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BOMB 'EXPLOSION ON A JUNK.
CANTON ALARMED.
[TROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDKYT. ].
Chinton was alarmed by an explosion of a bomb at the Junk anchorage off j
'SANITARY BOARD.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, APRIL 19TH, 1926
DR. S. C. HO HEADS FOLL ́AT YESTERDAY'S ELECTION.
"OBJECTION TO BE LODGED †'
The election of a Member to servò on
The vacancy was due to the retirement of Mr. C. Q. Alabaster, K.C.
the West Bund, near Canton Hospital, the Sanitary Board took place yesterday on the afternoon of April 10th, but afternoon at the Registry, Courts of no casualties were caused, no passen
Justice. gor WAL on board the junk' at the time. The junk concerned was спе plying between Canton and Heungahan. The explosion was heard quite dia- tinctly in all parts of the city. It has been attributed to pirates who have been demanding tribute from tow-boats and junks.
THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE KUOMINTANG.
The only two nominations received were those of Dr. F. M G. Ozorio and Dr. S. C. Ho.
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SUMMARY COURT.
JUDGMENT IN FLAT DISPUTE."
TOO MANY DOGS.
COLONIAL VETERINARY SURGEON ON RABIES "PROBLEM."
In the Summary Court yesterday, Mr. MUZZLES AND INGQULATION.
Justice Wood gave judgment in a case în Mr. W. J. E. MacKenzie, M.R.V.C.S, which Mr. J. Brock, sued Mr. H. K. Lee Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, had some for $200 in respect of defendant's failure interesting things to say on the dog to hand over a flat which he had taken. problem, rabies outbreak, muzzles and The claim was for rent and damages in inoculation," when interviewed by a lieu of notice. presentative of the Hongkong Daily Press yesterday.
A suggestion has been made that the muzzles now on sale are of little practies!
It had been contended by the defence at the original bearing that there had heen no written contracti
His Lordship, in delivering judgment,
Dr. Ozorio, who occupied a seat on the use but Mr. MacKenzie did not, agree - said that in his view a contract for a with this. He stated that the muzzles on Board for nine years until he resigned sale by Messrs. Lane, Crawford, Ltd., last year, was proposed by Mr. C. A. da Roza and seconded by Mr. J. M.
D'Almada Remedios...
Dr. Ho's proposer was Dr. S F. and his seconder the Hon. Dr. R. Kotewall.
Hongkong, and by Messrs. Hung Cheung,, 66, Nathan Road, Kowloon, had the ap. proval of his department.
.
monthly tenancy which contained no fur- ther definition of the term of tenancy did! pot require to be supported by a mem [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT, ]
orandum in writing. He further painted
Mr. Wang Ching Wei, Chairman of the
Lee.
When told that 14 out of 15 dogs were out that it was not until the first day Kuomintang in Canton, is reported to be
H.seen yesterday morning abroad with the that the tenancy agreed on began, that making good progress towards recovery
muzzles banging round their necks, Mr..the defendant wrote to the plaintiff claim- and is being asked to resume office im-
Mackenzie pointed out that this was ducing the right to repudiate the contract, In view of the uncertainty as to who to the muzzles not being sufficiently if on inspection, he could find reason mediately. His opponents however, have been preparing for a special election for is entitled to vote at these elections. Mr. tightly strapped. He added: "While chairman, and Mr. Sun Fo, son of the H. A. Nisbet. the Registrar, was inter- some dogs are more dificult to fit than for complaint with regard to the furai- late Dr. Sun Yat Sen, is being mention-viewed by a Hongkong Daily Press others, the main thing is to see that the ture provided. He felt that the claim ed as an aspirant for the post. Mr.
paint of the muzzle is drawn close up to bad been made rather too late to be representative yesterday morning. Wang himself is said to be desirous of withdrawing on account of ill-health;:
Mr. "Nisbet explained that those entitled the point of the dog's nose. This will not effective.
Judgment was given for the plaintiff for and members of his family are stated to vote at these elections comprise all prevent the animal from lapping water;
$106.43. to have asked Shanghai, friends to pre-persons included in either of the two lists nor will it prevent it killing Beas on its body. I admit that the muzzle now in pare a residence for him there. The of jurors and also those who are specially
use is not the best possible, but a muzzle Central Executive Committee of the exempt from jury service, provided they made of the best steel wire would prova Kuomintang, which consists of 36 mem do not hold any office or situation of too expensive, aa it would have to be bers, will not meet until May 15th next, emolument under the Crown. All-persous imported." Mr. MacKenzie ruled leather and no action concerning the chairman of sound mind who have previously been muzzles of local make out of court on ship will be taken until then. During included in either of the jurors' lists but account of their tendency to stretch after the absence of Mr. Wang on sick leave. have been removed therefrom on account
a few days' use." General Tan Yen Kai has been function of age or infirmity are also entitled to ing as acting chairman.
