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CANTON RIOTS.
GENERAL CHANG, ISSUES REGULATIONS,
among
- STRICT PRECAUTIONS, ̧
To stop street fights -workers and rival anions in Canton ComanañdersfieChief Chang Knit Itsirk has issued n notlilration which Greâde:-
I have been inferred by the Bureau of Public Safety to the ffret that of lako fighting has been
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LATEST REPORTS.
Two typhoons are now reported, one being in the China Sex and not very far-from-longkang... -
Shortly after 11.30 this morning. the following were notified:-„
Typhoon within 60 miles of Lat. 16 degrees N., Long: 118 degrees Ę. Mcking arrived Wednesday after. This position, is year the Paracels Sot till about 12 am, on outside the 200 miles radius of rinters arould not be suppressed by noon. the police and that they sometimes Thursday were some letters ready Hongkong): Direction: stationary
Then my papers were not or moving very slowly. assaulted the police and endanger- ; for me: nd the lives of the passers-by.
my box til after Listh Bereafter, any workers who carry Thursday "weapons and gather in crowds to:
reurring among workers, that the
the S.X. "President
011
Typhoon within 120 miles of Eat.
A MEETING SHORTLY?
AFFAIRS OF THE RITZ
'ነ
CAFE,
COURT CASES FIXED.
Reference to the affairs of the Ritz Cafe was made at the Sum- mary Court this morning.
In view of the reference in Council yesterday to the Nursing Home which is to form part of
Two cases in which plaintif the Colony's War Memorial, a "China Mail" representative this claim against the cafe manage morning made enquiries as toment were down in the usual Fri- day's fixing dates for hearing how the matter stood
He was informed that so far ist, one being a claim by Watson nothing had been done other than and Co.. of Alexander Building the preparation of plans, the against Noell Bernard White for clearing of the site and the con- $847.50, being rent and rates due struction of the road. This was under a covenant in an indenture the road which was the subject of of lease made between the parties vote at yesterday's meeting of in September, 1925; and the other The in claim for $368.10 by On Sang 18 degrees N. Long. 125 degrees the Finance Committee.
time Lang, a firm of poultry dealers In all seriousness, Sir, do ask. This position is out in the road was completed some
rains at the Central Market, for balance what sense there is in emipleging Pacific, further from the Colony ago but the recent heavy men who take a year or more to run Luzon and several hundred brought boulders down which due for poultry supplied at the train for sorting letters.
miles away). Eirection: north-destroyed a portion of it,
It is understood that a meeting yon say is right--I do not remember west. If the cyclone continues the date of your very informative straight on this direction, it will go of the War Memorial Committee u the north of Hongkong, some will be convened shortly to go into I have therefore instructed the article then reform, and imme-
the question of future work and Commancher of the Gendarmerie of diate reform at that. is imperative.! Cantam as well as the Head of the An answer that can be made is the where near Amny,
The American Consulate-Gen-policy. Turvals of Public Safety a enforce need for ercnomy. Forestalling it eral received the following typhoon warning from the Manila Observatory at 11.30 a.m.-Warn-!
"ght with their rival workers are be considered as frustrating the
"public peace.
I also consider them to be the jest of dar military operations.
If what
cafe management's request.
The solicitor representing the interests of one of the plaintiffs said he understood that a receiv ing order had been made against
The two cases were fixed for hearing in Chambers to-morrow.
BOYISH PRANKS..
the cafe.
HAT.
The Site Question. the following regulations so as to 1 say that such a condition of
Sometime ago a report appear- out an end to father disturbances, things, in America will create aj 1: Except tops or the police, scandal and will not be tolerated: " VPORNS carrying Weapons and In comelusion. Sir. I emphaticallying Depression Northern Parted that a change of site from that cumming about the city are to be state that i dn not blame the Post China Sen Advancing Westward. which has been cleared had been Typhoon is about 126deg. Long, under consideration as the pre- suppressed by military faner and Office but the higher authorities E. 19deg. Lat. N., moving N.N.W. sent was not considered by some SCHOOLBOY ROBBED OF HIS
be entirely suitable. Seen] their weapons are to be seized and who lay down the system.
