FINANCE REFORMS
URGED.
GEN. CHEN MING SHU'S REPORT.
CENTRAL AND PROVINCIAL REVENUES?
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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
$800,000 COMPENSATION
TO SAILORS' HOME' TRUSTEES.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY
IMPROVEMENTS,
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19,
'TEN YEARS" AND THE CAT.
HEAVY SENTENCE ON FILIPINO.
"TO PROTECT WOMEN IN
THE COLONY."
CHINESE CLERK CHARGED.
MISAPPROPRIATION OF VOLUNTEER FUNDS.
INGENIOUS FRAUD
ALLEGED.
NEWS FROM NANNING.
WEST RIVER DANGERS.
KANGSI'S FINE HIGHWAYS,
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NANNINO, Sept. 13. The Chinese clerk, employed at The bandit situation on the West Volunteer Headquarters, who is River just above Wuchow was still charged in connection with em- quite serious when the writer pass. bezzlement and misappropriation of ed through this district below Volunteer funds, was again before Tenghsica. The captain of the Mr. E. W. Hamilton at Central steamer requested us to go.down Magistracy yesterday.
in the hold when the bont passed Mr. F. H. Loseby appeared for through the danger zone. "There the defence.
was no ring, but the bandite cer Outlining the taso, Mr. T tainly present a serious challenge Soldiers have The mistress of the complainants Murphy, A.S.P., said that the de. to the authorities.
A verdict of guilty on all counts was brought by the jury in the pretrial of Luis Oliva, a Filipino, be
fore the Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) at the Criminal Sessions yesterday. Accused was indicted on two charges, rape and indecent assault, and a third count of com mon assault on the woman's hus band.
Supplementary estimates to 21 total of $211,534 will be CANTON, September 15.
sented to the Finance Committee General Chen Ming Shu, who is of the Legislative Council which expected to be back in Canton some will meet to-day after the Legiela time next week with Mr. Sun Fotive Council meeting. The prin- and others, has made a lengthy re- cipal item of $180,000 relates to part to the Central Government on the Government resumption of the the Gnancial situation of Kwang Sailors' Home at West Point. The tung. Among other things he stated memorandum states that the
ment was at Canton, huge amounts
the Missions to Seamen propose to
that when the Nationalist Govern. Trustees of the Sailors' Home and and a Filipino barber gave evidence fendant was employed as a clerk been cent to take care of this situa of bonds were sold. Some of these amalgamate, the two undertakings. sitting, and Sergt. Fitches testified among other things, his duty includ. large cities of Liuchow and Nanning for the prosecution at the morning in the Volunteer Headquarters and tion, which makes travelling to the
have been redeemed but there are still well over $90,000,000 outstand
ing against the Government. It is impossible for the Provincial Treasury to clear these debts and General Chen suggests that the Central Government should redeem these bonds. If the Government
As part of the scheme of recon- struction, the Secretary of "State
has approved the resumption of the present site of the Sailers Home at West PointM.L. 187A-for $400,000, plus a sum of $100,000 for the surrender of all claims to the promised site in Kowloon. The
to the condition of the room at 5,ed the preparation of accounts and King's Terrace, where the alleged the filling in of the body of cheques. evidence the articles which he took offence took place, also putting in
charge of in connection with the
case,
bills exceeding 810 were paid by Mr. Murphy mentioned that all cheque. In the early part of this year, several cheques which formed the subject of one of the charges,
rather precarious.
Nanning, to judge by the crowds on the street and the business being done by the stores, is back to
mal under the new Kwangsi re- gime. Ramour has it that plans are under way to establish a new Government back here. The Houg
cannot do this it should issue new total payments to be spread over Crown, which was conducted by Mr. by some means or other got into the Kong dollar is in quite strong de-i
bonds to replace the old ones, thus upholding the integrity of the,Gev
ernment.
National and provincial revenues in Kwangtung have been dif. ferentinted from each other. It is suggested that they should be sharp- ly defined by the Central Govern- ment, so that the Provincini Ad- ministration may know where it stands and make ita budget accord- ingly. As it is nothing is definite. The General then went on to argue that if the local taxes" are kept separate from the national taxes, much economy could be effected, and the Provincial Government will
then know how much to spend each
year.
a period of five years,
meet the rat payment.
