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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY,

SEPTEMBER 21ST,

HOME COMMENT ON CANTON SHIPPING

EMBARGO.

SITUATION REVIEWED ON AUGUST 23rd,

PEKING'S DEMANDS CRITICISED.

"It Canton, as is now suggested, should disclaim any direct associa tion with the issue of the (shipping) regulations, then either it must protect our vessels in the ports which it holds, or it cannot object to our bluejackets, and marines protecting them. If, on the other hand, Peking, to which the Cantonese Bolsheviks have dispatched an emissary, 'should claim jurisdiction "over the Canton provinces, it will bo its duty to see that our Treaty rights are respected there, I Peking, however, or is convicted of such in this regard, it pleads impotence cannot demur., nor could the diplomatic body at Feking denar, to our taking the necessary measures for enforcing them on whern the Peking writ no longer runs. This

barritory

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FAR EASTERN CABLE EDUCATION IN THE ARMY,

NEWS.

(THROUGH ZEUTER'S "ACHENCY.]

"SHANGHAI LABOUR UNION.

HEADQUARTERS SEALED BY ORDERS OF GENERAL YING.

MOTORIOUS AGITATOR ARRESTED.

SHANGHAI, September 20th- The headquarters of the Shanghai General Labour Union were sealed, last evening, by order of General Ying, Com mander of the Fengtien forces at Shang hai

Large number of strikers are resuming

Марк

JAW THOUSAND FIRST CLASS

CERTIFICATES,

The results of the examination held last April in the Home Commands, on the Rhine in India, and at other stations abroad reveal an inerpasang desire on the part of non-commissioned offers and men of the Regular Army to qualify for the first-class certificate of ednoation and the special cartificate of education.

For the first-class certificate 9,817 saty and increase of 384 on the number who entered for the corresponding examina The officers of the Union have abscond-

11,068 certificates ed, but one notorious agitator was artion in 1994, and in all' Testod

were awarded, 820 to

those who passed in all subjects, and 5% to those who took certain subjects to complete their qush- Bcation. Although the percentage of cer- tifrentes awarded was somewhat lower than

on the occasion of the previous examination, many of the candidates re- turned papers much above the average. The mark of "distinction" was gained by 218; while nine obtained "aggregates of 50 per cent or mare, sud twenty aggre gates of 75 per cent or more of the

ANOTHER TOKYO FIRE. PRINCE TOKUGAWA'S MANSION IS

COMPLETELY DESTROYED...

Toxy, September 20th. Early this morning, fire completely ban either by the Chinese Central Gov-destroyed Prince Tokagawa's mansion, ernment or by the "Red"--and unlawful The damage is estimated at a million yea.

Details are not yet known. Government at Canton.

article in the Sunday Times, of August 23rd, shows that British Fress has awakened to the facts of the situation in China and understands, at Inat, the position as between Canton, Hongkong and Peking. The full text of the article is as follows From both the international, but more responsibility is accepted for the shipping especially the British, or perhaps one "mbould say: the Anglo-Japanese standpoint, the diplomatic and economie outlook in China was grave enough, before a now and yet more threatening complication was suddenly introduced by the mystery Jan issued from some unnamed source at Canton upon the touching of British, and Japanese ntcamer's at Canton, or even ol foreign steamers which had previously call ed at Hongkong. The object of this move was clear. It was to extend the boycott of British and Japanese goods by the Chinese to the very shipping of both countries, and to destroy the whole busi-

1998.

TOKYO DIET BURNT.

maximum of marks.

If the latter, as is now suggested, should disclaim any direct association TEMPORARY BUILDINGS TO BE

ERECTED TO REPLACE LOSS with the issue of the regulations, then

In the case of the special certificate, either it must protect our vessels in the

Toro, September 19th. Both the Diet buildings destroyed which is the highest educational certi ports which it holds, or it cannot object

were temporary wooden structures... ficate given in the Army and is re

It has been decided to erect temporary to our bluejackets and marines protecting

now edifice, which has been under con-examining bodies in the Empire, the re- them. If, on the other hand, Peking, to buildings, costing Yen 1,800,000 tl the cognized by most Universities and other candidates presented themselves,-83.com- which the Cantonese Bolsheviks have distruction since 1991; is completed about suite were even more satisfactory. 153 WORKMEN ARE BLAMED.

pared, with 73 in April, 1994; and the sub- patched an emissary. should claim juris.

jects taken covered a wide field. They Toxyo September 18th.

German, diction over the Canton provinces, it"

The fire which originated in the Diet included English, French, will be its daty to see that our Treaty spread to other buildings, but has now Spanish, Portuguese, and Urdu in lang

uages; ancient history, British bdatory. rights are respected there. I Peking, been checked.

