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CABLES

LATEST "CABLES, (THROUGH EXUTER'S AGEMOY.] LAUSANNE CONFERENCE. LORD CURZON EXPOUNDS HIS

SCHEME.

THE HONGKON DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20TH, 1999

EARLIER CABLES,

BELLICOSE TURKISH

UTTERANCES. CURSES FOR ALLIED POLITICIANS,

CONSTANTINOPLE, December 16th Speaking in the National Assembly at Angora, Reouf Bey, President of the Council of Commissars, said the Gover LAUSANNE, December 18th.ment was prepared to accept the Powers Lord Curzon, in the course of expound; sag his scheme for the freedom of the Straits, which was submitted in printed form to the delegates at the Straits Commission, dwelt on the Fact that many of the Turkish suggestions and objections as regards the original proposals had been met. Among others, the regulation limiting the tondage of warships travers ing the Straits had been altered to the advantage of the Black Sea.

Turkey would be allowed to send armed forces in transit scrom the demilitarized zones, of which the limits were reduced, and would be allowed to organise system of observation and communication thstein Morcover, the Turkish fleet would retain the right to navigate in the Straits waters, and also to provide the necessary defence for the Sea of Mur.

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TURKISH SECURITY TO BE GUARANTEED

INTER

zones,

Lord Curzon drew attention to the clause in the Allied proposals based on the League of Nations decision regard. ing the Aaland Islands, guaranteeing the security of the demilitarised including Constantinople, which, with Turkey included in the membership, should dispel any fears of a menace to. Turkish security and sovereignty.

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M. Barrere declared that the Allies had resolved not to allow a restoration of the pre-war state of affairs.

THE TURKISH SCHEME. The Turkish schema for the control of the Straite allows the freedom of mer chantmen unless Turkey is engaged in war, when neutrals will be permitted to pass on condition that they do not help the enemy. A limited number of foreign warships will be allowed to enter, but will not be permitted

in Straits, the Sea of Marmora, or Con stantinople.

Ia wartime, when Turkey is neutral, the belligerents' warships will not be permitted to enter sotil other belliger- ente have departed, while neutrala caly will be permitted to pass when Turkey is engaged in war. LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ENDORSES RECOMMENDATIONS.

standpoint with ry surtondan fitople and vided the security of Constantinople the Sea of Marmora was guaranteed. The Government would not accept anything resembling capitulations, and refused all liability for the costs of occupation. He asserted that the Powers, by occupying Constantinople and inciting the Greeks to land at. Smyrna, haut violated the armis tice signed at Mudros. He alleged that Armenian labourers had been employed by the British in raping Turkish women At Gallipoli.

U.S.

EUROS ECONOMIC.

FABLEMS

"SQUEEZE” IN CHINA. ITS WIDE RAMIFICATIONS. STATEMES. REGARDED AS The following article on avery in

TALYING

teresting subject is taken from the Feking and Pentris Times"."

KIT

Los Dewaher 15th Sevoral papers red the statements from Washington asegards a possible American intervention, the reparations question as probably the nature at kits-Bring in order to American opinion before the Whitetouse commits itself to any decision.

A BUSINESS, PIKET, The new-comer to China, confronted with the hard fact of "squeeze" and its ramifications which meets him so 500D after his striral, in apt to be dumb foundered. What good can there be, and how can any business be successfully ac- complished, in a country where every

action is

tainted with irregular charges? He is eren more mystified when

The New York Time Washington ha grasps that what it to his western correspondent says that ator Borah ideas inherently rotten is here an establish

ed system, an universally understood big issued a statement mang it clear and accepted custom-the immemorial that the irreconcilable Senders, whose commission of the East. What he has to views he represents, will oppa Govern-om is that while in the East as in the mons participation in an efforto adjust the reparations problem unless he Allies Reouf's reference to Mr. Lloyd George materially change their attitudeowards and M. Clemencenu was interrupted by a Germany and put their own use in chorus of May he be cursed!! Ho concluded by stating that the Government statement shows the extreme dibulties order. The Jew York Times as this desired peace, but pomessed an army second to none, which was prepared to facing the Government in carry out

its carnest desire to assist Europe.

carry on its duty. RUSSIA AND THE DARDANELLES.

