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1920.

THN HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY IND, 1921.

record fairly satisfactory advances. Bat those can be amb are made in China,

**** KWANGSI“ PLOTTERS" IN SHANGHAI'S TRADE DURING plain goods, indeed, held their owa and

HONGKONG. CANTON REQUEST TO GOVERNOR. A RECORD IN CUSTOMS RETURNS,d, in view of the large increase in

Mesterday's "Canton Tinies contains the following:---

In a letter to H.E. the Governor of Hongkong, the Canton Mechanies Union.

EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY FICTITIOUS.",

The trade report for Shinghai during

PROMOTION FROM THE RANKE.

arge Him to respect the friendly relation the year 1920, compiled by the Maritime other hand, last ground all round, and the matter of promotion from the ranks.

on the 9th uit,

Cantab."

THE H. "B. WARING ĈO.

OPENING. PERFORMANCE. TO-

NIGHT OF "" TRILBY.”.

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DEMAND FOR MACHINERY.

"Borneo oil recovered froni 688,000

to

nearly 4,000,000 gallons, while slightly better figures are also seen in America and Sumatra, oil. Liquid fuel imports mission rose from 50,000 to over. 100,000 tons.

IKAT

ля

Markey Report says:--

There is little comment to make on the trade, of the week, the tone all round having once more been steady to firm In the though the amount of business done has been decidedly smaller than ia previous

Early in May local playgoers were eq-hai amounted to Hk. Tls. 841,000,000, antimber tradesihe season opened with per-weeks. The reason for this falling off in

EXPORTYNA

local production, heavy gains in the 10th, says

The Tijes, in a leading article on May ported article were not to be expected. The feature of the plain market was the at the Royal United Service Institution Lavery interesting lecture delivered continued recovery of English goods some little time ago on drills and jeans having more than alation to the Army." Colonel John Labour and its doubled. Americans varieties, on the Ward, M.P.. gave a valuable opinion on Customs, has now been issued and pre Japanese goods, in spite of an important the principle of promoting the old non-

the same is generally true between Hongkong and the Government sents an exceedingly valuable review of gain in drills and jeans. Cetton yarn commissioned officer, and argued that, if of the tie aid he was opposed in the main to in Canton by deporting Yeang Wing-tai

business conditions over an

almost remained virtually unchanged, the fall promotion from the ranks is to be de and ather Kwangsi plotters who are

phenomenal period....

ing off in the Indian article being off finitely considered as part of the induce making use of Hongkong as a base for

In introducing his report the Commis by increases tu Indian and Jajabrae eut held out to a man to join the Army the propagation of their intrigues against

yarn.

as a privatasoldier, there should be a care sioner of Customs, says --

Metals all kinds were heavily im-tul selection made from the recruits in at this province. The vernacular, papers

From a Customs point of view, 1920ported, and at the end of the year the with the Army. A commanding officer lenst the first year or two of thair service print the whole text of the letter said stands out an a record year, entirely market was reported much overstocked. to have been addressed to His Excellency eclipsing the unus memurabilia of 1019, Among those showing a decline were should see the type of man the recruit is. Value of trade, Customs revenue, and angle ant pig iron, pig lead and tin before the man adopts the principles of tonnage af shipping using the port have ingots. Irena bars and rods advanced of Begular regimental officers of the Army the old soldier. Probably the majority The bitter reviewed the crimes that were omitted by the Kwangsi mili-respects, too, there is plenty of evidence bats from 34,000 to '281,000 piculs; and Ward's views; and; from questions asked | trists sach at Lu Tung-ting, Chen Ping-of progress.

old, horseshoes, which were 21,000 piculs The population, foreign kur, Mu Yung-hain and others who were the total figures for the whole of Shangany re-appeared as sellers in the motion from the ranks it appears that

and Chinese, has largely increased, and in 1919, to 182,000 piculs. Elgium and replies lately given in Parliament

to the present procedure governing pro- once nothing but bandits, during their hai cannot fall far short of 13 millions.

