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THE AMUR REGION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 1913.

RUSSIAN POLICY AND YELLOW LABOUR.

Russia's Far Eastern policy deferred for many years the development of the enormous Army territory. The dominating ides in St. Petersburg was to conquer Manchuria. The great Siberiau Kailway paved the way towards the desired land, end was constructed through Manchuria in spite of well-founded arguments in favour of its continuation through the Amur province. Out of the £75,000,000 that the Russian Government spent during 15 years (1892-1007 on the Amur provinces only almut $10,000,000 had been supplied for the development of the population and the country; the rest was absorbed for military purposes. A complete change was brought about as a result of the Russo-Japanese war and the awakening of China. Russia's neighbours appeared nuch stronger than had been supposed, and the long-cherished wish to conquer Manchuria begame for the time being a dream. After the war the Amur qaestion became a cornicated bundle of economic problenes which Russian statesmen are trying to solve at the present titoe. The Au pulicy is NOW dominated by national and racial antagonisms which hinder the economic progress of the cotn- try. The provinces hack population,

To pecially a Russian population. colonise this enormous area has been the desire of successive Governors, but it must be confessed that little has been achieved. The State grants newcomers 270 acres of land and advances them from £f to £40 in money, but the Russian peasantry do not regard the far eastern colony with favour, and many of those who go out return to Siberia or European Russia. Many of theur perish and only a few, the strongest and mist enterprising, adapt themselves to their now surroundings.

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FEATS OF MEMORY.

MAN AVHO COULD TALK 70 LANGUAGES. Recounting some feats of memory, an English writer says that when Porson, the famous Greek scholar, was once congratu

1 impeded by the absence of all element-! ary conveniences of civilisation. Rond- Inuilding is neglected, avalical aid practi- cally non-oxistent, educational badly provided for; in short, even the unexacting Russian peasant finds the primitive conditions of the Amur un-. Turnble. But whilst Russian immigra- tion moves slowly and very surely, the Koreans and Chinese are invading the Amur provinces. The Koreans have increased from 23,000 in 1898 to over 75,000 at the present tine. The Chinese number several hundreds of thousands and, in spite of all discouragement, are increasing Koreans and Chinese are people of an ancient civilisation, well trained in self-help and not accustomed workers; they have to deliver a certain to even the rudimentary comforts of life. amount of gold or

money to their Koreans, as well as Chiname, are very employers, and are left to and it as they careful husbandmen and Industrious like. Without guidance, organisation, or workers Chinese immigrants have taken proper instruments, they are doing the possession of half of the retail trade, work in a most unproductive way, and most of the labour in the gold industry the whole output of the colony ranges and other trades and industries. Russians from 500 to 1,000 pounds of gold per are unable to compete with them. Hence annum. Some of the companies are trylated on his amazing remory he answered the now very aente question of "yellowing to apply bettor methods. labour" in the Amur provinces. Mea There are, over 200,000 square miles of sadly:"Please don't! My memory is a sures are being taken to prevent it from forests, insufficiently surveyed and very spoiling the labour market in the colony. little worked. The trade is in the hands It is interesting to note that whilst the of small concerns, which usually evade administration is excluding and dis-official control. Since 1907 several very couraging yellow labour by all means large timber companies have been estah Russian traders and mill-owners do not shed. They run the business or more approve the policy of the Government. productive lines, and are winning foreign This may be explained by the fact that markets for the Amur timber. The first the Russi seillers were hitherto timber concession was granted to a British | insufficient to develop the business of the subject, Mr. Slay, who, during the four country and the yellow population has years of the concession (1907-11) exported been a considerable factor in its recent over 400.000 logs to Australia. progress The traders and manufacturers As to the fisheries, the greater part of who are making full use of yellow labour the business is conducted by the Japanese, Affer considerably through the discourage. who, are making good use of the Fishery Without the Convention they concluded 1007. ment of yellow workmen. Chinese they may be in some cases left Japanese capital controls the majority of without any workmen, if they get the largest fisheries and rules the market. Russian labour their business may become Japan imports a large proportion of the unprofitable By excluding yellow labour fish, and Russian fishery concerns are From the building of the Amur Railway trying hard to emancipate themselves and other State undertakings the Govern from Japanese influence, but this can peat is obliged to import yearly over only be done by Ending another market 50,000 Russian workmen, paying their for the Amur salmon.

