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TRADE IN FAR EAST.

REVIEW OF LAST DECADE

In the decade 1913-23 the six leading Particulars of the mineral resources of countries of the Far East-Japan, China Cama have hitherto been discult to ob- Philippines, Dutch East Indies. British tatu, states the l'etroleum Times? A few years ago the Chinese Gavertinent insti Malaya, and British India-have increas tuted a Geological Surves for the couned their exports 84 per cent, from

apparently with l knowledge of China in e

view to bring 81,077,000,000 in 1013 to $3,387,000,000 in 109, according to an analysis of the Far ised countries, and although it is obvicus Eastern Division of the American Depart

$3,92,000 in 1993

same

that some time must elapse before ang suits of great importance are obtained, t of Commerce. During the the Survey has already published scme period they have increased their imports useful information regarding China's 70 per cent., $1,901,000,000 in 2013 to minerals. special report by the Survey on the Mining Industry China Cou- tains a section on the petroleum prospects in that great country, which, next to the coal and iron deposits, have attracted the attention of the outside world.

the

As a consequences of the greater in crease in their exports the combinest favourable balance of their trade häs in- creased in 10 years from $75,000,000 to $345,000,000. Only two countries-Japan and China-imported in 1923 more goods

FATAL BANGLES, YOUNG WOMAN KILLS" HERSELF WITH OPIUM.

· GOODS · THROWN. INTO. HARBOUR.

YINE FIRMS AIM FOR REFUND.

DEATH ENQUIRY AT KOWLOON, At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday

JUDGMENT, FÖR PLAINTIFFS,

`Xine firms made claims in the Suminary afternoon. Mr. E. W. Hamilton held aa enquiry into the circumstances attending Court yesterday against the Yir Tack the death of Chan Won, a young Chinese Shing Arm in respect of the value of woman, which took place at 34. Portland goods said to have been thrown into the Street, first floor, on September, 13th.

harbour "from a jünk taking them across Dr. W. B. A. Moore, giving evidence,-

to Kowloon. a. pab-mortem stated that he made

Mr. N. L. Brewer appeared for, the examination of the deceased. In his plaintiffs and Mr. M. K. Lo for the opinion death was due to coma through defendant. Sem. opiuh poisoning,

Mr. Brewer said that the action 'con- Mr. O. F. Labatti, Assistant Govern- meni Analyst, analysed the contents of red cargo shipping on board the junk. the stomach, and found about 13 milli. The several plaintiffs were mutual cus

tomers of the junk's owners and the mode grammes of morphine. He also got of proerture was for the plaintiff mer- than they exported-a total unfavourable actions for mecanic acid, which was ons balance of $103,000,000. "The four tropical of the characteristic substances contain chants. who were, at Kowloon City, to

The goods wern. colonies of Asia-Philippines, Dutch Easted in opium. Witness examined the con- buy goods in Victoria

tents of a bottle submitted to him by then shipped on board the Junk, the Sergt. Taylor, and 'it to contain 4 cubie the same one, invariably being used. On antimetres of a black liquid which gave this occasion (July 3rd) the goods were The sub shipped and no news was heard a to reactions for meconft neid. stance had the smell, colour, and general their having arrivedin fact nothing appearance of opium dross. Witness at all about them. would expect death to ensue if a person

According to infongation supplied by unaccustomed to opium drank a third the defendant's solicitors the junk start- of the brandy-bottle (produced) full of ed from Wing Lok whart about twelve delock with a full load and between this substance.

Bailey's Shipping Yard and the Cement Works a wind sprung up. The junk was blown a starboard and practically enp- sized. The goods had to be thrown over- board and eventually the junk - 'was salvaged and towed to Kowloon.

THE STOLEN BANGLES.

The plaintiffs claimed that the cost' Questioned by Mr. Hamilton, the wit-price of the goods should be refunded. nessed stated that shortly before her After a rather lengthy hearing His death he bought the deceased a pair of Lordship (Mr. Justice Gompertz) gave In 1913 these six Oriental countries | bangles, and one day a man ju the street judgment for the plaintiffs. sold Europe 7825.000,000 worth of tole them from her by means of a trick. materals and purchased 573,000,000) Or mattueureu govs, Tacre requited a Witness scolded her about tain on Sept. balans of merchandise trade in favour 10th, but he did not think that the

