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NOTE,

THE FULL TEXT,

and report upon the local situation. When it appears to the Diplomatic Body that a Military Governor er officer com mading troops or that a provincial.o Ivent - official has failed or is foiling in The following uncial translation of his duty of providing protection for for the full text of the Note delivered to the eger in conformity, with the Clauses Chinese Foreign Office by the Triplomatie of the Protoesl of 1901 above mentioned. Body is given in the Far Eastern Tince the Diplematic Bedly with demand the immediate imposition on the pffemler, of (Peking)

In continuation of proving cumarni- the penalties prescribed therein without cations addreamed to the Chinese Govern- prejudice to such additional punishments, ment relative to the Luchong incident fine, is the circumstances may call (the attack on no express-train on the for Tientsin Pukow ne during the sight of The Diplomatic Body moreover reserves the 5th-6th May, 19, in the course of the right to order the exclusion of these which foreigners were carried into cap effiere or officiula from the protection of tivity by the brigands the Diplomatic the foreign concessions or settlements in Body has the honour to notify the Govern the treaty parts, nient above mentioned of the decisions which it has reacheri concerting de

(1) The damages which the Diplomatie) Budy proposes to claim from the Chinese Government for the victims of the out

rage:

(2) The guarantees which the Diplo matic Body considers to be necessary for the future; insistence m the responsibility of the military governors and ther authorities; ensures for the protection of the railways;

() Sanctions. Punishment of thu officials or employés of the railway whs: wers guilty in this matter of neglect of duty or of complicity with the brigants.

"DAMACIES...

B) Compensation for the loss of life and of liberty and for sufferings and in dignities undergone by all the foreign travellers while in the hands of the brigands;

ways,

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A REVOLUTION WANTED. SUN ABANDONS PEACEFUL -NEUNIFICATION,

SOVIET

SYSTEM UNWORKABLE.

(ASIATIC NEWS ADRNCY-}

SHANGHAI, August 4th. Regarding the formation el an exec tivo commiture after the system of the Russing Soviet for the administrTERIALS of the tiny tatil the election of new President by the Parliament, Dr. Sun Yat-sen has issued the following stat text;----

ADE OF HONGKONG

STATISTICS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER.

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The trade statisties of the Colony for the second quarter of the current year, are now published by the Government Pitsters. We extrget from the volume. the fallowing figures

IMPORTS.

2nd quarter 102

£21,073,248

itt...

2nd quarter 19:33. £15,008,780 This includes treasure" valued The most effrethe arguments adyauced

£434,387 in April to June this year and are that, under the mineration of an Executive Commitee, Russia is grald-

£4.50s in the corresponding quarter B. Mensures for protecting the suit ally regaining her prewar strength and

position

while the Swiss Council has been last year. The imports for the quarter and is always sucessful in the maste Le Lincheng incident has clearly mice of order within Switzerhaul, for this year were distributed as follows:

United Kingdom ........ shown the danger which foreign travellers

gotten, however, that the conditions in this the Tientsin Pakowcountry are totally different from those of

British Dominions and present" ran on Hug, which is one of the principal menus Russia” and Switzerland."

Possessions Tar Bussia, a}!

China ... if communication in China, and on the the members of the Extcutive Commit Chinme railways generally.

Soviets without lomurchists dr Mil Japan, Korea and Formosa From the inquiries which the Diplomatic tarists, so that they can always perform Other foreign countries.... Fly undertook and from the informa- their duties in the leathers of all parties

tul concentrate their ener

EXPORTS, tion which it has collected," particularly gis from the International Military Commis- and factipus are to he offered seats in the sion, which it dispatched to Lucheng, it proposed Excentive Committee and the transpires that the present stern of pro- risults of the last seven Directors of the tection of the Chinese railways is in Polition Council in Canton a couple of sufficient to insur in an efficient manner years ago entirely demonstrated the un

suitability of this progi af ta the infun. The distribution of this export trade in the protection of the lines.

Republic:

JUL-SANETIONS.

re

iste

1923 $19,878,773 including 2,606,!18 treasure

British Dominions and

SUIPPING.

£1,012,808

1,370,934

2,313,210 1,630,002 8,780,700

1009 £9,012,313 including

treasure

"278,302

+

The shipping returns for, the second quarter show:

Arrivals Departures British

4,208,961 tou 4,359,404 tons

tonnage is represented by 4,211,233 tons arriving and 2.254.800 departing.

