RUMANIA AND ITS PEOPLE.
Remania was in the second cen tury AD. a Roman colony, "Dacia," and as the Rumanians speak a "naturally look upon themselves as language closely akin to Latin they descendants of the ancient Romans As to early history, it will suffice to say that Rumania became subject to
the Turks in the fifteenth century and remained an Ottoman province. for several bundred years.
Rumanians succeeded in throwing off
the Turkish yoke, the population was
cousins,
many of them
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AFFAIR.
FOREIGNERS ATTACKED..
In continuation of the message respondent received a few days ago, from the China Mail's Shanghai cor- the following is taken from the Shanghai Times of June 5.
Last Sunday afternoon, Mr. D. Lewis, F.CS., of Messrs. O'Brien Twigg and Co., accompanied by his two sons, "Mr. Mudes (a French
Woosung" for an cuting
THE CHINA MAIL.
CHARTERED-BANK OF THE SHANGHAI-NANKING THE CHINA SOCIETY.
INDIA.
RAILWAY.
RETIREMENT OF MR. WHITE- BRAD
manager in London
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GOVERNMENTE. OBSTRUCITYE
ICTION:
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AFTERNOON RECEPTION AND
DANCE.
The China-Society-held-#-Recep
Mr. Thomas Henderson White- The special correspondent of The ion at the De Vere Hotel, Kensing head, senior manager of the Charter Times, writing from Shanghai, tells on the afternoon of April 29. His Excellency the Chinese Ministor, ed Bank of India, Australia arda sorry tale of the manipulation of the President of the Society, and Madame China, retired on Apr 30 in the in- above-named railway. The story is terests of promotion of others after as follows, and all who know anything a received the guests, amongst whom some 46 years' service. He joined of the way the time has been handled were Sir John Jordan, who has re- cently retired from the post of British the bank in 1873, and after serving can confirm the accou→→→→→→
Minister at Peking, and Lady Jordan, On Feb. 13 i contraer for rolling His Excellency Viscount Chinda, the continuously in India, the Far East and the USA, became jorat stock to the value of £420,000 wanese Ambassador, and Viscountess 1902. signed, and the contract was given Chinda, His Excellency Tai, the During his service abroad he was a British Errn. That rolling stock is Chinese Minister to Spain, and as manager of the ostensibly for the Shanghai-Hang Madame Tai, and His Excellency branch at Hongkong, where he chow-Ningpo Railway, but is required Tang. Lady Addis and party. Sir was for twelve years amem to relieve the congestion on the Shang Edwant Denison-Ross, C.1.E., and ber of the Legislative Council, and hai-Nanking Railway. As the con- for some time
also a member tract relerted to above is typical of C.M.G.. Lady Hillier, and Sir Joha Lady Ross Sir J. McLeary-Brown, of the Executive Council. In addition the many breaches of faith combined Tilley. Dancing was indulged in, and to the management of the Hongkong by the Chinese Government in its branch, he was, in 1893, appointed agreements for loans to develop rail Superintendent of the branches in ways, mining enterprises, and other China, Japan, the Philippine Islands, industrial schemes, the circumstances and the Straits Settlements. On leav
best know!
at intervals between the dances Miss
Dorothy Ewers, daughter of the late Mr. Creasy. Ewens, of Hongkong,
ing the colony in 1902 he was given surrounding this contract are worthy gave some violin solos, which were a public banquet in the City Hall, and the careful study of British investorsuch appreciated: Miss Ewens is, we Numerous specific believe, taking up violin playing as a was the recipient of addresses and and financiers. scrolls and a statuette of Confucius instances of this bed faith can be profession. Lady Denison Ross kind- the names already mentioned, the by the Chinese, in recognition of his cited, as, for since, the original accompanied her. In addition to Shansi concessions; the Kaiping con- public services...
following guests attended:--
Dowager Lady Head, Lady Cam- cessions; the Faoching and Chekiang Railways, etc. "In every instance the Chinese Government, after emering, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Townsend, Mrs. Forrest, Mr. G. Stewart, M.P., into agreements, disappointed the coo- it is now likely to do in the case of Mr. and Mrs. Paul, H. King and party, cessionaires, and that is exactly what and Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Crawford,
the Shanghai-Nanking Railway J. Abbott and Miss Phyllis Abbott,
In the case of the Shanghai-Nan- king Railway; trouble began before Mr. A. G. Wood, Mrs. Water and the first sod was turned, because it Meade, Mr. James Orange, Mr. Alick was clearly intimated to the officials Maclean, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. C.