1023 the of Europe of 248,000,000 "La sume countries sold Europe 8023,000,000 scolding preyed on her mind at all. He worth of raw materials and purchase had a bottle under his bed, containing $1,121,000,000 worth of Europe manufac-opium-water. He used it in sunil quan. inred goods. Not only were Lurope's

a preventive against opium sales to the Orient increased in 10 years tities" us

BALANCE IN FAVOUR OF EUROPE

It may be remembered that in 1994 the Standard Oil Company obtained an oil prospecting, concession in the northern part of Shensi Province. This company drilled in all seven wells in the districts of Yench'ang. Fussu and Chungpu. In no case did the well reach a depth of 3,000 ft., and although some oil was found. the Standard Oil Company did not feel Indies, British Malaya and British in disposed to proceed with the prospert-dia-on the other hand piled up a favour. ing, and abandoned the concession after able balance of $748,000,000, making the having exepended about 23,000,000 au it.. This decision of the Standard Oil Cemnet favourable alance for the Far East pany caused a geras deal of local disap 345,000,000 for the year. pointment, as quite a different end to the

The unfavourable merchandise balancs enterrament wells have been pro

was anticipated. At Yenchang of China and Japan were largely offset ducting oil steadily for a number of years by direct borrowing in Europe and and the large number of oil seepages in America; by services render by Japanese that district which have long been known, are good evidence of its petroliferous shipping; and by remittances to China

Kwok Fei, a Chinese master tinsmith. character, and certainly seem to justify of Chinese abroad. The favourable mer- further prospecting. The Chinese Geolochandise balances of the tropical colonies said that the deceased was his concubine. gical Survey is by no means disposed regard the Standard Oil Company's were offset by shipments of silver to In-He bad lived happily with her for seven action as conclusive against the presence din direct from America and vidi England; years. His princiunt wife was dead, and of oil in quantity, and expresses the opin- ion that a much smaller expenditure than by transfer of American credits from the he had no other concubing. The deceased that made by the above company, i judi. Dutch East Indies and British Malaya' to had no cause for jealousy. ciously spent, might result in success. Holland and England; to apply against Besides, in the districts already named European debts to America, and by liqui the oil-bearing formation, with numerous dation of Philippine invisible indebted oil seepages, extends north-west through aess to the United States. the districts of Chengyian in Kansu, to Yumen and Tengbuang, continuing along the northern slope of Nanshan until it reaches Northern Turkestan. In the last oil in some quantity has been produced from the districts of Wash, or ini, Tuch'eng, "and Tihua. No prespect- ing has been done in these areas.

South of the Chin'ling Mountain is the red basin of Szechuan, where cil is' asso- ciated with the historic brine wells, and much natural gas is produced which has been used domestically and industrially from time inmemorial. The oil is found at somewhat shallow depths but the associated brine being of inferior concen- tration, drilling is usually carried down to far lower horizons, from which are obtained copious flows of highly consen trited brine. Although no oil is found in these lower strata, a good deal of gas escapes, containing, however, a large pro- poruch of hydrogen sulphide. The age the gayielding strain is probably Triassic

The oil production of this area is not large. For example, the Taulin- ching

district contains over a thousand brine wells from 1000 to 4.000 ft. deep. but the total oil production does not exceed 30 tons per annum. It is possible, however, that the upper strata contain ing the inferior brines would be much more productice of oil if it were exploit ed. This area also includes numerous an ticlines which have never been test- d. The brine wells are obviously drilled in the synclinal depressions, where they are likely to be most productive of salt.

Acording to Sir Brvertes Redwood, a thick, tarry of found în Mongolia in Mesozoic beds or the southern Anak of the Jais Range and also to the north of Orku Lake, where is formus series of fairly large hillocks consisting mainly of asphalt. The uame Maili (oil) is given to the western end of the Jais range.

Oil shales occur in several parts of China, but practically nothing is known of them. The extensive and rich deposit is practically and accord-

controlled by the ing to recent reports

23 per cent, but the balance of trace in smoking. A few minutes before 10 am. favour of Europe was quadrupled from

on the day of the deceased's death." wit- SAN,000,000 to $108,000,000.

