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GRANARY OF CHINA A FAMINE CENTRE
FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR IN
INEAND WATERS
THE ALLEGED PREVENTION OF U.S.S. VILLALOBOS" ENTER-
"
ING POYANG LAKE-
A SHANGHAI CEMENT FACTORY.
AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAT
ENTERPRISE.
Perhaps.oty those who are directly
*SCHEMES FOR MAKING MONEY" AT CANTON.. OFFICES OF TWO LIFE ASSURANCE. COMPANIES MOBRED.
HUNAN'S SUFFERINGS INCREASED BY SOLDIERS' DEPREDATIONS.
In the course of his report for 1929, | Mr. B. D. Mansfield, the neting "Comaris- sioner of Customs at Changsha, states:
The dawn of the year, 1822 was, from rosy one, and everything points to a year Cheng-han's prohibition of a visit from | plant has been under construction on the return of their money, So great was the
trade point of view, by no means sumaty officially about. Tuchi T'ai of depression worse even than the on American river gunbat to his proviu banks of the Huangpu above the Kiang crowd that the police on duty in that which preceded it. Nor did the results sial expital, has seriously amnyad thean Deck, which will aid further in keep locality, were unable to dispere them. It of the arst half of the year holl out any An the incident is that the Tuchun, Shanghai the most important indus was not until very late, that the crowd
American authorities. The Chinese vers bepes of the gloomy forebodings being other that realised. Without doubt the or Tali as he calls himet, probibited the tried city in the Far East. Holiday dispersed, of their own free will and the visit, and that when the America Cosul makers going up the river on their house pince was cleared and traffic was resuni- chief contributory factor to the commer cial stagnation was the famine which General in Hankow asked for permission raged so continuously in the central and for the lines to unvigate the Pornng boat trips and passing Lunghua, have noticed two queer-looking content rein. western portions of the province, and it Lake and the Kan riser, it was refusedi.
As a matter of fact, permission was forced chimneys, which are the stacks of was not until well on in the third quar
A grent crowd "gathereil`in front of Mr. Rodney Gilbert, writing to the interested have been aware, says the the two Chinese life assurases companies NC. Daily News from Piking, says:—
NC. Daily News, that during the last in Tai Ng Poo, Western Suburb, at A story gives out in Nanchangfu, pre 18 month a very important industrial Canton last Friday clamouring for the
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ter of the year, when good harvests had never asked, for the simple reason that no the Shanghai Portland Cement Works, assurance companies, land investment
The Coaton Haily News Says:-- During the last two years, mazy life permission is required for any foreign gas- finally put the grain spectre to flight, bent in China to visit any inland port. Ltd. The firm have just completed their companies, and savings socioties have that prospects really began to brighten, with or without official notification. If buildings and the erection of machinery made appearancs in the city, with many Last ground was rapidly recovered, and the Ameriena Consular authorities wrote
wild-cat schemes for money making. Thos the net value of trade for the year under the letter alvising him of the for the manufacture of their Elephant who put their savings into these con review shows an increase of some 1 lakhs |as compared with the figures for 1921, coming of the Fillulebra, it was simply a Brand Portland cement in Shangha; to panies are mostly of the poorer classes superficial courtesy designed to introduce meet the enormous local demand, as well of people. "Although, the schemes of each Though the increase is not large-some 13 the offers and facilitate friendly interns for export. For one who has had no company vary the general plan was that per-cent,-it is, in view of the great dis- course between them and the officials. Th
investors are required to deposit a evr advantages under which trade has suffer lalele did not reach Nanchang, but previous knowledge of the existence of tain sum of money with the company encl du, by no means unsatisfactory. As 2 terool back into the Yangtre: not began this large cement factory, it is indeed a month, for a certain number of years, rule, in China the greatest sufferers from of the Tali's prohibition, but brome like military operations are the non-combat- must of Amurica's antique river ateof pleasant surprise to find that it has beet which it is claimed, will utilise the money put up quietly and is, judging from what in the purchase of real estate, At the auts. To this rule the operations in this, boats, it drew too much water to get one was able to gather during a short expiration of the term of the policy, each districs proved no excețition, and some across the lake. The Tuli simply made 20 districts in the southern section sus use of this contretem to give himself vigil, one of the most up-to-date piants policy holder will be paid bac: the total
of its kind in the East."
sum invested together with interest, he tained heavy losses owing to the depre- | airs and to protend that he, in his majesty, The works cover an area of about 200 sides his share of the profits made by the dations of the troops. The famine may had forbidden the approach of a foreigny more of land, with an excellent water company in real estate. he said to have begun in the autumn of war vessel.
