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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WHITE RUSSIANS.

GRADUALLY ABSORBED IN

SHANGHAI :

TUESDAY,

SEPTEMBER

20, 1927.

SHANGHAI'S STATUS.

MORE MALARIA.

DISCUSSED BY "LIONS" AT TSINGTAO.

Twenty-five Lions and friends

INCREASED INCIDENCE IN -

RECENT YEARS.

Malurial Fever is not a netifiable Local estimates, by those in a position to know, of the numbers sat down to tih at Flossel's disease. The figures and tables of unemployed White Russians in Cafe, Tsingtao, recently and after given therefore are compiled from Shanghai at the present time, tiffin Mr. Norman F. Aliman, late the registers of death says the

States Consular M. O. H. In his roport for 1920. show the League of Nations' of the United

Deaths of Chinese are registered- figures as 10,000 to be an exog-Service, gave an address. geration, says the N.C.D. News Mr. Allman stated that at this according to the district in which oceur, For this purpose What is considered, likely, how-

moment there are three different they ever, is that there are

at there are five Registration Dis- 10,000

functioning governments White Russians out of employ- Shanghai-(1) At Nantao. (2)tricts, namely, Victoria District ment in the whole of China rather The French Concession, (3) The which includes the Peak and the than in Shanghai alone.

International Settlement, and to Harbour, Kowloon District which Here the local estimate is con- some extent, Chapel, With regard includes New Kowloon, Shauki- sidered not more than 1,000 un- to the French Concession, since wan, Aberdeen and Stanley Dis- employed White Russians out of a the year 1925 the French Consul tricta."

been entirely- community numbering appro- has practically ximately 8,000 White Russians. responsible for the running of Of that number; neetly and de- this.- etitute refugees who are unable to obtain a means of livelihood can be said necurately to be not more than 800 at the present

additional 200 writing, the

to

make 1,000 mark being accounted for by the loafers who make no attempt to and employment.

"

All Non-Chiese deaths are re- gistered in Victoria, but it does. not follow that, because a death from Malaria is registered in à given district, the infection was acquired in that district,

Malaria may be acute or chronic and it does not follow that, be- cause a death from this disease happened in any one year, the in- fection was acquired in the same

Speaking of the

Municipal Council, Mr. Allman said that the atatus of the present Council, which has been in existence in its present form for about 25 years, is a matter in dispute. The Advisory Committee has proved a failure. The Land Regulations at Shanghai were made by British and American residents. There year. has been no ruling for Chinese participation in the Land Laws, neither have they legal rights in the Settlements.

Shifting Populations, That these figures vary monthly

The Death Rate, is another point to be considered. The White Itussian community is

"The flow of the population to at all times a shifting one, and

and from neighbouring Chinese prospects for the winter are any-

The present Chinese view is to territory, amounting in a year to thing but cheerful. There is a compromise, while the British and more than the estimated popula possibility that many of those now American communities incling totion of the Colony, makes it im- employed temporarily may be out regard the strictly legal situation. possible to say to what extent the of work during the winter.

Because the Chinese pay from infection of malaria causing Strikes, necessitating workers 55 to 60 per cent. of the taxation deaths within the Colony may have other than Chinese, and the vari- in the Concessions they have occurred herein.

ul- ious kinds of occupation offered right to

more say in the

There are the the ministration.

During 1926 the total deaths through the presence of Shanghai, Defence Force, have extreme "Die-Hards" among the from malaria were 587 (702 in the extréme 1925). Of these 4 were Non- been responsible for diminishing foreigners," and

Chinese. It Chinese (10 in 1926). the total number out of work atradicais among the presunt. With winter, however, is true that the Chinese may have the and the influx of other Russian fifty representatives upon refugees from Shantung pro-Municipal Council, but they want one of vinee and Tsingtao, where sum- 60 per cent. Certainly mer employment was possible, it the causes of friction is lack of is thought that the total number social intercourse. of unemployed Russians will be about 2,000.

Few Practicable Features. Regarding the efforts now on foot for getting as many as posa

This number of deaths is a per- centage of 4.59 of the total regis- tered deaths.

The Chinese deaths from malaria in the City of Victoria (excluding the Peak and Har bour) numbered 172 (200 in 1925) in an estimated population of 465,- 000 giving a death rate of 0.88 per thousand (0.43 in 1925).

