Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Export Co., Ltd.
ELECTRICAL PLANT AND ACCESSORIES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS.
- EOLE DISTRIBUTORS IN CHINA & HONGKONG, ARNHOLD & Co., Ltd. 1A, Chater Road.
WORLD'S POOREST.
CHINESE BOAT BEGGARS.
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LIVE IN RICHEST COUNTRY,
Writing from Canton to Australian paper, Drew Pearson says that Progressive Chinese lea- ders are casting about for some means of changing the place of residence of approximately half a lion people from boats on the Pearl River to homes on the land. rhaps the most picturesque, if not the greavst, problem of South China.
The river population are known as the beggars." They live in thousands of crude boats which float on the muddy surface of the Pearl River, and here in Canton, through which the river flows, they occupy every available square inch of the stree. providing a traffic puzzle hardly duplicued anywhere in the world.
'Phone Central 1800.
PIRACY.
VICTIMS EXPERIENCE.
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LANDLADY'S CLAIM.
THE CHINA MAIL.
LOCAL RADIO SOCIETY
GENERAL MEETING HELD
YESTERDAY. »
LATE MR. LEON.
FUNERAL LAST EVENING AT HAPPY VALLEY.
-The funeral of Mr. Arthur Leon,
who died in the French Hospital, yesterday morning, took place at Happy Valley cemetery last even- ing
"
The late Mr. Leon had been-em-' ployed for many years by the Taikoo Dock Company and was well-known in the Colony.
A large number of friends were present at the funeral. Among those who sent wreaths were:
Mr. P. W. Ramsay, Foremen of A. L. Poi, Mr. K. E. Corey, Mr. and Mrs. G. Swannston, Institu tion of Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hongkong. Mr. J. Laing, Miss Seam, Mrs. Yuok Hoo, Mr. C. W. Brown, Mr. J. B. Maclachlan, Mr. M. J. Wells, Mr and Mrs. Kerr, Mr. A. H. Poisson, Mr. J. Rad, Mr and Mrs. W. Wotherspoon, Mr. J. Ast croft, Mr. G. Clark, Mr. C., C. Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. P. Peterson, Mr. E. Barker, Mr. and Mrs. G. Swan, Mr. and Mrs. G. Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Eldridge, Mr. and Mrs, A. Stalker, Mr. and Mrs. G. Young, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Holland, Mr. M. Brom, Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Duncan, Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Hansen, Mr. J. McCormack,
Mr. and Mrs. D. Peoples, Mr. and Mrs. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. G. Gerrard,
Mr. and Mrs. Simpson, The Staff
of The Talkoo Sugar Refinery, Mr.
The following are sidelights op what befell some of the pungers At Volunteer Headquarters, Inst on the Sun Ning" which was evening, Mr. A: B. Haworthy heting pirated on Tuesday.
chairman of committee, presided As officer on one of the River an extraoalingy general mating Patrol launches was one who was called for the purpose of electing well-treated by the pirate He President and Vice-President in received special attention from the place of Mr. J. H. Donrithurne und ringleader who invited him from the Mr. R. Molville Smith. saloon into the holl to smoke, The. Chairman gave a brief re- On his refusal, he was sund of the work of the Committee louded up with cigarottes. This to dute. Ho maid:
At a general offer lost about $20 in money, his meeting of the Society held on May felt hat and Europan shoes but his 17, the Hon. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher b was not taken, nor us barge, expinined the attitude of the Gor of office nor letters of appointinent.crament towards broadcasting. He He also had two deposit receipts for stated that the Government did not $2,000 each with Chinese banks, but intend to dmw up any rules and thee wore secreted in the lining of regulations regarding broadcasting In conversation with until the export arrived from Home, which were quite as appetising as his bag. roquefort cheese, and dish of friends, this officer stated that he bust be also said that members who applied for licences to install receiv. sharks fins that made me ask for was not afraid and was prepared to more. Incidentally most of the be taken captive if only for the ing sets would be given permission Ito do so, subjiet to any conditions sharks' fins are shipped from expiones,
The compradore is said to have which the Government thought fit Australia and New Zealand and are such a rare treat that a good lost only a few hundred dollars of, to me. Nothing definito was dish costs two or three pounds, his own, as most of what was taken stated with regard to transmitting. Chinese live so close to the stary from his had only been handed On June is letter was sent to the ing line that a flood or drought over for trensmission. He is quoted Covermanent giving the Society's which would be an "off" year to as having said that the pirates views regarding the granting of Australian farmers, brings terrible
ments of monetary value.
