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The following note is from M.-C. Daily News
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 81ET 1820.
THE MURDER IN HONAN.
A' BRAVE. MANIS END."
HOW DR MENZIES FACED THE ROBBERS
The Ray. Dr. McGillivray, acting secre tary of the Christian Literature Society, has received the following graphic account of the murder of Dr. Menzies at Huai- king Houan
verandah
It is not surprising that protests have been raised against the announced charge of six and five dollars for Miss Marie Tempest's sonson at the Lyceum, and we think that her manager will certainly be well advised to revert to the ordinary The missionaries at Huaiting had charges. Mies Tempest is staying here fearful experience on the night of March for between a fortnight and three weeks, 17th, Just about 10 o'clock, while the and there is no question but that her visit single ladies were preparing for bed, they has been looked forward to with great beard a great smashing of gass, and look pleasure. But frankly we do not thinking.over the balustrade of the stairs they ber season will succeed if these charges saw a band of Chinese forcing their way stand. Feople simply will not pay them into the house by smashing the door. The more than once or twice, and there are two ladies fed as once each to her own not enough theatre-goers in Shanghai to and locked the door. One of the provide new audiences for every night dow on to the flat kitchen roof at the rear ladies made her way out through a win The Russian Opera Company's failure is of the house and began calling loudly for not quite a fair standard, because opera appeals to a more limited audience than help, and then hid herself on the outside does comedy. But the recollection of Mr. Matheson Lang'a visit will certainly cause ben, who turned out to be robbers, seized The other was not so fortunate; the unfavourable comparisons to be made hold of her and demanded that she should Mr. Matheson Lang played costume plays, show them where the money was kept necessitating much baggage and heavy There were about 20 of them altogether, scenery, all costly to transport. Mied and soon they had ever darent and Maria Tempest plays modern comedy, in every trunk turned upside down.. which one or two dresses and any scenery Meanwhile Dr. Menzies, who lived in to be picked up' along the road a different section of the compound, heard might serve the whole programme: the loud call for help, and ran quickly WO do net imply that is what along calling out, what is the matter she is doing, we merely mention the dif- Une of the ladies replied robbers ference between Shakespeare and modern" Many or few" the doctor naked. comedy on the score of cost. Of course, is Many," the lady replied, expenses are higher now-a-days, but so is exchange, and outside China most of Miss Then Dr. Menzies said "I am not armed, Tempest's expenses must be on a gold but and he made a rush for the basis. We think the management would robber who had been left to keep guard do well in its own interest to revert to the gate and grappled with him. This the ordinary tarif.
robber at once began shouting for the others to come and get out quick, and there was a general alarm all over the
ed
DAYLIGHT SAVING AT
ane
·SHANGHAI,
compound
ALONE AND UNARMED.
By this time the other male missionary beard the alarm and came running along only to find Dr. Menties lying on the ground moaning and the robbers gone He had been shot in three places, and afne of the shots, being in the abdomen, Was fatal. In about half-an-hour the brave Dr. Menzies was dead.
ND ANTI-FOREIGN FEELING,
THE HOUSING QUESTION-
AT SHANGHAI.
AN INTERESTING STATEMENT.
At the annual meeting of the Shanghai Land Investment Co., Ltd, last week, E. C. Pearce, the Chairman, made the following observations in the course of his speech
EXCHANDIS ADVERSE TO BUILDING, You will see from the report and ac estensive building programa since the counts that we have not undertaken any last annual meeting of shareholders.
unprecedented rise in the value of silver The year 1919 has been marked by an and this coupled with, and perhaps the cause of, a grear tightness in money has made it inexpedient to isane debentures. Even had it been possible to place any considerable quantity of debentures on made the interest charges too high for the market, the price of issue would have profitable investment by the Company This has accessarily greatly curtailed our activities and except for the conversion Szechuen Road our work during the year into shops of certain houses in North has been confined to the upkeep and man agement of our existing properties.
A
HOUSING FOR JUNIORs.
COBRESPONDENCE. TIENTSIN BRITISH WAR
"AMEMORIAL.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESE."