There are difficulties between the Consular Body and the Council. It is true that Shanghai to-day is the most peculiar govern ment in the world. It is virtually

league of nations in operation-thirteen succesive years the deaths. The following table shows for a little Républic.

in the Colony from malaria "fever

sible of these Russians to more productive fields, it may be said

The Council Body is made up expressed as a percentage of the that the financial aspects, of the

mostly total deaths registered each year undertaking have up to the pre-of ultra-Conservatives, sent time practically prevented the "Taipans" or heads of firms, and the incidence of such deaths. the dream from becoming a reality. and Shanghai would certainly be per thousand of the population. There is no single organization better wore it a free city. There

Total deaths has been much friction with Year devoted solely to this task of get- ting Russians to the farm landsregard to the Courts. The Settle

ment police arrest criminals and 1914 of the Argentine, as being con- hand them over to the Mixed Court 1916 sidered by the League of Nato be dealt with

tions.

now

Deaths per cent, of total

241.

2.51

1015

328

4.14

937

3.19

1917

411

3.93

388

2.99

are 1919

314

2,69

332

2.67

832

3.79

454

3.11

674

4.33

1924 1025

707

4.51

702

4.69

687

4.69

It is pointed out by local Rus- Mr. Z. V. Lee stated that most 1018

the sians in touch with the situation of

nire Councillors

com- 1920 that the scheme has had up to. business men, directors of

1021 few practicable features. panics who could not devote their The Russian population of full time to Council affairs. He 1922 Shanghai numbers a very small thought Shanghai would be better 1923

administered were the Councillors percentage amongst it who have salaried men selected by vote. 1926 ever been farmers or know any Mr. Aliman

thought that

This table suggests that malaria thing about farming, or even, who Salaried head running the council fever has increased its incidence dur- come of farming stock.

similarly to the manner in which ing recent years.

Shanghai Saturated.

2 business man Aloes would

There is no, mass immigration probably be a suitable

ment

to any country from China by White Russians at the present

arrange-

At the conclusion, the guest of

time, and the fact that the League the day was heartily applauded.

of Nations is considering the mat-

tor of providing this large group

with some means of sustenance,

indicates a possible future solu- A FORGED MORTGAGE.

tion of their problem..

Shanghai at present has rench- ed saturation point in the absorp- tion of White Russians looking for jobs. Those who came here in 1923, fared better than more re-

MERCHANT PROVES HIS BONAFIDES.

cent arrivals, and those who have At the Central Magistracy yes- migrated to Shanghaj during the 'terday afternoon the case was con- current year are having special-cluded in which Ma Ya-ching was ly difficult time.

charged with obtaining a gum of Those who arrived four years$1,000 by means of a forged mert- ago for the most part now have gare deed and Yeung Ting-cho small positions which permit them with being his accomplice.

to

to eke out an existence without The second defendant, who was making demands, upon the various represented by Mr. C.A.S. Russ, charitable organizations which stuted that he was induced help wherever possible needy Rus-aflix his signature and chop to sians.

the document as a guarantor with- out being informed as to the posi- tion by the first defendant, who was a clansman of his. He point- ed to his business standing in the Colony and numed a number of firms with whom he had-busi- ness relations.

BOILER EXPLOSION.

COAL PASSER SCALDED) TO DEATH.

The prominent Queensland grazier, Mr. Whittingham, who died recently, has. bequeathed £100,000 to Ceeling Grammar School in Victoria.

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His Worship 'said that the Mariano Alfaroy Madelo, age second defendant's explanation 28, was scalded to death at 2 p.m. was such that it could be believ

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For Oxyacetylene and gal and Company steamer, explod-

Electric As regards the first defendant,

Process09 ed; at Manila. Alfaro was in the direct path of the scalding hot who was represented by Mr. A.E.

supplied by- water and received burns on his the prosecuting solicitor. Mr. W.L Hall, his Worship, after hearing legs, face, arms and body that re- Leask's address, said that clear- Bulted in his almost immediate death-

ly he was not one of the princl- Alfaro together with four pals, not the principal at any others, employed as coal paasers,

rate, of the conspiracy. He would were in the boiler room of the Con-be sentenced to six weeks' hard

labour. suelo when the explosion occurred. The other workmen, however, were Previous evidence had been to within easy reach of the door and the effect that through the inter- made good their escape.

mediary of a chain of brokers, Alfaro, who happened to be an attempt was made to 'foist a working nearer the boiler than the forged mortgagé deed in respect other four, received only a few of a párcel of land in Tsing I burns when the explosion occurr- Island, on a man named Chan ed but in his efforts to reach the Hing-chuen, which attempt was door, he tripped over some obsta-subsequently discovered when the cle, and the scalding water, coming real owner of the property turn- from the boiler in jets, covered red up. By this time, the man him from almost head to foot.. who posed as the owner as well Secret service officials are inves as a Japanese and several other tigating the explosion.........

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