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OBITUARY..
OVER FIFTY YEARS IN CHINA,
The death occurred at Amoy on Thursday, July 14, of Mr. John Shipway Shields,"a very old resi dent, who came to China over
Afty years ago..
Seventy-eight years of age, the late Mr. Shields first arrived in Chinn in 1875, jolning the Customs Revenue ertiser Chengtu. as a gun- ner. Our Amoy correspondent atates that in 1881 he was trans- ferred to the "lights," where he remained until his retirement in
1915. He was awarded the Order
of the Chia Ho, 6th Class,
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SATURDAY, ' JULY
PRISON REFORM.
DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS IN CANTON.
Canton, July 21.
1927.
CANTON BUSES.
GOVERNMENT TO RUN THEM
ON RAILS.
According to the Chinese papers, the Government of Canton is now planning a bus service for the city to be run on rails. The idea is to build four miles of double track from the Canzon-Kowloon Railway Station to the Yuch-Han Station.
At the moment it seems that
THE ROYAL WILL.
FERDINAND'S ATTITUDE. TOWARD PRINCE CAROL.
Bukharest, July 22, The will of the late King Fer- dinand was opened yesterday at the Summer Palace at Sinaia by the Minister of Justice in the pre- sence of the members of the Royal Family and the Regency Council,
ostate of Sinain, the castle of
A sweeping reform in the prison system is contemplated. Great congestion exists in the five city prisons, as is well illustrated by the following figures:
The will is dated July 2, 1925 (1) A gaol near the Hall of Justice, rails for tou miles of steel track and provided inter alia that the used for the confinement of are available, which will enable Peles and all personal property of those under arrest for petty the Government to lay down five offences, has accommodation miles of double rail. The history the king should go to the Crown Prince, but a codicil dated January for 200. people. 1,100 are de-of those rails is interesting read-11, 1926 annuls this bequest on the ground that these properties About four years ago a syndicate are "absolutely necessary to the A prison near the Military of merchants conceived the idea future King of Rumania" but Carol headquarters for the confine-of running electric trams in will be given his share of the.. ment of sentenced prisoners. Canton. They floated a Company money and State securities. Is senréely sufficient for the with a capital of three million accommodation, of 1,100. 2,500 dollars. The monopoly was obtain- are found within.
ed from the Canton Government. at a very high figure, and permais-
(2)
tained therein.
ing.
The Codicil.
The codlell says: "It has seemed
months ago, "since when he had (3) The City gaol, near the Police sion was obtained to run trams in good to Heaven to afflict the coun
been confined to his bed.
The funeral service was held at the Amoy Cemetery, the Masonic fraternity acting as pall bearers.
Mr. John C. L. Zorn.
The death is announced in the Home papers of Mr. John C. L. Zorn, senior partner of the Stock Exchange firm of Messrs. Zorn and Leigh-Hunt. He passed away, on June 19 in a London nursing home. at the age of 61, leaving a widow, ason and a daughter. He was a son of the late Mr. John Zorn, who' was secretary of the old British Deli and Langkat Tobacco Co He joined a firm of stockbrokers and specialised in tobacco and tea shares, subsequently starting his own firm and becoming a member of the Stock Exchange in 1904. They had a numerous clientele of investors interested first in tobacco and tea and subsequently were well known in the rubber shard market. The late Mr. Zorn took considerable interest in economcial and political questions. He wrote many pamphlets, and unsuccess- fully contested East Lewisham in the Liberal interest.
SOLVIREN PIRACY.
CAPTAIN'S FUNERAL.
YESTERDAY.
headquarters and Centrai Gardens, in which theoreti- cally persons should not re- main more than 24 hours, can house 100, 700 are crowded into it,
"
(4) The police stations each have an annex built to take care of cases under temporary deter- tion while investigation is being made. There are 42 of these stations. Each of the 12 large ones has approxima- tely 100 prisoners, the smaller 30 to 50.
