HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1930.
LULL IN NORTHERN CORRESPONDENCE. LOYAL HOLLANDERS THE NEW GERMAN
WAR.
FENG TO ATTACK HANKOW.
POINTERS FOR RETRENCH- MENT COMMITTEE.
CHIANG ARRANGING FOREIGN (TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG
LOANSP
The military situation in the North is quiet.
Fighting has ceased on the Riao- chow-Tainan Railway. The Shansi forces have captured Fongtsze and Han Fu Chu's Nanking troops are THOW concentrating at Kaomei Foreign residents at Fongisze have
filed to Tsingtao,
DAILY PRESS."]
SIR,-Current salary of a Cadet who has just reached the top of the scale (excluding Grade 1) in accordance with recommendations of 1920 Salaries Commission, £1,100 at exchange 1/3d. 2,400.
Salary of the same man, ten years. earlier, in accordance with recom mendations of 1919 Salaries Com mission, £850 at exchange -
Han Fu Chu has reconsidered his intention to retire on account of | 88,500. “ the arrival of large reinforcements
and has dispatched officers to enlist more men. A counter-attack upon the Shansi invaders will be made as soon as reinforcements under Li Yun Heng arrive at Kaomai.
No fighting has been reported from the Tientsin-Pukow Railway front during the past two days. It is understood that Chiang Kai Shek has issued an order for another general offensive.
Loans from B.A.T, and Sceony?
Lucky Cadet! Unlucky employers of Cadets (ie., you and me and the rest)-Yours, etc.,
Hong Kong, August 9.
WHY?
HIGH COST OF LIVING.
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[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG.
DAILY PRESS."]
SIR, The Government sees ita way to making a substantial in- grease to Civil Servants' wages by
fixed exchange, owing to the defiat-
According to a Peiping telegram, Chu Ao Hsiang, the director of the Hong Kong dollars and the sub- Foreign Affairs Department, told Chinese and foreign Press repro-
The Unofficial Membez brought a sentatives that the Nanking Gov-1"
sequent H.C.L.
QUEEN-MOTHER'S BIRTH- DAY CELEBRATED.
Saturday last was the 72nd birth- day of H.M. the Queen-Mother of the Netherlands, and the occasion was duly celebrated by loyal Eol landers in Hong Kong.
the
The Consul General for Netherlands, Mr. M. J. Quist, entertained a party of thirty com- patriots to dinner at the Repulse Bay Hotel on Saturday evening. Mrs. Stakkink, wife of the manager of the Netherlands Trading Society, assisted the
Consul-General in
formally receiving the guests.
The decorative effects in the
BUDGET.
BACHELOR TAX INCREASED
INCOME TAX AND SALARY
LEVY,
Berlin, July 28-President von Hindenburg to-day signed a num ber" of decrees embodying the bud get and financial bill which led to the recent dissolation of the late Reichstag, and which must be aub- mitted to parliament immediately after its election and convocation in September next but will be on- forced immediately.
The new taxes thus promulgated dining-room were most attractive, include such strongly disputed and very tastefully carried out.items as the special levy on the
Photography of the Royal Family salaries" of the civil servants, an were displayed on the table, which increase of the general income tax was decorated with orange-coloured with special additions for bache- tulle and gladioli of the same lors and spinsters and a municipal colour, while the lighting effects poll tax. Furthermore, these de- were also orange-tinted, and the crees provide for the reform of the menus printed upon orange-coloured unemployment fund and benefits from sickness insurance and finally bar All further claitis for pensions arising from the war. The Reich'a budget has been reduced by 150 million Marks.
silk.
Towards the end of the dinner the Consul-General proposed the health of the Queen-Mother, which was loyally honoured, and one of the guests played the Netherlands National Anthem......
During the evening a photograph of the assembled company was
Statements issued together with the promulgation of these decrees express the hope that these measures will prove sufficient and the current
RADIO LINK
AMERICA.
