“IRONSIDES” MARCH FENG YU HSIANG
INTO HUNAN.
DISQUIETING REPORTS.
IN CANTON.
'HO CHIEN RETURNING IN HASTE.
{FROM OUR CHINESE-COLEESPONDENT.]
DENOUNCED.
CHEN MING SHU'S STRONG "SPEECH.
[NOM OUR. CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.)
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1929.
GOVERNMENT AND THE LEGISLATIVE
WATER SUPPLY.
"QUESTIONS AT LEGISLA. TIVE COUNCIL.
PRESENT AND FUTURE POLICY.
COUNCIL.
BUSINESS FOR TO-DAY'S MEETING.
MR. J. P. BRAGA'S QUESTIONS.
DEATH "AT NAVAL HOSPITAL.
S.B.A. ENGLAND OF H.M.S. TAMAR.
NAVAL FUNERAL.
At to-day's meeting of the Legis- It is with much regret that we The Emergency Committee ask uslative Council the Hon. Mr. J. P. record the death yesterday morning to repeat our appeal of yesterday Braga, pursuant to notice, will ask of Mr. Maurice Courtiour. England, Sick Berth Attendant attached to against loose. talk and repeating of the following questions: rumours, especially by people in a
I-What are the functions of | H.M,S. Tamar. It is understood the Subordinate Staff Sub-Com- that he died of meaingitis. position which gives their words weight.
mittee f
There are no new developments to report, but a statement by the
CANTON, June 19. Speaking before the officials of the Provincial Government, General Chen Ming Shu yesterday roundly" CANTON, June 19.
denounced Feng Yu Hsiang, calling Startling reports are current that
him a blind follower of the Chang Fat Fai, commander of the Kwangsi faction. He said: "Fong's 4th Division which is generally most fagrant offence lies in his known as the "Ironsides," is to insidious intrigues with Soviet be appointed head of the civil ad-Russia, We now have evidence Government at to-day's "Legislative ministration of the Province of showing that he concluded a secret Council is invited by questions Hunan. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, agreement with the Soviet Govern-which will be put by the Hon. Mr. it is suid, has long been wanting to
ment in August, 1990, whereby he W. E. L. Shenton. give some good territory to the
was to receive a big supply of arms "Ironsides to occupy and deve and ammunitions in return for lop, and Hunan has finally been granting certain rights and privi singled out.
leges in China. Such a traitorous act should be condemned through out the length and breadth of the country."
The Daily Press learns that seven flights were made yesterday by 'planes from Kai Tack, twp machines taking the air at each flight. In the course of operations 8 cwts. of Keolin powder was drop- ped-but without result so far!
It had been reported pre- Tiously that the
"Ironsides " were leaving western Hunan for the South, with the city of Changsha as their first destina tion. For a time it was thought DEATH OF DR: BELILIOS.lative Council the Hon. Mr. W. E.
that they were returning to Canton, and there was much trepidation in business circles here. However, ac- cording to latest official information the Ironsides were heading for Changsha, because they needed in Human for the suppres sion of bandits and outlaws ibere,"
were
The information adds that Mar- shal Chiang Kai Shek wishes Chang Fat Fui to reorganise the
Provincial Government of Hunan.
The "Ironsides" are still pouring into Hunan from Hankow and west ern. Hupeh. It is expected that a formal edict appointing Chang Fat
Fui head of the Provincial Govern- ment of Hunan will be issued from Nanking, just as soon as all the Ironsides" have reached the pro- vince.
Ho Chian's Protest, General Ho Chien, the military Header of Hunan, who is now in Awangsi fighting against Wong Shiu Hung, is said to be strongly object ing to the "Ironsides taking con- trol. He is reported to be leaving Kwangs for Hunan with his army in order to look into matters. A message from Wuchow states that his troops have all been ordered to assemble at Pinglok, an important city on the Kwei River not far from Wuchow. Some will march back to Hunan through Lungfu Pass in the southern part of the Province, and the others through Kwelin to Hangshow.
WELL-KNOWN OPTHALMIC
SURGEON.
