VICTORY FOR MR. SEVERE FIGHTING."
T. V. SOONG. “
CENTRAL BANK TO COME UNDER NANKING,
NEW NOTE ISSUE IN PREPARATION.
CANTON'S GRAVE DOUBTS.
THE HONG KONG
WELCOME HOME.
DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1929.
WATER FROM THE WEST RIVER.
KWANGSI TROOPS ON DEFENSIVE.
LADY CLEMENTI RETURNS ON EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.,
(COM QUE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.}
CANTON, June 17. Reports have come to hand that
SMALL GATHERING ON STATUE PIER.
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"It is very nice to be back
onto Statue Pier
FLEET OF LIGHTERS TO TRANSPORT SUPPLIES.
WATERFRONT POPULATION TO BE SERVED.
Over 3,000,000 gallons of water
severe fighting is again going on again," said Lady Clementi as she will be brought to the Colony by between the Nanking troops and stepped shore General Wong Shiu Hung's forces. yesterday afternoon (FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT] The Kwangsi troops are trying to little party of personal friends who
had come to welcome her. make a stand at Kwei Ping and gunboats and airplanes are being rushed
CANTON, June 17,
The Central Bank of China is to be brought under the direct control of the Central Government. This decision is the principal outcome of
the financial conference over which
up from Wuchow. The
Kwangsi troops are being attacked from three directions, but so far no news of the result has been receiv ed, but casualties on both sides are said to be heavy,
This fighting has followed the breakdown, of the recent
peace negotiatious. Several Kwangsi leaders, who were for a time in Hong Kong are now supposed to be back at the front
Lluchow Taken.
Mr. T. V. Soong presided, and comes as a forcible counter to the movement to change the name to the Provincial Bank of Kwangtung. This was urged because the Bank acted as the depository of the Pro-
The Nanking troops have ad- vincial Revenue but the decentralisvanced to Suschow where they join- ing trend of the iden is obvious ed the Hunanese troops under Fan and Mr. Soong has reversed the Shek Seng, and it is reported that policy.
they have begun a jointly offensive against the Kwangsi troops. Nearly Generals. Chen Ming Shu and all the Nanking troops have been Chen Taai Tong, the Finance Com-sent to the front and only two missioner, Mr. Fan Ki Me and Mr. battalions are in Wuchow... Chow Min Chu, the Manager of the According to a telegram to the Bank, were prominent participants Canton military authorities from General Ho Chien, the Hunanese at the conference, but the course troops captured Liuchow on the of the discussion has not been dis- 14th and the Kwangsi troops have closed. Mr. Soong advanced strong retreated to Hsingyuan and Liu arguments-the nature of the prin cheng. cipal one can be guessed-and.. be got his way. $5,000,000 IN SILVER FROM
SHANGHAI -
The details of the transier of control are being worked out and
Chinese Generala Resting. Opdustrial and Commercial Daily Presa.)
Li Mo Tse and Wan Ying Kiu, two of Hsu King Tong's brigadier- generals, have arrived at Hong Kong by a Japanese steamer. It will be remembered that when Can will be divulged later. The Gov-tan was threatened by the Kwangsi ernment banknotes in circulation troops, these two officers took Shek- will be withdrawn and replaced by lung, but were later routed and sitiven out. They have come to a new issue which is already being Hong Kong for a rest while the printed in the United States and troops formerly under their com- mand have joined. Hsu King Tong's men in Eastern Kwangtung, and are retreating into Fukien.
will be put into circulation as soon as it reaches Canton. These new Botes will be exactly like the Shanghai, banknotes, as far as their "value is concerned. They will be backed with national dollars to be sent from Shanghai to Canton and it is reported that Mr. Soong intends to despatch $3,000,000 in silver dollars to Canton to redeem part of the banknotes now in circu-
lation.
HIS FRIEND'S GRAND-
MOTHER
Mr. Tao Lu Chien, the new Com- missioner for Foreign Affairs of Kwangtung, has left Canton for Hong Kong to attend the funeral Hsiang, who fomerly held Mr. of the grandmother of Mr. Fu Ping
Tao's present post..
ALLEGED FORCIBLE
DETENTION.
TWO MEN AND A SINGING GIRL.
Great anxiety is being felt in financial circles as regards these far-reaching changes. The lack of confidence in the Government bank-. notes continues but their quotation. is somewhat better to-day, being 82 cents to the silver dollar. A promin- ent merchant said to the writer that unless the Bank is willing to redeem
The case against two Chinese who its notes with silver to any amount, are charged with unlawful deten- anxiety and distrust will persist. tion of a sing song girl in a board But the local finance authorities are ing house was again adjourned by at Central unwilling to do this at present. A Mr. E. W. Hamilton couple of weeks ago Mr. Fan Ki Magistracy yesterday after hear Mo, the Finance Commissioner,ing evidence. One of the accused said that the Bank will start chang- is farther charged with improper ing of notes for silver on July 1, conduct towards the girl, and the but since then he has decided to other with aiding and abetting him. It was alleged that the girl was put it off to July 16.