The outbreak is believed to have been and modern European history; mathe- the carelessness of workmen matics, mechanics, chemistry, "physics; however, pleads impotence or is convicted due to

and the history of art. In all 61 certi- House. of such in this regard, it cannot demurrying out repairs in the Upper physiology; economics, music; drawing The Bames spread rapidly envelop-ficates were awarded, as compared witIE nor could the diplomatic body at Peking.

ing beth Diet buildings, but as there 25 a year ago; and 30 of the candidates our taking the demur, to

was no wind, other threatened build obtained the mark of distinction." ings were spared. • measures for enforcing them on Chinese territory where the Peking writ longer runki

BECESSARY

Troops and police turned out to con- norol the large crowds of onlookers, but

*PEKING'S TRUCULENCE The latest outrages in South China but

there were no disturbances.

After raging fiercely, for more than an bour, the flames were controlled,

NAVY IN LITERATURE.

the ruins are still amouldering. The COL W. P. DRURY AND SERVICE valuable documents are reported to bei mainly saved, but the library is com

gutted.

life of Hongkong, by far the greatest diatributing centre and maritime station in South Chinese waters. Thus, the main" activities of both-Shanghai and Hongkong being paralysed, and paralysed orer a considerahlo period, it was evident ly hoped by the sinister authors of this anti-British plot that the supremacy of British trade in, the Far East would be. Last, and lost without any hope of reserve to illustrate the truculence, not completely destroyed and the buildings covery, that supremacy meanwhile passing fined exclusively to the South, which, into other bands than even Japan's. at the bidding of Moscow, now prompt It is impossible not to discern behind every Chinese move towards the Treaty akis plot other than local Chinese in-Powers. Peking has brushed contemptu fluences. Indeed, the simultaneous on-ously aside the British offer of a judicial cleavours of the Communists at so many inquiry into the Shanghai incidents. As and varied points of the globe to hang up against this it has insisted, and obtained, sur shipping through strikes and other the assent of the diplomatic body to xacthods of intimidation clearly reveal the negotiate the rendition of the mixed inspiration of Moscow and the Third In-courts and the reform of the Municipal ternational What may also be detected Constitution at Shanghai.

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The generosity of this offer by the Powers is, however, inadequately appro-

MILLION YEN DAMAGE.

The damage caused by the fire is estimated to be in the neighbourhood of one million yen A meeting of the Cabinet is to be held to-morrow to dis cuss the construction of a temporary building..

SAVING A DAY, DUTCH STEAMSHIP COMPANIES NEW SAILING SCHEDULE.

TRADITIONS.

The Times Exterary Supplement can tains an interesting leading article on Naval Light Literature," in which the writer makes favourable comment on the work of Col. W. P. Drury, who is well known in service circles.

Remarking on the strenuous campaign for the strengthening of the Navy in the nineties and Inating for 30 years, the writer states that this campaign called into existence a host of writers on naval subjects. These men, with few excep tions, were not naval men, and probably for that reason did not carry full cou viction The door was thus opened again, the writer argues, for service authors

AMSTERDAM, September 19th. The Handelsblad understands, from a As one looks back on this period, reliable source, that from January 1st, the article continues, it appears that 1996, the Botterdam Lloyd and Neder what was, perhaps, its most important land Companies' steamers will sail from feature was that it reaccustomed the Holland for the Dutch ladies on Navy to the use of the pen. Fiction be Wednesdays instead of Saturdays, thus

is an attempt, not ievariably unsuccessful, to induce foreign interests to take advant age of the commercial handicaps from ciated, except by leading Chinese busi-saving a day each voyage as they will gan with the civilians, who wrote ac

which we and the Japanese are now suffering in the Pacific, markets, in order to capture those from which we are mo- mentarily excluded by the Sino-Bolshevik collusion at Canton and elsewhere..

bess men. They, as other business men, realise the value, in international trade relations, of unification und simplification in the law courts and commercial code. Moreover, the proposed representation on the Municipal Council of the Chinese element in the foreign concessions is FIVE HUNDRED CHINESE ARREST ment it is more to the point that they

no longer spend Sunday idle at Bouth-counts of imaginary wars, such as Mr. ampton. It is also proposed from Jan-Arnold Forster's In a Conning Tower,' uary 1st to run the service with venor Mr. W. Laird Clowes's The Captain vessels instead of nine

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of the Mary Rose,' and occasional novels illustrating particular aspects of caval life, as, for instance, Mr. Fred. Jane's The Port Guardship. These were all good.of their kind, and served a useful purpose, but call for no detailed com-

were. the prelude to the fiction of Colonel W. P. Drury and of Lieut. Charles Gleig the frat and emphatically the best of the later school of naval fiction. vine

