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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 5th, 1927.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE HANKOW

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

REVIEW OF EVENTS BY THE CHAIRMAN,

RUIN WROUGHT BY NATIONALISTS AND.

LABOUR UNIONS..

At the recent annual meeting of some improvement in the standard the Hankow Chamber of Commerce of living and working conditiona of Mr. E. C. R. Keed gave a most the labouring classes there could be illuminating review of the whole | no objection; but they went very situation as regards that city. We much further than that, If not give the following extracts from his openly encouraged, the labour speech:-

unions were at any rate allowed, Thore can be no question that the to assume autocratic power to any past 12 months have been the most extent they eared: extortion was difficult in the history of the Cham-practised freely and the functions of the police and the courts were exercised by them. Trade canabt be carried on under such conditions and the sooner this is realized hy the Government and steps taken to limit the activities of the unions to their proper and legitimato sphere the nearer will be the return to more normal trade.'

ber.

The whole fabric of trade, and particularly of international trade, is a most delicate one, and is built up by a large number of factors. Destroy even one of those factors and you run the gravest risk of damaging the whole fabric.

The as I read it is the position in Hankow to-day and the respon- sibility rests with the Nationalist Government here.

in the

Fomenting Anti-Foreign Feeling,. I should like to say a word or two concerning this activities of the Prior to their arrival in this Nationalist Government centre, that is, up to about Septem- direction of promoting and foment ber last, trade had been going on ing unti British, or I think 1 may much the saine as during the pre-well 81-3 anti-foreign feeling

RADIO IN CHINA.

VAST POTENTIAL MARKET.

10,000 SETS IMPORTED IN THREE YEARS.

Officially there is no broadcasting in China. Thanks to a stupid gov crnmental enbargo on radio ap paratus, the legitimato business of importing receiving sels into China is on a par with boot-legging and gun-running, writes James Hoeck in the Far Eastern Review. And vot, he continues, despite this viola: tion of the "Open Door" agree- ment, tho radio business, like Overal other contraband trades in this land of turmoil and paradox, thrives and grows.

Through the back door, and by every conceivable surreptitious en-

no less than 10,000 radio setą have been imported into China dur- ing the past three years, and there are five broadcasting stations, in Shaughni, one in Tientsin and two in Manchuria, all operating with fair degree of regularity, and constantly stimulating the demand for radio apparatus. ~

F

This surface progress in the radio dicative of the state of the unique business, however, is far from in-

market presented here. The growth

vious few years. It is true that amongst all Chinese classes, for has been achieved in the face of it was only carried on with diff- this, of course, has also played such besetting difficultis and with culty, owing to stoppage of rail its part in leading up to the pre-such spasms as to threaten the ex waye and chaotic conditions gen-sent stagnation. On their arrival tinction of the business at one time erally, but it did go on. Mutual

here there commenced a virulent or another, and had it not been campaign by means of posters and for the enterprise of the Japanese, confidence still existed between the lectures against Great Britain, the tenacity of a few Americans traders, financially the port was which, despite the very conciliatory and the interest of a group of for sound and it was still possible to nature of the December memoran eign and Chinese educators and get the usual processes of law put dum, led up to the disgraceful oc social service workers, there is no into effect.

currences of January 3rd/5th and doubt that there would be little or the closing down of all British no market at all, under present business until January 24th.

conditions.

All that has disappeared. Con- fidence is non-existant or perhaps it would be more correct to say that most of the best Chinese traders have left the port, driven away either by the tyranny of labour ar the fear of taxation, if not by actual taxation.

Rendition Of The Concession.

That the market does somehow exist and that receiving scle can be In spite of the great provocation, sold and broadcasting carried Britain proceeded to give evidence free of any restrictions, indeed, are of the good faith, with which sho the only encouraging factors was prepared to act by concluding sizing up the situation, but the The financial situation is impostion of the British Concession here through which the same business an agreement concerning the rendipitiful back of organizatious sible for trading operations of any magnitude: Central Bauk notes which in its terms must have come are standing at about 30 per cent.

as a surprise to all, both Chinese or more discount and the foreignly have laid the foundation for that and foreign, and which should sure banks quite reasonably adopt the goodwill which is so necessary to attitude that until there is free the emtinuance of untual trade circulation of silver they will re- main closed.

etc.

relations.

has suffered in other countries and which is lavishly in evidence in render it a most precarious trade. China, has created handicaps that

circumscribed as it is by wars and With such a relatively small field, the

embargo, and with no provision Whether that foundation has been made for laid or not 1 cannot say, but eer broadcasting, obviously, is not in government support, tainly I cannot see that in the sub the least profitable. It is carried sequent acts of the Nationalist Gov-on only as a means of advertising eranicat there has been any expres the radio business itself, or else sion of their recognition of the purely, as in Manchuria, through magnanimity with which Britain a too-stringent governmental super- acted.

vision. Manchuria, in, fact, may be

MILITARY POLICY FEARED. are allowed to take their course,

JAPANESE COMMENT ON

YAMANASHL

SUPPORTING GENERAL

in

Surfeit of Taxation. Moreover the trade of the port has been subjected to a surfeit of taxation in one way or another, and it is doubtless in this respect that our Chinese trading friends have suffered most severely, in the way of forced levies, etc., apart. I much regret that the only British considered as a ticid distinct from from the 24 per cent surtaxes and newspaper in Hankow sill con- the rest of China, for here only has much higher luxury taxes, stamp tinues closed and foreign readers it met with official recognition, and Laxe, house rent taxes, dyku taxes, have to be content with either that within the past year.

