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HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS.
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[FROM OUR OWE CORRESPONDENT]
LONDON, January 21st. COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES IN CHINA. China as a field for commercial enter prise is attracting a good deal of attention just now, though I suppose wa may take it for granted that the next year or two will increase the interest. The report of the big soap combine în China, with a prospective factory in Shanghai, has done much to rouse con servative manufacturers to a realisation of the potentialitics of a country with such a huge population, even though the British firms concerned have done their best to minimise the reports by declaring them to be based on "mere rumour." The advertising papers are constantly, drawing the attention of the biz publicity men to this new field, but the strongest. voices of all come from China herself This is how Mr. Arthur J. Moone Bennett writes from Yunnanfu to the Manchester Guardian, following a lotter of his which recently appeared in the engineering supplement of the Times:--
"Some intelligent effort is needed, on the part of the Governmost and of private firms, to build up China's industries, in order that she may in the future, he in n position to improve her own buying capacity and open up her own territories. Unless this can be done, the day is not far distant when the country will no longer be able to maintain its independence, with the result that the resulting scramble for territory will greatly curtail the open market in China for our
trade.
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The greatest asset of China is the huge population of peaceably disposed, hardwork- ing, and thrifty people, and the greatest asset is the many and various mineral areas of the country, most of which are at present unworked, whilst the for that are worked are operated under the worst possible conditions as a general rule. Many of the provincial authorities use the mineral areas, not as the property of the nation, unt as the property of the indivi dual, with a result that the miners are taxed out of existence, the output is of poor. quality and quantity, owing to insufficient, tools and machinery for working, and areas which should yield China sufficiens to allow her to pay her way are being squandered, ill-worked, and wasted in many instances, in order to satisfy the rapunity of petty oficials, whose teatre of office is uncertain.
The knowledge of this state of affairs is leading both the German Rd, American groups to offer loans at ridiculous rates to the various provincial governments, on the mineral areas of sacurity of the various known richness, or on the produce of such areas. Such a course of action cannot be good for China, either new or in the future, and whilst so far as is known no concessions of this nature have been obtained, yet the time cannot be far distant when impecunions individuals at the head of local governments will yield to the subtle persuasions held out to them by the representatives of groups who know exactly how to deal with the situation, The greatest good to the greatest number and equal opportunity for all would result if the Powers would take up the mining question of China on, and as a condition of, the next reorganisation ban, and would central bureau of establish at Peking a mines, taking control from the provinces of all the mining areas of the country, drafting liberal mining laws that would allow the poorest of the miners to work their daims with freedom from interferince, that would allow one and all to participate in working, financing: mines and smelters, somewhat similar to the Straits mining laws; that would appoint mon of tried integrity as inspectors and surveyors, to see that the laws were carried out and requiring that all minerals wou--apart from prospecting operations should pay a tax of five per cent. of their market value at the point of tasa- tion. At present, taking Yunnan as an example, the tie output of Ko-chiu, which
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(Continued on page :6.).
STEIKING TESTIMONY FROM TWO WOMEN WHO HAVE PROVED THE WORTH OF MOTHER SEIGEL'S SYRUP.
prevail. What is needed is not the appoint mont of highly paid advisers, whose best services are disregarded by official China, but strong and, if necessary, drastic treat ment that will compel officials to be honest in spite of themselves. This can only be done under foreign control, as in the Customs and salt, services, and whilst the IT IS A FINE FAMILY TONIC. same outcry about sovereign rights will go up as it did when the Customs were estab- lished. the people will recognise that under au control in the world conid they be worse
"Read the two letters which follow here, off than they are to-day, whilst conceivably
and you will realise the true value of Mother Seigel's Syrup as a tonic, and they might be better. If our civilisation is worth anything we owe the one-fth of also how impossible it is for a woman to be well if she suffers from stomach or the world's population here at least some good, and giving China, or rather China's liver troubles Note also the fine tributes a remedy for the speedy banishing of officials, unlimited money cannot be for here paid to Mother Seigel's Syrup as China's best good, unless we make the gift digestive ailments. Any family, as these women point out, is bound to benefit from conditionally on the better administration
of the if not the most richly the occasional use of Mother Saigel's of one
Even its Syrup, because it prevents the inroad of endowed countries in the world.
indigestion upon your health, with the study miseries that it inevitably brings when commercial aspect ought to make us the situation seriously, for if some such neglected. arrangement be not made the result can only foreign nations, with better be that organised and equipped depots in China than we possess, will, in course of time, appro- priate for their own uses some of these areas, whilst unless the natural richness of the country is developed along intelligent lines the buying capacity of China cen
increase as it should do."
THE PANAMA AND BURZ CANALS,
never
From a shipping authority I hear that the Panama Canal is already influencing the Suez Canal, notwithstanding the ocean that rolls between. Since 1911 the dies at the Suez Canal have been reduced by a frane and a half, bringing them
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Mrs. F. Vermaak, of 12, Mark Lane, past London, writes on March 5th, 1913:
have very much pleasure in testifying, to the efficacy of Mother Seigel's Syrup Some three and the benefits both myself and family bare derived from its use. years ago when I became so weak and run down by indigation, that I incapable of the task of controlling my household affairs, Mother Seigel's Syrup was so beneficial in relieving the pains, and strengthening my appetite, that I felt sure I had at last got the right remedy. By the time I had used the INTEREST ALLOWED ON CURRENT ACCOUNTS Deposits received her fixed periods at rates third bottle, I had quite regained my
TISHI ONO, health and strength. Since then I have to be obtained on application.