(0)
Nám Shek Tau, near Paak Hok Tung, was originally a fort; later it was converted into a reform school for wayward children, Political prisoners Are now lodged there. Its normal capacity is 600. In times of political turmoil, its walls have enclosed na, many as 6,000. At present it is fairly well filled, due to the several hundred communistic prisoners incarcerated since last April. Herein are found 2,000..
any direction from the Treasury try, the Queen and myself with the Building to a distance of ten miles. great misfortune of the renuncia The Government insisted, however, tion of the throne by Prince Carol. that the Company keep their ears I can nover forget my grief at à decision, which nevertheless is demanded by out of roads which were less than having to--take such 70 feet in width.
the interests of the State „and Crown. I pray to God to help my dear son in the new life he has chosen despite our wishes and grant that his choice may prove a happy one for himself and Ru mania."--Reuter.
Paying Business.
As an experiment, the Kwong Tung Tramway Company first ran buses. It proved to be a paying business and the returns indicated that if trom lines were laid and proper trams were run the Com- pany would be able to operate at. a profit, Rails were ordered from
Letter to Prime Minister.
The King left a letter to the
Germany, but before they could ar-rime biinister wherein he says: rive in Canton, the Government "God has willed that the Crown began to find fault with the Com-shall pass to my grandson who is The burden of Gov- and their buses. It wag yet a child. any pointed out to the Company that ernment will fall first on Prince the buses were too heavy and as Nicholas and the Council of Re- a consequence roads were being gency. I call on all good citizens heavily damaged. The Company to do what in them lies for the Was ordered to effect extensive peace and progress of our coun- and costly repairs to the road ou which their buses ran.
try."
Referring to his "dear son In due course the rails arrived Carol" he says: "For peace and the country's sakes sacrificed my from Germany, but by that time fatherly desire to see him again the Company was in a somewhat and I charge him to keep his pro- unhappy state financially and they mise not to return without the per- therefore decided to hold in abey-mission of the Government."
Carol's Request.
trumears.
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The more prominent prisoners are not kept in these prisons butance the scheme to introduce hre housed at Whampoa Fort..
They then planned to run the
Paris, July 22. 90,000 Incarcerated,
buses on rails in order to save the Le Matin states that ex-Crown expense of repairing the roads. Prince Carol has authorised the There are ninety prison districts Before they could carry out their declaration that he is very affect- in Kwangtung Province," where new scheme, however, the Cantoned at the sad death of his father similar conditions to those in the Government changed and their but cannot express an opinion Canton district prevail. Estimat new regime had little respect for as to the now situation. He tele- The funeral of the late Captained on the basis of the number of the rights of the Company. Sol- graphed yesterday to the Royal Richard Jentoft took place at the individuals contained in the pri-diers commandeered the buses for Family expressing his desire to at- Protestant Cemetery at Happy sons in Canton, the total for the the purpose of joy riding and fend his father's funeral but hi Valley at 6 p.m. last evening. The province would reach ninety thou sometimes did not even take the therto has received no reply.
trouble to return the machines to Le Matin interprets this tö graveside ceremony was conduct- sand. fed by the Rev. Waldegrave of the The idea of providing the pri- the garage. Every obstacle was mean that Carol has not renounc Missions to Seamen among those soners with work has never en placed in the way of developing fed his rights and still hopes to as- forming the cortege being the tered into the Oriental scheme of the undertaking by inflicting heavycend the throne-Reuter, Danish Consul, Mr. H. Dreyer, things. Therefore, all of the pri- fines when accidents occurred, by representatives of the Norwegian soners are idle.
imprisoning chauffeure for minor Consul, Captains and officers of
accidents, and so forth.
