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PEKING NOTES.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PERING, August 2nd,
PEXINO'S GERMAN SCÂRE.
PEITAIRO.
SOUTH CHINA S TRADE
export trade being responsible for the whole of the falling off
AMOY
REFRIGER TED GOODS. FROM HANKOW.
CLAIM AGAINST UNION INSUR- ANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON.
Star Line.
was
Was
the
The two most importans factors making for altimate unity are the initiation of
IN 1916 military movebents designed to check any demonstrations of force from the seatLË "MARITIME CUSTOMS REPORTS. and, the decision of the Acting President. "G" proceed from his previous post at With the exclusion of opin it is re- EXTENSIVE FLOODING..
Sanking to Peking. A plan of campaign markable that the year's working shows
In the King's Bench Division of the Not for ten years have there been such
s been devised enabling an offensive
High Court of Justice, Mr. Justice Row- Lundurtaken from human move to have been the most prosperts on flatt has heard the case of Messrs. Vestey heavy rains an devastated Northern
ment which may make punitive expedirecord though still short of the 1013 total, Bros., Ltd., the Union Insurance China for practically two weeks prior to
tnty from the South less popular than when, of course, opium was included in plaintiffs, said it was a claim, under a Society of Chaton. Sie 1. Simon, for last Saturday. China's Sorrow, the the chamour of the Kuomintang would the total. The reverse of the picture is, policy of marine insurance dated July,
Muggest. Most hopeful of all is the arrival Yellow River, has overflown its banks to of the Asting President on Wednesday, of course, the io trade and its prospects; 1913, for the defendants' share of a parti calar average loss on a cargo of frozen the distress of thousands "who find theme received a right royal welcome, and the giving of preferential treatment by the poultry damaged on a voyage from Han- selves, not for the first time, homeless ade his entry into the capital under
kow to the United Kingdom, and carried must favourable auspices, which should inted Kingdoni ta Indian son being a mat and destitute, and all the other rivers not fail to impress the country. Accord-ter of serious inport to Focchow. The net the Bredvole, belonging to the Blue An this North have, as before, flooded
ing to his own published statement, he import of foreign goods amounted to over The main question in the ense will call upon Li Yuan-bung und en 16 million Haikeaa taels, an increase of whether the loss of this frozen poultry large tracts of country, causing extendeavour to induce him to retain the Pre over a million tnels compared with 1915, was caused by stoppage of the refrigerat sive damage to crops and to property.sidency, This may be regarded as a mere this being attributable to imports directing machinery of the ship for more than
formality in compliance with Chinese from abroad and Hongkong.
24 consecutive hours. The cargo Relief measures so far have not been
etiquette, for Li has resolutely declined to With regard to cotton yarn the import valued at £132,600, and was shipped for adequate, largely owing to Peking being remain in a position in which he committed from Hongkong has ceased and a decrease delivery in London and Liverpool. The so many blanders. Should the attempt to in the fedian comodity has been made policy subscribed to by defendants was engrossed in stirring political problems.
persuade Li Yuan-hung to resume the up by increased imports of yarn from for £5,000 against usual perils free of As usual in Peking, the unfortunate Post of Chief Excentive fail, as is a fore Japan. The value of Chinese goods ex-particular average. cart-horses and donkey are the worst gone conclusion, Feng will agree to be ported to Hongkong and abroad shows u But to pay any damage, including some Acting President for the remainder decline of over a million Haikwan els inherent vice, if caused by stoppage of sufferers, wheels being axle-deep in the
of the term. Thus the new administra
there rigerating machinery for more, than mud.
Those were the tion will have as its responsible head
24 consecutive ine logical and legal successor of Pre-
important words. The slip also had these words: Senworthiness of refrigerating sident Li Yuan-hung. Whether genuine or inspired, Peking
Amoy reports more direct consequences machinery, etc., admitted, including all Another important event is related to
of the war chicly through tonnage ifficul: exceptions as per Bill of Lading." That has had it German scare. To under. foreign financial assistance. The Conties, high freights and irregularity of meant that the Underwriter was not to be sortium bankers, by virtue of their sailings creating the chief difficulties, entitled to set up against the assured by a stand this, it is necessary to remember
agreciment of January fast, are understood Owing to the high rest of everything re defence any state of facts which by the that Chang Hsun's mad monarchical pro to be prepared to make an immediate quired---due. to the war-the Amoy exceptions in the Bill of Lading were not ject' is attributed by many to German
advance of twenty million dollars for Chungchow Railway has inde Do pro- entitled to be set up as between the reform and re-organisation purposes, gress, and the question of the railway assured and the shipowner.