Six-We shall be grateful if you will accord space in your columns "to" the appanded letter, which we have addressed to the Press of Tientsin, and which wa as well as present residents of Tientsin- anxious to bring to the notice of all former'
We are, etc
PERCY H. B. KENT
(Chairman), HF HANDLEY DERRY, O, R. MORLING. E. C. PETERS,
H. G. W. WOODHEAD
(Hon Secretary). Tientsin British War Memorial Committee.
[ENCLOSURE
Hall on the 1st inst, it was unanimously meeting of Britons held in the Gordon SnIt will be recalled that at the
decided to perpetuate the memory of those who fell in the Great War by the erection of a Cenotaph. The sense of the same
further reason which has caused us to meeting favoured strongly a further and refrain from any large capital expendi-substantial effort in the direction of mark ture was our desire to do something to ing in a suitable manner the Allied meet the present shortage of houses at Victory A Committee was accordingly approached by certain firing on the querent proposals for consideration at a moderate rants. During the year we were appointed to go into the matter and pre tion of building houses to accommodate subsequent meeting. the junior members of their staffs. After The Committee have now deliberated, come to an agreement with a number of mand the establishment of a Trust of considerable negotiation we now hope to and have unanimously decided to recom- important firms to erect detached and which the primary aims would be to ang semi-detached four and five room housesment, where necessary, the resources of : on our Jessfield Estate No. 21. If the negotiations now in progress are success- fully concluded, stars will be made on 43 of these houses, which will be let to the firms interested, on a 25 years lease at rents which, while giving us a fair return on our money are reasonable for the well built up-to-date bouses which are to be provided. The scheme promises to be very popular and already applications have been received from a sufficient num ber of additional frais to make a second scheme possible.
(a) The wives and children, the latter especially for the matter of education Britons who went home from Tientsin to and start in life, and other dependants of serve and who are numbered among the Failen;
(b) Britans who went home from Tien in to serve and, as a result of the War are permanently or temporarily disabled. No doubt there would be subsidary sims and necessarily certain reversionary trusts, into which it is not necessary to enter here.
housing problem, especially for the young Your Directors have realized that the married man, is critical. The commercial being done beyond the establishment of Whether funds will admit of anything welfare of Shanghai demanded that some such a Trust, supposing the proposal to steps should be taken to meet the situation be adopted by the British Community, arrangements we have arrived at are the he expected to be made upon it. It is, and we are of the opinion that the depends on the extent to which calls may best fitted to give, lasting satisfaction to therefore, desirable for the Committee to both landlord and tenant, and that we be in a position to form a general idea of cannot utilize our reserves in a better way the amount that would be required The than this, which, while meeting a great possession of auch information would also public need, gives us a fair return on our put them in the more satisfactory position capital guaranteed over a number of cf being able to lay before the Community
a reasonably definite objective
CHINESE OBJECTIONS.” The Bureau of Taxes has issued order to the Shanghai Maritime Customs not to advance the clock one hour as the
Soon soldiers from the city, mounted summer time, on the ground that this and on foot, appeared on the scene, and arrangement has proved, prejudicial to the learning the direction in which the rob efficient performance of duties by thebers had made their escape, set off in hot Observatory officials. The Central Obser pursuit, but failed to find any trace of vatory at Peking petitioned the Govazn them. ment against this innovation last mumer, early riser found a man dead in a feld Next morning at daybreak an but as the clock had already been advance hundred yards from the compound
hour then, the summer time was This man had evidently been killed by allowed to stand. This year, the Observa tory petitioned the Ministry of Education one of the shots intended for the doctor, in advance, pointing out the many, incons and probably was the one the doctor had veniences and chaotic confusion caused appled with. not only to itself, but also to the post. office, the railway administration and many Chinese merchants. If it is desireds it says, the Customs can begin its datier
In these circumstances the Committee The robbers were armed with sticks, during the past few years that our renta ance of your readers. Many of them will Your directors have heard it rumoured venture to ask you to invoke the assist- an hour earlier in the coming summer save one who carried a pistol. From both foreign and Chinese are considerably doubtless be friends of Tientsin men who without tampering with the clock,
Ministry of Education, in forward object was simply teen pleadly especially sketch out to you, very briefly, the polier that some knowledge is held by such, of The
their demands it was evident that their lower than they need be wig war to ability from wounds. It is to be expected ing the
the-Chunchus for Segions, has
marc labogripe under dã- Observatory's contention was not made that the attack was not due to
that the to the doctor and his work, it is clear of the Company and its results in this the private circumstances of their friends without practical knowledge.
