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JAPAN AND SHANTUNG.

MONDAY, AUGUST 1

DAY BY DAY.

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POR ELAR TO TELL THE TRUTH.

When we spoke on Saturday of Japan's volte face on the Shantung

There were no less than five question, we so described Count Blue Funnel boats in harbour Uchida's statement because the this morning. summary of it wired us by Reuter created the impression" that a

The R.M.S. Monteagle "left reversal of policy had been decid-Shanghai on 7th August 2.m. and ed upon Renter's message is due at Hongkong on the 12th esid that immediately the ar 8 a.m. Versailles Treaty is ratified Japan will hand back the Kiaochau

The RMS, Empress of Asia" territory to China and will not arrived at Shanghai on August 9. make any claims involving left there on August 10 and is dua the sovereignty of China

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RECENT BURGLARIES

A POLICE THEORY.

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Some people are still scoptical·| Recent burglaries at the Bursion that of the ultimate destination of that opean stores were committed in was not tied for b huge stocks of rice that are ex collusion with certain watchmen and George Duncan... ported by the local Japanese employed at the stores. So said of the super-arcellenc houses. They contand that it is Inspector Brasil to Mr. R. play, but because the not all for Japan's consumption, Lindsell to-day when he in- fewer, short puts while some are of the opinion farmed the Magistrate that round dozen or so others. Fro that that country may be hoard- | the Police took

the tee and through the serious A ing her own rice for fear of her view of the case in which an there was a lot of prodigio new crop being below expecta-Indian watchman was charged hitting, but on the green tions. The population of Japan with stealing eleven iron shutter every competitor developed ten years ago was 44 millions, in bars from premises which were "nerviness that made much 1916 it was as much as 55 formerly scoupled by the Victoria the putting poor in the extre millions. Add to this the popnla-. Dispensary but which was now The number of putts of a tion of Korea (17 millions) and of Įtaken over by Madame Flint. and under that failed to go down Mr. A. E. Paine, manager of Formosa (3 34 millions) we have question and were prepared grace Matrie and Co., returned from

Mr.JH.Gardiner, who appear was truly astonishing, and all fully to give in to the Chinese business trip to the Straits and millions. I do no know how the

a. total populadon of about 15ed for the defence, said that because the players could not watchman was formerly wield their puttars with the con- demands. Taking the state F. M. S. by the ss. Gleniffer on much rice Japan grows, but if we in the employ of the Victoris fidpace they showed with their ment as it stood, we expressed Saturday.

make an allowance of a pical of Dispensary for something like wooden and iron stubs. the opinion that this declaration

rice per day for three persons, eight years, and when that esta- of policy would satisfy the Chinese The inclement weather on Japan would require monthly at blishment was closed he was

Though the Prince will be glad and so and the dispute between Saturday prevented, the playing least 20 million piculs, or 1,200,000 taken over by Madame Flint on to have a home of his own, the two nations. But it turns off of the bowles match between fons a month. out that Reuter's summary of the K.C.C. and the Kowloot Bowling

the recommendation of Mr. not altogether thrilled at the idea Stapleton,

af of York House. For one thing the Manager Foreign Minister's Green Club. Japanese

the Dispensary. There

there's a trifle too much publicity statement was most misleading.

I hear that there is a big move some iron bars which had been about it. Kitchener had it, of The full text of the declaration.

Amongst those who are leaving ment of Australian, wheat and lying unused in as made to the Kokusai Agency, by the s. 8. Atreus, are men of flour to Japan now, steamers be ever since be

the premises course, when he was at the War was there, and Office. I happened (says a writer puts the situation in a very differ H. M. S. Kent and Captaining worked that way from thinking that they were not want in The World) to be passing ent light and at the same time Barrand with about 250 men of Australia.. I do not think thated for any use, he sold them to a through the courtyard one even- takes the gilt off the gingerbread. the Manchester Regiment. Japan is conserving her supplies marine hawker for the small suming just as the the great man, | Count Uchida begins by speaking.

of rice. She knew even when she of$1.50. These bars were intend-dressed in civvies, was coming evidently in a tone of surprise, Carespondents are requested to observe the rule which require, that Japan's policy respecting er the committee of the Victoria that the shortage was coming. At the introduction of a new system tired looking Tommy who was Owing to the inclement weath-was exporting this commodity, ed for securing the shatters but out of his front door. A very them to forward their names and addresses with communications Shantung has been little under- Recreation Club decided at the present there is a real world of shutters addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, by as an stood or appreciated abroad."eleventh hour not to hold a fete shortage of rice. In nomal times be discarded

caused them to walking in front went up to him. evidence of their bona fides.

