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SHAMEEN SITUATION.
TALK OF A STEAMER BOYCOTT. (FROM QUA CHINESE CORRESPONDENT] There is little doubt, as earlier pointed out by the writer, that the Canton off- dials are indirectly behind the strike They do müf" by any means represent the "sentiment of all the Cantonese people who, while resenting any and all dis- criminatory nets, are not unfriendly to- wards foreign residents in their midst. Patriotism makes the Chicese of self- respect unable openly to say so, but there is every indication that merchants in Cantos, prefer foreign protection of their property, to Chinese official security, for the time being, at any rate.
There has been talk during the last few days in Canton of boycotting the British steamers, including those of the long- kong. Canton & Macao. Steamboat Com-
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CANTON NOTES. HONGKONG'S BELIEF FOR FLOOD SUFFERERS.
[FROM uta CHINESA CURKESPONDEST, It is likely that the feared food in Canton proper may be averted, as the water inundating the western suburbs has subsided a good deal. Reports from Wu- chow indicate that the water levels Have Information
fallen several feet also.
from eight of the suffering districts in the Canter Deltag including Kohming, | Kehyne, Fungeheun, Watnam," Loting, Sunhing. Takhing, and Námhoi (not vous- plete, of course) show that more than 40,000, mix of rice crops have been de- strayed so far. Apart from the destruc. tion of houses, rough estimates give out that no less than 3500 lives have been Jost. In the absence of any official figures, and having to depend wholly on the re- ports of relief missions returning from the affected areas, a thorough knowledge of
WEDDINGS.
-BIND CLARKE
NEWSPAPER LAW, TELEGRAPHIC ORDINANCE TO DE AMENDED,
The wedding of Mr. Reginald Edward A bill is to be shortly introduced into Oliver Bird, MA.. headmaster of the the Legislative Council which proposa Ellis Kadoorie School, and Miss Conto amend the Telegraphic Ordinance of stance Eleanor Clarke, Headmistress of 1854. The objects and reasons for the the Belilios Public School for Girls, rook Bill.are stated to be as follows:-- place at St. John's Cathedral on Satur- day at 9.00 am. The ceremony was con- ducted by the Rev. V. H. Copley Moyle Me Mason officiated at the organ
The bride, who is the daughter of the late Mr. F. Heber Clarke and Mrs. Clarke, of Thame, Oxon, was given away by Captain F. L. Brown... Her wedding dress was of Honiton lave (lent by her mother) draped over primrose charmeuse, and a hat of ivory crinoling strawy. "Mr. B. J., Birbeek, Headmaster of "Wanchaŭ School. was best man. A large number of friends Na formal re- attended, at the church. ception was held after the ceremony, the bride and bridegroom proceeding from the
This Ordinance provides that when telegraphic message has been received by any person in the Culong for pub lication in a newspaper or for circuln tion to subscribers, no other person hall publish in a newspaper, or in any printed or written communication, the substance thereof or any extract there- From. until after thirty-six hours from the tinie of the first publication of the esign by the person receiving the same. This provision is defective in three points. In the first place, it does "not prohibit the re-transmission of such by telegraph. La the second place, it is not clear whether the section applies to mesanges received or sent by wireless! telegraphy. In the third place, it alors, not apply to message's received or sent by telephone or wireless telephony." Opportunity is taken to get rid of the distinction between first offeners and subsequent offences and to substitute a offences. The provision that any impris opment in default shäll be withus hard labour bas been omitted.
"Some Chinese, who do not fully under the exnet loss due to the Hood is impos-church to the P. & O. s8.5. Malou on which standard fine of $230 for the summary
stood the terms by which Shameen is leased, are agitating for an increase in the rent which the British and the French Governments nominally pay to Chiam.-'
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sible. The relief work for the West River sufferers Eas been done chiefly by the Kwangtung Merchants' Volunteer Corps, whielt, is able to resist all seizure of food stuffs by Di Sun Yat sen's mercenaries
they are travelling to Singapore en route to Java where the honeymoon is being spent
CARR-THORNTON,
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Alause 5 inseris in section 5 of the principal Ordinance a references to wire- less telegraphy and opportunity is taken! to substitute the words Telegraph com- pany "for" telegraph office."
Clauses 6 and 7 amend section 6 of the to make it
A report has reached "the Canton Gov- ernment that the x.s. Long Shan was violating Customs regulations by discharge ing cargo on July 18th, when she had not been properly moored at her nasal place at the company's wharf in Canton... CHINESE MERCHANTS" ATTITUDE.