The Chinese General Chamber of Com last men to be the object of their hatred, let than to have a certain proportion placed at the disposal of the Committee foreign feeling. The doctor would be the is better to have' all our premises full, coming within the orbit of the suggested respect. We have always believed that it merce at Shanghai has received a letter and he was shot in the darkness simply empty with the remainder let at a slightly would be of the greatest assistance, and trast. All such information as could be signed jointly by several of its members, because he had grappled with the first increased rent. also strongly vetoing the adoption of the man he met in going to the rescue. Mr.
With all property "the anmmer time again this year.
Ugden, Vice-Consul, arrived at the scene shortly after the tragedy, and also the Deputy of the Governor of Henan.
decisie,ex to the
MOTOR TRANSPORT IN MANCHURIA.
though sil seven lathes and Mr. Slimmon
No one else received any injuries,years. are suffering more or less from shock
ant
THE SHANGHAI MARCH SETTLEMENT.
Taisho Miss Vich, the scheme for opem SATISFACTORY ARRANGEMENTS.
SINO-AMERICAN VENTURE
According to Mukden message to the
ing motor transport service between Changchun and Harbin, and in Kirin province, which has been under conside ration by Mesars. Anderson, Meyer & Con is about to materialise. Already five motor, cars, each capable of loading freight weighing five tons have been sent to Mukden, where they are under trial Mr. Baker, formerly the American Congul-General it Mukden, is also working for the establishment of a motor transport company under the joint management with the Chinese, its prospective sphere of one rations being between Sinmintun and Chengchiatun.
JAPAN AND THE DARDANEELES.
"
BENTS,
presence of empty houses given the neigh the Committee hope that it will be com live appearance, and premises remaining be added that it will be treated in every bourhood an unprosperous and unattracmunicated fully and freely. It need not empty for a lengthened period will fre case in the most profound confidence - quently result in adjoining houses being We are, etc also vacated. Vacant property also gets
PERIT HB. Ker Chairman, into disrepair more rapidly than tenanted
H.. F. HANDLEY DEBBY property
These two last considerations"
are
Sropertitt. But apart from this is to
GE MORLING, E. OPETTES,”
EG. W. WoODHEAD, Hen. Bea Tientsin British War Memorist
Committee.
MACAO NOTES.
[PEOM QUE OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
tioned the Government to cancel their On Saturday the opium farthers peti contract under which they paid to the Government over six million dollars year for the opium monopoly in the A PROGRESSIVE POLICY.
Colony,The cancellation involves the forfeiture by the Government of the From 1914 to 1918 no considerable in- crease in Chinese rents were imposed-two million dollars. Opium has been the guarantee money, which amounts to over during these years the business of the largest source of the Colony's revenue, large numb of our houses) was far from small shopkeeper (a class who occupy & What is the alternative !
it is aften lost sight of, that if a Chinese house It has been generally stated during the rented at say $8 per month be increased Daily News, that the Stock Exchange consequence and remains empty for say past two or three weeks, mys the V-C to 80 per month and becomes vacant in March Settlement, which takes place on six months, it will take four years of the March 30th, would be satisfactorily, ar increase in rent to make good the six aged, and the latest information avail- months less, or in 100 of such houses it able confirms this view. The transactions is only necessary to have vacant 12 houses THE OPIUM CONTRACT CANCELLED. quite se large as those for that of three 88 houses. Our policy has resulted in our for this settlement are very nearly if not to nullify the increase on the remaining months ago, and one estimate puts the properties being uniformly well filled, amount required to finance it as high as and this often during times when empty Tis 20,000,000. We have no knowledge of Chinese and foreign premises were by no the accuracy of this figure. The principal means uncommon. point about the forthcoming settlement is that conditions' are much more favourable for its arrangement, and we understand that several days ago a great many details had been concluded. OTHER POWERS REFUSE CLAIM.
