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CHINA.
ĮViews of a Local Taipan.]
FOR BOY SCOUTS.
NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE
CHINA TRADE.
FRIJAY, JULY 15, 1921.
REPORT FOR WUCHOW.
ADVERSE FACTORS.
though 2 great
goods businesa. And on the good side it is to be stated that the second rice crop was a good ore and rice plentiful and cheap; that the sugar. The foregoing words were delivered, IS BIG BUSINESS POSSIBLE?
*** THE SILVER WOLF,"
crop was a fair ons; that it may be without palice permission, in the
[safely prophesied that manganese hrasing of one of our reporters, from
The Boy Scouts association of aa inverted tub, by a stranger gentle-
ore will be exported in considerable Hongkong has given birth to at
quantities during the coming year; maz. apparently in celebration of
official organ which has been christen-- The annual trade report and re-that cotton-growing is being develop La Bastille Dar. Can it be that the Australia from a trade point of ed The Silver Wolf." It has blue turns for Wuchow during 1920 is as ed in the province,- seeds of the often-threatened Bolshevik agent has view has just discovered China. covers nicely decorated in
front follows
American cotton -plant from the arrived at last, and that Statue Square Business of course has been carried on with a silhouette of a Boy Scout canset but be struck by the live been purchased; that the tannery I. Local-A new comer to Wachew Nantung farms in Klangsu having. is to become like unto Hyde Park at between the two countries for year, and strings of fleur delix and the lines" of the port; a steamer from at Wuchow, referred to in the the Marble Arch end? We trust but only within the last few months contents include a couple of photo Hongkong er Canton always seams previous year's report, not. Though we sympathise to some a special endeavour has been made on graphs--one of the Hon. Mr. F. H. to be arriving at or leaving the port, not yet, perhaps extent with such sentiments as were the part of Australian concerns to Holyoak and another of some cicadas. or a motor boat coming from or leave success, has been exporting leather uttered yesterday about Liberty, secure a firm hold on the Chinese There is also an effective little black ing for Nanning or Liuchow or places to Hongkong and Shanghai as well Equality, and Fraternity, we do not market.
and white sketch depicting Hongkong short of these." And yet, that trade 19 to upriver places; and that a com- let them enervate us. We repeat! A new appointment has recently and its surroundings as "a Scout's is carried on and flourishes with so pany for the manufacture of glass is with the poet, Leave us still our been made. that of Commonwealth Paradise. The letterpress, which is many difficulties to contend against being started at Wuchow. The river old nobility," and to that, of course Trade Commissioner for China. Mr. headed by a foreword from the causes surprise and speaks well for conditions, too, during the year were we add, leave our old nobility their E. S. Little who has spent the greater Commisioner's pen, includes its vigour and demonstrates that the not very unfavourable. The Customs Repulse Bay with its rural charm part of bis life in Chins. intends to smiety of interesting information trade which rests on the solid foun-station at Dosing Bar (Suntan), which asmirched and its culture not make his headquarters in Shanghai, about the boy scout movement in dation of supplying real needs will is required when steamers cannot vulgarized.
and will devote his time to the Hongkong and Miss Rachel Irving addition to the constant adverse on December 31, 1919 and with- During 1920, in cross this sandbank, was established promotion of Australian trade in has an article about the girl guides. factors of piracy and, in the upper drawn from March 17, the lowest terests in China. The Gorerument The Silver Wolf should provide our river, of difficulty of navigation, water of the year being recorded us is behind the movement and is ea budding Baden Powells with some which will be further referred to ander 1 inch below zero on bruary 11, couraging Australian merchants to useful reading.
"3. Shipping," there was experienced 12, and 13 while in the last quarter turn their faces towards the East.i
one particular bandiesp to trade of the year the station was not re-. which, it can only be hoped, will inquired at all; and as the cost to the future years not be so much heard Wuchow trade of Ughtering at Dosing. of, viz. political unrest and Inter and towing up to Wochow is estimat- provincial strife. This bad effected at $7,000 a month, every day saved throughout the year; in the early from this necessity is an appreciable months of the year the commandeer benefit. With reference to the re- ing of junks for the movement of mark in the previous year's report as troops specially restricted the junk to the depth on the bar being then A charge of having allowed one traffic; in the June quarter the fight- more than 5 to 6 feet with zero at of their steamers, the "Kumsang.