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the Norwegian vessels Sölviken, Some very strange practices
Woman in the Case. Norviken, Daviken, A. Kielland.and exist in Canton in the matter of Havdrodt, Captain Finn Malm, Mr. allowing certain individuals au-
Up to the time of the boycotti Hoare of the Cosmopolitan Dock,thority to make arrests. For in- Dr. E. de Souza and representa-stanee, any officer of a court may against Hongkong, the Company tives of the Tau Yuen Hang, affect the arrest of an individual was still in existence; but the (charterers) and Yee Koe Hong, who happens to displease him. Government's attitude prevented Kchandlers)..
Any general or subordinate officer any headway with the plan of lay-
Oklahoma City, July 22. who has a military command maying down the rails. One reason Among wreaths at the gravesidearrest and order the execution of why the Government WAR 80
The State Corporation Commis- hostile to the Company was be- were tributes from "Loving Wife an enemy, and Children," Mr. and Mrs.
cause at one time the wife of the sion has issued a temporary res Sverre Berg (Consul for Norway), During the strike and boycots | Governor, who was in a ricsha, training order prohibiting opera- Norwegian Consulate, H. Dreyer. against the British in 1926-26, the had a spill, which was caused by tors in the greater Seminole aren (Acting Consul for Denmark), Ilongkong atrikers and picket the coolie trying to avoid a bus, from drilling of wells in certain
of the sections
oil field, Officers of a.s. Solviken, s. Davis corps had authority to make
The bus did not strike the ric ken, Helikon, Captain (and Mrs.) arrests of individùnls boarding a
also prohibiting "shooting" sha but the Governor ordered Asbjornsen of Alexander Keilland, British steamer or selling British the arrest of the chauffeur. of wells in Seminole Territory THE FAR EAST OXYGEN Captain Jensen, (Norviken), Cap-goods, There are "still some Knowing the sort of justice he Reuter's American Service.
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tain Buhre, (Fuhtai), Captain Fundreds of prisoners arrested for Svane, (Daviken). Captain Nor- these offences under detention in valls. (Sandviken); Thoresen and the Canton prisons. Co.. Karsten Larssen and Co., Wallem and Co., Yee Kee Hong,
The reforms contemplated are Missions to Seamen, Fay Yuen improved housing conditions and Hong; Captains Holm, Kvamme an increase in the allotment for and Hannevig; Messrs. B. Rein, food. Ten cents a day 'has been S. Froland, Ho Shiuque, Kristofes- allowed for the support of an sen, Stenfall, Juell, Thoresen, average prisoner and the gaoler H. J. Wallem, T. Isdahl, E. Grim-squeezes part of this. It is sug- ble, G. G. Hendrikson, A. C. Bote!gested that twenty cents a day be ho, R. Johannessen, Hornasen, allowed. However, these reforms Hilsen, G. Grimble, E. H. Ray,will not be attended to immediate- Finn Malm, Mr. and Mrs. J. Kroghly while the government resources Moc, Fr. Murer, R. E. Hoare, Dr. are being taxed to provide for the E. L. de Souza, Messrs. Naess and Northern campaign. They are to Hyer, and the Misses A. M. and be taken up after war demands E. M. Xavier and K. Gourdin.
have been satisfled,
SALESMAN SAM
SAM HERE YET, /- NAW! GUESS HE
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MUSTA OVERSLEPT,
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OPEN
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were
AERIAL ACCIDENT.
BRISTOL FIGHTER TURNS, TURTLE.
would get, the chauffeur Bed. The Governor is then alleged to have brought pressure on the Company and made their position intolerable.
Up to 1925 the rails mortgaged by the Kwang Tung Tramway Company to a German Arm and it is surmised that the Canton Government has now made
Shanghal, July 22. arrangements with the German
A Bristol fighter aeroplane de- concern to use the same rails.
Tramway Company has scending on the racecourse after a been dormant for a few years and flight over Shanghai this afternoon a fence. It turned since the death of one of its and struck principals, Mr. Eng Hok-fang the turtle, the pilot. being uninjured Hongkong shipping merchant but the machine badly damaged.- seems to be almost defunct.. Router.
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