ANOTHER LITTLE WAR.
KWANGTUNG AND HUNAN.
MR. EUGENE CHEN'S POSITION.
OLD QUEEN'S COLLEGE BOY AT CANTON FOREIGN OFFICE?
FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.}
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 16th, 1927.
THE NEW TROOPS. LANE, CRAWFORD'S.
**HUMAN PARASITES."
YESTERDAY'S ARRIVALS.
BETTER OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE.
EXTORTING MONEY FROM COOLIES.
HONG KONG'S REPUTATION.
"A WICKED PLACE."
TRADE CONDITIONS
A.
IMPROVING.
SHARP PUNISHMENT
INFLICTED,
When Sub-Inspector F. Shaftain,
Soon after dawn yesterday the
Presiding at the fifth ordinary prosented two Chinese for extort. .s, Derbyshire, with some 1,600 yearly meeting of Lane, Crawford, ing money from five truck pullers troops ou board, berthed at Holt's Limited, at Exchange Building on on Saturday morning before Mr. Wharf. They included the first Saturday morning, the Chairman, R. E. Lindsell, at the Central S. D. Cousland, spoke Magistracy, he told the Court that zercivals of the 15th Infantry Mr. Brigade now on its way to Hong optimistically of the future of the there are several gangs of human parasites at work in various parts Kong, and various other detach-Company. After explaining that the of the Colony. These gangs would menta The City of Marseilles loss for the year had been occasion-extort money from the less educat ed Chinese by menaces. Thew with the 15th Infantry Brigade ed wholly by the fact that the Com
parasites, he said, have such a hold on their poor victims that these Hendquarters, the 2nd Batt. Scots pany was unable to do the turnover Guard and the 10th Field Ambu-which it had done in previous years, wretches would meet their tormen- tors at the Wing Lok Wharf each lanes and the erased with the he said that trade which had auf-
evening after a hard day's work, The movement of troops from 151 Queen's Royal Regiment and fered through the boycott of 1935, and whether they had earned enough or not to pay for their howing improvement. daily bread, they would pay 20 per Canton and vicinity northwards iu- the 1st Northamptons are due to dicates that military action has gone day. The Neuralia and the City The figures of the Company for the cent of their earnings to these beyond the simple elimination off Poon with the remainder of present year wore already reflecting bullies.
the In the force are due in about a fort "Reds" from Kwangsung Province. The militarists now intend to F- night's time. claim Human for the Nanking fac
Canton is to have a provincial army of four divisions strong at a cost of $600,000 a month. This ap- propriation is to be effective as from May 1st.
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There will, therefore, be ak local war between the Proviuces of Kwangtung and Hunan, the former coming under the "anti-Red" and the latter under thefted" stan- dard.
CHEATING THE MILITARY AUTHORITIES.
A CONTRACTOR'S METHODS
"NEW SOLDIERS-STUPID
PEOPLE."
The method employed by & Chinese contractor "to squeeze the Government, was exposed at the Central Magistracy before Mr. R. E. Lindsell on Saturday morning. when a foreman employed by the contractor sued his employer for 81.90 being wages due to him.
The defendant, it will be remein- Lered, held a contract from the to supply Military Authorities coolie labour for work at Stone- cutters Island. On April 20th, de- fendant had told the complainant to bring a gang of 18 coolies over to Stonconttors, but suggested that This sort of thing has been going coupons for 20 every economy is being exercised by then for a long time, remarked the handed to the military people to Inspector. There were gangs of sign, explaining that the newly management in administering the bullies to prey on almost every arrived soldiers were "stupid pro trade. Poultry dealers, fiah den business.
lers, and pig dealers had been plo" and would not know the the heaviest sufferers and no less difference.
Bum than $100,000 had been paid to these parasites in a single
WILB HOW
this.
meantime
shareholders were also present:
Messrs. H. A. Jones, F. W. Staple tou, E. J. Ainsley, A. Kitchell, A. W. Roberta, D. M. Goodall, W. Macfarlane, T. J. Stokes, H. W Raudali, A. Hyde.
On the Derbyshire were the 2nd Balt. Weich Regiment and the bath Field Company R.E, together with Supporting the Chairman were: detachments of the Middlesex Regi-Messrs. M. Manuk, W. E. J. Shen- Green Howards, the ton. M. Raymond, Chan Tong ment, the
and W. A. Eustace (Directors), K. R.A.S.C., R.A.M.C., and R.A.0.C.
