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SAFETY OF SECURED LOANS.
[NY DAVID FRASKE IN THE TIMES."
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The recent dificulty in regard to the payment of coupons of certain Chian loans suggests the desirability of restar ing what has been repeatedly said in the columns of The Times on the subject of the financial position
SATURDAY, JULY 22ND, 2913
HONGKONGDOINGS.
No doubt that many ways are found Of proving water useful here: Lknow it's used to wash our clothes. And some men drink it 'stead of bear. And then, of course, the daily bath Must run So altogether with one of it!
things looked gun When some good folk had none of it, And many turned on
water taps That Nature planted in the head, And prayed that rain might come
soon
THE CANTON SITUATION, THE FLOATING MINE.
[FROM OUR CORSESPONDENT. |
CANTON, July 20th.
AN OLD 5-CENT DEBT. LEATS TO CASE IN THE POLICE COURT.
A debt of five cents, incurred eight
The origin of. the small Hoat-years ago, was said by, the complainant, ing tnine which
exploded fect from
the bows of the U.S.S.aftermona, to have been the cause of the thirty in a case at the Magistracy, yesterday
Try 4) anchored off Shanieen is not
full definitely known, but it was seen floating defendant demanding 850 by menaces and in the river for some time before it ex-with threatening to stab the complainant ploded. It was coming down the river, to death.
The anomaly presents itself that while the Chinese Government of the day is bankrup: Chinese bonds quoted in Lon- Jan, with insignificant exceptions, stand extraordinarily high and are regard ed in informed quarters as practically gilt-edged. The explanation is sim- ple. Those loans which are, or have been, in
default, have for security Suppose no welcome rain had come only the Chinese Government's Suppose we had our stand des t mise to pay, and as that Government There were no soda and no Pye Suppose things got so awful bad. has fost control of the country.. has no money, and is heavily in debt, naturally it cannot meet its obligations... Ou the other hand those louas" ou "which interest is being regularly paid, and, which are quoted so high, do not depend on the ability of the Government the pay, for they are secured by revenus which in the interest of the bondholders are collected and held by foreign agency,
typhoon passed along one day. To fill the household taps of lead. And this time gave Hongkong a miss. But heavy rain-falls in its wake Turned hearts of drought to wells of bliss, will die en after all the rains.. So now we hope the wretched plague That poured upon cur thirsty land. And washed the streets and cleaned the
drains.
FOREIGN CONTROL OF CUSTOMS. It is extraordinary that, foreigners. should controf certain of the national revenues of a cuntry, and maintain its credit by meeting debt charges, this white that Government is insolvent and practi. cally without resources. Such, however, is the position in China, and it has arisen owing to the weakness of the State and the fact that foreigners werd compelled to claim special privileges in fore engaging in enterprise or anking
This this Customs depart ment is under foreign management, and the inspreturatierral collects all receipts and carries out the service of loans secured on the funds under his control. The revenue of the Salt "Gabel similarly controlled. In the ease of rail ways built by foreign capital lent to the Government; foreign accountants are in charge of the receipts, and secure the ser. vice of the loans before permitting ary other disbursements.
investments,
is
Has almost caused my tongue to blister 1).
The very thought of such a vista,
It's now more wide regarding rules. The Service Men's Society: Now Fork can say, "Come, have a drinks Eu, men who served upon the sea..
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Hay Fever, so the Penkites say, is caused by Ligustrum sinense, Exterminate the Privet, then That's clearly only common sense (y).
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For taking to his native land.
pocket kun without our leave,- A Chinese passenger was fined But if from Canton overn One hundred dollars, I believe. The man a permit can produce, We then will hand him hack the gun, If he will promise proper Use. The Magistrate's an optimist!.
Thank Goodness--for it always pays), Canton way these troubled days! For where can' "governmçat " be found
Dick Turpin's methods were surpaskor. By highwaymen at Yaumati
For all they wanted was a loan Upon the poor man's jewellery They took his watch and quietly wont Bat with sore roaselence were they Forest night the victim revived
horn? The ticket for bie watch in pawn.
The Doctor Wa who intely dien Revered by all who knew his game, Is stated to have given proof To those to whom his spirit came, The Chinese boy who used planchette Knew nought of English, being young, And so they asked that Thetor Wa Would guide the hand in English tongue.
