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CANTON
CONFERENCE.
ORIGIN OF THE BOYCOTT.
CHINESE DELEGATES STATE, “.
THEIR VIEWS.
BRITISH DELEGATION TO REPLY
-TO-DAY.
The following communiqué was jointly isaued by the Chinese and British dele- gater-on Friday:
UP-TO-DATE CHINESE
SCHOOL.
POSSESSES A "MUNICIPALITY
OF ITS OWN." "
HAS A SAVINGS BANK, NEWS PAPER AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 19TH, 1926
The Y.M.CA. Day School, Eridges Street, was formally closed on Saturday evening for the Summer, with a report by the headmaster, Mr. Chang King Sung, which was followed by a concert.
"The Conference resumed its sittings on Friday at 10.30 a.m. when the Chinese Delegation stated their views on the origin of the British boycott. Mr. Huang Hsin Chao, a member of They refrained from formulating any the Educational Committee of the Chi- conditions of settlement pending a reply to their statement. The Conference has nese Y.M.C.. of Hongkong, presided adjourned until to-day (Monday).
Except for an exhibition of physical The Chinese official view regarding the training, which was performed by the origin of the boycott is well known. They older boys, the concert was entirely in the hands of boys less than 13 years old. state that the strike was planned as a
The singing of Chinese folk-songs by gesture of sympathy with those Chinese members of the elementary class, fencing" who were killed during the riots in Shang and Chinese style of boxing by child- hai It was, according to the arrangeren, and a playlet, dramatised by the younger boys from their story readings. were all heartily enjoyed by the parents and friends, who over-crowded the large YMCA, auditorium.
SELF-GOVERN REMARKABLE"
MENT" ACHIEVEMENT... Mr. Chang King Sung, the henc
ments made, to last for a few days only Then, however, came the conflict with Shameen when deaths occurred on both sides. According to the Chinese case, the British are held to be responsible for the shooting and what was originally a movement in sympathy with the North developed quickly into an intensive toy.aster, after the usual review regarding cott of this Colony Asked why the British should be singled out for attack when obviously all nationalities repre- seated on Shameen were equally concern. ed, the reply is that it was simply a ques tion of "mass paychology."" The boycott is represented as a popular demonstration by the people and as far as the bulk of people are concerned the British, on account of their preponderating interests in China, are regarded, in this instance, as "the foreigners."
the progress made by students during the year, surprised many present with a description of the self-government system and the many side dince helping to develop character and good citimaship, as well as by giving the boys a practical education. In the school are a savings bank, a weekly newspaper, a book and refreshment store, clubs for social and sporting purposes, societics for religions and débating activities; all conducted by students themselves with nominal ad- This is the case which the British dele-vice from teachers, but actually under gates have to answer to-day and if the the government of the students them- attested cvidence of epe-witnesses is selves who have legislative, judicial, and accepted there ought to be little difficulty executive officials" in their school
convincing the Conference that the minaicipality.
[PROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT]
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
ELECTION OF A
COUNCILLOR.
FIXED FOR NEXT MONDAY.
.
It is notified in the Government
Gazette, that an election by the Justices
of the Peace of a Justice of the Peace to
BANKRUPTCY COURT.
APPLICATION FOR WINDING UP REFUSED.
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST AN ABERDEEN DEBTOR.
•
Sir Henry Gollan (the Chief Justice)
serve on the Legislative Council, during set in Bankruptcy Jurisdiction on Satur the absence of the Hon. Sir Henry day. Edward Pollock, E.C., will take place at On behalf of the Wing Cheong Hong the Registry, Supreme Court, on- Mon- China, Product Company, Mr. H. G. day, July 6th, commencing at 4 o'clock Sheldon applied for a compulsory wind. ing up of their affairs. He explained that the directors were afraid that otherwise there would be dificulty in regard to hquidation owing to "the fact, that the account books were in Chinese. They
in the afternoon.
The ballot box will be closed at 5.30
p.m.
Justices of the Peace who are Govern ment Officials are not entitled to take part in these proceedings.
