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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7th, 1928.
CLEARING UP THE "A NEW FIFTEENTH."THE "SAN NAM HOI" ROUND THE POLICE THE EVOLUTION OF
MESS."
SLOW PROCESS.
WHAT CANTOY'S GOVERNMENT. 18 DOING.
TROOPS SENT AGAINST REDS
IN DISTRICTS,
(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
JOSS-DAY FOR THE CHINESE.
PILGRIMAGES TO THE
TEIPLES:
[BY C. & G]
A visit to the various Chivese temples yesterday would have given much insight into Chiness religious belief. One would have seen coy While General Li Tani Hain's maidens kowtowing to their patron Government has disappointed manyngs they had received in the way
goddesses in return for the bless by failing to bring about a sudden of suitors coming for their hands. and spectacular return to order and Other, older sisters, were returning prosperity it is doing a good deal thanks, each for the bonnie baby to put things to right, though the which the gods or goddesses had process is 4 slow une. The military menace has passed-for the time being the Reds and the turbulent unions are being held in check, thanks to an active police force and summary methods with offenders, and a commission is now tackling the bigger problems of the currency, revenue and reconstruc tion:
It is quite a hopeful sign of the return of law and order that the Canton Police are now beginning to enlerce a recent military order and to the effect that officials soldiers must pay rent like any other person when occupying houses which do not belong to them. For years now labour agitators, party lenders, officials, soldiers and strik ers from Hong Kong, have been living in houses rent free. Now the Authorities declare that they will insist upon every government em- ployee, civil and military, paying his rent.
Upon the petition of property- owners who suffered in Canton dur- ing the uprising of December 11th, the Authorities have decided to
exempt them from the Police tax for a year, except with regard to new buildings upon which the usual rates will ha.e to be paid.
All pawn-shops will have in future to take out a big licence similar to that issued for Jarge pawn-shops. This will do away with the small shops which charge high interest and lend for short terms only. The big shops usually lend money on more valuable pledges charging lower rates and giving more time for redemption.
Since the "Red ** uprising in Canton the
telephone service has been practically useless. Repairs are now in progress, and it is hoped that early next month the full ser- vice will be restarel
blessed her with.
Elderly dames could also be seen burning joss offerings in gratitude for the good health they had enjoy- last year. They also renewed their vows to make another offering next year if they were spared ill- health and i-luck this year.
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the first
The Chinese regarded yesterday as the most propitious day of the ear to make a pilgrimage to the temples. It was San Sup Ng, or the new flteenth" to them, for it was the 15th day of moon
How And When Vows Are Made,
In time of adversity, wa call. upon our gods, is the motto of all Chinese women, and they keep faith with their gods. When person is stricken with illness, she l at once Yow to her favourite god (and there are many in China) that she will make offerings to that particular god if she is given good health again.
A mother out to get a husband for her daughter or a wife for her Nou would do likewise. A wife- would also vow something to her
PIRACY.
HOW THE CHIEF OFFICER
WAS SHOT.
COMPRADORE RECEIVED - WARNINGS AND
THREATS.
DETAILED STORY AT ENQUIRY.
COURTS.
A VARIED, LIST FOR THE MAGISTRATES.
WILS
B
INTELLIGENCE.
FREE THE HANDS FROM CLIMBING.
PROFESSOR SHELLSHEAR'S- INTERESTING LECTURE
MAN'S ANCESTRY.
Yesterday's charge sheets at the Police Courta contained several im- portant cases and varying terms of imprisonment-were-given-to-the A large number of people came offenders among whom
together at the Helena May in banishee who made a habit of makstitute hast night to hear Professor A detailed story of the Sua Naming Hong Kong his home.
J. L Shellshear speak on the
told at
Evolution of the Intelligence. Hoi piracy on December 17th was the Central Magistracy yesterday when the 'enquiry into the death of Mr. Harry Conway, chief officer, and two Indian guards of the vessel was resumed before Major C. Willson. New evidence was given by a Chinese allor who was the last man to ace Mr. Conway alive.
It was also stated that the com- pradore had received warnings and threats the previous day. Extra
precautions were taken on that trip and the Indian guards were told to be on the alert.
A DEFAULTING ACCOUNTANT. Two Chinese, an accountant and a fuki, of the Shing Cheong Tai grocery store, ware charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy, with the larceny of goods and the embezzlement of monies amounting to. 82,073.59.
Mr. C. A. S. Russ appeared for the prosecution and Mr. A. E. Hall defended the accountant.