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It is surprising that these public "de partments function almost uninterrupted ly. When the country is in anarchy and the Government, powerless. So far as the Customs is ennerned, it. operates at the Treaty Ports, nearly n of, which are on the coasts and rivers and therefore To their surprise the writing caste subject to naval protection. foreign Powers are interested in the main- Now where are all the lusty ones
Alazen Quite clear and quickly on the board. tenance of this departiment, and six bave Who generally cry out Frqud”? warships in Far Eastern waters, while gunboats Great Britain, France, the Some folk have writ in local print, United States and Japan gularly till made much plenty bobbery," the rivers.·
About the rest of Hongkong folk. THE SALT GAMES.LE
Whom they accuse of snobbery. I will admit, if I must say, The Salt Gabelle since the Revolution That in the usual run of case has been organized by foreigners, with. Our prople julge by monthly pay the object of creating a security for the Instead of honest heart and fac Heorganization Loau (£25,000,000) of 1913,
The trouble is that some
men' who Behind it are Great Britain, France, fake others follow in their train,
Start off to wet a social
puer Japan, Germany and Russia, all of whom El suffer somewhat loss of face." have an interest in preserving and But better far, with such like friends, developing this source of revenue. AlTo leave them to their gay-lit path though local Tuchuns at various points When shrolls commence to worry them. commandeer the receipts, far nore, than It's then will be the aftermath enough revenar to meet all liabilities is
In any case,
the loss is their's still controlled by the foreign Inspreit's up to those who now complain
Who not-rich friends can do without: tornte, The fact that three great Powers To grin and bear it when cut out. are behind the Inspectorate ensures res- But only let them all beware, pect for its rights within the less distar-
bed areas.
chce a lucky sweep comes off, The grumbler now does not in turn It is well established that trade con All his pals drop when he's a toff. tinues in China in spite of political For while the world is as it is, troubles. Civil war is usually localized, Ono's friendships always much depend
And human nature is the boss, seldom involves hostilities for more than Ou fluctuations of one's joes.. a few days, and results in small loss of
life and little damage to property. For Yet one more word I'd add to this. the time being it dislocates one region And that is, Turn to books, my son: with imperceptible effect on the business For you can mingle with the great of the country as a whole. 'Until the
On ev'ry night when work is done. Chinese become inore impassioned in their You'll meet no snobbery from books: The highest will converse with you: polities and more prepared to die in The greatest men will walk with you, defence of their principles the character They judge by neither purse nor lanks. of their domestic troubles is not likely, to change, or seriously to affect the concerns
and trade in which foreigners are inter-mated
UESECURED LOANS,
H.
the tide being on the ebb. Apparently,
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Inspector John Grant prosecuted and
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inspector Grant said the scmplaisant was a foki in an egg shop at No. 3, Wing
it must have been intended for Sun Yat Sea's ships, preferably the ingle d'Abands appeared for the defend- Fang. The person who laid it must have ant known the proximity of foreign men-of- war, so he must have thought if he could and sexu not get Sun he could harm other vessels damage was done to anybody. i have sent unemployed." He had recently ret serious complications: No Sing Street. The defendant was at pre- been given to understand that the turned from America, Prior to going to Consul has formally-protested to both America he hath been a hawker in Hong- miles,
THE FIGHTING (ÂT SHIURWAN.
kong and about.seven years"ago the cou plainant's nephew owed the defendant 5. It seems that Han's army has got the cents for fruit, worst of the fighting during the last two plainant alleged that the defendant came
On July 13th the crim days and has beer forced to retire. The into his shop and explained to the ghu attacks on the Mo Taze Fung heights plitinnut that the 3 cents had never been. must have taken the best out of his paid and unless $56 was handed over troops and the inability to get in may within a certain, period he would be. have counter balanced the first flush of stabbed to death. The complainant b success. The Kwangtung troops, having came frightened and reported the matter. succeeded in 6ght of positions, are to the police. endeavouring to make it a fight of move-
The complaint in the witness-box Whether they succeed to any confirmed the story as told by the la- degree remains to be seen, but it must or but could give no reason to the be rae in mind that although Sun's lagistrate why the money should he men are without any "appreciable reserves demanded other than they are fighting aver familiar ground. stated.
that alrently Armour went round the city last night to the effect that Hsu's expedition had been ent off at the rear and there was every likelihood of his being enveloped. The cause of the rumour was the issuing of an extra by an out-and-out pro-Cher Chinese daily, su one must take this re port with the proverbial pinch of salt.
ments,
THE CITY...
