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SWATOW NEWS.
KUOMINTANG ELECTIONS.
"REDS" PREPARING AN
ATTACK?
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Swatow, June 10.
MR. WOO HAY TONG PASSES AWAY.
SECOND VICTIM OF SHOOTING TRAGEDY.
JAPANESE MAKING GOOD
PROGRESS.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1932.
CHOLERA IN CANTON.
190 CASES ADMITTED INTO FONG BIN HOSPITAL
ON JUNE 16.
TREATMENT IN PRIVATE HOS-
PITALS FOR POOR PATIENTS.
Mr. Woo Hay Tong, who was ad- There was an election meeting of
hitted to Government Civil. Hos. the local Kuomintang Party yester the shooting affray in his office, pital on Friday afternoon following
day and to-day. A new committee underwent an operation on Satur-CaneS has been elected with right now day morning, but unfortunately the members ang eight old ones roles of blood following the shooting ha tremendously weakened him and he succumbed to his injuries on Saturday night at 11.40 p.m. He was reported conscious right to the end.
elected. After the election only
-genorul business was disuussed,
After a period of two weska wo
continue to have constant showers of rain. Some parts in the city are flooded two feet deep. Even in the interior the effect of too much ein has "buen fult and farmers are
grumbling.
"Reds" Going Strong.
The epidemic of chlors in Canton has now assumed serious dimensions, wore reported from all sections of the city during the last three days and the number of fatal cases is alarming. Accommodation in local government hospitals assigned for the treatment of patients are How packed to capacity,
Over 180 cusri were received by Death was wounds on the right side of his
due to two bullet the Fong Bin Hospital in the West-
ern suburb of the qty on Wednes back. The deaths of Mr. Woo Hayday alone and another 190 patients Tong deprives the Chinese com- aufering from the ABEO disease munity of one of the most prominent were admitted by the same Hospital business men, who had been well for treatment on the following day, known and highly esteemed.
June, 16. Mr. Woo Hay Tong was one of the lending figures in local, ship
These figures do not include these in the other public and private hos
- From the military side, the follow-ping circles and his son. Mr. Woopitals where numerous cases were ing is the general situation in Chao Pak Lak, who was shot dead on
Mei distriz After the "Red" Fricity was his able lieutenant had retired from Changchow and Their deaths, coming so suddenly Forente a gap in the Chinese ship- ping community. that will be hard to fill
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other places near Amey, they are! believed to be uongontrating, their mnia force in Lung Yen, lisnatching
The Japanese victims of shooting episode are progressing a small number to Ping Ho and favourably, Mr. M. Hirata and Mr. Hajang, Hu Shar facing Taipo in K, Minumide being likely to survive Chan Mei district. Thus the Com-their bullet wounds. Mr. Minamide munist bandits are prepared to is described as "week" but his begin operations against Govern life is in no immediate danger. ment troops despatched to intercept the Fukien "Reds.","
With regard to the Red army, it is said that the most influential elements still exist in Nam Chan, situated on the boundary line of the three préfectures" of Puning, Chao. yang and Hui Lai,
Not long ago, General Chung him. self went to Nam Shan to direct military operations against the Reds," but the "punitive expedi- "tion was a failure, owing to Iack of proper transportation and com- missariat. The whole town has been inade "Red" under the chief Koo To Tsun, who has spies all round the place. As soon as "enemies "
Mr. Woo Hay Tong's Oaroar. Mr. Woo Hay Tong, whe was 58 years of age, has been associated with Mesars. Butterfield & Swire for the past thirty years. He start- ed as a junior clerk in the Shipping Department, but early on in his career his superiors realised that he was a bright, youngster and it was not long before success came to him. Within a very short space of time he was in charge of the Chinesa Freight Department whera ho got into contact with practically all Chinese shippers and exporters.,
It was just before the War that Mr. Woo Buy Tong became the "farmer" of the Hong Kong, Can
ton and Macao Steamboat Com
reported to have been admitted for
treatment within the last few days
Drastic Measures by Health Departament.
To combat this frightful disease, the Bureau of Health is now applying the most rigid measures which have ever been taken to deal with cholers in"Canton before.
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH SERVICES.
OPINION OF CONGREGA-
TION SOUGHT,
DIVERSITY OF NEEDS'AND
- SUGGESTIONS.
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The difficulty of finding out, and implementing, what any group of people, vaguely anxious for some sort of change," really wint, was illustrated in
most interesting manner yesterday morning at St. Andrew's Church Hall. The Vicar, the Rev. W. Walton Rogers, had previously announced that morning service would be shortened and, after it, the congregation would be invited to the Church Hall, and suggestions with a view to assisting the work of the church would be welcomed.
To Stimulate Church Life.
In the course of his sermon the Vicar said that two methods of stimulating church life, and draw
in those who did not usually
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take much interest, common Home were impossible out here. The first of these methods wná a
PYTHON AT SHEK-0.
VILLAGERS CATCH A BIG FELLOW.
AFTER A MEAL OF CHICKENS.
