THE SILENT SERVICE. 31.E. THE GOVERNOR'S ATTITUDE TO CRITICISM. ESPECIALLY CONTRIBUTED BY AN, OLD DESIDENT.]
Sir Reginald Stubbs has completed his service as Governor of this Colony. He caves us with many expressions of good- will. He has had his difficulties and his disappointments, like the rest of us, during the last few months, hat in somo ways he has been fortunate., He arrived in Hongkong when the finances of the
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28TH,
CHAN KWING MING'S
MANIFESTO.
THE MILITARY SITUATION. : DAMAGE OF OVER $3,000,000 BY FIRE.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS. [BEFORE THE ACTINO CHIEF JUSTICE, MR. K. H. J. GUMPERTZ.] ROBBERY AT LONELY FARM A case of armed robbery, which had been adjourned last week owing to the (FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
illness of one of the prisoners, came he General Chan Kwing Ming, former fore Mr. H. H. J. Gempertz, "the Arting Governor-General of. Kwangtung by ap-Chief Justice, yesterday.. pointment of the Central Government at Peking, has issued a manifesto concern. ing Chiang Kai Shek, his former Chief- of Stuff in the Cantonese Army but now
doctrine from Rusia.
The anti-Reds have not accomplished
Mr. Whyte-Smyth prosecuted for the Crown.
Chan Sau, a farmer of Lantau, mid his farm was situated in a lonely place,
came into the house, two being med morning of August 1st. seven mobbera with pistol two with spears and the bad electric torches, but soon after they others with knives. Two of them also had eutered, they lit his kerosene amp He was bound with wire and the wabers began to ransack the place. Some of the one of the foki and his wife. They do robbers went next door and brought in camped with a bundle of clothing and wire. When be managed to free him and found that a bullock and calf which had been tied to a tree just inside of ducks and chickens were also sing. He went to the shore and found that boat Out at sea he saw the robbers' one of the oars was missing from his boat with the missing animal got a boat and made for Dak Sha board. He hurried to Capsuim and Wan and telephoned for the pobre He then went to Chun Wan Police Station himself. Later, accompanied by spec tera Cashman and Andrews he visited there found his bullock and his calf the slaughter house at Lan Tau Kok and Witness said that he recognised me only of the robbers.
MR. VAN ANDEL IN COURT. ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO EXPORT MONEY.
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DEFENDANT'S EXPLANATION
ACCEPTED.
As will be found reported elsewhere, a number of cases of alleged attempts to export money from the Colony came before Mr. S. B. B. McElderry at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon.
At the same Court, Mr. Alex. W. Van Andel, Manager of the Holland China Trading Company, Hongkong, appeared
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Mr. Van Andel explained to His Wor ship that as he was entering the wharf to go on the Canton'steamer for the pur pose of visiting Shameen, he saw the regulations regarding the exportation of ninese being searched. Recollecting the money from the Colony, be approached the Police Inspector in charge and asked how much he could take with him." 400 on him and he was told he could not told the Inspector he hut about 80 0 take that much." He banded $03 to the with the remaining 890. If he had not, have had sufficient money to carry hini through as he had his food to pay for an meen. He thought it would be all right taking the money to Shameen as local His Worship: The proper procedure would have been for you to have got m currency was legal tender there.
Mr. Van Andel have learnt that. permit from the Colonial Secretary... since.
If the great den: on the Eastera front during the house had disappeared. A minber the steainer and hotel expenses at Sha
Colony ware Ann flourishing condition Chief of the Red Army of the Kuomin- there being no other bouses in sight. to answer a charge that he had attempted | and when there was every reason to tang. He denounces Chiang for accept. His fupi lived next door. Early the to export $63 from the Colony.
a long period of satisfactory ing Bolshevism, and attempting to in- anticipate revenues for the public exchequer. He trodace it into Kwangtung and calls had the reputation of a man who under- upon all people in Kwangtung and stood finance. It was thought that under China to arise and fight against the false The feature of his supervision there would be no squan- dering of the public funds. His close the manifesto is that General Chan friendship with the late Mr. A. G. Kwing Ming is extending his hand to Steplica, may have been due to the at-welcome all those willing to join him in his anti-Red movement, including those traction of minds at think alike.
