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THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

CHINESE FOREIGN OFFICE SEND A NOTE"

TO THE BRITISH LEGATION:

REQUEST THE IMMEDIATE RECALL OF THE SHANGHAI DEFENCE FORCE.

HOME COMMENT ON SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN'S SPEECH.

YANGTSZE VALLEY STILL IN A FERMENT.

(THROUGH BUTER'S AGENCY.]

A NOTE FROM. THE WAICHIAOPU

Pazio, Jan. 31xt. The Waichiaopu to-day sent Note to the British Legation hoping that the British Government would "give the necessary instructions for the immediate withdrawal of the

troops despatched to China, so that nothing untoward may happen to mar the friendly relations HOW happily subsisting between the two nations."

4.

TWO PUNJAB REGIMENTS FOR CHINA.

CALCUTTA, Jan. 31st. Two battalions of the Punjab Regiment have embarked for China aboard the s.s. Sirdhana.

JAPANESE TO EVACUATE AT CHANGSHA.

women

さ

CHANGSHA, January 30th. Japanese

and children now standing by prior to evacuation.

[NAVAL WIRELESS.)

HANKOW QUIET.

HANKOW, January 30th. Hankow remains quiet. Italian, vessel arrived to-day loaded with Chinese troops. It is feared that labour. unrest will develop

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1st, 1927.

EGYPTIAN COTTON.

IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY A BRITISH EXPERT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Cairo, Jan. Jist. Interviewed by Reuter's corru- spondent, Mr. William Howarth, a

very large mer of Egyptian cotton and vice-president of the British Moater Cotton Spinners Fedors

tion, said that the master cotton spinners considered that the pro- posed restriction" of a cultivated area would be unjustified if it were solely intended to raise the price to a level. It would be unwise since Egypt's interests would be

DUTCH MARINES. MEXICO'S OIL LAW.

TO REINFORCE LOCAL TROOPS STILL STRUGGLING, IN THE

IN THE EAST INDIES.

(TEROTON-REWER'S AGENCY.)

ASTREDA, Jan. 31st. At the request of the Dutch East Indies Government a number of marines are being dispatched to the East Indies in February to rein- force the local troops.

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION

SHIPS.

and example have been ef infinite value to China in the past. They will require the most careful examina-

Jan. 31st. tion in details, but at present the

The finals in the Australian obvious fact is that the Government are not leaving a stone unturned best served in producing as much Tennis Championships resalted m in search of what Sir Austen Chan-cotton as possible at an economic Patterson defeating Hawkes, 36, price. He declared that Sakellari-64, 36, 158, od Patterson and herlain hopefully describes as a

Hawkes defeated Wood Lad permanent basis for mutual respect dis from the State domains was just

as good as Mzarad cotton, of which McInnes, 86, 81, 65 and good feeling.

there were only 16,000 bales to be producible in 1927. It was better for yarn but not as good as Sakel- laridis for twist purposes. Egypt could and must get back to the original quality of Sakellaridis and must discontinue mixing pillon with

The Daily Telegraph is satisfied, but wishes thas Sir Aurten Cham- berlain had given a more detailed Account of the sort of arrangement contemplated in the administration of the Concessions, and assumes that there will not be a departure from the principle that the maintenance seed. of order and the safeguarding' of - property must in all cases be effec- tively guaranteed for those areas in

which British interests are centred. The announcement of far- reaching proposals and change in the position of British residents in China, is accompanied by a satisfac- torily plain-spoken statement of Britain's attitude towards anti-

of the Chinese Governments, to which these offers of readjustment have been made.

BRITISH LABOUR LEADER'S

VIEWS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S . AGENOT.}

LONDON, Jan. Blat. Mr. J. H. Thomas, addressing a meeting at Newton Abbot, said that he would not hesitate to say at once

British agitation, fostered by one that the Government, having de- cided that troops were necessary to defend our nationals in China, it was infinitely preferable to send a big Army than 4 handful of men.

The Daily Express's only critic- iam is that Sir Austen Chamberlain would have been well-advised to have made his welcome speech

earlier.

Liberal Prams Opinica,

The Liberal journals in no respect

withhold warm praise..

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Roosy, Jan. 31st.

AN ENORMOUS CREDIT.

+

FRANCE TO PAY HOLLAND 25,000,000 FLORINS.

FOR WORK DONE IN NORTHERN FRANCE.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 31. The Dutch newspapers announce that France has arranged to pay the Netherlands a credit of $3,000,000 forins, enterta" upon in August, 1919, for recdistraction work in Northern France. The repayment is being made two and a half years before due date.

