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WELCOME HOME.
TROOPS FROM CENTRAL
CHINA.
RECEPTION AT SHIUKWAN.
CONFIDENCE IN KWANGTUNG. "KWANGSI COMBINATION.
IN HONOUR OF
CONFUCIUS.
HIS 2478TH BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY.
CELEBRATIONS IN HONG
KONG.
Today is the 9478 birthday an {FROM OF CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.} Diversary of the great sage Con- fucius, whose teachings and history bave been translated in several General Chang. Faat Kwai's
languages. Despite the radical troops, retaining to Canton from Central China, are beginning to changes in China, and the attempt arrive at Shinkwan where they to discard his teaching for that of Dr. Sun Yat Sen Confucius were given 2 forma "welcome
yesterday. home "
Canton willemory, will be revered by many
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd, 1927.
CORRESPONDENCE.
FIREPROOF BATHING
HOUSES..
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG
DAILY PRESS,''
CONSTABLES TEA JERRY BUILDERS IN
MONEY.
LUKONGS AND HAWKERS.
SUPPOSED VIGEIMS THRONG.
COURT.
According to Mr. T. H. King, I.D., the Police have had at times to deal with certain Chinese con-
Sia, The general desire of site owners and the Government for building which comprises the necessary essentials of Safety,tables entrusted with the super- Economy and Durability are fairly rising of the hawkers, for demand- well known and it is due to the ing money, known as teha chin suggestion of site owners who have (tea-money) and other bribes from promised support that the small advertisement, offering to build complete, and including essential furniture for $650, appears in your
hawkers.
Some weeks ago, it became known that certain Chinese constables were obtaining large sums of money
HONG KONG.
TOO MUCH. SAND, IN CONCRETE,
DECOMPOSED GRANITE,
BUILDINGS TO BE DEMOLISHED.
Before Mr.W. Schofield at the
bave to support over 30,000 more throughout the provinces of China to-day's issue. The particulars from the hawkers. The constables the construction of the verandahs of
mun if all of Chang's troops remain there.
Some of the former officers and men of the Cantonese Army com- manded by General Hsu Chung Chi, a member of the West Hill section of the Kuomintang, are serve Again in being asked to Canton under the present regime. "Among those who have just return ed to active service is General Ma Hung, at one time a division com-
mander under General Hsu.
It is reported in Canton that there are some, 18 to 19 divisions of General Li Tani Hain's men in the Eastern districts ready ta defend his interest against the in vasion of Reds under Ho Lung and Yeh Ting from the Kisagsi-Fukien borders. General Huang Shao Hung is commanding several divi- sions of Ewangsi troops along the Kwangtang-Kiangsi border. Geo- eral Li and General Huäng are now considered the joint leaders of the Kwangai group in Canton politics and it is thought they will be able to maintain their hold of the two provinces
لة
Kwangtung
to-day."
Celebrations in the Colony are on For the last an elaborate scale. week, Chinese shops and hongs have been busily engaged in decorating their doors and windows with tableaux of incidents in the great sage's life. Last night the vernacu lar schools held "open house" to all, when sumptious deals were given to visitors, and the pupils provided an entertainment of songs and recitations, the latter being poems by Confucius.
In addition to the illumination of school buildings at night and the display of British and Chinese Bags, the business houses in Nam Pak Hong and Wing On Kai put out. their best collection of ancient Chinese scrolls and other curica for the public to view:
are as follows:--Foundation: Con- had banded themselves into a gang crete, hardwood floor two feet and the money was equally divid above ground. Steel Constractioned among themselves. ·-
of
Exterior and interior walls The victims were either unlicens asbestos sheeting. Roof, red corru-ed men or timoreus bawkers with gated asbestos sheets. House to con- a licence who allowed themselves tain two dressing rooms each 6 by to be intimidated and regularly feet, hall 4 by 12, verandah 4 by 12 contributed their quota to the fund Two glass windows, Canvas sun levied by several of the constables.
In consequence of information blinds on verandah Alteration as to plan subject to Government ac received, the Captain Saperinton ceptance and extra cost, if neces-dent of Police and a party of de sary. Complete, with essential fur-tectives raided the third floor of niture $850.
No. 3, Upper Station Street, be- Summarized, the main advantages tween 7 and 8 a.m. on Monday. On to site owners are:-
1-The houses being built almost exclusively of steel and aabes- tox, will be fireprool. -Hay be removed "at very small cost and can be erected in other desirable locations, should owners ever require this.
Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, the manager of the Chung Chu Kee building contractors was charged by the Publis Works Department, with diverging from approved plans and using improper materials in
four houses in Shanghai Street.
Appearing for the defence, Mr. J. T. Prior pleaded guilty to both charges, but reserved his address until the nature of the charges was disclosed.
