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COLOURED SHIRTS

with Flat-setting Cuffs

For neatness, confort and all round satisfac tion the white or coloured Tupie 8irl is unsurpassed for day wear. Wo show you well made Shirts in a sino election of designs, frein the nest and popular "pin" stripes to more pronounced effects-both on white and on coloured grounds, Fresh anges are constantly reaching us, so you may always see what is "new"in coloured Shirts

New stock just received.

SHIRTS, WITH TWO COLLARS TO MATCH, $6.50, $8.50. We allow 10% discount for cash

Mackintosh

MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS ALEXANDRA BUILDING.

& Co.Ltd

DES VOEUX ROAD

LADIES' HATS

from Bangkok and Manila

and a wide selection of Oriental articles

both Useful and Beautiful

are always on view

Your early inspection is cordially invited.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY. JULY 6th, 1927.

SWATOW LACE CO., LTD.

21. Queen's Road (Next H. K. H. Garage).

After o warm and tiring- day—there is nothing so refreshing as

A P.it.]

OUR TOILET EAU DE COLOGNE.

Very Special Offer $1.25 per large bottle.

Look in at

THE QUEEN'S DISPENSARY,

(Next to Whiteaway, Laidlaw),

22, DBS VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL,

Tel. No. C. 492.

[4.1.0.]

WHITEAWAYS

ON

MONDAY NEXT

JULY 4th

A

SPECIAL SALE

LADIES

OF

READY-TO-WEAR

JAPAN'S FOOD. PROBLEM.

MENACED BY THE CHAOS |

IN CHINA.

CHEAP RICE FROM CALIFORNIA.

IN SPITE OF HIGH WAGES.

EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND PROHIBITION.

IN FAVOUR OF REVISION.

VOLUNTARY TEMPERANCE

PREFERRED,

NEW YORK.

2 cam-

HONG KONG TAXICABS.

COMPANY TO BE WOUND UP.

ALLEGED DEFAULTING BY LESSEES.

Waa

An extraordinary general meeting: of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Taxienb Company, · Límite di held at the offices of the Company, 65, Des Voeux Road Central, yes- terday, to pass the following resole-

tion:-

"That the Hong Kong and Kowloon Taxicab Company. Ltd., be wound ap voluntarily, and that Mr. H. R. Cleland, C.A., GF Measra, Kowe, Bingham & Mat thews be, and is hereby appoint, d liquidator for the purpose of gagh winding-up.”

The Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States, judging by 'a 'canvass among 7,000 clergymen, which is not yet coupleted, seems It takes foor Chinese farmers into favour revision of the Prohibi- China to raise an acre of rice while tion Law on the ground that the one Chinese in California can raise cause of temperance and morality 3,000 bushela, The Chinese farm has not been served by its attempt- labourer earns from ten to fifteened enforcement. The Church Tern- cents a day while his fellow-coupérance Society, which operates as try-man labouring in the rice fields an agency of the church, and has of California is paid rec to ten some thirty episcopal clergymen on-

The following directors and share. dollars a day and "found," writes its executive board, has taken a the Editor of the Far Eastern Re- stand officially for "voluntary holders were present-r. A. . ricus Two-thirds of the California temperance, and not for Prohibi- Rowe (Managing Director) presid. grown rice is exported, of which, tion," in reply to the questionaires, ed. Messrs. N. Croucher, Sum Pak some 70 per cent. goes to Japan. indicating that the Church Ten-Ming, Chan Lim Pak and J. W. Kow (Directors): Messes, C. A. In the early days of rice cultiva perance Society favours Lion in California, the native paign for changes in the Probibi- Filches and W. H. Perry (Share-

holders). farmer, true to the traditional out-tion Law,, look of his state on Asiatic pro- Some 500 answers have been re- The Chairman said: The pur- blems, raised a great hue and ery ceived and the tonor of these aug. pose of our meeting here, to-day is, for a protective tariff against the gests that if the same average be as you are aware, to pass, if you disastrous competition of "cheap maintained up to the time the poll think fit, a resolutionary for the Oriental labour '

his is completed, the result will be a voluntary winding up of the Cor paint. Last year, & committee three to one fate against the 'pre-pany and to appointed. Mr. H. H. Iron n Chinese, Agricultural Assent system. Canada's experience Cleland (chartered aremutant). of sociation visited San Francisco to in the trial of Prohibition and Messrs. -Lowe, Bingham & Mat- protest vigorously against Ameri- more particularly in Government thews, as liquidator.

