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TONG KA WAN.

TANG SHAO YI ARRIVES AT CANTON.

(FROM con OWN CORRESPONDENT."]

CANTON, June 23. Mr. Tang Shao Yi, prime, mover, of the Tong Ka Wan 'development

scheme and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, arrived in Canton from Tong Ka Wan yesterday after noon on board the gunboat Chung

shan,

He was accompanied by his "family, Me. Wong Kui So, magie- trate of Chungshan, the so-called

IMPROVING POLICE QUARTERS.

SUPPLEMENTARY VOTES OF $49,276.

TODAY'S FINANCE COM. MITTEE MEETING,

At its meeting this afternoon the Finance Committee will be asked to approve supplementary expenditure totalling 819,276, the greater part of which is in connection with urgent improvement at the Water Police Station,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1930.

SOME PITFALLS OF CHINESE FARMERS

STABILISATION.

SAIGON RICE SITUATION AFFECTED.

CHINESE MERCHANTS MOAN.

That the rice situation in Saigon is far from satisfactory, and that the price of the cereal, is daily soaring, was revealed in the Chines Chamber of Commerce yesterday. when a circular sent by the local Government to the Chamber was read.

AND FERTILISER.

HOTEL ACTION WITHDRAWN.

THE "EVILS" OF FOREIGN | SETTLEMENT BY MUTUAL

METHODS.

PROTEST LETTER SENT TO

HONG KONG.

An interesting letter-act without its unconsciously humorous side- 'has been received by the local Chinese Chamber of Commerce. It purports to have been written by

the farmers of Swatow, who are unanimously to denounce the use

In the 1930 estimates a sum of The circular, it may be interest-of foreign fertilisers in China.

The farmers of Swatow, while $35,000 is provided for the erectioning to add, was written in Saigon

CONSENT.

A "notice of settlement” was filed at the Supreme Court yester- day in the action brought by Messrs. Andersen, Meyer & Co, against the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., which means that further pro- ceedings will be dropped by mutual

consent between the parties. The terms of the settlement, bowever, have not been divulged

The action commenced in the

Model District of China, and his of a new deportee 'shed in Kow. on May 30, and it reveals, among grudgingly admitting that fertilisers Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp) on June !

wife.

Upon arrival the party was given a very hearty welcome by the high officials of the Canton Government.

General and Mrs. Chen Ming Shu, Admiral Chen Chak, Mr. Hsu Chung Ching, General du Yäng Kui, the

Joon. It has now been found other things, bow rice merchants possible temporarily to make other were caught by the stabilisation of arrangements for housing deportees, the piastre and frone. The report, and the shed will not be erected. which is given in full below, states that about Piastres 2,000,000 has

Against the resulting saving, the Inspector General of Police realready been lost this year, by rice quests a supplementary vote al exporters.

do help in the production of bigger

vegetables and fruits, complain that lengthy proceedings in the course of

the resultant, product is inferior in

quality. It is further alleged that sugetables grown with the assist ance of "loreign" fertilisers are salt to the taste. Fruits and veget-

$33,000 for urgent improvements. The local authorities, in forward-ables, it was also stated, grown in

the Water Police Station. Ofing the report to the Chinese Cham- this amount, 825,000 is for the prober of Commerce, merely did so under a covering letter which did

vision of hutments for 81 seamen

Police Commissioner, and others boarded the Chungshan just as soon as it steamed into Canton Harbour and greeted the party.

A military band played as the and housing room for the Chinese not give any reason for its com- party landed at the Government Police, the nccommodation being munication. The report itself, bow. wharf and escorted them to the now very unsatisfactory. It is proever, is self-explanatory. The full headquarters of the Canton Naval poted to expend the balance of text is as follows:- Department on the South Bund.

Duty-free World Fort,

In an interview with local Press- men this morning, Mr. Tang said that his main mission to Canton at this time is to confer with General Chen Ming Shu and others about his plans for the development of Tong Ka Wan into a duty-free world port rivalling Hong Kong. Huge sums of money have to be appro priated for the purpose. Most prob ably these funds will have to be

obtained from the Provincial Trea

sury.

In conclusion, Mr. Tang said that he expects to stay in Canton for four or five days' only.

Mr and Mrs. Tang were the guests of honour at a banquet givea by General Chen Ming Shu at the Tungshan Tooisi Club last night.