It may be of interest to note that when Mr. Whitehead joined the Chartered Bank in 1873 its capital was £500,000, and the dividend paid fare, no provident fund, and no pen- 5 per cent.: there was no reserve
slon fund. The prosperity of the Bank from the 'seventies until he
elected to retire in 1904, was mainly due to the untiring energy and marked ability of Mr. John Howard
Mrs, and Miss Parker Ness, Mr. F.
Miss C. Waker, Mr. and Mrs. W
successors a rich inheritance a bank efficiently and honestly, and that the O'Brien Butler and Miss Catherine -serve fund of £75,000, both liquid, insist upon the terms of the agree-
the bank's baience-sheet shows a
a
In the last century, when the citizen) and several ladies went to Gwyther, who handed down to his that it was intended to build a railway iones: Mrs. Milles, Mr. and Mrs. P.) According to the version of the / with a capital of £800,000 and are concessionaries were determined to Butler, Mrs. Watson, Mr. D. A. G. divided into two classes, the land-story we have heard, Mr. Lewis was while the dividend has been raisedment being carried out fully Verv Bell, Miss R. Powell, Mrs. C.. B. owners and the peasantry. The first struck by cre of the Chinese soldiers to 11 per cent. per annum, free of early in its career the railway could Hill, Mrs. Crigan, Capt. Westergard, formed the aristocracy of the coun- belonging to the Woosung Forts try, the "Beyars." They formed the garrison, and Mr. Mudes received income tax. At the present time have paid its way, but this did not suit Mr. and Mrs. D'fanger, Lady Hart, the Chinese Government. After the Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Angiet, Mrs. Bruce Robertson, Mr. G. B. Dodwell, educated and aristocratic part of the rough treatment at the hands of paid-up capital of £2,000,000, anderest on the bonds is paid, the net Dr. and Mrs. Reid, Mr. R. Dipple, population, bus like their Russiar several soldiers, who assaulted him reserve fund of £3,000,000, while
were with sticks Fortunately, the ladies dividend and bonus equal 203 per profit remaining is divided as to four-
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Hillier, Mr." and domiciled abroad, chiefly in Paris, were not molested, though they pass cent. per annum, free of income tax filths to the Chinese Government and Major Percival Yetts, Mr. A. Diosy, and left the management of their ed through an anxious time when the There is also in existence, for theas to one-th to the bondholders.
or assault was taking place.
benefit of the staff at home and Rather than allow the bordholders to Mrs. Harold Hillier, Mr. H. C. Sand- the The party, it would appear, with bread, a provident fund, established get that profit, the Chinese Govern ford, Mr. H. F. Brady, M. Wamey, Mrs. H., H. Joseph, Mr. H. E. R. from Mr. Lewis in the lead had gone in 1906, as well as a pension fund of ment has preferred to go without its / Mr. and Mrs. Byron Brenan, Mr. and serfdom towards the middle of the towards the Wcosung Forts, and a later date, and both funds are vest | own share, and, what is more, pre-Hanter, Mr. E. Probst, Mr. and Mrs.)
tha; the railway should be last century, and at that time about when about 200 yards from the forts, ed in and administered by trustees. In ferred half of the land was bought by the a Chinese soldier accested Mr. Lewis 1873 the liabilities and the assets of worked at a loss, making up the de- Blackwell, Mr. M. W. Slade. Miss State, from the Boyars, and divided What passed between the two is at
ficiency on among the Tarans. This land reform known, but it would seem that Mr
sources. proved to be a most excellent measure Lewis was struck across the face, the soldier's companions and the great prosperity of agriculture while
25- was partly due to this liberal policy, attacked Mr. Mudes. The
signal I But further reforms soon became sault seemed
estates tėpants.
their to
The
agents
peasants, **Tarari" were freed
to be
bam
the bark were £6,291,000, and at Dec. 31, 1919, they were upwards of £68,000,000.
That his forty-six years of service in the bank have not impaired Mr. Whitehead's physical vigour in his
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After a long struggle these way.
