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EGGS AND EGG PRODUCTS

: IN CHINA. -

[ROM THE CHINESE ECONOMIE BULLETIN."}

:'

THE TRADE OF PAKHOI CUSTOMS COMMISSIONER'S

REPORT.

LEVENTE

Fatshan for manufacture.

"

INLAND TRANSIT. (a.) Inwards (under Transit Pass).~.

poultry." groundnut cake and oil, liquid (2)Dispute on the addition of Baric Acid-The use of baric acid in the

indigo, first quality paper, and leaf to- manufacture is to prevent putrefaction.

baces "declined. The decrease in liver But the importation of ex products

stock was due to farmers rising «fewer manufactured by such a process is strictly prohibited in Japan. with the Me.F. Hesselt. Aeting" Columissioner pigs and poultry owing to the dearth of result that only several thousands of Poultry farming has long been an piculs are annually exported to that of Custing at Pakhoi, in his report on foodstuff caused by the crop failure in important subsidiary, industry among country, although fresh eggs. preserved the foreign of the port for 1993, says: the preceding year. Liquid indigo bas Considering the adverse ennditions with been steadily declining since the re-entry Chinese farmers. Chickens and ducks, and wilt eggs are still largely con ned. The mixture of boric acid in

the people had! in contend of sailine dyes. Owing to the failure of are reared everywhere in China Proper egg products is not objected to by Great which and Mancharia, particularly in the Britain; but, in 1921 the British author: throughout the first nine months of the the crop, the quantity of grounihout ank ities limited the contents of baric acid gear, the trade of the port for the year its oil needed for local consumption had - Yellow and Yagtsze river basins, The

in the egg products from yolk to 15 per ben was much better than could have to be supplemented by importations from demand for eggs and egg products in recent. The United States absolutely re-

According to Mari Hongkong. The silk industry which was cent years has increased prices consider | fuses to permit importation of egg pre-been experted. ably, and large profits have been madducts contain any borate. The tliscovery time Custbuys statistics. the net valas started some 10 years ago in the Lin-

of zinc oxide in the products was only by the poultry "farmers.

an accidental result of testing far boric of the brade of the port was Hk. Tschow district is proving profitable, MK. The following are £ statistics of acid by the United States Government. 3,738,000, against Hkr. Ths. 3074,000 in is 20,000 of the raw commodity being chickens and ducks in China, excluding

(3)-Negotiations "on Water Stand- 1922, showing a decrease of 4 per cents forwarded annually through the post to ards in Egg Products from Yolk-In | sot∙ly confined to foreign imports. the provinces of Kwangsi, Szechuan. 6. London merchants demanded that Yunnan and Kweichow, for the years the quantity of water contained in 1917, 1015, and 1919:

chicken egg products from yolk, should not exceed 50 par cent, and that water 1995 amounted to Hk. Tls. 133,581, the This trade is confined to Kwangtung and in the duck egg products from golk

Kwangsi The value of foreign goods" should not exceed 48 per ent. But the highest since 01; and if duty and likin result of experiments conducted in opium be deducted from previous sent into the interior was lik. Tis. 173,090, - Shanghai showed the average content of years' revenues, the collection will be compared with Hk. Tls 109.000, in 1929, The statistics, compiled by the Ministry water.

Through

Kwangai taking 10 times of Agriculture and Commerce, also show negotiatious lasting about a year it was found to be only 11k. Tls. 1.000 short.

Kwangtua. that apart from the live province in agreed that the amount of water ing of the reeved year of isso. The increase the South-west, the largest number of chicken egg products Trom yolk should over last year's collection amounted to chickens and ducks are reared in Kings not exered 33 per cent. and in duck ek. Tis. 4.100 and was due to the a-coming to and ging from Pakhoi was The untaher of passengers reported as an, Rupel, Anhui, Shantang. Choking products from yolk 50 per cent. In 1997 Klangsi, and Honan provinces.. Accord thires provisions governing standardizaleation of the Revised Import Tariff of 10,642, showing an increase of 2,244 over ing to experiments conducted by the tion of water content were made by

1922, which was put into force on the the fires for 1922. No statistics are henays about 72 eggs a year. It is chants' Association, but were not accept- thought that he in North China layed by the London authorities. It may more than those in the South, probably also be mentioned that the Bureau of bethuse they are usually fed with beans, Public Health in Paris once spread which contain a large proportion of grounilless rumour that the eggs of eng albumen. According to Japanese est products from China were extremely mates, the average number of eggs from dangerous because one spoonful commain a hon is 84 a year. The annual yielded 36000,000 microbes! Throughout the country is therefore

1017 THOM

Chickens. 278,703,311 1-19,649,746

Ducks. 67,137,030 52,218,392

1919 ... 129,530.301 41,807,434

enoPTIOUS.