and they had "I say, guv'nor," he said, We are rather inclined to think, so on Saturday night, which was. All communications intended for publication should be address-far from that being the fact, that

the United States of America used been rusting in the. back yer get this way to Victoria ?" ed to the Editor...

to export more rice than she im-yard since. The watchman bore." looked at him hard for the world in general has a fairly postponed sine die.

ported. The rice that is imported a very good record and except on moment, and pointed towards the shrewd conception of what that Mr. George E. Eyles, of is for consumption for Central age recent occasion when he Mall. But before he could utter ing of his utterance confirms by a dog believed, to be suffering Chinese rice is not ordinarily ecuted Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher's bae fled with a muttered" Gor- policy involves, and a close read Shameer, Canton, has been liten and South America and Cuba. became over-zealous and pros word of explanation the Tommy previous opitions and causes us from rabies, and is now to retract what we said on Satur-Hongkong on his way to Shang- the rice grown there is of a pavement. there were no com- precipitation that the corporal of in used in the States. Most of chair coolies for obstructing the blimey and an air of such noisy. day as to there being any change hai, where he will undergo the high grade, especially in the plaints against him.

As for the the guards came out to see what of front on the question.

suthern parts of the USA. The statement of the Police was the matter. It was the only THE ULTIMATUBI RECALLED.

United States' production of rice concerning the burglaries, time I saw Kitchener grin. 1917 it was almost exactly 500,000 could not reflect on his client. He in 1916 was 567,514 short tons; in Mr. Gardiner submitted that it short tons, while last year it was understood that Madame Flint 41,918,000 bushels. In 1916 the did not want to press the case, of gold $6,033,570 and the exports Police, whom she complimented were valued at $5,448,666. In for the arrest. 1917 the imports were valued at

A fine of $25 was inflicted. $9.238.992 and the exports at $12,376,685, so that in 1916 and 1917 the export averages were greater than the imports List year the imports were assessed at $22,488,458

and the exports $12,124,742, so that the imports last year were much better than

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has recalled the terms of Japan's bling in a house at Yaumati. No We are glad that Count Uchida Six Chinese were caught gam- ultimatum to Germany in 1914, money was found on the table, but Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a should deliver the entire leased him, whilst the others had none U.S.A. imported rice to the valte bat left it in the hands of the been to arouse people to the need

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CHATHAM-BROWN-At St. Nicholas Church, Withernsea, Yorkshire, on the 3rd June, Lieutenant Geoffery Keith Chatham, Royal Air Force, second surviving son of the Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, C. M. G. Director of Public Works, Hongkong, to Edna, only daughter of M. Cheverton-Brown, Esquire. Cheverton House,

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TYPHOON WARNING.

The ex-Crown Prince, as it turns out, is still in Holland. One good result of the false alarm has of keeping a closer watch on the movements of both him and the ex Kaiser lest they elude us. It must be a revelation to the ex Crown Prince, who is a diligent student of the British newspapers, that we are taking such a Feen interest in his whereabouts and intentions.Recent rumours stirred The telegram quoted below was the Peace Conference to action. It received by the American Con- has asked Holland to take pre- sulate General, Hongkong, from cautions against the light of her the Manila Observatory at 9.28 two unwelcome guests, a demand for whose extradition the Allies. P. on Saturday:

must not postpone much longer. Typhoon E. of Souther There is

a widespread im- Formosa, moving N.N.E. or N.E pression that they have dallied Typhoon near or over Southern with the question and have not Formosa, direction unknown.

the courage of their Convictions The following telegram was regarding the guilt of the received at 11.30 am to-day Hohenzollerns. In Holland it is Typhoon E.of Balintang Channel, believed that the ex-Emperor will moving W.N.W. or N.W.

not consent to stand his trial unless promised that he will not be.. sentenced to death or to imprisonment. That would be

In citing these terres. Count A Chinese was to-day charged Uchida remarks that the de by Inspector Gordon with the un- mand elicited no protest either lawful possession of a revolver. by China or by any other He was arrested whilst coming of the

Allied Power. That off the s.s. Colombia, the revolver is quite true, and the explan- being found stuck in his belt. He ation is to be found in the con- was fined £25 by Mr. Hutchison, fidence placed by the Powers in and the revolver was confiscated. Japan that she would fulfil the fimplied promise without insisting In October of last year a Chio- on unreasonable conditions. The ese who was caught on an unlaw- ordinary interpretation of the ful mission inside a certain house,

