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A WEEK-END VISIT TO CANTON.
SOUNDS' OF FIRING ON THE RIVER.
SAMPAN UPSET AND SIX PASSENGERS DROWNED.
WALK ALONG THE SHA HOH ROAD.
[UT A CORRESPONDENT. ]
THE
The following account of a week-end visit to Canton is sent to us by a correspondent who knows the City well It is interesting to learn that the "strikers" are using posters as propaganda and have depicted the British miner and a Canton-Hongkong striker, sitting hand in hand, upon the prostrate form of an Imperialist.
TUESDAY.
side and some fifty Chinese came aboard, and by sailing time next morning several hundreds of Chinese passengers were aboard. This morning it was the same and the Lungshan carried down to Hong keag, in addition to a large number of Chinese, a full cargo of fowls, vegetables, fish and general merchandise.
The pickets at the entrance to Shameer also seem to have received instructions to leave foreigners alone for the writer passed in and out six times on each ocea- sion, carrying a bag or parcels and no notice was taken by the pickets although always previously, the pickets desired to look see what one carried. One lady even carried butter, cheese, and bacon in an open bag--an unpardonable offence a few months age which would-have-re sulted in their consignment to the creek without a word being said, Apparently the good old days when we who lived in the city had to smuggle our food. stuffs from Shameen, have come to an end.
Escorted by Soldiers.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 1926.
THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM.
THE FRA AND CERTAIN COMPLAINTS?"
INTERESTING CORRESPON-
DENCE.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
ELECTRIC COMPANIES AND METERS.
[TO THE ED4TOR OF THE "HONGKONG WALLY - PRESS...”*}
Six-Having observed lately that there Corapatites, and having often heard of! had ugen, some complaints about electric the difficulties of others, specialty Ch.-1 nese, i should like to inform the public through the medium of your valuable space of a possible danger on the financjal
SUR.
watch that I had
The
The Company's representative saw the meter on July 24th, and gave me no warning of any irregularity. I consider that any person who is sent to attend to this should at least have enough sense to cell the occupier and stop the current.
At the monthly meeting of the Kawloon Besdents' Association; it was stated that some time ago a sub-committee was ap- pointed to investigate the cause of cer in complaints which had been received regarding the Telephone System in Kow- laon. When the Sub-Committee reported it was thought that they had discovered their ways, though I know of vagaries in I am absolutely ignorant of meters and just where the trouble centred, namely mechanism, eg, a the overloading of positions on the switch- under observation for some time gained board so that the operaters have more on different days 3, 6, 7, 10, 16 and 20 two junks one of them was soon seen to Correspondence was entered into with the minutes. A power meter in my house lines than they can eliciently handle. minutes and sometimes lost a few A visit to Canton in the week-end con-be in dificulties. It was under full sail Hongkong Telephone Company with the has leaked a number of units in the last Arma the reports that the activities of the and going up stream with the tide ap object CF confirming the Sab-Committee's eighteen months. strike pickets have been greatly restrict-parently with a full-cargo. The first ed. Before the Fathan had tied up to wave lifted the junk slightly, the second anding and the hope of eliciting assur- in July 'expected an account for ances that improvements would be made about two dollars. When I received" one her moorings on Saturday fourteen sam splashed over the bows, aud the third pans and other sinalt craft were along washed right over the front of the boat as earliest possible date. Unfortu for thirty eight dollars and fifty crits: and it started to sink Lead first. Aately, co-operation in this direction on my surprise and dismay may be imagin woman and two boys there may have got forthcoming and the Committee con- on the basis of the 8 account.
the part of the Telephone Company was ed, toy finances being carefully estimated been other occupants were thrown into sider that it is only fair to themselves supply for August was again very large. the water-and in half-a-minute the junk that the correspondence should be pub- was down with just a portion of the salighed that the Public may know the meter as a truth speaker, but I know It Seems that the Company regard the showing above the surface. The other efforts they have made, junk immediately went to the assistance
that I only consumed a normal amount 6th May, 1926. of the crew but by this time the Hong Hongkong Telephone Co., Ltd.,
of current. It also seems that there was kong steamer was too far away to render
dead earth" Noa. 15 and 17, Queen's Road,
what the Company calls that was assisting in the conspiracy to assistance.
