Frost Oun Own Comesronpere Chinkiang, Ku, May 24, . Amoy has been enjoying remark-tea m&rts, The tea season Is now in ably cool weather for the end of Ma} Alter she foeness of Jubilee Day During March the writer had octhe weather gave us the rain that full swing and wheel-barrows togethbut heavy rain fell last might and casion to pay a visii—the first one—er with motor lorries are loaded there is every appearance of a spell of has been so badly needed; it ix said into the province of Chekiang. The down with the fresh scented leaves seasonable dampness, that for a good deal of the corn it Journey lay along the line that runs from the plantations. The famous Last__week Mayor Wang returned 4 too late, yet the gardens and into Kiangsi province, and afforded tea district in the region of the from Foochow, whence he had gone general foliage have reaped (ull an excellent opportunity of sampling Hweichow Valley is like a fragrant for conversations with the Governor benefit and everything is looking the beauties of its mountain and river garden and the hill sides hum with bef the Province regarding matters of very green. There have been one scenery, the shouts and laughter of the girls Local "Government. Imjor two very hot spells, with inter-Go and see making sure before and women engaged in the work of mediately on his return he proceeded udos of quite chilly "change: But starting to have your passport, not picking the young shoots, "Tea by aeroplane to Shanghai en route summer is surely "Icumen, In" and nly duly vised, "but also easy Guests", the dealers from the capital for Nanking. the US. Asiatic Fleet hag arrived access, for all Wains carry passport and the north of China, are greatly It is reported that two new aero-Jand filled the town with life. Just Officials. Going and coming' 1 was in evidence supervising' the grading planes, constructed in. China, before they came HMS. Capetown Fequired to produce nine seven times, into the six commercial qualities and being fent to the Amoy aerodrome paid a flying visit, was treated to On May 4, the Southern Presby. making up the consignments for the for practice fights in connection with 9 hearty welcome and a fairly sound terian Goldsby King Hospital held its const, the training of pilots and that a frouncing at cricket, and went on to] nurses" graduation exercises, followed further supply of machines have been business elsewhere. by & garden party, when' tea and Alas, on every hand, there Is a applied for.
'The first sign of the American fleet sweetmeats were served to a large plaintive wail against the extremely 'Two Chinese last week visited 9 iwas the arrival of the all-supply' fathering of Chinese and foreign low price, and many planters have gambling house in Amoy and having ship Pecos which arrived a fortnight friends. "A perfect May day made it found that. their returns—seorcely Jago. She was followed three or four an enjoyable function to all. cover working expenses, Some of Jays later by the destroyer squadron the tea farmers ventured down to M. Wilden Leaves Jubilee Celebrations and the Black Hawk and now they Hangchow with their produce only are here to stay till October.
Following closely on ita heels, on to return with a doleful countenance Hospital For Britons, and children gen-'May 6, the Britons did their "bit"™ having suffered Joss in the specula-erally, the greatest. event recently towards honouring their Majesties long and fluctuations of the market.
The Peiping correspondent of was the celebration of Empire Day King George and Queen Mary on the It would seem that the tea trade is the ""Worth-China, Herald" tele-on May 24. In spite of following so occasion of the Silver Jubilee of their following the staple Industry of silk frached lale.on Tuesday evening. close upon the wonders of the accession, in which they were joined, into the doldrums of depression, Sines, that Me Wilden, the Preach Jubilee, this occasion held its own by their American cousins, and many the price of silk is almost levelled to Amnbassador- fo Ching, la making that of cotton, an" excellent recovery. from. the Jand was carried through as gaily as Chinese frien lever. 'The weather was as favour 'The rst item was a luncheon ai lack of pneumonia from which Ching's Debt to Fortune he has been puflering Tis' cons able as for the previous display. served at_noon by the Captain and 2 little hot perhaps, but then not Omicers of HLM.S. Sandpiper and at Large sections of Chekiang's hills dition has 90 improved that he has many of the events were really 4 pin, an "At Home" with Me, and and vales are given up to the cultiva-been able to. leave hospital. and strenuous. The Consul and the Mra. Brace as host and hostess, was tion of tea. And these districts are Foluen to. the Embassy. paraded Girl Guides and Rangers held at the AP.C. compound on the weminiseent of the wanderings of Robert Fortune, recorded in. his won $10 adjourned to an coloured the opening proceedings Bund, when the usual accompaniments with the dignity of imperialism, the of such ceremonies were duly Aelightful books which were written Apparently one of the Sound and wholesome imperialism that observed. Perfect weather added its with a purpose—"My object is. to had Yost @ dollar and is companion, lustre 10° the Tunetion, the British Empire is not ashamed xzive a peep into the Celestial Empire, Formosan, refused to share in the Toss. of because it knows it to be out to show its strange hills and romantic This gave rise to a quarrel, An Unprecedented Storm for fellowship, service and welfare, Vailge is vivets"and can i ely nally they agreed to go out 10 look tur proatns,"whater th the e ringing mone," bt the on The symbol of this Empire's unity, ud now to come to May 11, wher the Union Jack, was solemnly flown at midnight @ wind. storm fun: Baldr on ili hide or ip