S. and Miss Susan Slade, Mrs. Crowe, the bonds from other
Mrs. Amoy Lay, Mr. Wright, Mrs. T. Every obstacle was put in the way of the successful working of - Stabb, Mrs. Hilde Beauclerk, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Dickinson and Misses the railway, Special taxes were levied on goods carried by the rail-Dickinson, Mr. Boisragon, Mrs. T. F. Hughes and Miss Yvonne Hughes, Mrs. and Miss Greig, Mrs. Amold urgent; the unrest and the troubles for some fiity other soldiers rushing | 70th year is evidenced by the fact taxes were removed, only to be re-aplin, Mr. and Mrs. and Miss Jadd, of 1906 brought matters to a crisis, up and attacking Mr. Lewis and Mr that he has arranged to go with placed by others. At one time it was and further laws were passed for the Mudes with their rifles, sticks, friends on a big game shooting ex- estimated that there were lying at Miss Head, Mrs. Yarrow, Miss Agien, improvement of the peasants' con- boos or stones.
Mr. Lewis received blows on the autumn of this year.
pedition to British East Africa in the Pukow or Narking some 200,000 Mrs. Gordon Williams, Mr. A. H.
In wishing tons of goods, transportation of which dition..
A very important sidefficient bead and on the eye. His hand was him that he may long enjoy the could not be effected because of the McLean, "Mr. and Miss Murray, Mr.
badly bruised. Mr. Mudes, we are leisure that he has amply earned, we middle class has grown up in informed, received a nasty cut on the may perhaps note in conclusion that shortage of rolling stock, which the Charton Thorne, Dr. Roy Thorne, Rumania during the last fifty years,
Mr. Whitehead was the first president and this middle class has sprung into The party immediately returned to of the British Overseas Banks As prominence, not only in the realm of Shanghai, and on Monday morning sociation, and is a vice-president of technical knowledge and science, bat Mr. Lewis lodged a complaint at the is filing the various posts of Govern British Consulate General here, while the Institute of Bankers and a mem- ment offices. It now forms the main Mr. Mudes took similar action at the ber of the Middle Temple. part of the urban population. It French Consulate General bas developed a great aptitude for
head.
We understand that both Mr.
political life, and it is interesting to Lewis and Mr. Mudes, besides lodg find that a great many of the importing a complaint, have filed claims ant politicians of Rumania were. L-for-damages.
are, barristers, and that the call to the
bar is very often the first step for a great political career.
GREEK IMMIGRATION.
Many Greek names are to be found in Rumanian business circles, and
this is to be explained by the fact that a large immigration of Greeks took place in former years. People
LAND SALE.
GOOD PRICE OBTAINEO.
Messrs. Lammert Bros, auctione
THE FREIGHT RATES INCREASE.
THE NET PROFIT-SHARING
CERTIFICATES.
McLean, Lan McLean, and Miss.
of all.
The success
were
Government refused to allow the rail. Major C. A. Mclennan, Dr. Duncan J. Kent, Mr. and Mrs. de B. Layard, way to purchase out of funds it has and Miss Layard, Mr. and Mrs. Harry available. The Shanghai-Nanking Railway has had lying in London Hyman, Miss M. Painter, and Mr. some £300,000, available for the A. S. Baynes. Many of the members purchase of rolling stock, but the brought each their own party, bringing Government refused to allow this the total of. guests to nearly two hun-
dred. Instead it has money to be used.
The reception proved to be a most delayed matters until prices have greatly increased, and has now placed cujoyable function, and the work of a contract to the value of £420,000. the committee of the Society on their An increase in the freight rates if this roling stock were purchased behall was cordially appreciated by from Europe to the Far East by 25 for the account of the Shanghai-Nan- the members present. per cent, has now been agreed upon King Railway, this line could use it of the afternoon was likewise greatly by the British and Japanese shipping to the profit of its own earnings, but contributed to by the arrangements companies, to take effect as from May 1. At increase in rates has been it is being purchased for the Shanghai made at the De Vere Hotel for the under consideration since the beginn-Hangchow-Ningpo Railway which is comfort of the guests. The manager- her efforts to essure” that everything ing of the year, and it was definitely being worked joindy with the Shang, Mrs. Rose, was indefatigable in proposed that rates should be advan hai-Nanking Railway, and that rolling that was possible should be done, and of Hellenic origin are to be found in ers obtained a cod price on the sale ced as from April 1 By that date, stock will be leased to the latter on the result was the entire satisfaction every class of the population, with of the Kai Garden, British New however, an increase in the rates by such terms as will prevent its benefit the exception of the peasantry, and Territory, to Mr. Ng Wah for $4,700 the mail ships of the Nippon Yusen ing financially by its use. even some of the Boyar families yesterday. The property comprises a Kaisha had not been approved by the During number of well cultivated flower and Teist insho Japanese Board of Trade. claim Greek ancestry.
