At Thursday's tiffin meeting of the Rotary Club held at the Hotel Metropole, Mr. Jabin Hsu gave a interesting address on "Industriat Development. in China". Mr, Harris was in the chair and intro: duced the speaker.
Mr. Jabin Hsu in his. address gave concise account of the National Government's efforts to. encourage China's products and industries, Speaking of the Government's efforts he said "In the four years that I had the pleasure of serving the National Government, we were filled with trials and tribulations. After the Northern invasion, came the ious internal troubles, the Russi affair in the north, the terrible floods Jast year and then events of the past six months, which Iwi velopment in China has been misunderstood both by Foreigners 'i Chinese. To understand the industrial programme, "you must know something of the Government's efforts and what has been done.
In 1928, what is known as the "Five Powers" were established, the powers of Judiciary, Executive' and Legislature, To. these three Dr, Sun added two more, the power of Examination and the power of Ce sorship, making five in all, There: fore five Yuans were established, which were divided into ten minis tries. The alinisny of Agrieultue, under which the industries of China developed, is divided into Outside the mistry proper there are one hun-red Bureaux the most. important of which are the following:—
"The Bureau of Testing Comme cial Products, which has been established in Shanghai, Canton, Hankow, Tientsin and Foochow. The Shang: hai Testing House in Museum Road, up-to-date in every respect and. has the most modern equipment.
various testing. houses were established with the idea of giving our foreign friends a square deal and standardising China's products, The essential laboratory in Peking, for analysis of products. The Institute of Sclentifte Management. The com ion on sericulture, which deals scientifically with Chi i dustry, "The Bureau of Supervision Stock Exchange, Bureau of Trade Marke, which ig. most essential Foreigners trading In China. Fishery 'Administration, this at prevent only deals with Chekiang and Kiangst provinces and the work at. pres ent is mostly taken up with' the suppression of pirates and stopping the Japanese from fishing within the three mile limit. The Bureau of Weights and Measures; all weights and measures to be standardised and even Thibet must conform with these laws by 1933, There has been some opposition to this and even the Customs have not treed to come into line. Cotton perimental Stations for impro ing the cotton industry, two fore fers are employed in this bur Professors Love and: Meyer, Moi Forestry Admi cial Museums and tions. Registry perts, Eh ing Engis The nine basic industries are i steel; hydro-electricity; mining; machinery; salt; sodas and acids; cotton and yarn; paper and paper and" motor spirit fuel.
most progress has been made in the iron and steel industry. 'Concerning hydro-electricity, plans ate being formed to harness the Yangtze Rapids and the various water-falls, Machine manufacturing plants will be developed with money' from Boxer funds. As the Imperial Chemi tain manufacturers in Germany ate to develop these. A stock company is to be formed of Tis, 16,000,000, Chinese capita), to come from Boxer id_native resources. Over Motor Spirit fuel nothing has been done so far. It, is a very' serious matter for China but efforts ate to be made to develop the fields in shen "We do not expect miracles but We have done something under very circumstances."
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