Smyrna times., 1936-02-13
PORT
|. Once an Important p,r
\. Drops of in De-
krrs ARE AFFECTED

he Of serious ,',aa Cll,"Cu duties on
Is .,,sass Ssss ships entering the the
cll1S,s = 1ass down a receiving Cl,ni
ID 1,n,npse = sse varships, and en-. en-,
laas l1pa15pe 5us miles Of trenches
tbs as't city as japanese "'"i '-~-
pnsd to land. ono Of Chi
aough sTatOW ,'tn is one circum- III
r'sI s.am to have cOnspired in in
-ss,s %rr 70 reduce its usually
year, ysal' = saws the National
lau', lla .o.iety. "Lessened de-
!. pni' ,ts Urcducts in foreign
l'i osnecially :, in Siam and !
y, Ssttlements, have caused
l.''D al.s If the eity's exports 4;
nul'I local taxation, together
toycotts, has affected It's ini-
.-or residents have learned
'aoui,a a.ou by using Chinese
ms,ebps l's,, and hosiery instead
.ai,U ones. artificial woolen
D,tsod Of the genuine, locally
i iii instead Of imported
~ cheap dried and salted
DIsce Of the more expensive
fins and cuttle-fsh.
.s,itut. Coolies Return.
l,rge part Of Swallows for
Irrcbasing power was due to
sent home by immigrant
working in Siam, in the
Settlements, and in the tin
of yetherland India. At pres
is source Of wealth is failing
kdreds Of coolies, destitute and
10 find work elsewhere, are
4 back into Swatow.
added burden to Swallows
ercial difficulties is the fire.
presence Of bandits in agri-
sl regions Of the hinterland.
Of the Kwang-tung province,
tiCh SwatOw is an important
udOn center, are harried by
bpeans made a poor irst-im-
30 on SwatOw. Early Euro
traders kidnapped so many
from there to be laborers in
countries that Chinese hatred
Felgners ragged In the port.
for several years after the
Of 1858, which made Swa-
treaty port, foreigners were
lcOme in the city. This feel
s largely been changed and
Chinese, European and Amer
Pones and Offices are side by
only has the port had
s commercially, but it has
Pad difficulties geographically.
e On low alluVial plains at
Puth Of the Han river, it had
Fnally been flooded by made
controlled tributary streams.
survey in 1921, dikes we're
|Thlch give the city better
kion.
amltieS which Swatow antici-
annually are typhOOns, which
nv ldse Detween August
|EloOer. Situated at the south
n q the strait between the
coast and Taiwan, and less
81 from the sea than many
lalnese ports, Swatow is at
sfcy Of the typhoons. AS
lvphoOn approaches with
llles Of the city two guns
y rom Its signal station
s minutes night and day.
~ ls22, an unusually Sc
pnoon and tidal wave great
Sssa the ports shipping and
S"''sle is o. X.
n alng' however, Swatow does
n. : worry about is its eli
! ! cs, ! ranked as the healthiest
/ Ialna by some authorities.
\ : u aOuceably absent. Dur.
h aSI sT. summer season, the
4 Is alleVlated by cool Sea
| Talle M the winters are
1, The city had an ipsnfi. !
Es-s Fa,si supply until 1914, when
| wafer system was in.
F,9T a,w originated as a smau
E,Irag .lllase, Its name probably
tor 49,. Va Swa Ia wicker
" ToSaI salehlng fish, and tow
1 DeaO,a aSHay, J, a large percentage
| ir'fis Il ss,ln. N and near the port
b. s.. a'lilns. sie They catch fly.
and sS' nae Dreams and other va
EanyF tSsI. many Of the fish ped.
Z bs.as ,aelr wares in baskets
| E'S's \ ,1I1 Population was shou+
D ays aSsl' ,,l' Most of the Tg1s city's
/ o. 'fs fs.0. Chinese merchants
kersl 4ss,ernen' sna1l' but there are
Il tr,1a Iandred Re-, foreigners en-
y, Isusi F0s1i., These are mostly
! 'aSS ejtnl. and Portuguese Aneri-
! v, s,ts,re J modern improvements.
| ,,'. ,s'.s'erworks, a new v'ielts
fney, and slsetric eli,, lights, a su-
'i'n peanuts" 'Or express
I.n,,.asR "a Rotten Egg
|cIlen?-I,,poc