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COMMISSION OF VIEWS FROM SHAMEEN.
RECONSTRUCTION.
SET UP BY CANTON GOVERNMENT.
TERMS OF REFERENCE,
fraox OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
The Political Council in Canton -has-set #p-n-Commission of Recon- struction to recommend measures to the Council for the rehabilitation of Canton. This is the first real move in this matter made by the Govern- ment, and if the body appointed sets about its task properly it should be able to accomplish work "of vital importance to the City.
At present there is not much public confidence in the Govern- ment's more, the general iden being
AEROPLANES FOR LI TSAI
HSIN
NO OFFICIAL BASIS FOR THE REPORT.
[YRÓN A SHAHEEN CORRESPONDENT. }
SHAMEEN, February 4th, -The-holidays-ate-over-und all is very quiet in the City. Very few people are to be seen in the streets alter dusk and Shaki is practically deserted at night-fall.
On Shameen it is the same.
Everything is quiet-rather too quiet. The usual New Year's bustle of business, with Chinese going to and tro on coaumercial transactions, is not in evidence. The effect of trade tyranny and the destruction of property is being, feit very severely and to add to the difficulties there
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6th, 1928.
UNEASINESS AT SWATOW.
REPORTED "RED RISING IN CHAOYANG.
"SHIU HUNG FOR CHAOCHOWFU,
OBSCURE POLITICAL ·
SITUATION.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
Swarow, February 4th. There is a report, unconfirmed yet.
there there has been a “Red "
rising in Chaoyang and that the steam launch jetty and buildings have been burnt out. It is said that the intention of the Chagyang "Reds is to join up with a large force of "Reds" which is now on its way from Hui Lai. This latter force
MORPHIA TRAFFIC.
STUDENT CARRIER GIVES
AWAY. COLLEAGUE.
BOTH HEAVILY PUNISHED.
OBITUARY.
MRS. D. MACDONALD,
FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY,
Many friends in the Colony anard with deep-regret-of-the death of Mrs. D. Macdonald, “an old resident of the Colony-
The Into Mrs. Macdonald was the widow of Major Donald Mao- donald, of the Hong Kong Folun- teer Corps, and a past President of the Hong Kong St. Andrew's
At the Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday morning, Cheung Fook, a ship's carpenter, and Lee Leung, a young student, were charged before "Mr. W. Schoßeld with attempting to muggle contraband into the Colony, The first defendant was defended by Mr. W. D. Owen, while Mr. Lee Society. d'Almada appeared for the latter. Major Macdonald was also a Inspector A. J. W. Dorling prosecut-partner in the Brm of Macdonald & Co, Consulting Engineers and Marine Surveyors, and following retirement frain the firm, he died at Home in 1922
ed.
An Indian watchman employed by the Kowloon Godown Co., stated that on the morning of January arth he noticed the and defendant carrying two parcels and walking inauspicious manner from the direction of No. 3 Wharf. searching the defendant he found and arrested him.
On
Mrs. Macdonald went Hone with
her husband abous terr years ago. but returned to the Colony about twelve months ago. She passed
that the new Commission will merely is no paper-currency worth while has for some weeks been making that the package contained cocaine away at Observatory Villas, Kow-
And well paid posts for a number of officials of all grades, and that' after a great deal of "investign- tion and many "reports" nothing will be done, If the Commission and the Government are in earnest they will, however, soon overcome this initial doubtfulness,
speaking about..
We trust, however, that the worst is Over and that matters will
steadily improve from now forward.
The Chinese officials appear to be very reasonable in their attitude and have established friendly re lationship with the Foreign Consula. WHAT THE COMMISSION IS They are prompt in their replies to
TO DO.
any questions asked of them.
No inmes have as yet been pub- In the Daily Pree on Saturday lished but the terms of reference | & Reister telegram from Shanghai with regard to the nature and scope of the commission's work were pass ed at the Council's 77th meetings and are (in summarised form) as follows:-
The Politicnt Council in Canton, in order to have at its disposat all acessary information for drawing up measures for, reconstruction will appoint 1. "Commission on Recon- struction. This Commission will be charged with making expert and prefessional investigation with a view to recommending reform need. ' ed at the present.
The Commission on Reconstruction is to fanction under the direction | and by authority of the Political Council.
