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CIVIL WAR IN KWEICHOW
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than one of the larger textile fac- tories several knitting machines which had been made in local foun- dries. These had, of course, been copied from foreign-made machines, but I was assured that they were quite satisfactory, As the cost was little more than half that of the
(From Our Own Correspondant) foreign machine I have no doubt
CHANYUAN, Kweichow,
May 20. Kweichow is still in the throes of civil war. In the cast of the pro- vince, the Governor's position in challenged by General Ch'e, whose
that more and more machinery will be produced locally.
Figures.
Mr. L. Davie, Mr. . M. Dol-headquarters are at Yuping at pre-Hong Kong Trade Returns for 1932.
E. Elser.
lard, Don and Sally, Major V. E. Ducks, Mrs. L. C. Dunn.
Me and Mrs. F. Easterbrook, Mrs. B. Elder, Mr. and Mrs. E. Mr. M. Farol, Mr. J. Fernandez, Mr. H. N. Ferrers, Mrs. W. Field-Hook, Mr. V. Formoso, Mr. G. E. Frisque, Miss J. Fuentes.
Mr. L. Gilson, Mrs. W. S. Ginn and child. Mr. and Mrs. J. Gould, Coi. M. F. Grant, Mr. W. Griffin.
sent. Chenyuan changed over to Wang Chia Lieh without any fight- ing as, on hearing that troops were coming in numbers, Ch'e's men retired. Severe fighting took place 00 li down river at Chinkibsien, where they were unsuccessful in driving out the enemy and Che's men are still in possession.
It may help you to estimate the scope of local manufactures if I quite a few figures taken from the
Until abait nine or ten years ago there was a large business done in imported isle thread singlets of British manufacture, running into many thousands of pounds sterling. That business has practically disap peared and the value of singlets of all kinds imported from the United Kingdom during 1032 was only Travel in these parts is very $8,300, the equivalent of about primitive as there are no motor £120. On the other hand the ex- or roughly roads and even the main road ports of singlets from Hong Kong connecting the cities are merely totalled 35,700,000, mountain paths rough, narrow and £350,000. Of this total nearly $2 circuitous Mast of the inhabitants millions represented exports, to have never seen a wheeled vehicle, Malaya, about the same to various A sedan of parts of China, about 1 million to or even a barrow, mountain chair is the only alterna.the Philippines and $1 million to tive to walking, and goods and lug-Siam. Here is a good example of the favourable situation of Hong Kong as a distributing centre for age is carried by coolics.
other markets of the Far East.
To take another example, the My wife and I have been travel-statistics for Hosiery show total our district exports of $1,667,000 against which ling extensively over
Three stages from our there were imports of $120,000 from Mr. O. A. Laird, Mr. Lam. Mr. recently. and Mrs. Y. K. Lamb, Mr. P. Lem-centre brought us to Sichien. Here the United Kingdora and 8113,000 Iwe found the people apprehensive from the United States, imports priere, Miss M, de Lexin, Mr. C. W. Loung, Col. and Mrs Lewis, Mr. as the soldiers occupying their city, from other wuntries being practic some 2-300 strong were formerly ally nogligible. It is safe to as
brigand band who were respon- sume, therefore, that the output of ihly for the burning of a consider-focni factories was at least 311 mil- able portion of Yuchienhsien a few lions (say £60,000) and was export- months ago. Now they are incor-ed as follows: ported in Ch'e's army.
My, and Mrs. C. M. Hall, Mr. C. 1. Hatton, Mr. E. Hausamann, Mrs. C. E. Haggend. Mr. A. J. P. Heard, Mrs. hid Misses Heath, Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Heibig, Capt. I. L. Henderson, Mrs. Howin, Mr. M. Howie, Mr. H. A. Howes, Mr. H. T. Heia, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Hull.
Miss C. C. Imric
Mr. R. O. F. King, Mr. R. Kopel-
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M. Lichaneo, Mr. F. H.. Love."
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Mantell, Miss M. Manuk, Dr. M. Matins, Condr. and Mrs. G. B. McCormick, Mrs. L. E. McCullough, Mr. E. J. McGann, Comdr. and Mrs. H. D. MeHenry and family. Mr. W. L. McKenzie, Mr. F. R. Millar, Lt. Comdr. J. B. Mitford, Mr. E. Moller, Mr. 4. Montilla, Mr. A. Montinola and family, Mr. Mor- ganti, Mrs. J. D. Murphy, Mrs. Muzelt and children.
