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MERCHANTS OBTAIN AMERICAN ADVISERS
A PROMISE.
WILL IT BE KEPT?.
CANTON-KOWLOON: RAILWAY.
BIG MONTHLY DEFICIT ON CHINESE SECTION.
TWO APPOINTED AT HANKOW.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 12th, 1927.
CHI WO STREET ROBBERY RECALLED.
THE CONSUMPTION DURING | CHARGE AGAINST FOUR MEN
JANUARY.
EVERY DAY ART.
THE COLONY'S WATER
SUPPLY.
THE HERITAGE OF ALL
INTERESTING TALK BY MR. J. H. HUNT AT Y.M.C.A.
An
A message to the Canton Gazette, from Hankow, dated February 8th, jays:
exceptionally interesting talk was given by Mr. H. Hunt, the energetic and popular Secretary
a
MBO, J. TODD AND DR. J. B. QRANT.
A LITTLE HIGHER THAN FOR CORRESPONDING PERIOD.
WITHDRAWN,
WOMAN SENTENCED FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION.
Foun men, alleged to have been concerned in a daylight armed reb bery at No. 9, Chi Wo Street, Yau- mati, on the 5th of last month,
The consumption of water in tho of the European City and Hill District, in millions
[İNÒM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. of the China International Famine that institution on Thursday night.Jakesry was 223:04. The estimated appeared before Mr. W. Ains
Mr. O. J. Todd, chief engineer Y...A., Kowloon, to members of of gallons during the month of
The merchants held their demon stration and the Kuomintang hare promised that their right to engage | and dismiss employees on the aus- tomary day, and with the customary safeguards, shall be upheld. But the Kuqmintang promised this 'be fore 10 that it is difficult to any whether the situation has materially improved. The merchants, how ever, have this in their favour. They have shown that they can act together in their own interests and it is possible that their wishes will be treated with greater respect in
future as a consequence,
Some 4,000 workers have been dis |
missed from various lines of business
in Canton and about 1,500 in Swatow. These workers, however, are not taking their dismissal "lying down." They
are still complaining. On their part both the Canton and Swatow merchants have wired to Hankow and Nanchang protesting against the labour tyranny in Kwangtung which endeavours to forbid an employer from dismissing an employee oven duce a year. Meanwhile the Communists in the Southern Capital are arranging a Merchants' Conference to be held 'sometime this month when a series of "lectures will be given by the leaders of the party. It is possibly hoped that in this way the mer- chants may be induced to submit to the workers' demanda.
•
The Canton Bureau of Education
is proposing to establish a com- mittes of censors to inspect all cinema films before they D50
acreened.
The Canton branch of the Bank of China has received Kuomintang sanction to resume business. This branch has been closed since the Kuomintang first came into power.. The defcit on the Chinese section of the Cantor-Kowloon railway is How said to be more than $70,000 a month. This will, of course, soon drive the line into bankruptcy and As a means of avoiding this the suggestion has been made" to con struct a branch line from Chang Batao to Waichew. Such a branch. Ene, it is thought, would greatly increase the volume of traffic.
Relief Commission, was to-day ap- painted adviser to the Hupeh Dyke Commission of the Nationalist Government to supervise a three million dollar repair job on a big dyke-break about sixty miles up- stream from Hankow. The appoint ment was made by Mr. Sen Fo, Nationalist Minister of Communica tions and member of the Hupah Dyke Commission.
Mr. Hunt chose "Every Day Art as his subject and discussed it in a
practical' commion-sense way. The "very word "Art,” he said immedi-
Population is 406,490, which works out at 17.9 gallons "per head per day.
worth at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon,
Mr. C. A. 8. Russ, of Messrs. Lee and Russ, appeared for the defence Corresponding #gures for Jan-of first, second and fourth defer ately conjured up in the minds of uary, 1968, were:-18.40 galloni; dants, and Mr. J. D. Armstrong, of Messrs. Deacons, was for the third many people strange anwholesome Pop. 338,160; daily consumption defendant. pictures, or extravagant, twisty 17.6
This is the second appointment of an American adviser to a Nation-
list Government commission. The furniture. In fact, anything queer the Peking Union Medical College Arst was that of Dr. J. B. Grant of as Public Health adviser of the Wuhan municipal area"
PUBLICATION OF A FALSE
REPORT.
RETRACTION BY A HONG KONG CHINESE NEWSPAPER.
During December, 1928, the con- looking was often justified by the sumption of water in the City and explanation that it was "art.""
It was not art, he said, but ugli ress. He attributed the poor ap-
Hill District was 244.29-milliont of gallons; the estimated popula- tion 407,890, and the daily consump tion per hond, 19.3.
