Chew Chong

CHEW CHONG was born in Canton, China in 1828
... (more links at that link on the life of Chew Chong)
- he arrived in Victoria Australia in 1855 and spent 11 years goldmining and storekeeping. In 1866 he arrived in Otago New Zealand where he spent 2 years in Dunedin before travelling around NZ, finally settling in New PPymouth when he found the edible fungus that became known as "Taranaki Wool"


Chew Chong married Elizabeth Whatton (1863-1935) when he was 45 and she was 22. They had 11 children (see below)
- he died 7 Oct 1920 aged 92
- they are buried in Te Henui cemetery

From the TARANAKI HERALD
* On the 18th November 1875, the wife of Mr Chew Chong, of a daughter
* DEATH - On the 1st February 1876, Blanche Elizabeth, infant daughter of Mr Chew Chong, aged ten weeks
* On the 22nd May 1879, the wife of Mr Chew Chong, of a son
* On the 18th July 1880, the wife of Mr Chew Chong, of a son
* On the 27th August 1882, the wife of Mr Chew Chong, of a daughter

24 August 1885 - New Plymouth
A store belonging to Chew Chong, at Inglewood, was burnt down this morning, at about 5 o`clock. The following are the insurances on stock:- Standard - £400; Northern - £400; Norwich - £350; Phoenix - £250. Insurance on building:- Standard - £250; Northern - £100. Total insurance - £1750 (2011 equivalent of $316,600)

3 March 1886
At the Harbour Board to-day, Mr Corkill pointed out that a lot of wire rope from the wreck of the Australind was showing itself here and there along the beach near the jetty for a quarter of a mile. This made the beach very dangerous riding, and he suggested that the purchaser of the wreck, Mr Chew Chong, be written to and requested to remove the rope. Mr Yorke seconded the motion, although he doubted whether it could be proved that the rope was really the rigging of the Australind, and Mr Corkill`s proposal was carried.

14 December 1891 - ALLEGED CURE FOR INFLUENZA
Mr Chew Chong, of the Eltham Dairy Factory, waited upon the Editor of the Taranaki Herald to-day, and stated that having had "la grippe" he is now certain it is a skin disease and can be very simply cured. The complaint is a very common one in China. It is a sort of parasite which runs through the body like a thread of cotton, and until it is destroyed the patient never recovers. Messrs Baker and Rogers, who are working for Chew Chong at his Eltham Butter Factory, were attacked the other day with "la grippe", and Mr Chew Chong having discovered the parasite in them destroyed it and they are now as well as ever. Mr Chew Chong says if anyone having "la grippe". or doctor, will allow him to see one of their patients, he is willing to show them how to cure the complaint. He asks no fee or reward, but is willing to afford every information on the subject for the sake of suffering humanity

2 Jamuary 1892 - New Plymouth
Chew Chong has been successful in two or three case of la grippe. He is sending to Sir James Hector some of the parasites taken from one of his patients

26 February 1900, Fire at Eltham
Four shops, owned by Chew Chong, and the office of Mr Middleton, solicitor, were destroyed by a fire which broke out at two o`clock on Sunday morning. Chong`s (fruiterer), Gabb (bootmaker), and the "Argus" office, one shop being empty. Everything in the "Argus" office was destroyed. The insurace is £350 on Chong`s building, £150 on the "Argus" plant, and £65 on Middleton`s office

2 July 1901 - CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the New Plymouth Chamber of Commerce was held at the offices of the Secretary, Mr T. O. Kelsy, at 7.30 o`clock on Monday night.
Present: -Messrs
J. B. CONNETT (Chairman)
R. COOK
W. L. NEWMAN
CHEW CHONG
E. D. WESTMACOTT
W. D. WEBSTER
Ab GODWATER
W. BEWLEY
C. W. GOVETT
F. L. WEBSTER
A. E. A. CLARKE
W. KERR
T. S. WESTON
R. C. HUGHES

11 April 1903 - TENDERS
Tenders will be received at my Residence, Courtenay-street, for the erection of cottages in Molesworth-street.
The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Tenders clos on SATURDAY, 18th April at 6pm
For particulars apply to CHEW CHONG

25 February 1908
Mr Chew Chong, the Taranaki merchant, was a visitor to Palmerston today. He is en route for China

13 January 1911
An illuminated address was presented to Mr Chew Chong at New Plymouth on Saturday, in which reference is made to the part he took in the early sixties in the fungus export trade, with great benefit to the settlers at the time, and also to his entering the butter trade and being almost a pioneer in factory manufacture

