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CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegraph **) A Resented Notice.

THE SHANTUNG SE TLEMENT.

Friction Over Question of Warehouses.

THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1922.

AMERICA AND EUROPE.

Why She Stands Aloof.

Most Internationally-minded Ganon or have been following American observers who were at

recent events from Europe participation in Europeas affairs. receive the negotiations over the disposal of any thoughtful English Liberals

the wharves and warehouses at Tsingtao.

A Peking message of the 20th. Sir,-A considerable number of finst, says The Chinese-Japan- the member of the Club de fese commission has reached earnestly desire greater American Recreio of Kowloon were very serions. breach in the Shantung much surprised to following notice :-

CLUB DE RECREIO,

Notice to Members. The attention of members is directed to Article 26 of the Club's Articles of Association which reads as follows-

agree with them. But, curiously Japanese assert these appurten share their bape that the United enough, many in America who ances belong to the railroad, but States may soon appreciate and Chinese contend that this cannot bear her, share of the world's be so regarded under the under-burdens and problems believe standing reached at Washington that participation by the Ameri

The Japanese demand that

can Government in European, these be considered anions the conferences would at this time be "Accounts of Members shall security for the redemption of the futile and perhaps dangerous, be made up and sant round for treasury holes, but the Chinese writes the New York correspon collection at the beginning of insist firmly to the contrary dent of the Manchester Guardian. each month, and on the 3rd. of the thereupon returning to the detail- following month at 6 p.m. a listed inventory. of accounts unpaid shall be bungi up in the Club House where they Lay be referred to and paid. Should any accounts be unpaid on the 10th of that month at 6 p.m. the Member owing same shall po ferte cease to be A member of the Club."

All accounts hitherto in arrears must be settled not later than the 3rd of August 1929, after which date the Committee will enforce the above article.

By Order of the Committee.

L.A. da COSTA.

Hon. Secretary. Dated Kowloon, 23th, July, 1922.

It is indeed a pity that the Committee did not. before issuing

members of the Club.

Apart from the Russian ques- solving, as many think, the open Mr. Hughes is a man of principle, The real secret lies deeper, i-ion the Harding Administration has almost no fixed foreign policy. door of Shantung, since. if it is considered a part of the railway. but Mr. Harding is a man of ex- it will come under the jurisdictionpediency. There is no doubt that of the Japanese tr fic manager,he Administrstian would like to who is thus in a position to gire take a larger part in European preference to the berthing of affairs; there is no doubt that Japanese ships loading Japanese the financial interests, to which it cargoes.

lends an attentive ear, are of the

The Chinese wish the matter same mind; and there is also no administered separately since it doubt whatever that the mass of gives the right of appeal to the americansentiment is steadfastly Maritime Customs board in the against it. The huge majority event of discrimination.

by which Mr. Harding defeated

the

In this connection the Ameri-the Democratic candidate in the cans at Tsingtao drew up revoluantum of 1920 was in larze part Lions several months ago.

a reaction against Mr. Wilson's transatlantic determined to insist firmly that politics. In so far as recent by-

Minister Obata saya Japan isentanglement in the above notice to members,wbarfage come under Article elections and primary elections realise that *me pay cause Eighteen offence to a great majority of the agreement. The sessions thereupon foreign policy they show of the Washington can be interpreted as bearing

Personally. I pay my accounts week at the earliest.

fore were adjourned until next clear sympathy with

who kept the irreconcilables" on presentation, and to receive

A further shock awsits the United States out of the Lesque. such a notice would certainly Chinese when they resume the The Administration, which shifts have implied that I was a debtor sassions, for the Japanese assert its domestic policy after every to the Club, and I am sure that that numerous schools and two vote in an effort to please the great number of my fellow-mem-large hospitals are railway a country, would be bers and themselves in the same partenances and, therefore, the incapable of clear-cut foreign embarrassed position.

cost is chargeable.

policy. Ifit attempted to support! the Anglo-German position on [reparations it would be smothered by angry protests from Nex England-siways more royalists than the King-and world bes- "British Famine Has Begun,"itate to press strongly a case 50 Says Mr. Frank Hodges. unpopolari a Republican strong- The serious position in the hold. If it honestly faced the question of inter-Allied debts and

If there are members who owe the Club, could not the Committee bave beat them the above notice: instead of sending it to thej member, and thereby cause ill- feeling?

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The circulation of the abovej notice was, no doubt. promptedĮ by circumstances. But the com- mittee should base foreseen the coalfields throughout the country informed the country that most offence it would have caused to owing to trade depression and] most of its members, as I am sure reduced wages. was considered them could never be paid by only a very small percentage of by the National Executive of thecy book or crook, and that the the members belong to the "Black Miners Federation at their meet bowl from the Middle West others had better not be, the ing in London last month, presid: Only the other day when I ad over by Mr. Stephen Walsh would be the use of American would be tremendous. And what called at the Club, I found a good M.P. in the absence of the

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Reports received gevangen wection, ie,

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policy of her own? the younger members. This, I Trious districts showed that On the Russian question, of am sure, is a preliminary to join several thousands of miners were course, the United States has a worse. He would like to help, ing the "Black List." If the Com-working short time. and were policy-as intransigent as that of but he is unwilling to sign more mities sees fit to allow gambling forced to eke out an existence by France. Mr. Hughes and Mr. blank cheques. He is confused: among the younger section, who receipt of Poor Law relief. Wages Hoover, the two strong man of the issue is not clear, and until it cidentally comprises the "Black in some parts of Northumberland the Cabinet, seemed to be at odds is he thinks it safer to keep out. List." or at least & great percent and Lancashire were declared to about Russia during part of the Where Wilson failed, he argues, age of it. why then growt and have fallen to starvation level, Genos Conference, but its out what reason is there to believe, issue insulling cotices to other while the conditions prevailing in come inevitably, reinforced Mr that Rarding and Hughes would members who meet their bills on South Wales were also reported Hughes's uncompromising views. succeed? presentation?

