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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1934.
THE FUTURE OF THE
NEW TERRITORIES
Slow but none the less appre- ciable progress is being made in raising the standard of agricul- tural produce in the New Ter- ritories. The exhibits seen at the Empire Fair and at the recent annual show prove that there are great possibilities in the development of the mainland territories along lines which will ensure the supply of many of the Colony's domestic needs. As the, Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga pointed out, there is an increasing demand both in Hongkong and Kowloon for New Territory produce, and there can be no questioning the point that that demand will con- tinue to make itself felt. Thus there is an assured market ready at hand. The New Territories Agricultural Association is per forming a work of real value, though necessarily restricted in scope. By seeing that better seeds, fertilisers and plants are made available, by disseminating propaganda aimed at improved methods of tillage, and by in- teresting itself in co-operative marketing, it is proceeding along the right lines. The small ex- perimental farm, which it is assisting, should also in course of time produce good results, since it will provide concrete proof of what can be done by modern, scientific methods. Useful as all these things are, however, it is clear that if the New Territories aro to play their proper part in the life of the Colony, something much bigger and more ambitious will be
We needed.
arc convinced that, with adequately organised schemes and financial assistance, large tracts of land beyond the Kowloon hills could be brought under cultivation and be made to yield produce In quantities and
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NOTES OF THE DAY CONDITIONS IN
WHAT NEXT?
The toase expectancy and in- torest with which the United States
awaits the next move in the Amer
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DRASTIC STEPS
INFLATION
MANCHUKU The Very Idea!
By "A TRAVELLER" in "Oriental Affairs"
[7HATEVER opinions prevail:| amounts which varied with each
W as to the rights and wrongs Province, but were increased, year
a
UNION IS STRENGTH
By Eddie 'Kelly, Forward
A fast game will be had by all, although, Hongkong, of course, will win. Damitall, they've got. to. We've got five bucks on them.
This Rugby Union is very
or the Union Church.
ican monetary gamó are widely shared. For one thing is fairly
WE notice that an Aut obvious--the gold price raising
tralian Rugby Union experiment has largely failed, com- of the Sino-Japancao conflet, a by year to meet the Government's. modity prices have refused to
recont survey of surface conditions growing needs. It was left to the Team is arriving in Hong- respond in the manner, expected in Manchukuo indicates in no un- Provincial Governors to provide kong this week to play the when the Warren theory was put certain terms that appreciable these funds by levying taxes at into practice, and the pursuit of progress is being made towards their discretion, As a result of local lads.. the Administration's policy to put tho. realization of some of the which, arbitrary measures were up commodity prices must involve Government's aims. The Improve employed, thereby opening the way further adventuring. The direcment in conditions is welcome, for extortion and corruption. The tion to be taken affords the puzzle having regard to the upheaval old system has been abolished. for observers and for the moment, which followed upon the incident The one now in force, based upon the President's plans are being of September 1931, and the hostile the provisions of tho existing kopt secret.
environment into which the New budget requires that all taxes be Stato was born and began Its levied, in accordance with the hazardous career. And it would Government's regulations. More- be remarkable if the present im-over, appropriate measures have provement in the situation were been instituted to ensure that there That drastic steps are in con-attributable to the initiative and le no loophole for squeeze intricate, and should not be templation plenty of warning has enterprise of the Chinese com- is also worthy of note that at the confused with the Chinese been given. In the first place, the posing the Government; but when time the Manchukuo Government White House in clearly toying
the one reflects that they are merely assumed control of the Custom Seamen's Union, or with the idea of realising the pro- the mouthpieces of Japan, it is not Houses, no change was made in Union of Dental Surgeons, fit obtainable, in depressed dollars, surprising that she is impelled for the import and export tariffs. In from the Federal Reserve Bank's economic, political and strategic July of this year, however, gold hoard. And although the
reasons to restore order is quick-partial revision was made as an rumour of the impending purchase ly as possible, from the appalling Interim measure, ponding a gan-
The Australians prefer Rugby of $1,000,000,000 of liver for chaos of her own creation,
eral and fundamental revision In Union' to Soccer because in Rug- coinage purposes is a trifle starte Not long since, n Journey relation to the requirements of ling, there is ground for the belief through Manchuria by rail was a the country. In applying the by Union the goal post has a that Mr. Roosevelt is proposing to risky undertaking. Instances of amended rates, It was explained cross-bar. A cross-bar is a bar implement the action he has ultrains having been attacked by that the conditions of the country in which you can lie in an ready taken in the interest of the bandita, resulting in loss of life were kept in view, as it appeared horizontal position. rehabilitation of silver.
