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CHINA ASSOCIATION.

THE ANNUAL REPORT.

IN THE HANDS OF BANDITS THE TYPHOON AT TAI MQ

LITTLE DONE FOR FATHER MELOTTO.

In the Annual Report of the China Association presented at the meeting on BANDITS SET AMBUSH FOR ANOTHER

have miscarrieıl.

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PRIEST.

neutral

SHAN.

EXPERIENCES OF THIRTY-SIX CAMPERS,

After crossing the first three ridges the- wind was calmer and walking "casier. About half way down the weary party were glad to meet Mr. Smythe, Mr. Ma and Dr. Oldt who had come to help them in the difficult descent. The motor road was at last reached it about six'o'clock, and Mrs. Oldt and her family, who had in been on their way up the mountain when

the typhoon began, provided a welcome.

the Tsuen Wan "chapel, Mrs. Oldt served each group of refugees as they arrived with hot cogos and coffee and provided dry clothes and hedding for the

The following account appeared resterday's-Canton Daily Ne

The typhoon of August 18th destroyed the summer camp at Tai Mo mountain the thirty-six campers having a thrilling

experience.

At eight on Saturday morning those who crossed the ridge to the mess shack found, in the north slope, a heavy gale with wind and rain, so breakfast was taken to the shacks where there were children.

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children and the disabled. As soon as

July 27th, at the P. & 0. Company's offices, it is stated that in foreign affairs the Chinese Government had been amaz-

News with reference to Father clotto ingly successful in securing the accept- ance of terms at Washington which could (says Hankow paper), still remains rather uncompromising. Father. Arrieta fairly, have been described as "pence writes from Tungue that there is no sign

honour, oven if that Government with represented is united country and if of the troops which are suppost or the country had pulled its full weight in taking netiva measures against the brig al starting any offensive. He had re- the Allied boat luring the great win

Although the Foreign Powers were well ceived a letter from Lin, the leader of the

the first parties were safely housed, the aware that these conditions did not appis bandits sent through Father Melotto re-

men returned to meet and help the inte to China, their attitude of goodwill to questing him, Father, Arrieta, to come to

comers; and by 7.30 the whole camp was wards her clearly indicated their earnest rally talk the matter of terus of

collected. The mess cooks, who showed He signified his

such splendid spirit, got to work at once release over personply.

in the somewhat wrecked chapel and a desire to assist her in the re-establish willingness to go but General Pang re

The first group driven out were Mrs. hilarious meal was served, filled with con- ment of settled Government. Experience used to allow him to proceed to the seems to indicate, however, that the appointed place. It was just as well as Wantop and Bobby and Miss Purry, gratulations over the numberless wonder- was broken ful escapes. One of the most wonderful friendly spirit shown towards China by later developments showed that a force of when their south winduw

was that Dr. and Mrs. Creighton hal the Great Powers at Washington has not 200 brigands had been sent out to ambush through. They went to the next shack

A further been appreciated, and that their efforts the ad and empture him.

which was intact and still dry and there with the help of Dr. Delsson and Con- to assist ber in setting her bonae in order letter was received fro Lin this time had breakfast in apparent security: Connelly, got their five children down the

mountain cheerful and uninjured. making the appointment at

fidence was further shaken during break- fast, however, when the three camp cooks

GETTING BACK TO HONGKONG. At no time in recent years has unrest place and Father Arrieta went but no re-

The problem of getting back to Hong- and disorder been more pronounced. The presentatives of the bandits appeared on

The motor ·roud" whole country is utterly tired of the mische stene. It is now reporteil, says Father and two coolics came shivering up shout- management of its governing glasses, hut Arrieta that in consequence of furthering that the big mess shack was down.

a crush through the village looked like a battle the many who would like to see their troops being sent down from the worth the They climbed in by a window and one kong was difficult.

bandits are contemplating redressing the bad a cut face dressed, when

hoke the comparative peace, nud a hole ground for the trees had been blown vented from taking effective action to

Father to at provisions and necessities that end by the intimidation of the few who are in power. The situation gives Melotto but the messengers returned saying Thompson were attempting to patch this road like a barricade. Worl came that tise to considerable anxiety because of that they had not seen the captive as the when the whole shack rather gently, eat, it was impossible for motor cars to get a recrudescence of attacks upon foreign goods had been taken from them by mem-lapsed and the three women and two through, so some of the men went in Lers of the baudit bais! whe had told them children with Dr. Thompson's help, strugs search of other means of transportation. life and property. At no period since the Boxer outbreak bave these attacks Leen to report that the things would be faith-gled out of the debris and made their They soon returned with news that

Fully delivered.

painful way to some near rucks, crouch- pelice launch would take them to the No frequent or su serinus as during the

