1935-04-23 — Page 11

NEWSPAPERMEN'S TOUR

OF KIANGSI

The Fu River Dykes Project

(From Our Special Corresponden()

Shanghai, Apr. 15. The last bit of reconstruction work we saw in Klangst was a dyke building project, involving the use of colossal man-power. The Fu is a short river flowing through Klangst, and its annual Inundations destroy crops. In an area of some ten to twenty thou- sand acres in extent. Dykes were being rushed to completion in anticipation of the heavy spring rains and the labour of no fewer than 80.000 men was being re- quisitioned to finish the work. Abou; 250 1 of dykes (80 miles! had to be ready in twenty days; and at a single" spot. whete dam for the overflow was being raised, no fewer than 5,000 labour ers were to be seen, ranging in ages from about 12 to 60. They swarmed like ants over the scene. very reminiscent of an ant-hill which has just turned over by a hiker's stick.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1935.

ROWING REGATTA

Fine Sport In Singapore

Singapore, April 16.

The first rowing regatta of the senson was held yesterday along the breakwater course, under al- most ideal conditions.

There was a favourable tide and light wind blowing over break- water in the shelter of which the crews rowed. The sea calm as can be expected in these

tional Government had priated a sum of $2,000,000 rehabilitation, out of which $300.- 000 has been utilized for relief. The Agricultural Bank furnished another $300,000, while $100,000 had been spent by the authori- waters. ties 11 supplying" agricultural implements, draft oxen, and seeds to needy farmers. To-day assist

forms, chiefly ance in various

by way of loans of money, seeds and provisions-are given through co-operative societies. At the end of last year Kiangsi possessed 1,066 societies with 34,586 mem- bers. The co-operative comprise credit. A

consumers'. supply and marketing, with the Arst-named leading by an overwhelming num- ber-a reason easily

WEN 8$

The first event was for junior pairs. Both crews made excellent starts. Walford's striking 9-16-32 in the quarter. half. and minute. Zeeders was a little more steady at 8-15-30,

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

12

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43

Note:-Figures in parentheses indicate number of letters 'in the words 'required..

Across.

-The very quintessence of a

drink (8).

6-Not able to infection (8). 10. Being uneasy. I've followed

the others (7), 11-No epithet for a quiet time

(6)..

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1

12-Ejected. (Not a Cockney In- quiry after little Edward!) (8).

At the end of a minute Wal- ford's crew was approximately a canvas up and from this point they steadily increased" the lead. Zeeders' dropped his rate of strik- and white ing when the black post was reached but Walford's 13. They assist the butcher to crew. understood

rowing more like senior

keep his joints together (7). oarsmen than Juniors, maintained | 16.—It's not pleasant to be left in their rates of striking in an ad-

such a plich (5), mirable action without losing 17-The Terrorist's regular mistake their form.

from the circumstances of Kiang- 51 to-day. In addition, there wer 2.470 preparatory societies, that is, those in course of formation, with prospective membership of The movement, there-

Halfway through the race there was no doubt about the result and

There may be some who critic-158,000. ise the requisitioning of labour. fore, promises to be an important with the red crew drawing further

a

size

agent in helping rural recovery.

A MODEL PROVINCE Finally, the yoke of debts of the peasants has to be taken in- to account. A very large, per- centage of the farming population have been victimised sorely by landlords on the one hand, and by usurious money-lenders on the other. Assistance from the c0- operative is one

of relief. way The Government supplied an- Generally speaking, farm- ers in the newly recovered dis- tricts are afraid that their land lords would return as soon as the farmer get back to till the land, and start immediately to exact their rents. Rather than face such an eventuality, they are un- willing to sow. and where

but works of this enormous had to be done, and leaving it to private initiative will probably mean leaving it undone for an- other hundred years. while the authorities after each annual in- undation have to provide huge sums for relief.-a remedy nel- ther lasting nor beneficial. At any rate the people whose labour has been requisitioned are them- selves the beneficiaries, and the method of requisition has been as fair as possible under the circum-other. stances. In the Arst place, the labour was required at time when the men were not required in the felds, during the slack season of the year. In the sec- and place, while each man had to provide the necessary tools, he was given food, or the equivalent of 15 cents a day for rice money, Each household within 7. radius of 15 11 from the river must con- tribute the worker, who works for ten days. The cost of this water conservancy project is met by a local levy of ten cents per mow of cultivated land in the Fu River basin, and this seems 2.0 equitable form of taxation for a province with a depleted treasury. since the incidence of burden and benefit is the same.