Port Painted In Roseate Hues.

The ardent supporters of the Tong Ka Wan development scheme have again painted the prospective port in roseate hues. In a statement issued for publication to-day they said that a better world port in South China could not be found. The Lingting Sca leading up to

Tong Ka Wan from the Pacific is more than 100 feet in depth, thus permitting the passage of ocean- going liners with a tonnage of 20.000 or even 30,000. Moreover, "the harbour is big enough to maar over 30 ships without the slightest difficulty.

No Fear of Water Shortage. Tong Ka Waa, the statement went on, is also noted for its abundant supply or fresh water. Immediately

85,000 on the extension and in- pravement of the office accommoda- tion which is now totally inadequate at the Whter Police Station.

A. sum of 89,075 is asked for in connection with miscellaneous ser- vices, the Secretary of State for the Colonies having approved the honoraria of 81.500 to Mr. W. J. Carrie, 8500 to Miss V. H. Harrison and $75 to Mr. Un "Ting Fan as recommended by the Salaries Com- mission.

A sum of $10,000 is required for a latrine in Davis Street, the amount being met

from savings under a similar head for a latrine in Rock Hill Street which will pot now be proceeded with this year.

To meet the cost of furniture for rented quarters in Kowloon a vote

A sum of $212 is requested in con- nection with the Hansard Report which last year comprised 329 pages as against 191 in 1928 and 170 in 1927.

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Saigon Rice Market.

The 1930 exportable surplus has, been estimated to be about 1,200,000 tons. This year owing to a crop failure in Tonkin a certain amount of the surplus will be required for that part of Indo-China. Tonkin has prohibited the export of rice in all its forms and has already pur chased some 8,000 tons of Saigon Rice.

At the moment, the market is very dead as the price of Saigon Rice is considerably above that of Rangoon and Siam. Another fac- tor is that, lured by hopes of higher, prices later in the year, the farm- ers and middlemen are holding up their stocks of paddy in the in- terior, and not sending them down to the mills.

Last

Rice exporters in Saigon are going through a very bad time for of 82,500 is requested. These quar-which they themselves are largely ters are occupied by officers of the

responsible.

October and subordinate staff entitled to free November the exporters sold for furniture, Government quarter's not ward, for delivery at various times up to the end of May, large quan- being available for the housing of tities of rice. These contracts were all auch offcers.

mainly with Shanghai, and were made before the piastre and frane were stabilised de fait at the end of December at i piastre equal to 10 francs. Though this stabilisa- tion has cot yet been officially con- firmed it is still de fait at the $1,480 being expenses in connection not completely covered their sales. In addition there is a vote of moment. Now the exporters had with the recent Meteorological As a consequence though they made Conference, to discuss the possibility a good profit to begin with, the of adopting unilorm codes for visual Chinese paddy merchant, knowing storm signals throughout the Far their predicament, put up his Euat. This Conference was pro- prices, thus forcing the exporter posed at a Conference of Empire either to buy at the higher rate and Meteorologists held at London in full his contract at a loss or else August, 1999, and at the Inter- buy but to cancel his contract national Conference of Directors of and pay heavy damages. It is Weather Services, held at Copen estimated that about two million hagen in September, 109, The proposal was approved and Mr. Piastres have already been lost this Claxton was appointed convener. The cost of the necessary printing is not yet known and remains to be

not

year by the rice exporters,

Plenty of Paddy.

behind the port there are rivers, met. The sum now asked for is forbe realised that the external posi- cataracte and falls from which patentertainment and secretarial.

able water could be drawn in un- limited quantities. Tong Ka Wan

penses.

ex-

From the above remarks it will

tion is not yet in any way affecting the power of Saigon to supply rien to Malaya, but the governing factor is rather the willingness of all external markets to pay the inflat visited prices demanded by the Chinese paddy merchant. There is still plenty of paddy up-country, and under normal circumstances it must The reconstruction work in Tong come on the market before the end Ka Wan is going on under the direc of the year because (a) it de tion of Mr. Chan Yau Shan. Ex- teriorates by storage, and (b) if perts along every line, from the kept up-country there will be little artist to the engineer, are being storage room for next year's crop. called upon for advice in the plan- ning of the city:

Reconstruction Work.

