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FEBRUARY 12th, 1927.

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CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

LONDON, February 10th. The closing words of Sir Auston Chamberlain, in his speech to the House of Commons, were "I can- not predict the future. The course

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LONDON, February 10th The debate on China was opened in the House of Commons by Mr. an amendment to the Reply to the Address. He though; that as far as the Canton Government was con..

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We should be prepared to assure reasonable people, and it was un- fortunate that we had not tried to Mr. Chen that the British authori- come to an agreement with reason ties concerned would do their able Chinese leaders before embark- utmost to implement and ensure a ing on a military demonstration successful agreement under which, which was frustrating the better as far as the British were, concern ends we had in view, had tempor-od, Chinese citizens would enjoy the arily destroyed the chance of same rights as the British in the regotiated settlement, and increas same area. These were the stages ed the dangers of Britishers in of the agreement, but we agreed other parts of China. He thought to these various parts if we arrived

tragedy, because Sir at an agreement on the whole. Austen Chamberlain bad come so near to success with goodwill to everybody. Then, in came this ex- pedition making it impossible to aucceed until we had retracted our decision.

C. P. Trevelyan (Labour) moving Sino-British audit of accounts, and all the expedition that was possible. North China Inby

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Encouraging A Refusal. Sir Austen Chamberlain, who was received with Ministerial cheers, said that Mr. Travelyan might be speaking for the Back-Benchers, but his attitude was very different to that of his Front Bench Colleagues ke it. Ramsay MacDonald and Mr. J. H. Thomas He thought that the policies of Mr. MacDonald and the Government were not far apart, but Mr. Trovalyan had used language which did not make the Government's task any easier. nor contribute to a peaceful solution. It might be taken elsewhere në an encouragement to refuse a settle- ment. He thought that if there had not been such encouragemans in the past, a settlement might even now have been reached.

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Additional Troops Asked For. It was necessary for any settle ment that the troops en route to Shanghai should not come into, the settlement, as otherwise it could not to an agreement at all. The Gor- ernment was able to take the responsibility for the safety of

OTTAWA, February 10th lives of Britishers at Shanghai out of the hands of the man on the spot, of Commons, the Prime Minister, Speaking in the Canadian House who alone were in a position to judge. The Government was ad- bir King, arid that at present it vised by the Minister, in Peking, was dit hurts to China, but that the Consul General at Shanghai, the situation changed, the Gov

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A REVIEW OF RECENT EVENTS.

Troops To Concentrate At

Hong Long.

If the Hankow agreement were signed, the first troops-from India,

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Replying to an interruption by Mr. Chen was prepared to give Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Sir Aus to the British Government or to ten Chamberlain said that the Mr. O'Malley the assurance contain worda be had used had already ed in the manifesto published on within the Settlement at Shanghai

Those troops would be stationed TEA, INDIGO Bold com been telegraphed to Mr. O'Malley January ad The Nationalist Earnestly Beeking Fesco.

for communication Mr. Chen and Government declared their inter- and would not be moved outside Sir Austen traced the Govern- they were the Government's en-

except in case of grave emergency. tion to have all questions outstand: It was contrary to the policy of the mont steps taken before the decision deavour to satisfy Mr. Chen and ing between Nationalist China and British Government to become in. to send troops, beginning in Decem

to remove misapprehensions re the Foreign Powers settled by

volved in armed conflicts between ber with the British Manifesto, which, considering its tene and garding the purpose for which the negotiation and agreement.

contending Chinese forces and the troops were being sent, and to go declaration, ran:

British Government would continue temper, was sent out inappropriate as far as possible, considering the

"That the National Govern- to maintain strict neutrality in the ly on the day after Christina He warning we had received of the

ment will not use force or count civil war in China! If these agree pointed out that Sir Miles Lamp dangers to Shanghai, in our par-

ence the use of force to effectments be signed, stated Sir A. Cham- son, the newly-appointed Minister amount duty to protect Eritish he

changes in the status of the Con-berlain, and these assurances be Teleg: "Keymer, London." Est 1584 to Peking had stopped first at the

Labour Party Speeches,

ressions and international settle accepted the troops who came from South and open conversations with

