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CHILEAN NITRATE
PROBLEM...
MINISTER'S ARGUMENT WITH CANTON GOVERNMENT.
OBJECTS TO SPECIAL REGULATIONS.
WILL IT ENDANGER PUBLIC SAFETY?
(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, July 25th.
The Hon. Senor Santiago de Ossa, Chilean Charge d'Affaires in China, still in Canton awaiting the completion of his special mis- sion.
In an interview with our re-
presentative to-day he said that he
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had been in Canton almost con- tinuously for the past ten months trying to negotiate with the local authorities regarding the free im- sale of Chilean nitrate of soda in Kwangtung, So far he has not succeeded in doing this, us the Chinese authorities could not be led to believe that the Chilean fertilizer is neither of it self an explosive nor can it be easily made into an explosive The locat officials have, how- ever,
recognized that Chilean nitrate of soda is a good, fertilizer, but say it can be easily converted into An explosive. To guard against this the Provincial Counesi has decided to make the sale and distribution of Chilean nitrate of soda subject to special regulations. The Chilean acting-Minister said that he was protesting against this decision. He emphasized that it ignored scientific facts, and that to promulgate regulations governing such sales would be contrary to the practice of every nation in the world including China herself with the exception of Kwangtung." I Bee no reason whatever," he declar ed,why the Kwangtung Govern ment cannot share the usual and the enlightened view of this mat
ter.
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THE UNIVERSITY RESPON. SIBLE.
Continuing, Senor Ossa said that the Department of Agriculture and Forestry of Sun Yat Sen Univer- sity was directly responsible for Buggesting to the Government that special regulations were needed to govern the importation and sale of Chilean aitrate. "They proposed all this to the Provincial Council, which accepted their ideas. I sent a letter to the University authori- lies stating that if Chilean nitrate of soda is beneficial to agriculture, it should not only be struck out of
when
· MERCHANTS "AND BOYCOTTERS.
SHARP CONFLICT IN "CANTON.
A MATTER OF PATRIOTISM."
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RESISTS.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 26th, 1928.
CANTON AND OVERLAND ROUND THE POLICE FORTUNE OF A MAN WHO
CABLES.
SERVICE TO NORTH TO BE RESTORED.
VIA KWANGSI AND HUNAN TO
HANKOW.
COURTS.
A MAN WITH A TEMPER
CUT HIS OWN TONGUE.
A peculiar incident in which a Chinese sliced off a part of his own For some time past considerable tongue in a fit of temper was re- Jated at the Kowloon "Magistracy inconvenience has been experienced, yesterday when the man appeared says the Canton Gazette, in the ex-before Mr. W. Schofield on a charge of a serious assault on his wife (FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] change of cable messages between With a crestfallen air the defen
dant admitted the charge.
CANTON, July 25th.
The question of carrying out the boycott against the Japanese goods. in accordance with the regulations of the "Committee on the Sever ance of Economic Relations with Japan" has now been formally taken up by the Canton Chamber of Commerce. In a meeting held yesterday at which some fifteen Hangs were represented it was. decided to send a petition to the Committee requesting it to rescind its decision regarding the levying of an impost of 30 per cent, of the cost price on all unsold Japanese goods still in possession of the Canton merchants. The merchants contended that this decision of the Committee, if carried out, would reduce many of them to bank ruptcy and would, furthermore, seriously affect the money market, The meeting was presided over by Mr. Tsui Ming Sam, a Trustee of the Chamber, and was attended by some 50 persons including deniers in picce cloth goods, foreign canned goods, electric supplies, foreign papers, marine products, hardwares, and coal."
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During a lengthy discussion, Mr. Pang Chaw Lap, a Trustee of the Chamber, proposed that each long nominate fire men and of these the Committee choose thres to carry out the works of registration of unsold Japanese goods. This, he said, would comply with the decision of the Committee and would at the same time place the control of the work in the hands of the merchants themselves. Unless this was done, he added that the Committee would appoint men of its own choice which would place the merchants in a for worse position.
NO COMPROMISE. But the whole meeting was against him, and his voice was" drowned by a roar of opposition. The con- cenrus of opinion was that the mer- chants will not pay one cent to the Committee, and that carried the day.
The Committee, on the other hand, held a meeting this morning
Inspector Fallon told the Magis trate that the couple lived at No. 28, Temple Street, and on July 2nd they had a dispute over money maiters in the course of which the defendant stabbed the woman with a pair of scissors. The woman escaped and reported the incident When Sergeant to the police. Mottram visited the house he found that the defendant had eat of a part of his own tongue, Bince then both had been in hospital re- ceiving treatment.