with cheap regulation in the Province of Que- Your Directors regret having ta cans flooding China rice and ruining their agriculture.bec, is frequently quoted here by put this resolution to you which The Japanese Government also sent those who, while favouring the sup they think is necessary owing to the a commission of experts to Cali pression of the street public house, fact that thres different lessees have believe that the cause of temperance endeavoured to run a taxi service fornia to see how it was done,

would be served best by the sale in Hong Kong; but, all of them, of light wines and beers under having lost money, have in their supervision. As the law stands here to-day any householder can

turn run away from the Colony and make wine for his own consump left the taxis in a bad state of tion, and inquiry shows that the repair which we have had to put practice is so common that an unright at a big cost to the Company. exampled demand has been created for grapes grown in California.

and

won

The Japanese after learning all there was to know shout American methods of cultivation on unirri- gated lands went away profoundly impressed. They realized that the cost of this up-to-date equipment W11B far beyond the purchasing power of the average Japanese

I would here mention that when Farmer and the tiny land holdings

the axis wern handled over to the in their Country' absolutely pre

lesses they were in first class con cluded the introduction of these piculs of rice during that period dition and pressed and licensed by methods. In fact, there is only one place in the Far East where rice or more than twice the amount for the Police for public hire, also I cultivation along modern lines can the corresponding period of the be applied with success. This ter previous year. Hankow increased would inention that we are claiming ritory lies in Manchuria along the ita imports from 221,233 to 1,811,026 damages from the guarantor of our Mongolia border and here Baron piculs, approximately 200 per cent last lessees, the Kwong Tai Com- Okura and the South. Manchuria while Dairen more than doubled Railway Company. are already its takings. The saine remarkable pany, for damage done to the taxis opening up the lands for dry rice increase is seen in the importations and for arrears of rent due by them. farming.

of wheat and flour which can also Under the eircumstatices mention be produced in unlimited quanti ties in the Granary of The Fared your Directors think it beat to East," if law and order under a wind up voluntarily and get back

in stable government prevailed any money that may be coming tỏi Manchuria and Mongolia..

From being a rice exporting country, Japan is now finding it increasingly difficult to produce the staple food for her rapidly moun- ting millions. This year Japan will have to import approximately 12,000,000 koku ·(3,840,000 pounds) of rice to make up the shortage

States.

Intensive Cultivation of Rice.

the shareholders rather than carry on eventually and have to make an- other all of $2.50 per share.

A meeting is to be held on July 20th to continue the resolution.

Where California Benefits. The rice growers of California are benefitting from the disturbed in the domestic crop. Although conditions in the Far East, but Mr. Croucher proposed the adop- large part of this will come from the time must come when Japan tion of the resolution with an Burma and Indo-China, a very will be compelled to. take some considerable portion will be made drastic step in order to develop a amendment that the name of Mr. ap from imports from the United nearby source of food supply. No John Fleming be added to that of self-respecting nation will willing- Mr. H.R. Cleland as joint liquidu- ly permit itself to become depen

tor. Mr. J. W. Kew seconded; and Japan's own rice production is dent upon an uncertain source of made possible only by the most in food supply from across thousands the amended resolution was pass tense methods of cultivation and of miles of ocean, when it can raise ed. fertilization. Practically all the auflicient for its own needs in more Lean cake exported from Man- accessible and defensible territories. churia finda ita way into Japan, Fortunately, the spectre of a way where it is used as fertilizer in the butween Japan and America no rice fields. Deprive the Japanese longer looms as a menace to friend- farmer of this cheap fertilizer and ly relations and American grown Japan starves. The only hope for rice may find an increasing market Japan to control her own food sup in Japan. Japan and America nly in nearby territories is to de- may never go to war, yet it would velop the river bottoms in Man- be foolish for Japan to close her churia and Mongolia, but the con- eyes to the fact that forces are con- tinned unrest in those regions, to- stantly at work to bring about such gether with the jealousies of the a calamity, Japan, therefore, can. Russians, has made it difficult for not afford to become dependent her capitalists to make headway upon America for her staple article against the obstructions placed in of food when it can be cultivated their way by the local Chinese au ou lands located within her own thorities. Baron Okura and his economic sphere of influence. group have leased immense land Neither can she be expected in- holdings in these regions for the definitely to remain quiescent un- purpose of bringing them under der conditions which are driving Fice cultivation, in order to assure her slowly to brink of disaster to Japan another accessible source while forcing her to seek her food of food supply. In these vast supply from landa across the one of the most beautiful sites and Manchurian and Mongolian plains Pacific,

WOMEN'S CLUB TASTE,

BEAUTIFUL HOME OF BRIGHT COLOURS.

