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THE OIL CONCESSION,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1914,*

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pose sions in China to the Standard

British naval commander in Oil Company: "Whether the receive any ideas which would be Manila Bay at the time of the Chinese Goverment has granted likely to add to the interest or Spanish-American war that be THE Company's Shamship concessions for oil to the Standard humour of the film, which will would shoot any American officer Oil Company, and, if so, what is inter be shown to the public at who attempted to board a Ger- having arrived from the above Chalmer their nature and extent; do they Kowloon. affect the Province of Szechuan; whether His Majesty's Govern ment will impress upon the

Chinese Government that Artiols"

9 of the 1912 Mackay Treaty.

should be carried into practicable

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This admission was made to The Royal Hongkong Gol and workable effect at once; Club Fan Ling Competitions for lay in the course of a further whether, recently, agreements March resulted:

arrative of events given to the giving concessions to Belginn, RUNNING-POOL, " French, Japanese, American, and R. T. Hail ... · ...03-20-13 correspondent of the Associated Russian syndicates have been 17. J. Jones... 09-24-76 Prese. entered into or granted for work- T. A. Loughlin.

...09-24-75 The dispute between the Ger ing oil, iron, and coal fields in A. M. Thomson ...92-16-76

rasa Admiral and Admiral Dewey China; whether concessions of a H. E. Sandford ... ...87-9-78 similar nature have been granted Bovington ...91-16-78 arose over the visiting between to other nationalities whether A. Ritchie

856-70 ho vessels of the various Powers Hongkong, 4th April, 1914. the British Minister completed on B. Johnson February 24 important converso-A. C. E. Elborough... 89-10-70 Diederichs, was quite promis

87-8-79 which, according to Admiral: tions with the Chinese Government [Q. A. Peel.... to theeffect that China resllirms the U. A. Tomes

93-14-70 ruoue. He admitted there was predominance of England in the A. Temperlay 00-10-80 certain justice in Admiral Yangtze Valley; and, if so, will F. G. Walker ... 95-14-81 Dawey's complaint as to the His Majesty's Government give Capt. Riley

.120-20-82| ite support and assistance for the R. E. Lindsell

Carmen ships being constantly 03. 6-87. working of the mines and indus. G. Hastings ..112-13-08 the move, although this was

by the obarter

necessary and ia no way meant to be unfriendly. The bulk of the German squadron was about to be withdrawn, said the Gormen

tries. covered

granted as to the Province, of] Szechuan, the most importat province in the Yangtaza Valley, in preference to securing com 'pensation" from the Chinese Government in respect of the attempted cancellation of the charter ?"

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120 entries.

93-14-79

RAILWAY POLICY IN CHINA.

company have

mmander, when the conflict 0:09 over the right of visitation, and he then decided to retaiu his whole force there.

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vessels, and was held up because her flag was not showing plainly. and the other was approaching the Olympia at night with message, and was not promptly identified.

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"Manufactures" writes to the Times in reference to the recent Mr. Acland, who replied, said:

communications on Railway According to the information of policy China, by the Paking cor-

Admiral von Diederichs blamed His Majesty's Government, the respondent of the Times thus:- answer to the first question is in I have just received a letter Imiral Dewey for the clash, and the affirmative, the concession from an Englishman who is at intimated that it would never embracing the province of Shensi the head of one of the large have arisen if the American com and the districts of Chianchang Government establishments in minder had protes's officially in Chihli. So far as His Majesty's Chins, and who is in the service Government are aware, the con-of the Chinese Government. The 'dut, two, "trivial încidente." "cession does not affect the pro- Pstablishment in question hoa These included the firing of shots vince of Szechana. With regard always employed British subjects by the Americans in order to stop to the third question, His Maand British material, but the jesty's Legation during the last latter has now been displaced by two German pinnaces. One of 11 years have taken every oppor Continental material. How this then was passing the American tunity, and will continue to do so, was done will be seen from the of impressing upon the Uhinese following extract from my corres authorities the necessity, in the pondent's letter:- interests of China herself, of de-The veloping the mineral resources now to get all orders from the of the country, in accordance Chinese Government arsenals, with the provisions of the Mackay even for tool steel.. • put The German Admirul felt that Treaty. With regard to the fourth through a loan for them, and one Admiral Dewey's action and fifth questions, His Majesty's of the conditions was that 10 per de sidedly unfriendly. Government has no knowledge cent, of the value of the loan was his flag lieutenant, von Hiotze, of concessions having been grant to be in orders for tool steel each to make a formal protest against ed except to the Standard Oil year. We have to buy 10 owt the action of the Metallough in Company, as already mentioned. only per annum, se I would not halting the German cruiser Irene With regard to the sixth part of gree to more, I saw.... in in order to learn har identity, the question, His Majesty's Gor. Peking, and discussed the matter This, said the German Admiral, ernment, having had under thoir with him, and I congratulate my was the incident incorrectly at- consideration the question of self with having got off with only tributed to the Cormoran by Ad-