ing near Canton between Kwangtung Wuchow, it is to be stated that this Judging from the letters now "being to be used for the transportation of and Yunnan troops, which went on must have been a temperary improve received by business firms in Hong illicit opium was contained in a sum- for about a month and which ended ment only, as on the 25th December kong, Australians apparently have mons against the Indo-China Steam in the defeat of the Yunnan soldiers, 1920 soundings taken on the bar been bitherto unconscious of the Navigation Company read before acted adversely; while in the third showed that zero would have given Subject to a small reserve, two possibilities for trade offered by China, Magistrate Omme at the City Police quarter the rivalry between Kwang 5 feet 8 inches. As regards the high- pointer bitch pups seven weeks old, but they are now anxious to make up Court this morning. will be sold by public auction by for lost time. Indeed indications are
tung and Kwangsi. came to a water season, there was no serious
and had serious
con "food," the highest reading being 62 Messrs. Hughes and Hough to
head
MOITOW.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Two imported cases of enteric fever, both British, were reported, yesterday.
The former Deutsche Bank in
Very recently the Premier of New South Wales passed through Hong- kong. and according to
advices
OPIUM CHARGE.
received from Australia, something] INDO-CHINA CO. SUMMONED. Shanghai is shortly to be reopened as in the nature of a publicity campaign
a Sino-German organization..
If you wish to add your name to the petition for constitutional reform, an advertisement in this issue will tell you where a copy may be signed.
The wreck of the ill-fated steamer ["Hoog Moh" as she now lies off Swa tow will be sold by public auction by Messrs. Hughes and Hough at 230 p.m. on July 22.
A cabaret dicrer. dance is advertised for the Repulse Bay Hotel tomorrow evening. when Miss Marjorie Russell and Mr. W. E. Frost) will present the latest Ballroom and speciality dances.
To-morrow morning Messrs. Lammert Bros, will sell by public auction thirty cases Duc de Man tebello Champagne, also a dictaphone, three dictagraphs, two shaving ma- chines, a quantity of cigarettes and chocolates.
death of Mr. W. T. Thornton at the News has been received of the
Tongshan Hospital, one of the old China hands. He had been in the employ of the K.M.A. For many years, joining the Company in the year 1902. He was over 60 years of age.
been confirmed.
A Feking paper slates that the
bankrotes io
has been carried on by the Govern- rent and China has been boosted very considerably as a land of great possibilities.
HEARING ADJOURNED.
not be denied.
The opium. alleged to have been not lacking that China has been adver-eeized in the chain locker of the sequences. Troops were continually feet 1 inch on the 27th June. The tised as a kind of El Dorado with steamer by revenue officers sometime past Wachow to Kwangtung, and, of the Maritime Customs totalled in movement from up river net value of trade under the control fortunes for those who get in first. ago, consisted of 88 lbs. of the drug owing to the uncertain prospect, more than 19 milion Haikwan taels
The Trade Magazines in the Anti- CEW.
merchants in Kweilin, Lluchow, and and passes the 1919 value by over 1 Nanning telegraphed to Wuchow and million taels.
podes also are publishing special Magistrate Omne said that he had China nambers with glowing articles received a letter from Mr. Webster, Hongkong to stop shipment of cargo 2. Revenue. The total collection on trade prospects, and quite a number the solicitor representing the company till further orders. Later in the year for the year was HkTls, 523,792, an of representatives of Australian com- asking that the case might be ad-conditions were even worse, and be increase of Hk. Tia 25,000 odd over mercial firms have been passing journed until July 30.
tween the 2nd and 15th October that of 1919. But this increase, through Hongkong on their way to Mr. N. L. Smith, Superintendent inclusive, no steamers arrived at except for an additional thousand the North to survey the field for of the Imports and Exports Depart: Wuchow from Hongkong owing to teels in tonnage dues, is accounted their various lines of produce. ment, who was present in court the danger of being fired upon by for by increased import duty to the In short Australia is out for big explained that he had attended be Kwangtung troops, the Kwangtung amount of Hk. Tis. 30,000, with business with China, and is making cause he thought the Magistrate authorities being afraid that sup-regard to which it must be borne in strenuous endeavours to secure it would ask him to explain the cir-porters of Kwangsi might ship as mind that 1920 is the first complete The question arises however if big cumstances.
passengers, land at Wachow, and year during which the Revised -Im augment the Kwangci forces fighting|port Tariff of 1919 has been applied, business is possible, and it might
in Kwangtung. In order that trade and as export, coast trade, and transit help matters and save mistakes if
might not remain at com-dues all show dight decreases, the the situation were examined.
plete standstill, an agreement was year's result, if considered independ come to between the British ently of the conditions narrated in Consul General at Canton and the the previous paragraph, is not too, Kwangtong and Kwangsi officials, satisfactory,
The Magistrate said that he would adjourn the case in accordance with Mr. Webster's application.