PERSIAN CABINET RESIGNS.

IMPORTANT TELEVISION"

TERERAN, January 30th. The Cabinet has resigned, in consequence of the Independents joining the Opposition in tabling an interpellation in connection with the recent correspondence he Mr. J. H. Thomas, ex-Labour tween the Government and the Minister, said he could understand Angio-Persian Oil Company and the hurry of the embarkation of also the non-settlement of a trade troops, but frankly he did not sub-treaty with Runja acribe to that view. He did not The Daily Chronicle remarks on know whether it was necessary to the essential unity of all parties send troops but that was the matter and agrees with the necessity of that the Government of day, with safeguarding British lives and pro- greater knowledge and fuller re- perty in Shanghai, but utters the eponsibility must, however, défer- reminder that the cacinies of British mine. He had no hesitation in say trading interests in China-and theying that if force was to be sent to KIUKIANG, January 30th.. Labour agitators have been inter are not confined to Russians protect British nationals he would fering with the Customs launch. anxious to embroil us in an armed intentionally advise them to send a

the Chinese which big army rather than a handfal and the Commissioner of Customs conflict with

would undo the efforts of good soldiers. has decided to close down.

The godowns on the hulk have diplomacy; but the paper is con- not yet been opened.

after Chinese New Year.

KIUKIANG AGITATORS.

CHINESE CONTRACTOR

ARRESTED.

WANDSIEN, January 30th. Trouble is being experienced in

vinced that Sir Austen Chamberlain ix very anxious to avoid such a resalt.

The Daily News says that Sir Austen Chamberlain's conciliatory and restrained speech offers the Cantonese and China at large a

getting coal supplies. A Chine priceless opportunity to "negotiate contractor has been placed under a peaceful and profitable settle Sir Anaten Chamberlain has arrest by the local authorities for

supplying coal, to the s... Kikao.

:

COMMANDEERED STEAMERS.

ment.

the satisfaction of knowing that his diplomatic policy is unqualifiedly supported by both Opposition parties as well as by the general body of British public opinion.

The Westminster Gazette says ICHANG, January 30th.

that this is more than a half-way. Troop movements are continuing house and leaves the door open for down river. All steamers were

* the fullest and most final revision commandeered yesterday, but two when there is stable government British steamers seized were cleared or governments to represent the troops and their engines Chinese nation beyond the present. de facto stage. It notes that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Mr. Lloyd George are in the same temper as Bir Austen Chamberlain and as long ́as’Sir Austen Chamberlain is allow-

of

-dismantled.

(THROUGH AMERICAN SEŻVICE]

FAVOURABLE AMERICAN

COMMENT,

WASHINGTON, "Jan. 31st

DISCOVERIES.

WEAT IT MAY MEAN IN WAR

COURTS.

[THROUGH AMERICAN SERVICE]

Maxico City, Jan. aist The First District Court has re-

the nation.

OBITUARY.

SIR ROBERT JARDINE.

THE HEAD OF THE PRINCELY HONG"

{OMITIAN WIRALADS, BERTICE.)

fused the application of the Aguila

Rugby, Jan. 31th The death is announced of Sir Oil Company, for a "definite Am- paro" against the operation of the Robert Jardine, head of the great new Petzoleum Law, which have China arm of Messrs. Jardine, been issued in response to a public Matheson & Company. Sir Robert need and constitute a part of the "died suddenly yesterday, economic and political structure of f [Sir Robert William Buchanan. Jardine, born in 1868, was the son of Sir Robert Jardine, whose baronetcy was conferred upon him in 1885, In 1905, the firm of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Company was converted into a private Lunited Liability Company with the baronet who has just passed away as its first Governing Director, and with Messrs. Was Kerwick, M.P.,

W. J. Gresson and Henry Keswick as its Managing Directors. He was well- known in England as a prominent race horse owner. His business ac- tivities in connection with the House of "Ewo," was very largely confined to tbä firm's London establishment.]

*DIVINE TOBACCO,"

DOCTORS- DEFEND IT-IN MODERATION,

لحب

"' Divina Tobacco" is honoured in the January number of "The Practitioner with three interest ing articles by as many eminent medical authorities. Though their perusal will not justify the tobacco amoker in shouting from the house tops, it will provide him with many. shafts to turn effectively upon his critics. First, Bir Humphrey Bol- leston, Physician-in-Ordinary to his effects of tobacco smoking on the Majesty the King, deals with the digestive system, and from this we siderable list of penalties to pay gather that there is a pretty con- for excessive or even

oking.

moderate

THE CHINESE ARMY.,

THE CHINESE ARMT AS A MILITARY FORC By Lawrence Impey.. (Simpkin, Marshall. 128. GZ. net).

