CHINESE BANKERS,AND
· THE CONSORTIUM.
Difficulties in Regard to
Railway Construction.
saorifice of individual interests
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TUESDAY, APRIL 4. 1922.
THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WHERE MENTAL TESTS
FAIL
QUESTIONS
IN PARLIAMENT.
is expected not only to find the necessary capital at one third so Jona quarter of the interest which Chinese financiers themilves would expect, but to abandon, the idea of imposing the only candi-Munitions Handed to the Free tions by which a stable neurity for bis investment can be coated.
State
Aptitudes that Cannot be Measured.
QUESTIONS" IN PARLIAMENT.
Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak.
Sir Arthur Boacawan, replying In his interesting address to the The Chinese financiar who will John Butcher asked whether the tention has been attracted to the Commons, said the Ministry of In the House of Commans, Bir Since the war considerable atto Mr. Line For in the House of Chinese Bankers Association at only reluctantly advance money receipt for the rifles, ammunition, possiblities of measuring bumao Agriculture were first informed Peking, Sir Charles addis dealt to the so-called Central govern and cars recently handed over to intelligence by prescribed and of the existence of foot-and- with some of the objections to the ment on terms which yield twenty the Provisional Government of stareotyped tests. new Consortium. He suggested
mouth disease on January 23, that Chinese Banking Grann/per cent interest or even more Ireland was given by a person) In this country a large number The total number of premises on
par annum, and preferably upon might be formed even at some securities which are under foreign signing himself as a member of of our ablest psychologists are which the disease had been con- the Irish Republican Army. applying their science to the task firmed up to midnight last, was control expects the foreigner to to "join or co-operate with the advance manes for railway con- the receipt. If it was so signed it potential workers, both from the ret authorised to be slaughtered Mr. Churchill-I have not seen of estimating the capacity of 477. The total number of animals Foreign Consortium in raising.struction at six to eight percent. until China is able to do so her without control of the fina or was most irregular. It would not point of view of the workers" own was 8,500 cattle, 1,000 sheep, and self, the large amount of capital "guarantee of repayment" be recognised by us, and would career and also in the interests of 2,000 pigs. The cattle slaughter required." He emphasized the
cause, as one of China's Wash-ba opposed by the existing Pro-industrial efficience.
ed amounted to about one-eighth immensa saving to China that
visional Government.
Some man (says a writer in of ons per cent of the total cattia! might be effected by making use business must not be mixed with pubs it ington, propagandists
Mr. Churchill said he had as yet Industrial Welfare) are a little in Great Britain, and of other of foreign credit. He mentioned politics. As soon as it is aques
received no information as to sceptical of those ready methods animals, much less. The Minis some of the objections to and tion of the foreigner's money persons who organised or took of proving what bas gaully try was dealing with the situation some of the advantages of, a com-the Chinese who would not part in recent raids on the Ulster taken a long time to salsblish, by the slaughter of all animals bination of foreign banks for the
official with border, but he was assured the and even making an allowance notasily infected. trust his
or, which, purpose of financing productive
matter was being actively inres-[for the inherent conservatism of{owning to immediate contact, without foreign enterprises, especially railway controlled security or
ten dollars
tigated by the Provisional people, sympathetic students of wars sure to be infected. In construction. He then touched
Government.
this дет development of interest which converts a busi-j
are certain cases where no undue briefly upon the question of the
gradually realising that there are risk was involved, animals might moral obligation of the banks ees proposition into a reckless
Mr. Churchill, having answered many factors which mental tests be isolated and kept under gamble, pretends to regard it as concerned to protect the interests an affront to the national dignity Bentinck regarding the alleged estimate.
a question by Lord H. Cavendish have not hitherto been, able to observation. of the investing public by insist that the foreigner should express slavery in Hongkong. Colonel
After most careful considera- ing upon effective foreign super- the least doubt regarding the John Ward inquired if it was not been defined as the ability to outbreak, he considered this What is intelligence? It bastion of the circumstances of this vision, and the desirability in China's own interests of the uni discredited politicians.
bonesty and capability of his
time the buying and selling of adapt oneself to a now situation poling was the beat that could be Scation of the railway system.
human beings in the British Pro-but many of the tests designed adopted in order to check tha tectorates was put a stop to. for measuring intelligence have spread of the disease and to Mr. Churchill said it was nothing in common with the ensure its rapid eradication, matter which might well be raised real situations the person tested and it was the policy which
is likely to encounter,
was adopted with success by the E. S. in 1914-15. There
Railway,
and
his
bulk of The
tion, for of the venues. been followed
its
a
system.
