HONGKONG TO CANTON.
Need of a Motor) Road.
In the course of a letter to the Canton Times on the question of motor road between Hongkong, nd Canton, Dr. R. E. Chambers ays
FAMINE CONDITIONS.
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In Western Russia and East Poland.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
frontier which it is possible to gross without trouble. Onde ovari the boundary conditions bacoma even worse. Upon the roadside one encounters many skeletons of horses and human-batngs who have died on their way out-of Russia and have been left by thair follow-sufferam, who were powerless to help them. Birds and dogs finish off the flesh and the bones alone remain, marking the path of this great trek.
[BY MAJOR W. T. BLAKE) Conditions in Russia aro such, at the present time, that numbers The road ought to have been of people, varionaly estimated at uilt years ago. What is obvious from eight to fourteen millions, needed can be made a reality.fare gradually but surely dying
From Baranovitchi I made my The men who put this project through starvation, disease, cold,
It was way through various places to brough will long be remembered and lack of bousing.
benefactors to all this southern with a view to investigating these Porzeco, where the people are action of China Hongkong and conditions that I recently do endeavouring to live under almost Cauton will both be greatly from London to Warsaw and then indescribable conditions of misery. benefitted by such a road, and made my way by rail, motor, and The state of affairs in this part intervening territory will be farm-cart through Eastern Pois chiefly due to the last few years
Hand and Western Russia.
of war, for the area was fought benefitted by it.
Easier, frear, means of com- The immediate cause of the over and shelled both by Russians
and Germans, prior to the Rus munication makes for better affairs is undoubtedly Bolshevism sian collapse, and afterwards motaal understanding. A sympa. When the Sarieta were formed. ravaged by the Bolshevists and betic study of both Hongkong the Bolshevists set about Poles in turn during the recently. and Canton through many years thorough and systematic destrus concluded war between these two has made me warmly appreciative tion of property: food, houses nations. Three times the Poles af both cities. I have regretted machinery, and agricultural im-fought over this ane, and twice very incident that has teaded plements were all broken "Pthe Bolshevists conquered the to disturb the friendly rela-even the seed corn was wasted territory. On each occasion more tions of these two great cities. or eaten. Last winter conditions of the inhabitante fled and Each in many important respects were bad, but throughout the more damage was done, until at needs the other. What injures country small supplies of grain at almost the whole population or benefits one also injures or had escaped the general disasters had been driven away, most of benefits the other. Every res- and were being saved for seed in spring. Much of this ident of bath cities should work the
Was eatan by bard- for the cementing of friendly rela-seed tións. Every possible mesas driven peasants, and when it should ba used to bring came to sowing the remainder, it state of nature for miles on either
the two
gether.
closer cities
them back into Russia, and all the houses had been destroyed, cultivated land returning to
side of Porreco. The old German
A
erary duz.out abeltered family of from three to twelve people. Even the trenches them- selves were occupied a deiling- places: Roofs of boughs were
to was discovered that agricultural and Russian trenches are populat- implements to till the soil were ed by bundreds of refugees from The class of people in both lacking. Some small acreage was the regions of Samara and Sara- who roughly scratched up by crudely-toff, who have made their journey Canton and Hongkong
motor cars would made wooden tools, then the right across Russis to this spot. would own
drought-which was as severe. At the time that I saw these travet more frequently over
as elsewhere-arrived: motor road than they now travel Russia
places daring the autuma the by either train or steamer. Many the sprouting corp, barely covered drought was still holding, and more residents of both cities by a little dust, was at once would become owners of auto-withered up, and the possibility of mobiles and this influential class scanty crop failed to mater would wield a mighty unifying islive. Summer saw the vast and progressive influence. One majority of the population of opjoys letting one's imagination Russia and Evetern Poland thrown over the top and the dwell upon what would follow as which territory has only the result of linking up Hongkongcently been taken from Russia People burrowed in the ground sud Canton in this modern way in the grip of starvation. Whilst Let every reader of these words the weather was warm may sit for a while and think is people managed to exist; with the froats ther began to die off like A well constructed motor road flies. In many parts of Russia at connecting Hongkong and Canton the present time there is no seed, would soon become 10 asset no machinery, no food, no shelter.