and property, are still so fresh in inadvlaable to make any changes the memory as to need no re-that might adversely affect tho
Position counts for everything capitulation. To-day one travels development of trade and industry in Rugby Union. That's why over the main line in oemparative Progress is also observable in safety and comfort, free from the the development of the air service, wo always have a seat in the grand- Inflation in some form or other incubus of attack. The railway and it is anticipated that within stand. It is very unpleasant in scoms Inevitable. All the funds zone and towns, not only along the three years, 3,600 kilometres of air Rugby Union to have the ball_any- Washington has poured into the line, but also in the Mukden and routes will be made availablo to recovery programme has failed to Kirin Provinces have been freed the travelling public. At present where near you, because all the become get new money into circulation at from this monace, as a result of the Antung, Dairen, Mukden, Hsin- other players suddenly an effective pace. Other action is the drive launched in August last klang, Harbin, Teltsilar and Man-hostile. This. Is not hostile-we necessary if the damage done hy year by the Japanese Military chull lines are regularly operated. prefer to watch and cheer. Watch the evaporation' of $20,000,000,000 Authorities in the notoriously The Mukden-Antung line connects of America's bank deposits within bandit infested areas. The Pro- with Japan vin Seoul. In addition a period of four years, is to be vince of Heilungklang is still to these routes, Hsinking-Lung remedied. And this action must overrun by outlaws but similar chingtsun covering a distance of concern money, Buying Kold operations are being systematical-2,126 kilometres, and the Teitsihar- abroad puts no new money into ly carried out, and are said to be Hei ho route of 2,100 kilometres, circulation. And domestic pur-meeting with success. It is opined were opened to traffle in July this chases have not been on the scale that within a year; the task of year. likely to show any markedly bene- clearing the country of these, law- Railway expansion has not been ficial results, The weakness of Icss elements will have been neglected. In fact, it is evident the Warren theory appears, at this completed. "
that strenuous efforts are being Currency reform has been taken made to complete the lines on sight, to have been the artificial character of the price-raising sys in hand in an efficient manner. which work was suspended after tem, commodities refusing to Under
the former regime, there the incident of September 1931. respond to a jugglory producing a
were no fewer than 15 varieties of The undertaking has been purely Actitious result.
notes and about 150 different kinds trusted by the New State to the of bills issued by privato In-South Manchuria Railway Com- dividuals, in circulation. The pany, who have, in addition, ac- THE PROBLEM UNCHANGED
face value of this paper currency quired the sola right of manage- INSIDE LEFT.-When a foot- run into hundreds of millions of ment. They have also secured the ball is not blown up it hasn't got The President's problem remains dollars, but due to various causes contract to construct the Tung-any of this. what it was in the beginning, that had greatly depreciated. On June hwa-Tumen-Kiang, the Lafa-Har- of getting now money into circula- 15th, 1932 the Central Bank of bin and the Taitung-Hailun lincs. Munchukuo was established. It All of the lines under construc- tlon, moving rapidly. The mere creation of it is not enough, took over the assets and liabilities tion, as well as the projected ones, efforts have been of the four Provincial banks of the are vitally important to Japan. Countless made to force the pace, but they former Government and on July and it is significant, in view of the have all come into conflict with the 1st, 1932 the new bank opened to existing tension on the Manchu closed vaives of lack of conndence business. Values were fixed in kuo-Russian frontier, that the of banks in lending and by in relation to the Manchukuo dollar work of construction is proceeding dividuals in spending, if not, as
for the redemption of old paper with the utmost possible despatch. The foregoing are but a few of has been suspected, with carefully currency, in consequence of which, planned resistance by opponents of depreciated notes and bills are the apparent aspects of the pre- is always offside. the Rooseveltian policies. Essen- being rapidly taken off the market, sent situation. According to A
GOAL.-Precious metal. Eng- tially, the position is this: while and it is estimated that at the recent report from Tokyo which the future of the dollar is so un- present rate of redemption, there has been given wide publicity, and is at present off the Goal certain, the American people can-will be only one currency by Jane sweeping changes in Japanese ad-Standard, having been beaten--by-
next year. The Manchukuo yuan ministrative organs in Manchukuo Ireland and Wales. A Goal-digger. has a slightly higher content of are being considered In relation to
not be blamed for trepidation in
spending and lending. The gold buying policy has merely added to the derangement; there is less con- fidence to-day than there was a few months ago.
