NEWS FROM CANTON. PASSENGERS FOR HONGKONG. JAPANESE MOTOR, LAUNCHES
WARNED AGAINST PASSISTING. L
FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT,] Friends in Shanghai of Hsiung Keh Wn, the head of the Szechuan mercen- aries in Canton who was recently arrest- ed by the Reels on a charge of treason to the Kuomintang. have wired to Chiang Kai Shek and Wang Ching. Weo Pet tioning for his release." Hsiung's exccu- tion, reported by the Fai Kwong Yems, has not yet been oficially announced, Reports from Northern Kwangtang where some of the Szechuan mercea- aries are stationed, have it that many, of Hsiung's men have now tinied against this Kuomintang.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, OCTOBER 12
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS ON ACTIVE SERVICE
WAICHOW THE OBJECTIVE.
CHINESE REPUBLIC WEEK-END CELEBRATIONS. Saturday, known commonly as the Double Ten festival folling does on the tenth day of October-war the 14th anniversary of the Chinese
COURT OF ENQUIRY,
SEQUEL TO COLLISION OFF
WAGLAN SE
NO BLAME ATTACHED TO BLUE FUNNEL MASTER OR OFFICERS.
[DY A GHINKER CORRESPONDENT-] On the 8th instant about 600 Russian
The Marine Court of Enquiry which soldiers in full military equipment ar-Republic. rived at Sheklung by the Canton-Now- The observances in Hongkong were assembled at the Harbour Office on Fri- toon Railway en route to the Eastern carried out on a moderate scale. Some day afternoon to investigate the circum- front. They had with den many rifles of the business houses and all the depart stances of a collision which occurred bu- modern pattern, several siege guns ment stores closed; while a fow of the tween the Blue Funnel & Talthybius and a few held-guns and machine-guns. guilds also observed a holiday. There and a junk off Lam Tong, near Waglan They were accompanied by a small was a big display of Chinese flags from Light, on August 23rd, at 3 a.m., WA
continued on Saturday morning.
The Court comprised: Lieut-Com- engineer party of about 200 men all business establishments.s
His Majesty's ships in harbour dressed carrying nicks, shovels and other army implements. According to a cadet, it is ship all over from am. until sunset-andmander G. F. Hole, R.N.. Harbour fired a salute of 21 guns at noon, com said that these Russians are new arrivals mencing with the second gun of the Master (President), Commander. C. R. and that they were under orders from Tamar Ships in Deckyard hands, dress. Harvey, N. (Supt. Chart Depot), MT. Crolt (Master of the 8.8. Nam The salute by the British warships was their Commandant to capture Waichowed ship with masthead fings only. City at all cost. It is stated that as Walchow City is a natural strategetic point. and is the bone of contention in the East River sector, General Chiang Kai Shek was obliged to employ theso Bassians to attack it in order to check
Mr. G. Tinson represented Capt.
HONGKONG PASSENGERS, Japanese hotels in Canton, which have been conveying Chinese travellers for or from Hongkong to the s.8. imam and Futiken in their motor-launches, are the advanes if General Chan's troops on mittee of the Association, to salute the/ Mr. C. A. S. Ross appeared for the mas
being warned against continning this practice. Until further orders from the Strike "Committes in Canton, no more permits will be issued by the pickets for persons desiring to travel from Cantoo to Hongkong by Britisk steamers,
CAPITAL TAX.
The Strike Committee enforcing the foreign boycott in Cafton have appoint- ed altogether more than 40 agents to go into the inland towns of Kwangtung Province to collect funds for the main tenance of the boycote and support of the strikers. The Kuomintang Govern ment has authorized the collection of one per cunt, capital tax from every person awning property worth. $300 or more. Several magistrates in districts under Bolshevik control are also appoint ing deputien to assist the Strike Com. mittee in collecting the tax.
STRIKE PICKETS KILLED. CẦNTÓN SHANGHAI PASSENGER.
{BY A CHINESE CONRESPONDENT.] According to a report received by the Hongkong Labour Maintenance Associa tion it is stated that the strike pickets stationed at Wanchai, near Chin Shan in Chinese territory and opposite Macao,
Sheklung,
One of the lost junk's crew maintain ed that he himself had trimmed-the lamp.
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an act of courtesy much appreciated by Sat), Mr. F. Gill (Master of the the local Chinese community, according Haifowig) and Mr. Shearer (master of to comments heard in the holiday circles.ibo nard).
