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THE NANKING OFFICIALS.
DO NOT TAKE UP OFFICE IN CANTON.
THE LUXURY TAXES.
SUSPENSION OF BUSINESS AS A PROTEST.
(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT]
General Chien Tu Chun, held
commander of the "asti-Red" troops along the Hunan-Kiangai- Kwangtung borders, a pro-Chiang Kai Shek follower in the present Chinese politico-military muddle, is further strengthening his position. by enlisting all local militia in the Northern Districts under his acr vice. General Chiang's status in Kwangtung is being maintained by
"TSAT CHEH."
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2nd, 1927.
CORRESPONDENCE.
A PRETTY CHINESE LEGEND.
THE SINGAPORE BASE.
THE OBSERVANCE OF...-
**MAIDENS' DAY."
(TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG TẦNG DAILY PRESS."]
SIE-Coming, as it does, at
ROBBERY FROM "A MATSHED.
FOKI WHO GOT THROUGH · A WINDOW.
REPULSE BAY INCIDENT,
In sentenciaga Chinese youth to In the dreamy past, some thou-time, when, in the absence of a
panpharmacon, Japanese stateämen three months' imprisonment, at the and year agd, pretty and and others seem only to anxious Central Magistracy yesterday morn romantic legend was given to the to hull hysterical jeremiads at ing, for the larceny from a bathing world by China The Chinese in Britain's policy regarding the Sin-matshed at Repulse Bay of a those far off days were not disgapore Base, your singularly sobor turbed by mundane affairs and they often occupied themselves by con- templating the beauty of nature and the skies.
Europeans may have gone about the last few days admiring
multi-coloured and pretty little paper disks which are being ex hibited at all joss paper shope, and wondered why and for what they were made. A glance at the Chi- nese calendar will tell us that the ‘doqble sevan "' falls on Thursday, and it is a day when all Chinese maidens will honour their patron That Cheh.
minded reply to Mr. Ito Masanori may be regarded as a moss refresh ing contribution to contemporary opinion upon this much discussed, and oft misinterpreted subject.
SEQUEL TO KIDNAPPING.
ABERDEEN DOCTOR A CAPTIVE FOR FIVE MONTHS.
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Calleged culprit in court.
A sequel to the kidnapping of a Chinese doctor, "named Chan Lai Chun, of Aberdean, is to be heard at the Central Magistracy.
The doctor was kidnapped, at Aberdeen on November 18th last, and was held captive in a Chinese coastal village until March of this year, finally securing his release by payment of $1,200, and two tuels of Macao opium. He was then was allowed to return to this Colony,
leather wallet containing 3, the property of Senior Revenue Officer G. Watt, Mr. R. E. Lindsell com mented that defendant was in a position of trust as the caretaker's Juki and had deliberately used that
There position to reb. doubt that had the defendant no been interrupted he would have got away with the $53.
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Since his return A Chinese, named Leung Bing has been arrest- ed, Dr.-Chan having identified him as his kidnapper. This man was charged before Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy yesterday morning with kidnapping Dr. Chan from Aplichau, Aberdeen, on Nar- ember 19th, last year. Detective Sergeant Carey applied for, a week's formal remand, which was granted.
In the discussions at Washington it was clearly understood that Singapore was outside the region to which the "self-denying ordi- nance" not to establish or develop Mr. Wat said that about 3.30 bases applied. In accordance with p.m., on Saturday he was bathing the Washington Treaty, Great Bri- at Repulse Bay, when Mr, T. M. tain has ceased to develop Hong Hazelrigg (Assistant Crówn Solici. Kong, but Japan has not been tor), called to him from the water's precluded from developing a base edge and at returning to his mat of her mainland, nor the United shed (No. 100) he found that the States from strengthening ber door, was closed, as when he left strong defences oa the Panama it, with the spring lock in position "Maidens' Day," as it has come Canal, in the Hawaiian Islands, or but not shut. Inside the matshed to be called, falls annually on the on her mainland; in face of incan be found his wallet, which he had seventh day of the seventh moon and has a very pretty and romantie trovertible proof to the contrary, left in the pocket of his coat, on Only" two officials appointed to legend attached to it. Taat Cheh
this line of criticiza às been the bamboo seat on the side op perforce abandoned. As to the posite where the cost was hanging. Canton by the Euomintang Central was the creath daughter of Tien League of Nations, Great Britain Some banknotes were spread out on fendant who was with the doctor, Executive Committee at Nanking Wong, the heavenly king. She and the Colonies could not co- the seat while others were partis produced a revolver and threatened saw fit to assame office in Canton very pretty and industrious, and operate against wanton aggression out of the wallet The cubicle win him. Dr. Chan was then taken to
according to Chinese astronomy, "yesterday. Under circumstances
the formed one of the twenty-eight unless she has some force to give dow which he had closed when he Chinese village on the coast where
effect to that policy.
left the matched, was open Withe remained in captivity until already mentioned in earlier re-most brilliant stars being in fact
ness then went with Mr. Hazelrigg March this year, eventually being ports, many commissioners-design- the brightest of them all. Next in
mentioned. He was sent to Macao and from there made the trip back to Hong Kong.
