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DINNER TO LIANG SHIH-YI The Chairman and Directors of the British and Chinese Corporation, Ltd. entertained is Excellency Liang Shit
THE BANDIT OUTRAGE IN FUKIEN. BUSINESS UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
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**TORTURE" BY SOLITARY CONFINEMENT AT
SHANGHAI
“It seems to uz incredible that a country with the long history, dénso population of hard-working capable people, mail with the limitless ourens which China posscases will not prove capable of com- posing her political differences and will netrset about putting her house in order. I am sure Mr. Liang, with his quick, eye' Vi, ex-Premier of the Republic of China. | for railway and industrial development. Gentlemen,Before proceeding with Shanghai, appeared at the Mis will, frumn what he has seen in this coun- my report on the accounts and the re try, more clearly than ever recognise thegular igsiness of the meeting, I would possiblities that lie before his own coun refer to the very strong statement made try. I invite him to give us some india at one amual general inceting fast year, tion of the state of abairs in China as he when the harman spoke of the unsatis aces then I wish him, prolonged life and factory conditions of business in China prosperity, and I express the hope that resulting from the deplorable state of The nag at no distant date také a promin- - the Government this country, -as ovi- ent part in restoring tranquillity and denced by the continued interference with prosperity to his native land.
ordinary trading by illegal taxation, evil war and bandit deprriations. He men pary's staff, travelling in the exercise of tioned that foreign members of the com- their duties, had repeatedly been fired
At the twenty-second annual general SYSTEM OF IMPRISONMENT FOR weet ng of the China Eniport and Export
DERE UPHELD, Lumber Co., Ltd., held at Shanghai, last. said :-- week, Mr. C. H. Arnhold (Chairman), Mr. E. T. Maitland, Police Prosecutor,
to dinner at Claridges Hotel on April Both Mr. David Landale, chairman of the Corporation, prosided, and in addi tion to the chief guest the following com pany was present:-Sir Charles Addis, K.C.M.G.. Mr. P. Anderson, Mr. A. ti Angier, Colonel A. 3. Barry, C. B.E.. "Mr. J. O. P. Bland, Mr. T. J. Bourne, C.B..
DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAYS.
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Court, recently, and made ng applications to Mr. Martin, British Assessor, ku Magistrate Kuan, that, Mr. P. Goldring, solicitor, he called upon to re- tract a statenent he made to the, court-a recently regarding alleged treatment of "Oscar. Mathins, who is detained in castody for debt. He charneterisäl Mr. Golfing's statement as wild, irres nonsible, and untrue, and tending to bring the Model Settlement into disre
ME. C. A. V. Bowru, Mr. Byron Brenan, C.M.G., Sir William Brunyate, K.M.G, His Excellency Chao Hain Chu, the Chi- this evening, which has enabled me to pon by bandits in attempts to seize them mute."
Replying to the toast, HE LIANG SHIH wand: 1-cass final au words to express my thanks to you for your hospitality of nese, Minister, Mr. A. R. Catia. Mr. E.
weet of friends and colleagues of over "Allao Cameron, Mr. C: N. Chen, Dr. twenty years' standing, such as Mr. Landale, who was your representative in Chow Shou Sen. Colonel Brinsley Fitz Shanghai, and år. Bland, let Peking 1 Gerild; C.B. Hon. Evelyn Fitzgerahi, have been very pleased to have met them C... ton. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, Mr. Cagain_ to-night. Amongst you this even-
for ransom.
Throughout the past year troubles of this nature have continued, and the cour
g, Caithfulness, and spirit of legalty of bec deserving of the highest praise.