to be causing anxiety. It was If the Powers at Genoa bad come There were signs doring Frankly speating, the Com-stated by Mr. W. Straker, secreto an agreement with Russis Mr. the Gono Conference, when mittee should circulate another tars of the Northumberland Hughes would have been forced Europe seemed to be doing notice immediately to the "good" Miners' Association, that several unwillingly to give in: but they things on its own *ccount, members apologizing for the Pits remained closed, owing to bad did not. Within the last few that American feeling W63 offence, for there are few who trade. and that in others men dage the newspapers have been changing. The disappointing re- were working two or three days ülled with State Department suit of Genos was tragic in its Thanking you, Mr. Editor, for week only, with the result that releases"-semi-official materi- affect upon Amenca. It did help inserting this letter, and enclos-considerable distress existed. handed to the correspondents still further to destroy the myth ing my card.

The position wes discussed in for them to use on their own of a romantic France that could Yours etc.,

private, and at the close of authority-which seem to in-do no wrong, but tended to make DISGUSTED MEMBER. Prolonged sitting the following dicate a revival of hope in Wash-the country still less disposed to Hongkong, July 26th, 1924.

oficial staterent was made to a ingten that the Soviet Govern-mix in European problems. Yet Press Association representative ment may be over-thrown. The other factors are at work. The by Mr. Frank Hod.es, secretary same men are in charge of the continuing fall in the figures for to the Federation:-

Russian division of the State foreign trade bas not gone up- "The wages

question came Department as were there under noted. The discussion of the ful rezi w by the the Wilson Administration, sad tariff, in which the New York.

have not taken ofence.

The S. P. C. A

Bir.-The Hongkong Telegraph, ander

distry, are almost unanimously argu

to Russia ing for Free Trade, is very salu-

I think, fully deserves the name Executive. of Dumb Animals' Friend." for that every district in the Feders- What could the American Gov-cial opinion throughout the coun- It was ascertaimed time has taught them nothing-banks, that give the tone to finso its columns are always open for tion. with the exception of one, is erament contribute to a the advancement of their welfare.now down upon the minimum cussion of relations I do not wish to open up any con-and that this, combined with the whea its policy is moulded by tory indeed. troversy on this subject, as we irregularity of employment, is mea whose minds are still in the spatches of Mr. Keynes and of are now promised that we shall resulting in appalling hardships era of Koltchak and Denikin? have some real active work per- to the work people and their formed, but, as the amount of families. Su Jow are the wagos,

The Genos. de-

Mr. Frank Vanderlip, the farmer

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funds avallabie is very limited, it and so bad the situation. that in participation in European affairsent and had a profound educa

is well that we should now see my judgment it can be said that that provision shall be made, as the British farmine bas begun.

often misinterpreted intive effect. But the bewildered far as possible, for the future. I

Europe. It is, in part, of course, apathy remains, and while it re- would, therefore, ask if Mr. North come under further review at prosperity in America, a selfish tion in European affairs will be "The general situation will merely content with the relative is useful, American participa- cote would favour me with infora specially-convened mion on the following:-

meeting, unwillingness to bother about a confined to the action of in- which is to be held some time sick continent so far away. Botdividuals such as Mr. Morgagand (1) Total number of mem- prior to the aaunual conference it is vastly more than that. The Mr. Vanderlip. It will take some

bors who bave subscribed. at Blackpool."

figures of private donations for striking event to galvanise Ameri- relief in Northern France, in cao opinion. If the French should Germany, in Austria, in Russia-undertske independent military

(2) Total number who havƏ renewed their subscrip- tion.

I am also sure the majority of the which monated into the tens of action they would certainly be (3) Whether the Society bas members of our local S. P. C. & millions last year, and continue ananimously condemned in this any system rf reminders chiefly desire to improve con- mounting are one proof of that country; such an act might well when subscription is dus.ditions generally for animals, To anyone in touch with the give the Administration the (4) Are there any applica: and, after all, this is only fair, for pulse of American life it is plain popular support it requires for an tion for membership animals who are constantly used that the main reason for the effective return to the councils of forts available for

in experiments for the advance hesitation to plunge into Europe Europe. members on application, ment of medical knowledge for is kind of bewildered disap so that they may send to the benefit of man, deserve such pointment their friends?

at the results off consideration in return from us. America's last plunge. There is Surely in this rich Colony, Prosecutions are regarded as to

TSINGTAO CUSTOMS HOUSE. confidence in - "America's] Dr. C. T. Wang, chairman of animal lovere could unite and necessary in certain cases only, diplomatic wisdom. The ordin-the Shantung Commission, ísskid put this sociely on a sound foane.g. where cruelty is not due to ary American farmer has two to have sent a formal notification cial basis, and thus ensure ita ignorance where warnings strong convictions first, that the to the Inspector-General of Spermanency. The R.8.P.C.A. at have failed.

Europeans are making a mess of Customs and to the Waichizopu Home is doing excellent work. Thanking you for your kindness. things: and, second, that the requesting them to receive book

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