•
Butter and cheese two of Australia's principal, products are looked upon by the ordinary-Chinese with re- pugnance.
useful
In the first place is not big business. only possible between big countries? And Australia is a very small country. and exports her surplus so it is difficult the map of coarse she may be as big business in provisions. Judged by the area the covers on to see what chance there is for import by which traffic should be resumed 3. Shipping.-(a) Under General between Hoogkong and Wachow for Regulations.The vessels plying to steamers under the British flag and and from Wachow include river ss China, bat from the trade point
by certain specified Chinese steamers steamers proper, motor of view mere surface extension does
which would fly the British 18 at motor-lighters, launches, towed ligh
vessels, not count. Business is done between
the fore, the British Consul-General ters, and chartered junks, the total people and from this stand point
guaranteeing that such vessels would number and tonnage showing a Australia is really smaller than
The greater part of China's importa not carry passengers. This arrange slight advance on the figures for the A Peking report has beer Belgium or Portugal Her population consist of textiles, metals, machinery, ment obtained for over a month and previous year. Four new steamers circulated to the effect that a group cumbers some five millions while and other manufactured goods. died a natural death on the evacua- were put on the Hongkong-Wuchow of Tokyo Bankers has made an Portugal can boast of six If Australia can offer practically tion of Kwangtung by the Kwangsi run, including the Chinese 3.3. offer to take over, for $40,000,000 Portugal were to inaugurate an ad- nothing in these tines and even soldiery, practically no Kwangsi: "Leungkwong," with the Mex, a number of securities, chieflyvertising campaign, and look for a she could it is doubtful if the can troops being left on Kwangtung soil draught of 7 feet 5 inches, and three Chinese, held by the Banque good volume of trade between herself compete as regards prices and by the end of November. As regards were taken off, of which one was the Industrielle This report has not and China and appoint a Trade Cous qualities with Europe, America and direct communication with Canton comfortable motorvessel "Kongning,"
(other, that is, than missioner to look after prospective Japan.
ria Hong-spoken of in the previous year's kong), there was pode business few people would expect Correspondence with Australia also the 29th of September and the run three motor-boats, drawing about between report. To the Wacbow-Nanning exact amount of Barque Industrielle any serious resuhe to follow. The brings to light the fact that the 16th November, with the exception 2 feet, were added and none were
position is very little different when anxiety of Australian merchants of one steam launch and lighters on taken off. circulation · is 鳖
During the year 13. follows-Peking. $383 000; Mukden, Australia is substituted for Portugal. seems at present to be confined to the 10th October. Junk traffic from up-river
vessels (motor-boats Ex $135,000; Tientsin, 586,600; Shang- China's trade with Ea ope and exporting their goods to China. The Wuchow down river was completely chartered junks) struck rocka only by plutocrats, when it should so hat, $752,000; Hankow, $380,000, America is enormons both in Exports me eagerness to buy is not notice-at a standstill for, October and but, with the exception of obviously, standing on public soil by Tainante, $12,000. total of and Imports because it is conducted able, and no inclination is shown to November, and by the end of Novem one which became а total GREIG-On July 15, at Cornhill, public highway, be for the good of $2,248,500.
between immense masses of people. reduce the duties levied on Eastern her there had accumulated in the wreck and of which the engines only Quarry Bay, to Mr. and Mrs.the People? Let the Government.
But in return for the purchasing products. But exports and imports harbour an unprecedented number of were salved, the hulks of all were Kennedy Greig, a daughter.
provide cheap trait--six-cylindered An advertisement in the sue power and produce of China's four should always go together and unleas rice junks and wood rafts, the rice eventually saved and repaired. There ENDERSON.On July 7, 1921, at landaulettes and ten cent fares-and rives particulars of three extran bundred millons, Australia offers the Australians are prepared and are stream on the 5th December, the one when a boat was fired on by junks commencing to leave for down were three esses of actual piracy and Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. D. enlarge the hotel. The people who dinary meetings to be held an July a scanty five.
able to buy generously from the wood rafts beginning to follow on pirates, from which four occurrences L. Anderson, a son.
get it all now are not really deserving Hergkong Hotel Co. Ltd., in connec are food stuffs. Showers of letters are the East to buy from them.