PRIVATE ENTERPRISE.

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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

THE "INDRA" LINE, LIMITED. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM NEW YORK.

T

HE Steamahip

" INDRANI,"

having arrived from the above Pexts. Copinees of Chirgo by bor ure hereby informed that 1 Goods are being landed AT THEIE RISK into 18 hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd, whence, and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.

Goods not cleared by the 18th inst., at 6 P... will be subject to rent.

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All broken chafed and damaged packages are to be let HE Godowns, where they will be examined on 18th inst., at 9.30 am. Claims against the steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance wil be effected by us in any case whatever.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by'

JARDINE, MATHESON &Co., LTD.,

Agents.

(1073 Hongkong, 11th September, 1913.

FROM PORTLAND (OR.) AND PUGET SOUND PORTS. THE H.A.L. Steamship THE

"C FERD. LAEISZ," Captain Goinsel, having arrived. Consignees compels me to remember everything I hereby netifled to send in their Bills of would wish to forget." Of Porson it is Lading for Countersignature, and take im- Cargo remaining undelivered on 18th inst.. said that he never forgot anything he had mediate delivery of Cargo from alongside.

Not only could he repeat every at Noor, will be landed at Consignee's risk and ever read, line of altuest any Greek author, from expense and delivery must then be taken from Hemer to Xenophon, but he could give the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf & Godowa the page and position on the page where it appeared. On one occasion when he was asked whether a certain English word good authority, had ever been used by a he replied without a moment's hesitation: There is only one instance, and that is in Fisher's funeral service on the death of Marguerite of Richmond, and you will find it on the third page on the right hand side." And there, sare enough, it was found.

MACAULAY'S AMAZING MEMOF: Y-

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Macauay, Jasf Stephens once wrote fares for thousands of miles, and giving The business life of the Amur is to Greville, can repeat all Demosthenes much higher wages than the yellow work influenced by a series of unusual factors by heart, all Milter, and practically the men used to receive. The cost of the work construction of a huge railway by the whole of the Bible, both in English and has been increased by 40, 50, and some State, the maintenance of an army as Greek; besides this, his memory retains cases 100 per cent, and the colony deca great as about one-fifth of the population passages innumerable of every description not gain anything by it, as the majority of the colony, and deposits of gold of books, which in discussion he pours of the workmen leave the Amur proviness attracting thousands of prospectors. All forth with incredible facility." at the expiration of their contracts. these circumstances create a market in child of eight he repeated every line of

It is evident that no private industry can afford to continct its business on these the Amar, but in spite of the resources. The Laf of the Last Minstrel" after lines, and it is only natural that the imports various goods that it could and reading, and en one occasion he kept Russian manufacturers in the Amur pro ought to produce itself. Similar to the sea-sickness at bay by reciting the whole attitude of the Amur administration of "Paradise Lost" during a voyage from vinces object to being compelled to do so.

towards yellow laboar 15; its policy Holyhead to Dublin. But even Macaulay towards foreign imports, and specially had not a more prodigious memory than towards Manchurian wheat and flour. Cardinal Mezzofanti, who, before his Besides the ban upon yellow labour, Since the abolition of the 50 verst free heath, confd write and converse fuently which at present can alone make private zone a tax of 45 kop. per pond (2s. 11d. in 70 languages, with all their variants of enterprise possible, the Amur administra per cwt.) has been itaposed on Manchurian dialect- tongues ranging from Chinese tu tion displays general tendency to four, and now it is intended to tax Ceschish, and from Welsh to Wallachian. develop State enterprise to the detriment Manchurian wheat heavily. It is doubt A single reading of a grammar was of private industries. The administration ful if these measures will help matters; sufficient for his complete mastery, and is suspicious of private enterprises and Septen ber 9th Benavon, Colchas, makes it very difficult for private capital the Korean leaseholders and Russian in three weeks he became so proficient in of the colony will hardly increase on this native of Portagal. One day Cardinal Ceylon, Denbighshire, Japan, Koerber, to enter the colony, and stimulate its peasants will benefit, but the production Portuguese that he was mistaken for a Tencer, Monmouthshire, Mundasun Mart. industries. The consequences of this account, or if it increase it will be due to Wiseman mot Mezzofanti hurrying away September 12th-Bahemin. Ferflinger, policy are by no means satisfactory from the influx of yellow farmers over the to a propaganda.What are you going Destion, Hitachi Maru, Jason, Prinzess the political or from the economic point Amur Frontier to evade the payment of to do there?" he enquired:

