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THE FLOODS IN CHIHLI.

SOLDIERS BUILDING DYKES,

PERINO," August and The work of General Fengʻi soldiers in building strong" dykes along the Yung Ting-ho at Huang Tu Po will be finished within a few days when they will be with drawn to their camps. The water is re ported to have gone down a foot and a half to-day and it is believed that all serious danger is passed.

General Feng to-day still has 2,500 mea at work on the curve of the river at Huang Tu Po where he has built a dyke 33 feet from the river bottom to the top of the dyke, which is 40 feet across. Built of sand bags and willow branches these Jykes are expected to withstand the water and not only prevent it from overflowing into the countryside, but to keep it in a straighter course...

In connection with the report that local legal institutions desired to give a sum of money as a reward to General Feng's men who have been fighting back the water day and night, General Feng is under stood to hold that it is not necessary to pay his men for their sacrifice since they worked out of a sense of duty to the Community.

The Christian General, however, did tell the representatives of the institutions that he was not averse to them giving his men new clothing to replace that ruined by mud and water or torn by the willow branches. This would merely be a replac ing of the property of his men and not an additional gift.

Yesterday the Ta Hsin and Wang-ping District Magistrates were sent by the Mayor of the Metropolitan District fo congratulate Genera!· Feug's soldiers at Huang Tu Po. These officials were sur. prised at the spirit of the men who have been digging the mut for several weeks and their attitude toward the farmers. They were told that the soldiers explain to the farmers' whose property they are Baving that they do it because they feel their obligation is there rather than idling away their time at Nan Yuan Having been farmers before soldiers, they realize what it means to have farms saved from Over 200,000 sand bags were used in the dyke operations of General Feng as well as countless willow branches. The Gen- eral is much worried over the fact that the Government has not paid the farmers for the willow branches, which had to be cut in some cases much to the distress of the poor farmers, who, however realized the good use to which they would be put. The River Conservancy Bureau has given the farniers who helped the work on the dykes promissory twenty copper notes which are eashable whenever the Guvern- ment can find money. General Feng does not think that fair, and insists that actual

food.

coppers be paid the farmers, in some pro-

portion at least.

men.

THE TRADE OF AMOY."

CUSTOMS COMMISSIONER'S «

<REFONT FOR 1923. Mr. J. H. Maconn, Commissioner of Customs at Anoy, in his report on the foreign trade of the port for the year 1823 says:-

LOCAL

Most of the vessels entering the part flew pass sero shirtings and sheetings, drille the British or Japanese Bags, the remain and jeans, 7'-cloths, cement, sulphate of der mainly sailing under the Chinese, ammonia, kerosene oil, gasolene, white,

All the Dutch, and American flags. It is worthy sugar, and"yellow paraffin wax. of mention that a ship registered under transit passes issued were for places in Fukien. Roference was made in last the Chinese flag made one trip carrying

year's report to the paucity of good emigrants. Rules. The tonnage engaged in inland It is satisisetory to report that in several (b) Under Inland Steam Navigation roads restricting trade with the interior. water transportation in 1993 was much districts the authorities are exerting The gross value of the trade of Acao for less than in the preceding year-160,944 themselves to remedy this defeet.

(b) Outwards (under Transit Certi- the year 19 was Ik. Tls. 30,40,430, a tons, against t02,987 tons in 1999. The total which, though less than the totals for number of vessels, too-4,819,-eutering ente)-Though the unsettled state of the 1992 (HK. Tls. 1,000,422) or for 1001 (Hk. port in 1923 exhibits a marked falling of interior still brevents this trade prosper- when compared with the total cutries foring in former years, it is satisfactory to record a slight advanes of last your's Tls. 31,981,033), compares favourably with

the preceding year -0,328 vessels. The the Sgures for 1920 (HK, Tls. 23,048,303) decrease in the figures is mainly account-in considerable quantities, while prepared total. Narcissus bulbs were brought down There is, as usual, an adverse balance of

ed for by the fact that for a time, owing trade, the excess of imports over exports.

