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THE CANTON SIFUATION.
SUN AS NAVAL COMMANDER
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Casros, July 11th,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 15TH. 1993.
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LAY İSCIDENT OF A TRYING DAY,
À collision on the Shatin Road on the day the police fred on a crowd making for Canton fring the Seamen's Strike, was further investigated by the Puisue
RENTS ORDINANCE
LITIGATION. FACTORY OR DOMESTIC BUILDING! MEMBER OF OFFICIAL ENQUIRY
COMITTEE GIVES EVIDENCE:
The Rents Ordinance vase in which the
Coad, continued yesterday, in the Sop
William Regs-Davies reme Court before the Chief Justice, Sir
EVIDENCE AS TO THE **
THE LIK
Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, Witness WAN Dext questioned on the
1903, Under the Rents Ordinance a domestic building had to comply with cer tain sections of the former enactment,"
Mr. Alabaster again objected that tho Court had not to construe the Public
Judge (Mr. J. R. Wood)" in the Sum-/Mission Etrangeres and the Nanyang Health and Building Ordinance And Mr. | -The report that Dr. Sun had left Wha-mary Court, yesterday afternoon. The Brus. Tobacco Ep. are concerned, regard | Bird could not give evidence as to the
por for Hongkong" after the capture of soflision scenered between a motor-ear, the possession of premises in Caroline the Cheung Chow Forts-nyeslanking and belonging to the Dragon Motor Co., Ltd., and a motor-eyele lent' to the "police by Mr. Kynoch and driven by Police-Serat | Ellwood, The proceedings were brought by the Attorney-General to cover $250 alleged negligence of the defendant's damages to the motor-cycle caused by the
driver.
The Hou, M. H. W. Bird, member of the ivm of Messrs. Palmer and Turner, the Legislative Council, and member of
Architects, gavo evidence. Examined by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, junior counsel for eplied with
meading of the Ordinance
The objection was noted at the evidence continued. " protecting Whimp-by-Chung King
Witness proceeded that he had knew Fong, Gonen fy's subordinate," proved
these buildings for years, formerly occupied by the Ewo Cotton. They wore Insermet. The loss of these forts left Dr. Sin practically without a base
be converted to domestic purposes would Mills.
Mr. Jenkin: For those buildings to Betwork Sunday evening and Monday
require innainersble sections, to be com morning he mustered the naval · forces
Mr. H. K. Bolanes appeared for the plaintiffs and Mr. C. Lauritsen (pro- under his command.-viz. 1, cruisersa Wing
His Lordship: That is inadmissible. Fung and Tee Fo. gubats Po. Pik ander, of the Dragon Motor Car Complaintiffs, Mr. Bird said that on June
rd 1921, he was appointed by the used for human habitation would not
Mr. Jenkin: For these buildings to beh pany).conducted the Company's defence
Plaintiffs alleged that the defendant's Coserument as a member of the consultantial structural alterations have to car was being driven at a rapid pace, on mittee appointed to consider the housing made to comply with the Public Health where there was a high corner. the wrong side of the road at a lend | shortage report" in the cause and res
and Buildings. Ordinance !
Witness: Yes.
Wrong Fek and th.d. Fay Thy (these ships had taken no part in the defence of the Cheung how Forts when assault ed) and let Whanpina at 30 nm. Bloodag, steaming up the river towards
After Turther evidence, yesterday, judgmedies. The Hon. Attorney-General was ment for the plaintiffs was given, by con the Chairman. The matter was one of
Canton. It is not known, if he intended) Kent, for $195, and no order was made as urkenes by reason of the approaching Bird said the total land occupied was
to bombard Canton or merely wished to anchor off Sinment, where he would be immune From Farther attarks owing to the proximity of foreign, interests. The reception he merived at the Macna Forts
to esta
THE TYPHOONG
end of the current half year when a number of tenancies would coine ́to an emi.
Mr. Alabaster objectes that the evi denve- was inadmissible in law.
Mr. Potter asked whether the evidence could not be taken and the objection
argued later."
should be taken subject to his objection Mr. Alabaster agreed that the evidence
ADEQUATE RETURN ON CAPITAL · DISCUSSED.