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Villagers in the Shok-O district I had plenty of oxcitement when they were told by a little boy last Thure day that a very big manke makkig a meal of their chickens at the foot of the hillside bordering the beach, Armed with bamboo polos, rupes and in fact anything they could lay, their hands on, they want forth to see if there was any truth in the report.
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"We approached the spot very slowly," said the lender when re- lasing his experience to * Doily Press representative on Saturday night, and from a distance wo mi the snake, Ho was
a very long snake and was enjoying his sleep after what evidently had been a hearty, moal for we lost several chickens and ducks."
Snake Lascoed by Villagers. "One of us got behind him and poked him with a bamboo," con
special mission. A preacher, whose tinued the speaker, "and when he name made a popular appeal, was raised his head lazily to see what invited, and a large number of was the matter, Ilascoed' him people would be drawn to hear him, with the rope that I had taken The other method was out-of-door, along with me. Then began afght services. Neither of those methods which lasted some ten minutes." was possible here" and they had The anake which evidently rosant- therefore to take stock of theire this rough handling, hissed resources and think out different ferociously and was twisting and ways. The problem was to get in turning about with so much vigour touch with those outside the or-that it took five men to capture dinary ministrations of the Church him. and make them realise that the church did care about them, Thuy
In addition to introducing the most efficient methods for breating this disease, the government medical authorities have ordered an "anti- cockroach movement" to be carried
bidder stalls eating-houses and ever, unless they really did care. ent by the community and has for foould not show people thul, how-
cafes throughout the city to sell Could they do anything by altering fee-cream, cold-drinks and gelatine existing arrangementa? Alterations would always affect some people Laichiwen, the popular kummer adversely, but he would appeal to resort for the local populace, is those who found themselves in dis- now pratienly deserted, rieitora | agreement with the general opinion
foods.
ubering less than one-third of the
average of previous years,
Free Treatment.
General Chen Chi Tang, com- mander-in-chief of the 1st Group Army, has ordered several special wards to be used in certain private
to accept whatever proposals might appear to other people the best thing to do. It was in the summer months that congregations fell away and it was this tendency that they wanted to counter-act,
A Sub-Committee of the Church Council had gone into the matter
ventured our representative.
Did you have to kill it, then?"
"Oh no," was the reply, "we :took good, vare not to harm it in any way. You see it would be of no value if it was killed but us it is we can get a good price for it. Do you want to see it? Come this way and I will show you.'
Our representative fallowed this man and he says, that he did not
clump of trees, his informer said, feel to comfortable when, passing a
this is where we caught him
To ba Bold Alive.
approach or there are signs of their bunny's boats and piers since 1910 hospitals in the city for the ad- and among the changes proposed appearance to the two that were |
mision of working clasa victims of were:
approach, the "Reds" are no longer he established the Tung On Ship this disease. Medical treatment in to be seen.
Communist. Stronghold.
The "Reus have a stronghold in Nam Shan (South Mountain). They can either take to the hills or escape by means of the fishing Rees in their control, only to baffle government. troops for a time, and come back again. Koo Ta Tsus was formerly head of the Agricultural Society in
3,000 KOTOK,
ping Company which today ownsrative and western methods to be several river steamers.
The deceased is survived by his
given free of charge. widow and six song and several daughters. Mr. H. K. Woo is one of his brothers, while M:. H. T. Woo of Macao is another.
Mr. Woo Hay Tong, besides being very successful business man, was always very prominent in works of charity. He also took a very
It reported that an epidemie of cholera has also broken out in Fatshan where a large number of cases has alrendy been notified by medical authorities thore during the last few days-Custon Daily Sun.
minent member of the Chinese Cub,
Wa Ha Prefecture. At a moment's keen, interest in education and fasterabers of that hody were also notice he can easily collegt an army | year gave $100,000 in this cause, the
money being used to establish strongly represented at the funeral; scholarships in various local schools Justice of the Peace at the begin and colleges. He was made a
ning of this month.
The authorities intended to build rends from Chaeyang and Kityang to Pusing, but funds are wanted to carry out the project. If these i roads could be built the activities of the "Red" could be checked to some extent. As it is, the advan tage is on the other side, which bas a free-hand.“
Raid on Police Station.
On the 28th of last month a party of "Reds" attacked by sur prise a small village police station, killing 20, taking a few, for ranaoni and carrying away 30 rifles. They came down from the hills and pre- tended to get some water from the village wells. Learning that odds were not against them the attack was suddenly launched with the
above_result
The military now boast that Chao Mei is absolutely free of "Reds" s the 3rd Army hus a force of 40,000 soldiers ready for any eventuality,
1.1.D. CERTIFICATES.
Of the Soviets Internationale de lacements, Basio. (Local agente
caurs, Glocke & Co.). Monday's official quotation in nale. £2 81. Od.
Mr. Woo Pak Lnk.
The Funeral.
津
THE JAPANESE VICTIMS.
PROGRESSING FAVOUR-
ABLY."
Morning service at 10 m, to avoid the beat of mid-day, and for the convenience of those, going, out for the rest of the day; evening service to take place later; extem-
a choral eucharist pore prayer; once a month, shortened services and brief sermons.