the SeaeelBreaking, "Out again, the efter the singing of the National precedented force howled its way over garden, and its strange and interest-JAnthem, which followed the Consul's his port, leaving much wreckage on Ing people, as they were seen by me stall and stabbed. his companion in the river, and smashing windows and their everyday life." He speaks of the, arm. severing the main artery. hhis opponent fall, the Formo= "ith the flag flying, it was per-uprooting trees on the shore, With the new scenes and new plants spread san attempted to run away but wi missible to move fo the gaieties set regard (0 the former, both launches out before him, day by day, afford-pursued and arrested. Meanwhile the out in the afternoon's programme. and smaller craft sunered and one Ing gratification of the highest and 9 taken to hospital but died JOne significant feature about Em-cargo boat with ite load of pigs, and purist Kind, He conveyed in safely halt on hour after admission. pire Day is that it brings together their drovers, was capsized and. more than 20,000 tea-plants and It is: alleged that many of the children from many differen? perished, rescue being impossible, writes, "The Himalayan tea planta-gambling houses in Amoy are run schools. To many people in China regard to the latter, the tions could now boast of having a by Formosans and that this makes they have heard of Chefoo at all, 1 already referred to, and the number of plants from the best (ea their suppression dimeult. "The apart from trade) the China Inland MEM. Girls' school bad" many districts of China, namely, from the Japanese Consul in Amoy, however, 'Mission's schools may seem to make windows smashed. 'The Orphanage, greens tea country' of Hwelchow and said to be now taki practically the sum total of Chefoo known as "The Home of me from the black-tea country of the Suppress all gambling houses foreign youth. This is far from being also suffered considerable Woo-e hills." This took place nearly.
Japanese subjects officials "have the case. True, it is that the ELM. the unrooting a hundred years ago when our Indian been engaged os inspectors. Natural 300 and. their The tea industry was in its infancy. ly the considerable opposition to jechool has made a name for itself SUll bears' marks of the dat English tea drinkers owe Robert this move and those engaged in the and wide, but there are also. wrought. Happily" the Fortune a debt of gratitude. Tt is business inging forward. the Convent school of the St. lasted. three-quarters of a interesting to note that the first te: that immediate closing would throw Francis, and 9 large Japanese con-lis worst. house was opened in Exchange Alley, ]ingent who also find a welcome at 'A potty of missionaries awaiting in the heart of London, in the 17th many people gut of work It is said bands of Formosans have formed the Empire Day celebrations. up styer steamer on the hulk of century, In those days the ruling to resist any attempt at closing.
Messi. Bultertield & Swire, watched price of the beverage was from £10 An Indian storekeeper employed by Amusing Sports Programme the storm approach from the north to £5 per Ib, we are told, the Netherlands Indies Harbour Works on Kui issu died suddenly on A capable Commitee arranges 9 west, and when it broke they were Monday and a post-mortem examina-suitable programme for all sort tossed as on a cockle shell; and when ti and all ages. The robust youth may the strain was at its worst, one of the Grink) of which Thad never drank ion was ordered by the British Con-tit in wheelbarrows at a bucket, chains anchoring the hulk shoppe before" A later entry in hig diary, The examination,, however, Jbump one another in sacks. ina Happuy the fury of the storm abated, says, "Home, and there find my wife showed that death was due to natural causes, melee, or race in "asparagus" bun-'Stil tater in the month there were making of ea, @ drink whic Me. dies bound in sheaves of 2 dozen some disastrous fires, one destroying polling, the Pothicary, tells her is At the beginning of this month 300 straw buts, in which one family persons or 0. Eggs and spoons and good for her cold." local ill collector proceeded from flowerpots give the smaller fry perished and second in which (we were burned to death and a third The Prevailing Depression may to collect money owing scope for patience and perseverane®, child succumbed to injuries ater. Anyone passing through the streets may distinguish them-receiving On May 18, two important events of Hangchow at the present day, about $700 and was apparently "Window-dressing Competition." "three-legged races and took place. 'The first at 230 must be impressed with the fact that Preparing to return, to Amoy, As he was on exhibition held by the MEM the door of trade is jammed. It failed {0 arrive in Amoy, after a few stepping-stone races. The very skil-Girls' School, comprising vocal" and melancholy to see so many shops days, ingulries were set on foot {ul may pull off the slow. bicycle stramental "music followed by race, if they don't fall off frst. The closed down. Quite recently a lar nothing could be Tearned of his calisthenic exercises, when the bazaar, of a temporary nature, w: whereabouts. "A few Jcompetitive element enters into team x¥S go, how-students did credit alike 40 their aces, skipping relay races, and the opened on a vacant site close to the ever, his body, tied up in a rice sack, teachers and themselves, There was West Lake. Everything within its was found floating in @ stream neat A Race—straddling on also on view beautiful specimens of poles, astride of which the crew has portals was "Native", It was an effort Chuanchow. Apparently he had been their handicraft, both with needle arid woddie as quickly as it can 10 to boom native products, and a casual attacked by robbers who killed him, permit.
