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ILLUMINATING TALK ON TEA & TEA TRADE OF CHINA BY MR. P. WITHAM

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A very illuminating lecture on tea and on the ten trade of China, from the earliest times to the present day, was given yesterday by Mr. P. E. Witham, Tes Adviser to the Chinese National Government, before a meeting of the Sino-British Cul- tural Association at the Fung Plug Shan Library, yesterday, Among those who attended was His Excellency the Governor.

"Klang, Cheklang and Mr. Witham said he felt sure Hunan. that with the coming of more Fukten.

This was a real attempt to im tranquil times, the National Gov- ernment would put into effect prove the quality of the tea, and certain measures whereby the tea also to improve facilities for mar- farmers of China's tea-producing keting it. "Unfortunately, the out- provinces could receive financial break of the Sino-Japanese war encouragement and/ technical two months later seriously handi- but in- teaching in the production of the capped the programme, CTOP. These measures were at spite of the difficulties that arose present temporarily shelved, but out of war conditions the ten trade would be brought into operation in China has carried on,

as circumstances will permit.

Yunnan.

EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS -

"I would mention one important The Provincial Governments have development that has already founded Tea Experimental Stations taken place in the National Gov in most of the provinces where ernment's campaign to improve tea is grown. The Station at Kee- the tes trade." Mr. Witham said. mun City in southern Anhwel, in "and that is the founding of a the heart of the most famous tea ten company between the National district in China, has done especi- Government and the Yunnan Pro-ally good work. vincial Government to aperate in The function of these Tea Sta- tions is not merely to make tea ENTIRELY NEW TYPE from the adjoining areas that be- "As I mentioned already this is long to the station, but also to im- one of the birthplaces of tea and prove the technical knowledge of already improvements carried out the farmers in the have resulted in an entirely new countryside: type

Normal rall, river and sea routes of China tea becoming: available for foreign markets. have been seriously interfered. From the preliminary reports re- with since the war, the speaker ceived from the London tea mar said, and Shanghal has had to be kets, these appear to be welcomed abandoned ny the marketing cen- and comments on the quality are tre for China's tea trade. most encouraging towards future efforts.

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become the Hongkong has now market for export of China's tea. and in spite of all the difficulties at present confronting the trade. China last year exported an in- crease of ovet 2.000,000 lbs. In weight of tea over 1937, and over nine millions, more than 1936.

The present year has seen even greater dimenlties, due to the Japanese naval blockade over the China Coast, but spite of this tea is arriving in Hongkong and Replying to a "question from the everything is being done to keep Boor. Mr. Witham quoted an in-alive one of China's most famous stance when tea that was bought

Includes in the lecture was a severe criticism of the "non- economical "middle-men". sys- tem of marketing, whereby tes that is bought at a low price from the farmer, is priced on the foreign market at gure that often does not permit of successful competition with India. Ceylon, Japan or Java tea.

at $12 a picul from a farmer. was priced at $100 a pleul when sold to a foreign firm,

SYSTEM BAD

national products.

ABNORMAL TIMES

"I have heard criticisms levelled at the tea trade having became a Government:

Mr. monopoly," "I admit that such "The system of marketing China Witham said teas through the hands of several monopolies are not good for trade, middle-men before it reaches the and this has been proved in the final exporting firm is bad. It past, but it must be realised that raises the ultimate cost of tea as abnormál times are with us and Chinese Government must each middle-man has to take his the profit.

conserve its commercial resources. By the time London is reached, To such critics I must point the tea is often hopelessly out-out that had the Government not classed in price ranges when com-exercised a degree of control, the peting with other countries where tea could never have reached the the system la from the estate to marketing centres. The tea farm- the London market direct, via the ers are desperately poor and, to Tea Broker, who auctions the ten use a colloquialism, the tea crop on behalf of the tea company." affords a scraping of jam on their

The Chinese Government, Mr. very dry bread. Witham said, realised the dimcul- "When abnormal conditions ar- tles canfronting the country's tea rive, these farmers have no re- trade, and since 1937 have taken serves of capital to draw on to tide serious steps to improve the con- over bad times as have the rich ditions of the tes export industry. tea companies in other countries. In the early summer of 1937 the Somebody must come to their help China National Tea Corporation if tea is to be maintained and the was formed, sponsored by the Government has managed to do Ministry of Industry of the Central this in spite of all the financial Government and by the Provincial demands imposed upon it in war "Governments of "Anhwel, Hupeh. time.

Results Of Nurses Board Examination

The following are the results of the Nurses Board Examina- tion, held in November and December, 1939, under Section 4 of the Nurses Registration Ordinance 1931, Ordinance No. 1 of 1931:

PRELIMINARY -

Government Hospitals

Honours:-Miss Amy' Lam.

TUNG WAH EASTERN

HOSPITAL"

Misses Hui Lal Kuen. Tam Shiu

Ymg..

ALICE MEMORIAL "AND AFFILIATED HOSPITALS

Passed:--Misses Irene Ho. Alice Kee, Yeung Yin Kom. Wong Lai Chen, Fanny Leung, Tellus Chue, Fun, Kwok Mo Fong, Wong Pul Mary Lau, Emily Pang"; Mille Liu, Gertrude Huit, Jenny Tsang, Hilda Tsui. Daisy Chan, Hazal Kong,, Marle T. Gonsalves, Elsie Chin, Mases Chan Suet Ching, Pin Ka Margaret Leet, Rebecca Chant. Yan. Chan Yuet Sheung. Leung Agnes Leigh-Biren, Loretta Hult, Kam Wat Tong Pul Hang, Wong Shella Iu, Enid Tang, Helen Anne Wing Laan.

HOSPITAL

Lee, Sally Hsieht, Sancia Chu, Julia HONGKONG SANATORIUM AND Fan, Rowena Chang, May Ai, Florence Bow, Helen Ma, Ruth Cas- well, Dora Chu, R. Cecilla Abbas, Teresa Boong, Marie Atienza, Mr. John Chan. Miss Pansy Woo, Miss Nora Woo, Mr. Robert Tsul

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TUNG WAH HOSPITAL Passed:Misses Yuen So Ying,

Miss Leung Wai Chee, Miss Dan- ny Geld.

*Credit in Nursing and Hygiene. +Credit in Anatomy and Physio- logy.

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FINAL

Passed

Government Hospitals; - Mixs Lee Kwai Foon, Lam Mel Yung. Lucy Tang", Mr. Yeung Kam Hong, Lee Kit Ving. Messra Tsang Hin Mr. Lee Tack Hing, Miss Annie Thay Cho Wo Kwal. Chan Kwok Chor, Bliss Cecilia Nga.

Wal, Miss Meery Tam, Mag Tse Wai Lin, Mr. Kwok Yu Kee, Mr. Chan Fook Put,

KWONG WAH HOSPITAL· Passed: Misses Wong Put Lau, Law Sha Tin, Wong Bhau Yuet, Lee Wan Tong. Lau Fung Yuk, Ng Lau Fong

Tung Wah Hospital:-Miss Yuen Yuet, Wa. Miss Ng Lai Ym

Kwong Wah Hospital: Chan Pui Lin, Miss Leung Fook Hing."

Miss

Hongkong Sanatorium and Hos- pital:-Mases Luk Sau Yin. May. Chan. Wong Chut Yin.

Credit in Nursing.

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