A vote of $150,000 is requested to
A similar sum-to meet the second payment has been included in the 1830 draft Estimates.
Other items are:- Circular Road, Ngau Tau Kok, to Shutin via Sai Kung, prelimin Bry work, $3,000.
New Latrine in Water Street, $10,000.
Final payment of the Consulting Engineer's fees incurred in 1924 in connection with the then proposed Eastern Pumping Station and with obtaining water for Shek O from Tai Tam, $1,53-4.
.1
Peak Wireless Station.
New Building and mast at Cape d'Aguilar for Wireless Telegraphy Traile, 313,000.
General Chen also dealt with the
In connection with the improve- ments in the W/T Services approv problem of gambling and the Gov-ed last year, it was intended to ernment revenues deriving there ereet three buildings at the Peak from: He regretted very much that
Wireless Station and centralize all transmitters there." One building the Government had to resort to
and two musts have been completed this source of revenue, which legaliz
and exhaustive tests carried out. The results ed a bad source of income.
indicate however, #c hopes to prohibit gambling before tint Cape d'Aguilar will provide especially for long wave working,
the end of the year.
BAN ON WICKED WESTERN WAYS.
A lance party was stopped last night at the National Garden Café
more efficient results.
At the close of the case for the
H. K. Holmes, His Lordship told the prisoner that if he desired to make a statement he could so either in the witness-box or from the dock. When the Court resumed in the afternoon, the accused elected to make a statement from the dock.
Wife-a Precious Thing."
In the course of a lengthy sinte
Frailadona, the woman's husband, was the chief witness in the case.
ment, accused said that Martin
According to this witness, he (ne. cused) had locked himself in a room with the woman for fifteen minutes. If that was true it was the duty of the husband to protect the woman, for a wife is the most precious thing in life. There was ample time for the witness to call even twenty policemen in order to prevent any harm to his wife and to have, the man committing the acts arrested.
Secondly, according to the testi- many of the barber, there were four men in the shop, but yet he was the only person who would come for ward to say that after committing an act which was known to be wrong he (accused) showed him evidence of such act. There was no truth in the harber's statement.
Lied to Shield Herself. Thirdly, it was clear from the testimony of the woman that she had told lies in order to "safeguard her reputation and regain the favour of her husband. She had stated
that for fifteen minutes she was shouting, and that her husband was also shouting outside. There were many people living upstairs and downstairs who would have been present, as it was meal time, and
heard the cries.
It is therefore now proposed, to retain the Peak W/T Station (without further buildings) for short wave working with China and for Broadcasting, and to crect at Cape d'Aguilar one additional building" and 220 fl. mast. This will provide space for the new when the Police Commissioner hav-transmitters on order and a re- ing decided that dancing is morally arrangement of the existing ones, wrong, prohibited the party Every and also of the aerial and earth thing had been arranged, the place estem for the ship to abore ser-
vices. Authority is therefore re- Again, the woman had said that was beautifully decorated and the quested to spend at Cape d'Agui- she wrote a letter on June 20 appeal Paris trained violinist, Mr. Ma Shih
lar a portion of the sums providing to him not to have any more ed in this year's Estimates for use Tsoong, had been engaged to play.
to do, with her and to forgive her. at the Peak W/T Station. The If that was true why did she con Then just when the party was about work at Cape d'Aguilar is estimat to start, the police order came,
ed to cost $33,000 and the balance with him on June 277 She told lies sent to have a photograph taker has been provided in the Draft much to the disgust of the merry Estimates for 1830. makers who were mostly well-to-do Western educated people. The would-be dancers had no choice in the matter but went home with long faces and said that they would go to Hong Kong to hold their dance party,
The National Gardon Café had, it appeara, secured a permit to hold the dance party and a certain portion of the proceeds was to go towards Fire Brigade funds. But evidently all this was done behind the back of the Police Commissioner, Mr. Au Yang Kui.
A NAVAL ENGAGEMENT, SALT SMUGGLERS WORSTED.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. Į
CANTON, Sept. 18.
The above is to be met. from sav ings under Two 200-ft. Steel Masts
Peak W/T at
Station (1929 Estimates page 82 sub-head 42), (C.S.O. 804/28)
to shield herself.
