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CHEN TSAI TONG'S DEMAND CHEN MING SHU'S PROTEST
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Y.M.C.A. ORGANISER'S VIEW OF CHINA.
IMPRESSED BY CANTON'S PROGRESS.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, Nov. 1.
CANTON, November. 1." CANTON, NOV. 1. Alarming reports are coming to
Much resentment has been aroused Mr. Henri Johannot, Secretary in Canton Government eircles and hand that the Ironsides " BTC.
of the World's Alliance of the Tapidly advancing upon Kweilin among the merchants by the action and Linahow. The attack on Kwei. of the Nanking Government Bureau Y.M.C.A., is visiting Canton and lin, vid Mai How and Lung Shing, of Agriculture and Mines in estab.giving a series of lectures on social is under the direction of Li Hanhishing in Canter a branch office problems in the local Y.M.C.A. Wan, the Ironside" second-in. fo the testing of agricultural proHe has come from Geneva, and has corimand, while Chang Fat Fai, duce, fertilizers, raw silk and can himself, directing the drive ned goods. Work has already been against Liuchow,
started in testing fertilizers, but the branch will gradually increase the scope of its activities to include the other goods mentioned, purpose is the very laudable one of grading and testing the parity of goods before they are placed on the market. All commodities of this kind are to be labelled, with the results of the Government analysis, and unless this is done, such goods will not be permitted to
General Chen Tsai Tong. the Kwangtung Cin-C., in a communi. que issued to-day, admits that the enemy have advanced through Stu Ning in South-Western Hunan and are very near the Kwangsi border But General Chen is entirely con. fident and points out that nearly four divisions are helding Kweilin, Pinglok and other strategic points on the Kwei River. Two of the divisions, the Goth and 89nd, are -Kwangtang troops and the remain- der are Lui Woon Im's Kwangsi
The Ironsides are supposed to be acting in direct co-operation with Feng Yu Hsiang and the pre- sent advance is part of the general offensive launched by the Kuomin.
chun..
NOTHING LIKE TRYING.
Kwangtung's Finance Commis- sioner, Mr. Fan Ki Mo, having had his second resignation politely turn
ed down by Mr. T. V. Scong has
be sold.
The
At present only foreign fertilizera are being tested, and every foreign dealer in chemical fertilizers in Canton nust submit a sample to. the Government for analysis before he is permitted to sell his wares. The sample must be representative of the mass of the shipment from which it was taken.
The weight and value of each shipment must also be reported.
All this appears very reasonable, but the catch in it. is that the Bureau is charging a fee equiva. lent to one per cent of the cost
been in the East for the past six months visiting Y.M.C.A. branches. He was the leader of an Inter- national Older Boys Camp organised by the World's Alliance in Japan, which representatives of 13 in nations, wore present.
M. Johannot's lectures, now being given each evening, describe some of the social experiments being mads in various parts of Europe. He insists on the importance of right ideals when tackling economic, social and political problems.
He gave a very interesting ac count of the evolution of democracy in Switzerland which, he said, was "the oldest of the world's demo. cracies."
PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1929.
THE KWANGTUNG RIVER SYSTEM.
CONSERVANCY ENGINEER'S DRASTIC SUGGESTIONS.
MILLIONS LOST ANNUALLY BY FLOOD DAMAGE."
CANTON HARBOUR SILTING UP.
Mr. G. W. Oliveerona, the Engineer-in-Chief of the Kwang tung Conservancy Board, has presented a report of the greatest importance to the province of Kwangtung and the City of Canton, He points out that millions of dollars are lost every year in the province owing to food damage, and, moreover, that the approaches to Canton are silting up to such an alarming extent that the City will in the not far distant future cease to be a port at all, and that the present complaints of ship-owners about pilotage difficulties will be followed by a withdrawal of their vessels,
A big scheme of river control is outlined as followe---che estimated cost being $33,000,000.
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CANTON'S POSITION AS A PORT AT STAKE.
The memorandum includes
4
general scheme for the improve ment of the flood protective warks along the West, North, and East Rivers, and has been adopted by the Board of Conservancy Works of Kwangtang. It states:—
The Ewang Province is drained by three main rivers, Si Kiang, or West River; Pei Kinng, or North River and Tung Kiang, or East River.
Sluices Needed.
branch channels, control sluices In order to regulate the fow, in
abould be constructed in the Lupao Creek (already completed), Sainam Creek, and Fatahan Creek. For drainage of the fields a number of drainage pipes will have to be constructed.
In some instances it will be necessary to widen the river bed
in order to facilitate the discharges at food time. The widening will be made either by moving the dykes further inland, thus increas ing the high water section, or by cutting away parts of the river bank.
