CANTON BANK TO REDEEM NOTES.
SILVER EXCHANGE ON NOVEMBER 1.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
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CANTON AFTER EIGHT YEARS.
AMERICAN BUSINESS MAN'S IMPRESSION.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1929.
GREAT PROGRESS SINCE 1921. Í
CANTON, Oct. 21. [FROM OCH OWN CORRESPONDENT.] The Central Bank is to start
CANTON, October 21. accepting its own notes in exchange Mr. Lew H. Webb, of the Chicago for allver on November 1, acoord. firm of Conkling Price and Webb. ing to Mr. Chow Min Cho, the is visiting Canton after an interval Managing Director. At first only of eight years. In an interview notes of 8 and 83 denominations with the representatives of the will be exchanged, but it is hoped | Daily Press at the Canton YM.C.A to be more ambitious as things in this morning, Mr. Webb said he prove politically and economically. was greatly impressed with the The Manager naid, in Press changes and improvements that interview that some $20,000,000 of have taken place in Canton since notes had been issued, of which he was here in 1991. $9,000,000 were old. issues and the remainder circulated by the present administration. The notes backed by about $9,000,000 in silver are coin and two million ounces of The Manager went on to any that the financial crisis could be regard ed as over and people were glad to
silver.
accept the roles.
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NAVAL OFFICER'S TRAGIC DEATH.
CORONER'S INQUIRY OPENED.
TESTIMONY OF BROTHER OFFICERS.
CAUGHT UNDER MURRAY PIER?
A Coroner's inquiry was opened yesterday at Central Magia. tracy by Mr.. E. W. Hamilton into the death of Paymaster- Lieutenant-Commander Hugh Littleton, of H.M.S. Titania, which occurred in the early hours of September 27. Brother officers were emphatic that the deceased was not likely to have taken his own. life. He was an efficient officer, his accounts were in order and he had shown no sign of depression. He was perfectly sober on the night of his death.
THE LATE MRS. S. BERG,
FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY.
The funeral of the lato Mrs S. Berg took place at the Protestant Cemetery, Happy Valley, yesterday evening, the Vory Rev. Swam Dear of St. John's Cathedral, otf- einting. A large number of friends were present, and wreaths were sent from:-
"Your Loving Husband Sverre," Mother and Father," "Syd and Mick, Edna and Harold Con ant, Juret," Jean and Gor- don, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Southern
Messrs. Nicolai Aall (Peping), E. S. Abraham, J. W. Alabaster, C. H. Ludersen, G. S Angeles, John Arnold, C. H. Basto, D. Bautista, T, If. G. Brayfield, Capt. The jury were Messrs. I. L.wer to a question by Mr. Hamilton, . D. Arthur G. Halt Brutton, and Pur "Liu Chee. Göldenberg (foreman), E. A. Mattos that a statement that the winess. Brauagaard, A. N. B. Carr
Mr. H. E sad seen deceased in the water was I. S. Castro, 3. Y. Chan, Cheung Goldsmith, of the Public Works correct.
Kwai, P. R. Chicbgar, Chin Seng Sergt. Braud said he held a life Dougins, Holyer Dreyer, Department was present in Court.
Hou R. E. Desai, A. K. Dimond, summer.. When arrived at the Felix Ellis, Capt. Erik Fingal Addressing the jury the Coroner saving certificate, and was a strong death of Paymaster-Lieutenant-Com-pies there was a Chinese constable sen, J. S. Gubbay Richard Han probably knew, was drowned on alongside waese took out his belt wong, Ho Wing, Paul Hodgson. mander Littleton, who, as they there and one or two antipans were cock, Commodore R. A. S. Hill, Ho September 27. The jury probably and revolver so as to jump in at E. & Hosie, Kin Tye Lung, G. P. knew that whenever a Naval officer once if he should see anything, but Lammert, P. Larsen, J. M Maas, lost his life, a Naval inquiry was nothing came to the surface.
