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MONDAY

MARCH

1925

日五十月二

CAPTAIN'S EYESIGHT.

ALLEGED WRONGFUL

DISMISSAL.

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BRITISH INTERESTS IN CHINA.

HOW THEY SUFFER UNDER MISRULE.

ISPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”I.

A well-known British commentator on Far Eastern subjecta | writes to us under dato of February 27th, from Poking, giving his views on tho Chinese situation to-day. Whilst not endorsing all that ho says, wo glvo his articlo halow, believing that it will be road with general interest.

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OBITUARY

RUSSIAN HISTORY.

RECALLED.

Paris, March 8. The death has occurred of Prince George Lvoff, who woo

ROBBERS CHASÉD.

DETECTIVE WOUNDED.

RUNNING BATTLE WITH POLICE.

ACTION AGAINST CHINA

NAVIGATION CO.

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That the plaintiff failed to pass | mohanical eyesight tost bo-

Shots were exchanged between armed robbers and a party of

cause his eyes were still sufforing pursuing police on Saturday from the effect of drops insorted night, in an affray rouulting from by Dr. Morrison when they were the commission of a robbery at a medically tested, and that though be passed subsequently, when shop at Bay View. As the robbare they were normal, the Company ran up the hillside after collect- rafused to reconsider the question ing a small sura from the shop, wore statements made by counse) in the Supremo Court before the the officors from the local Chiof Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) station came into view. At the this morning when the case was distance firing was of a haphazard commenced in which Capt. Robert Kottlowall is claiming damages charactor, but one robber budsst for wrongful dismissal against struck & Chinose detective in the the China Navigation Company. log, compolling him to give of the chsso.

Consortium, tho Stripped of all his worldly Four Power

the British in China are practically possessions, threatened by radioal elements, the treasures powerloss either to protect thoir- and heirlooms of his family looted own intorosta or to help the from out of his Palaco, Hsuan Chinos

protect theirs. It Tang, ex-Emperor of China, hoad would appear that any good we of the Manchu House, loft Peking achieved by reason of our efforts last night alone and unattonded, with France to open up the coun save by two trusty servants, try to foreign trade have been travelling as an ordinary pas-sacrificed by lattor-day statesman

Mr. F. C. Jonkin with Mr. Elaloy songer on the evening train to in England, not conversant with the situation, and the prosent finds

Profiting from Zeltlyn (instructed by Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton) is for tho plaintiff Tientsin.

darkness, the gang scattered all and Mr. Eldon Pottor, K. C., Howovor bitter foreigners mayus sitting back looking at our do have been during the periods of ploted bank accounts, watching th

ovor the hillsido and evaded appears for the defendants. Crisis 1840-58 and 1900, we at any gradual disruption of the country,

arrest. Not until a lata bour was with no power of redress or rate as a nation have much to

ГОСПИТНО against our debtora.

the search for the gang. amongst regret in scoing the old regime wondering why it le that our

Mr. Jonkin, opaning the case. ruthlessly thrust out from Chius,

the shrubbery abandoned. The

for the plaintiff, said that it was woll knowing that there are no clo Foreign Office officials are bo

wounded man WDB takon to one to which considerable publi- guildod and bamboozled by monts horo to-day capable of any constructive government, and, on Chinose chosen for their suavity smooth-tongued foreign-educated

the Govoramont Civil Hospital. olty was likely to be given and the other hand, thero aro В

la the Police report appearing that therefore montion should be thousand influencos at work, and utility by the uncouth Promior of the first Russian this morning, details were given made that the only suggested

bandite who mingovern

the Provisional Government after the of the armed robbery, which is round for dismissal was that of any plan for a settled government country, and why our country-revolution, in May 1917, and re-stated to have occurred at No. 18 non at large are so innocent as signed the Promiership in July Shaukiwan Road, in the Bay and many of them openly an-! tagonistic to all forms of governo permit the Soveit, aftar bring 1917, being succeeded by M. View district. Just before the

ing Russia and our share of the Kerensky.-Reuter. mont

of an orderly nature, Russian trade to ruin, to work advocating revolution

'red" type as the only means of equal harm and hardship in

China. gatelinin elin country's fortunoe.

detrimental, for the most part, to

of tho

To talk of giving the militarists 1TARY SUPREME.moto railways to misuse, or of permitting China to anforce riso to enablo another half

Speculation and grood were not another tariff unknown in bithar the Yuan or her to recruit

in the later Manchu courts, but million armed coolies-soldiers

THE SECURITY QUESTION.