does not have to depend upon rain- significance alone tourists from fall for its fresh water. In this re-over the world will desire to spect it is much better than Hong Tong Ka Wan. Kong, as it never has to worry about a water shortage problem. Tong Ka Wan is so centrally located that communication and transportation may be made with any part of the interior of Kwangtung with the greatest ease. Thus, it requires only four hours to reach there from Canton by boat, which is about two hours less compared with the journey from Canton to Hong Kong Moreover, shipa plying on the West River will find it to their advantage to stop at Tong Ka Wan than at Hong Kong, as this will mean saving of more than 30 miles of travel. In all probability, according to the promotors, of the scheme, ocean-going liners will also call at Tong Ka Wan because of its central position.

this manner cannot be kept for any length of time. Chemical fertiliser, it is further alleged, draws all the richness out of the soil, and has the effect of quickly making fertile soil barren.

It was suggested in the letter that farmers generally should revert to the use of old-style Chinese methods of fertilising the soil-a inethod which was described in the circular as more dependable and less costly in the long run.

* Worse Than Oplum." It may be remembered that translation of a circular issued by about a month ago we reproduced a

Supreme Court before the Chief

4, since when there have been

which Mr. W. P. Hacker, the expert witness for the plaintiff, was cross. examined for several days by the defence. Since the adjournment on Monday, when the cross-examina- tion of Mr. Rasey, the second wit

was concluded, the parties decided to withdraw" the proceed. ings, which might have gone on for at least another fortnight.

ness,

The plaintiffs claimed 825,000 is the balance due for installation of refrigerating and ice plants at the Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels. Defendants alleged that the plants did not fulfil the contract require- ments and

$140,000.

counter-claimed for

Mr. H. G. Sheldon, instructed by Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master, was for plaintiffs. Mr. Eldon Potter, E.C., together with Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Messrs. ants. Deacons, appeared for the defend-

THE HIGH COST OF MOTORING.

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PRICE OF "GAS" INCREASED.

This increase is not an adjust ment of the price due to the falling

the Native Goods Promotion Asso. eintion in Swatow, which urged the use of Chinese beancake instead of chemical fertiliser imported from abroad, The florid style of this circular is well shown in the follow

The announcement made yester ing quotation: Due to dishonest propaganda by sale agents and the day that there will be an increase selfishness of retail merchants, the of 13 cents on a "gallon of gasoline peasants have fallen into their trap is only the premature addition of The use of such fertiliser is not the Government Tax be levied as any different from the drinking of from July 1. When seen by a re poison to queuch one's thirst. As Presentative of the Daily Press, an the continued use of such fertiliser official of one of the oil companies will result in the earth becoming stated that it was a measure design- arid and fallow. The agriculturaied, to protect the Government products of the country will be against speculative buying. seriously affected. The livelihood of the people will be thus endan- gered and the country in conse. exchange," he continued. "There quence will be ruined. In fact, the will be no further addition on July use of such fertiliser is worse than1 The extra 13 conta covers the tax, but its early imposition is opium."

solely for the purpose of protecting the Government from companica There was much more in the same accuring large stocks of petrol be- hysterical strain, the object being to fore July 1 and thus escaping the of sulphate of ammonia in favour induce farmers to give up the use tax.”

Members of the Government, we of beancake. Probably it was the understand, have been in confer- beancake merchants who inspired eace with the oil companies on this the movement, for the trade figures subject, but nothing is known as showing the imports into. Swatow regards from which party the idea during the last three years clearly came. The additional 15 cents is indieste that the use of foreign to be charged for each gallon in fertiliser is becoming more general. bulk (retail). Prices for cases, tina The comparative figures (all in and drums have been proportion- piculs) are as follows:—

ately revised. 1929. * 1020. Sulphate

The Real Facts.

1927.

of Am- monia. 268,050 494,026 835,286 Bean-

cake 3,300,170 2,632,567 1,607,775 As for the assertion that foreign fertiliser makes the soil" arid and barren in a short time," the bean- cake propagandists appear not to know that there is in Hong Kong and in Swalow a Chinese Govern ment analyst who issues certificates guaranteeing the purity, strength, and nitrogen content of chemical fertiliser. Finally, these officials actually recommend farmers to use imported fertiliser in preference to beancake!