Ma Ying, M. Nemazce, A. Nissim, held, but that inquiry was a con-
At the time it was so dark that H. Owen Hughes, A. Persen, N. J. fidential one confined to the Service. if he had jumped into the water at Perrin, W. M. Pittendrigh, M. J. In the present case the officer met would have been quite impossible Quist, John H. Raikes, Haroki his death while on shore and for him to have seen anything Seth, Shum Kit Yan, E. D. Shank, although the jury would have little Witress took one of the sampas Stendaht, Dr. S. W. Teo, H. J. Dr. Eugene L. de Sousa, Bjarne difficulty in arriving at the true
to search the locality and use Wallem, A. W. White, Capt. A. J.
is the great change in the streets What strikes me most," he said,
streets eight years ago, but only the and shops. There were a few wide beginning of the development which has provided the city with its many miles of line thoroughfares and boulevards which it has to-day. Re-snid that the inquiry was into the sidenta of South Chinn probably do That, however, hardly seenis the changes have made in the appear view of the cominercial community, for the notce are still at only $3.6nce of the city. Eight years ago per cent, and merchants are hesitat there were very few shops which ing to place orders. They have had bren modernized hut to-day been caught too often.
there are streets lined with shops which shows that the shopkeepers displaying their wares in a manner have been in touch with the methods of other countries.
The Provincial Government has just ordered payment of revenues, a year in advance, which suggests the emptiness of Treasury coffeip.
TRADE REVIVES IN KWANGSI.
PROVINCE, "SETTLING
DOWN."
DEMAND FOR FOREIGN GOODS.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
owners.
CANTON, Oct. 21..
not realise what a difference these
Progress Despite Politics,
spite..of the continual interruptions two points in the evidence, might but the tide was such that he Capt. F. C. Nelvic (s.s. Wong Shek It is surprising to me that in cause of death, there were one or long pole to try and locate the body. Whyte, R.E.. Wong Kam Ying.
of trade"dur" to the political dis- lend the jury to make recommenda turbances, the City Governmenttions as well as returning a verdict has been able to go forward with as to how the decensed officer met its plans of improvement, and his death. The questions were the that merchants have been able to lighting of Murray Pier and the keep going as they have. It makes necessity, for rails. me feel sure that as soon as Canton docs have government that gives reasonable security to capital that we shall see great commercial and industrial development.
I am deeply interested in the
Transport services in Kwangsi are and have been pleased to see what educational developments in the city slowly returning to cormal and Lingnan University and the Young already a good many of the sam paas, junks, daunches and motor Men's Christian Association are buses, commandeered by the nili.doing. These two institutions have tary have been restored to their already been put under Chinese direction and it seems to me that The new Provincial Government the work they are doing justifies under Lui Woon In is already placing work of this sort in the tackling the problem rehabilita-hands of the Chinese. During my tion after two wars and their chief stay here I have had an opportunity problem at present is to dissolve of talking to some of the students. the peasant militin which is always Of course, it is difficult from auch Liable to take the wrong side in a casual contacts to get a complete civil war and to get on with the picture of what Chinese students whole matter of disbanding men
are thinking but what I have acen under arms. Labour unions, which and beard make me think that some have been forming recently in all of them, at least, are really trying parts of the province and for many to find the truth and are serious in and varied reasons are also to be their search of it. dissolved. There is also talk of financial reforms, and at least secur. ing that revenue is not merely taken in transit by local soldiers or brigands.
Cause of Death.
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Surgeon-Lieut.-Comdr. A. E. Phillips giving evidenco said that the deceased was 30 years of age and had been known to witness for examination which witness conduct twenty months. The 24t mortem ed showed the cause of death to Water or death by drowning. There were no signs of violence inflicted before death on the body. All
be suffocation from immersion in
wounds were of a post mortem character.
Witness told the Coroüer that the colour of the face was consistent with the theory that the deceased became entangled with something under the surface of the water:
Hung). Mr.
could not touch the bottom with the pole.
After telephoning the Central
and Jars Cerveira" de Police Station witness got a motor Albuqerque, Mr. and Mrs. James boat and tried to drag for the H. Backhouse, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. body with an anchor but was un-Bagram, D. and Mrs. Basedow, successful.
Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Bennett, Mr. A Chinese constable stated that at
and Mara Berg (Trondhjem), Mr. about a.m. he saw a European and Mrs. C. C. Black, Mr. K. standing in the middle of Murray and Miss Bostock, Mr. and Mrs. had only gone 50 yards when he GW. C. Burnett, Mr. and Mrs. Pier. Witness passed the pier and A. M. Bowes-Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Davenport Browne, Mr. and Mrs.
round observed that the European Dorothy and Tommy, Mr. and Mrs. heard a loud splash and turning Allan Cameron, Mrs. G. F. Charles,
Witness ran to the pier and about. F. Chubb, Mr. and Mra. E. E. Ronald Childe, Mr. and Mrs. three yards from the end noticed Cock, Miss C. M, Crawford, Mrs. white bubbles rising in the water Harald T. Creasy, Mr. and Mrs. and concluded that it was the Euro-Dunn and family, Mr. and Mrs. pena who he had acen earlier who Gordon Dueles, Mr. and Mrs. R. must have fallen over.
had disappeared.
Search for the Body.. Witness bailed a sampan and with the aid of a bamboo which bad a locate the deceased, but met with. hook attached to the end tried to no success.
M. Dyer, Miss M. Ellis and Mr. and Mrs R Vulariño, Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Evans, A. and Mrs. W. G. Goggin, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Goldsmith, Mr. and Mrs. I. Gould, When the body was recovered,
Gregory, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Miss K. Gourdin, Mr. and Mrs. RE. Greensmith, Mr. and Mrs. T. said witness, the eyes were closed and the free was placid. There was Lieut. T. Leahy, R.N., said that Greig, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. no sign of anguish and it looked as he last saw deceased at 12.45 am
Hannibal, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace J, if deceased was asleep. The ex- on September 27 in a motor car out riman, Mrs. F. Haigland, Mr. and Hansen Mr. and Dirs G. A. Har- pression on the face entirely dis-side the Hong Kong Club. About Mrs. W..J. Hawker, Mr. and posed of any theory of death by six Naval officers left the Club at rs. Ho K, Mr. and Mrs; Ho I. the rity of Chicago there poisoning or that any struggle had that time and two of them tried to Leung, Surg-Comdr. and Mrs. F
Chicago Interested.
country. I realize that China still has many stormy years ahead of her before she gets a stable goverp- the West but I am sure that these ment and assimilates the ideas of ends will be attained in the future, and my visit to Canton at this time reassures me in this opinion."
been interested for many years in are many men like myself who have the developments in China. News TRADE CONDITIONS. paper reports in recent years have Trade conditions in Kwangsi, the caused us a good deal of uneasiness writer was to-day told by a mer
for we have not krewn what the chant who had just arrived from
outcome would be of certain in that province, are getting better.fluences which were at work in the Foreign goods, such as toys, dye atuffs, mineral oils, chemicals and trugs, are quite in demand in the larger cities and the wealthier mer. chants are again placing orders with their representatives in Caa. ton and Hong Kong. But the war and extremely heavy. taxation by the Government have diminished the buying power of the people and trade is far from normal. This is particularly the ease in Wuchow, where merchants are still suffering from the effects of the "great fre of the early part of 12s when two- thirds of the city was reduced to ashes. Business here is very dull; though dealers in such good handkerchiefs, underwear, chemi. cats, toys and the like, are doing well. These shops are in Fu Choin Street and Tai Nam Moon Street, the busiest section of the city. Dealers in local made soaps, native cloth and other products of Liu- chow are also enjoying good busi-
nees,
REDS MENACE SWATOW.
SUCCESSES ON FUKIEN BORDER.
+
NANKING CONTINGENTS. G.O.C. LEAVES FOR NANKING,
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.].
CANTON, October 91. General Chu Shan Liang, Com- comprising the three divisions of mander of the 6th Route Army, Nanking troops in Canton, left here this morning for Nanking via Hong Kong, Most of his men have already left for the North by the overland route, but a few are going by water including the 3rd Regi ment of the 3rd Division. But the majority of the men of, this 3rd Division remain in the North River districts for the time being.
