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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 31st, 1927.
BIAS BAY OUTLAWS. WANG CHING WEI IN CORRESPONDENCE.
REINFORCED FROM HU "CHIEN'S ARMY.
SALT MONOPOLY FARMED OUT.
CANTON QUIET AND DULL,"
(now or daINESE CORRESPONDENT1
According to information from official circles in Canton the bandits and pirates now gathering round "Bins Hay, are the former troops of Ceneral Hu Chien, a keen "sup porter of Chiang Kai Shek Hu Chieh was Garrison Commissioner ar Walchow until several weeks age when he was removed fur ficial aptraption" and upon his escention a fortnight. ag, his military followers were disarmed. Some of the succeeded in getting away with their arms and returned
tu
CANTON.
POSSIBLE INFLUENCE ON LOCAL SITUATION.
A SUPPORTER OF THE
HANKOW FACTION †,
Bath Renter's and ear Chinese errespondent seem
strongly of opinion that the coming of Wang Ching Wei will alter the situation in Canton. One possible effect may be the abandonment of any expedi. tint against Tang Seng Chi's "lances, but whether an alliance wit be effected with Hankow is un-
other matter.
Government, Canton is indepen-
THE SCOUT MOVEMENT.
[TO THE EDITOR OF "THE RONG KONG DAILY PRESS."]
CONSERVANCY WORK IN DOGS ORDINANCE.
KWANGTUNG.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG DAILY PRE."]
BRINGING REGULATIONS UP TO DATE.
PREVENTION OF RABIES.
It is proposed to introduce at the next meeting of the Legislative Connell an Ordinanes to make pro- vision for regulating the keeping of dogs and for the prevention of the importation and spread of rabies.
The Objects and Reasons" of this new Bill state-
The present Degs Ordinance. the term "dor? as excluding pup- Ordinance No. 3 of 1983, detines pies under the age of three months. This definition was probably adopt- purposes of general control, pup- ed because for licensing, and other pies may be excluded. For the purpose, however, of suppression of rabies it is important to have con- chief object of this bill is to amend trol over dogs of all ages. The the definition of the term "dog" include dogs of all ages. 40 as
2-The Ordinance in question is open to minor objections on the ground of form and content. For. contains provisions in regulations. which nowadays generally appear Further, the re- gulations section is somewhat Jiffuse.
"Again, section 8 of the offence but merely gives any power, of arrest and for that purpose it is of Ordinance No. 11 of 1900. unnecessary in view of section
example, and disguised. Sir Robert Baden-ganservanee" work in this province
-SIR-In your issue-al October 28th Appears 3 commurneation SirThe announcement contain front your Chinese correspondent in ed in the Government Gazette to Canton headed River Conservancy the effect, that the Hong Kong Board," which discloses little know. Branch of the Boy Scout Associaledge on his part with regard to tian intends to apply to the Legis the activity of the present Daard lative Council for a Bill to further of Conservancy Works. Your cor- and protect the activities of the respondent states that Dr, Tai.En Scout Movement in Hong Kong is. Sai, is to return to his past as indeed, welcome news, and one can Director-General of the Kwangtung but hope that this "move will do River Conservancy Board," but something towards promoting some that of inte years, the job that thing more than very easta inte. Tai holds has been little more terest taken by the great majority than a sinecure, as ao government of the local European community in has voted any money towards this (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
this great Movement.
argently, needed work. The little SHANGHAI, October 30th.
It is sometimes urged by critics money allowed has done no, more According to persistent reports of the Boy Scout Movement that than to keep a large staff, which from Chinese etrcles, Mr. Wang
an organisation with a General atas had practically nothing to do,” Ching Wei has gone to Canton for its head could not fail to be a
It is quite, true that no local the purpose of inaugurating a new
anilitary organisation, however, well Government has voted money to dent at present of the so-called Pell's reply is that there is no since 1922, but I strongly object to Nationalist, Government which was reason why an old circus horse, the currespondent's conclusion, that formerly able to rely on the spafter he has finished his career in
on this account. to work has been their former occupation of Fort of Madame Sun Yat Sen and the ring, should not end his life done. As a matter of fact, during Ordinance does not create
the last three years considerable construction work has taken place in the West River at Sunglung Tailam. Silum and King Fook, and
3-It was decided to take the in the East River at Cheklingh. opportunity of remedying these de- the local Government, that is true. The cost has not been defrayed by fects. The bill therefore repenis the old Ordinance and re-enacts the but by a monthly grant from the
necessary provisiona The maxi- mum penalty is raised from 8100 Central Government, and be sub.