Exports were at first' chly in the top

to be 50

cent.

CAREFUL EXAMINATION.

The Maritime Custóls collection for

SHIPPING

the interior.

PASSENGER TRAFFIC

OPIUM.

MISCELLANEOUS.

*

nore

than

Lingnan Agricultural College. Canton Chinese merchants with the British Mer. 17th January, 1929, and avequnted for w availble for this branch of traffic with

tariff increase in import duties of Hk. Tha 21,000, or 19 per cent. But for this the 10s collection would have heep Hk. With the exception of infinitesimal Tis. 16,000 short the previous 'year's quantities used by the medical profession, Increases were recorded under export the trade in oppia is from a Castoons Ia Pakhoi, duties, transit ducs, and tomage dues, point of view nonexistent.

however, there has never been touch dif while import duties showed a drerease.ficulty in obtaining the drug, which is China eggs are highly appreciatěd by British and "American buyers, because

solely confined to the Yunnan variety and ni fresh eggs. preserved eggs, and wett

(h). Under General. Regulations-The antyes here from the distributing centres of Tungbing and Yauchow under military gas: The total value of exports for they are of good quality, (9) the out- 1004 was Tis. 1.200.000. It was increase in put their countries is too small to mumber of entries and clearances shows escort, overland or by junk. In May this Tix. 80.000 1909, and t Tls. 4300:00 Meet "the demand and the price too deste an increase,of a per runt over the pre-trade in

special goods

Yutnam the local military in 1911. During the Great War, how. (3) the products from China are care- tious year's figures, while the total ton- opium, was legalised

anthorities who retablished and control lever, it dropped to Th. 2000,000, owing: fully examined by exporters. According

pur- to the lack of alpinis transportation to reports of Mr. Oscar Berry, who made nage has increased by 4 per cent., show Special Tax Bavens for the faentities. After the War, is suddenly vestigation into the trade in China ing that bigger ships hare visited the pose of collecting the revenues from it jumped to the neighbourhood of is half of the Landon Chamber port. The increase was confined to for- The tax amounts to 10 cents an ounce ok

Conmmerce, every egg is examined seven

the raw article, which is then retailed at 5,000,000. The figure for 1921 was Tis.

times by experienced Chine workmen, eign flags, mostly British and French, 81.00 (subsidiary, eins). The military 11560.com, and tor 1922 Tls. 12.000.000, the last fun being about 10 times as employal and supervised by foreign ex-but does not signify an increased "Volume authorities were reported to have farmed large as that for 1904. Japan is the purriers in China. The egg is rejected it

November. most important foran market: next any defect is found in weight, size of trade, being due more than anything as this sourpo of revenue sometime in are Great Britain and Hongkong. The lustre, oder, or denseness of pores on the to burples tonuage on the const visiting

the port in search of freight. The de shell. The eggs to he exported are pro- fargest amount is exported from Shang-tected with rice husk, and put in cabins crease under the Chinese flag is account;

Considebl quantition are "alsa i

On reaching Loa-ed for by change of nation. Canton and Tientsinf low temperature. exported from The exports from Hankow are prin-don, they are subjected to another ex-being commandeered by the military. cipally egg products. few fresh eggs.amination before they are sold on the

marant. Mr. Berry advised the London (a) Imports, -Direct and Coastwise-

restraint on egg imports,

from Hongkong and Haiphong was Ilk Ts 3,380,790, showing a decrease of 1p per cent compared with the figures for the previous year. An abnormal quantity of rice, valued at Hk. Tis. 780,000, was imported from Haiphong owing to Ore failure of the crops in Kwangsi, which, though it swelled the import value figures, On the 2nd April a foreigner, an agent was a pure sign of trade depression of the British-American Tobacco Com- These juportations of rice continued until pany, was kidnapped, together with his Septelaher, when the farmers were favour interpreter and salesman, when near ed with a bountiful second crop. Towards Moli, a short distance from Liuchow, the end of the year, with a good harvest and a ranson of $5,000 was demanded. and restoration of some semblance of In the absence of the British Consul, the peace and ardor in the interior, business French Consul took up the ense with the became risk. With the exception of local military commander, General Huang Japanese flannelette, gutton blankets, Ming-tang, and obtained release of the yarn, and canvas, foreign cotton good's men on the oth Mes, without payment of showed increased importations, The ransonic gratuity, however, was given

to the rescuers.

preserved eggs or salt eggs.

FORSIGN GOODS.

The French Post Office was closed on the 1st Decemiller, 1922, and all minil matter has since been handled by the Chinese Post Office." Postal business has grown steadily. but, owing to the dis- tarbed state of the interior, the number

the preceding year.

