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KING COTTON

GOES WEST

MOVING BEYOND

MISSISSIPPI

"GREAT OPEN SPACES:*

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Montgomery, Ala. Mar. 24. King Colton soon will abdicate his throne in Dixie and move wist of the Mississippi, Mr. R. J. Goodem, Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture, has predicted.

In ten years at the most, he estimated, Western collon states, particularly Texas and Oklahoma, will have completely overthrown cotton's traditional kingdom in the deep South and will be the cotton growing centre of the world.

JAPAN'S LESSON LEARNED.

MEETING WESTERN

COMPETITORS

QUESTION OF LIVING COST

Tokyo.

Serious students of affairs from the principal nations with interests in the Pacife area are to meet here on April 18 to discuss what may be done about the low cost of living in the Orient. It is so low that at some futuro date it might lend to war unless drastic read-

where.

"Not that the south-cast will de.justments are made here and else- croase its production very much,' be explained, "but the Western region is just opening up. It will soan overshadow the East."

He pointed out that during the past seven years, the combined acreage of Texas and Oklahoma has increased by 8,794,000 acres, which is more than the entire acreage planted in all three of the traditional cotton states-Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.

Acres.

It is to be the principle subject of a special regional conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations. Delegates from the United States, Great Britain, Japan, China, New Zealand, the Philippine Islands and the Dutch East Netherlands are expected to attend.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, APRIL

The Prince of Walus la saon na he strolls on a sight-seeing trip through the streets of Vienas dur- ing his European visit recently. Walking with him is Mrs. Simpson, Identified only as an American- horn woman with hia party. At Right la the Prince's bodyguard and want wheraver, the Prince want

even sight-seeing.

The high cons of living also will the have a prominent place on The South cannot compete with agenda. That is the result of a the advantages of the West." he difference in viewpoints. A stand- a skilled nald. "Its level prairies permit the ard of living which to use of huge four row plows and workman in an Occidental factory cultivaters, so that, one man can would represent privation and elsewhere; but when Osaka distil the Japanese by combatting the in- readily as the genuine article, but tend 30 to 40 acres. In the, mouth, hardship, is sit far beyond the lers began flooding the Orient with stallation of modern labour-saving the real market for this product the land in too hilly for these im- reach of millions of trained crafts- a beverage which appeared, smell-pent when would have, given has, always been among the foreig

for theners and foreign-educated natives plements. One man, working a men here and in other Far Easterned and even tasted like Scotch their employers single row, can only handic tan countries. Now that Japanese tex- whiskey, the gravity of the situa- money against new and extremely of the Far East Consequently, tile mills are robbing Lancashiretion was undeniable. In both cases efficient competition... Whoever Oanka distillers will need to learn "Again, the fresh prairie sod of its market within the British the prices of the Japanese products may be at fault, many in English ne importance of proper aging be grown few weeds, eliminating the Empire and Japanese automobiles, were so far below the British pro- cotton mill operative is now exist-fore their whiskey becomes a sori- necessity of hooing the cotton crop are threatening to compete with ducing cost as to defy competition ing on the dole because of com-lous menace to foreign trade even during its growth, which is the those made in Detroit, this differ and the difference in quality, if petition from Japanese labourers in this part of the world. hardest, most expensive and time-ence in viewpoints becomes impor-any, was not discernible by a large whose daily living costs are Incom- consuming task the castern grower

What alarms the Scottish dis- iant.

proportion of the buying public. parably lower than his,

tillers, the German manufacturers bas during the season."

Users of whiskey apparently are of electrical equipment, the Fronch more loyal to the product to which blenders of perfumes, and the the years. No reports of distillery world is the rapidity with which they have been accustomed through |automobile manufacturers of the bankruptcies or consolidations have the Japanese are learning the vital The Japanese public, with the ex-duct and selling it below the prices competitora.-United ception of a few who were educated quoted abroad, accept Danka "Scotch" as Press.

He pointed out that the "maka production" methods of the West,

Although they put more acreage in cultivation, were practically offset

BRITAIN HARD HIT

The buying public, with charac- The Importance of the difference teristic perversity, therefore bought has been brought to the attention Japan-made products to such an of British manufacturers more extent that Lancashire began to emphatically than in the case of solidating and closing its cotton hy the South's intensive farming American producers in the past, miH, more rapidly than they were reached the Far East from Britain, necessity of making an honest pro

it was bad enough when Japaness opened during the boom. Sume cotton picco gooda flooded Empire British economists hold that the markets in India, South Africa and British workmen co-operated with

methods.

"By fertilising heavily, Alabama farmers produce an average of 200 pounds of list per nere, compared to 100 in the West," he said. "Western states never will be able to intensify thoir production bes cause they lack sufficient rainfall to dissolvo plant foods in the fer- tiliner and soak it into the soll.

Asked what would become of the tenant farmer and the negro col- ton picker in the event cotton pro duction declines, Mr. Gooden wald he thought less emphasis on the coiton industry would create the greatest industrial and agricultural boom in the history of the South.-- United Preas.

Girl Matador Of Spain

LEAVES Night CluB FOR BULL RING CROWDS SAY SHE'S GOOD

Madrid.

Soledad Miralles, beautiful night club entertainer, is planning to double in night clubs and bulla. She is training to become a professional bullighter and plans to make her first appearance with- in n few months possibly in Barcelona. Her bullfighting part- ner will be her niece, Marina Herodia, another beautiful night club performer who has a pan- chant to be a matador,

Soledad, who is a brunette, of rare charm, explained she has boon an ardent bullfight fan over since she was a child.

-I-faced lots-of-calves in smali fights on ranchos," she said, "but 1 didn't do it before a crowd until Jast year when I appeared at an actors' bonellt fight in the suburb of Tetuan. 1 don't know whether 1 performed well but I liked the idea of fighting for a big audience. "The crowd was kind to nie and applauded me all afternoon. They euld I was good, I don't know. Anyway, after the fight many per- sona told me I ought to take up bullighting in carnost.. I didn't believe them but then three bull- fight promoters came to see me, two of them. Frenchmen, and offered me contracta. I told thom I would think it over. And now I've decided to take up their offers: "I'll fight calves in the after- noon and aing in the clubs at night. I think, it can be done.".

Modest but confident of her Abilities, the brown-eyed Spanish beauty said she would conflue, her bullfighting to citles outside of Madrid.

"I don't say I'm a world-beator but I intend to come to Madrid some day when I fool I've become. good enough to face the most in- telligent bullfight crowd in tho the crowd in the world,

For bullighting cutât wi

outfit will con- elst of trousers, abort Savllkan Jacket, bigh-heeled Spanish leather: boots and a wide-brimmed Cordo- ban hat United Press.

General Evangeline Booth, head of the Salvation Army, waving farewell to a crowd of supporters as she laft Victoria station, Londen, on the first stage of a tour which will take her to Australia and

New Zealand.

After a

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Edna Best (Mra. Hoibert Marshall) famous English netrian, brought her own adorable child to the studios to give added sincerity to har portrayal of rols of the mother of the kidnapped child in a thrilling drama of London's underworld, mads by Gaumont

British.

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