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GEN. CHEN MING SHU INAUGURATED.
NO CHANGE IN POLICY.
FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDEN'T. J
CANTON, Dec. 18th. General Chen Ming Shu was ` formally sworn into offer as Chair- man of the Kwangtung Provincial Administrative Council at 10 o'clock this morning at Government House, Canton, before Marshal Li Tsai Hsin, who officially watched the proceedings on behalf of the Cen- trat Political Council at Nauking. Practically every senior official of
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20th, 1928.
SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION TO CHINESE LONG DISTANCE FLIGHT.
MARSHAL LI TSAI HSIN HEADS OFFICIAL WELCOMERS AT TAI SHA TAU.
GOLD MEDALS PRESENTED TO
AVIATORS ON LANDING.
[BY R. VAUGHAN FOWLER.)
On arrival at Tai Sha Tau Aero- drome early on Tuesday, the 18th, I discovered the buildings gaily de- corated with flags, and the whole plaer alive with excitement as news had been received the previous even Jung and his two companions were ing that General Cheung Wai
the morning rumours got about that the General would remain in Nan chang where he had landed the pre. vious evening, but these were all unfounded and the crowd who had assembled to welcome the aviators
ed.
were
and letters were immediately de livered, the papers being distribut- several boxes of Shanghai choco- Amongst the presents Lates and cakes, these were opened and quickly consumed much to the delight of all present. One officer belonging to the Bureau received a box of cigars, sent by his wife it is understood. He offered them
forgot himself, much to the amuse- ment of those around him.
unde, General Cheung making a "Speeches of welcome were then short reply, after which the Pro ceedings took amore unofficial
TWO ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION.
REVENUE OFFICER AND CHINESE BROKER.
CURIOUS WATERFRONT
INCIDENT.
Charges of obstructing Chinese revenue officer No. 78 in the execu- tion of his duty and being. in pos- session of two rounds of revolver ammunition, were brought against
ROUND THE COURTS.
TROUBLESOME PARENT AND COWARDLY SON.
AT CENTRAL MAGISTRACY.
A young Chinese was charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday with assaulting his Mother.
',
The trouble arose when the de- fendant, her youngest son, ceased to give her the usual 83 towards bur
before Mr. E. E. Lindsell at the a Chinese broker named So Shiu Kimaintenance. He reduced the allow
ance to 99, but during the past four Central Magistracy yesterday after months be had given her nothing.
noon.
Mr. B. C. E. Hawkins watched the case on behalf of the Import
The mother went to the defen- dant's house at, a.m. yesterday morning and started a disturbance.
by an objecting tenant, she blew a police whistle.
phe Government was present, in to arrive about 1 o'clock. During round and in the excitement quite and Exports Office. Revenue Officer On being turned out into the street
addition to a large number of well wishers. The ceremony itself was brief but impressive, and standing before the nationalist standard and
the picture of the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen, General Chen Ming Shu raised his right hand, and swore that he would serve the Nation and be honest throughout his administra
tion.
General Chen does not expect to announce any change a the Gor. ernment departments, having in "vited a officials
support hit as they have suppor ed Marshal Li Tsai Hain.
to remain and
CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.
KWANGTUNG COMMISSIONER
CALLED IN.
Mr. Albert H. S.. Chuck, Public Highway Commissioner of Kwang. tung, has left Canton for Nanking at the simmons of the Ministry of Railways. Mr. Chuck will be as signed the important work of
was not to be disappointed.
Marshal Li Tsai Asia Arrives. Tsai Hsin arrived and walked across About one o'clock, Marshal Li
the aerodrome to the hangers where the Aviation Cadets had been drawn up in two ranks. There were also contingents from the Navy and Police Forre, also officials from all Departments of the Canton Ad ministration,
to
ers,
various Aerin)
A Perfect Landing. Those present were entertained displays by machines belonging to the Aviation Burean, one event being three machines taking off in formation. This greatly delighted the onlook Shortly before two o'clock two machines took off and proceeded northward to meet the Ryan mono- from one of the crowd who had plane, and at 2.10 p.m. a cry went sighted the Ryan far away in the distance. She was at about 9,000 fect and flying fast. As she came over the nerodrome she turned to the right and passed over the City, immediately returning she shut off and glided down to the nerodrome making a perfect landing right in front of the spectators who sent up ringing cheers.