of view. As a matter of fact, all those the tax-From the Russian Supplement, the Californians their fanguage." was the Alice, Simla, Aralia, Preussen,

restrictions are felt least of all by the September 18th-Aki Maru, Astyande,

Chinese, and Koreans, the Flintshire, Glaveus, Nippon, aflantique, people against whom they are directed, Japanese. All are expert in circumvent-

August 29th-Kama Moru,

September 2nd-Armand Behic, Kouang

Si, Macedonia, Perseus, Goldenfels.

September 5th-domencue, Sumutre Indrusumka, Neleus.

ARRIVALS AT HOME. September 16th-Perseus, Teuter,

ON SALE.

& TABLE OF THE RATES OF EXCHANGE AT BOMBAY

For Demand Drafts on London on the day of or preceding the departuro of the English Mails; also Table of the Yearly Approximate AveragËR for 30 years, FROM 1874 TO 1909.

PRICE $2 CASH.

the

if The Times,

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ing the local administration, and when LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS hard pressed elsewhere they hold their. own in the agricultural and industrial

life of the colony: Korean peasants till

of the

The P&O. str. Syria left Singapore

Co'2. Godowns

Cargo remaining undelivered on 24th inst, at Noon, wili, in addition to landing chargos, be subject to storage charges.

No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected, All olafod and otherwise damaged Cargo to be left on board or in the Godown the examination of came to be held on 23rd inst, at 10 ...

Claims must be accompanied by short delivery notes or list of exceptions taken at the time of delivery to Consignees and signed for and en

bahalf of H.AL.

All Claims must be filed on or before the 3 th inst., otherwise they will not be recognised.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,

Hongkong Office.

[1080 Hongkong, 15th September, 1913.

"COBLENZ,"

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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES..

3.8. DENANTY," FROM ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO, LONDON AND STRAITS.

ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra bazardons Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf · and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

No Claima will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivored after the 20th: inst. will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Stentor must bo presented to the Undersigned on or before the 27th inst, or they will not be recognized,

Ati broken, elafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godomas, where they will be examined on the 20th inst, at 11 A.M.

No Fire Insurance has been efected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 13th September, 1913. 1079

VESSELS EXPECTED.

THE AMERICAN MAIL.

The P.M. str. Niberia left Yokohama, for Hongkong via Manila on the 15th September. The United States mail bas been transfer red

M. M. str. to the Magellan, dus to arrive in Hongkong on the 23rd September.

THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL The E. & A. str. Bustern, from Sydney, etc; left Part Darwin on the 0th Septem- bor. for this port via Timor and Manila, and may be expected to arrive here on the 20th September

The N.Y.K. str. Inaba Maru (Austro- lian Line) left Sydney for this port via ports on the 3rd September, and in ex- pected here on the 22nd September.

THE CANADIAN MAIL.

The C.P.R, str. Empress of India left the 15th September, at Shanghai un 8 p.m., and is thie to arise at Hongkong turday, at 3 a.rs.

The C.P.R. str. Empress of Asia left Vancouver on the 10th September, a.m., and is due to arrive at Hongkong on the 29th September.

MERCHANT STEAMERS.

The charterel str. Rich left Singapore for this port on the 12th September, at 17 m., and is due bere on the 18th

September, at about 6 a,m.

The str. Jelunga, from Calcutta, left Singapore on, the 13th September, a.m.. and may be expected here, on or about the 18th September,_a.m.

The T.K.K. str. Buyo Maru left Man- zanillo for Honolulu on the 28th July, and is due in Hongkong on the 20th Septon ber.

The N.Y.K. str. 1go Maru (Europeau Line) left Yokohama for this port via ports on the 10th September, and is expected here on the 22nd September.

The NY.K. str. Penang Maru (Bombay on the 8th September, and is expected. Line) left Bombay for this port via ports kere on the 26th September.

