WEST POINT FATALITY:
THE HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH, 1918.
THE GOVERNMENT IN CANTON Ever since the illegal dissolution of CORONER'S INQUIRY INTO HOUSE AN APPEAL TO THE POWERS FOR Parliament more than thirteen months
"
COLLAPSE.
At the Hagistracy, yesterday, Mr. E D. . Wolle, in the capacity of Coroner, heid an inquest on the bodies of twe Ching who were killed by the collapse of a house at West Point about a fort night ago,Messrs. O H. Ritter, A. V.
RECOGNITION.
FÚLL STATEMENT OF THEIR CASE.
[FROM THE CANTON INTELLIGENCE VERKAF.]
CANTON, August 15th.
EDUCATION IN HONGKONG. THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1917.
ago, the Constitutionalits have not consid
The Director of Education reports that to demand the re-convocation of Parlia ment. They believe that no nation can alter deducting the school fees received, lead a proper existence without the reign the total nett expenditure on education of law as opposed to that of force. They in 1917 was $234,078 ($235,079 in 1918).
The ratio which expenditure on ránea- believe that the Constitution of the Repub The following is the manifesto sent by lie, as the supreme law of the land, should tion hears to the total revenge of the the Constitutionalists to the Foreign be sacred and inviolable. They believe Colony is 290 4244' in '1910), and is the Barros, and Abdul Kareem formed the Powers some days ago." It was signed by that even if Parliament, a new institu- lowest figure since 1901,
Dr. Wu Ting-fang, sometime Actingtion in this country, shows room
improvement, the changes should be made according to the due process of law and not be accomplished by an arbitrary by bayonets. If such acts be tolerated in solution dictated by generals supported would mean that in fature any general thewith enough soldiers at his back could, rightly or wrongly, point to any clause of the laws of the land or any government institutions in the country as objectionable
jury.
"The Magistrate said that the jury had Wong Lee Yau and a man, Mah Kat, had
to determine whether a Chinese woman,
met their deaths on August 4th, at No. 44-46. Second Street, by misadventure, or whether anyone was guilty of neglect to such an extent that it might be termed
man-laughter.
Dr. J. B. MacFarlane deposed that the 'cause of death in the case of the mann was fracture of the skull,"
4th he heard of the collapse, antl went
remier of the Republie and now Ad ninistrative Director in Charge of For- eign Affairs for the Military Government
in Canton
world.
for
dis
School and Technical Institute fees amounting to 996,711 were collected
Wete remitted to free scholars (888,123 in 1910). In addition, #3,844 73
($3.063.50 in 1015).
The reports on the three British Schon's
A
to the scene. No. 40 was a corner houses with General Tuan Chi-jai nt their head an illegal single-chambered numbers attending. When theco are criy
into Second Street.
Kun night.
"On this the formation of the organized Military Governmenty of Republic of China. the Administrative Directors think it fitting and proper that
by considered quite satisfretory, bav- a statement of the cause of the present to him and order a change to suit his ing regard to the peculiar conditions of unfortunate civil war and the object of the Constitutionalist movement should be ideas, ideas which originate more often these schools. They are adversely affect
conception
beliefs ed by climatic conditions, which make Holding these made to the foreign nations, Allies and from self-interest than a friends of the Chinese Republic, so that public weal the issue may be clear to them and the the Constitutionalists have made the attendance low during the numer peated representations to Feking months and which lower the stamina and responsibility for the war and the justics re-convoke the dissolved Parliament in therefore the mental powers of the child- Mr. A. E. Wright, the Building Author otherwise of the opposing causes may order thus to uphoid the sanctity of law. ren who do remain in attendance. rity, said that at about 6 p., on August be judged by the public opinion of the So far from paying heed to these repre regards the higher classes an even moce The real cause of the war is the mili. sentations, the Peking Government has serious disability is found in the smal tarism of the northern militats party
composed entirely of members thage or four pupils in a Class it is mani
A similar Both Nus The immediate cause was the illegal disappointed by itself and has ordered it to festly impossible to provide them with a
remake laws for parliamentary organiza- number of special masters.
