1932-10-29 — Page 7

TRADE WITH

NICARAGUA

HOARDING OF "COPPERS

CONSUL ENTERTAINED BY¦ EXPLOITATION OF POOR

CHINESE

BUSINESS POSSIBILITIES

DISCUSSED

PEOPLE FEARED

SCARCITY OF FIVE CENT PIECES

Mr. Trinidad E. Laraya, Consu!

for Nicaragua, was the guest of

At the Chinese Chamber of Con- Chairman, metre - yesterday, the

·HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1932.

TELEPHONE TO SHANGHAI

LOCAL COMPANY'S LETTER TO CHINESE CHAMBER

DIFFICULTIES SET OUT

A FINE CONCERT

·PROFESSOR HARRY ORE

Professor Harry Ore who has been away from the Colony for about 12 months, and is now here en a visit, gave a very welcome pianoforte concert at the Helena As the outcome of representations May Instituta yesterday. the Chinese Chamber of Commerce Ore has many friends and had n recently took up the matter of large audience including a number

Prof.

SWATOW NOTES

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETINGS CONCLUDE

GOVERNMENT HELP ASKED

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Swarow, Oct. 28.

The third and the last of the

ANNOUNCING

THE

W

hosiour at a tea party given by the Mr. Wong Kwong Tin, announced | longdistance telephone service be/of his old pupils. He oponed with preotings of the Chineso Chamber

that his attention had been drawn tween Hong Kong and Shanghai Chaconne (Bach Busoni) and its of Commerce has come to an end, i Chinese Chamtur of Commoren yes;

to the fact, that there appears to with the Hong Kong Telephone eception struck the note of warn The attendance was not a big one, SHOF terday, when the Consul was in

appreciation which was to be main-the number having been reduced troduced to members of the Cham- bo a scarcity in Hong Kong of one- Company,

tained till the end of the pro- by eighty or ninety. Some interesting information as bes, by the Chairman, Mr. Wong cent and Ave cent pieces, -

The Chairman said that it has to the possibility of this service, ramine. The third item, Chopin's Kwong Tin Trade possibilities

Bullarde," gained Ik chair. The various resohitions between Nicaragua and China were reported to him from many and the difficulties in the way, were burst of applause. It was admir

taken.

Wong

"Second

ably renedred, with full value

tempo.

sources that a ton-cent piece, when contained in a letter written by Mr. discussed and altor jou, 'a Krou tendered in payment of a smal: photograph of those present was, purchase was only worth 8 cents, or J. I. Sherry, Manager of the Tele-given in the interesting changes of

in some instances even as little as phone Company to Mr.

The pièce de résistance 8 sents and 8 ensh.

This was Kwong Tin, Chairman of the Chin-was a suite of Scriabin, Etude Op. Mr. Lacayo" in the course of a hardship for poor people to whom speech pointed out that the relaxing the loss of ten per cont, of their ass Chamber of Commerce. The No 1, Poem Op. 32 No. 1, Valac of the Immigration regulations in earnings dican a considerable letter, which was read at yester Op. 35, Fragilité Op. 51 No. 1, aud

The opinion was expressed that day's monthly meeting of the Etrangeté Op. 63 No. 2 Nicaragua which would allow of the the position was brought about

But as I remember thinking so admittance of more Chiness, would either by a deliberate act of ex-Chamber, was as follows:-

Mr. Tang Tao Nam was in the

passed are as follows:-

The Chamber to start a magazine of its own and appoint an editor.

Promotion of homemade goods. As police officers are believed to be exceeding their duty in the vicinity of the Customs House, a petition should be rent to the certainly lead to business develop.ploitation of poor people or because "We have for acknowledgment often Professor Ore plays nothing Government drawing its attention menta between the two countries, there exists a genuine shortage of your letter dated 23rd time and so well is those short pieces of his to this matter. and he said he would make it a one-cent and ten-cent pieces.

A petition bo sent to the Stamp point to tell the President, when Wong said he had been to see the would advise you that same will own composition with a local in- he returned to Nicaragua, about the Colonial Treasurer and the latter be duly brought to the attention of spiration.

