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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1933
Hong Kong: Britain's Entrepot THE FIGHTING
For South China
MR. P. S. CASSIDY'S ADDRESS TO ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS
I. HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT UP
TO 1917
(Special Air-Mail Service)
The following paper was read by Mr. P. S. Cassidy before the Jinminions and Colonies Section of the Royal Society of Arts on Tuesday, May 23, Sir Charles Addin, K.C.G, being in the chair. Mr. Cassidy, whe is of course i partier of John D. Hutchison & Ca, gave most interesting review of the rib f Hong Kong and the positionst occupies totiky in the Far East and in the commerce of the world. Hong Kang people complain that at Home nothing is known of the Colony and Mr. P. S. Can
idy has certainly done his bit to put Hong Kong on the map.. The paper was a lengthy pue and we shall give it in instalments. - Mr. Cassidy said:-
whether this duty is justifiable or Some years have elapsed since not but I think it is generally felt China as a market for British goods that any dudue interference with formed the subject of paper read the free inflow and outflow of goods before this Society. The last oc may jeopardise the future of Hong casian, I believe, was in 1919, when Kong, whose continued prosperity Dr.H. B. Morse gave a comprehen- largely depends upon her develop. sive survey of commercial development as a distributing centre for ments in China from the earliest the 60 or 70 million inhabitants of attempts of Westerners to trade South China. with Chinese in their own country down to the outbreak of the Great War. On the present occasion I propose to confine to business.con- ditions in the British colony of Hong Kong and to speak to you from the point of view of an im- porter who is anxious to see Great Britain regain a larger share of the Colony's trade than she has at pre-
sent.
Early Days.
The Honga.
Daring the first thirty years of the Colony's History trade betwees South China and the western world was almost entirely in the hands of Britsh mercantile firms, known as horgs," who had been established in Canton previous to the Opium War of 1830. These firms were principally concerned with the ex port of silks and tea and the im
SERVICES
Royal Navy
RETURN OF THE HERMES
(Special Air-Mail Service)
LONDON, May 25,
The programme is approved for Hermes, Captain W. B. Mackenzie, which since 1927 has been the air- craft carrier attached to the China Squadron. The Eagle, Captain L.! V. Wells, D.S.O., is now on her way out to relieve her..
The Hermes will leave Hong Kong on June 12, and call at
Singapore, June 17; Colombo, June
23.08; Aden, July 4; Suez, July 9; Port Said, July 9-11; and Malta,
July 14-16; being due at Chatham
on July 24. She will be taken in hand for large repair at Devon- port about. September 15, A sum
of £110,530 for the work is pro vided in the current Navy Esti
mates.
Return of the Suffolk. H.M.S. Suffolk, Captain J. H. Godfrey, is expected at Ports- mouth to-day from Hong Kong on completing her second commission with the Fifth Cruiser Squadron, China Station. She will refit and recomtnission, and return to the Far East about August. Captain Godfrey and Commander F.H.. Vaughan are to be succeeded in the new commission by Captain Erro Manners, now Director af Physical Training and Sports, and
Commander Maintenance Commander W. A. Whitaker, now Physical Training Officer, Nore Command.
and
Fleet Target Service. The Centurion and Shikari, target ship and attached destroyer respect vely, will commission at Portsmouth on June 1 with De- vonport crews for further fleet target service. Captain MG. 3. Legge, D.S.O., late Naval Attache at Tokyo, and Commander F. J. Walker, formerly of the Signal Department. will .command the Centurion" and Shikari respective ly.
..