vegetable gardens, and a pavilion. This approval has now been notified. In certain circumstances the Gov- Hangchow-Mingpo. Railway the period of Turkish
with residential accommodations The Japanese Government has always eranent can redeem the net profit- merged into one undertaking, the Chi- many prominent Greek noblemen
a policy of low sharing certificates by paying out to nese Government would begin to became Government officials and attached. The area of the parcel of favoured some of the so-called "princes," the land is about 21.000 square feet freights on imports into Japan, the holders certain sums. At the pre-receive substantial dividends within
The land is situated in District No. and its approval of the present sen: high rate of exchange those profit three years. rulers of the two Danubian princi 4, the back of the property abutting advance is regarded as showing that sharing certificates could be redeemed. This is a typical case, and calls, the palities, Wallachia and Moldavia,
on the New Road, just beyond Sam they consider higher rates are now for something like £600,000, or, say, attention of the would-be British in appointed by the Sultan, were
Increased a quarter of the amount that would vestors in Chinese railway, mining, Phanariots" that is; members of Shuipo. It is located near the bay considered. reasonable.
known to the Chinese as Hungry Bay, working costs, specially of coal, for have been required ar pre-war rates. or industrial undertakings to the ex- those Greek families who had recon ciled themselves with Oteman rule the reason for the name being that a which prices are now quoted in Lo-Rather than hand over that sum 10 treme necessity of not only carehilly and bad obtained promction from man crossing it would become very don ranging from 106s, a ton for the foreigner and thus enable the scrutinising the terms of any agree the Turks. The splendid position to hungry before reaching the other North-country coal to 115s for South Government to secure the whole of ments, but to satisfy themselves that Wales descriptions, are stated to the profits after the payment of inadequate safeguards are provided account for the advance. The in-
on the bonds, the Chinese against any breaches of the agree crease in rates affects shipments to the Straits Settlements, China and Government prefers to allow the railments on the part of the Chinese
Above all, it is ab grants settled in the country for Wallachs. Although much mixed Japan, tre Philippines, Siam and Java way to work either at a loss or a Government.
with Greek elements, these im- The lines trading with the Far East cam just enough to pay the bond in-solutely necessary that every agree. concession expires ment provides for such a measure of good. Some became very
Competent financial and administrative control as landowners and even Boyars, while migrants are looked upon by the claim that, in view of the general terest until the
Rumanians as their co-pationals. level of freights, their rätes have been about 35 years hence. those of the immigrants who were
Practically, the whole of the on a very moderate basis. Rates to and impartial observers are of opinion will prevent diversion of the earnings traders found themselves in an advan Rumanians are
fellowers of the the Mediterranean are only a little that, if the Shanghai-Nanking Rail- of the undertaking, or that other great tageous position, owing to the fact orthodox Church. It must not be for less than for three times the distance way track were duplicated and suffi- and ever-present evil in China-the that their only competitors the Jews,
cient rolling stock provided, and if burdening of the earnings of the did not enjoy equal privileges and gotten that this Church looks upon to the Far East.
Constantinople as the birthplace of
the Shanghai-Nanking and Shanghai undertaking with the salaries of fav- ourites and relations of officials. Given those safeguards, British capi-
rule
which these men attained attracted side, so large is its extent.
.a large number of other Greeks.
who care as officials, merchants and traders, "and many of these immi-
rights.
big
MACEDONIAN IMMIGRANTS. Another somewhat smail immigra tion took place from that part of Macedónia inhabited by the Kutze
its creed, and a very close correction has been maintained with the beads of the Greek Church there. Greek priests and teachers streamed in, and, to show how far Greek influence penetrated the country, it may be said that particularly in former years, most well educated Rumanians were perfect masters of the Hellenic
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