ANGLO-FRENCH CONVERSATIONS.

THE GROUND FOR.

DISMISSAL.

defective oyesight.

Mr. Potter: I entirely agroo.

Mr Kottlowell.

We haven't a word to say against

Proceeding. Mr. Jonkin said that the plaintiff was 32 years of go and had been the holder of a master's certificate of the Board Mr. of Trade for over six years.

tho

Flees

to Warship at

Swatow.

There is now no doubt that the

shop closed up for the day, five mun entored at hold up those inside with revolvers. Tile wife of the shop-keeper at age to elip through the back door with the intention of giving the alarm, but she was intercopted by one of Kottlewoll obtained bis certificato the robbers and, wounded with a 38 second officer at Glasgow in

Chan's troubles are generally dagger. From the inside of the 1913 and, as his Lordship would shop, however, another female haar, before such certificato would army of General Chan King-ming, attributed to the old causse at no period since the Sung to-day and robbers to-morrow, is

voice was raised in a shout of be issued it was necessary for the whose photograph is given above, aquueza amongst his Generale, Dynasty went down in fire and not a policy likely to aid the

Their pur-applicant to pass the Board of has suffered a very heavy earies who have spent most of the funde rain, have Chinoso politicians Provisional Excutivo to oncom-

Paris, March 8. "Armed robbers !" sunk as low down the moral pass order out of chaca, nor in it

In contrast to the moagro in-pose checked, the gang did not Trade eyesight tost. Everything of reverses at the hands of the allotted to them on wine, women

and scale as now, and nover for five really helpful to sit back and formation vouchsafed to British linger further, but ran out through depended upon the passing of Canton Government forces. He and drugs, while their troops oyosight toat the has been directing the defensive have remained unpaid for many hundred years has the country let things take their courag, as

correspondents last night, the the back door and seattored up maintenance of the standard sat oporations from Swatow for some months, and in some cases have been so racked with civil war, or America soome kean on doing, newspapers appear with copious the hillside.

The Bay View Station was but by the Board of Trade. It was time, but according to nawa now to not even received their proper the peasants to utterly down when the Soviet in busy day and reports of the Hurriot-Chamber- trodden and prostitutad in order night, sparing neither money nor

lain conversations, whence it a short distance away, and all within the power of the Board of hard he wont aboard a warship rations of food.

Besides, many people who have to line the pockets of the military effort to effect the detriment of emerges that socurity, not dis- available officers were dispatched Trade to withdraw the certificato on Wednesday at midnight, in armament, was the chief topic for the pursuit. As stated, there if the standard was not so main proparation for his flight, but his

Istoly complained about the Can- The nativo influencos of foreign interests in the country.

and the crux of the whole problem was firing from both the robbarstained. In 1915, the plaintiff destination is at prosant unknown-ton forces' equoezo and other ovils disunion by themselves are bad

ULTIMATUM NEEDED.

Our Canton correspondent, writ-Bro now suddenly ronombering Is Germany's eastorn frontier. and the police, resulting in the obtained his first officer's "ticket" enough, but when these influences!

was in While Mr. Chamberlain reject-wounding of a Chinese officer. at Cardiff and again sa a necOAN- are aidod and abetted by Euro-

There is groat rejoicing among charge and when stores and Marshal Tuan is doing all thatod the protocol and Anglo-Franco- The gang got away, and up to the ary oorrollary ho passed the eye. Jingunder date of yesterday says tho time when Chan poans, organized and financed by ho possibly can to effect a settie Belgian alliance, M. Herriot time of writing no arrests have sight tost. At Groonock, in 1918, efforts of the Russians to make mout of the warring factions, but agroad to consider a quintuple boon made.

plaintiff obtained his master's the Kuo Ming Tang elements in shops were very often olosed, for China definitely and absolutely when one considers that any compact, as mentioned this morning,

Together with

the wound-certificate and again passed the this city over General Chan King-days and works on and because unft for the subjects

