SWATÓW SITUATION. GUNBOATS FROM THE NORTH.
[BY A CHINESE, CORRESPONDENT.)
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A statement issued by Liu Chi Lu commanding the anti-Reds, from Swatow.. September 28th, clafford the oceapation of Hoiling and 'Lukfung. Chan Kwing Ming's native districts, on
the 24th and 23th.
Up to October 4th, no serious en counter was reported wither from the eastern or the southern fronts.
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A further Swatow report says that the Peking Government has instructed the Chinese naval station at Amoy to order yan gunboats to Chan's headquarters at Switow for daty and that, since the lat, there has been much movement of Chinese gunboats along the Kwangtung
A report ads that two of the Boats have already arrived at Pakho to report to Bang Tun Yen, the general commanding the lower four circuits of Southern Kwangtung, and the island of
Elainan
The y-colour Chinese flag of the Republic has again resumed its rightful place at Swatow, by crder of the police there. Sines the occupation of Swatow by Kuomintang troops last March, the sational flag of China had been replaced by a red flag on the upper left hand corner, of which was a white sun mouo
ted on blue. It is not the reci flag of
the Bolsheviks but a combination of the Anomintang and the red Bag.
CANTON NEWS.
(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT:]
HEMITTANCES STOPPING. As previously stated, overseas Chinese Bave temporarily stopped supporting the strikers by remittances of funds to Canton because of the recent coup il état subra
were Kuomintang leaders pelled. The funds have been coming zactly through the Kuomintang branches abroad, and the oversens Kuomintang
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mhers are now waiting for further arwa of the status of their party before Continuing their contribitions."
The Red Army chiefs now dominating Canton are in need of funds to defend
their positions, and are finding the continued maintenance of the strikers a great strain on their resources.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
SAILINGS TO CANTON.
***FATSHAN TO START. TO-MORROW,
The improvement with regard to the landing of passengers at Canton and also bringing passengers back to Hong kong still continues.
When the . »Honane - returned to Hongkong on Saturday aftertioon, the satisfactory report was made that all but about half a dozen of the Chines passengers were landed. The few who had to return by the steamer er dick passengers. The Honam took up on Fri; day no less than 60 frst class passengers 100 second class passengers and about 10 or 40 deck passengers
On Saturday she returned with about 90 Chinese passengers, including two of the Hongkong Delegates who left here with other delegates to confer with the strike leaders. There were also about 30 Europeans on board. ↑
Only small packages in the way of cargo are being taken to and from Shameen. Mail, of course, is carried
both ways
The Fatidan is being placed on the Hongkong Canten run and will resume her sailings to-morrow, leaving here at sm. The Honam will leave here to day at the same bour.
There will be no sailings from Hong kong on Sundays and pone from Can ton on Mondays.
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MOTORING IN HONGKONG. THE MENACE AND THE REMEDY
[BY AN OWNER-DRIVER.]
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"MONDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, 1925
WEEK-END MAILS..
There was, as there has been for the last few weeks, a heavy concentration of mails during the week-end, this keeping the mails department of the Post Office working at high pressure.
Oo. Saturday the Home mail rid Suez (letters and papers, London, Sep- tember 3rd, and parcels August 27th) arrived by the P. and G. & Khien. The total mail, landed consisted of 498 bags of letters and papers, of which 11 bags were from the United King- dom. There were also 102 bags of par- cels from Home.
May unkind things have been said about motorists, mostly by people who have never driven a car. It is often forgotten that the automobile is a very. real boon, and that anyone who arrange it prefers to travel by car rather than by chair, rickaha or even Peak tram. The people deserving of censure are not a very few motorists collectively, but careless or selfish individuis. It there is to be any real improvement in Hong kong in this matter it will only be brought about by encouraging the cantious drivers and obtaining their co-operation Das-and Shanghai. gers will be reduced if road improvements are carried out wherever possible. There is, just now, an "economy stunt," but there could be no greater mistake than that of postponing road-improvements.
