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THE OUTLOOK FOR RUBBER. THE NEW THOUGHT MOVE-

ADVERSITYS VALUABLE LESSONS

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MENT IN CHINA.

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HONGKONG CO. CHINESE R.C.

The following have been selected to play for the Hongkong Cricket Club against

A well-known firm of rubber share

The principal address upon the subject brokers, in their usual monthly report, of China at the Missionary Congress of make some interesting remarks on the the Scottish Churches held in Glasgow general situation in the Plantation Rubber was delivered by the Rev. Dr. James World. They tell us that the events of Webster, Foreign Mission Secretary of for 1851, the United States Consul- the Chinese Recreation Club to-morrow ab.

the United Fros Church of Scotland. Hs General says it showed the effect of the .15 p.m. on the Club ground:-R. Han-

In a report on the trade of Hongkong

INFANTRY INDIAN R.C.. To-morrow at 8.15 p.m. on the Military

the past two years will leave their mark | on the industry in several directions. In bad just returned from China, he said, genera! worki depression, as well as the cock (capt.), T. E. Pearce, E. J. R.-Mit- the first place the hardness of the times and bacon great change there; but the disturbel comitions of its principal chell, R. E. A Webster, E. G. Lammert

market in near-by South China. In the has enforced economy throughout the change from Empire to Republic. bud quantity of goods imported and export H. Owen Hughes 1 J. Davice, DE G Enst, and has thus put the industry on brought neither-peace-nor parity. There ed, the year compared favourably with Nicholson, E., D. Morgan, D. B. Pet had been civil war ever since the revolu 1990, which was the record year in the abusis that in good times could never tion, and graft and dishonest administra Colony's trades The value of Hongkong's

and . D. Humphreys have been reached by the unaided effects on were just as rife as ever. But there foreign trade in 1921, however, computed of even the most parsimonious firms of had been other revolutions-roformation on sterling basis, was only about Bi ho would eat them--and among these the per cent. of the 1820 value, but was about visiting-agenta and boards of directors. great reformation of the educational equal to the trade in 1918 and 1919 Experiments with various tapping system of China, one of the most far: Imports into Hongkong in 1921 were ground, Happy Valley, the following will method of tapping trees every day in the old prejudice against everything for amounted in value to £35,673,94. the with the Infantry, el Arculli (capt.). that the Indians in a friendly matcis volves both the waste of labour and the sign had passed, and new ideas were now total foreign trade of Hongkong, theres. A RIsmail, A. H. Rumjaho, 8. H. Prodigal consumption of bark. Daily more eagerly sought for than hidden trea- fore, being valued at £167,613,388, s tapping, therefore, on the great majority sure. All this was good, and permanent, compared with a of estates, has been abandoned in favour and ideal, and the result largely of Chris £999,310,518 in 1990 value of Ismail, S. A. Lamail, S. D. Lamail, Sirdar tian missions. In connection” with the A number of changes occurred in the of alternate period tapping; and on not

there were relative standing of the three countries in a few estates the labour force has, in fact, 1,500,000 of the young people of China Hongkong's import trade in 1991. The

ng edicational system, been reduced to one-third by tapping one being educated in primary schools, middle United States took the lead from the third of the estate in tera for six weeks schools, and colleges established on West United Kingdom in furnishing, miscel

INDIAN R.C.. POLICE R.C. and then resting that portion for three fern lines Silently but surely the mentality lareous foodstuffs, iron and steel angles months. The yields obtained by this of Chica was undergoing transformation, and tees, joists and rivets, and machine Valley, the following will represent the To-morrow at 2.13 p.m... at Sookunpoe system are not equal to those secured by and one of the most remarkable results belting; and from Japan in furnishing Indian Recreation Club 2nd XI. . the daily tapping, but on certain proporties was the liberation of the womanhood of clocks and watches. this system has allowed a moderate crop China,

Subject to the Police Recreation Club in the Junior qualification already mentioned concern League: -E. Moosdeen (capt) R

OUTPUT AND CONSUMPTION.

Khan, S. A. Rumjuhn, AR. M. Sany, N.. M. Bux and A. Kitchell. Reserve: M. P. Madar.

FOOTBALL.

DURBAN

LAWN TENNIS.

will play A. A. Ramjahn, and S. H.

