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on MONDAY,

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1928.

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· INWARD MAILS

MR. THOMAS ON THE RAILWAY PACT.

GERMANY'S WILL TO

WAR

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AMBASSADOR ON KAISER'S VOLATILITY. KING EDWARD BLUNT. {$t

Straits

U.B.A Canada, Japan and Shang-

hai Shanghai and Swatow ... Straita

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.September 1.

September

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September 2

September 8..

September 3.

President Taft

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.September 8.

September 3.

Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P address- Ing a Labour demonstration at the 3rd September, 1928, commen-Taunton recently, referred to the

Canada, G.S.A., Japan and Shanghat Empress of Asia Important sidelights on the Manila eing at 11a.m., at No. 5, Chatham railway settlement.

"Already," he said, "I see an at- origins of the Great War are Shanghai and Amoy Road, Kowloon

tempt is being made to belittle and supplied in a new instalment of U.S.A., Honolulu, Japen and Shai.. Prasident Wilson ....

Cries of British diplomatic documents Manila ako... President McKinley

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September September 8. September 10. September 10.

Date and Time, Sat, Septy Sept. 1,

Sat

•Gigy Sat, Sept. 1.2.15 p.m.

President McKinley

Flibu Ham Kaying Hakozaki Mart

4.30 p.m.

Sun., Sept. 2, 9 a.m.. .Sun., Sept. 2, 9 am.

"I say with all solemnity that I perled, of the Morocco crisis and U.S.A.; Honolulu, Japan and Shai.. Frealdent Jefferson never worked harder nor strove har-German intransigence in 1905-8. der under more difficulties than 1It has been given the title of "The Macao did in this settlement, and though Testing of the Entente." It involves a reduction I have nover A pen portrait of the Kaiser by been prouder of a settlement than Sir Frank Lascelles, I am of this one." (Cheers;) Ambassador in Germany at the "A number of people would have time, makes piquant, reading. told them, to stand out. I did not Sir Frank quotes Dryden's famous take that course becauso I did not epigram on Buckingham in this believe that was the right alley. I connexion, and finds the German boldly said on your behalf that the Emperor "wne overything by prosperity and the development and starts and nothing_long.". the future of the railway companies was as much the concern of the humblent platclayer as it was the chairman of the board of directors

The Inte King Edward's mar- ginal notes on British diplomatic correspondence are among other interesting features of the volume. "I said that if a sacrifice le tolla comment at one point on be made, if a contribution is neces sary, then we are not roin" to call Gorman. action is "A case of upon those at the bottom to make bullying, as usual. Finally Sir all the sacrifice and ignore those Edward Grey, faced with the possibility of Franco-German war, at the top of the tree,

A

Swatow

Shanghai,, Japan Canada, U.S.A. G. and S. Ameries and Europe via Victoria B. 'C. and Europe via Siborla

Hydrangan

Mon, Sept. 8, mg 10.30 x.m. Sept. 8, 2.80 p.m.

Mon.,

Parcels President Taft

Registration Lettere

3rd, 5 p.m. Tues., Sept. 4 ..8:45 a.m.

..0.30 am.

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow ... Hai Ning....Tues., Sept., 4, 2 p.m. Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, (Duc Victoria, B.C. September 24.)

East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe vla Marsellies

"For the first time not only in writes just as though the situa railway history, but in the history tion of 1900 were that which of industrial labour an agreement actually met him in 1014. recognising, and setting out in further instalment of the diplo- Manila black and white terms which in-matic documents' dealing with the Amoy clude an all-round sacrifice has been origins of the war was published Swatow and Amoy. reached." (Cheers.)

recently in the third. volume of Java via Batavia "British Documents on the Origins Shanghaf

J

Morocco.

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.Tues. Sopt. 4. K.P.O,

„Registration Letters

Registration Letters

1 p.m.

p.m.

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.1.45 p.m.

2.30 p.m.

(Duo Marsolltes 5th October.) Empren of Asta Sept., 4, 8.30 p.m. Sinklang ..Tues., Sept 4, & .m.