Central.
drive me to the bankruptcy Court. Dear Sirs,At a meeting of the General The writer was walking along the Sha Committee of the above Association. at Hoh Road, outside the East Gate of was stated that the Central Telephona Canton, about 8.30 p.m. when he heard Exchange a minimum of one hundred shouting. On walking further two soland twenty incoming lines were allotted diers were seen gesticulating wildly, and to each position; where as in some cases finally brandishing their rifles with fixed the number is one hundred and forty bayonets. Unfortunately, they spoke and even_a_rew cases one hundred-and neither English nor Cantonese so there sixty, it was also stated that the we stood. Eventually a third soldier, National Telephone Company of Great who spoke a little Cantonese, came along Britain will not allow a position to carry and explained that no one was allowed more than one hundred incoming, hues. to pass that was after 3 p.m.
It was further stated that in both the writer informing them that he must pass exchanges, Hongkong and Kowloon, sub- in order to reach home, these sentries scribers above a certain number have not called an officer who permitted him to go yet been allotted any position on the on under escort. Passing the same way main switchboard, but are enrried on next day it was seen that what used to temporary switchboards which practically be a military hospital had been trans constitute subsidiary exchanges. formed into a workshop, presumably for the manufacture of munitions, electric add steam power both being used, and Unfortunate Occurrences.
the place was heavily guarded and twe This last trip of the Langshan was high watch towers had also been erected. unfortunate for some people. As she A prisonerman attempted deserter-was moved up to her moorings on Monday tied to a tree in front, his arms pinioned a small sampan approached too close to and a large notice pinned to his chest the revolving propellers and the craft was
as a warning to others. upset and its nine occupants thrown into
At the military barracks to the north the river. Although life-buoys and chairs
east of the city a large up-to-date wire were thrown from the Lungihan six of less plant has been installed and a pair the would-be passengers were drowned. None of the other small beats in the 150ft. in height, have been erected.
of the latest steel aerial-towers about vicinity attempted to render assistance. One man
scen hanging on to a
Propaganda Posters. paddle but as he held it at arms length The city is covered with posters, de- his head was submerged. A womanpicting a Canton-Hongkong striker and managed to grasp the upturned beat but a British miner sitting hand in hand on was dragged off by another victim in a the prostrate form of an *Imperialist
who resembles John Bull." Another vain attempt to reach safety.
Then this morning about twelve miles poster depicts the "Imperialist and his from Canten, as the Lungshan was travel- running-og transfixed, the one by a ling at full speed, another accident sword, the other by a pitchfork, which perhaps
of the tragedy occurred. Three weapons signify the netivities 21 boilers were in action instead of the "boycotters and their "friends." One usual two and the increased speed caused wonders whether the British miners would a very heavy back wash. As we passed appreciate the claim of friendship.
Firing Down the Rivor."
Last night, however, there was an out- burst of firing down the river and the Onslaught moved from her position op- posite Shameen to a buoy opposite Fati where the shots appeared to origipate.
Was
ANTI-REDS IN NEED
OF A LEADER.
LOCAL FEUDS BECOMING MORE
COMMON.
THE EFFECT OF WAR FEVER.
STUDENTS FROM SHANGHẢI JOIN
THE WHAMPOA ACADEMY,
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ] The opponents of Bolshevism are still in want of a leader in South China. The lull on the Kiangsi-Kwangtung-Fukien "fronts" is due to the concentration of
the Reds along the borders and the luck of preparation on the part of the "anti-Reds."
:
Since the division of Canton communi- tics into political factions-the "Reds" and the anti-Reds"-local fends have become common. Latest reports indicate that the "Reds" will endeavour to sup- press their opponents in Fatsban City by taking opposition leaders into captivity The "anti-Reds," who form a majority in the community, have decided to close their street gates at 10 o'clock every night to prevent entry of large "Red"
I
"Red" burned down 118 buildings of their political opponents, on September 17th, ia Kaukong, a Canton silk market
centre...
On the
A HUGE PYTHON.
