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THE PLEA OF JUSTIFICATION- The following official statement appears in the Canton Times;—
On January 15th, 12), the Military
THURSDAY, JANUAR
1921.
A BOLSHEVIK MAJORITY AT SUGAR INDUSTRY OF CHINA. AN AERIAL SERVICE IN CHINA
VLADIVOSTOCK.
A Beuter message from Vladivostock
[BY GEORGE E TAGHILD.
The Chinese were producing sugar at
The election has resulted in the return the dawn of history and the main dis- of the following groups:—
Communists
National Democrats Progressive Democrats g Social Revolutionaries .................... > Democrata
Mensheviki
PEKING TO SHANGHAI IN NINES
HOURS.
Dehnite plans have been formulated triats where it was grown are known as for the establishment of a regular serial the eight Chows; Changehow, in Fukien service between Peking and Shanghai, In view of the constant false reports
province; Hweichow, in "Anhwei pro-to come into operation in May or June- purposely aprend about the doings of
vince: Chaochow, Chuenchow, Kwang of the present year.. the present Military Government and of
chow, Shaochow, and Lienchow, in Mr. David Fraser. in the course of . the persistent efforts made by its political
Kwangtung province; and what is now lengthy contribution on the subject to- Lenemies wh
who by means of subsidised pronounced, indiference towards the known as Formosa. In modern times the N- Daily News, writes:-
elections was shown, only the Extreme Press and other agents have been manu-Left, made un principally of workmen, sugar cane has been cultivated in Sze- The projected service to Shanghai is: facturing ridiculous canards concerning and the Extreme Right, participating, chuen, Kuangsi. Kiangsi, Cheklang, so interesting, not to say dramatic, this Government, as witness the sourployer did not role, stating that a
The Middle Classes and educated Hosan, and Yunnan. These six provinces departure that the details of the plan rilous reported sale of Kiun Chow Island Bolshevik majority was a foregone con with those of Fukien and Kwangtung, will be of public interest. The only ob- (Hainan Island) to a Power, and clusion, while in case the Bolsheviks were comprise the eight sugar provinces injection to such a service is that the the consequent false impression" prevail-in the minority, the National Assembly which the Chow sugar districts were the existence of first-class communication br ing in the minds of the general public in addition they argued that they had often the importations of foreign sugars have other hand the aviation authorities, an`a♣. would not be permitted to meet. In largest producers. In more recent years rail makes it rather superfluous. On the regard to the policy of this Government rated in various elections during the past increased to such an extent that the local commencement have chosen the sasion- and its doing the Administrative Diree few years but without tangible results. tors feel it necessary to issue the follow- Ing statement.
sugar production has materially declined. The chief sources of supply at the present strate with the least possible delay the route they could find in order to demon- where an effort is being made to raise The fact that the railway is there, makes beet sugar, are:-Chayang, Tenghai, Hai- the route easy to follow, and simplifes yang, Chickyang, and Puning, in wang the position for passengers, mails and the tang province; Haiteng, Tungan, Hsienyaeroplanes in the event of a forced des king, Tretung, Tzeyang, and Chuyang, tains flying is easier along this route than Lengchi, in Fukien province; and Nei"
cent. Owing to the absence of moan- in Szechuen province.
