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INDUSTRY IN CHINA. MARKED PROGRESS DURING LAST DECADE.

Mr. Kenneth. H. Dame, of the Far Eastern Division, US Department of Commerce, in an article in the Far

Eastern Review writes:

China, though yet a nation of bandi craft, during the last decade has wit. nessed marked progress in the develop ment of more modern industrial enter prises within its borders. With the out- break of the World War many commodi- ties, which Chins formerly secured from Europe could not be obtained, and, in

consequence, factories were established. in various parts of the country. Many of these factories are capitalized by British, German, and Japanese interests, and exist in or near the foreign protected treaty ports. Their success in the production of foreign-type articles for home consump tion gave much encouragetaent to the expansion of manufacturing along western Hines, until to-day manufactured goods of modern type are even beginning to find markets abroad. In 1012 the value of factory products exported from China amounted to 3,724,813 haikwan tael. In 1924 it totalled 19,610,281.

LOCAL SPORT,

FOOTBALL.

47, 1926

HMS. HAWKINS T. SOUTH CHINA.

A friendly game was played on the Garrison ground at Sookanpoo, yesterday afternoon, between the former crow of HMS Hawkins, who are leaving for England during the coming week-end, and South China.

CHINESE WOMAN'S DEATH. SEQUEL TOTRAM¿CAR ACCIDENT NEAR TAIPING: THEATRE.

A Chinese woman, named Wong Wan

THE S.S. "LING NAM,"

OFFICERS AND CREW'S CLAIM FOR WAGES, Before Sir Henry Gollan (the Chief Sze, was knocked down by a transcar on Justice) in the Supreme Court yester January 8th near the Taiping Theatre, day, the officers and the crew of the 1.5. West Point, and was removed to the Lingam, owned by the Chung Wah Government Civil Hospital sullering from Navigation C, claimed $11,800.67 1 a severely crushed right foot and a broken wages due, from January 1925 to June hods in her right elbow. It became | 1025

The Ling Nam was recently ordered to The Hawkins took up the attack from accessary to amputate the injured feet. the start and following good work by the

The woman died a week after admission be sold, by the Court, in settlement right wing the ball was sent wide. TheThe enquiry concerning this womar's

to hospital from blood poisoning.

of a claim for repairs, by the Hong- sailors came through again and Hui Shing death, which was opened last week at the Iu tipped over the bar from a shot by Central Magistracy by Major C. Willson, Smith. The flag kick was well placed but sitting as Coroner with a jury, was con pleared. South China then took up the tinued yesterday afternoon. attack but Chan Kwong In ran the bull behind after a good effort. Midway in the first half. Chan So opened the score, with a long range shot, helped by the wind. The liaukins came away from the centre kick and male an effort to level up hut Hyde shot wide with only the goalkeeper to beat. Shortly after Lau Kau had a splendid chance close in but show wide.

kong & Whampoa Dock Company. The crew, including Mr, Weston, the captain 2nd Mr. Duncan, the chief engineer,

numbered sixty-one.

Mr. Elsley Zeitlyn (instructed by Mr. Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton appeared on

Gordon Lensk) was for the applfennta behalf of the Innily of the deceased and His Lordship said, that he could only Mr. R. A. Wadeson for the Hongkong make an order for the amount in respect Tramway Company, Ltd. Inspector of wages and for maintenance after the Alexander conducted the proceedings forrit had been issueil. the traite department of the police.

A hawker, whose stall is situated near the Taiping Theatro, said that he was an eye-witness of the accident and proceeded to describe how the woman crassed the road from the land side toward the Praya side of the road. When she got to the middle of the road between the two tracks she remained standing by a standard At the same time there was a trap-car

the West. At the time of the approach.

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Mr. Zeitlyn contended that the officers of the vessel hall to remain on board in charge, but His Lordship held that fol lowing the issue of the writ, they were no longer.employed by the Company:

Mr. Zeitlyn suggested that he could get over it by claiming wages.up to date of ale; but his Lordship said that it was clear that when the writ was issued, they ceased to serve the Company.

