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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

UNITY OF MANKIND.

RELATIONS OF CHINA AND INDIA.

Dr. Rabindranath Tagore

at-

THURSDAY, JULY

28.

1927.

JAPANESE TRADE.

BIG DECLINES IN EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.

The foreign trade of the country during the first half year showed an excess of imports over exports amounting to 294 million yen. Comparing these figures with those of last year it is shown that axports and imports, have do creased by 44 mliiton yen and 153 million respectively. On the ex- port side raw silk indressed by 42 million, refined sugar by a million and canned goods by a million.

The following details of Japan's tended a reception by the Straits trade during the first half of this Chincas of Singapore at the year have bean supplied by the Garden Club at Singapore. There Japanese Consulate Generat. was a large gathering present, including Dr. Lim Boon Keng and many other leading members of the Straits Chinese community,

During the evening the poot spoke of his visit to China two years ago, when he was invited to visit the country, and he was very glad of the opportunity of meet ing a great people. When he got there he felt that the Chinese were no strangers.and he was perfectly at home with them. He had a very cordial welcome and got to know the intellectual minds of inter- China change of ideas between and India and offered to send to

On the import side improve- the Peking National University a sanscrit scholar. A willingness ments were shown in paddy and was expressed to send a Chinese rice by 36 million yen, wool nine student to his university in India million, sugar nine million, and' and everything was accordingly coal four million. Among the de-

In imports were arranged, but the revolution broke creases

cotton to the value of 101 million out and upset the Iden.

yen, wheat 36 million, of eakes 13 ammonia million, sulphurate eight million, iren and steel seven million, lumber seven million, and machinery five.

PRESIDENT MADISON Monday, Aug. 1st, 10.00 p.m. China. He proposed an

PRESIDENT JACKSON

PRESIDENT, MCKINLEY..

PRESIDENT LINCOLN

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND

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Tuesday, Aug. 30th

Tuesday, Sept. 15th

Tuesday, Sept. 27th

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Exports of eatton piece geeds were 85 million yen lower than last year, coal four million, and china-ware four million.

raw

History of China. Speaking of the ancient history of Indin, Dr. Tagore said that its study was incomplete Eecause In- dian students did not study the

The principal causes of the de- history of China. Most of the cline in the export trade were the history which had been lost in an- cient times had been translated unfavourable, demand abroad ow A great treasure ing to the recovery of the gold ex- into Chinese. had been lost and in order to study change, the fall in the silver The dullness of the in China. history of the past great times market, and unsettled conditions they had to study Chinese history home market was largely respon

greatest as well. He felt the desire to revive the spirit of ansible for the decline in imports. elent times, the spirit of the unity Despite the glcony signs Als of man. Ale looked to the past tinguishable in the exports market, to bridge the favourable ones are seen in the history of China gulf which divided China and decline of silver and the shortage India and to unite them, not of stock on the China market. through commerce and politics,

15 On 25 but through ideals of humanity.

22 Org Shapin

23 Cg Shopin Nov. 4

2 Chrg Shapin Noc. | Nov

Nov 12 brg 5 hospin, Nov. 18 Nov. 16 Chrg Shmh: Nov. 22

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Dr. Tagore answered questions which were asked him and remark- ed during his conversation with those around him that he thought Theosophy had done a lot of good in teaching the world their East- them, ern ideals, and to respect

very although he did not know much about it himself.

in

The foreign trade of Japan, dur ing June is shown in the following figures:

....179 million yen, Exports

180 million yen Imports Excess of imports. 1 million.

Japan's trade with China last monthis was as follows: Exports • 4. . . . . . 42 million yen. 23 million yen. Imports Excess of exports..19 million yen,

AN ANTI-ALIMONY LEAGUE.

Speaking of his institution India, the poet sald that the stu- dents worked there in an atmos- phere which had a great influence on them. There were idealists in Europe who sympathized with his Ideals and objects and he had communication with them. It was an atmosphere in which all the different races of the world could interchango their thoughts and ideals and that in itself was an education. It was difficult for him to give. an idea of what his place stood for. The Western husbands have organised an, Anti- guests who had visited the insti-Alimony Assocation, which aims tution realised the sort of atmos- phere he meant,

were

Chinese Ideals.

EX-HUSBANDS JOIN IN

THOUSANDS.

at the abolition of the law that provides wives deserving and otherwise, with the right, after separation or divorce, to live at their expense.

Fifteen thousand divorces are granted yearly in Chicago and twice as many separations. Two- thirds of the wives concerned are this "aver- granted alimony, and ages 4 a week. Members of the Anti-Alimony Association estimate that their yearly ex-matrimonial pay-rall amounts to £2,000,000.

Dr. Tagore further stated that he had a very great love for the Chinese, not only because there was that memory of the great past when they came so close together but also for, their ideals, which so human. He had been deeply drawn towards the country and he had a very profound desire to make it possible to open

Three of the leading judges of channel of communication. Ex Chicago, each of whom decides plaining the real character of his hundreds of divorce cases month. university, the Doctor said that it was not, as in the case

a

worthy wives.

Gaol Rather Than Pay. "Alimony," says Judge. Thomas J., Lynch, is as out of date as a horse and buggy." It debauches the morale of society," adds Judge' Harry Lewis, "and is frequently the weapon which selfish wives use to threaten their husbands.'

ly, are lending their support to of an the association and its campaign ordinary university, an institution against "gold digging" by, un- where a student learned certain subjects and then left the place, but where they could meet and be united in the relationship of spiritual fellowship, Research work was done but he did not see the use of awarding diplomas and making learning A marketable commodity which was not needed. The students, he said in reply to another question, were not cut off

The rebel ex-husbands are pre- from worldly affairs. There was senting a memorandum to the real re-construction work going on in his place of learning where State Legislature pointing out that times have changed, that wives there was no talking of politics are now able to earn suficient for from platforms. It was not an their maintenance, and that hua- institution of a dreamer but at bands separated from them should the same time it had its ideals.

not be required to do more than provide for any children resulting from their bankrupt marriages.

As a protest against the luy, 30 ex-husbands have gone to gant atlier than pay the alimony order- ed by the courts.

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Human Culture. Touching on another subject, Dr. Tagore said that it was not impossible to bring together all the races of the world and try to study them with a disinterested attitude of mind and a detached attitude of mind, which was neces- Fri. 29th July at 10 a.m.sary in order to know truth in its RUBBER QUOTATIONS. Fri. 29th July at 3 p.m. larger aspect. It was not only Sun. 31st July at 10 am. posalble: it was being done in Tue. 2nd Aug at 7.a.m, Europe, but was neglected in

Asin.

There were no cultares which were diametrically opposite. If it .Hineang Fri. 5th Aug at 3 p.m. was thought that there were, some .....Hosang Satur. 6th Aug at 3.p.m.unity should be found to reconcile them. It was the darkness of Sun. 7th Aug at 10 a.m. Waishing

ignorance, which made things so Kumsang Wad. 10th Aug at 7am.

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because they did not know each ..Chipshing Wed. 10th Aug at 3 pmother. If it was said that there TIENTSIN TSINGTAU Bwatow & S'hai Fooshing Wod. 17th Aug at 10a.m.

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