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THE CHU KIANG RETURNS.
KWANGTUNG SILK INDUSTRY.
GOVERNMENT PLANS TO HELP IT.
ANOTHER FLIGHT OVER
CHINA.
MODERN METHODS NEEDED, ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION IN
FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, Jun. 15th. Owing to inability to introduce new methods and the keen rompeti- tion of Japan, the sericulture of Kwangtung has long been on the decline. Formerly it was a most flourishing industry and practically all the silk manufacturers in the East looked to Kwangtung for their raw materials. At one time over 3,000,000 people in the Canton. delta "depended directly upon this industry for their livelihood. The great majority of the people of the district of Sun Tak were sericul
CANTON,
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16th, 1929.
RUSSIA'S ONLY
Y.M.C.A.
IN HARBIN.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY DESCRIBES WORK.
ASSISTANT PURSER SHOT IN BED.
"PRESIDENT MCKINLEY" MYSTERY,
REVOLVER FIRED THROUGH BLANKETS.
ÅTTEMPTED MURDER THEORY.
Farther details are to hand con- cerning the mysterious shooting at Manila of Mr. Allan McDaniel, the assistant purser of the American Mail Line ... President McKinley which arrived in Hong Kong on Monday and sailed again yesterday
of excide arises for Mr. McDaniel's shot himself and threw the revolver injuries prachude any idea that he away. No weapon was found in the cabin, the berth was right away from the port hole, and Mr. McDaniel was too badly injured to
move at al
The Y.M.C.A. take every' possible FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. stap to ensure that officials in charge of their hostels in all parts of 'the world obtain Arst-hand knowledge and experience of the problemas confronting young men away from their homes and peoples Among the visitors at the Kow. loon Y.M.C.A. is Mr. Alexis morning. Grizoff, the Assistant Secretary of A Daily Preas representative stories to the effect that members Other newspapers have published the only Russian branch of the understood in the course of an YM.C.A. which, as might perhaps interview with an official of the ley heard shots fired during the of the crew of the President McKin be expected, is situated
not in Russia, but in Harbin,
night of the shooting. Information steamship company that many of the details already published by authoritative source, however, dis- which we have received from an certain newspapers are incorrect. counts these stories.
It appears that the shot officet
CANTON, Jan, 15ch. The Ryan seaplane Chu Kiang returned to Canton from Nanning yesterday afternoon at 443, thus successfully completing its record long trip through the interior of Chias. The seaplane made a per- feet descent the Pearl River immediately off Lingnan Univer sity. Before coming down, how ever, it circled around the Canton Aerodrome, Tai Sha Tau, for a while. The s.$. Sal Oc was at that moment leaving Canton for
on
Mr. Grizoff, in an interview with a Daily Press representative, gave some interesting details concerning the work of the Y.M.C.A. In that city and elsewhere. In accordance was found by Mr. L. P. Forayman,
No Sound Heart.
A patrolman was on duly all and other cabins adjoining night in the vicinity of the ship
turists and when the industry was Hong Kong but stopped when she be has just completed a compre in his bunk early on Friday morn-pied at various intervals during! at its height, even the women work-saw the Chu Kiang coming down ers received as much as 76 or su and did not resume her journey cents a day. Bat now they get no until the seaplane was sale or the more than 20 or 30 sents a day for water. the same amount of work. It is
with the policy of the Association, the purser, lying in a pool of blood assistant parser's room were occu hensive tour of Hnagehow. Manila;
said that over a million silk workers have in recent years been forced to seek other means of fivelihood.
In view of these conditions the Bureau for the Improvement of Sericulture in Kwangtung has been planning to restore the principal industry of the province through
..the
introduction of scientific methods of cocoon rearing. The Provincial Goverment is support- ing the works along this line and has already appropriated large sums of money with which to entry on the necessary experiments: at the Bureau.
SOLDIER HIT WITH A ̈ WOODEN CLOG.
UNTRUTHFUL WITNESS
REBUKED...
"THE MARK OF A CANE."
The hue and ery in which a great number of Chinese took part in
Meanwhile thousands of people had gathered en the wharf at Tai Sha Tau, waiting to welcome the
Chu Kinng and her crew..