He gets &

personal, Tax Bureau complaining of viregu great trade possibilities which had informed him that the number the directors of this Company. In association with his music, which larity in the sale of stamps, de China holds for Nicaragus.

of cents issued up to April 1 was 3,800,000 and the number of five the meantime we should like

the appears to deny himself when manding that I be given 100 per Mr. Wong Kwong Tia's Welcome. cents (new ones) issued up to April record our appreciation of the inplaying other men's work. He puts cent. value instead of less as at

terest which your. Chainber ་ཎྜཱ Mr. Wong Kwong Tin said:1 was 1,100,000.

an intensity of feeling into his present, Mr. Lacayo and gentlemen.. This Mr. Wong said that steps should chamber is to-day honoured by the be taken to make it known to those

JIYERENCE

Trinidad of Mr.

Mr.

evincing in the extension of tele-playing, and plays with a tender- E concerned that as many five-cent phone facilities in Hong Kong. ness quite different to his usual Lacayo, the consul in Hong Kong pieces as required could he had

"As to the manner in which careful precision of exeration. at the Treasury at par Parcels for Nicaragua; Mr. Lacayo is go- ing to address us on the subject of amounting to 8123 could be had service might be established with Professor Ore is always pleasant to trade between his uniry and without any delay and anybody Shanghai, there are two schemes (1) listen to but he makes delightful China, and thin large and repre- could walk in and have as many by repeatered underground cable, music when he gives us his own sentative gathering is evidence of parcels as they like for their notes.

The meeting thought it would be and (2) by wireless, and we will work. The keen interest which this subject a good idden if the Treasury could consider these separately ·

China is essentially a trading see its way, either through the nation. Her people and her traders Hong Kong Bank, or directly, to are to be found in almost every change smaller sums say of gas part of the civilised world. We into five cent pieces.

Jus evinced among us Chinese.

"With reference to Saliemo (1) there are no technical difficulties which esanos be overcome but there are

an impracticable proposition at the present juncture. Some of the more important of these are as follows:-

FAREWELL · DANCE

HOUSE.

have had commercial interea thought there were not enough in

As regards coppers, the meeting important factors which make this ARGYLLS AT GOVERNMENT with America, North and south circulation and the Chairman ex- For nearly a century. Mr. Lacayo : is going to tell us about his country plained that at one time there were and about its business potentialities, so many in circulation that quite a and I sia sure that what he barge quantity had to be stored in to say will be of great interest to the vaults of the banks. Nothing

between the two countries.

I have now much pleasure in! calling upon Mr. Lacayo to address you. Applause,

The Consul's Reply.

Me. Laenyo, replying said: Mr. Chairman,

Distinguished

definite was decided in con nection with the matter excepting that the meeting agreed that the fact that there is no shortage of either cop pera or five cent pieces should be made known to the public.

(a) Financial,

(b) Installation difficulties and (c) Maintenance difficulties. In connection with the finaccial side of the project, it is necessary

Tips to Chamber of Commerce guards are disallowed. (They have been in the habit of receiving tips from merchants going to the Cham bor on business, it is saidy.

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The respectivo guilds are to en- courage their members to home manufactured goods.

As the tax at present on 80%- products is too heavy, a petition

he seat, for the abrogation of same, to the responsible party. As A tax on export of sea-food has been now imposed. thereby in. H.E. the Officer Administering fringing the existing arrangement, the Government and Mrs. Southorna petition be sent to that effect. gave a very succesful farewell dance The Chamber of Commerce, after to the officers of the Argyil and raising money for any special par- Sutherland Highlanders iast night pose, must present . detailed at Government House. There was statement. (This is to avoid cor-

Tang Tao Nam, chairman of the

ed. The Supervising Commitico

We are very fortunate indeed in having as the Consular represent tivo of Nicaragua one who under stands the Chinese so well, and 1 am sure that through him we shali;

to explain that a truck service in a large crowd present including ruption, for it is believed that cer ho able to remove any obstacles that

most countries follows as a hatural most of the younger people of tain numes of bongs or firms have might have hitherto stood in the with lesser profits than their more result of the expansion of telephone Hong Kong,

been deliberately left out in the way of friendly business relations extravagant and less thrifty com facilities in adjoining cities so that Dancing commenced at 0,30 p.n.list whereby a small sum has been

petitors.