Data as to the exact quantity produced any other perhaps to be found in China. annually are difficult to obtain, but it is able apex spaces for aerodromes, while- Along it there are already several suit- estimated that the production at the pre emergency landing places are easily az- sent time approximates 350,000 short tons, ranged. Meteorological stations already expected to arrive in Shanghai last as against 400,000 to 500,000 short tons existing at each end will furnish pilots Thursday night, the VC Daily News forty or fifty years ago. The greatest pro- with valuable information as to weather. save, and he was to go on board the U.S.duction at the present time is said to be conditions. And another smail advantage- cruiser New Orleans and be conveyed to in the rich but isolated Szechnen pro- is that as the route follows the rails and indivostock, where he intended to intesti vince, where over 133,000 short tons are telegraphs, wireless on the seroplaner of Lieutenant W. B. Langdon, chiefed locally, as the expenses of exportation, siderations have led to the selection of gate the conditions surrounding the murder raised annually. Most of this is consum can be dispensed with. All these con- engineer of the U.8.8. Albany Why he owing to the difficulties of transportation the Shanghai route as a beginning, for has surned back is still unknown, but it and the high internal revenue taxes the main object is to prove that flying is
gumerous "likin stations, prohibit the marketing of this cation. More useful and necessary ser a safe and speedy means of communi sugar outside of the district. Next comes vices will follow after confidence has been”. the province of Kwangtung, producing established. 100.000, short tons, followed by Fukien with an annual production of about 35,000. short tons. In the districts of Huangs Kiangsi, Yunnan, and Kweichow, approxi mately 65,000 short tons are cropped
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In arriving at this decision the Govern
TO VLADIVOSTOOK. ment has been under the compulsion of The US, destroyer Elliott, after leaving "the following Facts and conditions: the port of Manila with Admiral Albort The action of the Military Govern M. Gleaves, Commander-in-Chief of the ment is instified by its rights. The Cus-Aristic fleet of the United States Navy toms service is after all, it one of the on board, turned back in mid-ocean for Government services of the country and the Philippines. The Admiral had been its officials, the public servants. Since the Military Government exercises absolute and exclusive control, de facto as well as de jure over all affairs, administrative, financial and otherwise, in the Constita tionalist Provinces, it is an anomaly and an absurdity that the Chinese Maritime Customs Service should function in these rity at provinces revenue which is diverted to return while en route. uses elsewhere malignant to the interests of the country. SHBA dh badan The Military- Goramment, recognising the officient organization of the Gastoors Service and the good work rendered to China, holds the policy that this change, of control from the. Peking authority to the Military Government will in the last affect the present personnel acknowledg ing its authority nor the rules of the service. As the Customs tevenne has been hypothecated at different dimes for the service of various foreign obligations Lit is not intended that the interests of these pot in control.
creditors should be, in any way, jeopardi- med. The revenue from the South-western provinces will hear a proportionate phare of the burden which will form, as hitherto, a first charge.
message from Vladivostock influencing his
MOBILIZATION IN VLADIVOSTOCK.
UNDER ORDERS FROM MOSCOW
SAIGON RIGE MARKET.
ped, but the frequent falls of rain are The price of paddy has sensibly drop. preventing the abundant arrivals of new paddy on the market expected at this season ended ja k January 1st to 4th, 1821, is 1,883 tons The total amount of rice exported from against 18,480 tons in 1920.
We quote to-day-White Saigon rice, No. 9 sifted, Japan quality, Hongkong 34.90 per picul Lc.b. Saigon for January and February ahipment.?!
collected at the
DETAILS OF THE SCHIME.
The ques
into three stages. Txinania, 945 miles; The intention is to divide the route- Nanking 300 and Shanghai 180, alto- gether a total of 785 miles. In addition Various orders for mobilization have beenThe sugar industry of China fifty years chowfa for mails and passengera. At all stops will be made at Tientain and Hs- received at Vladivostock from Chitwand also ago was very prosperous, the country of these places there will be regular nero- direct from Moscow. There are being ear-ranking with India, Java, the Philippines, dromes with necommodation for machines ried gat in ose parts of the Maritime and Cubs as among the four great sugar and a small staff of mechanics, etc. Province where the Japanese authorities producing countries of the worl. Not Throughout the route there will be eight only local demands were supplied, but & emergency landing places where pilote relatively large quantity was exported to can obtain petrol and ail and telegraph foreign countries, amounting in 1884 to in emergency. The whole journey includ 100,000 short tons. Since the developing stops will take nine hours. It sounds meat of the European beet sugar indus almost too good to be true, but anybody The Compagnie de Commerce et de try, however, Chica has practically fallen who has seen the monster machines soar The authorities at Peking have no in-Navigation d'Extreme-Orient, in their out of the race, so that to-day eleven ing over Peking, and realized their scope cere desire to make peact, or to effect report dated Saigon, January 5th, state-other countries surpass her in the pro and power, au feel nothing but confid the unification of the country, nor have During the last fortnight there has duction of sugar. Formosa, after passing ence that they will do whatever is re- they the ability to do so. They recalled been absolutely no business in rice except under the sovereignty of Japan over quired of them with certainty and safety. their peace delegates from Shanghai and afew lots sold to Manils and some parcels twenty years ago, now produces almost as Thanks to Chang Tao-lin, no Chinele would not send others even after the sent to Hongkong,