SHOT IN A CONDUIT ROAD
GARDEN.
A TERRIER'S FATE.
I am directed by the Committee to enquire whether these statesments are correct.
I think that what happened was that the storm of July 18th put the meter wrong, but of this I have no proof. generous and charged me $19.50 for the The Company hua hẹn, up to its lights,
tako months instead of a very much larger sum which I am informed I am legally likely to thought of allowing the Company to sue have to pay; otherwise I me so as to make the matter more public.
The purpose of this letter is to let the public know that they are liable to have to pay for what I regard as, at least in part, the vagaries of meters, and to urge that some steps be taken to give people warning of their danger,
In view of the heavy load which ench position carries and consequent increased which is a guide if watched, but I could On my meter there is a revolving wheel strain on the operators entailing risk of not see it when I looked a few days ago. inefficient service, and in view of the apparent want of foresight during recently, but the Company does not trust that
I suggested ten cents in slots for sup
Surely any expert engineer years resulting in lack of provision for system. hew subscribers the Committee would be matzt be able to invent an alarm or glad to be enlightened to the develop warning for metera. dents which are now contemplated so either a bell or a moving figure as pos I would suggest that they may be assured that these sible arrangements. detects will be remedied.
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13 and 17, Queen's Road, Central, Hongkong, 27th "May. 1926.
To the Hon. Secretary, K.R.C.,
Dear Sir-Replying to your letter, dated 6th, May, the minimum number of hacs allotted per operator at Central Exchange is 100 and the average 121. With reference to the comparison made with the National Telephone Company of Great Britain we would point out that the Company ceased to function about the year 1912.
I have no proof that the Company has not scored over my meter, and I labour under a sense of probable injustice, to guy the least.
even a high as 140 or 160 in several in- stances. Thus the Committee was led to inquire whether these figures were cor rect. Your answer omits to name the maximum leads for a single position and, therefore, misses the point of the Committee's inquiry.
With regard to the second paragraph of our letter, the Committee are glad to have a satisfactory reply,
We note, however, that you admit that It is not possible to attempt a compari- the average per operator is 124, and son only in terms of the number of lines justify that high figure by the plea that, allotted per operator as it is essential the calling rate must be taken into ac to know the calling rate and other tractie count. But, as the subscribers to your unta, before a true comparison can be telephones are not limited in their calls, made. For example, an exchange with can you deny that the calling rate in a calling rate of 1 can bear twice the this Colony, and particularly in Kow number of lines per operator as an ex-loon is a high one, and, consequently, the change with a calling rate of 2 and still position is made worse by the introduc give an equal service with no greater tion of this factor into the calculation! Measuring eleven feet in length, a
strain on the operators.
Comparison WEN "made with the With reference to the extension switch- National Telephone Company of Great python was shot by Divisional-Inspector boards at Central and Kowloon, in the Britain in the belief that the system used P. Grant, of the West Point Polide former case work is in progress which, by that, now defunct, company Was Station, in the garden of No. 31, Con-hen completed, will allow the linee to similar to the antiquated system in hse
be transferred to the main switchboard. in Hongkong. duit Road. (Lily Villas) on Monday.
"The extension switchboard at Kowloon Inspector Grant, who was called to the is only a temporary measure and it is the intention to take this out of service scene by residents, was armed with a shot gun and he despatched the reptile,
at the earliest possible moment..
With regard to the final part of cur which was curled up amongst a heap letter we would advise you that it was this way. It was stated in defence of the Referring to the last paragraph of your inquiry, let me explain that it arose in of leaves underneath the shrubbery, with not due to lack of foresight that develop Telephone Company that the space oc- two shots. The frat discharge caught meat was retarded but due (a) to the cupied by them at present is so cramped the python midways in the body. It was ing telephone materials during the war ment.
impossibility of our predecessors obtain that there is no room for proper develop. quickly killed by the second shot, which
It was, therefore, decided to akk years and for some considerable time for some assurance that the Company was caught it squarely on the head.