frontage of over 1,200 fest. The machin- [192] owing to the lack of rain during the
ery is of the rotary type, with a gun spring and summer of that year. That The real truth of the matter is that if anteed output of 1,200 casks of.375 . there would be a scarcity of rice owing the Palohas had not encountered physical nytt per day. to the destruction of the autumn crups difficulties, a prohibition from the Tuli "In a short time the Shanghai Portland was to be expected, but that, in a pro- would probably have runde her visit all Cement Works expect to put on the mar Ivince considered to be the granary of
the more certain., The right of foreigų; ket their product the " Eëphant brand China, which in no sal years produces gunboats to patr inland waters is fully cement and by the time the first ask is grain much in exces the requirements established by both Treaty and precedent, sent out the company will have invested of the population scarcity could aid a prohibition from a discredited and in this new Shaugh industry a capital develop into a fani as terrible in its powerless military officer, whose division of 2,500,000. The Company is apital consequences as this one us could not known in Chinese military circles as the ized and managed entirely by Chinese, ragantin unit pare excelfare of the Chi- although for its best interest the tech use army, could unly be interpreted by nical side of the manufacturing has been
have been deemel possible. Virtually the whole of the central and western portions of the province were affected, the dis tricts which suffered least being those bordering on the Tungting Lake in the north-east and eastern sections of the provine". Distress was acute and wide- spread, and a conservative estimate gives the deaths from starvation throughout the province when the famine was at its worst, at 1,300 per diem.
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VAMINE BUNTAX ENDED. -
TREATY BISRTS AND CRECEDENTA
y self-re-pecting gunhat commander as
*;
a pressing invitation to come.
Artice 2 of the British Treaty of 1838 Tientsin) rents as follows:- !
entrusted to a foreign expert,
AKLOAD. CF LATES
REVENUE STAMPS.
CURIOUS RAMIFICATION OF
CHINESE FINANCE,
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The two companies in Tai Ng Poo, which were visited by the mob, are life pasurance companies. The cause of the incident was on account of the coun panies' „decision to increase the payment of premiums. All policy holders whether new or old, were required to pay the extra increase, and this decision aroused the indignation of the policy holders. The companies, however, posted a notice in front of their offices, rescinding their decision, when the attitude of the mob was becoming dangerous. Their notice did not satisfy the mob, who clamoured the more vigorously for the return of all their money,
The doors of the two companies being. closed, the mob were unable to enter, the offices, and gradually dispersed when night was appproaching.
It is learned that the notice posted by the companies was torn off the next day and, the doors of their offices remained. closed.
THE EUNUCHS OF THE FORBIDDEN CITY.
THE ABOLITION OF THE SYSTEM.
The Asiatic News Agency in a „Peking dispatch dated July 17th an
British ships of war coming for no hostile purpise, or being engaged in the pursuit of pirates, shall be at liberty to visit all perts within the dominions of the Emperor of China, and shall receive" * Eventually, in order to centralize re- every facility for the purchase of pro- lief work, prevent overlapping, and give) visions, procuring water and, if occa: better service, the various relief aancin-
The bankrupt state of Peking ánances sidu require, for the making of repairs. tions were fused into one body in the The Commanders of such ships shall bold was alleged by the defence to be upon. shape of the Hunau Chinese-Foreign interesurss with the Chinese authoriti sible for the appearance at the Mixed Famin Relief Committee. Work was on terms of equality and courtesy,?! Court at Shanghai last week of a young systematized, relief being given, except in
Article 34 of the Austro-Hungarian Chinese, pu a charge of fraudulently the case of the old, the infrm, and child Treaty of 1969 makes precisely the same obtaining revenue stamps to the value of ren, in return for work done, Many stipulations. By virtue of the most $300,500.
Mr. F. P. Musso (defending), said that useful public works were undertaken and favoured nation clause in Americau necomplished, and finally the initial stops treaties, the same privileges automatically if Mr. L. K. Kentweil (who prosecuted) were taken for the construction of a high extend to Amerien ships. This point, was knew our tenth of the truth of the whole way. 2: fost in width, which, it com- intel upon in 1003 by the Azerican matter, he would never have brought the
The Manchu Emperor returned to his pleted, will eventually run from Slangtan State Department, at which time the Chi. defendant to court or applied for a war palace in the forbidden oity immed- to Packing, on via Wakang to Chiles Government accepted the American rant for his apprehensica. They had lately after the two concubines of late. kiang and thence back to Changsha bý ruling.