Whilst the Ryan was taxing up
turn.
General Cheung Absolutely Satisfed.
A. W. Grimmitt, who prosecuted, was also a witness in the case, and Court during the evidence of the he was directed to stay outside "the Chinese officer. Mr. M. K. Lo ap
peared for the defence.
C.R.O, 72 stated in evidence that the defendant was a passenger on General Cheung informed me that he was absolutely satisfied with the the Shekki junk which arrived at fight, it has enabled him obtain 943 p.m. on December 16th. Defan- a large amount of really valuable dans came ashore at about 3 data, which in turn will greatly carrying a bamboo basket, which he assist in the organisation of the
p.m.
air routes. His spoko very highly was ordered to put down for n of the Ryan monoplane, and in search. Witness shid that alter do- | particular of the Wright Whirlwinding so the defendant made an effort engine, which has run perfectly dur- to get away, but was seized by engine troubles have been experi. struggle. Witness assisted the other ing the whole trip. No machine or C.R.O. 12 and the two had ended and the only work that has revenue officer and they took the de been carried out has been filling fendant to the Import and Exports up with petrol and oil, cleaning Office with the basket which was plugs and filters, neither of the last carried by a coolie. were done as a precaution. duties were really necessary but
fight between each place, but it The mileage given is for the direct mast be realised that the actual miles flown were more than this figure, which comes to 3,60%
Here it is interesting to note that many of the flights are be tweens places that will eventually be connected by aerial services, for instance Canton-Hankow which was made in 7 hours 15 minutes, a very considerable saving of time over surface transport. Tientsin-Shang-
1
The
Witness said that Revenie Officer Grimmitt was telephoned for and arrived at about 3.95 p.m. duced by the defendant from his basket was opened with a key pro- girdle. A paper" packet. was found containing one round of ammuni found "loose at the bottom of the tion and a further cartridge was
basket. Witness also said there
were three letters in Chinese in the
basket.
Cross-examined by Mr. Lo, wit ness said that he never lost sight of the defendant from the time he stop arrived. Questioned further wit
the defendant had struck her on the The woman in evidence said that
chest when she went to his house.
She received $12 a month from her eldest son, but this was not sufficient for her keep.
The Magistrate: "For an old woman like yourself who can spend it on yourself-812 a month not enough "
Turning to the defendant the Magistrate said that it obvious that he had lost his temper and struck his mother. He would be fined $5. As the woman had shown an undue insistence upon prosecuting her son, the Magistrate observed that he was satisfied that the trouble was in
Mother'a behaviour. arge measure caused by the He ordered
of 830 for their future good be. both parties to sign a personal bond
haviour.
FAULTY SCALES.
The proprietor of a tobacco shop of Ki Lung Street, Shamshuipo was charged before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy yester-
making a thorough survey of the to the hanger the machines in the bai is another excellent example of ped him until R. O. Grimmitt day with using a pair of scales!
times dr
*
purchaser. The defendant pleaded that he had just taken over the business and that the scales were "Included in the sale. He did not know they were inaccurate.
air dived and zoomed in all direc.what aerial transport will meat to ness said that the paper packet con-which were two per cent, against projected route between Changsha inas, but the spectators did not China, a distance of 614 miles cover-taining the cartridge was found in the in Hunan and Shiukwan in notice them, they were far too ed in 5 hours 30 minutes.
side a large packet of herbs. enger to greet the aviators in the These are not "staat Kwangtung for the purpose of the Rean. General Cheung was the first figures, they may be taken as fair early completion of the uninished to leap out of the monoplane, hexamples of what can be done portion of the Canton Hankow was caught up by three of his by ordinary mail and passenger offvers. There he saluted Marshal machines, they are therefore of Railway Chuck will confes Li, who congratulated him and considerable value as they prove with the Ministry at Nanking Lepinned a gold Medal on his chestice and for all that China is suited By this time the other two officers to aerial transport and that the for proueding on his special who had taken part in the flight saving of time is so great that it Inission.
bad alighted and were chaired in is bound to be of importance to the Mr. Chuck left Hong Kong-for-Marshal Li and received at bis
a like manner, each being received business of the country.
sented to the General.
