HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
THE INTRODUCTION OF CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT IN CHINA
Interesting Lecture By Mr. Percy Chen
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THE OUTLINE OF THE DEVELOPMENT. OF: GOVERNMENT IN REPUBLICAN CHINA 'was given by Mr. Percy Chen when he spoke on "The Introduction of Constitutional Government in Chipa" at A meeting of the Canton University English Club last night.
There was a large and interested audience.
Government
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And Young UNIFICATION OF NATION
To combat this influence Sun
ters" galore who advised him on Mr. Chen said:- One of the most important of how best to maintain himself in the decisions of the recent meet-power.
Under these circumstances: Sun ing of the CEC, of the Kuomin- tang Party in Chungking was that Yat-sen's first efforts at Constitu- concerning the introduction of tional
ended Constitutional Government during failure. the coming year. China of all groups, parties, and provinces must consider the sign!- Yat-sen laid down the precepts of ficance of this event so that its centralization of full benefits shall be known to all the hands of a Generalissimo as
Government in and also that the event itself shall sisted by a Five Yuan Govern derive all the possible strength ment, the political tutelage of the from the conscious participation people, the convention of National of all Young China in ft. For this Assemblies. And the late Leader reason, therefore. I have chosen to was certain that out of this the speak on this subject tonight. unification of the nation would
Constitutional Government for: emerge. China means that from the time Dr. Sun Yat-sen was right and of its introduction we shall have his work of Democratization of the
the rules set out clearly for the Government and the movement Government of our country. Those for Constitutional Government rules will be open for all to read was carried on by his son, Dr. Sun and understand, and each man. Fo, as head of the Legislative woman and child will be able to Yuan, In this, Dr. Sun Fo had the judge for himself whether those support and encouragement of rules are being followed by the Generalissimo Chiang. Government which is entrusted by
Unification of the nation came the people to rule us. In this way with the invasion of the Japanese. one of the most Important things All parties, groups and classes in that was lacking in the life of China came together and are now China as a nation will be sup-welded into a solid whole. Thus a plled.
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE
We are a democratle people, we have our, rules and laws governing the conduct of our family and village lives. But we have lacked
condition was created in China wherein the Government had the absolute support of all the people and popular organs like the Peo- ple's Political Advisory Council began to function not only as a
a clear set of rules governing the National Orzan but also as Pro- conduct of our National Life. Bovincial organs. that there was considerable con- fusion and "lawlessness" some-
MORE THAN RICHES
In such A situation personal
times by those who were de facto dictatorship is impossible, as is at the head of National affairs also the emergence of an ambi- different parts of our country. All tious man who might be used by this lawlessness will cease and the the remnants of the ex-Manchu rule of law and order will be e-Bureaucracy to try and restore! tablished.
Imperial rule. like the attempt of During the period of the Ming Yuan Shi-kai. Constitutional Emperors the democratie instincts Government in Free China means of our people developed to a very that each man, woman and child high degree. The influx of sons will know that his
Jors.
Contractor's Claim For Balance Due
GENERAL
ALLEGED FATAL PUSH DOWN STAIRS
MARRIED WOMAN FACES CHARGE OF
MANSLAUGHTER
Hearing was adjourned to Jan. 15, after evidence of the partner of the plaintiff firm was heard by Mr. Justice R. B. Lindsell in the Summary Court yesterday, in the case in which Hip Lee, contractor. The preliminary hearing Was Saigon Street (represented by Mr.begun at the Central Court yes- A. S. K. Laul claimed $388.23 cents terday of the case in which 3 from Li Yuk, trading as Li Sang married woman, Chung Wan- Hop, Portland Street. the amount ching, is charged with man- being balance of money due for slaughter. work of excavation done at Tsun Inspector A L Hopkins said Wan. New Territories.
that the defendant was
in the Mr. W. M. Brown appeared for embroidery business and employed the defendants.
women to help her. Giving evidence, Chan Bit-kwan, It was alleged that several partner of the plaintiff firm sald weeks prior to the incident, the that a total of $417.27 hag been defendant borrowed 55 from one received from the defendants and of her employees. Pun King-sze, the no further payments had been and had failed to repay made. The amount claimed was) maney, the balance due.
Pun King-sze, together with her The work was stopped because sister, had both been pressing for carry on. The work done was day in question, when it was al- there was no money with which to the return of the loan until the
990 changs at 95 cents per chang leged that the two sisters met the below road level, and 75 cents per defendant in the street and the chang above.
three went to the defendant's
ship that as no underground work
Witness agreed with His Lord-house on her invitation,
had been dona he was entitled to Dayment only on the 75 cents basis.
He said that the defendant had agreed to pay at the rate of $1.05 for 770 changs of work done. He had a chopped document to prove
it.
The defendant denied that the document was signed as alleged and hearing was adjourned stated.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Wir
Order Of Business "For Thursday
A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Couuell will be held on Thursday at 2.20 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
$3
RETURN ASKED
At the first floor landing of, No. 236, Hollywood Road, the defen- dant's house, Fun King-sze again asked for the return of the loan.