The evew consisting of General Cheung Wai Chang, and Colonels Chow Po Hang and Wong Kwong Yui
with their one passenger, Admiral Chen Chak, were, descending, escorted to the Canton Aviation School for a rest.
in
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the night. Nothing untoward was heard by anybody who were inter bullet rogated by the-police."
Shanghai, and other places where ing. He was unconscious and the assistance of the Y.M.C.A is vestigation disclosed"
great demand.
wound in his left side. The Russian Y.M.CA. in Harbin
On the other hand, the would-be As the ship was alongside murderer buried the revolver in attacks
its work very seriously whart the purser that city are members of the Assopify a special patrolman at Pier shot. This would have the effect Many of the Russian taxi-drivers' in
Was able to the blankets when he fired the ciation and it is performing value who summoned the Luneta of muffing the report completely. a5le work among Chinese fads by mechanical engineering is taught running evening classes gratis.
where
6,500 Pupila Taught." The young students take a deep interest in their lessons and a very on large percentage who have, under- gone the courses have developed into skilful motor mechanics and Are now carning their livings in about the streets as was the case that capacity instead of loafing before the classes were inaugurated
More than 6,500 pupils have passed through a secondary school which is run by the Harbin YALC.A. The school is fully re- ugnised by the Government and has had the distinction of passing one of its pupils into an American university and quite a number are continuing their education in Europe.
The seaplane left Canton for Wuchow last Friday. After remain ing in Wuchow for the evening he proceeded to Nanning, the capital of Kwangsi, the next day. She Heft Nanning for Wuchow on Sun day where she remained over night She left. Wuchow for Canton on" Monday.
Cantes notables are to give an. other banquet in honour of these aviators.
STOLEN BANK NOTES.
Nathan Road, Yaumati, on Monday $33,100 LOST IN TRANSIT. -afternoon was explained at the Kowloon Magistracy
yesterday morning when Chinese charged with assaulting Lance Cor- CHINESE GETS TWO MONTHS.
WAR
RBAL
Social Events.
police.
38-Calibre Bullet Extracted. As the police were some little time in arriving on the ship, Mr. McDaniel was hurried to St. Paul's Hospital where an operation was performed and a 38-calibre revolver bullet was extracted from the right side of the assistant purser's body The doctors found that the bullet catered the left side of the body abdominat region toward the back, below the heart and traversed the injuring the spinal cord,
The injured man's condition on Saturday morning was exceedingly critical, the doctors stating that they could form no opinion as to the probability of Mr. McDaniel's recovery. If he survives, they say, he will be crippled for life.
The police believe the crime to have been committed between mid- night and daylight. No question
"A GENERAL NUISANCE,"
Every Tuesday evening sees an interesting programme of social events held for the benefit of the members of the YM.C.A. and members from the European, Rus A VAGRANT'S EXPECTATION 8:30, Japancae, and Chinese which have Härbin-
of
branches-each separate hostels in
OF A JOB
The police have retained posses sion of Mr. McDaniel's blankets which are acorched and burned.
It is stated that the police are concentrating their efforts on dis covering whether Mr. McDaniel had an enemy either ashore or on the ship. There is every reason to be Heve that the assistant purser was shot by a man or a woman whe who was fally conversant with the had normal access to the ship and movements of the officers on the night in question.
Latest Developments.
news from Manila indicates that
We understand that the latest! the police have discovered a valu able clue which they are following up. Meanwhile Mr. McDaniel has not yet been able to make a state- ment, and is stil in A critical condition."
"LOVE HUNGRY.”
AMUSING PICTURE AT THE QUEEN'S.
fraternise on these occasions and HIS FRIENDS TIRED OF HIM, THE DEAR LITTLE GIRL AND combine in giving some very fino representative programmes.
Mr. Grizoff speaks very highly of the work with the YMCA ning to Insp. Elston had made him- William Henderson who, accord- Harbin of Mr. David Shen, the self a President and Secretary, and of friends and Dr. C. N. Wong, a busy physician Civil Hospital, was again charged general nuisance to his to the Government who yet finds time to devote many before Major C. Willson, at: the hours to social work.
Central Magistracy yesterday, for
paral Jackson of the 1st Battalion, Queen's Regiment. The defendant A consignment of bank notes denied the charge and said that which were printed in the United the complainant was drunk at the time.
States of America were sent by the Inspector Marks told the Magis.s." President. Pierce to the Fu "trate that the complainant
Tien Bank of Yunnan. They were walking in Bowring Street, Yau- mati, on Monday afternoon.