for the past year. amounting in valite to Hk. Tls. 20,739,857, to the disturbed state of all inlnnu diebuceo shows air increase over the total (c) Special. The trade in Chinese fac or 831,107,086. In previous reports the tricta, steam-launches entirely ceased run- manner in which this difference has beening, while even now the service to sextory products suffered a temporary set- met-by remittanes of the savings of Chiral inland places is much curtailed, back during the past year, the value of nese labourers abroad, of profits derived There is little doght that the trade will the goods forwarded being H. Tiz- be as brisk as formerly once order is re116,688, against Hk. Tla 1,164,368 in from trade, of interest from investments,

the country districts and on the era totals are shown under ele, has often been discussed. It is restored

The stean-launch Kengo was shirtings and "sheetings, drills and jeans, ported that remittances received from past. abroad were larger in 1923 than in 195pirated in the vicinity of Chuanchow and cotton towels, and paper (Shanghai mill). carried off to the south. The vessel wasOn the other hand, Shanghai cotton yara hecause the rate of exchange was more

released shortly afterwards,

and camilles exhibi: diminished returns. favourable for remitting, larger aums were required to meet the increased cost of living at home, and it was profitable to

(a) Imports, Direct and Constwlse,- The value of the treasure imported wa purchase house property in Amoy. Chi-Compared with the figures for 19, the Hk Tis 2.138,862, while the exports of nese bankers, I understand, consider that falling off in the value of foreign goods treasure amounted to Hk. Tis. 1,653,994/ my estimate (Trade: Report for 1922) imported is roughly Hk. Tis. 1,700,000, the These totala are very low compared with of the collective wealth of Fukienese total for 1927 being Hk. Ths. 1,360,275, the average annual imports and exports resident in foreign countries, namely, against H£ The. 15,519,398 in 1992. Of during the last ten years, which may 21,500,000,000, is understated by at least the articles imported, goods to the value be partly accounted for by the very dir 2500,000,000. It would he interesting to of Hk. Tls. 378,393 were re-exported, thus tarbed conditions which prevailed for, investigate how the total wealth of Chi-reducing the net importation to Hik. Tis such a long period during the past year. nese in foreign countries compares with 14481.880. Sminler quantities of English The bulk of the treasure received came the wealth of foreigners in China.

plain. cotton piece goods were imported, from Shanghai and Swatow, and the

FORKLON GOODS.

TREASURE.

and exports a part of the imports ·con-

PASSENGER TRAFFIC.

The passenger traffic, both inward, and outward, was smaller in. 1993 than ina recent years, but the falling off wa mainly in the traffic to and from inland (b) Re-exports.-The gools re-exported waters places. As referred to under Shipping, (b.)," the unsettled stale of to foreign and native ports comprised cotton piece goods, metals, empty casks, the interior restricted passenger trafic cigarettes, coal, artificial indigo, shery very much during the course of the year. products, ginseng, manures, matches, On the other hand, passengers leaving for medicines, kerosene oil, and white sugar.

CHINESE GOODS.

coast and foreign ports exceeded in num- hers those who left last year, while the number of passengers returning from (a.) Experts, Abroad and Coastwise abroad was little below the total for 1922. (including Re-exports)It is noteworthy The cultivation of the popyy, which is that, in spite of the disturbed state of still permilled, has again given occupa South Fakien during the past year, the tion to many labourers and, consequently, total value of the exports (Hk. Tlsduced the number of emigrants to for 4.845,401) exceeds the total value for 1929 eign countries. It may be interesting to (Hk. Tls. 4,684,363) and is only about state that, though labourers of all ages Hk. Tis. 90,000 below the figures for 1921 emigrate, the majority are young adults During (Hk. Tls 4,92,991). The exports to far between the ages of 25 and 35.