It was alleged that without any words, the defendant held Pun by
the
the arm and struck her on chest. She then swung her round and kicked her causing Pun to fall down, the stairs. As a result of the fall, Fun sustained injuries to her face and other parts of her body and.
was removed to the Queen Mary Hospital where she died on November 2.
After evidence was given, the hearing was adjourned until this afternoon.
Forthcoming Marriages
Several couples gave notice
The following is the order of of their forthcoming marriages bustness:--
at the Registry, Supreme Court; during the week-end. They were:
MOTIONS
The Attorney General were move-That the by law made by
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the Urban Council under section HM. S. Thanet, and Miss Gweni- Lt. Cmdr. John Mowlam, of
5 of the Public Health (Food); lan Frances Elizabeth Rice, of Ordinance, 1935, on November 7. "On Lee, Mount Davis Road; 1939. amending the by-laws in the freedom is
Mr. Lee Schneider, Secretary of Schedule under the heading Messrs. W. S. Balley and Co., Ltd., "Markets" and sub-heading "Mar- and Dr. Helen Korczyn, demons- ket Stalls," be approved.
trator, School of Pathology, Hong- The Attorney General will more kong University, residing at No. 98, the First Reading of
Waterloo Road;
A Bill to amend the vagrancy Ordinance, 1897.
Mr. Eric Arthur Matthews, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1939. —PAGE ›
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SPLENDID SALE
OF WORK
Beautiful Articles. By Blind Girls
A sale of work by members of the Salvation Army's Home for Giris, in conjunction with the
A Bill to amend further, the ing Corporation, and Miss Margery Home for Blind Girls, opened yes- Rating Ordinance, 1901.
the International
Grace Knapman, of No. 8. All terday
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A Bill to amend yet further the Saints Road, Clifton, Bristol, Eng-Women's Club, Gloucester Ballá
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ing. Volunteer Ordinance, 1938.
The Attorney Genéral will move the Second Reading of
of the people into the councils of worth more than riches, that cor- the emperors ensured that mea-rupt officials will be destroyed and sures were taken for the welfare of that his life will not be at the the people, and the expression of mercy of arbitrary people no mat- the will of the people could some-ter how high placed. times be heard by the emporor With the possession of such through the words of the counsel-freedom how many of our citizens wij willingly go into those ferri- tories which are under the heel of FEUDAL AUTOCRACY But all that changed as soon as the Japanese invaders? How many the Manchu Dynasty usurped the will return to the oppression of throne. From that day we had a the remnants of the ex-Manchu restoration of feudal autocracy in Bureaucracy who are serving their which the interests of the Man-new masters? chu feudal overlords were the only
The introduction of Constitution- ones to which the Emperor paid al Government will make us all attention. And although the sys- eager to continue the fight and tem continued of selecting high bring the war of resistance to B officials and advisers through a de-victorious conclusion so that free-the mocratic selection by examination, dom may be vouchsafed to every of the officials had to consider the Chinese citizen throughout the vast and glorious Interests of the feudal lords from whole of our Manchuria otherwise. they could Motherland. stay in office.
We therefore, had, the creation of what we must now call the Manchu Bureaucracy which, al- ́ though they were persons, of our own race, had lost their common Interest with the rest of the peo- ple and became puppets of the Manchus However, like Wang 'Ka-ming, Wang Ching-wel and
others, they spoke Chinese, and swore that they were serving the
Chineze people. However by their
playing the role of puppets they enabled the Manchus to maintain their power over our people for nearly three centuries until Sun Yat-sen drove out their masters, the Manchus.
FOXY AND WILY Sun Yat-sen defeated the Man chus, but the Manchu Bureaucracy The defeated him at Nanking.
young
$6,200 FROM ROSE DAY SALES
St. Vincent de Paul Society's Thanks
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul destres to thank the public of Hongkong for their very generous response, which made it possible for the Societý tralize approximately $5,- 200.00 from its Poor Day Sale of Roses held on Friday, Dec.
·1.
A Bill to consolidate and amend the Prevention of Eviction dinances, 1938 and 1939.
SUPPLY BILL
The Financial Secretary to movẹ
Second and Third reading
Mr. Christian James Ernest. The merchandise was outstand- Scott, engineer of Imperial Alr- ing in the knitted garments and ways," of No. 37, Kimberley Road, handwork. Children's and babies Or-and Miss Enid Mary Joan Gidley. garments, sweaters, winter two-
of the same address;
plece gulta, bonnets, dresses, Mr. Donald MacNair, sergeant panties, jackets, socks and stock- instructor, H, M. Forces, Stanley ings had a splendid sale and many ort, and Miss Elizabeth Davis, orders were placed for special aizes. Sweaters and apparel for Mr. Frederick Alexander John women were also on display. A Bill to apply a sum not - Barretto, ship broker, of Manila, ceeding Forty-nine million seven hundred and six thousand seven Lery, also 01 Manilla
P. L, and Miss Simone Germaine hundred and eighty-seven Dollars
Mr. Tal Hon-hang, health ofeer. to the Public Service of the finan-Medical Department, and Miss U cial year beginning on the January
teacher, also of Stanley Fort;
cent;
1, 1940, and ending on the March Yue-fung. of No. 5. Dorset Cres- 31, 1941, and also to apply an ad-
Mr. Bernard Anthony Chan, of ditional sum not exceeding Five hundred and afty-nine thousand the Hongkong Mines, Linmahang. one hundred Dollars to the Water- New Territories, and Miss Yung works Renewals and Improvements Pui-ching of No. 372, Tainam Fund for the service of that Fund Street, second floor; in the said financial year.