Whey
a compradore Ginnested with largo Shaween firm was asked the other day why representatives of his class have not been conspicuous in the committee in charge af the strike movement ja Shameen aged in their relief work by the support The bride was given away by Mr. A. against the British and the French muni-given, then by the Hongkong Chinese cipal regulations believed to be obnoxi
merchants. In addition to the $10,000 mis to the Chinese cumployees in that remitted to Canton a week ago, the Hong foreign concession, he said that the pro-kong Chinese during the week ended tests against certain sections of the rules
On Saturday morning the Rey, V. H. unfed and at large in many, parts of Kwangting by despatching guards to all ships carrying supplies to the affected dis- Copley Moyle officiated at the wedding of triets. Up to July 6th the Merchants Mr. Thomas William Carr, of the Public Volunteer Corps has raised among the Works Department, son of Mr. T. W. principal Ordinane sons merchants more than 200,000 for the Carr of Cardiff, to Mrs. Isabella Thornton apply to wireless telegraphy." several expeditions of relief, and the fifth of South Shields, The ceremony took relief fleet was to have left last Sunday place at St. John's Cathedral, whose for the inner ports along the West River. organist,, Mr. F. Mason, A.B.C.O., rea« The Volunteers have been much encoux-dered the music.
July 24th have sent up 1,352 bags of rice in Shameen were Erst made by men of and another cheque fer $10.000. In addi-
his rank and that the officials in Shameration to food, stuffs, medicine, nad the like, had, before the strike commenced, been
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the relief ships usually, carry much mate- in constant touch with representative
rial for the repair of damaged dykes. Chinese nierchants regarding possible · revision of the rules, The more thought With the Merchauts Volunteers, the Nan- ful and infirențiul Chinese having businessväng Brothers Tobacco Company are also connections with Shansen, it appears, contributing funds and lending the ser were not unaware of the motive actually vices of its launches and the good offices behind the strike, and the individuals of its agencies. backing it, but they were unable to do anything even at the beginning. Chinese merebrats seem to think that the traffe and police regulations should never have been promulgated at a time when feeling was still high in. Canton against the
NEW COINS 'NOT LIKED. From August 1 (as already an nuanced) all payments of taxes and public dues in Canton must be rade in the "coins of the 18th Year of the Ite public. and officials taking in Canton
Wright, of the P.W.D., and her one bridesmaid was, ittle Miss Enid Wright, who made a pretty picture in her dress
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HONGKONG CONTRIBUTION. TO ŠT. DUNSTAN'S.
A LETTER" OF THANKS.
The following letter is self-explana- tory:-
17th June, 1994.
of yellow silk, and carried a basket of Lady Sanent Hons
blies. The bride's dress was of grey silk marocain, and her bouquet was also com- posed of lilies:
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Mr. M. D. Coupland was hest man. After the ceremony, and prior to the departure of the bridal couple for Mação, where the honeymoon is to he spent, a reception was held at the Cafe Wiseman, which was attended by a large party of
friends.
have come from illicit mints of Jupanese origin; while not a few Cantonese believe that the bad coins have been coined locally by persons under protection of the
militarists now controlling Kwangtung. FRENCH CATHOLIC MISSION'S LANDS.
Government House,
Hongkong.
DEAR MADAK, I have received Capt R. Neville's letter of the 10th May last, eaclosing draft amounting to £770 145. ed. and a ten-dollar note, being the re- sult of the Ball kindly organised by your Committee.
On behalf of our Chairman and Coun- cil, 1 should like to express to you, to the members of your Committee, and to mak this Ball auch a success, our most all those who in any way participat to grateful thanks.
At this date, five years after the Armis." tice, it is difficult for the general public to realise why the training and settle ment services of St... Dunstan's should Here is the reason. To-day over fifty men are benefiting froui still be required. the specialised and necessarily expensive training given at St. Dunstan's work- shops and class rooms, and twenty-three
Convalescent Annexe, for vacancies which will occur as men under training are Buttled in life. The question will natu rally and reasonably be asked "Where do these inen come from?" They come from among 30,860 men (The Ministry of Pen- xions figure) who were discharged from the Forces with defective vision.
further men are waiting at our Brighton
British consular insinuation that the cut coins earlier than those of the 1024 will prit cunected with the Shameen out-be fined from $30 to $500; persons ten- age of June wth was a Chinese. Had dering outlawed coins will be subjected the Shancen Chinese themselves conduct? to a hue of $10 to $100. We now know
According to the Canton Pacific News ed their own strike, instead of leaving it the reason ufficially advanced for the out- This is that
Of these, since the Armistice, no fewer Agency, the Canton Municipality, will
than 508 men have gone blind, as the in the hands of the professional agitators lawing of the old coina
seek to cancel the lease granted to the rect result of their War-Service, and subsidized by a political party in Canton, many of them are of low standard. A-
French Catholic Mission by the Chinese it is quite certain than we shall have to add to the present number of med the British and the French authorities cording to see merchants of Canton, they prefer those of the earlier date to
Government covering some 61 more of under training, and those awaiting trajn Dr. would bave undoubtedly given the matter!
