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A BITTER REPROACH. THE LAST WORD IN OFFICIAL GUILT. ·
NINE YEARS OF CORRUPTION..
NEW INDUSTRIES IN MALAYA,
A NEW MOTOR FUEL. We have en reports lately of several new industries being started, or contem plated, in Malaya
tha
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ASIA FOR THE BANKERS, NOT FOR ASIATICS.
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It is all very well for the Consortium to say that it will help promote the uni-- Acation and stabilisation of China, but China will not welcome such intervention because it really means alien financial control, for which, however. China has nobody to blame but herself.
It is fur- ther stated that the Consortium will give
The following manifesto has been issued by Mr. Sung Hungri, the well-known is the manufacture of a motor fuel from The latest enterprise under consideration Chinese Radicul to the Foreign Powe This is the second such statement Mr Natalite Motor Spirit Co. of South Africa, Nichi comments
The "Great Magnanimity of Japan" is each nation wider scope of activity than nipa, palm A representative of the the caption under which the Tokyo Nicht before and offer equal opportunities for Sung has made public and some of
the
Ltd. is at present in the Malay States statement published by the Governments it is
the simultaneous individual enterprises. In that case cunteu's the present dgeusiens - have already appeared in the Chinese press.
A conaretion with the enterprise. Iam of Japan. Britain, America, and France, abolition
evident that if involves the bece," he told a representative of the on November 20th, announcing the for- and SUND HANG-VI'S MANIFESTO. +
of spheres * influence I desire first to state that what I um concesions from the Government so that After briefly analysing the contents of the Carly anxious to know the details of the
Malayan Krautor" to get, if I can, certain mation of the new Consortium for China. the reason why the
special concessions. This about to say is not based upon general.we can start the manufacture of Natalite cocument our contemporary proceeds to which on geographical, historical and nation is parti- perts un the condition of the wigedzing and
Consortium agreement. starving wretches, which has been fully that in this country there is an abundance abstract and very unsatisfactory to those and special facilities for defelopment in
in this country. The important thing is
the Empire say that the exposed in the newspapers and 'does not!
statement is extremely racial grounds used to have special poll- "need any repetition on my part. Nor ny extracted. Alcohol and etter form about Consortium arrangement signed in New with Britain and France. And over and of the nipa palm, from which alcohol is who want to know the full details of the China, now stands on an equal footing tical and economic interests and influence, I implote fur-relief because such has been 09 per cent., of Natalite. You know that York on October 15th... In view of the bave this invisible but incalculable loss, done with tenderness by foreign -friends und has already obtained the unanimous materials melassey, case migar, sorghum, now going on in China on the question is, because Japan trusts that the oinen
alembut be extracted from most
fact that a great deal of discussion is way and other valuable concessions. This Japan is surrendering a great many rail-- expression of thanks of the Chinese people.wheat, oats, barley, maize, kaffir corn, of the Consorten, the Governments and Powers will act by her as fairly and But what I want to discus now is the potatoes, beet. sawdust, prickly pear, banking groups of the four Powers ought squarely as she is resolved to do by fundamental plan for the salvation of the wood, fruit, vegetables, honey and palm have disclosed the contents of the them. It would be a serious thing to catire nation; that is, the plan for eradicat trees-but few people know that a greater the Chinese public with data on which Japanese in South China was hindered. ing the cause and remedy for the calamities quantity of alcohol can be extracted from te weigh the advantages and disadvan notwithstanding that British and American agreement without reserve and furnis ed Japan if the peaceful development of bese ting the antion now and in the future, the nipa palm, with the additional recom tages of the whole scheme; and it passes, enterprises were enabled to go on un-
mendation that it is "not Excessary
to comprehension why they should be con-hindered in Manchuria and Mongolia, China was put into a state of chaos by destroy the tree as one would destroy the tent to publish a statement. so vague and As regards the relations between in- the late Tuun Shih-t'ai through the pecaniary aid of the Powers. Tuan Chibago pulm to get the alcohol. The alcohol journal goes on to say."everybody wants the matter is still extremely vague and mystifying. In Japan too." the Tokyo dividual enterprises and the Consortium, jui was alo awisted by foreigners. Since can be extracted by means of tapping, just to know exactly how manters stand on undefined despite the repeated explana then Heu Shih-chang and Chin Yung-peng have been befriended by our friendly coun
as the rubber tree is tapped. There are the question of the exchision of Man- tions given by the diplomatic authorities. trics. Therefore the people full of resent busdreds of acres of nipa in this the Consortium, but no light has been polise all enterprises in China. Although churia and Mongolia. from the scope of that the Consortium is not going to mono- ment, sadis and indignation, infer that country. it is the misplaced help of the Powers get the permission to tap it.