In the world of business there had to be change, and in religious life, which should be just as 'im. portiunt as business life they could not preclude the notion of change.
THE DISCUSSION.
In one of the few Chinese houses fitted with electric light, the snake examination in turned out to be a was kept in a wire cage. Upon python and was very similar in shown in the Hong Kong Aquarium ]t was a huge follow and in its } thickest part its girth was about? the size of a man's thigh. The according to the people responsible python was being fed on ment and for its capture, it will be taken into the city in the course of a day or twa armi sold.
I was stated that pythons were often seen in Shek-O and that this wasn't the first one captured alive by the villagers.
Shark Caught.
according to one of them they.
These people are fisher-folk and
landed a fi-sur-yue (shark) over 100 Ths. in weight some three or four weeks ago.
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servido, with anthems and solos by the choir and musical helpers was. another suggestion. A warm de- fence of sermons, as a source of instruction and help was forth. coming;, w tribute to the Vienr's addresses being included in this fappeal.
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The discussion was opened by Mr. JH. Hunt, the Chairman of the Sub-Committee appointed to go into the proposed changes. After out- Hining the proposals already touch years of age and was the, chief Mr. Woo Pak Luk was thirty
"Enquiries made at the Govered on by the Vicar, Mr. Hunt said that among the points raised were assistant to his father at Messrs.
mant Civil Hospital est night that the lessons were too long; the For the morning the iden of a Butterfeld & Swire. He was edu- elicited the newa that "Metara. prayers were too long and apt to Choral Eucharist service cated at St. Joseph's College and Hirata and Minamide, the Japanese poro prayer, a growing custom approval, if their was no "enthu- become a formality About extem-month met with a "fair measure of had been associated with his father's business for several years..
victims of Friday's outrage were in the Anglican Church, there was siastic "domand.” Much sympathy is extended to progressing "favourably.
diengreement Some people wanted his young wife and two children
One more hymns, others fewer.
Variety, who survive him to mourn his loss.
suggestion was that in lessons, Several speakers suggested, that prayers, music and address, one these proposals, Ar the most central thought should be express-popular of them, might be tried in ed.
rotation, the services, and especial- The Vicar explained that resolu- ly evensong, being varied over a tions of the meeting had no power cycle of a month, so that all types in themselves, but would be con
of religious opinion might enjoy in when a vote who taken by a szow sidered by the Church Council turn what was found most helpful.
One who remarked that he spoke; of hands the proposal to change for those who did not come re- the time of morning service to 10gularly but as the Vicar put it, I a.m. 'was lost; in spite of the solid approval, of batoh. of Diocesan
Sunday School arrangements would Girls School pupils and their tea cher. It was considered that the be inconvenienced more than the advantages of the change warrant. On the other hand, a propoen! with approval, 7 p.m. being the favoured time,
Mr. Minamide, it will be re-called, was shot from point blank range in the abdomen, and when he was The funeral of Mr. Woo Pak Lukadmitted to the hospital it was took place yesterday afternoon and found necessary to perform an people from both the Chinese and operation on him. was uttended by a large number of
It was stated European communities. There were that he was not yet out of danger overal hundreds of wreaths sent but under the circumstances was by friends of the deceased.
The remains were conveyed from doing as well as can be expected. the Kwong Wah Hospital to the
As for Mr. Hirata, he was shot Chinese Christian Cemetery in Bow the hospital by the Rev. Lun, and tleman will he operated upon thin loon. The service was conducted at the right shoulder and this gen whs preceeded by hymns. in which morning when the bullet will be the congregation joined.
Mrs. Wop and the two children extracted.
of the deceased, together with the
Our representative was also in-.
ed.
F
The Bervices.
male and female members of the formed that the Chinese-who-was--to alter the time of evensong met Woo family, were the principai mourners. Others present at the shot down by a détective in Wel funeral included Messrs. J. R.hington Street. on Saturday after Masson, J. D. Danby, WC committing a murder in Pottinger Philly, D. Roberts, F E Nash, 1. D. Bush, J. M. Wang, J. Lara, Street was making satisafactory P. C. Kwok, H. S. Mak, T. E Wong, H. C. Mok, K. Mok Mok Lin, Fung Kin Yin,"
progress. This man is described as with only hymns, and an address An occasional mission service
A little.unbalanced mentally-and-for-was proposed. This was countered As the deceased was a very pro-
that reason he is giving the hospital by a suggested evensong of hymns (Continued on next column.) authorities some trouble.
prayers and no address A musical (Continued on nest column.):
might be drawn in," said that any church would be strengthened
known for the quality of that ser- by concentrating upon one parti- cular service. If the Church were vice, many would come to it, and both give and get inspiration from that source.
peel to subordinate personal wishes The response to the Vicar's ap-
to the needs of the situation was very marked. There seemed, how- eyer, quite a body of silent opinion that would prefer to leave things unchanged, except in minor' details.. made, they are seldom as bad as However, if the changes aro
wo feared and we got used to them, ond member of the Churah Council remarked, when the meet. ing was over,
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