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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30 1928,

CORRESPONDENCE.

RESIST TO THE LAST.

[To the Editor of the "China Mall,"

COMMERCIAL.

MANCHESTER MARKET.

Mesara James F. Hutton and Co., Ltd., Manchester, reported as follows on Wednesday September 26:-

́OMINOUS PORTENTS.

ANOTHER CANTON

STRUGGLE.

BORDER FIGHTING.

WHAT THE LATEST POSITION MEANS.

Sir,-Judging by what happened in the recent piracy of the "Sunning," resist to the utmost is exactly what the Master and Chief In the early part of the week the Officer did, against sixty or more upward movement of cotton prices pirates, armed with revolvers, and was continued through the same in today's messages from Canton Ominous portents are contained rifles of a new pattern. To-day these two gallant officers are lying factors as we reported last week, and the East River region as to the in the Government Civil Hospital and on the 20th inst, American defeat of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's troops. probably wondering what con-Fully Middling Spotcotton reached What has actually been ascertained sideration they are to receive from 18.58 at Liverpool, which shewed been driven from Pok Lo, the to be true is that his men have those who make the regulations.

Wondering still more, as

to an advance of over 5d per lb. since strategic key to the Waichow situa when their wounds will heal, and August 1st. Since that point a re-tion, The only result to expect who will pay for damages received actionary tendency has set in

from this is a general advance of Think of it, two officers against chiefly owing to the sixty ruffians all armed to the of trade buying and reports of teeth, with up-to-date weapons. improved weather in the Amert And don't forget rifles too-at least !

cani cotton belt, which has caused twenty.

general liquidation. Trading gen-

Probably the police will say they must have come down with a shower of rain because they search- ed all passengers before they were allowed on board.

However, there was no rain but the pirates had rifles and they were not the same pattern as those pro vided for the Officers.

Have the piracy regulations pre vented one piracy, or been the cause of arresting one pirate? No not one. Then the sooner the re gulations old and new are burned and forgotten the better.

absence

Chan Kwing-ming's men who are pushing forward to the Kowloon- Canton railway with Canton as their main objective, That all is not well is also evident

cruisers and torpedo-

crally has been much quieter ber of

from the action of

錄

num-

in all the cotton markets, Advices destroyers which have all left Can- to the condition of the new ton for Chek Wan Bay with the American crop are still unsatisfac- tory, and it is doubtful whether the exception of the "Wing Fung." benefit the yield. Private crop entreaties to join issue and had pro better weather now reported will Last night a rumour was circulated that the Yunnans had refused Sun's estimates have varied from 10 to sented demands for three months' just over 11 million bales, and have

arrears of pay. Another rum- been a further cause of some un-

our was that they had declared

their independence of were about

do so but there

seemed

for truth in this Canton night steamer as all was well when the Arrived

Further herc at midnight last night.

but were

mora

What a gamel and from the pirates' point of view a very paying certainty as to the outlook. In the one too; withal nobody seems to Manchester market the demand for care a row of tucks" except the both yarn and cloth has steadily little room

to wounded officers and the pirates, increased during the week. Offers who, having peacefully divided the have also been much more numer spoils almost within gun-range of

ous and in many cases shew His Majesty's ships, calmly consome improvement. The turnover

excitement has template another haul."

been and it almost looks at present as if detachment of Sun's men across has in consequence been better: caused by the surrender of a small a certain number of replacements the border. which have been left over will have from Sam Chun marter by troops They were driven to be made by buyers in the who called themselves Chan's men immediate future. There is

not actually his certainly

enterprise and subordinates as they were more Don't for a moment think there evidence of more inclination to free-lances out for the control of will be any more piracies, for there

buy from many markets. will be no more than there are now. low prices are being taken by the border at the railway bridge Very the place. Sun's troops crossed All the Guardsthat is the name producers as there tas not yet been and were disarmed by the railway given to them-can then supplement sufficient trade to materially reauthorities. Subsequently they were the Police force so that a few morelieve the depression we have ex-brought in to Hongkong and sent of the robbers in Hongkong and perienced recently. It is likely, Kowloon may be apprehended.

