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The following extracts are from the Chinese Maritime Customs report for 1921:

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1922.

Įmaintained the shipping service in all branches; the numbers in activity in spite of the with- travelling inland „increased · from drawal of the regular vessels of | 1,800,000 to 1,545,000, peaceful the British company,

"(b) Under Inland Steam Navi ration Rules-The number of entries and clearances of thes: vessels increased by 898, but the tonnage decreased by 5,051 tons 1. “Local-The year under re- owing to the withdrawal of some view was in almost every respect of the larger launches. There are a marked contrast to 1920. The fat prevent 19 st:am-launches and victory of the Southern Army 52 restor-launches plying between under Chan Kwing-ming bad Swates and inland places. established peace, but the pra

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conditions having been restored and the commandeering of steam-f launches ceased. Emigrants to Siam, the Straits Settlements, etc., increased from 80,000 ra 100,000,| which is a return to the normal) state of affairs before the Coolies no longer go direct from here to the Deli tobacco plantɛ- tions, but are engaged at Hong- kong, this having becoms neces- sary some time ago owing to 'n sence of troops in the district was 4. Foreiga Goods (0) Imterference by the military here. still a disturbing factor, which parts Direct and Coastwise. The numbers of emigrants return- was happily removed early in the fa net value foreign reports Ling from abroad increased from year, when all available forces;

aggregated HE Tls. 21,281,- 30,000 to 36,000, leaving a balance. were withdrawn £ the new centre, an advance of Hk. The of 61,000 outwards, mostly to of conflict to Kwangsi. The feel-} ( 9,052,442, presenting 73 per Siam ing of insecurity which had been

cent. aver the figures for 19.

Opium-Seizures of opium' ¡an incubus

so! on the pert for many years having been eliminat-which were the lowest for a long are still of frequent occurrence.

period of years, Practically all although opium-smuggling is ed, trade was resumed with great classes of goods participated in capital offenes. During the year activity, the net value. Hk. Te the rease. Dealers la piece a total of 162.75 cattles was con- $2,121,439, being a record for Swal tow and the revenue being als the beginning of the year owing

go da experienced difficulties at scaled and destroyed.

10. Miscellaneous-The year) the largest (exclusive of opiumi duties collected since the opening reduction of profits by adverse has been fairly healthy, in spite exchange but later on business of the extra:rdinary dryness both of the port. Owing to a prolongevived and continued brisk until early and late in the year: only ed drought in the winter of the close of the year.

47.86 inches of rainfall were re- 121, the first rice crop was some- 8. Chinese Geds.—le)

carded, as against 98.99 inches in what meagre, but, in spite of res strictions en export from Wah.ports, Abroad and Coastwise in-¦ 1919 and 69.91 inches in 1920, the cluding Reports-The expan- latter gure being near normal. the price of the grain fell to'

alon in the report for 1920| The maximum temperature namin) (§6), ns abundant supplies!?

has intinued, ard the export 101 F.. on the 6th August, and were available ppm Bangkok. The autumn crop was fair, alrede in 1921 was almost uble the minimum 40 F., on the 20th though somewhat handicapped by that of 1917, the advance being add 21st Januar

į particularly weaspicuous in coast shocks are all frequently felt a accond period of prolonged dry-wise experts, which have made here, but there has been no recur- ness, which, however, favoured the remarkable progress

since 1913, sugar and orange plantations, the The revival in the trade with

rence of any severe shock. latter especially providing an ex-Sian and the Straits Settlements. 11. Native Customs.-Revenus. cellent crop. The autumn drought due to the

-The collection of Hk. Tls, 136.-| retstablishment of affected the waterways inland.voable exchange, was check 900 in 1920 established a record Shipping facilities were excellent-ied, as regards the latter. by the/ for Native Customs collection, butl and freights remained low. Ini kunip in the rubber industry, buttal of H. The 172,000 inct in-

the year under review shows al March and April 40.000 emigrantaj en : ners shipped to the Straits Settlere ughout the year, and the trade or the most part crops have been

Bangkok, iner, ased

cluding famine relief surtax). hents and Stam, and this pastens was more prestatie to dealers, fatty good, averaging from 80 to per trash, which implies the full praially all the chief exports irenewal of business, has raturmdies brem centries it the normal Tupe with this

Shipping-The number of junks! revival the opening of th new sugar and chinaware.

entering and clearing during the Custom House and Examination ... Shed, which took place on the 25th Chines!

