauriane. On the return of the Italian To find a parallel to this picture, we centre forward for the Police showed agencies to be abolished number 05, with Delegates an hecomplished fact faced must look back to that period between some knowledge of the game and should stain agenetes and 146 mail boxes, then. Venizelos was already publishing the Vth, and 1Xth. Ceritaries, A.D., when improge, Combination and understand while the members of the staff in the ser- the programme of Greater Greece, namely the barbarie invasions nearly extinguishing among the Police were lacking, but vid: are 093. According to the statistics to exhume the Eastera Roman (Byzantine) ed the torch of the Graco-Ruman civili-this is due to their meeting on a football of 1920, 7007627 pieves of mail matter Empire, with its capital at Constantinoplexation. To the normal man the vision fold probably for the first time, and also were handled by these 65 offices in that Veuelos was not idly raving he had the is almost incredible. Can we avold the to the fact that they were up against 4 year. That is to say, over seven "per backing the Powers befriending him, impending catastrophe? There is only very strong side. R.Q.M.S. Tyldesley was cent. "of the Chinese malls handled by the Those who have lived in the Balkans and one course by which, Western Europe can in charge of the game. the Near East know that the Greeks, be saved from the danger of Germany! though industrious, economical, and Bolshevism, and the Tork. The three

AT SHANGHAI,

bravely patriotic, are a prople of wall Great Allies-Britain, France and Italy SEAMEN'S STRIKE SEQUEL numbers and small territory. Barren, must be fused into one, with a single roadless, her schools few and ill-managed, spirit, a single programme. This can her minerals "antapped, her agriculture only be achieved if the men and the antiquated, Greece could no more restrain system be changed. Other political meu, TWO MONTHS PAY-DEMANDED

to them as director of European alaira

AN OBSERVER.

in the Near East. The Creek task began Hongkong, September 22nd, 1929, „-pasily, for the Turk still felt his defeat

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

́DÂLLY PRESS. ''].'

FROM THE MEN

AN INTERESTING SITUATION.

entire Chinese postal service in a year. The number of postal parcels handled by the Japanese offices in the same year amounted to 915,000, or 11 per cent of those handled by the Chinese post-offices. throughout China; and in the money,

Order and savings bank services these

Japanese post-offices transacted business to the enormous extent of Y.B1;280,100, or about 78 per cent, of that handled by the Chinese post-offiers.

The above figures show clearly, how A sequel to the recent strike of seamen seriously the abolition of these postal is being reported in native circles directly agencies will affect both foreigners and concerned, says the Shanghai Mercury Chinese, especially Japanete, of whom It appears that shortly after the final there are some 300,000 living in the var settlement had been effected with the vious places of China from which the china Merchant's Steam Navigation Com-pastal agencies are to be withdrawn." various foremen together and endeavour delegate declared at the Washington Con- pany, the officials of the Union called the

It may be recalled that a Chinese ed to get them to obtain from each manference that China was maintaining and

the fierce Turk, Sghting for his country's possibly younger, must be found to direct proft, than a child could control a bull. the foreign policy of the Allies. No I wish nothing but good to the Greeks, necessary change of policy must deter us especially at this sad moment in their from a complete, continuous unity of the history. but the comparison seems to me three peoples. I any continuous be just.

cause otherwise we shall have only one of When Lloyd George and Clemenceau, these temporary Alliances which last but with Wilson's consent, gare Greece the short time and bear in themselves the mandate for Smyrna and the adjacent seeds of their own disruption.. vilayet, they gave it more to the man The uced is for a perfect union of the Venizelos than to the nation he repre- three States, with Central Government, sented, and gave it not so much from a Committee of common safety," to face love for Greece as from the desire to the future. How. otherwise, can the provide an undeveloped country for ex- situation he remedied! ploitation by Anglo-French capital and a If you hold that my proposal, for the rompersation representing two months would continue to maintain relations with further military force at their disposal in union of the three Great States is too wagen.