taken to the boarding house and forcibly detained in a room with the first accused until the morning, when the second accused, who took her there, returned and released
THE GLORY OF WAR! In a statement to the Press the Finance Commissioner said that Mr. T. V. Boong has also been dis cussing with General Chen Taai her. Tong the question of military ex- Evidence of discovery of the girl penditure. Nothing deßnite has in the street following a report by been decided. A previous Govern the girl's mother of her disappear ment edict fixed the army expendi-ance was given by detectives.” ture for: Kwangtung at 84,600,000 According to the boarding house. month, and in February and register the room in question was March it was, nominally, reduced vacant on the night of the alleged -to-$3,300,000 Since the outbreak detention. It was stated by the of war the expenditure has been at police that no one at the boarding least - $4,500,000 and in addition house seemed to know anything Kwangtung has been paying about the presence of the accused $200,000 a month for the Nanking and the girl, although the girl mid naval assistance and the same that she called out "Save life amount for the military reinforce when she found herself locked in
the room. ments from the North.
Mr. Boong is still in lichow and will be there for a few days,
the defence.
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Stills for the Home.
For the benefit' of householders over 70 lighters daily from the who possess, good kitchen ranges, to greet & West River. This decision has it may be well to mentica that been reached by the Government water from wells and auliahs can following a visit by the Director of be distilled by the use of Chinese Public Works and other officials to stills which can be purchased Wangmoon during the week end amazingly cheaply in the Colony, A careful analysis of the river water convinced the party that it could well be used for local par- poses and was, in fact, a answer to the problem than the transporting of supplies from Shanghai.
As soon as the Empress of Rys sin was seen making her way into Kowloon Dock, H.E. Sir Cecil Clementi, E.C.M.G. (accompanied by Captain A.J..Y. Whyte and Captain Shillitoe), crossed the har. bour in the launch Brittania to go on board the liner and welcome his wife and youngest daughter. The three elder children have been left at Home at school.
better
of
"The
consumption average water in the Island is in the neigh Lady Clementi and her little hood of 33 million gallons a day. daughter both look well, and seern. | Local Jources, and supplies at ed indeed glad to be back again. Tsun Wan, augmented by Mr. Ru in Hong Kong. Little Miss Clementi tanjee's stream at San Cheng, will was hugging a large teddy bear, no doubt make up the deficit. and when she had politely greated her parents' friends she ran down the pier to shake hands with the Indian chauffeur, an old friend of the Clementi children, and to tell him, doubtlers, about her adven
tures over the seas.
Among those on the pier were: Lady Ho Tung. Mr. Justice J. R. Wood and Mrs. Wood, the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall C.M.G., and Mrs. Kotewail, the Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy, C.B.E., the Hon. Mr. W. L. Shenton, Mr. E. Ralphs, the Acting Captain Superintendent of Police (Captain T. H. King). Mr. Ho Kom Tong, Mr. Murakami | (Consul General for Japan), and several other ladies and gentle men,
ESTATES OF FORMER RESIDENTS.
EUROPEANS WILLS PROVED.
More Tanks Being Built. The cost of ruaning the huge feet of lighters from West River to here is "estimated to be about 3200,000 a month.
An example of public spirit is being given by the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowns Com pany, which has now voluntarily shut off its mains supplies and is relying upon a well and the pond water which it brings from Tan? Wan in lighters.
The Company besides fetching water for itself, is sizo supplying. its neighbours. It has adapted two fighters, each with a capacity of 950 tons, to bring water from Taun Wan, which it supplies to the Chi- nese residents of Taim-sha-tsui.
The Godown Company has a well in its property which it is keeping in reserve.
At a cost of some 810,000 it has In order to cater adequately" for sunk another well in the timber the requirements of the waterfront yard (the old P. & 0. Mess site), populace, additional tanks will be and has erected two tanks at a built on the Firnya, bringing the convenient point within the godown total number of tanks to thirty premises to supply boiler water for This is considered to be the simte Star Ferry boats, the plest and most effective method of pany's sanctes, the P. &¤. distribution as the tasks will hold launches, the Conference launches, over 3,000,000 gallons.
etc.
Manila Can Help.
com-
We understand that other com This decision, does not signify that the authorities have lost sight panies are likely to adopt similar of the reservoir question. If the methods for obtaining water sup. summer continues to be a dry one, plies. the dry season from October to April will present a grave problem and, for this reason, every con sideration being given to the question of replenishing the reser- voirs from the river supply.
Dimculty of Pumping,
A plan to pump river supplies Estates of former European res into the Elob filter beds near West dents in the Colony for which Point was abandoned because the probate has been granted by the beds cou'd not deal with the qua Supreme Court include the follow. tity of water involved. In these ing:-
Mr. Reginald Joseph Birbeck, Government schoolmaster, left $2,900 in Hong Kong and £100 78. ad. at Home. His address, when he died at St. Raphael in France or June 19, 1928, was given as the Hong Kong. Club.
estate.
