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THE TRADE OF SWATOW. CUSTOMS COMMISSIONER'S
REPORT FOR 1021
Mr. R. A Currie, Commissioner of Customs at Swatow, in his annual report.
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SHIPPING.
(a.) Under General Regulations-Com- pared with 1922, there was an increase under entrances and clearances, in 1993 Nor- of 672 vessels and 027,837 tons. Treaty Power vessels did not appear, and, of the 12 flags that visited the port during the year, eight regiatored an incrense; while, of the remainder, Danish showed no change, and Chilian, Portuguese, and Germian, absent last year, made an ap
in this pearance
There was a steady demand for freight. The line to Siam opened last year by Mesars. Jardine; Matheson & Co continued its service, and several new companies also came into being, trading for the most part to the Straits and Siani..
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Petroleum Company, and the Texas Oil disturbed state of the interior, the above- Company. Taking into consideration the mentioned increase, small as it is, come somewhat in the nature of a surprise and be looked upon as an earnest of better times to come when the present paral35- ing influences hindering inland trade are happily removed.
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(b) Outwards (under Transit Certi- Beaté) and (c.) Special-No vemarks.
TREASURE
CANTON NEWS. [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] THE CANTON GAZETTE FOR-
CIBLY CLOSED DOWN.
-The Cuntan Gazette, a Chinese daily newspaper published in the English language, was forcibly seized by Dr. Sun's Kuomintang Government on September Although daily rates of interest during 10th against the protest of Mr. Thomas the June quarter were exceptionally low Eu. the proprietor, who has since then
from 8 to 16 cents per $1,000-due to inflated issues of paper money, high rates, been compelled to leave Canton alto- ruled during the best part of the year, gether. According to those trying to and exchange was against exporters. Better conditions prevailed for a bejustify the action of the Reds in Canton, period in the autumn, but, in sympathy it has been pointed out that Mr. He was (b) Under Inland Steam Navigation with the Shanghai market, which experi- not the real proprietor of the plant and. Rules-la spite of the continued un-enced a sudden stringency, local money goodwill of the only English newspaper settled state of the district owing to the became very tight. A large over-issue of now in Canton, Some eight years ago political situation, soldiery, and robbers, notes by the leading hankers, amounting one Peter Hing and others founded the there was an increase under this heading to over $4,000,000 with only a cash re- Canton Times, adequately equipped, with of 19,998 entrances and clearances, but a serve of 8200,000 behind it, was a disturb fands from shares of leading merchants decrease in tonange of 76,946 tons, shared ing factor affecting the interest rates. and citizens, including seme from the late by the French, Chinese, and Japanese There were runs on several of the loud! Dr. Wu Ting-fang. Because of the fair- flags. For the second year in succession banks, and two, owing to the failure of ness of the first editor in his comments their agents in Singapore, had to close the Times was several times suppressed the British flag was unrepresented.
their dours Others received assistance by the Government, but control was re- from the Chamber of Commerce, and gained by the first editor, who was also managed to weather the storm, and fin- a large shareholder. Upon the return ally confidence was restored. The value of Dr. Sun from Shanghai in the spring of treasure imported and exported under of 102, his men again suppressed the the cognizance of the Maritime Customs Coutoa Tones for its opposition to the registered a total of 1k. Tla. 7,802,000, bringing in of mercenames to settle a as against Hk. Ths. 11,900,23 in 159. purely Cuntcuese question. Since then decrease of Hk. Tls. 3,907,29 Imports the name of the paper has changed sever decreased by lk. Tis 4,102,327, and exal times, but part of the equipment of ports increased by Hk. Tx. 54.2. The the paper and the business goodwill have port of all kinds of silver coins de remained identically the same." Mr. Hu, creased by 10 million pieces, while export it is said, was only printer of the paper,
who succeeded to the proprietorship upon increased by 63 million pieces. However,
frequent changes of the editorial staffs the above being merely the figures de-
sub- the last 18 months by those parties clared to the Customs, this is no criterion, as, owing to other channels of ingress and sidizing the writers from time to time. cgrass, actual figures cannot be arrived at fr. Chan Chong Lok, a secretary to Dr. a long time the Guzelle was edited by
FOREIGN GIX)DS..