The following tables show the destina. 7 Chamber of Cominered not to place any The net value of dirret foreign imports of export parcels was less than that of

ziond of shipments of fresh and preserved eggs for 1990, B, and 1922, and the ports from which the eggs were export Teil:-

Destination-

The growth of the egg products in dustry, may be appreciated from the following two tables, the first showing the value of exports from China for 12 d. 1999, and the second the value 84 of exports from leiding ports for 1922:

1021 Tis 1922 Tis. 85 Products from albu-

inen and yolk. 11,758,093 12,093,511 34 Fresh eggs, preser;

Exports (in units of 1,000,000) -1920 1911092

917. 15:3

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11.576.173 12,956,271 4,005,427 13. Refrigerated eggs... 1,422,13

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Philippine Islands

Russian Pacific Coast..

13

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Singapore and Straits

Settlements

5

19

Macan

12

16

*

Canada

4

2

Poris from which regs were exported.

1920 1921 1992

Shanghai

210

278

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Canton

19

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Tientsin,

200

340

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Fresh eggs.

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Refrige

TE.

Tis:

3,311,402 450.354

405,789

Tis.

The Canton telegraph employees' strike, caused by the appointment of an outsider as Superintendent of Telegraphs at Can-- ton, spreal to this part of the province, and the Pakho staf declared a sym- pathetic strike the 19th March.

heavy decline in flannelette and cotton blankets was caused by the boycott In June Dr. Sun Yat Sen appointed Mr against Japanese' goods being made effeco Wen-thin to take over charge of this tive. There are two reasons for the mark-local Salt Office. Ho arrived in l'ak. ed decrease-62 per cent,-in cotton yarn. hoi on the 1st June, but was refused The first was that merchants. at Tung recognition by the District Inspectors 85.500 hing were shipping considerable quantities appointed from Peking, who removed the eggs was established at Wuhu, Aului Shanghai..... 5,475,823 3,610;60% 503,700 of apium by junk to Kwangchowwan, office archives to the French Consulate. province, in 1907: In the following year. Tientain 2002 1,438,455 2,377,300

with the proceeds from the sale of which for safety and established a separate office four plants were started in Hankow, Nanking 000,348 578.818" 2.110.112 they were buying cotton yarn for the in the building formerly used by the. followed by a larger number in other Wahi ........ 25,052 974.036

supply of Yamehow and joining dis French Post Office, placrs. According to investigations made Kiaochao.... 6,850 4,497,963.

trists, importing it into China through The Yu Chin Manganese Mining "Com- in 1921, there are now over 80 egg pré Bwatow

the Native Customs at Tunghing. Overpany, which has been working a man- Berving plants in China. The biggest The total expert in 1993 from Shang-and above the amount needed for Yaunganese e chin intermittently for the plants, such as the Yuan Feng, which hai of album and yolk products chow and district. considerable quanti past 10 years, has been amalgamated with has been closed, and the To Chi, or the amounted to Hk. Tls. 427 The ties were re-exported fran Tanghing and the Yu Sheng Manganese Company, of International Export Company, which total export of fresh, preserved and salt imported into Pakhai without payment unaus, and hopes to put out some 5.00 is still in operation, "us-4,000,000 42gs »eges amounted to Hk. Tls. 328277 and of further duties, being covered by Native tons of ore animally The mine is sita- diny. Other plants us 600,000 rugs a refrigerated eggs to fik. Tis. „2,064, 120. Customs duty paid certifientes, and ex-ated at Nata, in the vicinity of Yamehow. day in the period from March to July. The following table shows the total perienced no difficulty in mulerselling the and the ore averages 15 per cent. inat- Since 1919, Sino-tierman trade has export in 1923 of fresh eggs from Shang local stocks which had been importer ganese. This company has had to con- From Hongkong direct and had paid a tend against many difficulties, among been gradually restored. Egg products hai, by countries:-- exported to Germany during that year

Quantity Val Hk high Maritime Customs duty. The gain which military exactions" have not been

(prises). TIM by this roundabout way of inporting is the least.

said to amount to $10 a bale, or about 1 Towards the end of the year a con- 26,735,442

10,120 per cent. Against this, due allowances pany, styled Wan Kwong et Cis, with

207 must be made for the risks piracy and capital of $20,000, was formed locally for 324,922 damage by water, which probably ac- the purpose of manufacturing soap and 426 counts for the roundabout route not being bricks. The company has its own electric- availed of more than it is. The second light plant aid has imported a second- 1,680,995 |

297,850 reason was that there was an abnormal hand set of machinery from Hongkong. rise in the price of yarn at Hongkong, Work will be commenced de soon aw the Total: 25,894,700 2,711,547 and merchants found that profits were managing foreman, a Chinese, arrives. to be made by re-exporting the Pakhoi from "America. storks back to Hongkong. The falling

Destination.

amounted to 90,000. plculs, exceeding pre-Great Britain war figures Larger quantities, however, have been consumed in Great Britain and Hongkong America during recept years. The fol- U.S.A. Jowing table shows the countries which Franc...... consumed more than 10,000 pieuls in the Russia Pacific

Japan years 1919, 1980, 1921 and 1922, respec-

Manila tively :-

Country. Great Britain ...385

U.S.A.

