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68935 六拜畫號八月十英港香 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8. 1919.

LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

THE SHANGHAI CONFERENCE.

IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS ON VARIED SUBJECTS,

(From Our Own Corrosquarlent)

Shanghai. November 7.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

FRENCH POLITICS.

SPEECH BY M. BRIAND.

Paris, November 1

M. Aristide Briand, six times Price Minister and Premier, delivered an important programme speech last night at Nantes when he set forth the programme of the Republican Majority at the forth- coming elections. After sketching France's war effort and her victorý over the German invader, M. Briand said that in the past the Government of the country had been rendered, at times, extremely: difficult by differences between the various Republican factions Changes of Government. be said, had been too frequent, and a homogeneous majority was necessary to ensure a stable Government in future.

Other of M. Briand's points were the following We must At the meeting of the British Chambers of Commerce the consider the advisability of modifying the Constitutional Laws so as following resultions were passed:

CHINESE EDUCATION,

1. That this Conference attaches the utmost importance to the gducation of Chinese on British lines, and regrets that H. M. Govern- Bent has not replied to the important Memoranda sent from responsible bodies in China, and urges H. M. Government to remit a portion of the Boxer Indemnity to aid British educational in- ! stitutions for Chinese in the Far East and to meet the cost of education and vocational training and experience in the United Kingdom to selected Chinese in adequate numbers.

THE CHIHLI RIVER COMMISSION.

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2. The Conference resolves to communicate to H.B.M. Minister at Peking the satisfaction with which it views the establishment and work already accomplished by the Commission for the Im provement of the River System in Chibli and to request him to give the Commission his constant diplomatic support, and al-o endeavour to arrange for the ear-marking of a portion of the Cus toms or Salt surplus revenues or have other measures devised for ensuring the Commission steady financial support.

SURVEY OF YANGTSZE RIVER.

3. In view of the importance of the Yangtze River to China as a main inland trade artery and because of the little actual knowledge of its channels, this Conference is of opinion, that the Aime has come when an accurate survey should be made of the entire river and all the main waterways feeding or draining into the system. It is further suggested that the Chinese Government be petitioned appoint at the earliest possible moment a Conser vancy Board to deal with the question. but that strong pressure be brought to bear on the Government at once to undertake adequate' measures to avi navigation on the Yangtze and its main tributary waterway.

OPIUM AND DRUGS.

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to ensure the election of the President of the Republic on a wider basis, and must introduce into the constirurion guarantees against confusion between the Legislature and the Executive. The President of the Republie should be able to exercise a wider and more efficient role.

Steps are urgently needed to reduce the paper, monentary circulation, which is one of the causes of the high cost of living and the fall in exchange.

All taxation that hinders production must disappear. Bureaucratic routine must be broken to permit the re-establish- ment of the devastated regions,

Labour problems must be studied by masters and menin common. Referring to the question of armaments; M. Briand advocated the complete disarmament of Germany-Havas.

PARIS THE VETROPOLIS OF EUROPE.

A SIGN OF THE TIMES.

Paris, November 1.

A sign of the times is the opening, announced to take place on Monday of the new Continental offices on the Great East Railway Company in Paris Before war the great Continental traffic.routes outwards from England radiated through Berlin, but now the Metropolis of Europe is Paris, and all the European business of the fire: Eastern, both in passengers and freight, is to be centralised in Parts. Hereus.

EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From Our Own Correspondents))

CONSULAR DINNER AT SHANGHAL

Shanghai, November 7. Consul-General Jamieson gives an official dinner at the Shang- hai Club to-night.