All resolutions, and recommenda- tions of the Commission shall be subject to the approval of the Political Council. «
The Commission will have three to five standing members appointed by the Political Council, the Chair- man of the Political. Council being a member of the standing committee e-ufficio. Experts and advisers may be called it to help the Commission and act as temporary members
announce that, according to reporta from "Canton, fourteen aeroplanes of French manufacture were being sent to Generd Li Tani sin. have made careful enquiries in afficial, quarters about these acro planes and no one knows anything about them. I think you may take it that the report is untrue."
MURDERED FRENCH
PRIEST.
A CORRECTION.
its way up from the Hailokhong district, Tooting burning villages and torturing and massaering the inhabitants along the whole route. Yesterday a deputation of local merchants interested in Chaoyang endeavoured to persunde Wong Shiu Hung to send troops to Chaoyang to stop the rot, but he refused to do 80 and to-day we learn that he man whom he said gave him the one son was killed during the war,
loon. For sometime past her health Upon being asked where he got bad lagen somewhat indifferent, but") the packages from the defendant she was able to attend the recent said that 4. max on the 8.8. Saathi gave them to him and that St. Andrew's Society Bull. he was taking them to a place in Nathan Road." The address was
and his troops have departed to- wards Chaochowfu and, Jinopheng.
not given
Continuing. Sergt. Fowler stated be went aboard the .. Santhia with defendant who pointed out a
two packages.
The late Mrs. Macdonald was born in Hong Kong, and was well known to a large circle of friends.
Ars Macdonald is survived by two children, a son and a daughter.
Upon searching the man's cabin when he held a commission ia package wrapped in brown paper the Flying Corps. Her surviving tents of which included a few grains of cocnine.
sides in England.
It appears that the local Kuomini was found under the bunk, the con- daughter is now Mrs. Pope, and re-
tang did not favour Canton's new appointer to Swatow, Wong Shiu Rung, and his arrival was cunse Iquently quiet and there were no celebrations. To-day Tang Meng Khu (Cheng Ming Shu) has return ed from some of his exploits up- giving him an elaborate welcome- town to be lie up and what not at night.
Father P. Julliotte, Superior of the Catholic Mission of Boihow, writes to correct an error in our account of the recent murder of one
country and the local officials are
No foreigner and "very few, if any, Chinese can follow the obscure game that is being played here but there is an unpleasant undercurrent of feeling about that Swatow may again be thrown to the wolves exaci las happened during the last
Red show here in 'September. "H.M.S. Stormriond arrived this morning.
[Note:-It was reported from Canton that General Wong Shiu Hung, who has taken contrel of Swatow with an army of 3,000 men, intended to dispatch some of his of their members-his name had ap-forces to break up the pirates peared as being the victim. Father stronghold at Bias Bay, Julliotte states:-
Father Alexander Nogue was the victim in the circumstances you re- late and not I. unfortunately, ja stead of him.
departments, tux reform or improve- ments, land rentals and administra tion, and statistics.
The Committee of Communich- tions is to introduce measures to
Qualifications Of Members. To be eligible for membership of the Commission one must have: (1). Qualibed in political science; (2) Made a special study of recon- struction work and published books regulate and improve water and land and memoranda, etc., on the sub-traffics, commercial aviation, and
other allied subjects. jects (3) Had special experi- ence of reconstraction work; (4) The Committee on Education is to Graduated at a higher school and draw up an educational policy with the candidates must show that they measures for school and social edu- have devoted time and study to cation. They are also to consider soms particular subject hearing upon one, or other aspect of this work.
The Stat.
lications.
I was also understood that upon General Wong Shiu Hung's arrival at Swatow, General Chen Ming Shu would leave for Canton.
"NATURALISED BRITISH
SUBJECTS.
POWER TO CANCEL RIGHTS.
PROPOSED NEW, ORDINANCE.
At the next meeting of the Legislative Council a Bill wil be introduced intituled "An Ordin ance to amend the Naturalisation Ordinaner, 1902, and to provide for the revocation of naturalisation rights in certain cases.
At this junction, Mr. W. D. Owen in the parcel had not, yet been intervened and said the grains found- proved to be encnine, but a sub- sequent telephone message from the import and Export Department re venled the grains were cocaine.
