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CANTON NOTES.
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LABOUR STRIKE,
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SHIPS SEARCHED.
EXPERIENCES OF RIVER BOATS
OFF WHAMPOA,
STRIKERS HELD TO RANSOM. FILTER SYSTEM QUERIED.
In the course of their last tripa While acting as a picket on
The emergency labour bureni Following are summarised re- ferences to Budget debate matters board the s.s. "Kwok" Ning" which was instituted by the Police propose sending a dolegation to both the "Honam" and the "Fat- referred to in Council yesterday
(Canton to Wuchow), a striker nuthorities At the commencement Hongkong, says one report, to disshans have been stopped and
·searched at Whampoa, this and not reported elsewhere:
hitherto having been the experi- The D.P.W., raplying to Mr. Was kidnapped when the ship was of the strike and disbanded when cuss terms for renewing trade lid-
conditions became easier vàs quet tween the two ports,
once only Boeca. Tigris forts. Holyoak, said that the contract pirated as previously reported) of the pricipal on anization wil be recalled that numa
For to signals both. mechanical Atration Now the bandit chief has written which help to break the back of ber of Hongkong Chinese mer ship topped and in zgrad
out, searchers system in. Bowen Rond had been to say that he wants $50,000 in the strike when the shipping be chants went to Canton to nexe-lunch put let to Messrs. Patterson Engineer-western" banknotes for the run- came held up. "
Ginte" pence. Their suggestion Whampoa cadets-actually board- The work of this department was that communication should being the ships from a towed sam- ing Company.
Mr. Holyoak enfessed to sur-som of the picket.
pan. "The Search of the ship was; A shipment of cloth purchased consisted chiefly at first in supply restored as the first move.
Apparently, their Canton con-thorough but it is not known if ing cargo coolted to the many ships: prise at the matter having been decided without reference to the by men of the 3rd Red Army at that were in difficulty owing to freres are now following in their anything, in particular was being
Macao) was
the regular workers going on footsteps. Sponsors are stated sought. Public Works Committee "for the Chinshan (near simple reason that the Director seized by strike pickets who strike. With the protection afford to have painted to the stagnation The searchers were not armed.
Paone Works knows well that fused to admit the cloth. Ultimed by the Police intimidators were of trade as the reason for opening this committee went to the trou- fately the cloth was released.
ignored, and crowds of cookies up steamship traffic once mbres bie of inspecting the Bell's bltra-
Since the outbreak of military daily flocked to the Central Police with this view in mind they pro- DR. SUN NOT DEAD! tion system in se at Taikoo movements around Shanghai, Station, where Chief Detectivepose coming to Hongkong, con- Sugar Refinery, and from that Canton's trade with Shanghai has inspector J. Grant, who ably tinues the report. time on no report or reference has been affected, and Canton import-supervised the department, found After Hongkong traders have been made to is in connection with ers are stopping indents. Shang work for them in handling cargo, confirmed their previous request..
learn now for the hai cargo now in Canton is rising
The docks and engineering con- the Canton delegation will return shape as and similar to the matter.
cerns also received no little help to take up the matter with the illustration. Good timepiece.first time that the Paterson in price."Wah Tsz Yat Po."
system has been adopted 1 hap- General Chu Pei-tah, comman- from this department, which | Canion Government as the first pen to know that this system is der of the Yunnanese mercenaries always had a plentiful supply of essential to maintain trade. nos in general use in England now under the Canton Beds, sunskilled labour on hand. compared with the system we reported to have been captured by vocated which has been almost the Szechuan mercenaries whose universally adopted at home and chieftain was detained by the has given universal satisfaction. Cadet Commandant. General Chu submit that under the circum-was ordered by Canton to take
the Szechuan-ites stances the report of the Water over Engineer sent home to investigate North River and is stated to have the matter should have been subbed
radway surprised atau a mitted to the Public Works Com- station by troops lying in waiting. mittee before this system was de- Wah/Kiu Yat Po." finitely embarked upon."
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D.P.W.'S POWERS.
P.W.D. OFFICERS.
on the
Coxswain, engineers and other skilled hands later sought the aksistance of the libct bureau, and work was found for them on the launches and ferries,
NOTABLE EVENT.
COMING PHILADELPHIA SHOW.
The good work done by the de- partment will be understood when.
The American Sesqui-Centen- it is known that. 25,000 coolies nial Exhibition in celebration of were supplied to those needing 150 years of Anterican Indepen- them. On the ships alone 170,000 dence will be held in the city of tons of general cargo were handled Philadelphia next year, and it is by Inbour supplied by the depart-expected to open on June 1 for ment during the strike. HONGKONG PRISONS.
period of six months.
Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son, Ltd. have been appointed "The Official Foreign Passenger Agents" to this exhibition and expect to receive giving full particulars.
EXTRAORDINARY SINGA- PORE REPORT.
HONGKONG. EMAGINATION.
The rumour that has been cur- rent for some time in. Hongkong that Dr. Sun Yat-sen is not dead has travelled far and wide, says the Singapore Free Press," and those coming to Singapore from Hongkong have brought with them this news, though they them- selves treat, the statement with scepticism.
"In Hongkong." says one of them, "a great many of the people bellevend sincerely at that- that Dr. San is not dead.. The body that they are embalming is artificial, and the real Dr. Sun
when the final session of the all- China Conference takes piace. He
Yat-sen will return to Ching
The services of no senior oficer. RESULTS OF LAST YEAR'S supplies shortly of printed matters was taken by an aeroplane to
or European had beeh dispensed, with. said the Colonial Secretary, unless it was an absolute waste of -Great money to keep him on.
WORK.
INCREASED CRIM FACTS.
Replying to references to the months on roads which should disturbed and insanitary cond-have been spent on the main road tions at present obtaining on the
in the New Territories... Prays Road 4: Wanchai the D.P.W. said that the reclamation had caused upheaval which had been complicated by the necessary removal of water mains, gas pipes, cables, etc. As far as pos- sible this nuisance would be re-
-The work of the Prisons dued to a minimum. The large hero had been taken not go termin-- open sewer wurning parallel with ate the employment of any leerpurinio during 1924 in dis the old Pinay wall was reapons-whose services would be required closed in the report on the Super ble for many of the complaints re- in the event of certain works intendent of Fistre which h
}just been'squc public. edived. This matter had been re- being proceeded with. ferred to the Port Development Dupartment and it was imped that
NIGHT CONVEYANCE.
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The exftand population is given as 790.550, which is an in-
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MOROCCO, GARRISON " SLAUGHTERED, AN
RIFFS ON THE MOVE.
(Reuter's Service) the contracter regenslide would. The HousMr. Bird having raisease of. 117,750 over the 192
Gibraltar, October 22, hè able to keep the drain in all the mener of the early hour figure. The percentage of the
"That the position of the mare sanitary condition in future. comparatively at which trams and total number of prisoners
Colonial custody the estimated populu Spaniard in Melilla and the Referring to this matter later, Dorries stopped. the Hon. Mr. P. P., Holyoak said Secretary de reference to this in was, however, the same for French on the Eastern front is hy could not help racing the use-matter in reply. He was certain, the two years (043).
Convictions by Courts, includ-not so secure of the word "Hop" by the D.P.W. said, ting if the successful ten-
coning debtors and those held on fficial accounts of victories, a Surely in a matter of this kind it sterers for those services was for the D.P.W. is insist upon sidered it would pay to run them remand in default of finding cars in reports of incidents re
Thus on at once, surety, numbered 7,282-an in- Aater they would do so (the Poprovement.
The early hour at which the lower trease of 2,040 over 1923. Con unction of the French and Span
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Moscow, where he is now hiding." -The rumour is so current and frm." continued on informant, thut the people over there are betting a hundred dollars against one Abbeven they the bets are skerth with very great rejudi• ance."
BUS MISHAP.
CHINESE PASSENGER.
INJURED,
A Cline, e passenger fell boom a riotox Bud 146 orenetion Road yesterday, and had to be taken to the Kwong Wab Hospital with
injuries to his heal
The driver staters in his report that the accident was vollged be
at the Mongkok Road junctius. BALKANS TROUBLE.
FURTHER FIGHTING
REPORTED.
FRONTIER SCRAPPING.
Reuter'& Servicc.)
Athens, October 22.
The prospects of development #ramway service stopped had, yetions for karceny also increasedish forces on the eastern front, the man attempting to light from 1 of the New Territories for food however, personally always str(during the year, the Zumber being the French lost four complete but the vehicle before it came to a hak growing purposes was referred to prised him and although it was/1.345 against 1030 for the pre-teries as the result of a determin-1 by the Governor. He was not a matter for the Government,vious year.
The number of revenue graded Rift attack.
