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LINDSAY.-At St. Andrew's Vicarage, Kowloon, to the Rev. and Mrs. G. R. Lindsay, the gift of a son.
The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 16th May, 1922.
NEW-OLD KOWLOON.
The bright afternoon yesterday
Rent - Control.
TUESDAY, MAY 16. · 1922.
DAY BY DAY.
IT'S EASY TO GET CREDIT FOR
:
*WAR DANGER REMOVED.
Manila
CANTON REPORTS.
Serious Fighting in Kiangui.
Our Canton Correspondent reports that warious fighting - hàn broken out along the front wear Muiling, but that the result is not [yèt known. `
The time is drawing near when the Hongkong Government will bare to submit to the Legislative Council the promised measure to BEING GOOD, BUT HARD TO GET U.S. Sailors Returning to extend the operation of the Rents CASH. Restriction Ordinances for a further term of one year, and as Governor Ma Chun-wu. of (From Our Own Correspondent) His Excellency the Governor has Kwangsi, has arrived in Canton intimated that certain amend and had an interview with Dr.]
Shanghai, May 16. The U.S.S. Baron arrived on ments will be introduced in order Wo Ting-fang. He is to proceed Sunday with a thousand sailors will return to Canton when all It is reparted that Sun Yat-sen to meat objections by landlords to Shinkwan to see Sun Yat-sen and marines from the North and the forces have left Shiukwan for who claim that the Ordinances work unfairly upon them in some
will proceed to Manila on Thurs the North, and that he will go to. The election of a new President day in view of the fact that the the front when a certain impor directions, it is to be hoped that of the Society of St. Vincent de paril of war
has the general public will be given Paul took place at the Society's removed.
now been tank city has been captured. plenty of time to consider and conference ball on Sunday, Mr. pronounce_upon those amand-Max A. dos Remedios being ua- ments. Residents have been animonsly chosen to the post. grateful to the Goyarnment for putting a stop to reat profiteer- ing, and there is no doubt that all are anxious that nothing will be rice, the charitable institutions done to rob the Ordinances of Canton have formed a charity and prominent merchants of their general powers. Hopses organization to relieve the poor (From Our Own Correspondent.) are still sufficiently scares to make
In view of the high price of
疒
Troops to the number of about 4,000, which were formerly under Chan King-ming's control, hare SHANGHAI NOTABLES. gathered at Shiching. All the hotels there are closed for the time being. རྟ་
Going on Leave.
It is reported that all the com» manders who were serving under certain important decision and Chan King-ming have come to a
Shanghai, May 16... that if their request for the with- Sir Edward Pearce and Mr. drawal of the mandate abolishing fr. Jui Chockwan, Director of Saturday by the Empress of Asis tonese
Miss Joi Muphis, daughter of Brooke Smith are leaving on the beadquarters of the Can- the Canton Aviation Bureau, is on furlough. going to Shiukwan to join the Northern expedition 1.4
vistris.
people. the search for them Keen; this even in spite of the fact that the past year has witnessed a considerable amount of building activity. It is known to us that some landlords would increase their cantals to-morrow unless they were prevented from doing so by law, sad many of them are making their inability
Two well-known members of to get an increase the excuse to
the Portuguesa community, Mr. refuse to do reasonable wear and and Mrs. Jorge A. V. Ribeiro, aro tear repairs. We cannot help to-day celebrating their silver thinking that tenants are still in wedding. They have been the far more need of protection than recipients of many congratula landlords, and thus we hope that tions.
the amendments forashadowed
L
SHANGHAI STRIKES.
troops in Canion is DOS cancelled they will |carry out their joint resolve.
A report from Wachow states that a battalion of Cantonese troops retreated before a superior. force of bandits, about 6,000 strong near Tai Wong Kong Fish Dealers' Turn Now, market, and that the latter plundered the houses and burned From Our Chrn Correspondent.) down the market.
Shanghai, May 16. Four hundred retail fish dealers have gone on strike on account
will be made public in ample For taking a fare, whom he of a new scale of prices fixed by time to allow of careful examina-could reasonably know was wholesale dealers.
tion by those most interested suffering from small pox, a rick-j Fifteen hundred men are now I:
is true that ja one sbs puller was ordered by Mr.Jont in connection with or two Ca583 which have Lindsell this morning to pay a cabinet-makers' strike. come into the Courta the fine of $10, or 14 days in default. landlord has appeared to be under A second charge of having no an undue disadvantage, but very licence was met by the imposition great care will need to be exercis- of a fine of $3 or seven days. ied by the framers of the amend-
THE POSITION OF MANCHURIA.
Chang's Proclamation Excites Peking.
Peking, May 15.
the
CORRESPONDENCE.
(To the Editor of the "Hongkong
Telegraph."')'.