Till noon to-morrow the official to conscaled.
thank you Sir, in anticipation,
and forecast is (Hongkong and coasty shortly before his death. The Sir Paul Chater who letter inserting 1.his Ringleader of groups making for
north east 171 variable winds, late
him-! preparations for fighting are to be enclose my eard herewith.
moderate; fine to cloudy. Formosa had actively interested
The pranks of two small boys Yours, etc..
self in the scheme, said that the severely punished in accordance'i
Channel north winds. freshening. BUSINESS
matter stood where it was before led to their appearance before Lwith military law...
and that there was no doubt about Major C. Willson at the Central Hongkong. August 13.
Search 14 10 be made on Jassers-by. Any one sex-pratly carrying revolves or other weapons | is to be arrested and wverely dealt
with..
ERINTERS "CHOW."
Pickets "Surround Newspaper Premises.
OUR RICSHAS.
RECENT DECLINE IN H.K. NUMBERS.
INTERESTING FIGURES.
CHOLERA.
CAUSE OF EPIDEMIC IN SHANGHAL
CANE FOR OFFENDER.
the eventual erection of the Hos Magistracy this morning on a pital on the site originally chosen. charge of stealing a hat from a Whether or not the site will be schoolboy. adhered to annet be stated de- Complainant's story was to thei initely until after the meeting of effect that while he was watching people fishing at the water front the Way Memorial Committee,
The Site originally chosen and he was jostled by the two defen- to which a road ha been con- dants, who accused him of being
Interesting figures are given in: UNPLEASANT DISCLOSURES, structed stands above the motor the aggressor and demanded ten an article on the decline of public | rieshas in the Colony, by the
A curious development occorred when the employers took stepa to inst strikers from the offices." Instructions were given to rooks ant to prepare any meals for!
1916
1922
1923
the
1924
1925
the striking workmen. The work-
1926
H
.over 1,300 about 1,180 1,080 -same ,about 1,020
Shanghai, August 13.
were truced to a lane behind the Queen's Theatre. The topee had apparently been pawned to enable them to find money for gambling.
The second defendant, the tall! er of the two, made a statement!
Pacing the whole blame on the other boy. This was accepted and
The first defendant was ordered
RENTS RAMP.
road to the Peak and it was cents as compensation." His hat originally decided that it was to was retained as surety while he have ground- comprising 12 went home to fetch the money. Three vernacular newspapers at "Kang Sheung Yat Po" (Indus
Its advantages were In the meantime the defendants "Canton une reported to have raum-rial and Commercial Daily Press)Unpleasant disclosures regard-acres.
ed pubMeation. ".
which has been making inquiriesing the probable cause of the stated at the time as the height decamped with the topee, and on is thought that the masters
on the subject.
cholera epidemie in-Shanghai ap-from the sea (700 feet) the Ane information given by a man who have submitted to the printers
The number of rieshas in. Hong-peared in to-day's official Munici-view of the Harbour and Happy had witnessed the affair they
Valley which is possible from it terms.
kong and Kowloon is given as:-pal Gazette.
.1,500/1,600 Out of a total of 1,399 cases and the advantage of being shad- hitherto notified 60 per cert, were ed from the evening sun and in a from Chinese territory, mostly position to catch the health bring from the border settlement of ing breezes through Middle Gap. Chapel. It now practically proved
Money In Hand. that the cause was the appalling
The money in hand, it will be men at onee reported to their i
In 1916 the Colony, had the recondition in Chapel water supply. union. The union sent pickets who cord number of rieshas, it is ob- Samples from various sources recalled, is about a million dollars he was discharged. 'took up "dations" in the newspaperserved. With the advent of taken by the Shanghai Health which was to go towards the offices, warning the employers that motor traffic; the Police Depart Authorities showed in every case erection and furnishing, the Gov-10 strokes with a cane.
the ernment having granted $200,000 timeals would be provided. by the!
The of this as well as the site. Accom- nion to the strikers at $1.20 per ment has followed a policy of cholera vibrios which is
gradual reduction.
specific cause of cholera head per day, the cost to be borne!
Police Policy.
"Gazette" points out that Soochow modation, it was decided, was to by the owners.