The position would have been. said, to hear that there were thou-approached to see if they would prisoner's convicted of various serious but for the Spanish air less pleased than sarprised, he the companies concerned might be
offences was 4, 695; or 74 per cent.squadron, thanks to which three sands of acres which were not run later services.
of the total admissions.
guns were recaptured. being put to best possible use. If
Imprisonment without
The. Spanish On the question of the possibi-uption of a fine provided 1,644 Alucernas the same night was at- outpost at the Hon. member MT Bird) could find these thousands of ity of economies being carried prisoners, and 4.185 served their tacked by Riffs dressed in the neres he would have accomplish-too far. His Excellency said that | sentences. ed a feat which the geological sur-the trusted and believed that in
uniform of Spanish native troops. Juvenile prisoners numbered The garrison of 46 Foreign vey was not able to accomplish. a few months or a year's time al 101. In 12 cases corporal punish-Legionaries, who were holding a His Excellency then referred to the latest, the Colony will be ablement was included in addition. the Government's desire to pro- to bring forward a supplementary The percentage of convicted pletely surprised. All were killed mote such development in places of works which will enable prisoners admitted to prizon with with the exception of the lieuten-Bulgarian proposal to form a where it was possible and roen- the hon. member to see the streets previous convictions recorded tioned that Mr. Soures and Mr. property named and the other against them was 17 as compared Alves were concerned privately in things he has suggested, but at with 14.5 for 1923. such development.
the same time I deprecate taking Convictions by the Police REFUSE DESTRUCTORS.
a too optimistic view of the, Courts in the New Territories at the numbered 147, against 90 for the The Unofficials are unanimous situation, which cannot ly of opinion that refuse destrue-present time be said to be entire- previous year.
For breach of prison discipline tors should be experimented with. ly satisfactory,
The only reason that had been 463 punishments were awarded. The Colonial Secretary is of the opinion that they are unnecessary. given for an Increase in fire as against 422 for the previous
General Demirkapou, in charge Giving reasons for his belief station officers, said the Colonial year and corporal punishment yesterday, Sir Claud Severn, re-Secretary, was that one might was indicted in 12 cases.
He assured the hồn: The number of prisoners ferred to the reports of other fall sick. places which had had them in-member in question that the whipped by order of the Courts
of the Greek command, is making an encircling movement around Petrita "with a view to compell- stalled. These were discouraging senior Chinese members of the was 94.
"RAIN HELPS RIFFS.;
ing the Bulgarians to evacuate because of the enormous expense staff were very efficient and had One unsuccessful attempt to
Greek territory" and in this connection the findings shown themselves so on many oc- escape was made during the year.
Paris, October. 22. of the Hon. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, cagions. The remunerations in There were six deaths-five- Havas Correspondent at The fall of Fetrital is consider- Acting Colonial Secretary in 1985, some cases had been increased in from natural causes and one Morocco vel at ed imminent but the Bulgarians
order to bring up the Asiatic por execution. FOAG CO., LTD, were referred to.
that active operations are now redre resisting stubbornly, Hon of the staff. Whether it Prison expenditure including garded as over: The French and would be necessary to increase pay and allowances of officers Spanish troops are returning to that of the European officers re-amounted to $375,158,14, &s.com their winter bases, mained to be seen...
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The requested widening of Taipo Road bridges led H.E. the Govern or to remark that he deprecated Unless there was real reason The earnings of prisoners on in-
The Premier has refused the i
Commission of Enquiry into the ant in command.
Spanish loases round frontier incident while there are Alhucemas are reported roughly Bulgarians on Greek territory.
Further tighting is "reported, at 1,000.
The Riffs undoubtedly are owing to the Bulgariang resisting waiting the Levanter gale which the passage of the Greeks, ad-
and will prevent support from the sea, Vancing to occupy an outpost.
before rains.
attacking. Alhucemas where the Spaniards have not a second line.
An example of Spanish censor ship may be mentioned in the news that the Riff bombardment at Tetuan has only just become known at Ceuta.
MENACE TO TOWN.
Athens, October 28. The Bulgariana have received reinforcements.
The weather forecast for Hong- kong till noon to-morrow is N.E.. winds, fresh; fine: A fresh man- Premature raina interrupted soon is expected to prevail over with great success rendering porngage w
the idea that every road in the for reducing the number or dustrial occupationa“ amounted to offensives which were develonins the northern China Sea, 7 Colony should be of such width as hawkers licences either owing to $121,664.09.
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to encourage people to drive down obstruction or to the fact that cer- The average cost of maintains unusable and rivers impass them at the greatest possible thin classes of hawkere were ing a prisoner during the year able speed. He suggested that nar unnecessary, the number would was $237.56. row bridge was only a danger if not be reduced, said the Colonial two people, driving at excessive Secretary, but it should be realis speed teled to cross at the led that some proportion had farba same time in opposite directions, maintained between the number The Hon. Mr. Holyoak agreed actually required and the block in with H Excellency on the matthe streets caused by such stalls ter of speed but for long time in crowded parts of the City past the first section of the Tatpol 200 banyan trees planted wyb Boad had been inanace to safety Nathan Road was narrow A large sum of money had beam de cut down as they const Umbent, duringẻ, the e bast
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