CHINA'S INLAND WATER- WAYS.
INTERESTING ADDRESS BY THE ENGINEER IN-CHIEF OF THE HUANGPU CONSERVANCY, "Chinese Izland Waterways and their future development formed the subject of a very interesting address delivered to the Engineering Society of China at the Royal Asiatic Society's rooms, Shanghai, on Jau, 25th, by the President, Mr. H. von Heiden. atam, Engineer-in-Chief to the Huangpu Conservancy Board.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1ør, 1916′′
FOREIGN COMPETITION IN MR, GERSITOMSTEWART, M.P., BRITISH TRADE WITH CHINA.
CHINA.
REPORT BY THE COMMERCIAL
ATTACHE AT PEKING.
In the course of an instructivé report re- garding foreign competition with British manufactured goods in Chins, HM. Com mercial Attaché at Peking, Mr. W. P. Kør, C.M.G., observes that as for the prospects of replacing German goods by British, it is pertinens to point out that in many of the articles concerned--namely, chemical products, hosiery, clothing, furniture, paper, china waro, lamps, and lamp ware, He said: In these days of keen competi- and musical instruments, Japan is, besides tion between nations and individuals-in Germany, ahead of the United Kingdom, all parts of the world and on all fields of so that I regard to the articles Japanese human activitios-every nation, who wishes products are more likely than British pro- to, live her own life in freedom and ducts to replace the German goods,
The most hopeful direction in which strength, is compelled to work with all her energy on a rational utilization and de British manufacturers may look to recover velopment of the material resources of the a lost ascendancy over their German com- country as the only means to farm the neces petitors would seem to be in the supply of sary scotonic basis for nationai existence slectrical machinery, and, perhaps at a and general progress and development. The most distant future, in that of arms and Chinese people with a history, philosophy munitions. In regard to the former, it is and character to different from the Western noteworthy that the United Kingdom was nations, may not find this task to their lik-not overtaken by Germany until the your ing, but necessity will soon be knocking at 1911, and present conditions seim favour- her door and the sooner the nation prepares able to a recovery of the earlier British pre herself for this work, the greater are the doinicancy.
hances that she will succcod.
AT THE FRONT,
MEETS A HONGKONG CLUB ACQUAINTANCE.
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In a recent issue we gave a brief account of the visit which was recently paid by a party of eight members of Parliament to the Western Front. Mr. Gershom Stewart, the member for Wirral, who is well-known in Hongkong, was one of the party. Below we give further extracts from the notes on the tour which he wrote for circulation among his friends
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Visiting a hattery, I had to oral through a amald entrance to the abode of the gunnere, and realised that it may have been possible for a camel to get through the eye of a needle. Once inside, I heard an Irish voice which I recognised at once 26. ejaculated out of my dark "The last time I board that corner: voice was in the Hongkong Club," the Bo God, is that answer coming back: you, Gershom Stewart! is now a major; when I know him formerly he was a lieutenant. His battery had been well searched for on the previous day by Ger- man shella but they had not got home, Ho was very koen for an endless supply not like to be it without hitting back of shells and for periscopes, as he dues Some statistics recently sent home by which is a sound unexim. He asked me to Boys at the Thatched House Club to H.M. Commercial Attaché at Feking co-ce if I could get to get some of the I passed on the phasise the growth of Japanese competition sond him two periscopes: in importe of cotton-piece goods into China message, but unfortunately is seedy, during the five years 1010-14 of the prin and seldom goes there. I am trying what cipal kinds of plain cottons, .e., grey and I can do elsewhere. white shirtings, sheetings, drills, jeans, and, T-cloths from the chief producing coun- iries. The figures for 1914 were, of course,ed adversely influenced by the war in the caso of Great Britain, America, and India, but the imports from Japan for that year show an increase of nearly two million pieces compared with 1913. In 1910 the Japanese imports of plain cottons into China amount ed to 2,380,693 pieces; in 1814 they were 7,529.463 pieces. Although the bulk of these goods are plain grey sheetings and drills, now turning Japanese manufacturers are their attention to finer qualities of piecs goods.-L. and C. Express =
at last found out that the Wirral Bottalion were near, and I endeavour- to get there. We had motored through and I am very sorry I did not then know where they were stationed. I called in a motor at the Adjutant-General's foi, and asked leave to ge to, but, alas the A-G. Staff on asking permission from General Headquarters for me to go could not obtain it, I suppose they do not want Members of Parliament longer un their hands in the firing line than it absolutely necessary It no doubt takes up Stal Officers time and interferes with daily routine. But, whatever may be the reason, I could not go and see the battalion I worked so hard to raise, and succeeded in raising in my own constituezer -- which was naturally a disappointment.