The death occurred at 2.13 yesterday morning at the General ol "Dr. Hospital. Shanghai, Raphael Aaron Belilios,
some
At to-day's meeting of the Legis-
L. Shenton, purauant to notice, will usk:-
Will the Government give this Council the following information:
1.-The present position of the water supply in this Colony 1
-What measures have the Government already taken OF planned to meet the present water shortage:
(a) By obtaining supplies of water
outside the Colony.
(b) By improving the water sup-
plies within the Colony 1
3.-What plans have the Gov- | ernment for preventing the recur- rence of the present shortage of water 1
Vota of $300,000.
-
Having regard to the fact that the Sub-Committee is com- posed entirely of official members, will the Government consider, favourably, in the interest of the public service, the enlargement of that Board by the inclusion of un- official members also i
Patrol Service Stations. Mr. Brags will also nak:-.
1-How many petrol servico stations exist in the City of Victoria and at Kowloon, respec- tively, and at what places f
-To whom and under what conditions has permission been. granted for erecting and maintain ing such service stations?
3Are there any applications pending for the erection of addi- tional service stations; if so, from whom have such applications been received and how many await' de- cision I
S.D.A. England complained of headache last Thursday, and was subsequently removed to the Royal Naval Hospital, where he passed away. He came to Hong Kong ic February, 1927, and was attached to- the R.N. Hospital for some time before being transferred to H.M.S. Tamar, A sad feature connected with his death was that he was on the eve of departure for Home.
The deceased, who was 21 years of age, was a native of Southwold, Middlesex. Much sympathy will be extended to his parents at Home.
The Funeral.
Naval honours were accorded at the funeral which took place in the afternoon at the Protestant Ceme- tery. Happy Valley, at which the
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4-Have any applications been Rev. G. H. Hewitt, Naval Chaplain, Naval Military refused and on what grounds? officiated. A firing party from
What is the annual revenueH.M.S. Castor preceded the gun derived from permits for the en-earriage on which the coffin, draped creachment on Crown land and
(a) the City of Victoria; and (b) Kowloon !
dangerous goods licences, respec-with the, Usion Jack, was borne tively, for petrol stations in res-from the R.N. Hospital to the pect of :-
Cemetery. Naval officers were in attendance, and there were also present Chief and Petty Officers. other Naval ratings, and civilians including the staff of Chinese em- ployees on the "vessels.„
Mr. Shenton's Questions. The questions tabulated by the Hon. Mr. W. E L. Shenton on the water shortage will be found with the news dealing with that matter.
First Reading, ko.
The Colonial Secretary will move:
The news will come as a great stock to his many friends in this Colony, especially those in the medical profession. For years past, he had been in ill- health, and last year went to the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, U.S.A., " thorough for what he called a overhaul." There it was found necessary to perform a serious
The Finance Committen will be from operation, which Dr, Belilios never quite re- of the effects
asked to approve a sum of 9300,000 covered. He returned to Shang for expenditure incurred on emer hai, where he died yesterday morn-
pendicitis.
Dr. Bellion was a man of about fifty-four Years of age, and a very high reputation in specialised in eye diseases. He Shanghai and the North, and his skill was so well known in the Far East that patients came to places. him from Japan and other distant During his students days, when he took up special study of the eye, he was complimented by his teachers at the hospital on being the best refractionist at the time in London. He carried this re- putation with him to the Far East, and the late Dr. Morrison,
ing following an operation for ap. /8cncy works and importing water That the Report of the Finance
of Peping, who was sent to him by a mutual friend for expert ad vier, remarked that he never know there was an opthalmic surgeon of such high attainments East of Suez."
on account of the drought.
Emergency Committee Busy. -
Committee of the Water Emergency The Shipping and Landing Sub-
Committee "met yesterday. It s understood that "the question of lighterage generally and of the West River" fotilla of seventy ? in parti cular, were under discussion but the proceedings were private.
Several showers fell in the course of the day but the rain was not sufficient to make an appreciable
difference. It was, however, enough to give streets and houses a good wash down. The Royal Observatory recorded a modest .14 of an inch.