The principal factor in rendering the settlement easy of putting through has prosperous. The less wealthy members of THE STEAMBOAT SELLVICE been the additional amount of silver avail the Chinese community were suffering Viscount Chinda, the Japanese Ambas able. This has brought down rates for from the ever increasing cost of living and the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam- sador to Britain, proposed to the Premiers leans to a substantial extent, enabling the time was certainly, not opportune for boat Co.'s steamers is a subject of much The constant changes in the service of Conference Japan's participation in the shares to be carried forward. The lack any general and considerable increase in international control of the Dardanelles of easy money up to a few weeks ago was rent. It must be remembered that the complaint these days. The arrival of the In spite of his persistent assertion of the causing certain misgiving, which have classes I am speaking of have no real or venient, as after 9 o'clock cargo cannot claim, the opposition of Britain, France now en dispelled. The number of trans- permanent tie to Shanghai and when
steamer at. Macão at night is very incens and Italy to the proposal was not over actions for cash which have occurred reties are bad it takes little to drive them be discharged. Not only are consignees come, and it was eventually decided that cently-owing to the plentifulness of out of Shanghai ints their native places inconvenienced but passengers beyo Japan should be excluded from partici- money among the Chinese has had it is the country, a very undesirable occur homes are in the country are obliged to pation. It appears, however, that the effect on the situation. Crence so far as our interests are concerned stay overnight at Macao and cannot Japanese Ambassador has obtained from those Powers a pledge that the interests ment to so great an extent as it was in proved labour was demanding
Hongkong is not interested in the settleDruvieser was demanding higher formerly accustomed to do. It is hoped In return by the morning boat as they were accruing to the Powers concerning the December Exchange has gote against wages and the small shopkeeper reaped a that the Company will soon be able to passage through the Straits should be Hongkong roughly to the tune of 10 points, corresponding benefit. We took advant revert to the old arrangement of having equal. It is believed that the negotiations and presuming they have the shares there, age of this and from the second moon of a steamer, leave Macao daily at 1.30 and on this head were brought to an end on it is probable that their operations have 1019 we increased the majority of our having one arrive from Hongkong at 3 condition that any fresh point raised by been more in the nature of averaging. Viscount Chinda on the question acting
Chinese rents by amounts which show o'clock total increase for 1819 over 1918 of Tla under instructions from his Government
13,000 and as conditions remained still should be earnestly considered by the
good during 1919 we made an advance for A new moter fire engine and escape Premiers' Conference.
WISHED TO SEE AMERICA.
the 12th, moon of 1919 which will give a of the latest model has arrived for the Fit further increase for 1990 of Tis 25,900. Brigade NO WORK IN THE PHILIPPINES of 15 per cent. on our Chinese rents Rive continues to be dear., The Govern
These two taken together are an increase RICE. SUPERSTITION AND MURDER
Three Filipino youths, who alleged that Cur policy with foreign property is STRANGE TALE FROM KOREA, they were unable to procure work in the the existence of leases makes the possible the public, but it is said that Government substantially the enme, though of coursement has a Committee supplying rice to Bone Philippines, tried to ket to America by A Secul dispatch to the Jiji says that stowing away on the feste, which increases somewhat irregular, the total rice is actually dearer than that purchased the other day, some adherents of a native at present in harbour. Unfortunately for are however, for 1918 Tis: 28,000 over should investigate this matter and parti amounts of increases for foreign property in the open market. The Committee cult known se Funshi-kyo, which took part the youths, the ship was searched when 1918 and for 1920 Tis 28,000 over 1919 cularly study the question of weights in the Independence: disturbances last she left, Manila and they were discovered. From what I have said, it will I think and measures, year, murdered little girl, in accordance. The youths were charged at the Magis be plain, to you that although we play with some suprestitious belief of their retracy, yesterday, with stowing away ligious faith, at Chyungdo, North Kyung They stated that they had passports, but sang province On learning the news, the had not paid their passages as they had local police station immediately sont no money policemen to the scene of the crime to
for safety, our policy is progressive.
THE LITTLE WOODEN HUT, ...!
The question of the erection of small Inspector-Gordon, stated that Filipino houses is occupying the attention of four arreet the murderers Strong resistance stowaways were coming to the Colony Board, was offered to the constables and one of every other day and it had become the police official was killed, another perfect nuisance. He thought the best recaring serious wounds. The police were thing would be to send the bove to gaol consequently greatly reinforced, and the As En example to would be offenders arrest of the criminals was finally effect Mr. Hutchison fined each defendant ed, though in arresting them the police $25 with the alternative of a montha Thot two of them.wasa
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