e staff in meeting such problema has
in the course and made his answer. Ho ale. Goldring appeared he the const began by saying that he considered it to be absolutely wrong that anyone at- tached to the court should have been allowed to make an ex-parte statement Every possible precaution to safeguard about another practitioner, without his 1. P. Hay, Mr. J. 6. Ticksor, Sir Rubertig, I cannot help expressing my feeling our staff when travelling in the interior being present to answer, and shat Ho Tung, Mr. d. E. Hubbard, Sir James regret at the death of Mr. Bir has at all times been observed by promotion should have been brought without who had done so much work for the riding them with fast motor-bonts and his receiving notice of it, as it reflected Jamieson, K.C.M.G., Mr. H. D. C. Jones, British and Chinese Corporation, Mr. Major fleary Keswick,, Mr. la N. Leefe, lillier was one of the most capable and having then move, in bandit infested upon him as a member of the Bar- Mr. W. E. Leveson; Mr. Liang Ting Kai, honourable, men I know, and we were numbers to offer resistance in case of
areas, in parties suficiently strong He entirely denied that there was any- Sir J. Steware Lockbart, K.C.M.CL. Mr. great feienils for over twenty years. With attack. Despite this, and other precau- the statement made regarding Mathias. thing matrige, wild or irresponsible in S. F. Mayers. Lieut-General Sir George so much ability in England. I hope, how-tions, we have this month had a deptor- What he attacked was not the methods Medonogh, K.C.B., K.C.M., C.B., Jr. ever, you will have little difficulty in Guable incalent take place when a party of of the so-called Model Settlement, or of E. R. Morriss, Mr. Macrae Moir. Mr. Ning a suitable successor to him. Your our forestry inspectors, travelling in the the bolier, but the system of imprisur- PP Sandberg, G.BE, Sir Newton chairman recalled to me the period of our regular course of duty, were attacked by ment for debt. Stabh, O.B.E. Sir Gershom Stewart, Mr. early activities of twenty odd years ago G. H. Stitt, Mr. Lep Smith, Mr. S. P. But I can never forget the hard work wo Waterlow, C.B.E. Mr. E Whinney, Sir have done together. When we first start- Robert Witt. C.BE, FSA, Dr. Weied to work, the development of the means Cheng Chen, and Mr., Y. P. Law,
of communications in thy country was only. in its childhood. We have spared no efforts in bringing up this child, and this child is now grown up and is in the prime of youth. But we who have been respon sible for the upbringing of this youth have yet another duty to de, that is, to see our way of making that youth able to deve lop and support himself.
lasting future will be that England and China will work together, and I am ready to join hands with you to work for that
end..
briganda. -
THE LATS MR. DINSMORE'S HEROIEN.. The party, according to the informa tion so far received, consisted, of Mr. Jay Dinsmore, an American, Mr. Mackay, an Australian and Mr. Patil Lee, a Chinese Yale graduate and two men of our Chinese forestry staff, besides the usual attendant "coolies and servants.
They were attacked at a place called Sangia, a forest area about 10 miles from the village of Pickikou, which is 20, miles south of the town of Shahsien, in Fukien Province. During the fighting Mr. Dinsmore was shot in the abdomen, and badly battered, but somehow made
ag Assessor: You did say that the covulitions of imprisonment amounted to little less than torture,
FRIENDS ALLOWED TO VISIT UIM.
WORSE THAN THE FLEET FRISON. KER CHIP OTEST.****
Me: Goldring; What I did say, was that I had, hail a letter from Mathias a The CRAIRMAN proposed the health of
saying that solitary confinemunt was. HO the chief guest, H.E. Mr. Liang Shih Yi,
preying upon his time that he had and in doing so, said: Mr. Liang, as most of you are aware, bus during the past 23
this amounted to little less than torture, thought of committing suicide, and that years taken an active part in the affairs
and repeat, it is torture for him or for of his own country, both from an indus trial and political point of view. I wish
We Chinese appreciate very much the
anybody else to be locked up in that place without any human intercourse. Counsel.. especially to-night to invite him to turn good feeling of your company in investing
repeated nis description of the small his memory to that period of bis activity your money in our railways, and in order
room in which the prisoner was lodged, when he was connected with railway to safeguard the interest of your com-
containing a bed and a chair but no table, development His political life is prob-pany as well as other foreign investors his exepe, ultimately arriving at Sba and having primitive sanitary arrange ably one which has been more in evidence my colleagues and I introduced a specialhsien. He could have gone on to Yen- ments, and insisted that nothing he had than the quiet and urostentatious work measure, Le, to make the Ministry of pingfu, a day's journey down the river,
sand was true. Even in such places as which he has so much at heart, namely, Communications independent, the next for medical attendance, but staged at the old Marshalsea and Fleet Prison, the industrial dévelopment of his great counts being kept separately because, Shahsien in an heroic attempt to help country. We all of us look to him as one by this measure,; we hoped to present the save his companions in the party, whof the inmates did have some human inter-
course, but this mad was absolutely: of the pioneers of industrial development, Ministry of Communications from being were being held prisoners by the bri- alore, which there is reason to believe will be involved in case, the financial state of the gands. He wired from Shahsien that bis
The Assessor: It does amount to the main factor in bringing China from country should he disturid as we bad wounds were not serious, but neverthe solitary confinement because, unfortux- its present disordered condition to a state anticipated. We endeavoured to safe-less died on the 21st inst., due, apparately, for Mr. Muthins, he is the only of quietness and progress" so long un-guard the interest of our foreign credim.tly, to internal hemorrage. knows. My reason for recalling to Mr.tors, and I have no doubt you all under-
Sr. James Carroll, our senior forest. Goldring: I have always argued,
foreigner there. Liang Shih i the period of his life which stand this. It is, indeed, very regrettable inspector for that area, is now working and always shall argue, that unless was devoted to the development of that the military and political struggles with local officials for the release of the creditor can prove that a debtor hap China's railways is that we, as a Corporain my country and the economic conditions captives. The local Chinese military means to pay it is nothing short of tion, were then and still are applying our of England affected by the war have hin- officials seem powerless or afraid to take cruelty to put a man in gaol for deht selves to the same end. I know of nodered our progresa. However, such active steps against the brigands. The in this case there was utter failure to part of the world where railways are more state of affairs is not to last, but the ever-civil oficials, however, are co-operating prove that Mathias was unable to pay. appreciated by the people of the country,
with Carroll, and through negotiations and that being so, he should not be kept and where operating expenses by ar a
along customary Chinese lites we hope in custody, in no civilized conatry is it lower ratio to the earnings. They should
the prospects of release of Mr. Mackay, I do not think I said one untruthful soon to Feceive, favourable news as To donc. That was all I was arguing, and bring very satisfactory revenue to the Chinese Government and help to solve You asked for my views with regard to Mr. Paul Lee and the others.