The rice question locally will words "with a view to the eventual attempted to escape from the straighten itself out. The new restoration of same to China" was Police by jumping from the crop that will come on the market that Japan would merely hold second floor into the street. He will relieve the situation. Those HONGKONG. MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1919.

the territory in trust for China broke one of his legs as a result, who have been hoarding rice in for the time being, and it was in and was conveyed to Hospital the hope of getting rich quickly POLITICAL OB-TRUCTIONISTS.

that sense that the declaration from where, as soon as his leg are already feeling uneasy, and was generally accepted. Reuter's permitted him to do so, he escapare likely to be stung badly..

Uchida's ed. The Police saw him yester- Those who take any interest in Home politics, unless they be etatement implied that as soon day and arrested him. thoroughly out of tune with the spirit of the age, must have been inten-es

Fixity of exchange is not only, the Treaty of Versailles

advocated in Hongkong but it is sely disappointed in reading the speech delivered by Mr. Asquith at was ratified Japan would at once

A pull at

a bottle of milk also finding favour in India, where Edinburgh, a portion of which was reprinted in the Telegraph last hand the territory back to China, belonging to the Astor House the recent jump of the rupee to also that both the gold standard something new in the annals of Thursday evening. It was a pitiful effort. If the Old Country is But this is the way the Kokusai Hotel cost a pantry coolie $5 at one shilling and eight pence has and paper currency reserve should crime. It is not usual, however. looking forward ever again to an Asquith Government or a Liberal Agency puts it:She (Japan) the Police Court to-day and his created consternation among the be entirely located in India. The in ordinary, or in international regime under a leader of this type-then God help the Nation. Mr.is quite willing to restore to China job at the Hotel. The coolie, itin rchants, India is a very large method and manner of purchaslaw to ask the consent of the ac- Asquith is like a shop-keeper whose premises have been burnt out. the whole of the territory in was stated, was seen holding a exporter of produce and the ing silver for Indian currency cused, or to give guarantee the the He re-opens his establishment, and, as new stock is not forward. he question and enter into negoti bottle of milk in one band and a phenomenal rise in the exchange purposes are not all that is will be let off with an admonition. has to do his best with some of the old damaged goods, dried, cleanedations, with the Government at bottle of water in the other. After is reacting on exports.

desirable.

Certainly there will be no such and touched up to look presentable: and marked at birgain prices. Peking as to the arrangements taking a good pull from the milk raising of exchange penalises

compromise in this case. Unfortunately for Messrs. Asquith and Co., however, their stock is necessary to give effect to that bottle he made good" its con-exports, and gives an undue The Committee of the Indian not only seriously damaged by fire and water; the goods are hope-pledge as soon as possible after tents with those of the water advantage to imports from foreign Merchants' Chamber, in submitt FORGOT HIS NAME lessly out of fashion, remnants of the very oldest of the old stock the Treaty of Versailles shall bottle. Madame Flint gave countries. We see that in Chinsing to the Government of India What is old-fashioned the public will not buy at any price, unles have been ratified by Japan." evidence of the theft before Mr. The Government of India is faced views relating to exchange and At the Police Court to-day they are absolutely destitute of supplies, in which ease any old That is a horse of a very different R. E Lindsell today, and the with a serious financial crisis as currency questions, say they are thing will do."

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coolie was fined $5, or 10 days the prosperity of the whole land strongly of opinion that fixity of The Court Interpreter: What is One does not, of course, know in what light Mr. Asquith's latest "AT A PRICE ** homily was regarded by the representative audience privileged to

is affected. Although the Gov-exchange within gold points is your surname ? So it now appears, that Japan hear it, but we believe that the greater mass of what was once is not so very magnanimous after

