CANTON NOTES.
{FROM OUR CURRPATONDENTS.)
CANTON September 22nd. THE PAPER CURRENCY.
Another attempt has been made by the Clovernment to force the public to accept Kwangtung notes at par with subsidiary coins, under pain of severe punishment. In a lengthy notice issued yesterday, the Governor-General points out that the notes issued by the Kwangtung Govern,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH DR.
remarked to somo of his subordinate officials that, although Chay King-wah'a treasonable actions quite justified his unpleasant fate, he much appreciated the work he had done for the provine and
SANITARY BOARD,
The usual fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary Board was held in the Board room yesterday, Mr. D. W. Trażman (President) presiding, There were also the dexterity with which he controlled the present:-Hon. Mr. W. Chatham (Vice- police and maintained order during the President), Hon. Mr. E. &. Hallifax recent revolt, and therefore he intended (Director of Chinese Affairs), Hon, Mr. to pay his family a sum of monor asa. A. Hewett, C.M.G., Colonial Younan tribute.".
STORY.
(Principal Medical Officer), Dr. F. Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Dr. W. W.
earse (Assistant Medical Ofider of Health), Mr. Ng Hon Taz, Mr. Chan Rai
(Secretary).
SUPREME COUNT.
Tuesday, September 2ård.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
BEFORE HIS HONOUR ME. J. H. Keur (PUIANE JUDOE),
BUIT AGAINST THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
Mr. H. P. Winslow, as manager of the its section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, was sued by Lau- King Cho,
'CHINESE ATTACK BRITISH OUTPOST.
BALOCHISTAN SOLDIER MURDERED.
The Peking and Tientsie Times of the 10th instant gives details of the murder of a private of the 12th Baluchistan Infantry and the serious injury of a second private by Chinese between Yang tsun and Chanchuang, stations on the railway between Tientsin and Peking, on the 9th instant.
The British autuma manœuvres are now
ABOLITION OF LIKIN OFFICES.
At the Commercial and Industrial Conference held at Peking last year, reports the Chinese Press, delegates from all the provinces were present, and a resolution was passed. requesting the Ministry of Industry and Commerce to obtain the sanction of the Government to a proposal to abolish the likin-tax ofleas.
Dr
proposal met with encouraging support from the Ministry of Communica tions, which expressed the opinion that as the likin barriers were detrimental to the development of communications, the Government should include this tax in
Strong
by
met during the new régime and the Taing dynasty. put together only amount one Yau Chi-dion and another man, who ing and Mr. W. Bowen Rowlands of $1,000. Plaintiff sued as assignee of took place at Number 33 bridge, where two But the Government, being alive to the
"yo ASSASSINATE GENERAL LUNO "AN OLD A gunbons which returned from the West River a few days ago brought down were sent to the Yamen for trial by court. martial. It is said that Yau Chi-hon was employed by Chan Kwing-ming. assassinate Lung Chai Kwong, when the Flo was some months ago, arrested in a boarding house at Do Sing, and in his possession were found a bottle of explosives, a Browning pistol, u
to $27,000,000 and not to as much as forty to fifty millions, as has been mischievously ramoured by ignorant people. Schemes, the notice adds, are under consideration currency, and these will be soon carried troops
to
A BUILDING AUTHORITY NOTICE. Messrs. Palmer & Tarner wrote:--
STORY OF SURVIVOR.
to maintain the value of the paper latter was coming to Canton with his notice served at the instance of your June, 1013, by the defendant to permit was a knock at the door of their cabin Railway line at once.
With reference to the building nuisance departmcat with respect to illegal cubicles in house No. 2, Wa On Lane, we shall be obliged if you will inform us whether case it is the intention of the Board to lesne
and similar implements.
quantities of silver coins are being of empty shells and similar articles. The theso notices through the Building the southern-most bay of a building, help brought his companion running to!
out besides which the Cental Govern ment has been regaste to remit roadly cash to Canton for this purpose and extra minted. The notice ends with the state. mend that hereafter persons who discount the Government bills will be subjected to beavy penalti. Apparently the notice is having, as yet, very little effect on the public. It may be recalled that similar attempts were made by Tutul Lung's immediate predecessors, but all of them proved abortive.
nther man is his assistant, who was also employed by Chan Evingning to assist in the desperate act..