Allegation Against the Police. Accused had this allegation to make against the police. I am sure Sergeant Fitches overworked his position. My clothes were at the Victoria Hotel. I told him there was a letter in my pocket from Nati, a strong point that we could not be separated while we were in Hong Kong, but he took the letter without my knowledge and changed TODAY'S LEGISLATIVE COUN-it for another letter that is here.
THE BUDGET.
CIL DEBATE.
Regarding the knife which was alleged to have been in his posses sion, accused said the first officer At to-day's meeting of the Legis-who arrested him searched him and lative Council the Colony's Budget found nothing. That officer was will be discussed.
Sergeant Fitches.
According to the agenda the In conclusion he said that he Colonial Secretary will move the would leave it to the consideration second reading of "an Ordinance of His Lordship whether there was to apply a sum not exceeding any truth in the case against him. twenty-two million and thirty-eight thousand eight hundred and seventy-
mand. A premium of 35 cents in the dollar on Kwangtung coin and 70 cents on Kwangei coin, is given.
possession of the defendant. Mr. Murphy went on to say that Major Wolfe Murray, Adjutant of the Volunteers would explain, when giving evidence, how the cheques
Now Motor Roads. Trafie on the motor roads is very: got into defendant's possession, encouraging. Nanning is one of the The cheques which were on the very law provincial capitals (if Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank there really is another) which is were drawn by someone other than connected by motor-roads to the the representatives of the firms who ends of the Province. The road to were the payees. The cheques were Lungshow, the backdoor into Indo- quite genuine, but the endorsements Chind, will soon be completed; in on them were forgeries.
fact, it is said, it will be com- On August 30, the Police received pleted in two months. The road to certain information, as a result of Poech, Kwangai's extreme western which a visit was paid to the city, has been started but not Colonial Treasury and there the nearly completed, otherwise one Police obtained some receipts which can go north, east, and south from purported to be in acknowledgment Nanning by motor. of monies paid by the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corpa. A visit to the alleged recipients diaclosed the fact that the receipts were false and that the signature and chops on them were false. Presum- ably, added Mr. Murphy, these re- ceipts were faked, sent to the Treasury and fled. The fire con- cerned did not press for payment as they were satisfied they, would be paid sooner or later,
Mr. Murphy stated that the Wing Sue Company wrote to the Volun. teers on August 98 and as a result of a statement made in the letter the Police visited the Treasury and the Volunteer Headquarters where the prisoner was still in his office.
HONG KONG WATER SUPPLY.
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SLIGHT DECREASE LAST WEEK.
The total storage in the island reservoirs on the morning of Mon- day, September 16, amounted to 1,906.31 million gallons shewing a decrease of 7.81 milion gallons during the past week; the amount collected from streams being 40.44 million gallons."
ed to 57.3 million gallons,
The week's consumption amount-
Kowloon Supply.
of the Police Officers, but made an Monday, September 16, amounted The prisoner was called by one land reservoirs on the morning of The total etorage in the main-
attempt to escape. "He was chased to 198.33 million gallons (not in- and caught near St. John's Cathe- cluding 1.87 million gallons supplied: to his house at No. 10, Kong Ning, shewing an increase of 0.64 million dral. The prisoner was then taken to shipping through Lai Chi Kok) Street, Wanchai, where a search gallons during the past week. revealed a quantity of rubber
The week's consumption amount- stamps, chops, impressions of dif ferent firms and a chop bearing thee to 28.23 million gallons. words "Received payment."
Another Charge,
The yield from the Shing Mun River and streams during the week. is 30.74 million gallons,
WHAT ARE RAGS?
QUESTION TO BE ARGUED AT KOWLOON.
In respect of another charge, Mr. Murphy told the Court that- in November last year certain bills due to the Pharmacy appeared to have been paid twice. At a later date a letter was received from the Pharmacy reporting the mistake and inviting the Volunteer Department to collect $21 odd overpaid. Da the 14th of last month" a short while
The tenant of 59 and 60, Wai before the defendant's arrest, the Ching Street, were summoned be- defendant received the amount and fore Mr. Whyte Smith at Kowloon signed for it The total amount of Magistracy for carrying on an offen. money involved in the various sive trade, namely, rag collecting. charges was just under $400.