K, R. A. Disclaimer.
Sir.With regard to the Police Court case which came before Mr. Lindsell on Monday, jo which two amshs were arrested in Nathan Road mud, with their charges, taken to the Kowloon Police Station on a charge of obstruction, I am instructed to correct the impression created by
men's if they are to avoid An armed robbery is reported providing loopholes through by the head coalie of Jardine's which landlords can wriggle to Sugar Refinery, his story to the the detriment of the tenants. On police being that he was robbed behalf of tenants we appeal for of $150 which was entrusted to the publication of those proposed him for distribution amongst the Amendments 45 1000 1.9 is other coolies when robbers, Tremendous interest is attach-Inspector Grant that this "raid "*. possible.
armed with revolvers, entered his ed at Peking to Chang Tao-lin's was the result of representations house in broad daylight and announcement of the indepan-made by the Kowloon Residents' intimidated him and his two dence of Manchuris, particularly Association. wives. In addition to this sum in view of Chang's estranged
A Robber-Infested Area. Generally speaking, we pride ourselves that Hongkong
C&D
is
from his two wives.
The Kowloon Residents*
the robbers took away bangles relations with the Bolsheviks, as Association has made no com
the independence of these plaints to the authorities regard- regions, in conjunction with the ing obstructions caused by
Kowloon, or Kowloon City. One spots. At Yaumati not many A gang of builies at Hungbom Japanese position jo the Mari amabs, Acomplaint was recently
sentence of six weeks NEWS FROM PEKING. Bay comes in a rather different without the option of a fine.
This | category.
is fairly Questioned by the Magistrate Chan King-ming in Touch populous part. пест junction tram
on
with Wu Pei-fu.
.
Yours, etc.
A. MORLEY, Hon. Secretary,
Kowloon Residents' Association.
Kowloon, Hay 16th., 1922.
LABOUR DISPUTES.
induced a stroll over to the native well-administered and į district familiarly known as Old orderly colons. There are black
thing to strike the visitor is that burglars.
days pass without a hold-up, have made themselves a terror to time Province sand Kamihatka, forwarded to the Government collision with the the children who go to draw will practically cut off Soviet with regard to the annoy enca the village-city-it is surrounded police, or fracas of some descrip- Water at the street fountains. Russia from the sax in the Far caused to residents of Nathan. with what would be called "allot-tion. Occasionally, too, we Buckets have been kicked over East
ALIS
Road by Chinese children play- Farthermore, the Chinese Gov-ing ouder the verandahaand thin startled by some more daring and the children have been ments At Home will SJON
exploit, as when robbers actually terrorised. Action bad eventual-ernment recently appeared likely has resulted in an abatement of acquire the character of New held op a merchant on a tram ly to be taken by the local police to regain Outer Mongolia by the nuisance. Kowloon, though it will hardly last year. These things are not and yesterday an arrest was made peaceful means, which may now Thanking you in anticipation do to so designate it, because of astonishing when it is remem- of one of these youth. When be frustrated, as it is unlikely of publication,
bered that there is 2 native he was taken before Mr. J. A. that the Russian forces there will confusion with the European population of six to seven hundred Fraser this morning, Inspector be withdrawn, unless Chang Tso- settlement just across the water. thousand, and that the majority Aris, in applying for a drastic lin is first suppressed.-Reuter. First came an inspection of the of the offences take place in penalty, pointed out that a similar outlying districts. The condition charge which came before Mr. streets, of some two-feet width, of things in the neighbourhood Liodsell last year was met by down in the hollow, where lies of the Polo-ground at Causeway the the original city, town, or village, as one may please to regard it. A brief sample of this suffices, with the risk of treading upon side and a police-station on the the present case, the Taspector A Poking telegram states that the family porker and poultry at other: yet robbery of an audac-aid that the boy, who was the Chan King-ming is in constant Sawyers' Grievance Settled.
naturally telegraphic communication with ious type is becoming common. complainant, would
The sawyers' dispute, which every step. Returning to the Several cases have occurred Iste- lose his temper if his bucket. Wa Pei-fa and that he has given has been on since the early part high road (which signifies ally of thieves stopping people on which he had laboriously filled bis support to the latter's sugges- of April, has now been settled, Chicese puzzle in the matter of their way home at night and with water, was kicked away and tion that the former Parliament an increase it rates of finding your way out) a wonder. relieving them of substantial the contents spilled. His Wor-be re-established.
pay baing graated lo the suras. On Saturday night one of abip decided that a bond would Another Peking message states various branches of work. The ful contrast meets the eye at the these depredators, armed with a meet the case and ordered that that in view of Chang Teo-lin's carpenters' dispute, which com- farther end of the district. revolver, stopped a ricksha and this should be in the sum of $50 determination to declare the menced about the middle of
There shops and bouses of money and jewellery an offence
relieved the passenger of his for six months.
