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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 28th, 1927-
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THAMES TRADE DR. TAGORE AND
INCREASING.
NEW TYPES OF CRAFT,
MOTOR TANKERS FOR OIL AND MOLASSES.
"
THE CHINESE.
THE UNITY OF MANKIND.
RELATIONS OF CHINA AND INDIA.
The sight, so common now, of Dr. Rabindranath Tagore attend Dutch auxiliary sailing vessels ated a reception by the Straits wharves far above London Bridge Chinese of Singapore as the Garden has awakened Londoners to the fact Club on Friday afternoon." There that there are along the upper tide was a large gathering-prosent, ini way of the Thames many busy little cluding Dr. Lim Boon Keng and ports which do more than just many other leading members of the tranship goods by lighter to and Straits Chinese community. from the docks down-river. With- in the bridge from Southwark up
During the evening the poet spoke of his visit to Chins two years ago,
to Kingston, London's boroughs when he was invited to visit the
JAPANESE TRADE;
DULL BUT "POSITION" IMPROVING.
FIGURES FOR FIRST HALF OF
* 1927.
The Japoncas Consulate-General have kindly forwarded us the fol. lowing statement regarding Japan's trade during the first six months of 1997
i
The foreign trade of Japan in the first hall of year showed an excess of imports over exports of 204 million »yen!\Compared with the samo period of last year, exports and imports have decreased by 44 million yen and 153 million yen
and suburbs are doing to-day a country, and he was very glad of respectively. There have been in considerable water-borne trade the opportunity of meeting a great the export trade increases of raw directly, without break of cargo, people. When he got there he felt silk by 49 million, refined ingar by with the coast and the Continent that the Chinese were no strangers1 million, food and canned goods It is the building boom that has and he was perfectly at home with by 1 million and a decline for brought the Dutchmen., They come them. Es had a very cordial cotton piece goods of 33 million yen, with bricks to make up for the welcome and got to know the in- coal million, China-ware 4 mil- lion, in the export. On the import shortage from our own fields. I tellectual minds of China. He pro-side, improvements were shown for have seen as many as five together posed an interchange of ideas be rice and paddy by 35 millons, wool by at Wandsworth.
tween China and India and offered million, sugar by 9 millions, coal by 4 million yen, but big decrenees For the moment they and some to send to the Peking National were shown such as raw cotton big barges that are towed across University, a sanscrit scholar. A 101 million; wheat 38 million, il from Antwerp are such a notice willingness was expressed to send cakes 13 million, sulphurate am. able feature of the Thames that a Chinese student to his miversitys & million, irdo and steel. 7
million, lumber 7 million they give the impression that in India and everything was a machinery 5 million yen ve great part of the carrying trade cordingly arranged, but the revolu. above bridge has fallen into foreign tion broke out and upset the ides. hands.
London.
I
India and Chinese. History.
But the familiar sailing-barges Speaking of the ancient history bringing ballast, cement, and other of India, Dr. Tagore, said that its cargoes from estuarine and coast, study was incomplete because In- porta are probably as numerous as dian students did not study the ever on the upper tideway. They history of China. Most of the still do much of the sea trade from history which had been lost in an the inner whatves.
cient times had been translated into Their, rig, heavier than that of the motored Chinese A great treasure had been Dutchmen; remains the chief sea lost and in order to study history touch in the riverside scene of West of the past great times they had to study Chiese history as well. He The largest vessels to go above felt the greatest desire to revive the Wandsworth are not the Dutchmen spirit of ancient times, the spirit but some fair-sized' London-owned of the unity of man. He looked to motor-ships which do occasional the past history of China to bridge services from Brentford to Paris the gulf which divided Chios and and ather Continental porta and India and to unite them, not sometimes carry bricks as far as through commerce and politics, but Isleworth. These boats have the through ideals of humanity? air of tall shipe when they pass
Theosophy. Hammersmith and Chiswich. They Dr. Tagora. Apewered questions prove that there is a draught of which were naked him and remark; at least 8ft. right up the tidewayed during his conversation with to the little Western ports of Lon- those around him that he thought Theosophy had done a lot of good Ducking Under the Bridge.
in teaching the world their Eastern. The gas companies take ad-ideals, and to respect them, al- vantage of the good depth of water though he did not know very much above London Bridge. Now and about it himself.