All we have got to do is to
thrown by the statement on this point, the operations of the Consortium are said which has brought upon the country the there are thousands and thousands of pipa Besides,
So far as we are aware, the most im to be limited to loans guaranteed by the past and present disasters. I admit that pains in Borneo and Saamtra, and from portant feature of the New York arrange. Chinese authorities, either central or it is becoming a habit to blame others, but Malays I am going
ment was the concrete surrender of cer- local, and publicly floated, yet in China those countries on I think that those who love righteousness a similar mission. and humanity should not continue to deal we hope to commence the actual maanfae Syndicates of the Powers concerned. If for foreign loans for the greater part of
If we are successful, tain
vested interests by the capitalist at present official permission is required with a few robbers whom they allow to tarp of Natalite within mine months. The so the Japanese Government ought to railways, mining, water-utilisation and indulge themselves while the rest of man-manufacture of this new motor fuel has have published the result and made known other important undertakings. kind is driven to starvation.
been protected by patent rights in every to the nation how the question of the prises which are wholly unconnected with. The revolution, in China is not yet accom has the rights for Borneo, the Dutch East had been finally dealt with. So far as dertakings of Chinese and foreign espi- country in the world, and our Company reservation of Manchuria and Mongolia the Government are limited to joint un
Enter- plished. During the past nice yours corrupt offic als and militarists, despite the indies and British Malaga. When asked we have been able to ascertain the vested talists on a small scale, and the like. fact that the country is Republic, have whether Natalite had been thoroughly interests which have been surrendered by Anyhow, in case the busincas of the Con- surped the government, indulged in mill tested Col. FitzGerald, replied:
The the Powers are tary contention, betrayed the country, and Federal Bureau of Science and Industry robbed the people. Consequently, the lives of Australia said recently of Natalite: and property of the people have been The patent was taken ont in 1914 for a victimized by them. The present famine is in an official test by the Royal Automobile fuel called Natalite. The fuel was "tried only another indication of this tendency.
Drought has existed in the northern pro Club of London, and it was reported that vinces for over a year and thousands of it as equal in every way to petrol It acres of land have been laid bare. When can be used in a petrol engine "witheat such a thing happened in olden days, the adjustment, give the same or better despotic government,
somewhat lenge, start even more easy from cald enlightened, would work out a plan for that petrol, and gives a sweeter running preventing famine. On the other hand and less carbon deposit. The addition of the present government-self constituted armonia is made to nentralise any acetic has busily pursued private interests. Was neid formed in the exhaust gases there anyone who two months ago uttered Ltd, intend to set up a factory in the It is rumoured that Bryant and May, a single word about famine pregestion? When the
reached such dimensions F.LS.
for the panufacture of safety { "that" the "deceased are everywhere visible,
matches. This well-known Company 13 had it not been for the outery of the people aid to be attracted to the and the foreigners for relief oven a manns of Malaya by the wood which date for almsgiving with the haughty voices so excellent for match-making purposes an imperial cdict could not have been that it is expected to cut out Sweden in the obtained. Even as to almegiving it is not expert trade, « the few words of raising relief funds? broadly stated in the mandate that suffice to cover the whole question, For, the wretches number about thirty million How many can be fed.. granting that $100,000,000 could be raised!
of
WHAT MIGEL HAVE BEEN. DOSE.
ار
THE MINING CRISIS.
monn-
8 GOVERNMENT DECIDES TO
PURCHASE OUTPUTS.“
Britain: Fukow-Hsinyang Railway concession and co-operation of the Powers. sortium prospers by the sincere "mutuat (350 miles). Nanking-Changsha Chin concerned, there will be a temporary lull techen Railway (643 miles) and in the Far East. This is certainly a way Shashih-Hsingyi Railway (760 miles).
America:-Chuchou-Chinchou (605 China will no longer be the China of the. of solving the China problem. But ther miles),
Chou-chinkou Hsiangyang Chinese, while Japan is going to have a "(about 200 miles), and Canal Loap
France: Chinchou-Yunnan and neighbour. It is a most lamentable de big international power for her western Yunnan-Chungking Railways (1.400 velopment for men who embrace the miles)
CO-OPERATION IN PLACE OF. COMPETITION.
