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FRIDAY, JULY 15, · 1921.

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CHINA TRADE.

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the autumn, to the fall in silver exchange, prices were several times

native cils; the figures, however, are

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and entered Chaochow's early in Į backs, standa preeminent, the net November. On the approach of the ↑valne of trade, which is estimated at | victors, much excitement prevailed | 60 876 million Hakwan taels, being et Swatow, where fighting occurred 2346 million tacls in excess of the on the 10th November and the two | previous bigbest rested of 1916 following days, respiting in the repulse Compared with 1919, net foreign-im- of the tovaders, who submitted parts fell over 2 874 million-Laels, a eventually and Were disarmed. | decrease which is more than counter- Throughout the year the boycott of balanced by the rise lu native imports Japanese goods Was

rigorously Tof, approximately, 3 million teels. enforced by the Students' Association. ¡ leaving exports with an increase of In spite, however, of the strict 5288 million tåels to account almost measures taken to prevent it, small | entirely for the surplus. In drawing quantities have been imported. Only anyInference, however, with regard by observing the greatest secrecy to these figures a fact that should and substituting other foreign pack- not be lost sight of is that commodi-: ing material for Japanese, thus render- ties generally bave risen in value. ing detection difficult. have such artic- les succeeded in obtaining admission. Offenders against the injunction when detected were punished by having their goods publicly destroyed and by the indiction of a fine. The boycott would appear to be directed rather against imports from than exports to Japan. Japan coal for the exclusive use of the Chao Shan Railway Company has been permitted entry, a privilege which is denied

BANDMAN OPERA CO.

OPENING MONDAY NIGHT.

NO PERFORMANCE TO-MORROW, ☆

the Swatow Electric Light Company. 10 lean that a telegram was received Theatregoers will be disappointed Owing to unfavourable weather, the earlier rice harvest was below the yesterday afternoon by Mr Freear, ad average, but, fortunately, the

vance manager of the popular Band. man. Opera Company cancelling the autumn crop was an abundant one, opening performance at the Theatre and Hongkong were in consequence the sailing of the steamer from and importations of rice from Wahu Royal to-morrow night, a delay in

which had been opened and occupied in January 1919, when only the base ment end ground floor had been completed, has been growing in 1920, and by the end of the year the clinic building and part of the second floor finished. The prograin me were raised, and this, counted with the provides for a five story building political disturbance and the tightness fireproof throughout, with accom of the money market in the Nanningmodation for 100 patients, rooms for area caused by the activities of the private patients, complete water Ia 1920 there were 940 authorities in stopping the opium system, etc. traffic, has resulted in a heavy drop in-patients, each staying indbe hos in the total trade, there being little pital on the average for 10 day doubt but that some of the poorer/ while out-patients numbered 17.4 on a somewhat diminished scale and Manila making it impossible for thei districts reverted to the use of Three residential buildings for the still higher than those for 1918. The pueted and occupied in February, and Standard Oil Company have been new houses for the Commissioner busy during the year in enlarging and Assistants are now in course of their installation at Wuchow, and erection. the work is still untinished, a There 11. Native Customs-The political, later, the drop in silver and con- is a decided increase in the tendenc unrest naturally had a particularly inued high freights compelled pur

chasers to resort to home-made. of the people of Karangsi to use deterrent effect upon junk traffic, textiles, and Shanghai-miled cotton OUR CHILDREN'S CORNER. manufactured cigarettes, and demand and the extraordinary accumulation by the country people for low-grade at Wachow of wood rafts and rice fabrics and Farm were purchased cigarettes has developed consider junks at the end of November has import trade was thus adversely extensively. While the foreign ably. Demard for the higher grades been referred to in "1 Local, though affected, native produce, both import sise intressed so soon as the situation improved, and export, continued to expand, of cigarettes has amongst townresidents: but as soldiers the junks and rafts rapidly disappear are the greatest consumers of these ed down stream. There is no special Daphe the disturbing effect of the better cigarettes, tride has been feature in the trade upon which of a recovery in trade were visible. events mentioned, unmistakable signa diminished by the difficulty in supply. comment, and, beyond the fact, if statistical values be accepted as an

index of commercial expansion, 1920, prizes. A little more space than notwithstanding its frequent set. usual is devoted to our juvenile

on the

move.

ing them owing to their being so much Distribution was handicapped on account of the al- ready poor and inadequate means of transportation in the province being largely requi-itioned for military operations, while the fluctuating and low value of the Kwangsi note also had its bad effect.

(b) Re-exports No change or development is to be recorded under this heading, the value of foreign imports re-exported, chiefly to Nan- ning, remaining at over 3 million taels.

which has already been sufficiently insisted upon, that the year's troubles were depressing to the trade generally, and that revenue fell from Hk. Tls. 148,069 to Hk. Tls. 132 578, there is no call for remark, though it is interesting to note that, of the produce exported, the articles that pass the million mark are the in dispensable ones of firewood (over 3 million piculs), rice (over 2 million picula), and bamboos fover 1 million pieces).

Ć. THORNE, Commissioner of Customs. Wuchow, 28th February 1921.

SWATOW

MANY DIFFICULTIES. ENCOUNTERED.

5. Chinese Goods. (a) Exports, Abroad and Coastwise (including Re-exports).-There Was marked development in the trade in brown sugar and in softwood planks, while; Wuchow's special exports of firewood, cattle, pigs, and poultry all showed a slight increase. There was little demand from abroad for such

The year 1920 was fraught with Kwangsi produce as star aniseed, many insuperable dificulties of cow hides, and wood oil, though, on merchants. It opened full of pro- the other hand, a demand from mise, and, with the maintenance of America for manganese ore could harmony in domestic politics, a gen- not, owing to shortage of capital and eral revival in trade was confidently of labour at the mine, be fully met anticipated. But in the struggle (b.) Imports-The increased im-which ensued every interest was sub- portation of certain Chinese goods ordinated to military aims, and the consequent upon the Japanese boycotttrader and the tiller of the soil alike has been touched upon under 4 suffered. Drawn into the vortez of Foreign Goods."

