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KALGAN TO-DAY.
WAITING FOR MOVE
ON PEKING.
MONGOL CAVALRY ACTIVE.
Kalgan, May 30 To-day is the anniversary of the Shanghai ineldent, but all is quiet!
S. P. C. A.
INSPECTORS' REPORT FOR LAST MONTH.
The following fa a combined report of the work of the Inspectors for the| past month.
Transport.
2003
Poultry, crates Poultry, on trucks and lorries,
loads
212
crates
in Kalgan save for innocuous Poultry, in junks and ferries,
No mis- student demonstrations. sionaries at all are left in this Poultry, by rail, crates city, and only four foreign busi- Pigs in Junks.......
The American Con- Pigs on trucks and in basket ness men. sulate here and their Vice-Con- Pigs by rall sulate at Chihfeng are under Cattlo in junka orders to close. Mr. Yamasaki is now in Peking. The rod banner: still flies over the Soviet Consulate. which is in charge of Secretary, the Consul being the guest of Chang Teo-lin in Peking since his arrest at the Soviet Embassy on April 6,
the
Sheep and goats in junks Cattle nshore Sheep and goats ushoro Cages of birds Dogs by rail
Dogs Taipo Market Cats Tains Market
Farmors are happy over crop Poultry, crates prospecis due to the heavy snows Piga which fell lust winter and spring, Cattle
Imports..
and to fortunate rains now. But Sheep and goats the farmers have suffered heavily Crickets, baskets at the hands of the Fengtien Cages of birds
the recently accom Terrapins, baskets
Rabbits military in plished re-survey of lands. Many res heres which did not correspond with original title deeds have been Civet cats confiscated by the Ankuochun Monkeys (Pacify the Country
Army) Panies authorities.
All Business Dead. Business is dead. The Aslatic)
Petroleum Company's Chinese
Dog
Fortuise, crates Pheasants
Exports.
NEW VESSELS FOR MANILA.
CABLE SHIPS AND OUTTER WANTED.
The acquisition of a new cable- ship, a new cutter, now cable ma- chinery for the vessel J. Busta- marie, four new motor boats, and also a new geow, has been ro commanded by Mr. Fidel A. Reyes, director of commerce and indus- try, to the secretary of commerce 179 and communications, Philippines.
For inclusion in next your's_ap-" 1600 propriation, approximately Pesos 606,000 has been requested for 820 the purpose.
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1080
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30 An emergency fund also is nek- 159 ed in the recommendation. This Goproposed item, it is calculated, 14 will enable the bureau of com- 1 merce and industry, to dispatch 32 any available cutter to any place 10 in an emergency case."
The need for a now and smaller vessel for a cableship has been 3401 discussed at length by Director Re- .9888 yes in a recommendation to the .2474 department. The new cableship- 613 with equipment excluding "cable. 4machinery will cost approximately 62 Pesos 250,000. Both the bureaux
of posts and commerce and indus- try favour the iden, of having a less exponsive vessel to operate. and to avoid the big amount of 10 repair expense maintaining the
old cableship Bustamante.
In pointing out the urgency of a new government cutter, Captain Galicano Tionson, suparintendent of navigation, in a memorandum 137 to Director Reyes, stresses the fact 563 that the present number of coast 88 guard vessels are insufficient for 26 the needs of the government.
Visita.
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ngent is in gaol, and the hong Foultry, crates closed. The Standard Oil com-Cattle pradore is still doing business, Sheep and goats but one of his staff is also in gool Ponies
The Cages of birds on a trumped up charge. Standard Off is shipping kerosene to Sulyuan by camel caravan, find- ing it cheaper than shipping by Markets
Birtishops rait. Many of the military sur-
Dogs Home taxes are thus avoided also, By Railway Stations the express, Suiyüan is 13 hoursanding places west of Kalgan.
Poultry Depota Dealers Shopy Cattle Depot ... Pigs pens Yaumiti
A
Miscellaneous..
Ignorant cruelty cases corrected Markets watched, times Ferries watched, times Cases investigated on
received.
reports
Dors admitted to Home during
month
Dogs claimed in flome during
month
The Japanese military observer And his staff are still established here. The Ankuschun regime is intensely unpopular in Chahar, due to their heavy taxes. If the Kuominchun do return from the west; they will be welcomed with open arms by the populace. movement from the west along the railroad against the Fengtien re gime here is expected to be synch- ronized with the advance of the Nationalists along the Tein-Pu and Kin-Han railways, thus de Dogs sold in Home during month veloping
movement Dors destroyed in Home during pincer 2
month against Peking. The Defence Commissioner at Suiyuan, while Dogs died in Homo during month nominally a Shansi officer, is heart and seul a Feng Yu-bslang man. In the entire Chahar Districi there are less than 15.000 Ankuochun, troops, and these are rabble, not The fit for the Honan front. Knominehun can take the Kin-Sui railway as far as Nankow any, time they want to walk in, without even a real fight.
Mongol. Cavalry.
Pro-Kuominchun Mongol cavalry
JAPANESE SHIPS
FINED.
ILLEGAL FISHING OFF PHILIPPINES.
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The new cutter Including equip- ment costa only about Pesos 250,- 000.