· STATEMENT BY THE CHINESE MINISTER.
Referring to a most interesting and in. structive statement by the Chinese Minis- ter in London on China as a market fur British trade, the London and China Express says:-
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WEATHER REPORT.
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The Minster was able to point out a number of solid facts as a bugis for the belief in the future commercial progress of China. For example, the net foreign im- ports into that country last year amounted to Hk, Tls. 557,000,000, just eight times while what they wore forty-five years the gross value of foreign trade has in- creased by 40 per cent. in the last decade, augung. à Neighbourhod and for 1914 the total value was over Hk. Tls 932,000,000. He also pointed out that to day both the Government and the people realise that trade is a source of strength to the nation, and, together with this realisation, serious efforts are being made to promote it. New railways are being added to the 0,000 miles already in opera tion, in order to facilitate the trans port of native produce to the ports, as well More telephones and telegrapha as that of foreign merchandiet into the in- terior. are being installed, so as to bring all In the interest of shipping, waterways of the country into easy communication harbours are being improved, and a numì- British traders have been established, With her great wealth in agriculturel
ber of inland waters navigation companie, with China will also note with satisfaction land, in minerals and natural resources and possibilities, China possesses the most pre
that the rates of duties lovied on goods in mising qualifications for a sound economic
transit, as well as the system of collecting them, are being standardised, and that the development. Modern competition and material culture have, however, reach
company law has been so simplified as 17 reduce as far as possible all hindrances such an advanced stage that organization. kystem ad effelent scientific methods are
to the investment of capital as freely as possible in any available trade outlet. In Vladivostock
Nemuro required to achieve that end.
this connection we may note that what s qui regnized necessary factor in our
badly wanted at the present time is practi- Hakodate ... Western scheme of material development is
cal reforms in regard to the investment of Tokio the care and furtherance of communications
foreign capital in China and also as re- Kochi and transport facilities. Amongst the di
gards the mining laws, which would do Nagasaki more to bring about the industrial and forent means of transport in China, the in- Land waterways, rivers and canals, can with
commercial awakening of China than a thing else. Such reforms would largely safety be supposed always to show a larger
Bonin la... aunt of traße, e, a larger aggregate
aid in the opening up of the rich mineral and agricultural resources of the country.
Chefoo number of ton miles, than any other,
Waibalwe...... Thanks to nature and the energy of gezera.
Already we are glad to note that the Chinese Government, with a view fur tions gone by, the traffic on waterways early
ther improving the staple outputs of the Bankow reached a high degree of development, So
country, both in quality and quantity Kinklang much so that even now, after centuries of
laws have been promulgated to authorive Chngals neglect, in many districts the facilities
First of all comes the question of the
the granting of subsidies to foster the cul offered by the waterways seem to be fully
Gutelaff To sum up, I was impressed by the tivation of cotton and sugar, and the rais Shangha sufficient for the present demand. While general control of waterways. Obviously admittedly the immediate needs of China is centralized control and a definito general healthy and well-set-up appearance of ouring of cattle and sheep, while the new laws Sharp Peak***
men and of all the French soldiers I saw. in force for inspecting tea, as well as im
Amoy on tho gerere! administrative and policy are desirable. Bancial folds, commercial
Considering that the railways of Chien They all seemed cheerful and confident, and proving silk culture, are producing gool Stow 30.05 and in-
results.