Cromer....Wed, Sept., 5, 10,80 n.ni. Tianroca

Wed, Sept. 8, 2.30 p.m. Yunnan......Wed., Sept. 6, 0 p.m. Hal Ching.....Fri, Sept. 7, 2 p.m. *Corespondance bearing vessel's name only,

Kafaer's Character." -

1

The Alternative.

of the War, 1898-1914," edited by Swatow, Amoy and Foochow ...... Pictures, Carved Lacquer Tables, "The alternative of saying we G. P. Gooch and H. Temperley, Chairs and Cupboard, Embroi-refuse a reduction meant that we with the title of "The Testing strongly my resentment. at his counteract the Entente Cordiale-

the Entente, 1904-1906" | personal discourtesy.

the landing of the Kaiser at deries, Blackwood Joss Table, should have had to have tested our of Blackwood Folding Screen with position by a withdrawal of labour. (Stationery Omce, 10s. 6d. net). "Had I been called upon some Tangler and the long-drawn-out Porcelain Inlaid, etc., etc.

I should have been unworthy of be Several important papers are years ago to express an opinion negotiations of the Algeciras Con- ing your loader if I had not said given publication fer the first of the Emperor's character It ference. Fresh light is thrown On View from Monday, the 3rd it was a thousand times better to time, and the period covered would probably have coincided upon many aspects of this diplo September, 1928.

have a settlement such as has been includes those difficulties which with that which I believe to be matic struggle. arranged, than to have had the arose immediately after the estab-gonorally held in England,

Belgian Neutrality, ... brute force which would have re-lishment of the Entente Cordiale,

Even more notable, however, Are sulted from a dispute involving the especially In connexion with "I should have described him as the papers of Colonel Barnardis- withdrawal of work:

A man possessed of great know-iton, who WAS appointed in "I have every confidence that next Probably the most striking ledge and ability and endowed January, 1900, to confer with tho Wednesday week, in spite of abuse, feature of this volume will be held with remarkable personal charm, Bolgian military authorities in I shall hear the action of your execu-to be the admirable pen portrait but impulsive, rash, with an undue order that provisional prepara tive and myself endorsed by your of the Emperor William II,, drawn sensitiveness as to the recognitions might be made in caso it governing body absolutely and al-

by Sir Frank Lascelles, who, as tion of the position which he con-were necessary for Great Britain most unanimously."

Referring to a speech made at Lord Lansdowne once said, "en- siders the German Empire ought to intervene in defence of Belgian

joyed so special a position in the to occupy in the world and a per-neutrality. by Mr. Churchill,

sonal desire to be considered na It is quite clear that these con- Taunton

Thomas Mr.

Baid that the confidence of the Emperor.""

The British Ambassador in Ber-the most important personage inversations dealt only with "the Chancellor was almost the greatest comedian of modern times. Peo-n, writing in 1907, emphasises Europe. A man, in fact, to whom contingency of Belgium being ple often paid large sums of money the Kaiser's "various and some Dryden's description of Bucking-attacked" and the main plan of ham might not be inaptly applied: campaign was the landing of "The Emperor certainly to see quick change artists at the times contradictory qualities."

in the French "A man so various that he 105,000 men music halls, but certainly in the poll-

seemed to be

Channel harbours, with a view to tical arena no one could stand a possesses great and varied know

Not one, but all mankind's conveying them to Belgium and chance against Mr. Churchill in lodge, and is very quick in grasp-

establishing & epitome;

base at Antwerp ing the meaning of what is said such a role. (Laughter.)

"Winston is not really welcome in to him, but this quickness la not Fixed in opinion, ever in the when the command of the sea was assured. The Belgians were con- wrong, the Tory Party," said Mr. Thomas. an unmixed advantage, as it not "They admit his brains because he funfrequently causes his Majesty

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Measurements

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feet feet teen feet

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PRESENTS

were.

Was everything by starts, and fident that the Lelge. and Namur

nothing long." -

garrisona could hold out for a dred hard-crusted Tories who are giving sufficient consideration to Further acquaintance with the month, and it is curious to see that saying privately that they would all the conditions of the case. It Emperor led to a modification of the military authorities have liked to strangle Winston be has been pointed out to me that this impression, though the first already much occupied as to how muzzle newspaper fore he made his speech last Tues-when a question is submitted to opinion appears to have been they should day."

his Majesty he is apt to at once right. In spite of the Kalsar's correspondents in the event of express an opinion, and when the habit of twirling his moustache hostilities.

Significant sidelights are thrown same question is again submitted and rattling his sabre, writes Sir from a different point of view, he Frank, which he may think a be- on the characters of many of the very probably may pronounce aftting attitude for the ruler of a principal actors in the world very different opinion."

mighty Empire, it is possible that drama, We see M. Delcasse, who After referring to the well-he is really animated by most "will never go near the Chamber... known impulsiveness

If he can help it; and as the Minis- the pacifc sentiments, Emperor's character and the "It would seem that this is the try for Foreign Affairs is only a exaggeration in which he is in the estimate which the Empress has stone's throw from the Palais habit of Indulging in conversation, formed of his own character, as Bourbon, is quite content to con-. Sir Frank insists on the great dif-in a recent conversation with fine his attendance.to those urgent ficulty of giving an accurate Prince Radolin he said he was at occasions when his presence. can account of any conversation with a loss to understand how, with his be demanded by telephone."

