THE OCCIDENT AND THE ORIENT"
SENATOR KEY PITTMAN'S ADDRESS TO LOCAL
ROTARIANS,
TRADE DEPRESSION THE WORLD OVER: BRITISH ENTERPRISE. PRAISED.
The speaker at the Rotary Club tiffin this wack. was Sonator Koy Pittman, who is on a visit to China to investigate the cause of the trade depression between the United States of America and China, He received a very warm "welcome and was heartily applauded at the end of his address which was entitled, "The Occident and the Orient."
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In the course of his speech, Senator. Pittman aid he thought that there were three reasons why the Occident had reached the position it had to-day. They were the determination for concert ed action, the recognition of the fact that there murs be a sound, safe unit of value and the fact that foreign cominèrce' must not'. Be obstructed.
There were many distinguished guests present, among whom were the Hon. Mr. W, T. Southern, Q.M.G. (Colonial Secretary) and Mr. Douglas Jenkins, Consul-General for the United States of America.
AMERICA'S SILVER INTERESTS.
Mr. Pittman asid that after moot
Oriental Seclusion. ing a number of gentlemen presént! The speaker continued" that he at receptions, tiffins and dinners, sometimes thought that the Occi he was reminded of the occasion of | dent had advanced by reason of co- his first public speech in Washing-operation and internationalism, by ton when he agreed to address a dealing with their fellow men group of ladies.
Whon approached he agreed at once without ascertaining who the ladies were. At that time the question of women's suffrage was a very important subject and he naturally assumed that that was the object of the meeting so delivered the strongest speech he could at that time as to why women should have the right to vote. When he was coming out, however, the lady
chairman told him that, in justice to himself, the Society was not in favour of women voters but were against it. (Laughter.) **
HONG KONG / DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1931.
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MR. LI TSE FONG.
In rising to thank Senator Pitt-i man for his address, Mr. Li Tic. Fong said
NOT GUILTY.”
JURY'S VERDICT IN AN UNPLEASANT CASE.
GIRL'S ACCUSATIONS NOT
SUBSTANTIATED.
"A vordiet of not guilty was brought by the jury yesterday at the Criminal Sessions trial of Chan Ming, alias Ming. Eee, when he stood charged with the rape of Chan Taoi Fung, a 14-year-old girl who had been purchased for $100 five weeks previous to the alleged occurrence as an adopted daugh
HONG KONG STOCK MARKET
CROUCHER & CO.'S DAILY REPORT.
There was a general all round Improvement, in rates to-day, brought about to some extent by
short position in some of the popular counters. «
Sales of Unions were made at 8556 and $500 and Underwriters at 351.
We have listened with great in- terest to Senator Pittman's address on the Occident and the Orient. I was expecting that Senator Pitt- man, as an eminent authority on silver, would say something about this important subject. We heard his remarks in regard to the offect of the drop in the price of silver in various countries. Public opinion about silver is rather confused and thers appears to be two conflicting schools of thought in regard to the present: trade depression in the world and the remedy for it. One
The trial was before the Puiane regards the drop in the price of Judge (Mr. Justice Lindsell), Mr. silver as the cause and others reT. S. Whyte-Smith prosecuting. gard it as the consequence of it.
and Mr. A. M. L. Soares, instructed were taken off the market with for- by, Mr. "A. E. Hall, appearing forward business in the combined the defence,
ahares at 818.10. August,“
Lands are offering at $92 prin- cipally for settlement account.
ter.
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I do not propose to go into de tails regarding these two schools of thought and I think it will be Accused, giving evidence from the aufficient for me to say that if we witness-box, said that during the consider the drop in the price of time he had the girl under his con- silver is the cause of the trade detrol, he had treated her as her own pression, the remedy is to be found daughter. The object of his par- in promulgating some means to
chasing the girl was that he requir raise the price of silver.
ed assistance at his stall and be also desired someone to help his wife in, the house-work. He denied that he had done any such thing as was 'alleged against him in the charge.
U.B.A. and China.