The charges against the foki, on the application of Mr. Russ, were withdrawn and the accordingly discharged
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Intelligence is shown by be- haviour. In the lower forms of life the reception of a ecreation is fel. owed inevitably by expression. In
the higher forms there is an inter- which Professor mediace slake,
Shellshear called intercalation. The development of this power of stor- ing up senentions without giving vent to expression was an import- ant step in the evolution of mán.
In dealing with the earlier forms of life, Professor Shellshear point- Is appeared that the accountant, ed out the immense change in the who was getting $15 a month wages transition from the water-living to and a bonus on the profita, was co- the land-living. The Australian Coroner And Jury Visit Ship. trusted with all outport transae-lung Ash of the present day, which. Several deals with Canton was able to live in mud, showed a Before the enquiry was resumed tions.
ware put through by him, and at stage in the transition. Showing a Major C. Willson and the jury the end of the year, defendant was picture of this lung fish's brain he visited the ship and inspected the instructed to make out a list of pointed out that the parts connect upper deck where the short but sundry debtors. He was also tolded with smell, sight and the other
to get payments from them.
Renata were separate, showing that He reported to the manager that the expression of any given sensa the same. herce straggle took place between the pirates and Captain Sparke and he could not collect any of the tion would always be
outstanding accounts, He was then "The amphibians, however, had got the Chief Engineer, Mr. Houghton instructed to write out their ada new ares in the smell brain"
When the party returned from the dresses so that a foli could be sent ship at 2.30 p.m., the compradore, up to Canton to collect the money. Mr. Yue Fai Ting, gave evidence. This was done, but when the fuki manager that the addresses given He said that on the day before thened, it was reported to the him were bogus ones and that none of the debtors could be found.
patron deity if her husband were attack, he had received warnings involved in a law-suit or his busi-and threats. He told the Captain
The manager became suspicious IN WICTA nono too flourishing. who ordered the guards to be on Women who are born, gamblers also the look-out and also had the ap- and began to question, the defen- vow offerings in return for a lucky proaches to engine room locked. dant very closely. He then confess- sumber in a Po Pui lottery or for They left Kongmoon on Decembered that he End received payments from the debtors and had spent the winning at cards.
17th at 9 a.m. and a few minutex after, witness, heard shots.
He money himself. rushed out of his cabin and saw men were running bither and thither. He then rushed down into the hold and hid himself. While in his hiding place he heard the. pirates shouting for him. Some of them suggested setting are to, the
The vows are generally redeemed by so many thousands of imitation paper money, so inany joss sticke or candles. Members of the richer class will promise a roasted pig and others undertake to burn an oli lamp before the god or gods for so many nights.
These vows are generally kept if-ship. whatver has been asked for is bestowed. Yesterday was the day when these vows had to be fulfilled. A rich harvest was consequently
The famous Five-Storey Pagode on the Hill of the Goddess of lereyed by tho joss stick and candle
is to be rebuilt as a place of historical interest. It is one of the oldest buildings in the City.
THE CURRENCY.
The Kwangi Party press are still giving reports of possible action un the part of the Authorities to pre. veat further depreciation of the Central Bank of China notes. This currency is now being exchanged at less than 40 per cent.
Since silver has become the medium of exchange in Canton, the Chinese Post Office has resumed its savings bank department. Postal savings were. nt one time popular in the City, but the recent chaotic conditions have forced the Postal Authorities to suspend that branch of their business,
very
NO LOVE FOR NANKING.
Canton party organs are treat ing the 4th Session of the Kuo- raintang Central Executive Com- mittee now meeting at Nanking aa a joke. They disavow the Cantonese members zupposed to be represent- ing them. They regard them as the friends of these responsible for the recent "Red massacre and des- truction in Canton City. Demands are being made in Canton that the personal property of Mrs. Liao Chung Boi and other alleged Reds" be confisented. Mrs. Lino is among those attending the 4th
Iakers.
THE NANKING BOARDING -HOUSE CASE. ABSENCE OF WITNESSES CRITICISED.
the
DEPORTED BY MISTAKE.
Centra
Witness was in his hiding place about ten minutes when he heard that the pirates had jumped over board. He then came out of his hiding place and made his way to the upper deck. On the bridge he found the Chief Officer buddied against a cheat on the starboard
side.
Witness then went on to describe how the Captain and Me. Hough ton fired on the robbers while the latter were in the water.
board.
Oficer's Bay Missing.
At Kongmoon the crew of the San Nam Hui was mastered and it The charge of allowing his pre- was found that a room boy who nises to be used for an unmeral purpose was resumed at the Cenoaked after the Chief Oficer and the Chief Engineer was missing tral Magistracy yesterday against No one knew how and when the bay
proprietor of the Nanking Boarding House, Connaught Road, left the ship, although it was at Str. G. K. Hait Brutton first thought he had jumped over- In answer to the jury witness appeared for the defendant.
