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SIL ROBERT HO TUNG'S. Stix WORMS REFUSE TO WORK. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE BOXER INDEMNITY!
[FROM DER OWN (CORRESPONDENT]
Lonpos, May 15th,
SILK MAXING AT WEMMRY.
This popularity is well-founded. It is well-known that both the King and Queen ot. Binaniu Are Anglophiles. The bang
When ange of their: Court is English. Queen Mario, who is a daughter of the Ituke of Edinburgh. married she intro- duers English ways into the social life of her Rumanian home.
Although the official visip will be short in duration, learn that the Royal couple will remain here after its conclusion. The Queen intends to stay with her sister
1924
AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING TO CHINA. PROPOSED SUBSIDIZED SERVICE
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BETWEEN SHANGHAI AND SYDNEY. -
PORT CHARGES "ÄT SHANGHAT CRITICIZED,
and as the line has not discontinued, it may be presumed that if not a very paying enterprise, it is not abolitely profitless. On the other hand it is safe to assume that if it were extremelý pro- fitable the YK.KK. would have put an- other steamer on the service and Pan more frequently. Then again the N.Y.K. and the 0.8.K. operate services from The Mag issue of "Austràlia Coal, Australia to Japan en route passing the "There has been unexpected delay in
Shipping, Steel and Harbour, an importmouth of the Yangtze. Neither of these getting the silk making department in
aut trade til industrial journal publishers are likely to let cargo go past them. working order at the Hongkong section the Infanta Beatrice, who lives in Surrey, dil at Sydacy, contains the following in Again the E. & A. and the Australian [of the British Empire Exhibition. A and she will probably see a number of teresting information regarding a pre-Oriental, Line well known and all [ quantity of silk worms were imported by literary people, as she is the author of rosal to establish a steamship service, by established, cover the same route, and Sir Robert and Lady Ho Tung from their poems, and more repeatly of a navel, and the Elberman and Bucknall Lane, between equally would not leave behind, earga Silk worn farmis. t the New Territaries she desires to get acquainted with writ. Shangha at the chief ports of Aus- which could pay its expenses,
The reason why none of these opéra- at Hongkong, and all the apparatus used ng folk in England. The private sequel tralia. The possibilities of such a service to a Stato visit may seem unusual, but
were, we believe, dwelt apan by Mr.toes have been running into Shanghai is in the manufacture of silk by the Chinese
it has often bean done, as a matter of has been in readiness for some weeks. fact. The German Emperor once went Filward Little, the "then Australian because the port dues at that place as But owing to a lack of mulberry leaves through the elaborate ceremonial of a the elk worms refuse to emerge, as there State departure at Victoria, and then Trade Commissioner in China, in an ad-so high that they could not carry thes returned to London and dined at Dudley dress he delivered to Simughai, business freight at a reaschable rate and cover is no food available at present. I am House, afterwards proceedings on a visit
men at the General Chamber at Com their expenses, told that inquiries have been sent to to Scotland,.
merce rooms more than three years ago. steamer into shanghai is estimated to France and Italy with the object of getRINERE GINGEL IN BEQUEST,
The Royal Romanian visitors accoins The No. Daily News remarks that the bo £700 per trip and presumably that port would be cut out out the southbound ting an adequate supply of mulberrshanied by King George and Queen Mary information is doubly interesting as no leaves, which are superable in Engvisted Wembley as almost the first item defuite statement on the matter appears voyage, for no foreign ships could com-
in the programme of enjoyment mapped out for the former during their stay yet to have been made public at this end,pete with, the excellent fast services The mulberry trees have been late in here The four illustrious personages and in view of the criticism that is legel from Japan thither. The questions there... coming into leaf in this country owing went right through the Exhibition, and led at the comparatively heavy rort fore which base to be considered in re gard to the proposed new subsidy are: to the cold winds and absence of sun-were heat on seeing everything of out-charges which are claimed to obtain at shine which have made this Springtime standing interest.
Whether there..is likely to be cargo to the art scheerless we have had for many
be carried it the ships ran. Secondly, Years, All kinds of vegetation is late by at bust three weeks. We are now
whether it would not be cheaper to sub- as write in
sidise existing lines by the payment of ** the merry month of
the port dues at Shanghai. Thirdly, as the subsidy is proposed for three years, whether if there were trade at first it. could be maintained,
land just now, a
May, the month which has so often in spired the poets, but the woods are only beginning to show their varying tints of green and take on their summer livery. So the mulberry tree are like other trees only in the budding, stage, and the silk worms" from Hongkong are the Asquithian mood of wait and
THE "BOXEE INDEMNITY.
