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COLOSSAL SUM PAID FOR SALT

$810 Million Spent Yearly

the country.

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[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally plouls. Estimated at the average

Press" (Copyright,)]

price of $13 a picul, the aggre- gate cost will be $810,000,000. The "Nanking, Nov. 18.

average cost of production is $.50 Petitions for the improvement of a picul. Added to, this the average the Government salt administra-freight, overhead and "other mis- tion and the enforcement of the cellaneous expenses will entail an Salt Law which was promulgated add tional cost of $2 per foul In 1931 have been filled with the The total cost of production for Fifth National Congress of Kuo the $3,000,000 plculs of salt, there- mintang by several important fore, should be $157,000,000. Plus chambers of commerce throughout the annual revenue from salt realized by the Government, which Meanwhile it is worth while to

is $184,853,000 the Krand notice thit China's 480,000,000 should run up to $342,353,000. 11 population are paying annually the

can readily be seen, therefore, that colossal sum of $810,000,000 for the the Chinese people are shoulder- ing an unnecessary and superfous consumption of 63,000,000 muni- cipal piculs of salt. This figure re-burden of $478,647,000. presents 42 per cent of the regu lar cost, or $342,353,000, whereas the unnecessary outlay and Irre- gujar “expenses run-up to 58 per cent, or an unbelieveable amount of $416,674,000 of the national salt bill.

NO FREE CIRCULATION This astounding discovery was made by the China Salt Admisis- tration Research Association as stated in a recent radio broadcast here on "The Present Conditions pr the Salt Trade in China."--All this, according to the Association, is at tributable to the present salt, tax system, which divides Chipa Into 11 areas so far as the production and distribution of salt is concern- ed. According to time honoured procedure, banded down for cen- turies by the defunct Manchu Re- gime, salt produced in a certain area in China can only be distri- buted within that area along pre- scribed routes and by licensed merchants. There is no free cir- culation of salt in China and both the transportation and sale of salt are monopolized by merchants who have at one time or another paid for the privilege. The existing division of areas, therefore, is in- consistent with modern transport facilities and other economic con- ditions.

USURIOUS PRICES

total

All these, says the Association, serve to show how uneconomic the present system of division of areas has been to both the consuma and the Government. The people paying usurious prices for their consumption of salt while the Government is suffering from a shortage in yield, detrimental to both but culy advantageous to the salt merchants.

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In the view of the Association, the-only' remedy to the situation is the early enforcement of the new Salt Law. It will be remem- bered that on May 30, 1931, the National Government promulgated a new law on sait, Article 1" of which provides that duty on salt shall Be 'collected at the place of production and its purchase and sale shall be free to all, subject to no monopoly. This will abolish at once the present complicated system and places salt on the same level as any other dutable com- modity.

Other features of the new Salt Law, as pointed out by the Asso- ciation, include the following: the

abolition of the multifarious salt administrations; the ravenue guards and the simplification of the salt administration, the levying of a un formed duty of $2.50 per Granted that each person con- muilcipal picul, and the improve- sumes 14-municipal catties of salt i ment of the salt quality through

a year, the total annual consump- free marke competition- tion will be 63,000,000 municipal | China United Preu thy mail).

LAWRENCE OF

ARABIA

Story Of Arab Revolt For Treaty Makers

'An unknown and unpublish.a account of the Arab Revolt, writ ten by Lawrence of Arabia in January, 1919, has just been ac quired through a member of the American Delegation in Paris vy Dr. Gabriel Wells, the New York bookseller.

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Written on twelve pages antirely, Iti Lawrence's handwriting, each of which is signed. It is the first und, most concise account of the revolt and, being unpublished., for passes in interest any other Law. rence manuscript that has ever been on the market... With it is a covering letter to a member of the American Delegation, in which Lawrence says that the account is

HOME RUGBY

Manchester And Broughton Park Narrowly Beaten

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23, 1935.