to Cinton. however, that the basis will be improved if

An advance in being made at pre- the business about now materialises sent on the milway by Chun Kwing- in any volume. Yarn prices are ming's troops from the Waichow- unchanged to 1⁄2d per lb. lower. Pokko region. The vernacular press. For China the chief demand has states definitely that Ping Wu, a been for dyed and fancy styles; station about forty miles from tre offers for staples are still unsatis-border and the native district of the factory. Indian offers fordhooties late Mr. Lau Chu-pak, was taken. and shirtings have also been gene-Litilo strategic significance need be Sir, Through the kind hospi- rally unworkable, but there is a attached to this in itself but it forms tality of your paper I was allowed much increased demand for most jumping-off point for further to call attention to the serious other styles.and a fair business has attacks up the ling towards the city losses that have incurred inbeen transacted., For Egypt and of Shek-kung. One section states Bishop Heaslett's diocese of some of the Near Eastem markets that Chan's men are already there: South Tokyo, which includes sonte good lines have been and it is only a matter of days before Yokohama, during the recent arranged Singapore has bought a they bridge the distance of fifty earthquake in Japan--a loss of few fancies, but Java has again miles or so between that city and seventeen churches besides dwel-been generally quiet, offers being Canton. lings, hospital, dispensary, very low,

Yours faithfully,

MARINER.

Hongkong, October 27.

JAPAN NEEDS.

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[To the Editor of the "China Mail."

schools.

POWER PLANT RECORDS.

The difficulty of uscertaining the truth or otherwise of events in a Chinese campaign is that they cannot be confirmed in time. This

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS

May I again ask your hospitality to make it known that the British Chaplain in Yokohama (Rev. E. M. Strong) will be passing through

With regard to central station is due to other corps of the same the Colony on Friday en route for records, Mr. W. E. Highfields in faction giving way when one has England on the s.s. "Caledonia, his presidential address to the already been defeated in battle. and that it has been arranged that National Association of Super The enemy usually needs only he should address a meeting at the visory Electricians makes a remark advance to find that the others have Cathedral Hall from 5.15 to 6.15 on which deserves consideration in retired beforehand. The arrival of that day, to which all who may be businesses far removed from that to-night's slow-train (if any) should interested-are-invited. A collecs of electricity supply. He holds it bring now of the position at Chick tion will be taken which will be he says, "a fundamental rule in lung. paid to the Japanese Earthquake connection with power plant mat- Disaster Hongkong Relief Fund ters, that no statistics are worth and will be carmarked for Bishop recording unless they can

be Heaslett's diocese.

made the basis of some action, either at the time, or later." Those who have seen the dusty and dog-eared collections of charts THEATRE from innumerable recording instru- ments and gauges, and glanced at the sheets of unheeded figures 10 be found in so many engineers offices, will appreciate the bearing of the remark. To take, as a mero Sir, I hope you will allow me matter of routine, a lot of records to thank "C" who in to-night's which are useless for the simple issue of the China Mail so cour-reason that it is impossible for the teously and so accurately states staff to analyse them is not only a the matter of John Galsworthy and waste of time, but has a bad moral his inclusion in one of Mr. Lloyd George's Honours Lists.

Yours, etc., C. R. VICTORIA, HONGKONG. Hongkong, October 27, 1923.

HONOURS. SCANDAL

[To the Editor of the "China Mail."

Youra etc,

PICKWICK Hongkong, October 28.

DUM, DUM, DUM."

SAMPAN WOMEN IN TROUBLE.

influence, as it tends to bring the measuring instruments and their information into contempt The plea that the necessity of taking readings ensures that the instru- ments are looked at every hour or less, is really a confession either of the ineptitude of the mauage= ment or the superfluity of the instruments, for in a well-managed plant the operators can be relied upon to keep their eyes on every instrament whose indications are important or helpful to them. The Two sampan women appeared in station manager does not want to the dock at the Criminal Sessions know, for example, what was the this morning before Mr. Justice draught across the grate of No. 15 Gompertz to nuswer a charge allog-boiler at 1.45 a.m., or what was the ing the unlawful possession of feed water temperature or the per- revolver and 86 rounds of amuni-centage of CO2 at some other tion. Pleading not guilty, they moment. What he is concerned were defended by Mr. F. about is whether he is getting a Jenkin, instructed by Mr. A. E. proper return on every shift for the coal consumed, and the details of Hall.

Evidenco was given that the operation from mioute to minute prisoners' sumpan was raided by the can be left to the men in charge of police as it lay at anchor in Wan- the plant, unless a record is wanted for some definite purpose.~ Engineering.

chui Bay about 9 o'clock on the evening of September 28. As the police approached sounds of what one witness described as "duni, dum, dow" spleebes were heard and one woman was found with a re- volver in her hand. Some amwuni-

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