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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 9th, 1927.
NO PARADES WITH- CORRESPONDENCE. STRANDING OF THE CHINESE COUPLE'S DOMES-
OUT PERMITS.
NEW POLICE ORDER.
MODERATE ASCENDANCY IN.
CANTON.
**QUITE SAFE FOR FOREIGNERS!"
[PAOM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. }
The Kuomintang Executive Com- mittee of the City of Canton, one of the leading Party, clubs, has turned Moderato." It is refusing to listen to the instructions of the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee, which now has its head- office in Hankow, to oust certain
COME TO THE PEAK.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS."}
Six, As I Am finding reflected glory distinctly embarrassing, I shall be obliged. if you will, notify
TIILIBOET."
THE FINE WORK OF THE
BRITISH NAVY.
DUTCH SKIPPËR'S HIGH TRIBUTE
TIC TROUBLES
MAHJONG AND A CURLY
HEADED GIRL.
WIFE AND CHILD LEFT.
UNPROVIDED FOR
sy à case it will be remembered, was
Mr. Brooks: Then you have had
no relations with any women sines you left your, wife 7
Lindsell, upheld the question, and Mr. d'Almada objected, but Mr.
the defendant answered that he had not.
Mr. Brooks: Then you don't know that complaints have been. made against you at the S.CA. - By whom t
Mr. Lindsell Your wife of Capt. F. E C. Schermbeck, the heard at the Central Magistracy course.-No, I have not. your readers that, though the Master of the a& Tjikarang, the before Mr. RE. Lindsell early this i
Mr. Brooks: Your story is that initials are the same, I am not the vessel which went to the assistance woman sued her husband for main
week in which a young Chinese she left you and you never bothered proud author of that clever little of the stranded Tjilibort, payn a
Do you ex any further about it." tenance. The woman's story waspect us to believe that?—Quite, so, Sonnet, appearing in your issue of
very high tribute to the work done that she had been deserted by her I did not know where she was. this morning, under the title Come
to the Peak-Ho, Hs."
Thanking you in anticipation,--- Yours faithfully,
F..C. HALL
Hong Kong, April 8th, 1997,
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husband a little over two years ago, and that although both the Seere tary for Chinese Affairs and the
By the British Navy. He writes:
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS."]
Committee of the Fe Leung Kok Six-I feel that I owe it to the had requested her husband to pro- officers and men of the British men-vide for her, he had flatly refused of-war which gallantly come to the to do so.. rescue of the stranded sa. Fjílėdocs, to give some further details of what
members from party circles. This COLONY'S WATER SUPPLY. took place.
local Kuomintang Club includes many well-known politicians in its
Among them membership. General Wa To Chen, sometime
Are
Police Chief of Cantón; Dr. C. C. Wu, former head of Canton Foreign Office; Mr. Foo Ping Sheung,
BETTER POSITION THAN
LAST YEAR.
The water return for March states that the consumption for the City and Hill district was 216.75 million gallons compared with 196.26 mil lions in March 1996. The estimated
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The woman would have been in
a very sorry plight but for her has a child of 8 years to educate father's zanistazce, especially as she
and to support,
Mr. Brooks: This case also came
before the Po Leung Kukt-Yes.
Mr. Brooks: Then did not the
Po Leung Kuk said that you must pay your wife's maintenance-Yes," but since she left me, it would not be worth my while to pay anything.
say that the Po Leung Auk is Mr. Brooks: Then you mean to
not worth while paying her any wrong-I considered that it was
thing.
The case was continued yester- day, and after the matter had been
Mr. Brooks The S.CA, had also threshed ant, Mr. Lindsell said house rent 1-It was only a sugges
suggested that you should pay her that negligence on the part of the tion and not a compulsory order. husband had been clearly proved. Mr. Brooks: Then your whole
Too little has been published in the papers of the very ine work and splendid seamanship displayed. This may be due to the fact that sailors generally regard it as a the day's work and rarely mention that they did far more than might be demanded of them by duty.
When I anchored in the early Mi. E. S. C. Brooks and Mr. Leo represented by
Ting Island I found that H.M.S. Dragon and H.M.S. Stormcloud were playing their searchlights on the .. Tjileboet. For landsmen, this
Plaintiff Was
former Commissioner for Foreign Population is 410,200 which works hours of the 6th inst. slose to Lang | d'Almada appeared for the hus-
oat at 17 gallons per head per day, Afairs; and scores of others 420compared with 16 gallons in March ciated with the "Prince" cliqua 1996 of the Kuomintang:
Associates of the "Prince," by which name Mr. Bun: Fo is known among the
There was an intermittent supply
in all rider main districts up to the 14th March and services to houses in the rider main districts were dis-
might seem to have been an easy matter, but with a stormy North East breeze, blowing, and quite a
band.
Important Legal Point. Before proceeding with the case, Mr. d'Almada contended that he
had an objection, which, in his opinion, would be fatal to the
and child, and did not bother any attitude is that you left your wife
more about them, all on account of a small Mah Jong game-She left me herself and took no heed of my admonition, so why should I pay for her.