Increasing Demand, "The demand for government 60 steamship service," Captain Tion- 20 sen stated, "is increasing
every
73 year, but our vessels instead of 117 meeting the deniand are falling in 25 their efficiency. This is due not only to the insufficient number of 'vessels but also to the frequent laying up for the necessary re- pairs of the breakdowns which oc 15 eur unexpectedly. These frequent repaira to maintain the old vessels call for a big appropriation evory year, and for this reason the old vessels should be gradually ro- 19 placed with new ones besides in-
creasing their number,"
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40
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For new cable machinery to re-
5 place the old one on the cutter J. Bustamante, the sum of Pesos 470,000 is recommended. Besides 2 being antiquated, it is pointed out, the present machinery is so old that it is a source of big repair expenses every year, and causes much inconvenience both in the cable work and in other work to which tho Bustamante is signed.
Appropriation also is urgently needed for the operation of the coastguard cutter Basilan which has been tied up for lack of funds to maintain and operate it.
NEW SHIPS FOR THE PHILIPPINES.
PURCHASES FROM U.S. SHIPPING BOARD.
Washington, June 7.1 The Shipping Board to-day
The proposed four new motor boata are needed to take the place of the old ones on board the cut- ters. They will cost approximate- The Kon Don Maru, thely Pesos 16,000. The acquisition Japanese fishing boat seized April of a new scow to replace the old are active on the plateau just 23 near Calayan island of the one in use will cost about Pesos above us, having captured Linhai, Babuyanes group by the Cagayan 20,000. Watan and Chinpeng last week. constabulary and Aparri customs They intend to prevent Kao officials, and the Taisho Maru, one Tutung from retreating to Jehol of two similiar Japanese vessels or Dolonor when Kuominchun mar-seized May 7 near the same island, chink orders from the west are each have been fined Pesos 200, on given.
a charge of violating the islands Two years ago a gathering of customs regulations. According two dozen English-speaking. for- to the insular collector of customs, eigners here at Kalgan was easy the findings show they fished in to arrange. To-day the foreign Philippine waters without permits crs have vanished and business is from the bureau of customs. dead. Rallway service is very The hearing over the seizure of irregular and slow. Trains be- these boats was to have taken It has tween here and Peking always place Friday, June 10. have to stop at least once en route been cancelled as the vessels' crew for engine repairs, and as they have sent word to the insular approved the sale of four steel puff and grind along the road they customs officials that they cannot screw steamers to Madrigal and look like clouds, steam escaping come to Manila and want prompt Company of Manila. The ships Aldadese, are to be operated in the Philip- Vicente from every joint. We foreigners decisions. who are here came back against insular collector of customs, there- pine coastwise trade and to Aus- consular advice for inspection and fore based his decision, only upon tralia, it was said. consulation with our Chinese, and the results of investigation con- only hope that the rallway will ducted by the provincial customs approved are: the Connersville, 2,232 tons; the Cranenest, 2,292 stay open until we are ready to offcials at Aparri. return to Peking.
These vessels and their crew, tons; the Crainereck, 2,292 tong There is a persistent story here according to the insular collector and the Crawl Keys, 2,308 tons.. that the military authorities at of customs, will be released upon All, the ships were built in 1918. West Paotou have confiscated the payment of the fines. It is under- All but the Connersville were explorer Dr. Sven Hedin's camel stood the Aparri customs officials built by the Great Lakes Engineer- transport. Among Chinese Bu have been given instructions in ing Company at Ecorse, Mich. thorities. there is a good deal of this connexion. The Tinzin Maru, The Connersville was built by the suspicion us to the real motives of the other boat seized May 7, was same company at Ashtabula, Ohio. Dr. Hedin's expedition, especially fined the same amount sometime in view of the knowr. sources of his funds.-N. C. Daily News Cor- respondent.
MEDICINES FOR THE POOR.
KWONG WAH HOSPITAL
A. SCHEME.
Some time ago it was proposed by the Kwong Wah Hospital that they should collect funds for the purpose of distributing Chinese medicines to the poor, and this scheme has now been completed.
It is stated, in the vernacular papers that, as a result of the scheme, $60,000 has been collected. This amount has been used for the nurchase of ten houses in. Recla- The mation Street, Yaumati,
houses, monthly rents of these estimated to total about $505, will be used for the purpose of dis- tributing Chinese medicinos to those in need.
ugo.
The fines, it was learned
yesterday, have been imposed in lieu of confiscation of the three fishing vessels.
PARIS TO TOKYO" TRAINS. SERVICE TO BEGIN MIDDLE OF JULY.
The ships for which aale was
Washington, June 8.
The four shipping board vessels recently purchased by Vicente Madrigal of Manila for the Philip pine coastwise trade brought the price of $112,000, it was learned at the Shipping Board to-day. The ahips are nine years old, and. average slightly more than 2,200 tons each. They are single deck- ed and are equipped with wire- less and other modern facilities. A. P. Tokyo, June 8.
When questioned at Manila re- Through train service between Asia and Europe will be innulative to the salo, Mr. Madrigal gurated about the middle of next stated that he was not prepared to month, and upon the inauguration give the details connected with of the service, the Department of the purchase, neither would he Railways will operate an "Inter- reveal the sum of money involved. national" train between Tokyo and in the transaction.
According to Mr. R. C. Morton, Shimonoseki twice a week, while
a special train will be run also be head of the United States Ship- tween Tokyo and Tsuruga. Korea, ping. Board in the Orient, negotia- Dairen, and Vladivostok are the tions for the vessels were started
weeks ago. junctions in the Orient, while in through the Board about three Europe. trains, are run through
According to Lloyd's Register, two routes from Moscow, via War all of the vessels are single deck- eaw and Riga. It takes 15 days to ed, and are equipped with electric reach Parls from Tokyo, according lights and wireless facilities. to the time-table of the through They are 253 feet long, 48 feet train service..
wide and have a 20 foot draught.