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animal was kept in the dug-out NGLISH MADE with the family, and its heaps of manure added one more thing to These dog-outs were constructed in many cases as long 80 as 1915 add 1916, and the timbers that keep up the roofs are now rotting away. so that At Brest-Litovsk, is one of the many shelters have collapsed Distribution Camps for refugees suddenly, barging their inhabit fleeing from Russia to Poland.suts beneath tons of earth. I vanture to make a suggestion In order to stop the stream of
None of the people in this dis. that I hope will be acted upon at emigration, the Soviet authorities trick bave tools to cultivate the once bath in Canton and Hong-bave decreed that no person may waste land lying about them: kong. Let meetings be called in leave Russia unless he
they could have colivated it, they both cities of those interested in guarantees of work and financial had no seed with which to sow it.. the matter. Let ways and means assistance, or is already bom This area is on low-lying ground, suggested and discussed. less. In order to qualify as home and though dry in the summer High less many thousands of people and autumn, with the approach A Canton Hongkong
Higher postage and telegraphic | should Association
bel have barat down their houses way
rates trouble ordinary mortalia) formed immediately with offices and have joined in the vast trek of water becomes flooded. Since
but that visit I learn
the A Peking telegram states that
England and elsewhere. in both cities. Prominent men in which is proceeding from east to
trenches have Glied with the reorganisation of the Cabinet writes a correspondent in Ger both cities can be found who will west. They cross the frontier
that most and the appointments to the Farmany, they compel even readily co-operate if a live Ex-chiefly at Baranovitchi, and are of the dug-outs have collaps-ious posts will be made known monarchs to resort to economies. ecutive is selected with at least then seat on to various distribad barying handreds of people before the 31st. instant.
The ex-King of Saxony is now one Caines and one European to tion centres, among them Brest under toas of mud and earth. Another Peking message states forced to do all his correspon- lead in the matter. There are Litovsk.
At Pinsk fire bas added to the that the Northern Squadron is at dence "on the cheap." Whenever difficulties and problems connect. Here I saw the first starration troubles of the people. In August present cruising off Shanhaikwan his ex-Majesty has to send com ed with the matter. But these victims. Refugees fall out of the conflagration started in 's and the Linshan Gulf in order to monications to loyal friends they can all be met and disposed of if trains which bring them from biker's shop, Bad 414 houses were obstruct the movements of the go not by telegram, as hitherto, the & group will
set themselves Baranovitch, too weak and ill to completely burn: down. All that Fentien troops.
or even by letter, but ob unwaverinzly to do the thing, trouble much about their future. remains standing in the heart of
handy and comparatively cheap and in a surprisingly brief time Hunger and privations have re-te town are hundreds of huge
postcard. And you have to bel we shall hear the Hook Honk"daced them to absolute despair. white-tiled Russian stoves built
very careful about postcards in of the motor car all the way Strangely enough, many of the of fire-brick which withstood the
the Fatherland. You must mes- between Hongkong and the "City people do not show sign of heat. This gives the town the
sure your card very carefully, for of Rams."
emaciation: their faces are in
some of the ex-King's postcards. of a vast catidy appearance In a leading article supporting many cases full and they are
cemetery. Thousands of people the project, the Canton Times frequently inclined to be cor-
The telegram quoted below was conveying birthday wishes, to were rendered homeless by this received by the American Con- friends, were recently returned to Besides being a connecting pulent. This is. I understand, dus are, the majority of them being suis General, Hongkong, from the distinguished sender with the link between the two cities, such to two causes: firstly, unsuitable f a road would also open up a rich, food, if melon riad, clay, and dong
the Manila Observatory at 11.45 remark by a wide-awake Pos: Office official: "Too large to go fertile, agricultural section, and can be classed as food. which Kief, and Zhitomir is supposed
B.m. to-day-
Cyclone or typhoon W. of at postcard rates." The ex-King's by means of motor communica.
their bodies to swell, causes tion, make it possible for the and secondly, the fact that the to be one of the regions which Northern Luzon, less than 100 private secretary discovered, with farmers to bring their produce to Russian peasant dies long before has suffered least, but it is im-miles distant, moving N.W. or the aid of the big book of Fast Office Regulations, that they were possible to compare the state of N.N.W. Canton where they can obtain he has reached the stage of
one-thirtieth of an inch too broad! better prices than in the market starvation to which Indian famine one part of Russia with that of any other part. Satara and towns in the interior. This would sictims frequently survive. The Saratoff are generally called the enrich the farmers and give both children show most signs of
districts. worst
Millions of Hongkong and Canton new trouble. Small naked youngsters sources of food supplies.
