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ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.

THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1921.

New York, June 22,

The Associated Presa ia informed that Britain intends to renew the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, with an amendment making it plain that Britain will not take up arms against America in the event of Japanese-American hostilities.

Paris, June 22,

U. S AND CHINA.

The Frankest Nations."

The United States is one of the greatest Asiatic powers!

country as an Asiatic nation, did You never thought of your you asks his Excelling Sao- ke Alfred Bae, Chinese Minister at Washingtion, in an address to

The Temps says that France is only a spectator as regards thethe people of the United States Anglo-Japanese Alliance, but would willingly associate herself The Chinese Minstar continues with a conference of Powers interested in the Pacide. It opines Well, think of your long Peclic that the substitution of a general entente for a single alliance 0-ast line with its would raise an infinitely broader, wall against the dangers of war,

harbors filled withr shipping from the Far East.-

A SEA MYSTERY.

And think of your Atlantic coast! line which has been brought lal-i

New York, June 22. Fire Government departments are wrestling with a mystery most within si of the sea, which began with the discovery of a five-masted vessel stone's throw off ashore at Norfolk, Virginia, with her sails set, mess tables laid the Driant by the and nobody on board. A subsequent discovery was made of a opening of the bottle containing a message purporting to have been written by Panama canal and the captain, stating that the crew had been taken prisoner by three improved methods small steamers and had since disappeared. The authorities, opiningofrapid transporta that the happenings are as related, have instructed their Consulation throughout the world to search for the missing crew.

U.S. NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL.

Washington, June 20.

Then think of your American island possessions. Practically all of them are in Oriental waters. One or two of them are almost on the coast of China!

That is why I say that the The deadlock in the negotiations between the Senate and United States is a great Asiatic House of Representatives in connection with the Naval Appropria- | power. tions Bill has been ended by virtual agreement, reached at a coo Because of American interesta ference between spokesmen of both sides, to remove from the Bill¦ in Asia, Far Eastern observer 180 about ninety million of the ninety-eight million dollars which the in the near future an era of close Senate added to the Bill.. The basis of the agreement is that Borah's co-operation between the United disarmament amendment will not be sidetracked, which the House States and China. of Representatives is supposed to have desired with the view to its replacement by a more far-reaching provision.

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SINN FEIN - PASSENGER " SERVICE.

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New York. June 22.

The Tribune quotes a statement from a Sian Fein official that two submarines, dying the Irish flag, are maintaining a passenger service between America and ireland. It is alleged that De Valera and other prominent Sinn Feiners utilised the service.

BOMBING A SUBMARINE.

New York, June 22. During naval manoeuvres, seaplanes bombed an ex-German submarine from a height of eleven hundred feet and sank her in

sixteen minutes.

DEMPSEY-CARPENTIER FIGHT.

New York. June 22.

The New Jersey Boxing Commission announces that Mr. Harry Bartle has been appointed to referee the Dempsey-Carpentier Äght.

RUSSIA AND ESTHONIA.

Helingfors, June 22. The Russian and Esthonian railway authorities have signed agreement for the opening of the railway service between Isborsk and Pskof.

BRITAIN'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

London, June 22.

This co-operation may beacono-| mic, industrial, political, or all three. It is coming and when it] comes, it will bring benefits both| to China and the United States.

Chins and the United States will learn that their people have a great deal in common.

First, they are the two most; sincere, most frank nations on earth. Neither nation believes in underband agreements secret diplomacy,

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A Chinese likes to lay his cards face up on the table. So does an American. When an American comes to you with friendly words, you know he hasn't a secre: agreement in his pocket. And

the

same thing is true of a Chinese.

AChinese, like an American, be- |lieves in justice and fairness. He likes to play a square game. He relies on moral force, rather than force of arms.

So, you see, your, country and

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Lots of Americans question me about the present political situa tion in China. And I reply that it is very hopeful.

In reading your press reports, some of you get · the idea there is a lack of political unity in Chinx.

But I ask you to remember the enormous size of China. It is as. big as all of Europe. It has 009-

Reuter is informed that at the meeting of the Conference fourth of the entire population of to-day, Lord Curzon will submit an expose on the present position the world. And added, to this, of foreign affairs, whereafter the Conference will probably ad-remember that it has very poor journ until Friday to enable the delegates to consider the state-internal communication facilities ment. It is anticipated that the material work of the Conference I ask you to remember, too, will only begin on June 27th.

AN ANGLO-AMERICAN SHRINE.

London, June 22.

Two thousand persons were present at the opening of Sulgrave Manor as an Anglo-American shrine. Mr. Stewart, Chairman of the Sulgrave Institution of America, unveiled a bust of Washing ton, which America has presented to the Institution.

BRITISH LABOUR PARTY.

London, June 22.

After strong partisan speeches at the Labour Party conference at Brighton, the delegates overwhelmingly rejected the proposal to accept affiliation with the Communist Party.

WORLD'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.

London, June 22.

At Wimbledon, in the second round of the world's tennis cham- pionships, the Dutchman Diemerkool beat Kleinman, 6-0, 9-7, 6-1.

55. Queen's Boat Central.

MR. ASQUITH ON THE IRISH PROBLEM.

YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THEM.

the

that the Chinese republic is only nine years old-it is only a baby republic.

In 1911 a handful of men. educated in America and Europe, overthrew the Manchu emperors. They were the most autocratic: world. This form of gorerament and most despotic rulers in the

ruled China for more than 3,000 years.

We changed this despotic form of government to a repoblic of the most modern and most liberal tendencies.

Now, naturally, such a great change cannot take place without some unrest and disarray. Chine must have time for adjustment.

Remember that your own! country, after it cut the political ties that bound it to Great Britain, passed also through a period of stress and readjustment."

Well, China is having the same kind of troubles to-day-

What we need most is leaders, rained in your country. We are going to have them.

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presided. A resolution was clean and there must be given closely together. carried which expressed abbor-to the freely elected repre- rence of the British Government's sentives of the Irish people met policy and methods of coercion together the fullest constituent in Ireland, called for an im-power to accept, without reserva- mediate truce and amnesty and tion or narrowing and irritating the salaries of all permanent A reduction of 15 per cent, on for the withdrawal of the conditions, the same status of officers during the present crisis auxiliary forces. It also urged nationhood and self-government is the. Government to enter into as Had been given to

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