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AUSTRALIAN TRADE.
A CHAT WITH MR. LITTLE.
BONE OF THE HANDICAPS.
SWATOW, DISASTER,
RELIEF. FOR TYPHOON VICTIMS.
COMMITTEE'S FINAL REFORT.
THURSDAY MARCH B 1928
had been destroyed in the typhoon. This work coal another $13,739.30, and 181 boals were re-built. Of the
mum $8,028 was loaned.
BECONSTRUCTION.
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Add
A report has been ablished in the Chiness newspapers to the effect that Chen Chiang-ming's village, in the Hoi Fang, district, has be
Over three hundret pillaged by robbers styling themselves The People's Army.
MEDICAL AID.
The re-
NEW BLUE' FUNNEL LINERS.
"SARPEDON" AND. "PATROCLUS."
Two new large liners will be orriv-
'An addrean will be given in the Chinese Y.M.C.A. auditorium at 7.30 A China Mail reporter had un'in-
The Typhoon Relief Committes, neccreary to give some assistance in Kennedy in "Baby Mine," the to-night on "Thrift and the extension .teresting chat this morning with Mr.
appointed by the Bwatow British order to carry out some repairs to amning Goldwyn comedy which of business" to which all porsens Edward S. Little, the Australian trade Chamber of Commerce, at the request dwellings that remained in a more or comes to the Star Theatre, Kowloon,
Hr. M. J. Quiet, who has been ap nearly two years upon the job of Commerce, for the purpose of adminis. purpose of providing lime and rhot feature, a two-reel Mack pointed Consul of the Netherlands for assisting the introduction of Common-tering the fund raised by the Hong: tiles only, $18 per house was allotted. comedy, is called "Ite a Boy" it is kong Chambor for the relief of suffer and 22,270 old tins, which were found not, as might be expected, a sequel to Hongkong and South China, arrived wealth products to China,
ers in the recentSwatow typhoon, bag to be very useful for roofing purposes, the main attraction of the new pro by the Korea Marn" from Kobe Mr. Little confesses that he has presented its last report on the work were very kindly given by the gramme. where he has been acting as Gonent.
found his appointment no inecate, to the Hongkong Chamber. The re- Standard Oil Company, Altogether The role Miss Kennedy plays in auch Motor-ear No. 217, owned by He has encountered a good many port deals with the committee's activ-about $20,770 we spent on the sparkling fashion is a very delightful Messrs. Trane Crawford Ltd., knocked oheracles but ho considers that the ities up to December 31st, 1928. It building and rebuilding of 1,175 ons but it is a characterisation to de- down a Chinese apprentice matshed trade commissioner service has done a states that the total amount pat at houses in 18 villages.
licately drawn that only her supreme Committee's disposal WIS
art, helped out by faultless production builder at Praya East yesterday, good deal towards removing several thu
woret of them. "One $83,082.19. Of this som $9,70 was Dr. Wight had charge of the and a brilliant supporting cast has necessitating his removal to hospital of the
insuperable obstacle to the deve spent on office expenses, $14,006.35 medical assistanse. A dispensing and made it possible to transfer to the with an injured left foot.
lopment of the Australian fruit on 15,000 bags of rice shipped to the dressing station was opened at Goa soreen a story which was extraordin- trade." Mr. Little said, "is the Committee, and $835.45 on four cares Bus in the midst of the worst arily enccessful as a stage play at: absence of any direct steamer of medical supplies. This left an devastated region. This was placed home. sorvwo to Shanghai, either with or available balance of $87,738,02. in charge of a calaried staff consisting without refrigerating space. That The report goes on to state that in of Dr. Kuan, gesisted by Dr. Lim, matter however, is now being taken ddition to the sum raised by the both of whom had been trained in the Chamber of E. P. Mission Hospital, in additon to up by commercial bodies and by the Hongkong General Government ard' it has been the Commerce, they had douatione from 10 mon of the st. Several students The Rev. J. Butterworth, who for subject of many communications by other sources, totalling $15,362.28. from the Swato Mission Hospital Immediately after the disaster the and a number of the Boys Brigade Dearly the last three years has myself: Though nothing definite has officiated 0.8 Assistant Chaplain, yet been arranged I am hopeful that Hongkong Government voted the gave their services voluntarily for Singapore, is leaving shortly for Ipoh, some stopa will be taken in the near sum of $20,000, and expended part of the time during which the
rice which was work was carried on. where he proceeds to take up his new future to have direct steamship com- $16,032.26, on appointmelt as Assistant Chaplain, nunication established."