The sudden and unexpected with drawal of these troops from Kwang si from Hunan, when the campaign
Plans have been got out for against the Kwangsi clique is still
converting the Victoria Recreation going on, has given rise to much Dr. Belilios came to Hong Kong Club swimming pool into a storage speculation. Some believe that about twenty-five years ago, hay-reservoir, but the scheme stil they are going back to Hunan to ing obtained the degree of M.D. awaits approval. At present the contend with the Ironsides " for at the University of Edinburgh pool loses about ten tons of water the control of the Province. Others and the Fellowship of the Royal in a day and this has got to be maintain that they are going back College of Surgeons. He at first prevented. The scheme is to pump to suppress bandits and Com- set up in general practice, which he
the water into a small high level munists. But the fact remains that carried on for some years, but the "Ironsides have seized the subsequently devoted most of his opportunity of their absence to in time to the treatment of eye
He was appointed op Vade the Province, and Marshal discuss.
to Chiang Kai Shek appears to be in thalmic surgeon. the Alice "favour of Chang Fat Fu
Memorial Hospital, and later sought wider scope for his talent, establishing himself in Shanghai about fifteen years ago..
Nominally Gen. Ho Chien is still in aprese command of the military affairs of Huron, being the Com- mander-in-Chief of the 4th Route Dr. Belilies was married, but Army. But Chang Fat Fai has an had no family. His widow, to army of his own, which is far bet whom the sincere sympathy of all ter equipped and disciplined than his friends will go, is now in Eng that of General Ho Chien's. The land. He was a very highly-strung situation is admitted to be a very and nervous man, and not one critical one.
who made friends very easily, but Rumour also has it that the those with whom he made an at- "Ironsides" have come to
tachment always regarded him Understanding with General Chea with the greatest affection and Ming Shu. An alliance between esteem, and bad the highest these two against a certain force" opinion of his ability in his own might be formed, it is said.
special department.
an
WANTED"
FUGITIVES SAID TO BE IN HONG KONG."
IN CANTON.
FROM OCE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, June 19.
The Canton Foreign Office is in receipt, of an order from the Minis- try of Foreign Affairs at Nanking. to the effect that negotiations must
Dr. Belilios was a cousin of Mr. R. E. Belilios and a nephew of the well-known late Mr. R. Belilios, benefactor of Hong Kong, who founded, amongst other things, the Belilios Public School and the Belilios Reformatory.
MR. P. F.. DE SOUZA.
SUCCESS IN LONDON LAW EXAMINATIONS.
Dr. E. L. de Souza has received
be opened with the Hong Kong news by cable that Mr. P. F. de Government for the extradition of Souza, who is now studying at the Tang Shih Cheng and Hau King Middle Temple, has passed the Tongi two reactionaries who have examinationę in criminal ..and
F
been helping the Kwangai faction Roman law,
These two former Canton sotables Young Mr. de Souza is the son are said to be living in the British of Mr. H. M. de Souza, who is a Colony They were loyal subordi Justice of the Peace in Malacca, nates of Li Tani Hain when he was and his uncla is Dr. E. L. de Souza | in control of the Two Kwang Pro- of Hong Kong. vincer.
Besides his success in law Mr. de Numerous others who sided with Souza is an expert tennis player, Kwange against the Central Gor.heing at present local champion of ernment and Kwangtung are also | Sidcup, Kent, and well in the run- said to be reading in Hong Kong, ning for county honours this year. Du er deze into decured Ble eldez besteresisatyryslaget serious enough to warrant ade for the Straits Settlements against mand for their extradition.
the F.M.8. in representative games.
tank and from there to supply the Naval Dockyard.
and the Ooterkerke is expected The J.C.J.L. Line is also helping
from Manila on Sunday with 1,000- tons of water. free of freightage charges. The Tanks,
Committee (No. 8), dated May 16, 1929, be adopted.
the first reading of:
The Attorney-General will move
At the close of the service, the firing party fired three volleys over the grave, and a bugler sounded the "Last Post.”.
List of Wreaths,
Among the oral tributes wére. the following-From Commodore" | K. A. S..Hill; Ship's Company. H.M.S. Tamar; Surg. Captain W. W. Kier, R.N. Hospital; Medical OBcers, R.N. Hospital; Ofce Staff, R.N. Hospital; Medical Officer.. H.M. Dockyardi, and L.S.B.A. At
"An Ordinance to amend the law relating to the restriction of the loading, working add dis charging of cargo on Sunday."