WITH
SHANGHAI TO BE A STATION...
New York, July 25.-Reports, which are thus far without con. firmation, but concerning which" the absence of denial is considered significant, are taken as indication that the Radio Corporation of
America is in negotiation with the Chinese Ministry of Communica tions with a view to establishing
radio telephone service between
San Francisco and Shanghai,
A recent announcement by radio. authorities here told of plans for establishing such a "service between the Pacific Coast and the Far East, but it was not stated to what Far Enst cities the service would go,
It is considered certain that Honolulu and Manila will be "key points" in such a service. Shang- hai, Tokyo, and possibly some southern point such as Singapore! are considered. among the other probabilities.
I
The construction of a station for such communication is understood, to be already under way in Soa Francisco and the oponing of the service should be a matter only of months. Keen interest is being taken on the West Coast in parti cular, as the new service is expect-
of facilitating business transac tions with the Orient,
erament is about to conclude lonne question at the Legislative Council raken, forming a permanent sou- ecective to overcome amounting to several million dol, meeting for an increase of farca avenir of a most delightful function.. fiscal year's budget deficit and fured to prove an important means
lars with foreign commercial bodies. including the British-American To- bacco Company and the Standard Oil Company, on the security of certain national enterprises. Chu
added that Yen Hai Shan will not recognise such a loan.
According to another Paiping re- port, Feng Yu Hsiang bas instruct- ed his troops along the Peiping- Hankow Railway to advance on Haakow in view of the activities of the Communists at Changsha which have greatly affected the Nanking
morale on this sector.
CANTON 'BUS CONDUCTOR SHOT.
[FROM OUR OWN COALESPONDENT, ]
CANTON, Aug. · 2.-
ricksha and chair coolies. This was turned down.
Ilas it ever occurred to the Hong Kong Government. that the poor ricksha and chair coolies must also meet the B.C.L. even if their cost of living has only gone up a few centa a day?
Has it also cccurred to the Powers-that-be," in adjusting the wonderful scale of fares" the absurdity to set such scale by the time system? Why not also adopt
Some of the guests expected the
of Saturday's gathering to make an Consul-General, to take advantage
announcement regarding the report- ed betrothal of H.R.H. Princess Julinna,, but we understand Mr. Quiet has as yet received no official news on the subject.
" SAD. KOWLOON CASE.
thermore will lead to a stabiliza tion and subsequent improvement of the Reich's financial situation.
National Party Divided in Thres.
Berlin, July 23.-The regrouping | of the Nationalist-Conservative forces formerly united in the Ger inan People's National Party, end ed to-day with the formation of the "Conservative People's Party" comprising the left wing of the old party which in the last decisive
'bas, and tram fares by the hour SIX MONTHS SENTENCE ON division in the Reichstag voted for
or fraction thereoff
Of course, there would be "kicks" coming, and I fear the Department responsible for the scale of fares" for rickshas and chairs has no pep "to face the consequences. Yours, etc.,
LAM TACK IN. Canton, August 1.
CLEANER
DRIVE FOR
FOOD,"
NEW BYE-LAWS IN THE
** GAZETTE."
A sad tragedy. occurred in front of the Ka Nam Tong Building, on the corner of the West Bund and Taiping Road, the busiest business section in Canton, yesterday after- noon when a military man suddenly drew his automatic, without warn- ing and fired a shot at the conduc. tor of a motor 'bus, the bullet pass-
New bye-laws in regard to 'food ing through both lungs and part of preserving establishments are put- the abdomen.