an attenuated 'Herald," (The I referred to the

Shanghai is the real capital of, tyranny of Herald " is an American paper the radio business, as a business, labour a moment or two ago. Right published locally) or else the for here are located, not only the from their start here the National notoriously communistic organ, the central agencies for the largest for- ist Government encouraged the for-Tribune. Efforts are believe eign firms engaged in the trade, mation of labour unions, and inso- now being made to restart the but the five stations which can be far as the inicution was to effect Central China Pust

heard in the surrounding territory, and one of which can reach the entire Far East. These five stations hour schedules, on alightly differenti function on regular daily fourteen- Marshal Chang may be reduced to wave length, and in some cases the the worry plight of not only being programmes are on a par with GEN:forced to retire but find his personal many that are produced

safety scriously hoperilled. No amount of pains that might be taken the broadcasting is done in Chinese, America, although 75 per cent. of by Japan on behalf of the Man- churia warlord would be availing and Supply Company station of 250 Over the Kellogg Switchboard to stave off this contingency!

The only way

to ensure Marshal the heaviest programme of all, zo watts, known as KRC, is carried Chang's safety lies in a compromise less than nine schedules of a total The Hochi fears that the present

between the North and South, proof nearly six hours going on the visit of General Yamanashi to

ving among other things for the air daily. Into the microphone in China will create a widespread im guarantee of his political position the richly fitted studio on Nanking The first condition of the com- Road, all the leading artists in pression among the Chinese people that militarist diplomacy is raising prouise is evidently his retirement, Shanghai, both foreign and Chi- its head in Japan, our Tokyo con- but nobody ventures to suggest re-

understand that' Mr. tirement to his. As the Marshal se, have played their repertoires. Takahashi, the former Minister is notoriously blind to the realiti News and stock quotations in bot Finance, ridiculed the idea of the of his position, on the other hand, Chinese and English, the entertain

erait is well-nigh impossible to

mont programme of the China. Tanaka Cabinet sending Geserahan to take the initiative in Presa, and KRC's own boadcasting Yamanashi to

that this General cou

hardly

nouncing his retirement. Herein Programmes go out of this station belies the

the from 9:30 o'clock in the morning anything. pected to achieve

remark-

supreme obstacle in

until after 11 o'clock at night, clos- able. It agrees with the ex-Minis- way of a compromise between the ter of Finance that General Tama- North and South. It is for the par-g with the Chinese equivalent of nashi is capable of nothing note pose of removing this obstacle, the belling being a favorite with the bod-time stories, this art of story that worthy, but when it is remembered Hochi bolieres, that he is General, a

the Premier,

Chinese, who own 50 per cent. of hag ..sent Minister for War, and the undoubtamanashi to China.

the seta in this locality. ed representative of the Premier, this manifest departure from the broadcasting among residents of

The Hochi does not approve of

Most popular and useful of all is his visit to China at the present jucture may well be expected to policy of non-interference, which the the so-called outport cities, such as produce far-reaching effects in many

Premier opcaly

Hankow, Nanking, Wuhu, Foochow propounced to be directions. As to the nature of the apropriate. Where is the need of aid scores of other places where mission with which he is charged preventing the downfall of Marshal nails are slow and often, there is on his present trip, various rumours

Chang Tao-tin when it comes about railway.

CHANG.

are afloat...

former

in an-

General

Bunks and other business institu-

in the natural sequel of the changes tions in these remote centries reply. The General himself advances the The best course for Japan to pursue upon the daily quotations entirely,

in the political situation in China plen that it is for the benefit of his is obviously to allow things in China and Little Miss Shanghai," Miss health that he has undertaken the to take their course and to devise Ai-lien Wu, has become famous present journey, but his excuse is such measures as the occasion de through her conduct of the pro- hardly credible. Equally incredible is the suggestion that his chief obvested rights within the limits al- the Kollogg studio in Nanking mands for the protection of Japan's grammes. When the announcer in ject is the inspection of the politi-lowed by treaty and international Road speaks into the carbon disc, cal situation in the neighbouring usage. Even granting that it is he is heard by as cosmopolitan an Republic

proper to advise Marshal Chang audience, both in the city of Shang In the Tokyo journal's opinion, Tso-lin to retire, from the point of hai, in the wilde of the interior of the most probable explanation is, view of international morality, as in alleged by a telegram recent where was the necessity of sending and by ships in the Pacific, as it is ty, China, in Japan, the Philippines General Yamanushi, of all persons, possible to have anywhere in the to China on such a mission. The world within a radius of a Japanese Minister in Peking ought thousand miles. And conversely to have been entrusted with it. It when one is listening-in

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ly received from abroad, that ho has gone to China to advise Marshal Chang Tao-lin to retire from offico: This explanation may at first sight appear irreconcilable with the pro- is amall wonder that the sending & receiving set in Shanghai, the Chang policy to which the present of General Yamanashi to China by air is almost as poly-linguistic. Cabinet is believed to be wedded, the Premier, who is also a soldier One hears, not only the five stations but a more careful study of the statesman, should have evoked the in Shanghai, in three languages, Chinese situation will show that it criticism that militarist diplomacy is but Dairan, Manila, Vladivostok, accords with it. If things in China gaining ground in Japan,

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