documentary evidence to prove that de Emperor Kwaugshu consented to the way of Sinhwa, Aabwa, Yiyang and the face of all pretent attempted to issus to start a branch of Chinese bank But on the mediation of his father, The fact that Tsai Cheng-hsin has: in fendant had been asked to raise $280,000 wholesale dismissal of the court eunuches. Ninghsiung. With the completion of this road one of tho main obstacles in the way
swaggering prohibition against the here, He pat 860,000 into the corgern Prince Taxi Feng, the young Mancha avigation of the waters of his provider himself and obtained the balance train Emperor retained the old and crippled of affording relief to the sufferers in case by foreign guubata, sught to demonstrate friends. All this money was subsequent eunuchs in his services until their death, of famine, viz. the lack of reads along clearly to the Chinese authorities the dany sent instead to Tintain and tonal to so that the eunuch system will entirely which to transport grain for distribution, gee of putting an incompetent military the Chinese Government. When delen- disappear from China within, at most, will be removed. The ongitude of the puppet, ignorant of the treaties and in-dant was to be paid back he only re twenty years from now. work of the committee may be gauged different to them in a administrative ceived the revenue stumps, Since that Hsuan-tung is exceedingly elated because Ex-Emperor from the fact that between and lakh position. Whatever action the foolish time a law had been passed invalidating he believes to has done a real good. buai- of dollars have been expended in dis man, whose soldiers are greeted by jeers the stamps. fributing relief to the unfortunate suffers and boots by other Chinese troops wherever negotiated;
They could not now be nese for the antives Hokienfu inasmuch they go, has taken, he has taken in the
as hereafter no native will destroy him- The Assor said he would remand thef for purposes of entering into the new Chinese official spirit. This is, that i The collection of famine relift surtax the lower your prestige, the more com-cuse, suggesting that the stamps should eunuch service of the palaces. In addi
be deposited in Court. duty by the Maritime Customs ceased on pletely you have face, the most assidues. Chief Insp, Wheeler: 1 understand that all Manchu and Mongel Princes and tion to this, orders have been issued to March 31st, and, in order to facilitate you should he is digging up new right there are ahout a carload of these stamps. Nobles prohibiting the employment of comparison, surtax figures are not in to defend and the more cager you should cluded in those quoted below. The total to insult others rhenever it can be done would ask the Court to vary that order eunuchs for ever. With the exception et and direct that the stamps he left in the the eauuchs themselves and their relatives, revenue for 1923 amounted to Hk. Tis. with impunity so as to make new facr.
custody of the police, as is usual in this humane action of the ex-Emperor 338,460, an increase of Hk. Tis. 29.187 as
THE NEED FOR COUNTER-ACTION.
criminal prosecution", compared with the figure" for 1921. Ά To allow this Tuli to get away with slight decrease of Ek Tha 2311 in im un antic of this sort is to miss an opportu port and Hk Tis. 1,82, in coast trade nity to exert the sort of moral force duties, due to the effects of the famine, warda reform in Chin which should pre is swamped by the handsome increase_oferde ücts of intervention. Such action HK. Ts. 3,081 in export duties For should be countered by a prompt interna this the great advance in, and ever-in-tional demand for Ts'al's immediatè re- èreasing demand for, Hudan ores, exports moval from office and every demonstrn- of which surpassed all.. previous figures, tion against him which can be made within are responsible. The total tourage enter. treaty rights should be made. With the THE RUSSIAN WOMAN'S OBSESSION. ed and cleared during the year was demand for his removal entered, as great 519,354 tons, or 53,955 tons more than in 1931. The freight agreement between the get up the Kan river should anchor of Manchuria, Zoe Kincaid says:
Writing in the Far Eat on "Seeing four big Yangtare and Siang River ship Nanchang and the foreign officials in eor- In Harbin there prevails a worship for ping companies came to an end in the responding with him should address him shoes that has become an obsession with early part of June, and a freight war as a private perans occupsing & Govern- Russian women-small high heeled sip started between the China, Indo-China, ment office, and China Merchants' Steam Navigation and official ing all the nsual tith" pers, such is the vogue that none dare silk, palm beach, alpaca, British wool and.. of address. Prompt re-to disregard, and from the shop girls the bike will be relegated to the "ød. Companies, on the one hand, and the risala of this character, which are within to the grand lady the feet are desu, and the ancient and historic camssung clothes trunk of Philippine legislators, Treaty rights and while involving a di shod. But since the Kataiskaya is play of foren involve no degree of inter paved with cobble sones and there are filipino will be hauled out for an niring vention, would bring this isolated official startling inequalities in the sidewalks, it is washing and starching and ironing and to his senses with painful wheel and necessary for the pedestrian of female per otherwise made classy for the present. would make a commensurate impression suasion to pick her way over many a rough stylishly garbed salong, if a resolution upon his colleagues,
...sput. And.
yet it is rare to see a pair of submitted by Representative Hafael Vil- slippers down at heels, and when a new laneusa succeeds. Political circles and comer appears among this gay throng it is at her shoes and not her face that all glances high Government officials at the ATÁ
The care bestowed.
upon the footwear seems to denote the amount of wealth "possessed by the individual and
Nisahin Kisen Kaisha, on the other. Freights were repeatedly redued to such an extent that many steamers were run ning at a loss. The war is still being waged, but I am informed that there are hopes of an early settlement.