This incensed the men who contend that all foreign countries to meet all require the European competition of armaments. Utopian, then we must prepare for the

renta. Placing full confidence in this Venizelos bad stendered undeniable ser nat end of European civilisation. It will any attempt on the part of the Union's declaration of the Chinese delegation, the vices to France and Britain in the War, be a case of ance qui peut."-Yours is contrary to the objects of the Seamen's to abolish their postal agencies in China officials to obtain monetary compensation Powers interested in the question agreed and they wished him to remain faithful faithfully,

Union. The complementary Seamen's on the condition, among other things, Union, an organization entirely indepes:that China continuously should maintain dent of the Chinese National Seamen's efficient postal services. It is, therefore, and Cherce was supported by the Anglo MOVING ELECTRIO METERS. Union, is the first organization to oppose of real concern to Japan to be assured Frezeb power. But already before the

the demand put in by the officials of the beforeband" regarding the substantial ur-. fall of Venizelos and Constantine's return

latter.

rangements to be adopted, after the with things had taken a turn for the worse.

It is now learnt that prominent mem-drawal of the foreign postal agencies in Already the people of Greece, began to

bera of the Ching An Guild bave decided China, by the Chinese. Postal Adminis feel the etram of & war conducted at a SIR-The attention of our clients the to hold a meeting to discuss the new situatration to furnish the same facilities and distance against a herce enemy whose or Hongkong Electric Company, Limited, has tion.

conveniences by foreigners through the ganization improved daily and who was been drawn to a case in the Summary The men argue that the Seamen's Union foreign postal agencies in China. ighting for his life. Meanwhile, in the Court, recently reported in the Daily has not incurred so much expenses as to As a matter of fact, there is an agree early part of 1920, Anglo-French jealousy Papers, in which it was made to appear require a compensation representing twd meat between Japan and China concara- began to be evident. Venizelos had that the work of altering or removing months' wages from each man. One of the ing the exchange of mails and pastal favoured both Powera equally at first, the Company's electric meters could be resolutions which will be submitted at the parcels, which was concluded some 12 but later inclined to the richer and more done by outside. arms, but the Electric meeting aforementioned is the follow years ago. It is, however, now regarded powerful thus sowing the seeds of dis- Company had to be paid n fee.

ing:-

as necessary that new arraveménta should cord with France, though this was more The Company wish to correct this

As the expenses incurred during the be made for the benefit of these two or less hidden in official relations, erroneous, slatement, as the Company is strike were paid by the various amen's countries, in order to meet the new re At the Greck elections of 1920. (October. very perticular in allowing no one but its organizations, be it resolved that the quirements following the withdrawal. of November) Venizelce defeat and fight own servants to do anything to its Seamen's Union be asked to give a the Japaness postal agencies Moreover, showed the two Allies that fatours to himmeters, and any Contractor who is given detailed account of the expenditure, in view of the close economic and postal had, in the opinion of the Greek people, work to do which involves moving or

Also an accounting of the sum of money relations of China and Japan, it is only reacted to their own disadvantage; interfering with a meter has to notify

it had collected from the seamen, as thought desirable for them to make ar that Venizelos and the Greek people were the Company, which sends its own em-

well as to give the name of the bank rangements concerning money orders, two very different things. Constantine ployés to do what is necessary" to "the and his court on their return, felt that mater, me to down

wherein the money had been deposited." trade charges on parcels, insurance of letters and other special services in con- the undertaking in Asia Minor was a For such labour and material as is re-Union's officials recalls to mind the amser. The Conferetion now in progress, therefore, The stand adopted by the Seamen's formity with international conventions gravo, burden and a future danger to quired the Company makes a

Bat Greece The populace weary and do charge of $o (per meter), which, when tion given to a Mercury representative at contemplates arriving at an agreement on prived of so many of their youth, felt the a Contractor is employed on other electric the time of the outbreak of the strike by these matters. Reuter, care Had Constantine's hands been work on the premises, is, of course, an official of ons of the shipping: com- free he would have solved this problem for usually collected from him and by him panies concerned that the men who or his people by withdrawing from Asia minor, included in his bill DE mganized the Seamen's Union and the retaining only the control of Sniyrna The Company asks the courtesy of your strike movement were merely political Ben Turpin, the cross-eyed comedian, But the remaining Venizelists would bare colimus to make the above a widely agitators in search of a living.

who has already made friends with aried treason, France had excom- karwn as possible. We are. Yours faith. Intricate litigation is promised for the Hongkong picture-goers, plays the hero's municated Constantine's Government, and fully,

hear future if the officials of the Seamen's part in " Married Life," the hilariously

Lloyd George's support would only be JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER. continued if the venture in Asia Minor Prince's Riding were carried to its conclusión.

Shanghai, Sentersher 23rd, 1922.

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e myosation or if they and the ex-strikers which made a successful beginning on do not come to an understanding.

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