Their modest und economic ways in the course of time the first link and continued until the early hours paid in lieu of the bigger quota of living give the Chinese a tremon in the chain at one end of the coun-of this morning.

required of them). Details must dous advantage over Caucasians,

try is connected through all the The dance music was rendered by be published in future. Excellent Chinese Citizens. iatermediate telephone centres to the Band of the Argyll and Sather- Regulations to be made govern- Nicaragua, like many other great the last link at the other end of land Highlanders, which played soing the Treasury Committee to be Gentlemen of the Chamber; Hayations, does still have discriminat the country. Consequently the trunk well and with such a swing in the formed. It will consist of thirteen ing in mind international relations ng imigration laws. Nicaragua. between my beloved country and law prohibits not only the entrance lines absorb the telephone traffic rhythm, that people were just menchers, one of which must be your admirable nation, I am indul Chinese into the country with radiating from all parts of the forced to dance.

the intention of settling but alabcountry with the result that the Every kind of refreshment was C.-of-C, and the others to be elect: grateful for the opportunity ne- Corded to me by this chamber of ox- other nationalities as for instance, service can be placed immediately provided. pounding before its respectable Turks, Arabians, Serians, Armeni

on a profit earning basis. Egyptians, and African inenbers the potentialities of trade, between China and Nicaragua.

Negroes. However, the President is Climate and geological conditions authorized to grant special permis

"In connection however with the only method of which telephone make Nicaragua, an agricultural sion, in very exceptional cases,

about proposed telephone service between communication with Shanghai ca. region wherein extensive Areas of consequently we have now fertile inads await the band of 1,000 of good and industrious Chin Hong Kong and Shanghai the be established, pending the telephone

must pass through man 10 break Earth's treasure se residents enjoying the hospital trunk Hues chest and with his labours extract ity and friendship of my country country which, except in very development of the many important the riches and wealth mother nature and its people. Through my in isolated cases, is undeveloped from cities of China, is by wireless which deposited under the Nicaraguan silent and continuous favourable a telephone view point with the would be linked up with the local recommendations, sonte Chinese have result that the traffic handled by My people are hard-working, in. been granted such special permits these lines would only be that telephone service in Hong Kong.

In this connection we understand dustrious, thrifty. They are doing by the President to enter our counoriginated at the terminal offices.

Consequently it is our opinion that that a concession for the erection their best they see our It is my personal opinion that pending the establishment of local of a wireless station in Hong Kong

are succeeding in, try as agricultural experts.

mother land's economic status.

Nicaragua will be greatly benefited telephone services at numerous in-

immigration law's

when tormediate cities the traffic carried for long distance telephone con Long before being honoured with i were. the appointment of consul for this amended are made more lenient on a trunk cable between Hongmunication has been granted to the Imperial and International Com territory, I had given much thought and more in accord with present Kong and Shanghai would on the munications Limited and although and means of raising funds for the sufficient to show any return, on the and study to China and its great day conditions.

I am indeed certain that were capital investment. In fact such a no mention was made at the time of upkeep of the Chamber of Com- people, laying particular attention Chinese allowed to establish leather service can, we believe, only be communicating with Shanghai it is merce. to pros and cons of Chinese Ав

definite to be assumed that the station would' The proceedings ended by the. immigrants to other countries...I tanneries in Nicaragua, the people furnished initially at a

have world wide range so that com- Chairman entertaining those pre- have travelled around the world far there will be greatly benefitted in loss.

that they would be able to purchas On the subject of installationmunication could be made with all sent to dinner. and wide, and during my sojourns their anther at much lower cost dificulties it must be remembered important cities.

skies.

mercial “or industrial communities

Corn

Isolated Country.

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various authorities

Repeater Stations.

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munications Ltd. who informed us that it was expected that these wireless services would be establish ed in about two years from that date. We have on beveral occasions written to that firm with a request

will drait out regulations for this Committee in substitution of the existing ones.`-`

As unauthorised and uniform-

ed inspectors of the Stamp Tax Bureau have been molesting and searching bongs and firms, and at times, demanding that safes be opened for their examination, this malpractice is considered very dan- gerous in the interests of the mer- chants. The meeting decided that the S.T.B. be approached in the matter and that before any place is searched the Chamber of Com merce should be first informed.