As far as I can reincather he is the who may be now under the Red standard fastened the door on the outside with Injector and proceeded to Shameen first Governor, who has given bis views but are willing to withdraw from the self he and the foki forced open the door had an office at Shameen he would not in favour of raising toans for public works, Kuomintang Army. He tried hard to settle the long-standing question of the military lands. bargain that was agreed upon some the past few days, but reports from the months ngo was not as favourable to the West River districts sugght that the residents of Hongkong as we expected movements there will demand the atten- it was not due to any slackness on the tion of the Red Army and will weaken
she position of the Reds in the East. We can part of Sir Reginald Stubbs.
Both the Reds and the anti-Reds are that recent circumstanceS -only" regret
mov giving a great deal of attention to caused the scheme, to be shrived.
Kongmoon and Shiubing, which, up to October 27th, according to various re ports to hand, were still in the hands of the. Kuomintang. Kaukong, a West River port, was recaptured by Reds a few days ago, and in the fighting, more thau 200 houses and shops, mostly "trad- ing in silk were burned down, involving a loss of "upwards of $3,000,000.
Through his career here, the representa tive of His Britannic Majesty, has fre. quently announced his personal dislike for making speeches. It is, however, one of the jobs of work" attached to the baye to perform some owner. Host of us duties in "connection with our work in which we do not take a delight. It is, for example, so much easier for any of us to give fulsome flattery than to submit honest criticism that, if we always did just what we liked best, we should allow our eyes to become blinded to the evils that need redress. For a time we might have a very happy time, but in the end all this taking of the line of least resist auce means stagnation and ineficiency. Wo admit that it is only human nature to be sensitive to criticism, especially if the criticism is deserved and is made public.
The Reds are anxious to secure more aeroplanes but are finding it very dif- ficult to get them. In the attack on Wai- chow, they tried to use the two aero planes they have, but the machines were damaged before they could take part in the operations.
THE KWANGTUNG UNIVERSITY. TO.BE THE CENTRE of Bolshevik
PROPAGANDA.
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His foki gave corroborative evidence and stated that he recognised three of the robbers.
is Worship Accepted defendant's ex- planation, but remarked that he had technically braken the law. In dischass tioned that his money would be restored ing Mr. Van Andel, His Worship arg
permit when he left the Colony next to him, and advised him to obtain a time.
MR. DOWLEY THANKED. BRINGS CHINESE MOTOR DRIVER
TO BOOK.
A Chinese detective gave evildee to the effect that the first prisoner had led him to a house in Lai Chi Kok Road where the other three men were risted.
Prisoner alleged that the detenire badi
At the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon, before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest showed him where the robbers were."
The first prisoner denied having been a Chinese motor-car driver was fined 805 promised that he would be freed if he
three others said that he was the ring-House Street on September 29th. implicated in the robbery, lift the for driving in a dangerous manner in Ice leader and had asked them to go with All four prisoners were found guilty him if they wished to make a fortune. and each sentenced to seven years with hard labour.
After imposing the fine, His Worship thanked Mr. W. A. Dowley for his action in reporting the defendant to the Traffic Department
Chief Inspector W. Kent also associated himself with His Worship's remarks and thanked Mr. Dowley for his assistance to the police in reporting this case.
Mr. Dowley in evidence estimated that ABSENT JURYMAN INED.
the defendant was driving the car "at Mr. O. P. James, of the heiße Mail about 20 miles an hour and said that the Steamship Co., failed to appar when his car was travelling from the direction of name was called for the Jury at the King Edward Hotel towards the Star Criminal Sessions yesterday mamming. He Ferry. He was in a ricksha at the time put in an appearance in the afternoon and if it had not been for the prompti and told is Honour Mr. H. HJ. Gentade of the ricksha voolie in swerving perts, the Acting Chief Juatre, that he sharply the ear would have collided with
aerious accident. to attend. had forgotten that he had beer summoned the nicksha and there would have been a
A fine of $3 was imposed.
