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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY,

PURE MANILA

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FENG YU HSIANG.

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CONSERVANCY OF THE LIAO RIVER.

JANUARY 21st, 1928.

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CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CANAL 4 MILES LONG.

TIENTSIN FIRM UNDERTAKE

THE WORK.

BENJAMIN & POTTS' WEEKLY REPORT.

Hong Kong and Shanghai Banks have further strengthened, "being quoted here at $1,000 and at £130 in Londen.

Messrs. Benjamin & Potts, in Under the auspices of the Upper their share report published yester- Lino River Conservancy Board the day, state that the local market not shown any signs of firm of McDonnell and German" of has There are still missionaries whs Tientsin are executing a conser weakness during the past week. pin faith in Marshal Feng Ya vaney project for the improvement Rates for the most part have kept Hsiang, and one of them writes in of the Lino River, states the, Chinese distinctly strong which is rathor The contract unusual with the near approach the following strain from Tainan Economic Bulletin. His is not exactly enthusiastic but anunts to $1,277,500 and the work of the Chinese New Year. labours the difficulties that beset is being done according to plans B. Okazaki, the Christian General

prepared by Dr. Marshal Feng and his staff are Engineer-in-Chief of the Board, who, in the Baptist Mission Compound with the Japanese engineering staff,

Union's have been sold at 8301 m Chengehow, and his staunch folis supervising the work.

The purpose of the scheme is the and are still waited. Cantons are lower, Chang Chi Chiang, with his staff and family, are occupying the reversion, into the Lind River of unchanged at 8:00. Underwriters residence of the Canadian Church some of the water nt present finding are obtainable at 82.40.

Hong Kong. Canton and Maeno Mission in the south suburb of Kai- its way to the sea through the

This latter Steamboats have wenkined and are feag. I feel assured that the pri Shaangtaitze River.

a narrow ditch offering at 25). Toys and Light- mmarily interested missionaries are river was originally glad to have the aces rather than dog for the purpose of smugglingers shew a sharp rise,, having been the followers in their holuce, and it salt and has, within a comparatively bought at 8. Kowloon Wharves seems that this would be the alter-short number of years, become a have flüctured between 8129/199) - native. Marshal Feng's disciplice sizable stream, so large that the Whampoa Docks are in request af water lost to the Lino River is of is still pood within his own com mand, but there are several armies considerable importance. fighting together in the present Kuomiechun, and sokliers of other tria the First Army still feel that their allegiance is due to their own heads and not to the head of the

whole.

China rovidents have been in The work consists of digging a

Hanz Konr canal fourteen miles in length, good demand and large sales have flanked by embankments constructed ixen made up to 35. from the soil. The reverted water and Shanghai Hotels wone placed will pass through this canal and its at 8, "closing with buyers at amount will be governed by a weir $43. Hong Kong Lands are a shade lower with buyers at 8631. across the Shuangtaitze River.

The weir, which is already.com Realtys have appreciated to 981- missionpleted, is constructed of concrete Humphreys Estates are enquired for al $15. A dividward of 80 cents masonry with steel gates. As junk traffic in the Shuangtaitze River and bonus of cents per share has m1st be maintained, a lock has been ben declared

Hong Kong Trams have strength- combined with the weir. The weir and lock have been built within &ened and were gointed ap to 993. bend of the river and are now being Star Ferries are sought for at $63. put into operation by the construe Chinn Lights (Combined) have far- tion of a channel across this bend, ther advanced with sales made be on the completion of which the old tween 814.25 and $14) Hong Kong Electrics closed appreciably bigher bed of the river will be filled in.

Green Island Cements at $68!. (Combined) have advanced to $10.

Dairy Farms as 818 mark a rise. Watsons are in demand at 811.40, after sales at 8111

When he came to know of the thefts from the several residences in the auth suburb of Kaifeng city, he was very indignaat, and had the matter put through the Provincial Governing Councils, and the kases, therein, sustained, re- corded with view to making restitution in happier days, but he still felt that he could not too closely lay the blame, for allegi anres seem to be lightly held in these days.

