THE TRADE LOAN. AN APPEAL TO THE COMMITTEE.
IFe dealt with the cubject of the. Trade Loan in nur editorial columus yesteriing morning, and poisted out that the Com mittee were due to meet yesterday to con
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, 1925
THE MILITARY SITUATION.
ANTI-REDS THINKING OF SURRENDER.
HERUM OCE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. General Chiang Kai Shek, who is now
ARMISTICE DAY. SERVICES AT THE CATHEDRAL. The Cathedral arrangements for Armis. tice Day are as follows: Holy Communion, 7.45 am.; Special Service, 843 a...
The preacher at the special service, Bishop of Vistoria The collection will be for Eari Haig's Fund..
"BITTER MELON.” INGENIOUS OPIUM «SMUGGLING.
At the Central Magistracy' yesterday afternoon, before Mr. R. Lindsell: Yo Lam, an agent for a Chinese medicine shop at No. 3, Peel Street, was charged prepared opium other than Government
sider the replies to the questionshire which in Swatow, is expected back in Canton which lasts for one hour, will be the with. having possession of 229 taels of
they had circulated. It was stated that if those replies were regarded ns. satis- factory fae muney would be immediately available. Since then we hare received
for a time before going to the Southern Kwangtung districts to continue the can paign against the anti-Reds.
At the conclusion of the service, H.E The Governor will lay a wreath on the
for publication the following communi. the followers of General Chan King War Memorial. All sittings are free R
cution -
A suggestion is current, however, that
Ming, seeing the hopelessness of" their position since the fall of Swasow and their failure to capture Kongnoon, have de- ciled to make no resistance but to wait Lissuıxman,—I „afer no apology for for favourable toems for surrender.
An Open Letter to the Members of the Committee of the Trade Loan.
The Reds intend to move their Southern
this service.
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THE COLLECTIONS. Last year Chin's contributed nearly £1,000 to Earl Haig's Fund as the result of the efforts made on Poppy Day, Hong-
prepared opium, on the 4th instant.
Sergt. W. E. Meadows proscented and Mr. D. McCallum defended.
addressing you anonymously throug" headquarters from Korgmoon to Sun-kong's share being £2,642 Collections with the defendant. The defendant said
the medium of the Press,,on the subject of the Trade Loan, for this subject vitally hoog in order to attack Yeungkong and concerns the public, and I feel that you Yeungchun from Yeaping But they will will be interested to hear about the not make any further advance until the hopes and expectations of the Chinese expected arrival of Chiang Kai Shek and
about their other militarists from Canton. regarding this matter:
anxieties and disappointments. But I do offer you my assurances that I am not being actuated by any ulterior motive: that I have no axe to grind and that, personally, I am in no way inter- ested in the Loan.
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CHIANG KAI SHEK RESIGNS. RÈSIGNATION NOT ACCEPTED.
(PROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT) Gendral Chiang Kai Shek, chief of the Now, what was the Enancial situation | of the Colony prior to the announcement Red Army in Canton, has offered his
According to the prosecution opium was being removed from the as. Kin, shan, and a Chinese detective follow- two coolies who carried four ed boxes into Tung Tak Lane. One of the coolies 'weat away and then re-appeared
Per attempt to run away, but the detective were made among the foreign populations the boats were not his and made an of no less than 27 Chinese towns.
other coolie escaped. The four boxes baps Ettle can be expected from those heid him and a struggle ensued. The ganisers of Hongkong's Poppy Day are
were labelled bitter melon" and each places this year, and therefore, the or anxious that the Colony should again come contained 48 tins About 150 tins con- to the fore and show that despite their tained bitter melon" and about 10 own trombles Hongkong people are still
contained, opium. conscious of the debt which they owe and which can never be paid..
There are bound to be for many years stricken survivors and relatives depen
dent upon them who must look to the
war Earl Haig has made his appeal on behalf of the men who served under him and has never appested in vain. He has appealed again this year and has asked Hongkong to help the land generously. No doubt that help will be readily forth coming for those who have survived and those whose fathers and husbands "Loved and were loved, and now who le In Flanders fields."
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of the Loan! It is, I think, no exagge resignation as military head of the Kuo-country for support. Each year since the ration to say that it was grave. The sintang Government as a protest against Banka-doubtles fog good reasons, which unfavourable opinion regarding his recent I do not profess to know-refused to actions. His banishment of Wu Hon Man lend one money, irrespective of the his removal from office of Hsu Chung Chi, amount or quality of the securities offer imprisonment of Hsiung Keh Wa and ed. Creditors were pressing debtors for Leung Hong Kai, together with the whole The vitality of credit was sale dismissal from the Government ser repayment. gone. Cash appeared to have completely vice of many minor leaders of the Kuamin värished from the market. The Chinese tang has aroused strong opposition un were driven to appeal to the Government the part of some members of the party. for assistance. A Chinese Delegation, hosted by the Chinese members on the Legislative Council, waited on the Gov erament, and the whole outlook was exhaustively and impressively stated by their spokesman. Thanks to his masterly presentation of the case, and to the syuipathy. of Sir Edward Stubbs, the Government was...
within the space of only a few days, able to announce that tha Home Government would, at once place at the disposal of the Colonial
not exceeding | Government
Um
£5,000,000, which was the figure suggest
ed by the Chinese Delegation.