That accomplished, abutting on Centre Street.
the Mathematics taught by a mathemati 44 and 4 were swo-starred buildings, solution of Parliament. When Germany; tion and election. He found that the whole of the flank the tray to the recognized principles of farcical elections are now being held of Class in a big schol at home would have
the law of nations, conimenced, unrestrict
9 which, nominally representing the whole scholar; there would be suitable labora wall of No. 46 from the first floor upwards ed-submarine warfare in February, 1917. members of the new pocket Parliament cian, and French taught by a French had fallen outwards into Centre Street and the Government of the. United States country, in, reality not only does not I tories, and so forth. It might be possible] of Anerien invited the then neutral represent the Constitutionalist provinces. to aim at something nearer this standard not the freins wall bad fallen outwards nations to take action, the Chinese Gov-where of course no elections are held or if the three schools could be combined into one. That suggestion is frequently are permitted by Peking to be held, but The partition wall erament, having then as its President Li
Tuan hung, as Prime Minister Tuan Chi- does not even represent the people of those made but without much regard to the and the roofs had also collapsed. Three ju and as Foreign Minister Wa Ting provinces where elections are held on difficulties. There is obviously the diff walls still remained standing in No. 41. tang, first addresed a protest to Germany account of the corruption, open and culty of the site. A school for British
the so-called
children 'should not be in the heart of a native city, and it should have play He ordered a shoring to be erected th. and Inter broke of diplomatic relations rampant, practised at
with her. Parliament was consulted when elections,
Even greater is the He made a further examina- the latter step was taken and the majority Finding argument and reason to be of grounds about its tion in August 5th. The premises were in both Houses in favour of it was pre- no avail the Constitutionalists have beca dificulty of parents. Their feelings ap ponderantly largy, being about three to compelled to the regrettable necessity of pear to lie altogether in the other direc
girls very old and were built of blue bricks. one. This is important as showing that resorting to arms, since the Militarists tion. At one time the upper Classes at
at that time Parliament was at one with appear not to understand any argument Kowloon School were exclusively for He came to the conclusion that the very heavy pain had soaked into the walk the Government as regards it, foreign save that of fores. At the same time, no and those of Victoria School for bos, policy. By the time the question of pains have been spared time and again irrespective of their homes. This plan the declaration of war against Germany to make clear that the sole aim of the broke down in face of the opposition to was referred to Parliament, however, the Constitationalist movement is to uphold it. Recently, I attempted to get the big- struction Chinese in a room of the Post suspicion was widespread that the oppor. the land constitution and the sold tunity to consolidate and extend their
Parliament If the order for reconvoce Office building. I found that strong ob own power and influence, and that the claim is the restoration of the dissolved stress of both schools to meet for in which financial military and inoral tion be issued to-day there will be peace jections were raised and that the attend. which it was expected the Allies would
to-morrow. Why need the delay in the ance suffered considerably, The objec China when Record to
she entered performance of such simple act of justions would be stronger and better war, would be turned by the ice cause the country to be plunges agrounded if it were intended to make the militarista for the purpose not of
many miles in all weathers. The tendency most terrible of wars, civil war 7 active pursuit of warfare against Ger single hour more into the miseries of the little children travel daily a distance of bas on the contrary been to demand a The many hut of furthering their own selfish whom is the responsibility?
General Taan was holding at this
So far from attempting to reach u separate school for each locality. time a conference of the Militarists in pacific settlement with the Constitutiona Punk School was the last, and another Peking and mer like Ni Sze-chung who lists, the Militarista are making every is at present under consideration
in all the English schools, .., schoola before their arrival at the conference, had exertion to crush them. Troops have been ten most strong in their opposition to drawn from every part of the country attended by Chinese pupils learning Eng. even the rupture of relations with Ger- that can be made to obey orders at the lish, war pictures with descriptions in any were now the strongest advocates expense of the preservation of local good English and Chinese are displayed in class-rooms and corridors, and serve the of war. So strong were their convictions order. Funds which should be devoted to that on the day of the debate in Pariia construction purposes are diverted for double purpose of giving information
of Tuan, they a large high of vagabonds and street was, and the remission of the Boxer respecting the war and of providing sub
street Indemnity
payments intentions,jects for Basaya and topics of conversa.
best has in the Class Rooms ruffians to the House of Representatives Powers, though to clamour for war, assault some of the but furnished the Feking Militarists The Call of the War has seriously de- rabers known to be adverse to it, and with more silver bullets against their pleted the staff of English masters; the in fact besiege the House for several hours Constitutionalist brothers. Finding funds deficiency was met by the temporary ap
pointment of seven English Mistress. from early afternoon until late in the still insufficient, they have resorted
The total number of pupils at schools evening while the police looked on and borrowing; selling and mortgaging the did nothing. The President, perceiving richest mines, the stable revenues and the in the Colony excluding the Police Schant that General Tuan no longer held the most profitable railways without the least and the uncontrolled schools in the New confidence of the country and was no scrupie. They have revived a traffic for- Territories is 23,935, of whom 8,474 attend particularly at a time when the Govern municipal law and international agree This is an increase of 2,832 over 1918. ment was taking such a momentous step ment, the opium trafic, and, what is dismissed him from the Premiership worse, Cue Feking Government itself is buying the poison from the
which were not strong enough to stand the strain, and therefore collapsed. The first floor of No. 44 did not collapse. He could not trace records of the erection of the houses; his records only went
back to 1899.