FEILDING STAR 12 October 1920
The death has taken place at New Plymouth of Mr Chew Chong, who was a well known figure in Taranaki, and is credited with establishing the dairy industry in the province. Born in China 92 years ago, he came to the Dominion in 1866

EVENING POST 13 October 1920
Mr Chew Chong, a very old resident of New Plymouth, is dead. He was credited with being the pioneer of the dairying industry in the Taranaki province, and took an active interest in everything pertaining to the welfare of the town and district. Born in China ninety-two years ago, Mr Chong came to the Doninion in 1866

Chew Chong`s OBITUARY
... retiring fron business in 1900, Mr Chong remained in New Plymouth, having resided at Vogeltown and Courtenay street. Mr Chong married a daughter of Mr Joseph Whatton, of Masterton, in 1875. He is survived by a widow and three daughters and three sons.
The family are:
* Amy, Mrs Wilkes (New Plymouth)
* Beatrice, Mrs Wilkie (Rotorua)
* Miss Freda Chong, (New Plymouth)- (Vida Gladys)
* Mr Albert Joseph Chong (Stratford)
* Wilfred Howard Chong (New Plymouth)
* Gerald Chong (New Plymouth)

5 July 1923 - The CHINESE BENEFACTOR
CHEW CHONG ESTABLISHES THE FACTORY SYSTEM
The most remarkable personality in the establishment of dairying in Taranaki, as indeed of the Dominion, was a little Chnese gentleman, Chew Chong. It was he who built the first dairy factory and provided the struggling settler with his first means of making a cash transaction in having created a market for the fungus found in the bush and facetiously known as Taranaki "wool".
Chew Chong was no ordinary Chinaman. Though not a mandarin, nor of the educated class, he well merited the high esteem in which he was held by all classes because of his high principles and generaous instincts. To the first settlers who faced the wilderness with determination and hope as their only capital the little Chinese pedlar (a buyer of old iron in the first place) came as a general benefactor. In his wanderings he recognised the fungus growing on the tawa, puketea and mahoe trees as something similar to an edible fungus greatly prized in his country as a vegetable. With that keen foresight which always distinguished him, he decided to establish a trade in it with his native land. A trial shipment was made, and the venture at once proved a success.
It is difficult at this distance to realise what the work of Chew Chong meant to the pioneer dairyman of Taranaki. When he commenced to purchase fungus the settlers lived by a system of barter. Fourpence a pound was a high price for the butter they produced. The storekeeper accepted the butter in exchange for stores, milled it and shipped it Home in a salted condition in kegs as ordinary cargo. It was a matter of great difficulty to obtain sufficient cash to meet the annual rates levied by the local bodies, amounting generally to 5s or 7s 6d. It was not till they were paid spot cash for their fungus that the settlers knew the delightful sound of the clinking of coin of the realm. The trade in Taranaki "wool" rapidly developed until one year, about 1885, the export of fungus amounted to £72,000, (equivalnet in 2011 to $13,027,500) more than the total value of butter shipped from the province. This important means of revenue was a Godsend to many a settler, for the price of butter had fallen to about threepence a pound at that time, and but for the fungus many a family would have had ruin staring them in the face. It was in the year 1868 that Chew Chong commenced buying fungus. For four years the Customs authorities of China kept no account of the amount imported, but when Chew Chong was in China later he was informed that from 1872 to 1904 the imports were valued at £375,000

Beneficient as were the services rendered to the Taranaki pioneer by the establishment of a trade in fungus, which was all profit, costing nothing to produce and being chiefly collected by the children, it was the part played by the Chinese storekeeper in estabishing the factory system of butter manufacture for which he is principally remembered.
In 1870 Chew Chong settled in New Plymouth and established a store, other stores being subsequently opened at Elthan and Inglewood. His main sphere of activity was at Eltham, for it was there that he became the pioneer of the dairy factory movement in the Taranaki province. In erecting a dairy factory Chew Chong took a risky step, for it was a matter of great difficult to procure a competent butter-maker in those days.
The refrigerator was unknown, control of temperature, an essential feature in the modern factory being thus impossible; seperators were crude affairs, transport was difficult and costly, and the butter had to be shipped abroad as ordinary cargo. However, he was a man of exceptional enterprise, and having been approached by the settlers with whom he was doing business he entered into the work in a bold manner. Perhaps the best indication of the up-to-date nature of the factory given by the first Government dairy instructor in 1888:- "Chew Chong`s factory: This is one of the best factories I have visited. The machinery is good and in first-class condition and everything about it is thoroughly clean. The machinery is driven by a water-wheel. There are two Danish cream separators, each capable of putting through 150 gallons of milk per hour; one box churn capable of churning half a ton of butter at once, and a lever butter-worker. The water-wheel is inside the lower part of the building. The butter when churned is taken to a space between the wheel and the outside wall to be made up. When the wheel is in motion it causes a current of cool air in the place, throwing at the same time a spray of water in the air, which assists to cool it in hot weather, a method invaluable for butter-making. The building of a tunnel to bring the water to the wheel and plant cost over £700"

