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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1930.
EXTRALITY ISSUE.
BRITISH MISSION.
VIEWS ON MARKETING OF GOODS.
EXAMINATION OF THE AMERICAN PROPOSALS.
Important proposals concerning As was only to be experted much the abolition of extraterritoriality interest has been taken locally in the are reported by the Shanghai Chi views exprenze at the dinner of the
to have been Shanghai British Chamber of Com nese newspapers. presented to the National Govern in China. In the circumstances the merce with reference to British trade mont the United States Govern Financial editor of the North-Ching ment and, it in stated, these were Daily News is obtained one or two discussed by Dr. Wing Chung-further views on the sitantion which hut, president f
the Judicial may command come attention. Yuan: Dr. C. T. Wang, Minister,
of Foreign Affairs: and Dr. Frank W. Lee, Vice-Minister
of
Japanese Second-rate Material, One of the leading inputCTA "f Foreign Affairs, on Thursday plece, goods gave the following ex-
prvasion of view: afternoon.
American Suggestions,
Both sides are speaking from their own hink. There is no doubt about that one point Sir Ernest Thompson is perfectly correet-the
ship-
According to the Chinesy press reports, the American proposals. whilst expressing sympathy for China'n aspirations for the abolt.Japanese get away with a great deal [tion of extraterritoriality, embody of second-rate stuff in their
arata without the allowances. that the following demands:
would inevitably fall on £1 British supplier if he tried the same game, and This is a very big handlenp. How 1. That print district courts, they can do it 1 du got know, We organized entirely in recordenge | have mentioned this point on mnay with the laws of China, should be occasions to dealers when we have established in the treaty ports. god what we consider unreasonable such Shanghai, Hankow, Tien-clalms, but they have simply shrugged
srid. ten tsin, Canton, ple, which should their employ a number of foreign legal para enrge and they enn do it." why the experis na ndvisers to sit with the They enn give no reason
market should nilaw thin to K Chinese julges in the hearing of through. mixed cases or coses Involving As Sir Penest Thompson saya, if forelguera: all decision shall, the British have to be so particular however, rest with the Chinese | about their standard of their produy- julges:
tion, costs are bound to high. Mind you, I think he is inclined criticize f merchants Ers their amarketing method rather frody,
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ap-
That the scope. For the pleation of foreign laws in such special district courts should be brettoned, such as the groting Authorities:
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scheut his remarks, 156 made no sug- Cat hat generalized rather. If That, in criminal presega. | ho conhl přek out certain foults coul Were resul tions, the procuratorate and prisertain whether they vate criminal prosecution systems faults, we would ur daily be able to
answer him. I think 117 self
with adopted by Chinese law courts
Mr. Caller-Marshall when he said. ahould be abolished: For Instance.There is only our reply Your price the Shanghai Municipal Police unt is wrong." instituted by them should be dlse mized: nud
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warrants should be signed by the their com- anlar authorities before they are served.
Chinese Viewpoint.
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The Markeling of Goods, Arending to the head of the Britie ti r duin a large business Mr. Caller-Marshall evented in wrong improvesion when ho mentioned in the course of his peech that from the time they arrived w Shanghai unt: thes reach the actual butaniper British pee goods.
ina. Chur ps through a sluzea The three offens mentioned, says informunts piner gel department The "Simmampan," opined that the assured him that this was not so, and first proposal might be acceptable that they changed hands only three fo China been similar vardi- four Bars between leaving here tions have prevailed in the Har-and reaching, say, the consumer in a in Special Arra Blatriet Court, in a rents as lebang, On the
*****other hand the same goods for several genes past, where for-through many more hands before ever eign advisers
express opinions | thee left a British port, hat they are not permitted to in- The great thing to any wind, the terfere with the decisions of the gentleman in question went on to say. | Chinese julges. Such advisers is that you are dealing with a conn. uncertain are enunloyed by the Chinese Gov-try, where candlikone are
And where there is
of ernment and may be dismissed by
stability and meerity 01 only the Chinese Guverame:11.