In the early months of the year trade | while dyed and fancy cotton goods appear treasure exported was sent to Shanghai, was antisfactory, in spite of the fact that to have inamtained their hold on the war Fouchow, and Swatow. While coin was political conditions were anything but ket. The trade in Japanese piece goods the form in which imports were usually usually des stable. The import trade, particularly suffered severely, and the figures exhibit received with foreign countries, was very brisk, the large decreases under the principal hend patched, revenue for the quarter showing an ad-ings. Both Indian and Japanese cotton sisted of bullion-geld bars, etc., to the vance of fully Hk. Tls, 40,000 on the pure bave fallen away, particularly the value of Hk. Tis. 107,913 and silver in Though latter, though the competition of Chinese bars and sycee to the value of Hr. Tis figures of March quarter 1999 the revenue benefited by the introdue cotton yarn has not been so severely felt 20-ns well as a sealt part of the tion of the new Import Tariff on the 17th as in the preceding year. Under metals, exports-gold bars, etc., valued at Hk. January, this factor is only partly respon- bath tin in slabs and tinned plates exhibit Tis. . The face that considerable sums of wible for the satisfactory result Candi- decreased totals. While the falling off in money are annually brought into Amoy tions were adverse to good trading during the importation of foreign rice would seen on the persons of returning emigrants unpleasantly verified when the the second quarter of the year, piracies to indicate improvement in the home sup was occurred frequently along the coast, and ply, there is an increase in the impertasteaner Kango was pirated and a large tion of foreign four. Cigarettes and coal feum in silver coins was stolen from the an anti-Japanese boycott was declared on the 8th April and carried out very vigor. exhibit decreased totals, and aniline dyes passengers, who were largely emigrants were impjorted in slightly larger quanti-returning from Singapore and the Dutch ously. Throughout the September quar- ter chnos reigned supreme in most parts tics. The figures for dried and salt fish East Indies and proceeding to their

During the last two

are unsatisfactory, both showing marked native places. of South Fukien. months of the quarter cases of piracy and decreases. A marked decrease is to be robbery were of frequent occurrence; recorded under gasolenc, benzene, petrol, steam-launches and junks ceased ning etc.; kerosene oil, too, was imported in much smaller quantities. On the other on the coast, shops closed their doors, and hand, all kinds of sugar were imported in all persons who could afford to do so Rocked to Kalangau for safety. The loss larger quantities. suffered by the merchants of Amoy is estimated at $2,000,000. What the un- fortunate people on the mainland suffered it is impossible to gauge. Though the Local papers to-day publish a letter political situation had not changed at the from General Feng's staff denying the beginning of the last quarter of the year, report that his men received $50,000. the cessation of active hostilities and the General. Feng told the local newspaper cancellation of the anti-Japanese boycott men that he did not even expect a copper seemed to restore some measure of con- from the Ministry of Finance and der-fidence to traders. Importations of for tainly has not asked for anything for hiseign goods, particularly, were made in increased quantities, the export trade was The $50,000 referred to, is thought to be more active, and the revenue showed a that turned over to the River Conservancy good advance. It is to be noted, how Bureau through the Mayor's Office. None ever, that large stocks remained in Amoy of it went to General Feng or his men at the end of the year, as the expecta Chung - Mei.

tion that a strong demand from the in-eign countries exhibit a notable advance the year 1993 the proportion of women terior would arise, was not realised, of almost Hk. Tis 400,000, while the ex-and children emigrating, compared with A TYPHOON.

though stocks up country were known to ports to Chinese ports have fallen away the adult males, was higher than in the about Hk Tla. 200,000. The Chinese po preceding year. This feature was parti be running short. NEWS FROM AN OUTPORT. During the course of the year there was pulation of this district generally is more cularly noticeable during the adult males," much military activity on the part of the closely connected in business and better was higher than in the preceding year. acquainted with Singapore, Batavia, This feature was particularly noticeshio The following found its way into the regular and irregular troops occupying Manila. Rangoon, and Saigon than with during the last three months of the Daily Press letter box:-