BASIC FACTS
The President is apparently reaching down from the pro- fessorial heights to these basic facts. His budget is clearly de- signed to inject money into cir; culation by various relief and ather projects. It is inflationary in every sense of the word, though It is fundamentally constructive. But if speed in producing results la of any importance, supplement- ary steps are still essential and presumably the White House con- ferences, at the end of last week had as their objective the Alling of the gap.
A SETTLED POLICY
An announcement may come at: any time; and the form it takes may be all-important. The Pre- sident has tried nearly everything; | it would not be amiss if he now settled upon a definitive policy, and atood or fell by it. Confidence can only be inspired by confidence. If the people of America know exactly what they are hoaded for, they will be less inclined to shirk response. If the President's final aim, as he frequently asserts, In stabilisation of the dollar in rela tion to foreign currencies, the re- moval of uncertainty concerning the final destiny of the dollar will find London less reluctant to meet America's approaches. If the gold content of the dollar is to be reduced by half, let's have it over and done with,
of a quality hardly yet dreamed of. The time can be envisaged when hundreds, if not thousands, of people who now find it almost impossible to keep above the subsistence level in the urban areas of the Colony might be induced to transplant themselves into the country and eventually form a new class of husbandmen, earning their living on the land and by their labours contribut ing greatly to the Colony's needs, But that day will not dawn until the Government strikes out on a bold policy on the mainland. | Colony moro self-supporting. Thus far, it has been content, in Meanwhile, the work that
is
a mildly benevolent way, merely being done by officials of the to touch the fringe of the ques- Agricultural Association and
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. tion. Once it is disposed to take other kindred spirits has its
Ground Floor.
broader and larger views, it will value, chiefly, however, not only be helping to solve some pioneer work leading, we hope, to of our economic problems, but it bigger and better things in the 'will also assist in rendering the days ahead.
plan
en:
ear?
Possibly, if you are going out to the match next Thursday, you may have to take a lady with you, in which ense she will ask all sorts of awkward questions about the game. Women are like this and nothing can be done about it.
We have, therefore, compiled this useful little compendium of the terms used in Rugby Union.
We have purposely left out all the terms not found in a dictionary.
REFEREE. This is the person who gives the free kicks to the side you are not supporting. A referee is never in the right, al- though he is very often in a riot. For further particulars, see A.S.M. Hutchinson's, "This Refereedom", OFFSIDE. The opposing team
provides · SCRUM.-Australian slang for "Scram". When is player Budden-
1. The Commander-in-Chief of
silver than the Shanghal dollar, their practicability. The proposed is an Australian goal-keeper. and the remittance fees in opera-reorganization tion during the past few months that:- indicate that transfers have been made from Manchukuo at alightly under par. The effect of a single currency upon trade, as compared with the many varieties of depre- ciated notes in circulation with their respective local rates of ex- change, should prove highly bene- ficiat in all respects.
Taxation, too, has not been over-
looked. Formerly, Provincial Governors were required to remit to the Mukden exchequer specified |
2.
the Kwantung Army boly halts in the field, calls loudly for invested with the authority assistance, and all the other plays to direct and supervise the surround him until he changes. economic programme
for them, it is a good idea to tell your Manchukuo.
girl friend that this is a scrum.
See Scrum.
A medium formed on the ΤΟ PUNT.--Past tense for .basis of the existing Special
pants. Service Department of the Kwantung Government, and the Economic Research Com- mittee of the South Man-
(Continued on Page 4.)
"I.Hko this chapter where he sees her all dressed up and wants
to
be her slave."
PASS-A free ticket to see the match.
DROP PICK.-A kick in the abdomen. The player usttally drops when he gets it.
TEAM SPIRIT-Depends on the team. The Scotch team spirit is whisky, but Australians prefer
beer.
FULL BACK-A full Back is a
much team player who has too spirit.
HALF-BACK.When the
feree orders 7% players off the field is a Rugby XV, they are said to be half back. -
PEAK PARTY
Little nips of whisky.
Little drops of gin,
Make a flapper wonder,
Where the heck she's becen.
FISHY
•
Speaking of fishing reminds us of the first time wo tried our luck at the game. We waited patiently for two hours, and then, fed up, poured a bottle of boer over the worms, giving it about ten minutes to soak in properly.
Picking out a large worn wo threw our line in, and in a couple of ticks there was a jerk. Wo drow the line in, and there was nothing thero but, tho worm. Again came a violent jerk, again we hauled it in, and again dis- covered, nothing.
Then we inspected the bait, and found that tho worm hid hic coughs!