He delivered at Hong Kong on De- was with a lady and pushing a cember 18th, but on arrival it was perambulator. The defendant rush- ..ed eat from a shop nearby and discovered that during transit one
nearly knocked the carriage over.
of the eases had been broken open The complainant just managed to and the contents pilfered. The ward off the defendant who retura-American Express Company who ed shortly afterwards from behind and hit the soldier across the face were in charge of, the shipment im with his clog. The defendant was mediately notified the Police and chased and caught and brought to the Police Station.
Lance Corporal Jackson in
Out of the 120,000 bank notes evidence said that he was with a with a face value of $50 each, ap- lady at that time and went into s shop to make some purchases. The proximately 662 were found missing.
Bank
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defendant collided with the peram- ing, amounting to 833,100. bulator, but witness just managed Nothing was heard of the bank to ward him off. Witness left the shop, and was pushing the baby notes until recently when a Chinese carriage along when suddenly the attempted to change one of the defendant came up from behind nates at the Cheung Kee exchange and struck him across the left ear shop. The exchange shops had al- with a wooden elog. Private Con- way arrived on the scene and the ready been informed by the Police defendant was caught and taken to to keep a lookout for the notes in the Police Stasion.
Private Conway gave evidence to question, and the man was im the effect that both Corporal Jack mediately detained and arrested. son and he were perfectly sober. At the Police Station he informed Claims He Was Elt With A Dans. the Poller that the note was given The defendant accused the com- to him by a friend in settlement plainant and Pte Conway of being of a debt. Incidentally, it might drunk and said that Jackson hit
him with his cane. Defendante mentioned that the bank notes ehowed the Court a mark on his at the time of transit were not sign- hack which he claimed was a bruise made by the stick. The Magistrate ed by the bank officials of the Fu inspected the mark and said that Tien Bank, thus making them it was not the wale of a care.
Iteasily distinguishable from the might have been caused by the de- fendant being gripped firmly. The genuine notes. Acting on the defendant in reply to the "Magisnan's information, the, Police" ar- trate suggested that the com rested the Chinese who was alleged plainant was hit when he warded
to have passed on the bank note.
This man
E the blow from the cane.
A witness for the defendant was
Asked if he could account for the
wae charged before
The Generous Chinese, "The Y.M.CA. is making strides in all parts of the world," said Mr. Grizoff. We had a struggle to establish ourselves, but the Chinese wonder came to our assistance in ful manner. stance, our expenditure at Harbin
Last year, for in. amounted to 35,000 yen.
At the end of the year, we required 5,000 this fact public and, within a week, yen to meet our debts. We made the wealthy Chinese people of the city came forward, with the money. terest in our classes for typewrit. The Chinese take a deep in- shorthand, commerce, and English and we find the local mer pants encouraging their employees in every way to attend.
"We have & Literature and Arts Club and it is very gratifying to observe the interest taken in the Club's doings..
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I think Hong Kong.is & WOD derful Colony. The Eaglish resi dents could do much to assist the Y.M.C.A. here to establish classes similar to those we have in Harbin At any rate, I have been deeply impressed by what I have seen of the works, of the Y.M.C.A here and ledge which will stand me in good have gained much valuable know-
stead in the years to come.""
DEATH OF MR. W. Į L. FORD.
INTERPRETER TO MESSRS. WILKINSON AND GRIST.
vagrancy.
to the effect that Henderson had Evidence given against him was once been committed to the House of Detention for being a vagrant. Some friends took him out and son made himself much a nuisance, undertook to help him, but Hender-
that bis benefactors had to wash their hands of him. hospital several times suffering Henderson had also been in the from the effects of drink. He never paid his bills and was a source of Henderson, who seemed not at all great expense, to the Government. perturbed at his situation, told the Magistrate that he had a friend in Wanchai who was willing to help him. To this Insp. Elston replied that that friend was in similar cir cumstances, and be could not see bow Henderson could get help from that direction.
THE GOLD DIGGER.
[BY QUE FILM CRITIC
tures did not turn out to be quite "Love Hungry "like other pic- the same story on the screen of the Queen's as it was advertised to be beforehand. However, it is quite the preliminary" write up" would amusing and more original than lead you to suppose.