6. Inland Transit (4) Inwards (under Transit Pass) and (c) Special. As was to be expected with an increased importation of nankeens and Chinese matches, the inward transit trade proper fell off, while the number of special transit passes increased markedly, the province of Kwelchow accounting for 5,153 of these yantan. •

(b) Outwards. (under Transit Certificate)-A slight increase Is shown in the outward transit traffic; but in this Kwelchow does not ar-pear.

7. Treasure. The amount of trea sure received doubled that sent away, which, perhaps, is the normal movement in any year when rice is freely exported. In this paragraph

the market price remained moderate. Company to arrive here before Sun- induced by the unprecedently bigh day. The Company will therefore exchange, importers of foreign goods, open on Monday night with "Bran during the earlier half of the year: especially cottons, bought freely Pie" as originally intended.

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Leading Articles...................................... 1— 6, Local Wedding

Cruelty to Chickens 19

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A Mythical Robbery.20

Obituary4240

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Bricks or Stones

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Alleged Kidnapping

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7—10| Backing A Bill

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Arms and the Woman w................

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Dismissed Without Notice.............

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No Passport Visa

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A Hungry Thief...........

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An Awful Trouble"

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Local Piracy .......

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Constitutional Reform

New Steamer ...

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P. and O. Bank

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French National Day....

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Chinese Industry Company Report ........

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Mul Tasi in Hongkong

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Banque Industriella

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China Merchants

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Jewellery for Japanese

Special Cables

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Sport

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Hongkong University

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Thai Servant Registration

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Schepe.......

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Hongkong Shipping

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The Shipping Slump

Shipping n

Crowd Mobs Motorist Local and General Alleged Arson Stabbed with Scissors Prisoner's Escape Trones Wood Battle Soldier in Trouble If I Should Die Thefts on Steamer The Corner Man Cargo Benaching Murder Charge Children's Corner Government Gazette .......... inter provincial strife and exposed Sampan's Armoury to the petty feuda and anta Hongkong Trade gonisms of military commanders, Police Force Partde the inhabitants of this region have Compradore's Contract.... been once more the helpless prey of Ship's Lifebelts Stolen contending forces and the victims of For Them That Are Alive With

Before the end of ruling officials.

Me To-day March affairs began to assume a Locked in Cell critical aspect, resulting in a conflict Smuggling Cigarettes .... at Chaochowfu between the Kwangei Stowaway Syndicate? forces of Defence Commissioner Liu House Renta ....... Chib-lu and the Yunnanese auxiliaries Alice Memorial Hospital quartered there. After some hours' | Situation in China fighting the Yunnanese troops were The Kwangs Wer disarmed and disbanded. The Can Hainan News............ tonese contingent at Swatow, apChina to Mend prehensive lest it should share a like Correspondence .... fate, prepared to resist. Happily, Mysterious Suicide further trouble was averted by "A Drunken Freak" official action. Then followed a period of suspense and alarm arising from

the

it may be recorded that the Kwang disconcerting rumours of civil strife si note fell during the time of un- Impending. Eventually the tension certain outlook in the autumn to a culminated in August in the upris discount of 30 per cent. with silver ing. which terminated in subsidiary coin, recovering later to throwing off of the Kwangsi yoke about 20 per cent, silver subsidiary Relations between Mo Jung hin coin itself being at a discount with and Ch'en Ch'iung-ming becoming silver dollars of 15 or more per strained, military measures against i

the ex-Tupan of Chaomei were decided

cent.

8. Passenger Traffic-An increase on. But he was not to be taken was registered in number unawares, and at once assumed the

the

of passengers carried, the total offensive. After a short struggle figure being over 200,000.

The

Chaochowiu was captured, and a 9. Opium-Though seizures of precipitate flight of the Kwangai civil opium are of everyday occurrence, and military officials ensued. amuggler, are by no means discour port was occupied on the 19th August aged, the only way of effectively without resistance, and the contes putting a stop to the traffic clearly moved farther west to Walchow and belag to prevent the growth of the Canton. During this period of pro- tracted turmoil a great depression in poppy.

10. Miscellanous-Good work in trade set in Business came-to-a the way of offorestation on the standstill, and stocks of imported Hills around Wuchow is being carried goods remained, la godown and did an-The scheme for making roads, not go into consumption. Land and etc.. on the Pei Shan referred to is water routes became unsafe, and sets the previous year's report, has fallen of rapine and pillage were not infre through owing to lack of sufficient quent. Launches and boats were fands with which to pay compensa impressed into military service for tion for the houses which require to the conveyance of troops and stores, be pulled down. Incidentally, this disorganising inland traffic. Much scheme would have greatly benefitted damage war done to standing | the sanitation of the town, as it crops by ruthless soldiery. Included the filling in of pouda sugar cane especially suffering. which at present. are breed Heavy contributions, too, were laid ing-grounds for mosquitoes and a on merchants through the Chamber menace to health generally; and in of Commerce, and additional taxation ~~this connection it may be stated that was-imposed on land. Nor did strife. an obvious want in the town of crase" with the overthrow of the Wochow is better, drainage and Kwangi rule. A petly feud having æcavenging of the streets, which, arisen between the local military it would appear, could be carried out commander and the officer com at no great expense The Stout manding the Chelieux contingent on Memorial Hospital, under the Amert the Fallen border, the latter ronted can Southern Baptist Convention, I the troops sent to oppose his advance

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