Questioned as to an adequate rent Mr. 100,176 square feet. He valued the land give a total of 8275,484. The buildings at 73. per square foot. That would. were valued at $273,000, the total value being 8500,101. To get 8 per cent. return after deducting Crown Rent, insurance and repairs, would need a rental of $4,000 a month. The Crown Rent was 889.70, insurance 1,800, repairs were taken at 3 per cent of the rent, $2,900. On this basis the $1,000.
rent would be $4,000-say
In cross-examination by Mr. Alabaster, per cent. was the
has afrently he described; On, castinserted appearance Festerday, all the The harbor presented an unusually anchor of Shamden, a Mr Norman, described as the legal adviser to Dr. Santyphoon refuges on the signal that a smaller craft having taken shelter in the hut off from Shams to the Eing Fang typhoon was expected. During the day It is also common knowledge in Share the Star Ferry Wharves Hew the red ng called and the Wing Fug and indicating that the ferries might stop at that the evidence, was inadmissible for witness said that s that the British and American' Corosals
Dr. Mums to his intentions. The currem ay moment anaf the ferries were stripped the purpose of construing the Ordinance. normal return an owner might expect Teport is that Dr. Sun said he regretience to the wing as possible.
of awnings so as to offer as little resist being forced to take action and that proped to rumturier operations at 270 p.m. adding that this would da no way affert Shannen. The Consal pointed out that any dange to Shameen would answered severely but the Torontulu could be utilised to carry him
Bway from Canton if desired..
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The Sha nec community eagerly await el developments but nothing untoward
•œegurred. Later in the afternoon Fumour went round that fring would com zoenen at p.. but six o'clock cur and nothing happened,
Whilst the Hung Wah, from Singapore," was trying to the-up yesterday morning two of her seamen fell overboard but were officers launch which was close by. The rested by the crew, of the boarding Empress steamer in port remained at Kowloon Wharf all day. In the after noon the weather moderated and heavy rains (ell
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INCREASED LAND VALUES IN CAUSEWAY BAY,
nos. . . w "BIRD'S 'HYIDENCE.
on his capital. He had known the time when 7 per cent. was expected. Eight evidence. He said that the Committee would be unreasonable and less would be Bird then proceeded with his per cent. was reasonable, much more found there was a shortage of housing businesslike. He knew the property presented; everything had to be deng like $100,000. Un that basis the rent neommodation. No written report was was assigned to plaintiffs for something hurriedly. The shortage was marked and would be less than one-fifth of the the causes were, in the main, the influxumount he had given. of refugees from Canton, owing to the usettled state of affairs there. Locally, the building programme of Chineso The intensity of the typhoon is unhouses had not, kept pace with the main so miles away (near lat. 29 N. and long. known. Yesterday morning it was about ber of people coming into the. Colony, 113.) and was moving across between development of the Colony. The effect nor had it kept pace with the ordinary Hongkong and Hainan,
of the influx made it difficult to obtain housing accommodation and people in existing tenancies were liable to be turned out by people who could pay a higher rent
GENERAL WC PEI-EU AND
GENERAL CHEN.
DISTINCT DIFFERENCES OF
TESANTS TURNED OUT.
considerable rise, in land values in that Asked whether there. had been any district since. 1913 witness replied in the rise since the war. There was not much affirmative. There had been a gradual The only reason ascribed for Dr. Sun's
and changing hands, during the war. poming up the river,.is the loss of his tem.
He was not aware that in October, 1916, Þorary headquarters at Whampoa. He is
the property was assessed at $20,180. If Reported to have admitted to the Consuls
that was the assessinent on that late it that has had abandoned" Whampca"and
had not been increased since. that the Powder Factory and Torpedo
Answering another question witnesal Depat there had been destroyed. At his present bæstion. he is safe for the time!
being turned out on quite a large scale.offered 2429.500 for the premises.
it was found that in fact they were said he anderstood that in November, 1910, the British American Tobargo Co. being as he is in close proximity to
The effect on rents was to cause them could also imagine them being, used as He Shauren and the Kwangtung troops
to rise in quite a marked degree Thesitting, soda water or perfume fae- Cammittee discussed possible remediestory The B.A.T were competitors of would he reluctant to get fire for feär
a recent message, says i
Apart from his incabership of the Com the Nanyang Co. of hitting homeen or damaging foreign
It is now stated that reports of a demittee he had learnt of this state of interests in the environmrats. He would nite understanding between Genera: Wu affair" in the course of his profession.put out they would have to find a build- Mr. Alabaster If the Company was still be a thorn in the side of the Kwang Pei-it and tieneral Chen Chiung-minge did not remember any shortage ex-ing to carry on their factory-1 supposo tung commanders and hold out for terms; moreover, should it ar enter his head it gone mich further than an inter dations were all to be found in the It is diffcult for me to say. There may Are exaggerated, They have, it is said, discussed. The Committee's recommen-
cept that of housing accommodation being o to order another bombardment of Canton
Can you suggest another building 1-- probable antese he is driven to extremitieses of opinion developed..