The question of the Boxer Inlenuity so far as this country is concerned is raised this werk in a leading article in the Manchester Guardian. The story is recalled that twenty-four years ngo
Among other sections that attracted this port A their particular approval and admiration.
1
AUSTRALIA'S OWN CHARGES.
was Hongkong. They went through the - In this connexion it is interesting, if Chinese resturant, and inspected the Chinese shops in the Street, and saw the not indeed humerour (says our shanghai samples of goods that the Colony ex-contemporary), to recall that in Aus ports. The King of Ramanin fell a victim to the allurements of Chinese tralia, where the criticism comes front, ginger. He tasted some, and liked it, the port and other charges connected and asked for more. King George and with the navigation and operation of the two Queens had meanwhile walked
on, but he hurried after then and said ships are among the very highest in the they were missing something good. "I world, so much so that for more than have had some"ginger from Hongkong,"
he confided, and you ought to have two years the matter has freely been some. Therrupon they all went back, ventilated in the Home shipping and and sampled the ginger, which they pro-trade journals, and representations have nounced excellent.
Que of the thrills promise fisitors to the British Empire Exhibition. in due extremely probable that the port ex courses is a Rodeo, or Championship penses of "a cargo vessel coming here Cowboy Contest, the juptlar spurt of the would not be so high as those for the eattle raising countries. Rodeo is n
same ship at an Australian port for a and we are to have the real thing at
round-up" similar period. Mexican word meaning Wembley. It is be international in
The cast
of taking a
→ CARGO AND WILD STULAGE.
There is no evidence at présent that there is likely to be suficient cargo to Bucknall offer to put upon the service- load the 4,000 tons Messrs. Ellerman and It means approximately 12,000 tons of cargo per annum. Now it is certain that and meat. Australian wheat could; not. I hear that the King of finmanin has frequently been made to the Australia the main exports would be wheat, flour ordered several cases of the ginger to be Government and local authorities on the compete with American wheat carried in
While we have no com-subsidized Shipping Board vessels. Hent to him. It need scarcely be said sane matter. that as soon as the incident becomes parative tables at hand, we understand the Commonwealth taxpayer prepared in comparatively small quantity of wheat known widely it will prove a hig ulver that while the port charges at Shanghai Pay the extra £10 per ton to get a tisement for the Hongkong section, not only as regards ginger, but in every way.are, compared to some ports, high, they into China each year. The same remark are not inordinately so, and that it is applies to flour. As regards meat, the THE INTERNATIONAL RODEO,
be insignificant, less in one year than the quantity which could be shipped would, whole cargo of an up-to-date ment, ear- zier. How is Australian meat in packets of 400 tons every six weeks ever to ex- tablish a market against American meat which is carried up the Yangtze by the Blue Star Line in 5,000 ton lots? Again, what is going to happen to the ment when man and Bucknall assure that there it gets to Shanghai Car Messrs. Eller- is the cold storage available for it on arrival: That has bitherto been one of the main obstacles to the introduction of Australian ment into China. Again and again when this question has been raised, with considerable local experienes at our service we have insisted that Australian meat cannot obtain a market in the Far East except on military contracts, until the Australian exporters combine to gether and maintain their own storage depots at ench distributing centre: Untit the storage question is solved, to suke
waste of money and a waste of meat
The extract from our contemporary is as follows:
China's liability was fixed at £6,000,000, at the then rate of exchange. But as China was unable to pay at the time her debt was converted into a series of annual payments amounting with interest 10. £147390,000. By 1917 she had paid roughly one-thiri. Ther: her entry into the war brought her final release from hur diht to Germany and Austria and a five years moratoriim from the Entente Powers. Next the United States, who hid before the war det China of pay ment to the tune of £2,000,000, remite the balance owing, and decided to expend what remained on Chinese education
Whilst we should be quite glad to see France devoted her share to liquidnt its character. The competitors will in- ing commitments of the Banque Include the best bronk riders, ster-riders, the Ellerman and Buckull Line enjoying and steer-wrestlers that a subady if it really needs it, for wa trielle and Great Britain. Jesuived to steer-ropers.