General Chien, despite the attempt
of his enemies to undermine it.
Dr. Chaz was lured on to a junk lying in the harbour on the pretext that a sick person on board needed his services. When the junk was reached, it is stated that the de
ate will not, and cannot, take up splendour is the Cow Star. This one jingoists fail to realise is that to the caretaker's hut and there the released on payment of the ransom
their new posts without further negotiation with the power actually ruling Canton to-day.
Canton Authorities are still carry ing on an active campaign against the
"Reds. In addition to a
Boore arrested at a club on the West Bund, Canton, on Sunday night, several more were taken, early on Monday morning by secret service men of the Party Headquarters. According to reports, the Reds" have meeting places at Wongaha, Foontong, Fongtsuen, Ap-too-kwan, Pachow, Shaloo, and other places.
heavenly cow is not unlike the earthly dres, for she is attended by a cow-herd, in the form of a smaller
star.
The point which Japanese and
from Britain's point of view the essential importance of the Singa Pure Base lies not in Japanese
or "Chinese waters, but in the vast regions of the Indian Ocean, Tsat Cheh, in all her splendour, around whose shores lies thres attracted the humble cowherd, who quartors of the land territory of fell deeply in love with her. The the British Empire. Through that love was reciprocated for the cor-Ocean goes the main vital artery berd was a dashing Adonis, and
of British commerce. More than a Trat Cheh found it very hard to thousand million pounds of trade maintain a correct hauteur when crosses that coean every year, and
accused was pointed out to him by Mr. Hareingg. When questioned, defendant denied it, but witness
took him to No. 7 Police Station,
Out of the Side Window.
shed was a littic behind Mr. Watt's Mr. Hazelrigg said that his mat-
but he could see the side window of the latter's matshed from the end of his verandah. He saw the accused come out of the matshed through the side window, but as the
The police arrested the defendant on a Macao bost on Friday last.
ARMED ROBBERS IN
· RUNNING FIGHT.
ONE WOUNDED.
the poor but delightful, cow-
it is a trade of exceptional value accused was a joks of the care- THREE MORE ARRESTED BY herd courted her. This love affair to the Mother Country. Outwards taker, the witness did not at first COMBINED POLICE.: went, pa for sometime, quite unit consists almost entirely of the suspect him thinking that accused known to Tien Wong, father of
manufactures which give employ- | had been in the matshed on busi-
Four armed robbers were arrested Tsat Cheh.
ment to our fellow-countrymen at ness and was taking a short cut by the Settlement and French police Realizing that there was no hope Home, whilst inwards it consists through the window. Then the following a robbery at a ricksha of gaining the consent of the almost entirely of the foodstuffs witness looked down M. Watt's houg at 201, Jchal Road, at 12.15 heavenly King, Tien Wong, ber that feed them and the raw verandah and saw two ladies were a.m. on Saturday (July 23rd) and
Troops around Wu-hua, in East-father, Taat Cheh eloped with the materials which assist their in- just then mounting the verandah one of the mer or wounded during
young cowherd. The old man dustries.
era Kwangtung, have mutinied, and foamed and bellowed when the newa- they are being influenced by the **Reds" to denounce Generala
Chiang Kai Shek and Li Tsai Hsin as militarists who are no better than Marshal Chang Tso I'
Cantos hears that Colonel Hu Yin Yuan, who is on a mission to Hunan oa behalf of General Li Taai Hsin, the principal military power in Carton, has been detained by army authorities in Shanghai
Mr. Goo Ying Fang, acting Kuo- mintang Minister of Finance and concurrently Commissioner of Finance in Kwaaglung, is still absent from the Southern Capital, and he may not return to Canton until the question of the luxury tax is finally settled. All Cantor mer" chants are opposing the tax, and a forced withdrawal of the tax by the Ministry will mean a loss of
of his daughter's escapade was made known to him. After some time, however, his paternal feelings pre- dominated and he pardoned the youthful couple.
Anyone who would view the situation with unbiased eyes must see that the whole importance of the Singapore Base is defensive. Its importance lies, not in the possibilities of war in the East, but The legend should have ended in the possibilities of any con- there, with the young lovers happy ceivable war," because there is no and loving each other ever after-conceivable war in which the vital wards, but Teat Cheb was unlucky trade of Great Britain through enough to bring down her father's those waters would not be threaten wrath upon herself once more. She ed by the raiding cruisers of the was a very industrious girl before future--this point may be em-
stepa. He also noticed that the an exchange of shots between the matshed door was closed and the Settlement police had the gang. lock in position. This led him to Shortly after midnight six men, the conclusion that the defendant three of whom displayed automatic must have entered the matshed by pistols entered the hong, rifled the the window, and that he had been cash drawer of 8200 in cash, and in there for no good purpose. He made of. Once they were outside an alarm was raised by those inside. then informed Mr. Watt.