J. L. Wade and J. Elmore (Shanghai). Ismail (L.R.C.) in & Doubles Tennis Match. on the LRC ground at Bookunpoo Valley- to-day (Friday), at 3.30 p.m.

to be collected at the lowest possible cost. Referring to the intellectual Renaising the incompleteness of the returns of Nazrin, E. Ar Moosdean, I. Haasan, Obviously such a method, besides con-sance and the New Thought movement imports of American-made goods, the Rumjaho, D. Mahomed. N. B. Kitchell. serving bark, makes for the health of the among intellectuals, he said this was a United Kingdom took the lead from the FM. Arculli, A. K. Minnu, A Wabab troos; therefore, when a mananger has once movement that had sprung up within United States in supplying aniline dyes, and J. Ackber. introduced alternate period tapping and recent yours among some of the best confectionery, jams and preserver, cop. reduced his labour force accordingly, educated and most advanced young men per wire, electrical machinery, iron and there is not much inducement for him to of China. They questioned everything. steel bars and wire, old iron and steel revert to the old method, and in this They tore up the very roots of society and in plates, zino sheets and plates, linseed way "the danger of a fature shortage of naked Why It was a scientific, devil miscellaneous railway materials,

· KOWLOON. 7. HMS, labour has been greatly minimised. In yet another way, too, the future of the and its members were very active pro- and automatic musical instruments; and in their 1st division match against FL.M.S. Duocratic, and nationalistic movement, miscellaneous vehicles, cutlery and elect

The following will represent Kowloon tro-plated ware, electrical accessories, industry has been affected. During the pagandists, and had brought to their aid obtained the lead from Japan in caustic Durban to-morrow at 4.15 p.m. "on the past two years very little additional plant some of the leading suicatists of the day; soda, hosiery, electric lamps, and common Nary "A" ground-Woodman; Wheeler ing has been carried out in the East men like Professor Bertram Russel, of! This means that after the areas planted Cambridge, and Professor Dewey, of United States in furnishing canned meat Kelvie; Cleme, Hall, Pasco, A Duncan soap. Japan took the lead from the and Knight; Morrison, King and Me three or four years ago, have reached America, maturity there will be very little new rubber to come into bearing. At the least opposed to all religions, Christianity the United Kingdom in unbleachod

It was, of course, a movement utterly and fish, printing and lithographic and Coombe. Reserve: Millard.

materials, and toys and games and from this is a safeguard against future market among the rest, clawing them all as super cottons and sewing cotton.

KOWLOON . H.ALS. AMBROSE." weakness of the commodity; and it may stitions. mean, it trade enters into a period of only active opponents that Christian mis-purchasers from Hongkong of cassia, played at home to-morrow at 245 p.m., In fact, they were about the The United States was the heaviest In this second division match to B- prosperity, that rubber will fetch prices sions and missionaries had to face in benz, Chinese foodstuffs, vegetable oils, Kowloon will be represented by:-Rus well above those we have seen lately. China in these days. Statistically, the position continues to There was nothing more remarkabla bamboo

silk pices goods and raw silk, tobacco, mussen, Banter and G. Duncan; Hooper, improve. Trade i slowly but surely re-than the changed attitude of China to- embroidery, glassware, paper, ware, and Bpary, Payne and Young.

ware, bristles, chinaware, Ollier and Blagden; Hast, Ferguson covering; and the estimate made last wards missions and missionaries. The rattan furniture in 1921. The United Easterbrook, Christensen..

Reserves: month placing the year's consumption of national toleration of the past twenty Kingdom led in the purchase of camphor, rubber at 330,000 tons will prove to be years had become transformed into some ginger, tin, wolfrunite, peanuts, animal well on the safe side. There is now every thing akin to national recognition. Acoils and fats, aniseed oil, and feathers. indication that the year's consumption companying this changed attitude towards Japan was the heaviest parchaser of dye will create a new record;

missionatics was the extraordinary ng and tanning materials, grains, sugar development of the Chinese Church; and brass, copper, lead, zinc, manganese, this was not merely in numbers, or the way woollens, bags, raw cotton, human hair, It is the custom at the annual meeting in which it had lengthened ite cords hides and rattan." of Harrisons & Crosfield for the chairman throughout the land though these also to make un estimate and forecast of the were noteworthy-but the new spirit which It is observed from a comparison of the rubber position. At the meeting just held bad taken possession of the Church was trade of Hongkong during the past two Mr. C. Health Clark put the current more reinarkable still. A striking feature) year's output at 340,000 tons if restricted, of the Church in China was ite youth years that the United States suffered with, in addition, 20,000 tons of wiki As the future of the Chinese nation was some losses, but at the same time made rubber. The consumption would be about in the hands of young China, so the future importact loss, in view of the opportu