Own
a rate
the matter of
in debate.
MUI TSAL.
MEDALS FOR SPECIAL CONSTABLES.
the matter.
TRAMCAR DRIVERS.
the traffic.
in Fermanagh.
The Speaker said he was of opinion that it was & question that should-be asked in -the Parliament of Northern Ireland and not in that House, but as it was the first question of the kiad he would see if the Prime Minis ter had way answer to give.
Mr. Chamberlain stated that be Concurred with the view of the Speaker.
THE GEDDES REPORT.
Sir Charles Addis seems sar- A Chinese Banking Group has.prised that the Chinese should of course, been in existence for fail to recognize the desirability some months, which financed the of the unification of the railway Railway Car Loan and the Shang-
But the explanation" is bai Mint Loso, of 1921.
10 not hard to find. If one military Chinese circles these transactions or political clique dominated the
It is true that the famous tests had been one extension of tha were hailed as a proof that Chins whole country any scheme that
Mr. Shortt, replying to Mr. of Professor Munsterberg for disease in the South. The could herself Snance productive aimed at bringing all the tail Trevelyan Thomson, said 35,000 selecting ramcar drivers were prevalent doctrine was that the undertakings for which adequate ways under its control would long service medals had already planned as actual situations in disease was carried by birds from security could be offered, without probably evoke extraordinary been issued to special constables miniature. but although they the North Sea. foreign co-operation. It may be enthusiasm. The realization of who served during the war. An were ministares, they were not
ATTACKS OS IRISH UNIONISTS. doubted, however, whether that such a scheme would open up bon. menber asked if the medal miniatures of the real situations: View prevails to-day. The Gar: possibilities in
which tram drivers and them. Captain Craig desired to ask was made of putty. ernment has already defaulted patronage, squeezy, etc., which FINANCIAL PROCEDURE.
selves in. because they obviously the Prime Minister whether the upon the Railway Car Loan, would outweigh all imaginable. Marriot, said he was inclined al factor.
Mr. Chamberlain. replying to jeould not include all the emotion-Covernment had received, ang information with reference to owing to General Wu Pei-fu's in-objections. But for some years terference wizb the Kin-Han past China has been without to think the time had come for a Wonderful presence of mind organised attacks by Sinn Feiners
appropria-Government, or any authority review by a select committee of may be shown during a test inn prominent Unionists military expenditure. capable of exercising controlever, the House of the whole £nancial the laboratory, but the same man were con-in a tramcar or a mator car may reasy branch of the administration procedure, and they Mint Loan has those under foreign supervision sidering various suggestions on still lose his head in the noise of
suc-excepted) throughout the country. cession of scandals, the mos: When a protege of H. E Chang Sir D. Maclean asked whether Then there is the total absence glaring of which was the issue of Tso-lin is in charge of one mail-the proposal was likely to reflect in mental tests of allowance for specifications in such a form as war. When General Wu Pei-fajin any effective sonse on the esti-the subject, and this is a failing to prevent any but a few favoured as assumed control of another, mates of this year, or was it which teachers particularly will firms from tendering. Only to day and when the remaining State another means of shelving the condemn. we print a brief telegram report-railways are managed by appoin-i whole question. (Opposition Professor John Adams, in a ing the sentencing to five years ters of the Chiacting clique and cheers.)