Asia's 1923 exports to the United States ness was aroused by deceased elder sister, tripled and the unperts from the United who asked him to look at the deceased States were hearty four, times greater than in 1913. in 1913 Asia exporte The latter was unconscious, and her pulse 32,000,000 worth of raw products to the was very faint. Witness fetched dreens United States in return for $133,000,000ed's mother." worth of manufactured goods. In 1923 Mr. Hamilton: Why did you not the Urient shipped us $77,0,000 worth, mostly of raw sik, rubber, jute, tin, man send for a doctor-It did not occur to ganese, tea, cofices, and spices and took

me to send for a ductor. The sister told return only two-thirds as much, or

me her mother could cure people. $105,000,000 worth of practically the same products as were sold a decade ago plus Witness proceeding, said that before a large amount of wheat and when: flour he went for the mother, he looked under to China. The value of shipments to the bed for his opium-mixture. The Japan,

however,

increased to $201,00€,000

ALLEGED WRONGFUL

EJECTMENT,

AN ABSENT COMPLAINANT.

At the Central Magistracy, yesterday, Kau Ừ Shek, one of the sphilossnes of sche, European "restaurant at Ming Yuen Gardens, summoned Chan Tin Hing for wrongful ejectment from the premises, claiming this to be mala file, as all rents had been paid. In the absence of the complainant, Mr. Lindsell dismissed the summons, and when Mr. Brooks (för de- fendant) asked if some compensation was not due for the trouble and expense de- fendant had gone to in attending the Court, his Worship said the summons

advice of Mr. Brewer, and it was unfair was brought by the complainant on the

dollars, or over 400 per cent. in 10 years; bottle was still there, but it had only to expect the complainant to pay com to China $13,000,000 or 500 per cent; to some dregs left in it. Philippines $50,000,000 or 100 per cent.;

and to India 843,000,000 or 300 per et for dicensed's mother, you guessed that Mr. Hamilton: So before you went Asia's favourable trade balance with

the United States of $278,000,000 was vari.deceased had drunk the contents of the ously applied. In the case of Japan it bottle-Yea

was entirely applied to the liquidation of Did you suspect that the bangles had Europene favourable balance with that not been stolen, but that your wife had country. The $29.000.000 of India's given them away, or anything of that credit with the United States remaining sort -It did not occur to me. after India's European debts of $30,000,000 had been, liquidated by trans- fers of Indian credit to Europe's debts in. America was practically all remitted by us to India in the form of bar silver.

PHILIPPINES PAT LARGE DEIT...

The Phillippines paid large debt nad

You had been happy

Yes.

Have you any idea why she should take her life?-No.

pensation when he was guided in the matter by his legal representative.

LOCAL SPORT.

INTERPORT" ORICKET.

"THE "SINGAPORE TEAM.

Mr. L. S. Greenhill, Hon. Secretary," of the Hongkong Cricket Club, bas Chan Lai, a married woman, deceased's received a letter from Singapore, dated elder sister, stated in evidence that September 24th in which the following deceased and Kwok Fer lived perfectly names are given of those who are prac happily together. For some time past tical certainties in the Malays Team, due witness had been living with them, as here in November 2

of oil shale in will be exploited shipping services to the United States her husband was abroad. Kwok Fei had

lesenesa

ed in many parts of China.

CINEMA NOTES.

THE WORLD THEATRE.

during the year. The Dutch East Indies

C. 11. Brand.

N. Grenier.

J. D. Hussy.

E. W. N. Wyatt

R. T. Fisher.

P. N. Knight.

Flight-Lieut. Livock.

Lieut. E. A. Phayre, R.G.A. Lieut. F. H. Thompson (Röyal

Sussex Regt.) .... Further names will follow later.

by them forthwith. "Situated in more

and British Malaya, whose credit with us not made things "unpleasant for the accessible territory and under better con- ditions as regards political stability, these was really owned in Europe by the plant deceased over the bangles. In fact, on Chinese oil

ation prospects would certainly owners who had invested in those the night previous to her death he had

Oriental attract prospectors. It is not inprobable

colonies, transferred their suggested taking her to the theatre.

Fan Ken, deceased's mother, in the that the Standard Oil Company abandon American credit to its European owners eil their concession on necount of the un- who in turn applied it to payment of witness-box, said that on September certainty of being able to ponceably

British debts to America and the build-13th she went to 4, Portland Street. Her exploit any oil pools they might have ng up of Dutch surpluses here.

daughter was dead when she arrived. found. Of late years, a tendency to law-fore, that 1993 was a very favourable and had never suggested taking her life. The conclusion cannot be escaped; there Deceased had always appeared cheerful, to have develop-

year for Asia a trade both in vaine and Witness never heard anyone tease the balance of mercrandise transactions; that deceased about having been swindled out the year's trade netted Europe almost of her bangies. Deceased's husband had

EUGBY FOOTBALL. $200,000,000 In merchandise balance, always been kind to her. practically none of which was offset by

OPIUM POISONING.