Taikoku...... dustrial development has to go hand already are national or being nationalized if they are only backed up by ample sup
In fact, as His Excellency remarked, a Talaha... în band with the
have no doubt about the ultimate result movement is now on foot for the develop-Tainaa administrative and that the State at least virtually has fulles of munitions and reserves of men, 1
He rightly Koshun improvement, and although the question of control of the waterways, although very of the war, but it is idle folly and wicked meat of home industries. iland waterways as a whole cannot be little is done for their improvement, there ness to belittle the bravery and tenacity pointed out, however, that rapid as a Pescadores solved to-day or to-morrow, particular in is no doubt of the expediency of the State of the enemy we are engaged with. The the progress in developing native indus-Canton stances of waterway problems will soon taking also control of future waterway do young men of military age in this country tries, it will be a long time before China Hongkong present themselves, and in order to velopment whereby central control and uni- who are idling about or whose cupidity can supply through her own mills and fac Gap Book avoid the usual mistakes of haphazard form development of means of transport, is such that they prefer money to their tories all that the nation requires. He Macao methods. an investigation with a view of with a view to the ultimate reduction of country's safety and honour-ought, with particularly emphasised the great opening Washow
there was in China for British machinery, establishing a method and an authority for cost of all transport and the means byout doubt, to have their responsibilities in
Under such this matter pressed upon them, and if they but he added that to capture that marks the handling of such problems appears pra. which it can bo best achieved. fitable,
conditions the longer the Stato waits for still choose to shirk their obvious duty, it is necessary, on the one hand, to acqui the establishment of a definite policy and we ought to save them from still further an accurate knowledge of the wants auf
disgracing their manhood by compelling tastes of the Chinese people, and, on the Cape St. Jazztem a definito scheme and organization for de
thom to back up their nobler brothers in other, to make an organised effort to te: Aparri velopment, the more private enterprises da velop in a haphazard manner and finally, the trenches. If we abandon the men wh them know, in the first place why the Dagupan when the lack of system begins to be felt bave gone forward, to please the cowards should use machinery at all, and, in the Masia and cannot be ignored, the greater the diff. who skulk behind, we do no; deserve to win second place, why in using it they should Legaspi....... prefer British-made goods. This aspect of Tacloban ...... culties in carrying out a uniform schemo As we have returned to so many first the matter has been largely overlooked in lailo will prove to he
Then comes the great question of general principles in this war and are using so many the past by British manufacturers, and it Burigao
methods which the Romans used, I cannot is in this direction that their German Labushi getməs finance on which the whole development of bat feel that we might try and return to competitors mbre particularly have scored It may be toped waterways primarily depends. The whole the Roman shield and have a retrial of heavily over them. question of canal tolls in Chins would need the old tortoise formation when attacking that the Chinese Minister's bint will
very careful study. ・・
their positions. A steel shield, set at a be duly noted in the right quarters and careful study certain angle, would divert many bullets acted upon. To sum up, and would also be a moral encouragement of His Excellency's pronouncement leaves to our men when set tasks in frontal at the conviction that China does, indeed. tacks, which practically entail the cer- hold out many possibilities and potentiali tainty of death or wounds risks which ties to the commercial world, and parties. baniity of air tested with moisture being fe are discharged daily with incredible cheer farly to the merchants and manufacturers fulness and courage by both our Allies and of Great Britain. our own men.
The present state of her navigable inland walerways is all but creditable to her. Chaos and neglect are supreme everywhore. The only light spels in the picture are the places where the Maritime Customs have succeeded in reforming and improving things. I hold, however, that the time is Boot approaching when the problems of inland navigation as part of the great proh. lom of cheap transport should be given full attention in this country and the reasons which speak therefor I shall now briefly put before you :--
The railway system will soon be compara- tively well developed and by the comple- tion of the lines now under construction, the Hankow-Canton, the Hankow-Szechuen, the Nanking Changsha, the Pukow-Bin Yang and certain other proposed lines, the Government will, as far as trunk lines gr, have accomplished the majority of the main commercial, strategical and political lines, "which in any ense would be required in or- der to bind together, politically and strata. gically, this vast country,
her own resourets.
the war.
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It seems obvious that rivers and canels can hardly be exprused to be improved until the general administrative system is made, more efficient. The likin system, I believo, in at present applied to all water- ways. If it were abolished and under a reliable administratios a system of fixed canal dues, of course, much smaller than the likin tax, were applied on those reaches where funds are moeded, the necessary money would be easily forthcoming without extra taxation of the people. I believe that Considering that in the rational develop at present an enormous amount of taxes for ment of the communications of any country, river and canal improvement are collected, selage will soon be reached when a pro-but that only a negligible part of the. posed further railway d ́rolopment should money is spent on this account.
In an interesting article dealing with always be compared with possible water.
Criticising the German Chancellor's state the position in China, which he contribat- The obstacles in the way of river and way development and vice versa, it is clear canal improvements on a larger scale in meat in the Reichstag that the French lassen that the somer the data for such compari- China lie in the difficulty of obtaining the have hitherto been greater, both relatively to the Observer of December 26th, Id I. sons are collected and made available, the capital required and of showing a direct and absolutely, than those of the Germans, d. O. F. Bland says:- hatter it will be for the harmonious develop-prost thereon. In certain cases it may be Colonel Foyler in the Journal de Genève, Although the reversion to the monarchi ment of transport facilities
Owing to the great war, foreign capital, advisable for the State to farm out the points out that as the French occupy 500 gal system could safely be predigtod-of-a kilometres of front and the Germans 1,500, people so deep-rooted in the Concucian. whole waterway to a waterway transit com- whereupon so far railway development has been largely dependent, is during the pany, and in several cases I think there it would be necessary that for one Gorman doctrine of ancestor-worship, there has soldier falling on the Western front three besu samsthing very romarkable in the Thirdly, come the technical questions of Frenchmen should be put out of action in methods by which the restoration movemcu next decades hardly likely to be available would be no difficulty in doing so. for railway leans to the same extent as be-size of waterways, floating stock and order to preserve even an equality of loss, has been organised, and an expression of Or, extending this observation to all the something like popular opinion produced fore, and China may now be more left to draught, made of traction and propelling, fronts, it would be necessary that the Ger-on representative lines.