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MYTH OF CO-OPERATION. The attitude of the diplomatic body at Peking toward the Shanghai incidents on gesture the more friendly and generous,

New York, September 19th May 30th, and the slowness which is at seeing that originally it was the Chinese

As a result of the continued murders

Colonel Drury may, perhaps, fairly be tending the negotiations between the Government itself that insisted on the Teraty Powers on the wider issues, are segregation of the foreign residents of laundrymen and other humble Chinese,

Not content, however, with the pros in consequence of the war how raging described as a humorist, with a high res- proofs, less perhaps of cowardice here and there, than of a widespread conspiracy peet of a conference to raise the Chinese between the rival Hip Bing and On Leong nect for the best traditions of the Bervice. to injure our prestige and pockets. A Customs Tariffs, and of a Commission to Tongs, respectively workers and shop lle popularized many of the standard. certain international type of finance, advise on the gradual. curtailment of keepers, over 500 Chinese were arrested narni yarns, as in John Ecuador and which is not unknown even to Wall extra-territorial privileges, Peking now yesterday. Of these, 100 were unable to a Dinner Engagement; be gave rein Paget, M.P., who alone could have Street, does not hesitate, through private demands complete fiscal autonomy in a furnish documentary proof of their right to an exuberant fancy in the creation of Peking to reside in the United States, and were evolved such a wild conception as | intermediatics, now German, now Italian, country, which is chaos itself.

Pringle's Progress; and he show a SOUTH now Franco-Chinese, to subsidise Bolohe also demands the complete abolition of ordered to be deported.

command of pathos hardly inferior to his vism both inside and outside of Russia, extra-territorial privileges, at an hour

sense of humour, for example, in The provided it be against British increantile when it is neither willing nor able to en-

Strang Case of Worthy Whereat! He interests, or Japanese: In China, as Bare the life and property of foreigners

continued to write äfter 1914, and some of formerly in Turkey, so-called international against oppression Where will its ex- cooperation is a myth, and the lesson actions stop? or rather, when shall we

in Diagnosis, will rank amongst his which British Ministers are at last begin. decide to stop them? That is the question

his war-time stories, such as A Mistake

best ning to realise it that, if we do not our of the hour.. wolves defend, in common with such us

Drury next may be similarly and simultaneously menaced, our interests in China, we need expect no help from third parties.

OUR NAVY'S ROLE

THROUGH HAVAS AGENUT.]

FRENCH INDO-CHIKA.

REACH YUNNAN BUT ARE SHORT-LIVED.:

TROUBLES

PARIS, September 20th.

But for a month or longer first Great

Cal Day is publishing early post year Britain, America, and Japan, then the

Le Petit Parisien reminds its readers tory which he gave at the instance of loxser Treaty Governments, and finally the diplomatic body at Peking, have been that the troubles in China have at last the education authority to the secondary vainly quibbling over the exact phraseo- reached Yunnan, where Marshal ang schools of Plymouth during the summer logy of a joint statement in which China Kyo, a friend of France, governs term of 1922. They will be issued in two American statesmen and admirals, on should be clearly informed of a common Brigande bad practically eat every volumes, illustrated, under the title of several and not distant occasions, have policy under both heads, some of the railway, paralysing traffic, when they Tales of Our Ancestors," the publishers mot hesitated to deal drastically with Powers inclining to placate Chinese were stopped and defeated by Marshal being J Dent and Songs

His recent Broadcast talks to schools obstruction and piracy in Chinese waters. Nationalism at say price by vague and Tang Kyao at Mabai and Mong Trou Washington could not and would not be obviously unpractical promises, London The "brigands were obliged to flos into ("Charactors and. Episodes from His ridge us the pursuance of a like policy and Tokyo, wisely opposing a dubious and the mountains. This victory re-estabtory") are also to be published next year and procedure. Our representatives at dangerous a procedure. If these wrang lishes the situation in Yunnan and in volume form. He is at present engaged Canton or at Hongkong are, however, lings over words, when the hard facts of assures peace at our Tonkin frontier, in writing an autobiography, under the pressing upon Mr. Chamberlain and the the situation stere one in the face, are to isolating this country from the contres title of Joseph and His Coat of Many Foreign Office the need of a firm and continue, then all hope of restoring the of revolutionary fermentation in Chine Colours He describes it as The life vigorous attitude. Meanwhile, inquiries lowered prestige of the civilised world and Le Petit Parisien adds that, contrary story of a Jack-of-many-trades, who has hare been set afoot by our Charge the security of its denizens in Clans will to certain nows, there never was a ques travelled suck by land and sen, and has d'Affaires in Peking, and our Consul promptly vanish, and Great Britsia will tion of sending further troope to French met all sorts and conditions of notabilities

(mainly sinners). " General in Canton, to, discover whether not be the only sufferer.

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