OPINION."
Renter's Correspondent at Peking, it
h could do so easily. This I do not think change of views in which distinct differ- Ordinance, which included standard rent. be other buihlings.. as he would he reflictant to further anta. Apparently General Wo Pei-fe favours
One of the recommendations was the Ordinance which was drawn up and to avoid being turned out That is They might pay more than a fair rent passed. The principal features were Standard rent and non-ejectment. No
possible. shortage of godowns or offices was dis cussed. -
CASE OF THE CHINESE SUP.
gonise the public.
contralisation of authority in the During the day military activities.weis anxious to
Peking Government while General Chan evident all over the city. Beinforcements China of a federation of autonomous pro- see the establishment in
LAND SPECULATION À CAUSE HIGH RENT. were continually hurried to the neigh-
M Alabaster put it to witness that bourhood of the anchorage where Sun's
vinces.
one of the causes of high rent was land men-of-war were, obviously to keep at it is stated that Genera: Chen will arrangements of a Chinese shop. Most up the rent in order to produce a fair! In the event of a breach with General He was conversant with the ordinary speculation. Each purchaser would put eye on the ships' movements. All landek to Bring about a new Southern Con had a shop on the ground floor, the other ing stages are zealously guarded to prefederacy comprising the provinces of Che-portions being used for domestic "pur-witness said, the Ordinance was retro-
return on his capital. vent any surprise partics landing in disiang. Fukien, Hunan, Szechwan, Yun- poses.
Witness: That is likely. Continuing guise
These were discussed by the spective to protect the tenant. General Chen Chiung Kwong, a clansan, Kweichow, Kwangtung and Kwang. Committee to a certain extent. Салем
General Lu Yung-hsiang on this subject other portions were included in the dia landlords of the fruits of the boom !... 3fr. "Alabaster: By making it retros He is said to be consulting within which the owner of a shop occupied peetive it was intended to deprive some at the present time.
cussion. He had visited a very large Yes, uumber of those shops. In some cases)
man of Chen Chiung Ming, stayed in the Hotel Asia for over an hour yesterday with the usual retinue of bodyguards armed with Mauser
Additional troops have been placed at vantage points in the city, Fonom 1. Gough Is., Fati, etc., and barricades protected by machine guns have been mounted outside yameas and at ronds,
Feave.
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RIOT IN NAM HOI DISTRICT GAOL.
At 10.40 D.M. on the 10th a riot took place at the Nam Hoi District Gaol at
the portion occupied for domestic pur Butterfield & Swire, said he had been Mr. A. Austin, architect to Messrs. poses included the whole house, some with the Firm for nearly 30 years. He times more. In the majority of cases the had had experience in Innd valuing. He portion used would be the occupier's had visited the premises and valued the home 0%
land at $2.50 per square foot, a total of $200,600; buildings at $725,000, giving cent, wand give an annual rental of a total capital of $5,400. Eight per
THE BUILDINGS IN DISPUTE.
The one 42,3, to which had to be added Crown
Re-
net rental would
trians and vehicles going cast were turnTaking adgantage of the commotion due were two large godowns.
At the time yesterday all pedes Wai Oi, West Maloo, in the Old City. premises in question in this netion. There Mr. Bird said he had inspected tho ed back, and a report went round that to the homing of guns from behind nearest Caroline Road was, the larger. Rest and insurance at i per cent, on the river stedmers would not be able to Honani, four men dressed, in foreign it had two floors, the ground floor being buildings, teas foundations, $2,100.