Board of Trado oyesight teat.ming a reversas in the Eastorn of sqerzing and looting by soldiers of mon soldier who can obtain a subject to reservations, the chief ed detective, the woman who "Capitalistic" Powers to live and small following, with sufficiort of which is that tho terms of thol rocoivod a thrust from a dagger. Throughout, bis oyes had satisfied battlefield. The more cautious, of the Hoklo (Chan's) army, so deploring that that the Poon Ti (Cantonese) work in, when there would soomriflos to arın thom, usually

General Lam Fook's troops have population was suffering as much to help the Chinese to help them-yours to rotiro into a foreign built antern frontier must be guaran-ironioved to the Government Civil! PLAINTIFF'S AGREEMENT. had rathor the best of the Govern-jor more then than they have to be no opposing Power willing makes sufficient within the treaty as they affect Gormany's and was wounded in the side, was the Board of Trade requirements, however,

Having obtained his certiflostos, mont forces in the North River boen doing lately. Thore fa selves to combat both the native mansion in a foreign Settlement/tood aqually with those affecting Hospital. It is stated that a sum

of 64 and one hundred copper said Mr. Jonkin in continuance, districts, also that Gonoral Tang- little to obose between various and exterior perils, then we are with a competence ranging from Mr. Chamberlain was unable cash were taken by tho robbers the plaintiff entered the employ Chi-yao'e Yunnances have found bands of troops it would appear. forced to admit that the situation one to one hundred lakhs, it will to reply explicitly, but hoped it from the drawer of the counter of the defendant firm, the original nothing very important to dotain Militarism is still the curse of is serious as it never has been bo noted that the inducement far would be possible to find an ar- prior to their escape from the shop. agreement being dated April 25th, thom in their march on Wuchow. Chins. bofore, and British subjects and outwoighe any that the Chief rangement satisfying the Czechs, rulors alike need to tako Executive can offer. If the four Polos and Germans on this point. stook afresh of, the situation Powura fost concerned, would

M. Herriot appeared ready to horo to doviso, if possible, only show a solid front, prosent a counsel the Polos to take a com- somo moane of protecting urlear cut and conciso ultimatumn trade and commercial interests to Chins and use the garrisons

monsense view of the situation

the western frontior.

which have taken us nearly and naval forces they now have and use his good oflicos to socure

་ to open up the country.

a compromise.

There the matter rosta for the time being. Reuter,

BOXER MONEY.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY

BOEME.

1919, and commencing from the

dato of plaintiff s arrival in

Shanghai. Throughout the agroo

aro

wook

ment the use of the word "officer" praise until he was given notice said: "Mr. Kettlewell is slightly but this can the shortsighted, would mean that he was a man of dismissal just before holding the necessary certificates completion of his first five years. be fully corrected by century to build up, not to speak in Chinese littoral o carry out

and satisfying the standard of During the time, he had been in glasses. I have estimated his of many hundred lives sacrificed the terms of the ultimatum, a

oyesight. Plaintiff was only ro-charge of tho bridge on a great rofraction, but should like to soo quired to produce his certificatos, many of the Company's vessols hira again on Saturday when thon greater amount of good would be

and it was the only basis of and had been acting master of the affect of the drape has worked Wherover one looks in China done the Chinese people than

London, March 8.

the Hulchow, Tean and Paoting out. There is no disease in the compotency required. By the to-day, the military Tuchun.any amount of missionary with his band of armed coolies, endeavour, whilst foreign,

In the interest of securing first paragraph, plaintiff was at various times. On April 16th. oyes and the vision with glasses to- GERMAN GOLD. appears on the horizan, lighting gether with Chinese privato in-

friendly co-operation between employed for three years certain 1924, when Cntof Offloor of the is over bolter than normal with

Kwolchow, he was informed that each eyo." British and Chinose in the fur-and it made provision for termina-that he would be required to take Questioned by His Lordship to obtain possession of good terests, would be protected and

therance of the wolfare of China, tion in three ways. Hither side the command of the Hunan, regarding orosight tonte, Mr. aplum landa or other equally aided.

over four hundred resident gradu- could give three months" notios which at the time was in dry Jonkin said that he had only a good sources of taxation, such as

But whether or no the Four FIRST DAWES PAYMENT.

atod mombora of Oxford Univer-after three years bad boen com dock. He was to bring her faw days ago come into the case. railwaya or other paying pitohas. Powers tako action, Great Britain