If, on the other hand, we regard it as a natural consequence of the drop in the price of commodities, throughout the world, by utilising an adjustment of all the economic water for transportation, and later factors affecting production and rail for transportation at home; he consumption will be necessary. The had often wondered if the desire of problem of silver is undoubtedly the Occident to travel, to 'provide affecting the two Republics border transport and meet, its fellow mening on the Pacific more than any had anything to do with it. He other nations in the world. The often wondered whether the differ. United States of America with her once between the Oriental and the large interests in Mexico is the Occidental was a desirous one to largest supplier of the white metal, establish a wall around themselves. while Chian, being practically the only country that still uses silver as her currency, is one of the largest consumers. It is therefore, not unnatural that she wishes to buy silver at as cheap a price as possible,
He thought the simplest thing in the world was for a people to build a wall around themselves, but the most difficult thing in the world was for them to have communica He continued that he had been tion. "When he saw the Great Wall sent to China by the Foreign Re- of China, he realised that thou Intions Committee of the U.S.sands of years ago a wall round Senate for the purpose of inves- tigating the cause of depression in their trade with China. For that purpose he was making a general survey of the whole situation and ho had been able to gather a great deal of information. All that he had learned in Hong Kong was not in accord with information he had re- ceived at Shanghai, Hankow and Peiping, but he hoped to be able
to piece it together and get a general picture.
He would be quite frank and say that his country was selfishly in terested in not only maintaining its
China was essential for protection against the savage races who sur rounded the cultured race in China. He did not think that the wall served any great purpose at the present time, except as a reminder of engineering skill and culture of that day. There were also walls which nations tried to throw round themselves for protection against competition in trade,
Although I am not an adherent to this principle, I think a cheap silver is a good thing for China for it will encourage the develop ment of her own industries and will act as natural tariff walls which have been set up by other nations.
On behalf of the members of the Rotary Club, I thank you for your very interesting address you have given us today.
A Counter Charge. Answering other questiofis put to him by his Counsel, accused said that ho made the report to the police about the girl attempting to run away and the girl's mother then accused him of improper conduct towards the girl.
Mr.Whyte-Smith suggested, in cross-examination, that the girl had every opportunity to run away instead of waiting from April 14 to May 21 if it were true that she was "ying the white pigeon." Ao- cused explained that a longer period than five weeks would elapse- in some cases before the pigeon flew
back!
Mr. Whyte-Smith" I have heard of some cases where the pigeon has flown back the same day
Accused? Yes, but my house is near a public market and it would be difficult for the pigeon to fly away in such a short time.
Wife as Witness. Another witness called by the defence was the accused's wife, who denied that there had been any mis. duct between her husband and the conduct, between her husband and
The Guests. Apologies for non-attendance were received from Rotarian R. H. Kotewall, Rotarian Kenelm Digby, and Rotarian B. Wong Tape (who
The girl. is suffering, from pleurisy).
Mr. Soares: It has been suggest
10s. The activity in Providents Wharves slightly improved to
was maintained with sales at 80.25 cash and 801 September The market is easier now with sellers at $6.45.
Hotels at $16.40 old and $15.90
Realtys are unchanged at 814,55 with further sales at 810 for August.
Ewor are noglected Shanghai quoting Tis. 14.50 buyers, but local. ly there were sellern 'nt Tia, 14.30.
Trams are quiet at 82170 and Ferries 21, 894.-
Lights were sold at 895,00 and 898 and Eisatries 881.50 for the Settlement,
Cements hardened and sales were
made up to $10.80 Septeraber, with cash buyers at $19.30.
Ropes can be placed at 821.75. Dairy Farms are in favour, with. few shares availablo, sales in the
afternoon at $32.50 were made and there are further buyers at this rate
'ALL THAT GILTTERS.
PAWNBROKERS' CAUGHT
1:
UNAWARES."
The story of how a man took three articles, which had the ap pearance of being gold but which turned
out eventually to be silver,
sums of $35 and $18 was told before to a pawn shop where he received Mr. J. A. Fraser at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.