Cross-examined by Mr d'Almada, ther witness denied that he was a sick man and very easily frightened; although he admitted under pressure that he had fainted twice in the Police Offices wher telling his story to Inspector Grant.
Mr. Almada: You" had with him seven years ago
a' quarrel Witness: No. He had a quarrel with There is no change whatever to report, interfere in the quarrel. Since then I my nephew about the 3 cents. I did fot the civil "population still taking all pre-have had nothing to do with him. cautions. Prices are still going up and the poorer cinssey, are suffering many remembered the defendant coming inte Another foki in the egg shop said he hardships. full, but the trains carry very few pas asking for the complainant. The defenit- The down-boats are always the whop on three separate occasions and sengers, the reason being the danger on ant then said he wanted to get 50 from the line and the few people remaining in the complainant as the result of injuries the Eastern Suburb where the terminus that had been done to him in a quarrel seven years ago: These injuries the de fendant adtled bad cost hiur 850 in medicine,
IN,
Mr. f Almada said that this witness had told the same story as that related by his client to him.
OUTSIDE CANTON, Yung Kay, one of the silk eritres in Shun Tak, is strongly guarded by the merchants as there is a lot of money in the place, the silk producers having had ta gecord season. Some "People's Army"
Mr. Hamilton did not consider it was have been trying to get into Fatshan to worth going on with the ease. He was of stir up trouble hat the population. has the opinion that there had been a quar. not received them with "farpur.. Both rel. but what the original cause of the sides are marking time at Kongmoon.
quarrel was he could not any. It was, however, apparent that the complainant bad been frightened. He would, there
A SHIPPING CASE IN JAPAN.fore, order the defendant to be bound
JUDGMENT FOR BRITISH CO. CON
**FIRMED ON APPEAL.
Judgment has been delivered in the Osaka Appeal Court, before Judge Nakagome and two Associate Judges, in the appeal of the Nibon Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan Steamship Co., Ltd.), of Kobe, against the decision of the Kobe Court in the suit in which the Federal Steam-Navigation Co., Ltd., of London, olained restitution of Y.3,800,057, and had been awarded judgment in the Kobs Court.
over in a personal bond of $150 for twelve months. If the defendant wished to re: covor the 30 he should consult his solicitor and take an action against the complainant.
HONGKONG UNIVERSITY, "FUNCTIONING HEALTHILY.”
Journal (Shanghai) reviewing the Report The British Chamber of Cammerer
1021-2 says:- of the China Educational Association
Decision was given for the British linn, the appeal of the Japanese party being dismissed with costs, thus endors Report of the Commission has this" to As regards Hongkong University the ing the judgment of the lower Court, SAF Appellants (defendants) were ordered to pay the sun claimed with interest at, the rate of per cent. per annum.
COMMUNIST LIBRARY
JAPAN,
ed themselves to a limited extent of the While Christian missions have avail- privilege of co-operating with the Uni- versity by maintaining hostels, this FOR Pctice could he advantageously extend
BARON ISHIMOTO'S PURCHASE.
ed. especially in view of the probable increase in the number of Christian- students."
Again the viewpoiar of the Commission The Jean Jacques Elisee Reclus library is primarily missionary.
'What the
of about 30,000 books" which had been layman wants to know is what relation kept in Brussels, where Reclus, died in Hongkong University is to bear towards 1903, was recently bought by Baron China's future educational system as a Ishimoto Kenkichi. The books were whole. packed into 49 boxes by the hand of
Reading somewhat between the lines of is now staying in Europe, and were sent would appear to be as follows: Mr. Ishikawa Sanshiro, the Socialist who the Report, its answer to this question
cle.