The prosecution stated that in the
reconstruction of the verandaha of
Nos. 531, 533, 533 and 537, Shang- hai Street, the steel used in the beams of the front wall and the dividing walls were not in accord- race with the approved plans,
The cement was also of a quality inferior to that specified. Too much sand was being used, whe the stones were dirty, too large, and insufficiently cemented together.
that floor, one of the Chinese con- stables of the Hawkers' Department occupied a cubicle with his wife In the cubicle were, five other con- The attention of His Worship was stables also employed on the same drawn to the collapse in Agyle duty. On the entry of the Police, Street, last wear, when some work. the tenant of the cubicle jumped men on the premises were killed, from the veraadah to the ground and it was stated that the concrete below-a drep of about 40 feet. He in that case was better than the sustained serious injuries and had sample taken from the Shanghai to be taken to the Government Civil Street houses. Hospital for treatment.
At The Tal Ping Theatre.
3-May be dismantled without The official "celebration, an in
grevious damage and can be re-erected as garages, etc. former years, takes place this morn-
4.—Essential articles of furniture ing. at the Tai Ping Theatre, at
as clothing racks, benches, about 10.30 am, when a body of
rattan chairs, table, and water utensils are included in cost. The other five lakongs, who were students, both boys and girls, will make their obeisance, before the
This type of building particularly in plain clothes, were taken to the and portrait of Confucius. Music will lends itself to standardization, it Police Station, and on a search Kwasi against any immediate be rendered by Chinese bands and this is desired by a majority of site being made, several hundreds of the students' parents will be enter-owners. It is well to mention that dollars were found in their jeiat opposition.
The gang operating a Rede, who tained by the official committee. the merits of various possible con-
Great Stir In Hawking Circles. attempted a week ago to derail an The students will all be attired instructional materials have been
The news of the raid soon went expresa train eastward from Can-Chinese full dress black jacket given close consideration, since the
over a silk gown of plain colour typhoon damage some weeks ago. the round and the hawkers who had Before kowtowing to the Great This was with a view to making as been under the thumb of this Teacher, the Chinese National durable a structure a possible for "ring" lost no time in making for Hymn will be sung.
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-ton near Wu Chung for the pur pop of robbery, has been broken up, according to a report from ~Sheking. The leaders of the gang have been taken into custody in a village near Cha-shan.
Since September 17th the Canton Kowloon Railway has been running a train with armed guards to in- spect the track and to prevent further damage by those desirous offering with the traffic and the movement of troops. Since the 16th it., passengers on the Can- namshui Hailway have been diesely inspected and searched.""
Of the $10,000,000 demanded by the Authorities in Canton from the merchanta and bankers Boane 84,870,000 has been paid, the mer chants contributing 81,070,000 and the bankers $2,700,000.
It appears to be the practice now for an incoming official to detain his predecessor in office until a very clear account has been given of all money collected. Just recently the retiring collector of the ship's value
possession.
After the nature of the divergence had been explained with the aid of a plan, Mr. Prior said that he did
not know how serious the offence
was, but he understood fresh plans would be submitted to the P.W.D. Whether the present contractor would still be retained he did not know. The contractor was merely following the instructions of the owners.
made,
Mr. Prior said that there would the economical cost of same and the Courts to see what was happen- be a loss money which would be A similar ceremony will also také after comparison the decision reaching to their fallen extortioners.sustained by the contractor and place at the Lee Gardens, Kau Yuced was that steel, and suitably pre- All Tuesday and yesterday mora owner if an order, for which the Fong Theatre, Sincere's Roof Gar pared asbestos sheeting, should ings the compound of the Central prosecution applied, were dene, and practically all Chinese have preference. Such work 19 Magistracy was thronged with baw that all the concrete work be de business bouses will observe the day may be done will be under the con-kers and there was an air of sup-molished, and asked that the fine be
stant supervision of a skilled Euro- pressed excitement. as a holiday.
pean architect whose qualifications Mr. Lindsell, before hearing the vouch for the satisfactory nature of cases down on the charge sheet told HONG KONG MALE VOICE the materials involved and the the hawkers that the five constables
CHOIR.
.
OPENING OF ANOTHER SEASON.
MORE SUPPORT AND
MEMBERS DESIRED.
(Contributed.)
Those who are interested in male
voice singing are reminded that the Hong Kong Male Voice Choir will commence rehearsals for the coming season on Monday next (September
efficient construction of Yours truly,
same.world not be charged until later in the day, Even this did not make the hawkern leave the Court Ther loitered about for a few minutes in the yard and returned.......
THE HONG KONG SMALL INVESTORS' SHARE & REAL Estate Co. Hong Kong, Sept. 21st, 107.
S.S. "HUBRO” ADRIFT.
FIFTY MILES OFF AMOY.
TUG TO THE RESCUE. The Norwegian ateamer Hubra was yesterday reported to be adrift about fifty miles off Amoy."
The
Their patience was at last reward ed when the fiva.constables alleged to have taken money from them were brought into the Court. The proceedings were brief, for delen- dants were formally remanded" un- til Monday. The hawkers ther vacated the Court with disappoint-
It is understood that the con- ment written on their faces.
assessed accordingly. "
His Workship in making an order for the concrete work to be de- molished to the satisfaction of the P.W.D., intimated that he regarded the second charge as the more serious of the two. He would not impose any fine on the first charge but on the second count the defend- ant was fined 8200.