The complainant told the Court that on July 8, defendant went to his shop and produced a piece of metal which he wanted to pawn for 820. He was only, given #17 and later that evening returned given $18. After he left, it was discovered that the metal was gold only on the outside, the inside being copper. There was no trace of him till the next Monday when he re-
with another picos for which he was
place in China but in increasing it, as many kinds of money as we had Chairman welcomed the followinged that you helped your husband turned to the shop with a third
and he assumed that, possibly, British business men were interest. ed in the same thing, but he haud found out there were two theories about it and he was trying his best
to analyze it.
How U.S. Policy.
After speaking of his own love of gambling on horse racing, stock exchange, ete,, he said that the British Empire borrowed from the world and lent to the world, and the United States, with its original thirteen provinces, was in exactly money, transportation and defence the same position with regard to as China was to-day. They had just here with exchange difficulties.
guests: Senator Key Pittman, Mr.. ho believed that the reason why the Douglas Jenkins, the Hon. Mr. W. to rape this girl on the night of
May 20-No. Occident had reached the position T. Southorn, C.M.G., M. E, Taylor, it had to-day was due to three the Hon. Mr. C. Gordon Mackie, things: The determination for con corted action; recognition of the Mr. V. M. Grayburn, Mr. A. Mto do any such thing in your pre-after which another witness gave fact that there must be a sound, Compton, Capt. S. M. Barling, sence, would you have done any safe unit of value and the fact that Capt. T. R. Ireland, Mr. George thing -Naturally I would not have foreign commerce must not be ob- Potts, Mr. C. Champkin, Rev. A. allowed him to do so,
Senator Pittman continued that
It had been maintained by the structed. Republican Party in the U.S. Senate for many yours that they
Silver Chaos,
8. Adams, Mr. G. W. True, Mr. J.
should, sell to somebody else and Dealing with silver, the speaker Coulthart, Mr. K. F. Lay, Mr. Ho buy nothing, from them. That said that the internal disturbances Iu, Mr. W. A. Stewart, Mr. S. H. policy had worked very well until might have something to do with Langston, Mr. Lee Fong (Canton), the last two years, but. there was it. He was not there to advise as Mr. O. G. Steen, Rotarian F. A now some doubt as to the wisdom to what was to be done but his Flood, Lincoln, Nebraska, Mr. C. of this policy. He understood the committee believed that the chaotic J. Endert, Mr, A, Stokkink and Mr. theory in Hong Kong was to manke conditions of silver money through-
Hoogensteyn. the only money they had no cheap out the world, the money used by that they could not buy abroad half the people of the world, was and had to buy at home. It was destroying the purchasing power of the same theory as a prohibitive protective tariff.
If your husband bad attempted
Mr. Whyte Smith: Chn you sug. gested why she chose this day to run away when she might have gone any day during the month ---I could not tell what was in her mind. I treated her very well.
In answer to his Lordship, wit- nesa said that she was a widow and the accused was a widower when
the masses of that half of the other conclusion than that the they were married over ten years world but, worse than that, it was making credit transactions with prisoner was not guilty.
Going back to the subject of the Occidental and the Oriental, the countries that had no gold standard
Crown Submissions.
ago.
Address for Defence.
speaker said he could not help re-to back their credits practically Mr. Whyte Sinith, in addressing In his font address, Mr. Soares membering in history that only a impossible. He instanced Germany, the jury, said that it was quite
Franco and Italy as countries with clear from the doctor's evidence told the jury that the charge
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A very
$18 The police were called in and piece of metal for which he asked the man was arrested.
A futi gave corroborative evidence
́evidence to the effect that ho ex-
the
amined the metal and found it to bo guld on outside and silver inside. The piece he saw was worth only 84 but as he did not see the other two pieces, be did not know how much they were worth..
Defendant said he was given a
piece of bang gold by a friend to pawn for 818 on Monday but he denied having been to the pawn- shop on the previous occasions as alleged by, the complainants. He was discharged, the Magistrate re- marking that the pawn brokers should have been more careful when buying gold
SCHOOL-MISTRESS CHARGED.
ÄN ALLEGED CONFESSION.