this province. Road-making has Con

most of the great trading centres of rear. About 2 per cent of the emigrants PAPAYA VILLA, August, 1994- tinned in several districts during the year. China. Apart from this, this district are rejected, usually for eye diseases and DEAREST ANNE,-What a week! Rain! A new road from: Fukiong to Changchow derives much of its annual income from blindness, skin diseases, physical defor Rain Rain! until we thought there was was completed in January and another overseas Chinese. The trade with foreign mities, and general physical unfitness. no more rain feft, in all the Heavens, road, from Chinmci to Tangan, was finish-countries containing large colonies of The traffic on the Changchow-Amoy Rail- and then lo and behold this typhooned some months inter. Great building Chinese inhabitants, originally hailing way was even smaller than last year. It bursts upon us and it rains harder than activity was observable in Kulangsu dur-from Amey, is thus more likely to expand does not appear that trade at Amoy will ever. Quelle vie, and believe me, my ing the year. Owing to the disorders on than the trade with other parts of China derive much benefit from this railway so dear, this letter is written under dilleul the mainland and in Amoy city, large where few natives of Amoy reside. Com-long as the line is not pushed farther ties but one must do something besides numbers of people migrated to the Inter-pared with last year's returns, brown into the interior, so as to be able to bring sitting and wondering whether the roof national Settlement, with the result that sugar, white sugar, and sugar candy have down agricultural products and minerale," will blow off with the next gust of wind rents rose e exorbitant figures. Though done badly, the quantity exported of the to this port from its rich and largely and where we would lay our wet and

well as many of the refugees have now left the last-mentioned article being less than half untapped hinterland, as weary heads should this contingency island, it is certain that the population the quantity shipped in 1929. The most facilitate the carriage of imports to occur. Never before did I realize the has increased considerably during the satisfactory advance is to be recorded inland places. comfort in the words of the song 0

under bricks and tiles, though increased wert thou in the cold, cold blast I'd

totals ar ealso to be noted under bemp The cultivation of the poppy was car- shelter. thee, etc... I, hope my quotation

The total revenue, Uk. Tls. 092,003, is bags, 1st quality paper, and leaf tobacco.ried on openly in most districts of South is correct, I never made any pretence of

the largest collection in the past 10 years,

Dried hungngans, 2nd quality paper, joss Fukien and a large revenue collected from being able to write Scutch it lies one's pen up just the same as the language exceeding the net revenue for last year paper, and paper umbrellas (kittysols) the cultivators. The revenue from this

have fallen off. Lies up one's tongue. But to return to

source Southern Fukien probably ex- (Hk. Th 673,073) by almost Hk. Tis

(b.) · Imports-The value of Chinese ceeded Je estimated: proceeds of the tax the subject I started on. Of course, this 19,000. The monthly revenue was at its goods imported was Hk. Tls. 11,723,783 in 1999, namely, 1,000,000. From time is not a bad typhoon as typhoons go

lowest in February, rising sharply in which total compares well with the value to time the officers of the Customs made (biour I should say), but it is bad enough March. The monthly collections then fell for any recent year, except 1920 (Hk. seizures of opium, morphia, etc, which to be uncomfortable. The best of writing steadily til September, but rose again Tis. 12,020,023). The value of the goods were confiscated. Owing to the unsettled to you, my dear, is that you have never rapidly during the last months of the re-exported amounted to Hk. Tls. 387,139, local situation, purission was given to been in one, and so can't say but year, the December collection being the reducing the net total of imports to Hk destroy all Customs confiscated. noxious it is not nearly as bad as the one. I was highest. Import duties, coast trade Tls. 11,6,644, which is the second best drugs, eto, in stock by sinking them at in in 19" One of the dining room win duties, and transit dues all exhibit in total ever recorded. Chinese factory pro sea instead of burning them on shore. dows has just given beneath the strain creases, while the decreases under the ducts again register a remarkable ad-Accordingly, on the 25th July, 1923, a and poor nearly lost his front hair remaining beadings are small. There is vance, which probably was much assisted inrge quantity of opium, morphin, and and eyebrows in boarding it up with the little doubt that it was simply the dis- by the prolonged boycott of competing cocaine was taken out to sea by the re amah's ironing board and a stray shutter turbed state of this district that prevent Japanese products, though Chinese manu venue steamer, l'ingching and, in the pre which landed on our front verandah. I ed a very substantial increase of revenue factures in recent years have been steadily more of Chinese and foreign witnesses, Save just had the pleasure of seeing the being recorded, as the new Import Tariff establishing themselves in popular favour. completely destroyed and sunk in deep side-board mirror smashed and favourite came into force on the 17th January, 13 Cotton yarn fell away markedly. This water. The value of the narcotics des cut-glass dish (wedding present) hurled

