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LONDON CONFERENCE.

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BOUNDARY DISPUTE.

BALDWIN IN ULSTER,

Losros, August 18th.

Mr. Bahlwin, accompanied by Mr. Wieks, formerly Lind. Carson's private

THE SUMMER PALACE

AGAIN,

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PORTS.

Secondly, Mr. Tehen questions the gur LEASES AT CHINA TREATY rectness of my view that the Imperial- House would be justified, in certain vir- A REPLY TO MR K.TCHEN. cumstances, in developing some of the I have read "with great interest the commercial possibilities of the Suminer to differ, and in any case the watter is article by Mr. K. Tehen in which Palace. On this subject be must agree

Following is the Hausajd report of tha references mule in the House of Coupons un July 16th to the Crow lease ques on in the "China Treaty Ports, which

INDIA'S SOCIAL SYSTEM

CHANGING. THE OLD ORDED

An interesting paper on The Mystery read by Pandit Shyam Shankar, at a of Stereotyped Customs ir Endin, was meeting of the East India Association held on July 14th at the Caxton Hall, Westminster, ander the chairmanship of

ALLIES BARGAIN WITH GERMANY secretary, spent the week-end in Ulster/xpressed by me in my memorandum on/of so practical importance, as the run formed the subject of a Reater's eable at the Earl of Ronaldshay-

GREATEST ADVANCE SINCE,

VERSAILLESU"

he takes me to task for some of the views

the subject of Mr. Li Hsiehyang's recent as the guests of Sir, James and Ladyattack on the Manchu Emperor dad my- Craig They discussed the present situaselt. Tam not sure that the long-suffer. ng public is sufficiently interested in the tion with the Ulster Uabinet.

subjects at issue between as to tolerate further statement from are, but I trast

Mr. Baldwin left Belfast this nosening

ours about extensive commercial exploit- ation were untrue.

thử time

Mr. lower. First Commissionele of Thirdly, Mr. Telion discusses the queworks (Bradford, E.). replying to Mr. tion of a Manshi restoration and informs

Foot Mitchell (Saffron Walden. E)

leaves of land required in China treaty at the case that the original

that such a ecem is still possible. may be so, just as all kinds of impro

justify either Mr. Li Hsich-yang er Mr.

materially

HOW

aftemconferring with Sir J. Craig and the this is the last time I shall have to crave i habilities ari possible," "This tives 40 ports were granted to the British Gov. Was it that when ancient Egypt, Greece,

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The Lecturer said that nowhere in the world has religion been so tolerant and customs so clasice as in ancient India. Underneath the surface waves or ripples unchanged for ages, and was or change Indian life had remained

กวาง the original, Aryan stork. tom the living museum of the primitive ene

and Rome were no more India still stood ernment in perpetuity. The subleases, with prehistoric rituals, polytheistic by however, were granted to British firms worships, the caste system, and many

other practices renounced long ago on 19 years' tenure an ordinary commerall other branches of orvilise Aryans."

શ intensified when we against the caste system had only result ed in tightening its grip, and that

under two hends: the mentality of the sought to Pberate. The explanation fell

the

Lospos, August 15th. Diễer Steegian »eference to Saturister Cabinet yesterday on the inundate patience and indulgence in ;x's Conference that he was hourly

A large crowd hid him nection with this rather arid controversy. C. Tehea in publicly stating or ary' question, protests receiving shouls of

against

Mr. Tehen begins by questioning my gesting that the Mancha Emperor longs the station, which was de

for the restoration of the dynesty farewell t

statement that the Summer Palice is that his British Tutor shares those long, I cial terms if not for the pupose of vein- | The met the most "Vigerous campaigns- Bizning" the proposed agreement and M.

vorated with Union Jarks,

part of the private property " of the

ings niul is engaged in inciting his in-veniences and the price paid by the firms found Herriot's, reply that he was also buriči

Atan address the railwaynen present Manchu House, which the Republic

perial pupil to realise them. Surely was based on this tenure. A scheme for puler a similar avalanche illustrate the

ed said that sterwen relied, en his sole only undertook to respect and pro Teher must see that such statements, if the renewal of the leases has been strongest 'apposition, cane from those wis Circumspection with which the two prin-

whole-hearted support in these trying His views on this point seem to be allowed to go unchallenged, are likely to approved he the Government. who are

directly opposed to those of his own Cov be regarded by a large sections of the satisfied that the terms offered nee fair indas, and clinustic and concinie eun- Jons. The educated Hudus were pre- pipais largained in the final stages. The

times.

