CANTON'S LIGHT AND WATER.
PUBLIC COMPANIES CRITICISED.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7th, 1928...
CANTON AND THE DOING BUSINESS
BOYCOTT.
AN AUTOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
CANTON.
INSTONE BANKING COR- PORATION'S DIFFI CULTIES.
IN ROUND THE POLICE
COURTS.
HIGH OFFICIAL RESIONS.
MINOR CONCESSION ALLOW. ED TO MERCHANTS.
14
CANTON DEPOSITORS REPAID.
PROTESTS DISREGARDED.
HIS EFFORTS NOT APPRECIATED.
HEAVY HAUL OF OPIUM.
CARRIER FINED 89,000.
**
SIR HUGH CLIFFORD.
POPULARITY IN MALAYA.
GOOD WISHES FOR HIS HOLIDAY.
His Excellency Sir Hugh Clifford, Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner of the
Sir
A big haul of 13 caels of prepar ed and raw opium was made by an The Instone Banking Corporation Indian Constable shortly after Federated Malay States, leaves (FROM OUR CHINZAR CORRESPONDENT; } } (PROK OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT) difficulties with the Canton Govern-nary course of duty the Indian P. & O. mail steamer Rawal-
still finds itself in considerable midnight on Sunday. In the ordi- far
Home on holiday by the CANTON, Aug 8th.
ment owing to the fact that its twe constable stopped a ricksha carry-pindi which sail, from Singapore branches at Shekk and Canton ing a Chinese passenger. The man by the British Consul for regis constable opened for examination. Hugh'e holiday is well deserved, for respectively have not been accepted had two tips with him which the says the Times of Malaya.
on Thursday afternoon (July 28th), tration on his list of foreign firms He found in them the contraband His Excellency came to Malays of the Chiness authorities, register and must, therefore, in the opinionxently packed.
from Government House, Colombo, Europe. Mention of Sir Hugh's Appearing before Mr. R. E. Lind without first taking a holiday to previous posts Governor of Ces- lon reminds us that he gave tangible praaf of bis great love for Malaya when House, Colombo, for Government he vacated Government
House, Singapore, the Ceylon ap- pointment being generally looked pointment although Malaya to-day upon as senior to the Malayan ap-
British Empire than is Ceylon. is a far more important part of the
Mr. Fung Wal, Chief of the Muni-
CANTON, August sth. cipal Bureau of Public Utilities, has goods in Canton is being prosecut The boycott against Japanese tendered his resignation theed with increasing vigour. The Municipality of: Canton,
Hia" rc- signation was due to the numerous Economic Relations with Japan Committee on the Severance of complaints lodged against him by which is the moving spirit in this the citizens because of his inability movement has organized several to make the Canton Water Com groups of young street lecturers. pany and the Canton Electric and These youthful orators, after re Power Company keep up adequate ceiving instruction at the Head water and electricity supplies. It will be remembered that a great
quarters of the Committee, haran- number of client of the Waterbusiest maloo corners of the city. gue the crowds each evening in the Company have not been able to get a drop of water from the pipes for several months. "The electric light- ing system has also been for the past week and more in an unsatis- factory condition.
In his letter of resignation to Mr. Lin Wen Kai, Mayor of Can- ton, Mr. Fung says that he has done all he possibly could to im prove the public atility servicee of He complained bitterly of the management of the Water Company and said, in part:
"When the Canton Water Come pany was Arst organised, its aims
the city.
them.
They carry flags, banners, badges and other signs supplied by the After each lecture they distribute Committee that controls
pamphlets and handbills to their listeners, explaining their reasons for the boycott.
ling 89,000 in default of which eight His Worship imposed fines total
months' hard labour would have to be served. He also made an order for the opium to be confiscated."
as Chinese concerns and accept the sell at the Magistracy yesterday jurisdiction of Chinese courts and morning the man claimed that he government. The refusal to register was only a carrier. He said that resulted in the two branches being he was to bring the opium frem sealed up by the Folice.