Every candidate must be nominated in writing by one Justice and seconded by another and the nomination delivered to the undersigned not later than 4 pm on Thursday, July 22nd. ⠀
Forms may be obtained at the agis tracy.
An official list, published in the Government Gazette, gives the number of official Justices of the Pence as while the number of non-official Justices is given as 136.
COLONY'S INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.
FIGURES FOR 1925.
COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEAR.
The statement of the Colony's revenue and expenditure for 1625 shows that the total income was $23,214,365.94 as com pared with 824,209,638.72 in 1924, a de crease of $963,273.78.
considered that it would be more satis factory to have the books taken over by an official of the Court.
Counsel further explained that thera were 320 shares of $100 each, but they had been issued at $50, the other half being owing on them. The whole of the assets totalled 831,000, and the liabilities 30,000, but there was considerable doubt as to the possibility of collecting certain of the debts.
Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, on behalf of the Kai Tai Company, creditors, opposed the application. The firm, it appeared, had been in. difficulties for some time and should have been wound up. They had waited till judgment in another case had been obtained and this had caused the Kai Tai firm considerable trouble.
His Lordship said he was not satisfied that the Company was unable to pay their debts, nor was he in a position to be satis- fed that any of the book-debts were bad. His Lordship therefore dismissed the application with costs, and declined to grant an adjournment.
ABERDEEN, FISHERMAN,
This decrease, however, is more than
In regard to the affairs of Wong Po Tai, accounted for" by the falling off in the return from land sales and premin on an Aberdeen fisherman, who had been new leases. The revenue from this source adjudged bankrupt as "the end of Inst in 1924 was $1,909,235.88 whereas in 1995 year, Mr. D. W. Tratman (the Official it was only 8370,242.62, a decrease underileceiver) alleged that he had been carry- this heading alone of 81,358,99KSI- ing on business and receiving payments, In 1925 there was an increase in which he had not placed to the benefit of revenue of 8997;232:33 from Licences, creditors, as he should have done, in accordance with the terms of the receiv ing order."
an increase of $12,060.83 from the Kowloon-Canton Railway and an increase of $415,689.63 from miscellaneous receipts, making a total of 8732,582.61 Decreases amounted to $378,883.15, so that actually without taking into consideration land sales, the revenue of 1995 exceeded that
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first, shots were fred from Shaki There THE BOYS MUNICIPAL COUNCIL is also the letter written by the British The territory " of the school muni- Consul to the Canton authorities the day cipality may consist of only two floore previous to the demonstration pointing of the large Chinese Y.M.C.A. building; out that he had information in his posses-and any boy found guilty of a breach of ston that un-attack-on-Shamsen_WAS.COn-
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cipal council is liable to be tried and fined by a court presided over. by one The Canton Strike Committee are still of the students. Of course, a teacher a judge "on pressing Mr. Eugenie Chen to discuss with may sometimes sit as them the terms which it is proposed to appeal, but most of the boys profer place before the Conference for a settle having their own trouble settled among ment of the boycott. The strikers are themselves rather "than that they should well organised and are under Bolshevik tome before a teacher, whose power ex- guidance and they are making every tends to communication with parents possible effort to prevent the Government and possibly of worae consequences...
One of the boys, it was stated, has from coming to a decision with which they themselves do not agree. In many quar- found the school savings bank a pretty ters a settlement is regarded as a trial of good asset to him, and he has in his strength between the Strikers and the name now more than 9180, after having Government authorities and responsible been in school for a few years. This toy opinion is that if the Kuomintang Execu-saves his candy money," while otharscreases in other sections, thus: tive do not assert themselves now and spend it on ice cream and other things. show, once and for all, that they are His savings ehry him interest, tool masters in their own house, then opportu nity of maintaining a stable Government
Mr. Chang King Suag the head- master, is being assisted by a staff of well-trained and experienced teachers,
Witnesses werD called representing ris which had had dealings with the debtor altar his bankruptcy and they stated that they had paid cash to him in respect of such dealings, producing their books in support of their evidence. In
respect of one of these witnesses, his. Lordship asked why the master of the The expenditure In 1995 was firm had not appeared, as the court had *,286,817.94 #18 compared with ordered. Witness replied that he was the him to appear as he had conducted the $26,726,42544 in 1921, an increase of buyer of the firm and his master had told The whole of this increase is practic: transactions. His Lordship said that he ally accounted for by the Public Works had a good mind to issue a warrant for and Port Works Departments. There the arrest of the master of the firm. If was a decrease of 8219,138.94 in Public the court ordered his appearance he was Works Recurrent but substantial in to understand that he must appear in
$1,540,388.30.
