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THE POSITION OF JAPAN IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.

HER PART IN WORLD DIPLOMACY.

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE EAST..

CHANGE IN RELATIONSHIP WITH THE

SOVIET GOVERNMENT.

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tion. Let it once attain to power, and its policy will arouse the op- position of the whole Japanese nation, and of the rest of the wople

JUNE 22nd, 1928.

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HAMBURG SWEPT BY CONSIGNEE NOTICES. CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

POISON GAS.

TRAGIC MYSTERY OF A DISASTER.

ELEVEN DEAD.

Home papers to band give full accounts of the phosgene gas disas- ter, cabled briefly by Eeuter, which occurred at Hamburg on May 20th, the Daily Express correspondent

states:-

Hamburg Harbour was yesterday afternoon the scene of a terrible poison gas disaster.

An immense steel flask of phos- gene, the notorious Green Cross poison gas employed by Germany

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL

·STEAM NAVIGATION Co's STRANE RAWALPINDL"

ARKITE HONG KONG or 21 JUNE, 1928.

FIÒMANTWERP.LONDON, GIBRAL

TAH MARSEILLES, MALTA, PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBÜ AND STRAITS."

"ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above. named Vessel are hereby informed tant their Goods are being lauded and placed AT THRIK Risz in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Godowas at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark

by Mark and Delivery can be sbtained as the Goods are landed.

BRITISH INDIA 9.3. CO., LTD.

FROM CALOUTTA, RANGOON, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship

"TALAMBA" having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns as Kowloon, where Delivery may be obtained as 100K 25 Goods are innded.

Goods not cleared by 95th Jane, 1908. will be subject in Rant.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

the

Damaged Pusiages must be left in the Godowns for examination by Consignees and the Company's surveyors, Mesars, Goddard and Douglas, at 10

Uptional Goods will be landed here and Thursday.

Bant.

Stemmer.

unisas Instructions have been given to the contrary Six hours before arrival of with such deadly effect during the Goods not cleared within a day, in war, exploded in the yard of, adluding date of arrival, will be subject to No Fire Insurance will be affected by chemical factory near Veddel, an the Elbe. The escaping gas form- un many case whatever, ed a cloud which, carried by the Ondows for stamination by the Con- Damaged Packages must be left in the to boot. The Japanese people. exercises a continual surveillance wind, kept the population of both gas, and the Company's Surveyors, over the mananvres of the military Hamburg and Harburg in a state clique in order to prevent it from of panic for hours. embarking on any impossible adven-

learned of the existence of inter- national law. And that concept of ajus gentium was so new for her that she saw in it a sort of religion founded by Hugo Grotius, in the same way as Christianity had beenture, founded by Jesus Christ and Bud- dhism by Shakyamuni. During the two generations that have since elapsed much water has flowed under the bridges. To-day Japan plays a highly interesting role, one of the most delicate in world diplo macy. I my world diplomacy" because while the larger part of her activity is naturally exerted in the Far East, it is in that corner of the world that world diplomacy is now centred.

JAPAN AND RUSSIA.

"A cloud of poison gas is coming across the harbour!" This was the

Our relations with Russia, formy that spread alarm all round another unique feature of our posi. the vast harbour. No one could tion. In some respects they are tell in which direction the wind closely entwined with our interests might carry the dreadful shroud in China, while in other respects of death that was hovering close to they are quite independent. Russia

helmsburg.

"Sudden Attack,

too was for a decade at daggers the ground on the island of Wil- drawn with the rest of the world. She has been treated as the pariah of the civilized nations. A govern- ment that has disowned its debts cannot count much on the confid

The progress and prosperity of Japan largely depend on the enco stability of her neighbours, and as these latter are at grips with the rest of the world the gravity of her position can easily be mea sured.

of its creditors, but could Japan" judiciously quarrel with a nation whose frontiers run parallel with her own? The coal mines and oil wells of Manchuria, though far from rich, are important to a coun try that possesses even less. The Soviet Government has made some fact alone calls for friendship be concessions in Manchuria, which tween the two nations.

