STEAM LAUNCH PIRATED.
ANOTHER WEST RIVER OUTRAGE.
SIXTY PASSENGERS KIDNAPPED,
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CANTON, July 8.
BANK OF CHINA NOTES.
STEADY RISE IN VALUE.
FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, July 5 Thanks to the combined efforts [FROM OCH CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] of the Government and the mer- chants, the value of the Central Hank of China notes is steadily rising, today's rate of exchange being 00 cents silver money to the dollar." For the past three weeks the notes have been at about $2 per cent. of their face value, but it is confidently expected that they will be at par before the end of the month. The merchants are particularly piensed over the matter, for it means the elimination of the exceedingly heavy and bulky silver
money.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1929.
WATER FROM PEARL RIVER.
COASTERS TO BE USED. “
SUCCESSFUL" TESTS AT BELCHERS REACH,
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Important progress is being made with the Government plans for im Proving the supply of water for the
Colony from the Pearl River.
THE ILL-TREATED MUI-TSAIL
TWO WOMEN OFFENDERS
· FINED.
LENIENCY FOR A FIRST CASE.
THE S.S. VENEZIA.
BOAT OF MANY RUMOURS.
RECORD SPEEDSTER FOR CANTON?
The
twenty knot vessel" Vene zi which arrived here. some months
An important decision in a progo from Italy and which crented ecution brought under. Ordinance a mild sensation when the proposal No. 1 af 1923 (regulation of mui was announced to run the vessel
to Canton at a speed which would: A series of tests of water from Hui) was given by Mr. E. W. Belchers Reach and Blenheim Hamilton at Central Magistracy far outpace all vessels now on the Passage, 70 miles from Eong yesterday. The Magistrate's deci
run je nearing readiness for her Kong and where there is depthsion was announced at an earlier,
first trip. She has been moved of 17-18 feet, shows that it is of
from the dockyard at Shumshuipo equal quality with that from hearing when convictions were re Wangmoon.
corded against the two women but and is now moored in the mid- sentence was deferred.
stream at buoy No. AST,
This menos the opening of a much surer and nearer source. Wang. moon is up a branch of the river ing very reai pilotage dificulties, and is approached by a bar present.
There are also delays owing the
formalities at Lin Tin. Blenheim Passage and Belchers Reach with their greater depth are, of course, accessible to coasters of a very fair tonnage.
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The grounding near Wangmoon of the Fu Kwong (which, by the way got off yesterday morning and arrived here later in the day) aug. gesta the dificulties of the trip to Wangmoon.
In spite of the increased naval patrol, another steam launch, the Sun Tung We, was pirated tast Wednesday night off Ho Few on the West River. The launch, which was packed with passengers and carried a heavy cargo, was on her way to Sun Cheung City in the Sze Yap District, from Canton. when the, piracy occurred. The pirates had mined that part of the river, and, when the Sun Tung Wo
The chief reason for this recupera was passing, they set off their minie. tion is that the Bank is about to The explosion was terrific, a column re-open its Exchange Department," when notes will be exchanged for of water being shot up into the silver money at par to any quantity: air. The mine did not explode The re-opening of the Department directly beneath the ship, na the will most probably be on July 15, but at first the 85 and 810 domina plan was intimidate but notions only will be exchanged, other to sink the victims. This was denominations being brought in line
later.
The Government has decided that the banknotes scaled up by cach firm in Canton--30 per cent. of its capital for banks and 10 per cent. for all others, must remain out of circulation for another month. It will remembered that two months We understand that the Govern age the Government, in pursuancement is now going into the ques- firm to seal up a fixed amount of number of coasters for use Wo and a number of her crew, banknotes for two months. Some tankers-presumably, on the Fear fully armed, swarmed aboard the eight million dollars in banknotes River run. victim. The hundred passengers were thus withdrawn from cireula tion. An interest of 6 per cent, of were searched and robbed and 60 these sealed up notes was promised of them were marched off into the by the Government but it is not yet mountains. Several of the passen-ready to redeem the notes and an gers were badly wounded by the extension of another month is on rider main service. sidered necessary.
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entirely successful for the launch stopped for fear of running into -another mine. Volleys auddenly rang out from each bank and a well armed pirate launch, probably the one that figured in the Wo Fat piracy, emerged from the darkness.
feet of towed lighters," said one "The former suggestion of n of the Water Control officials to our representative, bristled with pilotage difficulties. have had to reckon on many delays and mishaps, especially in wes and foggy weather.