Canada, Australia; the Argentine and follow the exsimple of America.
invor like to see the penniless cast aside, Mushraty Guardian criticises our delay the United States are able to produce; the proposal which axesses. Crosby & over selecting the most useful schemes The competitors are to show how wild Song on its behalf bave put before the of which our money should be expended, horses and cattle are handled in the Federal Government, naturally will re-. quire a good deal of consideration. It and paintedly asks that some such scheme wide and open spaces of the earth; and As that propounded by the Chancellor of southing like will be disbursed is that a subsidy should be given of the National University of Peking should in the shape of prizes.
£40,000 per annum for three years for 1 am told that the Roden contests had the services of two small passenger and be made effective without further u
cargo steamers, Bormlar, (2,005 tons) necessary delay. The Chancellor's prother origin in the old days when men posal is to establish a Science Institute, and cattle fund travel in company and linia (2.14 toux) to restante to arrange for the study of English art ranches would travel in company to Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Fremantle and literature in some Chinese univer the nearest shipping care for protes and Hongkong and Shangai once every Bities, to found a fand for sending tion and companionship. Arguments Chinese students to English universities, oout "the prowess of individual to six weeks, and that the Governmet silize ment shipments to the East is a
averaging "400 tons, at 80/- per ton. and also for sending English scholars to hands" from the several ranches were shall guarantee freight on meat space, study Chinese philosophy and literature usually settled by impromptu contests, Alternatively the company proposes a and in time the champions wou more subsidy of £54,000, and that the Govern- in China.....
than a local reputation. ku this way the ment should recoup itself out of the Hedre because a sporting institution: went freight. If subsidy and freighta There will be nothing of the Wild West make it worth while, an additional show about, the forthcoming contests at steamer will be put on the route subject Wembley. I have seen the rules and it
ti a subsidy of £10,000. is evident that it is n ense of the man pitting his skill and curage against the Putlaw" animals that will be turned into the area.
From time to time I hear the subject discussed casually in circles interested in Carna, hat I confess that there is not much interest taken in it. It is allowed to drift. There is no driving force at n1.
PENNY PORTAGE."
The decision of the Chancellor of the Exebequer, Mr. Snowden, in his Budget "sperch" noi po „zeturn to penny postage
SHANGHAI PORT CHARGES.
The whole key of the proposal lies in Shanghai being selected as the port of foal destination, because Shanghai in the Theatre-got in general and lovers of port of entry for the largest part of the
ABAKEMPLARE IN THE. WERT ENDI
CINEMA NOTES
THE WORLD THEATRE.
Marriage, as practised now-a-days by the cynical and careless, gets an awful body blow in Brass," a powerful Warner Brothers classic of the screen adapted from the novel of Charles G. Norris, which opened yesterday at tha World Theatre, for a week's run with
was a great disappointment. The view. shakespeare in particular have reason † Chinese market, the Yangtze Valley, and | Monte Blue and Marie Prevost in the of the on rules Absorbing as few pic
tures, sun be, with a plat crammed witht. of a resumption of pre-war rites was unpressed upon him in fecent nachs; are coming to the West End for a season the north. Hitherto Australia has lacked
commencing in June, The Old Vic" frequent communication with Shanghai, action," Brass" should be seen by
but he professed himself unable to vieldated in the uninspiring surroundings and it still poorly served far that respect." | everyhady in need of genuine enjoy-
ment
The point. However, the advocates af
of the Surrey side of the Thames, is to Since the latter part of 1999 agenter- cheap postage are not disheartened, and in Abraham Lincoln's famous phrase are on it as a happy thought to transfer Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha, hereinafter from the
be closed for alterations and repairs, prising Japanese Line, the Yamashita determined to keep pegging away
Nearly everybody knows the story, Philip and Marjorin formerly the Oxford Music Hall, at the a service to Shanghai. Whether it has Baldwin, young and married, suddenly A mother-in-law "partially ac- corner of Tottenham Court Road. The been success we cannot say, but wake up to find themselves "utter stran famous south "Fandon house has its own naturally, being a Japanese company, the Res
The Secretary of the London Chamber the company to the New Oxford Theatre, called the Y.K.K.K.. has been operating best sellery it. enjoyed sa
Another interesting film is the Hong- Boat Festival, the Annual Inspection of kong Topical Picture showing the Dragon the Police and unveiling of the photo of the late Governor R. G. Macdonell.