His University, again Londoners notice from the Embankment & long, spare steamer "Speaking of his institution in with all her top-hamper flattened India, the poet said that the down to the deck. But that there students worked there in an atmos is quite a large fleet of these boats phere which had a great influence and that some of them carry as on them. There were idealists in much as 1,500 tons of coal is not, Europe who sympathized with his I think, generally known. These colliers go to Nine Elms, Fulham, and Wandsworth, and they do not wait for high water to make the
don...:
passage.
ideals and objects and he had com- munication with them. It was as atmosphere in which all the differ- ent races of the world could in terchange their thoughts and ideals They go up and down as carly on and that in itself was on, education. the tide as they can that they may It was difficult for him to give a End headroom under the bridges, idea of what his place stood for It is Westminster Bridge that gives The Western guests who had visited the most trouble. There at times the institution realised the sort of the pilot has to duck his head as atmosphere he meant. he takes his ship through. The Dutchmen particularly, and some times even the tugs, have to wait for the fall of the tide before get ting under Hammersmith.
Relief of Street Trafic,
and
The 'causes of the decline of the export trade were the reduced de- mand from abroad. due to the re- (covery-in' the gold exchange rate and the falling off of the silver and trade with China was hit by the political disturbances.
The reason for the decease in im-
ports was the dullness of the home market
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OTARD BRANDY.
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LOCAL BARRISTER'S COMPLAINT.
In export trade, though there Are several, pessimistic signs such as decline of the price of silver- and political chaos in China, etc., fav ourable ones are also seen such as the drop in the silver exchange and ALLEGED ASSAULT BY INDIAN the shortage of stock in the China market. No great change is ex- pected in the near future.
The financial market, after the difficulties was busy with questions of readjustment.
CONSTABLE.
A charge of assault was brought by Mr. Hi Shing: Lo, barrister, against an Indian traške conatable
THEATRE
ROYAL
A. STROK
presents
BENNO
the Bank of Taiwan was planned
The straightening of the affairs of yesterday at the Central Magis MOISEIWISTCH out by July 14th and there is no
tracy. Complainant alleged that defendant assaulted him because reason whatever for pessimism.
FOREIGN TRADE OF JAPAN DUaise be did not. cross between the white LAST MONTH.-Exports, 178 million lines at the junction of Pedder yen; imports, 150 million yen. Ex-Street and Des Your Bead on July cess of imports, million yen t
TRADE OF JAPAN WITH CHINA DURING LABY MONTH-Exports, -42 million yen "imports, 23 milHon sen: Excess of experts, 21 million yen.
NOT HEARD HERE,
BROADCASTING. FROM HOLLAND.
14th.
The constable was charged under Section 43 of the Offences against Persons Ordinance with unlawfully beating and assaulting Mr. Lo. Complainant explained that he was compelled to bring his charge under this head.
The Indian coastable denied the assault.
The case was adjourned until to-day.
SKELETON: WITH KEY IN
HAND
MURDER OF 60 YEARS AGO.
WOMAN'S DEATH-RED
SECRET.
THE WORLD RENOWED PIANIST.
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It was mentioned in our car respondence columns last Saturday that Messrs. Philips, Eindhoven
BACON AND ONIONS." (whose activities on the short wave system of wireless telegraphy are
HUNGRY TRIO STEAL BO well known amongst radio en thusiasts), intended to broadcast
SOLDIERS BREAKFASTS. from their Eindhoven (Holland) studio continuously for 24 hours
BERLIN. Working on the reconstruction of Eduard Worbs disappeared 50 commencing on Tuesday at 8.40 p. (Hong Kong time). There
alavatory is not a pleasant job; was to be a special programme and Frankenhausen were never able to particularly when one's stomach is years ago. The people of Bad announcements in English, French, explain the mystery of his disap- empty. length of this station is 30.3 metreed that he had gone over the sens the Murray Barracks, but it had ita A man and two women German and Dutch, and the wave pearance. It was finally consider- were so engaged on Tuesday at and the call letter C. P.J.J. learned that attempts to listen in His name was almost forgotten to be paid.
On enquiry yesterday it was nobody could guess
to begin a new life, but his reason
compensation, though the price had were made at Kowloon on the same until a few weeks ago, when the set which picked up Petrograd re-words of an old woman seatly Owing to very bad to death bed-made the new generation tempting savours of fried bacon and Paris sad front however, nothing which had grown-up take an in- onions reached their hoses. was heard from the Dutch station, terest in the mystery. although other stations were picked The woman, a spinster, one of the is, an unjust world," said one of up...
most respected persons in Bad the women, Look at the Hakka The set was working, perfectly, Frankenhausen, seemed filled with soldiers, aren't they well fed!" as was proved by the success with other stations, but that atmospheric emotion when she felt death ap: Hakka, by the way, is the Chinese proaching,, sad those round her felt conditions were bad is shown by the that she had a most important com word for Scotchman. “Yes," gram- in Canton could not be clearly re found her strength and spoke: fact that radio messages despatched munication to make. Suddenly she bled the ather, but what is the ceived here.