Capt. Weston, master of the Zing Nam,

Tall-time: South China, 1; Hawkins, Shanghai, the outstanding port and The Hawkins got away from the re-start commercial city, is also the centre of and Davenport skimmed the bar with a industrial development, although much long range drive. Chan Kwong Tu got progress has been made in some other away on the left but delayed his centre districts This is largely due to the and Heathcote cleared. Following good approaching from the East and one from said an amount of $11,800.67 due in wages gravitation of Chinese capital to this combination by the Harking inside for largest of the foreign settlements, for wards, Hui had to deal with a shot that protection against heavy taxation by the struck the bar but he failed to clear Chinese military authorities in the in- before Hyde dashed up and sent the ball terior. There is no portion of the country into the net. which does not contribute some share:tc the trade of Shanghai," nor to which Shanghai's manufactured goods do not to same "extent penetrate. The Shanghai district, moreover, is rich in natural re- sources, and, in addition to its supreme facilities for sca-borne trade, possesses the advantages of adequate interior trans- portation and an abundant supply of labour:

ELECTRICAL EXPANSION.”

A good illustration of the industrial progress that has been taking place in racent years is the expansion of electric lighting and power plants. Prior to 1910 the use of electricity industrially in Chiss was in an embryonic stage. To-day there are electric power plants in Shanghai, Tientsin, Harbin, Hongkong, Hankow, Canton, and the other large cities, and the number of electric power and lighting plants combined in China, is estimated, at nearly 100% There are few towns of any importance that do not have a lighting plant

----- MODERN TEXTILE, MACHINERY.

The greatest progress" has been made

The Hapkins came again and Hui tipped the hall against the har from a fast shot from Smith, and Leung Yuk Tong cleared from the rebound. There was no further scoring, the game ending in a draw of one goal all.

Tonight, the South China AA. are entertaining the Harkins” football team to dinner.

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB. ·

Adamson Cup First (1926) Qualifying Competition --

V. H. Edmonds. Other scores: J. Dickson

..10024-76 quali&es.

-110--91-66

T. Bateman..... ..113-93-90 No other cards of TA holes were return cd by members in possession of hands caps.

HOCKEY.

CLUB DEFEAT THE

CRICKET.

HAWKINS."

C.S.C.C. NAVY.

of the car, from West Point the woman to the crew was still unsatisfied. His own was facing the car coming from the East claim was for $2,592.31 being wages and The driver of the car coming from the disbursements due from January 1933 to West did not sound his gong, but the one June 1925.- from the East did. drivers of both cars stated that they [Last week, the

·Hit Lardship ordered the claim to be sounded their gongs on seeing the woman referred to the Registrar, costs being. standing in the road] The tram from the allowed West knocked the woman down and ran over her, not stopping until it had pro ceeded a little distance. The tram did not reduce speed as it approached the stopped before the other one did. woman, and the tram from the East

In the opinion of witness, the driver of the car from the West did not ses the woman, because he did not stop the car until some people had called out Save life" (Last week the driver of this car said he began to apply both his brakes, after sounding his gong when he saw the woman about feet from his car.

In answer to Mr. Wadeson, witness said that he saw blood on the ground after the woman had been picked up.

accident similar to that given by the previous witness.

It was intimated that there were several other witness to call, both by Mr. Hall Brutton and by Mr. Wadeson, and Major Willson adjourned the enquiry until to morrow afternoon, remarking that it might be advisable for hira and the jury to visit the scene of the accident.

THE QUEEN'S THEATRE,

STRIKING PICTURES TONIGHT.

INDIAN CONSTABLE'S DEATH.

SHANTUNG: POLICEMAN CHARGED

WITH MURDER.

Hsu Yuan Kua, the Shantung con- stable, who is charged with the murder of Guam aborda su Indian con- stable, who was shot and killed by a revolver butter near the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps Headquarters January 22nd) appeared before Mr. R. on the night of the Police Ball (Friday,

Linder the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon.

teer parado, ground and surrounding

Plans and photographis' of the Volun direkt were produced

Dr. E. P. Minett, Government Bacteriologist and Officer fh charge of mortuaries, said that he held a post- mortam examination on the Indian con- stable which revealed a bullet wound in the left groin. There was a large-awell- Fing on the right hip and the bullet, was extricated from below it. The bullet had passed across the lower portion of the abdominal cavity and had injured two large blood vessels on the left side.. The cause of death was hemmhorage and shock na a result of the bullet wound.