ames of three members to act as famine and suffering to China.elected all receipts or other docu-provisionni Jicences, ellering the One official speaking an unfamilia technical inspectors until the arrival During the famine of 1920-21, the people of the north ate every blade listeet, was slapped on the face and of the Government expert, and ask. of grass, and every weed, and asked by the pirates why he did not, ing for a provisional licence to made cakes of punice-stone and being an officiat, carry inore money broadleast. The Government replied I. Baker. M. I. W. Paton, Mr. and to this letter on August 9, saying Mrs. J. G. P. Foulds, Mr. and Mrs. that it desired to avail itself of the W. D. Bell, M. A. Cauth, Mrs. assistance of the Socinty, and used J. Marsh and family, Mr. and Mrs. whether the Society would be will-Ranold, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. A. Leon ing to undertake to make enquiries and family, The Taikoo Dockyard and advise the Government with and Engineering Co., Mr. R. H. regard to applications for pernis. Cousins. sion to install receiving sets. Pomi- Before His Honour, Mr. Justice further instructions from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, sitting in summary Gompertz jurisdiction, this morning. Mrs. Bit was found to be impossible to Oace those people fived on the
Thompson, of 9 Mount Parish, arrive at a decision with regard to land, but refusing to pay taxes,
brought a clain against Mr. M. the issue of a broadcasting licence. they were driven to the water and
Simpson of the Western Casualty but the Government would consider have lived there ever since. The
Company, No. 17 Queen's Road any suggestions put forward. This river is their best friend. In spite
Central, for breach of agreement letter was unfortunately not replic of the fact that it is the refuse disputs on, so that, instead of reckonia that the defendant verbally to until September 14 because it nosal channel for a million people,ing temperature by a thermometer, agreed to rent a room from the was found extremely diffent to obtain the necessary quorum of six the river also furnishes the "boat he reckons it in suits. It is "three plaintiff, with board at 5110 p.m. beggars" with water for bathing, suits cold," or on an extremely Mr. G. R. Haywood appeared for members of the Committee specified At this time the total for washing clothes, for making tea windy day, six suits cold." In the plaintiff, the defendant did not ir. Kule' 7.
midwinter I have seen Shanghai | appear. Giving evidence, Mrs.coniauittce numbered only six; Mr. and for washing their rice.
defendant R. M. Smith having resigned- business men sit in modern but Thompson said the unheated offices, apparently quite promised to take a room at her Messrs. Packo and Chesterton were comfortable, but looking rather house from July 20, at $110 p.m., therefore invited to join the Com
The mittee. The letter sent to the plump under about four layers of including partial board.
defendant, she said, failed to take Clovernment an September 12 etated padded suits.
Outside the cities the Chinese possession of the room, which was that in the opinion of the Society. use practically no coal. Fuel con reserved for him until September receiving licences should be granted grasses, rice chat, sunfipariuring that period, the defen- forthwith to applicants on conditions Society to see that it is carried out pine cones and needles, and in the asked the witness to reserve the land. The Sicly as in in stich a way that the (fovernment north, farmers have what is called room for him. His Honour gave permission to hase experiments in
We now have to complain. a chimney-bed, which is a raised judgment for the plaintiff, pending transmission carried out under its permission to transmit and la re platform covering the floor. The proof of service of writ. heat of the cooking fire passes
supervision. I should like to explain ocive, and. I believe that in a very through its hollow interior, warm-
that Mr. Fletelier assisted us very short time, an attractive programmio mission to have transmitting done special band nights, once or twice a under the auspices of the Radio week. The commercial application: Society, provided that no interfer- of broadcasting will follow automati. ence was caused to the Goverment cally as soon as the ban against the wireless stutious,
importation of wireless apparatus. into Chin is removed.
The "boat beggars" are about the poorest people in all China, which is saying a great deal since most of China's four hundred million people are only one rice bowl ahead of starvation.. We, who on of pounds, can have The Chinese talk in terms of the cash, a copper coin, of which there are about eight thousand to the pound. And yet the loss of one cash to the average Chinese means more than the loss of several pounds to the average Australian.
SAVE ORANGE PEELING. The poverty of the Chinese is a paradox, for, next to the United States, China contains more coal and iron than any other country in
While foreign relief leaves. agencies shipped in tons of food.. with millions starving, China, exported 258.435 tons of flour. Wheelbarrow transport, which costs eight to ten pence per ton mile, as compared with 7-20 of a penny cast for shipping wheat hyj rail in the United States, frequently makes it more practical for China to import part of her food from across the Pacific than from her own land.