Eastern Provinces independent, April, is in way of being settled, Wa Pei-fu has appealed to the and with regard to the launch- semi-European design are rapidly which would have incurred the
President to punish him.
men's grievances, negotiations forming Modern Kowloon. Not capital penalty at Shanghai.were invited for the construction A report is current in Peking to fare still taking place. only on the main road, but along bat, with increasing assurance, above Conduit Road (1st. section) at Lanchow and that he is basily Most of the victims are Chinese, of a road contouring the hillside the effect that Chang Teo-lin is number of turnings rows of we may be bearing of attempts and, so far as we are sware, this engaged in making preparations structures are rising into view. upon Europeans, as has occurred is the first intimation the public for another attack. As far as could be judged from a in other quarters during recent has had of any intention to build months. Whatever the nationali-such a road. Is it a new motor
if be did not think a cartsin the one amount of provocation existed in
lance in the district referred to,
Many Cases Last Week. The health return for the past
H.K.V.D.C. rifle shoot, we yester-
Io connection with the
day omitted the name of Naik Fateh Mohammed, of the 102nd Grenadiers, who made a score of 85 in the Rifle Championship. The Machine Gun Competition was won by No. 8 Team of the King's Regiment, teams from positions in the competition, which also scared the other
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
One of the prettiest war com-
casual inspection, the premises ty of the victims, this kind of thing road, or is it a road solely design. HONGKONG PLAGUE, are excellently-constructed when stands in need of a check. With-ed for the opening up of further judged by the ordinary Western out following the draconic method building sites? Seeing that the standard, while by comparison evidently called for, only before ought to have more knowledge of of Shanghai, severe sentences are public provides the money, it with the hovels down in the these can be imposed it is neces-how it is being spent and bollow they are palatial. The sary to catch the criminals, which why. For ourselves, we think week shows 119 cases of plague, buildings are fairly lofty and suggests the need of more vigi- the Government's policy of ex-with 74 deaths. Eighty seven of airy, the streets are of good
tensive road building is good the cases were from the city of The island is already wonder-Victoris. In actual number of width, and the pavement along New Roadź. the more developed side of the
Every now and again there what it was only a few years ago, the outbreak, though the number fully opened up compared with Cases, this is the highest point yet reached in any one week during. main road is equal to. if not bet. appears in the Government and there is room for very much
Gazette official notices calling for more work. When we get quick of deaths was exactly thememoration forms yet devised ter than, anything in Hongkong tendere in connection with the means of access to the south same as last week, when the has been adopted in connection itself. In this new action may misking of new roads, and outside of the island and when vast total cases were 109. With the with the cenotaph unveiled at
exception of be seen the more enterprising Saturday the public was given an-tracks of good building land are
one Japanese Horsfortb, near Leeds. Along other of these reminders that the brought within the range of easy, Chinese, two being imported. have been planted in memory of sufferer, all the C8386 were either side of a new road trees Chinese, while down in the Government is proceeding with communications, the value of hollow their stagnant brethren its big scheme of road construc this Colony will be greatly Daring the 48 hours ended the fallen. Each bears a small seem content to keep ou as did tion. To the majority of the enhanced. Hongkong will mean yesterday, there were 28 farther deatification disc, and the local their ancestors for more gener scheme is not known, although whilst we subscribe to the policy
public
council Intends to place a rough " the fall Government more to us then it does now, but, cases notified, with five deaths.
Other communicable diseases stone block in the road with s ations back than even & Chinese there exists a general idea that of good road building, we cannot reported last week were 15 of brase tablet telling that the trees- could trace. This is progress to the island is to be very much subscribe to the policy of telling plague, with 13 deaths (all grow there to the memory of rep which a Britisher may point, not more intersected with road's than the public nothing about the Chinese save one Indian case), of the district who died in the with boastfulness but with war-ance of the subject generally and they are for, or what they are Chinese. There were also two for instance, trees of remem In view of the import roads where they lead, what and one nou-fatal case each of Great War. The idea might well diphtheria and enteric, both be adopted elsewhere. Why not, rantable pride, for it is a reason the large sums of public money going to cost-antil everything deaths (Chinese) from influenza. brance on the great new link able conjecture that the develop which are being spent, we think has been settled and tenders Small-pox cas.s during Sunday road
the public would appreciate called for. Oar Unofficials are
now being constructed ment would not be visible but for being given & better idee than on the Public Works. Committee and Monday totalled four fail through London's north-western the territory being under "ourit. has of the Government's and they might help the public s Chinese), of which three were and western suburbe? akas administration,
intention. On Saturday tenders little in this direction.
fatal
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