LAWN TENNIS.

· SUZANNE'S **-PROFITS 'AS A

PROFESSIONAL PLAYER.

ITHROUGH AMERICAN KURYICH |

New York, Jan. 31st. Suzanne Lenglen received $100,000 as her share of the proceeds of the four months' season na a profes sional.

Her contract guaranteed her 00 and 50 per cent of the gate receipts. Mary Browne received 30 and 5 per cent of the receipta and Vincent Richards as per cent Manager Pyle who reosired be tween 50 and 76, announces that ha is planning a world tour for

Suzanne," which will include Britain, France, Germany, Japan and Australia

NEW TERRITORIES CHRIS- TIANS WANT SUPPORT.

AN ELOQUENT APPEAL BY

PASTOR. LIU.:

At the Union Church, Kowloon, Pastor Lin Pak Shing made an eloquent appeal on Sunday night

New Territories. for support of Christian work in the

Mr. Liu said that when he be came a Christian twenty years ago he was forced to leave his home at Lo Wo.

He started to preach the Gospał

We have to hand the following review that appeared in a recent Pernicious Cigarette Holders."

number of the Daily Telegraph of Next, Sir Robert Armstrong. an English observer's opinion of Jones, the Lord Chancellor's Visitor the modern Chinese armies, their in Lanagy, takes in band the ner leadership; organisation and Eght in a small but on the hillside, but vous and mental aspect of smoking power. Mr. Imper, the author since its commencement the move chewing and sauff-taking are aeg. plenty of frat rate military mate present time, and more and better ing. Here, after being assured that, believes that there is in China ment had steadily grown at the

riale ligible indulgences-satisfactory to "salta" and Scotsmen-we are in-

now

The kaleidoscope of the Chinese accommodation than they formed that in cigarette and even

wars is so confusing to the Eng. † possessed was needed. cigar smoking little of the harmful fish public that there should be a nicotine is inhaled, whereas in pipe wide welcome for this survey by The Rev. H. R. Wells, who inter amoking the offensive refuss is liable an eye-witness who brings to the preted for Mr. Liu, remarked that to be swallowed. Therefore, when task not only trained powers of ob- he had known the speaker for about a lady indulges in the common serration and military knowledge, practice of the sex of smoking her but a personal acquaintance teen years and was well sequziat bitter end," she tends to assimilate point is added by the fact that Mr. cigarette through a holder "to the the warring leaders. Interest and the effects of cigarette smoking to

standpoint of the worth of the those of a pipe, and with the same Impey makes his survey from the unpleasant resulta. The writer youches that women are more in Chinese forces in a trial of strength

doing. ed with the remarkable work he was

The Rev. J. Horace Johnston, pastor of Union Church, Kowloon,

temperate the men in the use of against the forces of a foreign spoke in support of the appeal and

cigarettes. While, says Sir Robert, Power sucking is said to preserve the He brings out clearly the topo enamel of the teeth, it tends to graphical conditions which have in pyorrhea and to lose of the lower fluenced the fighting, and be in teeth; wherefore as old people with firms the long-standing opinion out teeth, or with false teeth, can- that while the staff and regimental not comfortably grip a pipe, they officers are inefficient, especially in take to cigars if menos permit organisation, the soldier is a brave Summing up the pros and cons, the and effective instrument under good Mr. J. Baird, the young in-writer comes to these seven conclu- leadership, ventor of the Televisor, recently sions, after laying it down that enabled members of the Royal It always the tobacco smacked-should Ititution to see each other in the be of the best: of January he proved the possibility dark. It will be 'recalled how last

The Washington Post's is the only comment so far available on Sir "Austen Chamberlain's pronounce-

ment. The paper says that no,

American will begrudge Britain the credit that goes with a good deed cheerfully performed.

[THROUGH REGTER'S AGENCY.]

FRENCH COMMENT.

PEKING, January 29th.

divided with regard to the respec Opinion in France appears to be

tive merits of the policy of wait and see and the policy of swift

YOUNG INVENTOR'S WORK.

..