His Worship remarked that it seemed to him that the defendant had
Canton, the northern provinces and centres such as Shanghai, Hankow, St., cables have to be sent eid Hong Kong, and considerable delay re salts. Formerly it was possible to despatch messages overland to Han kow vid Hupeb and Kiangs, but during the fighting of recent years, the greater part of the lines has been destroyed and there are no instruments at all in Kiukiang. Nancheong Kian, and Kanchow.
The Director of the Telegraph
already been sufficiently Administration says, however, that it is feasible to get in touch with punished through his own act.
Inspector Falion thought that no Hankow rii Kwangsi and Hunan" compensation was necessary as the Canton already is linked up with woman had gone back to her hus Kwangst, the line to Wuchow hav-band.
The Magistrate fined the defen- ing recently been repaired, while dant 8100 and ordered him to sign a bond of 8200 to be of good be there are two lines running between Kweilin, in Kwangsi, and Changhaviour for one year. The defen- dant later intimated that he was aha, in Hunan. If the lines unable to pay the fine and was sen- in these two provinces, Kwangs: tenced to seven weeks' hard labour. and Hunan, are kept in proper state of repair, messages could then be easily scat through to Hankow, and thence to Peiping. Tientsin, Nanking and Shangha, etc. The only work of major importance that is aequired to be done before this scheme can be put into working shape, is the laying of an addi tional line between Canton and Wuchow, and this can easily be done by utilising the existing poles.
These recommendations have been approved by the Provincial Govern- ment which is taking steps to get into
touch with Kwangsi and Hunan, with
a view to putting the scheme into effect.
GENERAL WONG SHIU HUNG.
NOT COMING TO CANTON.
Prior to his departure for the
at its Headquarters on the Southnorth, Marshal Li Tsai Hain de the list of explosives, but there Bund and reaffirmed its former despatched a telegram to General should also be no special regula cision. It has decided that it is going Wong Shiu Hung, requesting him tions of any sort governing its
to carry out the inspection, regis In Balus.
other words,
to come to Canton to take charge Chilean nitrate of soda has been re-tration, and levying of the 30 per cognized as a valuable fertilizer, cent. in spite of the stubborn op of affairs during his absence. there cught not to be any sort of position of the merchants. It has Since then there have been rumours | again repeated its statement that
dealers in Japanese that General Wong had started and unless the goods comply with its regulations others to the effect that his depar and pay, their goods will be con- fiscated. This is an act of patrioture was delayed through pressure tism," it declared," and should of work, etc. The reports were of a receive the hearty support of every most contradictory nature, and the one, merchant or "no merchant.”
general public is in the dark as to
obatacie us to its importation.
"What did the University do upon receipt of your letter and memoranduin cur correspondent
·asked..
The University," the Chilean Charge d'Affaires replied handed my letter and my memorandum to the Department of Agriculture and Forestry which duly sent them to the Provincial Council with a letter of its own embodying what it called tour essential points" These were as follows:-
1. Chilean nitrate of soda can be directly converted into explosiva materials.
1. Chilean nitrate of soda can
be easily made into contraband nitrate, that is, potassium nitrate, by mixing it with potash.
3. Chiican nitrate of soda is a
But the merchants do not see it just that way. Hence the conflict.
free market, for nitrate of soda from Chile.
"Briefly my suggestions, were as follows:
The Kwangtung Provincial Government buys directly from the
Chilean Government.
of ammonia.
the actual position.
sence in Canton was unnecessary as
AMERICAN "SEAMAN'S "LUCE.
DIDN'T WORRY... ·
ONLY STAYED AT HOME AND STUDIED.
Estate in the Colony valued at 864,300 was left by a man who said that he had never worried over
worldly affairs. When young he stayed at tome and studied. This peculiar gentleman
Wa3 Woug Trung (or Chun) Hau, alias Shai Maa, who died on March 16th, this year, at Tung Ngon Village. Heung- shan, Kwangtung. Probate of his will has been granted to Wong Shuk Ming, deceased's younger cousin, residing at No. 156, Queen's Road East.
The deceased in his will said:- "While young I remained at home, confined myself to study and did not worry myself about worldly affairs. Unfortunately in the third moon, last year, I got an attack of rheumatism and both legs became numbed, and all medical treatment has proved fruitless."
