FROM DAY TO DAY IN CANTON.
OFFICIALS DEPARTING FOR NANKING.
SEEKING NEW POSTS,
(Our Own Correspondent.)
Canton, Sept. 6.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
POOR MORTAR USED IN NANKING TAXES.
BUILDING.
TESTS ON ANGLO-CHINESE
CHURCH.
to use mortar to the satisfaction
RELIEF FELT OVER POSTPONEMENT,
upon
WEDNESDAY,
CINEMA'S VALUE IN EDUCATION.
ITALY PROPOSES 'A WORLD INSTITUTE.
THE LEAGUE INTERESTED.
Genova, Sept. 6,
SEPTEMBER · 7,
·INDIAN COTTON YARN COMPETITION.
A SERIOUS THREAT FROM CHINA
THE EFFECT IN SHANGHAI. CONTRACTOR FINED $250.
PROTECTION PROPOSED.
Shanghai, Sept. 2. The seriousness of failing to
Local business men breathed
Simla, Sept. 6. maintain a sufliciently high stan more freely yesterday than for
The cinema may come into its In the Assembly, Sir George dard of mortar in the erection of several months past. The reason own as a world force, following Rainy, the commerce member, buildings was stressed at the Kow-lay in the fact that the proposed the announcement by an Italian moved a Bill to protect the manu Many officials are getting ready on Magistracy this morning, Nationalist scheme of surtaxation, delegate in the League Assembly facture of cotton yarn in India, to depart for Nauking in order to Ping Kee and Co., building con-
when the manager of Yau Leo involving huge increases in duties that the Italian Government imposing a duty of one and a half
imported
annas a pound on imported yarn. attend the Fourth Plenary Meeting
goods, excise wishes to establish än interna- of the Central Executive Commit. tractors, was charged with failing taxes and tonnage dues, did not tional educative cinema institute |
He contended that this would tee of the Kuomintang which will of the building authority,
come into force as scheduled. at Rome, under the auspices of the cotton Industry, and not materiall, only slightly benefit the Indian be held on the 15th of this month.
Announcement regarding the League. The charge was brought in respostponement was officially made'
affect the interests of Indian hand- As there are two sets of officials, one in Hankow and one in, Nan-pect of the erection of the Anglo- by the Nationalist Bureau of The Italian Government has loom workers. The object of the king, it is necessary, that one Chinese Church, which
is being Foreign Affairs on the last day of offered the historic St. Amperia Bill was to safeguard the Indian group have to drop out to effect built on Kowloon Inland Lot No. August but fear lurked in the Palace to house the institute, and cotton Industry against Japanese the fusion of the two parties.2,059, Ho un Tin. The mortar minds of many merchants that will also provide the first instal-night work, double shift, and The whole matter will be thrash-used, according to tests, broke un- this was simply an empty promise ment of the money required for its women workers competition, but ed out at the forthcoming meeting, der six pounds and eleven and a by the Nationalist Government establishment and maintenance.
The and that when the time came not want to be left out of con- minimum weight required to be eforts would be made to collect be the collection of information and several officials in Canton de half pounds, respectively.
The task of the institute will the increase just the same. Such was not the case however and on problems affecting the cinema, inquiry at the Bureau of Foreign and the provision of opportunities Affairs last night confirmed the for mutual interchange of all films earlier announcement that the of educational value, for instance enforcement of these new taxes films dealing with historical and
archaeological subjects. had definitely been postponed.
"sideration for important posts.
It is understood that Mr. Koo Ying-an, Minister of Finance, will soon leave Canton for the Nationalist capital, since he very unpopular in this city on ne count of the recent financial crisis and his high-handed action in set. tling It. Mr. Sun Fo is reported
borne was 14 pounds.
The defendant pleaded, that, as soon as his attention was drawn to the use of the mortar, he im- mediately-used a better quality lime, which was from Saikung, where all the Government lime was obtained."
His Worship pointed out that the to be anxious to take Mr. Koo's mixture was below strength, and post while merchants here are en-imposed a fine of $250, the de- deavouring to persuade General Lifendant having been previously Chai-sum to appoint one of his fined for a similar offence. own men to be the Commissioner
of Finance.
Money Easier.
With regard to the $10,000,000
MOTOR MISHAPS.
Little official information has been brought to light as reason for the postponement and foreign merchants, at least, ure
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delving too deeply into the master. resting content with the relief gained by the new order, however temporary. One of the results f the statement issued by the Bureau of Foreign Affairs yester day was the release by the Cus- and snirits which have been kept toms of a huge quantity of wines
in bond since arrival in Shanghai. Through being knocked down by Several local wine and spirit motor-car No. 355, in Caine Road dealers took advantage of the yesterday, a Chinese boy, 8 years moment and approximately Tis. of age, was removed to the Gov-200,000 worth of liquor is said to
loan to be raised by the" mer-YESTERDAY'S LENGTHY LIST chants and bankers, the Ministry of Finance has decreed that pay- ment need not be made in a hurry and have extended the time for this purpose. Since the Central Bank resumed business this week, large crowds have been seen at the counters changing notes and buy- ing bonds, etc. Some of them went to the Bank to change silver
the recent heavy increase in the importation of Chinese medium question which was really one bo- yarn must be considered as a tween the mills and the band looms.