forwarded by them to the British port pass a tribute to the marked Ltd. South Perak,
Mr. Little can see no reneen why Contul at Swatow for distribution. ability and devotion with which Dr. ing in the Far East shortly on their Australian fresh fruit should not find Subsequently they voted another Kuan and those amociated with him maiden voyages, thereby engmenting an ample market in South Chine. $50,000 and left this sum and the garried out their duties. Medical the present fleet of Blue. Funnel Live which makes the regular trip. from Australian apples, he pointed out, balance of the previous $20,000 at cases largely out numbered the come into season when American and the Committee's disposal. Out of the surgical. Of the medical cases the Europe to the Orient. The new even locally grown apples have gore $53,997.74 allotted to the Committee majority were bowel ouraplaints due verle, the 6.Sarpedon" and out of season so that the market is by the Hongkong Government the to drinking bad water and eating un- "Patroclus," are sister ships of 11,000 base of these supplies at a time when details attached to the report covers saitable food. Bevers, and chest tone grose, and tted to accommodate about 200 first-class passengers. They Australia is the only country that can the expenditaro of $24,000 up to the trouble from damp and exposure were supply the demand. Furthermore 31st December, 1922. - there is a direct shipment with re frigerating space available between
A thorough survey of the devastated Australia and Hongkong.
areas had been taken by the Rev. Another difficulty which the AusA. C. Gamble and the Rer. H. F. tralian Trade Commissioner has made Wallace with the assistance of strenuous efforts to overcome is that the English Frasbyterian Mission In-patients. of nomitable packing. Steps have and the village Eldera. They been taken, he states, which should visited thirteen towns and villages result in Australian exporters sending from Mang Kaw to Ng Kag up to these markete goode which and the majority were found to be in would compare favourably in get-up the same condition as they were in- and quality with those coming from medistely after the typhoon. Under any other country in the world. the supervision. <f these two gentle- Australia," said Mr. Little," is a men a clearing out was made, blocked young nation and like all other nations repris were opened up and cleansed, all has to learn the best methods of pre-manner of filth was carried away and paring and packing, her products to burned, infected waters were ran off suit the outside markets. Older bridges were re-built, whilst in nations have all bad to go through addition a number of dead bodies the came will. They have made were buried, and dead animals dispos scarcity of buffaloes, due to a great Automedon," which is due in Shang- mistakes in packings, styles and ed of. All sble bodied men between number having been drowned in the hai about the end of May. qualities but through long experience the ages of 20 and 50 were explayed typhoon. Funds were provided for they have learned how to develop for this work, and a wage of 30 cents the purchaas of buffaloes, implemente, their export trade. Australia is and four quarts of rice was given per ato., part of the coat to be refunded going through the enme procese man per twelve hour working day by the farmers. It was largely dae 100 children of both sexes, which and will ungestionably achieve For the most part the headmon of to these provisions that a spring is the maximam number that the success in this department of her the villages rendered every assistance harvest was made possible, which of
could be Drovided for with national life that she has achieved in they possibly could, and no attempts itself would do mush to improve con- the funds at our disposal... This other departments.”
were made to obtain more relief thations throughout the area; 175 number probably covers all the Mr. Little added that he was precach village really deserved. The buffaloes were bought at a comb of bona fide typhoon orphans in pared at any time to investigate any work was carried on parsonslly by the complaints that might be made by Rev. A. C. Gamble and the Ray. H. $7,133, of which $8,439 was lent. importers concerning goods imported F. Wallace and Mr. T. G. Gibs. from Australia and would take 'every They had to work under the most dis step within bie power to remove any tasteful conditions, surrounded by
equalor and degradation. difficulty experienced.
DRESS MATERIAL DEPT.
JUST RECEIVED FROM ENGLAND
COTTON VOILES
AND
SPONGE CLOTHS
A CHARMING AND DAINTY SELECTION OF HIGH CLASS FABRICS FOR SUMMER WEAR.
WHITE LINEN CANVAS SHOES
"QUEEN ALEXANDRA”
Sea-laring Men please note we can now supply the following Cigarettes ex bund, at very moderato prices, Eandorides Club, Teofanis Kings Own, Choirman Mage, Cavandera Army Club, Chas. Stewart Fast and Present, all best Virginians, and Valindis Egyptians.
