SERIOUS UNREST,
TROUBLOUS STATE OF KWANGTUNG.
ANTI-GOVERNMENT MOVES.
A Canton correspondent states that the plight of the people of Kwangtung at the moment le By means an enviable one.
At a time when the province is
ASSAULT ON LADY,
SENTENCE IN CHENGTU -CASE.
A Chengtu message says the trial. of the man who made the at-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1926.
KEPT WAITING.
HABOUR OFFICE CRITICISED.
HONGKONG DELAYS!
Mis Rail the American lady missionary, took place oddi week after the event and the Judge It may not generally be known, took pains to make it clear that outside the circle of those in under the new laws of China the budikittent for the offence with mediately affected, (nays Shipping which the prisoner was charged wds and Embineering, of Shanghaif not as severe as it might have been that there is a great deal of dis-
pressed his regret for what had
being relieved of trobgb, mischier in former times. The prisoner ex-antisfaction among shipmasters
makers, and overthrown milttery officers Aro at work inciting bandits to carry on their nefarious activities and are, at the same time organising armed forces in an attempt to embarrass the Canton Governthent.
.of
PAKHOI FALLS.
From all quarters come reports banditry uprisings, and
ICE
KEEP YOUR ICE BOX
WELL FILLED.
accorded them WHO WANTS TEPID DRINKS
Baken place and his willingness to visiting Hongkong in regard to undergo punishment. He was the treatment given 18 months' imprisonment.
The protdutförary measures taken by the city authorities con- tinue in effect and everything that can be done to maintain order in the city seems to be well in hand, The pollte dro till taking special precautions to guard foreigners against the possibility of attack on the streets and foreign ladies do not go abroad without a male escort.
When calling at the Harbour-Mas ter's office on duty. We dealt at length, some time ago; with the farther attitude (we are not aware whether it still persists) of the Hongkong harbour authorities in consistently withholding from shipmasters, in such a manner as
THIS WEATHER?
serious canilicts between mem- The military authorities of the city could not fail to give offence; the The Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co.,
bers of the Local Guards and have sent out instructions to the Farmers Associations. In the officials in charge of the districts in southwest, Sun Pao-fan and Lul which the several summer resorts Chun-ting, whose "overtures were are located intimating that the bad ignored by General Li Chai-sum characters must be kept in hand during the expedition against and the foreign visitors protected: Tang Poon-yun, bave openly re- Not much faith is put in these cvid- volted and captured Pakhai. In unces of the safety of these resorts, the west, the banned Generals whowever, and the foreign communi- were formerly under the command ty is resigning itself to the pro- of Li Yaw-hon have raised the pect of a summer in the city.
standard of rebellion and the city
of Lo Ting is now in a critical
Bituation. From Sze, Yup. comes
a report that the bandits have combined and captured the city of Kwong Hoi.
BANDITS ACTIVE.
FISHING RIGHTS.-
BETTER ANGLO-DANISH UNDERSTANDING.
title of Captain; and now there is another matter in regard to which Captains of merchant vessels and their officers appear to have con siderable cause for complaint.
VALUABLE TIME.
As is hardly necessary to men-、 tion, it is a fréquent duty of mas- tors (and oicers) of ships visit- ing Hongkong, to call at the Har- bour Office with documents, etc., for the signature of either the Harbour-Master or one of his sub- ordinates. According to our in- formation, which we have not the slightest reason to doubt, it al- most invariably occurs that the masters or officers concerned are kept waiting for an unconscion- ably long time outside the door of the Assistant Harbour-Master's office before eventually they are accorded a little attention. first sight, this would appear to be rather frivolous cause of com- plaint, but actually it is not, for the time of the master of a mor- chant vessel, and correlatively the
"At
From the northwest districts.-- although, the vernacular papers in
Rugby, July 14.. Canton "have published a repórt In the House of Commons, Sir that the Cave of Seven Stars, a Austen Chamberlain the Foreign stronghold of the bandits, has Secretary, was asked if there had #fallen into the hands of the been any reply from representa- Government troops, report tions made to the Icelandic au- states that the bandits have join-thorities regarding penalties fixed ed hands, and are now co-operat-upon British trawlers for offences ing with other insurgents. In against the law, relating to the the cast, the Yuet Kean are stowage of fishing gear in Icelan-time of his employers, ja quite as active in Ping Shai. Tamsui an other districts, while the notor
ious bandit chief, Yuen Har-kow, and others are showing greater activities in Tung Koon, Pak- and Tsen-Seng.
ر کو
POSTMEN'S DEMANDS,
die territorial waters!
would be for the persons kept Of course, the obvious remeciy waiting to take the bull by the
valuable as that of those in other Sir Austen Chamberlain replied callings, and particularly Govern- that he was glad to say that a Billment officials in any capacity and had been passed by the Icelandic
in any place. Althing, amending the Act of 1920, and it had now received the assent. of the King of Denmark, The effect of the measure was to add Added to these troublesome a new paragraph in the following factors, the Canton authorities terms: "If it is evident from all are somewhat perturbed over the circumstances that the vessel various Inbour disputes, in" which has never fished inside the terri- to dealing with the "officer connection the threatened striktorial waters nor made any pre-people," is both sensitive and de- of postmen in the Chinese postalparations for this purpose, the licate. He is out of his element service is causing much trouble.case may be settled by a caution The postinen's demands are:
where first offenders are concern 1. Salary to be paid in taetsed and by fines of from 400 to 600 instead of in dollars (for instance, kroner in cases of repeated of a worker who gets 10 dollars now fences." The British Govern- is to get 10 taels hereafter).
ment had expressed to the Danish Government their gratification at this change in the law and at the readiness of the authorities con cerned to give consideration to their views in the matter. Sir Austen Chamberlain added that he trusted that all engaged in the British fishing industry would do their best to observe the regula tions of the Danish and Icelandic 4. Those who have been in the Governments.-British Wirelona, postal service for more than 20 years shall be allowed to retire on half pay for, lite.