to $230 in accordance with "the scription amongst the farmers them.ern practice with regard to
minor summary offences, selves, for whose benefit the work has been performed. In 1923, H.K. $180,000 were spent on construction work, in 1923, H.K. 8950,000 and this year up till now H.K. $200,000. The supervision of such work.
staff. the payment of which has anturally, his called for a large
been defrayed entirely from the funds granted to the Board by the Central Government. The staff mem
brigandage or piracy. General Li A Han Yung, of the 25th Division of
the Cantra Army, has been instruct el to act against the outlaws at Bins Bay in Waiyang district. General L has just appointed a successer to Has Garrison Com missioner at Walchow.
*
During the last weekend ten
other members of the Sun family, though whether this. Gearral Chiang Kai Shek is not at present ascertainable.
To Settle Differences Between
Hankow and Danton.
in pulling a baker's cart we some includes other equally useful civil occupa
tion.
Since Sir Robert's retire night from the army every talem that he possesses, every inspiration time and hobbies and much of his of that wonderful intellect. all pis.
small income have been devoted to the service of the Movement of which he is the centre,
[ox ova SEINASE CORRESPONDENT,
Mr. Wang Ching Wei, who is still called by his friends the Chairman of the Kaminintang, proposes to hol a meeting of the Centanl That the Boy Scout Movement is Executive and the Supervisory a great organisation few, I think, bandits were shot in Canton for committees to settle, the present will attempt to deny. Its real robbery with violence.
alistes between the militarists of claim for recognition by every res; There is now a change for "Chi- the Hankow and the Nanking fae-ponsible man and woman of what use young men in South China to is. So far, however, only six soever nationality or creed, how
members of the Executive and two fever, is seldom realised. learn the science of aviation. A members at the Supervisory Com- present time I believe the member At the
school is being apenal in. Cantonmittees in Canton, and
ship is just over 3,000,000 bags with by the Auteities, had it will have quorum is impossible Mr. Wang is troops all, over the world. In many room for students; and apple will very farmurable to the Harkow countries we find responsible public
faction, and declares that he does | carits for semission should file full particulars before November 11th nt the ten of the school at Tai-
shatao, Canton,
Are
aury Offences Ordinance. 1843, is 4-Section 16 (3) of the Sum- repealed because the question of regulations to be made under this stray dogs will be dealt with in the Ordinance.. Sub-eretions (1) and (2) of section 16 of the Summary Offences Ordinance, 1845, are being with animals generally and do not allowed to stand because they deni refer to dogs only. Section 17 of the section has been transferred to that Ordinance is repealed because this Ordinance, where it appears
5-A draft of the proposed re- gubitions is published at the same time as this bill
Among the draft regulations "at- tached to, the handbill are the fol lowing:
not believe General Tang Seng Chien and women devoting their bers have spent most of their times section, 1 ,will ally himself with the North. spare time to the Movement, train-it the individual working places on The Milltary Situation. ing the boys to think in terms of the rivers, far away from Canton, tine result of the arrival of Mr. citizenship, "service, brotherhood and I can assure you that it has Wang in Canton will be that the and peace instead of in terms of not been any sinequre, either for question of an expedition against Tang Seng Chi in Hunan will be suspicion, avarice and war. These the Director-General, or for the remsidered and, unless Mr. Wang public spirited men and women are staff, to exercise their duties dur- and General Chang Fat Fui are building up an army of upright and ing the prevailing civil wars and heartily with the movement it is
kely that any troops will ad noble citizens and future genera-brigandage.
from Kwangtung into either tions will have case to thank then. Human or Kinngsi.
A Rival Influence. Several agents of Hu Han Min, another Kuomintang leader more
The sale of salt in Canton and inthediate districts will henceforth be farmed out to a few monopolista Who guarantee in return à certains amount to the Kuomintang. war chest, the actual bargain being five dollars es imported-bag-of It is estimated that the people of Capton City consume every your about 51,200 bags of two piruls each: Kobyne and Hockshan, 7,000 bags: Hakhing, 2,882 bags; Tsingyun and Fatkong. 41,020 bags; Yingtak, 44,001 bags; and others,
940 catties.
