AOUSING BUSINESS
EMPLOYEES.
SEVERAL CHINESE FIRMS SUMMONED.
LICENCES REQUIRED.
The proprietors of a number of busincas, houses in Des Voeux Road Central were summoned at the Magistracy, this morning, for housing B large
of number employees on their premises with- out the permission of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
BOY AND GIRL COMMUNISTS.
CAUSE TROUBLE IN SWATOW
. DISTRICT.
BURNING & KILLING.
Swabow, May 18.
From Taipu, a district up the Han River from Chaochowfu, comes news of the activity of student Communists.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
Middle schools, and many híglior elementary schools, also, in that distrlet and north to the Fukien Amongst the firms summaned [border have almost all been closed were the Lai Wah Company of 147,this year owing to the spread of Dea Voeux Road Central; the Communist propaganda among the Bakilly Company of 153-155, Des boy and girl scholars. Voeux Road Central; the Sun Cold- pany, Des Voeux Road Central; the Wing On. Company, of 213, Des Voeux Road Central; the Hongkong and Shanghai Comy Limited, of 224-228 DOR Voeux Road Central, the new Chen Kwong Company of 237-241 Des Voeux Road Central; and the Nanyang Bros. Tobacco Company, Limited,
The housing of employees by these various companies wos des. cribed in the summons as "keeping a boarding house (Class V1)."
vanta.
CHANG TSO-LIN'S TRUCE.
FULL TEXT OF HIS TELEGRAM,
"THE SHIP OF STATE RAPIDLY SINKING."
APPEAL TO PEOPLE.
Peking, May 9. Generalissimo Chang Teo-lin's circular telegram was sent this evening to all the leading civil and military authorities of the North and South.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1928.
LALOR RESCUE IS THE PEAK CHURCH
RECALLED.
MEETING.
REV. F. TOCHER RECEIVES DECORATION.
WEDDING: AND SERVICE FEES DISCUSSED.
BRAVERY RECOGNISED CLERGY. HONORARIUM.
Hankow, May 8.
The question of fees to be paid | The British Consulate here was to
clergymen officiating at the the scene of a pleasing ceremony Poak Church and also the fees to at noon yesterday when Rear-be charged for weddings was dis Admiral Hugh Tweedie decorated usred at length at the annual the Rev. Forbes Tocher with the
In
his
Insignia of a Commander of the general meeting of the Church British Empire in recognition of held last evening in the Cathedral his outstanding services in effecting Hall. The chair was taken Mr. W. the release of Captain Lalor of the Pattenden and amongst those Siangtan, who was captured by ban. Present were the Right Rev. the dita in the early part of this year. Bishop of Victoria, the Very Rev. apeech Rear-Admiral the Dean (the Rev. A. Swann), It is said that over 200 applied
Tweedie paid the highest tribute Lady Pollock, Mr. Justice Jacks It had and Mrs. Jacks, Colonel and Mrs. The text of the telegram la asto Mr. Tocher's bravery. for admission to the chief Govern-
been hoped, said Rear-Admiral H. G. Riley, the Rov. J. Kirk rent middle school in Chaochowfu, follows;
"Civil war has been going on for Tweedie, that the Commander-in- Maconnchie, Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar! but instead of the customary en
since the com-Chief, Admiral Tyrwhitt, would be and Dr. J. H..Bandera. trance examinations they were overal years
the there to make the presentation, but The proceedings wore opened by required to write essays. Only munista attempted to ruin
free country.
he had been unavoidably delayed. a short prayer by the Rey, J. Kirk two of these essays were
"The South-Eastern Provinces in In conclusion the Admiral referred Maconachie. from Bolshevist sentiment, and the writers of the rest were all in China have repeatedly under to the generosity of Messrs. Butter- field and Swire, who immediately refused admission.
gone indescribable sufferings, of
Col. H. G. Riley (Hon. Trea From the type of student refus.Which I have heard a good deal, found the funds for Captain Lalor's ransom directly the bandita' de- girl invariably with a feeling of pain. mands were presented.
surer) proposing the adoption of à admission, youths and
"I could not bear to see the
Mr. Tocher made a brief and the balance sheet, said that the students in their teens, Communist hands are formed, and they are Bolshevization of the nation and modest reply to the Admiral's deficit of $250 was accounted for
responding to the call of Provid-
speech. After thanking him for by the fact that while the whole ence, I determined to lead my the complimentary expressions, be of the expenses entailed by "the giving serious trouble.
troops in a campaign against drew attention to the bravery of memorial window to, Mr. and Mrs.
the two Chinese assistants 'who had Bowdler had been met, the sale of Bolshevism.
accompanied him on his various Straita war loan had not been com meetings with the bandits at im- pleted at the time when the balance
own lives. minent peril to their
sheet was made up. No payments had been made to any clergy this
In one place, they burned and looted, killed and took people cap- tive for ransom.