Father Louzza writes From another plasing behind these in the furious wind and city. Twenty-five of the party, mostly past year. After the Great War there in the vicinity to the effect that the bandits rain. Up to this time the Wantap shack women and injured folks, started off on was a general feeling amongst all the

now will not allow anyone to see Father had stood but as Dr. Thompson and Miss the dark bay in two sampans. Lofort- forlorn company toured about on the dark Great Powers that China should have a Melotte. Messengers who have Been cut Puity were returning from a salvaging nately the launch had not waited, so a fair chance to work out her own salva by him with parcels for Father Melto expedition with blankets and mintois for

water. taking refuge behind a junk for have have been turned back. Some an the babies, suddenly it was lifted by a

the worst blow and asking word of the tion, and that she should be able to count

runaway from all the moored vessois upon the friendly support of the Powers xiety is therefore being felt over the old gust of wind and flow disintegrating in man as que can only gain news from native mid-nis, down upon then, Miss Purry in the efforts which it was hoped she

sources and these are not to be relied on was buffetted against a rock but both within reach." At last they came along. would make to set her house in order,

As an example of the reports Father While that feeling is still strong, in so far as it relates to the people of China, rieta asks for confirmation of one, which escaped worse injury. Shortly after, with side two large enstorns launches and there is a growing disposition to doubt states that two Roman Catholic fathers boards provided against the emergency Captain C. W. Boulter of the Chrung both the sincerity and the capacity of her had been captured at Tsaoyang when the to keep them out of the streams of water, Kong promptly invited the party on bandits recently raided that place. The and blankets to protect them somewhat, board without asking explanations until governing classes.

report has no foundation of truth as word some measure of safety was achieved. later. After hearing their story he then has been received froin the Bishop of the Soon Mr. and Mrs. Lerrigo joined this offered to keep the destitute-looking territory stating that there were no their shack having gone down the crowd over night and to take thent. to- hill. This with Dr. Olt's which was still Hongkong in the morning. He and his foreigners in the city, at the time.

unoccupied, made a clean sweep of the mate then gave up their quarters to the women and children and did everything north slope.

possible to make them comfortable. Cap tain Stuberk and his crew of the sister launch, the Pak Tea, with equal kindness, entertained part of the group.

incompetent rulers swept away are pre-order into Huh. He has sent & par appeared in the gahle end. Dr. and Mrs. down and they lay stretched neruss the

FOREIGN TRADE-FINANCE.

EX-ENEMY VESSELS

SHIPS CHINESE

MORTGAGED BY GOVERNMENT.

The Ministry of Navy has issued an

While the volume of trade with foreign countries was maintained upon an exten-i sive scale, a great, proportion of that trade was unprofitable, and large losses were suffered by the majority of British and, it is helieved. by other foreign mer chants. The great Slump in values" STX affected many of the Chinese commercial community who were unable to carry out their engagements, with the result that the burden of heavy losses which ought to have been borne by them was thrown back upon foreign merchants. We have to record with extreme, regret that some of the oldest and most highly-respected pames, connected with Chins from the earliest days and with this Association from its beginning, disappear from the list of British firms in, China.

The same fifteen minutes that swept hway the shacks on the north had also completely demolished these on the south. 3 Katherine Bankers, Miss Helen' and Vaugh and Miss Craft were vainly

Sunday morning the people at Wise- mans, on the Peak Tram and on the Kow

loon ferry were interested to see groups of informally dressed and weary-looking people with a few damp bundles, joyfully seeking home and friends.

order for the abolition of the Department endeavouring to stop the floods of water for the Lease of Enemy Ships. Some that were coming through their roof when time ago the Yu Feng Company paid weary voice came through the back

Early the same morning a group of ten $500,000 to the Ministries of the Navy and window. May I come in Our shaek is gone. Lifting the window they be beld Miss Sutton almost exhausted.

men and women with the Chinese ser- of Communications as security.

Recently the Department inforærd the shivering, hardly able to speak, and with rants climbed the mountnin again to sal-

it should pay LO the!

legs bleeding. She was hurriedly pulled vage whatever remained near the wreck- Company that

Late Sunday night loads of Ministry & sunx of 3200,000 for the leas through the door few minutes later. ed camp. money, but the Company said that t A second later Dr. Hollings and Mr.beds and miscelinneous bundles were

the same window delivered Foster appeared, it Ministry owed them that amunt.

the Y.W.CA. house in Kow- the trouble has been settled, and the hearing lanterns, kerosene eans and Mr. leon, and on Monday the work of assort

rescued fruming, washing and drying began It will Ministry has now transferret the Foster's Sunday sermon, Hua Chin, H. Yi and Hun Pin to the their own, tottering shack. The next he some time before that part of the.

finished. Admiralty at Shanghai for sale, and mort: minute Miss Elliott, Miss MacKay and story gnged the other six bonts to the Fu Feng Aliss Griffin were clamouring for admis- Company at $700,000. The Company passion, as their shack had also left the also to advare a sum of Bena,000 to the Departments

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BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION.