SUMMARY COURT. FIRM SUED FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT.
OPTUM HAUL.
SEIZURE MADE ON JAPANESE VESSEL.
I yield tu: none in praise of the ability
[PROX GUE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT] of Sir Reginald Stubbs, but he is human
The Kwangtung University in Canton enough to have his likes and dislikes. He recently explained to his colleagues ins to bo renamed "Chung Shan," or Dr. the Civil Service that he thought civil Sun Yat Sen University, and there- servants were subjected to unfair critic-fore, will have the same name as the ism. When that happens there is asually proposed institution in Moscow which some opportunity for an official reply the Soviet Government will establish ex- It is the penalty which public servant clusively for the welcome and the edu must pay for their particular "job"cation of Chinese youths. Chau Lu, the it is perhaps a drawback to the work, but president of the University since 1923, there are compensations such as security who was a close friend of Wu Hon Man, al tenure, the honours list, pensions, ete the leader of the "elders cliquo” of All public men have to face the full fare the Kuomintang, will, it is said, be dis of the spot light. If they stand forth missed from his office as he is not Red prominently they are bound to excite enough to please the Russians, who ara public interest, "where the limelight is to finance the Canton as well as the brightest, there fall the darkest shadows." Moscow institution for the training of The Kwangiang University was or In actual fact the Cadet Service, by the Bolshevik propagandists for China.
It was stated that Mesan Hutchinson day appeared before" Mr. S. R. B nature of the work carried out, does not ganized out of the High Normal School, come in for so much criticism as, let us the Law School, and the Agricultural had contracted to supply the plaintifs McElderry at the Central Magistracy any, the P.W.D. There is a little good College of the Canton Government two with 240 packages of smoked garlic. Cac charged with illicit possession of the drug. years ago, and many of the former stu- hundred only had been delivered, and as He pleaded guilty and was fined $5,000, In the course of another search of the natured flippancy about a find imposed dents of these institutions are against the plaintiffs had contracted to sell the or five months' imprisonment in default
vesicl, the Revenue Officers seized a by magistrate, bus when a retaining these proposed changes in the status of garlic which had not been applied, they
The claim was for $1,000, but His Lord-further 202 taels of raw opium, this being discovered secreted in a lifebelt locker. wall collapses or a bridge fails there is their old schools. A number of the pre- had to pay compensation.
sent students are also opposing further
ship gave judgment, for 870 and costs.
No arrest was made in connection with a first class inquiry with all the publicity changes in the University.
this find. and Byen possible penalties.
One of the conditions imposed by the Russians before they would make them-
es responsible for the finances of the University, was the compulsory study of military science and tactics.
The first batch of 15. students to be sent by the Kuomintang from Canton to Moscow will be chosen by the faculty of this University on behalf of the Beda..
"HONAM" A BANNED SHIP. NO PASSENGERS TO LAND "AT CANTON.
SHOTS AT SAMPANS:
At the Summary Court ysterday, be fore Mr. Justice Wood, Mess Walls & Co., were plaintiffs in an action against Messrs. Hutchinson & Co. (China ing) for breach of contract
On Monday a party of Revenue Officers carried out n search on the s.&. Amaku Ham, which had arrived in port from Haiphong and Hoihow. In a boatswain's for bringing ashore, 384 taels of raw Build-store-room, packed in body girdles ready. Mr. Turner (Messts. Jobreon, Stokes, opium, valued at about $800, were dis &Masters) were for plaintifs, and Mr. covered.
A boatswain was arrested and yester W. B. Hind for defendants
UNCENSORED TELEGRAM. CHINESE NEWSPAPER PROPRIETOR
FINED.
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The total value of the two seizures is about $1,300.
POLICEMAN SHOT.
DURING RAID IN NEW TERRITORIES.
A number of houses had already been searched before the shooting occurred. and fired a revolver, at the Chinese con- Then a man took cover behind a woman stable, the ballet entering the man's right The wounded man was removed to the Government Civil Hospital in a very critical condition
side.