It is told by old settlers, as an instance of Chew Chong`s versatility, that the contractors for the tunnel were on the point of throwing up the work, as they could make no progress, when Chew Chong went into the tunnel and showed them how to go about it. It was in 1887 that the factory established a notable period for the industry. Being the year of Queen Victoria`s Jublilee, Chew Chong named his factory "The Jubilee" and registered the word "Jubilee" as the brand of his butter. It was a success from its initiation, notwithstanding the difficulties which had to be faced.
the first year supplier could only be paid 2d a gallon for the milk, but the following year 3d a gallon was paid. The first shipment of factory butter realised 24s a cwt. more that did the milled butter shipped by Chew Chong at the same time. The cost of marketing was expensive in those ays. Roads were bad, and railage freights were high. To rail butter to Wellington cost £3 4s per ton. The butter Chew Chong turned out was of high quality for the period, and he gained the leading awards at the South Seas Exhibition at Dunedin in 1889, including a silver cup presented by Messrs A. and T. Burt.

The history of Chew Chong was that of many another proprietary pioneer in the industry. When the wave of co-operative dairying carried all before it he struggled gamely for a time, but finally had to close the doors of his factory and three creameries, having failed to persuade the co-operators to take them over, with the result that his building and plant, which cost £3700, did not realise £400. Chew Chong calculated that he lost £7000 in the dairying business, for during the last five years his factory was in existence he had to pay very high prices to retain suppliers. Though his services have not attracted the attention of the outside world, there is not a man of long experience in Taranaki who does not hold him in high regard and honour him for the great part he played in the development of the province.


THEIR 11 CHILDREN WERE:
- (born in New Plmouth)

18 Nov 1875 - Blanche Elizabeth Chong
- died 1 Feb 1876 aged 10 weeks in New Plymouth
- buried Te Henui

22 Nov 1876 - Albert Joseph Chong
- married Bessie JOHNSON in 1906
- died 11 March 1956 agd 79
- buried Hawera General

21 Dec 1877 - Arthur Lewis Chong
- died 7 Jan 1879 aged 12 months in New Plymouth
- buried Te Henui

21 May 1879 - Lewis Arnold Chong
- died 4 Fev 1888 aged 8 in New Plymouth
- buried Te Henui

18 July 1880 - Wilfred Howard Chong
- married Alice May DAYMAN in 1920
- died 1 Dec 1962 aged 82 in New Plymouth
- buried Te Henui

27 Aug 1882 - Amy Mildred Chong
- married Wlter WILKES (1864-1920) in 1906
- married William LAING in 1931
- died 12 June 1966 aged 83 in New Plymouth
- buried Te Henui

7 Feb 1883 - Beatrice Maud Chong
- married Frederick William WILKIE (1865-1958) in 1920
- died 25 May 1969 aged 85 in Rotorua
- buried Rotorua

13 March 1886 - Alice Octavia Chong
- Twin with Ethel Joyce
- died 25 March 1886 aged 12 days in New Plymouth
- buried Te Henui

13 March 1886 - Ethel Joyce Chong
- Twin with Alice Ocatvia
- died 24 April 1886 aged 7 weeks in New Plymouth
- bured Te Henui

14 Sep 1887 - Vida Gladys Chong
- never married
- died 17 Dec 1960 aged 74
- buried Te Henui

19 March 1896 - Gerald McNaughton Chong
- married Ethel Maud MEADS (1905-1988) in 1926
- died 13 Nov 1982 in New Plymouth
- buried Te Henui

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OBITUARY MR CHEW CHONG.