of Commerce informs me that his Council have this week addressed "a letter to the Chancellor, the Prime Minister, and f-devoted patrons, and there you will find operating expenses are less than with enunts for their disthace, but especially the Postmaster-Cinneral, urging the Gov-
and good times. Afte quarrel she ernment to re-consider the question of Shakespeare plays produced and ted the Australian or European companies, does Marjorie's weakheas for cabarets
neither garnished with (Continued on next column.)}
leaves him forever, and Philip picks out restoring penny postage, in view of the most worthily,
the scattered threads, of his life as best clear expression which has been given pageantry nor gabbles with inexperi
he can. To women come into his life, throughout the country to the disappointer, as I have heard it very well ex
pressed.
the while Marjorie divorces him and re ment umong all classes of the community. The "Old Vic" company is undoubtedly
The explanation generally accepted in and more partitularly business men, as the omission of this urgently needed re- the inost accomplished where Shakespears London as to what has so unexpectedly marries The ending is led up to i form from the Budget proposals. This is concerned to be fondd anywhere at the happened is that the people of France masterly fashion with thrilling climaxes. appeal is based on the argument that the Present day. It is therefore, hoped that have discovered that the Ruhr policy is that surprise and fascinate. present time is the time when trade needs visitors from far and near who are com-wash-out," Mr. Tommy Atkins would a'stimulus, and penny postage is one of into London for the British Empire say. The French electors followed
Exhibition and deside to see the plays Poincare incluse he promised them the wass by which help can be adminis ter to the advantage of the whole performed as they were in Shakespeare's golden future, with little or no taxation country, in huisiness relationships at home day will patronise the New Oxford pro- and a nation of sixty million Germans gramine from next month onwards. It working for them for half a century to and abroad."
"Nobody's Kid, showing at the I notice the other day that the Post-will also be a test of the taste of West pay them tribute. When he failed, as he way warned by Successive British master-General confessed that when the signs at on the with revGovernments that he must fail, he Queen's Theatre for the last time la Bilget proposals were under considera and flimsy musical comedy,"
has to put up with the consequeners, night, gives Mae Marsha role which tion Mr. Bnowden very nearly came to THE FRENCH -ELECTTONE.
Ali the French people know or care allows her full scope for the expressión pinay postage. It was a tous up, it The result of the French elections avail about the problem of the Ruhr now is of that palietic appeal and sympathy of seems, between that and n revision of able this week has caused a mild seas that the Boche will not pay, the Rihr her quaint personality which has wo widows pensions. For the time being tion here. It was thought that M. Poin will not pay and they are asked to pay her lasting fane as n wereen stars an the widows bare won..
care would have received the support all the time. The Expert Cansmission inmate of an asylum for orphans who is THE ROYAL RUMASJAK VÍSIT,
of the country but outside Paris the has rescaled the real position. The war always up to ranks, Mae Marsh has won The King and Queen of Rumunia gota electors turned their backs on hire and cannot last, for ever. It is time to settle the unstinted praise of those who have seen her Tender feelings of pity, inter his policy. The official estimate of what down, and get on with the peace great reception on their arrival in
was likely to happen is shown by the What pleases British publie opinion mingled with that element of merriment London this week on a State visit to our fact that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and more than anything is the belief that the at her unrestrained lack of respect for own Royal House. The Prince of Wales. travelled down to Daver to meet them invited M. Poincare to, a conference at report of the Dawes Commission will the guardians go out to the demure star there, and returned with them to Vic Chequers at the end of this week, evi- now be accepted. Or of the provisions for her portrayal. When it comes to toria, where King George and Queen tiently regarding his triumph at the polls is that the scheme of the Commissioners romance the orplan heroine is seen in Mary and the principal officers of State as inevitable. In diplomatie quarters in must be carried out as a whole, and that the unusual role of uniting the differ waited them on to the platform The London there is undisguised delight that it must be preceded by the commercial entex of her uncle and a former bone- M. Poincare factor. In the compass of this plot aris the French Premier has been heavily evacuation of the Rubr. rowds and the cheering in the streets beaten, and with some exceptions this, is was scheming to evade these stipulations many whimsical situations which all go to as they drove through were proofs that
when be received his dismissal with wake up one's enjoyment of the well the distinguished visitors are popular the attitude of the English newspapers.
balance comedy drama, dramatic suddenness with the London, public.
(Continued at foot of arct column)"
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