Simaq said in twenty words in the House of Commons ten days ago, that the Government wasn't going to-say anything until the Council of the League had expressed itself land he said nothing more.
"This must have infuriated Lord Ponsonby as much as what he had described as "the equivocal, ambifluous and elusive statements" of the Prime Minister. But he kissed the red with good grace and ex. pressed himself as "amply repaid" by Lord Lytton's suggestion that Buddhist writings were either in manuscript or stone carvings.
Of these six sets the only complete one was the last, known under the title of "The Chi Sha Buddhist Tripliaka" Te ras produced under the direction of a Buddhist nun, who also collected, the money ay for it, named Kwong Yuan, of the Yen Shun Temple, at Chisha ity, She began her work in A. D. 1273, the Jast years of the Sung Dynasty and completed it early in the Yuan.
fn, the course of centuries, most of these books have vanished, There fare afew in China and" some Teprints in Japan, But all "told there is nothing like a complete set.
Last year, General ©. La Cho, sent to Shensi as. Famine Relief Commissioner to" Shensi, found in tivo temples. of the capital (the Kai Yoan and Wah Lung) a com: plete set. There is no doubt. about Their authenticity and every. book hears the date at which It was Sir John Simon's brief at Geneva should be the Report itself, Lord Lothian and Viscount, Cecil Put very strongly the point of view of those who feel that the League has, vulgarly speaking, already got one black eye and -are very much afraid it may get another.
Lord Allen" of Hurtwood took somewhat the opposite side. "The troubles which face us in Manchuria to-day are partly due to lack of clarity of policy in the early Stages of the dispute." He urged that without committing themselves in matters of detail, the Government "should not hesitate to state where we stand in regard to into national obligations and the means by which we, intend to implencent these obligations."
'Lord Lytton on rising was greeted Jwith' the subdued murmur' which jig the equivalent of cheers in the Gilded Chamber, His speech, when 1 heard him. at Chatham House, again seemed to bring the possibility of a satisfactory solution within the range of practical polities and spread an atmosphere fof sweet reasonableness in which the fierce partisanship that has made the whole problem so doubly bitter seemed to lose half its sting 7 rity with the Principle of cell
ance. of peace, ive! Fesponsbility "for. the mainten Consistent with' the history "Their objection to Japan's solution, so far as they" did) object to it, was) not 30 much to its object or ast the good intentions of the Japanese: Government, but rather "as to. the ween effected in the Communist situation in Central and South China during the last few months, and military operations have succeeded in driving the Communist forces to a distance from Hankow~ Jand in partially cleaving. the Han valley. Normal conditions have not, however, yet been restored along the Peking-Hankow railway. A statement in regard to the Tecrudascence of the anti-Japanese boycott at Shanghai was made in reply to a question put by my hon, Friend the junior Member for Preston (3fr, Moreing) on Monday last, Mr. Charlton asked the Secretary Jof State for Foreign Affairs if he yet able to say. whether our trade with Manchuria will be free from any restrictions imposed by the present Administration Simon:—His Majesty's Government have so far no grounds for doubting that the "open door" Will be effectively maintained "in Manchuria in accordance with the assurknees given by both the Japanese Government and the Manchurian authori hon, friend make certain that restrictions are imposed at a later date, asx we want something more th by' stages, and if there are grounds for doubting that the pen door" will be" maintained, [that is so far satisfactory.
Mr. Charlton asked the Secretary for Foreign Affairs the of outstanding claims, by British firms against the Manfehukuo Government for goods or bel services supplied thet former Shether British firms have supplied fverning authorities in Nancharin:
all the particulnss required of thems tebether the. Manchukuo Govern: ment are prepared to necept FespOn= sioiticy for these elaiotes andy completed.
There are in all 5600 little books, Jor pamphlets. Cash contains five pages, with six. columns on each and 37 characters in each colin.
The material includes the Sutras, lor scriptures spoken by - Buddha the Vinaya, or rules for the lives of monks and nuns; and the Sastras, fr commentaries on. the scriptures by "Buddhist sages. The whole collection is, thus complete com ium of Buddhist doctrine, Aiseipline and practice.
'Arcommittee has been formed to reproduce this unique work by photography, and the photographing already' begun. An edition of 500 copies is to be published, at Mex $500 the set, Dut. these' are unlikely to be ready for shout three years.
There is a good deal of very just indignation in Manchester. at the piracy by Japanese producers of old and well established labels, tickets," for cotton goods used by Lancashire. The designs partijeularly favoured for piracy show a golden eagle, a girl's head and a all, 1 understand, very throughout the " East. Cotton goods sold by Japanese under these fraudulent imitations have been obtained and are all very cheap copies of the good British cottons.