The Diplomatic Body consils that

When was in Shanghai Jast tines for the second quarter of the present sene The Diplomatic Body claims damages reforms are necessary and that it is its the sake of the peaceful retification of was as follows: from the Chinese Government for the for duty to aid the Chinese Government to

nouneed eigners who were the victims of the Linearry these out, by collaborating with the North and the South of China, I na United Kingdom

that I would unt ajyas the elve- cheng incident.

them in the task.

tion of Marshal Tao Kun to the-

: Possessions

1,760,780 (A) Compensation for loss of baggage The reforms which the Diplomatic Body Presidency, but in face of present civil Chimn

12,070,820. and objects which were either stolen or has in view would cougist in the reorgant wors in both Szechuan and Kwangtung

Japan, Koren nud Formosa. 1,099,490 lost at the time of the attack on the train zation of the forces of the Special Chinese which have beru engineered by the Loyang

Other foreign countries. 3,764.057 and for individual medical attention police who would be placed under the leader, I have abandoned the idea of

"The conversion was made at the follow rendered to the prisoners during the supervision of foreign offers, entrusted bringing about peaceful reunification. period of their detention; these will be with the protection of the Chinese rai This is an impossibility for the militaring exeliange rates: April 2/1); May based on the aworn statements of the | ways.

The Diplomatic Body reserves the right,

For my pa.fr China ai the persons concerned in the presence of

believe that the2/4 and June 2/3). their respective Consuls.

after a more elaborate study of the ques-final real salvation tion, of presenting as soon as possible Chinese can be brought about only by a The 1011 resolution to the Chinese Government the scheme decisive revolution,

was effective becage, although it sure- which it will have adoptral.

(reeded in the stablishment of the firs The Diplomatic Bedy, requires from the Republie in the Asiatic Continent, the p solutionists on account of their misunder -$20,000 Mrx" for the foreign traveller Chinese Government the punishment of standing of the Chinese conditions at that who was killed on May 6th at the time those civil" or military officials and time, permitted Yuan Shil kai, to succeed of the attack on the train by the employes of the Tientsin-Pakow railway the defunct Manchu Court in Peking. brigauds:

whose complicity with the handits may be The revolutionaries are, therefore, reg -8500 Mex. per prisoner per day for the established" or whose conduct mug hende for the present chaotic conditions. Grst three days of detention, lay 6th, found to have facilitate the crime either as well as the distress of the Chinese mer 7th and 8th;

by negligence or lack of foresight before, chants and others. They must start en: -100 Mex. per prisoner and per day or by inactivity during, the incident or other decisive revolution, during the week commencing May 9th: whose attitude may have been found to -$150 Mex. per prisoner and per day have contributed to the prolongation of¦ during week commencing May 18th. the detention of the foreign prisoners.

Without catering into the details of all the prosecutions to be undertaken in con nection with the Lincheng incident, the Diplomatic Body, after having made a careful study of the matter by means of international commissions both civil and military and by other methods. finds it accessary to request the Chinese Govern ment to inflict upon a certain number of person the punishments which it has determined. The demands of the Diplo natie. Body are as follows:-

11-GUARANTEES FOR THE YUTURE,

Before terminating this note, the Diplo matic, Corps draws the attention of the Chinese Government to brigadaga in China which in its present state constitutes grave danger for the whole country ay well as for the rights and interests of foreigners.

The Diplomatic Body has received ne- | missions that the Chinge Government were aware of the existence of and receus deve" lopment of brigaudage in China in the official untifications addressed by the latter to the members of the Diplomatic Body respecting the insecurity of certain dis triets from which the Waichino Pu desired on that out to exclude foreigners from

those districts.

KIDNAPPED GIRL RECOVERED.

CANTON AUTHORITIES ASSIST.

The story of how the Canton authoritie Assisted the Hongkong polien in obtaining the arrest of a wanted man and in the rery of a girl named Chung Mui, was told at the Magistracy, yesterday after soon, when a Chinese woman was charged with kidnapping the girl, and a Chinese man with harbouring her

On

200 Mex. per prismer and per day during the work commencing May 23rd, - Mex. per prisoner and per day during the week commencing May 30th

$300 Mex. per prisoner and per day during the week commencing June 6th.

(C) Compensation to cover reimburse

According to Sub-Inspector Cotton, the ent of the amount expended in supply ing relief to the prisoners.

girl was kiduapped on July 20th. On that In formulating the above mentioned

day she went to school at No. 12. Old demands for definte indemnities, (A, B.