occurred at the time of death." Wit get in the ear. deceased at the latter's request saw of the deceased. ness added that he examined the away and that was the last witness Knutsen, e. and dies. Herbert A. The car backed G. Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Erling D. fortnight before the drowning and found the deceased's heart in ex-Murray Pier at 105 a.m. witness Larsser, Mr. and Mrs. Christian Inlending to get a sampan at mert, Mr. and Mrs. Karsten Lemmert, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Lam- cellent condition. There was no went there to find a crowd collect- Lauritsen, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. reason to suppose that the deceased ed. Witness pushed his way through Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. was in trouble or likely to commit and asked the Sergeant if he could Marcel, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Meyer, suicide..
be of any assistance. He learned Mr. and Mrs. R. W. McIntyre, Mr. that a European bad fallen over but and Mrs. F. H. Mody, Mr. and added that nothing could have been Madame Maurice J. B. Montargis, until 3.45 a.m. and then returned to Mrs. C. Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. gained by jumping into the water.
Witness remained in the vicinity and Mrs. W. B. A. Moore, Mr. and Mr. and Mra T. S. Morrison, Dr.
slightest chance of the deceased having committed suicide.
The public monies of which the the morning after the tragedy and deccased had charge were mustered found absolutely correct. Witness added that he was in a position to say that the private accounts of deceased were also in perfect order. witness had dined with the deceas- On the night of the drowning, ed at the Hong Kong Club. They subsequently went to the Hong Kong Hotel and returned to the Club at 12.30 am. on September 27. They parted company at that hour, de- ceased being at that time em- phatically sober."
ried on until 5 o'clock.
and at 10.10 those at work thought dragging the spot again at 9 a.m.
grapple but when it was pulled up that there was something on the nothing was found, but about three yards away and within two feet of Comir. Littleton's body, slightly the pier they saw Paymaster Lieut- submerged. It sank again and fur ther efforts to find the body proved unavailing. At 12.15 it was located by a diver from the Titania. by the fact that there was no rail. Witness said that he was struck
ings on the pier.
No Likelihood of Suicide. Paymaster-Commander H. D. C. the deceased for ten years Merideth stated that he had known college and messmate. Witness could say that there was not thecis ship to make a report to his J. Norrie Owen, Mr. and Mrs. B. alucst immediately and started P. Pasco, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Commanding Officer: He returned Owram Andresser, Mr. and Mrs. dragging operations which he car Pearce, Mr. and Mrs. I
C.
Potts, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. F. He was Pedersen, Mr. and Mrs. Silas S. Perry, Mr. and Mrs, Alec. Hatton
Mr. and Mrs W. L. Ramsey, Mr. Friestley, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ralston, and Mrs. E. M. Raymond, Mr. and rs. L. C. Parker Rees, Mr. and Mr. I. A. Rodgers, Mr. and Girs. Mrs. H. R. Remington, Mr. and 1. Riecken, Mr. and Mrs. Adolpje Rollin, Mr. and Mrs. G. Roakin, Abr. and Mrs. Hampden Rose, Mr. and Mrs Ernst W. Schraun, Mr. S. A. Seth, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. L. and Mrs. J. H. Seth, Mr. and Mrsa,
Shenton, M. et Madame Marce! Taquet, Mr. and Mra H. A. Tar- lor, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Culver Tredwall. Mr. and Mrs. Georges Bolsius-Youwe, Mrs: Weill family, Mrs. Harry Woods, Mr. and
Woroe, Miss A: M.
Messrs. Arnold & Co., China on the west. These steps were light Club, Lizzie's Beauty Parlour, steps, one on the cast side, and one the Hong Kong Branch Halcyon ed at night by two incandescent Messrs. Jebach & Co., President & lighted by an ordinary street stand-Messrs. Wo Fat Sing. lamps.
The sea end of Murray Pier waar Women's
Committee of the Hong Kong
Guild and M.OL ard lamp, the seaward and East and West side of which were coloured with a plain glass facing shoreward.
Lieut.-Comdr. H. P. H. Bent, R.N., of H.M.S. Titania, gave evi- dence to the effect that he had known deceased for ten years and las dined with him on September 23. When deceased parted with them at 12.30 a.m. be was perfectly
Naval Officer's Impression of the Pier.