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Two lads fishing in a canal were the first to breathe it and succumb. People standing in knots in the streets of Wilhelmsburg" discussing the election were suddenly stricken by an unseen enemy.

*Calls for help began to pour in to the hospitals of Harburg, the

lines of ambulance wagons could be nearest large town, and before long

seen bringing in the sufferers. By midnight the hospitals at Harburg had been called on to take in more than 160 victims, of whom eleven have already died.

Throughout the night the popu lation of Veddel and of the island of Wilhelmsburg remained in: the streets, too terrified to go in their houses and not knowing where to

..

The police and the fire brigade together organised the evacuation of the most menaced districts. The fugitives found shelter in the great emigrant barracks of the Hamburg- American Line at Veddel.

Appeals For Help.

Appeals for help--above all for gas masks-were telephoned to Ber. in and to Ratzeburg as soon as the, nature of the disaster became The Reichswehr quickly known, mobilised a fying column provided with suitable masks.

Mowers. Gondaan & Douglas, ut 10 als an Mondays and Thursdays, within the Free Storage period.

All Claims against the Steamer must be pressated to the Endersigned on or before 11th July, 1928, or they w act be recognised

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godawan

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,

Agents. Hong Kong, 21st June, 1928. [6408

"NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.

Frox U.S.A.

THE Steamship

-"CITY OF BEDFORD" having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her are informed that all Goods are

downs of Holt's Wharf, whence Delivery big landed at their risk into the hasardons and/or extra-hazardous Go

may be obtained.

No Olaims will be admitted after she Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after ita Jans, 1928, will be subject to Rent

Al Claims against the Steamer must be prevented to the Undersigned July. 1928, or on or before they will not be recognized.

4th

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods, are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays or Fridays, between the hours of 10.45.

and Noox, within the Fres Storage period of Une Week.

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigued by

THE BANK LINE, LTD.. General Agenta. Hong Kong, 21st June, 1928. [8408 «

HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL

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Day

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Barometer... 29.01 29,60 Ten men belonging to the local Temperaturs fire brigade who bravely attacked nudity... 10 it will protect Russian interests and the first of the fumes with mere Wind-

staying in Moscow, the two govern- ments have arrived at a definite decision. The details of the new agreement, have not yet been made public, but it is officially stated that

All

must be presented within Ten days of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognland.

Claims will be admitted after the

Goods have left the Godownɛ.

A Pratert has been noted by the Master.

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Hong Kong, 18th June, 1928, (6993

COMPAGNIE DES MESSA- GERIES MARITIMES.

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

8.9. MIN."

BRINGING CARGO Frax DUNKIRK, ANTWERP, BÜTTERDAM, LONDON, &c., A150 CARGO Fox HAVRE, LA PALMOR, Ex 8.8. "LIEUT. DE LA TÕDE."

Cat their boods with the exception

YONSIGNEES are heraby informed

of Opium, Tresnare and Valuables are being landed and stored into the flo- downs of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence Delivery may be obtained im- ruediately after landing.

OT

All Claims Inst bezent in to me on

•berall not but the 20th June, 1928,

or they will

recognized.

Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company Surveyors, Moana.

the 23rd Jane, 1928. Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10 am on Saturday,

No Fire Inaco will be affected by us in any case whatever.

L. LESDOS, Agent Hong Kong, 17th June, 1928, (6382

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARÍTIMES.

CONSIGNEM NOTIOR.

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"ANGERS."

BRING CARGO FROK MARSEILLES, 20, A140 CARGO Fox BORDEAUX, COGNAO, &c.,

Ex 88. "BOLLON,”

JONSIGNEES are hereby informed

that their Goods with the exception! of Opium, Treasure and Valuables mev being landed and stared into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowï Co., Ltd, Kowloon, whence Delivery may be obtained immediately. after landing.