After Sir Austen Chamberlain's Mr. Eugene Chan and that it was

India which are already on their understood between them that either speech, varioue Labour speakers

There remained the question, of way to Shanghai will be landed at Sir

Mr. condemned the despatch of troops the troops now Miles Lampson or

moving toward Shanghai. That is what we are O'Malley would be sent to Hankow Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's warning Shanghai, and with regard to that advised is immediately necessary to to resume the conversations. It was being that if there was a beaten there was no agreement at all. The safeguard British lives but further at that stage that the attack upon army retreating on Shanghai and British Government could not take troops coming from the Mediter-

the the Settlement Hankow took streaming into the Settlement,

defence and

responsibility for the safety of the ranean- and from home will be con- place. Sir Austen Chamberlain boundary between

lives of their nationals in Shanghai centrated in Hong Kong and will claimed that a review of the in- offence might easily down break" ridents as a whole was necessary and this brought the sharp quas cut of the hands of the men on the not proceed to Shanghai unless theyDLE CLERC'S Y PUEN

spet. They were not only beat able also should be required by an ender LECLERC'S ANANIA, ZO in order to bring out the full tion from Bir Austen Chamberlain:

Bir Austen's Hops. but were alone in a gravity of the menace to British Are we to stand aside and allow to judge of what the danger was gence of fresh or greater danger.

position to and he showed how patiently this rabble of soldiers to over-zu judge. His Majesty's Government The words which I have used and earnestly we had sought peace, the Concession

had been advised by their Minister said Sir Austen, "have already notwithstanding the singular perils. Mr. Oliver Locker-Lampson agreed at Peking, by their Consul General been telegraphed to Mr. O'Malley that the new spirit of nationality at Shanghai, by the Naval Com for communication to Mr. Chen. in Chin and the desire to make mander-in-Chief of "the Chin They are the endeavour of the China independent, was a genuine Station, who was at Shanghai, and British. Government to satisfy Mr. movement of Chinese aspirations, by Mr. O'Malley that additional Chen and to remove misapprehen troops were necessary to enable ions while having due regard for although outside

those forces already in Shanghai to warnings which we have received ar afford security in these troubled to danger at Shanghai and having due regard to our paramount duty, times to British lives.

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He proceeded to outline the stages in the negotiations with Mr. Eugene Chen and explained that the negotiations were continued using it for their own purposes

The Customs Problém. after January 24th, when the move ment of troops was known to Mr.

Referring to Sir Francis Aglen's Chen. The agreement was ready diemirsal, Mr. Locker Lampson The British Government for signature on January 30th, but thought that Peking had made a prepared to accept the agreement this House, to protect. British lives. Mr. Chen's statement to the press great mistake. If Sir Francia which Mr. O'Malley and M. Chen I cannot predict the future. The that the Nationalists could not con- Aglen had collected the surtaxes, had drawn up. They were prepared course of negotiations is always un- clude an agreement while troops the whole of the South would have to give assurance as to our in- certain. It is doubly uncertain per were concentrating at Shanghai, turned against him, because Can- fluence in making that practicable, haps where, as in this case they are was published on February 1st ten did not want to see the taxes which Mr. Chen desired. They carried on not confidentially but in while some days later, Mr. Chen collected

the presence of all the world · We by the North At the were prepared to accept the assur to Washington Conference China un ance which Mr. Chen gave on behave afted pedition, the way pas Bank Billa, on demand to negotiating ca the same terins dertook not to disturb the admini half of the National Government with all expedition that was pon- and the same offer with Peking. Instration of the Maritime Customs, that the National Government able. I hope that not only is peace other words, the British offence was and representations were now be would seek arrangements by nego secured but that a new and bettor Ox not that they would not treat with ing made to Peking by the Powerstation and would neither use force understanding of British aims and the the Cantonese, but would not He hoped there would be a friend. nor countenance the use of force.

purposes may spread among. treat exclusively with them and ly settlement and the Customs func

Chinese people; that they may see O CALCUTTA The British Defence Force.

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On Back Bills, at night pegotiations were resumed and we ernment. He believed that at pre in order to remove, day misapprca state of sublection or tutelage or had now reached a point at which, sent we were in complete harmony bension that those troops went to inferiority and that we shall rejoice Private, 30 day

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