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SECRET HISTORY BRITAIN'S POPULATION

REVELATION

MAY FALL.

KAIPING COAL

FOR ALL PURPOSES

WHY BRITAIN ENDED THE ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE

A Newspaperman's

Part

PROPHECY BY EXPERTS,

A prophecy has been made by 80 years of age and over will ac- experts that Britans population | our."

In the next 20 years the school may fall to one-tenth of its pre- sent size in the next hundred population will fall by nearly one-

years

This is foreshadowed in a report Just issued by the Royal Economic Society.

half,

In the same period the number of pensioners (80 years of age and over) will increase by nearly one- helf:

The inquiry on which the report

As an increasing section of the is based has been conducted by Dr.population consists of people over Enid Charles, of the Department of the age at which they may have Social Biology in the University of children, the birth rate will suffer.

London,

The present low birth rate will begin to cause social dislocations long before a hundred years is up. says Dr. Charles, if no new social agencies intervene to raise it.

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Britain will become largely

old-age pensioners. nation of

the Schools will be empty, and number of men and women of mar- riageable age will fall drastically.

A New York telegram to the "Asahi says that a memoir by the late Mr. Ochs, former Presi- dent of the "New York Times" given publicity in a new book, by Mr. Eugen Young, of the "New York Times," finally solves the mystery which has hitherto sur- rounded the circumstances leading up to the abrogation by Britain of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance in 1921, and the subsequent convoca- tion of the Washington Conter- ence. It has been an open secret that Britain and America acted together in the abolition of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance and the convocation of the Washing-

While at the end of the hundred ton Conterence, but what negotia-

years the population will have tions preceded these undertakingsfallen from round about 40,000,000 has hitherto been unknown. The late Mr. Ocha memoir makes this point clear. A startling revelation is that Britain," who took the in- itiative in suggesting the convoca- tion of the Washington Confer- ence, proposed concerted naval

"Britain

and action Between America against Japan In case of need.

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Summarising the memoir

"correspon- question, the "Ashh!"" dent wires the following:

Dr. Charles estimates that in 25 years from now the birth rats will fall to six per 1,000 of the popula tion, with the death rate at 14 per 1,800.

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To-night at 10.05, Mr. M. E. Politi to pay 400 compensation to the Japanese arms involved and other wuf discuss two of last year

with: pointa raised by the Japanese have tournainent hands shown here been settled. Regler

During the 1st July-1st October try 4,000,000, by the end of 50 years 15 will already have fallen to about

1935, 28 Eastbound, and 25 West 25,000,000,

Taking the next 20 years. Dr.bound nights were effected, on the Charles says that, although no con Amsterdam-Batavia line of the siderable decline in total numbers KL.M. 21 and 23 respectively, were need be expected, "a marked fall carried out in accordance with the in the total number of the school schedule in 5 days. Delays of one age population and a marked rise for two days occurred during the in the total numbers of persons of other fights, and these were most-ing this filed quarter-year of 1935.

ly due to weather conditions

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484 Passengers were carried dur- In 1934 this Agure only was 204 The increase in Pass-km, la 128.4 per cent, which can certainly be "On April 22nd, 1921, I (Mr.Letentions, and there was a strong to schedule, clearly demonstrate considered satisfactory.

On Saturday, the 2nd November, Ochs was invited to luncheon by possibility of the naval problem that the irregularity which occur. Mr. Lloyd George, then British being brought up at the Imperial red at the start of the duplicated the winter-service of the KIM Prezler. At table, he told me that

Conference) Lord Lee of Fareham, the First

"I left Lord Lee's room, greatly nature: during the ten last weeks Amsterdam-Batavia airline will be Lord of the Admiralty, desired to see me before my departure for struck by his confidence in me, only once a delay of half a day started again, fearing the route via America, Accordingly. I visited and feeling proud. Seeing the im- was experienced Although the Leipzig, Bratislags and Budapest, Lord Lee at Whitehall when, in a propriety of personally conveying loading capacity of the KLM, serto y to Marseilles, and from there most confidential interview, he Lord Lea's message to the Ameri-vice was doubled as compared with la Rome to Atbens, Commander Government, I caused Mr. the same period in 1935, a cover of Parmentier, wie Tett Amsterdam expressed gratitude for the efforts can which the "New York Times" had Marshall, with whom I returned 67.7 per cent, (as against 823 per on the 30th October, was the last always made for the advance a home, to communicate it to Mr. cent. in 1934) was reached in West-to enect the landing at Budapest. Edward Denby, the Navy Secretary, ward direction, and 70.3 per cent. ad Commander Smirnoff who left fmendship Anglo-American said that this friendly attitude of In his interview with the Navy (as against 71.8 per cent, in 1984) Batavia on the 25th October, was my. paper enabled him to connde Secretary, Mr. Marshall handed Eastward direction. It was not the last to land at Bratislava till hin the following memorandum: expected after the results of the next summer. It was only to be- that Bratislava was included in frankly in me.