not only is a very fair pereratage of of whomỵ about 25,000 are non-Chinese, jo«. avenpation of the proviner. It also The new buildings for which permits

such commissions now being allotted, but that Machinery imports were. Hk. Tissteps are being taken to give full effect presses the appreciation of the Cantonese have been issued in the International 1,000, an increase of 20 per cent, to the suggestion put forward by Colonel toward the Hongkong. Government for Settlement alone number over 3,300, miry cunted for by the grent de Ward. During the war, close upon 7.000 its moral support during the last cam their estimated est being nearly 11 mand for cotton mills, shipbuilding and commissions were granted from the ranks. paign that resulted in, the triumphant million tack. In spite of road widen- cigarette-making. The report mentions Since the war, the total number of com ing and more stringent regulations, the the fact that the Chinese are taking a missions granted is naturally very small, return of the Cantonese Army which traffic problem is becoming increasingly much, keener interest in mechanical con- since we have been engaged rather in was in exile in another provines for more acute. Its intensity" may be judged "trivances than ever before, that machine demobilizing officers than in creating them. than three year. Now that the Kwangsi from the 40 per cent. increase over 1919 tools are much more appreciated, and Altogether something under 3,000 commis militarists are trying to invade this pro- of the motor vehicle licences issued, and that it is said to be easier to sell ex-

sions have been given since January vince and Hongkong is being made as from the fact that in the International pensive machinery now than even thr 1919, of which rather over 5 per cent. of as a base of operation by the agents Settlement alone the trams carried 111 years ago.

have represented promotion from the Kwangsi militarists. the Hongkong million passengers during the year, the

ranks.

But it has now been decided to Government should not tolerate the pre- returns of the French Concession and

for the training of candidates whom con- start an officer cadet school in April next one of these plotters which not only Chinese elty companies showing corres

manding officers may recommend for com- endangers the province of Kwangtung ponding activity. bus will also disturb the general peace Alator vehicles are coming into their

Sixty such candidates will be and order of the Colony should they be own very rapidly, both for business and

In alluding to other imports, the re-and- the system it is thus proposed to trained with year in a ten months' conrse, allow to propagate their schemer says private purposes, and the heavy lorry is port refers to the demand for motor cars, inaugurate should result in the develop- the leiur. In conclusion, the letter steadily replacing the old hand-cart. in which a gain of 403 vehicles in ment of an excellent type of ranker officer. asks the H.E. Governor Stubbs to take The railways had all the passengers and ports over 1919 is recorded. The paper framediar steps to deport these agents freight they could cope with. Shipping trade was healthy and during the second in order to maintain the existing was kept reasonably busy, and the local half of the year German offers were on friendly relations between Hongkong and shipbuilding industry experienced a the market. In spite of the favourable SHANGHAI MARKET REPORT. period of imprecedented activity. Thus exchange, however, little bus Messrs. Ilbert & Co.'s Piece Gouds on land and water the year was one of sulted. Aniline. dyes rose from Hk. Tls. the greatest animation, undoubtedly 2,700,000 odd to nearly 6 millions, but greater than at any time in the ports were much over-imported Sugar fell history,

off seriously by nearly three-quarters of THE BEVERSE OF PROSPERITY, a million piculs. in spite of a heavy gain The gross value of the trade of Shang. white of over 300,000 piculs thusiastic over the performances given advance of Hk. Tis 73,000,000 on the offering ever recurded, and import figures demand is that the position along the

haps the greatest amount of business 1910 record. This highly satisfactory at the Theatre Royal by this well-known showing would seem to indicate & quits were exceedingly high. Softwood ad whole of the Yangtze Valley still gives Company of English players, and it was unusual state of prosperity, but actually need from 50 millions to 66 million great cause for uneasiness, and shipments generally, recognised that it was un- the reverse was the case during the reached 34 million superficial feet as time being, while even in this and the superficial feet while hardwood actually to Bankow have been suspended for the doubtedly the finest Company we had had greater part of the year.

It opened, indeed, with a remarkable inst only 9 million in 1919.

neighbouring province of Chekiang there. hero for many years. The Company was boom in trade all round; a satisfactory

19 sufficient current of disturbing The promise of 1910, in which year the infuse more than the usual caution. in rumours to upset the native mind and cathusiastically received in Shanghai, demand from abroad kept exports at a maintaining its reputation there of excel high level, both in volume and price, value of goods under the above heading business circles. There is obviously sorne while imports were arriving in large reached record dimisions, wra not í Ï- Poking and Tientsin were then, visited; owing to the high rates of exchange figure of Hk. "Tis. 396,000,000, rangt provinces, and the sacking of ling anything son for years past. quantities, with big profits to consignees, filled in the year just closed, which shows Party or individual working to create a general state of turmoil throughout the in the former city each performance was raling. But by May the foreign markets, millions short of the preceding year. In more than one large city has only been attended by His Britannic Majesty's already glutted in 1918 and 1913, had general, 1980 must be considered a bad avoided by heavy payments to the sol- Ainistar Sze Beilby Alston, and Lady reached the limit of their absorptive year for porta, the great majority of diers who are more than ever a terror to