"
The Magistrate explained to the jury that inspections are made of houses in the city unless additions or alterations are to be made, or unless an inspecter makes a special report about the house.
A cousin of Mah Kat said that on the evaning in question the deceased offered to go with witness' son to the market to buy rice. Some time after they had gone witress heard that a house had collapsed, and went to the scene. Some time later Mah Ka's body was recovered.
Dr. W. McKenny, "Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital, said that at 6 pm, un August 4th a female Bamed Wong Lee Yau. aged 2, was admitted to the Hospital. She was in a
sent
On
to
very bad condition at the time. She had longer fit to hold the reins of government, hidden even under Manchu regime by the English schools and 15,483 the hing
one serious injury a compound fracture of the left shoulder. She died at 6 .. on August 8th of shock.
Centre Street.
tered or broken.
Hide the door.
war
mother was living on the first floor of No dissolved. That the Provisional Con-rog the selfish interests or the Militarists. China, state their case plain "and un-
The Foster daughter of the woman who was killed said that she lived opposite to the house which collapsed. Her adopted
46. After the collapse, she ran upstairs, to rescue her. adopted mother, who was lying on the floor, covered, with broken bricka. She carried her downstairs to the
the
General Tuan went out of office with such the trants and selling it to fellow Government and glected the undersigned little grace that he sent the famous tele opium
Administrative Directors of the new gram to his friends and proteges, the citizens, thus making a naudoti prom
The purpose of the Mili- Ler Wun said she had a shop, at No. Military and Civil Governors of the out of the transaction. When one of their Government. Second Street with two doors-one open different provinces, informing them that own number, is suspected of sympathus tary Government is not to bring about ing into Second Street, and the other into he was no longer responsible for the peace with the Constitutionalist cause, he is separation or secession but to uphold the and order of the country. The result of invited by another general to his house
cause of Constitutionalism and the prin- At 5.45 p.m. on August the broad hint was at once manifest. One and immediately, without even the sem-ciple of Legalism. It is fighting to make 4th, she was sitting at the counter when after another, the addressees demanded blance of a court-maruah is shot in the China safe for democracy. It is fghting the same fight as the Allies are fighting Tuan's return to office, and, to enforce courtyard, and on the following day a she heard a cracking noise. Immediately that demand, declared their respective Presidential decree is issued posthumously in Europe, the fight against autocracy. The Constitutionalists are fully aware that ahe rushed out of one door, and a cas provinces independent of the Peking indicting him for his alleged crimes. toner, who was in the shop at the time, Central Government, established a general Tuan's Militarist Government concludes the wish of the foreign Powers is the staff office, seized the railways leading to important conventions with foreign speedy restoration of peace-a wish which ran out of the other. She escaped unhurt. Peking, and parched their troopa towards
powers in which the nation is committed the Constitutionaliste desire to see realiz to grave undertakings of unknown extented even more ardently than they, but it None of the goods in the shop were shat the capital. At this juncture, a general,
can be secured only by opening the eyes Chang Haun, known for his continued without Parliamentary sanction, and, The body of the man loyalty to the Manchu Court, who was in spite of the universal demand through of General Tunn and his associates to the was taken out from under the debris out-privy to the scheme of the Militarists out the country, refuses to even pubush fact that force cannot secure it. It will be but had so far taken no active part, the contents and atlay the misgivings of facilitated by the recognition of the Con- stitutionalist "Government by the foreign became their spokesman and undertook to the people. It has artered the
Powers so that in this way the Powers come to Feking and to mediate between against Germany but has manifested no
can contribute to the realisation of their the practically beleagured President and acive participation in the way consonant the rebellious" Military Governors on with China's resources in man-power and wish. Confident of the justice of their condition that Parliament, object of hate materials, while there is much evidence cause, the undersigned, representing the to military tyrants in all countries, be to show that the Allies have been exploited Constitutionalist Provinces and Forces of varnished to the Governments of the stitution gave no power of dissolution to Meanwhile those provinces under
foreign Powers and submit it to the tri- the President; that Parliament was then nominal authority of Peking are hitting not only as a legislative organ but governed by the Military autocrats, foods bunal of the world's public opinion. also as a constituent assembly, having and famine occur without proper relief They appeal to the Powers for support of their righteous cause and the recogni been endowed by the Provisional Con or prevention, brigandago is rife, and
tion of the Military Government. kitchen. A little later the Police arrived stitution with the power to frame the even foreigners" aro held for ransom of W. Ting-fang: Administrative Director
Permanent Constitution, and had almat murdered. She went with the completed its task; that it was on
It is against this type of Militarism injured woman to the Hcapital, where the Organization and Election Laws; all these masquerades under the guise of Bepub
of re-drafting the Parliamentary even worse than russianism, because it latter died two days later.
