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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16th, 1928.
BUREAU.
GERMAN AVIATOR AT CANTON:
MARSHAL LI RETURN- ING TO CANTON.
SWATOW SURTAX
OFFICIAL CHINESE
WELCOME.
LEAVING SHANGHAI THIS WEEK.
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] [BOX OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]
CASTON, October 15th, Baron von Huenefeld, the German aviator who arrived here in his Junker plane last Saturday after noon, has been lavishly entertained by, the local authorities as well as The by German residents here. Baron and his party were invited breakfast yesterday morning by Mesara Siemsen & Company, an important German firm in Canton. At one o'clock in the afternoon the visiting dyers were invited by the
Canton Aviation Bureau to an
elaborate Chinese least at the Nam Yuen Cafe, near the South Bund. The German Consul-General, the manager of Siemsen & Company, and about a score of German "re sidhats in Canton were also invited.
CASTON, October 13th. Marshal Li Tsai Hsin will leave Shanghai for Canton on the 20th of this month, according to re liable information from military sources. Accompanying the Mar- shal will be General Cher Ming Shu, Commander of the 11th Army and Rehabilitation Commissioner
THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN MERCHANTS AND. OFFICIALS.
INTERVENTION OF XANKING GOVERNMENT.
CARVALHO YEO AND CORRESPONDENCE.
WATER REVENUE.
TREASURY LOSES $15,000.
HOW THE ORIGINAL RECEIPTS WERE ALTERED...
Further revelations were made yesterday at the Central Magistency when the case against Carvalho Yeo, ENFORCEMENT OF OBNOXIOUSias Yeung Tsui Tim, was resumed
REGULATIONS POSTPONED.
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of Southern Kwangtung. chief chants and the officials of the Inland secretary Tang Chia Tin, and Surtax Bureau over the right claim others. Mr. Tui Tang Kee, Diree-ed by the latter to re-examine all tor-General of the Cantan-Hankow Railway, who, because of the opposition of the permanent way staff, had gone on leave to Nan king, is also reported to be return ing to Canton with Marshal Li.
Mr. Chang, Chiel of the Canton WONDERS OF WIRE Aviation Bureau, and about thirty Caaton notables attended function.
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INTERESTING LECTURE ST. PETER'S CLUB.
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APPRECIATION OF "A.D.C. COURTESY,
[TO THE EDITOR OF "THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,"
SIR-I should be very grateful, if you could kindly afford space in your paper for the publication of this latter.
The Committee of the Hong before Mr. R. E. Lindsell. Carvalho Kong Women's Guild and Minis Yeo is alleged to have defrauded tering Children's League wish to the Treasury of a sum of $13,329 express publicly their great appre- from the Colony's. Water Revenue. ciation of, and thanks for, the
The charges against him were
consideration extended
courteous
The struggle between the mer-that (1) he did on January 1st, 1927, to them by the Committee of the and November 16th, 1927, wilfully Amateur Dramatic Club in regard to the change of date the Club and with intent to defraud make false entries in an account belong-have made for their opening per. import..and export cargo has tering to the Hong Kong Government, formance of the season. minated in favour of the merchants. to wit, Revenue File for Hong Kong This result was brought about Water Account for the yea 1927; largely through the intercession of and (2) that he on August 9th. 1927, Chinese Chambers of Commerce in forged a valuable security, to wit, foreign countries, particularly the
a receipt purporting to be signed Singapore Chamber. There are
on behalf of the Treasurer, bearing millions of Chinese in the Straits audit No, 8026, and by making Settlements and the Federated Malay States who obtain many of therein material alterations by the erasure of certain words and figures and inserted other words and figures thereto..
their necessaries of life from Swatow
and it was natural that they should
exort themselves to the fullest ex- tent of their power to remove all obstacles which the Bureau officials attempted to put in the way of regular shipments.