A small servant girl, who had been employed by the deceased, said that they were on their way to catch & rhm going West near the Taiping Theatre, Witness De Paterson, Government Civil Hos remained by the Theatre to wait, for the tram, but her mistress began to cross the said that Beefhmined the body a gun- road, and stood between the two tracks,nary nd There was Witness called out to her that that was she wound if the left groin and as far not the place to catch the car and told he could tell death was due to inter- her she was liable to be knocked down fendant, on the same night. Defendant nal hemmhörege. He also examined de- At the United Services Recreation Club if she remained there. In the meanwhile had scratches on his face and abrasions in the textile industry, especially in cat on Tuesday evening, the Hockey Clus met the two cars were approaching fr near the right elbow and on the leg. ton spinning and weaving. This industry a team representing H.M.S. Hin posite directions The gong of the car They appeared to be recent injuries ja more than half controlled by British, and won by seven goals to mil. The from the East was sounded, but not the and Japanese interents in China Chinese scors for the Club were Lammert (3), gong of the other car. Witness then pro

They could have been caused by a fall. cotton goods are slowly gaining favour at Jacobs, Larkom, Lyon, Garrod and Fitz-ceeded to give a description of the. He would not consider they had been the expense of the more costly foreign gerald,

caused by a blow with a truncheon. Weaves. Chinese piece goods manufac-

Defendant was suffering from shock at tured in Japanese-owned mills are being

the time; NA exported to Hongkong-for South Africa and other countries to which they are suited. In 1824 the number of spindles in China was estimated at more than

The following will represent the Civil 3,000,000, as compared with 1,619,000 in

The number of looms, has increased Service Club on the Navy ground at 2.15 from 13,400 in 1093 to 15,000 in 1994 PM, on Saturday:W. H. Edmonds China is a very large producer of raw Booker, T. Carr, C. Sara, H. Westlake, (captain). H. E. Strange, F. Harper, W cotton, and a large consumer of cotton W. Paterson, B. C. Hawkins. E. A yarn and piece goods as well. These facts have caused large amounts of foreign: Bastin, and E. Haynes. capital to be invested in the development of the cotton-weaving industry. Prior to the World War most of the textile Canton, Dairen, in fact, all the principal.Seige," which has drawn large bouses Following upon the excellent picture machinery came from Great Britain, but ports, are developing an important ship to the Queen's Theatre for the last two with England's factories engaged in the hailding industry. In 1824 there were 5 manufacture of ammunition and war sup major companies, mostly foreign control Laws will be screened from tonight nights, a still more striking film "Broken plies American firms were offered an led, engaged in the business, with Shang until Saturday night. opportunity to participate in the trade hai as the leading centre. These arme Machinery of the most modern type now recently have been turning out large ing Mrs. Wallace Reid and Ferry LS, A. Reed said that he issued

It is a great dramatic picture, featur- Anda ao expanding market in the equip-ocean-going vessels, not only for use at Marmont is the title roles. The story revolvers to men going on duty on the

One of the oldest of all Chinese indus home but also in foreign countries.

depicts life as it exists period of arti- night of the tragedy, including revolvers tries is that of the cultivation and pro-,

ficial marital happiness in the lives of to the Indian and the defendant. duction of silk, but its development has

a man and woman; the mistakes made Bean oil has long been used in China

Inspector Spear said that defendant. been handicapped by indifference to as a substitute for butter and animal fats, in, the upbringing of their son, who joined the force on September 8th, 1924, scientific methods of culture and produc- and hean cake as a food for livestock reaches manhood, wayward, weak, and being recruited from Wei Hai Wei. tion. The Japanese, owing to their readi-Only in comparatively recent years, how useless. Tragedy ensues and it changes The Indian joined the police on March ness to adopt modern methods, long since ever, has the great demand for these pro. the whole tenor of his life, and be begins 9th, 1923. On the night of January usurped China's, place as the leading silk ducts abroad, especially in Japan, deve really to live. The characters travel at end, witness was cn duty in the exporting country of the world, but in loped an important export trade. The last on the road of understanding lead-charge-room at the Central Police recent years some new methods and a modern industry is largely under Japanese ing them to happiness.