The real menace in this Colony is the big car. The weight of pleasure vehicles, exeluding, of course, the motor busses, varies from about ten hundredweight up to, say. two and a half tons. It is ob- vious that the small fight car, with, at the most, four passengers, is much more easily controlled than the huge" seven
senters that so often, carry as many as ten or twelve people. These hig cars block the roads and make it difficult to see any traffic beyond them.
The motor busses are a problem unto It was a bad day for pedes On Saturday the Huwam will re themselves.
Hongkong and trians and ear drivers when they were turn from Craton to
permitted to run along Caine Rond, and will in itp at her wharf bere it will be much safer when the road in .until the Monday when will provements cast. of the Naval Yard arc completed. In any case the speed of leave again. On Sunday morning these huge vehicles should be strictly the. Fatshan will leave Canton for this limited. There is no real reason why port and lie up here until the Tuesday. they should exceed a maximum of twelve will miles an hour. It should be within the The sailings of each steamer
limits of human ingenuity to have soine sealed automatic recorder on the bus therefore be as under:-
Honam.-Leaves Hongkong on Mon which could he inspected daily by the day, Wednesday and Friday Leaves police in the hope of collecting a fine. Canton Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Fatthan Leaves Hongkong on Tues- day, Thursday and Saturday Leaves
is often endled, a Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
on
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THE TAX PROBLEM:
Yesterday morning the s. President Jackson arrival from the North, en route for Manila, and landed 424 bags of mail from Canada U.S.A., Japan,
Sorters also had to deal with the two outward mails for Home during the was by the Karniala week-end. Que which luft ou Saturday eid Straits, Ceylon sad other ports, and the other was by the Taiyo Naru," pi Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, and the States. There was also, of course, the usual despatch sanounced "to of mails for constal porn to deal with.
The next Home mail arrive by the Famsung anxt Friday. This mail will consist of letters only and will come rid Negapatam, dated London, September 10th.
LOCAL WEDDING. ·
NEVĖS-CHANG.
WAN
tastefully Occasion
St. Joseph's Church decorated on Saturday, the being the wedding of Mr. George Neves. son of the late Mr. Francisco Neves, and Miss Agatha Chang, daughter of Mrs. J. Chang, Father Augustin conducted the ceremony
The bride, who was given in marriage by Mr. H. Blyth, was attired in a dress of white crepe de chine, and was attend- ed by the Misses Mary and Lucy Chang (sisters). The best man was Mr. Joha Neves (bridegroom's brother)
A reception took place at No. 48, Pruya East. The honeymoon will be spent at Macao.
KOWLOON UNION CHURCH.
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The system of axation of cars in this Colony is wrong. The owner of a tiny
The Sunday School attached to the little car that looks something like, and
perambulator, pays Union Church, Kowloon, was re-opened sixteen dollars a year, while the man who yesterday, and a large number of child. They were can afford to run a huge seven-seater ren attended the service. limousine pays only twenty-four dollars. addressed by Mr. P. W. Roberts...
The morning service was conducted by In England the system of taxation is based on the horse-power of the car. It the Rev. 1. D. Bees, of Canton, and in CANTONESE IN THE NORTH. PLANNING TO END RUSSIAN RULE is admitted that the term "borse-power" the crening the preacher was the Rev. is rather indefinite when it is applied to R. F. Edwards, of Luichow. Capt. R. D. "Angels ever bright and Kuomintang leaders recently driven out petrol engines. There is, however, the Thomas sang
ment and that formula might easily he was Mr. Andrews, of Canton and who are now at Shanghai formula employed by the British Govern- fair. The organist at all, the services are, it appears, planning a movement in-used by the tax authorities in Hongkong. keen motorist dependent of that of Chan Ewing Ming The Colonial Treasurer is And lavourable to the Mukden warlord, and he could advise the Attorney General compel about legislation designed to -Chang Tao Lin, who is known to be owners or agents to give dimensions of A fais tax would be friendly to the Japanese and opposed to the engines used. the Russians of the Bolshevik section, one dollar per horse-power which would Chinese correspondent. The perhaps produce about twice the revenue
collected. now
Indeed, the tax might disappointed Kuomintang members in more equitably be graded like the income Shanghai are looking towards Yau Lit, tax. Thus cars under twelve horse-power Speculations have been busy regarding · an old party lender and formerly a resi- (Royal Automobile Club rating) would раз оде dollar per horse-power per the negotiation at present heing conductdent of Hongkong, as their civilian head, annum cars with horse-power between ed by the Hongkong delegates with the and Hsu Shao Cheng, a former Canton twelve and twenty would pay two dollars per horse-power; cars frem twenty to Strike Leadera at Canton. Apart from governor as their military leader. thirty, five dollars per horse-power; all what has already been reported in the At the same time, infiuential. Cantonese cars over thirty would pay teen dollars local newspapers, however, regarding the leaders in Peking and Shanghai are per horse-power. two conferences they bad had with the Strike Committee, very little is known as to the exact nature of the terms and conditions discussed.