To provide an appropriate back, pert of piece goods. The opening of the Suez Canal and the institu- ground for my views, I ought to tinn of a marine cable service give you an outline of the history brought about a change in the at British commercial relations nature of Hong Kong's commerce with the Chinese from the estab- and before long the British mer lishment of the East India Com chant began to cater for the ever pany's factory in Canton in 1716, to growing demand on the part of the the abolition of that Company's Chinese consumer for goods of monopoly in 1534, thence through foreign. manufacture in addition to the trying days of the Opium War piece goods. This extension of to the cession of Hong Kong in trade attracted German merchants. 1942 and so through the ninety who entered into keen rivalry with years' history of Hong Kong as a the old-established British bongs, British Colony to the present day, and in course of time led to the Time, however, does not permit and establishment of smaller British Just either assume that you can firms who were more properly com- provide the background yourselves mission agents rather than mer or else refer you to Dr. Morse's his chants The big hongs practically tory, The Chronicles of the Eastmonopolised the piece goods trade, dia Company China, and other there relosely identified with similar works. But if I have to coastering, they had in forego a background I must lightly surance Interests and in some cases sketch in a middle distance before they were mannging agents for showing you the foreground. I local industrial, or utility com- will, therefore, commence my talk panes, British and foreign manu- with a brief description of the facturers seeking representation for their goods in Hong Kong ap- Hong Kong of to-day and then say parently found that the smaller in Flotilla on the China Station after two years, is acting as Commodore. Iments during the present century,/porters, both German and British, in Charge at Hong Kong tempor-]
something of commercial develop
were more disposed to undertake with rather more detail in regard such agencies than the big hongs,
arily. to the Colony's trade during the
until comparatively for times the latter held themselves aloof from this type of business,"
postwar years. After that I intend to refer to the growth of local in- dustries and this will lead up to the main portion of my paper which concerns the British manufacturer desirous of establishing his parti- cular lines in the markets of South China,
Direct Trade With China.
recent
The last years of the nineteenth century saw the institution of a new metind of trading with the in-
terior.
Commodore at Hong, Kong. The appointment is announced to day of Captain Frank. Elliott, O.B.E., to be Commodore ← in- Charge of the Naval Establish- ments at Hong Kong, in succession to Commodore E. McC. W. Lawrie. D.S.O., who has been invalided home. As announced in The Times on May 11, Captain H. R. Mar rack, D.S.C., who has ralinquish
ed command of the 4th Submarine
Captain Elliott is at present in ship of the aircraft carriers, and command of the Courageous, flag-
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Flag Captain and Chief Staff Of cer to Rear Admiral R. G... H. Henderson, C.B. He will be re lieved there when the Courageous recommissions after the summer cruise by Captain Brian Egerton. Captain Elliott, now in his forty To-day in Hong Kong.
British and foreign sup-eighth. year, has been in the Navy pliers of oil, tobacco, chemicals, since 1899, and specialized in 'gun- The Crown Colony of Hong Kong soap, matches and canned milk allary in 1908-00. He served with the British Naval Mission to consists of an island of about 32 at various times decided to enter. square miles; the dependency of the field of South China direct in Turkey before the Late War, and Kowloon on the mainland; and stead of through the merchant during hostilities was gunnery off- leased area of about 376 square agent. These interests set up their cer of the battleships Agincourt miles, mainland and islands, known cwn organizations, usually with and Benbow in the Grand Fleet. as the New Territories. The popu-headquarters in Hong Kong, and Before going to the Courageous he was Deputy Director of Naval lation of the whole Colony was, in established: depots at the more im- 1931, 852,000, of which just under portant distributing centres in the Ordnance at the Admiralty. Hong interior, working through native 20,000
H.M.S. Vindictive. Kong's greatest asset is its harbour agents, under the supervision of
The cruiser Vindictive, Captain and in total tonnage entered and travelling inspectors. I can only cleared it has ranked very high make bare reference to this method A. J. Robertson, M.V.O., is order amongst the great ports of the of trading but there appears to be ed to reduce to reserve at standard formances.
The no question of its success, largely notice at the Nore, after giving
and means committee that Presi world for many years past.
on her return home from The Life Guarda have played af Colony is administered by the Gov-thin to the efficient sales organiza- leave
The regular part since 1882. It is ap. dent Franklin D. Roosevelt urged ernor and an Executive Council of ions which the interests concerned trooping duties to China. rine members, of whom there are have created. Whether this system Vindictive is now on her way propriate, therefore, that the He the inclusion of a federal oil con three unofficial members. There is could be applied to the sale of other home and is due at Aden on Frigiment should give the musical ride
amendment in the industrial also a Legislative Council with an commodities such as piece goods is day, Malta on June 6, Gibraltar, at the jubilee performance.
which the on June 11, Plymouth on June 10, gunners have also appeared re-recovery bill. the Colony for 1032 was $33 mil. British Economie. Mission of 1030 and Chatham on June 21. official majority: The revenue of mont point, upon
gularly since the Eighties. The The administration would have Battery to mark the jubilee is "F," lions (about £2 millions) and the pondered without evolving a practi
were
non-Chinese.
cal scheme.