Station when the Indian was brought good many improvements in the old ones control at Dairen. In the old days of historic talent, such as is seldom assein- sedan chair outside the charge room and The cast includes an aggregation of there. The Indian was sitting in a have been introduced in · China.. Silk domestic use there were thousands of filatures and weaving plants of modern bean-oil mills worked by hand, cr by the bled; and the scenes are beautiful.

appeared to be dead. The defendant character are found in Canton, Shanghai, patient donkey, all ever China, but with There will also be a delightful comedy, was on a bench in the charge-room. Hangchow, Scochow, Harkow and Cheloo the development, of a large volume of entitled, "Take Your Choice." In 1923 it was estimated that there were export trade these proved totally inade-

Defendant's revolver contained five live bullets and one empty shell and his approximately 225 steam filatures in the quate and modern factories equipped with

clothes were dirty and he appeared to " country.

up-to-date machinery, had to be built to

have been on the ground. The top of take their place: There were 56 of these

hia truncheon also showed recent serate mills in Manchuria alone in 1922, and the

mark. The Indian's uniform suggested that he had also been on the ground total number throughout China at the Present time is probably several times

and his revolver was fully loaded. that figure.

Detective-Inspector T Murphy said that part of the parade ground near the entrance was examined and showed signs of a struggle having taken place, there being foot and finger marks on it.

ment of Chinese textile plants.

AMERICAN MACHINERY.

BEAN-OIL FACTORIES...

Iron foundries, collieries; and machine

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THE STAR THEATRE NEW GLOBE TROTTERS" SEASON

EXTENDED.

duced, and witness said there was a hole Deceased's trousers and coat were pro-

charred. In bis opinion the shot was in the tunic and trousers, both being.

fired at a range of not more than 19- inches

The increase in the number of modern four mills is an interesting phenomenon. of the industrialization of China. Harbin alone has 34 flour mills, with a capacity

Last night the "New Globe Trotters" of 300,000 tons per year. In 1994 there shops are usually large enterprises, mostly gave their second performance at the Star were 160 milta throughout the country, in the hands of foreigners, or, developed Theatre, Kowloon The audience was with a daily capacity of about 276,000 by foreign capital, and their expansion again large and appreciative and the fifty-pound bags. These mills are modern in type and equipped in most instances depeads to a great extent upon the deve varied programme was thoroughly enjoyed At this stage of the proceedings, His with American machinery, Harkin, in opment of railway. Other industries from start to finish. Manchuria, is the leading mill centre for relation to railway activities are sawmilla,lent company (which was to be from Tues- that are, expanding with leas intimate

The original short season of this excel-Worship adjourned the hearing of the

case until Monday afternoon. Manchurian and Biberian wheat Shang- hai is the flour-manufacturing centre of completely equipped with dry kilns and day until to-night) has been now extend- China proper, because of its proximity modern machinery; cement plants; auga ed until Sunday night, and there is every to the vast wheat-producing areas of the refineries distilleries for the production indication that there will be full houses Yangtze Valley. Other important cen

of alcohol; and tanning, camming, and until the conclusion on Sunday."": tabacen factories--most of which have tres of the industry are Tainan, Tientsin, been established within the last 10 years. who is in charge of the Company, the following report at 8.50 p.m. yesterday

With the exception of Mr. Dick Norton, The Royal Observatory issued the Wusih and Dairen.

China's greatest resource, by long odds, members are new to the Colony, but they An anti-cyclone appears to be forming is ita man power. No country has so vast are certain to receive a cordial welcome over China. A shallow depression covers population so thoroughly habituated to whoever they visit Hongkong again, Korra. A 2. p.m. this afternoon, the industry. This man power creates á great A pleasing feature of their programme, typhoon was in about Lat. 9 N Long. domestic market for China's industrial which is changed for each performance, 190 E., moving West. It may become products, but, without foreign capital little is its tersatility. There are songs, cerere in the China Sea. industrial progress in China wond bave z dances, sketches and concerted numbers, Local forecast N. Ewind, moderate, been made,

'all exceedingly well given.

IMPORTANT "SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY.

The demand for tonnage to replace the destruction of merchant shipa during the World War gave impetus to modern ship. building in China Hongkong, Shanghai, (Continued on, nezí Volumn).

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