27. August 13, and August 31 by the Again Australia's principal exporta East they cannot reasonably expect the 13th December. ANDERSEN.—On July 8, 1921, at of it. They лге the sort
From early nine deaths resulted, 10 people were Ehanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. people who would grumble at of association and the proposed in- tion with a new draft memorandum
November for over a month there injured, and one kidnapped. One the food, which is far too good for crease in capital.
arriving in Hongkong all offering Andersen, a daughter.
Big business between China and was considerable fear in Wiehow cannot but admire the cool way in samples and quotations of various Australia will always be difficult itself of trouble from either attack which such untoward happenings are them, they might even dare to
edible produces of the Southern land. until Australia supports a much on Wuchow by Kwangtung or distur- accepted, the masters and crews of criticise the wine, which is Caesar's: That he received $11 from one Glance down a list from an actual larger population and has developed bances and looting by returning (and, the vessels being by no means in- Wife brand, and they may be observed of the drivers and entered only $10 letter and see the commodities which industries as Japan has done.. perhaps, disbanded) Kwangsi soldiers; timidated. In one case, which took MORGAN-LEON-On July 4, 1921, jazzing in electric light when outside in the chit, was the substance of a are being offered to the "teeming There is another great obstacle to but, fortunately, the first eventuality place on December 25, a motor
at Shanghai, Earnest, son of the moon and the sky and the sea charge preferred against a Chinese milions William S. Morgan, to Annie, await them. Yes, when soulful man clerk employed by the Dragon Garage butter, bottled fruit, coffee, cocos, the ignorance of Chinese matters disturbance took place, and the stream, with the lose of four lives of the East. Asparagus, the development of good business in did not come to pass, while, as boat that had left Wochow that regards the second, on really serious morning and which was pirated up daughter of Paul Leon.
and woman should be walking, band who was remarded by Magistrate custard powder, cheese, rich block displayed by most Australians. They Wochow inba itants felt indebted to and much money, returned to Wu- in hand, on those wonderful sen Orare to-day until tomorrow morn cake, canned fruits and vegetables, have much to learn before they can the Defence Commissioner, General chow and in less than 48 hours terraces, they are twiddling and ing for the company's representative Eucalyptus extract, jams, jellies, and cpant as serious competitors in many Wel Jung-ch'ang for the good order started off again to carry out her twirling indoors amid barbaric negroid to appar
pickles. It is necessary to recognise lines.."
Lept. It should be mentioned, too, that trip. Car-music and perspiration. Picture how
BIRTHS.
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donald, Glasgow, on July Walter Mason, late of the Hong- kong & Whampoa Dock Co. in hs 84th year-By Cable,
The China Mail.
PROTE, JUBTICA, PUELIO SERVICE.
Eyecone, Friday, July 15, 1921.
REPULSE BAY.
of
kadal
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at once that the amount of business A quotation from an Australian the Kwangsi military authorities, (b.) Under Inland Steam Naviga- different would be the place, trably On Thursday evening last week that can be dose with the Chinese in trade journal should offer sufficient from the 26 December, instituted tion Rules-There is a very slight enlarged and cheaply, if not freely, a man in the third floor seats at the commodities like the above is practi- proof of this and may be taken as an military inspection of incoming vesdrop in the entries under this head at the disposal of the People. Think Harkow Road Chinese Theatre, Shanpcally negligible.
example of the stuff that has been sels at a point some 5 miles below ing, though two new motor boats of the moral uplift and cultural pro hai was seen to pour some polsor True, there is the European po served lately to her business men. Wachi, Machunghat as a safeguard were added, one to the Wuchow.
into a cup, drinks and then Jump gress in the soul of Arxy, exposed to over the balustrade to the pit. Fir pulation in China, but this all told In every Chinese home, "it runs, int spies and the introduction Liuchow run and one to ply between the sweet influences of that Chinese was picked up with the base of bi does not make one ordinary sized "Langing on the wall there is
of fire-arms for adherents in Kwangsi Liachow and Cheungon, Neapoli. At present he cabant reach skull fractured and he died shorts faglish town and no one expects notice as follows May 9th 1915. tie instance of H.BM Consul General
of Kwangtung. British steamers,
4. Foreign Goods-(a) Imports, it, except by the good nature of sfterwards in the Shantung Ros to do big business with a town. Even This was the day of Chinese humili Canton, were so subjected to this Direct and Coastwise.It may be some plutocrat with a side-car, and Hospital. that is not good, because Arry is
among Europeans the consumption afion, the day of the Japanese de Inspection; but it was agreed that stated that, of foreign gooda imported of tinned foods is limited because mands. This day is now the most these vessels would not attempt to Hongkong and Canton, 30 per cent. and of Chinese goods imported via aristocratic of temperament, and res
of the high coat.
