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RAILWAY FINANCES AND THE NORTH CHINA FAMINE
[BY W. H> DONALD, ] Political news in China has given way entirely as the extent and degree of famine conditions have become better known. Apparently the monumental work
TUESDAY, JANUARY 18TH, 1911.
MOTOR ACCIDENT IN JAPAN.
A YEAR OF ECONOMIC TURMOIL."
CHINA AND THE ANGLO- JAPANESE ALLIANCE. QUESTION TO BE TAKEN UP WITH LONDON AND TOKIO."
TWO FOREIGNERS KILLED.
The plunge of an automobile, over D.
JAPANESE PAPER'S SURVEY. cliff on the road from Yokohama to Atami
Reviewing the economic situation in on the night of December 30th cost the lives of two foreigners on a New Year effect: Japan began the ninth year of tion, the Chinese Commercial Guilds in
1920, the dials"
FERING, January 8th. says to the following
According to semi-oficial informa holiday trip. The victims were Mr. and Taisho in uncertainty and finishes it with the United States and Great Britain of Hoover in stricken Belgium must be E. Ter Keverkoss, since last July no assurance of stability. In the first bave petitioned Dr. Wellington Koo, now
ssed in China during the coming residents of Yokohama. Mr. Ter Kever-
Minister to Great Britain, requesting him wintar, or a population greater than that koss was an Armenian merchant and the quarter of the year cotton yarn and raw to pay special attention to the proposed of Belgium, will perish."
silk were exceedingly prosperous, while renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance - By the few couple had been living at the Grandland and spinning companies also dis between London and Tokio and also to people who, know, the situation has been Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Ter Keverkoss left viewed with anxiety all sumumer. First
British Government for consideration. the spring crop withered just before it about 3 o'clock on the Thursday afternoon played great activity. However, this the Chinese viewpoints before the should have filled, due to lack of mois to drive in their own car to Atami to abnormal, and there was a distinet like the war, all the Japanese aggressions prosperity and activity themselves were The Chinese petitioners say that since tare. Then the summer crop either could spend the New Year holidays. They were hood of a great disaster occurring, in towards China have been caused by the not be planted, or also soon' shrivelled
existence of the rather unnatural Alliance- from the drought and hot winds driven from Yokohama to Odawara by a Locusts in some localities even took the Japanese chauffeur. At Odawara, how the end of last year, and the excess Government can advise its Ally to abro consideration of the state of affairs since and they say that unless the British little green that was left. But still, the over, the chauffeur, learning that the road of imports. Sure enough, Japan's econo- modify them and also to settle the Shan- proverbial luck of Ching was depended
gate the twenty-one demands or greatly- upon to bring late, rains which would to Atami, which runs along the shore, ac circles were assaulted by an unpretung question with China on just, reason. mature sweet potatoes and buckwheat most places on the edge of a cliff, was cedentedly serious crisis last April, and able and friendly lines in accordance enough to get over the winter. But in amusually bad, refused to go further that historian would not have hesitated to Hepublic, the vast majority of the Chinese the late fall this hope faded and a region might. Mr. and Mrs. Ter Keverkocs, it diagnose it as an acute disease of the oppose the renewal of the Alliance chiefly with the popular wishes of the Chinese roughly three hundred miles north of the Fellow river and one hundred miles seems, were insistent upon getting to economic body. It goes without saying because China is the worst sufferer of south of it, and extending from close to Atami for the night, so Mr. Ter Kever that the germ of the disease lies in the consequences in the Far East. Fur the least coast westward, no one quite koss decided to drive the rest of the knows how far is without food for mann, and way himself. He secured the services of intemperance of commercial habit during Washington indicate that Sir John ther. Chinese reports from London and beast, and without seed for next year's ricksha man as a guide, and left Oda and after the war. planting Approximately forty million wars a little after 8 o'clock. The bodies With the approach of the year-end, sidered to be experienced in Far Eastern
Jordan and other officials who are con people are known to be affected, were found at the bottom of the cliff many problems which were left in abeyance affairs have been appointed members Twenty-five million are in dire straits, near the village of Kataura, about 3 have come to an end, though in an unsatis of a special committee by the British and at least ten million will perish if miles from Odawara, the next morning factory way, among them being the post Foreign Office for the discussion of the relief measures of hernie proportions are The zickaha man unconscious, was still ponement of enforcing the United States various points in connection with the not forthcoming now that the cold was alive and is expected to recover ther has set in. Lack of communications.
