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GERMANY AND BOLSHEVISM."

HER POST-WAR POSITION.

DANGER OF REVOLUTION.

[BY COUNT WESTARP (LEADER OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY. ↑

It is necessary to state that Count Westarp'i statement for we do not associate ourselves cularly in regard to the respon while giving publication to the information of our readers, with all his opinions, partic sibility for the war.

From the standpoint of internal politics alone England his the greatest interest in fighting Belsh- vism: events such as that of the

the struggle against the Socialistic

FERMENT IN ISLES OF ROMANCE.

SAMOAN ATTACKS ON BRITISH GENERAL

12

CHIEFS. BANISHED.

CHRISTCHURCH (N.Z.).

July 18th.

Lying the Dawes Plan, which ar ments based on an anticipated 10 Samoa, the land of Pacific ranged for a rising scale of par Trouble has reached such a pitch increase in German exports; it londsromance, which was the last heme in an increasing degree to German of Robert Louis Stevenson, that all New Zealand is discussing the pro- dumping," and reduces the up ward movement of German trade blamy and the newspapers favour a and prosperity to the value of a searching inquiry. myth.

Poland' Policy.

On the other hand, it must not

adopted by Poland. Apart from the

Council

it

BRITISH TRADE WITH AUSTRALIA.

SIR GRANVILLE RYRIE'S ADVICE.

MUST STUDY THE REQUIREMENTS.

Sir Granville

Major-General

for Australia, who arrived in London Ryrie, the new High Commissioner recently, made a statement to the Press in which he said:--

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS

Apaper 127, 127. A.K. Bank

Don London...2014 nom. Chartered Bank Rʊm. Mercantile Bank, A. &B... nom.

0...219) bum.

19g day.

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P. 40. Bank East Asia Bazk

North Chine Ind. Canton Insurance

China Underwriters

$390 sol.

$0.30 wel. ...Tle, 149 nam

nam.

Union Insurance380fbay., 298 2 Yangters Insurance ..... M, $35: China Vir

Fire Insurance Borg Kong Fire In......600 wei

210-buy.

Shell Transporta

Waterbosta

$33 nom.

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$0.50 sal

$30 nom. $48 bay.

92/-nom. 43-5 buy.

$15 Bel

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Kailan

Ad... Langkats (combined). Tie,

LMS. ingle) Sha Explorations Shanghai Loans

216.90_num..

132 mel. 31.70 nom. 45/- bay.

19 ROM.

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All other Australian High Coma- missioner have been former Prime Douglass "Ministers. I am the first Austra-Hong Kong Tugs

Steamboats. Formerly Western Samoa was lian born to occupy the position Indo-Chinas (Prot), German. Now it is governed by both my parents were also born in

Da

(Del.) New Zealand under a League of Australia. As a primary producer, Star Ferries Coal Strike, with its far-reaching bo forgotten that the internal poli Nations mandate, and is adminis and I have been on the land all my effects on English trade and industical difficulties with which Germany tered by Major-General Sir George life, I feel that my practical ex-Malabon Bugars try, makes it easy to understand is faced and which only enfeeble Richardson, who possesses auto perience may be of service to the Bag Win tendency, of the working classes and her in her fight against Bolshevist cratic powers under an Order in producer in Australia, to the con-

sumer here, and to the migrant their movement towards the Left.ideas, are increased by the policy

On the one hand, is is declared. I look upon migration as of the It is equally beyond doubt that, illogical position on the Eastern that ancient traditions have been greatest importance not only to from the standpoint of international Frontier, it must be remembered put aside and that hereditary Australia, but to the whole Em politics, Bolshevist policy is diamet that Poland has forced more than a chiefs-whose cause was champion-pire. The great objective that wo rically opposed to that of England, million Germana, cutirely withouted by Stevenson and who built for have set before ourselves in Austra for Russia, with all the means in her means, to return to their greatly him the Road of the Loving lia is the establishment of a true Huaw power and without attempting to

Heart"-have been degraded and democracy, broad-based upon the Shaught took impoverished fatherland. Equally so

New Engiaverings.. Ideny the fact, is using every enden..

is it a fact that the economic posi banished. Three chiefs have been people's will, where equal oppor..& S. Hetal Your to undermine the most imtion of Germany has been impaired seat to Abolima, a small island tunity is given to all our citizens. portant strongholds of England, in

by the separation of Upper Silenia with only one village, and another We desire that all Asia.

aad East Prussia. In order to build has been sent to gaol.

our people should be afforded a standard of living which gives to them a res sonable measure of comfort, and ensures that the nightmare of want caused by old age, unemployment, and sickness, should be removed from them.