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At Company's Expense, Mr. D. L. Strellet, appearing for the Nanyang Bros. Tobacco Com- pany, said his clients had some licence doubt as to whether a
A Common Cause. would be required for their
Some soldiers are operating with 'premises as they were housing the
"From the beginning I declared employees at the Company's ex- these banda, and in other places that I would regard my personal they were distinguishable from munists. They have apparently curred with me in the suppression pense, and, that being the case, they work with Peasant Com-foon as friends if only they con- common boarding houses, but not been intoxicated with propaganda or Bolshevisme. On the other from an ordinary household em- before their minds are capable of I made up my mind to deliver a ploying a large number of ser-judgment or deliberation, and are decisive blow to communism with being exploited to do deeds which a view to its total elimination. MR. E. Lindsel!, who heard make them the despair and terror Wherever my troops went strict orders were Issued for the main- the summons, sald the law requir- of the neighbourhood,
Whether there is any peril for tenance of discipline and for pro- ed that employera should take out a licence for allowing any of their the future from these bands, tection of the lives and property employees to stay on the premises, or whether they will disappear both of Chinese and foreigners but, in practice, the Secretary for with the growth of geed govern- for I have always apprehended Chinese, Affairs took no netion ment and strong local administra- that civil war might affect dip unless the number was more than tion under the new authoritice, lomacy and thereby impair China's cannot yet be said. In general, friendly relations with the Powers. Mr. Strellet next pointed out however, it may certainly be said that the necessary licence was the that this part of the province has mildest of all kinda, aince only a improved, and there is an air of fee of $2 per year was required as optimism among those who care compared to the other type of for good order and a quiet life. boarding house licences which coal-Our Own Correspondent. from $200 to $2,000 a
ten.
year.
Furthermore, no security of any
or two
"During the last year unfortunate international incid- ents have happened in Canton, Hankow, Nanking and Tsinan.
"It is highly regrettable that foreigners have been involved in our domestic struggles. If this state of affairs in allowed to con-
kind was necessary, and Mr. Strel- QUARANTINE RULES.tinue, I shall be unable to face the
let added that if there had been any offence, it was purely of a technical nature.
BOATPEOPLE FINED AT MARINE COURT.
*
whole nation As well as the friendly Powers. In view of this altuntion I have ordered "my vic- torious troops at Changtch and along the Shansi Railway to cease hostilities immediately,
Wants Fair Decision.
Warning and Summons. The circumstances out of which
At the Marine Court this morn- the summons against his clients ing, before Commdr. J. B. Newill, aroo, was next touched upon by D.S.O., R.N., Chan Hi-you, a boat Mr. Strellet, who stated that on mistress, Chan Tim and Chau May 10, a sergeant, visited the Man, boutmasters, were charged premises and issued what was with approaching within 30 yards warning of the 8.8. Shun Chih, without per- Before anything could be done mission of the Port Health Officer, "I have been in military service about the warning, a summons was served on the Company. That was on the day following the visit. The representative of the Company had since written to the S. C. A. giving full details, and Mr. Strellet inform-
understood to be
لله
the tase merited a fine at ull.
she flying the quarantine flag at the time.
All the accused pleaded not
guilty,
year.
The Accounts.
HOW MUCH DO YOU The accounts were passed on the
KNOW?
TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.
The following general know-
ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Express.
Answers, for those who need them, will be found on Page 14 of this issue.
What is the correct term for the speaker or chairman of a con- vocation!
Who holds this office in the Low- er House of Canterbury Convo cation!
2 Who wrote the following: "A Shropshire Lad," "The Wind in the Willows," "A Pair of Blue Eyes't
Name the King's racing yacht. What in Helston, Cornwall, noted for!
s What is the rule for adding the suffix "able" to verbs (a) ending in mute "e" (b) ending in "ate," to make into adjectives? State the colour of the following: Topaz, sapphire; amethyst; boryl. What are Besfoaters! How many geres are there in a 'square mile!
7
9
10
kept on saying, "In short"
pitica"?
proposition of Colonel H. G. Riley, seconded by Dr. J. H. Sanders.
Secretary's Report.
The Very Rev, the Dean (Hon. Secretary) read his report as fol-
lowa:
1
Services-During the past year there has beon Holy Communion in the Peak Church every Sunday at
8,15 a.m.