universally recognised anniversary in ewer Wuchow. In the dark. The
A chisel, a knife, and three
tive and angracious under the sense sticks found on a Chinese caught he
of obligation. Remember that, on Chinese constable acting in 2
In addition' Australia has already the Chinese Calendar." For those feeling against Japanese goods, which are disposed of at Wuchow itself and very serious competitor in North who know the apathy of the ordinary caused the almost complete disp its immediate district, 35 per cent. day like yesterday, and for one day suspicious manner in Sutherland America, and there are a so several Chiness individual towards every pearance from the Customs returns of 20 up to Nanning 20 per cent more before the effects of celebrating Street, West Point, late 1st nigh ow that the Head of our Admin-it die away, we are to talk of Rights, eroght their owner a one month'
good old qualities of English tinned thing that does not concern his own Japanese cotton yarn towels, and mat. 80 to Lachow, including cotton kation has shown, in his Bente rather than of patronage and hard labour sentence
oods which will always have the immediate welfare it is enough to ches, reduced bushes throughout the goods for the Kweichow market, at the cir preference. estriction Bill, a certain Socialistic favours. Who have made Hongkong Police Court
Morever i Case print the above paragraph without the low value of the Kwangai note, et distributed at Kwellle, Wattam year. Another depressing Lactor was and the remaining 15 per cent. morning Defendar prefer fresh food all the time and the comment. enry, a recognition of the claims what it is to-day, making Repulss made the misiske of dropping the only exceptiom are a few wealthy
for which goods-paid for on the c A feature of the year was that the People rather than of the pri- Bay possible The Money-Spidoes, chisel when he saw the constable and individuals who can afford the luxury Australia's alleged friendliness for dollars are sold in the province. It the Japanese varkty, owing to the Lestly it is hard to reconcile Hongkong market in Hongkong for those of the Kwangsi people who
want a cheap class of cotton goods - ges of the Fortunate Few, let us sitting in their webs and bleeding the attempting to run away.
of an occasional case of canned goods. China with the doors so firmly closed may be mentioned here in passing boycott, was not available, which led get behind him, and push him fies that were not fly enough, or the faster. The thin end of the Toilers, the coolies, the Portuguese
The position is really worse than against her citizens. this, because Chins is actually an The Australians seem to be desirous at Wachowin the old antimons to considerably larger importations has entered. Liberty, equality, clerks, the Chiness agents, the Euro CAN YOU AFFORD THE RISK? exporter of food staffs, fraternity, of which we heard pean lads who unpack the Haber: FRE y ever a land with a sever
of carrying on a profitable trade with smelting works, with the object at of Chinese yarn and, to some extent, what yesterday, should soon be dashery, the real contributory attack of erau colic a dish ample but so does China) and the odious restrictions they impose small coin. In apite, however, of importation of the Chinese article. Australia exports whest for ex- the Chinese without relaxing any of falsing the value of the Kwangsi note of mankees. Japan matches, too, by increasing the oliver reserve of wire replaced by a much increased AL Hongkong shall blossom workers? The answer is too obvious: without bottle of Chamberlain'ul Manchuria is likely to become one upon them in Australia. podingly, and Kowloon war fat. to require statement, Theralore Ke-on't take such risked or un of the greatest wheat producing Modern Chinese however are un Wochon merchants were on the beginning of the year prospects were
-end-Diarrhoe Remedy in the toase":
the difficulties camerated; shove, With regard to kerosene oil, at the start with Repulse Bay, that pulse Bay ought to be made like unto will cure you before lightful; caravanserai on our cir Ampstead and Margit in one, for the or he called, and it never fail also prefer their own diet to any other with antion which for example years trading, and there is only one realised, sawing to the deprecia
dreige old regions in the world. The Chinese willing to enter into close relations whole quite safefion with their good, but these were fated not to be mlar road. Why should that delectation of the People, and the in the most severe and dangerous and show no great inclination to may demand their finger prints when bankruptcy to be repost though tion of the Kwangst note and, onopolised by torpans, enjoyed road to it should be even as the k
mass. For me by all Checasts, and make a change. China teade herself they vista
this was'n notions one of a big plece.
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