THE FOOCHOW OUTRAGES preciation of real art by many
The storage is reported as 1,103.71- people to-day to various causes The industrial revolution, which million gallons on February 1st, brought about the wide spread de compared with 1,017.60 million struction of the beauty of the coun-gallons on February 1st, 1920. tryside in order to find sites for factories, not only degraded the countryside but made men sccus When the Foochow outrages oc- "curred, and the Roman Catholic tomed to ugliness. The crowded priests and other missionaries bad housing conditions, whereby the to leave that Port, one of the Hong pride of home was destroyed, had
"
Kong Chinese newspapers, named
The Great Light "published re- ferences to the murder of infants as though such murders bad actually
been committed.
resulted in an indiference to the home crafts which meant so much to art in the days when art was thought to be essential to every day life. The development of machin- ery, bringing with it the horror of With reference to the publica-mass production, had not helped tion in our paper on the 27th January, 1927, concerning the mar for it had meant the elimination of der of infants at Foochow by the pride of workmanship and a deadly Roman Catholic Church and the Nuns of the Convent (Yan Chee monotony of standard. patterns. Tong) the iäine was published without any investigation into the Moreover the extravagante of living truth of the contents of the letter and the inflated valus of money bad received by us. The report as published is utterly false and un-
This paper has now published the following apology in Chinese and English:
true and without a vestiga of foundation in truth or in fact and we beg to express our profound regret to the priests of the Catho-
undermined the appreciation of things on account of their beauty
or even usefulness. Extravagance
lie Church and the Nuns of the had smothered the simplicity neces- Convent (Yan Chee Tong) for the aspersion cast upon them which sary to the true expression of such publication might cause to beauty. them and unreservedly withdraw
The retraction, of course, is.com plete, but it seems curious that any paper in Hong Kong should have given currency to the reports in the first place.
Heritage Of All, "
When the case was called, it was intimated by the prosecution that there was not sufficient evidence
-to Warrant
against the four men proceeding with the case, an ́ ap- plication was therefore made for a withdrawal of the case.
This was granted, and his Wot; ahip discharged each defendant.
A Chinese woman, was subse- quently charged with having posses sion of part of the stolen property.
For the prosceutice, it was stated that seting on information received There was a full supply in all after the robbery had been com- Rider Main Districts up to the mitted, the police visited defen- 8th December and intermittent dant's fat at No. 27, Austin Road, supply in all Aider Main Districts | second floor, on January 27th, and from 9th to 31st December, 1926. found there jewellery to the value Fail supply in all Rider Mais Dis of about $50. These articles were triets during December, 1926, with later identified by the owner,
the exception of the districts West of Eastern Street where an inter- mittent supply was given from 4th tr 31st December, 1996,
At Kowloon,
The consumption of water in Kow- loon in millions and decimals of gallons during January was 76.92 million gallons..··
·Giving evidence the complainant said that the jewellery was taken to the mistress of No. 8. Chi Wo Street, a sister of her's, for cafe keeping.
Defendant denied the charge, and
declared that the jewellery was her own property.
After hearing further evidence, his Worship sentenced defendant to six months' imprisonment.
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SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS. AGAINST INDIAN.
The estimated population is given at 158,360, which works out at 15.4; gallons consumed pet head per day. The figures for January, 1925, were:-Consumption, 70.17 million gallons estimated pop. 163,590; consumption per head per day 14.17. BOY WHO FELL FROM THIRD
The Egures for December, 1926, were: Consumption,-7480 million
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FLOOR WINDOW.
gallons; estimated pop., 188,140; The case in which Kunda Singh, consumption per head per day, 15.3 formerly a watchman in the employ gallons.
of Messrs. Whiteaway, Laidlaw & There was a full supply in all disCo, is charged with assaulting a tricts Juring January, 1998 and Chinese youth and causing him to fall from a third floor window, came 1927.
up for hearing yesterday afternoon before Mr. W. Schofield at the Cen- tral Police Court.
The Government Analyst's report shows that the quality of the water is satisfactory. The total rainfall
January 31st, 1927, was 0.31, com pared with 0.22 inches in January,
1925.
ST. DAVID'S DAY.
OBSERVANCES ALREADY
ARRANGED.
The case for the prosecution was' | conducted by Chief Det-Inspector L. Murphy. The defendant was un- represented.