0 Throughout the etc. Before a waterway, on equal business This capital spent on Inbour, construction terms, can directly compete with railways man losses throughout the campaign in Presidential Mandates of the past three and materials and even floating plant for it is proved that the size of vessels must be Poland during the recent desperate battles years there is evidence of a master-hant improvement of rivers and canals remains comparatively large. The cost of freight on the Dvica, and in Champagne and Ar-and a brain of super mandarin quality all with very few exceptions, in the coun- falls with the increase in size of vessel, tois-where 30,000 prisoners were left in the It is no secret at Peking that this hand try, while in the case of railways the
the President-Emperor's Cantonese Sec- But against the increase of vessels size, hands of the French and British-that, in and this brain are those of Liang Shih-yi, money spent outside Chita on foreign inspeaks the increases of cost in improvement short, all the German losses incurred at the retary and confidential adviser. He it was ports of bridges, rails, sleepers, locomotives of rivers and constraction of canal required hands of the Russians, French, British, who drafted with masterly skill and foreign countries and speaks no languago and rolling stock is considérable,
In very many cases the improvement of for larger widths and depths. Also the divi Belgians, and Serbe united should be two scholarship the abdication edicts, by which but his own; but his grasp of foreign
sion in reaches and districts, etc., each with thirds, inferior to those incurred by the the Manchus were made to proclaim the affairs, and particularly an existing waterway can be done gradual. uniform gauge of vessels, size of locks, French on their part of the Western front Republic as an act of grace, leaving loop- finance, is extraordinary, and in his capa ly with small yearly capital outlay, so us
The hotes for the restoration should occasics city for concentrated and indefatigable and canals has to be decided upon.
And in Gallipoli and Macedonia. Chancellor's arguments, says Colonel Fey- arise. He it was who planned the masterwork he rivals the late Li Hung-chang. Me to give direct and immediate-advantages to both through and local traffic. The large
stroke by which Yuan obtained the sinews resembles that famous satrap also in that ler, are those of desperation, capital expenditare during five or ten years
Colonel Feyler points out that in France of war in a foreign doan at a most critical be combines all the orthodox Confucian- the unshaken required to complete a longer railway for The mere enumeration of some of the prob the older classes of men have not been used moment, thus establishing his authority ist's haughty belief in
To superiority of China's moral through traffle is not essential. In the case lems confronting China in the future deat the anything like the same extent with the wavering military element. of Chins chis is an important point in velopment of her waterway problem shows at the front a hangoning, the military Liang in great moacure have been been and political economy, with a shrewd per Favour of waterway development."
how big the task is. The data available effectives of Germany at the beginning of due the intricate and insidious measures ception of her economic disabilities and of The mere existence of an excellant both in topographical, technical, economica),
the war at 7,750,000 men, the occupation by which Yuan's nominees huge gradually the necessity for adapting to the develop- nucleas of waterways and possibilities of traffic-statistics) and other prospects, are so
been able to re-establish the authority ofment of her resources the mechanical arts development speak for their rational atieant that reliable conclusions are impas
Peking, at the provincial capitals, toge and sciences of the West
with the fiscal machinery which had Finally, he follows in the footsteps of lization. Compared with other countries the sible to reach at the present time,
His Li Hung-chang in mover losing sight of the cast of construction, and. amortization and If the present policy of all rail and no
been dislocated by the revolution. interest on capital required for presort im water development is continued indefalte
hand can be traced throughout the niexly Lect that the secret of power in Uhine is a provement of waterways will be small ly, this country may run the risk of not
timed series of Mandates by which the well-filled purse and that the labourer 15 Great President's" authority has gra-worthy of bis hire, and perhaps something counted per unit of length The Grand having its primary natural, means of trans.
dually been changed from that of a pseudo- more. Pulling many of the strings of the aul Canal, where, I believe, even now a through portation properly utilized and other means
democratic to that of a benevolently aulo-machine which dispenses cratic ruler.
rewards, place and porquisites Liang has depth of 6 foot at low water is available, developed at their expense, which would is a fine inland waterway for through traf. ultimately mean an indirect but large sa-
A most interesting personality is that of surrounded himself, as Li did, with a fe, capable of considerable improvement, tional loss.