The Innocenti
Mr. d'Almada in his submission for the student defendant said that sure his Worship would he was Agree with him that this was one of the very few cases in which the carrier had ever produced the real owner, and that his client had as risted the Court and police in every possible way to bring the principal offender to justice He further stated that the defendant was mere- a carrier and that a slight fine or caution should be imposed as a lesson.
His Worship replied that he would impose a light fine within defend ant's means and adjourned the Court for a few minutes in order that inquiries might be made...
Good Character I When the ease was resumed, Mr.
W. D. Owen, for the second defend- ant, the importer, produced certi fientes to show that the fatter possessed a good record and charne
d. "He served," continued Mr. Owen, on the British ship, the S3, Hollywell, dining the War- That vessel sank a German sub marine by gunfire and defendant received his share of a sum of money given to the Captain and divided amongst the crow."
Police Prove Otherwise,✨
The Funeral.
Valley Cemetery on Saturday after
The funeral took place at Happy
noon, the interment being in the Roman Catholic Cemetery,
The service at the graveside was conducted by the Rev. Father Rossi, and amongst those present were Messrs. Syme Thomson, D. K. Bail Geo. Lammert, A. G. Gordon, G. G. Wood, A. S. Mackichan, F. M. Crawford, Gex Grimble, C. Mis- kin, R. Hunter, Ho Kom Tong Ho Kwong, Ho Leung and Colonel Robertson.
*
Mrs. Macdonald's nurse who had been bor castant companion for some time, was also present.
Wreaths were sent by :-"Peggy," "Willie.' Gordon,
Hilda and Jane," Agnes and Kyrke," "Olive and Harry and Kau Archee." Lady Chater, Mrs. A. G. Gordon, Mrs. D. K. Beail, Mrs. Dora Art- strong, Mrs. Maitland, rs. Ho Fook, Miss Phyllis Ho, Alise Nancy Ho, the Misses Jean Grace and Flommce Ho, Miss Cheung, and Mies L. Cheung.
Sir Robert and Lady Ho Tung. and Mrs. Hogg, Mr. and Mrs. Ho Cal and Mrs. Robertson, Major Kom Tong, Mr. and Mrs. Ho lu, Mr. and Mrs M. K. Lo, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Henderson, Mr and Mrs. D. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Pearce, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Macki- than, Mr. and Mrs. R. Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. Ho Leung, Mr. and Mrs. Sinon, Tse Yan, Mr. and Mra. Geo: Grimble, Mr. and Mrs. Ho Ki, Mr. and Mrs, Ho Kwang, Mr. and Unfortunately for. defendants, Mrs. Syme Thomson, Mr. and Mrs. Inspector Dorling, prosecuting, pro D. Gow, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sim, dnced evidence which showed that Mr. and Mrs. H. Humphreys, Mr. both the defendants had been con and Mrs. D. J. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. victed on previous occasions of F. M. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. P. This evidence altered the whole ton, and Mr. and Mrs. He Wing. uggling morphine into the Colony. S: Cassidy, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ormis Messrs. F. A. Pollock, W. D. F. ease and his Worship immediately
Wilson ("Allan "), Geo. and TheObjects and Reasons" of retracted bis suggestion of light the Bill state-
fae. He convicted both defendants Geoffrey Lammert, L. E. Lammert, and expressed his regret that a G. G. Wood, D. D. Ozorio, S. Y.
Yan. record and character such as that
Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock possessed by the second defendant
But as Co., Ltd. Institution of Engineers should have been spoilt. this was not his first conviction and an Shipbuilders of Hong Kong, as he was the principal offender in and Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and the case his Worship could not let Masters. him off lightly. He must impose a fine of 84,000, with the alternative The of one year's hard labour. first defendant, the carrier, would have to pay 81,000 or undergo five months' imprisonment. His Worship raad an order that all the contra- band should be confiscated.
1.One. object of this bill is to the subjects of text books and pub-apply to local naturaention the powers of revocation which exist with regard to imperial naturalisa tion. Put shortly, the chief cases which revocation will be possible are the following:-
The Committee of Agriculture and The staff shall consist of a general Labour is to draw up measures for secretary and other secretaries and improving the livelihood and welfare clerks to assist the standing mem- of farmers and workers, the develop. "bers of the Commission with cor- ment of agriculture, "the improve. respondence, accounts, miscellanement of water ways, forestry, mines, ous affairs, investigation, publica. and other industries. tion, and circulation of memoranda.