The coat of bringing about an effective flood protection in the three rivers has been estimated a
West River,
In order to protect the plains, through which these rivers Bow, from being inundated by the year. ly summerfloeds, the inhabitants have confined the river-beds with in embankments (dykes). These follows:- embankments follow the main rivers! Mr. Jobannot gives most of his branch channels, and form an in-
as well as the tributaries and Dykes and flood tilme to the promotion of educatricate system of enclosures all over the plains, Each enclosure forms a unit for itself, and the farmers, tional and welfare work among and boys employed in industry. In living within, are only responsible Europe and America he has been of that unit. No organization for for the maintenance of the dykes
supervising the maintenace of the result is that some dykes are well kept up at others in a deplorable condition.
men
in
AAnt of a third plea for release price of each shipment of fertilizer,touch with labour leaders and em dyke system as a whole exists. The
The sum thus collected will be from his strenuous and complicated
ask. The Commissioner has beenormous, considering the huge
amount of foreign fertilizers im come very discouraged, and saye that General Chen Tsai Tong's deported into Cantos each year: All mand for $1,000,000 in silver by this money is to be remitted to Sunday is impossible and it is
Nanking. absolutely heyond his power to get
hold of the money at anything like such short notice. The hard press. little ed general iä perhaps a
ployers organisations. In Geneva he is in constant relations with the International Labour Office of the League of Nations.
There are YMCA. branches at work in 50 countries of the world, and the World's Alliance is the con- necting link between the various National Movements.
Founded as far back as 1855, the World's Alliance is the second oldest inter- national organisation of any kind having regular assemblies.
It is this one per cent. levy by the Bureau to which the Canton Government and the merchants are strongly objecting, General Chen peremptory at this time of crisis, Ming Shu has made protest to Nan- but there is no doubt the Treasury king on behalf of the merchants, hardly knows which way to tura.
maintaining that this "fee" It is generally believed that Mr. tantamount to additional taxation. Fan will not be allowed to go!
General Chen is of the opinion that the people are already too heavily taxed and that such a measure will nct only increase their burden, but also retard the development of sentative of the Daily Press, Mr.
IRONSIDES" STILL
WINNING.
KWANGSI TROOPS ALERT.
(Nam Chung Pao.
IB
to
agriculture in the Province."
But Nanking has refused accede to the request of General Chea Ming Shu and is going ahead with its work. It hopes, however, The "Ironsides are advancing that six months from now, when in two directions to attack Kwein its activities will have been con- and Lluchow.
Chang Fat Fui and Li Han Wan siderably widened, to be able to will direct the operations person-reduce its charges to per cent. The Kwangsi troops are taking of the total value of each shipment measures to meet the menace and of chemical fertilizers imported. are watching the enemy's move- ments very closely.
ally.
MEIHSIEN RAIDED.
HEAVY CASUALTIES
SUSTAINED
(Non Chung Kuo.)
SWATOW, Nov. 1.. Over 6,000 Reds" under Chu
Tak and Mo Chak Tung attacked Meisien in northern Kwangtung on Thursday morning and severe Eghting ensued.
The garrison troops there, about 1,000 strong, though greatly out numbered, were able to force them to retreat after six hours' fighting. Both sides sustained heavy casualties, "Reinforcements arrived after the battle and went in pursuit of the
Reds.""
KWANGSI PROVINCIAL
CHRISTIAN WORK IN
CHINA.
In an interview with the repre-
Johannet said that he was deeply impressed with the good work going on in the schools and Christian's institutions throughout China.
For China, as for any country
in a period of reconstruction," he said, "nothing is more important than the part taken by youth in the upbuilding of the national ideas. It is not only important for students to have great ideals but they should also be in a position to realize them in their individual and social lives 'BUS DRIVER FINED. In visiting the universities and
gates $11,569,000
of Widening
river bed... 8,000,000 Administration and super. vision
Dykes,
2,131,000
North River.
food gates and regulation dams
Purchase of
land
Administration
$9,630,000
717,000
vision and super-
96+,000 Miscellaneous
work...”. 505,000
East River.
The direct losses, sustained by the population during the last ten years, on account of inadequate millions of dollars; and scarcely flood protection, amount to tens of
2 year passes without one or more districts being flooded. The re- peated flood calamities, naturally. retard the development of the rural districts, and improvements, which Dykes and flood gatos... otherwise willingly would be un- thought worth while introducing. dertaken by the peasants, are not
The Floods.
The Board of Conservancy Works, constituted on December 13, 1014, by power of a Presidential Man date, have made comprehensive in Yestigations with regard to the flood problem, and the Engineer-in-Chief to the Board, who has made these investigations, has arrived at the following conclusion with regard to the means which should be applied in order to protect the land from being flooded.
the river valleys and the Delta can- Protection against inundation of not be sought by lowering the high justified from either an economical waterlevel, as this would not be or a technical point of view.
The object eau, however, be at- tached by confining the floods with in the limit of the present dyke system, provided these are partly reconstructed, generally improved and properly maintained to a suffi- ing the flow in a few main outlet cient elevation, and by concentrat
channels.
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-$18,500,000
10,900,000
"4,600,000
Total cost for control-
ling the three rivers' $35,000,000
By applying labour Baving modern machinery on a big scale it may still be possible to keep the cost figures within the estimated limits.