All Claims must be sent in to me on or before Thursday, the 28th June, 1929, or they will not be recognized.

Damaged Packages will be examined by Company's Barenyors,... · Meners. Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignem at 10 am Monday, the 25th June, 1928.

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In the first place, China has thrown down the gauntlet to as the offers of America, she Europe: to the counsels of England, turns a deaf ear. She has revoked ber" treaties with Belgium and Then there is the question of the Spain, and at the expiration of fishing rights in Russian waters those she has signed with Italy along the Siberian coast, which in and Portugal (c., this year) she terests a host of Japanese fisher will not renew them. She seems men. They had enjoyed these rights to want to pick a quarrel with by virtue of the Treaty of Ports everybody; she casts aside like mouth until its revocation after the "scraps of paper" treaties which revolution. About twenty thousand formerly she respected and in which fishermen and some millions of con- she now sees only so many chains sumers were the unfortunate suffer- binding sovereign and independent ers from that sudden revocation, China hand and foot. Young China It is calculated that the fishing fee. maintains that no obligation is industry along the Russian coasts sacred that stands in the way of signifies for Japan a yearly total her national aspirations. She bas of forty million yen. The rights certainly retained the lessons learn- previously acquired by Japan were ed from American manuals. Dar confirmed by the new Russo ing the self-styled revolution of Japanese contract concluded at

Rain began to fall towards six 1911 Chinese students might be seen Peking: at the beginning of 1925.- thrilling ladies and clergymen by But the difficulties..of delimiting o'clock this morning, and consider- their enthusiastic descriptions of the the fishing districts and the appliably diminished the danger, as history of 1776-history which was cation of the Soviet law on hours rain, absorbs the gas. now repeating itself, they said, in of labour have prevented the nego-: the worm-eaten Chinese Empire. tiations from reaching a satisfactory They also would have a Washington conclusion. At last, quite recent- and & Franklin; but up to the pre-15, and owing chiefly to the efforts sent there has not even arisen a of Viscount Goto, who has been Jefferson or a Patrick Henry instead, we see second and third- rate noisy babblers abroad and massacring generals. at home. Where is the Republic of China so unanimously recognized and praised at the Washington Conference?

Formerly Japan was regarded in China as the chief of sinners; to-day the western nations find that

On the part of the Soviet Govern- the Japanese, after all, have the ment this marks a new change of soundest knowledge of Celestial attitude towards Japan. For the psychology: No doubt Japan has Far East, indeed for the diplomacy blundered abundantly in her rela of the world, this, fact is more im- tions with her neighbour, portant than the actual gain to the diplomats and her" soldiers have fishermen. By the disappearance of made many mistakes. Their know- mutual distrust and recriminations ledge was of the old China, not of between the two governments other the new generation. Their mis economic problems also will find a takes have made them wiser, but satisfactory solution. The limitless their wisdom will not take them Siberian plains offer & promising very far, since in the future they field for markets, for investment of will not be working alone. They capital, and for colonisation. The will have to collaborate with other Russians have no objection to an Powers equally great and interest-economic penetration so long as it What do they know, these remains pacific, and once they are

Bird lovers, alarmed at the rapid powers, of the macounted masses assured that Japan has no ter- who are represented neither by the ritorial ambitions they will give a disappearance of so many birds of, golden-tongued youths nor by the ready welcome to our manual even the commoner species, owing war-lords? Allied paychologically labourers, our capital, and our in- to their pitiless destruction by to the Chinese by race but instruedustrial products, the duty peasants, especially in the south of ed during sixty years in the ideas of our statesmen to reassure the France, are organising an immense reserve for them in the marshlands and the science of the West, it is Muscovitics on this point. " the Japanese who must act in the

Here again, as in our relations of the Island of Camargue, near quality of mediators.

with China, we should expect from the mouth of the Rhône River.

