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BAMBOO SHOOTS, AS RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN

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AUGUST.

Morón Ron-Motor road con- struction was started in Kwangai province in 1922, the first public highway built being the Kweilin- Chuanchow. Road. This was follow-

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That bamboo shoots are gaining in popularity as a table delicacy on foreign markets is indicated by the export figures recorded indeed by the roads built by private Customs returns during the past organisations in Watlam district few years. America seems to be one Liuchow to Nanning, from Liuchow while other roads running from

of the largest consumers of Chinese

to Kingyuan and from Nanning to Jumboo shoots, of which 1,023 piculs, valued at Tls. 7,167, were Lungchow have other been con structed or are under construction. exported in 1925. In the same year, Traffic on all these roads 2,314 piculs, valued at: Tis. 21,725,

expected to be formally open were exported to Hong Kong, 129

ed in August this year. For picule, valued at Tls. 1,220, to

service ON

roads in Liuchow Japan and Formosa, and 123 piculs,

district alone 180 motor valued at Tis. 3,505, to Korea. But 2925 was not a good year for printed for highway construction have been ordered. Funds appro the export trade as a whole, with in the province last year amounted, the May 30th incident at Shanghai to 8810,000 in round figures. In his Trade Report für 1920 Mr. H. B. causing a general slump on the Hawkins, Acting Commissioner of market. In the previous years, the Customs at Nanuing, Kwangsi, total bamboo export figures to for writes: "Road construction under eign markets were 7,547 pleats, ward energetically by the Kwangsi trained direction was pushed for valued at Tls. 69,108 for 1924 and Department of Public Works in 5,695 piculs, valued at Tls. 41,044 1926 Nanning motor-cars are now driven miles noross the hills into for 1923,

the country over roads solidly con Bamboo groves are found all over | structed according to modern the country south of the Yangtze technical requirements. The road improvements now in progress are River, bat Fukien provines ranks designed, not only to develop the first among the bamboo producing surrounding districts, but ultimate- provinces. The districte in the up-y to connect distant parts of the province and to open up new out- per reaches of the Min River lets to river, sen, and frontier." formerly under the jurisdiction of The Kilenning profecture and the coastal regions near are particularly noted bamboo pro ducing centers. The bulk of bam- boo shoots produced in Fukien province is exported through Foo-

TUNG TREES.Kwangei province chow. In 1923, 80,619 picula, produces the largest quantity of valued at Tls. 044,187; in 1024, wood oil obtained from twig trees 107,110 piculs, valued at Ts. in South China. All wood oil ex-: 1,117,000; and in 1926, 63,301 picula, parted from Hong Kong is Kwang- valued at Tis. 685, 031 were export si product. In Liuchow district, ed. Cheklang raaks second as a25,000,000 seedlings of this plant bamboo producing province, the have been planted this year. producing zone lying in the hilly districts, in the north-western part rich in tin and manganese deposits, MINING-Kwangsi is especially of the province, including Huchow and Hanchow. The bulk of Cheany of which are being worked kiang's bamboo shoots seek an out-marketed at Hong Kong.

with success. The minerals are side market through Ningpe. Next

Chuanchow

WIRELESS-The wireless station at Wuchow was the first of its kind. built in Kwangsi province, and is capable of communicating within a radius of 1,500 miles. Larger and more powerful stations to reach 2,500 miles are being installed at Kweilin, Nanning, and Lungchow.

In importance as bamboo shoot ex- MINT. Kwangsi used to import porting ports aro Canton and coins from Hunan province. But Changsha, of which the average a mint has been installed recently. yearly export figure always exceeds It started operations from January the 2,000 picul mark. The bulk of this year, and is tuwing out the shoots exported is of course $10,000 in 20-cent pieces daily.- consumed on the home market, Chinese Economic Bulletin. destined chiefly to the populous centers in the Yangtsze valley.

Dried Or Pickled. Almost all the bamboo shoots for export are either dried or pickled. The canning of fresh-bamboo shoots for export has recently been start- ed. Ningpo is a centre of the bam- boo shoot cauning industry, Shoots for export are first boiled in salt water and then dried in the sun. One way of drying bamboo shoots a to strip off the sheathing leaves, leaving only the brittle succulent parts. These are boiled with water, then suspended from rafters in a closed chamber, where they are dried over steady burning fires.

On the market, bamboo shoots are divided into two distinct classes: the winter arop and the spring crop, the former being by far the more highly prized on account of its tenderness. The winter crop is gathered in November, December, and January, when the shoot is a mere bud, beneath the surface of the earth. It is discovered by either examining the cracks on the surface of the earth or by feeling the ground with bare feet, the farmors being, highly skilful in using their toes to locate the point of a shoot pot quite above the ground. The spring crop gathered in April or May is much larger in quantity but The market price for fresh shoots fetches a much lower price. These fluctuates to a considerable extent spring shoots have already grown according to the season and the about a few inches above the ground supply and demand. The prices of and become more fibrous than the the dried or pickled shoots are, winier crop. The excessive develop however, more or less constant. ment of fibre is due chiefly to ex Commercially, dried or pickled posure of the shoot to light. Aa bamboo shoots are classified into long as the shoot remains beneath over 30 kinds, each having a par- the surface of the earth, it remains ticular name. There are eight succulent. For this reason, the leading dried bamboo shoot dealers farmers sometimes use a wooden in Shanghai, all having their pre- bucket or pile up a small mound mises in the Chinese City, and one of earth to cover a shoot just grow- Japanese firm, in the International ing above the ground.

Settlement. Chinese Economic Bulletin." "(Continuer on next Column)

BARRACK ROOM BALLADS.

The following verses have been forwarded to us from Haukow Barracks with a request that we should "correct" and publish them.

We agree to the second part of the request. but we cannot bring ourselves to interfere with poetry of this nature. The budding- Rudyard Kipling who signs himself Pumpkin No. 48" must stand or fall by his own work.

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A soldier's life in Shum Shui Po

Is not yet nice to know,

There's places where you cannot go, As the dogs all shout, bow, wow. There's plent

plenty of sport just round about, And the chiefs all blow their gills, Its then the time they have their route, When they get us up the hills.

Its then that time that we are fed,

On a route march we all go,'...

That's how we face our foe.

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