The effect of this announcement, was The marvellous
instantaneous, and whole tone of the financial situation it once improved Faith in the Colony im mediately revived. All hoped that with. £3,000,000 available to be lent on good securities, of which there were ample, the nightmare of enforced sales and wholesale insolvencies would exist no Surely the money would be forthcoming within one week!? weeks? Three weeks! One month?
Then as the weeks passed and still but
more.
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As a challenge to his associates in the Kuomintang Government, General Chiang. has subiaitted his resignation but it is known that the Kuomintang are not in a position to accept it.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE RED ENSIGN.
[TO THE EDITOR OF "THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. "}
Six-Some three days ago the British steamer Dacre Colle arrived at this port with a cargo for a certain American company. During her stay she has, up to the present, not down her Red Ensign while tylog at anchor.
This, of course, may be due to some' ccident--the last Red Ensign is steck having blown overboard, or something of
to see whether same is hoisted.
ITALIAN CONVENT BAZAAR.
RESULTS OF THE RAFFLES. AN OMNIBUS VOTES OF THANKS.
The Rev. Mother of the Italian Convent and Sisters wish to tender their grateful thanks to all the kind people, who patron- ized so affectively their Bazaar. And in particular they wish to mention Mrs. P. H. Holyoak who cpened the Bazaar, accompanied by Misa folyoak; the Vary Rev. Fr. Spada, the Italian Consul Coudr. Carrara; Mrs. A. M. Dyer, Mrs.
Defendant said that he was on his way to get orders and when he passed Tang Tak Lane he saw a crowd there.
was merely a member of the crowd. He He went to see what was happening and had nothing whatever to do with the cases, but was arrested despite denying knowledge of them.
Upon the application of Mr. Me- Callum, who said he wished to call fur- ther evidence, the case was adjourned until Saturday morning.
DEFRAUDING THE REVENUE. SIX CHINESE CHARGED. The eas in which six Chinese were charged before Mr. E W, Hamilton at Kowloon Court, with defrauding the Revenue, was continued yesterday, Mr. Lloyd, Superintendent of Imports and Exporta, prosecuted, Mr. Lea D'Almada represented three of the defendants, and. Mr. C. A. S. Buss appeared for two of them.
The charges against the men are that they procured spirits of wine, which is
dutiable liquid, and denatured it by making shellac with it thus making it un- H. W. Bird, Mrs. G. D. R. Black, Ladydutiable. Then when it was through Pollock, Miss Inness, and many other the hands of the Rescue they re-natured it by means of a process of mixing alum with it, and sold it as wine, thus de prominent ladies and gentlemen who were
frauding the Revenue,
present.
The Chinese community was also splen didly represented, and every thing con. sidered the Sisters can boast a very great
like nature. In case this" is so a few success.
Their thanks are dua also to the four British merchants here have presented the Captain with a new Red Ensign, English dailies, and most particularly to and at the time of writing wait anxiously the Chinese newspapers, who advertised But surely it is a remarkable thing so profusely free of charge; and lastly that the Blarine Superintendent of the special mention must be made of Mr. P. Castle Line should allow one of their Kwok who chlisted the sympathy of of Red Ensigns.
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Cross-examined by Mr. Leo D'Almada, Mr. Lloyd said that he did not suggest. that the second, third, fourth or fifth defendants were the principals, but that' they were merely accomplices. They did not originate the scheme but were simply carrying it out
Revenue Officer O'Neill said that
one dollar came out From the Loan to ships to sail without a sufficient supply the Chinese community and to Mr. F. about 8 p.m. on October 14th he took!
rumour.
relieve the financial tension, people began to get uneasy. anxious and even incredulons. As usual rumour succeeded The Government would lend only to finance business; not to ward off In any depreciative and rainnus sales. case, the ridienlous margins" demanded by the Government would render the Loan commercially useless. Indeed, was the money really available at all?
And so,us the rumours increased, the situation gradually drifted back to the old days of despondency and financial stagnation.
one ap.
After all we have read of the British Mercantile Marine," and judging by the numerous representatives we have been fortunate enough to meet, we absolutely refuse to credit the idea that threat or cajolery would be of the aligbest avail in making a Captain try to hide the British ownership of his vessel.
Is it possible for the Captain or Agents to give some explanation ?- Yours, etc.,
ANXIOUS BRITISHER. Swalow, November 7th, 1995
Gonzales who, with his clever musicians, enlivened the gathering with brilliant and well selected performances.
RAFFLES.
The results of the raffles are as follows: Raffles A (4 prizes)-Won by Mr. F. Lopes, Mrs. R. M. Dyer, Miss M. Kote. wall and Dr. S. AV. Phoon respectively.
Raffle B (4. prizes)-Miss K. Leung, Miss Wong Sem Chung, Mr. P. Velasco and Miss M. de La Sala.