At 8 o'clock on Saturday morning, deputations from many schools asembled in the playground af the Hongkong Chi Lloyd, formerly of the 18. Talthybius ness Y.1.C.A. under the leadership of and now Master of ss Protesituus, and Dr. T. P. Wu, chairman of the Boys' Com
ter and owner of the junk British and the Chinese flags.This core-
At Saturday's hearing, the President mony was preceded by a patriotic address indicated that the Court had sufficient ANTI-RED MOVEMENTS.
delivered by Mr. Wong Tong, a former evidence on the circumstances and wish- It is reported that preparations by the Commissioner of Finance of the Cantoned to confine itself to the matter of Anti-Communists for a general military Government. Later in the morning girls.
from schools in Hongkong met at the lights, movement have now been completed...CA, when there was a musical pro- General Chan's troops are now concen gramme and a speech by Mr. Szeto Wai, trating in the vicinity of Walchow City headmaster of the Ling Naam School in Happy Valley. Motion pictures, in the ready for a general attack on Sheklung. auditorium, a bicycle ride around the island of Hongkong, and a motor-ear THE MILITARY SITUATION,
excursion to the New Territory in the Dealing with the general military afternoon, followed by a banquet and con- situation another Chinese correspondent cert in the evening concluded the enter -tainments provided by the YMCA, for writes:-There has been a renewal of the occasion. The Y.W.C.A. in Caine activity during the last few days at Road celebrated the day with a reception This was followed by a patriotic meeting. Hingoing City in Tung Kinng (East to its new members in the afternoon River), where Lin Fu's Kwangsi merten Mr. Hin Wong of Canton giving the aries supporting Chan Kwing Ming have address. been making their headquarters. may mean the participation by Lin in the coming anti-Red campaign... Làn is a capable militarist.
This
Red troops bave established supply. stations at Suntong, Shektan, and Shek lung along the Canton-Kowlood Rail road. It is believed that the Reds will restrict their defence to the districts around Cantor and will not try to force an entry into what may now be called enemy territory.
Skirmishes have been reported from Sooenpen near Waichow but there has been no important engagement between the Reds and the anti-Reds up to October 10th
Chan Kwing Ming, Hung Shao Lin, in Fu, and other leading anti-Red militaries are still absent from Swatow.
TUTORIAL INSTITUTE.
An excellent concert in celebration of the anniversary of the Chinese Republic was given at the Queen's Theatre under the auspices of the Tutorial Institute of Hongkong.
The entertainment was arranged by the Principal and staff of the Tutorial In- stitute and was mainly given by the students.
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The programme was opened with an address, delivered in Chinese; by Mr. Lee Chun Keung, one of the students, who carried out the duties of chairman He spoke of the object of the concert and referred to the eclebration of the anniver. sary of Republic
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Mr. Tinson, cross-examining, sub mitted tha: net more than fifty per cont of fishing junks carried lights.
La So, master of another fishing boat being said he was asleep prior to awakened at the time of the accident. He did not see whether the lost junk had a light at the masthead or not after the accident occurred. His juuk had lights.
The steersman of the same junk said both the junk he was on and the lost junk had stern and masthead lights. He heard whistles blown by the steamer after the collision, had occurred, but
After hearing this witness, the Court adjourned to consider its finding, the President intimating that they did not wish to bear farther evidence
After aahort retirement, the Court returned."
The President announced that the Court found that a collision had occur red between the as Talthybius and the lost junk off Waglan about 3 a.m. on August 23rd. The Court further found that that fishing junk, 1605, WAS tached to the master, or any of the carrying lights and no blame was at officers of the Talthybius.
ان الله خير
NEW KOWLOON HOSPITAL. ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR ITS
EARLY OPENING.
The theatre was packed by a Chinese The new Kowloon Hospital, situated on audience, the majority of whom were the new road from Mongkok to Kowloon young people, and all greatly enjoyed the City, is to be opened in about six weeks
entertainment.
The Chinese National Anthem followed, together with the salating of the Chinese included fag dances" The entertainment f Following the practice of the Bolsheby small girls of the Yeung Chun Girls have been, on bad terms with the villageviks in Kwangtung, the anti-Red troops School; a comedy sketch and a Chinese volunteers lately. The reason is said to from Swatow, marching west, will also three act tragedy, play by students of the be that until recently not only were the have propaganda squads to preach Institute and a conjuring performance by
ngainat Bolshevism in territory formerly China Yan Wing villagers not permitted to go to Macao, occupied by Red officials. but any property in the possession of versous attempting to cross the border was confiscated. Communication be tween Heungshan district and Macao was thus cut off. Although repeated re- quests had been made by the villagers for certain concessions in the case of bond fide travelling merchants, the strike pickets took no notier” and con- sinued to molest the people. This arous ed the anger of the volunteers, and the other day in the absence of Government troops two of the strike pickets were killed. Further trouble is expected.
THE SOUL OF THE CHILD. BISHOP'S ADVICE TO SUNDAY
SCHOOL TEACHERS,
Some "useful advice to Sunday School teachers was given by the Bishop of Victoria (the Right Rev. C. R. Duppuy) who conducted a dedication service at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, yester- day morning. He was assisted by the Rev. G. R. Lindsay and the Rev. G. E. Arrowsmith.
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Thore was also a reception at the South China Athletic Club
WEDDING.
