HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1937.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THREE WORLD
OF HUNAN
(Continued from Page 1.)
THE ADDRESS The speaker said:-- About sixty years ago the geographer Richthofen travelled from Canton to Changsha. It took him about 30 days. Two months ago I met on the top of the Nanjo in Hunan, one of the famous five
ing now. to cross the province within two days, a travel which formerly took about two months. Especially, the possibilities to. im- prove and centralise the adminis tratton, to increase the security in the country by quick movement of
troops are besides the economical advantages the important result of highway construction.
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DEATH OF MR.
KAN TAT TSOI
Large Attendance At Funeral
It is with deep regret that we have to record the death of Mr.
The question whether the so-Kan Tut-tsoi, an unofficial Justice Fahnestock, whose famous yacht: Children should make representa- banker and merchant, which oc-
Gciety for the Protection of hands of Hong Kong shipbreak-mui-tsai problem, following the Wong-nel-chong Road,
of Peace, and prominent Chinese is now in the ions to the Government on the curred at his residence, No. 43, The highways, a work of the
ers, are due here sometime pext publication of the report of the Valley, on Sunday morning, after Construction
Happy Hunan, Mr. Yu-tai-chuan, a speci- turou voyage which they started subject, was debated at consider- Commissioner of week in the course of an adven- Commission, of Inquiry on the alist in road-construction, are of out in January 1935.
a long illness.
high grade, strongly built, covered,
The late Mr. Kan Tat-tool's 'de- under steady repair and therefore
These three young adventurers Executive Committee of the so-to his large circle of friends, sa able length at a meeting of the mise did not come as a surprise have been. perhaps the best in, whole China. schooner Director for
aboard the 27-ton clety: held on Monday, over which he had been in indifferent health
over two Mr. J. T. Prior presided. ac in search of flora and fauna years, cruising through the Pac-
for some time. His condition took a for
National History.
American Museum
weeks ago..
consists of about 80 per cent of The production of the province
agricultural products. Even min- ing has partly to be regarded as a secondary agricultural occupa- lon: The handicraft production and the production of few factories form the rest of 20 per cent.
a
for the
The view was finaly expressed a turn ter the worse about three The New SIMMONS'
native banking business, and was manager of the Hang Shing Gold- smith firm of Bonham Strand. East, also the Yee Shing Goldsmith firm of Singapore.
sacred mountains of China, a "crowd of Cantonese girl students of a missionary school, who reach- ed that point, which is not very far from Changsha, within 30 hours. These girls later on, were Introduced to B.E. General Ho Chien. Governor of Hunan and in his short speech he pointed to the fact that the now established railway between Cariton and Han-
that until the complete report was kow may contribute to increased understanding between the two
of available to the Society; no use- provinces. as a preliminary step to
ful purpose could be served by
A PROMINENT BANKER increased
Tiger, & West co-operation
Indian amongst
bound who has been
turtle taking the matter up, but that
The late Mr. Kan Tat-tsol was. the nations on the line of an in-
travelling any member of: the Committee,years he was connected with the 55 years of age, and for many ternational cultural exchange.
with the party for the past six after reading the report, could, if years and Polly, a parrot, are the be so wished, place the matter on Hunen 13 from political. strategical and economical point
other members of the crew. * HAND-WORKED MINES
the agenda for the next meeting, df view, the most important pro-
The party left New York on on due notice being given. vince of China, being placed ab- Coal mine at Liling, the Shul ko through
Some mines, like the Shi men koJanuary 1, 1935 and.
The meeting accepted with re- solutely in the center of the two
the Panama Canal, gret the resignation of Mrs. Mary Unes of political importance and
san Lead mine in Changling Dis-travelled in a general westerly Barker. Hon. General Secretary, trict and the Fan cht Antimony direction, touching at the majority on her Impending departure from power of China proper, the one mine near Yiang work with ma represented by the railway line chinery equipment. Most of the reported that collecting specimens | Avoy
of islands dotting the Pacific. They the Colony, and Mrs. D. G. Mc-Tung Wah Hospital Board and the from North to South, from Pet-mines however, are
Was ping to Canton and Hong Kong, hand-worked.
more or less was
appointed to comparatively easy, despite vacancy.
the Po Leang Kuk; and chairman of the other by the railway lines from
their lack or extensive knowledge ed its deep appreciation
The Commitee express- the Sun Wul Merchants Associa- East 10 West, that is from Shang-ing the relatively high amounts of
It is, notwithstanding, astonish-on the subject,
of the tion. services rendered by Mrs. Barker. hat or Nanking to Kweyang and different kinds of ores, and so on. Manila this week, and hopes to The party "expects to leave Yunnan. This railway now is are produced.