Comdr. A. B. Lockhart, R.N..
ra
Commander of H.M.S. Titania, stated that he had carried out u Xavier. inspection of Murray Pier at night
With the departure of the head. quarters of the 6th Route Army to the North, the few remaining units of Nanking troops still in Kwang The Reds under Chu Tak and Motung will come under the contral of
the 8th Route Army, of which witness stated that the deceased and found that it had two sets of Mail, Chung Tong Ha. Members of Chak Tang who have been very
take since outbreak of the inter-
Ewang conflict are now pressing" upon the eastern border of Kwang- tung from Fakiers Tecently they captured Shanghang, Yungting, and Wuping in Fukien and ad saared towards Kwangtung with Swatow as their objective.
According to reports from Swa-
tow, they have lately captured Fungshil the gateway between Kwangtung and Fukien on the horder between the two provinces. The Canton military authorities have instructed the troops in East en Kwangtung to protect the border and do all they car to round up the Red forces.
DELI MARU PIRATES CAPTURED?
General Chen Teai Tong, in the
Commander-in-Chief.
normal. Answering the Caroner,
that night,
had showned no sign of depression The return of the Nanking troops Sergt. C. W. Brand said that at the order of Marshal Chiang Kai Connaught Road Central he saw from here was in compliance with 1.05 am. while he was on duty in Shek who wants them badly for the the deceased in a motor car, the struggle against the Kuominchun driver of which was apparently in armies under Feng Yu Hsiung. some difficulty and was trying to
General Tan Tao Yuen, Comman- explain that too many persons were The standard was about two paces anding cargo and guard rails would der of the 50th Division in Kiangsi, trying to board his car. Witness from the coaming of the pier which be an obstruction. arrived in Cantou last night and spoke to deceased and suggested was about four to six inches high is conferring with the local Higher getting another car for him and this and extended all round the pier, and had said about the improbability of Speaking of the "deceased, witness Command with regard to the maili- was agreed to. When the second there were no guard rails,
agreed with what former witnesses tary situation in Central China. car arrived, deceased appeared to The entire both Division has arrived
The general effect of the system
Littleton Paymaster-Lieut.-Comdr. in Shiukwan and is being entrusted with the protection of that portion
a very efficient officer of aober of Kwangtung: which was left vacat ed by the Nanking troops.
The Canton Aerial Squadron re- turned to Canton "yesterday from Kwangsi where it had taken an ac-
change his mind, for he got out of of lighting was to throw the sea having committed suicide. He was the car in which he was sitting and ward end into the shadow, making habits. He was not at all the paying the driver walked away in it appear particularly dark to any type of man who would take his own the direction of V.R.C. Witness one just arriving at the pier from went towards Queen's Fier,
the shore. The glare from the life," concluded witness, incandescent lamps increased the
went to the bottom. A number of
P.O. Lovett, the diver who loent- A Dark Night.. Asked by Mr. Hamilton whether obscurity of the end of the pier, and ed the body, produced a plan show- Four men alleged to be implicattive part in the campaign against he would have allowed the man to witness added that he himself nearing that at the end of the pier steamer, the Deli Maru a few weeks gathered at the Aviation Field to had he considered him drunk, wit- pier ed in the pirating of the Japanese the insurgents. A large crowd proceed alone towards the V.R.Cy fell over when he visited the there were only three piles which ago were recently captured by the welcome the returning aviators. noss replied that he would have Witness said that he thought the other fenders did not touch the Conton gunboat Man Sang near General Chang Wai Cheung has followed deceased had he been lighting might be raved so as bottom, but merely formed a sort of Swator. A telegram from the cabled from Nanking, ordering the under the influence, of drink.
"-apron over the end. commander of the gunboat states Canton airplanes to proceed to Han-
or else guard rails should be put pier about six feet towards the land- The body was found under the Continuing his evidence, that the arrested men were detain kow and help to operate against the Sergeant said that as he reached ed on board the gunboat which Kuominchun armies. The first com- Statue Pier he heard Police whistles
Mr. Goldsmith pointed out that ward side. The deceased was lying would return to Canton in the pany of bombing airplanes will leave from the Murray Pier and ho ran Murray Pier was used mostly for on his back course of a few days,
shortly for the North.
The Inquiry was adjourned until towards it. Witness said,, in an-! (Continued at foot of next column). Thursday afternoon.
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