several important gains. The most! 340,170 tons, of which the United States of the Christian Church was more remark nity afforded, was in muiline dyes. In would take 230,000 tons and the rest, of able.still. A striking, enlightened, and 1919, of total imports into Hongkong, the world 110,000 tons. •Consequently earnest band of young men and women valued at £72,740, the United States für steamer Nagasaki Mary in Glargow equilibrium between production and con- They had seen the star in the East, and niched £50,389 worth; in 1920, of a total Harbour on October 18th, asked for give sumption is apparently probable for the the vision of China redeemed, reborn, and of £247,140, the United States furnished and take in the shipbuilding world. Ho current twelve months, leaving the stock won for Christ. much as it was at the end of last year.

£137,766; and in 1921, of a total of was glad to see that certain Clyde firms As to the figures for 1023, Mr. Clark |

£124,277, the United States furnished had been getting fresh work, but, until estimates that the absorption of crude

only £16,241. In 1919 there were no im- the old fashioned tramp was again being rubber next year will be up to 300,000 aither as a nation or as a church was German imports were valued at £6,550 was. There had been decreases of wages That Ebins could not be ignored by us ports from Germany, but in 1920 the built, shipbuilding would not be what it tous. Against this the maximum possible strongly emphasised by Dr. Dugald and in 1921 that country furnished and, speaking as the chairman of the output from the whole existing acreage Christie, of Mukder. The country had aniline dyes to the value of £40,468, Clyde Shipbuilders Association, he said of plantation rubber might provide about come to the parting of the ways, and the taking the lead in the trade. 400,000 tons, plus, say, about 20,000 tons fundamental character of her national

that with regard to the, reduction for for wild kinds The plantation output, life and the direction of her future United States in the Hongkong market for more than they would have wished The most conspicuous gain made by the which they had called, they had asked he thinks, may increase during the next development were now being decided, was in wheat flour. In 1919, of total to ask-far more, in fact, than they ever few years with the increasing age of the Much, depended on the choice, mports of £1,109,805. Australia furnished expected to acquire. Employers were trees over the present planted area, any of the thinking men of China £815,882; North: China was second with making sacrifices and the men were Although consumption might increase at were now departing from the traditional 2470,058; and the United States was third making sacrifices, and he had no doubt an equal, or even greater, rate, Mr, Clark Pacifist attitude, for they were beginning with £22,925. In 1920, of total imports shipowners were also prepared to make thinks it would probably be some time to feel that the only way in which their of £1,968,777, North China was first with sacrifices. They were entitled to ask before it would overtake the unrestricted country could hold her own against for 21,030,469, the Cnited States second with that a measure of risk should be taken. production of the world. As to the pro-eiga aggression was by becoming a strong £538,885, and Australia third with by everybody. The vessel they were on posals put forth by the Stevenson Com military nation. Indeed, the military £361 920 mittee, he gave his general approval to spirit, introduced from without, had, un £1,675,042, the United States was first frm had under construction. They had Io 1931, of total imports of was the third and last ship which hie the recommendations, though he asked fortunately, already done its evil work with £1,115,700, North China was second her sister ship, the Shanghai Maru, in that the committee to advise on the work. If that military spirit were really to take with £479,363, Canada wee third with the water, and also an oil tanker on the ing should be careful to give any section bold of China, and, smarting under what £45,331, and Australia was fourth with stocks, the greatest: elasticity in its working

she considered the injustice of the West 41,280

"RESTORING - YOUTH.”

DANGERS FROM MILITARIUM IN CHINA.