The chief event hearing on the finances of China has been the sitting of the Cus- toms Revenue Commission, in necordance with the provisions of the Nine Power | Treaty signed at Washington in Felar

The campers are deeply grateful to the ary, under which the tariff has been ninde at effective 5 per cent, and by which

people of Tsun Wan, who opened their mountain sile. But before any help chapel to the refugees and showed them the Customs Revenue has been raised by an amount estimated as between 15 ani!

could be given a sudden gust of wind tore sympathy and consideration. Articles of 50 million dollars. The first effect of this

open the door and two of the women value which they found on the mountain were promptly returned to Cheong, On. measure will be the improvement of the

jumped out, escaping the shack which a The security of the Customs Loans.

moment later buried the other two he the capable head man of the village, and came back to their owners. To the Cap- second effect ought to be some easing of

Mr. Ortuchy Clore, in the House of neath it. They crawled out from beneath the tense financial conditions under which Commons, inforiurd Sir H. Brittain that the debris, and stood up to entch their tains and crews of the two Custogis the administration of the Chinese, Re the only Colonies and Protectorates breaths, only to be hurled over again by launches for their hospitality, to the public has been carried on during recent which had definitely declared their intera piece of Mrs. Howe's shark which had people who climbed the mountain to help. years. The third effect is the improve: tion of not participating in the British during this time. been chasing Dr. Holl in the rescue work and salvaging, to the " ment of the condition of the Domestic Wine -hibition were Gibraltar, Gam- ing down the hillside. They then crawY.W.C.A. secretaries in Kowloon, who Loans, for which the aspector-Generalia. Semaliland, and North Borneo. Fied to a near rock for shelter, where six opened their home to weary wanderers has acrented semi-oficial responsibility, was still uncertain, but hopeful that it people sat us close together as possible, and dirty baggage, and to Mr. Howe, the With this exception the hopes of financial might, he exilile to nostipriate. reconstruction excited by the Washington Conference have remained unfulfilled: The weight of unsecured loans and other miscellaneous indebtedness hangs like a millstone round the neck of the Govern

ment.

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perpetuity. Moreover, suliscquent British settlement extensions have been on the Jasis of a tenure in perpetuity.

each other in quick succession. Up to

and wrapped up in the few blankets ther canup manger, and his associates who were able to snatch, they watched their through fair weather and foul worked to Hankow, Kiukiang and Tientsin di belongings go down the hill coats, suit- keep the campers comfortable and happy. In spite of the rather upsetting close culty was experienced, and the British cases, pails, buckets, chairs, following they give their heartfelt thanks. Consui is the ports concerned, surting on behalf of His Majesty's Government, this time, they had tot heard Miss Sut of this year's camp most members are became responsible to the Chinese Gayton's tale, so sitting behind the rack, with agreed that Tai Mo Shan could be the Railway development during the year

erument for the Government Land Tax in the stinging rain hitting theh, and water summer resort par excellence for South has been almost at a standstill.

That China is wishful to put a Trade respect of the whole settienient area, and runing in streams underneath them, China. Indeed some who have visited When she and Miss Kuliang and Kuling declare that the cool- Marks law into operation appears to be the settlers, received Crown lenses for a they listened. emphasised by the fact that a Bureau peril of 19 years. It seems to have been Katherine Yaugh returned to their shackness of the air and variety and beauty after breakfast they found it leaking ind- of the views far surpass either place. for the registration of trade marks was purely fortuitous that any distinction was

Miss Sutton was ton, the comparative ease of the ascent. recently opened in Shanghai, and it is allowed to arise between the bolders of so with the help of Mr. Howe they The accessibility to Hongkong and Can- reported that others may be opened in land in any of the Treaty ports in the began patching up. Tientsin, Hankow and Caston. As, how matter of tenure, as inference which, is starting out the door to the shack below, the immediate improvement seen in every ever, such a procedure is distinctly an- confirmed by the fact that neither in when suddenly the shack struck her and camper, especially the echildren, the lovely ful sunsets and sunrises, and even the posed to the provisions of Article VII Japui nor Korea, where the conditions sent her fiving in mid-air down the hillwalks and interesting climbs, the wonder- of the Mackay Trenty of 1922, strenuous were identical, did British settlers hold where she landed against a rock and sus

a perfect KUIBer resort except for objections were Indged by the Shanghaion as tenure other than that of lenec intained a badly wrenched knee. Miss glories of the storm clouds made Tai Mo branch with the Consul-General