(Special Air Mall Service)

London, Oct, 29. There were two big surprises in Saturday's Rugby Union county championship matches: the ex- perimental Cheshire side not only routed the much-fancied Durham side but also played excellent football with only fourteen men for the greater part of the game: and Somerset, last year's runners-

OPEN GOLF CHAMPION

Henry Cotton To Return To England

London, Nov

BILLIARDS

H. Lindrum's Match With Davis

London, Nov 4.

The match in which Davis con- ceded H. Lindrum & start of 3,000 points in a week's play was con- cluded at Thurston's. Häll 10 Lei

Henry Cotton, open golf cham- plon in 1934, is to return to Eng-cester Square on Saturday night. land. When his agreement ex- when Davis won by 501. pires with the Waterloo' Club in Brussels. I understand he will tak: up an appointment at Wim- bledon Park ma year, therefore, he will once again be available to play in our Ryder Cup team.

Since being resident in Belgium, he has been debarred from the match. Even this year, when he was captain of the Profesional Golfers' Association, he was out of the 'running, and he has not

represented his country against

America since 1929.

JAPAN'S ATTITUDE ON

CHINA'S FINANCIAL DECREE

Silver Bought By Japanese At Premium.

(Special to the "Hong Kong Dalty { CO-OPERATION NEKDED

Japan is fond of saying that China should work out her own salvation. The recent action of the Government in making the notes of the three Government

When the match at billiards

Pres" (Copyright).]| was continued on Saturday Lin- į drush was leading by "411, but the.

"Shanghai, Nov, 18, play in the afternoon went so

The monetary measures recently much in favour of Davis that at announced by the Miristry of the end of the session he was lead-Finance are intended to deal with ing by 274. Showing very good a grave economic crisis and must banks legal tender and withdraw

Davis scored 1,075 for an be regarded as measures of self-ing silver from circulation, is one form

of 98, walie Lindrum defence. morder to

Insure of the means by which » China. inade 390 for an average of 35.. average

secrecy no preliminary negotiations, hopes to work out her salvation. with the interested The success of the new measure

·SCORE CONSISTENTLY weze made

Powers before the National Gov depends as much on the efforts of Lindrum, scored fairly consist- ently in the early part of the play

ernment issued the financial de-

the Chinese Government as upon.

He increased a rün of 192 ( Ad-finished) to 238, and at successive visisja to the table he made breaks of 21, 34, 84, and 83, Davis in the meantime

Meanwhile, Bill Cox, the dington assistant, will be the Wimbledon Park professional m- der Cotton's direction for the next year.

Gold

In this way an old alliance will be re-formed." "Cöx first made his mark when he was Cotton's as- alstant.

Three years ago he came over from Belgium and was a finalist in the first "Daily Mirror" assistants' tournament,

was

The following year he was also a semi-finalist. This summer he runner-up, and his many triumphs in big open tournaments earned him the distinction of be- ing the first assistant to play in the Ryder Cup match.

tree of November 3. The difficulty of this should be realized by the

Powers.

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After the decree was issued Japan professed surprise as well as doubt. On the other hand Great Britain immediately pledged her support to China. This increased the doubt of Japan who suspected that

of

scored treely with breaks of 174 and 213, which fa- cluded a sun of 37 close cannons. After that Davis had much more of the play! He reduced his op

the National Government ponent's advantage with runs of had reached an understanding 149 and 54, and at his next visit be with Great Britain before launch sem-secured the lead with a good all-ing the new monetary measures.

round break of 323. Lindrum Reports accordingly arose in Japa played nicely while making a run nese circles that Great Britain of "104, "but Davis maintained the had advanced a credit loan advantage with other breaks of 59 | £10,000,000 tổ China. Thanks to and 44.