It was the intention of the Swatow ATOMS LIKENED TO MEN WITH merchants to stop import cargo, as well as exports, if the obnoxious SIX WIVES.
regulations of the Inland Tox Bureau had not been removed, and that the trouble might develop into the Nanking Government tearing open rebellion, ordered that the new regulations should not be enforced
Towards the end of the banquet Mr. Chang delivered a speech in which he warmly praised the Ger man airman for his ability as #11 "intrepid aviator.. Baron VUB
Huonefeld's reputation as a fearless. Bye" he said, is well known the
Au interrating lecture on wireless world over. We are most happy, intelegraphy was delivered last night welcoming him to Canton."
The guest of honour, in céponse, St. Peter's Church Young Men's said he was deeply impressed with Club by Mr. D. Trafford. He gave an outline of the subject in plain the modernity of Canton. He said. that in spite of all the political words, and all technicalities were carefully avoided. He took the audience back to an ancient Greek table of the man who was said to bays discovered the origin of love, in the shape of four arms and four legs interwoven into one body, until the word of Zeus separated them. and thus brought sex into the world.
disturbances and industrial unrest, Cauton had been able to advance and improve itself, as was shown by its modern streets, parks, etc.
The German Consul-General next spoke, praising the Cantonese for their flying ability. He said the Nationalist Revolution had its commencement in Canton, and the -Cantonese aviators contributed no small part towards the consumation of the Revolution.
The Baron and his party leave Canton for Shanghai to-day, and ho will then probably fly to Japan and thence back to Germany across Siberia.
After this separation the two sexes, the lecturer said, were con- tinually endeavouring to come to- ether again." It was the same with electricity: the negative and positive were always trying to come into
gontact.
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until further notice.
The official notification VLJ સા follows:-
"On receipt of telegram from the Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, praying for the cancel lation of the new regulations, we have sent telegraphic instructions to make investigations into the
matter.
So far we have heard nothing in reply. Now we have
received further request by wire from the same Chamber of Com- mercy. Consequently we have wired instructions to the Bureau in question to allow export cargo. for Singapore to be passed under the old regulations. The new regulations are to be put off until
further notice.
(Sd.) T. V. SoNG,
Minister of Finance. Nanking, October 9th, 1928.
TROUBLE OVER NOTE ISSUE.
"Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg prosecuted for the Crown, and Mr. C. A. S. Russappeared for the defence,
At the previous heating. Mr. L. A. Parton, cashier of the Treasury, gave a detailed account of the work-
He was recalled yesterday to show ing procedure of that department.
how the defalcations were made.
"Raising" The Originals. Witness produced the counterfoils of a receipt book bearing the audit numbers 5901 to 6000. On the coun- terfoil of No. 5938, the sum of $1.50 was stated as hating been received from the Kwong Wing Sing firin in respect of water account No. 6783 on August 9th, 1997. The particular corresponded with those in the collection book, and all the entries were made in defendant's handwrit ing.
Witness also recollected signing the original of that counterfoil. It was submitted to him with five other receipts. He had compared the items with the collection book, and had initialled the last of the five counterfoils as being correct..
Mr. Hazlerigg: I am now hand- ing you two things. The origina!
The A.D.C., upon sealising their original date, Saturday, Nov. 17th, would clash with the H.K.W.G., & M.C.L. annual fête (already ad- vertised for November 17th) "hare very generously given way to the MCL Committee, and have fixed The Sport of Kings" for Friday. November 16th.
It is sincerely hoped that this helpful gesture on the part of the A.D.C. in the cause of charity will greatly ea- |hance the success of their perform.
ance. Your faithfully,
KATHARINE CREASY, President, H.K.W.G. & M.C.L Hong Kong, Oct. 15th, 1928.
BANISHEE WHO WAS "PASSING THROUGH."
CAME TO SEE HIS UNCLE,
Banisheer who return to the Colony before their terra has ex pared, and are "caught by the offi cers whose duty it ia to keep a lookout for bad characters, invari. ably invent some excuse for their. untimely appearance, hoping there. by to gain sympathy from Magistrates. A few days ago a man. gave as his excuse for return- ing to Hong Kong that he had been summoned by his mother, who was ill.
the
The woman, far from bearing out this story, told the son habitually police that ber mixed with bad characters.