Taking the year as a whole, it can hardly be said to have been a success from a commercial point of view; in fact, business generally was bad. High rates of interest ruled during a good part of the year, and high buying prices at places of production eliminated importers' pro- fits or reduced them so as to little more than cover working expenses. Owing to the unfavourable rates of exchange he tween Swatow and Hongkong which is the medium of foreign exchange here, exporters to the south lost a lot of money. and only a very few found any profit in the export trade. It is reported that our of 63 harterers only three did not lose money and that go of them, who met with: disaster in the bean trade, will be under (n.) Imports, Direct and Coastwise.— the necessity of closing their businesses In spite of bad business generally, the net value of the goods under this heading, before the following China New Year. Hk. Tia. 31,516,930, showed an increase of The "wellare of Swatow is intimately Hk. Tls. 6,497,332 Business in piece connected with typhoons, which have far- goods was bad, owing to the unsettled state of the hinterland and also to the reaching effects on the trade and pro- unsettled state of the money market. The sperity of the district Particularly is total net value of the trade in rotton this the case in the country districts, goods in both years did not show any great-difference, being Hk. Tls. 3,729.373 where sugar cane and fruit trees are con fast year and Hk. Tha, 1,349,301 in this. cerned, and where large areas are at Woollen goods, however, Kreatly in
proved, the figures being Hk. Tla. 101,004 times so damaged, Cr practically, wiped
in 1923, against Hk. Tis. 256,387 in the Miscellaneous piece out, that their products are materially preceding year. lessened, or even brought "ngar to the goods alsarrose, from Hk. Tls. 106,752 to Elk. Tla. 944,737. Thanks to the increas vanishing mark Instances in point are ing trade in canned and preserved goods, The figures for 1993 show a falling off brown sugar, which has dwindled con- the import of tinned plates, for making of 403,658 travellers-a decline of practics siderably, and white sugar, which has coutainers for the local export trade, rose ally a quarter of the trathe as compared from 29,108 to 35,147 piculs, but most with last year-owing to the disturbed almost disappeared from our Export metals registered no unusual fluctuations, state of the country and to a smaller tables owing to the ravages
of the the total value for the year being Hk Dumber of emigrants to the Straits, Siam, typhoon of August 199 With regard to Tls. 1,911,980, against Hk. Tls. 1,576,487 ete. Inland trafic was responsible for in 19 Owing to the shortage in the 90,916 of the decrease, but when the risks the fruit-growing industry, which was local product caused by the great typhoon to the travelling public from rubbers, also seriously affected, by that and sub- of 1922, brown sugar, which was a pirates, and the attentions of the military,
The press gang" in Canton. by which 1418 piculs. us well as shortness of spare funds due sequent typhoons, it is well to remember import in 1992,
White and refined sugar increased from to a bad year, are taken into considera-coolies and poorer citizens appearing like that an orange tree takes three years to
labourers are forcibly put to transporta 1,62 ta 128,650 piculs. Hardwood, tion," this is scarcely to be wondered as
tion service for the mercenaries, has been come into full bearing, and a persimmon bricks, cement, etc., decreased, owing to
revival since September 15th. Those op eight years, while they can be destroyed the completion of various building opera- by the elements in a few hours, and it tions.
posing the press gang methods are asking American kerosene dropped from is small wonder, therefore, that much 3,187,931 to 2,733,446 gallons, a defcit of
the authorities to put the, Red Army into lund, formerly given over to orchard and 454,495 gallons, but Sumatra of increased
transportation service, as the Reds, most- cadebrake, is now planted with other from 2,929,083 to 2,384,494 gallons, a gain
ly labourers, are not trained for fighting quicker and safer crops. What compels of 155,415 gallons. Rice and paddy from
but will be capable of carrying things for admiration is the indomitable way in Siam, the Straits, and French Indo-China, a significant increase of 236.70 piculs con- the, mercenartes, which local trade, in spite of continualete, increased from 2,073,107 to 2,530,511 and serious set-backs, ever shows wonder-picula, a gain of 737,404 piculs, Coal, ful recuperative power, seemingly count cigarettes, flour, paraffin wax, spirits of ing reverses as naught. Although during wine, and a few others increased, but the year under review there was, forta- matches fell off from 206,402 to 99,540 nately, ho typhoon of the violence of that gross, owing to heavy importations of the of August 1992; there were four small. Chinese-made article. typhoons in the vicinity, each of which did a certain amount of damage.