Ax Lo the
proposal, the security from the point of view of
danger from bandits but from three officials considered that cer point of view of the law and the tain fureign lawa might be suppli-overnment of the country. The pro- able to the Chinese law courts, posed abolition of extraterrituriadity such. For instance, as the laws of makes things all blur anvertsin. domestic relations and inheritance This uncertainty and want of con of property, etc., but that onlydener enstitute the main obstacle Chinese laws should be followed to business.
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The Od Business.
in cases of credit, debt and bills
cause these are important.
The manner in which the vil busi- With regard to the third unes is cunctal is being investigat gration, the officials reserved theired by the Commissing, he continued. derision
st+c^{{{c the
promura bait wondered whether the oil busi- torate system, which is not curses paid the cumping in view of ruptive in itself. has been adopted the great hoses they had sustained in in a number of other countries. 1927 in Changsha and elsewhere, but Whether it is suitable to China apparently it done pay them. They ink the profit they make in. China. mains to be discussed ant, ther
and it is a enormous that they ran fore, this peoposal requires fur
afford to put it against their losses. ther consideration. Cases of cor
The price they get here for their ruption have securred in Shang-
prian is almost double what they bai because the
I believe the cost of gasoline on the Pacife Coast is about 17 or 8 cents gold. whereas it is $1.10 (Mex) here, or ut present exchange about 40 cents gold, and wish thạt enormous profit they can afford to stand any amount of Ms. The way they have of pre-
function.
been unable to enrators have i get on the Paritle Coast.
„„Apropos of proposal No. 4. the Chinese officials could not see their
agreeing to the way to American suggestion beenuse, if it were accepted, had results would ense and rorruption will be preventing Chinese from purchasing valent in future.
Drastic Measures. Concluding the "Sinwanpao" says that the three officials will draft A reply to the American proposals in a few days and, when it is ready, it will be submitted to the Central Government for conal. deration and examination before being forwarded to the American Government.
petrol here an distributing upcountry in competition with them is by mak ing a very small margin between the Shanchi as the upcountry price, but it probably costs them a lot in distribute in the interior.
Distribution of Piece Goods,
It is obvious, therefore, that when you have a fine cut business like picen
s
successful conclusion within In this connexion, the "Shunpao" short a period as possible. It is publishes a note of interest, this stated that, if the Powers do not being to the effect that the Na voluntarily make concession to tional Government is hoping to China by the end of this year, bring the Sino-American, Sino- drastic measures will be adapted British and Sino-French extra-to enforce the abolition of extra- territoriality negotiations to territorialily carly next year.
SALESMAN SAM
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AUSTRALIA & CANADA.
NEW TRADE TREAT DRAWN UP AT OTTAWA,
Ottawa. Dec. 17,
A provisional agreement ka: been reached for & BOW trade
Australia treaty between
and Canada, as the result of a two days conference between
the Trade Canadian
Minister,
Alr. Stevens and the Australian Mar kets Minister, Mr. Moloney,
Details are not divulged, pend
| ing presentation of the treaty to the respective Parliaments for ratification, Renter's American Service,
which
Kavels, the only way in el complete with the Chinesa dis tributors would be by having your
think wan prople. I do not
thal anybody would contend that foreig era enisid Bistribute in China inore chenply than Chinese. It could te contended that without competition high prices could be charged, Init the competition is always present, an that dismisses that theory. We have always dismissed the idea of market. ing in this way as too fantastic for Even supposing 11 ennsideration, were feasible it stands to reason that it inore the Japanese could de efficiently and more céunoilealty than we, and even if the cost of Japanese supervision of ap-country sales d prove costly, they would not have to should hear such high costs us we have to face in the way of Home Jeave for men who, travelling con- tinuously up-evantry, would MAINĪ leave Home auch oftener than their colleagues in the Treaty Poris,
That Japanse have not gone in for an organization such as the oil com- panies or the B.A.T, because it is ton fastly, and I suppose a reason why the oil companies do it is becure of the fear that their commoditica
they might be adulterated if left in Chinese hands. You cannot adulterate plece goods.
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