to Japan on board the Hirano-maru. While the Hongkong University is Reclus participated in the Paris com- planned to give the advantages of ested. Nor are the revenues of the three $18,000,000 to the revenues. The imposting afterwards a professor at the Brusit will undoubtedly make for itself a likely annually to add mune in 1571 and was banished, becom-Western education to Chinese students, departments specified likely to decline. A tion of the surtex, however, is to be suh sela University, Mr. Ishikawa was well great place in the scheme of Chinese recent article in The Times expatiated on ject to conditions to be arranged by an acquainted with Reclus and it was education. In its initial stages the Uni- the trade potentialities of China, and international commission.
through his good offices that Baron Yersity of Hongkong may be complimen implied the certainty that the Customs and practical Government, deserving of Mr. Ishikawa is expected to come home asmuch as it will maintain Western stand- If a united Ishimoto succeeded in getting the library.tary to Universities of the mainland, in duties must continue to be an ever-ex foreign confidence, results from present about September this year. Upon his ards and methods, and they will move an panding item of revenue. Salt receipts efforts to secure a political settlement. have been restricted by recent troubles. the surtax will become immediately avail- Baron ishimoto intends to offer them for this stage, however, the University will return the books will be sorted and a line proximating to Chinese ideals. At but they are still very large and susceptible, provided the new Government agrees public use. ble of improvement. The railways, on the whole, are extremely profitable, and creased revenue will be. advantageously detained by the authorities at
to terms which will ensure that the in-hama on June 20th, but they are now Arts, to students who desire a high train
The books reached Toko make its appeal, through its Sendel of their takings show consistent increase expended. Bfunding the increase for Customs house. They seem, says the very efficient school of engineering and the ing in the humanities; uud through its Altogether it may be said that holders of a period of years the Government would Yomiuri, to suspect the books to contain medicine it will attract students who China bonds in the above three categories then be able to put all its liabilities on dangerous thoughts, and according to the
desire a thorough theoretical and prac have no cause to be dissatisfied with their sound footing, and to make a fresh start official conception of dangerous thought tical training in these subjects. It may investments.
with a clean slate.
they are probably correct. Japan Chront safely be assumed that many of these A deceat Chinese Government has a"
students will later on secure posts of Holders of bonds not so secured are in splendid opportunity to make good. "A
influence on the mainland, and some different position. They depend for succession of bad Governments have been
times in the Universities of the main interest and return of capital upon a pushed towards bankruptcy by evil" in:
land. Hence there will be established a Government which is at present influences that have got the upper hand "in
reciprocal relationship between. Hongkong extremely deep financial water. There isn time of political transition. Recent
and the Chinese Universities, which Boating debt, domestic and external, occurrences are hopeful of a change for dome of the new buiding of the Hong of the particular school which can meet should become closer with the passage of of something like $500,000,000 (my, the better. Substitute a small national kong and Shanghai Bank. With the their need. The desire to pass the Hong years. The Chinese have a keen sense £60,600,000), a sam impossible of liquida forte for the hordes of troops at present placing in position of the girders for this kong matriculation and the growing po tion in present circumstances. Of the burdening the country and revenue cow dome, the last of the steel work for the polarity of the Hongkong training, which foreign share of this amount the Japanese being wasted will be available for useful bank was practically finished. During now apparent in many of the schools and American loans have priority over purposes. Trade, and enterprise will the past few days workmen have been in China, is a clear indication that Hong. the Vickers issue, and although it has quicken, and customs, salt, railway and engaged covering the steel framework kong University is functioning healthily beca sought to nequire for the last named other receipts will expand. Foreign with wooden planking, this being done to and will make a worthy contribution to alien on the Salt surplus, heavy prior capital is ready for investment in rail enable the concrete work to be proceeded the ultimate complex of Chinese educa claims render the Government's promises ways whenever there ariscs & Govern with The dome will be of concrete, and tion. in this respect of small value.
But the financial impasse is not can be contracted. Abuses in the collect
ment with which the necessary agreements to the mamive nature of the premises the will be surmounted by a gilt ball. Owing absolute, for in certain favourable cirtion of certain taxes only await reform cumstances it may suddenly be relieved. to result in much larger revenues reach At Washington the Powers agreed to sing the treasury: China in the last few revision of the Customs duties and to a years has been paralysed by bad govern surtax, which together have been estiment Equally it can be vitalized by
(Continued at foot of next 'column.) good government,
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