11,500 bags.
The brotherhood is a big one, ex- cending, as it does, to every corner of the civilised world. No one can question the wisdom of Govern
or less opposed to Mr. Wang, arents that view the boy efforts now in Hong Kong, including Mr. with sympathy, or of kings Goo Ying Fang, Mr. Chen Yung, allow their sons to wear the level. and other former officials of the ling uniform of the scoute. It is cer Canton Administration. Mr. Goo'stainly satisfactory to find princes, followers strongly denied the Hrung Putentates, prelates and profes Kong Jian Pao allegation that Mr.ional men taking an interest in the Gon, while Commissioner of Finance organisation. in Canton, misappropriated the 100.000 which the Canton mer aubscribed towards the bonus for the workers still unem- played since the strike of 1925,
cinnt
FROM THE SHAMEEN.
BY A CORRESPONDENT, |
CANTON, October 29th.
I should be very much obliged to you for inserting these lines in your estermed paper, as I wish to free the Board of Conservancy Works and their diligent and conscientious staff from being publicly described
as loafers.-Yours faithfully,
G. W. OLIVECRONA, Engineer-in-Chief,
Board" of Conservades Works of Kwangtung. White Clond Road, Ġautim,
October 29th, 1927.
**HUSH-HUSH" AND ORGAN RECITALS.
To many, perhaps to most, before the Great War, Scouting may have appeared something like playing at soldiers, whereas there was nothing military in the organisation from top to bottom. Such elementary Hનું! નવુ the boys practiced was merely similar ifi character and pur." pose to that which children were taught at school to enable them to [TO THE EDITOR OF THE ** HONG KONG move in namnbers when necessary without confusion or delay, and the idea
DAILY, PRESS.""],
Si-Just inside the cathedral
of compulsory discipline- without which even the German Army itself would have been a help- | door is a box with a statement that less mob was so foreign as to be 810.000 is required for the Organ almost antagonistin to the first principles of Scouting.
Fund.
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No dog shall be allowed to go abroad in the public thoroughfares ar. elsewhere unless it is either muzzled or on the lead, and any dog found abroad in the public thoroughfares or elsewhere which is neither muzzled nor on the lend may be captured and detained, or may be shot, by any police officer or by any person authorized by the Provided that this regulation shall Captain Superintendent of Police:
not apply to the New Territories (other than New Kowloon).
Except with the permission in writing of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon no dog shall be removed from or landed on the Island of Hong Kong.
Except with the permission in writing of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon no dog shall be brought from the New Territorios (other than New Kowloon) into any other part of the Colony.
No dog which is kept on board a vessel of any description in the waters of the Colony shall be land- ed or be allowed to go shore un lese the permission in writing of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon to the landing or going ashore of such dog shall have been first, ob- tained.
Dr. C. C. Wu, Minister of Foreign Affairs 4 Nanking, is sending agents to Canton, to reorganize the propaganda service of his faction.
All seems to be quiet in the City. He is planning to re-start in Canton
I had a stroll yesterday up to an English daily newspaper, Sha-bo and there was nothing un- usual to be seen. On the Bund There is being advertised in and Malon a few placards were
No dog shall be landed on Stone- Cantor & correspondence course for noticed advocating the boycott of
In none of the ten laws which With a view to reducing that
cutters Island. "4., .、 Chinese short hand in Pekingese British goods from November 1st held 200,000 Scouts together at the amount and, at the same time add-
bat, little importance. need be at outbreak of the War as an active ing to the few musical pleasures The Colonial Veterinary Sur- dialect. It is said that one tached to these. They may frighten association in full working order obtainable in Hong Kong, may agoon shall have absolute discretion become proficient in Chinese short a few timid merchants but it is was there a single must or mere layman offer a little friendly te refuse any permit or permission which he is authorized by these. hand in three months by taking generally understood that the hall." Indeed, even to call them criticism?