Bafle C (3 prizes). Mr. G. Grimble, Miss M. Figueiredo and Mrs. H. W. Bird. Raffle D (3 prizer).-Miss.Ph., Hunt,
In the consideration of each applica tion, I submit the wale test to be ap Gentlemen, believe me, every
plied, is-Does the loan tend to main- preciates that the task imposed upon tain or restore credit 1. If it does, then Mias M. Fan and Miss II. Seck. you is staggering in' its difficulty, and I appeal to you to treat the application,
men
a party of officers to Kowloon, and took up a position in the road next to the Orient Tobacco Factory in Coronation Road. About 5-30 he saw two carrying empty buckets along Corona- tion Road in the direction of Mongkok He went to the Kowloon Motor Bus Co's office, and soon afterwards saw' Mr. Lloyd pass by. He followed Mr. Lloyd to the verandah of Orient Build- ings, and then they went to the entrance they of Cheung Sha Street, noticed two Chinese who each carried two buckets and came from the direction of Mongkok de buckets appeared to be full of some kind of liquid. One man
Baffle E (3 prizes).-Mr. L. Silva, Mrs.returned with empty buckets,
that the Government could not have not in any niggardly spirit, but with Lo and Miss J. d'Almeda A body of men more, qualified than four-sympathy and even generosity, bearing
selves to discharge this well-aigh super- human task. I do not therefore presume to offer you any advice. But I hope it is not presumptuous on my part if I were to give uitersace to what I believe to
in mind that the present value of securities can not depreciate nuch far- ther antess indeed-impossible thought! -Hongkong itself, were to go to the daga.
A BAD RECORD. PICKPOCKET SENT TO PRISON. Before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistravy yesterday afternoon,
Here
Witates followed this man into a house in the alleyway, but the man, seeing that he was being followed shouted out. Thinking the alarm, was being given witness rushed inside the house but found it empty. Oncoming out again be saw two men struggling on the ground-the man ho, bad follow- ed and Revenue Officer. He secured the man, and later went to No. 18, third defendant, who was in charge of the premises. The sixth defendant was another wineshop concerned. arrested because he was in charge of His Worship again adjourned the cast.
be the views generally held in the Colony Delayed is Justice Denied. I sugge Chan Yau, a street coolie, was charged Hamilton Street, where he arrested the i
concerning this matter.
in
to
the
And yet well, may I quote from James Chinese Classics Legg volume of The Works of Mencius," (Book III. Part 1, Chapter IV.);
And above all, Gentlemen, I appeal to you to act quickly. I think it was Lord Reading who once said that Justice that this aphorism equally applies
Financial credit, with larceny and with failing to report to I take it that the fundamental object financial assistance.
through delay, may be beyond resuscita of the Leap is, in the words of the Secretion. I know that the magnitude of sour the police as he had been required to do cary of State for the Colonies, for the labours bus entailed, and will entail, under the Police Supervision Ordinance.
Iau Kau, a farmer, said that on Sun- restoration of the Snancial credit of hours and days of hard dreary work.
day afternoon whes near the Western Hongkong. To enable owners of pro-
Market in Des Vaux Road Central he perties to pay off their incumbrances,
fel a tug at the right-hand cost of his and thus, to "save such properties from
"In the time of Yau when the world porket He saw the defendant running had not yet been perfectly reduced to being dumped into the existing dead market, does full the precise object.
order, the vast waters flowing out of away and gave chase to him. Defendant their channels, made a universal in dropped 8, three ten dollar notes and of the Losa, And, similarly to enable
undation...nt
Yu separated the
three one
dollar nates, which witness a business to be continued which other- wise will fail for lack of cash is within
nine streams, cleared the courses of such object. Indeed, the ramifications
the Tsi and T'a, and led them all picked up and then continued the chase, During that time, Defendant was eventually. handed over to of finance are so wondrous and intricate
Ys was 8 years away from his home, police custody. that I suggest that every dollar fent
Defendant pleaded guilty to both and though he thrice quined the door out-irrespective of the primary object
charges. of it, he did not enter of the lo-provided that the borrower is a permanent resident in the Colony Your work, if less arduous, is also very must be conducive to restoring credit, prusing the commercial community is since no one will pay & per cent. on eagerly, impatiently waiting for the the amount borrowed unless it can be money. In the interest of the Commu- applied for purposes which will bring in nily, may you emulate Yu's spirit-I
0 equivalent or higher return.
am, your obedient servant,
(Continued on next Colump).
to the sea.
CHINESE DRIVER FINED. FOR FAILING TO REPORT ACCIDENT.
For failing to report an accident in- which he was involved, a Chinese motor Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy. driver was fined 825 by Mr. E. W. yesterday.
It was stated that when the man was Defendant who had a long record of returning from the New Territories some previous convictions was sentenced to six time ago, and was rounding the corner. months' hard labour on each charge, the near Laichikok Prison, his car overturn, sentences to run consecutively. His Wor-ed and a passenger was injures. The ship also ordered that defendant should man immediately disappeared, and was be placed under police supervision for two not seen again until he was arrested in
| Pakhoi Street on Saturday.. years at the expiration of his sentence."
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