Lausanne, December 19th. It is understood that the Russians are submitting to the Straits Commission & practically amounting to a negation of long scheme with regard to the Straits,

the Allied scheme, which is being dia cussed by the Straits Commission this inter alia, a control commission with afternoon. The Russian scheine propose Germany on the board.

· LORD CURZON'S HEATED PROTEST.

LAUSANNE, December 18th.

In all conferences I have attended, never have I had such an experience,''| declared Lord Curzon in the course of a long and somewhat heated discussion by the Straits Commission evoked by the Russo-Turk proposal to submit to a men committee a fresh plan Lord Curzon, M. Barrers and Signor Carroni said it was impossible at this stage, to begin al over again. The world was waiting for sonte result.

LONDON, December 18th.

A meeting of shareholders in the Dunlop Rubber Company unanimously passed a resolution in favour of paying Sir Eric Geddes five thousand pounds sterling for his services as a director, also ten thousand sterling for his special services as a director during the twelva months ended September 30th. chairman said the company had got rid of its pressing liabilities by discharging or funding them permanently, so that, given a reasonable trade revival, the Peltion of the company would steadily strengthen.

تو میده

The

LONDON EXCHANGE MARKET WASHINGTON, December 18th.

RELAPSE IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES The House of Representatives has passed the Naval Appropriation Bill,

LONDON, December 18th In London, foreign exchange opened. and endorsed the recommendations re-with decided recovery, and later re garding international negotiations for lapsed. The rumours of the American limiting the construction of smaller loan to Germany are not taken seriously eralt.

French franes touched 60.95 and closed at 62.75.

Belgian franes were 66.80 and 68.48. Marks ranged from 25,000:to 30,000.

Sterling in New York was quoted at 4.68 to 4.61.

THE RECENT RUBBER REGULATIONS.

ALLEGED BRITISH

DISCRIMINATION.

WASHINGTON, December 18th,

In the course of a speech on the Ship Bubaidy Bill, in the Sonate, Senator Bansdell (Democrat) charged the British with waving a big stick against America. He instanced alleged British discrimina tion, including the recent rubber regula tions" for the shipment of raw rubber, which, he stated, Ead already doubled "the cost of rubber,

MOOTED U.S. LOAN TO. GERMANY,

REPARATIONS QUESTION MUST BE SETTLED FIRST.

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BANDITRY IN AMERIA.

U.S. MINT ROBBED.

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West there is no sentiment in business, in the East there is no transaction which is not business. Whatever may be the nature of the service the negotiation of a marriage, the purchase of a coffin, or of a catty of commercial principles. The labourer is sweet potatoes-all is conducted on strictly worthy of his hires and anything done for anyone, even in the name of "friendship.. requires its appropriate emolument.

PERQUISITES.

The principle of commission on all the transactions of life once granted, the door is opened to vast opportunities of lucrative DENVER, December 6th. business. Our new-comer is shocked to Three bandita shot one of the hards find out (as soon be must) that any pur

chases made him by his household staff are two hundred transferring States mine to the local branch the principle. Every article of food bought dollars worth of gold from the nited charged up to him on the cant per cent Federal Reserve Bank, and escaped with for him by bis cook is a source of handsome the entire booty. The guard is n ax-profit, Furthermore, much of that for pected to recover:

which he has paid so highly passos into the stomachs of his underlings. They are sup posed to feed themselves. So they do with the master's food. Considering that the cook in foreign employ draws biberal wages and that it is his duty there fore to serve his master's interests, the ordinary master is apt to be annoyed at these proceedings-the more so since be a quite powerless to prevent them--and to regard the people who treat him in this way as roguer and robbers.

A DRAMATIC COUP.:

LIKE.

While the gold was being loaded into trucks in front of the mint a mor-car appeared and stopped. Masked Endite who were in it opened fire with, resting rifles: The guards returned the B But the robbers scized the bags of gol and escaped amid a shower of bullets. The wounded guard has since died.

