Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11
Business Shows
Depression In Peining.


YORTH CHINA STANDARD, Pei
ping-That the trade depres-
" sion in Peiping is still in full
4 swing is evidenced by the re-
port of the general Chamber of
Commerce of the city, which shows that
during the first 10 days of November
81 Chinese shops and business houses
have closed their doors. Against this
number 81 new shops have opened,
however. Motor Car companies and
hotels seem TO be worst hit by the
slump, as nine garages and eight hotels
have suspended business during the pc
Rod under review.
AS regards new business" we might
nlen on that a skating rink with ar
tificisl ice has been proposed by the
japanese Athletic Club in Peiping and
also by the China Sporting Co., and If
public, some fine ice hockey will be seen
here this Winter.
Fishermen Face
Starvation in Japan.
Japan Advertiser, Tokio-Ten persons
were injured yesterday afternoon when
the police dispersed a crowd of 10000
fishermen gathered in front of the pre-
fectural office at Kochi to protest the
law allowing steam SEEMING vessels to
operate in previously prohibited areas.
The crowd was forced to leave after a
fight, but the situation Is still disquiet-
ing, for the fishermen insist on remain
ing in the city until action Is taken by
the authorities to relieve starvation
faced by thousands since large fishing
companies have been allowed to use
steamers equipped with heavy steam
hoist nets.
Road Plans
Abandoned in Peru.
Fl Concrete, Lima-The program OF
road building which was authorized by
the National Chambers in their last ses-
sion will not be carried out. Though
all the representatives Endorsed this i'm
provement and outlined a system of
highways which would receive first at
tention in the construction of a traffic
network between all principal points in
the republic, the legislators neglected to
provide for the necessary funds, either
by taxation or other financing.
The minister of public works has not
only exhausted any fund that might be
applied to this project, but states that
no part of the 1890 national budget will
be available for this purpose.
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A Glance Back
To Victorian Times.
Morning Post, London-Mr. D. c.
Kerridge, father" of the London, Mid
land a. Scottish Railway dining cars,
who is to retire shortly on the age
limit, was In charge of the first dining
car, which ran from Euston in 1889
He is of opinion that the Victorians
were q much less disgruntled genera
ton than the diners of today.
ut may have been," he says, that
dining cars were novelty and that
the passengers were too pleased with
the new facility to complain, but the
fact remains that they were quiet and
satisfied with everything. Since the
war people have been Merry and diff
cult TO please; and, in spite of the fact
that the plain food of the COS has given
place to an abundance of dishes and
plenty of variety, the tendency to COM
plain and to demand all sorts of i'm
possible viands seems to have increased
And such rudeneSsl People fight fol
corner seats. hate to have strangers
seated opposite and sometimes buy anc
nibble at two meals rather than give
up their place to another"
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Young Mexican
Given Writer'S Tribute.
FL Universal, Mexico City-The novi.
tiate bullf1ghter, Esteban Garcia, dice
in the hospital at Morelia last night as
the result of a ruptured peritoneum
This terrible injury he sustained in q
grand bullhght staged by @ group o.
young men who gave every evidence o.
acquiring remarkable SKIN and mess