The labels are so exactly reproduced that no one would, at a lance, tell them from the British.
nly on close examination, can be seen in tiny type the words "Print fed in Japan." Apparently that is enough, however, to save. the pirates from any action being taken inst them in their own country.
These complaints, of course, are anything but new. There was a very strong outery in Shanghai about ten years ago, if I remember rightly. I" recall collection of pirated trademarks, all from two or three but doms. Some were rather clumsy, others. were not exact copies but a0 cleverly differentiated that the ordinary buyer would readily be deceived while the thief could keep on the ght side of the law, others were just barefaced copies.
Perhaps in consequence of the protests made perhaps because the Japanese found sufficient advantage over British competitors in cheap labour and propinquity, complaints of piracy subsequently died down. No doubt the boycott has som thing to do with the revival of this dishonesty.
But what about the Chinese trade There ious reasons why mark law? Could it not be moved?
pected, success in. this case might be ox-accompli each ha Goternmine of each of side of the fvhen" pagent" may' be expected? {The {otal amount joe such claims is 28:40, Sri, The daines which number 70, ware forwarded early in the year by Hix their standpoints" That would the report something to strength Bukden to the: Fengtien, Provigee Outstanding, Commercial Debts. Ade Indication of the impartial attitude!
taken up loner 'Bate and dif ult the Cor Sustment. "Committee. Tt "ie" not Known whether the Committee have hat WAS fol yer finished their' consiernton cot ettled by partisanship. ire claims, "but "ie Majenty's Gommitalners were neither Charge wAtaives at Peking. has
felt thatin the countries they ating, they were pre Lea teen asked to furnish report on the present position, made. many. friend aforeing asked the Secretary ish et the Comm Jot State For Foreign Attire 3 Yo'represent them "all. They were fan now give aay information n8: t0 Pre-League because they thought.
tras the, Leneyo ale, hae. would ite feymation'of defence corps heirs focal Japanese residents in: Shige both countries to become reconciled hain as consequence of the reneW= to. each. other boycott of Japanese goods?
On nothing is Lord Lytton more Sir J. Simons have feccived no urgent than that there shall be no report as to the formation of any more talk of sanctions and the big uch corps stick, which would merely make Mr, Morgan Jones asked the matters" worse. And. while Seereiary of, Stale. for' Forel any final solution demands a change Affairs whether ho can make in. the attitude of Japan, Arrangements. whereby the Lengue equally unattainable without heal of Nationa document known as the ing and reform in the internal state Lytton Report on Manchoria ould China. be made available. to Alembere of Lord Lytton is to address the thie House through the Vote Otiee Foreign Affairs Committee of the Conservative Party next Wedne: Mins Bdens—No, Sir, The Report day. The chair will be taken by League document and it has Earl Winterton, "who is. chairman of the newly-formed China Sub-charge on the tax-payer to. Tupply ever, been regard, at oper Committee. free of charge to Hemiers of flits number of interesting ques-Have iotivtcally documents not tions have been asked in the Com. fseued by His Bajentys Govern= k, dealing with the ments But if the hon, Member sil general condition of China (on this afer. tor'the "anewer given "on as will be seen from the Hapsard Sstober 26'to, my hon. friend the reports appended, Six John Ward-Stember for" Welvernaimpton Ease law-Milne had received. a written (Gites Mander) "he wil "see shat answer, but repeated his question Srrangements are proposed. so that all the House Wonn-asked the. President the answer); the of the Board of Trade whether the Manchuria; Bri Chinese' Government. have. adhered al September all goods shipped from "denton tha as, from The reply on this country to China shall be ace jot the last point does not contain companied by invoices "signed. by much comfort, but the Board of the Chinese 'Consul at the port 'Trade are alive to the burdens of Shipments what, procedure' it to. be the new regulations, which will followed, at what. ports in this continue to be pressed on its notice. country Chinese Constly are station~ As regards claims on the Man-and what effect. te. require:
jovernment, an interesting ents likely to have upon British es: How' will our Government proceed, seeing that it has Tt, Col. Colvile:—The reply to not recognised the new State and the frst part of the question is"in Japan naturally will disclaim the affirmative, but certain coneeee responsibility for its doings?
Sena have beens nade me the The Hansard report of the latest: fatter. Details of these" and questions is as follows:—the procedure to be followed are On October 31 Sir J, Wardlawgiven "in the "Board of trade Milne asked the Secretary of State cumal for August 25 aa October for Foreign Affairs whether he will Nat present there: is amy one Eive the House the latest informa-Chinese Constiar' station, Wy-this ion he has as to the general situafeountry, memely the Consuiat tion in China? [General in London, but 1 unde J." Simon:—News has been received of. hostilities in Szechuan stand that another. e to be, opened she liverpool -and that: the and Shantung. Reports as to the London Consulate-General. propose
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