FRENCH NAVAL ESTIMATES.

2

M.0.0. F. TRANSVAAL. HOME TEAM'S GOOD SCORE.

JOHANNESBURG, December 18th." : The Transvaal knocked up 291, Catte ralf scoring 128 by very sound batting, his hits including a sixer, and fourteen fours. This is the rst century made against the M.C.C. in their present tour in South Africa.

The M.C.O. had compiled fifteen with out the loss of a wicket when stampe were DEWD.

M.C.E.'S-AUSTRALASTAN TOUR AUCKLAND MATCH ABANDONED

AUCKLAND," December 18th The postponed match begaz en Friday. contributing 154 and Maclaren 64. Auck The M.C.O. compiled 350, Titchmarsh wickets. There was no play on the third land replied with 108 for the loss of five day owing to rain, and the match was abandoned.

ataff

per cent.

THROUGH BUTER'S AGENCY.).

STRANGE AND CONFLICTING WESTERN INFLUENCES.

such a purpose. All that is collected, FAR EASTERN CABLE Peking or in the provincos, passen in one

NEWS. way or another into the pockets of functionaries, of whom in all directions there are teeming borden, the vast majority doing nothing of the slightest value to the country. Nothing whatever is done for ** THE NATIVE ILLS OF “ CHINA.". the people, and if anything is undertaken ostensibly for the public convenience eg. a loan or a railway, the moment the foreign control without which is in impossible to start such things is relaxed, it is at once turned into a source of profit not for the nation, but for certain individuals who hare got hold of it. Every post that can be sold is sold. The high civil" officials in power from the Prime Minister down wards, both in Pakin and the provinces, are the nominees of some tuchun or other and somehow the office has to be paid for Official life is an industry, a business, a trade of exploiting "an ignorant, in- dustrious, and long-suffering people, by those who have sufficient mpacity, push, energy. "or luck or have a relative who has some of these qualities to get them- saires into a position of power. Officials in China exist for their own benefit not for denied to all-except these who are in a that of the people. Justice is delayed and position to pay for it.

LONDON, December 18th. Pointing out that the native illa of China are aggravated and envenomed by the strange and conflicting influences of the Western world, The Times, in a leader commenting on its Peking corres pondent's despatch cabled on December 18th, asks whether the Western people who bear some responsibility for the pre seat state of Chinn and for whom het. speedy recovery is a matter og ved economic and political importance, musc hand idle till the destructive process hig

worked itself out.

WASHINGTON POLICY SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT

The article declares that the peril would be grave if disorders reached the point of provoking foreign intervention, in an form which would stimulate rivalry among the powers! It urges that the founda tiore of a peusonable policy towards China, which were framed at Washingt ton, should not be allowed to remain dead-letter.

WHY THE SYSTEM CONTINUES. Why does a system in which the rights of the many are so obviously subordinated to the selfish interests of the few continue to be endured? The reason appears to lie mainly in a Chinese mentality which it is impossible for the westerner to understand.

STABLE GOVERNMENT POSSIBLE and which enable the Chinese to support

WITH HELP OF THE POWERS with patience wrongs which to the foreigner

The article concludes by saying that realise also the comparatire unimportance the interested powers courageously apply would be insupportable, and one must of government in a country where each serious thought to the problem, in order village mager its own affairs, and so long to frame a simple scheme of joint recone sa it gets its daily food and is not too struction, they could make stable Governe. actively oppressed is little concerned with meat possible, simultaneously healing half the life outside it. The huge mass of the car owa illa. is done for it, and the governing class THE KIDNAPPED FOREIGNERS IN population, in spite of the fact that nothing exists mainly to exploit it, continues to till its fields and carry on its daily life. The enormous machine known to the world as China creaks and groans. Break. down; seems ever imminent. There is pitiful misery, filth, hunger, flood, drought, pestilence, brigandage, piracy Nothing is done, except under foreign inspiration, to check or remedy natural disaster. Still, somehow or other, the mighty mass of humanity keeps on its way; feeds, works, lives, trades. Some day, one would think, it will awaka to a realisation of the fact that things are not as they might be, and when that reali sation comes trouble may be expected.