"the new enius issued by Dr. Sun.
this sad aftermath of the War. All these their sympathetic consideration.
Sun, in order to push the circulation of land intended, for religions and edutaing, a further considerable percentage of tional purposes. The land is in the busi men, too, it must be remembered will in the new, eins, has been fining exchange
the same way as their carlier handicapped comrades, and they, too, will need the There is no change in the situation.shops $100 each for refusing to negotiateness section of Canton, and on it have due course be established in business in help of the widespread system of After Some sort of negotiations are proceeding then. Not all the shops will submit to already been erected a
its word every War-Blinded man shall| ween the Consulates and the strike the fines, however? On the evening of Sacred Heart College, and other houses. Care whuch St. Dunstan's has pledged
Peter's School and other
receive until he dies. Jenders, but residents on Ehaineen know July 22nd, when several of Dr. Sun's The St.
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Cathedral, the
It is particularly helpful to us in our
and let. endeavour to carry out the promise given no details so far. Everything in the agents attempted to force the Shun Hung new buildings on the Yi Tak Malco
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on behalf of the Nation by our Founder Settlement is quiet, and there is no out- Native Bank to accept 8900 of the new were erected
Isiness efices, and it is this and Chief, the late Sir Arthur Pearso11, Bt, that no War-blinded man should ward sign of the strike spreading. Chi- coins for some Hongkong notes, the shop as
resisted and Dr. Sun's men could not do part of the compound to which the ever want for help and comfort, to feel uese employed by foreign firms on the
anything, as the policeman on duty was followers of Dr. Suo are objecting. The that we have behind us the whole-hwarted Hund are still working.
unwilling to offer did to them, says the annual rent for every cheng, or ten Chi- Chut Sup Xi Hong Sheany Pau News, nese square feet, a year, is two and a half The new coins of Dr. Sun are now worthcents, paid by the French Consulate t about 70 per gent. of the Hongkong car- Canton to the Chinese Government, and rency, and one day last week in Canton the total rent collectable by the Canton sonic persons had to offer $131.10 Can-uthorities amounts to less than $100 a ton coins for $100 Hongkong currents. year. Should Dr. Suo's regime succeed in cancelling the grant, he will have more
Last night the usual consignment of provisions and stores were despatched from Hongkong per the s.8. ung Cherny."
HOUSES COLLAPSE. CHASH IN STREET NFF DEB
YEUX ROAD
ROAD WEST...
Sonne alarm was caused in the neigh
bourhood of Des Vaux Road West, on
Hongkong and I can assure you wo support and sympathy of the people in in which that sympathy has been shown. greatly appreciate the very practical way I am enclosing herewith the Official Receipt with renewed thanks.-Yours
E. KESSELL faithfully,
Treasurer.
WHAT PROGRESS? TYPHOID AND MALARIA.
Dr. W. V. M. Koch has given notice of his intention, at to-morrow's meeting
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Dr. Sun's Canton Mint still has a large than $1,000,000 to swell bis war ebent, as quantity of new coins to dispose of and, the present appraisciacat puts the value until they are all of the market, no more of the land at $1,000 a cheng. The causes Friday afternoon, when two houses in coins will be misted. Reports from Sze- for the sudden hostility against the French
chuen, show that the people there are community in Canton are not hard to of the Hongkong Sanitary Board (a) (i.). Eastern Street collapsed suddenly.
The houses Nos. 36 and 38-were of refusing further to negotiate "coins from discover. The French Mission has been To enquire what progress has been made four floors each, the ground floors being Kwangtung on account of their low stan-friendly to Conetal Chen Chiung-ming in the investigation of the source of in- and now the French Consulate in Sha feotion in recent cases of typhoid fever. used as thops, sad the upper storeys asdard, in spite of repeated assertion on dwellings. Luckily, no casualties result-
the part of Dr. Sun's agents that their moen is reported in the Canton news (i) To ask for a report or stalement ed from the crash, se no occupants were
output is of regular standard. Friends of papers as the chief opponent to the re- on the present state of anti-malarial ie the buildings at the time.
Dr. Sua are of the opinion that the large employment of the Chinese constables in monaurea in the Colony, quantity of low grade Cunton coins must the French Municipal Council upon the
termination of the strike in Bharaton. (Continued on next column.)
The cause of the collapse in believed ho subsidence of the foundations owing Lo the recent rains.
(b) Whether further steps are to be taken and when?
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The whole of our Stock has been Greatly Beduced;
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This Stock must be cleared to make room for Autumn deliveries.