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"PRESENTATION TO H.E. THE
GOVERNOR...
A TRIBUTE FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE,
An interesting function took place in the Ball Room at Government House
yesterday, when a farewell presentation was made to H.E. the Governor (Sir the Edward Stubbs, K.C.M.G.) "by Colony's civil servants,
There were pressat several members of the Legislative Council, the heads of Departments, the European stalls of the Government and i large number of Chinese clerks and interpreters.
The presentation which took the form of an nudress signed by 1,010 civil ser vants was enclosed in a handsome black. wood cuss (made in H. M. Naval Yard). It was fitted with ornamental brass
clasps.
The address, which was sealed with the zeal of the Colony's seal, was as follows
To His Excellener Sir Regina Edward Stubba, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Calons of Hongkong and it Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral ofj
the same :-
May it please Your Excellency,
We, the undersigned. Members of the Civil Service in the Colour of Hongkong desire to express par sincere regret that the tin has arrivedi for taking leave of! you on the approaching termination of your period of office as Governor of the Colony,
The six years of your Administration hive witnessed a xeneral readjustment of values throughout the world, and they fave also covered a period of local expan- sion and development which is quite with nt precedent in the previous history of the Colony. The resulting disturbance of established conditions has profoundly affected the Civil Service, in common with all sections of the Community, and we owe you a deep debt of gratitude for your sympathetic recognition of the diffi-
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, 1923
NEWS FROM CANTON. POSITION OF THE CHINESE POST OFFICE.
SUMMARY COURT.
[BEFORE MR. JUSTICE WOOD) CLAIM FOR DAMAGES FOR TRESPASS.
At the Summary Court yesterday, hefore hir. Justice Wood, Mr. Ko Tai a claimed $1,500 damages from Hop Hing Cheung. The total amount was 1.426.00 but the amount in excess of 11,000 was waived.
The plaintif was
THE MILITARY SITUATION,
IMPORTANT ANTI-RED SUCCESSES,
[FROM OUR CALINESE COLLEESPONDENT.] [ROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
Anti-Red semi-official reports stam The Garrison Commissioner of the Red that on October 24th, the Reds wen Army in Canton, baving anally been co-driven from Pao Chip, a place about vinced that the Chinese Post Office should east of Hoyun. Red gunboats Aong not give any more privilege to a Kuo Kung and Kong Koo deserted the mintang Red than to any other patron, mintang Government service on October has consented to post a special order 23rd, according to an anti-Red report, advising the. Kuomintangites to this but this has not been confirmed up to represented by Mr, Leask, whilst Mr. E. S.-C. Brooks represented the defendant. effect. The Post Ofier, however, has the inorring of the 26th.
Mr. Lensk said that the claim was for agreed to accept the Central Bank notes
Other reports concerning the anti-Re of the Kuomintang at market value in.
movement include the capture, on Octoba Tamages for trespass. Plaintia, was the the purchase of postage stamps.
10th, of Sunhing district by "the licensee of some Grown land situated at division of the anti-Reda; the defeat of Kingsclere and Albany and her business, nearly 3,000 Reds in Hoyun and the cap which she had carried on for 7 years ture of 700 rifles and other military was that of a market gardeners In Janu- supplies; the total capture of 13 patery Ib, the defendant firm started work launches from the Reds since the on an adjoining site where some flats of. October; and the complete control as were being built. The damages in ques Shekki in Heungshan, the late Dr. Sution" referred to land which was trampled
on by coolies in carrying materials. home district.
RICKSHA COOLIES STRIKE. The Municipal Police of Canton have been instructed by the Mayor to mediate in the ricksha coolies strike, which arose from, certain coolies refusing to join the newly formed union and become a part of the Kuomintang.
PERMITS FOR
TRAVELLERS.
The regular resumption of Canton- Kowloon Railway traffic during the last few days has led the boycott pickets in Cauten Harbour to pas obstacles again ou pengers travelling on steamers be tween Hongkong and Canton, Canton passengers now have to get a permit from the strike committee, beadquarters before they can ail for Hongkong.
BOLSHEVIK EDUCATION.
Regarding Kongmoon, there have been conflicting reports; but there is no doubt that the anti-Reds in the Szeyap dis tricts and along the West River are get ting a steadily increasing measure of support.
Plaintiff denied that she received any indication from the contractors that they were going to pull down a retaining wall; neither did she know that her manager had received such information
An employee stated that about 800 flower pots had been destroyed.
Judgment was entered for plaintiff for 800, but plaintiff had to pay defendant's
Movement of the Reds along the East River section seems to confirm the belief that they are struggling hard to threaten Swatow, while the anti-Reds are trying costa
commence action on all fronts and
MONEY.