CANTON WORKERS CONFER ENCE AND THE BOYCOTT.
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORLESPONDENT.]
The Workers' Conference of Canton,
under the auspices, of the Kuomintang which had been in session since April, ist, has now adjourned. Among the re- solutions passed was one favouring an early termination of the anti-im- perialist" boycott on terms advan tageous to the strikers. Other resolu- tions included the stereotyped ones sup- porting the Kuomintang and the Third International and "downing " im perialism and capitalism...
EVICTION OF MANCHUS AT CANTON,
vote.
Voting commenced yesterday shortly after 4 p.m., after the hominations had been read by the Registrar, and continued until 5.30 p.m, when the ballot-box was closed.
INOCULATION.
Though no case of rabies has been re- ported for the past month, the Veterinary Department are not satisfied that all
Mr. LD: Turner was for the plaintiff.
ONE-LEGGED " BEGGAR.
THE CHARITY OF THE LAW.
At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, A one-legged beggar was charged with begging.
It was stated that defendant had been
given assistance from the Peor Box, having been arrested for begging in the contracts have been accounted for.
streets préviously. He was then given Questioned as to the efficacy of inocula tion, Mr. MacKenzie expressed firm berier money to get a hawker's licence and in the latest vaccine, He stated that some stock-in-trade. He had even been while possibly 40 per cent of dogs not deported to Canton, but had returned.
Defendant, pleaded that he had lost
Registry by 4 p.m. Mr. H. A. Nisbet. inoculated might escape infection if bit-
A large crowd had assembled in the
Mr. C. D. Melbourne and Mr. J. O'Sulli-ten by a rabid dog, the percentage in van were in charge, of the voting lists the case of inoculated animals might well and they received the voting slips. So be so. large was the crowd by 418 p.m. that the doors had to be closed until these inside the Registry had handed in their slips.
THE RESULT.
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By 3.30 p.m. sonie 500 would-be voters had not recorded their votes, but MF. H. A. Nisbet announced that the poll was closed and that no further votes would be taken-an announcement that caused general dissatisfaction.
For some time those who had not been given the opportunity to vote remained in the precincts of the Registry: and the
THIRTY-TWO FAMILIES EVICTED.
(FROM CUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.) Thirty-two Manchurian families have been evicted from their homes in the general opinion was that last night's former Bannermen district in Canton election would not stand. during the last few days. Their pro- perty is to be sold on April 15th, unless they are able to reclaim it by paying the upset prices fixed for their disposal. In the old Manchu Imperial days, grants of public land were made by the first Emperors to Manchu families in Canton.
CANTON AND EXTRA- TERRITORIALITY.
NO NOTICE TO BE TAKEN. OF
THE COMMISSION,
(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT:] «
The Kuomintang in Canton announce that they have decided to pay no atten- tion to the coming visit of the Chinese and the International Judicial Commis- sions from Peking." The reason ad- vanced is that the Kuomintang is "funda. mentally opposed to unequal treaties and that extraterritorial jurisdiction in China will be abolished by the Chinese in due time without the necessary consent of Foreign Powers,"
THE EAST RIVER DISTRICTS. RUMOURS OF MORE TROUBLE
¿" DEVELOPING.""
It will be interesting to watch future developments for the opinion was freely expressed that the officials had no right to refuse to lake votes from those who were within the building before the time announced for the poll to be closed.
INADEQUATE ARRANGEMENTS. The authorities may not have expected such a large crowd "of voters to attend, but that is immaterial. The fact remains that the arrangementą" made were far from adequate; and on future occasions it "would be as well if the smallest office in the Supreme Court Buildings were.
not selected for the holding of elections.
such
At 6,06 p.m. the result of the poll was announced as follows:
Dr. S. C. Ho
Dr. F. M. G. Ozorin Spoilt Papers
Total Votes
9990
156
:
16
304
Dr. Ozorio's supporters announced, at the close of proceedings, that a protest would be lodged in due course.
THE WATER SUPPLY..
money as a hawker, and had been forced to return to the streets,
flè was sentenced to seven days' im- priscament.
Compulsory inoculation in his opinion, however, would be of little avail bere.