"Lord Lee, the British Firm Lord first months of the duplicated sergin with the summer-service 1935, had always believed that world of the Admiralty suggested that 1! / vice," that the cover of the previous the fixed landing stations of this feel any tinidity in entering the

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tournament to be played here on February 4, for careful analysin and deliberation in play should produce par for the player of ordi- nary akili.

Although the KLM, Indiaplanes only land at Bratislava since the

to be noticed in Tchechoslovakia. 12th June last, already a rapidly

service.

growing interest for this service is

"BEHAR The total transport of mails in This was especially notable in the

On the 28th October, the Maha- the Kg. equaling 160.334 ton-km., and ported from this country:`starting

both directions amounted to 18.435 increase of the malls to be trans- THE MAHAKANEE OF 0000 this represents an increase of 31 to kg. It amounted at last to 14 per cent. in comparison with the . per week. The total transport rance of Cooch Behar acompapl- all-transport during the same in Eastbound direction came to 182ed by her son, Prince Indrajet, 860 kg.5.145 ton-km., meaning a tion amounted to 84 kg. 6 Passen- dam to Calcutta, on board the

command of Capt. Ceysendorfer. period of 1934. Parcelpost came toke. and that in Westbound direc-started her journey from Amster

83 kgs, of freight were taken. 1034. decrease of 10.5 per cent, as against gers embarked at this station, and PH-AKS (Sparrow Hawk) under

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agreement can be concluded year would be reached, and it is peace and welfare rested on the English-speaking peoples and that between Britain and America, dia- therefore highly satisfactory that I was a patriotic duty on my part armament to a certain extent will the percentage has been so nearly be achieved as one of its results. approached. This is certainly the to promote friendship Britain and America, Both Powers For under the arrangement which best proof for the great demand for had the same conception of jus 28signs responsibility for the de- loading capacity on the KLM.-

closely fence of the Pacific to Americs, tice, and they should be united for the maintenance and end defence of the Atlantic to protection of their common ideals, Britain, Britain will no longer need

to station I told him. “CRIME AGAINST CIVILISATION" Paciic, while America will be able "Lord Leg. after enthusiastically to concentrate her feet in the endorsing my opinion, continued: Pacific. Such a distribution of It is a rime against civiligation navies is, of course, possible only and humanity for Britain and when both Powers consider the naval proposal in the spirit of mutual America to compete in a

In the opinion of building race. From this point of confidence. view, the British Government is Lord Lee, this is quite practicable. ready to discard its traditional if the Washington Government naval policy and conclude with meets his proposals, his position America a treaty under which both be considerably strengthened

"Mr. Denby evinced considerable Powers shall have navles of an equal strength. ' I wish you will com- interest in the British proposal. municate this wish of the British and promised to see Mr. Marshall Government to the American Gov-again. It is believed that he im- mediately consulted President ernment in an informal manner.

"Lord Lee's words surprised me Harding and his colleagues. greatly. He further gave this views of a possible conflict between

"In & second interview with Mr. Japan and America. He dia because

"what with the exclusion Marshall, the secretary of the of Japanese immigrants in West Navy expressed a desire to know America, and the disclosure of a the British Government's views an the role which the Anglo- Japanese attempt to conclude an to agreement with Mexico for the Japanese Alliance would play in establishment of a naval base. re- the event of a conflict arising be- lations between Japan and the tween Japan and America.

"Mr. Marshall drew up United States were greatly strained at the time. Lord Lee continued. memorandum setting forth the Personally I believe that the American point of view, and ou feared conflict will not occur at his return to London, where he was all: But as American opinion is the correspondent of the "New anxiously apprehensive of the York Times," handed it to Lord contingency, I think an arrange Lee

whereby. ment can be made

I do not know what negotia America concentrates her feet to tons Subsequently took place be- the Pacific in case of need, and the tween Britain and America, but if British dest takes up the defence is a fact that two months later of the Atlantic at the Anglo-Japanese Alliance was "At first I did not think repudiated. Soon afterwards, that matter of much significence that is on the

morning of July 10th, Lord Lee, should ask me to convey President Harding, previous to his his proposals to Washington, but departure on a journey on the told the American I saw afterwards that it was the

Mayflower, only way available to achieve the Press that the Disarmament Con- object in view without arousing the ference would be called in Wa- suspicions of the Powers Japan in hington on November 12th, particular.

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DOMINION UNEASINES8 "At the beginning of the Con- Continuing Lord Lee said:-7ference, Secretary of State Hughes, ast you to communicate the Briin his speech welcoming the dele- Wah point of view to the Washing- gates of the Powers, surprised the ton Government before the open Ing-of Rotiations bet

two

bec

world by declaring that the British and American navles would be: the that made equal" about

The "Asahl's correspondent adds that the author of the book show- ed Mr. Ochs memorandum to Lord Lee in January, 1933, Walch the former British First Lord after

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