CANTON PARLEYS.
SOME HONGKONG CHINESE DELEGATES RETURN.
On Saturday, Messrs. Tae Shu Tong, Wong Kwai Hec. Li Kung Law, Chan King Kwong, Chu Yun Cher. Lau Ngok Ean and Wong Dai Kwong of the Hong- kung delegation returned by the 3.5. fimum; In an interview with a Chinese correspondent, they said that the Strike Committee in Canton had agreed to Ferise" their conditions for further con- mideration.
sintes
putting pressure on their provincials at home to end the hoycott and strike before the meeting of the Tariff Conference.
THE KWONG CHING." CANTON NAVY SLOOP AT SHAMSHUIPO.
No doubt the owners of hig caza, would the taxation would be that smaller ears squeal at first, but the general effect of would be used.
Chairs and rickshas will, in time, dis appear altogether from the lower levels, The small ear will take their place.
WHAT MOTORISTS CAN DO. It is also time that every owner of a car abonid realise his responsibility Too much praise cannot be given to Messrs.
MISCHA LEVITSKI. ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE AT THE THEATRE ROYAL.
Mischa Levitski, the noted pianist, received a great ovation on Saturday evening at the Theatre Royal. While the audience could not be called a large one, it was certainly very appreciative throughout, and was incessant in its de mands for encores. When Levitski had completed his programme he was recalled twice, and rapturously applauded.
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One of the finest features of a good programme was the Chopin selection, the pianist gave a really beautiful ren- Levitski is to give another concert dering of the final. Liszt Rhapsody. on Thursday next.
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The following regulations have been Various reports have been circulated C. and E. Choa and Mr. M. K. Lo for made under the opium ordinance- with regard to the Wrong Ching, a their public spirited action in reporting. No person shall sell or offer for sale Canton Naxy sloop, which has been to the police a case of what they co-any opium to any person under 21 years
Mr. Magis of age. alloted a berth in Shamshuipo Bay like sidered reckless driving.
33 the report says, any other foreign man-of-water visiting trate McElderry,
No person except the Superintendent Chos and Mr. Lo for shall purchase any opium 12068. this part. She is little larger than "thanked Mr. launch, bat has a six-inch gun on board.
No person shall soll any opium dross bringing the matter to the notice of the In the vernacular papers of last week police, and expressed the hope that more except to the Superintendent. They all expressed the hope that a final agreement was possible, but added that there appeared an entirely erroneous people would carry out à public duty in report of the Kong Ching having been reporting such matters as these." And it would take sous time to accomplish. "seized " for trespassing in British so say all cautious drivers. The difficulty
up the moral courage Let us beg the Colonial Secretary to Explaining the reason for their return water." The report stated that the crow is to summon they stated that it was sufficient to leave resenting the appointment of Russian needed to report those whom we so often take his car up Garden Road to Seth's
corner and along Robinson Road. a few of their members behind for, the officers to direct naval affairs decided to meet in the clubs or in business.