Up to the time of writing the general guol and shouted incoherently. It hap drums. In one corner at the extreme end be 22, 100.
clothes rushed into the precincts of the need for storing tobacco, in crates and pairs at 3 per cent. feeling of uneasiness has, not abated, pened to be the chow bour and the pri- there were two cubicles, of an area of annual rental would be 81,789.75, or On that baris, the grass although experienced residents who have sanera simultaneously attacked the goalers 378 square feet. The axen of the four approximately. followed the situation. think this is the with daggers and pistols, wounding, the was 20,508 square feet. In the cubicles beginning of the end. On no other night principal warder on duty. The warders there were two beds. There were in ad-
The hearing was adjourned. ·· during the present trouble, except per-drove the 300 odd prisoners back into the formed by the Secretary, Chan Pui Sant dition two beds outside. He was in- haps the night after the bombardment, main part of the gaol, but the ruans that it was occupied by a caretaker and have the streets been so deserted. Doors succeeded in getting through the latrines his family. It would be occupied by
THE WORLD THEATRE. and gates were closed immediately after and roof into. Ma On Street. Sunset and everybody is cautious.
Some about ten persons. On the upper floor)
In certain parts of the old West, the managed to escape with manscles, but the the area was the same: It was also term "Sage Hen was applied to a THE LABOUR GUILDS. "
majority had removed their hand-cuffs used for storing tobacco. There were strange woman of doubtful character. In and chains. Reinforcements of soldiers, no cubicles or bed spaces. The first floor 1830 there thrived, as long as göld was in My previous report szent the attempt inspection patrols, police, etc., were rush of the other godown was used as the hills and cattle on the open range, to induce the Labour Guilds to sideed up and put a cordon round the dis-cigarette factory. It was full of machia little town of a hundred or two, called actively with Dr. Sun seems, to be borne triet. They ultimately recaptured 30 odd ery, the area being 17,908 square feet, Silver Creek. out by what happened last night The prisoners and another 30 odd were killed human habitation. The floor above was of that time, Silver Creek was ruled by a
No portion of that floor was used for Electrin Co.'s current failed after mid in a running: fight.
Like many other Western communities night and the lights and fans (except in pedestrian was killed accidentally.
An unfortunats of the same aren and was occupied Vigilance Committee.. buildings having their own motors) are to the present, efforts to round up the of the godown floor was occupied for
Up mainly for sorting tobacco. No portion had the usual combination, of hotel, The little town not working to-day. An effort to get at missing prisoners have not been relaxed habitation, but at the head of the stairsaloon and gambling room, but, strange the work's an authoritative account of the and a systematic house-to-house search in was a cubicle having an area of 1921 say, no dance hall, Cause of the failure of the current was being, made in the adjacent buildings. hot successful. Business people credit the Discipline in Chinese gools is practi- report that the, electric workers have cally non-existent, and it is very easy to struck and predict the early coming out smuggle in firearms and for all the of the waterworks, guild. The Cessation Prisoners to communicate with one an of the supply of electricity and water to other. Although the conditions in the the city would not affect the Kwangtung average Chinese gaol are inferior to most Army commanders or the strategis situa foreign gaols, the prisoners are allowed tion; it would only be a serious incon- many liberties that would not be tolerated venience to the public and render attempts elsewhere.
fect. In it were ler wooden beds.
THIR BEDS OF TH NINE OVERAĘZAB.
The citizens of Silver Creek considered themselves very righteous individuals'and" In addition to the godown there as in a lonely cabin on the outskirts of the when a woman with a baby came to livo ashed, area 3,692 square feet, against Chinese. beds. one of the walls of which were nine town, held herself aloof from the other aboue 200 square feet.
Those beds occupied man and took, no one into, her con- that the shed was built by defendants her and they called her a Sage Hen.
He understood fidence, their "pure minds” saw evil in with the consent of the plaintiffs. In to loot or set fire caey. What steps the DUTCH FOLLY ABANDONED,
the shed was
In The Sage Elen," showing at the stack of out card-board. World Theatre, to-morrow, the 14th inst. Canton Government will take to counter-
There was another shed of 2,004 sq feet. Edgar Lewis presents what many will used as a factory for making card-board consider this producer director's greatest Dutch Folly Island, opposite the Band, boxes, No portion was used for human picture. In Harry Bolter's story of a naval base, was vacated this morning occupants of the nine beds referred to on her home, her honor and her child habitation. He was informed that the woman's sacrifice for her greatest posses [Later information confirms the states the forces there would have no chance were supervisors. The total floor space ment that the failure of the electric sup to retreat if attacked. The troops have of the gedown and shed was 91,249 89-Mr. Lewis has a subject worthy of his ply was due to p strike of mechanics.] bean quart ed on
(Continued at foot of next column.)
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tation was 970 square foot,
act the strikers will be eagerly awaited
by the community
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