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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, 1981.

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THE FUTURE OF SHANGHAI'S | THE CHINESE CHAMBERS OF

COMMERCE CONFERENCE.

HARBOUR,

AN INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION HUGE LIST OF PROPOSALS FOR

TO ADVISE.

An international commission of con- Balting engineers is about to meet in Shanghai to consider and advise upon the needs and possibilities of Shanghal's barbour. The appointment of this com- mission is the outcome of the Whangpoo Conservancy, Board's investigation, which has been in progress since early

1910. The investigation pursued by the Con- Bervancy Board includes a technical- economical

consideration of all the technical accommodation and terminal (wharf, pier and cargo-handling) facili ties of Shanghai.

in

SETTING CHINA TO RIGHTS.

Three representatives of the Hankow Chamber of Commerce have already arrived in Shanghai in connexion with the forthcoming conference of the Na- tional Chamber of Commerce. The Han- kow delegation are preparing for a lengthy session of the Conference (re- marks the VC, Daily News), as will be seen by suite of the following topies which. they propose to bring up:

(a) Re Pacific Conference:- 1. Abolition of extra-territoriality; 2. Renunciation of the Boxer Indemnity; 3. Cancellation of the 21 Demands; 4. Ro turn of Shantung and Tsingtao; 5. Use The actual work of the Commission of foreign settlements by disreputable will bo to consider and report on the fur. persons (It is suggested that refuge should ther harbour development possibilities be refused to such persons); 8. The a Shanghai

smuggling of opium and arms by foreign. (a)-With the approaches to and limiters. (Heavy fines or other punishment of of draft in the harbour remain-offenders is suggested); 7. China's inter- ing as at present 28-30 ft.

dal quarrels and warfare (Foreigners (b)--For the probable maximum draft shall not be allowed to interfere unless

of ships on the Pacific,

This It was specified in the original presidently means that the use of the for-

expressly provided for by treaty. gramme that for the formation of the comittee one member should be chosen igung by belligerents shall be for- from amongst leading harbour specialists bidden): 8. Improvement of the intment in the home countries by each of the Chinese abroad.

(including ading shipping nations China) at Shanghai as represented on The Whang Conservancy Consultative Board, the Engineer-in-Chief of the Con- servancy Board to be an officio mem- ber. Nominations have now been made

as follows

MEMBERS.

"

(5) Be Peking Government:--- 1. Abolition of the likia system; 2. Re- vision of the Customs Tariff; 3. Forma- Refusal of money tion of volunteers;

(c) Re Chambers of Commerce:

to militarists by the citizena in various cities; 3. Responsibility of the govern ment and military commander in case cities are injured by mutiny or warfare; Major-Genezi W. M. BLACR: former G No fighting shall take place within ly Chief of U.S.A. Engineers (Retired). 60 li distance of cities; 7. Members of Consulting Engineer of the Firm of Chambers of Commerce shall be appoint- Black, Me Kenney and Stewart, Washing-ed advisers to the Police Stations or ton, M.A.M.SOC.C.E. Nominated by headquarters of various cities; 8. Aboli- American Member of the Whanggoo Contion of lotteries, ete. 9. Abolition of servancy Consultative Board.

exchanges and trust companies; 10. Not F. "PALMER C.L.E., MINST,C.E., banks, (or föreigners) with insufficient Consulting Engineer of the Firm of capital shall be empowered to issue bânk- Rendal. Palmer and Tritton. London. notes, Formerly Engineer-in-Chief, Port of Calent, and Consulting Engineer to

Establishment of commercial colleges; the Port of London Authority of which Formation of practical business train- he was Chief Engineer 1909-13." "No- minated by British Member of W.C.C.B. ius centres; 3. Establishment of commer- el museum; 4. Establishment of gym- 1. G. HORNELL C.E. M.SWEDnasiums and recreation grounds by mer SOC.C.E. Consulting Engineer of the chants; 5. Formation of merchant volun- Firm of Aktiebolaget Vattenbyggnadsby reers: t. Establishment of Provincial Kan (Hydraulic Engineering Barea) Stockholm. Consulted by the Ports of Chambers of Commerce; 7. Lending of Gothenburg, Stokholm, de Nominated money to Peking by Chinese bankers; S. by Chinese Member of the W.C.C.B.

Forbidding oficials to follow a commer P. OTT DE VRIES C.E. Until recently cial life; Stopping foreigners from pur Head of Department of Public Works, chasing land in the names of Chinese? Netherlands India. Now retired: * No- minated by Dutch Member of the W.C.C.B.