The Magistrate: It is a very funny thing that scales never seem to be two per cent. against the seller 1."
"An Allégation Of Assam't. Mr. Lo indicated to his Worship his line of cross-examination. He said that the defendant first left the junk with a rolled up blanket and a auit case. He was searched and three letters were found on him, but after some argument he was allowed to go. During this argument Mr. Lo alleged that the defendant was assaulted. The defendant deposited Shanghai by the "as President hands a similar medal to that pre- Now that General Cheung Waithe two articles at an in depot in of 14 days' imprisonment was im-
Jubilee Street and at the same time pozed. For fully fifteen minutes the Jung, and his two companions, a graduate of Stanford University aviators were surrounded by friends Colonels Yang Koon Yu and Wang telephoned to his uncle requesting. The master of a rice shop also in America and an old Honolule them and so dense was the crowd would be a great pity if plans were Chong"wharf as he had been assault which were 3.56 per cent. and 4.5 and officials wishing to congratulate Yok Pei, have shown the way it him to come down to the Luen appeared for using two rice scales that a way had to be cleared for not immediately drawn up for the ed. Defendant then went back ta per cent. against the purchaser,
Madison on December 18th. He is
boy..
PROPOSED FLIGHT TO MUKDEN.
Sotae time next spring, Colonel Ting of the Cantor Aviation Corps, will make a lying trip direct to Makden, in Manchuria, expecting to do it in 16 hours, while to 2 hours will be the maximum time allowed. He will return "by way of Peking and Nanking.
General Chang Wai Chiang, the hero of the long distance flight reported elsewhere is considering the proposition-ef.A world fight to touch the ports where, there are many Chinese residents
CANTON CELEBRITIES.
Among these going to Hong Kong on board the Fatehar from. Canton on the evening of December 19th were Mrs. Li Tai Hain. Admiral Chan Chak, and a large, number of well-known local officials
FLOUR AND SUGAR PRADES
-MERCHANTS-PROTEST,
. It was
The Future,
the wharf for the
Aine of $30 with the alternative
CHINESE CONTRACTOR.
FINED.
-
of photographs were taken and throughout China Commercial com- panies will have to be formed, and cinematograph record made. Mall And Presents From Shanghai. will have to be done with very co
the organisation prepared, but this
then discovered that siderable care. The present time is General Cheung had brought with obviously opportune for the work him from Shanghai, a mail, news to proceed, let it go ahead with papers, and a number of presents. caution as a mistake in the early The Post Office who had been pre-stages may ruin all the excellent viously notified of the mail had set work that these very gallant aviad Defendant's anale made a reproved plans of a building by using
il
sub-office" at the aerodrome, tors have done for their country.
THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME OF THE FLIGHT.
The programme" of the flight was follows:-
Place af Dejmrture.
Canton
Mare of
„Date. Flour.
Arrival
ม
November.
11th 8.15 a.in
Hankow Nanking 10th
17th.
9.80 a.m.
Hankow Nanking
Date, November,
11th 4.00
17th 1.30
7.90a.m.
Lanfong
19th
535 201 543
Peiping
20th
39
Peiping
Mukden
20th 3.50
402
December.
December.
Mukden Tientsin Shanghai 17th Nanchang
1st 4th
9.00a.m...
18th
9.00 a.m. 8.30 atın. 9.15 a..
4th 2.50
18th 2.15
386 614 394 410
Lanfong 90th 9.00a.m. 90th 8.00 a.m..
CORRESPONDENCE.
...
TATTOO EXPENSES..
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY PRESS."}
Tientsin... 1st 3.05
'Shanghai
Nanchang 17th Canton
the way reported his complaint "to an Indian Sergeant. On asking
to the office. There was a further C.R.O. 72 for the basket defendant" was told that it had been removed
argument and the revenue officer a willing to give the basket back he went away quietly, but defen- dant refused as he had been assault port at the Police Station and ac- companied by a detective he wont to the Import and Exports Office. There was still no European officer there.
..