is partly accounted for by the fact that troyed was about $100,000 to atoms and have been tamenting over

cotton yarn is largely imported direct the debris like Job, or was it Jeremiah 7 (a) Under General Regulations-It is from, Shanghai to certain districts which Anyway like one of those gentlemen of satisfactory to record that the tonange of formerly obtained their supplies from Semitic origin whose sorrows one bears the shipping entering Amoy during the Amoy. Benncake and beans were again of in Scripture class. I suppose these past year shows 'n solid advance on the imported in large quantities, both show little things are only sent to try us. 1 figures for 1922, the total for 1023 heing ing some advances on last year's totals. think one has enough trialu "Out East" 3,136,381 tons, compared with a total of The former being largely used to fertilise to merit a special dispensation in the 2,040,368 tone for 1923. As usual, there the poppy fields, the large importation next world Of courte, you people at

was keen competition in the emigrant is not an unmixed blessing. While there home Jus't know what a typhoon can be trade; in March quarter Messra Heap Ek is little alteration in the totals shown ion played at Happy Valley on August like even a baby one. You have never, & Co. inaugurated a new service to Singa-under candles, cigarettes, and leaf to lat was won by A. E. Lissaman 93-1875 for instance, stood at your window and pore, Penarig, and Rangoon with two bacco, it is satisfactory to record ad- and not a tie as published in yesterday's watched your neighbour's entire livestock steamers, the s.a. fiorgistan and the 3.2 -

TADECs under samshu, vermicelli, and, Papers.

The explanation of the erroneous re sail past several feet above terra firma Nairung. While the anti-Japanese boy-particularly, under umbrella paper. On and accompanied by a matshed or so1 cott-continued Japanese steamers camed the other hand, wheat flour has fallen port is that the information published Jániain de la vie, yes it certainly has its very little cargo inwards or outwardaway" more than 30 per cent from last was in accordance with the particularm posted, on the board at Happy Valley on Bunday.

humerous side.. Of course, the garden (one can still call it by that name) is in

year.

REVENCE

"SHIPPING."

(Continued on next column.)

year's figures...

INLAND TRANSIT.

OPICM.

LOCAL SPORT.

HAPPY VALLEY GOLF.

A “CORRECTION. E

The Optional Sweep Staken Competi

MILITARY FOOTBALL.

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a sad way. Three of our favourite trees gone one having fallen on, the chicken Well, I bave bewniled my sorrows long (a) Inwards (under Transit Pass). house and entirely demolished the roof. enough, and I have had one eye on a The value of the foreign goods sent to the I am sorry for the inhabitants thereof. window which bulges ominously every interior under transit pass was Hk. Tls, The following match will take place on Our domestics will have chicken for their time a Berco gust hurls itself against it- 1,084,814, which is a decrease on the totals the Murray Barracks Football round meals for some time, I expect: "Chickenst (the window does I mean not the eye) so for 1922 (Hk. Tle 1;174,796), and for 1921 this evening at 5.20 p.m in connection. Platoon All have makoe die he nl have blow I will give the alarm before, any more [away. No? My no sabey,” And one gets glass diabes go west, just

be largely ascribed to the insecurity and Challenge Cup: Replay (2nd round) go further.

Chceria ma hien chere.--Ever your.

gederal disorder in the interior. The Drums and Sigs (red and white) v No AMELIENNE

principal articles protected by transit Platoon (blue and white).

(Continued at foot of next column.)

(Hk. TI 1,405,005). The decrease must with the Montague-Batea