The Assembly must decide which interest was more import- ant. The possible serious Chinese competition could not be ignored by the Government. He was of The proposal was placed on the jopinion that the interests of the Assembly agenda.-Reuter.
cotton-mill industry ought to pre-. vail. (Applause).
SHORTER HOURS OF SPINNING.
MANCHESTER COTTON
ECONOMY.
London, Sept. 6. A private meeting of the Ameri- can section of the Cotton Spinners' Federation, at Manchester, recom-
tion by Saturday and Monday'stop- page, or its equivalent, from Sep- tember 10 until the end of Octo- ber.
ernment Civil Hospital, with in-have been released yesterday, re-mended the curtailment of produc- juries to his head.
Damage was caused to both vehicles in a collision between a
motor-lorry and tramear No. 59, coins for notes while others paid on the Causeway Bay Road yester in their share of the loan. Soday. No-one injured.
manny creditors
handed in their An accident occurred yester- money that the Bank clerks were day in Pokinlum Road where unable to attend to them, hence motor-car, No. 1785, knocked down more time is given in which to pay a small boy who was attempting in this sum.
to cross the road in front of the Mr. Lee Chee-ping, an important car. The victim received slight member of the Chamber of Com-injuries and was not detained, merce, who was detained, has now been released by Mr. Koo Ying- fan. It is now discovered that Mr. Lee but nothing to do with the trouble of the Bank, although he was confined in the Chamber for five days.
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presenting what the majority ra- gard as Shanghai's greatest need at the present time.
Luxury Surtax Buṛenu.
The Nationalists' Luxury Surtax Bureau was formally set up on July 4 about which time peal merchants began to gain a clear idea of the new programme and to gauge its possible effects upon their business.
after his injuries were dressed at during the first few months,
The air was full of protests the Government Civil Hospital.'
being made by foreign Inspector C. Aris, while driving course his small Austin four-seater, merchants through their reaper along the Pingshan-Castle Penktive Chambers of Commerce which Road yesterday, was involved in in turn appealed to their respec an accident which occurred as he tive Consulate-General with approached the turning into Sun- varying results. hui Road. A lorry was seen to be The scale was divided into three stationed on one side of the road, parts, viz., Class "A," which were Land, sounding his horn as allotted payment of 15 per cent.
This means 13 hours of idleness each week.--Reuter,
Deplorable Position,
Was
Londoni, Sept. 8. "The deplorable position of the American branch of cotton spin
M. Keynes, at a meeting called by ning and manufacturing" discussed by the economist, Mr. J. the Cotton Yarn Association at Manchester.
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Mr. Necgy representing the Dacca division, expressed appres] hension lest Japan might retaliate on Indian pig iron.
Ayyar, of
Mr. Duraiswamy Madras, obiected to further con- cessions to the mill owners.
Mr. Jamnada Mehta, of Bombay, declared that he
vote would against the Bill because it offered no real protection of mill owners. --Router.
CHANNEL SWIMMER
MRS. CORSON. TRIES AGAIN:
London, Sept. 6.
Mrs. Corson, the American- Danish swimmer, is attempting to swim from England to France. She set off from South Foreland at one o'clock this morning. At two o'clock this afternoon she was
making, good progress but, later, the cbb tfde was taking her down Channel and rain was falling.
Mrs. Corson's attempt is inter esting because she has already swam the Channel. in the other direction, namely, from France to Mr. Keynes expressed the England, having accomplished this opinion that it was scarcely pos-in August last year, She is the sible to exaggerate the seriousness mother of two children.-British of the situation, and suggested Wireless. summoning what might be termed unofficial royal commission,
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Class "B" 25 per cent. and Claas composed of representatives of P. & O. CAPITAL TO BE "C." 57 per cent. The last cover- every section of industry, includ- ed such things as tobaccos ang operatives, to ascertain the
INCREASED.
Military Dispositions. General Chang Fat-fui, the so- called "Iron Commander," has not "yet returned, despite a premature signal, the Inspector was passing report his arrival. It is stated the stationary vehicle when, with that the "Iron Commander" is out warning, a boy darted across resting in Hongkong, although the roadway from behind the intoxicating liquors and greatlysts at every stage of production, and consider mill reorganisation, General Li Chai-sum has made lorry. He was knocked down by perturbed most of the local popu- repeated requests, asking his for the police officer's ear, and relation, haste being made in many canitalisation and reform, with a ISSUE OF £1,000,000 DEFERRED mer subordinate to come to Can-ceived injuries which; however, instances to lay in stocks calculat- were of only a superficial nature.ed to outlast the Nationalist He was not taken to Hospital. Government, with result that for a time at least local wine and tabacco merchants turned over an enormous business.
Chang has been offered the post
ton.
of Commander of the "Eight
Route" Division, whose duty it in
to subjugate the forces of Gen-
Car In Nullah.