According to the police evidence, two men hat connected with the said that he could not form any "police were sent to hire rooms at opinion as to whether or not the the boarding house. It is alleged boy had taken any share in the that these visitors were introduced, attack. The missing man had only women of loose been employed about a month before on request, to
the attack and had always appeared character.
to be well-mannered and civil to the officers.
Tang Chiu, one of the witnesses, etated in Court that he was given 0 by inspector Bloor for the pur. pose of the visit.
Mr. D. McCallum was present in Court yesterday on behalf of Kay Sun prioting shop to refute a sug gestion by Tang Chiu that he was inployed by that firm.
In auswer to Mr. Brutton, Tang said that he sold out his interest, Asked why he still used the shop
In reply to another question, wit. ness said that among the pirates, he recognised one as a fuki whom he had formerly employed in the compradore department. This man joined in the General Strike of 1925 and had not been taken back. The man boarded the ship as a passen- The Coroner: What caused the ger..
as his address, witness said he still trouble between you and the former retained a little interest through crew 7-The former crew was engag,
In the course of further evidence it as revealed that the defendant had only embezzled 8715.14 and the charges were amended accordingly
All the pro-
Mr. Hall, in his defence, said that the prosecution had not satis fied the Court that the defendant had stolen any goods or had em- bezzled any money. secution had shown. he said, was that R foki had returned from Chaton and said that the debtors could not be found The embezzle went charge could not be proved unless the foki could say that he had shown him recepts signed by had seen the debtors and that they the defendant covering any amount which he might had received from them. Unless that was done, Mr. Hall said that he had no case to
answer,
The Magistrate said that from the evidence he was inclined to be- leve the "prosecation's story. Mr. Hall then pleaded for fenieney and asked for a small fine to be imposed.
Mr. Russ objected and said that practices of that kind were very ruinous to business houses.
Sentence of three months' hard labour was passed.
POSSESSION OF OPIUM.
A charge of being in possession of two trans of opium was made against a Chinese named Wan Cheung before Mr. R E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy.
Mr. Horace Lo defended. The police evidence was that the opium was found near the doorway of No. 7, Praya East, which the defendent was seen to leave late on Saturday night. The defendant, at the station, said that he picked up the opium. Mr. Lo said his client disputed the police interpretation of the statement:
which showed that the other seneer were entering in. With the Duck Billed Platypus there was a very affection. important development, parental
lost.
Animals had developed along different lines owing to the circum stances of life Thus the Virginian opossum, "being a tree-liver, had
the carnivors had retained its primitive five fingers, which Similarly the horse had developed Its middle finger for speed upon which-its-fety-depended. Among the tree-livers, too, the smell lowes its importance, but sight becomes essential, so that the nose retreats but the eyes come closer so as to be able to focus.
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Hands And Tongue. Hands and tongue are the two greatest instruments of intelligence, and Professor Shellshear, Till the. trees were deserted and the fore timbs thus emancipated from pro-
The fact that the aper Eression no real devolopment, was possible. were secure in the trees and so did not free their hands was respon sible for their lack of development. the gorilla was perhaps the nearest, thing to man, but Professor Shells- hear stressed the fact that man was not descended from the ape, though there probably was some comman ancestor of a very primitive type. One reason for making the state. ment was that the ape was living at the same time ALB man, and therefore could not be on his line of evolution
an
The Ancestors Of Man. With the help of lantern slides and brain casts Professor Shells- hear traced the gradual develop- ent of the brain of the ancestora of man. He pointed out the first signs of speech, found in the brain of the humanoid Pithecanthropus nom Java, and shewed the sayti, metry of the brain of the 40,000 year ok "Lady of London," which had led Professor Elliot Smith to speculate that she was left-handed. In the development of intelli- gence sensation without expression was hopeless, but expression is the sum total end of all education. With the lower animal behaviour is determined, but with the higher there is possibility of medication. in the development of speech, the first step is the repetition of some The case was adjourned until tordinary sound, conveying
Later came syntax, the combining morrow morning, defendant being elementary idea, such as enemy." of words together, finally forming THIEVES RAID WATCHMEN'S vehicle suitable for conveying
HOUSE.
intelligent-ideas.