P.W.D., increase Public Works, Extraordi
nary, increase"..... Port Development,
person. $240,242.31
The debtor said that at the time be bad became bankrupt, another man 526,145.38
bought his junk, but as the latter did 77.500.16
not understand fishing, he did the work Port Works Extraordinary,
himself. He denied-receiving any money increase
2.038,965.88 in the South will be gone for ever.
Before the close of the proceedings,
There was an increase of expenditure for this, and said that any transactions The Kuomintang have given the Labour Unions of Canton seven more days in Mr. Huang Tsin Chao, on behalf in the Harbour Master's Department of he had conducted in the sale of fish went which to re-register themselves. They of the educational committee of the have decided to compile a complete re- Chinese Y.M.C.A., congratulated the cord of the Labour movement and require staff on its success both in the regular all organisations to file with the Bureau curriculum work and the supplementary of Agriculture and Labour information re measures adopted for the students on be garding their bye-laws, officers, etc. There half of the Chinese YM.C.A.
· are between 285 and 300 Labour Unions -in Canton and of these some 175 are
affiliated with the Kuomintang,
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.
CHLANGE AS TO ICE HOUSE STREET!
MOTOR VEHICLES IN HONGKONG.
NUMBER LICENSED.
OFFENCES AGAINST TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.
expenditure of $52,968.11, the military. $209,737.19, and an increase of military in payment of wages and upkeep, and that contribution for 1995 being $4,352,65645 any balance went to the purchaser of the as compared with 84,299,887.34 in 1924. boat.
There was a decrease in expenditure The examination was then closed. on the Canton-Kowloon Railay of 8367,856.57:
THE MAILS.
HONGKONG POLICE,
TEN YEARS GROWTH.; One of the heaviest mails from Home via Siberia ever brought to Hongkong, REVENCE AND EXPENDITURE. and certainly the largest for a very considerable period, arrived on Saturday The following table shows the total by the as-Dardanus, which in addition strength, expenditure, and revenue of the to Home mail, also brought letters and Police Department for the years 1915- papers from Europe (vid Siberia) and 1925 According to the report of the Captain Japan and Shanghai The total number Total
Tear Strength Expenditure. Besinter Superintendent of Police for 1825, the of bags of letters and papers from the 1915
1,289 765,0119183,389 total number of motor vehicles licensed United Kingdom was 78. The Post Office
708,743 102,700 804-115 910,072 1,223 from July 1st, 1924, to June 20th, 1929, gorting stall had a very busy time on
219,012 223,031/ was 1,872 as compared with 1,563 during Saturday, for in addition to dealing twelve months with this mail, which did not arrive
$29,122 258,878 (1) by the addition of the following. The total number of motor drivers until the afternoon and took until after
nad at the end of re-
It is stated in the Government Gazette that the regulations set forth on pages 817 to 855 of the Regulations of Hong kong, 1844-1825, under the heading Vehicles and Traffic Regulation, are
amended as follows-
parag
Eulation 54:
the previous
1816
1917:
--1918 1,228 1019 $1,995
1920 1,281
· 1921
licences suspended during 1925 was 24 six o'clock to deal with, they also receiv The number of licenses cancelled was 15ed three other mails from Japan and
The total number of accidents reported Shanghai.
1922
1923
1993
1.341 1,391 ,589
~3,877,948 1920 "1985" 1,806,823
840,977 1,103,054 1,440,627
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349,443
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