DEVELOPMENT OF KWANGSI.
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OVER 1,000 MILES OF GOOD ROADS CONSTRUCTED.
'BUS SERVICES IN OPERATION; OPPORTUNITIES
FOR MOTOR-CAR TRADE,
TRIP FROM NANNING TO WUCHOW IN TWO DAYS.
THE "DAILY PRESS" CHINESE CORRESPONDENT,
· AT THE INVITATION OF SOME OF THE LEADING OFFICIALS IN KWANGST, HAS JUST MADE A MONTH'S. TOUR OF THAT PROVINCE. HIS REPORTS ON THE IM- PROVEMENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS WHICH ARE BEING EFFECTED SHOULD PROVE OF THE GREATEST INTEREST TO ALL BUSINESS MEN.
KWANGSI HAS BEEN TO ALL INTENTS AND PUR- POSES A SEALED BOOK," EVEN TO THE LARGE FOREIGN FIRMS ENGAGED IN THE SOUTH CHINA TRADE. CANTON HAR BEEN THE LIMIT OF THEIR HORIZON. BUT BEYOND THE CONFINES OF KWANG-
·TUNG, KWANGSI IS NOW STIRRING TO AN UNWONTED ACTIVITY, AND UNDER AN ABLE AND ENERGETIC ADMINISTRATION BUSINESS OPENINGS ARE BEING. PROVIDED WHICH WILL REPAY ATTENTION.
NANNING, Kwangsi.
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MONDAY, MAY 21st, 1928.
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SIX SINGING EBONY
-BOATMEN,
Bureau of Reconstruction under N THE JUNGLE WITH SIR. General Wu is giving special atten- tion to the development of indus tries. Mr. P. Y. Chen, a graduate of Lingnan University, who has also had several years of higher edu. cation in America, is Chief of this Division. A corps of mining, elec trical, chemical, and industrial ex. perts is assisting him. The Division 1. operating or has in project & number of factories, including these for cement and gas at Liuchow and other for sulphurate acid at Wuchow. Modern brick factories under goverment ownership are
GRANDLAHOU, Ivory Coast, April 2nd." We took off from the waters of the lagoon at Abidjan, on the French Ivory Coast, on Wednesday, hoping to reach Freetown, 750 miles the trade winds would be against away, right to nine hours later, as us after a couple of hours, writes Sir Alan Cobham in the Daily Mail. disturbed by the arming he Our peaceful cruise, however, was haviour of the water temperature gauge. We know the radiator had been leaking, but suddenly we start ed to lose water at an alarming rate. I quickly consulted a chart and decided that we must make for we made a perfect landing and were 4 lagoon at Fresco near by. There soon surrounded by the natives of difficulty in preventing from charg the village, whom we had enormous ing the machine with their canoes in their excitement.
Out Of Touch,“
When matters were looking awk.
ward and getting out of control 1 sent for rifle. When it WAS brought our native friends scattered in all directions.
We discovered that the rapäźr was more than we could tackle, and of the Short-Rolls Royce flying boat leaving Captain Werral in charge
alongside with his canoe and per- at anchor, I coaxed a naked nativo suaded him to take me to the nearest habitation. "An hour later I dis
SMUGGLED SILK- STOCKINGS.
DOCTOR FINED, 2162
WOMAN AND CUSTOMS OFFICIALS
At Dover Dr. Joseph F. Poart of Harley street, W was aned £109 9 8d., double value and duty twelve pair of silk stockings in' respect of three silk shawls and brought over in a Calais steamer on February 28th...
COMMANDER DANIEL AS MR. PAT SOMERSET SUED
JOURNALIST,
JOINING MY NEW SHIP.
Commander Daniel, who has joined the literary staff of "The Daily Mail, pare the following nautical description of the begin- ning of his new adventure, "Pull yoursell together now. one part of my brain; some other You are joining a new ship." Thus part answered You have had
Mr. Pierson, prosecuting, said thing but some tobacco. He sent that Dr. Peart declared he had no letter spologising, and stating that this was the first time he had visited told it would be quite easy for him Paris since the war. He had been to evade the Customs.TAAN
In another case, respecting ons silk dress, and beige laes dress, and six pairs of gloves, Lillam. I raised my hand in return Feari, of Chalcot gardens, Hamp atend, N.W., was fined 18s, ed., treble value and duty. She crossed from Calais to Dover on February 18th. She stated she had nothing possession. to declare and no silk goods in her
a big operation, but you'll be quite all right in a minute.”
very tall and had a moustache.