PHILOSOPHICAL FALLADIES.****

famara Powers

HONAN.

TWO FRENCH ENGINEERS STILL MISSING.

PERINO, December 19th While the Waichinopu (Chinesa Foreign Office) asserts that the two engineers em ployed on the French railway in Honan have been liberated, the French Legation is still unable to confirm the previous official reports.

CHINA'S PREMIER. CHANG'S, NOMINATION GOES TO THI

SENATE.

GOVERNMENT - OFFICIALS

DTHREATEN TO STRIKE,

NO PAY, NO WORK

FING, December 18t

THE THREE MUSKETEERS D After seeing Douglas Fairbanks" h

THE CHINESE POINT OF VIEW. -The new Bussian schemo provides for

The Chinese view the matter differently. the closing of the Straits to foreign war-

A POLICY OF ECONOMM ships, though Turkey way in exceptional

From their standpoint a commission which ia the universal custom, and is uni cases permit the passage of light war-

PARIS, December 18th. ships, excluding submarines. Turkey is

versally acquiesced in by all who have In the Chamber, in a debate da the servants, has a legal sanction and ser authorised to assure sovereignty by mino- laying and other military and naval al estimates, M. Raiberti, Maister Tants hold themselves entitled to levy it. measures. An international board presid-of Marine, outlined the Government's There is an implied contract in Chinese ed over by a Turk would be composed of America and Japan had been building servants that he shall permit a profit on policy, and declared that Britain, custom between the employer and his

Writers of the Bertrand Bussoli school representatives of the Black Sea States while France let her navy deindle everything bought for him and allow them regard the Chinese people as a nation and Germany, the United States, France, Franca needed a navy to defend her to collect a commission from the tradesmen possessing a civilisation, superior in some Britain, Japan and Italy, esign consta and colonies, and must build ships with whom he deals which he ultimately of ways to that of the West who would do

PEXING, December 19th tories would agree to recognise the Black and create an sorial feet, but strict course pays. In Feking servants will go to quite well-a few minor faults corrected The House of Representatives yesterday, Sea as a cloud sea of riparian States.

economy was essential A total of 43 the shop in which articles have been and perhaps give to the world a no notified the Senate of the result of the MONEY IN RUBBER. million france had been saved by re-purchased by this and demand a civilisation free from western errors were

vote on Chang Shou Tseng's nomination: Premier, and requested the Senate to would be spent on the n the usual rate, es a legal right and shop plak relieved from aggression and ex DIRECTOR'S HUGE PERQUISITES. var id finely millions was being

carried on to the next financial year, keepers never dare to refuse. This is the who now harass them. The many altrac their vote as soon as possible.

Wang Chia Ling, who continuum He declared that France was the only commission on articles not purchased tave qualities of the Chinese and that

charm of manner which is such a con- act as Speaker in the Senate, called on naval Power that had fallen below the through servants on such things as spicuous feature in their culture, give the President this morning, and it is 1814 lovel

are purchased through the household colour to this view. The Powers not understood that unless the Senate votes

the commission is what the

doubt have often been aggressive and shortly, President Li Yuan Hung will master is supposed to be able to

there much in Chinese civilisation from issue a mandate instructing Chang Shou stand, and depends upon his position and which the world might - leten. The Taong to take over the duties of Premier, income as well as upon his p'í-ch'i or amen- trouble is that those who have a deep pending the Senate's vote. ability to pressure. This system, probably and long acquaintance with the country as ancient as Óbina itself, is a result of the are convinced that if China could be left small and insufficient wages which were entirely alous and stand apart from the paid by Chinese masters until foreigners progress of the world which, of course, arrived to upset the market. Wages in it cannot-it would simply sink into a Chinese houses were merely nominal and welter of anarchy and confusion and the servants had to make what they could in: people would be the prey of military ad other ways. Nowadays the wages in venturers far more even than they are foreign houses at least are quite liberal, now. The plain truth is that foreigners. The staffs of the Ministry of Conne but the Chinese, like other humans, like just now, as for many years past, are the and the General Staff threaten to to get it both ways, and though the wages only protection the Chinese people have unless their arrears of salary are paid. agsinet tyranny from within. Aggres have improved the squeeze remains.