Bailey, with her older sister. At tiffin and the Diplomatie Corp., “declares

time the girl left the school to buy n She was not seen again. On that the foreigners victims of the Line That General Tien Chung Yu,

paper fan," then hindent of equired to recrive from Military Governor of "Shautung, who, as

returning home in the evening the elder ked her mother if her sister hud the Chinese Government supplementary Military Governor of Shantung. was

The Chinese Government has now come bene. That same evening the matter. indemnities varying according to in directly and wholy reponsible for the recently be warned that these notifica was required on the police. The mother dividual cusce as compensation for bodily maintenance of order and the protection is will be only considered as valid for a suspected the woman, who was an oli Injuries, medical attention, he of care of foreigners in bis province, and, is limited Perica and the Diplomatic Beds friend of hers, and who was a fresent ings, and temporarser permasat e Commander-in-Chiet of all the troops in hereby declares that Enceforth they will visitor to the house. The kidnapped girl creage of earning sapneity caused by their bis provire, was -pcusible for the pay-consider thes, actifications, as being ofhein! had sometimes visited her. From July captivity or in causequence thereof. In-ment, discipline and conduct of his troops recognitions on the part of the Ching Gox 21 in July 9th the mother, visite: the dividunt, dearands will be examined and should be gutarily dismissed from his erament of the existence of brigandage in woman's house, but found she was nut formulated in each case by the Legating present duties, that he shall never hence the districts mentioned and all renewals there. On the last mentioned date she taf the person interested.

forth be entrusted with any official duty of the said notifications after the fixed found that the defendant had moved. On The Diplomatic Corps ndorses the or mission in China territory and that he time Jimik as being official admissions on the following day be naxidentally mut deands presented or to be prisented should henceforth receive, co new hdneur, the part of the Chinese Government of the woman the street and she asked separately by several Legations for dam. That General Eo Feng Yu, Defence their failure to suppress the brigaadage in her: "Have you sou my daughter

replied: "If I tell you where ages suffered by foreignere prisoners of Commissioner at Yengehost fu and Com these same districts where they had denied The

daughter is,

will

you go against brigands in Eonan from Jane 3 munder of the 8th Mixed "Brigade of its existence. December, 1922, thereby indicating clearly Shantung, who, as. Defence Commissioner

The Diplomatie Baily aims at ipprehe mother called a custable and the fir defendant was taken to the Palico. that the Diplomatie Body has been toti at Yengchowis, had responsibilities in sign of brigandage in China because hri fed of these demands and approves then Soatherd Shantung similar to those of gandags threatens the rights and interras Station, Later, the police found that the Batgirl had been taken to Macao and from of the foreigners under their rare. in principle

General Tin for the entire prevince and the Chine, do less than the foreigners Macus to Canton, and the second defendant who, after General Tien, was responsible suffer from the evils of brigandage and (the man) was found to be staying with The Diplomatic Balg notes with great for the continuation of brigaadage in when the Diplomatic Body mands that her. They applied to the Canton Govern regret that the brigands infest not only southern Shantung, shall be dismissed by the suppression of brigandage foreign. ment, who arranged for the girl and the the province of Shantung but all or a frotu his duties and shall never again beers should be guaranteed crurity in China man to be seat down to Hongkong. part of the provinces of Chihi, Kiangsu, appointed to any military command it is in fact demanding that the Chinese their arrival the man was arrested and Houan, Anhui and other province, and hatsoever, DE

should also be guaranteed security in their the girl restored to her mother. That General Chang Won Tang, own country.”

After the evidence had been taken the that the means employed at present to suppress them are notoriously inadequate. Commnuler of the Tientsin-Pukow Rail. The recent development of brigandage woman was committed for trial at the The first duty of the Chinese Government way police, responsible for the discipline with its evil consequences, is not always next Criminal Sessions and the in, wa being to maintain order and protect for and conduct of the police along the per- caused by reason of the fuck of military discharged." eigners and Chinese against viclent acts maneat way and on the trains of the said forces; there are at the present time in and outrages on the part of the brigands, way, shall be dismissed from his duties China more soldiers under arms than in But the Diplomatic Body invites the Chinese and shall never again be entrusted with any other country in the world.

theso soldiers do not suppres the brigan Government to take through the agency any nolien duty on railways,

That Chao Te Chap, the officer in dage either because, not being paid, ther of the inspecting generals, military gov ernor, etc., immediate steps to eperat emmand of the guard on the train which refuse to make any efforts and even

fraternize with the bandits or, as

A TWO-HOUR SERVICE.. in organizing with the help of their best was attacked on May 6th, responsible for troops vigorous operations against the the defence of the train, who was not in generally the case, because the best of them

ITO otherwise will uniform at the time of the attack and Chinese Government allows the best dis has been made by the Great Norther

employed. As long as the During the past year, steady progress : Irudits. The Diplomatic Body eventually instruct the Military Attaches who took no action and allowed himself ciplined troops in China to devote them-Telegraph Company in restoring its of the foreign legations to follow the dismissed from his present duties and afflict one part or another of this great arrangement with the Soviet Government.

to be captured by the bandite, should be selve to those civil wars which perpetually trans-Siberian service to Europe, operations and report to them.