The Light Horse will escort Sir John Jordan's automobile from bled in Shanghai is convinced of the n cessity for inmediate action the Consulate to the Club on the Bund and the British Volunteer by the British Government as regards the opium and drug traffig. and that in the best interests of Great Britain's prestige and of hers, forming a guard of honour, will be drawn up in front of the. Club and inspected. The officials of the Consulate and Court, commerce in the Far East the Government should give immediate representatives of the Municipality, Army, Navy and Police will effect to the various measures which the International Opium.attend the dinner. “Association agreed to in 1912 a: the Hague Conference in respect to raw opium. prepared opium. medicinal! opium, norphine, cocaine, and so forth without awaiting the other countries ratification: and it would especially urge the British Government to control the production of such habit forming drugs and limit their production to the amount required for legitimate medical use and to limit their export to such countries as have established Laws and Regulations effectively controlling the traffic in these draws and restrict their use to legitimate purposes only.

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AIDS TO CHINA COAST NAVIGATION.

5. Then this Conference is of opinion that diaphores, as used in all Canadian stations and U.S.A. Coasts, should be inaugurated at all places on the China Coast where lighthouses are established. for service in foggy weathers and also that wireless position finders.

used in European and American waters, shouls be installed where requisite to enable steamers to obraid their exact position in the dense fogs prevalent on the China Coast; and that the code of weather signals in China, waters be uniform.

KNOWLEDGE OF CHINESE LANGUAGE.

6.-That this Conference urges all British firm in Ching to provide their staffs with facilities for learning the Chinese language, Both written and spoken; and, where practicable, insist upon the acquisition of a working knowledge of the language.

MORE SHIPS NEEDED.

7. The Conference is of opinion that the long-continued lack o facilities available for British subjects desiring to leave the United Kingdom and other parts of the Empire on Far Eastern business affairs, is causing serious trade loss to the Empire and that every effort should be made to release further ships for the Far Eastern trade.

COAST PORT POSSIBILITIES.

8.-The Conference recognises that the time has come for a comprehensive survey of the possibilities of various China Coast port in relation to trade routes and areas, actual and potential, to be undertaken, and strongly recommends to H. M. Government the desirability of such special investigation being undertaken to that end.

NEW ASSOCIATION FORMED.

9. That the Chambers represented at this Conference hereby egroll themselves in an Association, which shall be known as The Association of British Chambers of Commerce in China and Hongkong, that the Headquarters be the Shanghai Chamber, the Secretary of which shall be Secretary to the Association; that meetings be haid annually and be convened by the, Secretary after consultation with the Chairman of the Chamber in the Port where the Conference is to be hald; that to him be. forwarded the subjects proposed for discussion by the various Chambers composing the Association, whereafter all decisions in respect of the Agands and the strangements for the Conference be left in the

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE PEACE TREATY.

Paris, Oct. 30... Asking for the prolongation of the functions of the Saprema War Council of Versailles, M. Clemenceau urges that before peace the Supreme Council and Inter-Allied Military Directorate is still very necessary to supervise the working of the various control commissions, which, after enforcing the Treaty, will go to Germany. This step is the means of preserving the Allies' authority, concentrated under Marshal Foch, and consequently ready to be used if the German. Government shows itself recalcitrant.-Havas.

Marshal Foch was directed by the Supreme Council to make a full and careful investigation as to whether or not Germany has observed the terms of the armistice during the period of nearly a year since it was signed. Marshal Foch in his report set forth the successive fagrant violations, such as he sinking of the German surrendered feet, the belligerency of Von der Goltz in the Baltic States, the protracted delays in evacuation of that territory. failure 10 turn locomotives, freight cars and agricultural machinery specified and delay in returning works of art stolen from France and Belgium. Other minor violations are reported, such as sales of aeroplanes and non-delivery of several ships. The Coucei) decided to recall Germany for observation of the armistice terms-Haras.

Paris, Oct 31.

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A semi-official advice announces that the Supreme Council. acting upon Marshal Foch'e report. has decided that the German Government will be called upon to sign another treaty to say it will full the Noyember armistice terms.-- HAVEL

THE SHAH OF PERSIA.

Paris, Oct. 3. The Shait of Persia paid a visit yesterday to President Poincare at the Elysee. Military honours were rendered · The Shah remained to luncheon.