erament. No attempt has ever been Germnus pressed hard for concessions,

"Mr. For Mitchellasked whether, in view rared, however, for a material change in lond to a new anti-Manchu agitation with Me. Baldwin, rephing. dwelt on his made by any President or Cabinet, siner Public as based on fact, and might engly and reasonable.

the caste system, and in some cases were for example Government gaarantee

results not črly harmful to the interests of the great importance of the matter mixing freely with the educated members. 20. and the early evacuation of Ruhrort.

that he had never been in Ireland before, deny the propriety rights of the Imperial of the Imperial Family" but also most to the British firms concerned, the right of the untouchabis ich followed Mur- Bgreeing to facilitate the surgess of the responded to the cheers as the train left, eruitrary, those rights have been ungrid. damaging and disastrous to the good hon. gentleman would receive a deputachi Iswara Saran expressed the opinioz

The first piat, was met by the Allies

Loan by every mentis short of an actual arantee, and the last obstacle, was

removed when the French and Belgians,

town, ultimately conceded the Fracuatilin

tant.

interest in the railways, and nicationed; the establishment of the Republic, to el House in the Summer Palace" on the

and that, he had enjoyed his visit.

shouting "Good luck to you all!"

INDIAN SWARAJISTS.

Cierra, August 14th,

name of the Republic."

obviously inspired by a desire to stir up

tien.

itions.

In the

castes.

that the secret cd the fores and stability of Indian society was the genius which enabled is to take new customs and In- He believed that Hindu haize then.

Short society was prepared to rike a great step forward, and that in a very Castes would have 'sappeared. High- the the complaint of the depressed

with the depressed castes, and their class Hindus had recently eaten in public

occasion thousands of Hindus had drunk water out of the same cop as Mohamme lans, manity.

Mr. JOWETT said that "6 per cent. gingly recognised by the Government on

I am glad to see that there is little or many occasions. For example...some time

thing in Mr.Tchen's article to justify of the leaseholders had expressed ago the Imperial House on its own initi- the thought that he has any wish to in their willingness to recept, the new terins. Only 3 per cent. were op of the stream that Hows' from the Jadi nìthough reluctant to abandon the picual PODRLY ATTENDED CONFERENCE.ative raised the question of the ownership are the young Manchu Emperor in any

way; but unfortunately the same cataposed. The remaining 20 per cent. had Spring to the Summer Palace; and it was

the leaseholders asked for was that they of Rührürt and other minor sånction An All-India Swaraj conference, pre dreided, after a perfectly, amicable dis- said of Mr. Ji sich-Fang's maid othing. What the 6 per cent. of towns before September 1st. M. Herriot. sidled over by Mr. Das, was pourly attend-cussion, that within the enclosures of th attacks, which seem to ife to be very should, be given a free gift of £10,000 action had been approved. On a recent discreetly hinted at the possibility of aed, only about half-a-dozen leaders out twa" Parks the stream belonged to the public feeling against the Manchu House. years. They had bought their law favourable reviews of the whole ovanside those from eggal being present. Imperial House, while the stretch be. In this view may be wrong, but I fall under 9-year leases, and how wished to turn their lenses into perpetuity. That Madras and the Pinjals were entirely tween the Western watergate of the to see how we can otherwise explain the tion issue in the light at German, be-

mareprésente.

The congress concluded Sumaier Palmer and the cast walls of the studied discourtesy of Mr. Li's references he enld not agree to.

Fade Spring Park, belonged to the Re-to the Manchir Emperor, not qply haviour in two mouths time,

after resolving in favour of the estab Finally arose die gapstion of dyestaffs, lishment of a federation of Indian States. Public, In every case in which the Recasion but on several previous ones.

públican Government and the imperial Fourthly. Mr. Tele finds fault with on which the French, Heights and G2-A private meeting of the party leaders Hause bare bad castor to discuse me declaring that even if the Summer matters connected with the lands and Place þad never been rebuilt, the result bus agreed, whereas Mr. MacDonald was convoked to discuss a communica

houses occupied or administered by the

on this

of the Chim-Japuri war would have been

Mr. A. M. SAMer (Faruhan, U.) asked whether the right hon. gentleman would allow him to bring a deputation to show that he had been misinformed

Mr. Jower: I will see any deputation; but there is no question of a tering this

withheld füs absent until he had consult tion from Gandhi Nehru proposing ed the experts, after which it was agreed settlement of the differences of the two Imperial House, including the Summe: the same Perhaps I expressed myself) depision (Hear, hear.)

that entamercial treaties should be nego- bated by all the Powers simultaneously on a basis of equality, - -

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wings of the congress.