sion in China, such as it is and it is - AN UNAVOIDABLE

to be remembered that it is mainly ZAL The foreigner in China must accept the directed at the development of the position, life will become intolerable country and carries vast amount of for him and be had better quit the philanthropy with it is all in the long Country. The Chinese ara modifiable only ran to the benefit of the Chinese. As version of "The Three Musketeers the least inclined to alter their national her. The Chinese Government of former great wealth of incident and its la mate to a very limited degree and are not insults have certainly been made on China the Coronet ono marvels that the vivid in the past and concessions wrung from narrative of Alexandre Dumas, with its

at picking up the externals of formign trade and intercourse with the outalde boot so faithfully adapted for the sorte customs to suit foreign convenience. Quick days wished to isolated itself, to cut off delineation of character, should have teaching, at heart they remain rooted world. The trade and intercourse were There have been one or two departures their ancient ways. Ever changing out forced upon her. With what result? To from the original story here and ther wardly, inwardly "always remaining the the improvement and enrichment of the but Dumas himself would not have ob same; based on a moral system which, world generally, and more particularly jocted to them. Mr Fairbanks himself whatever we may think of it, has given to the advantage of those millions of as the hot headed, impulsive, chivalrou theth enormous national longevity, Chinese Chinee who profit directly and indirectly hero does some wonderful work and rare they are and Chinese they remain; and from the foreign trade. The economical genius has been displayed in the allot the western man who thinks he is going position of the Chinese people, mainly mant of the lesser roles. to bring them into line with his moral owing to the fact that they are quite gode is only preparing for himself the unable to evolve a government of any fate inevitable, to those who try to hasule efficiency, in very far from being what it the East.

ought to be. But who can doubt that it

While we are bound to conclude that is immeasurably better than it was fiftyt years ago! The foreigner in China is cot, there are customs in China which, from The system of Commission or "squeeze" as some of our enthusiasts would have our point of view at any rate, might h Mr. G. Barton asked: (a) Will the member runs through the whole of Chinese life. It us believe, a greedy monster preying on changed for the better, it is not to in charge of the Police Department state is confined to no one class or section of the Chinese people. He is merely the supposed that the Chinese people are fa whether he is aware that lotteries are society but pervades all classes and is middle man linking up the trade between essentials worse that many of the other East and West. Such profits as he peoples on this globe. They certainly Donducted by various Clubs in Calcutta in applied by everyone as occasion offers makes are infinitesimal compared with are a great people with many fine quali connection with the Derby and the Bt. Leger Appointments obtained for a relative of the advantages the trade brings to the tics. Their great misfortune is that they * run in England; (6) have the Govern- friend are heavily taxed, probably the Chinese people. The direct gifts of for havn not been able to evolve a capable mont any information as to the names and whole of the first month's pay, and there signers to the Chinese people are also ruling class. In many of the minor arts ac

of Clubs conduching anch lotteries;

after the major portion of it, going to the far from inconsiderable: missionaries, of le, farming, shopkeeping, etc., the Clubs which conduct such lotteriss exempt from the operation of section 504 interceder who procured the candidate the schools, hospitals, railways, roads, engine Chinese has great skill His defect it of the Indian Penal Codes (a) it go, this post, omigners, who pay a salary, bonah, teren ceployés, providing once that len hag, go capacity for the focang second cook, amah, chauffeur or mafoo, are administration and export guidance ofment of big Regarding t

adly deceived if they think that anything all sorts; they may not be fully appre country as a political entity its condition replied but a small proportion of that salary ciated, but they are there and they have is simply deplorable. There is no law THE RESCUING DESTROYERS. Calcatta run sweepstakes, for their members to Chinese custom the bulk of it is amazed succeeds to a diemal heritage of many being corrupt in the extreme and while

meredalpuranja in connection with the Derby and the St. by the No 1.

woes, among which we may perhaps the police in some pisces are a useful MALTA, December 18th. Leger The Government has ng

rate Over-population, Under-feeding, and force it can hardly be contended that on ofsch Clube, In no case has the Voru Miss Ozolks zu WORST.