Geraany"

France

1919

Unit: 1,000 piculs.

1920

1021 1329 216 299 hom

148 117

68

GT

00

1

23

30

20

18

29

Belgium

8

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Holland

11

3

Russian Pacific

Coust 8

MANY EMBARGOER."

6

24

In connection with the trade of egg

Port.

· 160,500 18,000 28X3-10,050 37,100 145,210,550 94,506,302

CINEMA NOTES.

QUEEN'S THEATER

1

207,467

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Consequent upon the frequent typhoons off in importation of canvas, with a cor which passed to the north of Pakhoi, responding increase in weal and cotton violent thunderstorms and torrential rains unions, is due to change in, the popular prevailed during July and August. O fancy for foreign native style shoe the night of the 2nd July lightning struck uppers, army cloth material being the the German Mission, killing a Chines tions, inetals of all descriptions showed Other casualties were reported. fashion at present With a few excep- girl and setting fire to the premises.

NATIVE CUSTOMIS. `-

is will be explainal to those who, sed importations. Under

yet, have not availed themarises of the opportunity to see that Universal sercen

there was a noteworthy increas

by soldiers are recorded in shipping and revenue, products, there have been a series of classic, White Tiger," which will be of 116 per cent. "in cigarettes, attributAlthough rears of 1 and 2 per umt. embargoes introduced by importing coun presented at the Queen's Theatee tutay able to the partiality shown by die trade through the Native Customs was tries. They may be suumed up as fol, and to morrow. This automatic chess the impictation of which had been stead wing to unrest in the interior, less this

wizard, described as the scientific

lows;-

to this form of

the.

of 3 and 15 (1.) Probibition of Ziar Compound in marvel of the age plays an importantly increasing since Blocks from Germany that of 1982. The values for both imports per cent in comparison with the Fre- Egg Products. In September, 1917, the part in the plot of White Tigers." became available, showed an increase of exports show decreases

vious year's gares. The year's revenue United States Government promulgated Frisella Dean is the star and local per cent over the figures for 12

CHINESE GOODS.

collection anmunteil to k, Tis. 14,579. an order, placing a bar on egg products cinema nudiences need no reminder of

The enhancel which contain zinu oxide to the amount her charm and acting talents. The story (a.) Exporta, Abroad and Coastwise the higheat on "record. of have one gram in 10.000 grains. In is of the adventures of three inter (including Re-exports). The value of collection was solely on imports from April, 1018, egg products from yolk were national thieves who move from London Chinese produce of local origin exported Limehow and Yanichew, where the Nativa" again strictly prohibited. The embargo to America "where"tany clear a big haul, abroad to Hongkong and French Indo- Customs Deputies-appointees of we not removed until the spring of 1813. but in doing so they come up against China showed increases of 10 and 18 per local militarists under Dr. Sun Yat Sca Exports of egg products to Amerlea for a purposeful young man who makes it cont respectively over, the figures for were unable to obtain the necessary 1918 were therefore reduced to about his business to reform the girl sember 1922, while, the value of shipments const-duty documents from the Huperintendent 45,000 picule, as against some 150,000 of the party because of his affection for wise to Kiungchow represented a de- of Customs at Kiungchow, who had re- picule in 1917. The cause of the pre-ber. Matt Moore is the hero. The other crease of 21 per cunt. There were peca telved his appointrucat from Generalis- sence of zinc oxide in egg products is two characters who make up the trio are crops of sugar and lungnganx, for both site Chion Ching-ning, with the result the use of zinc pans in healing eggs. In taken with signal success by Raymond of which Hongkong proved a favourable that goods arriving at Pakhoi unsupport prder to remedy this defect, zine pans Griffith and Wallace Beery. The latter market Appreciable increases were re-el by the Superintendent's duty-paid have been replaced by lend pans. Porer won laurels for his parts in "Robin corded in aniseed star, euttic-fish, fire-certificates were charged duty here," lain pans and glass pans are also in Feed" and "The Four Horsemen of the crackers, firewood, wood oil, hides, and irrespective of whether duty had been.

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dried prawns; but shipments of pigs, paid at place of export or not.

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