THE ITALIAN FLIGHT. TRIP TO SONTH FÓLE"

PROJECTED

BEYKJAVIK, Angist sch Loistelli has red from Hornafjord and hopes to proceed with the American world tiers possibly on Monday.

Painee, the status of the Imperial House too dogmatically on this point. I there as owner of sugh property has always fore take this opportunity of amending heen tacitly or explicitly percgnised by remarks on this subject by saying the Government of the Republie. It that in my opinion (which may be totally seems rather late in the day for a pri- without value and erroneous) the build. vate citizen of the Republic to call in

ing of the Pace" made; no practical question rights which, his own Govern difference to the final result of that war. went has repeatedly admitted.

I may add that the Imperial House is says that if he experiences insurmount-f course sathiked with the responsibil-

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DESERTED HUSBAND AND CHILDREN AT TIENTSIN. DECREE FOR RESTITUTION OF CONSEGAL RIGHTS.

At

.M. Provincial Court at Tientsin on the 9th inst., Judge Grain beard a suit

and had been applauded by the com Lord Ronaldshay said that he thought" it was too optimistic view to take that the depressed classes would soon be a thing of the past, although the stage of advancement varied in various parta of India. No doubt the rigidity of the ok system was disappearing. But why should India be in such a hurry to alter. her social system! Were he an Indian ho would be proud of the fact that he was

an heir to a system which had come down through thousands of years, inmase from disintegrating influences from without India should think whether it would her wise to effect a revolution in a social sys- tem which had saited the needs for sa" long.

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COMPANY.

ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT IN HULTON'S.

The tons of rae London Press is one! of restrained satisfaction it warmly preguising that this is the greatest ad

I may add that. I purposely referred to Fance since the Versailles Conferme but it re-choes Mr. MacDonald's words able, difficulties in tirrenhund he willies, as well as endowed with the privi-the rebuilding of the Summer Palace of Saturday that the work of pacification return to Italy by the same route as the leges of proprietorship. As I pointed beenuse it is not as well known as. it of restitution of conjugal rights against abee is the registration as a public com- should be that the Palace was not a new his wife, Ethel Mary Fairchild. Respon pang, as shown by Jordan's Daily Regis cut in my Memorandum, the administra was now only beginning and calls, attenpresent flight preparating to an Italian tion of the Summer Palace involves

tion to the complexities bound to arise over the enforcement of the Dayes Report also over more general questions like the readjustment of the individual

Allies' proportions of the reparations.

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The Liberal "papers aeruse Mr. Mac Donald of weakness in consenting to the continued occupation of the Ruhi, lait more peasureable uste is the evidence of French good-faith which is enntained

attempt to fly to the North Pole in 1925.

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FLIGHT.

BANGKOK, August 17th.

Zanni luas left for Manoi, MURDER OF MRS, EVANS. THREE MEN CONVICTED:

MEXICO CITY, August 17th,

The trial of fire men accused of the in the othcial anmanncement that a ammurder of Mrs. Eyahs has resulted in ber of towns will be evacuated to-day,

three being convicted and two acquitted of the crime, which is punishable with

EFFECT ON STOCK EXCHANGE. There was no saterial,increase in busi- ness on the Stock Exchange on the sign- ing of the agreement with (fermany, but] the markets are firm, with Allied and German stucks slightly higher. Foreign exchange mates, on the contrary, doved adversely owing to selling by the Con tinent

AMERICAN SATISFACTION.

NEW YORK, August 18th.

All the morning pars gree. the Losalon Agreement as opening a new era. in Europe, and particularly praise Mr. Madinal and M. Herrict

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MECHANIC IN HOSPITAL.

Priser Ripur (British Columbia),

August, 18th.

North Pacific this season

the

heavy annual deficit. Obviously, if it were the Government that held pro- prietary rights in that property, the obligation to meet the deficit would full upon the Government and not upon the Imperial House.

A LEGAL FICTION,

tention by the Empress Dowager but a

by Frederick A "Fairchild for decree

partial reconstruction of a palace that ex-dent did not appear and was unrepre ssted long before her time. The destruesented."