Paris, March 8 Under no ordinary circumstances would do woll to reconsidor her

had thoroughly Bity, including the Vice-Chancel-plated, natico could be given if he The Agent General of Repara lor, Prooters, twenty-three heads experianood ill-health necessitat-out and start her off on regular Mr. Zoitlyn

mastered the solontiflo side of the is it now possible for the weak position and the losses which hortions has issued hie statomont of collegos and balls, and thirty-ling his going Home, or if he runs on Monday, April 21st. Central Government to control nationals and horself, aro

His Lord-bip wou'd noto that caso. B or curb the ambitions of those undergoing by reason of the Germany

now covering the first annuity from throo prof ssors and roaders, have contracted lacas of such

Mr. Patter said that he felt that under tho Dawes sont a memorial to the Foreign nature as the Medical Oficer the original period of his agree. unruly soldiers, and no-one working of the Four Power scheme, to February 28th, 1925 knowing the Chinese of to-day Agreement. Our taxpayers.put

Secretary urging the exclusivo considered incurable. By the third mont had long since run out, that plaintiff's case from the scientific The receipts totalled 580 milll-allocation of the Boxer indemnity paragraph, plaintiff was placed no notice had been given on viewpoint should be opened and doubt that Mr. Kettlewell would to Mr. Zaitlyn addressing his of the Marina Superintendant. Plaintiff arrived in Shanghai on have remained in the service of Lordship after Mr. Jenkin bad

the Company. He had advanced concluded, the 4th of July, 1919.

Tho reference to "drops," said Four further documents affect-with great rapidity, his chances

were running high and the pro- Mr. Jonkin, was to 'drops quite ing plaintiff's conditions of om- abilities were that he would properly insorted by Dr. Morrison ployment were put in by Mr. completed his seafaring for the purpose of the test. They Jonkin, rolating to leave, to a

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sarlously believes that any of the up the money to open up this ard gold marks, of which 464, to ed usations) and medical work under a bond to obey the orders althor sido and thero was no added that he had no objection

Tuchung will desist from onrich-country, whilst our people havo milliards aro on Allion account, in China.-Router. ing himself for any abstract put as many pounds into its including 107 milliards to Britain. reason of the country's good. devolopment a othor Powers-Reuter,

BRITAIN POWERLESS. hava Mexican dollars; and no

Government that

the writer

Bound up as we are by the knows of at home has had any operations of the Four Power rights conferred on it to sign Agrooment in the political sense, away the privileges and interests and tied ́hand and foot by the obtained by our forofatkora hero.

LAWN TENNIS.

DAVÍS CUP CHALLENGERS,

NURMI'S LATEST.

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CRITICAL DAYS.

SOVIET COINAGE.

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presont date.

had the effect of impairing the NEW GOLD ISSUE: pension scheme and to the fact career in their employ.

vision for some time after. Dr. that if plaintiff was permanently

A LOCAL TEST.

Morrison mentioned Saturday in THE GENEVA GATHERING.

incapacitated for further sorvloo Moscow, March 8.

Before taking over the corn-This lotter, but aotusily the effect The Soviet nows agency an-through no fault of bis own, ho mand of the Hunan, Capt. Innes did not went off until some later Gonova, March, 8. Mr. Auston Chamberlain has nounces that the Stato Bank has would be untitled to receive instructed plaintiff to

eyonight ex- On Saturday, April 19th, Dr. arrived, accompanied by the Brit instructed the Petrograd mint to mooth's pay, multiplied by the himself for an ish delegation, numbering ton, strike gold coins to the amount of number of years he had been lamination and sent him with a Morrison completed the examina- ohit to Dr. Morrison, ono of the tion and wrote stating that he New York, March 8.

Including naval, military and air sixty million roubles by Oatobar the service of the company,

1st.

A RAPID ADVANCE. medical affloors of the Company, saw no reason why plaintiff Denmark, Canada and Australia) Paava Nurmi ran'a milo in 4 export. have challenged for the Davis Cup. | minutos, 12 seconds, boating M. Venizelos, and the Japanese, It says that during the next The service of the plaintiff He underwent a novaro test, and should not be placed in command France, Czecho-Slovakia and Kahn's world record by one and Uruguayan and other delegates, your the whole gold fund of the continued unbroken, said Mr. at the end was given s dooumant of any vessel, that there was a Japan had previously challengod, two fifth seconds, Reuter's arrived by the same train. State Bank will be coined into Jonkin, and nothing happen- In the form of a letter to the

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