CO-OPERATION AND RURAL

RELIEF

present year,

they

without

and further away, Zeeders' crew seemed to tire and shortened the stroke.

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This had the effect of slowing their boat up and proved inspiring to their rivals, who finished strik- ing at 31, to win by two and half lengths in 4 minutes 42.4/5 seconds an excellent time for the three-quarter mile course.

Club Pairs The other event was for the Club pairs.

Stone The respective strokes, and 'Hewett," are both oarsmen pf great experience and were to- gether in the middle of the crew which was recently successful in- inflicting the first defeat upon the Miri Boat Club

In

crew

many

years.

Stone started at 8-14-28, where- ar Hewett got in 31 strokes in the first minute. This increased rate of striking coupled with the fact that Mrs. Chamler is a cox of greater experience than Miss. Adle, gave the Red crew the advantage which soon placed them in a favourable lead.

Stone made several good spurts. particularly at the finish, where. in the last hundred yards he and Thorne were rowing with excellent rythm, and decreased the lead by at least a length,

have sown, show the same US- willingness to harvest. To settle this state of uncertainty the au- thorities have decreed that those tenants who had cultivated the lands should be allowed to reap. for the Hability to absentee landlords. Hewett, realising full well that' Furthermore, to curb avaricious his crew's great rate could be used landlords, it was distinctly declared to its best advantage with a long, that land-rents and house-rents steady pull, kept the rate of strik during the period of Red occupa-ing down and rarely exceeded 24 tion should not be payable. These

over the full course. temporary measures have helped greatly to relieve distress. To sum up, the authorities have nobly To round off this narrative of stepped up to the breach, and the rural rehabilitation in the former account given in this and previous bandit-ridden areas, something narratives amply show that they

are nothing if not thorough in more than a passing reference to the co-operative movement and tackling the huge task of bringing financial assistance

back

to normalcy for the dis-

a province tressed peasants must be made which has suffered indescribable past six China is an agricultural country.hardships during the

the nearly 85 per cert. of, whose po- years that it groaned under pulation are farmers. Kiangsi is heels of Communism: There are only China in miniature... So its many who predict that Klangsi wil soon become · a model pro- plight can be imagined. As a re- sult of Communist devastation, vince, and, provided nothing in many farms now le waste. The the natural of a national calam-search Institute and the Eurasia Jand-owners, that is, those who ity arises to wreck the present re- habilitation programme, there is were fortunate enough to be able to fee, had taken refuge in ur no reason why it should not be ban centreES. The tenants who come one, remain are thrown out of em- ployment, and sink into hopeless poverty. In short, the rehabilita- tion of the rural districts is at once an imperative necessity and a problem of unusual difficulty and nothing can be accomplish- ed, without efficient organiza- tion.

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A Rural Co-operation Commit- tee has been set up in each 'pro- vince, for directing the work of co-operative Bocleties, and placed under the supervision the National Economie Council, Special Institutes train take charge of such highly tech- nical work, and over 350 of such qualified men have already gra- dusted and been sent out to work in the last two years. Co-opera- tive loans for each province have been provided by the "Agricu tural Bank of the Four Provinces (Eupeh; Anhwel, Kiangal and Honan)," and doled out through the provincial Committees. T Klangsi, loans to the peasants, by the end of September 1934, had already amounted to $366,700. These" moneys had been lent out to the most needy cases, in or der to enable them to esïtivate their lands and re-establish them.. selves with an adequate means of livelihood.