Japan:-Isinan-Shumteh Railway (120 principle of Asia for the Asiatics miles), Koami-Hsuchow (210 miles), Taonan Johol Railway (470 miles) and also a line branching from this line to The Jiji is pleased with the formation a certain sea port
of the Consortium and says: "A Con- Britain, America and France-Part sortim of this kind. aims at big things; (570 miles) of Wachang-Canton Rail- but it is actually concerned with kans way (710) and Hankow-Kuelchou Rail alone. In her present situation loans are way mileage, unknown). vested interests outright were Britain and of peace, development of civilisation and the most important thing to China, since "The Powers which surrendered their the unification of the country, restoration Japan; America and France having agreed natural resources all this depends on to the arrangement subject to a reser. whether foreign loans granted to her are vation, the former because the negotia skilfully used or otherwise, especially as tions with Messrs. Stems, Carey and Co., her finances have ceased to be self-sup- or been fully concluded, and the latter misgovernment, and there is little pro- the party to the American contracts, had porting in consequence of many years' because the Banque Industrielle de Chine, spect of her being able to extricate her. not included in the banking group. the party to the French contracts, was self from her present predicament in the attitude of the representatives of the tions of the Powers in China, they have The near future. As for the economic opera- Japanese banking group, in particular, so far striven to promote their own in- was rather too fair; and how conciliatory terests against each other, the result they were is clearly evidenced by the being an unnatural competition which, in fact that Mr. Lamont thought it fit to stead of benefiting them has deprived write a letter of thanks to President Inoue them even of those advantages which they of the Bank of Japan. It is rather odd might otherwise have enjoyed. If the her reservations since the Paris Confer devise means for facilitating economic that Japan, which had been so noted for Powers "discontinue such competition and ence, should have been so reserveless in development under really equal opportu- this instance. In this way. Japan has nites, and in dealing with Government surrendered not merely the Tsinan loans which have intimate connections Shunzeh and Kaomi-Hauchow lines, which with that economic development they act even the Taonan-Jahol line, which is re- to monopolise them against one another, are extensions of the Shantung line, but in co-operation, instead of each trying interest. For distributing food supplies
garded as the most important of the not only will it be a good thing for them the Peking Government should have en- couraged the food merchants or organized
Manchuria and Mongolian railways, the selves, but it will be highly advantageous an institution on & gigantic scale for ment and saking a work from the Manager in Japanese hands as a result of the great to unnecessary jealousies and suspicions Sir-Now I am coming to your Departly railways which have been reserved to the. Far East, since it will put an end transportation. Cattle should have been I know the English a little bit. I want to other cereals should have been supplied from India to live in this retained for the farmers and corn seeds and work in Printing office as a clerk. I came Manchuria and Mongalia being merely liable to be brought about among them Fuss made about the reservation of among the Powers, and such disputes are slightest provocation.--Japan
Moreover, distinction should be made The Kuala Lumpur papers are officially between the families which are to be classi. informed that the Government of the hed into the upper, middle and lower Federated Malay States has arranged to cla ses, and between individuals, old, strong purchase fin at a price, to commence with, and weak The beggars who are destitute of 8110 per pical of tin, or such other price of everything leaving their own fato to as may from true to time be fixed, antil charity are, of course, not few, but those further notice. who have money but no bread and those who have real property bat no money can be seen everywhere. When the famine first became apparent, to distribute food supplies and money should have been the most urgent task of the Government For the distribution of money wa should have adopted a plan like that generally practised by agricultural banks, that is to say, accept the farmer's lands as pledges at very low
The Straits Trading Company and the agents on behalf of the Government and Eastern Smelting Company "will act as will conduct purchases.
A NOVEL APPLICATION. The following application was sent to the identity is disclosed in the last line, says the Sarawak Gazette. Head of a Government Department whose
оп
the
thesi In a word, a systematic schemes for as Lower Secondary School. Now I Manchuris Railway such as the Kirin-Hui Chronicle.
country learn branch or feeding lines of the South
should have been worked out. This done, want to ask the Manager to help me in this (277 miles), Kal Hai (123 miles). Kirin- the people and officials could work, each in his own way, towards the same object..
time. I can remember as my lind (180 miles) railways. These lines have In Hai (110 miles) and Changchung-Trona As the plan is not altogether on a charity country I have no work to find. basis, it is not absolutely necessary to raise my best strength for my work. In
If the Manager kindly help me. I
been excluded, not because Britsin, Ame- rica and France have decepted Japan's
CHINESE BANKS FORM GROUP.
