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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1927.

A NEW HANKOW AGREEMENT.

(Contimied From Page 1.) thought that if there had not been

such encouragement in the past, a Rettlement might even now have been reached.

I parts if we arrived at an agree-

ment on the whole.

EXTRA TROOPS ASKED FULL

SUNNING PIRACY.

ANOTHER ALLEGED PIRATE IDENTIFIED.

The casc against the two Chinese who are charged in con- Piracy,

Entertainments.

It's Here the Film that nection with the Sunsing. Pitney. Thrilled Broadway for Months!

a man who was carrying a fire- arm. Mr. T. H. King, Director of Criminal Intelligence, asslated by Sub-Inspector Lane, prosecute i

The No. 2 Compradore of the ship said ho saw thrée Chinese pushing Indian guarde back into the guard room, but he saw no arms.

It was necessary for any settle-after their discharge from hos ment that the troops on route to pital, was continued before Mr. R He said the first object of the Shanghai should not come into the E Lindsell this morning, when one prosent Government when taking settlement, as otherwise it could of the men, No. 2, was identified ffice, was to endeavour cordially to not be an agreement at all. The co-operate with the other Powers Government was unable to take Interested in China, especially the the responsibility for the safety Untied Stutes and Japan. The of lives of Britishers at Shanghal efforts had been to secure a meet out of the hands of the men on the ing of the Tariff Conference and

apot, who alone were in a position the completion of the Washington Agreement. We had sometimes to: judge. The Government, was sacrificed our own views of what advised by the Minister in Pek- was, wisest and best in our desire ing, the Consul General at Shang- to secure harmony and a result, hai, the Commander-in-Chief at but the Conference had petered out because there, was no Chinese Shanghai and Mr. Malley that Government with which any longer additional troops were necessary to negotiate.

to enable the forces already in China to afford security to British lives in troublous times..

those

were

At ten o'clock an armed man came to the quarters used by himself and others and asked if the compradore's quarters. After telling the men not to be afraid and that their affects would not be interfered with, he asked whether the ship- was carrying any silver as cargo. After receiving a reply in the negative, he made witness take him to one of three safes, which was found to be open and empty. Witness added he could not identify elther of the two prisoners.

THE WANHAIRN INCIDENT. Sir Austen Chamberlain then

BRITISH RIGHTS RESERVED. reviewed the events in Shanghai, Canton and Hankow and the trade!

The government was "prepared boycott, in similar terms he used to accept an agreement regarding in his Birmingham speech. He said the Concession and to accept the he would not refer to Wanhsten, assurance of the National Govern-

A tallyman, living on board the firstly because that was not an in- ment that it would not counten- Sunning, said that No. 2 prisoner, cident between the British and the ance the use of force, but the Go who was carrying a short firearm, authority of the National Govern-vernment must reserve the right came into the quarters, which he ment, and, secondly, because he was to take necessary measures to pro-occupied with others, and told glad to say that our relations with test British lives, and interests thom they need not be afraid as the authorities at Wanhsien had against mob violence or any form they would not come to any harm. been peaceful and friendly and of violent attack. At the same warned them to stay wher were peaceful and friendly now.

EARNESTLY SEEKING PEACE. Sir Austen traced the Govern ment steps taken before the decision to send troops, beginning

time, the Government never con-

TROOPS TO CONCENTRATE AT

HONGKONG.

they were. He saw the prisoner

on two later occasions when he again visited their quarters and warned them to keep quiet. After the officers had left the bridge, he saw the prisoner lowered from the bridge with a rope round his waist. He could not identify the first prisoner.

templated the use of troops for any other purpose, and would fand only such troops ns. were neces sary for the purpose of protection. The troops would be stationed in in December with the British the Settlement and not be moved Manifesto, which, considering its outside, except for a grave emer- tone and temper, was sent out gency. inappropriately on the day after

When asked whether he had any He pointed out that

questions to ask the witness. th. Christinus.

No. 2 prisoner said he was in the. Sir Miles Lampson, the newly-

If the Hankow agreement were atecrage, and expressed himself në appointed Minister to Peking hud stopped first at the South and opened conversations with Mr. signed, the first troops from In- being unable to explain how he got Eugene Chen and that it was dia, which were already on their on the bridge, but suggested the understood between them that way to Shanghai would be landed witness had wrongly identified either Sir Miles Lampson or Mr. at Shanghai, which, he was advis-him. The first prisoner asked no O'Malley would be sent to Han-ed, was immediately, necessary to questions. kow to resume the conversations, safeguard British lives; but the It was at that stage that the attack further, troops coming from the upon the Settlement at Hankow Mediterranean and from England took place, Sir Austen Chamber-would be concentrated at Hong lain claimed that a review of the long and not proceed to Shanghai, hoped that China would be re-unit- Incidents as a whole was necessary unless they were also required by ed under a central government.

fresh or The Labour amendment was re- in order to bring out the full the emergence of a

jected by 320 votes to 113, and the gravity of the menace to British greater danger.

Replying to an interruption by debate was adjourned.-Reuter. life, and, he showed how patiently

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Sir Aus- und earnestly we had sought peace, notwithstanding the singu ten Chamberlain said that the lar perils and grave provocation.-words he had used had already (Cheers).

life,

A SHARP REJOINDER.

The case was adjourned.

The

STIRRING PERORATION.