Though the quantities of goods import- ed have taken as nwhole remained fairly constant, there is decrease in value to be recorded bf Rome Hk. Tls. 1,030,000 in the net value of this trade a compared with last year's figures, the drop being attributable to the world-wide fal in values reflected in the Changsha
maricat
FIT-U PINCE-NEZ
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a number of gunboats as could possibly.
THE SIEGE OF WAICHOW.
A YUNNANESE DIVISION. DISPATCHED.
journed. The defendant being relented This was agreed to and the case ad- on security.
FEMININE FASHIONS AT:
HARBIN.
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would have been no Chinese republic, had Hsuan-turg is welcomed by the vernacular press and the people in general. There Hausa-tung been born twenty or thirty years earlier.
FASHION REVERSION IN PHILIPPINES. FOREIGN STYLES TO BE REPLACED BY NATIONAL GARMENTS.
Costly frock coats, cutaways, smoking and mess jackets, tailored suits of pongee
tamiento"
are Agog with excitaun. Representative Villaneuve would have gislators discard present day dress and ing legislative conclaves, His resolution
been signed by many prominent Fil con the initiative,
The Third Division of the Yannanere uide to her position in/?eturn to the barong filiging, while attend
troops have left Canton for Walchow to
for the hats that appear on Kitainkayne face pledged themselves to tako bined
russist in the attack at Waichow, which both black tulle in the most amazing The baring filipino is u
they beggar description, and gold Ince
stories
that blow from
off
of both shirt and cost, and is transparent.
Pis
the
is still in the hands of the enemy," mys
ery thin garment, very the Canton Daily Ters which describus style that might be worn by a duchess or resembling a shirt, having a very narrow Parisian actress may be seen on this Harbin 'their departure, in the following terms: Street at nine in the morning, while costly Beckband for u callar. It takes the place
The station of the Canton-Kowloon Ruil is the latest of the finger operated eyra neveral piers along the Bund Bluinage appears regardless of the dust. It is worn suiside the belt of the trousers glass mounting and has been designed to were busy scenes, when these Yunnanjead
the level
am to strangers in the country give of troops were leaving for the Enst River surrounding country.
Servers Wastes of It avoid all the objectionable features of While some of them travelled by churian the sun-baked fields stret, neglected to tuck his shirt into
After travelling miles across the Man impression that the venter, nil
not a small number of them went brching away,
his trousers ng away, relieved only by Uhiriese farm water. Considerable quantity of arms and houses, it is like a page out of the Arabian But it is the Lacient Filipino costume. ammunition were alus shipped yesterday. Nightsto it in learned that the Fourth and Fifth that confronta the eye. It might be San national zeal to discard the habiliments of After the departure of the Third Division Ritalskaya, bewildered at the feminine array would be an expression of patirtis, and find oneself walking along and Representative Villanova thinks it Divisions will falow in a day or two. Francistol or even Paris. Not only artis Ity. Incidentally he assert, it wou'd re the foreign nations and return to its simplic General Headquarters, Dr. Sun Yat-sen
According to information obtained from customs of the most recent and will also leave for the front, and the hate gorgeous in the extreme, but sult in a tremendous national saving, na
slippers and silk farned from the North River fighting hava
Representative Villaneuya would extend This maybe the besetting sin of the his boycott of foreign-apparel to women's Opticians-the most competest optical With the addition of fresh troops, the Occidental eman, but she nevertheless wear us well, buning low neck and short,
Government, forces that are attacking Wni- neserts on Kitaiskaya her claim to colour slowed evening dresses and all other Colony located in 53, Queen's Road chow will be greatly strengthened, and the and charm is clothing in spite of the rear gowns, suits and articles of clothing requir Central-ADVT.
[101 fall of Waichow is inevitable.
this type of mounting. The long coil springs of the Fit-U prevent spring breakage, and can be instantly adjusted to give more or less pressure on the nose The nose clips are of special shape to prevent slipping. Fit-U Pince-nez of any metal are obtainable from The Hong
kong Ortical. Co., mocessors to Clark all of the Vinnanese troops that has re-every costume, even ifngs must match the large suma now expended on foreign. & Co., Manufacturing and Refracting alt-Jeft for the East River, to provide themes the last cent clothes would remain in the country, Del
ness of the wild Manchurian bandits.
ing foreign sta