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The will further states that the deceased had adopted the son of the executor to whom he bequeaths everything when he comes of age. in the meantime the executor is to
administer his estate and to be res ponsible for training and educating the вод,
Another Chinese Estate, Chan Wing, alias Chan Yuk Wing who died at No, 48, Battery Street, on May 19th, 1928, left Heng Kong estate to the valued of $10,500. Probate of bis-son has been granted to his sister-in-law, Chang Pau Shi, who is to manage the estate until deceased's son reaches full age.
The case against the American SHARP FIGHT AT PIRATË
VILLAGE. seaman electrician named G. I. Aper which was adjourned for three days on Tuesday was settled | LEADER KILLED AND PLANS yesterday at the Kowloon Magis- tracy. Defendant was brought up on
A charge of stowing away on. the 8.5. President Grant from Manila and the remand was grant ed to enable him to see if he could get employment from certain gen- tlemen whose names had been men tioned to him.
His Worship was informed that Aper had been promised" work in the Colony and that his benefactor had guaranteed to reimburse the Dollar Steamship. Company for the passage,
The defendant, was accordingly released and an order made for the passage money to be paid within ten daya
THE "KALI KAI" CASE AGAIN.
The case against & Chinese youth for parking als car in front of the Tung Ah Hotel was again before. Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy,
At the previous hearing, the de- fendant alleged that the Indian constable asked for a bribe, the de mand being for Kali Kai (curried
squeeze." chicken), which was the term used by Indian constables för "
This allegation was dismissed and the defendant was fined $4.
MOTOR OIL THIEVES CAUGHT.
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Investigations by the police into a report of the loss of eleven tins of motor oil from the Socody service station at Leighton Hill Interviewed by a Cantonese press
Road on Monday morning resulted man who happened to be in Kwang-in the arrest of three Chinese who were brought before Mr. H. E. S1, General Wong is reported Lindsell at the Central Magistracy to have stated that his pre and charged with theft of the oil. both military and civil affairs were
Detective Sergeant Whelan said that the men entered the service being attended to under the capable station by breaking a pane of glass guidance of General Chan Ming and releasing the bolt. Seven one. Hsu, and the various members of the Provincial Council. General gallon tina had been sold to an Wong Shiu Hung also said that Indian chaureur for 86.80 and the defendants were striking a bargain there were so many matters of with a man in Gresson Street for urgency requiring his attention in one gallon contained in four small Kwangai that he really had not the
cans when they where arrested. time to spare to come to Canton.
The defendants, who pleaded General Wong is at the moment guilty, were sentenced to six weeks in Wuchow, making an inspection | hard labour,
FOILED.
Information was received by the police some days ago that a band of pirates were planning to attack a certain passenger junk sailing from Fatahan, and that a mine was being constructed to be used against the junk.
The police surrounded a village as Nei Kee, where the known pirates were believed to be lodged. A stout resistance was put up by the villagers and pirates, and the siege lasted for about three hours. The pirates then fought their way out, and in the ensuing fighting one of the leaders was killed.
A careful search. rubsequently made by the police revealed arms öt various descriptions, while a mine weighing over hundred pounds was found hidden under water Canton Gazette.
YOUTHFUL HAWKER'S HARD
LUCK TALE.
A. Chinese youth who was charg ed with hawking without a licence received the sympathy of the Magistrate (Mr. K. E. Lindsell) when he related a hard luck sale, The boy who had been cautioned for a similar offence some time ago, pleaded that he had to do some- thing to keep himself, his mother who was sick, and a younger bro ther and sister.
The boy's mother said that she had made several applications to the police officer in charge of haw- kera but was told that no licences could be issued.
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His Worship instructed the police officer to enquire ints the defen- dant's circumstances, and if found to be a doserving case he would re- commends free licence or grant payment for one aut of the Poor Box.
BOATWOMAN FINED $30,000.
Following the discovery of 403 taels of prepared opium on a pas- eger sampan lying near Murray mistress was charged before Mr. W. Pier os Tuesday night, the boat Schofield at the Kowloon Magis
the drug. Oiltracy, with unlawful possession of
to
of the local administrative offices His Worship ordered the oil and it seems very unlikely that be returned to the Standard
Revenue Officer, Tellan told his Canton will soe General Wong Shiu Company without payment.
On being reprimanded for bay-Worship that three parcels contain ing the oil at less than half price, ing the quantity of opizm stated Hung for some little time.
the Indian chauffeur explained that
SINKING OF A REVENUE CRUISER.
he understood from the men that were found hidden under the deck
boards. the oil was given them as payment "The defendant pleaded that the for services rendered to a car owner who was now bankrupt, but opium was left on her sampan by whose name they declined to disa man who asked her to await his return at Murray Pier, and she close.
placed it under the deck boards to enable her family to retire for the night.