We should
Our representative was informed The defendants were a "Chinese
older of whom was charged with Era Steamship Company with offices widow and her daughter-in-law, the that the owners, the Chim New-
at the Bank of Canton Building, purchasing a fourteen-year-old girl
..
is a mui trai contrary to the Ordi-had abandoned the idea of running nance, and on a second count of to Canton on account of the many ill-treating her, while the other stacles which confronted the task defendant was charged with assault. of reaching the City in record time,
and bad decided to ran the vessel; ing the girl.
to Swatow in conjunction with the which has been current for some *.. Hydrangea. A further rumour
time was that the ownery had already signed, a three-year con- Hydrangea to use the Company's tact with the owners of the s.s. wharf at Wing Lok Street
At the fret hearing, Mr. H. R. Butters, of the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, who prosecuted, explained how the use came to found the girl weeping at a water his attention. A district watchman fountain, and showing marke of
Assault. He had been drawn to the
place en Ending a crowd there.
She was taken to the Police Station and later to the S.C.A., who brought medical evidence to show that she had multiple bruises. Further information given was
Our representative called at the New Era 8.S. Company offices, to denial of obtain confirmation or these reports. Manners at the office are also of the New Era variety and questions as
to the proposed service elicited the reply.
It came alongside the Sun Tung to its deflation policy, ordered every fion of chartering and adapting a that documents relating to the malaThat's our business not yours."
fire of the pirates and two were killed Agunboat was sent to look for the gang but..so far no one has been caught.
ROUNDING UP THE "REBELS."
HSU KING TONG'S DISCOM. FITED ARMY.
KWANGSI'S NEW RULERS.
[NAN CHUNG KUO NEWS SERVICE. ]
Kwiriso, July, 4.
All leading politicians and sol ufers supporting the Nanking Gor ernment will meet at Nanning, the capita of Kwangsi, during the YEHOM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] text few days, to discuss the re-
habilitation of the Province.
The new Kwangsi regime is etil CANTON, July 5.unale to raise money and start a The Canton Government is taking new government,, hat by August it active steps to crush the remnants is hoped to float a loan for this of Hau King Tong's army, who are purpose. now in Southern Fukiea, and have turned semi-bandit. Driven out of Swatow and the East River Dis tricts they had to retreat into the mountains of Fukien before the Canton troops led by Divisional Commander Chiang Kwung Nazi. Last week Mow Pui Nam, former Commander of the
THE GOVERNOR OF THE
PHILIPPINES
ARRIVAL YESTERDAY AT QUEEN'S PIER, "Ironsides," Mr. Dwight Davis, the new arting on behalf of General Chang Governor-General of the Philip
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The Government propose to pump a certain amount of water into Tytam Tak Reservoir to keep apa mains supply, but officials hold out not the least hope of a
casc.
of the girl were found in the house However, when our informant had of the defendants. Since the girl got over his initial bervousness he same under the charge of the said that the owners were deter- S.C.A., she had been looked after mined to put the reesel on the by the Po Leung Kuk, who, Mr. Caston run and have made many Butters said, would be requested to alterations to the accommodation of race the parente in order to restore
the vessel for this purpose. The the girl after the disposal of the rumour that the vessel would share the Douglas Lapraik Whärf in front Magistrate's Decision,
of the Post Office was also denied,, Од the waterfront river-boat Addressing the first defendant. masters were somewhat amused at tion to-day for the East section of his Worship said she has been the idea of attempting to roach found guilty of the fret charge. Canton at the speed suggested. He was inclined to deal with her They pointed out that there was a feniently owing to this being the speed limit of a knots per hour first case under the Ordinance. On after passing Whampoa, for fear of the other hand he could not over- look the offence, and was deter damaging the banks of the rice- mined to stop this sort of thing,
The Tanks.
Four more tanks came into opera-
the town.
There still appears to be an odd discrimination in the use made .of the tacks. There are tanks where queues line up and others where many tops are not in use. The authorities can assure people that the quality of the water is equal all round and that the waiting in queues can be largely avoided by co-operation with the Government and a fult use of the supply which is being provided. The work of erecting shelters and
covered ways.
is also progressing well.
canvas
CHINESE PAPER'S COMMENT.
NOT VERY PRACTICAL.