Wuchow Bud was to receive a few The Canton Chamber of Com-dollars for his "trouble." He was merce was eventually allowed to not a principal'ia the smuggling of branch. The depositors have all act As receiver for the Canton contraband. been paid, Mr. Instone Brewer, the formed President of the Corporation, in on his return from Canton yesterday, with the excep tion of three small deposits amount. ing to $135. The Chamber of Com- balance, which amounts to 828,000 merce is holding this sum and the
vaults of the bank and there has again been sealed up in the will stay, say the local authorities, until the branch is registered as n Chinese concern or until the The British Consul makes a formal ap-night.
plication for the money.
TWO GUNNERS AND AN INDIAN CHAUFFEUR.
Two soldiers
of the
Anyway, Sir Hugh, like Caesar, came, saw and conquered, or, in other words, very promptly wiped out the public. uneasiness, if not
Artillery, stationed at Lynemocn policy, which policy seemed to many general irritation, which Sir Laur-
Barracks were before Mr. R. Eplain folk to be more an effort to ence Guillemard had brought about
Lindsell with alleged assault of a lower the status of the Chief Secre-
Royal by his mysterious
Devolution
Indian chauffear inst Saturday
tary, F.M.S., than an attempt to defendants engaged the car from Sir Hgua Clifford, as our readers It was stated in evidence that the carry out some sound policy for the
terday" for the payment of de-arrival at their destination, one of come to Malaya. Much of it was Causeway Bay to Shaukiwan. Os will recall, had a 'most hearty we!- general good of British Malaya.
the gunners tendered a 83 note to the welcome which one gives to at change. The Indian told him that the motor-driver and asked for old and trusted friend, but some of it undoubtedly was engendered by a sense of great relief at Sir Laurence Guillemard's departure, secret policy," lost public trust Sir Laurence having, owing to his
and confidence.
The Corporation's other branch at Shekki was to be opened yes
last day for registration of unsold Sunday was supposed to be the
what percentage of the merchants Japanese goods in Canton. But have complied with the order and registered, their Japanese goods with the Committee the writer has not been able to ascertain. was to supply water to the people to having their Japanese goods re merchants do not object so much in Saiwan only. But it gradually gistered with the Committee as to extended its piping system to the paying 30 per cent. of the cost of Old City, New City and to Tung the boycotted goods which the Compositors. Unfortunately for the ahan without increasing the output mittee has of its plant. Now maloos have They have appealed to the Commis by about the $28,000 in the Canton seen fit to demand, bank it is short of cash in its vaults been and are being everywhere ioner of Police, to the Municipal "branch. constructed and modern buildings, Kuomintang, and other Govern often several stories in height, ment, organs of influence to have bought the premises at a cost of have been erected throughout the the payment of the 30 per cent. cap. 8102,000 and if auctioned they may **Our difficulty is that we have city. The present consumption is celled, but all in vain. The Com. ten times what it was formerly.mittee has now announced that the not expect more than $20,000, and Whenever the weather is hot, there 30 per cent, may be paid in instal that means a big loss," said Mr. go at any price. We certainly could is always a shortage of water. It was because of these unsatisfactory at the time of registration; ten per
Five per cent may be paid Brewer... menta conditions that the Government decent. within one month from the cided to build a reservoir in Tang date of registration; and the rest shan and supply the people there of the 15 per cent. within two as well as those in the Old and months after the date of registra New Cities with an adequate tion. amount of water. Although the pleased to consider that this ought The Committee have been site has been selected and the to lessen the hardship of the mer necessary equipment has been chants and put an end to their com bought, the Purchasing Committed plaints.. of the Municipality, to which the
Pickets have now been organized!
is the difficulty of collecting the "Besides that," he added, “ there
due to us. We hope, however, to circumvent trouble in that direc very considerable sums of money
tion."
opinion that the Corporation would Mr. Brewer was still firm in his
not accept Chinese Registration.