Shipping Bill, the withdrawal of the renewal or non-renewal of the Anglo- has prevented knowledge of conditions in
embargo on Manchurian agricultural | Japanese Alliance since the Alliance mast other regions, and whole villages, hare
products, the dissolution of the Cotton be renewed or rejected before July this started migratory movements which
Yarn Syndicate, the adjournment of the year Dr. Wellington Koo has assumed as merely lead them to another "stricken
proposed shipping amalgamation and the his duty in London on account of the district, and back to the home soil to dis.
readjustment of the Seventy-fourth Bank. termination of the Lengue of the Nations Conference in Geneva and it is believed What this means to the business of
In this way, it would seeur that the econu that he will take up this question with North China is vaguely felt, but probably
mic world in Japan, the condition of is not widely realized. The prices, of
which is very changeable, has found the British Foreign Office, shortly, espe food are now double that during normal hai were entertained at a reception, at the that when a patient becomes convalescent People object to the existence of such SMOKING JACKETS conditions in every town of North China. Auglo-American-Chiness Club, at Tientsin, he finds his physical, functions: renewed phrases as the preservation of the The faming relief delegates from Shang-means at least to hold out. We often see cially as the Chinese Government and ExWhat it will be next year, with no farmers on the 7th it. Replying to speeches of and becomes more healthy than he was pendence of China in the Alliance with
to plant a crop may be imagined. It welcome, the delegates described their before the attack of the disease. Will
territorial integrity and political inde rural China starves this year urban Chins journey, by way of Hauchow fu, Kaifengfu, the Japanese economic world recover day out China's previous concurrence. But starves next year. The vast population af Chengchow, Protingiu, etc. They said the by day until it returns to a condition better on the other hand, there is a report that craftesmen, merchants, porters, etc., who conditions were even worse than they had than before its sickness? live, upon the commerce of the country boon led to expect. In Western Horan the gether various recent reports, it seems invariable favours direct negotiations or Putting to in order to meet the wishes of Japan who depend upon the purchases of the rural sufferings of the people wore much a8854 that the European and American economic pourparlers, between China and Japan in community as a foundation. With no wated by the depredations of brigands, rural buyers of their wares, the industrial while in Chihli many were already dying world are deteriorating more rapidly than matters concerning their mutual interests ever, and while the British economic world without unnecessary foreign mediation or and commercial interests of North China of starvation. will have scant means for purchasing food his district alone there, and be at least the collapse of banks in London, the great going to take up the question with Tokio One priest informed the delegates that in a but a shadow of its former robustness, intervention, the Chinese Government is supplies abroad, and still less for buying. the usual articles of imported luxury. 500 deaths from starvation up to the pre-decrease in the demand for general com about the abolition or at least modifica Unless the famine can be effectively sent, while to another village near Fasmodities and, the rapid increase in union of the twenty-one demands of 1815, countered, North China as a factor in the tingla four or five persons were dying employerent portend a worldwide panic with the possible exception of the pro- world's commerce drops to the vanishing The delegates saw the British and Ameri- takings. The rapid increase of anem and other Japanese privileges in South
daily
and the suspension of various ander langed lease of Dairen and Port Arthur point.NET
can Ministers in Peking, who stated that ployment, and the dark clouds over the Manchurin, as a preliminary sten to the International finance also comes in for the 84,000,000 famine long was ready, and commodity market are as prevalent even restoration of Kiauchao to China" by its jolt. Some 3300,000,000 of mortgaged only awaiting the settlement of the terms, in Americs. Now is most important Japan bonds on Chinese Government railway while the Minister of the Interior, on being time, therefore, and Japan should be Mr. Hu Wei-teh has been instructed to are held abroad. The man who got bloed interviewed, told them also that be bad not attentive and cautions, a condition dis sound the views of the Harn Cabinet from & turnip will have to be brought to yet been able to come to an agreement on agreeable to our merchants, who got into towards the Twenty-one Demands Treas out of the camings of the railways. Nora petition to the Government, jointly with days of the so-called boom-a matter China to get the interest on these bonds the terms The delegates thereupon sent rash and indulgent habits during the tie-static News Agency. will likin or maritime customs securifies
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FAMINE RELIEF.
HUNDREDS DYING DAILY.
HAGGLING OVER LOAN TERMS.
the Feking Society, asking that the loan
ES
WHERE WOMAN BULES.
CHINESE PETTICOAT
GOVERNMENT.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules There is an old saying to the effect that
the world"
older than that of Europe, woman haa had time to perfect her guile and com pletely obliterate any suspigion in the mind of the male that He is being fooled.