KWANGTUNG'S NOW CIVIL ADMINISTRATOR
It is reported that, owing to the disinclination of Chan Chao-sheung to accopt the Civil Administratorship of Kwangtong, ᏞᎥ Hoi-sin has been Mr. Li is n appointed to that post. celebrated scholar and was a Tactai in the Kwangsi province under the old Some little time ago, the Governmen prohibited the circulation of all notes | régies. He ales represented Kwangsi at that bear the stamp with characters the Military Conference held at Peking representing
"Commander-in-Chief's soon after the Revolution, and is said to Headquarters, Yuan. Attacking Ariny," have shown great abilities as a soldier, It is now notified that holders of these He was recommended by both ex-Viceroy notes, can exchange them for anchopped Chan Ming-kay and Luk Wing-ting, the notes t the Treasury at any time present Tutuh of Kwangsi, and his
appointment seems to be a popular one within a month from the 21st instant
INCIPIENT MUTINY SUPPRESSED. On Saturday, Leung Kwok Ki and Kwok Yün Chi were shot by order of the Tuluh for endeavouring to induce the soldiers at the Varmen to rebel against After having been
the Goverment. tried by court-martial on the 19th, at
straightforwardly acknowledged their crime, they were temporarily detained in the Yamen. Sumehow or other Leung Kwok Ki managed to untie hlaself on the following morning and succeeded in getting through two of the gates un
THE COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE. It is learned that Mr. Woo Ming-poon, the acting Commissioner of Finance, has asked the Governer-General to appoint another official to act as Commissioner of Finance, pending the arrival of Mr. Yim Ka-chee, as he inds it dificult to
tory
Taxation National
Private Secretary: to the Governor-General Lang has telegraphed
Authority with respect illegal cubicles throughout the Colony."
Mr. BOWLEY-I suggest replying that the Board does not feel called upon to give the information asked for.
Mr. CHAN KA MING-1 agree with Mr. Bowley.
Hon. Mr. HEWETT also agreed. The PRESIDENT moved that a reply in the terms of Mr. Bowlog's minute be sent to Mogers. Palmer & Turner.
Hon. Mr. HEWETT seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE STATE OF KENNEDY ROAD: (TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS."]
Hongkong, 23rd September, 1913. DEAR SIR,-Your weekly contributor "Roderick Randora" has already done much for the good of the public by reminding the authorities about important
A COURAGEOUS PREMIER.
AX END TO CORRUPTION.
in progress in the Huangisan district transport charges.
Kiangsu, Anhui, and other of the posts along the railway line badernors of trading se Gee Shun, for the sam
been reduced to two men. The tragedy provinces, and the matter was dropped. and, in consequente, the guard at each however, was offered us the position,
difficulties of commercial men, which are the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Baluchistan Infantrymen were stationed,
now enhanced by civil disturbances, has
Civil Gedown Co. for damages for breach of an
ordered the
governors of the According to the story of the survivor provinces concerned to abolish all the green made on or about the 17th of the tragedy, in the dead of night there likin offices along the Tientsin-Pakow This order has the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and and his companion went to answer it. been obeyed, and there has been no likin Outside the door the soldier, who was Godown Company Limited, to pull down completely unarmed and only partially office open since the 1st instant on this
Flis eries for and remove from the defendants' premises dressed, was set upon by five or railway line-3.C. Daily News. all the building materials contained in Chinese who were all armed with spades
No. 56 godown, but now used as temper wounds in the head the second infantry- attacked. In spite of the somewhat sovere formerly part of a building known as the door, and he, too, was savagely man made good his escape in the darkness,
Hsiung Hsi-hing, the Premier, has. ary oflices for the defendant's staff, the venent of which agreement was purchased and although hotly pursed managed to issued an interesting circular in which reach the post about a mile farther along he advocates the adoption of the practice by the plaintiff on the 31st July, 1912.
the line. From here, as soon as his story Mr. E. Davidson (of Mesers. Hastings could be told, het was een back, ont of the Sung dynasty when the givers and & Hastings) appeared for the plaintiff, when the relief party arrived they found receivers of bribes were subjected to the
severest penalties. and Mr. P. M.