The main machinations and German gold in order pending the negotiation of a loan of tws bridge near the Polam Bridge has had point, however, was the question as to the to prevent a declaration of war against hundred million dollars (Mex), the Salt to go into abeyance In revenue there
stoppage of the refrigerating machinery Germany, and innumerable incidents are Gabelle to furnish the security. The sup was a decrease of nearly Hk. Tls. 100,000, for more than 24 consecutive hours. In pression of trouble in the South wil and only in case of tonnage dues was the body of the policy the words used quoted in support of this view. last facilitate this transaction. Allied with there any increase to be reported. Jwere: breakdown of refrigerating
28 per clase 197 Thursday General Wei Hsing-wo, who rus is the expected declaration of war import trade there was a falling off of machinery,
slip million sets,attached. So there the word used was was in charge of the interned Germany China against Germany, a step which sole three-quarters of
is believed to be brought nearer by the All classes of piecegoods except drills fell
due principally to higher sterling rates. breakdown as against the word "stop" at Haitien, close to the Summer Palace, caning of the Acting President to Peking off considerably, and sons 670.000 piculs was £10,032, of which the defendants
page in the slip. The total los alleged was stated to have been arrested for
Parliament, with its illogical and of rice had to be imported to meet the proportion was £407 odd. bellicose Kuomintang majority, having shortage in local crops caused by the lack pro-German activities, as well as the proved unworkable, Tuan Chi-jui ha of rain.
In their defence the defendants denied that there was any breakdown of the German trainer of police bloodhounds, invited expressions of opinion on the The value of exports of leent origin was refrigerating machinery for more than 24 but the report as regards the former was subject of convening a National Conven- about the same as the year before a little consecutive hours. They denied
tics composed of representatives from each over three million taels. The drop damage alleged, and said if there MLS densed next day by the police-not province. This, another reversion to the amounted only to about 600 piculs dainage it was not recoverable under the always, by the way, asure indication practical policy of Yuan Shih-kai's pre with qualities about the average, but in policy. Alternatively they said the that the original report Was fal imperial days, is favoured by most instalk and teaf tobacco, short grops Brudente was auserworthy the com Public opinion helin that there is a telligens opinion outside of the irrecon-brought about a decrease of 10,000 piculs.mencement of the voyage from Hankew, substratum of truth in the report in so eileable Kunninbrang. Naturally "The | With regard to treasure there was a re- in that the starboard and centre boilera far, at least, as it proves that the und M. PH. of this party who lose their salaries versal of the usual state of affairs when were not tight and strong, but were in a rilles are guarding against various form thereby are not enatured of it. The there was a excess of Hk. Tls. 2,027,199 leaky and defective condition. Further, of German and pro-German netivity, Premier, in an official statement, after of exports of gold and silver over the alternatively, the defendants said the explaining his own attitude, says In imports. It has been an invariable rule ship was unworthy after she left laying a firm foundation for the Repub in other years for the sports to exceed Saigon, among other reasons because she Peitalo has undoubtedly been con. siderably popularised since the opening of the people is absolutely indispensable hood of 2 million tals.
Tie, an organ for the expression of the will the exports, and in the previous ten years was overloaded.
Line average excess was in the neighbour- at the beginning of the season, of the branch railway line to the beach There It is true that heretofors there was such an organ in existence, but, unfortunately, seem to be more visitors to this resort
{0 account of its frequently going to every year, and even the war has had no apparent effect. The Augast incursion the extreme in its actions. it, contrary to
In giving judgment, Mr. Justice Row- this year is particularly large. Prices of "xpeétation, brought about the recent in death of General Wit. who had kept a att said the risk insured against
attempt of Restoration, Henec firm hand over the district, brigands and breakdown of refrigerating chinery forward we will seek to have a popular members of the Triad Society again involving stoppage for more than 24 organ which by its constitution, will co-sumed their malpractices, which culmin hours' duration and damage to cargo. operate with the Government and will ated in the seizure of Swatow on March happened that during part of the voya be suitable to the present condition 30th, and it was not until some time later between Colombo and Aden part of tho of the people. Then the Republican form that confidence was fully restored. There refrigerating machinery was stopped and The marchical madness of Chang of government may be hoped to be per- was a deficit of over ten per cent. in the compressor No. 2 was in our Bu has bad the unlocked for res o manently secured in Eastern Asia, and venue for the year, which amounted to underwriters did uut insure against the The import of machinery failing to refrigerate ade- establishing streng government in the pence of China and the tranquillity lik Ts 1,124,770,
of the Far East may be preanated. I be foreign goods showed a falling off of quately, nor do i think that a failure of place of the Babby administration whic existed before and which tempted Changes that the policy I have just outlined nearly two millions in a total of Hk. Tls. that sort was failure which the parties contemplate was to be sured by to his fall. It is expected that a bewil sai the present condition of the 4,628,465, and, as compared with 1914, would
a deheit of nearly seven million raels, the duration of hours. I think there must ginuing will soon be made with the trople, and should be scientiously car chief factor in this being the discontin- be a defect developed in the machinery various American enterprises, especially ried out. Although Biere any he appost-ance of the imports of opium.