-Respondity of the Militmy capacity

aha't never again be employed in a police country the antional

or provincial armies the lines have been rehabilitated. and will be diverted from their true task. with the resumption of operations over Governors and other Beneincial

la conformity with the provisions-of Ther will more than anyone else minister the Kiakhta line last autumn, the retur or Local Authoëltina,

the last paragraph of Article 2-A above, to the misery and suffering of the Chinese to Normal conditions WAS The fund protocol for the settlement the Diplouatic Body reserve the right to people instead of ring as their de Messages, says a Peking contemporary in sight. of the disturbances of 100 (Article X. and themarives to order the exclusion of these fenders against the autrages and depra are now being transmitted between London Annex 16) declare that all the Governors four officers from the protection of the cations of the bandita. Gearral, Governors, and provincial or foreign concessions and settlements in the If the Government of China continue Petrograd, in an average time of two

and Peking, Kinkhta, Irkutsk n local officials are bound to insure in Treaty Ports. The punishment of certain to authorize or to tolerate these abuses, hours the meat officacions way, the urotection of officere, however, does not adequately if they do not set themselves resolutely foreigners and are responsible for the satisfy the just claims of the Diplomatic to repress the brigandage which throatens maintenance of order in the event of new Body

the rights and interests of foreigners in THE CHINA MERCHANTS CO. anti-foreign disturbances, within thei

The attack by brigands on the train China. the Diplomatic Body will be limits of their districts.

AND PIRACY from Pukow to Peking, the capture of obliged to consider what further stops It expressly prescribes the following foreign travellers, the length of their should be taken to protect the lives, the In view of the prevalence of piracy the peutics for those who should fail in this captivity, the ensures which had to be reproperty, the rights and interests of for Hongkong branch of the China Merchants duty: **If, by reason of neglect or rather of to the world that fereigners do not rajoy enjoys the rights and privilege accorded office at Shanghai urging the early adop sorted to to obtain their release, have proved eigners in a country which although it 5.N. Company has written to the head conscious acquirernes serious troubirs in China the guarantees of safety in which 10 members of the great family of nations tion of precautionary measures for the no immediate repressive or punitivo met the Lincheng incident should be found in even the most fundamental of the duties.

they are end. actual sanction of us show itself incapable of fulfilling protection of the dog to the Acting

measures, according suzes are taken, the Governors General, a strict yespect by the Chinese Govern which are inseparably counceled with the Manager, are the installation in the gang Governors and provincial or local author ment and all authorities in Chinn for the rights and privileges of membership. ways of the ships of grilled gates similar ity responsible shall be dismissed without rights of foreigners and for the treaties The Diplomatic Body desires the to those fittede on Canton, Wuchow, Kong- the prospect of being appointed to fresh in force.

Chincue Government to understand its in. moon and other steamers; the employ posta in other provinces or of being re- The Diplomatic Body has firmly deter tention to obtain in reparation for the ment of guards on boare and restricting instated or receiving fresh honours." mined to guard closely and to maintain Lincheng incident the inderauities, guar passengers from keeping in their cabins Brigandag having become a grave by all measures in its power the defence antiand entisfactions enumerated more luggage than a prescribed amount so as to reduce the chances of stuggling. menace to the lives, property and rights of these rights and the application of above. of ereigners in China, the Diplomatiethese trenties which were solemnly, con-

sms on board and gaining access to them without difficulty. It is proposed to allow

Accept, etc, etc.

THE TRANS-SIBERIAN TELEGRAMS

By

Body Body, will keep itself accurately ia-firmed në tha time of the final establish. The note is signed by the Dogen and passengers to have at the most two or formed with regard to this state of un-ment of the Republic of China. by the the representatives of Holland, Cuba three piece of luggage under their per rest, and for that purpose it has decided declaration communicated to the Legation on the dispatch in case of herd of its own on October 8th, 1813, prior to it, puli representative into the provinces infestation on the 10th of the same month. ed by the brigands in order to examine) (Continued at foot of nezt Column.),

Norway Belgium, Spain, America, Gersonal care and control, the rest to ho kopt: many, France, Italy, Great Britain, in a baggage room, the key of which will Japan, Sweden, Denmark, Brazil and be in the care of a reponsible officer of the Μυχίου.

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