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China Mail.
"RUIK, JUSTICE, FUELIO SERVICE"
HONGKONG CIGAR STORE,
Alexandra Buildings.
the
The influx of Chinese into Fiji is slarming Europeans, Bitterness has been developing for nearly two years, and no reply has yet been received from the Home Authorities in response to the Chinese poll tax proposal, which was unanimously favoured by a large meeting of the white residents,
On Monday, the junk plying be- tween Pun U and Whampoa was met on the Canton River by a vessel con- taining armed robbers who, on a pretence of searching the vessel, held up the passengers and escaped with considerable loot including large sums of money carried by a number of couriera.
EDUCATION
OF
BRITISH CHILDREN..
DON'T FORGET
TO-DAY'S
PUBLIC MEETING,
CITY HALL
5.30 P.M.
must take steps to oppose France's "monstrous Janacy." Our Govern. ment's attitude, however, has hitherto been strangely vacillat HOROXONG, THURSDAY, MARUH 8, 1923 ing, strangely inconsistent. Only According to the Straits Echo,
yesterday
cables reported Captain Wilfrid Noon, R.N., who is Mr. Bonar Low reluctant to claiming £10,000 from the Prize Court, intervene because our action would for the capture and destruction of Turkish warcraft' on the Tigris in be regarded by France as hostile. 1914-1915, is a brother of Mr. Bernará Neutrality, in face of the policy Yet nimicet in the next breath he Nana, of the Malayan Civil Service, now bring followed by France, is only declares that the issue is not for and was formery a well-known and excusable on the ground that we can France alone to settle bat for all Popular officer on the China Station. Earop. We are interested and we
ERE IT IS TOO LATE.
WAS IT OPIUM ?
· SMALL PARCEL BUNK.
THE RELIEF SCHEME,
also common and the very prevalent are 500 feet long, with twin screw epidemic of dengue, foyer which gear turbines, and capable of making raged all over the region during the 15 kacts an hour. The "Sarpedon," will make ber trial trip in May, Fummer and antomo, attacked many and leaves Liverpool on June The fellowing is a list of patients 9 being dus at this port about July trusted :—
13. The Patroclus, which Eas not yet been completed, is due. here about September. Both of the ships will be placed on the regular run from Eng- land, via Suez to Shanghai and Japan ports,
Out-patients Return visite.
Tatal.
976 '1554 825
.3,355
FARMERS 488ISTED.
The launching of these two `new vessels will bring the total number of Bo far as the farmers ware concernships of the Blue Funnel lino, operat- ed, the typhoon occurred at a for- ing in Eastern, Australian and other tunate time in the interval between waters, up to 92, with a gross tonnage harvesting of the first and sowing of of close on 260,000. the stoond erop, but when this had A emailer freight ship, with vary been reaped in October-Novembar, limited accommodation, ia also dificulties were met owing to the being completed. She is the 8.8.
HOMELESS CHILDREN.'
our district only, for it should be borno in mind that in many instangen where parents lost their lives, their children also died. It is hoped that, other relief organisations will make similar provision for orphans in other distriots.
BUYING CHILDREN.
PROVIDING CLOTHING AND BEDDING, The essential work of providing clothing and bedding, chiefly for no men and children, was undertaken by Miss Brander of the E. P. Mission. QUICK RELIZE.