What interest England may bave in carrying out a policy of imp a wall against Bolshevism she must have a peasant colony in perialiain assuredly does not affect Eastern Europe for the establish Germany in her prescat position. ment of a contented peasantry is But it is precisely owing to the con- the most effective means of com- ditions prevailing within the con-

bating revolutionary tendencies fines of the German Empire itself that Bolshevism presents a very the tariff war which Poland is That, however, is prevented by

real danger as far as Germany is concerned. Unaided and at the aging against Germany, and espe- darkest hour of her destiny, Ger.cially by the intention of the former maay was able to quell the Com- open up the German frontier so a to render possible the experta munist revolution. And in the long tion of Polish agricultural products run she could stand as the strongest on as wide. a basis as possible. Rye, bulwark against Bolshevism, if only the German people had not in the potatoes and pigs are the sole pro frid of international politics been the establishment of i

dacts which would render possible German weakened in the extreme and been colony in Eastern Europe and the driven to adopt the most pitiful ex-erection of a rampart against Bel- pedienta. It cannot too often be

shevism. Should Poland be placed repeated that the effect of weakeni

with such agricultural products then in the position to flood Germany all attempts at setting up this last rampart against the revolutionary element of the poverty-stricken proletariat would be rendered abor- tive.

in Germany's position both at house and abroad will be to drive the Ger- many nation along the path of re- volution.

Poverty of the Middle Classe3. The middle classes, who previously represented such ад important stratum in the structure of the Ger-

man State, have been robbed of their financial support by the in- flation of the currency; their wealth has vanished-poverty and misery

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On the other hand, it is asserted that the Samoans are political agitators by temperament and are being misled.

Whatever the facts, it is felt that the good bame of the Dominion is at stake...

It is to a country with these ideals that we ask people of British stock and of the right sort to come. It is necessary that we should have

constant

stream of suitable

migrants, preferably British, com- ing into Australia, so long as we are able to place them to their ad- vantage on the land or in suitable positions without indieting harm on our own people.

I would like to say a few words

to:

Troach me

Caspians H.K. & K. What's H.K. W. Docks......

Bural Landa

5/ nom. 312

buy. ...$95. se!.

91 Tis. 1861 bar. Tis. 4.20 buy

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B.K. Lands Hany Hong Kong Realtys.18 201

Tortorials 14 wel Humphreys states.....31g nom Prince's Bukang......... $89 nom. Exu Сорили......... 17.10 bay, 7.16 st.

******** T. 1.su bay. dhangan Cotton (old)... s. 51 rel Orientals

www foto 15 nom China Buses

......Ta. 7 nom.

bay

EK. Tramway Peak Trams (old)

Jo. (1).........37 361. Singapore Tractions......11/~ sel

Tax ............. Amanmemesite

20.90

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..35 nom.

Cementa (combo......$7 sel

Wing

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37 bay.

....$10 nom.

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CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

Three weeks ago Mr. J. G. Coates, the Premier, gave an assur ance that anything done would be strictly constitutional and that aa complete inquiry would be made

(old)$6,60 pom. before action was taken. He added

Lic. (now)......I mel China Lights (comb... $12.00 boy.. that the New Zealand Government

1131 sel Do. (old), were fully informed of the position

க. (new). nom No public inquiry has yet been

Constractions.... China Providents .........com held, and many conflicting state

..11 net. ments continue to be published.

Dairy aims.... H.K. Electrica Dar A. Meanwhile Mr. O. F. Nelson, to the manufacturers of this coun Macao Electrics... president of the Samoan Welfare try. We want your goods; we

H.K. Roper (old) policy of the Administrator, and with a population of 118,000,000, Sincer League, which is opposing the have shown that clearly.

- (ʊaw). France, Lane Crawfords....... Belgium, head of the trading firm of Nelson bought £55,000,000 worth of British United Asbest

Spain and Portugal, Mackintoshs......

& Co., Zealand, has received a goods,

Mio sal against Australia's Watsons (old ....... letter from Sir George Richardson 161,000,000 with a population of Wm. Fowells

slli now. ..35 sal which is interpreted as a threat of 1928.

8,000,000. These figures are for Telephunas

..$3.70 40}, The -concessions resulting buy-ayer; rel-llers; alus departation if he returns to Samoa, from the preferance granted by A Disabling Prejudices.

It is suggested that Sir George Australia

British product. The German nation is strong Richardson, a military man of high annum, but far more important amounts to about £3,000,000 per cough to work its way, as it has standing, has introduced reforms than all these figures is the senti often done before, out of the in advance of public opinion. A

mental preference. economic crisis with which it is con petition signed by 145 native chiefs study our markets closely and keep It is up to you, therefore, to fronted. But to achieve this it is and orators, and recently present that trade. Your competitors are ed to the New Zealand Parliament, after you. In some lines it will not merely essential that other coun- expresses disappointment at the be to your advantage to go out to O And it is impossible to see hew tries should refrain from placing official refusal to permit & deputa Australia and invest your capital their condition can be ameliorated obstructions in ker path-that tion to proceed to New Zealand, and brains in the Commonwealth, so long

as the surplus of revenue is spiritual energy is necessary which had states that while the policy of where there are illimitable the Administrator may be prompt sources awaiting development. swallowed up in settling Repara- springs from a profound national ed by the best intentions,