The side-boy at the gangway was
When, however, the business cards of the firms where the dresses were alleged to have been bought were produced at the Customs office she cried, "I am
You
I have told you so many lies that I cannot go on any more. have been too smart for me.'
This won't do," I muttered. **What is the Navy coming to ""
But he saluted me politely, and realised that I wore a bowler hat.
You fool," I thought: "but it's too late to change now.".
Something at the back of my brain said "It was when you had the operation."
FOR DIVORCE.
HOLLYWOOD "MARRIAGE - FAILURE AFTER FOUR MONTHS..
LOS ANGELES.
After less than four months) of English actor, and his new wife married life. Pat Somerset, the
ways. have come to the parting of the
Shelby Worrall a Terus beauty
Mrs. - Somerset, formerly › Mins
contest winner, has brought nunqit
two days ago, and that he has failed band baad her into unconsciousness: for divorce, alleging that her hui-
to support her. - Internasional News Service.
the husband of Margaret Mr. Pa Somerset, was formerly Bannerman and Miss Edith Day. The former divorced him in 1931....
Miss Edith Day and Mr. Somerset obtained a divorce at Minneapolis were married in 1923. Miss Day in January of last year..
Mr. Somerset and Miss Shelby I walk past the side-boy to ascend Worrall were married "at" Holly the accommodation ladder. Somewood eary last December. thing was wrong. What was the name of the ship on his cap.1 son of an English admiral. Written in sunny letters and, great Scott! he was wearing a cont with girl.. brass, buttons. "Even side-boys bave acquired a fore-and-aft rig,'
it
Mr. Somerset, who is 31, is the
Miss Shelby Warrall is a London
I grumbled, and went forward. But it was no accommodation lad-show the commander round." And "Well, Mr. "Norris, you must der by which we ascended-it was
lift
"I know you had lifts up and said. "It is only the operation," down from the engine room,"
cams the reply, and I was taken
I followed my guide out of the visited one department after the cabin. Norris led the way. I other, up lifts and down lifts and into every chamber."
also in process of building.
Kwangsi is essentially an agrical tural province and the Kwangai Institute for the Development of Industries has at Liuchow some 3,000 mo, Chinese-acres, for experimental farms and buildings for sagar mills, laboratories, and FORMERLY, AT. LOW WATER, A MOTOR BOAT WOULD
other purposes. The director of the TAKE BETWEEN TWO AND THREE WEEKS TO GO FROM
Institute is Mr. Tang Taic Yee, WUCHOW TO NANNING. WITH THE AID OF GOOD ROADS
formerly dean of the College of AND A MOTOR CAR OUR CORRESPONDENT TRAVELLED
Agriculture of the Sun Yat Sen FROM NANNING TO WUCHOW IN TWO DAYS,
University in Canton. He is being
Daylight Blotted Ont. (FROM OUR CNIMESE CORRESPONDENT] in Kwangsi and to ascertain what engineers and specialists in all de
seated deep in this dugout canoe, assisted-by-mining and chemical
Lady Cobham and myself were the people of Kwangsi require from partments of farming. The Institute
trunk of a tree. Our haggage was which had been cut out of a solid the World markets. Opportunites ainas to improve local produces in
piled in behind us and in the bows Being tired of "unprofitable and will be given before, during, and both quality and quantity, and for covered a French forestry official | sang as they paddled. In the along the deck to the captain's have your photograph taken. Thin endless civil warfare, the political-after
were six stalwart ebony native who the exhibition,cficially this purpose, seeds are being in-and earned that we were out of stern were three more who steered military leaders of Kwangsi, one known as the "Kwangsi Exposition" ported from foreign countries. communication with anywhere the craft through the forest water. time a backward province of China,to foreign traders to confer with American and European machinery sent a surf boat out over terrific ways, where overhanging trees and west of Kwangtung, are beginning Kwangsi leaders on the subject of is being used in the experiment a letter to Freetown, requesting the light, At times we were in an open rollers to 's passing steamer, with creepers almost blotted out the day- to settle down quietly to plan and cooperation and mutual assistance. xtations at Linchow and old ox captain to wireless our whereabouts. lake and at others our waterway supervise" constructive
endeavour To develop the rich agricultural and
seeing Captain Worral, Conway, rubes and weeds. within the territory they now
nad Bannet well stocked with food
Yesterday morning at dawn, after was only a yard wide between the dominate. These leaders do not
and water, Lady Cobham and my lagoon, where it appears the French advocate "a Kwangsi for the
At last we came to a big open self set out in a native dugout canoe authorities had heard of our hand. Kwangsi-ites" movement; they
creeks and jungle waterways into launch 90 miles to find us. We enlist the aid of outsiders-mostly
the bigger lagoons, hoping to make quickly made our way to Lahou, for a 40-miles journey through troubles and had sent a motor- Cantonese-as technical assistants
Lahou by nightfall. As we left a where we soon got into communica and advisers, and, before long, we may find many Cantonese young
tornado came up, but I was contion and did our utmost to make adent that our flying boat was safe. men, unable to accomplish anything
arrangements for speedy repairs to (Continued on next Golumn). useful in their home cities, flocking
the flying bent.