Articles of clothing distributed The actual want, the report oon amounted to 15,760 articles of bedd- The work is imperative, however, tinued, was very quickly relieved, and ing, 1,200 sundries, such as rice bags, on account of the wholesale selling of accordingly it was decided to dis personal and household necessities children that is going on, due to the continue as far as possible the part 250, making a total of 17,200. These extreme poverty of their parents. In payment of rice in lien of wages, in were distribtued to 7,500 people in the Gas Swa district a child can now order to do away with the transporta- 60 villages. Quilts and cloth were also be bought for two or three dollars. not resist it. To the extent that we
A Chinese named Chan Ching, tion of the rice. An inclusive wage of distributed in sixteen other villages. The sum available for this work, to can resist it we should. With this
Among the interesting visiter
bs invested in the Board of Trustees, view expressed in the Manchester must have a voice. Well, the time recently here on the liner "Laconis," master of a cargo boat, was brought 60 cents was paid, and the question
were five boneymoon couples, twelve before Commander Beckwith this then arose as to the disposal of the The report procerde: On making will be about $21,000 and ospital Guardian every thoughtful Briton has come to find that voice. We must rich widows, ten ex cervicemen, one morning on two charges, one of unlaw balance of 300 bags of rice left over. careful investigation of the whole dis-expenditure for building and equip- must now agree. France has clearly ny aloud, for the whole world to ex-service aurre, ten men worth each fully boarding the .. "Commissers The need for free distribution had trict it was found there was a large ment will amount to approximately shown that she is not evoking re hear, that we will oppose the policy from teu to fifteen million dollara, a Piearre Leccca" without permission passed, and even bad it been offered number of children left entirely $9,000 leaving $12,000 for income. parations solely; ehe is seeking we think wrong and support the one Bamber worth a million each and and another of unlawfully throwing them, there were very few of the deatitate. Many of these had lost The loans from boats and buffaloes- quite a large number who were worth articles from the rame boat for the villagers who would take it unless both parents in the typhoon; others, (approximately $12,300) will also be Germany's utter rain. This policy we think right. Our first protect ball a million apiece.
purpose of preventing seizure, they were absolutely starving. This although perhaps one parent may available, as repaid. The estimated spells general disaster. Before France ehould take the form of withdrawing
To the first offence be pleaded attitude of the people where charity still be alive, owing to the largeness of cost of maintenance is $500 a month. can crush her enemy she will have our troops from the Rhineland. Then, Two thousand ball-frogs are re-guilty, to the second, not guilty. was concerned was noticeable through the family and the loss of all means The Orphanage will provide edu.
A Chince detective who gave out. The balance of the stock was of support, were ins pitiful condition. cational facilities and a training f \perithed hertelf. Indeed, her pros if France ignores the moral of this ported to have been brought to JapaL
prate of solvency, we are sold, are far notion, se she has ignored our other from San Francisco by the "Korea- evidence stated bow he went on eventually sold slightly under market It was felt, therefore, that some par handicraft, the purpose being to enable
maru," says the Japan Chronicle, board-and-saw-defendant throw a price, -and-the-action was greatly manent form of relief for each children the orphans when they roach the age... poorer to-day than they were boforo gestures of censure, then we should They are to be used for breeding small parcel overboard. On appreciated by the people.
should by attempted. A piece of land of 13 or 14 to sara an adequate liveli
At the children rendered she entered the Ruhr. With her have recourse to sterner mesaures, purposes. It is notatated whether an arrenting him for the offence In addition to this Committes it adjoining the Church at Yam Teau hood. badget
These need certainly not take the enlarged supply of frogs is desired for defendant denied it, but when was found that there were a number was prepared for the putting up of an orphans by the typhoon gradually deficit already or form implied by many speakers in the musical entertainment or for culinary examined he was found to have a long of other committees appointed by Orphange building, and for this a sum leave, it is probable that other de £300,000,000, ban is now sinking Commons debate cabled yesterday purposes. But it can bardly be the girdle round his waist for the purpose various organisations for the distribn of $6,000 was allotted by the Comstitute children, will be received and it rapidly in the moruse. The army of wars, en we have found to our latter since froge, ard Lot estan in of conoraling goods.
tion of relief, and that a good deal of mittes. For the running expenses of is hoped that from this beginning, 116,000 men which today's bitter cost, only breed Wat. Japan.
He was sentenced to one month and over-lapping was liable to occur. A this institution it was decided to allot made necessary by the recent dienster, bas in the Britain possessES other weapons cables report abo
ordered to pay a fins of two dollars. general meeting was held of repre- the money to be refunded on the con some permanent form of institutional little leen terrible. Franca's Construction work on the new Fineo of $40 in all were also collected aratatives from the variousrelief come straction of boats and the purchasing work arnonget destitute children will Ruhr will increare that deficit
financial stability · · Fes within American Club in Shanghai will start in other cases of failing to observe the milecs, and a district was given to of buffaloes: account." Subsequently be established." enormously. Perhaps she hopes our gip, and France's financial on April 1. The Committee hopes to rule of the road, $10 for lying veselete Chamber of Commerce Committes a further sam of $15,000 was allotted AID FOR DESTITUTE WOMEN.