the explanations made by repon- The scores at the intervalsible British leaders during" the were:-Davis, 9,521; H Lindrum past week. Japan 'tas now gained the (receives 3,000) (in pläy), 9,245. "a clearer understanding of

situation. The statement of the MORE EVEN

British Ambassador to Japanı, Sır The play at night was rather Robert. Henry Cave, to the Japa- more even, bat although Lindrum nese Vice-Minister of Foreign played well late in the match his | Affairs, Mr. Shigemitsu, is parti- chance of success by then had cularly reassuring to the Japanese gone. Daring the final Bession Gevemment, and it is to be hoped Davis scored 827 for an average of 46, while Lindrum made 800 for average of 33. Lindrum did little in the early part of the play, his only runs being 27 and 32, while Davis made breaks of 195,

$1.25 Per Dollar 235, 87, and 53. The play in the

Reports, however, have last session of the match reached a high standard. Lindrum showed circulated here in the last few very good form and played well days that local Japanese are buy while making breaks of 105, 203, ing silver dollars at $1.25 per and 159 at successive visits to the dollar. This fact has engaged the serious "attention of Chinese offi. table," the chief runs by Davis in

claldom following the arrival here the meantime being 48 and 100.

from Nanking yesterday morning The result was:-Davis, 10,348: H. Lindruma (received 3,000), 9,847. of Dr. H. H. Kung Minister of Finance, and Vice-President of When the series of games at the Executive Yuan, who has been snooker was continued in the the moving spirit in the new mone afternoon the score was level, each cary policy of China. Effective player having won 10 games.. Lin action is expected to be taken drum won both games played in by Chinese Government autho the afternoon, the scores in hlarities through appropriate chan favour being 87 to 32 and 75 to nels with a view to bringing 65. In the second game each Japanese nationals within the fold made a break of 39. Lindrum was of the law governing the execution successful again at night, when he of the new decree making note Parks 55. White took four wickets won both games, the first by 78 of the three Chinese Coveraiment

It will be remembered that in the match he halved his single with Horton Smith after being five down at the half-way stage,

The vacancy at Wimbledon Park has been caused by the retirement of Rowland Jones, who has been with the club for forty years. Mr. Perry, secretary of Wimbledon Park, referring to Cotton's ap pointment, said last night: "There is nothing signed or sealed and any such suggestion is premature.

But Reuter reports that Henry Cotton himself admits he is a "sleeping partner in the profes- slonal's shop at Wimbledon Park

M.C. C.-N. S. W.

CRICKET

Tourists Score 260

Bydney, Nov. 22. In a four-day cricket match, the M.C.C. tourists scored 280, with Hardstaf

and contributing 77

for 43.

New South Wales had scored 29 runs at the close, their opening | batsmen still at the wicket.—

Ruter.

PENANG FLYING CLUB

October Reporr

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to 36 and the last by 94 to 97.

WORLD CHESS MATCH ALLEGATION

[Spectal to the "Hong Kong Dally "Press". (Copyright.)]

Amsterdam, Nov. 21.

A somewhat startling reason for the 21st game in the World Chess Championship, which was being

that henceforforth Japan will entertain no further doubt con- cerning the motive of the Chinese financial authorities in this con.. nection.

been

banks legal tender and national'z- mg silver. The report curren yesterday cited a particular case in which a Chinese who was about to enter the Central Bank of China, to exchange silver at the rate of one paper dollar for stan- dard silver dollar was accosted by. a Japanese with the oder to buy: the silver at $1.25. The proposal was promptly accepted.

NOT PUNISHED

At the local Japanese Consulate- suddenly broken off on Tuesday General, however, it was stated Hours Mins evening, and subsequently resigned that they were not aware of the

Singapore. Nov. 13. The following report for October up, who have already beaten la issued by the Penang Flying Lancashire in a friendly game. Club; Flying Time:~ were' beaten 13-9 by Cornwall In the other two county games Devon lost to Gloucester and Cumberland to Northumberland

Sale had no difficulty in defcat- ing Manchester University, des pite

the absence of Cheshire

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by Dr. Alekhine on Wednesday, silver purchases by their nationals is now understood to be that the and that any purchases made had. World Champion turned up for no connection with Japanese offi- the game displaying the evident cial policy. It was added that symptoms of having imbibed too the Japanese Consular Police everything freely. This apparently was "the have been doing

what the Arab Army did, mill- county players, but the London

Indisposition from which, it was possible to prevent silver from tarily. against the Turks." He also.