that the Constitutionalists are Lai Chau Yin, who was very badly Farguments were of no avail. President licanist Besides the adhesion of the most
Li, in a moment of weaknes and shart- fighting. injured in the accident and only caine Li out of Hospital for the inquiry, said that sightedness, gave way under the pressure
in complete control of five rich she knew about it was that something fell of dissolution, thinking thus to avoid populous provinces, Kwangtung, Kwang- on hot. There was a great noise, and she bloodshed and ease the situation, but consi, Yunnan, Kweichow and dzechuan, was pinned down by the cubicle partition trary to the advice of the acting Prime which have declared their independence, She was injured in her Minister, Dr. Wu Ting-fang, who refused while in others such as Hunan, Hupeh,
the decree and resigned
Fukien, Shantung, Henan, Shensi, and
Constitutionalist Tang o walk Chinese who collected the rents Chang Hsun arrived with several thou-rmies in the field who are in possession from the houses which collapsed said that and troops in Peking and in one night harge portions of territory, or thefe houses belonged to Leong Hind made himself the first Minister. Because declared their adhesion to the good cause
restored the Manchu boy Emperor and are local sympathisers who have already. The previous witness had cold he had the privity of the Militariste to with cities and districts, or are ready to about the roof of the house leaking
He found his coup, he fondly imagined he had their do so at the first opportunity.
Parlia he went there on, inspection
He was, however, meit has been invited to assemble in her statement correct. He did not notice support as well any cracks in the walls.
with an ambulance.
The
mis
are
and Minister of Foreign Affairs; Sometime Minister of Foreign Affairs and
g Prime Minister of the Envoy Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary to United States, Spain, Mexico, etc.
the
she lived on the first floor of No, 46. All of the Militarists and signed the deer powertul portion of the navy, they Tsen Chun-banan: Administrative Direc
faliing on her.
back and her thigh, and is still unable to counters events defied imagination. Chekiang, there are
to
Occurrence.
and
Tuan,
putting
J
tor and Minister of the "Interior: Sometime Viceroy of Szechuan Pro vince Viceroy
of Kwangtung, and Kwangsi.Provinces; President of the Board of Communicationė
Chi-yao; Administrative Director and Chief of the General Staff; Mili tary nad Civil Governor of Yunnan - Province.
Yung ting, Administrativa Director and Minister of War; Inspector-Gen- eral of Kwangiang and Kwangsi Provinces; Sometime Military Govor nor of Kwangtung.
Pac-yi; Administrative Director and Minister of the Navy; Admiral Commanding the
First Squadron of the Navy Administrative Director
President of Provisional
Tong
Administrative Director,
He told her he immediately to become the victim of the Catton, that same Parliament, the elec would have the roof repaired as soon as duplicity. They repudiated the restoration and assembly of which in 1913 caused Lin
himself the reign Powers to accord recognition it ceased raining. On the following daytion
at the head of a few thousand troops to the Chinese Republic, and there is the house came down.
in the neighbourhood of Peking com every prospect that the necessary quorum inspector Robert Macdonald deposed to having gone to the scene of the collapse anded by one of his proteges, marched of a hajority of the membership will be Sun Yat-sen;
obtaing within a short time. (The ་་་་ as soon as he received a report of the against Chang, defented some of his Several people were buried troops in two skirmishes,, lorced Chang
more than five hundred members are in under the debris, and these, with assist to seek refuge in a foreign legation, and majori was reached on August 6th, and
Conqueror. He had attendace August 16th.) man was found in the middle of the street. himself reappointed Premier by President Perceding the necessity for the forma Race, he extricated, the body of the dead entered Peking ns slost of the debris was in Centre Street: Li, but the appointment was invalid. tion of effective and united govern. there was very little in Second Street. If because it needed the confirmation of ment of the Constitutionalist Provinces the decessed man had not run out of the Parliament. Fresident Li then vacated and Fords, Parliament sitting in extra shop he would not have been killed. No office, although he had not tendered any ordinary pasion on the 18th of May, 1918, of the Military Government of the Re
formal resignation. Vice-President Feng at Canto, reconstituted the Military public of China,
(Signed) Wu TING-YANG, one was injured in No. 44.
A verdict of Death from misadven Kuo chang thereupon succeeded as Acting Lure was returned in both cases.
ม
President.
(Contined at fool of next Column.)
the Sometime Prime Minister of the Be- public; President of the Board of Communications; Governor of Feng, Stien Province. S
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