Vaughan and Me. Howe were thrown to the floor. The latter's shoulder hone was typhoons. broken in the fall and Miss Vangham was The question of controlling the traffic

The leases date from 1801; and have so stunned that she did not know what

PENANG HILL RAILWAY. in opium and other narcotic drugs ban ose 37 years still to run. But in rela happened, nor does she know how she continued to receive the attention of the tion to the life of high-class, business reached the rock behind which she was

The first trial run on the Penang Hill League of Nations. Two meetings of the premises this is a short period, and as crouching when her senses returned,

Mr. and Mrs. Spencer with their six railway, took place recently, with one Opium Advisory Committee were held int long as 10 years ago an owner of a los Geneva since the date of the last report. in Tientsin., desirous of erecting a high-months old baby were in their sleeping passenger carriage, one good truck being He was bundling the baby in used to hold the balance, Except for a The action of the League has, so far, class building, made inquiry of His shack. been confined to the control of the truffajesty's Government as to the views of blankets preparatory to seeking shelter little difficulty experienced in going over- fie in opium and other narcotic drugs, His Majesty's Government as to what behind the rocks. Suddenly he saw his the point at the loop, where the two cars and little or no attempt has been made would take place at the end of the lease, to deal with the production of the raw The Government has formulated matorial, which lies at the root of the a definite scheme involving payment in whole problem. The alarming revival of the forin of rent, or, alternatively, a opium cultivation in Ching has now been capital sum, based on the "present-day fully exposed. The remedy is much more value of the reversion which is galculated difficult to find. The Inspector-General on the present market value of the lnud of Customs has suggested legalisation of to which is added half the value of exist the traffic, which would admittedly be a ing buildings under the name of "build retrograde step.. and is not likely to niceting value. This offer has been regard with any large mensure of acceptance in ed in China as most unsatisfactory. Tien this,country. The truth is that prohibi- tas has sent special representative, tion and State regulation are alike in 3r. P. H. B. Kent, Barrister-at-law, to effective in the present condition of London to make representations direct Chine."

to His Majesty's Government. Hankow

In the House of Commons Mr. Wise took advantage of

At about two o'clock, although the visit to England of The right of residence in China was their legal adviser, Mr. A. V. Perry, wind was still raging and the rain felt asked the Under-Secretary of State for granted to British subjects by the Treaty solicitor, to co-operate with Mr. Kent in like needles in their faces, it was felt the Colonies the approximate loans of the of Nanking in 1842. In order to give presenting the case. The matter being necessary to make the descent if they various Crown Colonies, giving the effect to the Treaty the Chinese authori- still, as it were, subjudice, it is not pos- were to reach the village by dark; so population of white and black in each ties indicated a certain area in which sible to do more than to say that these the thirty-six of them started off, making Colony, " foreign settlers might nequire, lands in representations i have secured a re- the best time they could. The men and Mr. Ormesby-Gore, in a written reply,., the neighbourhood of the various Treaty hearing of the case and a reconsideration some of the ladies helped the children gives the figures, which include. ports from time to time opened, with the of the contention of the intercated parties and the injured. The patch was a raging result that the settlers purchased direct for renewal on nominal terms. The com- torrent, the wind was terrific, and the from Chinese owners and secured amittee endorse the views of the Treaty rain cut like knives into their flesh. teuure of lease in perpetuity which ports concerned, to which end they placed Every few minutes they were forced to amounted in practice to freehold. But on record a despatch to His Majesty's take shelter, behind rocks or crouch close in six ports (Amoy, Canton, Chinkiang, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. A to the ground to keep from being blown

(Continued at foot of next Column.) satisfactory outcome is hoped to ensue.

'GROWN LEABER IN CHINA.

wife fly above his head and take a swan passed each other, the trial was satisfac dive down the hillside with the shack and tory, though the goods truck was unsuit- its contents following. He himself curledable for the purpose. The lower section around the baby and went head over of the railway is practically completed heels down the hill as in a football scrim. and it is now possible, with the lower get up mage. They recovered sufficiently to put section in working order. to out their three other children from the material quickly, and it is hoped to com ruins of their mess shack, Susan had a plete the upper section at an early date. broken collar bone and badly, bruised face The railway will probably be opened at but was plucky to the end. It was na e end of October: act of Providence that none of them were more seriously injured.

THE DESCENT.

off the mountain.

CROWN COLONY, "LOANS.

Loans at end

Census 1921.

Colony, 1921 and Whites. All race.

· 1921-22.

£

... 1,860,734 12,850 642,00

Fed. Malby, States. 4,759,007 5,088 1,324,890 Hongkong...... Straits Set'ments 27,615,028 8,140 883,78