Since 1923, ricshas (the drivers Creek in the region of the water he provided for 35 single rooms Following the threat, the masters of which?) have had three con- supply intake swarms with beg and there were to be two free are wards of 10 beds each named at once conceded the point. Food victions registered against them gar boats and the banks
Granville huts after the late Mr. beggar have been with-dotted then the pickets refused to leave drawn from off the streets. The sc that the Creek is Sharp and his wife, Matilda' and they also had to be fed. One paper's office had the appearance of numbers thus taken off are given little better than an open sewer Sharp. In accordance with the The Chinese authorities, when terms under which a grant from by the "Kung Sheung Yat Po" as being under, siege. pickets standing
duty and a ing dying from the 120 in 1923, 100 in 1924, none in their eyes were opened to the that estate was made.
seriousness" of the position, ask-j The management of the Hos 1925 and over 60 in 1926.
A factor not mentioned by theed for expert foreign help to right pital will be in the hands of
and it is now being Board of Directors composed of vernacular paper is the permis matters,
ay members of the community Sion of public ricahas on the upper given. levels a few years ago, but this] The "North, China Daily News," together with one or two Govern addition is possibly included in the in a special article on the subject, ment officials serving on it: the to consist of residential Bays that Chapti water is little staff figures quoted above.
and resident trained The Ecence for a public ricsha better than liquid filth; the smell doctor is $72 a year, it 19 stated. In- from the waterworks is nauseat-nurses-private practitioners be- cluding the licence fee and the ing; and the storage tanks and ing allowed to attend patients, hire charged by the owner for filter beds, which ought to be according to the plans of manage "farmer"), the coolies pay 45 cleared every four days, are un-ment originally announced. cents a day for the privilege of touched for probably more than a! drawing a ricsha. The man on month. day shift pays 24 cents and the night shift man pays 30 cents.
was again given the strikers, but
top.
The report gues that the three paper's which resumed gave in rather than accommodate the pickets and striking printers.
RIOT PREVENTED.
Hival Union Men Separated By Police,
►
Near the Little East Gate of Canton city, another labour riot was just nipped in the bud on Wednesday, thanks to reinforce ments being sent by the Public Safely Department.
Over 200 men of the Oil-workers' Guild were returning to work, under orders from the Police.
A smaller number of workmen, alleged to be also in the oil trade, assembled on the route they had to ake and formed a barrier.
for offences,
ARMED MEN CAUGHT
SEQUEL TO A POLICE, ---
VIGIL.
ROBBERY PLANNED?
Before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill at
with
The newspaper attributes the cause of this disgraceful state of affairs to π variety of reasons, including incompetency, of technical “squeeze," lack knowledge and discipline, and the| general policy of ""maskee"
The Chapel waterworks are a private Chinese undertaking. Reuter.
OPIUM TRAFFIC.
DRUG SMUGGLED FROM WUCHOW.
$1,000 FINE. The emuggling of opium into Hongkong from the West River district was disclosed in prosecu- tions Brought by Revenue Officer Pearse before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy this morning.
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Yours, etc., Stimson, of Yaumati, who, acting noon had a fatal ending.
During the dispute a sanitary of 14 taely of prepared illicit
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defendant, who said he smuggled are reported to be reopening their Chinese, at Ngau Tau Kok, visit-died shortly afterwards."
A man, alleged to be the assailant, the opium from Wuchow on ล doors to business, protection having ed the place at 8 p.m. Three men
lighter belonging to the Asiatic been promised by the Poller. In were arrested in consequence and has been detained by the police.
Shots were
Petroleum Company. this trade two rival gangs of a fourth escaped. workmen are said to have been fired at the fugitive, but his pur- implicated:
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A bazaar is to be held on Sept. 21 posed."
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One British case of diptheria in Company, who have left the Colony, made by the police regarding the sion Society compound, Bonham case. One of the defendants is Read, for the building fund of the Kowloon and a Chinese case of the Imperial concert party have Enid to have made a statement new Church of Christ in China (To cerebro-spinal fever in the city kindly agreed to all the breach, The case was formally remand- Chal Church). Further particu- were reported to the Medical Officer Thus a first-rate entertainment-is
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The trouble among workers in the vegetable depots has not yet been
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