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CHINESE GOODS.
PASSENGERS TRAFFIC.
OPICAL
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The quantity of opium seized during the year amounted to 240 piculs; of this total, foreign opium hecounted for 25.50 piculs, and native opium for the balance, 215.30 piculs. Compared with last year, fronts as Opium is now grown in this. district at Chaoyang, and is grown freely in the Fukien province, " Opium of which we have no cognizance comes from the interior and the neighbouring province by land, and a portion, at least, with the connivance of the military.
MISCELLANEOUS,
CC Wu, Secretary of Foreign Affairs to Dr. Sun. During the time of Mr. Chan, the paper was subsidized by the Russians and the Germans, it is said, but it has never been admitted.
The present editor of the Canton Gefle is Mr. H. C. Lee, formerly in Shanghai papers.
REVIVAL OF PRESS-GANG METHODS.
REFUSAL OF FUNDS FOR NORTH-
ERN EXPEDITION. ". Replying to the request of the Kuomint Government in Canton for $3,000,000
from the merchants to enable Dr. Sun to carry cut a Northern Expedition against Peking, the leading Canton organizations bave decided to give a deaf-ear. Tho merchants are of the opinion that the of a factional nature, one clique of mili expedition is not of national interest but tarista gong against another. Moreover, the merchants say that no one but him- selt appoints Dr. Sun the Generalissima. The merchants have been oppressed on- ough without subjecting themselves to an- other forced loan of $3,000,000.
The year, too, laboured under the dis- Advantages arising from a disturbed poli tical situation, having been under martial law as far back as the spring of 19 with corresponding detriment to all in land trade and traffic. Business revived for a period of about two months only, September and October," after which the money market here, in sympathy with the stringency of the Shanghai market, sud- denly became very tight, a state of affairs mostly lost, some heavily. The districts the 15th October touch with" Hongkong so far no extensive military operations
still obtaining at the close of the year, It is the general opinion that this up
after the Chinese New Year of 1924.
great
was
THE EAST RIVER FIGHTING.
battle. Dr. Sun's mercenaries in these
reinforcements to Sheklung to guard' against the possible return of General Chen Chiung-ming.
CINEMA NOTES.
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Owing to an abundance of rain at the (a) Exports, Abroad and Coastwine right time, the first crap of rice was good, (including Re-caports. The decline re-
one, and sold wholesale at froin Hk. Tis. ported in the value of exports in last estimated by the experts as a 60 per cent. year's report was not repeated in 127.50 to Hk. Tis. 7.00 a picul. The second the figures for 1909 being Hk. Tls.
crop was even better, 50 per cent., and 30,274,732 and for 1923 Hk. s. 20,46.612, sold at Hk. Tls. 7.50 to Hk. Tls. 7.70 & a gain of Hk. Tls. 1,161,880. Business on picul wholesale. the whole was poor; production areas
The port was without telegraphie com: suffered, interest was big, exchange with munication for most of the year, which Hongkong unfavourable, and exporters caused considerable inconvenience, but on concerned-Chaoan and Chenghai-where paper from Fukien province is again by the military, through whom telegrams tung are imminent, and it appears that was re-established by wireless operated along the East River districts in Kwang favourable situation will continue until treated, were invested by soldiers, but, could be transmitted, but only as far as both sides are preparing for a decisive in spite of this, shipments increased. As Hongkong. It is reported that the old During the early part of the year about a result, joss paper increased in price.ling service with Hongkong, which has districts are concentrating at Sheklung. 2,000,000 cigarettes were re-exported from Grasscloth, owing to the inferior quality been out of action for some time, will withdrawing from Poklo and other places. this part to Amoy, when the Amg offered, was rejected by Japanese import be reopened in the early part of the Those in Canton. are despatching some authorities endeavoured to impose are disadvantages.