4
Committee. Two meetings of the Committee have been held, Lieut.-Col. H. G. Riley has taken the place of Mr. D. E. G. Nicholson. as Hon. Treasurer, and Mrs. Riley was elected on to the Committee; in place of Mrs. Wood. At the Committee meeting on January 27th, 1928, a resolution of appre- ciation of the Rev. H. Copley Moyle's long services as Hon. Secretary was unanimously adopt- ed. I suggest that this meeting endorses the Committee's action in this respect. Dean Swan was elected Hon. Secretary.
Memorial Window. The window to be placed in the Church in memory of the late Mr. and Mrs, Bowdler will shortly be installed,
What famous character in fletion It was dispatched from England Why did Millon write "Areopa-on April 16th. The contractor has been instructed to be ready to fit What fruit in mythology is con-it as soon as it arrives. The nooted with the Hesperides Given the length of the radius of a circle, how would you find the length of (a) us diameter. (b) ita circumference?
"As regards national politics, 18 will not be insistent if our people. can agree on a fair and impartial decision. The question of right or wrong rests with the people. since my youth. As an old re- 17. sident.in Manchuria I know per-! fectly well the evil influence of 18 communism and the preventive: Police evidence was to the effect measures taken by other nations. that the boats were made. fast Indeed, I feel that my personal ex- ed his Worship that he did not think alongside the ship, but on an perience in that line qualifies metion of communism and extreme In answer to his Worship, Ser-rouch of the police launch they for, a better view of the whole caution in diplomatie dealings as geant Haywood, of the S.C.A., said case off and endeavoured to escape, question than many proininent men the sole means of attaining our
independence. ne general warning had been They were overtaken and arrested of the country,
"At present there seems to be case had been and it was found that they were
The Only Means. issued, but a
no end to civil strife and the ship brought before the Court some all carrying boarding house run-
"Knowing that certain traitors, of State is sinking rapidly, I hope to their time ago. Apparently that had noners. This evidence was corro-
borated by the coxswain of the deeply imbued with the idea of the poople will come effect on the defendants,
conmunism and ignorant of the senses and save the country from Mr. Lindsell told Mr. Strellet police launch.
Questioned by his Worship, the consequences In its wake, were destruction. This, briefly, is my that he recalled a case about two months back which appeared in the third defendant admitted that he sure to bring havoc, to the coun-appeal, and I hope to hear from English reas but he could not say was quite close to the ship, but try, I considered the extermina- you all (Signed) Chang Tso-lin," whether it appeared in the Chinese had not made fast, while the other papers also. Still, that did not two stated that they were some the vessel mean that the proprietor of the 700 feet away from Nanyang Bros. Company must when arrested.
The case was considered.proved have seen it. He imposed a
and a fine of $20, with the alterna- nominal fine of $2.
tive of 20 days' imprisonment with hard labour, was inflicted in each
Other Cases,
Mr. W. D. Owen appeared on behalf of the Sun Company and asked his Worship for a remand, which was granted.
case.
OPIUM ROUND WAIST.
CHINESE SMARTLY
PUNISHED.
In making the application, Mr. Owen said there was certain in- formation his clients wanted to supply to the Secretary of Chinese Affairs and there was also certain Information which they desired to
In charging a Chinese with the. obtain. Most of the owners bad possession of illicit opium, a police seen the Secretary for Chinese officer stated, at the Police Court Affairs, but in regard to his client this morning, that the man was there were special circumstances seen to move about a great deal which called for a remand.
at the wharves. His movements
Representatives of the Wing On were kept under observation, and Company, the Hongkong and in Eastern Street, yesterday, he Shanghai Company, the Bakilly was arrested and found to be Company, the Lai Wah Company carrying 40 taels of illicit opium, and the new Cheng Kwong, were which was tied to his waist with a each fined $2 and ordered to take steps to obtain a licence without further loss of time.
"ITALIA'S" FLIGHT
BEGINS.
ANOTHER NORTH POLE AIR EXPEDITION,
King's Bay, May 15. The airship "Italia" in which General Nobile is to make a tour
rag.
A fine of $2,500, or six months' hard labour, was infleted, by Mr. R. E. Lindsell.
SQUALLS ARE PREDICTED.
report
To-day's Observatory states: The Korean depression is moving into the Sea of Japan. is The Indo-China depression stationary. An anticyclone has
of the North Pole, has taken off formed ovar North China. The
on, It is understood, a three day forecast up to noon to-morrow is: fight over Greenland and the Southerly or variable winds, North Polar regions generally-moderate; Reuter,
rain.
squally; overcast;
"Do you learn anything from the sign, dear 7!!
"Yes, It seems I've been using the wrong kind of shaving
soap
maker's account of £200 has been paid.
been
Vestry Roof. In the middle of March, through a beam falling from the roof of the Vestry, it was discovered that white ants had at work in it. Since the
Dr. Sanders, at the Secretary's re- condition of the roof was critical consulted the Church quest,
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