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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1936.
The
THE PROBLEM OF SHANGHAI
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Claim To Increased Representation
|
CONVENTION TO BE CALLED
Regarding Spurious Coins Issue
The "Gazette" contains the draft London, March 18. concession, but would press for the of an Ordinance to enable effect annual
to the administration of the Settlement election
to be given to an, International Municipal Council of the Interna- on Japanese lines and, what is
Convention for the Suppression of tional Settlement in Shanghai even worse, might adopt, over Counterfeiting Currency, signed on rakes place this month. In form- | Shanghai, the same forceful polley behalf of His late Majesty at Oe- er years the cléction has attracted towards the Nanking Government
neva on the 20th day of April, 1929, no more than passing interest as the Kwantung Army adopted in to apply to foreign coin certain, en- outside the Settlement itself, and
the Narth,
actments relating to British coin, even' there, especially in the Bri-
LAND REGULATIONS
tú assimilate the penalties for - tish corrimunity, no undue import-
What complicates and aggra-porting and exporting counter..it ance was attached to, the event. vates the situation is the fact that
coln and to amend certain enact- This year, however, more than the International Settlement and ments relating to forgery, coinage one foreign capital will watch the its Municipal Council have a con-
and extradition. election and mark its result, seeing stitutional status which is far from
This Ordinance is necessary in therein a straw by which to gauge satisfactory. The Land Regula- order that His Majesty's Govern- the prevailing wind in the Fartons, which limit Chinese sover-
inent in the United Kingdom may East.
eignty over the Settlement, are ob- accede on behalf of this Colony The Municipal Council which solete. Rendition of the Settlement
under Article 24 of the Interna- looks after the affairs of the Set-is still desired by the Nanking tional Convention for the suppres
Government, and only China's pre-sloh of Counterfeiting Currency. occupation with the Japanese 1929. penetration in the North keeps the
Section 3 (3) is an adaptation of issue from becoming a vital one. section 3 (2) of the Act of 1935 Although the principle of rendi- and provides a penalty of impri- Won has been accepted by the for- sonment for fourteen years eign Powers, no progress has been importing counterfeit gold cr all- made towards a settlement. China ver coin or for exporting counter- shaves as though the Interna- felt current coin. Hitherto the for- tional Settlement did not exist:mer has been a felony punishable even those inroads which she
with life imprisonment and the makes from time to time on the latter a misdemeanor punishable rights of its residents are made in- with imprisonment for two years. directly.
The importation of counterfeit current copper coin is already a
(4) of section 13 of Ordinance Nc. imprisonment under sub-section.
7 of 1885, enacted by section 3 of
amended by
tlement consists of 14 members. Of these £ve are Chinese who are indirectly elected by Chinese or-
ganisations within the Settlement.
Over the clection of these are Chinese members there is no con- troversy. The other nine mem- bers represent the foreign interests which have built Shanghai and made it one of the greatest trading cities in the world. For many years the non-Chinese members have been amicably elected as the result of a compromise between The British, American, and Japan-
Technically the rendition of the
#
for
ese communities. This year, how. International Settlement to China felony punishable with seven years
ever, the Japanese-with, it is sug gested, the concurrence of Tokio--- have adopted a forward polley.
Council, and has nothing to do is a matter for the Municipal
with British foreign policy. Ac-
They have repudlated the arrange tually it is a matter in which the the Coinage Offences Amendment ment whereby five of the nine British Government carnot disin- ¦ Ordinance. 1836, 23
terest itself. As long ago as 1826 paragraph (m) of section 3 (2) of
seats were allocated to British.
Britain and other Western Powers candidates and the remaining four were equally divided between Ame wished to have the question of ex- ricans and Japanese. The Japan-tra territoriality conclusively set- ese demand three seats. British tied. The first difficulty was to find a competent Chinese Govern- voting strength, generally weaken-
merit with which to deal. The ed by apathy, is being mobilised to
chaos which prevailed in China oppose the demand.
even after the establishment of the National Government made the foreign Powers reluctant to yield
Japan. The latest available figures. which represent the position as it
was in 1930, show that British in- vestments in Shanghai were worth
£151.000.000; Japanese. £44,000-cy were "overwhelming. A long.
this Ordinance.