The N.Y.K. str. Yokohama Maru (American Line) left Seattle for this port 1 ports on the 26th August, and is

ORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, HREMES IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES HE Steamship baring arrived, Consignes of Cargo are herety informed that their Goods, with the exceptia of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stared at their risk into the hazard ous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the

The Swedish East Asiatic Co.'s str. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Gedow Company, L, Kowloon, and West Poin Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained.

Peking left Port Said on the 2nd Septem- Optional Cargo will be forwarded on pulber, and is expected to arrive here on the intimation is received from the Consignee 28th September. before Noor To-DAY requesting if to be landed No Claims will be admitted after the Good: have left the Godowns, and all goods romainin

To teach

andelivered after the 23rd inst, will be subject All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to startling reply. But how did you learn be left in the Godowns, where they will b Californian They taught me," answer-szamined on the 23rd inst, at 9.30 ..

grammar.

here.

to rent,

expected here on the 28th September,

The N.Y.K. str. Kanagawa Maru (Cal- cutta Line) left Calcutta for this port via ports on the 9th Septeraber, and is ex- pected here on the 28th September,

The Swedish East Asiatic Co.'s str Japan left Port Said on the 7th Septem- ber, and is expected to arrive here on the 2nd October.

The N.Y.K. atr. Aki Muru (European Line) left Marseilles for this port via ports on the 6th September, and is expect theed here on the 8th October.j

d the Cardinal; but they have no All Claims must reach us before the lat 1 have made a grammar, and Oct, or they will not be recognised,

No Fire Insurance will be fasted. now I am going to teach them to read

Bills of Lading will be courtuzsigned by and write it."

Undersignal.

NOEDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & Co.,

General Agents. [4 Hongkong, 16th September, 1913.

REMEMBERED ALL THE MUSIC.

the soil, the Chinest predominate as small for this port on the 17th September, at

It has been said of Dr. Haus von Halow Japanese a... and is due hore on the 22nd and Rubenstein that, if every note of traders, and goldworkers. capital is taking toll of the exceptional September, at about & &.m.

music worth preserving had been destroy- In the fishery resources of the colony,

The CPR. str. Empress of Hassiu lefted, they could between them have repro- Amur there seems to be no alternative to yellow labour and enterprise except the Kube on the 16th September, at I p.m., duced every line of it. Verdi, once, for a

province, unless

the and was due to arrive at Shimidzu on the wager, played faultlessly an entire opera,

drawn by lot, which he had composed different plays on successive nights, and ruin administration alters its policy towards 17th September, at 6 a.m.

14-years earlier, and of which he was in the four years of his apprenticeship An equally played no fewer than 346 parts, many of | not allowed to see a note. private European enterprise.

remarkabl: story is told of the great which had to be committed to memory in whose a few hours long hours of the night," SHIPPING REPORTS.

Campavinh operatic singer, be over 200,000,000 pouds (5,000,000 tuns)

The British str. St. Albans reports: memory was su retentive that he could to quote his own words, "being often The gold industry in

And Sir Henry of high-grade ore the far-eastern colony is now in a very Fine and clear weather, variable winds sing not only his own part, but every given to copying out my parts by the light

other role in all the operas in which he of a single candle.

1 the days of his obscure Sir Squire Bancroft telle, Irving primitive state, washing of the simplest and smooth seas.

The Chiness str. Chiquen reports: Vari-appeared. kind is applied, and the work is confined to places accessible without the outlay of able winds, squally, southerly swell and with a reminiscent shudder, how in his apprenticeship, eclipsed even Sir Squire's early stage years he once appeared in 40 record, by mastering 428 parts a two

and-a-half years. Chinamen are the principal threatening appearance generally.

The chief riches of the Amur are gold, forests, and fish. There are estimated to

On Bale at the DAILY PRESS Office eapital. Local Booksellers.

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The N.Y.K. str. Sanuki Maru (Ameri- can Line) left Seattle for this port via ports on the 9th September, and is ex- pected here on the 12th October...

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Choyring, from Shanghai, is due in

Hongkong 20th September.

Fooshing, from Batavia, is due in Hong-

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Namsany, from Calcutta, is due in Hong-

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Fotsking, from Calenttu, is due in Hong-

kong 29th September.

SHURE LINE, LIMITED.

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10th October.