carts and motor trucks may be seen mineral resources of Kwangai, out-running along the roads leading to side technical experts and foreign the farms. In addition to ox carts, capital are necessary.
the Institute is also training horses General Wu Ting Yang himself has for driving. This may be a very command of a division which may simple matter elsewhere, but it is be used to enforce his programme an innovation in Kwangai. Motor as Commissioner of Reconstruction. He is ably assisted by two Can villagers around Linchow had never cars are common now, but the tonese young men, secretaries to the Bureat of Reconstruction, Mr.
seen horses being utilized in this way. The Institute has just order-
to the neighbouring province, where Lagr Yu Kam and Mr. Ng Winged drillers for mining experiments their services may find employment | Chop. and be appreciated.
Your correspondent, invited to pay a visit to Nanning and other Kwangai cities, was several times present at informal dinners with General Wu Ting Yang, acting Chairman of the Provincial Adminis trative Council of Kwangsi during the absence of General Wong Shiu Hung, the right hand man of General Li Taai Hain, at present the foremost militarist of the Pro- vinces of Kwangtung and Kwangsi.
Before we can do anything in Kwangsi, we must first see that there in peace and order in the Pro vince and that the people have enough to ent,” said General Wu; when discussing affairs with your correspondent at the first meeting. GENERAL WU TING YANG
which will replace the oid methods of hand work, "
ofed in American and European uni- More than 30 young Chinese train-
versities are now serving as experts.
GOOD ROADS. Kwangsi to-day is very proud its good roads movement, and of the several thousand miles of public highways projected, more than 1,000 miles have been completed. Now-n-days, it is possible to go by motor car from Kweihsien to Nan ning nad from Nanning to Liuchow. Several bus lines are in operation. Despite the high fares, there is a great demand for this form of trans- Portation. Any person willing to comply with the regulations may now obtain a licence to operate cars for hire on the newly construct- ed government bighways.-
Mr. C. H. Pan, an American re- turned student, is Chief of the Division of Communications in the Bureau of Reconstruction, and he is being assisted in the building "pro- General Wu, looking somewhat gramme by a number of Road Super older than his age, is a young man visors cach of whom has a section of 38, but he has seen much active of the highways for completion or war service in the Liang (two) maintenance. The telephone and the Kwang Provinces and along the telegraph services, including, three- Yangtaze Valley with the Southern powerful wireless stations, are also Army against the North by way of under the direction of the Division Hunan, Hupeh, and other places. of Communications. Many of General Wu's comrades A navigation and shipping office are still with the Northern Expedi has been organized under the tionary Forces now aiming at Bureau of Reconstruction in order Peking. General Wu began his to make the West River safer for career as a lieutenant in the army navigation, and as soon as suitable of General Lin Hu, one time a terror men are found, & survey for the to the people of the Eastern dis improvement of navigation will be tricts of Kwangtung, •
made.
in the development of Kwangsi industries or public highways, and scores of graduates of Hong Kong, Lingnan, Nanyang, and Changshan Universities have found positions in this province.
GOOD ORDER AND EDUCATION.