The first step to ensure the right de Both in Austria and Germany, popular the Man behind the Throne he had the well-organised body of protégés and sup and on most of the rivers there is plenty
face and figure of an Oriental Sancho porters, distributed throughout the Posing Panza with manners that verge on the un administration, and, despite many of scope and opportunities of economical velopment of the transport problem in alarm is felt about a possible beer famine. development.
China would be an investigation of the con. Prices are ascending, and experiments are couth, and clothes that are persistently from rival factions his power and ditions of the waterways carried on for a being made in the production of beer from shabby. There is nothing of the carpet-Buence have steadily increased since his favour to the certain length of time on broad and com- maiza The German markets are flooded kaight about Liang; he has always eschew appointment, by prehensive lines and collection of the data with synthetic foods, boney powders, teaed the fine raiment and ceremonial Ministry of Communications in 1903 required to form an opinion on the main and cocon tablets, grog tabloids, and in- etiquette in which Chinese officialdo Amongst the literal he enjoys, no small inland navigation improvement schemes and numerable egg substitutes, the latter being rejoices. He prefers the back of the scone reputation as a scholar and a lover of possibilities, as a preliminary to the formu-nasty worthless, Professor Kruse advises to the footlights, avoids the public eye, ancient Chinese art; but with Yuan his fation and enactment of a definite Govern that bread be made of potatoes and beet and apparently cares nothing for popular influence is the result of his resourocful
sugar-syrup.
applause. He bas never travelled in initiative and administrative genius. ment policy in waterway matters.
· FUTURE POSSIBILITIES.
When going to the task of investigating the possibilities and eventual need of de velopment of China's waterways one would bo confronted with problems of the greatest importance and charged with difficulties.
A BIG TASK.
of a front of 1,500 kilometres would absorb,
at the rate of 2,500 men per kilometre, half of this total, or 48 per cent.
On the other hand, the French front of 500 kilometres would absorb, under the same conditions, 1,250,000 men, or only 30 per cent of the four and a quarter million French effectives:
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& Mra J.- A.
Tiberart
Mr & Min J. a
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Underwood
Mr Van Vliet
Mr & Mrs Q. H.
Walors
Mr & Mrs J W. White.
Mr D. H. Wichel
FLAK HOTEL
Me & Mrs W. Arm- Mr W, E. Ombo:n
strong
Mr R. Paterson
Mrs Bowdler
Mr & Mrs Carmichael Mr F. W. Cary
Mr&Mrs C. D.Coll Mrs Linger Miss Bloger
Mr & Mrs B. A. Hals Mr F. A. Haraland Mrs T. J; B. Johns Mr Lee Jones Mr V. Marlin - and
ohildrea
Mr & Mrs F. D. Raa - Mr C. Bkott--
Mr & Mrs Grant
Smith
Mr & Mrs A. Findlay
Smith
Mr & Mrs A. B
Sorenson
Mr G. E. Stewart Mr & Mra Vivian
Findley Smith
Mr & Mrs David Wood
GRAND `Korm),
Mr C. R. Arnoti Mr W. E. Butler Mr A. B. Crew. Mr A. Dunrich Mr & Mrs Ellis Mr LB George
Mr J. Hands
Mr. H. Lelay Mr J. M. MeeKay Mr J. Manticho Mr J. Manteiro Mr James MorrOW.
Mr F. B. Omen Mr P. Philipp Mr & Mra Rezon Mr R H. Ecger Mr Saanders Mr J. Smith Mr Hi Sindair Mr A, Blake,
Mr H F. Thorig Mr T. Tromp Mr S. H. Wright
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
TO-DAY
11.30 am.-The West Point Building Co..
Ltd., Meeting of Shareholders at the Offees. of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, 11.45m-The Hongkong Central Estates, Ltd Meeting of Shareholders at the Offices of learn, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. 1 Noon-The Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd., Meeting of Shareholders at the Offees of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ita
12.15 p.m.-The Hongkong Land Reclamation Co., Ltd., Meeting of Shareholders at the Oloss of Messrs. Jardino, Matheson & Co.,
Thursday, 3rd Feb,
Chinese Now Your Public Holiday
Noon Hongkorg, Canton & Maono Steam-
boat Co., Ltd., Meeting of Shareholders, Monday, 21st Feb
Today Hongkong.C
Hongkong Reco-Ist Day.
Tuesday, 22nd Feb.
Hongkong Race2nd Day. Wednesday, 23rd Feb. ----
Hongkong Race 3rd Day. Baturday, 20th Feb.
Hongkong Race-Off Day.
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