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THE WEEK'S DIARY.

Today,

Exchange.

Settlement Day Hong Kong Stock

Golf: Fins of Railway Cup (Indies Section R.HE.G.C.), Fanling.

The management of the Queen's Sanitary Board Meeting, 4.15

| theatre received a cable from Pro- Tessor Maxmillian Langner, the famous telepathist and hypnotist, At a meeting of the China and who was to give a public demonstra Far East Section of the Manchester tion of his powers at the Queen's theatre to-morrow night, annoBAC- Chamber of Commerce held on" December 16th the Chairman, Mr.ing that he was prolonging his stay. J. Rankine Finlayson, reviewed the in Shanghai. His performance at action taken on behalf of Mancher the Queen's therefore has been ter trade interests during recent Postponed until Monday night Jad months. He with the Depots ary 31st. Chairman, Mr. Maxwell Reekie, had represented the Chamber on a

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The Professor is sailing from: Shanghai on the President Harry London, under on, which will arrivo in Hons Banquet," 5.15 p.m.

Kong early on Monday morning.

Lord Southborough's chairmanship, which had been formed a year aga has just completed his tour of to co-ordinate all the varied inter- the Far East in the interest of ests in this country, to whom the science, studying the phychology of state of affairs in China was of vital the nations, and is now returning importance. This China Committee to his home in Vienna. Thereafter had been most active, and had been he will tour the continent giving in close touch with the Foreign lectures before universities on bis Ofice, by whom their views were invariably received with the utmost consideration.

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On his former visit to Hong Kong in July, Professor Eanganer gave The Manchester delegates had several private demonstrations of never hesitated to describe the his powers for the benifit of the interests they represented on the Press he also gave a public per- China Committee as specially in-formance at the Theatre Royal be fore a crowded house. For his portant, because textile export ineant

farewell performance at the Queen's employment for British workers in spinning,

next Monday the Professor will weaving, dyeing, finishing, and packing, to Be a change of programine and has promised to partais traný new say nothing of merchanting and transport, as well as openings for and sensational fests in telepathy British finance and insurance.

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It had not been easy to decide during recent months what policy the time had then come (November to advocate towards a China so 1st) to consider the recognition by hopelessly river by internal strife. Great Britain of de facto Govern- but at the back of their minds the thought recognition might be offer. ments of sections of China. They Manchester delegates had always ed to de facto. Governmenta-for held that whatever they recom-instance in Southern China,

wherever a Government might get mended must be inspired by three firmly in the saddle on certain

80p.m. factors-frst, that the British conditions. These conditions might ciation annual meeting Queen's Queen's College Old Boys' Asso people had every possible sympathy

include acceptance of a proper pro College Hall 5.30 p.m. with the Chinese people; second, former China to the rest of the Devil"

portion of the liabilities of the Queen's Theatre: *A. Sainted that all we wanted in China was world. Britain might promile to World Theatre; "Lost and the open door, equal opportunity, proceed to a progressive modifice Found" and stable conditions for trade, along lines which had already been

tion of the treaties with. Chica, Star Theatre: "The Denial." with no ulterior motives whatever; contemplated, but at the outset the

Friday. and third, that" we believed auch newly recognised Governments

Queen's College Annual Prize conditions and the consequent ex having taken over the treaty en-nor, 11.á.m.

ought to regard themselves as Distribution, by E.E., the Gover pansion of trade would be just as gagements of old China. beneficial for China as for uя.

League As Houndary ́Umpire,' The Disappearance Of Peking. Increased Customs duties might As long ago as the beginning of have to be agreed to in return for November the China Committee in in the territories of the newly re- the abolition of irregular taxation London bad an opportunity of plascognised Governments. The prcb P... ing their views before the Govern-lem of extra-territoriality might be

pursued with them along the lines Devil." ment, and the, Manchester delegates of the Commission Report (since had to decide what exactly was the published). The Manchester dele policy they would prefer to see gates also expressed the hope that a British representative might ex- adopted. After consulting their plore the idea of the recognition of colleaguer they had prepared a full de facto Governments, and that in statement in which they made cer so doing he might be associated with representatives of America Lain definite suggestions. Briefly and Japan. It was thought that they pointed out that Great Britain the Chinese might be led to accept had waited patiently in Peking for the League of Nations China to create for herself a Gov- boundaries and certain other: diff- authority to determine geographical erament with whom we could nego-culties which might arise. tiate. British representatives had

The Chairman at the meeting on taken a leading part in preparing, December 10th said that since the a basis for agreement with China memorandum which he had sum, as regards the Customs tariff and marised was prepared much had tariff autonomy. They had asso happened. It was gratifying ciated themselves with a study of realise that Mr. Miles Lampson, the extra-territoriality with a view to now British Minister, had gone agreements on this subject with Hankow, and it was understood China In all these tentative plans that he was now in touch with the vid Negapatam (Hakata Maru), HONG KONG SPORTING ARMS British policy had shown a friendly Cantonese Government, as also, it Outward: disposition to meet Chinese aspira- would appear, were the repre- Europe rid San Francisco and vid

America, etc., and AND AMMUNITION STORE, tions more than half-way.

sentatives of Japan and America Biberia (President Pierce), p.m. The Manchester delegates pointed He added that many people who

·B, BRICONSFIELD ARCADE. out, however, that this attitude and hard in early November were rave criticised the policy pat failed to have any really beneficial affect, because of the disappearance now, in December, much more of the Peking Government; the clined to ece, the wisdom of it. British sathies webody through London, and comment generally,

contact anybody whom the policy might be pursued. had shown a distinct tendency Generous intentions, they thought, opinion to veer round to the atti would avail us nothing, if we merely tude they in Manchester had adopt- waited in Peking

Annual meeting Union Waterboat ed six weeks ago. The Manchester Co., Ltd. (Mesra Dodwelly, 11 They therefore suggested that statement had been circulated pri British policy ought to recognise vately in the interested quarters, the complete change in China. An and he ventured to think that it Hotel Savoy tes dansant, 4.30

H.K. Hotel tes dance, 1.30 p.m. early recognition of the facts of the bad had some effect situation expressed in action by the

.p.m Mr. W. Maxwell Reekie and Mr. Great Powers might limit the dis K. D. Stewart also addressed the and Subscribers of St. John's Annual Meeting Seat-holdere integration of China. They thought meeting, and the acction endorsed Cathedral, at Cathedral Hall, 5.15

(Continued in next Column), the action which had been taken.

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