The artillery, bad beyond belief in 1922, has improved in siting its guns, but still wastes most of its Ammunition through defective rang 15g and control. A similar pur

of reproducing at a distance, by with pronounced, physical effects Poselessness has rendered, abortive

Cigarettes Good in Moderation. Tobacco smoking is a sedative supplemented by the arousal of the asthetic emotions.

the Chinese, use of aircraft for re- connaissance... and for bombing i strategic points.

intimated that surplus Sunday School funds would be devoted to the work, with collections, through the Hong Kong and New Territories Evangelistic Society.

DEFENCE FORCE AND NAVAL ROUTE MARCH.

The Hong Kong Volunteer De fence Corps and a Naval detech

wire or wireless, the face of a man who sat. before his transmitter, and to achieve that result Mr. Baird had studied the problem for fifteen Speaking generally, it is not in-

But the greatest weakness of all ment turned out in force again years. The demonstration suggests jurious to grown-up, people

is to be found in the supply sex last evening for another route march that the past year's experiments moderately indulged in, but, on vices, where ignorance of the have been more fruitful, thao all the contrary, it has a soothing in elements of railway transportation through the Western and Eastern that went before them in January, fuence on the nerves, and contri- blocks the lines in rear, while in 1528, Television was an inter- butes to calm thought and confront the troops are underfed and

districte.. cating scientific fact, with a protinuous mental exertion. ́blematical, commercial future; to-

["war.

underclad.

"

The Volunteere, in view of the day it is an instrument of great is the most wholesome, or the least shows that the strength of Wu Pei longer notice than they did for last Cigarette smoking in moderation In a comparison Mr. Impey members of the Corps having had potential value, both for peace and harmful, form of indulgence. Fu's command centred in himself, Friday's march, had stronger

Discovered By Chance. In pipe smoking the bowl of the a really capable general, whereas Armed with the perfected tele pipe should be shallow, to allow although Chang Teo Lia and Feng Duster, and close, on 500 marched visor, belligerent could see his more air and more frequent fill Yu Hniang were of lesser ability, from Headquarters. The Naval

ing.

their control reated on a better sub-detachment was of similar strength.. enemy, in the dark, without "giving

The campaign of Pipe smoking demands the use of ordinate basis.

Needless to say the parades were away" his own, position; a motorist could pierce the thickest fog; and the tooth-brush at least twice a 1025 revealed a marked improve

ment both in strategic manœuvre watched by thousands of Chinese. the navigator of a ship need never day, otherwise-pyrrhos, etc. be blinded by the mist. And, like Cigar smoking is cleaner and less and in tactical execution, and the

author's conclusion is that this pro so many other inventions of aap toxic than pipe amoking. A short gress under the pressure of experi reme utility, this wonderful gift to cigar is better than a long one. ence would be strongly accelerated the world came almost by accident;

Tobaccooking is injurious to under the pressure of necessity in seeking to eliminate what was growing youth in any form, and in in a struggle with external mili- regarded as a defect in the earlier them frequently induces a craving tary forces, and an offensive FIRST BATCH televisor the inventor wrought for alcohol

alliance with either Bussin or better than even he Bad anticipated,

only be transmitted if it was placed A few months ago, the image could Helpful Under Modern Conditions. Japan. could supply the The third article is by Prof. W. the yellow race a deadly menace to miting factor which would render in powerful light. Subjects"E. Dizon, Examiner, in Pharma the peace of the world." The

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PUNJABIS ARRIVE AT SHANGHAI.

OF DEFENCE FORCE TAKE UP QUARTERS AT RACE COURSE..

The N.-C. Daily News describes

the arrival of the first batch of 400

men of the 8th Battalion, 2nd Pun jab Regiment (87th) in Shanghai as, ander

Under the command of Lient--- Colonel V. Costes, some 400 of the 4th Bn. 2nd Punjab Regiment (67th) arrived in the 1.8 Glenogle from

Headed by Insp. Beale and four Sikh trooper of the S.M. Police,

so treated complained that the light cology at Oxford and Cambridge, numerous photographs are a very hurt their eyes. Mr. Baird worked etc. Speaking of the subtle agen real asset to this pen picture of on in the hope of removing this cies of smoking that give pleasure the state, and character of the Chi- [THHOUGH EXUTER'S AGENOT.]

diplomatie action in Chine.