Penal servitude in this Colony was abolished in 1887 since when it has been usual to substitute a cor- responding, term of imprisonment which (under section of Ordin- ance No. 30 of 1911) means impri- sonment with hard labour.
of
Section 3 (4) make the offence exporting counterfelt current
CORRUPTION CHARGE
Heavy Bail Asked
THE BRITISH ATTITUDE On the face of it there is con- siderable justification for the Bri- tish attitude. The present fran-up their rights. Twice, in 1929 and chise rests on a high property
in 1931, the Nanking authorities: coin a felony instead of a misde- announced the abolition of extra- meanor. This seems desirable in qualification, under which the Bri- tish voters outnumber the Japan-territoriality, but abolition remains view of the raising of the ma- indefinitely postponed. The report: ximum penalty to fourteen years' cse by three to two. This, it is argued on the British side, is only of Mr. Justice Feetham, made in imprisonment.
1931, on the Shanghal problein as it should be, since British pro-
was eloquent of the dimculties in perty and British investments in
the way Ultimate rendition, be Shanghai by far exceed those of
but necessary. At the same time, concluded, was not only justifiable the objections to anything like an Immediate application of that po-
transition period must intervene. 000 and American, £28,000,000. *
Since Britain's stake in Shang-lasting "not years, but decades."
UNEASY STATUS QUO hal is worth double that of Japan
For the time being no one shows and America together, it seems reasonable, that British merchants any disposition to disturb the un- resident in the Settlement should easy status quo. A revision of the have a larger say than Japanese needs of to-day would help to Land Regulations to meet, the and Americans in the management
make the transition, period easy of its affairs. The British con- tribution to municipal taxation is
for both Chinese and foreigners, but Nanking makes no move to double that of the Japanese. In
assist. The whole problem is com- short. Britain has played the pre-plicated for the future by Japan's ponderating part in building up the city and in maintaining its claim to be the stabilising force in prosperity. A structure so essen- Llally capitalistic can, it is argued, be best preserved under the exist- ing system; even if that system de- pends on a tacit understanding be- tween the Interests concerned and cannot be reduced
a legal formula.
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to
Eastern Asia, and by. the uncer- tainty of how the recent crisis in Tokio will affect Japanese foreign policy. The future of Shanghat and of the foreign interests in volved) will depend largely on how relations between Japan, China, and the Western Powers can be
LARGER JAPANESE POPULATION adjusted to meet the new circunt- The Japanese, the other stances shaped by the events of hard, maintain that their larger cent years. ・・ population entitles them to in- creased "representation on the
| Municipal Council and to a larger share of the administrative posts under the Council. The facts be- hind their argument are correct. The Japanese population in the International Settlement numbers
RADIATOR CAP
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Facing charges of having at- tempted to bribe members or unese staff of the Revenue D.. partment,
(27), with
Albert Randai,
S. F. Balfour again on Saturday at unemployed, was together seven Chinese Drought "before Mr.
the Central Magistracy.
The charge, it will be recalled, was that Randal, together wit these seven Chinese conspired to rice Revenue Officer Mo Kang
and other Revenue officers with in-
tent to influence them from pro- secuting or from giving informa- tion which might lead to the pro- secution of certain offenders under the Oplum Ordinance.
The Chinese defendants were, Zick (32), shopkeeper, Leung Yau
(42), unemployed, Ho Lo (27), re-salesman, Ho Bhum 20), unem- poyed, Li Kwal-yick (40) unem- ployed, Kwan Sing (36) unemploy ed and Ngan Cheong (29) unem ployed.
A youth, eighteen years of age was sentenced to one month with
founa.