grave enough either to bring the ship to the Siems Carey railway contracts, but in from the Radicals, yet in the interests
No German aniline dyce Were received a standstill or enough to cause those in in the interval any of the stuff are of the nation what I have just said during 1916, and the resule has been that charge of it--as the most prudent course taking a short holiday in their American should be put into execution. " Already more than half of the native dyeing furto stop the vessel for reisirs. That is favourable opinions have been tele-turies have had to close. Before the what I think breakdown OF stop- graphically expressed from eight or nine outbreak of the war dyes in cases con-page" is. Here it appears that provinces, and it may be presumed that taining 200 bottles were sold at $30 or refrigerating machinery was long gas to The language in which Professor | the Goytenment will very soon call into $40 a case. In November 1913 the price the extent that it was running badly. Horubeck described the aim of Yuan being aliady competer 1 to frame a Parlia-jumped to $1,200 a ense. Last year, the It did not stop," nor did threaten to Shih-kai and his supporters is singular), nonthry Election Law and draft a Con- price fell to 8300 after most frantic stop, nor was there the slightest reason applicable to those of Premier Tuanstitution mitable for the present condi-speculation.
in the machinery itself to cause the Chi-jui and President Feng Ku-chang. tion of Chinn and yet sufficiently elastic by about Tls. 200,000, but are still about short time to pack up the gas bage or
The exports of Chinese goods fell away engineer to wish to stop, except for It is unusual to give precedenos to the provide for the political developmus 11.2,000,000 higher than in 1913 or 1914. something of that kind: There lesser of two officials, but in the present of the people. instance such
Much Ado has been raised by the In this connection it has to be remember nothing which would make the engineer *pparent breach o etiquette is justified by the facts. In his allegation that the handing over of that prices have gone up in recent desire to interrupt the working of the
Contemporary Politics in the Far General Ting Hwa by the Mixed Court years. The shortage of dyegan the world machinery for a substantial time. East, Professor Hornbeck remarked of a Shanghai to the Chinese authorities picula in the indigo exports.
brought about an expansion of 20,000 happened, however, that the wasteful running of the machines made the the Chinputang: "On the other hand, was irregularly brought about and a
CANTON,
engineer run short of carbon dioxide, and we find insistence upon a strong, cen storm has resulted in Shangha. Mean
I was a trying year for Canton and it further happened and this is a neces tralized government, putting national while, Citral. Ting and the seals, who the trade of the port suffered accordinglysary link in the history of the matter above all other interests, manifesting alleged illegal possession led to his The net value of the trade, after deduct that by a piece of bad fortune the itself conservatively, with a comprehen- arrest, have been brought to Peking. ing opium values was Tls. 108,000,000. engineer could not get a further sion at once of the condition of the
adequate In spite of the many reports to the con- This is good, but the merits of the returns supply of the gas at Colombo. Therefore country, of the character of the people trary, Chang Hsun is still confined to the are discounted by allowances for appre--not in order to repair any breakdown and their institutions, and of the forces German barracks in the custody of theciation in the values of goods imported in the machinery, but in order to and influences which must be taken into Netherlands Legation. One interesting and exported. The total revenue for the sonomise the consumption, of carbon .consideration by practical statesinen story oncerning him was to the effect star was Hk. Tls. 2,282,725 as against H. dioxide the engineer cut out No. 2 com- Tls. 2,398,884 in 1915, a decrease of seven pressor. When he got more he put it on dealing with practical problems. In its that he was ready to apologise to the
The net value of the foreign again. There had beru no breakdown, endeavours to establish a new system President for the offence he had con per cont. the government is not neglecting the uitted against the Republic and to offer import trade showed a decrease, roughly, but the engineer had been temporarily It of Tis. 804,000 at Tls 25,045,000. In cat | short of gas, and that, in my judgment, background of the past, which must be a rarison of five million dollars. made the foundation of the edifice which seen almost a pity that such a pictur- ton goods there has been a decrease of is all that happened.