The death occurred at New Plymouth yesterday morning of Mr ChewChong, who was a y well-known figure in Taranaki, and who has been credited with establishing the dairy industry in the province. Mr Chong, who was born in China, had reached the age of 92. He went.' to school in China. He had associated I with English people since his early days when he was a household servant in Singapore for ten years. In 1855 he went to Melbourne and wag engaged in storekeeping and goldmining for eleven years. In 1868 Mr Chong proceeded to New Zealand, landing at lsunedin, where he remained -for two. years. He commenced-travelling the belony buying old metal to send to China, and during his journey he discovered the edible fungus —a favourite food in China. He was the first to begin the fungus industry, and bought and exported the first shipment. From the years 1872. to 1904, fungus of the declared value of 305,--995 was exported from New Zealand, jMr Chong began buying in 1868, arid many a,backblock bush settler can tes, tify to the help derived from the fungus harvest. It wa s in 1870 that the late^ Mr j Chong settled in New Plymouth and esi tablished a store, in conjunction with which he also ran a fungus business. j He continued operations for over twenity years, besides having branches at j Inglewood and Eltham for some time. ■He subsequently turned his attention "to dairy farming when farm-made butj ter would bring only 4d per lb, and in I 1887 established the Jubilee Dairy Fac! Tory at Eltham and equipped it with a separator. In 1889 he exhibited I samples of factory-made butter at the Dunedin Exhibition, and gained two certificates and a silver cup for the best half-ton available for export. Mr Chong claimed to have been a 'pioneer of the dairy industry in the Eltham district. At one time he had 200 cows in milk in order to be inde: pendent in the matter of supply for his factory, and afterwards added a- second. After sixteen years' experience, during which he had paid away large sums to local farmers, Mr Chong sold out. Retiring from business in 1900, Mr j Chong remained in New Plymouth, hayi ing resided at Vogeltown and Courtenay street.,, Mr Chong L married a daughter, of Mr Joseph Whatton; of Masterton, in 1875. He is survived by a widow and three daughters and three sons. The family are: Mrs Wilkes (New Plymouth)," Mrs Wilkie (Rotorua), Miss Freda Chong (New Plymouth), Mr A. J. Chong. (Stratford), and Messrs W. H. and Gerald Chong j (New Plymouth) .—News. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, 8 October 1920, Page 4

The Chinese wedding to which I referred more than, once a few months back has not been productive of much satisfection for the bridegroom after aIL He had first of all to pay the bride's mother as purchase money. Then the costs of the wedding were very considerable The outlay was considerably reduced by the presents in money and kind made to the bride at the various places they visited when she held a sort of levee. Large as the receipts were, the expenses of travelling and the lavish manner in which the bride scattered money, soom hinded the pair in financial difficulties and at length he was compelled to dispose of the business at Stafford to a countryman and will probably be employed as a storeman where formerly he reigned as master . Star , Issue 6461, 2 February 1889, Page 3

Our history of Chinese investment

There is a certain amount of irony in fears held by Taranaki farmers over Chinese investment in New Zealand dairy farming.

It's not so much that their worries about another country taking a major stake in our No 1 industry are unjustified, because they are not. It's more that Taranaki's dairy industry owes a great debt to the investment of the Chinese; one Chinese man, in particular.

Chew Chong was a diminutive Chinese businessman who became a pioneer in Taranaki and New Zealand dairy farming. He was a key figure in helping to develop the region's dairy industry, especially in the manufacture and refrigeration of butter.

At the time he was seen by many struggling farmers as a saviour and is even credited with creating a New Zealand icon – the pound of butter.

Things have most definitely changed since then, with the industry he and others founded growing into a powerful global conglomerate. But if New Zealand's vital agricultural industry is to meet the many challenges posed by that huge marketplace, it may need to take the kind of leap forward that this little Chinese man represented in the mid-1800s.

The Chinese represent one threat but there will no doubt be others as the focus narrows on the provision of such important primary products as milk, powder and other dairy products. And their use in lucrative value-added commodities.

However, Fonterra is struggling to gear itself up financially to take on aggressive competitors because of the structure of the co-operative and the money needed to stay a big player and one step ahead of other hungry chess pieces.

Farmers have, for many years, fought the efforts of Fonterra's head office to reshape the company with a capitalisation programme that would give it more money to expand and combat aggressive overseas raids.

They have raised concerns about losing too much control over milk supply and price. But that has left Fonterra having to find the money it needs from shares distributed among the farmers themselves or possibly from `units' sold to the public with no ownership stake.

Fonterra's contortions and its scrambling for a workable financial model emphasise that the company needs exactly what many farmers fear: Investment, with some of it possibly to come from overseas.

That may mean its shareholders – the farmers – giving up a little of the ownership and control they have at the moment. But it will give Fonterra more capital to grow and solidify its position in a volatile market.