much sugar as Chine pilots have had suficient training to fr repeated requests of the Military Govern ment to them to do so. They farcically
sent from the interior provinces to Hong pose a staff of foreign pilots have been The sugaz now exported from Chins is the large type machines, and for this pur. proclaimed the unification of the country
kong and Shanghai to be refined, in which engaged for a year and are now in route. without first setting the terms at the
form most of it is returned to interior from America and Europe, Shanghai Peace Conference. hoping
points north or south of provinces where tion of expense is interesting. The whole thereby to evade the conditions of the Sonth which, while beneficial to the
shipments vary in quantities from 6.500 to chase of ground for aerodromes, etc. is it is produced. It is stated that such capital expenditure for buildings, par- country, they know to be disadvantageous
20,000 short tons per annum, of which put at $185,000. The monthly expenditure: to their sell interest, and also to deceive
about nine-tenths are returned to the for the whole of the special staff to main the foreign Powers into making them
interior as refined sugar. The importa tain the service for hire of landing loans of large sums of money. They fear
tions of foreign sugar into China have places. for petrol and oil, and all lo that if the Government of the country is
increased rapidly. The northern part of cidentals is triculated to be $40,000. participated in by enlightened men they
the country imports sugar, from Japan That provides a daily service both ways will not be permitted to continue their
while the southern part draws upon the between, Peking and Shanghai, and the millions borrowed under all all sorts of ways. They are now squandering
statistics are dificult to obtain, it has to be more exact 24 complete flights each Philippines and Jaya Though reliable daily employment of six aeroplanes, or terms and conditions, not for the purpose For many years it has been the custom of raw sugar into. Hongkong amount to of mails, passengers and parcels would been estimated that the importations of way per month. On that basis n full lond of doing work of a constructive nature the British Admiralty to use working models not for the good of the people, but for of the machinery and apparatus on board 1,000,000 bags early. (1 bag equals 100 give a monthly revenue of £98,000. the aggrandizement and strengthening ship for the instruction of cadets. This pounds). Some of this sugar is refined Naturally it is not expected to earn the of their positions and powers and for the system of preliminary training has hitherto and shipped to the interior of China and fall revenge at the start, but the autho suppression of the people's rights. been applied mainly to forecastle head some to foreign ports. Twenty years ago rities feel confident, that the receipts With auch men at Peking no sensible operations, such as the working of wind China's importations of sugar amounted to practically from the beginning will be man can hope for unification of China: lasses, empatans, chain-stoppers, anchors, but from 65,000 to 135,000 fous, while in sufficient to cover the expenses. The members of the Military Government and so on. Recently, however, it has been recent years they have increased to yield to none in the desire for restoration extended to the structural arrangement of 325,000, in 1913 approximating 500,000 tion is not to carry passengers until the It should be observed that the inten of peace and for a real unification, but the whole ship's interior. The first model tons while Peking is hopeless they see no
of this kind has been constructed, by a reason why they should not do what they British firm to represent accurately the which followed the introduction of the will be 25 cents per mile or nearly $200- Failing to note the rapid development safe and reliable, The cost for passengers
service is regularly going, and proved": can to organise and reform the provinces equipment of Britain's largest battleship, beet sugar industry into Western Europe for the journey to Shanghai If this rate under their jurisdiction and to aronse and H.M.8. Hood, This vessel has a comple-the conservative Chinese producers in awaken the country at large to work out ment of 1,450 officers and man-about twice stead of maintaining their place in the does not attract, passengers it can be its own salvation,
and from this fact ons may gather some largely preempted by foreign sugars of instead of a daily service each way, thus the man power of the Dreadnought type foreign market found their own very the scheme is to have a tri-weekly reduced. One possible modification of The condition of the Kwaungtung, promotion of the complexity and immensity of a superior quality. Another cause of the reducing the running expenses practically vince in deplorable. For four years the the interior which the model reproduces decline in Chinese sugar production was by half. This for the present is a detail. Kwanga militarista governed the pro- The model will enable officers in particular the imposition of an import tax of 6 per What all Chins will be entranced to see vince by arbitrary methods. Every to gain the necessary knowledge at the
Jour's
REMARKABLE BATTLESHIP MODEL,
prove