The new premises of the Women's Army and Navy Club in St. thrown open recently to the 4,000 James's-place, Westminster, were

members.

Driven from its old premises in Burlington-gardens by the increas- ing roll of members, with unerring feminine taste the club has chosen

houses in London.

DRESSES their way of developing & new commencing February 15th and pet has a ground of blue.

NEW

AND

UP-TO-DATE

MODELS.

GENEROUS REDUCTIONS

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.

HONG KONG.

The

the same system can be applied to The peaceful efforts of Japan to Overlooking the fresh foliage of rice cultivation as has proved so develop Manchuria and Mongolia the Green Park and situated in a successful in California and if the into a new rice producing centrequict courtyard, where the roar of Japanese had any guarantee that are being frustrated by the law traffic hardly penetrates, the club their investments would be pro-lessness and absence of guarantees, premises, formerly known as Span- tected against Chinese official rapa compelling her to turn more and cor House, the London residence of city they would soun make the more to foreign markets to supply Ear! Spencer, have an unrivalled, desert blossom like a rose and the deficiency in the home demand. position. develop a new source of food sup- The conditions which make it pos- The main colour scheme of the ply that would outrival in impor-sible for the California grown pro-interior is light coffee and blue, tance and profit their former duct to find a market in Japan is with grey and silver as subsidiary phenomenal success with the soya due largely to the suspension of the colours. In the writing-room the hean in the same regions. To the Japanese import duty of one yen large, deep armchairs have inviting many natural obstaclea placed in (49 cents) per 100 kin (132 pounds) blue and silver covers, and the car-

source of food supply in Man- terminating October 31st, of this large dining-room, looking out over churia, there is always the possibi- year. On the Japanese market it is the Green Park, has a colour scheme lity that the Chinese Government customary to mix or blend rice with of blue and gold. may at any time prohibit the ex-

a view to improving the flavour and

Leading from the dining-room is port of ocreals. This has been done appearance and owing to its simi- the orangery, a cool lounge in several times in the past and with larity in taste and appearance, the which orange trees stand in rows, the constantly diminishing produc- California product is mixed with while there are comfortable cane tion of rice and a corresponding domestic rice up to as high as 4 chairs edged with orange. The increase: of importations, this per cent.

whole is covered with glass and Chinese authorities may again re- With the increasing population in shaded, but so constructed that it sort to this expedient in order to that country and no means of ex- will not spoil the look of the keep the domestic product from tending the acreage to rice plant famous facade of the building. leaving the country. Because of ing or increasing the yield, the food Outside a garden is laid out in poor crops, ravages of war and problem of Japan becomes each beds, with tables for afternoon tea other causes arising out of the year more pressing. Whether it on the lawn. present chaotic situation, the rice will be solved by increasing im

crop of China is falling off at an poltatione from the United States walls and carpets of blue and grey, There are 70 bedrooms with grey alarming rate. The statistics for or the development of near-by and the spacious kitchens, too, have the first nine months of 1926 show sources of supply in Manchuria received special care which betrays that China imported 13,143,488 depends largely on the outcome of the influence of women.

Continued on next Column.) the present upheaval in China.

KAIPING HOUSEHOLD COAL

In lots of not less than 1-ton :-

Delivered to Peak District (above Bowen Road), $24.00 per ton. Delivered to Bowen Road and

Lower Levels, $22.00

por ton.

Delivered to Kowloon,

$20.00

per ton.

Orders should be sent

Note Reduction in Prices.

In writing hot

by telephone

For Price Apply to

at least 24 hours, before the Coal is required

All orders must be ac- companied by Cash, Cheque, or Compra- dore Ordor payable to The Kailan

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GRAND PROMENADE

CONCERT SEASON

at the

LEE GARDENS

(Under the distinguished patronage of HE. The Governor, Sir CHOIL CLEMENTI, K.O.M.G.) THE SECOND CONCERT

by

1st BATTN. THE CAMERONIANS

RIFLES)

(SCOTTISH, Bra

By kind permission of Lt. Col. E. B. Ferrers, D.S.O., Commanding, and Officers

will be held on

SATURDAY, JULY 9th at 9,30 p.m.

A REAL MUSICAL TREAT IN AN IDEAL SETTING

Admission $1.00

SERVICE MEN IN UNIFORM HALF PRICE

In the event of inclement weather the Concert will be held in the

Lee Thestra adjoining the Gardens.

£8080