14
who ap
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DUTIABLE LIQUOR Charged with possession of dutiz..
bard labour by Mr. Keen at the stated at the previous bearing that
on the surface it appeared to be a. Kowloon Magistracy yesterday about 30,000; the British popula-here be appeared on remand in gigantic attempt to bribe the en- answer to a charge of larceny of tire Chinese staff of the Depart- tion only 9000. Under the existing motor car radiator cap. Detec-ment. franchise the British electors numtive Sergeant Dowman
On Saturday Mr. E. H. Willams, her about 1300; the Japanese 928,
peared for the prosecution made Assistant Attorney-General, said On the basis of population alone
an application that the original that the first question of the pro- Japan's present representation is scarcely satisfactow; but a com-
charge for unlawful, possession be ceedings was that of bail as he was as the owner asking for a week's forma remand. parison based on populations alone changed to larceny
of the radiator cap had been He suggested that in the case of
TRESPASSERS FINED is nisleading. The Japanese re-
Randall the call be fixed at $7,000; sidents who have no vote are.
Found trespassing on Stonecu.. It will be recalled that the case $1.500 in the cases of the second ble liquor on board ghter No. 3477 ters Island without a permit, two either small shopkeepers or manual labourers.
Substance or numbers when first heard during the week and third defendants and that off in Hong Kong harbour, two Chin-
coolles were brought before Mr which is to be the determining was adjourned as the police could the others be named at $500 each. eae appeared before Mr. Keen
not ascertain the rightful owner. Mr. W. A. Mackin ay, represent the Kowloon Magistracy on Satur. Keen at the Kowloon Magistrasy Although the British community The press were requested to salst ins Randall, sald that he thought day. The accused were Tam Yau on Saturday and fined $5 each with that $7,000 was excessive and that (28) a cook and Leung Hoi Fat, a the alternative of eight day's im- has not given way to the Japanese the matter. demand for an extra seat on the
Detective Sergeant Dowman on he was prepared to put up 55,000. coolie. The alleged contraband was Courell, it is not unmindful of the Saturday told the Magistrate that
Mr. Wilfams then suggested that stated to have been found on the desirability of removing the causes defendant after the adjournment 55 000 be put up in cash and lighter on April 3,
An at informed the police that he had further $2.000 be made up in bond. of Japanese discontent. tempt will be made to remove the stolen the radiator cap from car
This suggestion was agreed to Japanese complaint that expendi- No. 963 parked in Tsin Wan at the and if was then fixed that the ture is unfairly distributed and 1/2 mile stone. Mesars Dodwell ball of the other defendants remain that sufficient use is not made or & Co were, the owners of the car.
as sunkested by Mr. Williams and Japanese talent in the services of In answer to the Bench, the pro- that they be in cash. the Council. The British opposi-seculing officer said that of late The case was then remanded tor
factor?
tion to the additional Japanese the police, had received a number one week." councillor does not argue a com- ut reports regarding thefts from plete lack of sympathy with motorcars, and it was known that
KIDNAPPING CHARGE
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Prisonment. Both the accused told the Magistrate that, they had gone on the island, to get some sand.
A case of alleged kidnapping de- Detective Bergeant Riddell who eupled the attention of the Kow-appeared for the prosecution stated loon Magistrate on Saturday when that the defendants were seen act a woman, Lau Bam alas Lauing in a suspicious manner, near the Leung (46), described as a widow tunnel. It was quite probable that appeared before. Mr. Keen charged had they not been arrested they with stealing a child, four years wou'd have stolen something. Of of age named Tang King, the late a number, or thefts had been child of a woman of Pak Ting V- perpetrated..
Sergeant White," of the "Royal The offence was alleged to have Naval Yard Police appeared as the taken place on March 23.
complainant
Japanese aspiraties. Its basis is the stolen goods were usually dis-bound over only a few weeks ago rather, the fear that the Japanese pofed off at marine dealers for 20 for stealing, but pleaded that be lage, Chamkhulpo, ha community would not be content of 30 cents,
needed some money to get to Can- with such a comparatively small. Defendant admitted having been ton,