Ho declares that there are too many Hodgson (Crown only the dead body of the first infantry.
tonn. His assailants had escaped without adventurers in the public service, and leaving a trace of their whereabouts or Solicitor) represented the defendant.
states that during his term of office merit Mr. Davidson, in opening, said this was a clue as to their indentity.
Whatever may have been the motive for shall be the only passport to employment an action for damages for breach of con-
the crime, it was not robbery. Everything and that the influence of friends in the tract. The plaintiff was a contractor who at the guard hat was left intact and making of appointments will be of no carried on business under the trade name apparently had not ever been disturbed. avail.
The man who had been so brutally done of Yee Shun Hin Kee. Defendant was
to death had only been at the post two sued under the Summary Jurisdiction days. Everything points to the fact that Ordinates as representing the Crown. the crime was coldly premeditated and quickly carried art, Recently there has The facts were quite simple. On the 12th been considerable looting along the line. June, 1012, the Hongkong and Kowloon even telegraph wires having been stolen. Wharf and Godown Co. surrendered to In fact the place has been in a lawless
state.. the Crown Kowloon Marine Lota Nos. 3
The
past has now been strengthened to and for the purposes of the railway, eight men with specific instructions as to The tragedy is the first of since the its kind that has occurred There were then on the lots a number of how to act.
have been stationed in godowns and other buildings, and the one Baluchistane
The men of this dis with which the present case was concerned North Chira.
The tinguished regiment have always received was known as godown No. 50.
the approbation of Europeans with whom
it exception:
the Crown, but it contained the following surrendered Kowloon Marine Lois 3 and B to His Majesty the King, together with permanent pier No. $104,902.25, with the following exception,
always apparently bean on the cost of terms with the Chinese, with a large number of whom they are associated by The idea that the lonely outpost was their mutual religion-Mohammedanism. attacked by Chinese simply because their
to Mr. Yin Ka-chee, who is at present in oldest long road on the upper level) is 19, in consideration of the sum oftended victims were Baluchistans is not!
Shanghai, urging him to promptly return
to Canton,
which the prisoners are said to have discharge his onerous duties satisfactorily / public matters, and lately the condition surrender was an absolute anrrender to they have come in contact, and they have!
in the treble capacity of Acting Commis of many roads was strongly criticised by sivner of Finance, Head of the Propar him. Thanks to Roddy," we 'CER DOW Office and feel proud of most of our roads, but can Tutuh. it be said that Kennedy Road (one of the oldest roads in the Colony-in fact, the looked after at all? This road we con- structed as long ago as 1873 and was named after the then Governor, Sir Arthur Kennedy.. It is much used by PRESIDENT AND CONSTITUTION.people living in the lower level, and now that there are so many houses fronting this road I fail to see why it should be so long neglected. The only improve ments since 1872 appear to be sore iron railings here and there and the wooden bridges removed. Why should not the whole road betar macadamised"
noticed, but was re-arrested at the third, gato. Probably this is how the rumour that gained curreney in Hongkong a fw days ago, to the effect that an attempt had been inade On Governor-General Lung's life, came about:
Recently sont rebels approached Ng Pay Tet, the surrendered pirate chief of the East River Districts, to support their conspiracy and offered him a thousand dollars as an incentive. Ng, however, did no entertain their request and handed over the 81,000 to the Governor-General.