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circumstances, and in view of the fact that the beda would require daily cleansing, it was found that better solution would be to use the beds as tacks and chlorinate the water.
As already reported in the Daily Preas, the Canton authorities can- not apare filtered supplies. Sha meen is in the same position.
The Canton Government has no objection whatever to the Hong Kong Government proposal to ob tain water from the River, and it will afford every facility.
The Metropolitan Water District of Manila could extend help to difficulty of the transportation faci Hong Kong were it not for the
lities. If necessary, however, they will do so because Mazila has more water than it can consume before the rainy season comes,
The Metropolitan Water District to date has not received a request for help from Hong Kong officials, said Mr. Gideon, the acting man- ager. However, it is probable that the steamers calling at Manila may carry more water than they need, and in this case, Manila water may help Hong Kong.
Many difficulties lie in the way of pumping water into Tytam Tuk Rescaling of probate of the will reservoir, which depends прод has been granted to Mr. G. G. Ngravity feed to the maine. The
The quantity of water which a Tinson, lawful attorney for Mrs. main reservoir operates entirely by regular steamer calling at Manila Marjorie Shade, a widow, of Paris, this method and is kept on reserve.
can possibly take is 3,000 tons, who is the sole beneficiary of the The intermediate reservoir also which is valued in Manila at Pesos --15.4 This amount of water is less works on this system, but it's supply than an average swimming tank flows into the lower reservoir contaiTIA. where it is pumped to the mouth On the other hand, it is pointed of Tytam tuned. The mains are transport of water to the Colony out that the whole question of the then supplied by the gravity system, from out-ying districts is in the The pumps are a long way from hinds of the Water Emergency the lower reservoir and there are Committee and if such methods are at all practicable from the Com- so many mechanical difficulties that mittee's point of view, they will not this idea is quite impracticable. "hesitate to adopt them.
Mr. E. 0. Bock,
Estate left by Mr. Edward Chark Rock, who died in Hong Kong,on July 27, 1923, while manager of the Jockey Club stables, amounts to $30,700 in Hong Kong and £100 at
Home.
ናነ
Deceased's grandmother, Mr. Elizabeth Mustoe, of 150, Bristol
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Road, Gloucester, in mentioned in the will as being "the only person entitled to the estate."Applica tion made on her behall for reseal- jag of letters of administration has been granted to the Hon. Dr. S. W. SOME KOWLOON CRITICISMS. Teo, O.B.E., LL.D. (of Messrs Tso and Hodgson)."
Mr. Alexander Cooper. A foreman of the Royal Naval Dockyard, Mr. Alexander Cooper, who died in Hong Kong on October 30, 1927, left estate worth $400 here and £669 18. d. at Home. His address is given as 57, Albert Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Probate bas buen granted to Mr. Henry Marlow, an assistant cashier.
MYSTERY MEN IN LOCAL
as
HOSPITAL.
"MERCHANTS" WITH WOUNDS.
During the past week three pro. minent Chinese generals were pati- ents in a local hospital. On enquiry we learned that they all registered business men from Canton, though every one of them had a wound to show bow hard it is to do business in Canton these days!
The Daily Prens understands that they were a discharged from HOE. nital yesterday.
The Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga has addressed the following letter to the Secretary of the Water Emer- gency Committee:-
The erection of the two large tanks on Waterloo Road, Kowloon, for storing water from the well in the Homuntin Cemetery is the sub. ject of criticism by Kowloon réri- dents. It is fair that the griticism be brought to the notice of the Committee.
2. Summarised, the criticisms are to the following effect:-
(c) There is a pond on the side of the nullah opposite the well, from which a large number of Chinese draw their water at all hours of the day and night. This "pond could be made, a sup plementary feeder by means of in additional automatic electric pump and connecting pipes.,
(d) There should be no diffi culty in pumping the water from these two sources of supply direct to Mengko and Youmati, Al that would be needed is the ex tension of the pipeline down the nullah along Waterloo Road and under Nathan Hoad. The water could be delivered from stand- pipes in convenient localities, way. on Nathan Boad and Shanghai Street. This would obviate the long trudge for the thousands of people travelling distances over a mile or more from Yaumati, Mongkok and Taikoktsuí to reach the tacks put up on Waterloo Road near the Homuntin Ceme- tery gate,
(a) The tanks are far too large; doubt is expressed that the well at. Hommatin Cemetery 3. The foregoing criticisms are contains enough water to fill worthy of consideration and if the fyen-one of those tanks,
suggestions, which appear feasible, (b) It will take between could be adopted, it would reduce and two hours to pump the we'l
dry. After that, of course, secp the Inbour of the people out for age will take place and the well procuring water in the neighbour eventually return to its former
level of water. As it is not pos hood of Homantin to a minimum. sible, at present to say what the I am informed that the cary. rate of Seepage will be, one caning out of the suggestions need not not tell how long it will take for
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