H.K.F.C. XV. v. WAYFOONG XV; invisible items, there being no Oriental money loaned to Europe; few travelers Mr. Hamilton, after hearing the evi

A match will be played by these teams remittanees; dence, said "I find that the deceased Oriental shipping

At 4.45 except Japanese for which ing, self-administered there is no direct Saturday, the 4th inet, kick-off, at compensated: that in addtion to this but it appears probable that the loss of

This is the first game of the season and inerchandise balance the Orient owed the bangles may have caused depression while there are many of last season's large amount to Europe during the which unbalanced bur." vepy for invisible items such as slipping services, services on Indian debts landi, Dutch Colonial debts to Holland. Chinese debts to England, France, Hal- land and Belgium and Japanese dahts to England: and that Asin's debts to probably all paid for by America's mer- Europe both visible and invisible were chandise debt to Asin of $278,000,000.

or

The predestination of human events Orientals in Europe making.rvice to took her own life through opium poison- at the Club ground, Happy Valley, on

and the inexorable manner in which fate

and ni

drives the humans to carry out her whims SCTVices in Japan more than evidence to show the state of her mind; } pm

is strikingly brought out in the Warner Brothers' new photodrama, Lucretia Lombard." The picture is adapted from Kathleen Norris' famous novel of love. short time nga they picturized Brass." from the pen of C. G. Norria, hushand of Kathleen. Irene Rich and Monte Blue star in both pictures. Lucretia Lombard is now showing at the World Theatre. Cinema goers should not miss the excellent pic

ture.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

to

パ

GIRLS IN A MOTOR-BOAT. TWO YOUNG CHINESE WOMEN

CAUTIONED.

players turning out a number of new comers to the Colony are in the teams and it will be interesting to watch how they will shape..

The Wayfoong XV ran the Club" vary class last year and on paper, it would appear that this game will again be closely contested and will be worth witnessing,

Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, ut the Club XV-Prowse; A. N. Other, Cle- Many stars appear in The Affairs of

Kowloon Magistracy, yesterday, two land, Easterbrook and Foster; Cor and Anatol," the, Paramount-picture which is

young Chinese women, were charged with Davis; Forsyth. Ralston, adama, Davies, having a brief run at the Queen's Theatre. AEROPLANES FOR CHINA,

unlawfully trespassing on land under the Miller. Plew, Robertson and Paul, Re Cecil B. de Mille, the famous director,

control of the Harbour Master.

serve: Jordain got together Wallace Reid, Gloria The aeronaut. Fernand Laporte intends,

Inspector Blackman explained that the Wayfoon. XV-Clerk; Lee, Beveridge, Swanson, Bebe Daniels, Wanda Hawley, states the Auto, to leave France shortly two women had been found on a moter. Skinner and Nicholson Morrison and Agnes Ayres, Monto Blue and Elliott for Shanghai, Peking and Mukden, where boat on the slipway in the Police Basin. Milno; Bredin (capt.), Moncrief, Hope, Dexter for the important pictures and he will join the French airman Poulet.

One of the defendants said that she was Russell, Jones, Grose, Mackintosh and they all give excellent portrayals in their It is stated that Chins has bought from looking for her husband, who was in Edwards. respective roles. Lavish modern drawing France several seaplanes also capable of Government employment Mr. McKay, room scenes contribute towards the coming down on land, which are to be Chief Junk Inspector, said he did not

Following the refusal of the Lossie- has found a unique way of dealing with with pirates, and that a school for pilota mentioned, who was only eighteen, but Mr. Ramsay esches during the war, beauty of the picture and the director used for the policing of rivers infested think the girl was the wife of the man mouth Golf Club to lift the expulsion of MacDonald in consequence his theme. Those who were present last is to be established at Mukden charge against the women who, in bisa member of the club, who is an admirer

added that he did, not wish to press the of his night were generous in their praise of M: Laporte will act as instructor, and the film, capecially as regnads the will also fly over the Chinese coast line opinion, were not greatly to blame. The of the Prime Minister, has demanded the vivacious gloria, and Wallace. Reid, who in order to determine the most suitable crew of the motor boat would be dealt immediate repayment of £3,000 which ho plays up to his fame, The Affairs of points for the establishment of naval with departmentally

lent to the club, and which was free from Anstol will be put on at all shows till bases. He is taking with hin a seaplane Both girls was discharged with interest. The club does not anticipato

any difficulty in meeting the demand.

Bunday, at the Queen's Theatre..

and also a small balloon."

caution