The case against Chan Wai Man, a school-mistress, who is accused of stealing a purce containing $180, was continued at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.
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few hundred years ago. when cul- ture had existed in Chinese for no financial basis backing their that the girl ranched a condition against the accused was 2,000 years, the savages of the redit. A reasonable certain ex- which consistent with the serious one, and as Counsel for the
Ho British Isles were slaughtering each change value not fixed or stabilised charge against the prisoner. other like bandits were doing but one dependant on, the law of submitted that the Chiness valued defence he had an even greater re- sponsibility than the prosecuting in certain parts of China at the supply and demand was absolutely the cliastity of their maidens per- Counsel in satisfying them that the present time. Thoro had been, essential to trade and commerce haps more than any other nation, however, a remarkable growth in throughout the world, and trade and it was unthinkable that a giri accused was not guilty. Counsel the British Isles and those little and commerce, throughout the world would sacrifice her chastity in the said it was one of those cases in Islands Ind reached out and traded had reached such a low ebb to day way anggested by the defence for which it was easy to bring a charge That trade and commerco was prob- anarchy and Great Britain's posi which had been paid to the girl's accused person to disprove. The of the case for the prosecution and with all the peoples of the world that Germany was threatened with the mere sake of retaining the $100 of this nature and adduce ovidence, but one which was difficult for an
Mr. F. C. Randall was in charge ably the foundation of wealth and tion was not improved With Gor mother. power until the time when it could many and Great Britain in dis-i In summing up, his Lordship us, however, was on the prosecu Mr. T. X, d'Almada was for the be said that a drum boating in the tress, the world was in distress and dealt with the five points which had tion to prove the charge beyond defence.
La Sui Wan, the complainant, British Empire could be heard the world was also in danger. been raised by prosecuting Counsel any reasonable doubt, and if there round the world, and so it was to Germany had promised to pay cer in his opening speech. His Lord was any doubt in the minds of the stated that the defendant signed 4 day.
tain debts in gold but it was per ship asked the jury to consider, injury on the evidence bofore them paper stating that the latter would The Orient was 2,000 years ahead fectly evident she could not get addition to the main charge, who the accused should be given the pay back the money, that was sup-
benefit of-it,~-~~-
posed to have been stolen: Mr. and the Occident was 2,000 years the gold. Great Britain had pro-ther the prisoner was guilty of
Counsel went on to deal with the d'Almaada contended that this evi- behind, and yet, to-day, it could mised to pay certain debts in gold carnal knowledge of a girl under be argued that the Occident was but it was perfectly evident she the age of 10, which was an offence consistencies in the evidence of dence was obtained under duress the Crown witnielses, which he and therefore could not be taken ahead and the Orient behind, could not get the gold unless Ger in law, and also whether ho was
stressed were on vital issues rather as a confession, pointed out th Senator, Pittman and he had often many gave it to hor. It was not guilty of indecent assault.
His Worship The jury, after an absence of than on miner points, and ho eub-
that wonderod why China's vast ter tim fault of Great Britain or Ger- ritory, as large, possibly, as the many but it was the fault of certain fifteen minutes, returned a verdict mitted that the story for the pre- until the Court was in possession of whole of the British Empire, Inrger conditions the world had fallen into.of not guilty of the charge in the scoution was an impossible.ous from more facts, it was not in a position than the United States, and almost In conclusion. Senator Pittman indictmont, the foreman adding that beginning to and Counsel said to hold that the evidence was a that on the jury's decision rested confession. He further stated that bigma the United States and expressed hit thanks for the how they were anaimously Arteed in. Canada combined, with wonderful pitality, kindliness and generosity their decision that the accused was or any "the liberty of the prisoner there was to case to answer on facts, natural resources, should not to-day that had been extended to him, and not guilty also on either of the but also the welfare of his wife and with which-contention Counsel for
daughter, and on the evidence be the defence: did not agree. be as powerful as the British Em remarked on the prospority of Hong minor charges. pite, or the United States or as that Kong harbour as one of the greatest Accused was accordingly disfore them they could come to no
The case was adjourned until next little Island of Japan
charged.
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