LEE-WONG,
The wedding took place on Saturday at "Lee Villas," Fanling, of Mr. Lee Hon Cheung, son of the late Mr. Lee Shew, and Miss Stella Wong, daughter of Mr. and Mrs: Wong Wat Kam
The bride, who was given away by her father was charmingly attired in pink crepe-de-chine, embroidered and trimmed in orange colour. The bridemaids were Miss S. H. Wong (sister of the bride) and Miss Y. C. Cheung (sister of the bride groom) Their dresses were of creamy crêpe-de-chine trimmed with bght blue, and they carried bouquets of pink roses. Mr. Les Hong was the. "best man,
Alter the reception, the bride and bridegroom left for Macao.
MUSICAL TREAT.
time.
Arrangements have been made for the staffing of it, but for the present, owing to the unusual conditions prevailing, only paying patients will be admitted to the hospital Later it is hoped to provide for non-paying patients
Although there is only limited accom modation at present, the hospital ena be quite easily extended when the necessity arises. There are also sisters" quarters, a matron's flat and a doctor's house, together with other necessary buildings, in addition to the main premises of the institution.
The new hospital has come into being mainly through the efforts of the Kowloon Residents Association. The original esti mate for the cost of the hospital was 9380,000, but owing to very extensive work on the site, this has now been re vised to 8604,000. The estimated amount to be spent during this year is put at 9350,000, and the only sums allocated for next year are $20,000 on account of buildings and furniture, and $35,000 on, continuation of site development.
BANKNOTES REFUSED.
In the course of his address to the During the last few days the back. teachers, the Bishop said he would quote notes issued by the Provincial Bank of Matthew He called unto him the little Kwangtung, a Government Bank, have children." If he asked the little children been refused for payments in business who were present at the service their circles in Canton. Even in normal times opinion as to who were the most import these banknotes were not accepted with ant people, they would say that their much confidence, owing to the number elders were undoubteely more important. issued and if they were accepted the than they. Only grown up people, they merchants immediately presented them argued, were made Governors, Kings, etc. at the Bank to be changed, for silver. To a certain degree they were right, but The Mid-Autumn Festival, the funeral really they were not right at all
HONGKONG BANKNOTES. of Liu Chung Hoi, and Sunday fell on thought the children were most import she 2nd, 3rd and 4th instants which were ant, because one coukl never tell what observed as public holidays, and the Prohittle child would become when grown.
CIRCULATION IN SEPTEMBER vincial Bank closed for the transaction He instanced the ease of Lord Shaftes of business on these dates. Owing to the bary. His nurse did not guess that the
Following are returns of the average uncertainty of the prescat political child in her arms was to become known situation and the lack of good faith to generations to come as the "Bicased. Messrs. Jongen and Bilweski are to give amount of banknotes in circulation, and shown by former Government banks, the Christ had changed the whole attitude & popular classical recital (piano and of specie in reserve in Hongkong,, during of the world towards children. Christ violin) in the City Hall on Wednesday the month ended September 20th, 1925, people during these three days were untold his disciples that they would never next at 5.15 p.m. Both gentlemen are as certified by the managers of the willing to accept the banknotes and as enter the Kingdom of Heaven unless they artists of rare distinction, Jongen being respective banks
Average Specie a consequence the Bank was hard hit, had the childlike spint. In his opinion one of the most eminent players Belgium Banks
Amount In Reserve. It is anticipated, however, that their the two most important things about a has produced, whilst Hilweski showed his circulation will be restored soon, and ac child were trustfulness and hopefulness. talent carly, and played on the Liege Chartered Bank ceptance of
of the notes mado compulsory The care of the child had always been Cathedral organ at the age of ten
The programme will bo PASSENGER BOAT CONFISCATED the special charge of the Church of Christ, and there was a very close con-
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Two days ago a three-masted junk with nection between religion and education. a bast-load of passengers was arrested He instanced the Venemble Bede's boys at Man Chau, Tai Ping, near the Boccat Jarrow-on-Tyne, who were taught Tigris by the 18th Platoon of the Strike the Saint
TWO FINE ARTISTS TO GIVE A RECITAL
Kreutzer: Sonata
by
Fickets. The junk was at once towed In the 19th century, however, attempts back to Canton. At an enquiry held were made to separate education, from by the Striks Committee by a special religion, this was especially so in late tribunal in the frike Headquarters it years. In Soviet Russia no child under was found that the passengers were going for Hongkong. It was decided to detain all the passengers for three weeks and to confiscate the junk, which was later handed over to the Government.
18 was allowed to receive, any religious teachings. He thought the Christian Church teachings in schools in England had influencod. British civilisation, and world civilisation, too. He believed, that a great deal of the unrest at the present time was due to the attempts to separate education from religion. This could nover be done
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RUSSIAN PASSENGER BOATS." It is reported that a notice has been rued by the Canton Office of the Russian Volunteer cet that a passenger service As Sunday School teuners, they would between Canton and Bhanghai has been be handling the most delicate thing in inaugurated The fare charged for the world the soul of a child. If they Firsh Class passenger is 880 for a single were clumsy they would break the flower trip and 8150 retura Cabin class Single Love nail sympathy counted more than trip $50 and return trip 100: Second anything else. If these factions were clam single trip $35, return 800, Ber- combined then good results would come, vants are charged $8 per single trip and whether they as teachers remained to see $14 for the return trip,
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