L. Bridger and F. M. Crawford Soon after arrival the troops (Managing Directors) and S. J. Information in going around in began to disembark. The 2nd Batt. Jordain (Secretary). The following Canton that Mr. Eugene Chen, Welch Regiment are being accom arting Minister of Foreign Affairs atmodated at the Peninsula Hotel and Hankow, will no longer in recog the 6th Field Company, R., at
ized as such. It is claimed by Mr. Shamshuipu. "then's--supporters in Cunton, how
ever, that, according to Kuomintang The rules, he is still Minister. argument is that the Nanking fuc- 11on is illegal, as far as Kuomintang zules are concerned. Of course, in Canton in these days, the faction Controlling the Police, the Military, and the labour unions is the ruling Authority both
in internal and foreign affairs.
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The officers in command of the various units are: Lieut.-Col. T. G." Mathias, D.8.0. (Welch Regiment); Lieut. Crawford (Middlesex Regi- ment; Lieut. D. B. Shaw (Grecu Howards); Licat. Col. G. E. Bad. cork, C.B.E., D.S.O. (R.A.S.C.); Major L. E. Barnes, O.B.E. (RE.); Major A. I. Robertson, O.B.E. {R.A,M.C.); Major J. H. D. Shep pard (R.A.0.C.).
The 2nd Batt. Welch Regiment wis sunde up to strength by the addition of 250 Reserviste.
Before the order to discubark was given the sides of the ship were thronged with soldiers looking eagerly at the new land to which
It is also reported in Canton that Dr. C. C, Wu, the "Nanking faction Minister of Foreign Affairs, is to recommend Mr. Luke King Fo lor the post of Commissioner for For- eign Affairs in Cauton, replacing Mr. Wei Yuk, an appointee of Mr. Eugene Chen, the tankow Minis-they have come. ter. So far there is no. Gazette
I have heard that Hong Kong statement to this effect, but the sug- is a very wicked place," said s burly gestion is not at all unreasonable.sergeant to a Daily Press reporter. Mr. Luke has been with the Cauton But I am a married man," he "I have never been Foreign Office since 1990, except added naively.
He Wad nearer to the Orient than Line during short intervals. formerly a student and teacher of house so I want to see those wou Queen's College.
derful Chinese streets I have read so much about."
The name of Mr. Sua Fo has been eliainated from the list of meatars of the standing committee of the Kwangtung Provincial Administra- tive Council and also from the Whampoa chairmanship of the Development Syndicate. This com pletes the removal of his name from every important post and commis sion in Canton.
Of the 2,500 "Reds" arrested in Canton since April 15th last, about 500 have been released up to date.
Among the "Reds" arrested during the fast week-end was år. Tam Kwa Oi, Chief Clerk of the Bureau of Labour. As a protest against this arrest, Mr. Chen Fu Bub, Commissioner of Labour, has expressed a desire to resign.
Another mun was in the act of Juying a razor from some Chinese in a sampan who were doing a roar
ng trade in vests at 1/- each and in almost every kind of truck and muck, “
One and six the soldier bawled.
Two shillings," piped the mer- chat.
Sieavenson and L
Chairman's Speech." The CHAIRMAN said: The balance at debit of Prout and Loss Account after making due allowance for de preciation, bad and doubtful debts and deducting the credit balance brought forward from last year, viz., $2,494.38 amounts to 301,430.94 which it is proposed to carry for ward to a new account. The loss for the year is occasioned wholly by the fact that the Company was un- able to do the turnover which it has donc in previous years.
year.
witness for the defence named Mok Cho, anid that he did not be-
long to the defendants gang, but was acquainted with them because they all met at the same wharf every day to look for jobs. He had
"
men should be
The complainant said that such methods were commonly employed, and that he had done this sort of thing himself before, but on occasion was found out. He there. fore, refused to do as his employer
one
had directed. The defendant be- came very angry and told com- plainant that he was no good to him if he could not "cheat-the Government."
never known the defendants to ex- tort money from anybody. There was a welfare club in existence to which each member contributed a percentage of his earnings. The money thus collected went to pay for bed spaces for the members to
The defendant, it was stated; sleep in during the cold months.
to be Inspector Shaftain told the Court issued coupons for 20 men that this witness had on a previous taken over the next day but when night taken the five complainants the complainant turned up with to a tea party and had offered his KARK, he found another them so to drap the case against
the defendants, threatening that if forciman had taken up the job. would be seriously assaulted. This, coolies with the exception of two dared to come to Court, they The new foreman retained the however, the witness denied.
who were complainant's clansmen. It was these two coolies wages (45 centa...ench) and his own 1) that he wanted to recover.