The rising generation of the gain "the winning post. inspection filled one with interest and tied his limbs with wire, stuffed the shave already attained Potato races were conspicuous by made one amazed with the progress corpse into the bag. threw it into the fo a liberty undreamt of by their that is being made in commerce. stream and went off with the money. their absence, replaced by an in-mothers and grandmothers and they Most of the stalls were well patronize At the weekly meeting of the Amoy genious "creation" which we have are learning that liberty is not licence, Rotary Club "Dr. fed, but even In the mist of auch a Wang, of the jiust_ mentioned, the "window-dress-'The second event was the closing Ne hub-bub, confused by the loud ational Quarantine Service, gave an ing" Bach competing party sel funeton of: the local 'Missionary Ase speakers making a terrible din over: Interesting account of the functions Jone of its members to be "dressed' and working of the Service of which Jas in a shop window, by other mem-the trembling ale, one felt the spirit and Mrs. S.C, Farrior he {s head in Amoy. His account of bers who ran back and forth in of depressed markets and the uncer quits recently returned from furlough the {ainties of the financial future. The Preventive work performed relays 40 bring one item of clothing in U.S.A. Chiléren are privileged 10 business man of China is feeling the locally and his history of its develop-fter another, cram them on to the tiend this meeting, commonly called ment were much appreciated, effect of foreign tariff walls and the lunhelping person of the live dummy, "The strawberry festival" and at this devaluation of money, and. wonders On Thursday s. Haitan, recently jand eventually rush the poor thing year's gathering they played an impurchased by the Douglas Steamshi to the tape, whether the garments when the curtain of gloom is portant part in conveying to Dr, Company for the Hongkong, Swatow, [Atted or looked beautiful or not!
Woofs a shower of gifts in view of going to cise, Most of the country Amoy, Foochow run, paid its first This was undoubtedly a huge suchhis coming wedding "on June 2. people continue to feel the pinch of visit to the port. Tt is a ship of some Inst year's drought. Relief should Jcess. Another great success, though May is still a week from its end, 3 000 tons and its two funnels and not an innovations, was the "tea"—in whether anything else of importance naturally come with the gathering of commodious passenger accommoda-Jwhich the lemonade and ice-cream will happen remains to be seen, But the spring harvests, but, in many te ion, so unusual on costal' boats, jand cakes went down well, The June will be marked by quite an regions, the crops of wheat are poor attracted considerable attention. She Jonly event that was at all damping exodus of missionaries on furlough and the off plant, because of the is taking the place of s. iwas Tilting the Bucket. The driver bent. cold weather, is much below par. {tries to stop short so that his rider Free rice distribution 1s being carried gets the douche, and the rider Jud-fon in several districts and the oM-gut the Cricket Club's second way is ges his shot so as to miss the bucket, dals seem to be doing all they can under prospect along the Hweichow Saturday match. Tennis, too, was JOF tip it at the right moment to to bring relief to the needy people. valley and is to Join Lancho with held up. Bathing as yet is notin louse his coolie friend. This event Large remnants of the "Red" army Wuhu.
Tt wilt run along the south full swing. A few Spartan bodies rays closes the programme: Il is continue to float about in a mysteriside of the river and pass through parade upon the beach and make ttle hard to keep it within time, us manner. They go by the name the counties of Shuenan and Chou-some show of enjoying the water, limits ike he other events, and it of."Red Brigands" and are adapis cheng. At Weiping, on the banks of but it is not yet at the temperature usually fizzies out with the gradual at "swooping down on defenceless the river, a modern' factory has been that makes bathing a Joy.
Jwithdrawal of the crowd, the ex-markets, relieving the peasantry of built for' the smelting of antimony.
'The Chinese Naval 'Squadron, with fnaustion of the water supply, and, that' is dear to them, In those Mr. Chen Chi-liang—(Viee-Minister There is an unlimited supply of the the reduction of the track to a state swift movements, the Government. ct" Ching's "Navy. returned. here ore in the neighbouring hills, and Jot quagmire. troops seem to have no chance of, work is being found for a great, After Empire Day the weather had, erty for Shaier shor vice effectual combat, These "Reds" are number of country coolles. bay ie fall of bright jon other effort at rainfall and washed at night
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