"Joan" and "Goldie " are two (Lois Moran) as good and sweet as aspiring young actresses, "Joan any little movie maiden can be, Goldie (Marjoire Beebo) a gold
is laid in the home of Jean's poor higger who makes no pretensions of being anything else. The scene but honest parents who have as a lodger "Tom" (Lawrence Gray) a hard working young men with a leaning towards journalism. Tom, of course, falls in love with Joan at first sight but at the instigation of Goldie, who really seems a most unselfish young woman for
gold digger," introduces her to a wealthy man friend. That is really all you need to told because it is obvious from the first that the final scene will show Joan: and Tom in each that lead up to the happy ending" others arms. The various episodes
are well staged and many of them very amusing. Goldie provides most of the humour in her con Henderson was again committed tempt of Tom, not so much as a to the House of Detention, where-poor man as an unenterprising lover. his case might be kept out of the do and is in a most unfortunate upon he asked the Magistrate that The wealthy man gets very little to" Press His Worship replied that position
The defendant then told the
Court that he expected money from Home at any time and that he was going to get a job within a few daya time. He said that he had only been in hospital once.
between the "ambitious
that was a matter beyond his cop Goldie who is thrusting an unwill ing fiancée at him and the glower- ing Tom.
trol
85 CASES AND 44 DEATHS LAST WEEK,
THE SMALL-POX EPIDEMIC. You will pass an amusing hour watching "Love Hungry and s00 very charming heroine in the per- son of Lois Moran, but like most of the magazine stories which serve to pass an hour pleasantly the fig will probably only be remembered vaguely as "quito an amusing pic ture.
fact that there was he mark on the Major C. Willson at the Central Walter J: Ford, who was chief for last week shows that'un increas
afternoon
CHINESE PRISONER'S
SUICIDE.
WHILE HELD FOR POSSES- SION OF ARMS:
The death occurred at his re sidence, No. 19, Granville Avenue, The amall-pox epidemic shows no Kowloon, on Monday night, of Mr. sign of diminishing and the record interpreter to Mesara. Wilkinson ing number of cases are being re- and Grist, solicitors, with which ported from the Island. There firm he had been connected for 15 were last week 85 fresh cases and years.
44 deaths. Of the new cases 31 A few days ago he was seized were from Victoria, 53 from Kow- with a heart attack, and was con- fined to the house. There was some
loon and one, from the New Terri- improvement in his condition later,
tory..
A Chinese name Cheung Kwai was but the end came suddenly. He
brought before a Magistrate on by a widow, a son who is an at- saa 51 years old, and is survived
Monday morning on a charge of ticled clerk in Messre, Wilkinson There is also a mild outbreak of
having in bis possession 12 parts
of whom is married, and a brother, and 5 Chinese) were reported dur- until to-day. and Grist, two daughters, the elder enterio, eight cases (three British of revolvers without a licence. He was remanded in police custody Mr. E. B., Ford. The deceased re ing the week and two cases, ons After the remand, prisoner was reived his education at Queen's British and, one Chinese, on Mon-confined in a cell at the Central
day.
Police Station? Later when the cell The funeral takes place this Seven cases of diphtheria, -six afternoon, passing the Monument Portuguese, with one fatality, were dead. He had strangled himself by was opened, the man was found
tying a sock tightly round hismerki
defendant to show that he had been Magistracy yesterday struck with a cane. The witness and after evidence had been given said that the defendant had a of the transfer of the bank note, in imark on his back.
settlement of the debt, the defen The Magistrate replied that the witness had obviously been cotched dant who was charged with receiv "in his story. "You come here and ing bank notes stolen in Hong tell me a pack of lies; it is a great Kong and outside of Hong Kong pity, I can't show you what the
was sentericed to two months' im- mark of a cane is like," remarked Mr. Hamilton Too many boya prisonment. "not to know what sort of mark cause it was impossible to deter The charges were so framed be cane made. The defendant had ac mine the exact time or place where cused two respectable men of being the actual theft took place, save drunk. The evidence was perfectly that the bank notes, were pilfered College. clear and there was corroboration in transit and delivered at Hong of the complainant's statements. Kong where the theft was discover
The defendant was fined $25. Icd.
were caned in his Court for him
at 5 o'clock.
On Monday 11 more cases, & from Victoria and 6.from Kowloon were reported.
also notified.
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