"SIX SUITS COLD." Second to food, China's greatest economy is fuel. The colder in gets, the more clothes the Chinese
RENT FOR ROOM HELD
IN RESERVE.
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last!
the, Governme
ing the entire room, as well as the S. S." MOHON " AGROUND.terially, by giving us verbal per-will be available every evening, with family which lies down on the bed for the nights.
INDUSTRIAL FUTURE.
A telegram posted at the Harbour Office reads: "Steamer the world; and its rich soil pro the Chinese should be at such ex- shek Barrier.
It is difficult to understand why "Mohon aground just above Tai- vides bountiful crops. Yet, while
Please warn ship there are vast fertile areas in Man-tremes for fuel, year in and year ping." The message was received churie and Mongolia with a popula-out for 40 centuries, when virtually to day, from the Harbour Master at tion of only two people per square every province is underlaid with Canton,
mile, the peuple of South China are crowded out upon the boats of the Pearl River. Because of these extremes, the Chinese are probably the richest and poorest people in the world.
coal.
China has one of the two large anthracite deposits in the world. She has enough bituminous
NIGHT
Who Keep Baby's Own Tablets In The House.
TRIBUTE TO HOTEL.
As most of you une aware, the
1 now propose that we proceed to Hongkong Hotel Company has been the election of a President and bdcasting nightly at 6 o'clock for Vice-President who will hold office rome werks, and I am sure that you until the next annual general meet- will all join me in paying a tribute ing, and I have much pleasure in
coal to supply the world at its pre- MOTHERS SLEEP EASY AT to the Hotel Company for its energy Rent rate of consumption (one billion tons a year) for one thous and years to come. At Fushun in Manchuria, she boasts the greatest open-pit coal mine in the world. Nevertheless, China continues to import a sniall quantity of coal people continue to burn weeds.
proposing that Mr. C. D. Melbourne
and initiative in introducing practi-be elected President.
| cal broadcasting to the Colony. Mr. C. I. Perke seconded and the Most of us have learned a good deal election of Mr. C. D. Melbourne from these experiments, and at the was carried unanimously. same time enjoyed a considerable On the motion of Mr. G. F. amount of unusement, and on behalf Taylor, seconded by Mr. R. A. of the Society, I lave to thank the Ezra, Mr. A.. B. Raworth was
Reducing poverty to a science, the Chinese waste nothing, not even orange peels. You can buy an orange cheaper already peeled than with the skin on, because the peeling can be sold for soup and from foreign countries, and her You are startled and hardly know how Hongkong Hotel Company for its elected Vice-President.
that you would never recognise as young fishing poles,
What more distressing than to be awakened in the middle of the night he the cries of a sick baby or little child! to act The hour is too late to summon the doctor. What are you to do until Along with coal, China has that morning, when he can be called it still other necessary mineral-iron. required 1
co-operation in this demonstration: The meeting decided to leave the tonight, I am glad to be able to election of another member to the tell you that we received a letter Committee in the hands of the Com- from the Government yesterday as ittee.
FUTURE WORK,
The combination of these two has The newer is simple; Baby's Own made England, Germany and the Tablets most probably are all that is United States the great industrial needed. These little Tablots are follows:-
p'ont and tastelons, easily administer-
countries of the world, and it mayed because they crush atalisht pressare do the same for China.
Why?
to a powder; quickly állay fever or
devil-plagued for the rest of their lives.
CHINA A GRAB-BAG.
medicine. Peanut shells are saved and used as fuel to roast more peanuts. The scavenging has heen so thorough that there are no flies They have been starved out.
The Chinese eats practically no
23rd October, 1923. With regard to the future work ment, first because it is not the
S-I am directed to acknow-of the Society, the Chairman sug- healthiest food in the tropics,
But, with all the wealth. the tething pain, relieva colic, indigestion lega with thanks the receipt of gested that they should hold a meet- second because it takes two or three acres to support one head of cattle, Chinese remrin the poorest people croup; chock diarrhoes; quiet the noros, your letter of the 12th September ing every month. As that meeting, whereas by growing vegetables he in the world. The question is-send the child back to care bealth and to state that after further con-he siid, they could test out various restoring sleep in a natural way simply sideration it has been decided that sets and members could bring their can live on one-sixth of an acre.
The chief explanation is super-Guaranteed harmless even to the newly taken to the getting up by private They could also carry it experi- he removing the cause of its trouble for the present no objection will be sets to the meeting for examination. The chief items on bis menu, therefore, are vegetables, of which stition. The Chinese believe that rorn infant chemists all them, or pat he has a stock which would fill a nature stands supreme, and must free, cents the visi f on Dr. Williams individuals of wireless telegraphments and exchange experiences.