M. Delcasse's aloofness from the Emperor owing partly "to his well-known peaceful intentions, he fondness for indulging in jokes, which sometimes may be taken seriously by those who fail to seo them."

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COMING TO THE

British."Noodles,"

of

On one occasion the Kaiser received a communication from the British Government with the remark: "The noodles seem to Inve

had come to be looked upon as a politics and politiciana was the disturbing element-an instance, keynote of his career,

The French Government con- perhaps, of that inconscience" which M. Herbette considered a tinually Pkged the British characteristic of the German Government to give a definito nation, and concluded with the assurance that they would support almost pathetic sentence, 'Ich bin France with armed assistance in doch kein boser Mensch," the event of hostilities arising King Edward's Notes. over the Moroccan question, but Incidentally, an interesting por-even in the blackest days of the a lucld interval." The Ambassador inquired if he was to trait of the personality of King Algeciras Conference no definite

"If There is War." transmit this message to the Edward VII, emerges from the assurance was given.

Sir Edward Gray, who was then British Government; the Kaiser, casual notes and minutes which however, explained that the diplo. he appended to various documents. matic interpretation of his remark Thus, Prince Bulow told the Foreign Secretary, summed up the was that he had received the com- British Ambassador that shortly position in the following words: munication in question with great before M. Deicasse's fall England "If there is war between France had made an offer to France to and Germany it will be very dit- interest and great satisfaction.

There was some reason, it is enter with her into an offensive ficult for us to keep out of it. added, to believe that the Kaiser and defensive alliance against The Entente and still more the understood the words "King of Germany, King Edward remark-constant and emphatic demonstra Prussia by the Grace of God" in in the margin, 'How badly in- tions of affection. the literal sense, and regarded formed he is. Elsewhere he ed in France a belief that wo our naval himself as placed in a very special describes the rumour as "nearly should support her in war,

last report from manner. under the direct proteca absurd as it is false,"

On another occasion the German attache at Toulon said that all the tion of the Almighty. This bellef

to the French officers took this for grant- Government objected, in the sacredness of his position nomination of a certain Spanish ed If the war was between France Induced him to surround himself with an amount of pomp which diplomat as the Spanish represen- and Germany about Morocco. If tative at the Algeciras Conference this expectation is disappointed verged on the theatrical, and may, because he was on too intimate the French will never forgive us. have accounted for the extra-

"There would also, I think, be ordinarily rigid severity with terms with M. Deicassé. "A case

that we had behaved meanly and which he gave audience on im of bullying, as usual," writes Kinga general feeling in every country

Edward.. portant occasions..

In January, 1900, Mr. Reginald eft Franco in the lurch. The The Germans and the German

United States would despise us, at Tower, British Minister

Russia' would not think it worth! Emperor, it is pointed out, were, the most sensitive people in the Munich, sent in an important re-while to make a friendly arrange- world, and at the same time it. port concerning the way in which ment with us about Asia, Japan. would never enter into their heads the Imperialistic Idea was being would prepare to roinsure herself that they could by any possibility fostered throughout South Ger elsewhere; we should be left with be offensive themselves, although many, in reality they very often werc.

He outlines very clearly

have 'creat-

The

the campaign which was to end out the power of making a friend, In conversation the Kaiser could in the catastrophe of 1914, and the and Germany would take some be extremely cordial and amiable, report was carefully studied by pleasure after what has passed but sometimes, says Sir Frank the King, who wrote the followin exploiting the whole situation "On the other hand, the prospect Lascelles, "when his temper hasing comment: "A most interest to our disadvantage

and

written ing

carefully been somewhat ruffled, a conversa- tion with his Majesty has been despatch. It is not pleasant of a European war and of our being involved in it is horrible." The situation described as pos Much has been written concern- THURSDAY TO SATURDAY NEXT ||far from an agreeable experience, reading!"

and on one occasion I felt it in- cumbent upon me as his Majesty's Ing that bullying diplomacy which sible in 1006 actually came into Ambassador to express somewhat inspired the German efforts to existence in August 1914,

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