The Approaches to Canton Harbour.
not
especially at Taimei and Taisbek The silting of the Back Reach, shoal, is now such, that the access ordinary cesting type is seriously to Canton Harbour by ships of impeded. At the dry season, only by watching the tides are ships That such deterioration of the rain able to pass the shallow sand-bars. approach to the Harbour must to the trade of Canton is evident, cause considerable inconvenience
and year after year complaints are made by the shipowners and mer chants of the conditions in the liver. If nothing is done to ameliorate these conditions only will the trade of the city deteriorate, but the time will come the sea and become an inland city, when Canton will be shut off from
Already in 1917 the Board of After the individual dyke systems Conservancy Works investigated are reconstructed, the, supervisory the shipping conditions of the ap powers should withdrawn from the proach to Canton and on basis of Board's local dyke committees and entrust these investigations the ed to a central supervising or- Engineer-in-Chief compiled a com ganization, acting on behalf of the prehensive report containing re- Chief proposes the work to be car-arrived to the conclusion that the Government. The Engineer-in commendations and estimates. He ried out as mentioned hereafter. Back Reach should be dredged and The present dyke system along trained to a depth of 4.9 m. (18 the main rivers should be streng; tide, after which vessels having a feet) at low water ordinary spring "In Europe we hear more about thened by substantial earthfill, and draft of 4.41 m. (14.5 feet) would, the bandits and the warfare in protected, on the river side, against be able to pass in and out at any China than about anything else. scouring. Their height should be time, vessel with a draft of 5.54 will be glad to be able to say when least three feet above the expected vessels with a draft of 6.33 m. (20.7 increased to a level reaching atm. (18.2 feet) twice a day, and I return that these reports give highest water level. The highest feet) at spring tides. an absolutely false impression of waterlevel shall be determined with The cost of the proposed im what is going on in China to-day, ries its total maximum discharge about 4,400,000 Hong Kong dollars provement will now amount to aid that real constructive work is between the embankments. Where divided being done in the schools through no dykes exist, new ones should
between the Zollowing be constructed. Creeks and chan- the work of teachers and organisa tions like the Young Men's Christian Association
colleges of China I have been im- pressed by the way in which the REFUSING TO STOP FOR A students unite idealism and good
FARE.
judgment. I was told that the students are considering study more and more as their first duty while in school.
In this way they will avoid what has been called in Europe the treachery of the in- telligensia."
A 'bus driver employed by the "Kowloon Motor 'Bus Company " was summoned before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at Kowloon Magis tracy yesterday for refusing to stup and carry a fare:
monthly ticket of the Kowloon The complainant, a holder, of a Motor Bus Company, said that he signalled the defendant's 'bus to stop opposite the Wing Lok Build ing but the driver continued on his exhibited but there was room in the way. The "Bus Full" sign was
bus. The complainant boarded a China 'bus and followed the defen dant's bus to the ferry. At the Y.M.C.A.
passenger alightest The complainant counted the pas sengers when it got to the ferry and found only 18, whereas the 'bus was licensed to carry 24.
.
KUOMINTANG.
DISSOLVED BY NANKING.
The driver said that he was told "Having enjoyed the beauty of the (Wah Ter Fat Pao.)
to proceed by, the 'conductor who capitals of North China it was also said that the 'bus was full.
a great delight to land in Canton The Magistrate convicted and NANKING, Nov. 1. remarked that if he had blindly with its well constructed new streets The Central Government has or accepted the conductor's word he and its progressive spirit. From all dered the dissolution ofthe Execu would have to take the conse that I can learn, conditions here tive Committee of the Kwangai quences. The practise of refusing Provincial Kuomintang and hos te stop very often happened and had are much better politically than they appointed a committee of 7 meronte occurred to himself. However, were even a year ago, and one is hers, including Generals Lui Woon he would take into consideration encouraged to believe that a period Im and Yang Teng Fai, for the that the conductor was as much to amelioration of the Party affairs of blame, if not more, and imposed a of reconstruction has actually be- that Province,
fine of, 82.
BUD.!!
the assumption that the river car-
pels, as breaking off the con- tinuity in the dyke systems, should be closed, the smaller ones by ordi- nary flood gates, permanently shut during food times, the larger ones by movable daras, which will per- mit the regulation of flow in these channels. By thus confining the floods to the main rivers, an im mese length of dykes, which now channels, will be superfluous. The border the innumerable branch
length of dykes which must be reconstructed amounts roughly to the following
work:--
..H.K-$1,250,000
$70,000
Works at Maitland'
Partage Improvement of Taishek Shoal ... Improvement below and above Tai- shek Crossing. Improvement with- in the Canton Harbour Limit at Macao Fort and Honam Spit Supervision and Administration
Total
The West River 445 km. (772, 10). The North River 323 km. (660 li), The East River 110 km. (191 77)., in four years' time.
1,850,000
680,000
330,000
H.K.$4,400,000
The scheme would be completed
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