MANY NEW CASES finished til Nanchang in Klangst,
arrive in Hong Kong about next showed that
The case There
report for
February The sector from Nanchang to more.
formerly. further- Wednesday. From here they will
97 дет
case, had Pinghsiang will be
important manganese go finished in ore production of about
to French Indo-China and
been dealt with during the month. spring this year. It meets here tons yearly, stopped now.
30.000 Singapore, and
and that 1,013 cases were under thence through the already finished part from
the Suez Canal to the Atlantic and month. Of the new cases, 81 were
supervision at the
The late Mr. Kan leaves a wife, The Pinghsiang
end of the production to Chuchow
fifteen at the zinnabar. bismuth, arsenic, real-
mercury, home.
sona and daughters to in respect of poverty alone. There deepest sympathy of a large num- mourn his death, and to them the The gar. orpiment, copper, graphit and
was only one case of ill-treatment.ber of friends is extended. Milk or other food had been sup-
Canton Hankow Railway.
was
an
of
passing
sector through Human and Kwel-perhaps asbestos has to be men-has in general a favourable ex-plied in 70 cases. chow with a branch line to Szc- tioned too. Most of these products port, balance which chiefly con- chuan is partly, under construc- are exported via Hankow. tion and will be finished
The average income per head per pro- bably within two years.
sists of antimony, woodofl, tungs- month of cases reported was 31.83 ten ores, firecrackers, rice, ramie, Inspectors paid 340 visits to homes. kinds (esp. lead, zinc, tin) tea-oll Society's offices. metal ores. and metals of all while 3:471 persons called at the several other agricultural pro- ducts.
of the
The total deposits of the dir- ferent.mines are not yet known as GOOD COMMUNICATIONS the geological research work could Although more or less encir-nat yet be extended to all the im- cled by high mountain ranges of portant places." 3 to 5,500 feet and crossed by several important mountains the province has broad river valleys character of vast plains especially in the East. The aver- age elevation is about 800 feet above sea level, Increasing to the West. The river-system formed by four main rivers, which all flow into the Tungting Lake, China's biggest lake, enables a fairly good irrigation and would contribute to marvellous conditions Of munication, if not, alas, shallow water and rapids would hinder In most cases the desirable quick connection.
com-
+
INDUSTRIAL. PRODUCTION
With these exports the province can buy as chief import articles cotton-yarns
ries.
now
from about
The finance report for February showed excess of expenditure over income totaling $631.
The deceased
能
chairman of the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange, a Director of the W&S formerly
The late Mr. Kan Tat-tsoi gave liberally to local churches and schools, and will be remembered for his donations to the St. Paul's Girls' School and the, St. Mary's Church at Causeway Bay.
THE FUNERAL
The funeral took place yester- day afternoon, and was largely at- The cortege left the house at about tended by relatives and friends.
2 o'clock, and arrived at the Chi- nese Christian Cemetery, Pokfulam, at about 4 o'clock.
The procession, which was well over a mile in length, included two brass bands. A large framed photo of the deceased was carried in a ful flowers. motor car ́surrounded with beauti-
At intervals in the procession.
which the deceased gave financial girls of the different, schools, to walked several groups of boys and
support.
There was also a very large gathering of relatives and friends, among them being the Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, Miss Dr. K. T. Woo, Rev. Edward Y. P. Lee, Rev. Li Kau-yan, Rev. Cheung Yan-lap, Rev. Mok Shau-tsang, Dr. Yeung Shin-chuan, Messrs. M. Pirene, Ho Wing. Lo man To, Lau Yuk-wan. Yeung Hin- Hin-loy, Chung Wing-kwong, Jack- chiu, Yung. King-yiu, Ho Ngok-lau,
Yuk-tong, Chan Long-yue, Fung Cheung Kit-hing. Wong Shlu-ping, Chow Sing-chi, Ani Chak-sum, LA William Hornell, the Rev. H. W, Shiu-tong, Chow Ngan-ting, Chan Baines, Mrs. M: Barker, Mr. and Chi-chiu, To Hing-man, M. W. Lo, Alabaster Mr. Middleton Smith, Yung Chi-ming. Au Stu-cho, Yue Mrs. A. Hicks, Mrs. McAvoy, Mrs. Choy Fo-ylu, Tam Woon-tong,
Pherson, G. P. de Martin, F. H. School, the Sun. Wai Merchants Mrs, Crozier, Dr.