The Commission shall present definite proposals of Programine of Reconstruction, Investigation and Statistics, Legal and Law Reform, Special Study and Publications, Translations, and on any special subjects likely to come up from time to time.
Sub-Committees.
The Committee on Public Welfare is to study and report upon public health, care of aged and infants, and relief work for defectives.
Procedure.
The Commission will meet at least once a week or oftener subject to the needs of the occasion, but the Committeer will arrange their own meetings.
The Commission shall have special.
The Committees and the Commis groups, or sub-committees on Ad- sion will make their own rules and ministration, Finance, Communica regulations for procedure and busi.
·tions, Education, 'Agriculturė and Labour, Public Welfare, and Law Reform.
Desя.
"SAN NAM HOI" PIRACY ECHO.
[NAVAL WIRELESS,]
PAKRAT, Feb. 3rd.
(a) where naturalisation was ok tained by fraud, or false re- presentation, or concealment of material'circumstances; (6) where the person a question has shown himself disloyal to His Majesty; fe) where the person in quration trades with the enemy, or ad heres to the enemy, in any war in which His Majesty is engaged;
(d) where he has ceased to reside
permanently in the Colony: (a) where he is sentenced by any
His Majesty' court in dominions to imprisonment for twelve months or to penal servitude or to a fine of one thousand dollars of one bun. dred pounds.
ho
NEW ASSISTANT CHAPLAIN.
LICENSED AT THE CATHE.
DRAL YESTERDAY.
THE REV. H. V. KOOP.
THE USE OF "DECOYS.”
SOLICITOR'S SHARP
COMMENT.
Mr. G. E. Hall Brutton made sharp comment regarding the using of decoys" by the police, when he appeared at the Central Magistracy on Saturday morning, on behalf of the manager of the Nanking Board. ing House, Connaught Road Cen- tral, who was charged before Mr.- R. E. Lindsell with allowing rooms in the boarding house to be used for an imurotal purpose.
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During Matins at 6John's A statemeat by faspector Bloor Cathedral yesterday, the Rev. H. was to the effect that he had cus” In cases (4) and (b) above the Koop, B.A, Oxon, was licensed pected the boarding house for some Governor must revoke theby the Bishop of Victoria (the Rt. time, and ultimately he decided to naturalisation rights of the person liev, C. R. Duppuy) as Assistant sond te male decoys" to the in question: in the other cases
raid was Chaplain at St. John's Cathedral place. Later, when a bas a discretion. Provision
This ceremony took place follow carried out, the decoys were found made that before making any order the Governor may refer the case for 1ng the reading of the first lesson with a girl each in separate rooms. by the Very Rev. Alfred Swann, When they gave evidence, the inquiry to a committed to be up-A., D.S.C. (Dears of St. John's police decoys each said that the ported by him and to be presided Cathedral). The Bishop took his room boy at the hotel volunteer -over-by-a-judge of the Supremeest in the chantel and the need to get giris for i
Court. In certain cases, including those referred to in (a) and (b) Assistant Chaplain, who in the first of two permanent Assistant Chap- above, the person to be affected will ins to crrive in the Colony, was sworn in and took the oath, follow have the right to an inquiry.
2. The other object is to provide ing which he received the Blessing. that person maturalized locatir
The Bev. W. R. Carol preached. shall automatically lose his local Last evening, social gathering British status if he leaves the was held at the Cathedral Hall, on the monetary standard, currency. It is rumoured that six of these Colony and becomes naturalised in after Evensong, and opportunity reform budgets for Government men were concerned in the Sansone foreign state. This provision was taken at this function to wel- is also based on the law relating come the Rev. I V. Koop and (Continued on next Column.)
to imperial naturalization.
Mrs. Koop.
The Committee on Administrative Reform will study local government, municipal and police administration, people's volunteers and measures to clear the inland towns of briganda Military authorities have raided and pirates official qualifications the Seamen's Union Headquarters and means to prevent corruption to-day, and have made twenty while in office, and arrests The prisoners are being The Committee on Finance is ex-taken to Kongmoon for trial before pected to make recommendations the Military Court.-
Yam Hoi piracy.
agreed.
them, and they During cross-examination, by Mr. Brutton, it was stated that the police supplied the decoys with. which to engage the girls.
Mr. Brutton remarked that the police supply the money for, these decoys to engage the girls, and this is called the prevention of pro stitution-my word"
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