The Real Education Commissar into Canton closed the Yau Ching School last to divide the strength of their "enemy! MR. J. E. ATHERLEY CHARGED. week for failing to comply with orders There is a great deal of speculation re ALLEGED MISAPPROPRIATION OF from the Kuomintang Government to garding the future action of the Yun teach in accordance with the Bolshevik nanese and the Hunnanese mercenarie programme of management and instruc- in the North River districts. Friends of tion. new middle school, a girls the anti-Reds have reason to hope that normal school, and a native medical they, the mercenaries, will remain school are being threatened with similar tral in the present conflict, but so far no action, unless these institutions will chance has yet been given them to show operate strictly in accordsner with Kuone way or another. wintang rules and regulations.
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CANTON DELEGATES HERE.
At the Central Magistracy yesterday, before Mr. S. B. B. McElderry, Mr. J. Elward Atherley, ex-manager of Getz Bras, & Co. (of the Orient), Ltd., Hong- kong, appeared on 'remand charged with the misappropriation of funds amounting to 813,000, belenging to the Company.
Mr. D. H. Blake appeared to prosecute Hi Mr. Hall was for the defence. Mr. Blake informed His Worship that
STRIKE OF STEVEDORES. The strike of the stevedores in Canton |..| has extended to Fatson, where several TO MEET CHINESE MEMBERS OF he was not ready to go on with the case.
culties which this change of circumstances thousand men, sympathizing with those has imposed upon us, and for the im-in Canton, are threatening to tie up partial consideration which you have the river traffic between there and the given to each individual case. alany of Southern Capitul as retain a grateful memory of personal! assistance and advice.
We would add our tribute to the un-
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STUDENTS FOR RUSSIA. More than 200 students in Canton have firing interest of Lady Stubbs in matters Bled applications with the Kuomintang counested with the welfare of the Com-for examination to be a song or party manity, and we regret that her strenuous student in the proposed "Chung Shan" efforts have overtaxed her strength and or prevented her from being In uch amongst us as we could have desired. Our, best wishes for her health and hap piness will follow her to another sphere of usefulness.
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We bid you farewell, in the assurance that you will.continue to uphold the honour and advance the interests of the Empire wherever you may be called upon
to serve.
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The Hon. Sir Claud Severu, after read ing out the address, said: 1 present this uldress to your Excellency in this box which has been made in the Colony- Appended to the address are 1,640 sigma Lures of members of the Civil Service in all grades.
HIS EXCELLENCY'S THANKS. His Excellency, replying, said that he found it difficult to find words with which to express bis thanks for the address
Dr. Sun Yat Sen University at Moscow. According to previous reports, 150 students only will be sent as the first batch to Russia. Those passing the examinations successfully will be given tuition and board' free while in Russia,
COUNCIL. TO-MORROW.
He, therefore, asked for a further adjourn- According to the vernacular, paperament of the case until Thursday." delegates from Canton's four leading Mr. Hall raised an objection to commercial institutions, arrived in long adjournment and said, the prosecution kong on Saturday to discuss with wal should have had their case ready to pro- Chinese merchants steps to restore can I read with before they arrested the defen- munications between the two porti and
to end the "strike.
The decision to send representatives to Eongkong to approach the various Dis trict Trade Unions and prominent Chinese residents and merchants in the Colony was made at a recent meeting of the Canton City Chamber of Commerce
dant. It was very inconvenient for his client to be in gaol and it was also incon- venient for him to go up every other day to see Him. He had been going to sub- mit, after Mr. Blake's opening, that this was not a case for that cost, but for the civir court. He was still of that opinion on this matter and considered it was a case in which the civil court shouid; adjudicate.
Twelve representatives have been elect ed by the Strike Union, the labour
Mr. Blake replied that he had gone into Unions of Hongkong, the Foreign Service Union of Canton and the Labour Union the case since the previous adjournment of China, bu sa the issues involved are and he did not hold the saine opinion as viewed as being of vital importance to Mr. Hall. It was a question of firm's the labourers & petition has been sent fo money and defalcations and he held that the Council for Polithal Affairs asking for there were at least three or four charges, its approval for an additional 32 rept of a very serious nature.
His Worship said he could take the case to-morrow morning and on Thursday and Friday afternoons.
Mr. Inil applied for bail and asked Hin Worship if he would consider à reduction in the figure previously mentioned, which his client had not found...
AN INGENIOUS. ARGUMENT. To swell the Kuomintang war chest, many private lots and buildings in Fat- shan, Sanishui, and other towns near Canton will be seized as public property and sold in order to apply the proceeds to the payment of Red troops. Most of these lots are located along the canals and stress of the towns and they are sentatives to be elected. The Strike being confiscated on the assumption that Union and all the Labour Unions of Hong- these canals and streams were, as the kong have asked for this step to be taken beginning not so narrow and small as su that these extra representatives can they now are; but they have been filled attend the strike settlement meetings as up to a great extent, and that property listeners on behalf of their respective.
