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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4th, 1927.

BRITISH SUBJECTS AND CHINESE

COURTS.

WIDE CONCESSIONS OFFERED:

THE STATUS OF MISSIONARIES AND CONVERTS.

[URITIAN WILLEMS SERVICE.)

Roozy, February Ind. The text of the British proposal

DIOCESAN: BOYS' SCHOOL.

DESCRIPTION OF SITE-AND-, BUILDINGS,

We have received an interesting illustrated booklet giving a descrip tion of the site and buildings of the new Diocesan Boys School, Ho Mun Tin, Kowloon. Much af it has been already published, but a" few extracts, make interesting reading...

The prospectus of the school is Printed in both English and Chi nese. The names of the Committee, Honorary Representatives, the are also given.

communicated to the Chinese authoPport concerned, for the modifica: Treasures, the bankers and the staff

The Prospectus.

6-His Majesty's Government are prepared to discos and enter into arrangements according to the particular circumstances at each tion of the Municipal administra rities at Paking and Hankow, an tion of British Concesions, 40 26 to bring them into line with the January 7th as follows:-"

The outset of the prospectus 1.-His Majesty'a Government

administrations of the special Chi

states that the school was opened. are prepared to recognise modern nese Administrations set up in Chinese Law Courts as competent

former Concessions, or for their on the island of Hong Kong in 1860 Courts for cases brought by British amalgamation with former Concessa school for Chinese girls Frem plaintiffs or complainants, and to

sions now under Chinese control, 1868 to 1800 children of both sexes waive the right of the attendance control of the Concession areas to parentage, were admitted. "A sepa or for the transfer of the police of European, Chinese and Eurasian of a British representative at the the Chinese authorities. hearing of auch cases.

2-His Majesty's Government are prepared to recognise, the validity of a reasonable Chiness

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Missionaries And Converts. 7.His Majesty's Government are prepared to accepted the prin ciple the British missionaries should no longer claim the right to purchase land in the interior; that Chinese converts should look to 3-His Majesty's Government Chinese law and not to the Treaties are prepared to apply, as far as for their protection, and that mis is practicable, in British Courts is sionaries educational and medical Chian, modern Chiness civil and institutions will conform to similar commercial codes-apart from pre-] Chines institutions. » sedure codes and those affecting personal status and duly enacted

4.-His Majesty's Government are prepared to make British sub- ject in China liable to pay such regular and legal Chinese taxation, not involving discrimination against British subjects or British goods, as is in fact imposed on and paid by Chinese citizens throughout Chica

▲ Covering Note,

rate Girl School was opened about 1890 and sincs that date only boys of European, Chinese, and Eurasian parentage have been admitted. In recent years as many a twelve. nationalities have been represent ed in the school."

In

The site formation for the new school on the mainland was begun in March, 1924, and the work on the buildings in August, 1924. July, 1925, owing to local conditions it was decided to omit one storey and the tower. The school moved into the new buildings in March,

1920.

The School has always been well- known throughout the Far East for its high standard in general work, in discipline, and in results in examinations..

There are normally 450 boya in the school, 100 of whom are board fra. About 300 of the boys are Chinese.

subordinate legislation as and when j When communicating these pro such lawn and regulations are proposals to Mr. Eugene Chen at Hankaw on January 27th, Mr. mulgated and enforced in Chinese Courts and on Chinese citizens O'Malley prefaced them with the throughout China.

following:"When a satisfactory settlement has been reached respect. ing the British. Concessions at Hankow and Krukiang and when assurances have been given by the Nationaliat Government that they will not countenance any altern- deal with the various fees payable, The prospectus then goes on to tion except by negotiation, of the and deals with rules of the School, status of British Concessions and the work, etc. Internations! Settlements Hia Details are also given with re Majesty's Coverament will be pre-gard to boarders equipment. pared to concede at once and on, the lines indicated in the enclosure hereto, part of what it desired of them by the Chinese Nationalist Party. So liberal and generous a step cannot, in their view, be re- garded otherwise than as an earnest of the fair and conciliatory spirit with which they are animated."

Government Of Concessions.

His Majesty's Government are prepared, tu soon as a revised Chinese penal code is promulgated and applied in the Chinese Courts to consider its application in the British Courts now established in China

SIR A. CHAMBERLAIN'S SPEECH.