crs. This trade laboured under many coming year.
the Owing to venue stamp duty on tobacco in addition typhoon of 1922, trade. this year
The Swatow Chenglin Light Railway, or to the 23 per cent surtax, against which heavily checked, and, Sighting bad foreigners, continues to give good service "push trolly," as it is called here by the two principal companies had strongly taken place for some time in the Kityang The capital of the company operating. it
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE protested, they have consented to the
VOLUNTEERS. latter on the understanding that no district, which is the headquarters of the is $295,000, with a total surveyed mileage further taxation would be levied on their industry, the merchants concerned lost of 50 li, but only 30 li of this is com
The Kuomintang Government is alleging uutput. The question was inally settled large sums-about 30 per cent, "of their pleted, to 'Chenghai, and serves eight that the Volunteers are raising a war before October, when the 23 per cent. capital. Many of them had to close their stations. Monthly takings average $8,000 fund to overthrow it; but it appears to
business, and numbers of women. em Surlax was waived. However, no more ployees were thrown out of employment and expenses $5,000, in annual income bave forgotten that it was at the sugges tiguretics were re-exported to Amoy and drifted over to the laos industry rolling-stock, comprises 100 bars, which action to raise 500,000 in order to obtain being reckoned at about $40,000. The son of Ur. Sun that the Volunteers took after the settlement of the dispute.
The exportation of grasscloth therefore
Darrow-release of the seized arms. On August rose from Hk. Tia. 74,065,006 last year to outlook for the future cannot be anid to power. This latter will probably be re- the arms upon the willingness of the Vol-
The net value of the trade of the port fell from 10,781 to 6,101 piculs, and the are propelled along u 18-inch
gauge track of 12-pound rails by man- 99th, Dr. Sun said that he would release Hk. Tls. 51,004,259 is this, an increase of be very encouraging at present. Oranges, placed later by motor-power, with kero-unteers to contribute $500,000 towards his HL Tls. 7,338,346, the principal increase for which Swatow is famous, brought no sene oil for fuel About 3,000 hardwood wat chest. gecurring under the heading of foreign profit Production was limited and sleepers are used to the mile. There are imports, Indications are net wanting to prices enhanced. It frequcutly happened two classes: first-class cars, for two pas- encourage a hopeful outlook for the trade that, owing to a keen demand abroad, sengers, at a charge of $1.20 per car, and of the forthcoming year. Although tran- telegrams would be received aimultane second-class cars, holding four passen. sactions during 103 were unprofitable in ously by the different exporting houses, gers, at a charge of 55 cents per car. many instances, there are distinct signs which despatched their orders at prac of improvement in the future, for, in spite tically the same time, with the result that Cargo is also taken at passenger rutes for
More than half of one of the large of the exorbitant rates of interest, wover-importation at destination was felt,
The local police force is very much to Paramount studio stages was taken by the were more than most commercial cons and prices had to be lowered to a great the fore, looks smart in its black and cerns could support, there was no lack extent in order to dispose of stocks in white aiforms, and drills carly and late, banquet hall in Het Gilded Cage" the of business activity, which, however, did due time, Sugar suffered from reduced in all kinds of weather. The German Paramount picture starring Gloris Swan- not meet with the reward it deserved. production, but because of it prices rose, parade step is much in evidence, and the son now showing it the Coronet Theatre. It remains to be seen how long the pre- and deals were on the whole profitable. Bent political situation will endure to (b.) Imports Comparison with the two men are taught rifle and buyonct drill. A veritable forest of evergreens forms the strangle inland trade. Given the re- preceding years shows that the value of n fact, there is little to distinguish them background for the unique woodoland moval of this olight, and less unfavour-trade under this heading remains station. from soldiers. As a police body, general effect necessary to the theme of the story - bird in a gilded cage, so to say. Pro- able banking facilities, trade during the ary, being, in round figures, Hk Tls opinion would indicate that there is still
room for improvement. The old Custom bably the most original dinner party ever following year should show an increase. 30,000,000 for each of these years.Bean-House has been temporarily turned into staged is seen in this picture. Above the All it asks for at present is to be given cake decreased, this fertiliser is pro- a police training school for 100 recruits, heavily laden circular table with a mass a fair field, and the result may be safely duced locally in increasing quantities. and there are also 500 more men dis-of flowers in the centre, a feminine" left to the brains and energy to unmis Beans of all kinds showed a satisfactory tributed at eight stations. The head acrobat disports upon the Roman rings takably present in this place..."