$50 Monthly-For His Mother! Answering to questions, defend
grera of his late connected and a supply was given heavy sen running this is not the Plaintiff's case." The alleged negant said that his salary only 80
father, deny the truth of the rumous that Mr. Sun is virtually a prisoner in Shanghai adding that he is still
in Hankow
The optimists in Canton City, announce that the moderates will receive the support of the military party. They say that General I Taal Huin, the General Officer Com- manding the Troops in Kwanglung, had this assurance from General Chiang Kai Shek with whom he had a personal conference at Shanghai several days ago. The extremists will have to drop out and the re- cent resignation, his enemies say dismissal, of Mr. Sun Fo from the chairmanship of the Municipal Council and other posts is regarded as a forecast of what will follow."
Since the beginning of the week, notices have been given to all union leaders to take licenses for arms entrusted to their pickets. Union
power in Canton has been further limited by a recent military order denying the right of a labour union leader to confiscate articles being handled by a non-union man.
by public street fountains only from
March 18th, 1996.
it was pitch dark and the visibility
lect had occurred two years ago,
In
income.
se, especially when you have to and under the Home Act, as laid a month and that he had no other keep the ship moving, the coast is quite close by, and there are several down in Halsbury, it was clearly Re-examined by Mr. d'Almada, outlying rocks only a few hundred stated action with regard to
months of its occurrence. He said that although this act was left out in the Local Ordinance, Magis trata's Orders covered it. Mr. d'Almada said that his client did not want to take advantage of this technicality, and he had, therefore,
men he was staying with his $50 a month for boarding and lodg mother, and that he is paying her
ing
The storage in millions and deci Imals of gallons was as follows: yards away on the side; moreover offence must be started within six defondant said that at the present
Tytam, 304.39; Tytam Byewash;) 1.37; Tytam Intermediate, 03.20: Tytami Tak, 751.74; Wong Nai Chung, 13.72; Fokfulam, 27.24 The total was 1,191,60 compared with 683.65 in March 1028
Kowloon,
was very poor.
Only real sailors, tolerably com- petent in their profession, could stand the very considerable mental strain to which they must have been mubjected all through that long night.
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offered the woman $500 for a final They knew they had to keep their separation, at the time when the searchlights going because there matter was brought before the was the constant risk of the strand- S.C.A. He would, under the cir
cumstance, ask the Court to dismiss the summons
At Kowloon Water Works the storage was 249.02 millions of "gal- loss compared with 151,95 last year, The consumption was 77.45 millions of gallons compared with 3354 lasted vessel foundering with very little warning, and at any cost a panic had to be averted amongst the 1,400 steerage passengers who crowded
year.
This for a population of 159,400 worked out at 15.6 gallons per head per day compared with 7 last year..
There was a restricted supply in all districts during March 1926 and a full supply in all districts during
March 1927.
The Government Analyst's reports shew that the quality of the water is satisfactory.
The total rainfall to March 31st, 1927, was 9.20 inches, compared with 7.45 last year.
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ter decks.
In replying, Mr. Brooks said that the husband had not committed a criminal offence and that that Sec. As soon as day broke the war-tion referred to Criminal acts only. further arguments, the ships launched their boats in an Alter effort to get connection established Magistrate said that, he would hear with the sa. Fjileboet.". The heavy evidence and that he would reserve
beats back, but doggedly they held before making an order. swell continually put the ships the paint raised by Mr. d'Almada
on, and finally they succeeded in getting alongside, and the transfer of the passengers was commenced. It was undoubtedly due to the per-
Playing Mah Jong All Night; In the witness box, defendant gave his name as Wong Kin Man, clerk in Mesars, David Sassoon
severing efforts of the Navy that no & Co. Ho, said that he was mar- The Public Works Department re- | fives were lost..............
ried about eight or nine years ago, ports that there was an intermittent More or less complete reports of and up to about 2 or 3 years back, supply in all rider main districts what further happened have appear
he had lived happily with his wife.
Mr. Lindsell: Pay your mother $50 for board and lodging, and only yourself alone. Surely this is a
deliberate lie!!
Defendant corrected himself by saying that $30 was a gift to his mother and 820 for his own board
Mr. Lindsell: Have you any brothers —One elder brother.
Mr. Lindsell: What is he dong I A clerk in Holts Wharf,
Mr. Lindsell: What does he get is month 1-820 a month.
Mr. Lindsell: Is he married - Yes.
Mr. Lindsell: Has your mother any means-She has some pro-
porty.
Mr. Lindsell: What makes you pay her $30 a month 1-Just for her to buy things to eat.
,
Mr. Lindsell: Oh yes, I see, give to your mother instead of your wife, oh 7
Innocenca Of The Curly Haired
Ons.'
Mr. Li Wei Lin, a friend of the
The Police have notified the west of Garden Boad during Marched in the local papers, so there is, Then his wife took to playing Mab defendant said in'evidence that the public that no more parades may 1997 and full supply in all rider to my mind, no necessity to further Jong and was frequently absent be held without a permit from the main districte cast of Garden Road enlarge.-I am, Yours faithfully, the Kuomintang Party Headquar during March 1927.
ters.