BRITISH APPROVAL. EARY GREY ON TREATY REVISION..

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

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MODERATE LABOUR SUP. PORTS GOVERNMENT.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

Ruoss, February 2nd. Mr. J. H. Thou, in a speech at Reading, sald he had no hesito rion in ving that the speech of the Foreign Secretary on Saturday was Rrasy, February 1st. not only wide and statesmanlike, Viscount Grey of Failodon, in a but that it was a manifcant con speech at a League of Nations tribution to peace. Mr. Bugene Union gathering in London, said it Chen, speaking for a great "section seemed to be common greend that of the Chinese people, made a de. the old Treaties with China were claration last week which, put side out-of-date and must be revised by side with the Foreign Becre- in accordance with Chinese national tary's statement," ought, in his aspirations. If so, it was reason-judgment, to render a peaceful able to hope that the British Con- solution possible. cessions, lives and property would Mr. Thomas added that he re- be respected while the civil war cognised the duty of the Govern was proceeding and that there ment to protect its nationals, and would finally a peaceful solu- as long as the present Government tion in accordance with Chinese maintained a policy of meeting the national feeling.

Chinese people fairly and squarely. League of Nations' Position. "God speed. Go on. We will help Sir Anaten Chamberlain's speech | you and back you in the peace spirit appeared to have commanded spas against anybody, that would pre proval throughout the world, but cipate war."

he did not mention the League of Nations because the question was not suitable for the League. The League could not deal with civil was, and as long as the Soviet Government in Moscow was openly hostile to the League, the bringing of the League into this question would be regarded by the Chinese, Nationalists and their Soviet ad- visers as a hostile gesture" and a challenge.

CHIEF JUSTICE OF PALESTINE.

Rocy, February 2nd. "It is officially announced that Mr. Michael Francis McDonnell, of the Inner Temple, has been appointed Chief Justice of the aupreme Court of Palestine.

Mr. MeDonnell has held a numa- In a speech in London last night, West Africa. His last office was ber of judicial and legal posts in Lord Grey referred to the situation that of Attorney-General in Bierra in China in its relation to League Leone. of Nations. He said if the Chinese Nationalists were prepared to ac

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cept a League solution, the British MILL HILL TO ANTARCTIC.

would be quite agreeable. Even If

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they were not so prepared, yet the WONDER OF SHORT WAVE League of Nations spirit was mani- mestly doing a great deal to re strain public opinion not to resort to force, oven under, great" provo- cation, except in defence of life and property and after every possible peaceful means had been tried to settle the dispute.

Lord Cecil said he fully agreed with what Lord Grey had said.

(THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.] SPAIN SUPPORTS BRITISH MEMORANDUM.

MADRID, Feb. 1st. Replying to the British Govern ment's Memorandum on China, the Spanish Government agrees with

Ruasy, February 2nd. Successful short-wave-- two-way wireless communication was estab lished on Sunday between a station at Mill Hill School in Middlesex (and a Norwegian whaling ship at present cruising in the South Polar regious. The whaler's position was £250 miles within the "Antarctic

circle.

SAIGON RICE MARKET.

PRICES WEAK..

de Navigation d'Extrême-Orient, of The Compagnie de Commerce et Saigon, in their report dated January 25th," stated:-

Since our last advice, there has been very little demand to report from Europe or from the Far Eastern markets.

The paddy is fair and more re- gular. The prices have "somewhat dropped and the market remain very weak.

Some business in Brokens has been closed with Europe for March- April shipment.

The total amount of rice export ed from January 1st to January 15th, 1027, ii 38,456,306 tons against 20,477,140 tons in 1928.

We quote to-day white Saigon rice No. 1 95% brakens round grain: Hong Kong $7.15 per picul of 134 lbs. fo.b. Saigon, £0.18/6 per evt. f.c.b. Saigon; yen 7.50 per picul of 134 lbs. fo.b. Saigon. White Saigon rice No. sifted, Japan quality: Hong Kong 36.60 picul of 134 lbs. 134 lbs. Lob. Saigon; £0.11/8 per f.d.b. Saigon; yen 6.00 per picul of. cwt. f.o.b. Saigon for January- February shipment.

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