TRIBUNAL CASE
DISMISSED
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WEDDINGS
GOOD SALES
The handwork selection was outstanding, smocks, bedroom seta of spreads, pillows and curtains selling very well. Orders were also taken for various colour combina
tions..
Most of the knitted garments
were handmade by students at the Blind Bchool and the patterns and fancy stitches incorporated were
samples of beautiful work.
The sale will continue today and 14 open to the public. Proceeds from the sale are in aid of the School's funds.
REFUGEES IN THE COLONY
Colony in Government camps, etc., in Urban and Rural Areas for the week ending Dec. 2, showed a alight increase of 4D against the previous week. Urban Areas (Civilians):
Mr. Lui Bz-lum, merchant, of No. 11, Stewart Road, second floor, and Miss Ng Nga-che, teacher, of the Pu! Ying Middle School, Macao;
Mr. Tip Ze-ching, building con: tractor, of No. 60, Mongkok Road, Robert A. Boyd, 26, who was second floor, and Miss Chan. Po- summoned for failing to appear shi, student, of No. 41, Bal Yee before the Compulsory Service Street, second floor; Trikonal on Aprüst 28, was dis- Mr Kong May, merchant, of No. The returna of refugees and charged by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at 141, Pelho Street, and Miss Maude | destitutes accommodated in the the Central Court yesterday. Luk Gong Lquje, of No. 94, Wing
Boyd stated that on the day in Lok Street, second floor. question. he was sick, and three SOCIETY'S THANKS Cantonese revolutionaries
days after he was in the Queen were no match for the foxy and The Society wishes to thank the Mary Hospital where he stayed for
At the Registry yesterday, the wily ex-Manchu Bureaucracy and Club Lusitano for the loan of six days.
weddings took place, before Mr. Defendant's the latter put forward as their their club as Headquarters for
mother testifled T. J. Gould, Deputy Registrar of champion, Yuan Shi-kal, who sup- Hongkong, St. Teresa's Parochial that the defendant, was sick for Marriages, of Mr. Wong so, tele- Nov. 25. planted Sun Yat-sen as President Hall and the C. C. Y. M. 5, as several days before August 31 when graphist of Cable and wireless Ltd., It is interesting that today there Headquarters for Kowloon, Meats, ; he went to the hospital
and Miss Mak Rong-mul, of No. are still some of these ex-Manchu | Woronha and Co. for. Rose Day Discharging the defendant, Mr. 3, Lin Fa Kung Street East, and Mr. Bureaucracy still active in Chung-porters the Hongkong Tramways, Forrest remarked that he had no Jimmy Chan, salesman, of No. 17 king, but they have mostly been¦ Kowloon. Motor Bus Co., Star Ferry doubt that he was sick, but he Canton Rd., and Miss Auyang Yun- forced to return to Pelping, Shang-|Company, the Catholic churches, should have saved the trouble of ping, of No. 154. Kin Kong Street. hai and Nanking and are now hotels, clubs and other establish- the Court by sending a letter or serving the Japanese masters, ments for the display of posters, messenger to the Tribunal, inform-
These ex-Manchu Bureaucracts the various Catholic schools for ing the authorities of the situa were the ones who helped Yuan providing Rose Sellers, the donors | tion. Shi-kal to restore a sort of "Three of cakes, the ladies who attended Kingdom", MIHtary organisation. In serving refreshments to the for" China which did so much sellers, the press, fix publicity, the harm, to our Country from 1918 to rose sellers for their assistance 1926. And during that decade, we and all who had in any way com- And that every budding local tribited towards the success of militarist had in his camp "minis-the. Rose Day.
King's Park 1307 against 1,318 ori
Ma Tau Chung 1,100 against 1,036 on Nov. 25.
North Point 1,418 against -1,408 on Nov. 25. Urban Areas (Soldiers): '
25.
In Hospital 8 against 8 on Nov.
Ma Tau Chung 133 against 733 on Nov. 25,
Bir Robert H. Kotewall will speak Rural Areas: in Cantonese of the achievements
Kam Tin 1,954 against 1,948 on of the Chinese Industrial Co- | Nov, 25.
FIRING PRACTICE operatives over Radio Station ZEK San Uk Ling 729 against 738 on
at 8.30 p.m.. tomorrow, Wave Nov. 25. Anti-Aircraft 'firing practice will lengths of the station are: "Long Gil's Cutting 384 against 395 on be carried out between the hours Wave, 468 meters or 540 Kilocycler: Nov. 25, of 9 am and 4 pm. today,
Short Wave, 31.49 meters or 9.52 |⠀⠀ Total 7,833 against 7,584 on Nov, Firing. Area "b" will be affected, megacycles.
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