ernment of India fully appreciate highly desirable and suggest the Mr. W. J. Owens, of Holts the settlement which the introduction of a coin valued at known as Liberalism is not, and cannot be, nourished and all, She is willing to hand back Wharf, and a popular member of raising of the exchange rate to Rs. 2 on Ra. 3 with so smalle stimulated by such stale fare. His quondam followers must surely the territory after negotiations the K. C. C, who is proceeeding one shilling and eight pence percentage of silver that there realise, if he does not, that the old political conditions are no regarding "the arrangements Home by the as. Neleus, to-day has caused it is impossible for may be no appreciable loss, eren more and that no leader can profess to lead who is not prepared to necessary" to that end have been was presented with a gold wrist the Secretary of State of India when silver is seventy peace, Edjust himself to his new environment. Ope may have principles concluded. We should all very watch and gold band by the to continue to sell rupees in in issuing coins to and yet be adaptable. In times like these, it is a condition of much like to know what Japan members of the Club on Saturday India at considerably below their They think that is the best healthy and vigorous life, nay even of bare existence. It will not considers * necessary in this last. In the absence of the cost. How, therefore, is stability remedy to meet the present know your own name? Are you do merely to reassert Liberal principles. How many know nowa connection. It is evidently a case President of the Chib, the pre- of exchange to be secured? situation. The Bengal Chamber from the Lunatic Asylum ?.. days what Liberal principles are? What the people need, and at of bargaining, and we can well sentation was made by MraD. J. That question is not easy of of Commerce recommend the Witness:-I remember now." It the moment are looking for, is helpful criticism, really constructive believe that Japan will make the Harvey who addressed the solution, although a Currency selling of Council Bills to the is Mak Si. statesmanship of a kind which does not lose ight of the require price pretty high. She does not recipient in few well chaser Committee is comprehensively extent of trade requirements Mr. Lindsell (suspiciously) ments of a changing world. Mr. Asquith has nothing to offer. He want Allied mediation; she has words The watch bore the considering the matter." The within certain repeated the other day what he said five years ago. He offered declared that she wishes to treat inscriptionPrebented to W. constitution of that committee minimun rates. the same old specifics, without any further recommendation of with China direct. She wants to 3. Owens, by Members of the includes Lord Chalmers, Sir their efficacy. To-day there is much talk of rising suns, of days not retain Germany's former econ- Kowloon Cricket Club, August Henry Babington Smith, Sir far distant the common consolation of men in adversity. No one lomic privileges. How will these 1919. We understand that Mr. doubts but that changes will come in what was once the Liberal square with Japan's professed Owens will not return to the Party. Certainly they will not be such as the Old Guard dream of. adherence to the "Open Door" Colony. The days ahead are dark and serious. Liberalism, if it is to remain policy, we wander? The Japanese true to its fundamental principles, will have to fight for its life. may not want to take away Trade Inquiry Lists issued by To think of Party in the sense of being an organisation of men China's sovereignty in Shantung, the American Consulate General, banded together for public purposes, who have a code of common but that they are out for special Hongkong, show that American principles and a distinctive ideal of corporate and worthy purpose, concessions there

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Witness --Mak. Interpreter Your name? Withess: Er Interpreter-Why, have you forgotten your own name?

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Charles Addie (of the Hongkong The position of Hongkong as a Chinese was charged with steal and Shanghai Banking Corpors distributing point for cordage, ing two tios of cigarettes vaiped tion) Sir James Brunyate and, especially in its relation to ship at $.80. It appeared that two Mr. M. M. S. Gubbay. The ping, is likely to give the Hong fokis from a shop at terms of reference are to con Long Rope Manufacturing Com-Road who were sider, whether it the tight of pany an advantage which will load of cig possible future variations in the enable it to maintain its trade. In Des Voeu concerns are seeking Hongkong price of, silver, modifications of The cordage trade into and out the Hor is all right. That we shall always have Party Politics is almost doubt China can have the connections as listed below the present practice may be re- of Hongkong is large, the returns Bank to certain, but the future, however, cannot be mortgaged by any man leased territory at a price. But Iron and steel, shapers and mill-quired, and generally as to the shoving imports of manile hemp thieves cr any party. The people nowadays, if not entirely apathetic to what if China cannot pay that ing machines, seeds, oilé, fond policy that should be pursued amounting to about 2,000 tons ins política, are surely perplexed by the confusion of issues. A reiteration price? That is the question, products; tin plates and black with a view to meeting the read of other heurp to about 5,000 dep of the old stuff will not do. Liberalism on the defensive is but And, above all, elss, the world sheets, a grass and rattan quirements of trade, and the fons annually, and exports of som

would very much like to know furniture, leather, textiles, ensuring of a stable gold about the same. Importe of rope

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Mr. Asquith may be the leader of what he terms the Independ-just what the price it. ent Liberals, but we cannot believe that he will drer command sny latge following. He bàs, in his younger days, rendered good service to his country. It would be totally unfair not to admit that. But he has had his day potically. He must make room for Bettar men, with more trüily progressive ideala. – We even begin to doubt

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