London, Feb. 10.- been telegraphed to Mr. O'Malley

The closing words of Sir Austen for communication to Mr. Chen MR. CHEN'S REAL OBJECTION. and they were the Government's Chamberlain, in his speech to the endeavour to satisfy Mr. Chen and House of Commons, were: "I can- "He proceeded to outline the

to remove misapprehensions re-not predict the future. stages in the negotiations with Mr.

uncertain. It is doubly uncertais, Eugene Chen and explained that garding the purpose for which the course of negotiations is always! the negotiations were continued troops were being sent, and to go after January 24, when the move. as far as possible, considering perhaps, where, as in this case, ment of troops, was known to Mr.the warning we had received of they are carried on not confiden- We have acted without world.. Chen. The agreement was ready the dangers to Shanghai, in our tially but in the presence of all the any delay and with all the expedi- for signature on January 30, but paramount duty to protect British

tion that was possible. I hope Mr. Chen's statement to the press that the Nationalists could not

that not only is peace secured, but conclude an

that a new and better understand- agreement while After Sir Austen Chamberlain's ing of British aims and purposes troops were concentrating Shanghai,

on speech, various Labour speakers may be spread among the Chinese WAB published February 1st while some days condemned the despatch of troops, people that they may see that we later, Mr. Chen objected that we Mr. Ramany MacDonald's warning have to purpose hostile, that we were consenting to negotiating on being that "if there was a beaten have no desire to keep them in a the same terms and the same offer army retreating on Shanghal and state of subjection or tutelage or in with Peking. In other words, the streaming into the Settlement, the feriority, and that we shall re British offence was not that they boundary between defence and joice as they develop their institu- would not treat with the Can offence might easily down break" tions so that they may discharge tonese, but would not treat ex-and this brought the sharp questo the full the obligations of every

Chamber- clusively with them and make our- tion from Sir Austen

civilised government to foreigners selves a party to the internal lain: "Are we to stand aside and within their gates, and may relieve

fighting. Later, the allow this rabble of soldiers to faction

us of the privileges,-so-called, which become burdensome and of ob negotiations were resumed and wo over-run the Concession?" had now reached a point at which, as regards the Concession, we were in agreement.

at

THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT. That agreement provided for the Concession to be returned to the British Municipal Council, who would formally hand it over to a Municipal body. modelled on that already existing

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Mr. Oliver Locker-Lampson igations which it ought to be the agreed that the new spirit of na-duty of the Chinese authorities tionality in China and the desire themselves to enforce and protect. to make China independent, was a

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CANADA'S ATTITUDE. pirations, although outside in-

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Ottawa, Feb. 10. THE CUSTOMS PROBLEM.

the Canadian Civilisation is not necessarily

Interesting aldelights on the Speaking in

can perish, and paychlogy of the London school-. Referring to Sir Francis Aglen's House of Commons, the Prime immortal. It in the former German Concession, dismissal, Mr. Locker Lampson Minister, Mr. King, said that at perish, utterly by the dying out of boy were revealed by several lec- turers," speaking under the aua- The now Council would be elected thought that Peking, had made a present it was not intended to send the race that established it.

A gloomy warning that the doora pices of the School Journeys As- by the ratepayers and all funds great mistake. If Sir Francis Ag-any Canadian forces to China, but raised would be spent in the Munilen had collected the surtaxes, the that if the situation changed the of civilisation is certain unlesssociation.

Three Baths o Day.7 cipality. All cheques would be whole of the South would have Government would consult the compulsory check is pat on the

Bir. W. E. P. Betts, who recently countersigned by one of the turned against him, because Can-Parliament. Canada fully sympa reproduction of degenerates, was British Consuls and there would ton did not want to see the taxes thised with China's aspirations given by Professor E. W. Mac-conducted a party of 35 boys from At the and thought that Britain's policy | Bride, at the annual conference of Chelsea on a tour of the Cotswold be a joint Sino-British audit of collected by the North. accounts, and ratepayers would Washington Conference, China un- was going as far as possible to Educational Societies, at Univer have the right to settle the budget dertook not to disturb the admin-meet them-Reuter." and also a veto right.

BRITISH ASSURANCES.

Istration of the Maritime Customi,

and representations were now be

ing made to Peking by the Powers.

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country, said, "If anyone wants information about the providing of bathrooms in working-clase houses, I can provide it.

"Of the 35 boys in my chargo

sity College, London..

"If we go on playing the fool ADVICE TO TROOPS.

by encouraging the growth of the London, Feb. 10.- less thrifty part of the population Inspecting two batteries of ar- and penalising the more enterpris- We should be prepared to assure He hoped there would be a friend- Mr. Chen that the British author-ly settlement and the Customs tillery who are going to China on ing! continued the professor, there were not five who did not were at Cheltenham while, we tics concerned would do their function as hitherto, under Euro- Feb. 12, at Deepcut, Sir Philip "perhaps not in our time, but have at least three baths a day utmost to implement and ensure a peans In the service of the Chin- Chetwode urged them to remember eventualy our civiliantion will. 80 Training College.

"They saw the Cheltenham boys successful agreement under which, ese Government. He believed that that some small loss of temper or under, as many others have done." "If we could transport a large as far as the British were co-jat present we were in complete some trifling deed might incite the cerned, Chinese citizens would harmony with the Powers, and wo mob of Chinese, and that might amount of our city population to rowing on the Aven," he added, enjoy the same rights as the could not run any risk by the off- have an effect undoing the patient the wilder parts of Australia and "but they were not jealous.

negotiations carried on for months. British in the same arcu. These cial recognition of any authorities by the British Government. were the stages of the agreement, In China which would lead to the to it" he said, 'that nothing hap-. but we agreed to these various dis-union of China, because we pens to intorfere with the policy

of our Government."-Reuter

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