Official Neglect as among the greatest the whole they are a valuable adjunct to It was the American destroyer Fonment Anthorised a letter and the Unbe in While things are shoe in the lower ranks The foreigner cannot relieve the Chinese law and order. Speaking generally bridge, and the British destroyer Sepoy which rescued the passengers and

iation' are not sxempt fross éraw of

24 DENTRO of Chinese society the evil becomes infinitely from kese ills; if relief in ever to come imagine that in this vast land, there is as the Finhlong.

The Indian Penal Code provides that magnified when we come to the otheal it must come from the Chinese people little likelihood of the wrongdoer heing whoever keeps y

fio of place for the slatsen. Here we see the system carried to themselves but the foreigner undoubtedly punished if he is wrong as there is of does something towards mitigating them righteous being protected if he in LORD MARCUS BERESFORD'S purpose

pqtita extreme squeeze, becomes extortion and anabling them to be borne and the weak. It is a land where chaos and con authorised:

bo Phe wormous fortunes amassed by tuchons sibility of the fondgn a trading settle fusion reign and where salvation, it DEATH

pamshed

either are so indication of the practica vi le ments and of the {descriptions for a term white?

extend -RELI KOʻREE months or with a fine,er with both."

430 Government may Je It la possibly that Loupon December 18th: now be indiced to take action but the ques The verdict on Land Marcis Beresford | tion of stopping-members of recognised

AUSTRALIAN. FEDERAL"

ELECTIONS.

ANTI-LABOUR 'COALITION ↑

MELBOURNE, December 18th. The latest results of the Australian clec- tions show that a recovery of the Flughes' Nationalist party is almost hopeless. The party possibly will not number over 20 in the new House, where it is likely there will be a deadlock unless the anti-Labour forces fuse...

INDIAN WHEAT PROSPECTS. BUMPER OROF. PREDICTED.

DEL, December 18th improved the crop prospects. A bumper The early winter raing have greatly

wheat crop is expected. The outlook in the best since the record harvest of 1913. Ezios, are readily falling, despite the

NEW YORK, December 18th.. Mr. Pierpont Morgan has made a Saladay worn, then con robins in between (the Cabinet?) and the German Minister, Herr Wied. export of wheat.

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CALCUTTA SWEEP IN DANGER. CURIOSITY REGARDING POLICE SINACTIVITY.

The legions who grable by means of lotteries are considerably exercised over the following question pat at, a meeting of the Bengal Legislative Council co

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De special conditions have been met by

The Hon. Mr.

to

to obtain such exemption Stephenson

AN UNIVERSAL SYSTEM,

CONCLUSIONS.

-foldt, the latter was informed that a loan LOSS OF THE VINHLONG PASAGEMA am sure that many Clubs in goes to the nominal recipient. According their value.The Chinese left to himself any real "senso, such courts, ca there rei

could not be granted to Germany until

the reparations question was settled.

OBITUARY.

BIE CARIMEYER"

LONDON, December 13th. death is announced of Sir Carl Meyer, Chairman of the Peking Byndi

[8ir Carl Meyer, 14 Bt., J. P. Essex, www Ideutenant of the City of London: Director of the National Bank of Egypt and Chairman of the London Committee of De Bern Decessed waa in his 71st

DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES.

wag deuih from natural enuséNG

Section 794a

-Clubs is one difficult of solutions:

Govern

highest functionaries. Of the taxes collected ment under foreign

ious ways, régular or irre

pointed apps, with

part

isto come at all, must come from th Chinese Meanwhile the foreign friends of thing can help in various ways and forhaps one of these ways is to be honest and, however unflattering it may bet tell them the truth.