Judgment for defendant, with costs. it rears; it is considering the conditions esque tale should not be true. Three of about is per cent, and, on account of the higher prices paid for the foreign and needs of the nation--for whom the his accomplices, Ministers of the short cools in this line, local fabrics are becom structure is being built; and it has an lived Imperial Cabinet, have been brought ing serious competitors of foreigners, cye to the future, which will determine before the tribunal in Peking for pre The value of the exports of Chinese goods the ultimate design. Such is the policy liminary hearing of the charges of trenson amounted to Tls. 01,077,401 and re-exports of Tuan Chi-jui and his supporters, preferred against them. Interesting disto Tls. 1,116,861, a total of Tix. 62,194,132 Fortified, as it is; by the failure of those closures may be expected in due course. ag against Ties 49,521,760 during the pre who championed democracy, of those who Business is still dull in Peking, owing vious year Trade coastwise showed a thought that China was capable of being perhaps, to the fear which the presence decrease, but this was tore than counter. trausformed suddenly into a representas of military in the capital always eugend-balanced by an increase of nearly 30 per tive democracy organised along the liners, but normal conditions are being grad. cent on shipments to Hongkong and of a federal Republic.
ually restored, and before long the abroad.
Silk exporte rose by over 4,000 Whether Than Chi-jui tchieves the capital will resume its usual life. picals for the raw commodity and by over 4,000-picals for refuse silk The total success for his policy which Yuan Shilp
value of junk trade passing through Can- kai gained for his before he embarked
was Tis: 34,210,849, a derrense ton
most commodities have been chenpened the result of railway facilities, but naturally the value of property and lund has been enlaṇeed. AUSRICAN ACTIVITIES.
bomes.
CONSOLIDATING THE ADMINISTRATION.
apon his ill-fated imperial plan remains
SWALOW.
The declaration of independener at Swaton last year brought with it the con- With the sequent dislocation of trade.
of
about three millions as compared with the previous year, a falling off attributed solely to the anarchist that prevailed subsequent to. the 'declaration of inde-
Pendence in April which considerably affected Chanchuen.
JAPAN AND SHEEP BREEDING to be seen, but eveats up to date afford a reasonable basis for hope. He has Several unsuccessful attempts have secured the assistance of a strong Cabinet been made to raise sheep in Japan, not representative of the best elements of the ly some years ago in Kiuahu, where a conservative progressive parties, being flock of a thousand or more was started, coalition of the Chinpatang and but they did not thrive. Now, however, Poiying parties. He has won the the Government has taken up the matter operation of Vice-President Feng Kup of sheep-breeding in earnest, Hokkaido, chang, who is now in Peking to assume the northern island, which is so fast the duties of resident and to assist in becoming an important agricultural and a decision as to the immediate policy to dairying country, from which good butter be pursued. He has gained the support and cheese and apples are now exported of the Foreign Ministers. He has also, in quantities, has been selected as R it is true, brought the Kuomintang inte suitable place for extensive sheep farming more pronounced hostility, if possible, experiments than before, but as an offset he has The Government intends starting sheep proved that the Bouth is not unanimous rearing in Hokkaido by importing bread-9 in opposing him, while he has also showners at regular intervals during the next that he is ready and prepared to take five year A beginning has already been military measures necessary to the dismale and the first of the regular ship- 1929ciplining of the Kuomintang irreconcilements of sheep from Australia will arrive
shortly with 205 breeders. cables now concentrating in Canton..
NON-COMBATANT
VICTIMS OF
THE PEKING. FIGHTING,
The plaintiffs replied that the vessel was perfectly seaworthy, and even if she were not, having regard to the conditions of the contract, it could not affect tas liability of the defendants.
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ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.
HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT.
Y.M.CA. Division. Tuesday, August 14th:
p.m., quad and Stretcher Drill, Thursday, August 16th
5 Sayingpun Division.
Sanad and Stretcher Drill Tuesday, August 14th: Friday, August 17th
4. p.m., Squad and Stretcher Drill
4 p.m., Squad and Stretcher Drill, Queen's College Division.
Monday, August 13th
4 p.m., 8quad and Stretcher Drill Thursday, August 16th
3 p.m., Bandaging. Practice.
Squad and Stretcher Drill.. 4 p.m.
(Ed.) E. RALPHS. Officer in Charge of District.
Hongkong, August 11th, 1917.
LINE FROM NEW YORK TO
PETROGRAD-
· The number of non-combatants killed or wounded during the recent fighting A report is in cirenlation (according between Republicans and Imperialists in the fanchurių Daily News) to the Peking is given by the Police as follows: affect that a railway to connect New persons were killed by stray bullets,York with Petrograd is in contemplation. persons disabled for life, 76 persons The line would run from New York slightly wounded. More than 120 houses through Canada and Alaska to the were completely or partially demolished. Behring Straits where channel steamers The Ministry of the Interior has decided would make conection with a tailway to appropriate a big sum for relief pur-ranging down the coast and linking up
with the trans-Siberian line,
poses.
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