While Mr. H. M. Hendriksen, or
fr Tonnage Dues Increase.
erals Yip Ting and Ho Lung, who the Orient Tobacco Factory, Kow- are planning to capture Canton. loon. was endeavouring to turn a Apparently, General Chang does Morris Cowley car, No. 186, at a In addition to these taxes al- not like to take up that post inas-place-popularly known as the Ten ready mentioned, shipping com- much as he has no picked troops Mile Beach, along the Castle panies came in for attention at of his own. Most of them perish. | Peak Hond, on Sunday, the front the hands' of the Nationalist ed in the campaign against Mar-part dropped into a nullah which Government by an announcement shal Wu Pei-fu and later against runs along the side of the road, of an increase in the tonnage dues. Chang Tsuch-liang in Ionam, and and the vehicle stopped with only One or two instances of ships the rest went over to General Yip the rear part on the road.
sailing without payment of the Ting.
The road is none too wide at increase were recorded, the most In military circles it is frankly this place, and it would appear admitted that very few military that the mishap occurred owing to officers can match General Yip an error of judgment in driving Ting and that Gen. Chang Fat-fui the car too far farward. is the only commander who may possibly resist Yip, who was a former subordinate of Chang dur-
The assistance of a number of passing motorists was asked for,++++++*** and by the united efforts of about
ing the days of the Hankow re-six men the car was got on to the
gime.
THE WORLD PEACE
PROPOSAL.
BRITISH ATTITUDE EXPLAINED.
Geneva, Sept. 6.
Sir Austen Chamberlain, inter- viewed, after announcing that he would have great pleasure in sup-| porting Canada's candidature for membership of the Council of the
road again.
The damage was negligible.
DARWIN'S HOME FOR THE NATION.
TO BE PRESENTED BY A DOCTOR.
London, Sept. 6. Following Sir Arthur Keith's League of Nations, referred to re-presidential announcement before ports of a Polish proposal for the British Association, the other new security pact, and expressed | day, Doctor George Buckston the opinion that there would be Browne has telegraphed offering no advantage in such a proposal at to buy Darwin's home for the na- present, but if the resolution tion, and the Association has ac- should be proposed and un- cepted the offer-Reuter.
A message of August 31 stated: animously accepted, the Assembly recommending the extension of Sir Arthur Keith, replying to a the Locarno agreements to other vote of thanks after his presiden- parts of the world, and re-affirm-tial address to the British Associa- tion, announced that the Council
ing the League's determination to of the Association intended to ar- maintain peace, he would gladly range for the purchase of Charles co-operate.
Darwin's house and its surround- He emphasised that the Britishings, at Bromley, Kent, for the na- attitude on disarmament was un-tion, as a memorial to Darwin. changed. Despite the failure of
the Geneva naval eonference, they
were nearer an agreement than
Passengers for the North on the
before. There would probably be Siberia Mara, which loft yesterday, many conferences before they could reach the racasure of die- Liont-Colonel E. B. Ferrors, Mr. C. were Sir Robert and Lady Hu Tung,' armament they would like to see. Alabaster
and Sir Victor-
Reuter.
Mackenzio.
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view to bringing Lancashire'a organisation up to date, and put- ting it on a competitive basis with the rest of the world.-Reuter,
BOMB OUTRAGES.
IMPORTANT ARRESTS IN NEW YORK.
New York, Sept. G. The arrest of two Mexicans' in connexion with the bomb explosion in an alley yesterday, has led so the discovery in a Brooklyn dat of the two complete bombs and materials for manufacturing ten others.
There was also a book by Spanish police commissioner dealing with bomb-making, and some maps of New York marked with pencil at certain subway stations. Altogether "four arrests were effected. Reuter's American
Service.
notable being the French mail liner, of the Messageries "Mari- times, the
Paul Lecat. 8.S. Tonnage dues were raised 50 per cent and caused vigorous protests to be made through diplomatic channels to the various Home governments.
was case
STOCK.
London, Sept. 6. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company pro- pose to increase their capital to 27,632,000, by the issue of £1,000,-. 000 of additional deferred stock.
The new capital is required to pay for new tonnage, et cetera. An extraordinary meeting is to be held on September 14 to pass a resolution in this connexion.
The new issue will be made at price of £200 per £100 of de- ferred stock.-Reuter.
A suspected thief, when chal- lenged by a Chinese constable in the street, dropped the electric fan which he was carrying and took to his heels. The fan has been taken to the police station awaiting" a claim by the owner.
HOW MUCH DO YOU
KNOW?
TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.
The following general know- ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Express.
1
Who was the first Prime Minister,
and how many have there been?
2
Who, is the only wicket-keeper to
Answers, for those who need Less than a fortnight ago a them, will be found on Page 14 "test"
held in the of this issue. British Supreme Court arising directly out of the Nationalist taz proposals and resulted in a deci- sion virtually against the tax enforcers through their agents the Customs and through them, the shipping company which held im- ported goods against payment of the increase.
Yesterday in the United States Court for China another "test" of case was halted "on the eve judgment" when a message was received at the Court stating that the taxes had been lifted." The case almost immediately exploded, the causo of action having been dispelled.
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It has not been stated by any authority for how long the tax are to be postponed. It will probably be indefinitely.
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