Owing, presumably, to the renowed acti- vities of the Southern rebel-leaders, who have sought shelter in Hongkong, Macao and the Straits Settlements, the Admiral ly has notified the leoni Government that the cruisers Hoi Kwang and Loon Seeng will be dispatched to Kwangtung en the ard instant to cruise in Southern
THE PROPOSED ELECTION LAW.
The Bill governing the election President contains the following provi
gions:
of
1.-The qualifications of the President shall be those of Chinese citizenship.
II.The election shall be by an electoral college organized by Parliament. There shall be secret voting, and a three-fourths If no one majority shall be necessary. obtains sufficient votes, the highest two shell be voted upon again, and the one obtaining the greater number shall be duly elected.
Another grievance is that the road feading from Macdonnell to Kennedy Road is still obstructed by the land-slip which took place over a month ago. It only requires two men in one day to remove the soft carth--why this delay Yours truly,
AN OLD RESIDENT.
ADVENTURES OF THE MUREX."
this
BURNT AT STAKE. ⠀
PAPUAN TRAGEDY.
INTIMATIONS
THE BEST
THE BREWER'S
savo and except the messages, erections best position to judge. However, on theso entertained for a moment by those in tho
painful tragedy, it is hoped that the and buildings on the said Kowloon and other points connected with this Marine Lots 3 and 9." Subsequently, on investigations now being pursued at the the 31st July, 1915, the Codown Company: spot will throw light. by an agreement in writing sold the buildings, including godown E6, to the plaintiff. The plaintiff had to prove his title to these buildings, that the defendant
The Brisbane correspondent of the refused to allow him to remove them, and that he suffered damage.
Sydney Morning Herald gives the follow- Mr. Hodgson submitted that
ing harrowing details of the murder of It was an action
Mr. Warner by Now Quinca natives, action must fail..
By the steamer Print Sigismund to-day brought by Lau King Cho, but the agree recently recorded in our cable service: ment was made with a man named Lee
horrible tragedy in the unexplored was no evidence to prove that the men interior of Papua, Shun, who had not been called, and there (August 23th) details were received of a were identical. The case for the defence Mr. F. A. Boardman, a passenger, had was that they knew nothing whatever collated details of the occurrence. He about this assignment by the Godown stated that John Henry Warner, u Company to Yee Shun. They were not middle-aged man of German and AmeriH.
Sydney for New Guinea during July last, party to that assignment and they had can descent, i mineralogist of note, leff no notice of it. Between July 20th and accompanied by a young man, about 26 25th Mr. Winslow met Mr. Osborne, and years of age, ramed Windsor. The boat they had considerable dealings about that by which they travelled is unknown, but It was it is believed that they left Port Moresby for Samarai by the Matunga. Thonce time in exchanges of property.
T11. The period of office shall be six the Three months prior to years. expiration of the term, the Electoral successor. The College shall elect a President shall not be re-elected.
TV-The President shall swear allegi ance, that he will most sincerely obey the Constitution, and discharge the duties of A telegram has been received from Li
the Presidency became Hoi-sin, the newly-appointed
vacant or the President fail to discharge Administrator of Kwangtung, who has his duties on account of mental disease miles from Macassar, and struck so fast agreed between them that the Railway they proceeded to the mission station at.
waters.
THE NEW CIVIL ADMINISTRATOR.
be will reach Canton on 27th of this month.
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE,
Civil
President.
V.-Should
successor within three months.
According to a Macassar correspondent of the Sourabaya Handelsblad, the big pil-tanker Murer of the East Asiatic Di Company left Macassar for Balik Papan recently after having experienced many vicissitudes. On the voyage from Aus- weeks Balik Papan, six to tralia previously, she ran on the Bril Reef, 65
Company should
Governor-General Laing, a few days Vice-Presidency become vacant at the he knew what had happened the lure prepared a plan for converting these Warner believed was to be found in the 1
ago, impressed upon a large gathering of officials the necessity of exercising every econoшy over public expenditure, and dispensing with the services of super- Bubus sivil servants.