RURAL BECOVERY

The total that has been spent In direct relief work in Klangs already totals $700,000. The Na

(The End)

U.S. BASEBALL

Another Homer For

The "Babe"

New York, Apr. 21. New York Yankees managed to the out Philadelphia in nose American League to-day, while Chicago spatched a narrow win from St. Louis.

Despite a home run by Habe Ruth, Brooklyn Dodgers made mincemeat of Boston, while St. Louis Cardinals played ducks and drakes with Pittsburgh Pirates.

AMERICAN LEAGUE *

R. H. E 1

2 10.

Cleveland Detroit

3 ID 1 (There were 13 innings)

Philadelphia New York

3

8 2

4 10 1

Chicago

Bt. Louis

....... (Bell homered. ten inrings)

6 11 2

11 There were

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TO HELP AVIATION

(Special to the "Hong Kong Daly Press" (Copyright).3

Nanking, Apr: 11. The Central Meteorological Re-

Aviation Corporation bave jointly decided to establish meteorologi- cal stations at Chengchow, Nizg-. hala and Paotou in order to ald aviation.

Technical experts will shortly be sent to these places by the Institute with all necessary me- teorological instruments, and it is expected the erection of these stations will be completed before the end of April.

China United Press (by mail).

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Washington was postponed on account of rain.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

R. E. E

8. 12 0

1 5 4

6 11. 0

Brooklyn Boston

(Ruth bomered)

St. Louis

(Collins homered} Pittsburgh

1 5 3 (Vaughan homered: and Dizzy Dean pitched)

..

Cincinnati

4 11 (Goodman homered). Chicago

4: 18 (Lindstrom homered. There were eleven innings)

New York are 4 17

(Ott homered) Philadelphia, 4.10 1

"Moore homered)

The game was called in the tenth inning an account of the Pennsylvania Bunday Law requir~" ing all games to cease at 6 p.m.

The match between Boston and! —Reuter

(5).

There's a tree at the head of

this inlet (5).

18. 19-Carries on like anything (5). [22.—Haughty (5).

25.-Put into action (7). 29-Instruction to the Englishman

in S. America to laugh Arst, and go afterwards (6).

30.-The price of redemption (6). 31.-Far from regular (7). 32-It's material to ask after mo-

ther (8). 39.-A mix-up, certainly (6).

Down

1-Can Tom be in Germany, yet help in Esthonla as well " (hidden) (5).

2. Bring on. as a consequence

(5). 3-Adjective of nationality which""

with 6, makes a dish (5), "~ 4- it's less it's careless (4). 5. See 3 (4).

NOW

ON SALE

6. He shows us an alternative" to

'4 (4).

74.This river obviously gives me

employment (5).;

8- Circulate in fraudulent man-

ner, maybe (5). 9.-Ancestral tree? (5). 14-Another word för 12 Across,

speaking in the present (5). 15. Suggests that little something

that others haven't got (5). 19.-Unyielding` (5),

20-A childish fabulist (5). 21-Men of wisdom (5), 22-Neither 10 nor 11 Across is 15-

sociated with this (5). 23-Kind of thrush (5). 24-May be a comforter but he plays no part in the game ".. (5); 26-This part of Ireland carries

Uttle weight (4). 27-A deadly tree, this (4). 28.-This part of part of Ireland is

quite neat (4).

The following is the solution of yesterday's puzzle:—

-Across-1. Doric: 8: Super: 9. Exigent; 10, Vapiz, 11, (P)-Arson;" 12, A-lime-nt; 14. Trier; 15. Cud: 16;: Exile; 17, Cl-ass: 19, Sip; 21. Greek; 23 Pitcher; 24, India; 25, A-bout: 28, Dullard; 27, Kedge; 28, Essay.

Down-1, D-lv-ot; 2. Repri- manded; 3, Cedar: 4" Civic: 5. Feted: 5, State: 7, Persiferous; · 8. Range; 13, M-us-lc; 17, Click: 18, Spade: 19, S: 20, Phial: 21, Grade; 22, Kitty.

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