The Chinese woman has no call for: beauty, for she has had so many centuries experience of men that she" no longer needs its aid. Her sweet expression is one of complete submission. I am
be of much avail, if trade stops should be concluded as speedily as possible. of great regret for the sake of the future ravages of the Tarping rebellion were not
of our economic world:" more appalling than will be the effecté
"Furthermore, the authorities,"notwith- of this fargine, if nothing be done to mest centrated. Each class will be put on a having failed and the excess of imports standing their estimate of 250,000,000 ration, and will have food tickets issued showing a figure of nearly Y.400,000,000, FAMINE'S EFFECT ON RAILWAY REVENT to them by the directors in charge, which are still foolishly optimistic, and encou In 1918 the gross operating revenue tickets will be surrendered to the food rage the nation, only to mislead them into of Chinese Government railways were in kitchens. The able bodied, will secure more wretched condition, though it round numbers 877,630,000. When their tickets only by the performance of may be that they excuse themselves from venues derived from Government service, a maximum amount of work. Food false pride. The nation have rowed their by those who are responsible for the This proverb should be borne in mind and similar items are subtracted, the tickets will be carefully checked up ship blindly in conformity with the orders suggestion that Chinese lads should be actual commercial revenue is left at about against issues of grain to any kitchen, of the authorities who are at the heim, encouraged to seek education in this 470,100,000 even.. Of this, 825,000,000 was and on jobs against quantities of earth and run it on a reel The Japanese country, with a view to their becoming passenger revenue and $40,000,000 goods moved, rock broken, masonry in place, economic world now struggling blindly propagandists in Great Britain's cause revenue, leaving 85,000,000 to come from etc. In this way, funds will be stretched amid the fog of a worldwide depression is upon their return to their native land, several miscellaneous sources. Out of to the limit in the way of relief, and still unaware of the existence of immin for if the adage quoted is true of the this $40,000,000 of goods revenue nearly at the end of the season, it is thought ent danger. The nation undervalues its West it is doubly true of the Far East. $20,000,000 came from agricultural and that improvements worth every dollar precious experience gained at great cost animal products. What will happen both that has been expended will stand to in the ninth year of Taisho. It must you must go to China says Raymond If you want to see Woman at her best to passenger revenue and to revenue from show as a clear gain. agricultural product next year is plain de RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.
endeavour to understand ita lessons if it Radclyffe in the New Fitness. Here in would enjoy a prosperous new year"a civilisation many thousands of years: to be seen. What effect this will have The Ministry of Communications has Japan Chronicle. apon the ability of the railways to meet authorized the building of two short their interest obligations follows as railways, as a beginning. One of these is night the day. To be sure the traffic in the line from Shib chia-choang to Tsang- agricultural products on Inies like the chow, which will serve to connect the
THE RUBBER SLUMP. Peking-Mukden Railway and the Bhang province of Shansi with Tientsin mors hai-Nanking Bailway, which run fron directly, and will pass through one of
A SINGAPORE BANKBUPTOL. regions of plenty to regions of want, will the worst famine districts. be heavy for there is still a considerable will be the line from Chefoo to a con- the biggest business firms in Singapore, your slave," she appears to say That.