2+
was
pierced.
the
reef.
not
that it was not to move her by
Mr.pitality of the Rev. J. Hunt for a week The the godowns as they wanted. the methods available at the time. or about the Electoral College shall meet and fleet chief officer, who was on watch at the time Winslew thought the Company should prior to setting out on their disastrous
If such
it is understood, was radium, which Mr. a convocation is not made, Parliament of the accident, mistook the light of the shall execute a convocation. Should the Bril for that of a fishing boat, and before retain seven, and Mr. Baker accordingly journey. The objective of the expedition,
and fast hard
Reven ways into offices, the being the interior, where the country is of an same time, or the Vice-President be
When daylight came, it was purpose for which it was agreed they exceedingly rough character.
After proceeding for a couple of days, unable to act as President, the Cabinet Fortunately the ship's hull was shall officiate.
VI.-The election of the Vice-President decided to send one of the life boats to should be used, and they were to be given the small expedition, consisting of two
Macassar in order to obtain tugboats
The established a camp about 20 miles inland, from Singapore. The third engineer of pack to the Ciodowa Company when the white men and three native carrie.s
a sailor railway station was completed. undertook to risk the dangerous voyage, contract was given to Lee Shutz, who had, where Windsor became suddenly ill and setting sail they eventually reached
as a matter of fact, mentioned to Mr.necessitating his immediate return to Macassar. The sea, however, was so
camp. rough that Mr. Griffith, although he had Baker that Mr. Osborne had sold him thepi, leaving one boy to guard the been many years at sea, suffered consider right to remove these bays subject to the ably from sea sickness At Macassar two right of the Government retaining six tugboats were requisitioned from Singa- pore, the two mariners remaining at bays until the station was built. Macassar. The Van Cloon of the Paket was after the contract between vaart, which was leaving Macassar at Railway and Lee Shun had been entered the time, arranged to pass in the vicinity
The following figures may be interest ing to the public:-
AVERAGE MONTHLY EXPENSES, Departament of Interior Affairs ...$ 587,425 11,152 Foreign Affairs
260,822 Finance
1,650,475 99,931 106,010
17,231 0,009
Land Army
3+
Navy Department of Industries
Labour
Commerce
and
Department of Forestry
Bureau of Communications
Education
Government Mint
Gor. Specie Depot and sab-Depots
6,105 1,861,609 4,852
shall be similar to that of the President, and also shall be held simultaneously.
It is noted that before the completion of the formal Constitution regarding the duties and privileges of the President, the Provisional Constitution shall be fol: lowed.
The election of the President is to take place, on October 10th.
HIGH PRICE OF CHINA TEA.
the vessel, Mr. Griffith, and
of
That
tho
BREW
GUINNESS'S
WHEEL" BRAND
STOUT.
SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA:
RUTTONJEE
& SON,
14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
[31
MAPPIN&WEBB,
LIMITED.
NEW CONSIGNMENTS
PRINCE'S
PLATE
(GUARANTEED FOR 30 Yeans).
a
CUTLERY.
Warner, with his two native com- STERLING SILVER WARE, panions, pursued his journey into the interior, his sole means of defence against hostility being a Browning revolver. He seems to have penetrated to a spot past which no white man bad ever set foot.
It is stated that the chief gaoler at the stranded vessel and inform the crew into, Mr. Baker informed Lee Shun that
penetrated far into that region he would The Dutch Consul General at Peking that the two men had reached Macassar this was not so, and that it had been Samurai informed Warner that if he
When the Fan Cleon passed
The relations between Lee locality are regarded as being extremely The seven bays, 59,851 says that the high price of China tea is by in the evening, Morse signal lights were arranged that the Railway should retain never return alive. The natives in that force. locally ascribed to the profits charged by exchanged between the two boats.