word; certainly my statements were not many of their financial difficulties. Their the state of affairs in China: To explain Our sincerest sympathy goes out to wild or irresponsible. I spoke with extension would lead to a vast increase things thoroughly would really require the relatives of Mr. Jay Dinsmore. He full sense of responsibility, and in view in both the export and import trade of hours of discussion, and I have only one had given many years of loyal, faithful"; the country.
remark to offer. I should like to ask all service to the company. He was one of of the publicity given to Mr. Minitland's The rufsdit d'etre and man ohjeet of those who are interested in Chinese Nature's true gentlemen, a kindly bus remarks, i take this opportunity of re
Furing them. the British and Chinese Corporation is affairs, whether politics or industries, to courageous souf, imbued with charity and the arrangement of funds wherewith to direct. at all times, their attention, China and its people; set met death The Assan said the Court would
courtesy to his fellow men. He loved bild Chinese railways. The Peking- ti its Government, but to the people, or Mukden Railway, the Tientsin-Pukow else to the Provincial Governments and through their brutality.
accept Mr. Goldring's statement that the Railway, the Shanghai-Nanking Railway, not to the Central Government Unless It can only he hoped that lives sacri torture he referred to was solitary can- the Shanghai-Hangehow-Ningpo Railway, you do that, you will get further and feed, such as his, may bring to the atten- Encarent, which probably did amount to and the Canton-Kowloon Railway, all owe further away, Gentlemen, I am glad totion of our Honio Government, the torture. It would have been advisable at least something to our activities. At be with you once more, and I thank you American Government, and other cations to cotify him that Mr. Maitland proposed. the outbreak of the European War how for the kind way in which this teast has the necessity to enforce steps whereby to make a statement to the court. His ever, as is generally known, those netivi- been propused and received. In return,
honour had visited the frison, and it seerned to him that nothing more coulik tics ceased, Since work stopped on the let me drink to the prosperity of the Hakuang Tines in 1914 we have made po British and Chinese Corporation and the
be done for Mathias. He had 2 small · forward movement. The reasons for this health of its nuclers.
simply furnished rooni, entirely separate .continued cessation of work are known to
from die place where convicts were kept. us all to-night. bat most intimately and
and his friends were allowed to visit him. in particular are they known to Mr Mr. CHAO HSIN CHe said: It is very Mr. P. R. Eldridge, Far Eastern Divi- In the ord Lary course he would have. Januz For what may have been true when kind of you to arrange a dinner in honoursion, based on a cled report from prison fare, but it was open to his friends Europe was at war is not the case to-day of my distinguished fellow countryman Acting Commercial Attaché, E. G. Babbitt, to provide him with food periodicals, On our side we now have the four lead-I should express the appreciation on be. Tokyo, states Japan's national debt at the writing aper, cigarettes and everything ing Powers with commercial interests in half of the Chinese Government and the end of February totalled Y3,877,105,000, he wanted. China in complete accord. They are, so
Chinese people as well for the caterprise of which Y.x, 558,200,000 ** represented Mr. Gohiring: That was not my argu- far as China is "toncerned, actuated at you have undertaken in developing the domestic loans, and 1,120,500,000 foreign ment. I do not say that the prison. present by no other motive than the pro-
means of transportation in China. The obligations. The total showed an authorities were not doing their best for motion of trade with that country. Their war has interrupted the financing of rail crease of Y.1,071,000 during the month. bim markets stanul ready to assist with finance way construction in my collatry,' Now in addition, floating loansy consisting The Assessor: As regards imprison if security is forthcoming. Only the dis the war is over, we should waste no more principally of extraordinary exchequer ment for debt, that is the system of this
1. shool ordered state of certain provincial distime in resuming our plan, in building notes, amounted to Y.534,000,000. The court and we must follow it. tricts and the ingrettable results of mili- more railways. A new enterprise requires above figures do not include either the point out that Slathias incurred thes tary, and political rivalries stand in the additional capital, and in my country we $130,000,000 loan flouted in America or liabilities without having the means to way of a forward movement: The invest have not sufficient surplus capital to go the £20,000,000 loan floated in London meet them. "lie is not a criminal detain ing publie.rendy enough with funds for on with railway construction I have. Note issue of the Bank of Japan ated under punishment, but detection is profitable enterprise under favourable therefore, always advocated foreign capi the end of February amounted to the only means by which the court could conditions, are shy of investment, in a
tal for Chinese railways China as a vast Y.1,397,000,000, a decline of Y.103,000,000 secure his future attendance here. He country in this condition.