We give the following free trans- lation of a leading article in yesterday's issue of a prominent Chinese paper. It shows the dif technical dificulties of (x) main- taining a rider supply; (b) raie- ing money for £nancing such a scheme:-`·
Fat Fui, came to Canton and tried pines arrived in the Colony yester-ficulty experienced in grasping the
day by the President Taft. Mr. Davis was accompanied by hie daughter and his niece.
As the difficulty experienced by the residents in this Colony in obtaining water has reached its maximum, relief measures should be earried cut without delay. Since
The Magistrate enquired of Mr. Butters whether he had any in- formation as to the defendant's inesos. Mr. Butters replied that he only knew she had been working at the Hong Kong flotel...
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His Worship then told the woman
ed by the Societa di ̈Navigazione d that he was taking this itto con- Tripcovich & Company of Tricete, sideration, and also the fact that the charge of ill-treatment had not Adriatie between
who operated the vessel on the Trieste and been proved. She would be fined Vienna. She is fitted with three 325, or one month's imprisonment.
turbine engines of 150 lbs. pres Addressing the second defendant,
Her Bure each and ages oil fuel who had adinitted striking the girl dimensions are: Length 275 ft., with a piece of firewood, his Wor-beam 39 ft., and depth 109 feet. ship said that he considered more She has a promenade deck 234 feet! force than was proper had been
in length and is fitted with elec used against the girl. There was no evidence of gross cruelty, other tric lights and wireless. wise he would view the offence in a serious light. She would be fired $100, or two months' imprisonment.
́ ́" PHOTAMATON.”
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THE SUPER SNAPSHOT.
SIX DIFFERENT POSES FOR 50 CENTS.
The veesel was brought out to Hong Kong by an Italian crew who are at present living at the Kow- loon Y.L.C.A.
$3 A WEEK MAINTAINENCE.
CHINESE FAMILY SQUABBLE ENDED.
The case ia which a Chinese woman summoned her husband for "Photamaton," the new mechan- neglecting to provide for her main ical camera, has come to Hong tinence, was concluded yesterday Kong, and the studio, opposite the before Mr. Whyte-Smith, and the Queen's Theatre opened this morn-husband was ordered to pay $3 per ing. Nearly every one is more week maintainence. Mr. J. M. Hall satisfied with a snapshot portrait
to persunde the local authorities to have the remnants to Hsu King Tong's forcer incorporated into Chang Fat Fui's army, But the
When the steamer berthed along proposal was rejected, for Canton side Kowloon Wharves, Captain is determined to wipe out every Siltoe, A.D.C., representing His vestige of the Kwangsi faction. Excellency the Governor, and air, The defented remnants are said Koger C. Tredwell, the United to be over 3,000 strong and are States Consul-General, went fairly well equipped: They are reboard to meet the distinguished large quantities of water are being ported to be co-operating with the visitor, returning with him to imported from the New Territories, Communists under Chu Tak and Queen's Pier where a guard of Shanghai, Singapore and the rivers Me Chak Tung on the Kwangtung honour from the 2nd Bat, K.O.S.B. of Kwangtung, it is evident that Hunan 'border,
was drawn up. Mr. Davis who is the present critical situation will A big detachment under Colonel the donor of the famous Davis Cup be relieved when more tankers are Heung Hon Ping has just left Can-a keen sportsman and was 40. employed. ton for Shiukwan by the Canton athlete of note during his Harvard Hankow Railway and will travel days. He and his party arc, etay
We are of the opinion that more eastward through Nam Hung into ing the night at Mountain Lodge, attention should be paid to the than a camera study, because the appeared on behalf of the husband, Fukien. Colonel Yu Han Mow has and Mr. Davis has arranged to play system of distribution. At present "also received orders to move up n found of golf with Mr. Tredwel the poorer residents of the Colony north from the East River to close at Shek-O to-day, before rejoining are experiencing much suffering by in on the rebels. To complete the the President Taft which sails for having to draw water from the cordon General Chang Ching, Manila this afternoon,
streets. Much of their time is thus wasted, and disputes and Aghting Fukienesc, will march westward from Fukien. These three armies
occur daily. The best and most proper measure is to adopt the pro- are expected to. converge at San Nan where the enemy troops are
posal to pump the conveyed water to the reservoirs thus supplying concentrated.
water to every household. But the Water Authority has been unable to do this in view of the heavy ex pense. It is no easy matter to raise a sum of 8500,000 monthly.
CHEN TSAI TONG'S,
POSITION.