Short roads intersecting this ribs sticking out like barrel boops nearly as bad."
craw! about the railway siding, people have left these zones for other parts which they found The constant motor road could be constructed legs shranked to skin and boue, moving of people from east to by the villagers and a motor track and bellies swollen like balloons west is not improving matters, reaching a point when no man magnificence. The story of that
The country between Pinsk,
TYPHOON WARNING.
+
THE SPLINTAGE.
"We ate living in the splint age, declaren Dr. King Brown, with State interference we are medical officer for Bermondsey.
service should bring their produce from hunger disease. Dysentery but merely evening вр to the nearest railway station bois rife and other diseases occur, desolation
the will be able to live unless he is of tne whole the Canton-Kowloon Railway though cholers and typhoid are
in moral splints or crotches." country. At Paratoff bread The freight service of that road not so common as many reports costs
about 25,000 roubles would soon have to be ja allege.
per poud (40 lb.), a figure which |
H
Wanstead Flats, for whose re- storation to the gaiety of Epping Forest many footballing and cricketing members of Parliament are. to put up a brave fight, is haunted by memories of decayed noble mansion, Wanstead Blouse. is one of the saddest in English history. For generations it was enriched by the wealth of the Childs, the Tylneys, and the
creased.
From Brest I continued to not one meo ic a million in country, one realises that to Longs, until it fell into the hands The facilities offered by this motor road could be utilized Baranovitchi, which reproduces Russia can afford to pay. I'may carry out any adequate relief of a reckless spendthrift, Mr. whenever the authorities have to the conditions at Brest on a much mention that it is impossible to scheme is a practical impossibil-Wellesley. The sale by auction deal with robbers in that section larger scale. Here is a large get a fixed quotation for the rate ity. When Bolshevist authority of the contents of the house last of the country. Better communica- concentration camp where people of exchange. but my average for is taken in conjunction with theed 32 days and fetched £41,000. tion is one of the factors in placed as they cross the the English pound was about natural difficulties of the region. Nobody could be found to buy the Wages might it would appear useless to attempt mansion, and it was pulled down, the solution of the bandit problem frontier and given some slight 240,000 roubles. in this province. If the road is aid before being sent on to the almost be said to be non-existent. any form of relief. Russin's only "is lawns and gardena swep efficient dispersal stations. It is a moving People live on filth or starve, solution of the problem lies in away, its stately groves and well policed and an
*VODNES remorselessly
des- telephone system installed along sight to watch the train-los ds Only the Bolshevist army and herself.
The Russian peasant's own idea|troyed." its whole length, soldiers could and columns of miserable wret-officials are decently fed.
The problem is great. Even is to get out of Russia into And round about that home be moved to points wherever their ches entering Baranovitchi. All
of them are starving and in regs; if food could be brought Poland. The peasant distrusts the glory services are needed.
ia from outside sources the Soviets, and would rather be That blushed and bloomed On' the whole, this project many are almost maked
could once, it There is little to prevent one at
Is but a dim-remembered story only under Polish dominion. Here should not remain merely as
Of the old time entombed. Borde
crossing energetic from
frontier alleviat the trouble to some another difficulty is encountered, the proposal.
Russis. Most roads, slight degres. In addition to food, for Eastern Poland is in almost Britishers and Chinese should into
bridges are clothing, farm implements, and exactly the same condition as in 1822 a sigh went up to the take it up, and by exerting every railways," and
Bolshevista large quantities of seed are need-Russia, with the exception that Government to buy it for some possible effort, perform a lasting guarded service to these two important and Polish troops, but there are ed at once, and, when one thinks relief destined for that country public purpose, but its dooE: WB
hundreds of miles of unguarded of the ares of this huge starvingįdoes reagh the people concerned. I sen!vi, vities
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At the time of its destruction
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