"2. The importation of Chilean nitrate of soda is put on the same batis regarding the importation fertilizer.. order to make use of duties, taxes, liking, etc., as other Chilean nitrate of soda as a fer-nitrogenous fertilizers, say sulphate tilizer und at the same make it
3. The Government sells the difficult to convert it into an ex- plosive material, we have suggested Chilean nitrate of soda after im- that it should be mixed with some portation to any one desiring to chemical immediately after
im buy it.
But in any case these sugges portation."
Asked what he thought of these tions must not be taken na if I four essential points" of the accepted the necessity for them, I have to write to my Government University Department, the Chilean
In Chile and wait for instructions, Charge d'Affaires said most em-
as I am afraid they will not accept phatically they are stupid and
discriminatory treatment with re- ridiculous."
"I then wrote another letter gard to our principal export which through
represents over 40 per cent. of the the Courtesy of Chu Chao Hain, the Foreign national income."
Our correspondent then asked: Commissioner of Canton, to "What did the Provincial Council the Provincial Council refuting
the complaint against du with regard to your three sug Chilean nitrata. I further point- gestiona 7"
It has accepted them, declaring ed out, in answer to the assertion of the Provincial Council that the that they are in the main feasible of and may be carried out, but that the free importation and sale Chilean nitrate of soda would be a Government had no money to im danger to the maintenance of pub. port the nitrate of soda from
Chile." lie order that it is an error to
What progress are you making believe that Chilson nitrate of soda
now with the Chinese Govern- could endanger public order.
ment?"
The Provincial Council," the acting Chilean Minister concluded, has ordered the Departments of cial or practical reasons more con-Reconstruction and Finance jointly Bund Acting on this information. 7,000. "Gold Flaks" cigarettes, rear of defendant's premises at
once more
"I feel that I cannot argue any further on this point, as I am un able to find other scientific, commer
vincing than those I have given THE MINISTER'S: PRO-
POSALS.
THREE ARRESTS IN CANTON.
We reported some time ago, says the Canton Gazette, that a river teamer from Macas had rammed and sunk a revenue patrol 'cruiser, and that no attempts were made by the steamer's crew to save the crow of the revenue boat natif coerced to do so by the passengers. The res cued men were then taken to Macao and charged with piracy.
Information has been received by the authorities that the captain and mate of the riven steamer were in Canton, residing in a hotel on the
His Worship told the Indian he was lucky not to be in the dock and he hoped the loss of the oil and the money would serve as
in future.
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lesson not to buy stolen property
His Worship imposed a fine of 820,000 with the alternative, of twelve months' hard labour.
UNWHOLESOME PORK.
"SMUGGLED CIGARELLES.. Two Chinese who were brought In the Kowloon. Court, a Chinese before Mr. W. Schofield at the pork dealer was charged with hav Kowloon Magistracy for evading
carcass" of a pig which was unat revenue on cigarettes were fined 18 in his possession the disessed 8280 each, or ten times the duty for human consumption.
Inspector Archibald said he In one case the defendant had found the carcase in a basket at the payable
the of special regulations and salt and effected the arrest of three men, brand and 2,000 of Three
Castles."
It was stated by Revenue Officer them, when they are finished, to the two of whom were alleged to be the Provincial Council for considera captain and mate respectively of Tollan that the defendants left the tion. After this, these regulations the steamer. The third man was raumsti ferry and hurriedly en-
also believed to be contected with
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afternoon of July 18th when he in- vestigated certain suspicious move- ments of an inmate.
The defendant said that the pig. was purchased by his buyer during of the animal's death. Y
The Magistrate thought it a bed. bargain, but as the defendant had no right to have an undressed pig on his premises, he was fixed: 850.
I am, however, quite willing to will be submitted to the Canton the arip, though his exact position.tered ricabas, but revenue officers his absence and he was not aWBTE co-operate with the Government in Branch of the Central Political any way they may suggest to find Council for consideration and ap-
a full guarantee and at the same probation. This is the present time provide for a more or less, position with regard to my mission
Continued un next Column), to Canton."
has not been discovered.
These men are now detained at the Bureau of Public Safety pend- Ling further investigations.
were too quick for them. GREA
In default of payment of the fines, the defendants were given three months hard labour.
(Continued on next. Column).
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