Replying to his Worship, Mr. The, police responded and started Hazelrigg said that he was positive firing at the men. The latter re- of the defendant's identity as he turned the fire. One of the robbers had seen him regularly at least was dropped with a bullet in his leg twice a week during the past four and was taken into custody. On his months. The defendant had brought information the police raided a house in the French Concession and shed. Mr. Hazelrigg added that arrested three others, who are said had the defendant been a stranger to have taken part. None of the to him he would have suspected money was recovered, it is said.
At 10.30 á.m. on the same day him of being a thief from the first
five armed men held up the inmates and gone after him
Chinese dwelling at 208,. of a Myburgh Road, and escaped with 2400 worth of clothing, money, and jewellery. At 6 am three robbers, all of them armed, went to 350, Tau Doong Ea Zoong, and took clothing and jewellery worth $900. Three robbers held up a dry goods store at 250, Shanse Road, at 8.05 p.in, and got away with $80 in cash. -North-China Daily News.
her marriage, but connubial blimphasised when one regards the hot water into the witness's mat- seemed to have made her lazy. She proposals to limit the number of neglected her weaving and spin- ning when she should have worked all the harder at the loom now that she had become the wife of a poor cow-herd.
.
Tien Wong, her father, was very angry with her and as a punish ment, banished her to the other side of the Silvery River. She was only permitted to visit her husband once a year on the seventh day of the seventh modh. On this day, the heavenly king, Then Wong, ordered face to the Minister, who is the of the world to form & bridge "all the ravens from the four corners
strongest advocate of it. There across the Silvery River for Taat will be a más parade and a Cheh to cross for her brief reunion pension of trade on Wednesday as with her husband.
a protest against the new inpost. A joint petition will be handed to the Kuomintang asking for the
abolition of the tax
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large capital ships in favour of small cruisers-and to deal with that metace, Great Britain must have an effective centre from which her cruisers can be refitted and re- conditioned without having to go back 6,000 miles to Malta. Then again, there is the question of economy. It is no inexpensive item for a fleet to travel. 6,000 miles to be reconditioned. Therefore a naval base at Singapore will undoubtedly be an immense saving to the British 45 YOU NO tax-payer. Britain. of developing Singapore into a clearly point out, has no intention combination of Portsmouth, Alder shot..and Croydon.
Asked what he had to say, the defendant said that the European's evidence would no doubt bear more weight than bis,
His Worship: Do you mean to suggest that he is deliberately lying to get you in jail!-I don't know.
Mr. Lindsell then passed sentence, as stated above.
SENATOR BINGHAM..
"PASSENGER ON THE
#MADISON."
FILM STAR ON THE "PRESIDENT POLK."
Present-day attempts to create distrust between two great nations "Since this legend was given to the may or may not be deliberate; in world by a Chinese astronomer who any case they seek to bring about. levd in the Tung Dynasty, all difficult to find a legitimate excuse. week-end on the Be President
Among the passengers who passed TOOK PART IN “BEN. HUR.” friction, for which it is certainly through the Colony during the Chinese maidens have adopted Teat Jinguists must be negatired at once
Madison
Among many passengers making Was Senator Hiram Chehas their patron-goddess, and finally. They spoke at the Bingham and his on The dent Pole, which arrived in Hong a trip on the Dollar Liner Preat time of the Washington Conference Senator has completed & three Kong yesterday in the course of Ricksha coalies appear to have on this day, they will pray to her and the prompt answer thisy receivweck visit in the Islands" dur her round-the-world tip, to Nów
and offer sacrifices in the shape of ed from the delegates was umia- chosen the end of July as an op- rice, fruits and wine to appesse takable in its emphasis. The sober which time he has toured York, vid Manila, Straits ports,
rainded section of the British press islands. He is returning to
Luzon and several of the southern Suez and Marseilles, etc., is Mr. portune time for creating trouble. the wrath of Tien Wong against can de much to put the jingoists United States by the way of China. known star at Hollywood.
tho Francis X Bushman who is a well- In addition to the noting in Han-his-deughter. They also pray in their proper place had a can. Georgo Pepperdine, head of the Bushman commenced cinema work
that their married life may not but hope that Far Eastern editors Western Auto kow and Shanghai, Canton's rick-
e so tragic" as the poor little who seem fax: too fond of sponse system, returns chain store in 1903, and after a long spell:44 Los Angeles the screen he went into vaudeville ing hotch-potches of nonsense aba coolies on Saturday had a great goddess's
in future follow your example and after an inspection of Oriental for six years, returning to the film or three struggle for the possession of their This legend is faithfully repro- use their influence in exposing the business conditions. He is accom work a matter of Lo
pained by two daughters and his irresponsible activities of trouble
years ago.
go.. He appeared as Messalo union headquarters. The Authori-duced in paper and can be seen at traffickers whose sole aim secretary.
in the famous Ben Hur" picture, Sincere's Roof Garden and at the apparently to prevent the consum Others passengers Here T. Hand he also starred in "The Mar ties say that they will recognize
Squires, representative of an riage Clause, a most interesting Lea Gardens In smaller size it mation of world peace--I am,
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