MANY ADVENTURES AS STOWAWAY.
work was entrusted, has not been to make the boycott affective. They A WANDERING JEW. able to get any one to undertako consist of six groups and are dis- the construction of the building.tributed at various points of the Even if the work is started now, city. Thus at the Canton-Hankow three months will be required to Railroad Station, the Kwangsam complete it. It is obvious then Railroad Station, that for the next three months at Kong stearnship
Canton-Hong wharves, the least nothing can be done to in various river junks wharves, and crease the supply of water in the at the front of the Customs House, places mentioned. “
pickets are watching against any possible smuggling of Japanese into Canton. So for
"The Canton Water Company, a private firm, has been warned time goods
FATAL PASCINATION OF HONG KONG
A man
of Jewish nationality named Issac Ekman, who may well
was charged before Major C. Will
and again about its inadequate sun. a certain amount of Japanese described as a "wandering Jew" ply of water to the people of the goods have been found and brought city. It has been ordered to main- to the Central Police Station. tain the water pressure in the sup- ply pipes up to at least 105 15%.
per sq. in.; to burn a good grade
of coal; and to accept no more new customers. But to all these
TYPHOON AT TOKYO.
SOTI
at the Central Magistracy yesterday morning with attempting stowaway from Hong Kong. Sub-Insp, Elaton gave so inter- esting account of Ekman's history
Government orders, the Company TWENTY DEAD: WIDESPREAD when he told the Court that the
has remained stubbornly indifferent,
The insufficiency of water supply
is, therefore, due to two reasons,
bad management and the limited capacity of the output."
DAMAGE...
Toro, August end.. Mr. Fung Wai has become dis couraged at the ndrerie conditions Cnited Press message, the worst For the past three days, says`a. under which he has been working. typhoon in 20 years has been raging He complained of the reactionary forces setting themselves against his in the crowded Tokyo metropolitan "plans for the betterment of the district.
Canton community. A regards the failure of the electric lighting
Twenty are known to be dead as system, he said that the Canton a result of landslides and other ac-
the
typhoon. Several railway tunnels have col-
Electric and Power Co, has really cidents due to the capacity to supply the necessary current but generating machines
The estimated total damage at the
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paying their fare. he had no change, whereupon the two soldiers walked away without
3;
AWAKENED BY HIS DOG.
assaulted the driver.
The Indian stopped them, and the
whistle was blown and Gunner quickly remove all public irritatiou two soldiers were accused of having A police
Not only did. Sir Hugh very making good his escape... Brien was arrested, the other
and uneasiness, but, besides restor-
striking the Indian Chauffeur, anding up the wheels of the administra- Gunner J. Timmony, R.A., was the administration, he véry prompt- ing public confidence in the head of
was ordered to pay $2 being the tive machine. Sir Hugh Cliford fined 85 for losing his temper and
ly set himself to the task of speed-
charged. who pleaded not guilty was dis-Government Department had to do, legal fare while Gunner J. Brien, made very clear that the Head of a
His Worship remarked that he work" without excuses and certain to use a vulgarium, his. "job of was satisfied that the"
Indian action which His Excellency has chauffeur had caused the trouble by taken has had a most salutary not returning the change from the $5 when he was handed the money, Clifford very soon proved him. effect. Furthermore, Sir... Hugh' and therefore he was not entitled to self to be any compensation.
no atrap. He met and mingled with the men of all communities and soon word. few round amongst the Oriental communities of Mainya that the country had a "Tuan Gubanor " who was most sympathetic and most kindly disposed towards Orientals. munity in Malaya, therefore, felt The leaders of every Oriental com-. that, if they had any complaint of grievance, they would find a sym- wards peace and amity in Malaya. that beliet greatly has helped to- pathetic friend in Sir Hugh and
Sir Hugh Clifford is now gelag and with him will go the good Ha wishes of everyone in Malaya, one on & really well deserved holiday
and all hoping that his holiday will return to Malaya, strengthened and 50 greatly benefit him that he will
sistent rumour has had it that Sir not only governing Malaya, but of guiding the high destiny of this country. We may add that per- Hugh will not return to Malaya at bis health has not been "good lately. We believe that these rumours are idle exaggerations and we know that Sir Hugh Clifford so loves Malaya that it is his deter- mination to return to Malaya and serve. the country for the balance of the term of his office.