Ing rts.-The net value f year is given as 50,350, with a

grat Imported from nuage of 1287.266 tons, an in-i July, was timely. The scheme for her pork Sarnased by Bk. T. crease over the previous largest the construction of a band, referrisjansets Hk. Tis 240012stetals in 1920, which show 32,531 fed to in the Trade Raport for AD1 fait of the total value is repre- junks and 1,071, 054 funs. Thas not yet been curried

rent.d be beangake. at which) Imports. The value of cargo| effect. but funds are bing tal-edjenta, 101 pienis, valued at Hk. Imported from freign countries! by the sale of unclaimed fureshure 7. 10.115.19%, were

imported by junk during the year was Hk. (lata, und werk is to begin as gron and Shanghat aton yarn. 141.961 Th. 151,024, as compared with Hk.

us the nee, ssary amiant has been pleis, valved in HK. TI. SUCH.-The 21251 in 1920, and raised. The Municipal Council; g50, the latter future be by almost Chinese porte lik. The 2.661.545. have also in hand arad-widen-danble that for 102». Chinike us compared with Hk. Ths. 2.428.-. ing schime, and a Hohways con and matches have displaced in the previous year, a grand Kureau has been established to the Japanese products, not

to toto of HK, TIA 2,812.659 for 1921 build rond- inte the interior. Alimention cotton para,

of which and H. Tls. 2,450,184 for 1920. pteront there are shop www Baselwork of the import for the dooms The trade with foreign countries teries of midirne, the last inning was Japanese until was entirely with Formosa and Sheng Soap Works and the Yu Hos Match Fastory. The utpati

Washington. Sept. 14. of the former.in 1921 was 4210) ward-

The Secretary for Labour, announces that a virtual settlement iplculs of soap, of which one-dith Tai- trade, though not large, is Tis. 1,700 in 1920 to nil for the the companies are concerned.

ander Transit Pass) and Form:ss dwindled from of the railway strike has been reached, as far as 35 per cent. of www exported, one-eighth locally, and the balance at le

portgressive, the figures, Hk. The rear under review. Chinese pro-

313,901, show.ng an increase of acts of local origin exported to would affect 65.000 miles of track. Sixty-two railways are cou

The Secretary for Labour" added that the railway settlement tord. The match factory's out Hk. Tis, 40,000 and the num- Chinese ports show an increase cerned in the settlemen, which follows the lines of the tentative but was 122,100 gress, practical

** of passes taken out being from Hk Tha. 507,000 in 1920 agreement between the shopments and employers leaders for all of which was consumed Talis jur sent inland.

2. Bevenue. The iyielded a total of HA. T. 14. 1974, un inureuse of HK. Tis.

foran, or 24 per cent., in which

the heads of duty shared, the whie. in reuse being in export duties. which advanced from Ha.

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AMERICAN RAILWAY STRIKE.

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THE IRISH FIGHTING.

Load:a, Sept. 14.

Hk. Tis. 559,000 for 1921. and Jo Mutwards under Transir' Maritime Customs daty-paid ar- art fate-Only www passts. ticles forwarded to Chinese ports arvis valued at Hk. TIA 1,47, nutsida the prefecture show a de- were taken t The trade con- crease from Hk. Tis, 2,312, 000 to ists allele od poleren from the Hk. Ths. 2210,009, the grand total Text Fukien plantations, pur. of exports for 1921 showing Hk. A National setback is reported belatedly from Kenmare, Co naret by Japanive for export to Tis. 2,783,000, as compared with Kerr, which the Irregulars captured after seven hours' fierce Tom sai its decline to insigni- lk. Tis. 2,321,000 for 1940. These Aghting. Brigadier O'Connor, commanding the Nationalists, also France is attributable to the boy figures do not include carge im his brother, was killed and 120 of the garrison taken prisoners. ported through the Maritime Cus Subsequently they were liberated ten miles away, after effective toms and allowed to be sent into catrol of Kenmare was secured. the prefecture with payment of document tax only.