yon Kirkpatrick audiend

staples sunegeverely the inhabitants and an obstacle to ing residents. It is gratifying news that power; exports fell away as prices drop ainese the Company opens here on a short re-broad, too rapidly for the decline through the universal trade depresstrate turn visit this evening, the play selected in exchange to keep pren or to assist The most obvious factors making for for the opening performance being Du materially. As a result of the absor-stagnation of shipïnents from this counprising that business is not very much! Maurier's great masterpiece Trilby," in mally high exchange at the end of 1818, try were the large stocks of China pro worse than it is but there is still al- which Charles Quartermaine is reported the prevailing optimism was responsible duce held abroad, insecurity of transcient speculative buying going on, in port inland, and, latterly. the famine addition to a genuine but small trade to give a most wonderful performance as for frenzied buying abroad. Svengali, and Miss Jeannette Sherwin is

The prosperity of the preceding year North China. seen at her very best as Trilby," brought many new firms and dealers into Exports of silk and silk products of all for some of the Northern outlets, to minin

tain a fairly healthy tone.. Reports from Shanghai speak glowing the market, and it was largely the in-varieties show serious decreases in the ly of this production, which was played experience and rashness of these latter main lines, averaging about 50 per cent been apparently not yet adjusted owing The wagp question in Lancashire has there to no less than three packed houses, which brought about the final castas and the year has been characterised to a break in the negotiations when a the first two houses being sold out before trophe. Piece goods principally but one of the most disastrous in the history settlement had practically been conclud- the opening night.

also metals, and indeed every kind of of the industry, closing in the greatest ed: Meanwhile it is reported that a few We feel confident that Hongkong will commodity, were ordered in England and gloom, with factories shutting down all orders for dyed cloths have been placed give this splendid Company in abund America in enormous quantities, with over the world and a more than ample from her but the uncertainty as to the ance of support during the coming week, little or no regard to the legitimate resupply with no demand, mak particularly as the repertoire is an enquirements of the market.

The year opened auspiciously for cotton dates and the terms of delivery, makes a tirely new one consisting of some really. But the day of reckoning came when yarn, which was in great request at good general business impossible. fine plays, Booking is proceeding apace this speculative buying, much of it with prices. But these prices were regulated, at foutries, and during Saturday after exchange unsettled, had to be financed not by a genuine demand, but by specula- noon the plans will be at the Hongkong on a heavily falling silver market. The tive influences, and yarn did not escape POLICE FOR TSINAN-KAOCHOW Hotel.

foreign importers and manufacturers the universal" downward tendency in were asked to cancel orders, and this prices. By October a decline of about was done as far as possible. Neverthe50 per cent. from the highest point was

Under orders from Peking, General less, losses have been exceedingly severe, reg atered, although matters

subs Tien Chang-yu is busily engaged in the especially in picea goods, for local quently improved. Nevertheless the organization of a special police forge for prices, influenced by the drop in the local mills enjoyed & most prosperous price of cotton, fell with accumulation year and paid handsome dividends. The Policing the Tsinan-Enochow Railway TO BE HELD AT SHANGHAÏ.

sympathy with the lower exchange. The yarn, was well maintained, and good force will be selected from among the of stocks, replacing costs advancing in demand for their producte, especially upon the withdrawal of the Japanese

garrison: The officers and men of-this- The Committee on arrangements his last straw was the progressively weaken profits were made owing to the com- best units of the various armed forces in now definitely decided to hold the ing demand from the interior, and paratively low price of raw cotton. Shantung province The total strength National Christian Conference at Shang finally utter stagnation set in, business. Locally made cloth also proved remunera of the special policy, says the Asiatic hai from May 5th to 14th, 1999. It is cx at the end of the year being practically tive until the general depression in the News Agency, will probably by two thou pected that approximately one thousand dead. As a result, many Chinese deal piece goods trade in the autumn involved sand oficers and men; but it is reported delegates, half Chinese and half foreign, era closed their doors or disappeared the industry in difficulties. The will be elected by the different missions,

that in the are way as the Chineso THE LURE OF EASY PROFITADA statistics for exports of cloth slow churches and Christian organizations-in