Mr. L. R. Andrewes, Assistant Answering Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, and Murphy said that no suspicion was Mr. J. M., Remedios appeared for aroused at all and that the author- the defence. itics first heard about it through cer- Mr. Andrewes told His Worship nine dollars to the Public Service of Lordship said that the charges have been paid but who, in fact, visited the defendant's Bat on In summing up the evidence, His tain firms who were supposed to that Sanitary Inspector Seddon A battle lasting over two hours was fought. last Sunday off the
August 13, and found a large quan- The Colonial Secretary will also alleged a very serious crime against were not paid. Bocca Tigris forts, between a large move that the Council approves the the accused had to say. He denied the man. The jury had heard what junk carrying salt and the patrol construction of the works connected
Evidence was then taken from re-tity of clippings from stockings and gunboat Hoi Ming" belonging to the with the Shing Miun Valley, Water that he visited the house that even presentatives of the firms concern-singlets. They were clean but they were legally rags and the occupiers Linng, Kwang Salt Administration. Supply Scheme a set out at a costing and alleges a conspiracy against all of whom denied the authen had no license for carrying on the
ticity the endorsements 00 him. If that were ac, it would have cheques made out in their favour trade. Notice was sent by the spiracy with four persons in it. The hearing was adjourned until Sanitary Department on August 20, that they should cease the business, but on September 2 when Inspector Seddon visited the premises the business was still being carried on. Mr. Andrewes referred to a case on June 28 when Dr. Fawcett gave the definition of a rag as something torn and worn. Mr. Andrewes also
the year 1830."
The attention of the patrol boat of 84,188,509; the expenditure of a was drawn by the manner in which sum
of 8419,771.26 Harbour the junk was being edged along as development; the construction if hoping to slip by unnoticed. It was ordered to heave, to, but in the Kai Tak Aerodrome at an es reply the junk spread more sail and timated total cost of $1,680, 407, ex the patrol boat set off in pureuit clusive of contributions from to be fired upon as soon as she Majesty's Government; and the ex- Bum of $1,000,000 came within range. The gunboat's penditure of a gune replied and she quickly drew during the financial year 1030 on abreast of the smuggler. A ding the Aberdeen Water Scheme, dong battle ensued and lasted for Attorney-General's Three- two hours without very much dam
Ordinances.
A Conspiracy Theory.
this afternoon.
to.
to have been a very ́olaborate con-
The woman and her husband, pos- sibly the mistress, and certainly the barber would have had to be in it. Again it would have been necessary Puisne Judge said that he agreed in a conspiracy of that kind to stage with the verdict. The prisoner had the events of the evening as borne behaved in a very brutal way to out by medical and other evidence.wards the woman, and it was His
His Lordship asked the jury, to | Lordship's duty protect the remarked that Magistrates at Home give careful consideration to the women in the Colony. He therefore had arri“ „d at a similar decision but evidence which had been tendered proposed to pass a sentence which this had been reversed on appeal. nge being done by either party The Attorney-Generaï will move on all the three charges and either the accused had fully earned, and before the captain of the junk aur-
His Worship replied that he had rendered. One of the smugglers the second readings of "an Ordin-accept the conspiracy theory or be one which he hoped would prove as not been quoted any authorities was badly wounded and the com- ance to amend the Offences against lieye what the Crown witnesses had a deterrent to any person who might at the hearing of the previous caso, mander of the gunboat suffered, a the person Ordinance."; and "an said.
desire to act in the same way. The Mr. Androwes - anjd' that · be. wound in the chest but there are Ordinance to amend the law relat-
sentence of the Court on the first thought the authorities he had men- Judge on Prisoner's Brutality. no details of other damage. Five ing to accessories and abettors of men were taken and over 600 sacks indictable offences"; and the first the jury returned with an unanimous strokes of the birch, two years on change his decision in the last case.
After an absence of forty minutes, charge would be ten years' imprison- tioned would satisfy His Worship ment with hard labour and 20 that there were reasons for him to of salt removed from the junk. reading of "An Ordinance to Vessel and smugglers were brought amend the Maintenance Orders verdict of guilty on all counts. the second charge and one year on His Worship adjourned the, hear- Addressing the prisoner, the the third, the last two sentences to ing until Thursday, September 20, to Canton yesterday "to be dis (Facilities for Enforcement). Ordin- "posed of."
auce, 1921.
(Continued at foot of next column). Į run concurrently with the firsh.
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