Mr. Lindsell sentenced the two defendants to six months' hard labour and 20 strokes of the birch each.
The witness Mok Cho was also fined 850, or in default 4 works imprisonment for perjury.
In normal times, continued the Chairman, a counderable amount of trusiness is done with Coast Ports and residents in the interior of China Owing to the extremely un- settled state of China for some time past and the consequent withdrawal of foreigners from out stations thia branch of the Company's business
Shareholders Questions. has received a severe set back. Bad
Mr. JONES: You mentioned, Mr. trade generally in Hong Kong has again affected adversely the volume Chairman, at the beginning of your of businces done. Conditions such speech that the reason of the loss 18 have been prevalent in the this year was the decrease in turn Colony since the boycott started in | over, Can you give this meeting June 1925, reduced the spending any idea of the percentage of de- power both of commercial firms and private individuals more and more as time passed. This has been plainly evident during the period covered by the accounts before you.
Conditions Improving. Trade, however, now shows an in- provement and I am pleased to be able to inform you that our figures, for the present year are already In the meantime reflecting this. every economy is being exercised by the management in administering the business. Property, plant, fix tures and fittings, utensils, launches, Well, throw me a packet of fage etc., have been fully depreciated as in," said the soldier and concluded the accounts will show. Stocks the deal, Every man's pocket have been estimated at cost price seemed to be full of good English | silver and it seemed a much greater and depreciated wherever neces sary. Investment shows a larger pity to part with this than with the discrepancy this year between book inttered dirty paper of Hong Kong. value and market quotation but the nature of this investment assures an appreciable rise in market quot tion when conditions again become
"We
Hong Kong Beesus a more in- teresting place than our other Ports of call," said another Tommy. went ashore at Colombo, but not anorian), the other Ports."
All the men were happy and amil- ing as they bustled about, for though their voyage of five weeks was not unpleasant, they were glad
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Crease!
The CHAIRMAN: I think you should have seat notice to the meeting beforehand of this question.
Mr. JONES: The Secretary is here. and he should know the details. Continuing, Mr. Jones asked for further information regarding items of interest in the profit and loss account.
The CHAIRMAN Baid there were quite a number of items in the ac count dealing with interest, which Mr. Jones could see. The particular item in question was the net balance on the interest account.
Mr. JoNEs referred to Sundry Debtors and the sum of $191,000. He asked what woa the Sundry Debtors Reserve, remarking that it
was not shown in the balance sheet.
The CHAIRMAN: We have already written off bad and doubtful de is. Mr. JONES: There is no further reserve?
The CHAIRMAN: It is not neces- zary.
Mr. Jones asked further questions about investments and remarked that the information was not given on the balance sheet.
The CHAIRMAN: 1 don't think it is usuni to put such matters in the balance sheet.
After hearing the evidence, his Worship told the defendant that he had no doubt the Government had been cheated and warned de fendant to be careful in his future transactions with the Military Authorities.
The defendant was also ordered
to pay the complainant 81 and 45 cents to one of the coolies. The other who was not present, did not get his share.
RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURE.
THE READINGS FOR APRIL.
The Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, during the mouth of April, show that the average mean teinperature was 87.2 degrees (compared with 0.1 degrees in March and 58.5 degrees in February), the highest being 53.6 on the 13th, and the lowest 57.5 on the 5th and 6th. There were five occasions when the temperature was over 80 degrees
turned 70.ries and ten when it hours in March, 43.4 hours in of sunshine (compared with 65.7
February and 137.6 hours in January). There were 7.126 inches of rain (compared with 4.635 inches
and in March
4.33 inches in February). The average humidty was 84 (compared with 60 in March, 78 in February and 74 in January),
The rainfall for the mouth of April at the Botanical Gardens was 8.08 inches on 16th days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 5.701 inches on 18 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, 7.81
The lowest reading of the
(M.B.L.) WAS barometer inches at 16h. on the 13th.
The maximum squall velneity, as recorded by the Dinra-Raxendell awenograph, was 47 miles per hour at Th. 23m, in the 3rd.
Mr. Liu Tso Pui, Magistrate of Sunning, is one of the very few
During the year the Company officials in South China who have had the distinction of serving in the
moved into its new premises in
Sir Governor,
Cecil Clementi, same office for five years without
Exchange Building and H.E, The interruption. Now he may finally
K.C.M.G., was kind enough official be forced out. During the five at the prospect of setting their feetly to open the new store on August years, Mr. Liu has had 32 charges on land again.