Eastern Railway in North Manchuria As regards the imports of foreign general expansion, particularly for three or four hundred experienced, mc China Rt. Rev. F. R Graves, D.D., is goods, the year may be said to have been sheetings, drills, clothe, and marcons will be welscid from the Peking and Chairman of the Committes on Arrange very satisfactory is regards the volume for only important, decreases Tientsin poling forces for wervice in of merchandise, This did not, unfortu for shirting jeans, and fancy cloth Shantung. It is reported that negotin- The general subject proposed for con-nately, indicate prosperity, and from the Yarn appreciated by over 100,000 piculs, tions for the employment of Japanese sideration by the Conference is "The point of view of results realized 1920 was or about per cent. At a recent meet Chinese Church." This will be present disappointing year. The fear or hopeing of the Cotton Millowners Association police instructore for the special railway ed under five general heads, and commis. of a collapse in prices abroad had exer it was stated that on the 31st July, 1820, China. shortly. With the exception of polier will be opened, hetween Japan and sions composed of Chinese and foreign cised a salutary effect on the import there were 1,250,038 spindles in active che efficient training of the force, which members resident in different parts of trade since the end of the war, but con operation in China, and with 15 new will be placed in the bands of Japanese China are being chosen to prepare the trary to expectations prices in Europe mills with from 350,000 to 400,000 experts, Japan will not interfere in any reports which are to come before the and America had continued to advance, spiadies, projected for the Shanghai aren Conference The Committee after much Importers and dealers, encouraged by a alone it is clear that the trade looks for way with the personnel or other matters

of the police. consideration as to the best method of favourable and improving exchange had ward to the future with no little con selecting the members of these commis regained confidence, and a very heavy fidence. sions line chosen the following chairmen order business was done up to about Owing to drought and other adverse The past year was disastrous for the and is with them studying in detail the China New Year, 1820. The apparently climatic conditions, the Chinese cottonte trade. Foreign exporters found very method of selecting the members of each easy and enormous profits in sight had crop for the 1920-21 Bason fell short of little business possible, and the native separate commission:

1:1 nstructed to the market numbers of new the amount expected from the greater hongs lost money almost without excep Commission 1.-The Present State of importers and dealers, with little capital acreage planted. In some parts of tian Christianity in China," Chairman, Rt and less experience but rich in hopeful Chihli the crop was a total failure, while Hoy, L. E. Roots, D.D., American Church ness and determination to share the in other parts it averaged not more than or 11 per cent.

Cigarettes improved by 250,000 picula, Mission, Henkow,

#prospective profits att pada saya 40 per cent. yield. - This serious short-

The exports of flour Commission 11 The Future Task of The report then details the misfortunes age served to sustain prices for this totalled over of million piculs, represent the Church. Chairman, Rev. C. P. and their causes which resulted from the particular staple, which thus escaped the 4 zain of about 20 per cent. Bran Patton, of the American Presbyterian, spring onwards, and says that the year heavy decline in value experienced and in like proportion, Hair nete, shipments rose in sympathy with flour Church (North),

closed with the market overstocked in all other varieties of Chinese raw cotton: Commission 111-The Message of the most lines, with business at a standstill. On the whole, however, the Chinese matly conveyed in postal parcels, show Church. Chairman, Rev. C. Y. Cheng, and with many of the newly established articls fared much better than the Ameri astonishing expansion, having risen D.D., Shanghai.

firms and dealers in a most precarious can product, which fell in value by sbout posing figure of nearly 2 million Hai-

in value from Hk. 37,000 to the im Commission IV-The-Development of position

00 per cent during the year. Exportswan tiels. Beancake, shelled ground- Leadership for the Work of the Church. BEAM RECOVERY OF, ENGLISH GOODA."Fi receded from 754,000 to 375,000 picul nute (with an increase of 450,000 picula) Chairman, Mr. David W. T. Yui, MA., The gross value of foreign imports was this being largely accounted for by the animal intestines, and fresh eggs (which General Secretary of the YMCA in Hk. Tis. 300,000,000, an increase com increased requirements of the local mills appreciated by over 50 per cent.)..were pared with the 1910 record of 125 in the circumstances it is not surprising the only other important articles to millions, or 47 per cent. Unlike 1019 that the Shanghar Cotton Testing House advanes, Beans, egg products hides when grey and white staples were mainly reports a decrease of 30 per cent. in the (which record a 40 per cent decline), accountable for the improved importa quantities of cotton submitted for vegetable oils, peas, and sesamum seed tions of cotton piece goods, in 1020 the testing...

All fell off the last named by 500,000 picula..

THE NATIONAL CHRISTIAN

CONFERENCE,

China,

Commission V-Co-ordination and Co operation in the Church, Chairman, Rev. C. G. Sparhaan, Secretary of the Advisory Council of the London Mis sionary Society in China.

rough

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