It is a pretty state of mrl Dewey. railway and industrial develop-10 out." ment in the Yangteze Valley, and affairs when a loan agreement is The American Admiral the claims to which our predemiso all embracing as to include taiated with an announcement nant commercial and economic even the tool steel used in an that no ship, commercial or naval interests in that region entitle arsenal, Now, the tool steel used would be allowed to pass bie us, a communication to this generally in the Chinese arsenals line. He then announced his eflect has been made to the and in the particular establish- tention cf sending Chinese Government. As regardament controlled by my cor- oflicer

on board the just part of the question, His respondent has been supplied for warship arriving in the bay, "to Majesty's Government are await the past 30 years at least by make inquiry and to establish ing a communication from the leading Sheffield firme without her identity." Chinese Government as to wheny complaint se to quality, but The word "inquiry" apparent-! ther they will make a fresh offer they have all been displaced by aly aroused the ire of the German of compensation for the cancella- Continental steel manufacturer Admiral, who identified it even tion of the Szechuan concession. (not German or French) who has to-day with a claim to the right If an arrangement, can be made received that financial booking to. cross-examine any German with the Chinese Government for which is not available to our commander.

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every

a modification of the Original tal loan agreement provision is discussed the situation with the contract or ita exchange for made for the supply of all mate- British commander and told him another contrast, His Majesty'erial by the lending country, but that he would shoot any officer Government would see no objec tion to such an arrangement being British loan agreements. The of Admiral Dewey.

no such stipulation is made in attempting to carry out this order made, instead of the claim of compensation being pressed.

result is that, while we are débarr- A substantial victory for the ed from competing for orders Germans was claimed by Admiral for railways and other works von Diederiche in the final financed by Continental capital, settlement, by which any arriv we have to compete with Conti-ing warship was to report itself A dospatch from the Secretary where we supply the capit afterward required only to show nental manufacturers in cases to the American commander and of State for the Colonies appearsal. If

it would serve its flag. According to the Admiral,

manufacturer. In every Continen Admiral von Diedericha says he

Britain and Germany,

in the Hongkong Government any good purpose I shall be his call on the Spanish authorities Gazette. It says With reference pleased to place at the disposal was justified by the fact that no to Mr. Lyttelton's circular desp of responsible persons the names blockade had been formally atch of the Uth of January, 1904, and other particulars omitted in proclaimed...

I have the honour to inform you the above extract..

Before leaving Monils Admiral

that the provisions of the German Messrs Pauling and Co. write von Diederichs and Admiral Law authorising the grant of most that a wrong impression is cre- Dewey exchanged presents and favouted nation treatment to theated when it is stated their suc cordial letters "burying the British Empire, which have from. time to time heen prolonged be. Ce may be said to have boon hatohet," and blaming the news obtained in spite of the British papera for the friction. Admiral

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yond 31st December, 1905, have Government, rather than in con- von Diederichs said he had hoped CURE för now by a Law dated 31st sequence of its support." In this the affair had been forgotten, and Donember, 1913, and notification instanco they received the full Admiral Dewey's action in re-

of the Imperial Chancellor dated (support of His Majesty's Govern viving the controversy in un

10h December, 1013been ment in getting the contract for erroneous statement was a matter extended until 31st December the Shaoi-Singyifu Railway sign of surprise and regret to him.- 1015.

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