The Chairman'a suggestion was botanical dictionary. Stewed run her course without interferen- Medicine Co., BU Kis gso Hoad, Shang. receiving sats provided that due
bai.
precautions are taken to prevent the not carried further, but on being clover, rape, the kernels of pine ce. To dig in the ground for ore
emission from receiving apparatus asked for suggestions a member cones, and plain everyday weeds would be to interfere with nature.
of self-generated oscillations."
asked "What is become of the are served up in fairly palatable To pull a drowning man out of the form. A Chinese cook can set be- river would be to invoke the wrath
This Government has no abjection (overnment man" (meaning pre- fore you a dish of bamboo sprouts of the river god who pulled him in.
in principle to the carrying out sumably the Government Wireless When one of the first railroads
under your Coumittee's supervision Expert who is expected from was built, it was feared that it was
The whole tendency of the of experiments in transmitting and Home). an evil devil that would bewitch Chinese is toward conservation. is referring the matter to the Naval The Chairman: I don't know There is an old story that the the people it passed. It was If a man gets a little money he will Authorities with regard to the con- when he is coming, Chinese cats rats. The poor classes decreed, therefore, that a man not risk it on a business invest-ditions of wave length and time do, but as a necessity not as a de- should ride ahead of the engine on ment; he buys finger rings, some operation. It will, of course, be licacy. Among those who are just a donkey bearing a red flag of thing he can feel and see. The understood that the permission
A Committee Member: Oh, yes. one jump ahead of starvation, warning. Entrances to dwelling export tax on articles leaving the granted may be withdmwn at any In reply to a question by u mem- nothing gone to waste, not even are guarded by fearsome figures, provinces, the wall around cities, time-I am, Sir,
bor, the Chairman said that a Morse- dead dogs, cats and fish. But in brandishing swords, which are sup- all these carry out the idea of con-
elisa for members could be formed the twisting lanes of Chinese posed to keep the devils from servation. While Western nations
members to vominence, but he inmediately. They bad sufficient markets are types of food far more entering. Since devils can ot have attacked in haste, have wasted grotesque-duck heads, fish eyes, travel except in straight lines, and ruined resources, and have in
advised ali members wishing to join dried bats, snails, crab, feet, fish telephone wires take several sharp the end destroyed themselves, the The Chairman continued: It is the proposed clues to hand in their ballies, hundred-year tags and turns to throw off the devils before Chinese have plugged along tilling not necessary therefore for a private names to the Secretary as early as sharks fins, most of whichare con entering a house. Telephone wires the soil, conserving it, living their individual to apply for a licence to possible. sidered delicacies, and can be and poles go zig-zagging along the own lives, and building up the install a receiving sot, but the Com-At the conclusion of the meeting served up in such disguised form, road for the same reason. I had oldest civilisation in the world.
mittee of the Society bopes that demonstration of wireless tolc- that the uninitiated foreigner gulps great difficulty taking photographs
This is the root of the present members who are in any doubt about phony was given, the Hongkong them down greedily and only feels in Ching, because the people feared economic conflict in the Far East their sets, will submit then to the Hotel Company very kindly, brond- sorry for himself after he has been that if their likeness was recorded. Western nations, having exhausted Committee for examination Broadcasting orchestral music, from the told what he has eaten. I have, in my devil-box they would be
a part of their own resources, are casting in now established in Houg Hotel premises. At the commence partaken of hundred-year eggs |
looking for new.worlds to conkong, and it will be up to the Radio ment of the demonstration one of quer China's coal and iron lie idle
STEWED SHARKS' FINS.
MONEY NAVING
BARLAINS.
SINCERE'.
ROXOR
The Export Advertisers & Bill Pastor,
Qo' toad 02-701 0.4642,
In vast and tempting quantities,
Your obedient servant,
(84.) A. G. M. FLETCHER,
Colonial Secretary.
The Member: He is coming, I presuNG?
the ships (probably in the harbour) kept intervening and the apdience
The powers want then China Monday, October 20ths rented to spells of amplified
considers it her right lapper them
only
when she gets ready and then
only in her own füfficient manner. JASCHA HEIFETZ
In other words, the Chinese reserve
the right to zemain the richest and poorest people in the world.
Booking.at MOUTRIES 2/
Morse code message. Inter on, tho orchestr was heard to batter advan- tage, the three mugjahs who were playing from a room in the hotel, being very olearly heari
FRIDAY OCTOBER 26 1923
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
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FILLETS
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From CANADA
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