The military man, lished in the Government trazette, who got into the 'bus bound for It is intimated that the Head of the north Wing Hon Road, like the Sanitary Department will keep ether men in military or civil ser- a register of all such establishments vice, did not have to pay any and that no person shall carry on fore. He aeated himself together such a business unless it is registers with a few others on the free list. ed. Presently a lady and two small, children got on the 'bus, which was among already crowded. The conductor Gazette:- politely asked the military man, to give his seat to the lady. This offended the military man, who without a word drew his automatic
and fred point blank at the con- ductor:
The fring threw the remainder of the occupants of the 'bus into a panic. No one appear. ed to know exactly what had hap pened, as there was no argument preceding the shot. The passen gers, excepting the lady and her children, and the driver of the bus jumped out and fled. The lady and her children tried to get out, but they failed, and the lady was Inter carried out of the 'hus in a semi- conscious state.
The following bye-laws were
those contained in the
Except with the permission of the Board no water shall be used for any purpose other than water from the Government Water Works and laid on to the preinises of the food-preserving establishment.
All apparatus,
utensils and machinery shall be kept in a cleanly.
condition,
Except with the permission of the Board the premises of a food preserving establishment shall not be put to any other use ar purpose, domestic or otherwise.
No animals except cats shall be kept.
ELDERLY CHINESE. '
the Bruening Cabinet and the car- lier dissenters from the old party's
In passing sentence of six ranks. months' hard labour on a 55-year
Thus the German People's Na- old Chinese who was charged with tional Party is now split into embezzling $5,000 belonging to the three, firstly what remains of it Yat Fat Timber yard, Nelson Street, under the leadership of the news Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon paper magnate Herr Hugerberg Magistracy, after hearing defend who contrals the party-machine ant's evidence, said that it was a and is supported ebially by obscure
back-benchers, secondly the Conservative People's Party and thirdly the agricultural members who left Herr Hugenberg and will fight their election campaign on an independent agrarian platform,
rather sad case.
Defendant related why he em bezzled the money. A sum of 53,000 was lent to a friend, who had promised to pay it back in a few days" time, but had failed to do so, Iis friend then went to Singapore, and defendant followed. They stay- ed in various places together for about 20 days, but the money was "still not repaid: Defendant pleaded.
had accumulated by imbezzlements guilty, "explaining that the amount
extending over eight or nine years. that of fraudulent conversion, and His Worship altered the charge to
passed sentence as stated above.
H
PERSISTENT STOWAWAY.
·RUSSIAN SENTENCED - FOR SECOND TIME.
Two
W
new
BANDITS IN "MODEL" DISTRICT.
VILLAGE LOOTED AND SET .ON FIRE."
district of, Chungthan have agnint Bandits in the so-called model
become active and last week the Wong Kwok village was raided by a large gang numbering from six
to seven thousand.
On the evening of Friday last, Agents of the bandits set fire to the village which was soon in flames. The bandits arrived and easily Russian youths, TN overpowered the village volunteers Chernozooleft and E. I. Novikoff, who eventually retreated to the Kai appeared before Mr. T. S. Whyte Kut Hill, which was besieged by Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy
a part of the bandits while the on Saturday on a charge of stowing away on board the President Jeffer-maraudera fled with booty amount rest ransacked the village. The
son from Shanghai.
It was stated by the ChieLOfficering to many thousands of dollars." of the vessel that the defendants were found in a lifeboat on the
יו.
No Brain inlet shall exist or re- main in any part of the premises.
Adequate kitchen, Ablution, upper deck the day after the urinal, and privy accommodation, steamer had left that port. The to the satisfaction of the Board, second defendant, continued the shall be provided.
For the purposes of these bye-laws
officer, had been found on board the
The murderer made good his escape through the crowds of people who had been attracted to the acene. Several police officers were on duty near the spot where the conductor was brutally shot, but the expression food-preserving vessel about two months ago and for some unknown reason they did not answer the call until after the establishment" means any business, had been sent to prison here." murderer had disappeared.
undertaking or concern which car
In reply to his Worship, who ask ries on the trade of food preserving, though chase was instituted, no trace of the murderer could be or any of the branches of such cd why they want to leave Shanghai, trade, that is to say, the making the first defendant, who spoke Eng- found.