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The action of the Government in MR. AND MRS. SOUTHORN The principal | cireuläting · current prices" all thoroughfares will be 160 feet wide. through the interior has also not

GO ON FURLOUGH, There will be several big wharves been without its effecte on the for ocean liners, and aerodromes, farmers, who, owing to several good public parks, water pipe system, an years, can afford to bold on to their

FAREWELL GATHERING AT electric power plant, and the stocks for some months to come.

QUEEN'S PIER. like. All these big projects will The question of demand will

be undertaken by the Chungshan determine whether prices will re- The Hon. Mr. W. T. Soutborn, Land and Industrial Development main at their present high level or Company, and semi-official enter drop considerably during the next panied by Mra. Southorn, left the C.M.G., Colonial Secretary, accom-

At the moment there Colony yesterday by the 8.8. Em- Mr. Troi Cheung, Manager of the are practically no forward con- press of Asia for England on long Sun Company, Cantan, is reported | tracts outstanding, and exporting leave. During the period of four

prise.

three months.

KIDNAPPER REBUKED FOR SMILING.

WOMAN TREATS CHARGE LIGHTLY.

Although faced with a charge of having kidnapped a six-year-old child, & Chinese woman did not seem to realize the seriousness of her position, when she appeared before Mr. R, E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday. The defendant was sternly robuked by the Magistrate, who said: "This is no laughing matter. How dare you smile?".

It was stated that the child was

kidnapped in Canton, and was re- covered in Hong Kong, where it was found to be in the custody of the defendant at her premises at Ship, Street, Wanchai.

The defendant as sentenced to nine months' hard labour.

SOME MORE› MONEY REQUIRED.

SUPPLEMENTARY SUMS FOR

LAST YEAR.

to have decided to establish a firms are doing no business. The years that Mr Southern-had held Birthplace or Sun Yat Sen. branch store, and hotel there in the owners of the paddy are refusing | office, he has on several occasions

near future.

to sell except at their own prices been Officer Administering the Gov. At to-day's meeting of the Legis The landscape of Tong Ka Wan

Their view, is that in August and

lative Council, the Colonial Secre ernment. and its environment is exceptionally

Customs House.

September certain countries like the Prior to their boarding the Govtary will move the first reading beautiful and charming. In fact, it

ordinance to authorise is the most beautiful spot in "the

Mr. Yung Kwei Tsing, Superin- Netherlands East Indics, Philip ernment launch Britannia in the of an

the the appropriation of a supple whole of South China. It is an tendent of Canton Customs, is pines and Shanghai will be com morning on their way to

steamer, guard of honour was mentary sum of 304,638.83 to de- ideal place for planning a garden establishing a Customs House at Pelled to buy on this market. At city with attractive parks. Its deep Tong Wan, where duties on im about this time the position will be provided by the Girl. Guides, of fray the charges of the year 1929.

The details that go to make up water, high mountains, waterfalls, ported goods, are paid before they further complicated by the arrival which Mrs. Southorn in Chief Com and vast extent of level land, which are allowed to go out of the port.of the early Cambodian erop on the missioner The Guides were in this total are as follows:- furnish facilities for an industrial Mr. Yung and the Canton Customs market. This rice, though not of charge of Miss Jacques

Audit Department

412.29 and commercial centre and make it Commissioner, are reported to have very high quality, can satisfy the

Among those present to bid fare Attorney General

11,973.99, una ideal seat fan a big world art listed a joint notification stating requirements of Jarnanaliks and Me Southern Afrown Solicitor

and commercial centre. Further that no duty is kuniged or any geour At the moment of writing for Queer for Tury Cap

Brandogist, he more, the birthplace of the late Dr. going into Tong Ka Wanther drop in the value of the Hong Coleman, A:D.C., representing H.E. Public Works Dept. 293,383.18 57,071.87 Sun Yat Sen comes within the The promotors of the scheme are Kong dollar has caused that market the Governor,Council members, Miscellaneous Services. radius of the proposed limits of most optimistic, declaring that Tong to close down on purchases and hedds of Government Departments Tong Ka Wan. Because of thisKs Wan will become a world port as a result there is tendency for leading members of the Chinese

the market to become a little easier community-and-other friends? (Continued on next Column.) in due course.

Total

W

9.852.30

8304,538.63

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