Provision haé also been made for that these vast sums will be recouped stability, with her national.finances have plans ready so that bids of con- alongside private landing places, lying within the Jian-pheng Prufea for the furnishing and for other from Germany. But France's present already parlons, would collapse under tractors will be accepted and actas! while another $5 was imposed turn, although it was only the sea possible expenses before these loans giving assistance or relief to destitate caso where defendant board within this area that was sarcould be repaid. This nam will be women, The Chinese Relief Com- mad policy, even
the first threat from London-les work started by the first of next in if it decs not provoka
alone from New York which also month. Of the Taals 550,000 authors carried more than the maximum num-iously affected by the typhoon. The placed in the hands of Tustees. mittees have a plan for the erection Germany into open warfare or pre- disapproves France's Enar policy-toed for the new structure, Taela ber of passengers.
ara conviated mostly of small towns elected by the Bwatow British Cham- of a large industrial school in Swatow cipitate political anarchy, will only withdraw the support hitherto, ex- 600,000 he been mised and the rest
and villages on the coast where a ber of Commerce and ous repre- for both men and women. hasen financial debacle in that har tended to French, credit. Thus it is will be allotted to members of theClub,
enormous amount of damage bad. sentative of the E. F. Mission. These In conclusion the Committee gave rassed country. Thu this inseneste clear that should our Government
been down through the demolition of gentlemen having scoopted office have an aurance that in no case bas adopt the line suggested by the {' stroggle between the two bitter foes Manchester Guardian (and every other ton, which sailed from Boston on
The British steamer City of Can-|
dykes and son walls, which bad bren arranged for the appointment of a money been spent without full value built to prevent the inundation by the Board of Management, largely con- being received. A tribute is paid to- will end with both being mined, aesponsible British journal)the February 10 for New York, wirelessed
sen of cultivated land. The Com-sisting of influential and reliable the work of the Rev. Mr. Gow and grim prospect forcibly brought home resistance Britain can offer to France's that she was ashore off Cape Cod. The
mittee felt that unless reconstructive Chinese on the spot, together with Mr. O. T. Lim, who had given their by the joint decline of the policy would have crushing effect, for City of Canton is owned and operated
work were undertaken in this dires the members of the R. P. Hision servicon entirely voluntarily. As. tion, and the people placed upon their who will undertake anpervision. The recognition of their work, the mark and the frans. With Europe France's fear of appearing ridiculous by the American and Manchurian line
by withdrawing now and her consum, between New York, Boston and According to the vernacular papers, feet, and enabled to take up their building is now in course of erection Committee decided to parohate in will shaken and uncertain after the ing anxiety to have bir hated: foe Oriental porta. This vessel tiled from De. She Yakeen bus appointed the old means of earning a living, a good and will be completed early in the Hongkong a gold watch for each of collapse of either country rained beyond recovery would their Hamis on ber hat housebound tip following Hongkong residents to be deal of individual satiating was bound spring. In the meantime orphans are them, Reference is also made to the would prove an irreparable disaster, both give place to concern for her on December 9 with several hundred hosomary advisors: The Hon. Mr. to continua. Accordingly the sum of being received and supported in the splendid services of the Bere. A. The collages of both might well prove safely, ber very position as a world tons of general cargo and 11,920 bales Chow Show son, the Hon. Mr. Ng $88,209,84 was spent on the work. Church Buildings st Yam Tan It Guthrie Gamble and H. F. Wallace The last Biraw for our battered civiliss Per Mt. Bogar Law says we must of temp. Most of this freight Hon-taso, Sir Robert Ho Tung, Messrs. Aba number of the Hahing villages is not possible at present to say exact and to many others who kindly have a voice in this Rabr business loaded in Cebu. Macleod and Com Ho Fook; Ho Kontong, Ho Kwong, within the area also, it was found by how many children can be admitted sesisted in relief work. A complete tion. Consequently, quite apart from We have ade, a mighty one. It only pony ra agants in the Philippines for Fang Ping shan, Li Po kwa and Ip necessary to re-place large number to the Orphanage when balls. The statement of accounts was attached
special interest Britain remains for us to mee
the American and Manchurian Lane, || Lan-cburn,
of fishing janks, and other boats that plan at present is to provide for about to the report.
ging
HONORARY ADVISERS."
HONGKONG RESIDENTS
APPOINTED.