- © Fairfax NZ News

Last updated 05:00 09/04/2010

Fonterra man's legacy honoured

A unique tribute to a Taranaki dairy industry leader was announced by Fonterra yesterday.

The John Young Memorial Scholarship will be a $10,000 annual award to a Taranaki tertiary student whose work is focused on sustaining the success of the dairy industry.

The scholarship was announced by Fonterra chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden at the company's annual meeting in Hawera.

The more than 200 people at the meeting stood in silence in remembrance of Mr Young, who died earlier this year. Sir Henry said Mr Young was one of the fathers of Fonterra and a great dairy industry leader.

A firm believer in farmers working together for the common good, he would have wanted to give young talent a step up.

"One of the co-op's priorities is to foster the next generation of dairy leaders and help build the capability among our farmers."

The scholarship would encourage Taranaki's best, brightest, most visionary agricultural students, he said.

Mr Young was a former chairman of Kiwi Dairies, the Taranaki company which merged with the New Zealand Dairy Group and the New Zealand Dairy Board to form Fonterra in 2001.

Yesterday was the second time since Fonterra was formed in 2001 that it has held its annual meeting in Hawera. The last time, seven years ago, CEO Andrew Ferrier had been in the role just 10 days.

Mr Ferrier noted it was now almost 125 years since Chinese entrepreneur Chew Chong established Taranaki's first dairy factory in Eltham. "So it's great we're here all these years later to review yet another year of progress for Fonterra and the Kiwi dairy industry."

Taranaki was a big part of the company, with about 15 per cent of its shareholders and just over 10 per cent of the national dairy herd.

"At peak this equates to about 580 tanker loads per day rolling into Whareroa."

Mr Ferrier acknowledged the contribution of Whareroa hub operations manager Mike Corbett who has just retired after 41 years in the dairy industry.

"It's people like Mike who make Fonterra a force to be reckoned with," he said. Keep our farms: Page 6

- © Fairfax NZ News SUE O'DOWD

Last updated 05:00 19/11/2010

Immigrants vital for future prosperity

What have Sir Peter Jackson, Jonah Lomu, Bic Runga and Chew Chong got in common? They are testament to the benefits of immigration. All have parents who were immigrants or were born overseas themselves.

Sir Peter, Lomu and Runga need no introduction, but Mr Chong might. Born in southern China sometime between 1827 and 1844, he emigrated to New Zealand in 1867, earning a living as a scrap metal dealer, a pedlar and a storekeeper, before pioneering the development of the dairy industry.

He built one of the country's first dairy factories, installed the first freezing machine, invented a rotary press and an air cooler and standardised a pound of butter as the unit of sale. Every New Zealander has benefited from his inventiveness and entrepreneurship. Yet if prevailing sentiment had held sway, Mr Chong might never have unlocked the potential of the dairy industry.

Shortly after his arrival, the government of the day introduced a "poll tax" to assuage public concern that European settlers were about to be swamped by the "yellow peril". The tax, which applied only to Chinese immigrants and remained on the statute books until 1944, forced labourers who came to New Zealand to work in goldfields, laundries and market gardens to leave their families behind by requiring them to hand over 100 on arrival.

The case of Mr Chong is a salutary example to New Zealanders who worry about people of different cultures migrating to this country and European leaders such as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who recently proclaimed that multiculturalism had failed.

No-one could have predicted what Mr Chong would achieve when he arrived, but every New Zealander has profited from his endeavours, just as thousands are benefiting now from the connections of later arrivals.

Immigration is not an unqualified good. Too many, too fast benefits neither the host country nor the immigrants themselves. New arrivals must be willing to adapt and prepared to accept the social mores of the countries they migrate to. Those offended by the sight of a female ankle should not seek to come here. Equally, New Zealand should not seek to restrict entry to those who look and sound like the majority already here. The terrorists who seek to sow fear and hatred between peoples cannot be allowed to win. One of our nearer neighbours is Indonesia, home to the world's biggest Muslim population. To prosper, New Zealand must engage with the changing world.

A historical accident allowed Mr Chong to pioneer the development of the dairy industry. In recent years more enlightened policies have enabled New Zealand businesses to capitalise on the startling growth of the Chinese economy by taking advantage of the talents and contacts of New Zealand-born Chinese and more recent arrivals.

No-one knows where future opportunities will arise. But one thing is obvious – New Zealand will be better placed to take advantage of them if it has citizens who understand the cultures of those countries and links with them. Despite what some in Europe might wish, locking the doors and hiding under the bedsheets is not an option.