Germany Enters the-Field,
•
The Royal Tournament, this year, celebrates its jubiler. The Tourna ment was 30 years old in 1928, but during the War there were no per
The
PART OF U.S. INDUSTRIAL.
RECOVERY BILL
Secret
WASHINGTON, June 1
of Interior 'Harald
Ickes today told the house ways
trol
which has recently come to London, the measure authorize the federal Chatham Stan Change.
This Battery was a favourite at the government to supplement state oil Commander M. O. D. Ellwood is Tournament in per War years. conservation efforts and allocate a to take up duty to-day as Main. tentace Commander and for phy
A greater anniversary will be national market among producing. the grows of German commercial sical training duties on the staff cclebrated in the arena at Olympia states and between domestic pro interests in Hong Kong. When the of the Commander-in-Chief at This is the 200th year of the Royal duction and importations. War broke out there were at least the Nore. Commander WA Scots existence as a Regiment of
I have already made referenod to
Wontinued on Page 123
ally.
Thus the oil industry which
estimated expenditure was about * villions less, the Government. having adopted the policy of brid- geting for a surplus so long as their credit balance falls short of 810 millions. The public debt is under £1 million, inscribed stock floated in London many years ago, a dozen: German firms who parti Whitaker, whom he relieves, is to the British Army. Its officers and and about 45 million raised locally, cipated by a large extent in the Im-resume sea service as executive men will review its history-pistoriclamoured for some form of relief... Trade is interfered with by Glov port business of the Colony. Sever- ernment as little as pomible and ad of them had branches in Canton apart from duties on liquors, Lobac which were chiedy concerned in the co, opium and motor spirit there export of South, China produce, are no restrictions on the import There, firms were large, importers and export of merchandise Tree of British piece goods from Lan Trade is essential for a colony in cashire and Yorkshire and in many the peculiar position of Hong Kong cases they acted as agents, for and there has been some uneasiness British manufacturers. In Septem since the Ottawa Agreement in case bar 1914 those German who had in certain branches of business, Other long service Tournament the Free Trade status of the Colony not left the Colony on the outbreak were receiving extravagant credit teams will be those from the Royal might be sacrificed to the cause of of war were interned and all Ger facilities, originally granted by Navy, Boyal Marines, and Army Imperial reciprocity. So far the man trading concerne were put into German firms but subsequently un- Physical Training staff. only change in the fiscal arrange-liquidation. The actual work of der stress of competition, by British
The Woolwich Searchlight Tattoo A carload of bandits robbed a ment of the Colony, except for anliquidation of each particular Ger- firms, In particular, the Pisce almost negligible differentiation in man frm was carried out by a Goods trade was brought back from performances this year will be representative of Hatton Garden favour of Empire grown tobacco, British merchant in a similar line a lengthy credit basis to "cash on given on seven week-days, from jewellery firm of £55,000 worth of a car in the West End after the has been the introduction of a of business subject, of course, to delivery" terms which have con- Saturday, July 16, to Saturday, gems. They matched the jewels from special registration fee for mpter, the supervision of a Hong Kong tinued till the present time, al- July 20 care of foreign manufacture, Government official. The effect of though during the last year or so A. historical scene at the siege of driver had been stunned by a blow amounting to 20 per cent of the this censation of German competi- there have been instances of credit Badajos will be enacted as a ales from one of the bandits, who de
· landed value. I will, not express tion not unnaturally led to the being granted, vide
camped in their qwn car, and have
any views on the question of: (Continuet of foot of next Column)
not yet been caught. ~(To be Continued).
unavailingly during the last nd- ministration appeared to be likely Another anniversary will be that to have a programme adopted short- of the first A.S.C. Mechanical | 17. Transport Co., which was brought diversion of much of the business on the strength for duty 30 into British channels, but more im-yoars ago and began the increase of portant still it enabled British the mobility of the Army in, the firms to revert to sounder methods field. of trading with Chinese dealers who,
ing spectacle. About 1,500 officers and men will take part.
DARING LONDON: ROBBERY
London, May 25-One of the most during daylight robberies in the history of Lo
London occurred to-day.