Al-
TYPHOON NOTICES.;
DON'T 'PHONE OBSER VATORY.
The public is requested by notification in the Gazette not to call the Observatory by telephone when a black typhoon signal is hoisted. " The bus drivers and conductors of sugar confectionery, cocoa, lish Huently, said that they could
The telephone is in constant use here have of late been having a chocolate, jam, armalade, pre-
by Observatory officials, at such very dificult time with the mili- served fruits, Chinese preserves, not get work there and intended to times and the latest information rody occasions fruit and table meat extracts, meat stowaway to Manila where a friend concerning typhoons is displayed at they have been dragged out of their LEDYO annenther
naa promista to give the Word the following planes The Royal Observatory, the Signal Hill, Kow.. 'bus and severely beaten with rifle preparation of meat, poultry, game,
Sergeant Pouzty told his Worship Icon; the Hong Kong and Kowloon butts, but until yesterday afternoon fish, vegetables and fruit for sale the soldiery had always refrained in a preserved state in tins, pots, that the local Russian community Wharf and Godown Co., the: Har from firing. Yesterday'a case is hottles, jata, barrels,- drums and
Are "Fed-up with this sort of bour Office, H.MS., Tamar, Green considered serious in labour circles. similar receptables; and the pro-
Island, Laichikok, Lyeemun, Gough cesses of wrapping and filing, and thing and will not do anything for Hill Police Station, Star Ferry The wounded conductor was at once rushed to the Sun Yat Sen brauch packing other than the packing of them.
Begur -Wharves, General Post Office.S hospital on the Bund in a precari. the finished articles in cases
Defendants vero sentenced to one It is also broadcast at the C0th ous condition, but little hope is crates-meroly for storage or trans month's hard labour or pay a fing of minute of each hour, by ZBW on
$50.
255 metres telephony. entertained for his recovery,
port.
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By long-distance land line con- nection, the inland and Atlantic Leaboard sections of the United" States. Will be able to talk with Far East stationg "through the San Francisco transmission station.
No Confirmation in Shanghai. The North-China. Sunday News has been informed by the National Wireless Administration's Shang- hai cffice that there was some talk in this connection but they were not officially in a position either to confim or deny the report.
Reports appeared in the Chinese press that the wireless receiving station at Chenju, the first station from Shanghai North од the Shanghai-Nanking Railway, would
completed this month and would be capable of receiving internation- al messages. The despatching sta- tion will be ready to accept mess- ages for transmission at the end of this year, or early next year. According to these reports, these two stations will be in a position to communicate with all parts of the world, America being especial- ly mentioned.
LOK MA CHAU TRAGĖDY,
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The tragedy at Lok Ma Chau was MOTOR again mentioned at Central Magis tracy on Saturday, when Mr. R. E. Lindsell empanelled a special jury for the purpose of conductingCOMFORT an inquiry into the circumstances that led to the death of Mrs. Dora Winifred Madgwick, Chajja Singh and Dalip Singh on July 21.
AND
SAFETY
The jury will be composed of Messrs. A. L. Shields (foreman), A. USE G. Coppin and C. A. da Roza...
Addressing the jury, Mr. Lindsell pointed out that it would be within their province to determine whether any precautions had been taken by the Police at the Station to prevent the tragedy. Further, they were empowered to make any recommen- dations in the matter should they so desire.
It was arranged that a visit should be paid by the jury and coroner to the scene of the tragedy on Wednesday, August 6. The date for hearing of evidence was, fixed for August 8.
MUZZLES OFF!
ORDER AGAINST DOGS WITHDRAWN.
After having been in force since 1927 the muzzling order against dogs has now been withdrawn.
This means that dogs may now go abroad in pube thoroughfares without muzzles or leads, and may be removed from or landed on the island of Hong Kong, brought from the New Territories or landed on "Stonecutters Island,
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