recent lecture before the College imprisonment of the privat-book-other
Mr. Chamberlain No. The of Preceptors, reminded us that military or political keeper of the Director of the Mint factions, it is obviously contry right hon. gentleman has no right success in life does not depend for forging cheques to the value of to the interests of these rivals to make an insinuation of that on pare intelligence, but on the Mr. Chamberlain, replying to $650,000. Experience during the that the control of all gosera-ind. From every quarter of the moral qualities that go along Sir Donald Maclean, said the past twelve months scarcely warment lines with the immense House repeated dissatisfaction with it, and it is a fact to be cot- Geddes Report would be available rants the belief that such supervi-patronage involved, sho tld be has been expressed with the ed that while the findings of the on Friday, so members might be sion of loan.moneys as can be im-centralized. The State railways power of the House to control ex-ordinary mental tests often coin-able to consider it during the posed by a Chinese Banking are not, under existing condiloss, penditure and I am sorry my sug-cide with the results of written
week-end. Group is likely to prove effective regarded as national property, Restion should be received in such examinations, they do not always Captain Wedgwood Bean- Nevertheless it may be doubted but as political spoils. They can manner
agree with the esteem of the Will the report be the full report whether the time is yet ripe for never be unified as long as they
Replying to Mr. Lamber, Mr. teachers, based upon general as presented to the Cabinet? co-operation between a Chinese are "Tuchanized." It is less Chamberlain said if his sugges-knowledge of rhe pupil's Mr. Chamberlain-Certainly. Banking Group and the Consor to emphasize the national advansion met with approval he would trum on the only conditions upon tages to be anticipated from a try and start the committee aa which the latter would feel justi-project which would strike so
soon as possible. tied in offering Chinese loans hard at individual interests." upon foreign markets.
The Railway Car Loan has de- Mr. Hiton Young told Mr. Raper The Chinese attitude towards monstrated the futility of that the total number of persons the Consortium is most illogical. any precautions which in Great Britain and Ireland who It cannots riously be doubted that Chinese Banking Group bas actually paid Income-tax in 1921 there is enough money in the the power to impose, to was 2,400,000. The number who country to finance all railway secure its investment. This loan, made returns, but whose incomes enterprises in China which could it may be recalled, was secured were covered by reliefs and allow- be undertaken for some years to on the revenues of the Peling ances was 2,100,000. Come. With the single exception Saiguan. Peking Hankow, Tien- of the redemption of the Shan- teia-Pakow and Shanghai-Hang-Sir Laming Worthington Evans tung Railway, however. pro-cho-Ningpo Railways, in pro- ject which has fired public im-partion to the extent to which said the approximate number of agination it may be doubted each line benefited from the pur- British troops on the Rhine at whether it is practicable to secure chase of equipment. The ultimate present was 4.700, and in Silesia five million dollars in the whole security was the surplus re- 4.800. country, for State railway enter venue of the Peking Hankow
AIRSHIP SERVICES. prises. The Chinese investor if line. Whether the other railways - Mr. Montagu, answering Sir arrived at that position through Ea would be glad if the Govern* he were willing to lend his money have meet their share of. D. Rees, said he was informed identical processes of the mind. ment would urge and pursze ♣ to, the Government, would de-loap in whole
part by the Government of India they but before we go very much policy directed towards general mand discounts and rates of in- we do not know, but it seems regretted that the present figan- further with these new develop disarmament. Touching up on terest which would be prohibitive. clear that General Wo Pejo's cial position precluded them from ments we shall require much German reparations ka ‘anggest-| But it may be doubted to-day conduct on the Kin-Han railway making any contribution towards clearer knowledge of the way ined that the question as to whether he would even regard has left that line with a heavy the establishment of an experi-which the mind works in solving how mach Germany could pay mental tests, and this is parti- should be inquired into by sn terms as exorbitant as those for deficit instead of a surplus, and mental Imperial aitabip service. the recent China New Year Loan it is difficult to see what means of THE "GOLDEN BALLOT" CASE.
cularly necessary in the case of impartial tribunal so that they a sufficient inducement to securing redress is open to the
Mr. Shortt, answering Mr. Leo" adults, whose minds have had could get defnite settlement of place bis savings at the disposal bankers. If the line has remained nard Lyle, said there would be no longer to diverge into different the reparations question. of the Ministry of Communice-under foreign control Gestral appeal against the Magistrates channels, as is the case with
railway construc-Wu Pei-fa would, of course, have decision in the golden ballot pros-children-
completely been warned off immediately he ection.
39
tions for tion.
lost faith
He
has
or
in
A
INCOME TAX PAYERS,
BRITISH TROOPS IN GERMANY.
Replying to sir Harry Brittain,
qualities.
THE MORAL ELEMENT.
DEBATE ON KING'S SHEECH. This discrepancy may easily bel The debate ότι the King's accounted for by the neglect of Speech was resumed by Lord R. the moral element in intelligence Cecil, who arged the Government tests; and a further fact is that to adopt the policy of the good in most cases the general impres-Samaritan in regard to the famine; sion a teacher has of his pupils in Russia. The line of progress in school is borne out by their in international affairs. he said. must be in the direction of sub- after career.