His Degree Of Crimson. Some days since I had a long and interesting talk with a gentleman out of Honan, who has been as closely associated with the public life of the province as any one, and who, incidentally, has not very great reason to love Marshal Feng personally; yet who could not but bear witness to the fact that Mar- shal Feng does not seem to be of very pronounced "Red" colour. Through Marshal Feng seems willing enough to permit the pe ple to enige under a Soviet form of Government, and has established the committee form of Government for the Province, he wants the Sovializing be of a Chinese type, and not of the Rel type, as it is known in Russia At least that is the purport of all the stories that have been repeated along this line.

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His Position As A Christian. There is another matter that has become a moot question, concerning the Marshal that is the question If Marshal of his Christianity. Feng's present type of Christianity öld-time different from the evangelistic type one has to re member that his present lineup. different trony the former Ironsides of the old First Kuominchua. The present army has been rusticating in Kanau for some length of time. and the recruits that have vorne in for months before the treck through Sherai into licaan, have had a goodly lot of Mohanedans among them. It would be manifestly im

to carry on the former

ground evangelism with this large percentage of Mohammedans Undoubtedly, too, the old ardour has been watered down somewhat, for the financial necessities through which his command has had pars, and the importunities of, bis oficials for funds, have brought changes into the moral administra- tion that the Marshal would not countenance in the old days.

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The excavation of the canal is almost completed, and the comple- tion of the whole scheme now waits! small amount of only upon mechanical dredging in the canal, the completion of the embankments, the opening of the diversion channel and the closure of the river. All of this work is expected to be complet. ed within the first half of 1928.

The earthwork to date has all been done by manuni labour and mechanical dredging is to be resort- ed to only to take out some dykes that have been left and to remove quick-sand that was found in the certain eanal at bottom of the places.

HEALTH BULLETIN OF EASTERN PORT.

FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 14TH.

Plague,

Suez (1 death). 19 cases at Aden (7 deaths).

Bombay (I death).

2 cases at Mobammerah

(9 deaths). Rangoon (7 deaths),

1 case at Colombo (death).

3 cases at Macasser ( deaths).

Cholera.

Calcutta (16 deaths). Kangoon (death).

2 cases at Singapore (1 death).

9 cases at Bangkok (3 deaths). 1 case at Saigon.

Small.pox.

6 eases at Bombay,

18 cases at Calcutta (& deaths).

8 cases at. Madens (1 death).

2 cases at Mohammerah,

3 cases at Negapatam (3 deaths).

49 cases at Rangoon (9 deaths).

I case at Belawan-Deli

(2 deaths) cases at Kuching (1 death)."

at Saigon. Case ut Hong Kong.

Case

his adherence to the Christian cause, and his apprehension lest the influence of Christianity should Marshal Feng himself, in wine.

Dairy Farms at 819 mark a rise. Amusements were done at $211. There are buys of Ewos at Tls. Orientals at Tis, 2 Shanghai Cottons (46). (New) at Tis, 221, and Hongkews at Tls. 183.

UNION WATERBOAT CO:

RESULT OF PAST YEAR'S WORKING.

The Union Waterboat Company, Ltd., adviser that, subject to audit, the nett balance at Proft and Losá Accourt for the year ending Decen ber 31st, 1927, as $63,509.94 which amount the members of the Con- the sulting Committee will, approaching meeting of sharehold ers, recommend to be abocated as follows:

Pay a dividend of $1.

per share

834,653.75

Pay a bonus of 25 cents...

per chure Transfer to insurance

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Fund

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Transfer to Special Re

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10,000.00

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$63,503.2-

LAND INVESTMENT CO.

DIVIDEND FOR 1027.

The Directors of the Hong Kong Land Investment & Agency Co., Ltd., have declared a final dividend

of 80 per share. This, with the interim dividend of 82 already paid, makes 84 in all for the year 1997.

SAIGON RICE MARKET.

"FIRM TENDENCY.

The Compagnie de Commerce & de Navigation d'Extrême-Orient, in their, report dated Saigon, January

He was Gallty. But he could not Prove It I-

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HOME SECHETARY WEL COMES THE STATEMENT.

ARE YOU BRONCHIAL? PEPS SOON BANISH PERSIS- TENT COUGH & BREATHING DIFFICULTY.

Bronchial trouble may be any thing froin a slight cough or suspi- tion of cold to a painful soreness and inflammation if the windpipe and chest, with · its attendant ....

It is the breathing difficulty. neglected bronchial cold that is 50 mich

pleuriay and preumonia.