THE NAVAL, DOCKYARD. ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. The Naval Dockyard Recreation Club gathered on Thursday night to give Mr. W. Green, Foreman Superintending the Electrical En- gineers' Department, a good send.
to choose from.
The wife alleged that she had. snapshot takes a natural picture.been beaten and had endured many Photamaton is really a super snap- hardships since her husband had shot, in which all possibilities of taken a concubine. She had been a mistake on the part of the photo- married to him for about 18 years and he had been good to her until grapher are eliminated, and more. over, it gives you six different poses the arrival of the second woman.
The defence contended that the The apparatus is the invention of wife had stayed away for a long Russian from Shanghai who sold time without telling her husband his patent three or four years ago or anyone else in the house where to an American for a million dollars she was going, which constituted gold. Then England bought the desertion and deprived her of her Bassoon & Co. acquired the rights maintained by the husband. world rights, and from England right to be taken back again, or
for the Far East. The studio has
The matter was previously taken been decorated in blue and yellow before the Secretariat of Chinese It should, however, be noted that (the Bassoon colours) and there are Affairs, but no agreement was then the total expenses for obtaining lady demonstrators in charge, of arrived at. THAY CHỦNG KUO MERS SERVICE off. Mr. Green was presented water ате more than $500,000. several different nationalities, dress- during the evening with a black Water is a daily necessity, and the ed in a chic blue and yellow uni- wood and silver tray and stand best measures should be taken at formi. CANTON, July ti
An electric organ will be from members of the D.R.C. The publication to-day of a
Mr. Green leaves to-day by they cost. We are strongly of the played or not as the sitter wishes. a series of 9 tanka, 5 of chemicals opinion that the proposal of the It is hoped later to have & soda and 4. of water, which develop, Nanking Gazette. reorganizing the .s. Kashgar, Others leaving on Hon. Dr. B. H. Kotowall to pump fountain on the premises where transform to a positive, 6x and Carton Provincia) Council with the the same ship are Mr. P. G. Hall,
water to the Tytam Tuk Reservoir sitters can get refreshment while wash. Finally it is dried by hot" name of General Chen Teal Toas an old playing member of the is the best method and should be waiting the required 3 minutes for air and delivered in 8 minutes. It excluded from the let of members Kowloon F.C. and an officer of the put into instant execution......
their pictures to be developed. may be interesting to know that the has caused a sensation. Although R.F.A. Belgol, also Mr. Stribley, As for funds, if the Government The charges for enlargements are water being used at present comes General Chén, Tsai Tong has ex- Commissioned Engineer of H.M.8. pressed his unwillingness to serve, Bruce, Mr. Latham, Inspector of cannot bear the expense they should very reasonable startling from $1.80 from an old well which has been
zize. The condemned for public use. it has been thought that Naaking Constructive Department, is leaving tax the residents. It is advisable for three post card
that the rich should bear the tax Photamaton has been a great The Photomaton strip, although would never agree to leaving him by the e.s. Khiva.
instead of the poor, and we would success in England, and we wish it of perfectly finished photographs, out, in view of the reported dis
suggest that the residents should every success here in Hong Kong, should really be regarded as a' proof agreements between General Chen Toni Tong, the head of the mili Arriving on the .. Khyber on pay in proportion to the policy they for. it is not often that so good a from which one or two. poses are tary affairs, and General Chen Ming Thursday were Mr. White, Fore pay monthly. Those who are rated thing is offered at so small a cost. to be chosen for antargement. The Shu, head of the civil affairs of man of the Superintending Electri below a certain minimum should The whole process is automatic, enlargements, of which the sitter Kwang.
tal Engineer Branch, relieving not be charged as they are poor dropping a 50 cents token in the can judge the effect through a are actually pal sovente rogi Mr Green Mr Smith, Charge people. We think that the wealthy slot starts the machinery and a pic special apparatus, mente of pro-Chen Taxi Tong troops 5.D.E. Branch, relieving Mr. Har-olasses will support this Idea Torture if taken every seconds alteroffer that begivrer on the stripe from Canton for Shadewan yester vey; Mr. Bush, Chargeman of Chief it is a philanthropic act to alle six photographs a knife cuts the because the lens of the photomaton day and to-day is also attracting Constructors Branch; and Mr. viate the suffering, of the poor in strip which passes into the first of is so fine that it gives all detail
Pledge, who relieves Mr. Latham, this Colony... public attention,
(Tontinued at foot of next column). 1very sharply.
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