This reserve, which will be several In the councils of the diplomatists our diplomatists a frank and pacific their voice is worthy of attention policy, sincere motives, and amical thousand acres in extent, will be San.14m 410 and respect. If they fail in win- sentiments The burnt child fears devoted to all kinds of birds, from

and Mox. 25 flamingoes to nightingales ning confidence, it is for one of the fire: a stupid expedition into finches, and will be very strictly two reasons: either the interested Siberia a dozen years ago was a Powers are still ignorant of the lesson to us that even our military preserved. psychology of the East, or it is clique has not forgotten. There is Japan who does not understand that every reason to hope that Japan of the West. By this I mean that will show herself equal to the diplo the military clique in Japan seems matic task imposed upon her by the still to dream of armed interven- circumstances of to-day.

ed.

Her

"FUEL CONFERENCE.

EXPERTS FROM 45 COUN- TRIES TO MEET

IN LONDON.

Representatives from 45 countries are to meet in London next Sep tember at the World Power Con- ference. Fuel Conference for 1028, which will be held at the Imperial Institute, South Kensington.

at the same time permit the smoke masks had to be taken to Direction BW Bonth Japanese to recontinue the industry with some profit.

com-

These representatives, all experts in various branches of fuel ques tions, include men from Govern- ment Departments, institutions, societies, associations, and panies all over the world.

The conference is being organised by the British National Committee of the World Power Conference under the suspices. .of. International Executive Council, who have made themselves res ponrible for the adoption and promulgation of resolutions passed at the conference.

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It is a mystery how such a large quantity of this dangerons gas in came to be stored with auch lack Highest open-air Temperature, 20th: 58 of proper precaution in the neigh Lowest open-air Temperaturs, 21st:78 bourhood of a great town.

*G-Cloudy; D= manufacture of phosgene gas is for B-Blue sky; bidden in Germany by the Treaty Drizzle; F-Fog; L-Lightning: M-H; O-Overcast; P-Passing of Versailles.

showers; Q-Bqualls; É-Rain; T- Thunder.

HOME FOR BIRDS.

FRENCH RESERVE OF THOU- SANDS OF ACRES.

60 85

PARIS.

Days of

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE,

From Jane 22nd to 28th, 1822. DISH WAKA.

Fri.

Sat.

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Month

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Height

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Kong

Standard

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No. Fire Insuranos will be affected by,

as in any caso whatever,

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L LESDOS

Agent,

· Hong Kong, 19th June, 1928, (6395

CONSIGNEES NOTICE.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

FROM MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON & STRAITS.

The Steamship "BENVRACKIE.“

ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being

| landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Horo Kano' and Kowloos WHARF AND GODOWN COMFANY, Lzo, whence, and/or

From the wharves Delivery may be obtained,

No Claime will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all b. t. 1o. Goods remaining undelivered after the 22 19 39m 4 56 3 6 | 27th instant will be subject to Bent.

mil 48 17 0 7 37 0 8 All Claims against the Steamer must 23 m 3 166 4638 be presented to the Undersigned on or 2312 before the 11th proximo, or they will

614 0 not be recognised.

1 6 All broken, chafed and damaged Im 9341

are to be left in the Godowns, where 10 15 20 they will be examined on the 26th mll 88 instant, at 10 am, by Mears. Goddard

10 58 a 23 and Douglas,

Tues. 26 m Legislative powers will be sought,

to secure the birds by Wed 27 m

Thur 28:6:39 stringent penalties from poachers' guns and snares.

CHINA HOMEWARD CONFERENCE.

PREIGHT TARIFF. No. 10. DATED LIT MAX, 1823.

ADDENDUM No 1.

PART 2

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Col.1 Cól. # Caria......per 40 c. ft. 54/ 60/- Hong Kong, 22nd June, 1928. [6407

7 144 1

0 29 2

11 26 3

12317

Goods

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by: GIEB, LIVINGSTON & Co. LTD.,

Agenta.

Hong Kong, 20th June, 1928. 16399

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