Margot... been in the best of health.
[464 Hongkong, 30th September, 1913 used Mother. Beigel's Syrup with equal Ruccess for various members of my family. It is a fire family tonic,"
WHY SHE RECOMMENDS IT.. The letter which we give below from a remarkable Mre, O. C. Crossley, is tribute to the value of Mother Seigel's Syrup as a real tonic for the stomach, liver, and bowels.
I have also
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is the largest industry in the province (from down to six francs and a half per net the financial side), is in the bands of five ton, whilst the maximum draught of officials, who grow fat at the expense of the
water for ships going through the Canal
Writing on January 11th, 1913, from wholt of the workers. With tin averaging has been increased to 29 feet. The tolls £180 per tou (for the non-standard ingut are still, however, well above the her address at 68, Railway Cottages, Beaufort West, Cape Province, she says! produced) and with an output of 8,300 tons, maximum which was promised by M, de About six months ago I became to which is known to pay taxes and charges of Lesseps thirty years ago, and further thoroughly run down that my nerves were Added to £30 per ton before it reaches the Imperial efforts are being made to secure another in a most shaky condition.
was constantly subject to a Maritime Customs, the total revenue derived decrease. So far as the dimensions of the this I
INTEREST allowed on Current Account after eating, my food never seemed to -arcording to the provincial treasurer for Canal are concerned, there is no prob heaviness and tightness across the chest last year was less than £10,000, or less than ability of the greater modern ships ever digest, and I became so bilions I was at 2 per cent. per annum on Daily Balano and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may More vessels are often unable to retain what I had eaten. sixteen per cont. of what was collected making the passage.
"I adopted measures to restore myself be ascertained on application,
A. I. EINTON, The miners themselves are charged the most going to Australasian ports by way of
Manager. foods, with slight exercise in the open, exorbitant prices for rice and the bare the Cape of Good Hope, and, indeed, inky dieting, eating only the lightest of
Hongkong, 14th July, 1913. [758. newssities of life by the same five gentlemen many cases they cover the trip in shorter and gave myself a complete rest frum
Again, the native
"Notwithstanding all my endeavours, capper deposits of Yunan are not only the time than the cargo boats preceding by all arduous household duties, largest in this known world, bat they contain Suez. When, however, the Panama Canal recourse to a well-known nerve tonic. silver to such a degree that with ordinary is available the likelihood is that many obtained no relic. Then I was recom
relief. The pains knowledge it would pay to work the mines of them will take advantage of it,mended to try Mother Seigel's Syrup.EE Business of the 2007 Bant is com
immertiate for their silver output abone, but while from particularly if, as is now expected, the and it proved so good that I almost felt became less acute my appetite more keen, timə immemorial these deposits have been cost of fuel to ships using the new water worked both to supply the coinago needs of way is lover then it is at present through and by the time I had used three bottles I always recommend Mother Seigel's Poking and the rest of China, no money Suez. The Eastern route will, however, ha thoroughly recovered my health. Mother Seigel's Syrup, the famous has ever has given to allow the industry always be favoured on account of the fact Berup as a most reliable topic.
igestive tore, so acts upon the stomach, the proper notion of which your health liver, and bowels, that these organs, upon depends, are able to do the work of digesting the food you eat, and expelling
(106 the waste from the body. Why not try
the roost simple of tools, and the total that it has so many porta of call I revenue derivable from them is less than believe that the British Government has £10,000 annually. Morey and money alone, already received nearly twenty milliona can never gut China en a sound economic sterling as against ita original investmens hasis, and until this 's thoroughly under, of four millions, and in Australasian and stood in Earone the old conditions must Far Eastern shipping quarters it is
it to-day!
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For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager Hongkong, 1st July, 1911.
BANKING
HEAD OFFICE: 60 Wall Stroet, New York, LONDON OHIO: 36, Bishopsgate, F.C.
Canton.
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BRANCHES:-
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Kobe.
Calcutta.
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San Francisco.
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Yokohama.
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Hankow.
Рацаа,
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS Gold $7,200,000
equal
£1,480,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING
BUSINESS transacted. CURRENT ACCOUNTS Opened on the uspal
terms.
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fixed for one year
MAIL BILLS
at 4 per cent. per annum or for shorter periods, at rates which may be ascertained on application
sad TELEGRAPHIC REMIT NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED,
TANCES made.. LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principal cities 11 the World,
THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT are available all over the World.
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9, Queen's Road,
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Hongkong, 21st October, 1915.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, GIMITED.
(INCORPORATED ar SPECS IESPERIAL COATLE).
Capital Subsoribed.
Capital Feid-np
Respre Lands
Yen 10,000,00
7,499,2
8,420,00
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Tokyo
Yokohama
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Hongkong Now Fork Kagi
Keching
Okako
San Francise Ete."
HONGKONG (FFICE,
8. Des You Roso.
Interest allowed on Corrent Accounts, Deposits received on erms which may be had on application
KTSUBZURABARA, Manager. Hongkong, 19th February, 1914.
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