An excuse given by a baniabee in Mr. Lindell's Court yesterday
The speaker, then illustrated on the blackboard how the atomas were always trying to come to-1 gether. He sketched a group of
There are about fifty native banks etons, which he described as like
and money changers in this Port man with six wives. The pre- who issue bank notes, and it is estimated that the notes in eircula Iponderance, he said, was masculine.ion amount to.88,000,000. Of course and say whether the signature is thought he would land to see his
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receipt No. 5920 and a bill attached was that he happened to be pass- to it. Will you look at the receipt ing through the Colony.
yours 7-Yes, it is mine.
Mr. Hazlerigg: At the time when you signed the receipt was it in its present form ?-No.
uncle.
and
The steamer by which he arrived here, he said, was the Seitan, which Chief Preventive Officer Clarke told his Worship came into port on Saturday.
The Chinese conitable who made
the arrest, however, told his Wor- ship that the defendant has been
in Hong Kong for some time. Wit- ness received information about
SOLDIERS IN TROUBLE.
MAGISTRATE'S 'WARNING.
In another group, he described the all these bankers deposit substantial Two men of the King's Own preponderance, as feminine. These securities with the Swatow Guild to cover the notes they issue and Scottish Borderers were given some two groups were always trying to
are as a consequence the notes sound advice and a term of impris cause friction, and if one group did everywhere accepted as readily as
Mr. Hazlerigg: It was, as you oument-by Mr. R. E. Lindsell at attract some atoms from another gold coins would be. Now, however, the officials have put forward & the Central Magistracy yesterday.
group, they could be brought back scheme to extract money from the had already told us, the same as Private J. Grant and Private Jif a bridge were used.
Such a bankers under the pretext of pro- the particulars in the collection Heggarty were charged with dis bridge would be the conductor, and tecting the interests of the public." book, and tallied with the counter
They want the bankers to put up foil-Yes. orderly behaviour, the alleged any metal, wire from one atom to twenty per cent, cash deposit with offence being that they overturned another would form such a bridge. the Government Finance Bureau Mr. Hazlerigg: What do you see.
on it now ?-The amount stated teo days ago that the man lived several rickshaws in Des Vœux Road
After describing the laws of against the note issue. early on Sunday morning. Both vibration
It is openly stated that putting there now is for 8882.50, and that at No. 33, First Street, and be and gravitation, the
money into a Chinese Government men pleaded guilty.
speaker pointed out that wireless Office is like " putting meat into it was issued to the Cheung Chau had since then been tracking him. Examining records handed to him had unlimited scope for develop a tiger's mouth. The bankers are Kai Fong Ferry Co. in respect for until successful in effecting arrest. by the police regarding the charac
ment. At the present moment it protesting vigorously against the
proposed measure and are threaten-water account No. 6779, ters of the two men, the Magistrate
was being used for such widely ing to withdraw their note issue asked "Grant if he had been fined separate purposes as locating mines unless it is abandoned. last February, and sent to gaol in and tracing criminals. Regarding April, for similar offences. Prison television, the lecturer thought it er admitted the facts, and Beggarty would be some years before this ap. also acknowledged a previous "con-plication of wireless become perfect
viction.
In sending Grant to gaol for three months and Heggarty for two, his Wordship warned them that they were great mistaken if they thought
i would be possible to obtain dis-
'ed.
UNLICENSED PRINTING-
PRESS.
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Twenty per cent cash deposit on
2 note issue of 86,000,000 would'
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Mr. Hazlerigg: In fact, every- thing on the receipt, except your signature, has been altered 1-Yes.. mean a revenue of $1,200,000 for the Mr. Hazlerigg: In whose hand- Chinese officials, and it is not ex-writing are the alterations made ?-- pected that they will give up their in defendant's handwriting. claims without a fight. I the Mr. Hazlerigg: Were the altera bankers withdraw their notes money tions made by your authority in Swatow will become light and No. trade generally will suffer. At pre- sent negotiations are proceeding be. No. tween the bankers and the Finance Bureau through the medium of the Chamber of Commerce.
REGISTRATION OF BUILDINGS.
The defendant was remanded to enable the police to make further investigations at the address given by the informer.
Counterfoil No. 6682 showed $1,30 had been received from Fok Lau in settlement of account No, 7860. The original of this receipt showed that The Magistrates. Or knowledge-1,347 had been received from Fok Lau in settlement of two accounts- Nos, 7850-7830.