inch of the public land has been either various compartments and applianos, the cont. on all foreign goods to provide the is the establishment of the service, and sold, or heavily mortgaged; illegal, and ways of entrance and egress, the systems of means for indemnifying the losses the to know that the country is seriously and absurd taxes have been imposed; mono costral the identification of valves and nationals of foreign Governmental solidly developing the use of this most polies have been unlawfully and sur- and other details. Zind and brass are tained during the Boxer Rebellion in wonderful of modern inventions, especial reptitiously granted: gambling of all kinds mainly used in the construction of this re. 1900 When foreign sugars have paid ly valuable in Chian where communica have been compelled to contribute amarkable model, which is about ten feet in this import tax and the inland transit portion of their earnings to fill their length. Each deck or portion of decking is dues of two and a half per cent, additions are deficient and difficult ta im pockets On the other hand the Canton de removable, so that all the under-dock tional, they can be transported to any treasury is empty and the Government is Arrangements, which are reproduced with place in the interior of China, without now surrounded by a host of creditors. extremo fidelity to detail, may be closely payment of any of the internal taxes and
Notwithstanding these great handicaps
examined the Military Government and the present
incurring the incidental vexations delays undoubtedly a great many of the inhabit- to which native sugars are subjected in ants of Chhia have never used sugar ox- Provincial Government of Kwangtang
transportation over long distances by capt in very small quantities, this fow have since their advent into power, The Administrative Directors are fully rivers or canals to seaports and then by per capita consumption of four pounds abolished gambling and lotteries of what aware that the work they are engaged in rivers and canals to their final distination annually is somewhat misleading, in view ever shape or form, at the tremendous is an uphill and heroulean task, eggs in provinces which do not grow sugar of the fact that many, Chinese satisfy sacrifice of nearly $10,000,000 a year to vated by the lack of funds and the cane. In addition to the delays, the local their demands for sweets through syrups their revenue, that being the amount of scarcity of competent and honest helpers. taxation at the frequent likin stations made from sorghum and other sources, gambling licences. In less than two In cleansing the Augean stable it neces become so exhorbitant that the Chinese such as honey. By way of comparison, months they have abolished the Tanchun-sarily arouses the ill-feeling of corrupt sugar is unable to meet the competition from 65,000,000 to 75,000,000 Japanese ahip (War-Lordship) and the posts of the and incompetent officials displaced, and foreign sugars which, after paying the consume 500,000 tons of sugar a year. seven garrison-commissioners who are gives opening for attacks by their poli- seven and a half per cent. tax upon entry amall editions of the tuchun. They have tics enemies and others. They dare not into the country, may be shipped to any to produce beet sugar on an extensive Efforts for some time have been made also abolished the Taying who are in bout they are infallible, but they do part of China without being subjected to seale in Manchurie. There are many efficient and useless. They have effected declare their strict honesty of purpose in the likin taxes and the incidental sunoy reasons to explain the lack of success to peacefully the disbandment of over $10 what they do and are willing to rest on
date, hut the main one, seems to be that battalions of troops numbering about the result of their administration for the
So, long as China continues to manu the transitory period between very hot 63,000 men. They have energetically sup-impartial opinion and judgment of the facture an inferior quality of sugar and summers and severely cold winters is so pressed the growing and smoking of public. What they ask the public, is handicapped with limited transport short that the favourable long autumn opioin. They have introduced municipal foreign as well as the Chinese, is that tion facilities and innumerable interior of Western Europe, so essential to government for the first time into China. they should not bastily believe absurd taxation stations, it will be impossible for successful beet culture and manufacture, Other reforms on their programmatare, reports published in the Press without the country to attain the position inis absent. Under such climatic conditions. self-government for the districts increas-actual trathful confirmation. They invite the world's sugar rasket which it lost the yields will be low and the expense ing the appropriations for education any one who is disposed to do so to visit. On the basis of statistics obtainable of harvesting and manufacturing relative- which has of late been shamefully neglect Canton and judge for himself. In fear which credit Chian with an annual pro- ly much greater than they are in Western ed, the reform of the judiciary, so neces-lessly carrying out their policy they duction of some 350,000 tons of sugar and Europe. Investigations and experiments sary to any well-ordered government, and sincerely hope they will be supported by an importation of 450.000 tons, it appears are now being made in the Shantung the opening up of the province with the their country-men and foreign public that but 800,000 tons are consumed an district to determine whether or not beet aid of foreign enterprise
nually by 400,000,000 people. Though sugar can be raitably raised in that
(Contioned at foot of next dolum,). diate of 18, Commerce Reports
(Continued at fout of neat column.)
Canton, January 18th, 1921,
ances