(Mrs.) Nash, Kam-sheung, students of the St. Miss Brazier. Messra. J. L. Mac-Paul's Girls' School, the St. Mary's
But it can be said that Hunan is providing the world market with about 75 per cent. of the whole antimony produced and that the then kerosene, dye-stuffs, flour, he proposed to hold a dancing A letter was read from Mr. and cotton-cloth, George Goncharof stating that coal deposits are big enough to form a sufficient coal base for the
salt, tobacco, industrialisation of the province.
sugar. machines, display at the King's Theatre on iron and metal wares, glass, pa- April 1. and that 25 per cent of The most important agricultural Per, different foodstuffs and sund- the net proceeds would devoted Product is rice, followed by wood- oil.
The coming development will expressed its appreciation of this to the Society. The Committee technic have to be improved. Difdustries, which will refine and
The methods of
lead to an increased investment in offer.. agricultural
machinery especially of those in- OFFICIAL APPRECIATION Changsha (for rice and fruits), at rice-mills, oil-presses, also elec-State for the Colonies, acknow-deceased. Then the procession ferent, agricultural stations at improve agricultural products, fl. Passfeld,
The hearse was followed by a A letter Tinshin. (for cotton), at Anhua tric power plants, furthermore in ledging receipt of the seventh an..
was read from Lord stream of motor cars, "conveying former and Kao djao (for tea) are work-
Secretary or the relatives and friends of the
Hankow, being a port for sea-
ing in this Bne.
vestment in mining material and nual report of the Society. "Bucnmotor lorries fully loaded with concluded "with a string of four going steamers, to-day is superior ported abroad, tungol, ramie, gall-
Of the products which are ex-road making and other means of "accomplishes much more
in machines for stone industry, an enterprise," said Lord Passfield, floral tributes. to Changaha. But it may be ex-nuts, tea and tea seed oil are in investment requires an increased ing among those whom it relieves funeral were the deceased's wife, pected that the development of the first Bne. Rice and cotton import of all kind of machine and saves. It
improving communication. This the alleviation of pain and suffer- than
THOSE PRESENT Hunan may result in a. more
The principal mourners at the favourable development of Chang-wheat, yam and corn, tobacco and are for consumption in China, sha too.
tools for repair purposes.
cannot fail, so on are consumed in the pro-
addition, in bringing
In his fifteen sons and daughters, and CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY
SHIP FREIGHTS
about wider feeling of humanity among
amany grand-children. To-day Hankow and Shanghai do gót form an export article till terial passed till
vince. Also vegetables and fruits Import and export of this ma-
all whom it touches." are the export ports of Hunan now.
Hankow.
A sub-committee consisting of For quite a lot of commodities,
As the ships freights from Europe the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, the especially for export to America,products: Eggs, feathers, bristles. Shanghai are equal as most of the and Mr. J. L MacPherson
Not mentioned are some animal to Hong Kong and Europe to Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, Mr. J. T. Prior this may remain unchanged, For meat. hides, sking, bones and in- ships products of Southern Hunan, for testines. the amount of the pro- Shanghai and Hong Kong respec-poration
was Kreights from USA. to appointed to report on the incor- high valued goods, for perishables, duction till now being not so very tively, there is from Shanghai the for goods demanding quick trans-large with exception perhaps of additional
or registration of the Society. portation and for goods going to eggs.
and relatively high Those present at the meeting, Europe, expert via Canton and
river freight to Changsha direct in addition to the Chairman, were Hong Kong may be more unpor- tant in future by the new Canton-
The industrial production still and from here either by rail or by Mr. M. K. Lo and Mrs. Lo. Bir or in low water time to Hangkow the Hon. Sir Henry and Lady Fol- lock, Lady MacGregor, the Hou. Hankow Rallway. In
shows the so far. I
traits of handicraft. lighter at increased rates. absolutely agree with the ideas of
Some managements using ma- The railway freights Captain Walker given in his paper chines can be regarded as small Changsha to Canton, are
factories: In the first line here i twice as On the other side the Cheklang-
high as the Chang has to be mentioned the Hunan sha-Hankow rate. It Kiangal-Hunan railway will pro
Cotton Spinning and
will, Weaving therefore be A vide, a
Factory, now after several reor thorough calculation for each class question of quicker connection with Shanghai in future. But here also ganisations in the handa of the of goods, whether a transport, vie Loseby, 8. V. Boxer, J. M. Noronha, Free School and many others. the mass-goods will remain on the Government with a fairly pros-Canton is promising or not. For perous business, covering the rice and coal the railway-adminis-
J. Middleton Smith L D. Skinner, Humanese demand
10% cotton tration has already granted special A. McKellar and D. Black. yarns and clothes only to about rates with 50 per cent. reduction. The crossing of the line Canton-one third, Mostly COSTSE yarns It may therefore be hoped that Hankow and Cheklang-Klangalare produced.