The success of the Peps cure for coughs, colds," and deep-sealed bronchial trouliks is due to certain balsamic chest-strengthening medi- eines which are concentrated

in

In the days of 1929, when General

Sir W. Jayson-Hicks has read Fear was Governor of Honen, and in the preceding year's when his

the Archléshops statement" with ligations were not as onerous as

the deepest intereet and with con- they are now, he would truckle ins

siderable happines.” no way to opium, Opium was freely many parta grown in Homan in

the year 1922, firmly believed in the

"It would be impossible," he this last spring, sut for this he efficacy of mission school work, and was not responsible, though the memorialized the National Chris officials of the Second Kuomin-mo

tive, to expert that the inshops chun, who then occupied the pro- tinn Conferere during the great

said to a Daily Express representa chiefly responsible for mesting in Shanghai, in the spring 11th, state: Seme demands are re-

to promote educa-ported from Europe for January should immediately acquiesce in vince were fully responsible,

that year, of

to malply February shipment. Some sales of thos wera Shensi powers. Now tional work

paddy and white brokens have also the decision of the House of Com mons, and, with all respect, 1 there is a great opium trade out schools.

Shenai into Honan. Opium is would just like to repent that been made to India.

The new crop is coming on the think they could not have come to openly sold in the streets of Kai neither the Marshal nor the most feng, as it has not been done at any responsible officials of the First maricet la very small quantity and a wiser decision than to adjournench tablet. When a Peps dissolves January 11th, to give time to the ing and germicidal fumes given other time in the history of the Kaominchun, are anxious to see the paddy supply is not very abun the nitter, as they have, until in the mouth, the powerful heal- whole Church for further thought wff, are instantly carried with the wanton destruction af foreignera' dant. province at least this is the

breath into the bronchials and fur- The general tendency ja firm. testimony of those who have come property, and in fact, have pro-

The total amount of rice export-

and prayer.

I Recept in the fullest degree thermost recs of the lungs, mised to make good even what they out of the province

ed from January 1st to December

Sore, inflamed and irritated the appal of the shops to say I have heard Marshal Feagave not been responsible

1,467,703.831 hable for:

and do preach from the text, To him who This apologia may not sound very 31st, 1927,

which would add to by the Pep anedicine; noxious knoweth to

de good, and doeth it

to many readers of your against 1,377,163.146 tone in 1928.

two germe are exterminated, phlegm is. not, to him it is sin," I had no paper, but these are facts that have

rice No. 125 per cent. brokens the dateien between e

loosened, the chest is strengthened, at the time that sermon was come under my personal experience,

"What the future will be it is and breathing is made easy.

Secure a bottles of these wonder- in the days of 15 ar or have been fully vouched for by round grain: Hong kong 86:30 per parties in the Church. that he was penfeetly

those whose testimony is wholly picul of 134 lbs. f.o.b. Saigon; 109.

ild. per evt. f.o.b. Saigon; Yen impossible to say. It depends very i

Take them now in the sentiments that he expressed. trustworthy, and I am happy to

tion which the bishops may take medicine denter. And I am very sure that he regrets pass them on to the world at large. 6.80 per picul of 134 lbs. Lo.bargely or the further consideraful Peps tablets from your nearest with the whole heart the disjointed Perhaps it may be that the future Saigon.

of White Sagion rice No. 2 sifted and the nature of the iterations | and again during the day and keep times through which he is passing, will wholly justify the faith

Obtainable of all English and believe that Marshal Japan quality: Hong Kong $5.80 which they propose to make in the them by your bedside at night.

dispensarice. Agents Feng

I associate myself to the full Chinese these abuse carrected.

DB. lid. per ewt. Lob. Saigon; Ten Further the Marshal, while not whom he was happy to freely con

of Christian damity and fellow Ltd., Queen's Road, Central, Hong pressing his Christianity, as in the less in the old days, and which the 6.30 per picul of 134 a. fob with their request for the exercise Messrs. A. B. Moulder & Co..

Kong. former days, is not loath to confess above facts show he does remember | Saigon.

For January/February shipment, ship." now.-N.-C. Daily News. (Continued on next Column.)

conclusive

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"We quote to-day white Saigon vening ing during the inter-i membrine is soothed and purified

when he would, if he could, have those wt forget the Master, per picul of 134 lbs. f.o.b. Saigon; Deposited Book.