"An Ordinance to amend fur- ther the Widows and Orphans'kinson, H.M. Dockyard; Chinese Pension Ordinance, 1908."
Staff, R.N. Hospital.
An Ordinance to amend the Jury Ozdinance,, 1887."
Superintendent Sister and Sisters, IN. Hospital; Patients of Words An outline of those bills and their 3, 4 and 6; Warrant Wardmaster and Mrs. Olver, Mr. and Mrs. Sinen,
objects and reasons has already been published.
The Colonial Secretary is also to move the first reading of:-
"An Ordinance to authorize the Appropriation of a Supplemen- tary Sum of 8292,104.79 to defray the charges of the year 1928.""
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES OF $341,000-
A
Mr. and Mrs. Hunt, Phil and Doris, Mr. and Mrs. Medina and Pat
"
SEDITIOUS LITERATURE.
SIX MONTHS" HARD LABOUR IMPOSED.
Sentence of six months' hard labour was passed on a Chinese yesterday for possession of sedi tious literature. The defendant, At the meeting of the Finance Committee supplementary estimates master, was tried before Mr. E. W who was described as a school.
to a total of $341,304 will be present-Hamilton. Mr. T. Murphy, A.S.P., ed. Of this $300,000 is in connection prosecuted.
with the water emergency.
From the evidence, it appeared that defendant was arrested by a Chinese Revenue Officer on May 97 (three days before the anniversary of the Shanghai affair) in Con- He WBE naught Road Central. carrying with him two rattan bags. both of which had false sides and
The tanks all along the Prays, including the new Reclamation Lie proving a great boon to the public. Other items include $10,273 for as they obviate the long and tedious waiting at street fountains. the resumption of certain privately A number of taps are working, for owned lots at Kwanti in order to two large outlet pipes release the water which in turn runs into ́a'
preserve for Government use a large number of smaller pipes, at the end open space in the neighbourhood of of which are taps. There are six the Military Training Camp at bottoms. teen taps to each tank as that at least sixteen buckets can be filled at one time, which is certainly prefer- able to the solitary tap at each street fountain.
UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S
HOSTEL.
DONATIONS TOWARDS THE BUILDING FUND.
Already acknowledged .... $10, 123.41- The Joint Hon. Treasur
ern of the Organising. Committee of the Uni- versity Women's Hostel beg to acknowledge the following further dena- tions:
༔ · t,- Received from Canon Warren's- Charitable Bequest per the Rt. Rev Bishop of Victoria Per Mrs. 1. K., D. Wing-
feld Digby
500,00
Hanwei.
A sum of 890,000 is wanted for the installation of 70 Government service telephones end plant.
The officer stopped the defendant to search for opium, and when he discovered the double bottoms, he took the man to the Revenue Office, where a search revealed a large quantity of seditious literature. In view of the continual "changes Evidence was given by the Police in modern documentary Chinese, the to the effect that the defendant text books used in the existing for whom he was carrying the bas gave the name of certain persons syllabus for cadets and police pro-kets. On inquiries at the addresses bationers are out of date, and it given it was discovered that the has been decided that a new docu- persons named had left.
Defendant, who chose to make a mentary course should be compiled statement from the dock rather locally, with translations and full than go into the witness-box, annotations. A vote of 8500 is re- denied all knowledge of the con
tents of the basket. He said that quested.
ho started out from Kowloon City. The Public Works Department with another man, each of them asks for $1,385, sperial expenditure reached the Wing On Company, his When they' carrying a basket,
for apparatus required in connection companion passed his basket tr with proposed wireless broadcast- bim He thought the weight was ing. A sum of 88,000 was voted in extraordinary and was looking for June, 1928, and the apparatus order his companion to return the basket ed from England. It did not arrive, when he was accosted. however, until late in December, too 495.00 late for the installation of same to 198.00 be completed by the end of the year. 100.00 A vote of the unexpended balance 20.00 is, therefore, requested to meet the cost of completing the installation 15.00 of the apparatus. VASSA
Per Miss B. Chan ....... Misa Bascombe Mrs. Oswald Hunt..... Per. Mias Middleton
Smith
Worship expressed the opinion that Prior to passing sentence his
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