A fresh levelopment of newspaper fin

ter, of the lily Sketch, and Sunday £1,000,000, in ordinary shares of £1 each #rralde Lid The nominal capital is A public issue of capital is anticipated:

This registration marks another phaser Hulten Press. Bought by the Daily Mail in the quickly-changing history of the Trust, Ltd., in the nutumn of last year has since been divided into three bran for £0.000.000, the Hulton undertaking ches. After, the purchase the rang sold to a separate company for £250,000, Standard, one of the Hulton papers, was

{} per.cent the Daily Mail Trust holling

capital. Early this year Allied Newspapers took over the Manchester assets and nows. papers and periodicals of E. Hulton & and £1,700,000 debenture stock, of the Co., Ltd., for a cash payment of £4.000.000 company

This deal did not involve the remaining Hulton papers published in London, namely the Daily Sketch and S Herald, which their owners, the Daily Mail Trust, Lu, have now registered as a separate public company.

tion of the Yuan-ming-yuan, Ch'ing Yi Mr. P. H. B. Kent, for petitioner, said Yuan, and Ching Ming Yuan by the the parties were married at Waltham French and British troops in 1960 had stew, Essex, on January 6th, 1913, re- left the Manchu Court without a habit- nhle summer residence in the vicinity of spondent's tenien me being Harris. the capital. Naturally and inevitably, There were four children, of whom three the need for such a'summer residence I am grently surprised that well was severely felt by the Manchu Court, were now living, born, respectively in informed a lawyer as Mr. Tehen should and though the money spent on the build 1915, 1916 and 1921. The first child, or have introduced that venerable piece of ings may have been excessive in view of in January, 1914, died in June. In Octo.of that company's

the straitened condition of the country's revolutionary propaganda about the finances, it is well to bear in mind that her. 1942, the respondent refused coba whole Chinese Empire with all its lands the Empress Dowager only reconstructed bitation, and still refused... and everything growing or living en portion of the buildings which had been

erected by the Emperor Kao

Mr. Fairchild was called and stated that them having been the private pro-Chien Ling). It was in 1731 that the he had begged his wife to return. She perty of the Imperial Autocrat-a mon-original palace was completed by that

Emperor and given the name of Ching was now staying at the Astor Home strous state of affairs, which was happily Than. This name remained clotel and had istifanted her intention to terminated for ever by the establishment cahnged until 1588, when the Emperor of & Republic which guarantees and main Dowager, on completing her work of leave China. She wrote asking him to tains the rights of all its citizens. Mr. Yuan, the name which the property still divorce her, as she had decided to leave him. She wrote that she was sorry for Tchen very well known that when we hear.

pak of the ultimate ownership of all Mr Tehen concludes bis article by tell any unhappiness she had caused him and ing n that Many Chinese understand

it fo Yi Ho

THE THIRD "R."

lands in China being vested in the Em that Mr. Johnston was an active member hoped that later on he would find a wife BOYS BETTER THAN GIRLS AT

peror,

ARITHMETIC

we are merely stating a legal of the British Consular Service in China, who would restore his happiness.

Petitioner replied appealing to his wif A carious fact is brought out in "a theory which had obvious advantages and that, when his Minister in Peking from the point of view of the State and recommending him to the Manchu for the sake of the children. She wrote port by an expert. Departmental Com

Imperial Household at Tutor to the which hardly ever affected the rights of young Phaperor, the other Legations got back saying she was sure the children individual landholders. Under the Emalarmed and each presented a bright would be well looked after by him, and candidate."I fear that "many Chinese,"

if

to have

nittee

de

expinments by hoys and

docs pot

definitely to such a con

on the teaching of arithmetic which canid before the Education Coa- inter of the London County Council recently Squadron Leader MacLaren arrived

T. F. H. Spenser, the L.C.C. Chief pire, as at present, China was pre-eminthis is what they understand," have that she was sorry, but could not enn-) aboard the trawler on his way to Vanently a land of pensant-proprietors, and been grievously misled. In the first place, tinue as his wife.

Inspector of Schools, in summing up ther

statea that it settles a member of the British

His Lordship, inquired whether the

report cover. All are well except Sergeant the farmers' proprietary rights, though I never w Andrews, who is in hospital at: Vaucou technically mited by the ultimate own Consular Service: in the second place. I

must be expected to obtain results ten not recommended to the Manchu respondent had been served with a writ finitely that, in arithmetic tests, bove per cent. better than girls. This is not ver suffering from a nervous breakiłowa. [ership of the "Son of Heaven," were not was

Imperial Household by the British to appear. Maefaren attributes all his difficulties to interfered with exceps on the rarest oceń

Minister but by a well-known Chinese

Mr. Kent said she huid been duly served due to inferior teaching in girls' schools; 171 fact there is nothing to show the delays owing to the accident to his siòns. The real limitations on the Chia-x-diplomat and by the President of the

as teachers of arithmetic. nor is it due machine in India which made him a ese cultivator's proprietary rights came Chinese Republic. With regard to the by Mr. McVengh, the Consular constable, that women teachers are inferior to men by smaller amount of time. to a alarm being felt or month late in reaching the fogs and not from the Emperor but from the cul third point, I can only say that I never at the Astor House.