A Chinese Contractor was also before Mr. E. W. Hamilton on a summons for diverging from the ap- corrugated iron for the roofing. The Contractor pleaded guilty and said that he had done so because the owners did not like the style that had been passed and desired cor- "Indian Constable's Story.
rugated roofing. In imposing a fine His Worship remarked that the that the defendant should
of 830.00 the Maginrate pointed out have Indian constable's story might con- known the law, and made an order Miles.siderably shorten the case. This for the corrugated iron to be re- man was sent for and be stated he moved. The contractor was erect was on traffic patrol near the wharting a building at the junction of at the time when he observed a dis Nelson Street and Nathan Road, pute between C.R.O. 72 and the and Mr. F. C. Neville, of the Public defendant. C.R.O. 19 was standing Works Department prosecuted. by. On questioning the revenue officer witness gathered that the de fendant had refused to be rearched. He then accompanied the revenue officer and the defendant to the cffice. The basket also arrived in the office at the same time, but he did. not see who carried it. Wit ness added that he was present when the basket was opened and he 'saw the two cartridge taken from it. They were both loose. Witness also Ching Street, Yaumati was before The occupier of No. 42, Wai stated in answer to Mr. Lo that be Mr. E. W. Eamiton for construct" saw the defendant's uncle in the ing an office and he heard him tell the
illegal cockloft on revenue officer that "he would hear the defendant had been served with ground floor. It was stated that more about it."
a notice requiring him to remove the structure, or to increase, the
had failed to comply with the. height of the floor by one foot. He
order.
The Magistrate imposed a fine of $25.00.
TWO EARLY MORNING CALLS.
KOWLOON FIRE BRIGADE BUSY,
The Kowloon Fire Brigade were SIR, My attention has been call- ed to a letter appearing in your called out early yesterday morning edition of the 18th fast criticising at 6 a.m. in answer to a summons the cost of the publicity of the Trom the Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold recent Tattoo, and, incidentally, the work of the Committee directly Storage premises in Nathan Road Flour and sugar merchants in concerned. I am requested to stato One of the Company's motor- Canton have expressed dissatisfer that the advertising scheme to lorries had caught on fre but with gether with details of expenditure tion over the proposal to increase formulated by the Publicity Com the use of a fire extinguisher the freight charges on boats plying be-mittee, was formally submitted to flames were smothered before the tween Canton and Hong Kong. It ceived full sanction and approval.
the Organizing Committee and re arrival of the fire appliance. is said that the four and sugared the expenditure, entailed again out in response to a call from That the results obtained fully Later at 7 a.m. the Brigade were trade in Canton, these days is ex-must be obvious to all Yours) No. 80, Canton Road, top-floor tremely dull on account of the faithfully,
where fire had broken out in the auetax and other duties, and a fur-
rear part of the flat. The fire, how ever, was not a serious one" and ther increase in import charges
was soon extinguished by the in- will make the situation orso..
mater of the fut, -
J. H. HUNT. Hon. General Secretary, Grand Tattoo, Hong Kong, December 1st
"An Extraordinary Case."
C.R.Q. 12, his Worship remarked Alter evidence had been given by that it was an extraordinary case seeing that the defendant was a man of respectability and substance. Mr. Hawking said he was not su gesting that the defendant was smuggling the two rounds of am- munition, but he might have brought them as samples in an ammunition deal.
Mr. Lo said that his cross would take long and it was already examination of the second witness late. He wished to go slowly as at the close he desired an expression of view from his Worship.
The case was adjourned until 11.30am Monday and will be continued in the afternoon..
Another Chinese contractor was summoned for a similar offence ou à building at the junction of Nathan Road and Argyle Street. The de fendant was also was also fined $50, and ordered to remove the roofing.
"AN ILLEGAL COCKLOFT.
the
ELDERLY WOMAN AND 106 TAELS OF OPIUM.
An elderly Chinese woman was charged before Mr. E. W. Hamilton 100 taels of prepared opium at No. with being in possession of about 141, Shanghai Street. Revenue Officer Tallon who was in charge of the case applied for a remand, stat ing that the Government Analyst's report was not ready. The hearing was adjourned till to-morrow.
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