I was glad to see that on the aug- tians payments. The position will consciousness and from a veneration of the methods adopted for carry. become still worse if payment in of one's own land. England, Ame lack of knowledge of or a wish to

ing out his policy have revealed gestion of the Prime Minister of Australia the motor-car manufac gold is enforced, although any eur-rieuna, and French must be made ignore the temper and true charatturare of this country sans out plus resulting from an excess of ex- to understand how much this powerter of the Samoans, who are well mission to ascertain why Britain O

was steadily losing one of her most ports over imperts is out of the of resisting a danger coming from described in one of our old pro- valuable, markets,

verbs,

That mission We are moved by love, but question as the balance of trade is the East and menacing every coun

are never driven by intimida- very soon discovered what was OK

wrong, and I understand that re- becoming more and more, unfavour-try must be weakened so long as tion.'"

Finally, the petitioners declare which should bring back the lost commendations have been made able.

Germany is not only robbed of her their full confidence in the citizens' trade to the Empire. An increase in exports from economic and political freedom, and committee, composed of Samoans Germany is prevented by practically in the midst of a world bristling and Europeans

The problem of migration "i- all countries, for they protect them-with arms is herself forced to re-

As a counterblast Mr. Contes has linked up with that of markets. do not think the following two received a message from 150.adult selves by imposing heavy customs main defenceless, but is also pro- male Europeane in Samos dis fact can be too often repeated: duties on all imported German scribed by that world as being agreeing with the tactics of the (1) The Dominions are proportion- goods. And this is in direct con-morally responsible for the War. citizens committee, and strongly ately by far Great Britain's beat

customers; (9) any increase in the Ow disapproving of their methods, tradiction of the principle under Sunday Times.

which, it is said, are causing dis prosperity of the Dominions must nflection among the natives. The lead to an immediate increase in the business that the Dominius signatories have every confidence a

are able to do with this country. RIVAL MOSS BROTHERS. the old letter heading had been judgment of Sir George Richard- the impartial, services and good

are their lot.

JUDGE'S "SHOOTING AT DAWN" JOKE.

K.C. ASKED IF HE WAS **BLOODTHIRSTY."

used but the words Bros." baBOR been crossed out and the letters "J., and H." inserted in ink be- fore the word '" Bros.”

Mistake.

some

Romantic Onroer. Major-General Sir George Staf ford Richardson,, K.B.E., C.B., This was signed "per J. and HLC.M.G., O.B.E., is a New Zea Moss Bros.," and there the wordlander."

Brot." had been struck out but was still legible......

"...

Twenty-three years ago, when a sergeant in the Royal Artillery, he was lent by the War Office to New Zealand as an instructor. He was discharged as a quartermaster-ser geune after twenty-one years' ser vice, but received a commission in the Dominion Militia..

After distinguished war service

Mr. Lupoare, KC, for the "What do you want me to do, Cambridge-circus Mess Bros., said Mr. Speus: do you want me to that the use of the circular was a shoot them at dawn, asked Mr. mistake, and they were ready to Justice Bussell, in the Chancery apologise to the court in the hum Division, when Mr. Spens, KC for blest possible manner, and to pay Moss Bros. and Co., Ltd, of King, the costs. All the offending car street, Covent Garden, appeared | culars had now been destroyed. he was appointed Administrator ef

on a motion to commit Moss Bros.,

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normal stomach conditions, and WELLINGTON (N.Z.), July 18th. healthful, painless digestion follows Bir Joseph Carruthers, a former naturally. Take a little Bisurat- Premier of New South Wales, has returned from a visit to Samica, three tablets, after a hearty meal, who ed Magnesia in water, or two or sald in an interview that some one and note the absence of the usual bad blundered in stupidly taking distress Doctors recommend this up a high-handed attitude, and remedy as the best thing known for prompt repudiation of this was indigestion, and thousands use it necessary, He thought great daily, so get a package from your

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Mr. Justice Russell: Now, Mr. Samca in 1823. He still draws a of Cambridge-circus, Shaftesbury- avenue, for alleged breach of an Spens. How bloodthirsty are you pension as a quartermaster-ser

geant, undertaking

going to be? Mr. Spens said that Moss Bros., ship to decide if anything further Mr. Spens: It is for your lord- of Cambridge-circus, undertook to is going to be done. change, forthwith the name under Mr. Justice Russel Oh, I thin's -which they traded-to-* J.-and- H.

you wore amply justified in your Moss, and not to use the words motion, but I shall make no order Brothers" or "Bros." in connec on the motion except that Moss tion with Moss" in carrying on Bros., the defendants, shall pay the their business or any branch of it.

costs of the motion, and, of course, Mr. Spens said that a customer a grave warning that if this hap of Moss Bros. and Co, Ltd., of pens again- King-street-called with a letter Mr. Laxmoore They bere been mistake had been unde in dis- chemist and you will have got some which he had received from Moss told by me what will happen-if-peasing with the right of accused thing that must make indigestion a | Bros., "of Camgridge-circus, in which there is any deliberate breach. persons to open trial.—Beuteṛ, thing of the past..

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