Never Brought To Acconat. Mr. Hazlerigg: Was that $562.50 -brought to account in the collection book kept by the defendant ?-No.
Mr. Hazlerigg Your further produced a book of counterfoils of receipts Nos. 6001 to 6100, of August, 1997-Yes.
Counterfoil No, 6581 was issued for payment of $150 by Li Fook Chi in settlement of account No. 8130, but the original showed that 253 had been received from Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co. in settlement of account No. 7810.
discharge from the army by getting OWNER CHARGED IN COURT. themselves into trouble with the civil authorities. Not only would A raid was carried out by the a fat "at No. 39%, Re- they be disappointed if such was polier on
In Swatow alone it is estimated
Mr. Hazlerigg. Would you refer Counterfoil No. 2233 was issued their hope, but they would find con- clamation Street, Yaumati, which that 00 per cent. of the property
for $8.73, paid by Miss Kwok Mui ditions in their battalion would not premises they had reason to beowners have failed to register the to counterfoil No. 6053 7-Yes.
houses and shops built by them on Mr. Hazlerigg: Is that a receipt in respect of water account No. become any more comfortable as a
liove were being used for the storland which they had previously issued for 87.50 to Yeung Wai Tien 10024-16864, but the original showed result of auch behaviour.
age of arms. While no weapons purchased. The registration fee is in respect of water account No. that 807.50 had been received from the same party and in settlement were found, the information the about 15 per cent of the value of 6768 1-Yes.
the property. As it is calculated Mr. Hazlerigg: You see now the of the same accounts polite, had received was in a way that the cost of the houses in original receipt of No. 80831—Yes;
Witness then added that none of Former officials of the Peking correct, as other unlawful practices Swatow and its suburbs would be it reads as a receipt for 8021.75 paid the larger amounts had been ac Government who have been thrown were going on in the flat.
over $10,000,000, there is a million by the Chiu On Steamship Co. in counted for by the defendant, in his collection book. The amounts enter. out of work because of the removal Two men, taken into custody and a half dollars due for registra respect of water account No. 6777.
Several other counterfoils were ed in that book were the same as of the capital have begun to resort during the raid, were brought betion.
Now an enterprising" Chinese further produced, the originals of those on the counterfoils. Witness fore :. W. Schofield at the Kow- to the ancient practice re-occurrent joon Magistracy yesterday. One of wants to collect this tax and has which were alleged to have been also found that on every original in times of famine and other disas- them was charged with possession offered to pay the Finance Burena" raised" by the defendant. In words and figures had been erased ters, of selling their children to get of 1.9 taels of prepared opium, and 0 er cent of all he collects, re-receipt No. 6008, which related to and other words and figures 'eub serving himself ten per cent, or an account for $1, the defendant stituted in defendant's handwriting. Corroborative evidence was given food. Even under the old regime was fined $100 or two months'
roughly a lakh and a half, for his was said to have actually received the plight of these workers was bad, hard labour. for their salaries were often months The second man was charged by trouble and to cover his expenses. $213 from Messrs. Butterfield and by a representative of the Cheung Chau Kai Fong Ferry Co., who said Counterfoil No. 0619 showed $1 that he had actually paid $582.30 in arrears, but at present they are Sergeant Humphreys with printing The property owners have called a Swire, Ltd.
had been received from Ma See and that the receipt produced was in direst need and many have exist announcements relating to lotteries, meeting and all have resolved not to ed up until now only by selling while a second charge related to
This is simply another instance Chuen for water account 8968. The the one issued to him.
This concluded the case for the what possessicos they had. The his being in possession of a print of the innumerable methods being original of this was, in fact, issued price of children depends upon ing-machine without a licence.
to the On Lok Yuen Café for 8407.75) Crown, and Mr. Buss said he would their age and sex. Any girl above
reserve his defence. Accused was Fines of $50 on the first count devised to raise money. Some new
then committed to take his trial ten years of age will bring from 40 and $100 on the second were im scheme crops up almost every day in payment of accounts Nos. 0000-
and in every case the result is the 7838, posed
at the next criminal sessions. same the people suffer.
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