- © Fairfax NZ New Last updated 05:00 01/11/2010

CHINESE UNIVERSITIES (1) v. TARANAKI (1).

CHINESE UNIVERSITIES (1) v. TARANAKI (1). Following rain for several days, the weather cleared yesterday morning and held off during the course of the match, thus enabling about three thousand spectators to see the game in comfort. The gate takings amounted to £265. A fairly strong south-easterly wind was blowing, and the ground was heavy, and in parts very "sliddery." The ball was fairly dry and enabled the players to keep control. The game was interesting and fairly fast, but at no time did it reach a. high level. There is no doubt that the visitors have a line knowledge of the "Soccer game and play it cleverly Their footwork is of a very high order, but they are inclined to overdo the close passing. They also- want to dribble the ball through the goal instead of shooting as soon as they get into position. .Judging by the work displayed when. Chang's goal was obtained, it is more than a pity that the visitors were not put more on the stretch. The game was kept fairly open, but th€ Chinese showed a better knowledge of the game and showed sound methods in their approaches towards the goal mouth. The following were the teams: Chinese Universities: C. Pao; H. C. Hung, M. L. Loh; T. Y. Tsai, L. N. Lok, P. Chen; C S. Wang, K. S. Liang, H. E. Chang, Y. C. Wu, Alex. Ting. Referee: Mr. G. Reading. Linesmen: Messrs Muggeridge and Broomfield. Chang kicked off against the breeze and his forwards at once set up an attack, which was Avell stopped by Nicholls. Pollard was put in possession, but failing to control the ball his centre went behind. The visitors retaliated, and a passing rush got the ball into a £ood position, but Wn's centre was missed by Chang slipping. A corner resulted, which was beautifully placed, but Liang headed over. Taraoaki next took a hand on attack, but Hung easily cleared. Ting dribbled into the corner and centred well, but Wu shot outside. Pooch next took a long shot at the other end, but -his direction w.as not good. Offside play stopped a raid by the visitors. Ramsay got away on the right and Galloway picked up the centre shot, but Pao j cleared easily. The ball came back, but Pooch again was wide. A few seconds after Freakley pounced on a centre, but shot over. The visitors again set up a lively attack, but Beare foiled it and sent Pollard away; but again the centre was misdirected. The Chinese forwards on the attack again i were very dangerous, but offside spoiled the effort, and Pollard and Campbell i brought the ball back into the danger zone, but Pooch's final effort went a little wide. Ramsay next got away witli a fine dribble and, beating Hung, put across a high dropping centre, which was well taken and cleared. Taranaki were keeping the visitors back on the latter's goal, but lacked finish, and several good centres were wasted owing -to the weakness of the inside men. A strong clearance by Loh. was picked up by Lok, and a hot attack on the left by the visitors was well stopped by Betteridge. Another rush. by Alex. Ting, Chen, Wu and Chang brought the ball back again, but Wu shot over. Another rush by Wu and Chang was stopped by Beare, who sent Ramsay away on the right, but he was not supported, and half-time was blown with no score. From the kick-off China went on to the attack/with great pace, but the shooting was wild. Ramsay and GallowaJy gained a lot'of ground, but Wu, Ting, and Lok came back and Chang shot outside Give and take play followed, and Chang again shot outside. The next feature was a great centre from Wang, which Iwas 'blown jugfe over' the bar. Following another fine piece of passing by Wang, Liang, and Chang, Liang nearly got there with a fine effort, the shot travelling just outside. Hart was called on to save two hot shots in succession, but cleared in great style. Pooch, in trying to clear, nearly shot through his own goal. Another shot by Chang was neatly tipped over by Hart. The resulting cornet- went behind. Ramsay next dribbled in fine style and beat his opponents badly, but his final shot went over. The game was faster and more even at this stage, and rush after rush by both sides ensued. Time was getting on, and towards the end of the spell tho ball was passed over Pollard, who dribbled nicely into position. His centre was well' taken by Galloway, who gave to Campbell, aiid the latter beat Pao with an obliffiio shot vjhfrh travelled across goal. From the kick-off the Chinese immediately set up a strong attack. Lok sent over to Alex. Ting, who beat Xieholl and sent a good pass to Chen. The latter opened up a splendid position and gave to Chang, "who with a spendid shot"into the far corner had Hart well beaten. Time was called immediately with the scores standing: Chinese Universities 1 Taranaki 1 Mr G. Reading was the referee, and he gave a very good exposition and was prompt in his decisions. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, 7 August 1924, Page 10