Mr. C. Nahmmacher, Surg. Com mander R. P. Ninnis.
Ex-Bandits as, Garrison,
Looting
was expected if they were pressed India, Burma and Ceylon
Wang's men, but up till now Egypt ey are still in possession and the Philippine Islands dread still hangs over the people.
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At Sichien there is a natural hut spring. The water is collected into an upper pool, where men Miss 1. O'Brien Mr. O. H. Ochs, freely, bathe, the overflow rusning Mr. K. L. Offenburg, Mr. S. Osmenta into a lower pool where women can and family, Mr. C. Osias. Mr. A. hathe and wash the clothes. These natural baths, are very well M. Parker, Mr. P. Payras, Mr. P. Pecson, Mr. C. D. Penney, Mr. M. patronised from early morning to Pirovano, Mr. M. E Politi, Mrs.ate at night. The water is com-
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Hon. Mr. L. Quezon and family. Mr. F. Heck, Mr. F. C. Rendall, Capt. T. H. R. Higgs, Mr. W. G. Robertson and family. Mrs. C. P. Romulo and family, Mrs. J. Rosen- thal, Mr. M. Roxas.
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Two further stages brought us to Szenna where we learned that the KING'S COLLEGE RESULTS previous day there had been fight- Mr. P. Sabido, Mrs. R. Cing with the result that Ch'e's men
The two lady The following candidates of the Scherrer, Mr. P. Schmitz, Mrs. were driven out. Scriven and child, Miss P. Shan- missionaries there had taken refuge King's College Life Saving Class non, Vicomte de Sibour, Dr., Mrain their basement during the firing. passed a successful test for the
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from who is to be congratulated on the Wang's men. A few of the attack-high standard of Proficiency and THE PRINCE'S GOLF WIN
era were just outside our room,
The College is ready and willing The Prince of Wales yesterday separated from us by a wonden reached the fourth round of the partition only and we could hear to provide qualified life saving Parliamentary Golf Handicap. they whispered commands as well members for attendance at school Playing over the Coombe Hill as their hellish shrieks of Kill Kill, launch picnics, at the Bathing course, he defeated Mr. Samuel In the blackness of the night it ap Benches and Swimming Sports, peared to our imagination that theete. If required, an application to Storey, M.P. on the last green.little garrison would be massacred the College is invited. Both played from 11 handicap. In but in the morning we learned that an earlier round the Prince beat no one had been killed or wound- the Attorney-General, Sif Thomas ed. They had made their escape Inskip.
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The Prince left Paddington at and escaping to the hills. The next 1940 am to-day en route for Fal-day reinforcements arrived mouth, and is expected to fly to the have barracaded the streets and
martial law prevails after dark. NEW TERRITORIES MEDICAL Scilly Isles later in the day.
Wang's men picked up a few rifles that had been discarded in lear and haste.
:
Optum Crop Not Good,"
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BENEVOLENT BRANCH
Number of Cases for May, 1933.
General Maternity
2,094 The people are busy gathering Cheung Chow opium these days, "A large, portion
of the district over which we have
SHAW BY EPSTEIN So far as I can recollect, George Bernard Shaw has never expressed his opinion on Epstein, but I hear that the noted sculptor hopes short- ly to reveal just what he thinks of the author-in bronze, In other words, though Shaw has up to date travelled is given un to poppy cul Tsin Wan fought remarkably shy of this parti- tivation. It is said that the trop San Tin cuter type of publicity, Epstein has is not good this rear. On the mara Tsun succeeded in persuading him to sit ket here the new opium is Bold for his bust, but at the moment openly in howls on the street, in cannot pin him down to fixing a fact it in the chief trade. Formerly Kam Tin definite time for the first sitting. ten, which is grown about here. Fen Ling it should be extremely interesting was exported down river but he to see the final result, as I should cause of handitry this trade has Shataukok imagine that the subject would not ceased. The bushes have not been Ting' Kok
that the Shatin. be too submissive a sitter, and that carefully attended so the sculptor would be equally deter trade will be hard to recover.
Dignite the unrest we have been mined to have his own particular unmolested on our journeys. We way. The fusing of two such tem- learned at one place that we miss peraments into bronze should pro-hand of robbers sixty strong hospital. duce something remarkable.
by a matter of quarter of an hour.
and
28: (8 births in.
1 day)
339
B
799
I
0325
(1 case of
Twins)
B
1,005
Sheung Shui ........ 1,539
081
394
.162
Total..... 9,001
There were 16 serious cases sent to
Grand. Total: 9,074.
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