F. E. C. SCHERMBEEK,
Master of the T'jikarang:
German missionaries in Wuhua Shanghai, however, says that Mr. District, Eastern Kwangtung, are Eugene Chen is virtually a pris- MORE SPURIOUS being molested, according to com oner in Hankow, being used by the 'plaints lodged with the Canton extremists as a mouthpiece for BROUGHT FROM CANTON Foreign Ofice by the German "Red" propaganda, Consul-General in Canton The
The Canton Press reports, pub. Foreign Ofice has again called on
lishes 22 good many supposed the Police to do everything they
* can" to protect "foreign nationals threats of strikes "by all the in Canton. The Chinese. Press re-
270,000 Chinese workers in Hong
11 Kopg was a protest against the recent action by the Hong Kong Government in closing down the
General Labour Federation.
LARGE SUM AND „NEWLY
PRINTED NOTES."
curly haired girl referred to was from home. Sometimes she had
a cousin of his and that the de.. Не been away the whole night,
fendant had met her in his house. had admonished her on several of As far as he know there was no casions, but she paid no heed. One
MONEY.day he was in a friend's house and was talking to a curly haired girl, when bis wife came to look for him. They left together and when they got home, his wife became very angry. Defendant then went to stay with his mother for two or About a week ago when a Chinese three days, and he did not know was tried at the Central Magistracy that his wife bed goge back to the for uttering forged bank-notes pur country until he received a com porting to have been issued by the plaint from the S.CA. last year. Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking: Corporation, it was thought that the spurious notes, were printed at Canton and brought down to the Colony for circulation. This belief is now strengthened by the arrest of another man, in whose possession nearly 30,000 of taked notes were
** Can You Explain↑ "
thing between the defendant and
his cousin. Further than that wit-
said he knew nothing.
Mr. Lindsell said that he "was
convinced that the defendant had neglected his wife, but he express- ed a doubt whether complainant could get any redress or not in view of the legal point raised by Mr.
d'Almada: He would, however, reserve, his decision until a week Later,
Mr. Lindsell asked Mr. d'Almada In cross-examinations, Mr. Brooks if his client were willing to renew 588cated that defendant had left his offer of $750 for a final seps his wife and that she did not leave ration. him.--Defendant: She left me first.
"
iterates that it was not necessary to have warned foreign women and children to leave Canton before April 11th as some Consulates have done, on the ground that the pro- Latest report from Swatow ap posed anti-imperialist demonstra pears to show that the "Reds" are tions on April 12th will result in in control there. A resolution
Mr. d'Almada: I do zot think Shameen. an attack on
The pre-in support of General Chiang Kai
Mr. Brooks: She left first and 50, He was very generous at the sence of British troops in Shameen Shek before Kuomintang mass
you stayed behind My furniture time when the offer was made, but. is also described as unnecessary. macting was turned down by the
The arrest was made on Thursday was there but I went to stay with now, the matter had gone too far. Chinese figures put the British chairman who refused to given the afternoon when the 8. Sei On my mother.
Nevertheless, he might be prevail. came into port from Canton military strength there at 1,112 resolution a hearing.
Revenue Officers, as vaual, 'lined the
Mr. Brooks: Isn't it true that you ed upon to renew the offer, if the men, of all ranks, including 40 It is understood that Mr. Wang wharf and searched all passengers left her and that the rent was owing complainant would accept it. plain-clothes mea and 12 detectives! Ching Wei is now on his way to coming on shore. One passenger | for about two or three months 1-I
·Mr. Lindsell: Why Is it since had only an umbrella and two The Kuomintang Administration Hankow to attempt a reconciliation caddies of tea in his bands but paid her money for the bouse ex-
his solicitor, has discovered this "Reds" in Canton, by order of the Foreign between the
and the when the ten was turned out the penses in advance. I paid the rent. legal point (Laughter.) I feel faked Botes were found carefully Mr. Brooks Can you explain that the defendant is morally bound Office, in their report on the recent Moderates."
concealbeneath a layer of leaves why her father advanced her $200 to make some provision for her. British punitive expedition against Canton friends of the Sun Yat There were 84,000 in notes of the pirates at Bias Bay still declare Se family are wiring to Hankow ten dollar domination, all newly for her expenses-I know nothing The Magistrate added that be
printed. that more than a thousand houses and Shanghai to ask Madame Ein
about it. The money was not paid would adjourned the case until next were destroyed. Mr. Eugene Chen Sen, Mr. T. V. Boong, Dr. Kung Station, and on examination, the in my presence.
Friday, and that if he found that has been asked to protest to the Hsiang Hai and Mr. Sun Fo to re- The man gave his name ne Too Man you left your wife and went to stay
nates were found to be forgeries. Mr. Brooks: I put it to you that he had jurisdiction, he would make British Government. A report from train from further active support Bing but refused to make say fur with the curly haired girl at Pot, an order for $20 a month for the
(Continued on next Column). of the | Red " movement in China. ther statement.
tinger Street -No.
The man was taken to the Police
woman.
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