also for other important commodi Hunan with its extension through Of some importance are the two ties corresponding reductions will the province to Kwelchow and Sze- Governmental refineries for lead be introduced, to increase the
OF A MINSTREL PRISONERS ESCAPE chuan, perhaps the future exten- and zinc, smelting now the whole amount of transports. sion to Yunnan will be the back-production of lead ores and a part normal functioning, organisation short lecture at the St. Andrew's
Also a
Mr. Gerald, Sydney is giving &
FROM PRES. MUNROE bone of Hunan's railway connec of, the alpe ore production. ". of railway trame, tions. This latter railway will The machine repair shops, amount of ears, security for trans (Thursday) evening on Thewan-
a sufficient Church Hall, Kowloon, to-morrow through the Colony on Monday About 160 prisoners passed open important centers of Bunaq dying-houses, tanneries, rice and ports, running of cooled waggons derings of a minstrel, This night by the sa. President Muntue mining districts (antimony near four mills, although using ma- Sinhua) and will also bring the chines are more or less big handtam. When, therefore, to-day, the Mr. and Mrs. Sydney, apart from America, and are being taken and so on may contribute to this should prove very interesting pet front, the St. Quinton Prison poor Kweichow Province to some craft enterprises. The same can i Possible transport of goods via having made extensive tours at back to Manila Detective MC- from America. They were shilp Also the intended railroad from the Liling co-operative porcelain does not yet look very promising. Java Ball, Sumatra, Dutch East prisoners during their transporta be said of some printing shops and Hong Kong to and from Hanan Indis Burma, the Malay States. Giquehun in charge of the Hengyang on the Canton Hankow-manufacture,
this does not prejudice the future. Borneo, Siam and French Indo Railway to Nanning in Kwangsi Province and to the sea, perhaps handicraft, such as the alik em- local consumption as well as for accessible places such as the gold several of the prisoners escaped Several special kinds of art certain amount of turnover for China, have visited some most in- connected with the French-Indo braidery at Changsha, the agate exportation may go the southern mine in the wilds of Sumatra, the rom the hold and jumped into the While the liner was in port chinese-Railway system will be grinding at Taoyuen. the bamboo route and it will be necessary to atver mines at Namtu, situated on harbour but were soon recaptured another outlet for Hunanese goods carving and fur curing houses at keep the interest closely attached the borders of Burma, Tibet and by the police who came imme- and a means to improve the inter-Packing, parasof manufacture, to this future development which China, etc. provincial tráme.
mat-weaving, straw hat fabrica- will be of mutual importance for following the lecture there will dent Manipe leaves for Manila NETWORK OF HIGHWAYS Mon at different places, may be Hunan as well as for Hong Kong. be programme of light music. this morning.
diately on the scene. The Preaf These railways are now only in emphasized as possible branches (Applause); the beginning but the network of export business, too, when the SPEAKER THANKED
This will be given by local artistes of highways in Hunan and con- necessary organisations are creat-
who are studying under Mr. necting Hunan with other pro-ed.. vinces is nearly finished in its most importantakeleton. This highway-net improves the travel-
just a year ago.
water way, but perhaps some higher qualified goods may be transported on rail
prosperity.
FAVOURABLE EXPORT BALANCE
From these economical faeté ling conditions considerably, allow we may learn that the province
THE WANDERINGS
The speaker was "thanked on Sydney including such well-known
Apart from family wreaths, many beautiful flowers were sent by the deceased's many friends.
kom.
behalf of the club by Rotarian performers as Mrs. Banger, dr. Li Pollard, Mr. Peter Jackson and Mr. C. B. Wang who added that Chor-chi, and Mr. Edgar Warner. N. Brandt soon become a province of great some new talent to the pubile in the auspices of St. Andrew's Club Hunan, properly developed, would Mr. Bydney is also introducing wealth.
The lecture is being given under the persons of Mrs. Phoon, Mas and all are welcome.
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