In fairness to the police it should be might suggest that the wall of the further proceedings. During their five desert the Reds and, seizing their op slays stay in Canton, they said, all ex-portunity when the commander was on said that they watch, carefully, certain Botanical Gardens be pushed back He
pot-holes that, so often appear WM. penses were borne by themselves, and in shore, they brought the vessel out of cars. The police patrols must have might strongly object to be shaken up addition they provided meals for the 20 Canton with the intention of joining the particular numbers in the very front of by
their memories. There has been practic. along Robinson Road. He might sec body-guards placed at their disposal by Chan Kwing Ming faction at Swatow.
The Kong Ching has not been ally no persecution of motori by the many corners that he would recommend the Canton Authorities,
in Hongkong. She may stay Hongkong police, who, with very rare ex should be rounded off. Many trees ob- LAST NIGHT'S "MEETING.
here as long as she likes and leave when ceptions, have been extremely fair and weare the driver's vision.
The D.P.W. might tackle Caine Road. Yesterday a meeting of the Associated sbo fixes. It is not known definitely courteous. They have sorved the publie District Commercial Association was held whether the vessel has foranken the Red well and they have been very just. A and the Dairy Farm Hill beyond Pokfa- at the premises of the Ching Yuen Com- cause bat, according to reports from friendly word of warning in good time lam. The two schools (St. Stephen's and mercial Association to announce the Canton, General Chiang Kai Shek has has caused many an owner to remember the new Suiyingpun) are disappoint interviews which the returned delegatea taken steps to keep other gunboats under the dangers of motoring in Hongkong. have had with the Strike Committee and close observation.
acized
ITALIAN ENGINEER BEATEN.
HONAN AUTHORITIES' PROMPT. ACTION.
ments. The sites could even Dow be slightly reduced and the road greatly im ROAD IMPROVEMENTS.
proved. Even the University would not The Briton loves to have a growl at be altogether spoilt if its area hordering. officials collectively but mually admires the motor road were reduced. There is the individually. The men in the also the Jubiles Road. Government service in Hongkong do thir work conscientiously. They do not talk inuch about it. They invariably consider suggestinna.
the Canton Authorities. Mr. Tse Shu Tong presided and there was a very large gathering. After the notice convening the meeting had been read, the Chairman,
Bo the tale might he continued in: said the meeting would strictly confine
deinitely. What is urged is that motor. tedit to the announcement of the inter-
car owners should actively help the views as it was not called for the pur-
authorities of the Colony to make motor- pose of discussing any of the terms and
The Axiatic News Service states that In this matter of road improvements ing "safe. In actual fact, there are far. conditions suggested by the strikers. He said their mission to Canton was con- General Yuch Wei Chun, Tupan of one must appeal to the high ups such fewer casualties in the City of Victoria. sidered finished. As regards the other Honan, has wired to the Waichiaops as HE the Governor, the Colonial Hongkong, than in a city of aliout the all want to aim at is ná" increase in the delegates remaining at Canton, he said concerning a recent incident on the Lung. Secretary and the Director of Public same size in Great Britain. What we they are there not to wait for the teras Hai Railway when an Italian engineer Works
Let us first appeal to ILE. the Governumlier of motor vehicles and and conditions but have special business was badly beaten and wounded by the to attend to. It seems that great secrecy soldiers of the second Kuominchun army, nor and ask him to sacrifice about one in the dangers to pedestrians
General Yuch says that after their ten-thousandth part of the area of the motorists. being maintained as to the true nature
Nothing of the strikers' demands and the meeting arrest at Kaifeng, the guilty soldiers were grounds in which Government House. was adjourned until 7 p.ra. to-morrow immediately tried by a special court stand. There are some wicked comers to heavy for motorists that might be cured by evening when the other delegates who are mirtial and were sentenced expected to-day, will attend the meeting penalties, General. Yuch, therefore, aska widening the road, adjacent to Govern- and possibly a decision will be reached the Foreign Office to inform the Italian ment House..
Legation about the matter.
(Continued on next (aluma)." to the proper course to adopt.
reduction
And
has been written about motor lorries, but they, too, thould be treated like the bosses. A sealed automatic recorder, similar to a taxi-meter, to show each day's maximum speed would be a great step in the "safety first" policy..
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