1, for one, therefore, um not willing to tako very seriously the words of Sir Reginald Stubbs, on the subject of "the Silent Service."He will find in Jamaica, as in Hongkong, that all his words and
At the Central Magistray before Mr. actions are likely to be watched carefully.
S. B. B. McElderry yeserday, Wong As far as we can gather the people in
Yiny Yuen, printer and publisher of the Jamaica, are far less likely to be silent
vernacular journal Wa Kiu Tat Fo,
A party of police and, detectives from than the residents of Hongkong. Recent Governors there have had difficulties such
was charged with publishing a telegram Taipo were engaged in carrying out a announcing a military victory for raid, presumably for arms, in a village as have been anknova in this Colony.
Chiang Kai Shek, the Bed" military near Taipo in the New Territories about Os at least one occasion all of the them. hers of the Legislative Council absented
commander, without its having been sub 30 yesterday morning, when one of the mitted to the Secretary for Chinese Chinese constables was shot, themselves as a public protest against
Affairs, who is the censor for the local some action of H.E: the Governor then
Chinese PreKS, in office. The little ghe about anonymous writers is just beating a dead bore. It
Mr. D. W. Tratman, the Secretary for It was stated in the Daily Press! is an accepted practice of British journal ism that much of it is anonymous. In & sesterday that the pickets in Canton Chinese Affairs, prosecuted, and Mr. M. amall. community, it is only natural, that Harbour intended to put further obstacles K. Lo defended.
Mr. Tratman submitted that it was the news and fresh ideas should be col in the way of passengers by steamers lected from those who have no desire to plying between Hongkong and Canton. not due to inadvertence, but it was in Le cross-examined in public places by When the Him returned to Hongkong, the natur of a journalistic scoop. When their friends about matters which they enquiries were made by a Daily Press defendant was asked to produce the Then, again, reporter, in order to find out what exactly original telegram which should have discuss in newspapers.
borne the chop of the Censor, he was there is always the danger of persecution. was the position.
The Honum loft for Canton on Monday able to do so. It is only fair that anyone who has a
Mr. Lo, who pleaded guilty for his real grievance should be able to air it morning, and carried between 80 and 100
passengers When the vessel reached Can-client, mid it was due to inadvertence,
MULES BOLT. without the risk of losing his livelihood.
We have nothing but praise for the ton the European passengers were landed It was a custom with newspapers to set
"GARDEN ROAD INCIDENT. civil service collectively, but we do not all night at Shameen, but strike pickets up the type whilst the matter was being The telegram believe that all of the wisdom of the prevented sampans from taking any of sent to the authoriting
While a pair of mules, hitched to Colony is cupcentrated in that service the Chinese passengers ashore. Two ur had been inadvertently allowed to sp- We have, moreover, an autocratic form three sampans managed to slip through pear before it had actually been return of government which would be intolerable the cordon of pickets, and several Chinese ed by the Cueor. The telegram was in waggen, were being driven by Bapper Sir passengers boarded these.. Half way fact true, since it was published in the Goodman, B.E., in Garden Road on if it were not subject to criticism. Reginald Stubbs, who is still a compara between the Hanam and the shore the English newspapers next morning. Mr. Monday, they took fright at a passing tively young man, has many opportunities strikers fired several shots at the sam- Lo agreed that owing to the present card holted. They carcered, down the before him,tu do useful work in the pans. Apparently no one was hit, these trouble, a censorship was inevitable, bat bill, and were checked only when the British Empire. If he does good work low passengers who had taken the risk he could not help but point out that tre wagon struck a tree near the Helens May A Chinese woman who had been stand- he will reap his reward, but whilst en- being landed safely. The majority of the mendous inconvenience was being caused Institute gaged upon it he will have necessarily to passengers on the Honam, however, to Chinese newspapers, and some alipa
ing near the tree was knocked down, but face public criticism, and, if he is wise, returned to Hongkong on the vessel of this nature would occas:
her injuries were slight yesterd
A fine of $25 was imposed. he will change his attitude towards it.
The man who fired the shot and other. occupants of the house were arrested.
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