The last item was to devise ways

SHIP

REVENUE OFFICIALS VISIT”

"HANGSANG"

Revenue officers paid two visita

in different countries, I have noticed than in the past and present. The that this cable would require to be

In January 1931 we discussed this that wherever 1 weht, whatever country. I visited, Chinese immigr-fact is there are no good tanneries laid for some 800 miles through the matter with a representative of alits were to be met overywhere, in that country, and raw hides are heart of China and the co-operation Imperial and International Com OPIUM HAUL ON LOCAL

throug forming most

and exported to her places only to of comendable praise-worthy elements for the imbe Istor imported back at enor whose territory the cable would pass provenient and progress of not only mous prices, often five or more would require to be retained. agriculture but of commerce and This is only an example of many

times the original export price. Industry as well.

The Chinese immigrant, in my other business enterprises that could

In the matter of maintenance for information as to the progress opinion, is a very valuable addition he developed. Chinese business men, difficulties it would be necessary on being made and our last reply, to any country's agricultural, com- hands can do a world of good to stal repeater stations at intervals to the effect that the plans which to the .8. Hangsang when she agricultural exports and for a cable of this description to in- dated November of last year, was The ChinCHO STO hard workers, our country. Millions and millions of approximately 100 miles and the they had made for the establishment arrived in Harbour from Canton thrifty and readily adopt them of clusters of bananas are being lack of power supplies at these of long distance wireless telephony yesterday, selves to the social and racial co-States and other countries.

exported yearly to the United points would make the proposition from Hong Kong were part of joint On their first visit, the Revenue ditions of the place where they and beans of different variaties and addition repeater equipment is of to the various Authorities concerned all packet of raw opinin in a more than ordinarily difficult. In schemes which had been submitted officers searched the ship and found decide to settle. They are generally many other staples are the chief complicated nature and at the but had not been. completed in all cabin opcupied by the quarter. law-abading and make their relu agricultural products, among which outset, the cost of providing ox details We were further advised masters. Two of the occupants of tions with the other inhabitants are toffee and caeno, these two perienced personel would bo ex that they hoped to be in a position the cabin were arrested pleasant and satisfactory to the latter, being of extraordinary extremely high. Furthermore in the to inform us more fully in the near latter. Unfortunately and unjustly, cellence.

Subsequently a further visit was out-of-date lawe, incompatible with |

event of a fault, developing on the future as to the probable date of made to the ship. In the paint It is my intention to make cable there would be no intermediate inauguration of such present-day international exigencies trip to Nicaragua early next year telephone: administrations respon- Having heard nothing further in of paint, were searched and found services, shop a number of tine, ostensibly and justice, make it very difficult, to see the President and several ble for carrying out repairs the matter we addressed them again to contain opium in all a quantity if not impossible for the Chinoo

Congressmen, personal friends of to enter other nations. But these mine, and urge them to pass logisla quickly, with the result that the in August of this year and are now of 739 tasis was found. The store countries are to a large exterit tion making

necessary staff and materials would | awaiting a reply to our letter." keeper was arrested on the second cascior for Chinese require to be sent out from sums Presumably the concession justified in upholding such pre-to enter the country. If I do make far distant point causing very establish these wireless services in sion of the opin by Mr. Schofield to visit. He was convicted of posses- modern legislation. The fact is, and the trip, I most certainly will ex-serious delay in repairing the cable Hong Kong has been granted by yesterday and was. Grad $4,000 or the whole world adraits it, Cay plain to the President, Congrees with the resultant interruption to the Government who no doubt made in default 10 months imprison casiane cannot compete with Chill-and other authorities the fargent vice and lows of revenue can Taborem and business men in need for such legislation which will The formen very. countries eventually result in closer and more because the latter are not only more friendly and business relations be hard-working and zealous in their tween the peoples of the two coun- ling of activities but are satised trius. Yours and mine. I thank

¿Continued on next. Column.)

own

Advantages of Wireless.

stipulations as to the date on whion | ment, –

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zohimin.)plication to Government."

journed until next week.

(Continued on

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