Mest We heard of any

result The Judige granted the application and

of the expressed by Legation

The storing of the north. He paid a warm tivator's own family or clan.

arithmetical tribute to the co-operation of the Cana tern writers on Chinese social life would, mappointraent, and that the various idade an order for restitution. Yurth-php) housto

girls," the report stater. dian Government and the friendliness I think, agree with me that in spite of Legations will probably be highly aroused thinn Sunday Times.

seem susceptible of a simple explanation. hofieved by

rence Dr. Spencer. many Chinese

It may be a difference a.sex Pinta, August 17tb.', the Russian affinis. He doubted whethe Emperor's ultimate ownership of to learn from Mr. Tehee that they are

thinks FLOODS IN FORMOSA

it points clusion-

it may be due to different can Commenting on the signing of the ther Zanni would be able to cross every inch of the soil. Chinese land competed with one another for the honour holders were less hampered by State of providing his Majesty with a foreign terference than the landowners of any Tutor. Mr. Tehen himself seems to have

HEAVY DAMAGE AND GREAT

ditions under which boys and girls live, protocol at the London Conference, the

country in Europe. I have very fre misgivings as to the accuracy of these

the girls being kept more secluded at LOSS OF LIFE. quently heard Chinese farmera complain three allegations, for he anys that if

home, the boys enjoying a more indepen Dewspapers generally take up the attitude

ing of the restrictions and limitations im he has been misinformed he offers his

rent and adventurous life which may tell More than 700 persons are known to when it comes to the tackling of a pro- that French opinion is prépared to wait

posed upon them by the fact that in apologies in advance to all concerned. China land-rights ar individual,

in the So far as the matter concerns toe, hit have been killed or injured and 10,000 em in arithmetic or it may be that And watch the results. It is remarked

family rather than

but is the

apologies are most readily accepted, and houses were washed away in the flood never heard

& Chinese cultivator com- have no desire to rab it in.

But in which swept Taihoku, Farmesa, atate the greater interest inthe subject folk. that M. Herriot has logically applied his

TO FIGHT THE K.K.K... deas and marked a turning point in

plaining of any inconvenience arising view of his doubts as to the accuracy of detailed reports which have just reached by boys plays an important part. from the legal fiction which vested the DALLAS, August 17th

ultimate

"of his land in the his information, and the apologies tender Tokyo. In the suburbs of Talhoku alone ownership French policy. It remains to be seen With Ku-Kluxism the main issue, Mrs.

A remarkable price for a Kipling fire whether the others will advance in the Muriel Ferguson has become a candidate Emperor. Here I will leave a subjected by him in advance, it was surely in more than 30,000 houses were flooded.

diplomacy Great Powers thought hundred persons there were for nomination to the Governorship of with which I dealt rather felly in a book Biplan for of th to add, that the wise and more than 3,00 were destroyed

Lion And Dragon in Northern Bame direction.

Texas. Many are rallying lo her sunpo" will only add that Mr. Tchen it worth while to sacrifice the valuable and about GO are believed to have been edition was paid at Hodgson's auction because her principal opponent is Judge

misimderstands my position if he services of a public servant for a possible drowned. The Formosa Government has rooms, Chancery-lane, when n Robertson, of the Dallas District Court,

The volume, one of 30 printed in Labora who has not repudiated the allegations supposes that when I refer to the Sum future advantage in a restored Manchu decided that those in Government service rolame of Schoolboy Lyrics? was sold.

salaries for relief purposes. It also has mer Palace as part of the private pro Empire." As his facts are erroneous, must, contribute one per cent, of their for £315. of his sympathy for the Kian. Mrs, Fer-perty of the Mancha I am alluding to the theory, he built on those alleged facts opened a general relief fund to which the in leel, consisted of only a few sheets an itizens of Taiboku and other cities intaining 20 poenas, in a thin paper wrap guson is believed to "have a. Sghting the old legal fiction (which of course is obviously not worth discasting.

RF. JOUKSTON.

North Formosa bave been urged, to com- per The Summer Palace, the of ane, he successful will be long antedates Manchu rule in China) of

Kipling was only 18 when he wrote the tribute. It is hoped to raise 120,000 by woman State Governor, in the Emperor's ultimate rights over all first

August 10th, 1924. the soil of the Empire.

the end of August. America.

EVACUATION COMMENCES.

PARIS, August 17th.

It is officially announced that the French will evacuate the towns of Offen- burg and Appenweier on August 18th.

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