country which requires a considerable in comparison with the previous month. obtained security but that was withdrawi The position of the British and Chinese amount of capital to build all the lines, In view of the extraordinary circum his guarantor being afraid that he would Corporation, owing to this state of affairs.ut. Icant the trunk lines throughout the stances the February figure is very satis abscond Thas been a difficult one; progress on exist China proper," where the railways will than at the same period last year, and in- 'his difficulties is that a partner of his country. Population is very thick in factors, being only Y.65,000.c00 higher. Godring: The pricipal cause of ing lines of railway has been much hin dered, and on new enterprises practically bring prosperity to the entities, whilst cludes notes destroyed in the fire. Gov absconded with several thousands of stopped altogether. We must, however,
the railways will pay well Moreover, the crnment small notes in circulation at the dollare, more than suficient to pay all remember that politics.in China have not natural resources will be carried from the end of February totalled 7.60,000,000, in- he owed. the great importance which they are interior to the ports, and eventually for dienting a decline of 4,000,000 during the Mr. Maitland was present in courte generally úsumed to have tron what eign trade will be increased on account month.
during this discussion, but took no part appears in the Press on the subject. 1 of the convenience of traffic and trans Total postal-savings deposit at the in it. --
close of February mounted to think Mr. Liang will agree that although partatinn.
I The British and Chinese Corporation | ¥1,10-1,000,000/ fecline of only
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APPEAL FOR FUNDS.
other foreign lives in China may event wally be adequately protected. JAPANESE NATIONAL DEẾT,
á statement in Commercial Beparts by
on the surface there is tauch disturbance are certainly aware of the advantages of Y.9,000,000 in comparison with January, SLEEPY SICKNESS EPIDEMIC.
there is in the back ground an enormous mam of peserful country untouched by which I have spoken, but I do not quite The February total is higher by the troubles of Tuckuns, and where the uter use of these alvotages by period of 192), indicating that these understand why you have not yet made Y.L50,000,000 than at the corresponding interest in the Parliamentary affairs of Peking is practically wil. If we can get furnishing more capital for Chinese rail-deposits are being maintained very satis over the surface troubles, we should em. why construction. The most important factoriis bark on the development of this mass of line in my opinion is the Hukuang Rail
649 CASES IN 3 WEEKS.
Sleepy sickness is inereasing rapidiy throughout the country, says a point fr dion paper
The cases notified by ductora in January were 75, in February 217, in March 16, and in the first three weeks of Apríl (49.
Investigations into this cause of the
country, and peaceful progress would be ways, which have not yet been completed, Take, for instance, the Inkuang Rail- assure. A strong Government in un- and which will be a very profitable line ways, which, only require ve million doubtedly required, but such a strong when constructed. I have often heard the pounds sterling to complete the whole linease is being carried out by the Medi Government, will not be brought about Gnanciers who claim security for their I often think that this five mullion pounds Roearch Council, but, writer a medi by force from outside. It will be brought investments, but I wish to point out that sterling in the London market in just as about by the sympathetic consideration by lending money to China for building much as a few drops of water in the oucan not know either a cure or any mease cal correspondent, doctors admit that theys of its difficulties and wian nssistance railways the cecurity is at least in the You have money to invest, and we have bestowed with sympathy and order railway itself, had in addition the Chi-au are to, andent, ut of preventing the spread standing. Such assistance can more nese Government will be quite willing to the benefit is mutual
Large towns are 101 2 to
affented than I therefore take readily be given by the development be held responsible for the loan. So far advantage of this opportunity to appeal pecusinsity of the diens waida
districts of industry than by any other than the loan is for productive use, I can to you financiers to take into considers dien) officer o
assure you there will be no objection on
westward. He added: It is almost the of health in that il. spreads the part of the Chinese people. We ran
worst of all the diseases in this country. not say that there is no possibility of
From one fourth to one-half a Chev obtaining money in this rich euntry
patients die, and not many of the ran (Continued at foot of next elumaja
der have, so far, completely recovered.
nal, and I believe that in this assistance lies the probable future salvation of the country. Let us hope that the period of settling down after the Revolution of 1011 in drawing to a close.
tion the question of further investment [in] Chinese railways.
Mr. J. O P. Bland, Major Henry Kes wick, Sir James Jamieson and Sir Willinin Branyate also spoke.
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