gain, while rice and paddy more than station has an additional guard of 70 In the middle of the feast she suddenly doubled. Dates increased one-third, and
drops, landing in the centre of the table, The net revenue for the year. amounted Fibres, including coir, hemp, jute, and the withdrawal of the British and Japan- from the scene.
fabery products showed an increase, men in khaki.
Since the beginning of the year, and only to bounce upward and trip mailingly to Hk. Tls. 1,040,124, which, compared ramie, remained very much the same; as with that of 1999-after deduction of the did fruits, Groundnuts showed a satis seen the sole medium for postal happiness of a man's love, to devote ber
ese Post Ofices, the Chinese Post Office
Should a woman deay herself the tamine relief surtax, Hk. Tis.11,654, from factory increase, a condition shared by
pro the collection of Hk Tis. 1,354,101,-- shows an increase of HK Tl. 197,707 pottery, samsha, leaf tobacco, and ver. affairs, which it has carried on with its fe to an invalid sister! This is the
micelli. Pears registered a heavy falling accustomed thoroughness, to the satis-blem that is solved in "Her Gilded Cage," Miss Swanson portrays aplittle With the exception of tonnago dues, of Besamur sced and black tea suffer faction of the public which decreased by Hk. Tis. 2,100 odd, ed a decline, but green tea more than
Robberies and piracies still continued French girl who later becomes famous as all headings contributed to the total gain. doubled. Postal parcels decreased in by land and sea, and will always be with a singer and dancer, and under the stage The greatest increase appeared under value by Hk Tia 20,100. Matches were
us until the political situation is restored sation. Her carees, however, is as a
name of Flen! d'Amour" creates a sen imports-Hk. Tls. 158,533, with export imported to the extent of 1,169,212 gross, tively with this pest.
and steps can be taken to grapple effer gilded cage, which separates her from. trade next, with Hk. Tls. 36,847. Coast
her own happiness and the love of the trado rose by H. Tla, 4,144 and transit against (51,061 gross last year.
Owing to lack of funds, the street men to whom she is devoted. But this dues by Hk Tls. 280. Considering past 2
widening operations, begun in January she believes to be necessary for her diansters, natural and "political," not to (a.) Idwards. (under Transit Pass). 1922, were discontinued for a long time.nister's happiness, to which she has sacri mention lingering after affecta. of the Compared with 1022, the number of passes Early in the June quarter this year, bow-ficed her all. The finale is a happy one. Great War, all of which combined to issued during 1923 increased from 3,622 ever, more funds. became available, and The picture, which is founded on a play hamper the trade of Swatow, the increase to 3,787, a gain of 141. The goods cover work was resumed on this much-needed by Anne Nichols, abounds in beautiful cos
presented in the revenue is a welcome sign of ed by these documeats were principally improvement. For various reasons, bow-tumes, and settings, and is recovery, and the following year may kerosene oil, paraffin wax, and candles, ever, there is not much likelihood of the cast of screen favourites, including be looked forward to "demonstrate still mostly taken out by three oil companies scheme being completed for another 10 David Posell. Harrison Ford. Anne Corn
wall, Walter Hiers and Charles Stevenson. further progress,
the Standard Oil Company, the Asiatic year OS 10.
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INLAND TRANSIT.
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