The former is advocated in the objection, and eventually found the writer mentions the sight of the nese armica. FLEET STREET'S VERDICT.ed thus to commit the Government Matin by M. Jules Bauerwein, who be seen at all

'success in a "light" that cannot smoke as having a physiological step by step it is difficult to justify suggests that there are moderate. That light the "black" light cumstances that smokers who be effect, as demonstrated by the cir UNÁNIMOUS APPROVAL OF

the charge that there is a War Party elements within the Kuomintang consists of the infra-red rays, which, come blind cense to take SWISS MARRIAGE RIDDLE. SIR AUSTEN CHAMBER behind the scenes.

who are ready to negotiate on the LAIN'S SPEECH.

The Manchester Guardian says basis of the British Memoranduan.although invisible to human eyes, terest in tobacco. Rhythm, which that if Mr. Chen shows the same Britain, by sending forces to react as strongly upon Mr. Baird's entere largely into smoking, playa BOND TIED BY DISMISSED ***LONDON, Jan. 31st.

degree of political courage on one Shanghai, in strengthening the light-sensitive cells as did the az even more important part.

RÉGISTRAL. Fleet Street had the week-end inside as Sir Austen Chamberlain has hands of the Bolshevists, who are powerful incandescent lamps. Every Smoking, he goes on, does not lead which to assimilate Sir Austen shown on the other, and if M. trying to stir up the mob and movement made by the subject to addiction comparable with that Chamberlain's, speech, and today Chen is willing to ignore the noisy swamp

In Ama the scruples of the sitting in the dark, is reproduced of morphine or cocaine.

Many couples who have been mar. expresses itself with extraordinarily extremists, who insist on expelling moderater

across their app screen; and rica, where the strenuousness of city ried during the last few years in unanimous approbation.

the foreigner bag and baggage, and If all the Powers maintained the if a telephone be substituted for the life is more exaggerated that the Zurzach district in the Swiss the Punjabis marched from the

seeks practicable and level-headedness shown by France, screen the face can actually be us, a plethora of trus drug addicts Canton of Aaigan have learned

!!! heard." Well-marked features has resulted, happily, this phase with consternation that their mar- wharf, við Broadway, the Bund, of our policy leaves not a particle tainly and one within the British simple matter to come to an under- make a harah, rasping sound; ut civilisation is almost unknown in ringes will in all probability by de- and Nanking Boad to their quarters of excuse for farther misrepresents Government's proposals, so as to standing with the moderates in the smooth pretty face makes what one England. The ordinary man under clared invalid.

at the Race Course, where very com- tions either at home or abroad. prevent the necessity for the dis Canton Government, provided they hearer has termed a sibilant caress the strained conditions of modern Two years ago the registrar of fortable billets had been scraugeil

The Times extensively quotes embarking of the Defence Force were treated fairly,

A little practics enables one to existence finds that tobacco pro- the district was dismissed and bis on the top floor of the new grand published opinions of representative now on its way to Shanghai. The The League of Nations might identify a specific face in the duces a soothing, bencucial, and re-sou appointed in his place. Unknown stand. On the way their band politicians of all Fares, showing paper concludes by stating that Bir take the initiative in studying the dark" by its sound. Many of the latively harmless chicot."

to the authorities the father, it is alternated with the pipes in en- essential agreement in the Govern- Amten Chamberlain offers the Can-Chinese question.

almost limitless possibilities of such

alleged, continued to not as legis livening the march into town, and ment's policy and adds that even in tonese in the main the substance of On the other hand, the Ocurre an invention must obvious to every

trar until quite recently, and it is these, the frat troops to reach with- declares that France ought to one o

Past

the validity of the marriages con- Shanghai in connection with the line, the British proposals are holds nothing which the

Mr. Baird, the televisor's inven.

tracted since his official, dismissal latest policy of the British Govern clearly, far-reaching and extraordi- could not be certatu of winning and negotiate dimultaneously with tor, who is a son of the Manse:

which is now being questioned, ment for the protection of ita narily generous too generous per-peacefully as soon as they make the Feking and Canton to renounce was educated at "Glasgow

Penal action is being taken nationals in China, created a very haps to satisfy the hardly tried best of what they can now have for privileges which can no longer be sity, and by profession is an eleć-

against the ex-registrar and this good impression by their business. British community, whose enterprise, the asking.

upheld.

trical engineer,

like appearANCE.

The Morning Post says that this realable settlement, he will oer Japan and America it would be a

Incids straightforward explanation

Sir. Austen Chamberlain's bare out- aovereignty and independentese follow the example of Britain

S

President | Krüger's travelling wagon which, it was surrounded in November, the City of London Coz poration had decided to offer to the Dominion of South Africa, has now been shipped to Bouth Africa."|-

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