Tradesman Accused.
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her
While the trio was at work the
This
Dr. Tagore further stated that he had a very great love for the Chinese, not only because there was that memory of the great past when they cane so close together but also for their ideals, which were so For all that, the trade both local human. He had been deeply drawn ly along the river and down to the towards the country and he had sea is certainly increasing. King very profound desire to make it
Eduard Works, she whispered, use of only looking at good food." ston, Isleworth, Chiswick, Fulham, possible to open a chaanel of com
“was killed by a rival who found The man then spoke up, you and Wandsworth are all busier munication.
him before the door of the girl he women," said he,can only look ports than they were when I first Explaining the real character of
himself loved with the key in his and jabber." Then away he went
· Study of all Races, knew them about 25 years ago, his university, the Doctor said that
hand. He could not wrench the They have new wharves' and they
Touching on another subject, key from and killed him,
in the direction of the guard house, attract & greater variety of craft it was not, as in the case of a possible to bring together all the Dr. Tagore said that it was not im-
and on the table were bread, bacon" The lighter, maybe, seems to be ordinary university, an institution races of the world and try to study unchanging, but recent develop
When she had spoken a look of and friend unions laid out for four ment in it is a longer type which where a student karned certain them, with a disinterested attitude peace came over the Iace of the of the guard. It took him less than is capable of carrying railway subjecte and then left the place, but of mind and a detached attitude of woman, and she died of a minute to make a clean sweep nnud, which was necessary in order coaches from Brentford down to where they could meet and be unit to know truth in its larger aspect. half a century was clear but she of the table, and hurry back inta
That she had revealed a secret of are many little motor-tankers en cd in the relationship of spiritual It was not only possible: it was gave no clue to the murderer, nor disused matshed, where the trio gaged in carrying oil and molames fellowship. Research work was being done in Europe, but was did her words explain how Eduard set down to the first European
neglected in Asi Brentford has become an export done but he did not see the use of
Worbe's body was spirited away breakinse they ever had in their There were no cultures which To pazzle over the mystery was lives.. dock for goods from the West of awarding" diplomas and making were diametrically opposite. If it uselesa, but a few days ago some-
The corporal of the guard came England and the Midlands. Cor- nishtin, Welsh tin-plates, rolling learning a marketable commodity was thought that there were, some thing happened which made it into the room to get his breakfast, unity should be found to reconcile vividly real. Workmen ̈ digging and bis language may well be stock and motor-ears from the which was not needed, them. It was the darkness of ignor the foundations for a new house imagined when he found that the Birmingham ayes go down the river The students, he said in reply to ance which made things so difficult. found the skeleton of a man with table was bare. While gazing dis- to stemaers toading for the East It would add to the chaos of Lon-another question, were not cut off knew each other but because theyIt was identified as the remains a disused matshed" put hun wise." Hatred existed not because, they a' keỷ" clenched in bis hand. consolately a woman emerging from. don traffic if these goods passed from worldly affairs. There was did not know each other. If it was of Edward Worbs, and theories as He reported the matter to the Ser- through, otherwise than by water. real re-construction work going on said that there ware things which to the identity of the maths had geant who went to the hat and And there you see why the trade in his place of learning where there were contradictory in brumin enla murdered him were heard the found a portion of the food there. through, the bridge is growing.
ture it was isled because they did town. The name of Fritz Niest, a The trio, no longer hungry were London, the greatest port in the was no talking of politics from not sow. When they knew the did tradesman, was mentioned, and he paraded before Mr R. E. Liidsell kingdom, is taking and delivering platform it was not an institu ferend cities tail, then they fan now publicly declaretly that at the Central Magistrasyster-
97167 was Edusid. Worlwn greatest day) and the marinadesto, pay more and more of her cargoes on tion, of a dreamer het at the same would have sympathy? ES -the side of her farthest from the
----Dr**Tagore was becorded a very friend and has accused another 25 for the feed, with seven days in Be in order to relieve her over time it had its ideals,
hearty vote of thanks-Singapore tradesman, who is still Hving, of geol as an alternative. The two crowded streeta
“(Continued on next Column.)^ Free Prem
being the murderer.
women were allowed to depart."
steamers in the docka. And there
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