A SECOND INSTANCE:
CASE OF DECOMPOSED GRANITE.
Belore Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday morn- ing the Wing Cheong Loong firm of contracts were prosecuted by the
tax was detained by his successor 28th) in the Cathedral Hall (kindly news was first conveyed to the tables concerned are all Cantonese Building Authority of the Public Sometimes now loaned for the purpose) at 9 pm Colony by a wireless message from plainclothes men attached to the Works Department for using de
for this purpose,
even a civil oficial has to obtain
the services of squad of soldiers sharp. before he is able to enter the de-
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composed granite in the construction the as. Solviken, which had made Hawkers Department under Ser- of a building in Western Street, Those who were fortunate enough three attempts to tow the disabled | geant Dickson. They are fairly West Point.na partment to which he has been to hear the choir sing last season appointed.
ship, but owing to the rough es long serviced men and held responMr. Leo d'Almada appeared for look forward with interest to the had not been successful.
the defence, and pleaded guilty to After Mr. Taur Tai Chi, & pro appearance of the Choir again bo minent Canton merchant, had
Paid
The tug Henry Keswick was seat) bis fine or alloted contribution fore many werks have passed. The towards the $10,000,000 Kuomintang sole object of the Society is the pro-to the assistance of the Hubro on CHLORAL HYDRATE architects and the Building Autho
loan and was about to leave the
Police Headquarters, he was polite. motion of male voice choral work
ly requested to remain a little while and there is an excellent opports Icoger. This is the third time. nity for those who care to take Mr. Tam bas so far paid $180,000- and it is reported that he has in part in one of the finest avenues of formed his friends that he will not choral work pay a cent. more until he is re The Hong Kong Male Voice Choir
Hong Kong or Macao,
Tuesday evening and it is expected
that she will tow, the "truant ". ship into port on Sunday.
The Hubro is a tramp steamer, Hong formerly plying between Kong run. Her local agente here
are Messrs. Kartson Larsen & Co.,
aible positions.
a technical offenes, but asked per- mission to read certain correspond ence which bad passed between the rity. A letter from the Building Authority stated that an inspection was made of Inland Lot No. 694, MESSES. A 8. WATSON & C. Section C Western Street, and
FINED $100.
POISONING 'SEQUEL.
is showed that decomposed granite had been used in connection with the building. The architect was The sequel to the recent case in asked by the Building Authority to leased and has gone either to does not appear to be supported as and upon enquires made at this which a Chinese met his death by supply the name of the contractors concerned. The architect's reply taking an overdose of chloral coast the matter had been put Mr. Chen Kung Po, a former it should be or as it might her office, our representative was told hydrate was heard yesterday before right immediately after the letter "Red" lender of Canton and especially when it is remembered that the Hubro was on a voyage Major C. Wilson at the Central from the Building Authority had Hankow, is returning to Canton that through the efforts of this from Swatow to Keelung when the Magistracy, when Messra. A 8. been received. with the object, it is reported of Chois nearly 8000 were raised turran fato & gale which disabled her. Watson, & Co. were summoned for
In view of this, Mr. d'Almada trying to persuade General Li Traj
retailing poisonous liquids without asked that the defendants be dealt Hsin to support Mr. Wang Ching charitable purposes last season. The exact nature of the damage having in English and Chinese the with leniently, especially as the Wei.
fact the. Therefore, support should not be.
was not known to the agents and word Poison written on the sub-contractor was in
label.
Assistant composed granite without the know. prosecuted and ledge of the defendants. DE
4.
The revenue of Ewangtung Pro- lacking. vince in August was less than
With the Choir again under the $0,000,000, compared with an aver- age of $3,000,000 for the last two capable direction of Mr. Frank years. This has caused a good deal White, the popular conductor, no of apprehension and people are effort will be spared to maintain, wondering where the money.” is coming from to support 20,000 if not to surpass, the reputation of additional troops, wa
A report is current in Canton Those desiring to become mem- that Yeh Ting and Ho Lung, the bers are invited to attend the re- two notorious Red generals who hearsal next Monday evening, or to are now invading Fukien with an communicate with Mr A Hopper, army from Kinagai, are offering to Naval Yard, who is the Hon Secre surrender, provided they will be tary of the Choir, and will be given service, on the anti-Red" pleased to give all information desir side.
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paratus
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have also been Crown as appeared A representative of the Building || 4 M-U DR WING ON CO, FLD. damaged is no message has been Mr. E
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but said that the recent death was used in the building was decompos The Hubro is a comparatively the first that had occurred "undered. new vessel, having been built in such circumstances. It was gener Commenting that if the defend 1921 for the Bergen Lloyd by the ally known that the defendant firm ants were not caught they would Ouse Shipbuilding Company, of had always conducted their bus probably have gone on and finished Goole, and angined by Earle and ness in a satisfactory and proper the building, Mr. Lindsell imposed
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