Farther limitations of intelli- stituting for force international Kance tests were painted out by co-operation. He was entirely Prof. T. H. Pest of the Man-out of sympathy with the proposal before the British Psychological Germany. The position of Eag- chester University in his lecture of the Anglo-French Pact against
land and France must never be Socisty.
It was assumed, he said, that allowed to degenerate into that of dominats Europe. because the same test may osten-seeking to [sibly produce the same results in That would be fatal to peace and
two different people, they bad progress in Europe.
Captain Coots observed that if we were desirous of continuing The moral of all this timely the mutual trust and toleration to the clique of interfered, and if be resiped SAFEGUARDING OF INDUSTRIES, warning to those who are study- which existed between ourselves unscrupulous officials who mesdefiant sufficient diplomstic Capt. Wedgewood Benn asked ing the possibilities of these in- and the French at the Armistice querade as the Government of pressure,would presumably have leave to introduce a Bill to repeal teresting developments is that, the only thing which would satisfy Chios He knows quite well that been brought to bear to compel the Safeguarding of Industries though mental tests may prove French public opinion was the if he found the money for the con- the Peking Government either to; Act 1921, The Bill was opposed more in a given space of time conclusion of such an arrange- structon of any particular railway secure his removal, or to make by Sir R. Cooper, and on a divi-than could be investigated by ment as was contained in the one of two things would happen: good the funds misappropriated sion, leave to introduce it was any other method. there are proposed Pact. the loan proceeds would disappear by him, from other sources. The refused by 170 to 92.
many equally important qualities. into the pockets of the Peking Chinese Bankers can do nothing
in the man, woman, or child officials and their military patrons: bat await, developments, in the
being tested, which will find no or the construction of the railway hope that the new Super-Tuchun!
expression through such in li-) would be effected with such reck-will soon see fit to relax hisgrip
gence tests as have hitherto been less extravagance and ineptitude upon the railway. P. and, T.
devised. thas there could not possibly be Times. any return on the capital invested. There is not to-day a railway of
any importance which has been
JUDGE'S CONFESSION.
FELL IN LOVE WITH A PHOTOGRAPH.
Knight's Son to Marry Winner
of Beauty Competition.
THE WRONG WAY TO READ.
If you have to bold the print too far away to see clearly, the One of them, "somehow subtly eye will be strained to make out different from the rest, came the fice print. If you have to completed and operated on a pro- "My experience is that most of A 17-year-old Leeds girl, Mias from Mr. A. W. Featon, who hold the print too close that will fitable basis, with moneys con-os-1. myself-make a good many Audrey Fieldhouse, is the heroine wrote from London, and added, strain the muscles of the eye. tributed by Chinese investors. Yet mistakes," said Judge Crawford of a romance which savours of as a postscript, "Bura this letter, Either way is bad. When you the mere suggestion of the con at Wood-green County Court the popular novelette.
if it annoys JOU.”
cannot read any fine type beld at struction of State railways with "IN MEMORY OF MONS. Miss Fieldhouse was one of
KNIGHT'S SON,
proper distance say 14 inches foreign capital, at what in com- Mrs. E. A. Haarn, of Chalfont the winners, a few months ago, Five weeks' consideration led from your eye, have your eyes parison with prevailing rates St. Giles, Bucks, wife of J. Tin a beauty competition, and, Miss Fieldhouse to reply to the examined in the Hongkong Opti among the Chinese would be re- Hearge, the professional erick-following the publication of her letter, and correspondence cal Co., successors to Clark & Co., garded as absurdly low interest, ater, whose estate is valued at £7,-photograph, she received huo-sprang up. with effective supervision, makes 334, left £25 to Major Praji, of dreds of letters from admirers In
refracting and manufacturing Bi Mr. Fenton, is a son of Sir opticians, Joested in 53, Queen's the Chinese form at the mouth. Rathdrum, “in' memory of the England, Ireland, and Americs.
Michael William Fenton, E., C. Road Central, and have the natio- China's sovereignty is at once heroic efforts of the British Army Not few contained pro- 8. I., and Lady Fenton, of Holly faction of using a pair of, right| Imperilled. The foreign investor at Mons."
posals of marriage.
Oak, Northwood, Middlesex, seeing and right fitting glasses. - i
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