after the cessation of hostilities; likely soon to extend and reorganise its When opened up later, the carcass of (b) failure of negotiations by the undertaking. We are now told that a a small terrier dog was found inside the China and Japan Telephone and Electric step has been taken in this direction by python, almost intact. It appeared to Company, Ltd., for a revision of rates the laying down of a new cable across the have been swallowed only a day before and renewal of licence to secure long Harbour. As my Committee understand and was in process of being digested. tenure and make the heavy capital ex that this new cable replaces one that was
Two days previously, Japanese terrier was missed froid' a house three penditure necessary for development laid by your predecessors, are they to
economically justifiable. doors away from the spot where the
As regards future development by this conclude that, although a year. has clapsed since the new Company WAS Python was killed. The disappearance Company this will be carried out in ac-formed and the higher subscription rates of poultry from day to day from the cordance with Telephone Ordinance, 1925, were introduced, this is the only forward houses in the locality had also been and the preliminary work necessary in movement worth mentioning that has been noticed.
this respect is even now engaging our made so far!" attention. A step in this direction has
been made by the laying down on the
10th August, 1926. 4th instant, of a new submarine cable To the Hon. Secretary, K.R.A.,
Kowloon.
12th July, 1929, To the Telephone Company,
Dear Sirs, an to thank you for your
In order to prepare women to enter groups for street, warfare purposes. The the Kuomintang party service, the Kuo-across the harbour to provide additional Dear Sir,-1 duly received your letter mintang Division for Women will, begin junction facilities between Hongkong.and of the 19th July, 1998, and regret that ning on October 3rd, examine women
The necessary work of connecting up owing to extreme pressure of business I candidates for public service, giving suc- cessful candidates further instruction in this cable has now been completed and have not hitherto been able further to short course in political science before the improvement in the service in this consider the matter with a view to for On September 16th, some pirates oper- appointments are made to active duties. respect must be evident to the members warding you a reply.
I have now, as a matter of fact," re More than 230 Chinese students from of your association. ating as Reds" succeeded in com-
ferred your letter of the 8th May, 1926, mandeering a tow-boat plying between, Shanghai, excited by the success of the
ny reply thereto of the 27th May and Canton and Konguioon. On the bout Kuomintang in arms at Wuchang and in
your further letter of the 12th July, to were more than 150 passengers who are other parts of Hupeh, bave come to now being held for ransom. In addition Canton to enter the Whampoa Military letter of the 27th May, in reply to ours that no good purpose could be served by my Board of Directors, and they feel nearly $50,000 worth of freight and valu-Academy for instruction. ablea were seized.
The Kuomintang is sending $5,000,000 of the 6th May, but at the same time continuation of correspondence on the worth of treasury notes from Canton to explain that it does pot altogether mect lines of such letters. The Board quite Mr.. Lee. Luke Chiu, Commissioner of
the questions raised.
appreciate and sympathise with the ob- Industry in Canton, has been appointed Hankow for circulation there.
Mrs. Wu Te Chen, wife of the former It might be as well to explain at the jest which prompted you to communicate by the Kuomintang to act concurrently as Canton chief of police now imprisoned outact Fow these questions arose. The with the Company, but beg to point out Chairman of the Commission for Over at Roccas Tigria, was over-joyed the Committee of the Kowloon Residents that the Company's desire for improve Beas Chinese Affairs. The object of the other day to find on her return from Association received complaints about the ment in the telephone service in Kowloon Commission is to protect the interests of Chinese abroad and to afford assistance Shanghai that her husband was still alive working of the Telephone system and, is at least equally as strong as that of 'to oversens Chinese returning home to
While in Shanghai, Mrs. Wu was inform- while some attributed the faults to the the Residents Association.
You must, therefore, kindly excuse me Lentor into industrial pursuits. Mr. Lee
ed that her husband bad been executed efficiency of the operators, others defend. was one time student in America and order of General Chiang Kai Sheked the operators and. blamed the condi. from replying point by point to your letter of the 12th July, and permit 'me' As she has two sons still living, she natur- tions under which they worked. It was ally wished to give their father a decent stated that number of lines allotted to burial, but on retorning to Canton; they a single operator was abnormally high,
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abroad.
L
is well informed on Obinese conditions
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