By Blustrations on the screen Two Chinese were sentenced to and by demonstration Professor terms totalling nine months' hard Shelishear was able to show his labour cach by Major C. Willisunterested audience what great at the Central Magistracy for the
gone. At the conclusion of the General Cher will return to Canton I thought the evidence would be of aid that he was on the bridge on theft of various articles from No lengths the study of the brain had Hia Worship thought counsel's the fateful morning. He was wash-176, Wanchai Road, and for house lecture the Daan, the Very Rev. A. Swann, thanked the lecturer for his statement was not quite fair as 2 paint work, and Mr. Conway, breaking.
The house was occupied by a num- Inspector Bloor had explained that the chief officer, was pacing to and the girls had been deported to fro only about six feet away from ber of Indian watchmen and dur-very interesting address.
ing their absence on Tuesday after- Macao by mistake as undesirables.
Witness stood up from his work noon the defendants broke into it. Since the Chinese New Year, all
Mr. Brutton remarked it war a places of amusement in Canton City-pity that efforts had not been mads and on turning round toward the Of the total haul valued, at $300 have resumed, and einemus have re- to detain the women until after the armour-plated door, he saw an only about 230 worth of property placed many regular theatres in
armed man. This pin fired point was recovered. blank at Mr. Conway, but although popularity. Every evening, young and old alike are seen around
hardly ten feet away he missed. cinemas awaiting for the next per
Mr. Conway then dashed back to formance. At least nine large
get his revolver and the pirate then took a shot at witness, whom he cinemas are running every day.
also missed. TO ROUND UP REDS IN
Session.
Reports from Swatow state that General Chen Ming Shu's main army, which has successfully driven back General Chang Fat Fui's forces in the Eastern Districts, was to arrive in Swatow on February 3rd. Many Cantonese are hoping that
City:
POPULARITY OF THE
CINEMA.
♦DISTRICTS. ·
his brother, who was a partner.ed on the second moon of last year. Pallowed bail of $300, He agreed that he had not been They went on strike about three months ago, and the present crew to this shop for some time.
The absence of two women con- was taken on. They were not dis- cerned in the case was criticised missed but only not taken back" by Mr. Brutton, who said that in after a strike. his experience the police could ways produce a witness if they
use to them.
case, as their evidence would have bees material for the defence.
The case for the defence was that the men themselves took the women to the house after failing to obtain assistance from the servants' there. The case was again adjourned.
What Happened To Mr. Conway,
A Chinese sailor named Sing Tai
him.
THE LAST WORD.
ALWAYS COMING BACK.
Charged with returning while be was under banishment for ten years on an order made in 1922, a Chinese who was brought before Mr. R. E Lindsell at the Central Magistracy was sentenced to twelve months' hard labour and twenty strokies.
He has been found in the Colony three times since his banishinent, his last sentence being nine months and 20 strökes.
THEFT AT SINCERE'S.
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Two women
from Wong Nei Chung village each tried to get in the last word heedless of a warning Witness then ran into the wheel by the police to behave themselves. house where be crouched down in As the trouble again broke out in a corner-to-hide himself. He was the street they had to be taken to In the smaller cities of Kwang trembling with fear and dared not the police station.
The fighting pair appeared at the The deplorable conditions in tha Hoifung and Lukfung Districts of tung, the member of the Kuomin- look out. He heard more shots and
tang who are still controlling local when the firing had subsided a bit, Central Magistrney when Mr. Lind Eastern Kwangtung since the at-
The Chinese who was arrested in tempt to establish a "Soviet Gov- government are beginning to have be put his head out to see what sell bound them over in personal
In making the connection with the theft of 8100 ernment there by Phong Phai are sense of democracy. Some officials, had happened to Mr. Conway. He sureties of 850 to keep the peace for
order, his Worship sad that they-from-the Sincere Company's store. receiving the attention of the Onn- including the acting Mayor at Kang-found the Chief Officer leaning over twelve months. tos Authorities, and General Li Tani moon, are suggesting that the City the chest motionless
In reply to the jury, witness said would be discharged as they had as reported in the Daily Press you Hain has ordered the 4th Division ought to have a council to which of the 7th Army Corps to procced certain local citizens should he ad- that he believed that the grille on been in custody for two days, but terday, admitted the offonce when in Court for the samo offence would Willson at the Central Magistracy. to that district and suppress the mitted no members. In this way, the starboard side was open at the he added that a further appearance he was brought before Major 0. bandita there who are operating he believes, co-operation between time
officials and people in local govern- The enquiry was then adjourned result in their being sent to prison. The man was sentenced to Larce
months' bard labour. (Continued on next Column.) under the name of the "Reds.
until to-morrow afternoon. (Continued at foot of next column.)ment may be promoted.
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