2. Work on holidays or Sun. days must involve extra pay,
3. An indemnity of $1000 shalt be paid to those who die while on duty. Half salary shall be paid to those who contract permanent disability while on duty, such pay, shall continue to the end of their lives. Medical care and fees are to be paid by the administration.
5. Officials of the Union must not be seen at other districts with- out their personal agreement.
FATAL HOTEL FIRE.
J
A NEW YORK DISASTER.
New York, July 14..
horns and invade the sanctum sanctorum without ceremony, de termined and irresistible. But, strange as it may seem, the aver age shipmaster, when it comes
among typewriters and highly polished desks and the general air of inviolable superiority that goes with any Government offed,
than dindent about laying him- be it ever so humble; and is more self open to being told to "get cutside and want."
PUBLIC SERVANTS.
While it is fully to be realized Office at Hongkong is one of the and appreciated that the Harbour most important and essential cogs of the wheel of Government and administration in the Colony, and
that the Harbour officials have a multitude of important duties to perform, it should also be realiz ed and appreciated to an equal éx- tent what, alast is so frequently overlooked now-a-days, that all departments of any.Government, and all members of the staffs of those departmenta, are, first "and foremost, public servants, and are there for the conduct of public by the members every six months.three persons ivere killed, eleven business and for the benefit of Those who have one year's ser-injured and nine are missing as convenience of such members of vice, shall receive a New Year the result of fire destroying the the public as may have official gratuity equal to two months Twilight Inn, early in the morn-dealings with them. wages. Gratuity for those whing. "
6. Eight-hour work for day shift and six hours for night shift.
A message from Tannersville,
7. Controllers must be elected not far from New York says that
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THE SMOKE NUISANCE.
(Extract from Leading Articlo in 8.0.M. Post)
"Occupants of the higher Buildings have much reason for complaint of their neighbours. A pall of smoke can be seen lying over Hongkong, pre- vented by the Peak from dispersing. Public buildings are dirty. The Harbour is polluted. Offices and dwellings hane a fine; smoky deposit. One finds evidence of smoke und soot on all hands."
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THIEF AND ODD SHOES:
DEBT SETTLEMENT:
AMERICA CONGRATULATÉS
BRITAIN.
An unusual case of larceny came up before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill,
New York, July 14. at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, when a Chinese appeared the unanimous congratulation;
Mr. Winston Churchill has carn ed on two charges of stealing two of the press here for his "piece pairs of shoes from a cobbler's of brilliant diplomacy" in connec atal in Shanghai Street.
tion with the debt settlement.
The New York World felicitates
have not yet, one year's service Many guests and the" staff leapt shall be calculated secording to from the windows to escape, death.
Sergeant Hargreaves told the We would never be so crude as Court that the defendant went to their time of service.
One woman, panic stricken, threw to suggest that the fact that Mer- the complainant's stall on Tues-Britain on conceding unimportant 9. Abolition of the guaranted her baby boy from the third chant Service Captains and officers day and snatched two shoes. He French demands, and says "that cok.
floor and jumped herself. The have been kept cooling their heels was chased but managed to es Britain will collect, relatively; as 10. Equal holidays for all em- boy was not hurt but the for indefinite periode outside the cape. Finding that the two shoes much as we, but allow us to collect ployees and workers.
mother was seriously injured. door of the Harbour Office at were not of the same pair, the all the bud feeling."
Later:
Hongkong is due to any considera- dofendant returned to the stall The Times pays tribute to Bris There are now over twelve
tion that they are, of little moment yesterday, und, in attempting to tlah sagacity in international deaths, some bodies being so bad the world of tape, but would take another two shoes to match finance, taking a little on account ly burned as to be unidentifiable. rather believe that any lapses in the ones he had already stolen, fe rather than lose all by demanding
that direction, have been due to Twenty-three persons are
was arrested by the cobbler and full and immediate payment. But M. Caillaux imagines that missing, Router.
the combined causes of oversight handed over to the police. and overwork, blended, possibly;The defendant, who was convict America will copy the British with a little thoughtlessness. Leted on the first charge, was sen- terins he is to bb disappointed. us hope that in future it will be tenced to one week's hard labour. understood that while the time of
months, or one year at the latest.
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Atlanta, July 14.
The State Banking Department bas announced that 49 Stato „Banks in Georgia Have closed their
doors.
still
THE TYPHOON.
NEARLY STATIONARY.
The Observatory reports that at This is largely attributed to the 00'clock this morning, the typhoon appointment of a Receiver for the whe in about Lat. 14 N., Long. 124. Bankers Trust Company of At-It then appeared to be nearly lanta, on which most of the banks staffonary.
In question had been relying for. The weather forecast up to noon funds-Reuters American Ser- to-morrow is: South-west
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The Herald Tribune argues that: the Anglo-French settlement is the average shipmaster is not, The following vessels, are ex-not on all fours with the Franco- perhaps, to be reckoned 88 80 pected to be in wireless cormn-American since Britain is dealing marty dollára a second, it is at nication with Hongkong to-day: with joint signatories to the Peace least de valuable as that of the Kotau Maru, Honghwa, Shirala, Treaty, Reparations, and other average person working for a liv-West Prospect, Kwangtung, Sama-nwards,, in which the United ing, and that the shipmaator, norang Maru, Empress of Russia, States dia not participate less than any other person, has Hoang, Henalder, Tillwong, Reuter.
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