Another beggar was fined to with the Dealing only with a European or an alternative of seven days' hard labour by American community a system under Major Willson at the Central Magistracy. which the Police would refuse to issue licenses ta anyone who did not produce feasible, but he did not consider such a a certificate of inoculation might be
system would work in Hongkong. Last year, it was pointed out, only 3,600 dog licenses were issued, a figure fær short of the number of dogs in the Colony
STRICTER RULES NEEDED.' With our floating population and on- protected frontier, which could only be closed, by means of ́a 'rabbit-proof' fence, the problem is far larger than most people realise," said the Colonial Veter inary Surgeon.
It was admitted that far stricter regula tions were necessary before there was any likelihood of the Colony being immune from rabies for any length of time.
ATTEMPTED ARSON.
D'AGUILAR STREET AGAIN..
What was apparently an attempt at arson occurred at No. 52. D'Aguilar Street, during the week-end. A similar attempt was made in the same street last week," and the method employed was the
same,
The proprietor of a small shop on the ground floor found the woodwork of a the foor above staircase leading to threatened by flames from a burning mass. of paper. The material which was soaked in oil had been pushed through an aper- ture, and the wooden partition of the shop was also in danger. With the mid
Mr. MacKenzie said the present out of a police sergeant, who was passing at break was most probably due to some the time, the flames were put out. dog having been sinuggled on to the
No arrests have been made. island.
in every village on each side of the water! It must be remembered, however, that
there were hundreds of unlicensed dogs, which were village watchdogs and whose ownership it was Impossible to trace.'
VETERINARY POLICE. ...“.
JUNK MISSING.
CRAFT LOST SIGHT OF.
Mr. MacKenzie was in favour of the by the coxswain of the steam launch A report has been made to the Police license for bitches being raised to as with Te Sang to the effect that he left the idea of preventing the present, pro- Shaukiwan for Bhanun, in Chinesa. miscuous breeding, but he then asked how waters, on Saturday with three junks in it was proposed to round up and destroy tow. The junks were heavily laden with unlicensed dogs.
stocks of kerosene, and encountering a Our representative pointed out that strong wind in Chinese waters, the when rabies was rife in Perak, F.MS.,coxswain of the launch was forced to cut some 20 years ago, a fee of $5 was the junks adrift on the ground safety, charged. for a license for a bitch and all the junks being allowed to make their unlicensed dogs of either sex were round-own sail during the storm, ed up by Veterinary Police, with the aid of the headmen of the villages
The following day, after taking shelter for the night, the steam launch pro- exceeded to Sauszemoon, where two of the junts were seen, but the third junk haa yet to be accounted for..
It is feared that the third junk was either swopt out of its course. by the storm of Saturday night or has been
·lost....
A COFFIN OPENED.
SHOCK FOR CONTRABAND SEARCHERS:
The Colonial Veterinary Surgeon pressed doubts whether the money would be voted for a force of Veterinary Police, but admitted that if such a force were const ited, it would relieve the Civil Police of certain duties that in other colonies do not fall on their shoulders..
It may be noted that in Perak, not only The monthly water return gives the did the Veterinary Police have full con- storage in the reservoirs supplying the trol of dogs, but also undertook the pro- [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] --
City as 684 million gallons on April 1st tection of all domestic animals and work There has been considerable military against 1,024 million on the same date similar to that being done here by the last year. The consumption during Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to movement in the districts along the East March this year was 195 million gallons Animals. River where shipping is practically at a with a restricted supply to the middle standstill but censorship in Canton of of the month and after then a supply, in the Press and mails prevents much in the Rider Main districts, in the public formation becoming public. WE
street fountains only. In 1925 the con- Reports among the Chinese bave been aumption during March was 235 million current that organized factions opposing gallona with a restricted supply. In ing the Kuomintang Left Wing in Canton Kowloon the water in store on April 1st have started active operations against the this year was 162 million gallons against Canton régime, with the Kwangtang 154 million on March 1st and 182 million Kiangui border districts an supply bases on April 1st, 1925. The consumption of a stamp duty ranging from one-hall to "It was ascertained that the bodies were
during March, 1920, was 34 million gal- lons against 3 million during March
In the meantime, the officials in Canton are hoarding cash and paying out tres sury notes and Central Bank notes, which have a fluctuating value.
TAXING AERATED WATERS. [OK OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT }
On the arrival of a steamer in the bar bour on Saturday, two coffins were found on board, "and police officers- suspected that they concealed contraband.
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The larger cofin was opened for examination. After two layers of rattan The Minister of Finance in Canton has and a sealed cover of tinlining were not bees pleased to accept 840,000 from removed, a corpse was found inside: The the aerated water manufacturers in lieu other coffin was unopened. two cents al bottle. According to a boing conveyed to Waichow for burial, rough estimate in Canton alone some and that the special packing was merely last year, the supply being restricted 70,000 gross bottles of serated water are done to conform with the regulations at during March in both years,
consumed yearly.
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