MARKET FOR AMERICAN PRODUCTS.

she put forth her strength, and created a The past year was not a good one for

THE

it

NAGASAKI MARUŽ

A LUNCHEON IN GLASGOW.

luncheon on-board the new Japanese Colonel John M. Denny, speaking at a

TEED FOR DEFINITE CONTRACT PRICES,

large army and navy, what, he asked, judging opportunities in Honglong for Mr James Blair, European manager would happen to world peace then American goods, because conservative in London for the Nippon Tusen China could put into the field an army policies were followed generally, and Kabishki Kaisha, owners of the new European armies put together. of the best material larger than all the there were few signs of branching out vessel, spoke of the progress which had along new lines, Judging by the inquiries been made by his company and said that

EMS. LIONAIS

Shanghai Maru, had been built on the Time and Lime system: of payment and althou the contracta were placed on the orcat of the wave of high places, the

At the laboratory of experimental surgery of the College de France, Paris, The country, however, was not natural received, most interest was shown in they had not yet been able to obtain re- on October 7th, Dr. Voronoff made a 7 and ever had beea, a militarist certain kinds of machinery, such as ice-gular berthige at Glasgow because there communication on the grafting of the nation Thousands of years ago China maiding planta, steam laundry equip, i were so many other lines requiring ac interstitial gland of a chimpanzee on a established the principles that are centralment, and brick-making machinery. It commodation. He was aure, however, human being, which the Congress of to the League of Nations, and he believed is thought that this field offers a good that in time they would obtain a home Surgery had declined to listen to the the would keep to those principles. prospect for Americne, manufacturers, of their own at the port as they had at previous week Dr Voronoff showed the It sexed to him that we could not ex. and that it would be to their advantage cach of their other ports of call. The presented HAL, the Englishman on Progrem till we brought our relations stages of the operation on a film, and bect missionary work to make waliatutory to cultivate it in a thorough way Nagasaki forts sad. her sister chip, the whom he operated two years since, who with: China, more into harmony with the stated that he had recovered, his vigour Christian principles which we professed. of twenty years ago.

China would not receive us to day except on the plane of theolute equality, but sha In commemoration of the part played Cost of labour had fallen, and he would would cordially welcome up and say help war it has recently been suggested that ultimate cost of vessels was over the esti by his Majesty's ship. L'on in the Grest be very disagreeably, surprised. If the we could give, if offered, not from salfish IF YOU WEAR GLASSES motives, but in sympathy with the friendly an cort should be made to preserve, this time would soon come when they would mated He hoped however, that the there is almost as much

spirit of co-operation —

famous ship, which is shortly to be broken up. Thờ Admiralty, in Blato Axed prices. As present so many tramp. be able-to-place-contractat definite pleasure in wearing Pinos-nes Rye

ment istund, lagt month paint out that steamers were laid up that he saw no Glasses, there is in possessing s

ROMANCE OF THE SZOBES his Majesty's ship Lion among the to run ordinary cargo vessels profitably

the Washington Treaty specifically nemes immediate prospect of owners being able. perfect pair of eyes-for they it so com.

SERVION

ospital ships which must without fail be Ho added that until the Anterio

post- fortably and securely that, you forget you haking music, entered the British Secret alone precludes the pros

How sa English clergyman

bompletelyserspped within 18 months of son, for the ratification of the Treaty Thin faction was better defibed there could hot hare them on-the most important im Borgioe and braved Bolshevik tartare for Majesty's ship Lion

stion of his be any real improvement in shipping.

Particulars of the Adjusaki Mars have provement in "eyeglasses in the past Russia is recalled by the romantio secret, annual cost of mal

Look months for the sake of Britons in Apart from:

Bho theorem 02's previous occgaión.

carried out her trials censaf twenty-avs years. Pincenes Eye Osei arriage of Mra Ogden Milla the her construction, in such & state of pre- and her sister ship, the

Lace of a ship of beginning of this month of 207

ription in either

wealthy step daughter of Mr. W. Yander serva ular orbilt, to Bir Paul Dukes. He was appoint would be very large

sayto-falal, the object desired, for the Shanghai-Japan mai Tarieform aro actured by the od chief British Secret Bervice agente and

Autod out for the conveyanOP Hon

lived mainly to Petrograd, posing-se a

has been given to class and 200 storage-pamnet by the Board of Admiralty, steamers, each of 5500 tons Communist and Red Guard and living ring, and Be la constans peril among the pooe? En be

share the natural regret which will be rania a speed of 18h ot mpatent penetrated the guarded frontiersOTOR CA

generallywas the impracticability accomplishing the voyage from Shanghai times.Bir Paul Dukes was knighted for memorisi,

ing this historie ship sa a his services and has recounted his experi don endes in two hooks Rod Dusk

The Morrow,

Clark

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Nakasakking 27 hours which is faster 10:bours than the steamers at pre employed on the serv

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