Again bad weather. on several announced, that Dr.. Alekine was being shipped out of China says that "a much bigger case i Scottish had a hard game before

prevented dying, with suffering after the 21st game had by their nationals However, when could be made out but this is all they beat Manchester, and Bec- days has

tive Rangers only just got the the result that the total hours been adjourned. A doctor de Japanese are caught attempting to documents and takes no note of better of Broughton Park (who flown is lower than last month cared that Dr. Alekhine was not smuggle out silver, the liver is not the material achievements."

entertain Monkstown, another Cross country flying suffered most, in a condition to play for the next confiscated but returned to them, DESCRIBES CAMPAIGN

Irish alde, this afternoon). New as there were not many days few days and the 22nd game has it is reported. The account was written when

Brighton had two teams in the available on which an extended in fact been postponed till Sunday, Further, & report appearing, in Lawrence, with Feisal, whose ad- viser he was, arrived in Paris for field, one of which beat Monks- trip was practicable for light air-The World Chess League it is be the "Japan Advertiser (Tokyo) lieved will administer a reprimand was cited as saying that the the Peace Conference in January, town while the other was failing craft,

at Heaton Moor. Liverpool beat

On Oct. 24 there was a large to:

the champion, while his "Shanghai Maru," which arrived 1919, in response to a request by the American delegation to supply Bangor. University College, Liver attendance at the Chub House o opponent Euwe is said to have de- in Kobe on November 10, six days University were far too welcome back from England theclared that he was not particular after the promulgation of the new them with a statement of the Arab pool

strong for a Birkenhead Park A Club's President, Mr. E Newbold is interested in continuing the Chinese Government financial Opening with an account of the team, and Waterloo routed Fylde and Mr EVC-Thomson, one match against Dr. Alekine since policy brought $300,000 worth of outbreak of the Arab Revolt In The Old Birkonians won on Pres- the club's staunchest supporters he did not want to score a victory silver coins and bullion. The per- June, 1916, at Mecca and Medina ton Grasshoppers' ground, but They arrived about 1.30 pm. by over an opponent, not in full pos- son in possession of this white metal said that "lots more is com- simultaneously, he later describes Warrington, who meet Bective KLM, plane; having left London session of his faculties

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ing by the next bost." .the full progress of the campaign to-day, could only draw at. Preston Oct. 18.

Messrs. H. P. Buckley, LK On October a 1918, the Ailled wich. troops entered Beirut. "The Arab Linnelly showed that, even if James and W. D. C. Erskine-Crum rising there." Lawrence writes, they could not beat the All Blacks were first soloiste during the "had been suppressed in the news they could at least win at Swan- month, and the following members papers so that the Franch troops sea, which in the circumstances passed all tests for the Straits might claim the honour of its probably gave them unusually Bettlements Alcence liberation from the Turks The great

case.

satisfaction. Meanwhile

Arab front at last was about 300 Cardin were faring badly against

miles long, but, Lawrence writes, "the Arab Army had no separate share in the conquest of Syria and do not wish any attempt to be made to estimate their individual Importance They regard the cam mon triumph Bo one in which the forces, engaged (except Turks) did their best.

the All Blacks. Oxford University beat the United Bervices (Ports-

Mr. R. Patterson,

Mr. R. W Searlett,

BRIDGE IN SIAM

The "Osaka Mainichi" publishes

Japaneso en

the degree of co-operation which the Government is able to "secure from friendly Powers. The stap- Uzation of Chinese currency will be beneficial to legitimate föreign trade in China, Japan will "gain most from a stable Chinese cur rency owing to her predominant commercial position in this coun- try, and for this reason she should not hesitate to give China the co-operation and support needed.- China United Preu (by mail);

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