3. Shipping.-fog Under Bese, eral Regulations.-The entries and charaners 4f 3,909 vessel! aggrevating 0.012,621 tons, repre vented an increase of almost 1 million tons on the figures of 1920 British vessels numbered 2.160. with a tonnage of 2.720.195 tens. an increase of 473 vessels undi 606,3-10 ns. the percentage of | the total tonnage falling, however, from T2 to 69. There was an in- crease (from 14 to 15 per cent BEST QUALITY AT MODER-in Japanese shipping, from 362

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE NEAR EAST TROUBLE.

Paris, Sept. 14.

A report from Ath.ns is..that the press is urging all necessary measures to defend Thrace to the bitter end. The army there is represented as determined to resist all comers. Refugees from Azazelia continue to arrive in Greece, where their maintenance is causing serious anxiety.

Smyrna, Sept. 14

Pen-

Order has been completely restored and the authorities have taken measures to return the refugees their homes.

A portion of the Greek army holding out on Chesme insola has surrendered. The bulk of the Turkish

army under Kjal has arrived at Smyrna..

Rome, Sept. 14.

JOE OF TWO-JOBS.

vessels, of 414.804 tins, to 550 vessels, of 707,510 tons, as. in boycott, trade between Formasu spite of the continuance of the

and Haiphong was maintained via Amoy, Swalow, and Hongkong: Tittle cargo being carried, but thei service being supported by a mail subsidy. The Chinese flag show- ed a slight decrease, the Italian and Portuguese flags were no The Tribuen reports that the Cabinet has drafted a reply to longer

represented. and the Britain with a view to emphasising the necessity for the re-estab vessels which had been under the lishment of peace in the East and avoiding a spread of the confia- Russian flag in 1920 reappeared gration. The paper thinks this will result in the rapid summoning under French registry in 1921.6 conference. Dutch tonnage, from the Nether- lands Indies, increased. The Hydrangea continued. on the Hongkong run and still receives much popular support for senti- mental reasons. There was keen) A Colonial Office communication has been received by Lord competition on the Singapore and Sydenham with reference to a question asked in the House of Lords Bangkok lines between the four last session, whether the Premier of Malta (Mr. Joseph Howard) new China Navigation Company's was also the Consul for Japan and whether these functions were steamers of the "K" class, the considered mutually compatible.. Indo-China Steam Navigation

The letter specifies Mr. Joseph Howard's duties as honorary. Company's vessels, the. Siamese Consul and states these are now being performed by his son Robert lice.

several Norwegian Howard, and Baron Hayashi is arranging for recognition of the freighters chartered by Chinese latter while his father is in the Ministry, merchants at Bangkok, the result; Lord Sydenham, in a letter to the Times, thinks the letter being a considerable reduction in unsatisfactory. He does not consider the daties of Consul of a CONTENT IN AN END AND THE ONE SEE freights, which stimulated trade. great power at an important naval station can be wholly of a non- At the end of the year the boycott diplomatic character as alleged. He says Mr. Howard has of the China Navigation Company publicly, appeared in Japanese Consular uniform. He regards became effective and led to a rush this as unbecoming in the Premier of a British possession, He

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THE REPARATIONS PROBLEM.

Berlin, Sept. 14.

Belgium has requested' Germany, to hand over without delRy wo Treasury bonds payable in gold, for 50,000,000 gold marks each, en account of payments due on 15th August and 15th Sep- tember, and to deposit with the National Bank of Belgium

160,000,000 gold marks.

CANADIAN BANK PROSECUTION.

Montreal, Sept. 14.

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On the application of the Crown, the Grand Jury brought in a true bill against Sir Montagu Ailan, on the charge of negligently signing a false Government return of the Merchants" Eank condi- tion for October.

- SAILORS HOURS.

Paris, Sept. 14. The executive committee of the Seamen's Unions has decided to call a twenty-three hour strike when the regulations dealing with hours of labour aboard ship come into effect.

TROUBLE IN MID-ASIA.

Paris, Sept. 15.

A report from Baku says that important events are expected. in Mid-Asia. A Moscow message angoonces large concentrations on the Bokhara front. The Nationalists there are preparing to defend the country against possible invasion by Soviet forces.

LADY MISSIONARY DEAD.

Londen, Sept. 14. The death is announced of Miss Annie Taylor, leader of the Tibetan Pioneer Mission. She lived in Tibet for many years, and was previously in China under the Inland Mission.

CHINA TRADE ACT..

Washington, Sept. 14. The Senate has passed the China Trade Act providing for tax exemption for American concerns doing business with China. By the terms of the Bill the companies will operate under a United States charter.