Guvernniunt will not tolerate any laws was almost a that course.
misuse of The Organ is the king of instru-regulations to issuć pr give. thing in the nature of a boycott... the word, for each was a
ments and anybody going to an merc This morning when the Taishen statement of what a Scout is or organ recital is doing so of set pur. arrived, thousands of men with what he does with no mention of form of musical art. One does not pose to enjoy a very specialised bannere gathered to welcome Wong anything of what a Scout w number of motor-cars, Wong Ching duty is to be useful and to help hush-hush policy adopted in the Ching Wei. There were also a great obliged to do. Law 3 A Scout's just "drop in" to an organ recital,
The Tact that in spite of the Wet was accompanied by General others, comes nearer than any
case of the recitals at the Cathe- Arrangements made by the polico"A Scout saniles and whistles under and military were excellent and all all difficulties is the sheet anchor that pure is not done to make these ended well.
of the Movement.
recitals & regular feature of the winter season, and the same Grurra! Li Fuk Lam is going Looking down the long list-I be time, to make them better known. a recital of ten or a dozen pieces North today by rail and prepara-lieve there are a hundred or more- tions have been made during the of the badges which Boy Scouts are
Without in any way suggesting every Friday during the winter- that the Cathedral body should aud why not try such a hair-raising past two days by the people in encouraged to win, one is struck attempt to compete with the eine experiment 1-not every one would
be satisfied. enam to give a right royal sand. by the complete absence of any test mas, something more than an in- n. The King of Honam
May one plead, however, for the which seems even indirectly mill significant little paragraph, shyly very much liked by the residents on targ. Although that of a handy-hiding is one or two papers on the glorious Giant G-misor and the that istand and even the children man might be suspected of morning of the recital, would do St. As fugues, and to Die Bach to the present century, we naval meaning. its tests of pro-no-harm,
never hear the French school, such as Guilmant and Wider.
Up to the week ending October ist, Canton bankers had paid in and other merchants 3,192,034, towards the $10,000,000 loan exacted by the late Kuorin
22,853,971
could not have been bettered, but The election on Friday night
not much to lover of the organ, why so meagre en allowance?
Six pieces in all, bazo hour,
tang Commissioner of Finance, Mr. Chang Fat Fuí and others The other to an ordinance; but Law B-dral, so many go, makes one regret particularly when the recitals are.
Koo Ying Fan, for the proposed rehabilitation of the Kuomintang Central Bank currency.
At the request of the Authorities
of Kwong Wah College Hospital, Canton, the Municipal Commis sioner of Public Health has direct ed that all unclaimed dead bodies at the Insane Asylum and other hospitals in Canton are to be sent, to the dissecting room of the College Laboratory
19
the
to few and far between.
There is so much organ music one would like to hear that even with...
tines please.
are taking part th the gatherings in his honour..
ficiency include such things as A leaf might well be taken 'out Trade is dully but how can it be white-washing a ceiling, repairing of the Helena. May's methods, and
In conclusion it may be allowed, otherwise with new duties and gas-mantles, hanging pictures, put a series of recitals arranged for perhaps, to thank Major Barkham impositions of all kinds Capital ting up blinds, etc. One might the winter, announcements of the has vanished, and the Customs shed wonder what all these things had dates being displayed by posters on for the pleasure he gives-and The proceeds of a special surtax which formerly was always full, to do with Scouting, but the giost the Ferry and Tram, supplemented ask for more!-but on the same expected to raise at least 8270,000 with plenty of bustle about, is now superficial investigation of by a couple, andvertisements in There
was time, not many the morning papers a day or two vannually from the monopolized almost empty. Very little cargo is Movement shows that the title of
sale of cement, is being set asidering Shameen is quiet, rather Scouts was little more than one before ench tint, announcing what months ago, when it looked as it Organ recitals were going to be too quiet. We should like to have layer of the super-coating on the
was being plgid. ·
mere adaptations and arrangements by the Canton Authorities towards a few more Chinese in and out wholesome pill of moral training,
Many people would probably like of trivial piano music as if the others being the picturesque ini- the support of the Sun Yat Sen during business hours.
form, the numerous badges and the until they are over."
to go who know nothing about them organ had not a whole world of University, an institution that now
self-government-Yours, etc.,
Another criticism may perhaps music of its own without bringing ita music "arranged for the has more than 3,000 students.
L. E. HAYNES.
be permitted.
organ. Yours, etc., (Continued on mext Column.)
Hong Kong, October 29th, 1927.
C.J.C.
The Chinese Authorities are very friendly to the foreigners and any complaint brought to their notice in promptly attended to,
1.
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