A Péking telegram says:-
a huge fund. In reality, we can survive. I am very difficult to
find web,
& mention,
for the reservation of Man-rezarding the terms put forward by the.
It is stated officially that public opinion
the death path by a singo movement, but country nobody for me to help. I have got churia and Mongolia, but because they Consortium is full of grave doubt, and those who talked about raising a big fund wife. How can I supose myself. Please re- overy day did not know what to do. The quire my few lines and Lelp me as my life have refrained from insisting on their opposed to foreign borrowing The result is that rirobhing has occurred I am sending my best complimentatoare vested rights which Japan has already | therefore, formed their own group by an overywhere and those with means have
surrender of the consideration that they Chinese banks at various places have,
fallen into the same state as those destitute, your great fest.
and the disaster has so multiplied as to
go also beyond the range of human power
to remedy,
THE BENEFIT OF FAVOURITES, DI
MAKE THE MANDARING DISGORGE
started to work. The question has been arrangement effected at Shanghal on the satisfactorily settled, as Mr. Lamant puts 5th inst. It is asserted that a large sum It, because Japan has been wise, and far-is available for investment in industrial seeing enough to withdraw her claim for enterprises, with the stipulations that the the reservation of Manchuria and Mon- money is to be used as specified, and In China, whenover a design is carried subscriptions is not a necessity. For the nanimity of the Japanese Government in
Therefore, to raise a loan or to collect folia. The disinterestedness and mag that the security shall be solid.............. out, its object is used to benefit favourites time being, the only way is to displace this connection would elicit our admira-banks shall supervise the disposition of and abuse the public fund. Now Hsu Shih-the officials spd militarists from the govern- tion were it not for the too great sacrifice the Funds, and to publish full details of The Government has agreed that the chang has ordered the establishment of a tent and refund to the people what has made by it in the interest of co-opera- all enterprises thus financed." The Gov.. Faming Relief Institution, appointed & lot been robbed from them. The undertaking, tion with, the other Powers of officers and planned to make forsign of course, depends on the endeavour of the
loans. His object is in like manner only
to create a method through which favourites
y get wealth and
to do with public welfarmotion and nothing
people themselves, but I still hope the coun tries friendly to China will through the
ASIA FOR ASIATICS
ernment also declares that Provincial self- government will be enforced during 1921. impulse of saving a neighbour from famins under consideration a mere formal an Enancial administrations will be kept The Kokumin considers the statement after which the central and provincial clearly understand that Hau Shih-changnouncement, which, unaccompanied as it separate. only the and the masses are represent the
Clovernment are not qualified to is by any informal expus of the banking poor. The
and militarists have all principal causes of the famibe disasters.
Republic and are the the diplomatic authorities or the banking BOMBAY HOTEL CHARGES. enriched themselves. (Here follows a list of the fortunes of leading officials-Ed.) industry or disbanding soldiers as a pre- York conference or on the nature of the request; them to withold any loan for group concerned, throws no lights either In a word, the total booty secured by the text f
on the substance of the so-called New
PASSENGERS CANVAS CAMP. for political dealings. Also that they
arriving at Ballard piors cold
the people and selling the country may be their revolution so that they may recon the Empire to the Consortium. Proceed the convenience of preset has erected
help the people
anys For estimated at not less than one billion stres a good government based on their 'ing, the journal says: That particular Bombay by in the Fort. dollars Ureally one banquet of theirs or own will. Then stress is laid by the statement on the on the vacant land ong gambling stake or one debauchery ecets eye the lever in the winkling of an construction of means of trafic and com- weather canvas carop which will accommodate such as insufficient to food several will revive. Hereafter, the people will be munication in Chira and nothing else is two hundred. The Narkunda will being onded wretched families for one day. If in a position to drive out dirty politics mentioned is perhaps because the manage nearly 600 passengers, and at present there one-tenth or one-falf of their heard be and promote beneficial activities. Then ment of a Consortium, organised osten. The hotels are charging 30 rupees per day given away the necessities for the present the favour of our friendly countrica sibly in the interests of China, thought for a room if it is booked, whether it is is carca a vacant room in all Bombay. and all arrangements for the future may extended to China will be esteemed na con- ir politic to keep other details secret innocupled or not. The housing problem in te carried into clifect in a moment.
(Continued at foot of next column.)!
tinuous and not for a particular case, as view of the growing opposition with which Bombay this cold weather will be even more though given only for charitable work the Consortium is received in China, acute than last year,