Faions. owners on the banks have stretched their holdings forward in years pastg SEIZING FAMINE RELIEF FUND; The Kuomintang Executive Commis in Hongkong bad presented to him. His Fixcellency went on to say that farewellsior of Fatshan, with the use of force
& company of the peasants corps, took with obituary four members of the gentry of that city notices, were scarcely expected to tell into custody a week ago. These are the van-guard of the accredited reprehearing to-morrow morning at 11 o'clock.
I will be freed only upon the aurreader the exact truth and it was sometimes of the famine fund which they now hold sentatives who will come later if it is necessary to make allowances for failinga. as trustees for the public.
the If after allowing for ady such failings be towns in Kwangtung, there are funds in considered opportunte to continue discus res rve for repairing dykes along had been able to do some good for the river banks or supplying cheap rice Civil Service of the Colony he was ex- the poor in case of famine.or floods. treinely glad that it bad fallen to his lot Now the Kuomintang throughout the Province, following the proceedings in to do so." The Civil Service of any Colony Canton City, are trying to seize these or Government had always, for reasons funds, bolding them to be public funds. be could not understand, been selected
which the members of the Civil Service
addresses, in
combien
by the Press and anonymous correspon-
In many
dents as the object of mach adverse com- In a Culonial Government such as ment. Why this was so be was never Hongkong there were many Departments able to find out, If one read some of and it would be invidious to single out the articles in the Press one would any particular Department for special. imagine that the Colonial Service was comment. The members of all Depart always under suspicion. His Excellency ments had to be thanked for their able assured them that this was the imipres assistance throughout his tenure of Office. sion be had gathered.
wasld, however, like to refer to the
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The Council has approved the request and all future meetings will be attended
It was learned yesterday that the repre- by these additional representatives sentatives who have arrived in the Colony
sions.
The representatives here have seen Mr. Ho Sai Kwong and asked if an interview could be arranged between them and the Chinese members of the Legislative Coun- cil, the Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Son and the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall. A meeting, as requested, has been arranged to take place tomorrow morning.
་་ FLOATING MINES.
SPOTTED IN CANTON RIVER BY -""HONAM."
His Excellency went on to say that he Cadet Service especially for their extra- and served His Majesty's Government for ordinary versatility. On looking round
According to a report received in the 20 years, the Erst 15 years of which were he could see various members of that spent at the Colonial Office where he was Department who had done yeoman ser Harbour Office from the master of the brought into contact with many Colonies vie Fie noticed Mr. Dyer Ball who.. Honum, a floating ohjeet which might of the Empire, and he could say without changed otce from Bench to hesitation, that the civil service of Hops, cal capacity. There was Mr. Tratman be a mine was seen hall-way between kong was equal to any, both from the who attended to Chinese affairs and who Bampan Chow and the fish stakes on point of view of intelligence and ability and also dealt with manitery matters of Saturday when the steamer returned to They had had times of considerable dif- the Colony Mr. Meer, who specialised Gealty during the past six years without in 000 particular branch, and fr. Gom any andne straining.
pertz, who in his youth occupied several Continuing His Excellency unid this offres in the Governmpuls he had always resented that the Navy. Fin: Excellentey excluded by Munking as the Senior Service, had taken for itself the members of the Civ3 Service for the the title of the Silent Service. That tile pre-entation. (Loud.applause,) was equally true about the Civil Service.. They never replied and were always Files
(Continued on next Oolumn).
The meeling terminated with three ty cheers for His Excellency, the Cvernor, which were led by Sir Claud
Eavern.
His Worship said that as the amount at present involved was $13,000 he would only allow buil in $20,000, or in two valid securities acceptable to the Court.
In reply to a question by His Worship, Mr. Blake intimated that the amount at present mentioned in the charge wouli be increased.
His Worship adjourned the east for
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UNDER THE BANYAN. THE COLLECTED POEMS OF GLADYS JACKSON,
The ability of Mr. Gladys Jackson to write charming verse is well known to our readers, For a number of years paat, sometimes, for period, quite frequently, and at other periods at very long intervals unfortunately, porms over her signature have appeared in these columns. Now they have been collected and privately printed for circulation chiefly among personal friends. A cer tain number of copies of the booklet Under the Banyan, however, have been placed on sale with Mesars. Kelly and Walsh at $1.50 and we should
imagine this limited edition will be quickly disposed of
It matters little whether Mrs. Jackson in dealing with the verirst trifle any versary or memorial, her felicity of passing funcy-or with some great anni- expression is always unerring. Her
alightful verses on Baby Bow other name for Harlech Road-might be compared, for example, with her beauti ful tribute to those figuring on Hong- ag's Roll of Honour in order to ap-
atyle." It is als reported that the French gun-preciate the rang and compass of her boat Argol sighted two apparent reines a day or so nga, t
Hongkong from Canton. In his report, the master describes the object as being black, round and-sinocth.
It is well that this collection of poems should have been marie and published. It is one which many residents of the In view of this, phinmasters are warned Colony will find deep pleasure in brows
ing over,
to keep a close look-out.
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