L. PERRIAL: Ingenieur en Chef du Corpe des Ponta et Chaussées" (Paris),, For 20 years Engineer on the Snez Canal Nominated by French Member of the W.C.C.B.

ISAMU HIRDA C.E., Elch Dr. Engineer (Tokio), formerly Engineer-in- thir Hakolate and Gara Harlour Works and Professor Tolo University. Consulting Engineer td Government Member of a Harbour In-

estigation Committee Tokio M.AM.-

SOU.C.E. Nominated by Japanese Mem- ber of the W.C.C.B.

H. VON HEIDENSTAM: C.E., Capt. Royal Swedish Corps of Engineers, M.INST.C.E., M.AM.500.C.E: Engin eer in Chief, Whangpoo Conservancy Board.

Ex-Officio Member, appointed by the Conservancy Board.

BOGUS CHEQUES. EXTENSIVE SWINDLES BY A JAPANESE IN TIENTSIN.

ASIATIC NEWS AGENCY)

PEXING, Septeinber 23th. According to despatch from the Japanese Consul-General. at Tientsin. Mr. Funatsu, to the Chinese Police, a very serious swindling ease has been dis- covered in Tientsin. The statement Bay's:--

The Chinese city police of Tientsin has been notified by the Japanese Con sulate to the effect that a Japanese out- law, named "Pingehhsiushan" (Chinese translitration of Japanese name) who, on account of his illegal conduct in smug- gling dangerous narcotics into Tientsin for sale, "was recently sentenced to be de- The Commission is to meet in Shang-ported to his native land in Japan by bai on or About October 15th next and the Japanese authorities; but, before ho will stay about six weeks.

could be "deported, this man,

"Pinych-

TASK OF GREAT DIFICULTY)

The task before this Commission is ofhsiushuu,' daring the first week of great difficulty as it will have carefully to weigh number of conflicting techni. cal and economical considerations

Amongst the principal questions are: (1)-The possibility of improving the

Fairy Flats,

..

September, 1021, by cleverly handling two unsigned checked books of the Bank of Chosen and the Chen-lung Bank of Tientsin (Japanese), swindled the sum of fifteen hundred thousand dollars from the Chinese Chung-yu Bank, fifteen thou (2) The alternative question of a sand dollars from the Henghsinmow

Hanghow Bay approach, and

Bank, seventeen thousand dollars from (3)-The provision of improved berth the Hengta Bunk and also thirty-two ing accommodation and general thousand and right hundred Japanese port improvement, even with ap-gold Yen from the Tientsin Stock and pronches remaining as at present,

Produce Trust Company and escaped to, Japan. THE FAIRY FLATS"!

some unknown destination. Thi ese swindler word Chinese dress of the The schemes to be sulumitted to this best style and speaks Chinese (Peking Committee include general considera mandarin) finently

As he has many tion of all conceivable possibilities, but Chinese friends in the interior, Mr. more especially various suggestions for Funatsu expresses the opinion that the dredging or training, the

great Yangtze crafty swindler might have run away to bur known as the Fairy Flats, designs inland cities 6 Chihli for concealment. for a port de vitesse on the Hangchow Hener, the Japanese authorities request. Bay as an alternative to an improved the Chinese officials to co-operate with Yangtze approach, and lay-quts for first them in effecting his discovery und class what? accommodation in the apprehension. as soon as possible,' Huangpu and elsewhere.

It is also understood that very imper-Mingipan

Io commenting upon the case the

.. describes the despatch tant and illuminating studies have been camouflage and expresses the opinion made of the economic side of the whole that the swindler was deported to Japan question.

by his own authorities in connection with the smuggling of dangerous drugs into North China for the manufacture of the well-known anti-opium golden pills. pre vious to the attention of. General Ypng Yi-teh being called to this serious swindling case. The Chinese officials are not in a position to de Anything to assist the Chinese bankers and others to recover their funds, chiefly because this "Pinyah- chinshan is in Japanese territory with his money now. It is reported that the Chinese sufferers are going to bring law- suits against the Japanese banks. the The larger problem has necessarily to of Tientsin and Lungkou (Shanghai) on Bank of Chosen and the Chen-lung Bank be considered from the point of view of the ground that the money was swindled

In order to provide proper data for these projecta a special department has been or ganized, surveys have been made on land and water over all the aruns involved, bydrological and geological studies have been made, and expert engineers in the home loads have been consulted on detail problems. A series of special reports on data have been issued and the final plans and estimates of the apparently most favourable alternative projects will in a few days be ready for the Commis. sion's consideration.

FUTURE ARIPS ON THE PACIFIC,·

the probable draft on the Pacific 30 on the basis of their cheques.

years from now,

But even if the draft on the Pacifie

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