17th, 1020. This move was planned Numerous filed against him, but not one of
båd entertainments
and arranged before the boycott
Mr. JONES pressed for information these charges has ever been heard. been held on board and it is per started in 1025. The new premises and was told that if, as a share- Mr. Liu would not have been in hapa dun to these that the general are well adapted to the Company's halder, he cared to call at the Comiuches on 16 days.
business office so long without the bucking verdict was "We had a fine time."
and with a return to pany's office, it might be possible of somebody higher up. The Sun-There were hand concerts, Charles normal conditions your Directors to give him any explanation he ning District in one from which ton competitions, tuga-o'-war, box- are confident that the benefit of the required. many Chinese in Hong Kong haveing and many other sports.
move will be apparent and the extra
The report and accounts were The adjutant agreed that the voy rental incurred will be easily car then passed.
Other Business. The Workers Delegate Confer-age had been a very pleasant one. As a rule troops are sent out to
Cafe Popular. ence in Canton, the majority of the
On the proposition of Mr. Jones, leaders of which were driven from the East between the months of
The Cafe in its now quarters has seconded by Mr. KITCHELL, Mr. W. the City & month ago on account October and March," he said.
But we have had plenty of ice proved very popular with the pub. L. Shenton was re-elected a of their "Red" sympathies, is being reorganized. The Conferenco and iced drinks. Only one man felli, so much so that it has recently now claings niore than 300 delegates, sick and he was put ashore at been necessary to extend the sccom
Aden:" representing some 150 unions.
At 8 a.m, burly Tommies stripped The feud between the Workers' Delegate Conference and the Cen- to the waist were busily unloading tral Labour Union (anti-Reds kit and gear-work witich was not
same.
is still going on, and there are re-
concluded until towards afternoon.
ried.
Director.
On the proposition of Mr. MACTAR- modation of this department. This
LANE, seconded by Mr. Anstey, Messrs. Linstond & Davis were re- has been done without involving the
comprised of elected an auditors at a remunera- The Company is Company in any increase of rent. grocery, provision, wine and spirit,tion of $1,950.
Tribute To Mr. Eustace. confectionery, restaurant, bakery
At the conclusion of the meeting. and cakes, Indies, outfitting, boot and shoe, trunk and bag, jewellery, the CHAIRMAN said: Before we leave
ports of raids on innocent parties and attempted assassination of pro minent "anti-Red" Inhour lenders. | "LEUNG KWONG" VICTIMS. hardware, crockery and glass, ship I would like to mention that Mr.
.These reports may not be true or they may be exaggerated but there is certainly an under-urrent of sus picion and a great deal of intriguo jo labour circles.
CHIANG KAI SHEK.
A telegram to the Cunton Gazette states that Chiang Kai Shek is shortly to pay a visit to the war front along the Yangtze to inspect and cheer his troops.
MORE BODIES RECOVERED.
The Water Police launch which
has been plying in the vicinity of the Capsuimun Pass since the 8.8. Leung Kwmg sank last week, has recovered further bodies of Chiness during the week-end. On Saturday
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chandlery, furnishing, sports and Eustace retired from the post of free of charge-by Members of toys, and motor car departments Managing Director at the end of the the Ambulance Brigade, up to and and the wide range of merchandise last financial year and I wish to including Thursday, the 12th inst. offered to the public by these de- take this opportunity of assuring is:- partments as well as the high hian on behalf of the directors and quality upheld, combined with rea shareholders of the appreciation Chinese Y.M.C.A. Division... 26,240 sonable prices are bound to re-act that is felt for his services during King's College Division.... 11,477
Railway Division favourably immediately conditions his tenure of offer. He is now an
ordinary director of the Company Indian Division improve.
The Chairman then formally pro-and departs on Homo leave in the Kowloon Division six were picked up, and yesteday posed that the report and account near future. I am sure you will join Mongkok Division
Shaukiwan Division three. Those found yesterday were of the Company for the financial with me in wishing him success and Chinese men. This now brings the year ending February 28th, 1928 (in- happiness.
The meeting expressed its agree. total number of bodies recovered eluding the recommendation of the
Directors as indicated therein) be ment by applause. Mr. EUSTACE
suitably replied: adopted.
This was all the business of the menting.
Chiang Kai Shok had an inter- to 25. view with
Charge the Soviet d'Affaires to China who recently visited Nanking from Peking.
So far the body of Mr. Donaid- Chief Engineer of the ill- inted steamer, has not been found.
ROUTE.
Mr. STAPLETON seconded.
(Continueil on nest column)..
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