Another Messrs. Low How Kim & Co., one of purchasing power in these districts. The nection on the Shantung line, probably trading at 15-16 South Canal Road, cane is her diplomacy. She is no slave, but. NEW VICTORIA THEATRE, HONGKONG truffle in live animals in heavy now. In a at Weihsien. At the same time, work is up for public examination last week, in she knows that the male is vain and wants few weeks practically every animal in the to be pushed on the extension of the the Bankruptcy Court, at Singapore, be to appear the master. The "how dare stricken districts will have been sold-for line now building toward Saiyaan on fore Mr. Justice Barrett Lennard. Debtor, you woman is all very well on the stage, a tenth of its normal value and shipped the Mongolian border. It is sincerely giving evidence on oath, said prior to but the please don't out. Traffic in 1920 will hold up--but hoped that funds will shortly be avail the slump in rubber he was worth s mil- what about 1991 tomm"
wins all the able from the Dutch-Belgian loan for the lion and a half dollars and he now owed HER REASON WHY. The Peking Government is making continuance of work on the Lung-Hai line over two and a hal million dollars. The Chinese woman likes polygamy ba every effort to meet the serious situation for this also traverses a famine district Examined by the Official Assigne, Low cause, if she is a first wife, she gets the It has ordered reductions in grain rates The Siema-Carey Grand Canal project is Long Teng, aged 50, said that he had from the food producing points to famine another but the hesitation of New York been in the Colony for over 30 years. work than she does herself. Do not think points and increases in the opposite diret financiers stands in the way of its im At first he helped his father in his bus that all Chinese are polygamous. The secondary wives to do more of the house tion. It has shipped considerable amounts minent development. free, Government officials in their private Several other railway contracts have Dese and later on carried on three busi number of wives must depend on the capacity are organizing vast relief icon been lying quiescent for some rearsesses all in the same premises. capacity of the male to support them. mittees to which they are contributing which ought to be awakened to scurity The following extract is taken from the The average Chinaman is poor and, there liberally. Action in this private way will in this emergency. Some of these are report of the debtor's examination Lore, can only afford a single, wife be more swift and efficient than by held by financial interests whose invest rubber and how much on the other portion of Peking ns proper as possible,
How much did you lose on standard Government agents as much red tape menta in other lines in China are in Altogether I lost two million on standard said, "I will insist upon all girls wearing A magistrate who wished to make his will be eliminated. And a degree of co- jeopardy from the famine. It tot rubber and one million, six hundred skirts," and upon the sate of the Dark operation with foreigners even foreign matter of mere friendship, it is good basi supervision will be possible, which theness to put into these constructive enter
thousand on the other. Government, as such, would not consider prises every dollar which is necessary to safe. The Ministry of Communications keep alive this vast rural population in has issued orders for collecting an addi North China..
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As a matter of fact the standard rubber was largely a game-No, a speculation
You never saw the rubber and you never expected to see it I never saw
In your case you bought forward more than you sold forward-Yes.
time.
was placed a notice to this effect. But man proposes and woman disposes. No girls came to the park for two days. Then the Mandarin had to admit that he was beaten. A park without girls was a wilderness. He withdrew the notice, and the trousers were tighter and more trans- parent than ever. N
The Chinese woman rules and allows the man to imagine that he is the ruler,
BOLVING THE HOUSING PROBLEM Į
tional surtax on passenger and goods The Four Nation. Group has built the traffic, the funds to be used in organizing Canton-Hankow railway as far as Cha- the rubber, OSA industrial relief work in river conservanty chow, and there it stops with a relatively You say it was not a gamble-There and road building.
Almost over night, the minds of all its through line. The Four Nation
short gap to be spanned in order to make is no certainty in business.
Did you buy through brokers 1-Yea people have turned to the subject of Group in under solemn obligations to com- sometimes guranteed brokers and some public works as a means of alleviating plete this line. Every day of delay adds times not MEN ACH the distress and at the same time achiev interest charges which are, piling up You both bought forward and sold for ing: something substantial. Though not and to, a deficit which is mounting like ward Yes, both formally decided upon, there is little rolling snowball. Why can't this com doubt that the method of operation will bined group master the relatively small be the division of the population into amount which would set that work in two classes-able bodied and helpless motion
R The able bodied, of both sexes, will be
There is every reason in the eye of river dike, highway construction, mediate action from the various foreign 95 per cent.1-About that, and on a fall assembled upon jobs of public work, sell fustice and fairness that demande un suggest it is nearly ten times, nearly H LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS for the use of Men of the Mercantile Grain, will be purchased by a centralized seat he construction, work, because You must have been certain that rubber
railway holding, and irrigation projects capitalists for the advancing of fands to ing market Reading and Writing Broms, Billiard Room, agency financed by the combined funds China's loss runs into millions in the form was going to improve in price 1-Expect Ollicers Room, C.P.O. Room Restaurant, of all relief organizations. Food kitchens of interest payment and maintenance exed that the market would improve Concert Fail, Church.
will be established at the works and in renses on the lines upon which no work Fillages where the helpless will be con has been done since the Great War began expect it--Business, men have different employed the free, use of room in the
And you knew that other people did not (Continued at foot of next column.). The Far Eastem Fortnightly
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What is the difference you over bought t About six or seven times more forward than I sold forward.
An ex-soldier scized Reigate house, a large empty mansion, the property, the Relgata Corporation and formally notified
and two vanleads of furniture, in possession with his wifo seven children he-Town Clerk that he had token
military formation; to a public Library, 300 Finsbury unemployed marched In ejected all those present, looked the doors and posted pickets outside. Arrangements made with the Council later allow the un-
basement