Inspector Murphy said that the complainant first came to know the defendant when both were employed at the Grand Theatre at Wanchai. Complainant met the defendant on January 8th at about 10 p.m. jun | outside the Queen's Theatre. Greet. ings were exchanged, and defendant alleged to have asked the youth
all auch imputations and state- Art, declared, Mr. Haat, is for ments concerning their treatment of the infants committed to their every day use and must not be con- Convent (Yan Chee Tong). desert-sidered the monopoly of Art Gal- ed by their parents. It is gener-teries or as something which only ally accepted that their motives are governed by the highest-ideals high browed" people can enjoy. and their works are most charit. It is the heritage of all, for it is able and beneficial to the poor but the real expression of our in- and needy of all denomination stinct for beauty Money bas irrespective of creed."
nothing to do with it and often the best art has been produced in very poor circumstances; the greatest. artists have been drawn mostly from the working classes and the pictures painted in the poorest surroundings. The claims of art"are based on self- sacrifice, përreverence and a desire We to make life more beautiful. are all artists of sorts. Every time. we go shopping, when we look at The Hong Kong St. David's So things, when we select, we consult, ciety (Cymdeithas Dewi Sant) have WHAT WAS THE EFFECT OF maybe unconsciously, our artistic already arranged the observances to instancts. We have our likes and take place in connection with St. dislikes so that we "feel" when David's Day, Tuesday, March 1st the bicycle. Defendant's rooms
In the morning there will be a things are beautiful óz ugly.
at the Many men, continued Mr. Hunt, wreath laying ceremony were deterred from trying to ex-Cenotaph at 11 am, and members press their natural heritage because of the Society will meet at the they felt they had not the gift. He Cenotaph at 10.50 a.m
ARMY OFFICERS -EXAMINATION.
QUESTIONS CONCERNING "BONG KONG.
THE STRIKE AND BOYCOTT.
The Kaying College at Meihaien, near Swatow, at one time jointly The remarks of the examiners at managed by Americans and Chinese the examination of Army officers but later taken over by the Chinese, for promotion last October have
been made available. has been forced to close owing to lack of support.
ference to affairs in China It
WREATH LAYING AND DINNER.
if he wanted a ride on his (defen-
dant's) bicycle. The boy said yes, and the defendant told the bay follow him to his quarters to get
were at the rear of Messrs. White- away's premises. When the com- plainant entered the bed-room of the defendant, the watchinah locked his door, took of his coat and made certain overtures to the boy, which
An interesting question had re-strongly deprecated such an attitude In the evening, the annual dinner Hearing of the wonderful opporshowed something of the new line which was an excuse for laziness will be held at the Hotel Savoy the complainant resented. -
add suggested that his heurers at 7.45. The Committee hope that. Continuing Inspector Murphy of strategic consideration with tunities provided by the Kaomia which the Dew Imperial Defence should start quite bumbly and learn as many members as possible will said that the boy wanted to get tang army, more than 300 Chinese College will be concerned in teach something about line and form. He attend and bring with them one or away, but the defendant stopped
ing from January 17th. For exam- urged them to take the flowers on more guests.
him. The defendant made more have just returned from Java tople, officers were expected not only the table and make line drawings
of
Members are also requested to advances, and the boy, in deapera- enlist. Their services, however, to explain the military status
Hong Kong, hut its commercial im from them. They would discover portance to the Empire and the unknown beauty in the curves of the inform the Hon. Secretary, at antica, opened the window, and climb early date of their intention to at ed out. The boy's feet were dang- effect on its trade caused by the
ling in mid-dir, his finds were strike and boycott of British goods petals and the leaves, and in time tend the dinner, of the nutcher, clasping hold of the iron hooks of Defendant then at Canton. Naturally thin was co- they would get a fair representation names and addresses of their guests, the windo related with a question on the im- of the flowers and know something and to forward at the same time stretched out his hands in an at- portance of Singapore since Hong of the joy of creative art. No mat
tempt to drag the boy back into Kong is precluded from military
a remittance to cover the cost of the room, and in trying to ward development by the terms of the ter if it was not first class, they the tickets.
would have had "a shot at it" and
were not accepted. They will be permitted to enter the Training Corps as private cadets, paying their own expenses for Instruction and maintenance,
Mr. Lam Yat Man, Commissioner
of Public Works in Canton, has
offered to resign in order to carry
Washington Conference.
The examiners state that Binga- their next attempt would be better. A copy of the Rules, as altered pore, as opposed to the alternative of Sydney, is centrally situated for The important thing was to make by the Committee pursuant to re:juries and was remoted to hospital a start and not to bother about solutions passed at the recent annual covering Hong Kong as well as India and Australia, and is with- whether they had the gift or not general meeting, has been circulated in reach of oil supplies from If after repeated, attempts and the to members. Burida, Borneo and the Dutch East Mr.Indies, which are of vital import receipt of good advice they found
on further study of municipal ad- ministration in America, but
offer has not been accepted.
Lam is a nephew of Mr. Lach
the defendant off the youth lost Complainant Fustained herious in- his gripped and fall to the ground. where he was until last Saturday.
The complainant & boy of 18, in the witbass-box corroborated the statement of the prosecution Für- ther evidence were given by two Chinese tailors in the employ of Madame Flint who testified to see-
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