The rounding up of bandits has. been in progress for some time, and thanks to the good work of the pro- vincial army and the local volun teers, conditions in the part of Chion, are now less unfavourable than in many other provinces.
tical-military leaders in Kwangai is While the chief aim of the poli
to give the people under their rule enough to eat first, realizing that brigandage and revolution have been prompted by poverty, no little attention is being devoted to higher education. Altogether there are more than ten middle and seven normal schools in Kwangsi, in addi
in many districts and cities. Four tion to the primary classes found
exclusively for young women, and of the seven normal schools are the new middle school and the normal school buildings for girls in Nanning would be a credit in many
General Wu was comparatively unknown to his fellow provincials in railways are essential to the exten In the opinion of General We, Kwangsi until less than two years sive development of Kwangsi Pro- ago, when, as garrison commissioner rince. The constraction of railway at Liuchow, he succeeded in clearing however, he admits, will require the territory under his jurisdiction some time. General Wu has been of bandits and pirates and started able to interest local commarities his series of minor reformas within in Kwangi to contribute inancial ser cities in China. Next autumn, the neighbourhood. of Luchow, and labour help for road building, city of about 50,000 inhabitants. In but he say he cannot do this for Liuchow City to-day one may and railway building, • electric light, telephones and other public utility services, and public gardens, public hospitals, public playgrounds, and public libraries in operation
General Wu proved so successful in his local reforms and improve mchts, including the prohibition of "the ** red light” district, that he. was made. Commissioner of Recon- struction of the Province of Kwangal
Upon the completion of the public highway system in Kwanget, the able to find outlets without di inhabitants of the Province will be
chunn, Human, Ewangtong and aculty to Yunnan, Kweichow, Sze Indo-China.
the Kwangsi University at Bamkok- Layi, Wychow, will be partly ready to receive preparatory students, and if there is sufficient demand, the university proper will offer courses in civil and mechanical engineering, Ma Chun Wu, a German University and mining and agriculture. Pr.
civil governor of Kwangsi, is at tho Chinese graduate and a former head of the committee arranging for the opening of the Kwangai, Uni- versity The Provincial Adminis trative Council of Kwangsi bas already voted #1,000,000 for build- ings alone,
NANNING--WUCHOW. During low water, a motor boat sometimes takes two to three weeks General Wa bitterly complained to go from Wachow to Nanning Kwangri is sadly in need of tea that the eternal civil strife within the capital of Kwangsl Your corchers, and that is the reason why China had given the country a very respondent left Nanning at one. bad reputation. The foreign public, o'clock in the afternoon on a motor Normal Schools are being opened ho said, had gained the impression car and arrived at Kweihaien before in the leading cities. Last automo, that Chins, particularly Kwang, is 6.30, with shqut an hour at Lohn the Middle School No. 1 in Naaning always full of outlaws and that no Mart for rest and tea. Bailing from had yacancies for only 50 new stu- development was possible. The Kweihaien the next morning at dents, but there were applications. Province of Kyangai, according to seven, Konghou was reached a little from nearly 400. Those disappoint General Wu, it to show he two after live the same afternoon. At that go to poorly equipped and years of peace and orders have 12 midnight, a tow-boat sailed for less efficient institutions, much achieved. Kwengsi in ta give an Wuchow, and before three in the the regret of the educational autho industrial" exhibition at Liuchow in afternoon, the Journey ended, ritics, whose resources both in
· October, 1929, in order that its Therefore, it took but little over personnel and finance are limited. people may demonstrate what they two days to get from Nanning to Lave for the markets in China and Wuchow with the aid of good roads, other parts of the World and also an achievement which has been to Alford su opportunity for traders made possible within the last couple of the World to display their goods" of months;
The boy scout movement is taking strong hold in Kwangsi, and in Nanning alone, the troops haye more than a thousand boy and girl scouts on their rolls.
000
cabin.
....
Now," said Norris, you must
reported. I was glad to see the
way, please, to the Process Depart Come on board to join, air," I ment."
His cabin was unlike anything I captain was not in uniform either."so very tired."
"I am so tired,” murmured;
had ever seen. Panelled in maho- gany, carpeted in green, and
grasped the captain's extended furnished with a large fint desk. "Very imposing" I thought as I
with us," he said.
I hope you will be very happy
"I am quite sure I shall," I replied with assurance; and yet my
(Continued on next Column), voice, was a long way of:
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down here." I complied.
"It's quite all right. Just sit
"Now a little less sad, please. That's right. Thank you. RA
passed my hand scross my brow.
The camera bemme blurred.
It was a very strange motion. Were we at sea? Then the side-boy with the moustache reappeared.
Commander, I think you forgot your hat and conti
**! Thank you,"" I gasped. My vision cleared I could see the. writing on his cap," Daily Mail,".
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