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RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

SUMMARY OF TREATY.

Peking. January 22. The | Russo-Japanese Treaty, which was

zigned at 1.30.this morning, co sists of mix documents, namely, a Convention of seven articles om bodying the basic rules governing Russo-Japanese relations, tw Protocols of five and nine articles, a declaration by M. Karakhan, u

the signature to the Protocol.

The following are summaries of the text:

TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1925.

DAYS OF LONG AGO,

Conference.

his lecture na fully as possible į

CHINESE POLITICS.

คม

IS THE CORNER TURNED? LECTURE AT HELENA

The customary New Year ten MAY INSTITUTE.

party was given by, the Chineso The lecture delivered last even-General Chainber al Commerce on ing at the Helens May Institute Sunday afternoon, the object of cn Prehistoric Anthropology by the function being to give Dr. Davidson Black of the Uni-opportunity to urembers of gotting versity of Peking, was one of the together to exchange greetings, most interesting and instructive. There was a record attendance, that has been delivered during the about two hundred members being Among thrin were the present session of the Medical procont.

Hon. Mr. Chos Shou-son, Hon. Owing to the necessarily tech-Mr. R. 1. Kotewall, Mr. H» Fook. Ret of Notes, annexed Note and leal nature of the subject, Dr. Dr. H. W. Tan, Mr. Wong Kwong- Black took the pains to illustrato tin, Mr. Li Wing-kwong, Mr. Di

Yan ten and Mr. Li Yile-mui, with a series of excellent slides, presides, being supported by Mr. Mr. Li Po-kani, Chairman, comprising maps, charts, photo-lo Kwong, Vice Chairane, find the least instructed in the selence Secretary of the Chamber. graphs, etc., making it possible for Mr. Chng Pak-tom, Assistant! to follow intelligently.

The Chairman mado n Shurt Dr.

opened his felicitous speech, expressing the with 11 short lecture

ex-pleasure of seeing such a large planation of the several gathering of members. Without periods of time, from the Archaen wishing to be too optimistic, they Article 11 states that the Soviet or earest and so far unknown,had good reason to rejoico this year recognises the validity of the through the Palaeozoic or primary, becauso recent political devolop Portsmouth Treaty, but, all other the Mesozoic or secondary to the neats in China oppeared to show Treaties between Russia and Tertiary subdivided into Eocene, that the corner had been turned. Japan concluded prior to the re- Olizocene, Miocene, Pliocene and Applause) Tunn Chi-jui had been volution of 3917 shall be revised Pleistocene or Recent. Through-appointed chief executiva and the or abolished during the forthcom out his interesting talk the lec-foreign powers had signifted their Ing negotiations at the Conference turer took his hearers over the recognition

Convention.

Article I says that with the en forcement of the Convention dip- lomatic relations shall be estah

shed between the contracting ¡pariles, namely, after the ratifien-

tions are exchanged.

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the Treaty.

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ticaling with matters contained in long interval between the dawn Mr. Li Po-kwai made an interest. of history and the commencement]ing pun on the character ching, Article III, which relates to the of the recent epoch, and showed meaning administration. Now that. Fishery Convention, says that how man through long ages, siration of the country he hoped the | Tusa Chi-jui hnd assumed admini.. upon enforcement of the present marked by periods of years na militarists would ba tan-ching put Convention the contracting parties know them to-day, was built up shall proceed to revise the as was the human language, by

for restraint) so that they would follow the ching proper road of

Fisheries Convention of 1907. the process of development.

rectitude and work for the welfare Pending the completion of the The most interesting part of of the country and the people). He Convention the Soviet shall main the lecture was that concerning felt sure it was the fervent hope of tain the practices established in. Dr. Black's own personal investi- all the merchants that the Yuct; 1924 relating to the lease of fish- gations in connection with other Chan year would mark the begin-1 ing lots.

scientists in the Yang Shao Tsun ning of the long lucked-for er of Article IV says that upon the district where there has been dis- peace and prosperity. (Applause}

The Chairman then left his sent enforcement of the present Con covered a culture as old as 3,000 vention, the contracting parties B.C., a period during which the and went rond the room to offer

ancestors of shall proceed to concluden Treat plthccoid

homo his greeting the members returning of Commerce and Navigation in sapiens began to make useful use the compliment in typical Chinese conformity with the undermen of their cerebral matter and to Inabion.

Ten was served, the refreshments Bioned principles, and pending the slowly improve their condition completion of such Treaty general owing to force of circumstances. being supplemented by New Year intercourse shall be regulated b The position of man in geologi- cane. such principles, which are as fol- lows: (a) The people of both coun with some excellent charts. The STEAMERS FIRED ON. tries shall in accordance with the Java so-called missing link was laws of the country (1) have mentioned and the wonderful dis- liberty to enter, travel and reside coveries of the Neanderthal man in the territories of the other and of other prehistoric fossil country; and (2) enjoy protection human remains

explained.

en classification was illustrated

were

of their lives and property. (b) The entire lecture was listened to Each party shall in accordanc! with intense interest by a goodly with the laws of the country grant audience.

HOSTILE ACTS BY AOOSUN TROOPS.

Shanghai, January 25.

An American destroyer has been dispatched to the mouth of the Yangtsze to convoy and guard the Americun Express round-the-

the people of the other country At the end of the lecture Mr, world steamer Belgentand during on condition of reciprocity the W. W. Hornell, the Chairman, her stay in Shanglini, ariving right of private ownership and

proposed a hearthy vote of thanks to-morrow, as the result of the liberty to engage in commerce navigation, industries and other to Dr. Black. He said Dr. Black, hostile actions of troops at Weo- peaceful pursuits, (e) It is an as they all knew, was hera in can. sung forts, who have been firing Medical Con- on arriving steamers, The forts derstood that neither party shall nection with the

and three others Bred on the Jardine Matheson apply in discrimination agains! ference. He

સા he could steamer Tuckwo on arriving from The other any measures of prohibi were his guests tim, restriction or impost which assure these person that they had Hankow this morning, then send- may serve to hamper the growth not had an idle time. They were ing a boarding party aboard by which removed three of intercourse, it being the infer. grateful to those participating in faunch, tion of bath parties to place the the Conference for the series of Chinese passengers. commerce. navigation and in popular lectures. What they had were not molested dustry of each country on a fro seen represented bui a fraction of ing of the most favoured nation. their work. It was an inspiration

Article V deals with the ques tion of propaganda. It says that scientific researches in both parties similarly firm their East, especially in

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