ANGLO-FRENCH BOXING,

Paris, Oct. Ju

Yesterday Eugene Crequi, the French bantam-weight boxing champion, best Sam Killer. the British champion, in the Bfth found of a twenty round contest.- Havas,

FRENCH FLOWER SHOW.

Paris, Oct. 30.

The annual chrysantheroum and frait show was opened yesterday in Paris by President Poincare, accompanied by · M. Noulens. Minister of Agriculture--Huvas.

FRANCO-CANADIAN STEAMSHIP SERVICE.

Paris, Oct. 1.

A direct Franco-Canadian steamship service has just been re-established.

Shanghai, November 7.

Exchange has been done at fis. Liéd.

Chairman's hands to be duly communicated to the various Cham- hers concerned. The minutes of each Conference meeting to be signed by the Chairman thereof and counter-signed, first by the Secretary to his Chamber, who shall act as Secretary to the Con- ference, and secondly by the Secretary of the Association whose special duty it shall be to watch over the interests of the Association from one meeting to another, acting in a capacity. secondary to the Secretary of the Chamber under the auspices of which the Conference is held during such Conference, and resuming the Secretarial control of the Association's business at the termina- tion thereof; all representations decided on by the Association in Conference to be signed and forwarded by the Chairman of the Confer- ence. Further, that the expenses and work of the Association when acting in this corporate capacity, be shared by the larger Chambers represented; and that in the event of this resolution pass ing, all representations decided on during this Conference be made in the name of the Association.

BRITISH PUBLICITY WORK.

10.--That this Conference recommends to the consideration of H. "M. Government and the Chambers of Commerce in the United Kingdom the need for the development of British publicity work in China in respect of the diffusion of general and commercial news, and that an organisation should be formed and subsidised for this purpose: Further that the Shanghai Chamber's Journal be made representative of all British Chambers in China and Hongkong and be recognised as the Journal of the Associated British Chambers of Commerce in this country and Hongkong..

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OTHER RESOLUTIONS.

The following resolutions were passed yesterday, but were de- layed for publication :--

1. It is the opinion of representatives of the British Chambers assembled at this meeting that the Com- mercial and Diplomatic Service in China ba teng. thened by the addition of Secretaries and assistants in order that officers may be stationed at Shanghai, Tientsin, Hankow and Canton and other important trade centres as soon as possible. 2. It is of opinion that the scale of pay existing in H. M. Civil Service in China is entirely inadequate, and regrets that, notwith- standing the urgent representations made by the Chambers and, kindrad Associations throughout China, H. M. Government evident ly fails to recognise the imperative necessity for radical revision.

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BREVITIES,

Handley Page is building two- engined passenger planes in numbers for the Chinese govern- ment and each will carry 16 passengers.

Warstimulated the inventive in England and 16.000 applications for patents were made in the last half year, against 11,000 in the same period of 1918.

The birth rate is double the death rate in Hawaii and Japan-.. ese babies lead all the rest in numbers, having a clear majority. Japanese are just under 50 per cent of the population.

Paul Theodore Postell, Russian, with the American engineers. went all the way from Vladivostok to Honolulu to be naturalized, then returned to his post in Siberia.

Nearly a hundred years ago the proprietor of the King's Head coffee house in London placed box by the door, on which he wrote: "To Insure Prompt Service. His patrons dropped coins in it. Ergo-the word "tips" is taken from the first letter in each word of this phrase.

American Red Cross chemists have found that the River Jordan" is full of germs.

The swiftest quadruped is the Russian wolfhound, which attains a speed of about 40 miles an hour. The first Marshal was horse servant of the King. Hence comes the rank of Marshal in the British Army.

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY

Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.15

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Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW.

Coronat Theatre-5.15 and 9.15

p.m.

Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11. City Hall. -- St. Andrew's Practice Dance-5 to 7 p.m.

Theatre Royal Opening of Frawley Company's season 1 Three Wise Fools"-9.15 p.m.

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