Murez Shun' and the Railway wers at that time wild and of a forbidding disposition. There was no Warner defended himself to the best of the middlemen, which raiss it far above Fan loon, thinking that the its original love! of cost. The outlook wanted help, despatched her motor boat amicable, and Les Shan was very pleased The natives attacked him in
He was his ability with his revolver, but to the latter, but it transpired that to get this contract. for medium sorts of black China tea is
The cost of the captain of the stranded ship was dispute whatever at the time.
that not considered to be good..
paid a sum of over $10,000 for the altera-cartridge jammed, and be was left un- plasting is low; the plaster gets more relieved with the information for his tea than he did 50 years ago. Griffith and the sailor had arrived safely tion of the work, and the staff went into armed. With slinge the natives attacked
When these
remained peacefully without any inter breaking his arms. Packing and forwarding, too, cost very at Macassar, and he decided to wait for the offices on October 8th, and there they Warner from a distance, succeeding in They then rushed the camp and finished ference. Lee Shun did other small work little.
The Annual report is rather the tugs from Singapore, declining than increasing. Thus, the arrived they, even with the assistance of average export between 1888 and 1892 was the company's tugboat, the Daisy, failed for the Railway during several months their work with spears, afterwards tying to get the Murez off, and the tugs afterwards, and constantly visited Mr. the unfortunate victim to s pole, around in these which they lit a fire and danced round more Baker and Mr. Winslow Singapore, and a The shooting of Cban King-wah still 212,213,000 English lbs, sad in 1911 it
Mr. Hodgson dealt at length during the cremation of the body. The continues to be the principal subject of was only 105,040,400 English lbs, British returned to
After five weeks, with the correspondence, and said when gossip amongst the Chinese, and whilst India and Java teas are competing powerful boat, the David Gillies, was sent godowns.
fiercely with China tea, even on those for from Hongkong, the public werdict is overwhelmingly in markets; where the China tea had long the David Gillies cane on the scene the extraordinary letter was received two arms were cut off at the elbows, favour of his being put to death, much
These
dissatisfaction is expressed at the manner in which it was done.
Total
94.665,854
The following notes were delayed in transarission.
THE SHOOTING O
KING-WAR.
}
into Russia has declined from 60 per cent. succeeded in getting the Muren off, and to 40 per cent. of the total amount of tea both vessels steamed for Macassar.
The
much surprised. Lee Shun know that found by a
Warner, it appears, when he realised
From the
SOLE AGENTS:
& CO..
20 years the importation of China tea After a great deal of trouble, the tug Mr. Winslow and Mr. Baker were very remind of a search party afterwards CHS. J. GAUPP tion of the Railway till the building was On the It has now leaked out that Governor imported into the country. It is stated crew of the Muren were given a holiday these bags were to remain in the occupa the hopelessness of his position, permitted. General Long was reluctant to put him that America also it losing her partiality on reaching Macassar and the officers completed, and he knew that the seventh
The eonclusion of the gave a little champagne party."
His Lordship gave judgment for plain- to death, and is said to have dispatched for China tea..
report is to the effect that one must ex-
sne day, the David Gillies left for bay was included.
the damages awarded aro in full satisfac- neet, unless the cost of China tea is very Hongkong, and the If urea, which, strange tiff for 815 and costs. It was agreed that much reduced, that its export will be a to say, had received no damage, set sail
The report for Bal Papan.
The Murer arrived in Hongkong fromtion of all claims by the plaintiff as assignee under the agreement mentioned in respect of the southernmost bay of constantly diminishing one. is a general one, and makes no specific
Godown No. 56. reference to the exceptional circumstances Shanghai yesterday and will go into deck at that prevail in China at the moment,
two telegrams to Peking, after receiving the President's instructions, praying that leniency be extended, but these pleas were not entertained. One of the papers reports Governor-General Lung as having
Kowloon
their lives.
Rev. Mr. Hit, of Menapi, when his two boys to escape, and they fled for
two boys, set out to the native village, informed of the tragedy, accompanied by A punitive expedition has been sent out. where he found the ghastly remains. The actual date of the murder is believed to be about August 8th.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
CHATER ROAD.