Mr. Edward Cunningham, of No. Robinson Road was awakened early yesterday morning at about 5 am. by the sounds of his dog barking furiously. On getting up he saw an intruder making off with immediately raised an alarm and an over-coat from his room. He the thief jumped from the verandah of his room to the kitchen roof below a drop of some 15 feet. escape was foiled by an Indian watchman, who on hearing the
vagrant first came under the notice of the Police in January of this year. He was then a vagrant and alarm, rushed to the spot and inter- Frefreshed for his important task of.
After two weeks, the Jewish Society here applied for his release..
was sent to the House of Detention.
The next the Police heard of Isaac was when in March the Manila Authorities deported him back to Hong Kong for entering the Island stowaway. This curious victim of wanderlust then made
cepted the thief.
R. E. Lindsell yesterday morning The intruder appeared before Mr.
hard labour, and was sentenced to two months'
LOITERING ABOUT THE CENTRAL POLICE STATION.
THE GRAND TATTOO.
FIRST REHERSAL TO-DAY.
get out of order so Frequently that lapsed, embankments have been his way to Shanghai, but somehow A number of petty larcenies have their failure has been causing co washed away, and communications or the ather, he seemed to be at-been reported at the Central Police little inconvenience and hardship of of all kinds have been seriously tracted by Hong Kong and came Station recently, and yesterday the people of the city. "Further damaged. more" he said, "there are plenty of people who rely on their strength present time runs to $10,000,000, satisfied with this, he managed to walking aimlessly about the second back as a stowaway in April. Not evening, a Chinese was seen to be and position habitually to steal according to the Metropolitan hide himself in a steamer bound for floor above the charge-room. He electricity, thus rendering the Police Headquarters, maintenance of the required cur
Poor people living in the low- the Saigon Authorities arrested room, where the jacket he had da Saigon. He got there safely, but was pounced upon by a Chinese rent very difficult."
Following these complaints the particularly afflicted by the torron-him and sent him back to Hong was identified as having been stolen
lands portions of Tokyo are being
lakong and taken to the charge- electric lighting system of Canton al rains. These dustricts close to Kong has been functioning nonmally since the edge of Tokyo Bay, were like
from the Station, yesterday. Canton was its well it wise especially a centre of trouble self once again last night, As to at the time of the 1923 earthquake 30th, when he hid himself in a that the defendant had two previous Detective-Sergeant Flattery said In answer to bis Worship, Mr. Fung Wai, who has had to bear when the subsequent fires cost B.I. boat bound for Singapore, but convictions all the blame for the irregularities many thousands of lives and wiped before the steamer sailed, he was admitted them and said that he Society and the Amateur Dramatic The scenario, of which, we have to these services, for which he is not out all buildings. responsible, it is not known whether
When challenged the defendant be undertaken by the Philharmonic already published an outline, is, to the Canton Municipal Government are fighting a hard battle with the
Railway and telegraph workers arrested.
was in jail for two weeki two years Club, and an appeal has been pub Major Willson fined the wanderer go. His Worship replied that it lished for the services of other was not two weeks but six and ladies and gentlemen who are will- months' hard labour.
will accept his resignation or not. elements, but there is small chance
Lisa's last escapade was on July
to-day at 5.30 p.m. in the St. George The first rehersal of the scenario of the Grand Tattoo will be held Hall of the City Hall, a second place and hour on Thursday. rehearsal will be held at the same,
Bo far, no reply has been forthcom- of gains until the fury of the 1850 or in default. four weeks im- sentenced the defendant to two ing to take part and help to make |
ing from Mayor Lin.
typhoon subsides.
pr
the Tattoo a success.
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