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WEDNESDAY JUNE: 4 1984

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE CRUELTY BILL

[To the Editor of the China Mail.]

Sir,As the Marine Guilds' letter to the Government criticis-1 ing the draft Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bill, and the Hon. Colonial Secretary's reply to it has been published in all the local press, my committee would be glad if you will kindly publish a copy of a letter which I have sent to the joint secretaries of the Guilds,

Yours truly.

B. L. FROST, «Vice-President & Hon. See. Hongkong, June 3.

T. T. LAURENSON, Esq..

Chiou Const. Ofcers' Guild. W. STOKES, Ex.:

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da to prevent the poultry getting their legs through. 18.The Master of every vessel

shall (in addition to the actual offender) be deemed to be guilty of any contraven tion of these. Regulations which may occur while he is on board his ship and shi Il be | liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. 14-For the purpose of these Ro-

gulations the term "vessel means any ship, junk or bont of dny kind whatever whe- ther propelled by steam, elec- tricity, sails or bars.

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From inquiries made in legal by the Commander of H.M.S. Reports were current in China- offices.the Taun Wan Yat Po' Cicala" plans ware made for cele-town yesterday that Wong Ng, the learns that there has been abrating the King's Birthday. There Cantonese bandit chief who is distinct drop in local property were also present Mr. Hilliard, the alleged to have asked Sir Robert values and the market is now Commissioner of Customs, and Ho Tung fora "loan" of $2,000 and to have personally admitted that decidedly quiet.

Mrs. Hilliard and the foreign staffs he was the Instigator of the However, values of houses in the of both the hongs and Customs spiriting away of the Shamsulpo Central and Western "diatricis re-It was decided to drink the King's ferry "Kwong Shun" a few main steady us owners are unwill-health at noon to-day and to hold months back, had been shot by ing to lower their prices. Land a concert on the "Cicala" in the General Li Fook-lum, one of Dr. in undeveloped areas is affected as evening.

Sun's Cantonese commanders at "Canton. The launch "Fung Hing," [To the Editor of the China Mail.] loon City, although to a lesser alleged to have been used as a is property in Shamzuipo and Kow.

A former Haison officer is said to extent. Unbuilt on land is hardly piratical craft, has been captured inquiries being made it, was found have imparted the news but on SirPerusing the statement in demand at all. Owners of this by one of the Hongkong armed that the man stated to have been made by one James A. Rabbitt kind of land can obtain practically launches for protecting convoys given the death sentence was an regarding the Canton Arsenal no rent and mortgages put through The prize is now in the custody of other man by the same name, also Plant, I wish to comment on the during th boom are beginning to the Customs.

a notorious pirate, but better known sume subject in view of the fact expire. Mortgagors are taking ad. The silk cocoon merchants have by the nickname of "Chai Kwan that I was also holding a rea- The Marine Engineers' Guildponsible position in that work and vantage of the situation and putting resumed business, but trade is bad Ng" Ng is the given name. The first two characters originally meant of China.

an eye-witness ever since the sign-up rates rather than give exten. as the merchants buve Gentlemen,With reference talingsof the Purchase Contract by

Mortgage interest on un through too many pirate-infested soldiers under (former) Tuchun Lung Chal-kwang, the second your letter to the Government, of the Canton Government with the developed land is now between 11 waters to get their goods to the word in his name belus the distinguishing mark of his troops, the 22nd May, relating to the Davis Co., Ltd., and that James A. and 2 per cent, per month and only bazaars at Yurig Ki and Pakkai.

On account of a tax on refresh In time they became so disorderly draft Prevention of Cruelty to Rabbitt was only a consulting between 50 and 60 per cent, of the Animels Bill. complaining of the engineer acting locally at Canton purchase values are given in hypo-ments all restaurants and cuting that the epithet of Chal Kwan, clause imposing liability, on for their behalf.....

thecation. This position has caused houses are going on strike, follow-meaning Lung Chai-kwang's master of a vessel, etc., an wer These machineries were origin-owners to be like "the owner of a ing the precedent set in Canton. soldiers, was applied to any person to which has already been pub.ally purchased by the Kwongsi sheep whose head is in the wall Li loi-wan, the local Police Com- of particularly loose scruples. The Jished in the local press h, the Party who hud paid about and can neither be pushed through missioner has offered to negotinte, man in question operated in the Hon. Colonial Secretary, as there $400,000 U.S. Currency as deposit or extricated."

on behalf of the restaurants, with Tang Shing district, in connection with semi-bandit-soldiery and his has been a good deal of criticism money through the International Empty land in Shemspo has the authorities.

removal is just as important as that of my Society in the matter in Banking Corporation at Canton. dropped 2 and even more than

Penmakers and blacksmiths are of the one better known to Hong-0000000 letters to the press, I beg to draw Later in the year of 1920, the 2.00 per square foot and values of also on strike demanding higher kong by virtue of the "Kwong your attention to the fact that Kwongtung troops under the com- und in Taipo, Homantin, Castle wages.

Shun" outrage. there was nothing new in that mand of General Chan Kwing-Peak and

Shatin

Merchants at Sunning are cloe-

It will be recalled that the ferry ure falling clause, as, sub-section 13 of Sce- ming returned to Canton and re-rapidly.

ing their doors as a pretest against was mysteriously taken away one tion 3 of Ordinance 15 of 1908 sumed power. Accordingly the

the squeeze extorted by the ill-dis-Sunday evening and the pas- reads:-

sengers not heard of 1ill a week or Kwongs! Party was driven buck.

ciplined troops. at Tai Tung

so later when a batch of cooliest 13. The master of every vessel Davis Co., Ltd., the Vendors, fore-

market. The civil population were liberated because they were which shall (in addition to closed the Kwongsi parties and

wishes to be rid of, these human teo Door to hold for ransom. the actual offender) be re-entered into new contract with

that they can provide Letters pests sa

demanding deemed guilty of any con- the Kwongtung Authorities with

their own protection by organising couched in flowery language, travention of these, Re-fthe late General Chan Wing-sen to

a Merchants Militia.

asking for opium, singlets &c., and guintions, which may deeur sign on the Government's behalf. -

Pleading lack of funds, to pay chopped with an unmistakable while he is on bourd his At that time the contract was ship and shall be liable to both signed at the Oriental Hotel

various detachments at Sunning victims. their subordinates, commuriders of chop were sent to relatives of other be provvedied against and of Canton and I was then one of

city have been threatening the published details of a letter receiv

Only last weck the China Mail nunished accordingly. the witnesses of that contract. reported to the Police yesterday Magistrate's Yamen and sendinged by Sir Robert Ho Tung's family

As frequently seer in China, the

their personal guards to demand here, addressed in Hongkong I enclose a copy of a handbill of extracts from the "Ordinance Kwongsi parties who were then which includes Section 13., This of power, found no way to

payment.

and bearing a Hongkong two cents handbill was distributed to all claim on the Davis Co., Ltd for

stamp. Two thousand dollars steamers, junks and other craft their deposits howsoever.

were asked for to finance a certain scheme on completion of which principal and interest would be

given and a request was made that the missive be not registered.

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KOWLOON ROBBERS.

PW.D. MAN'S HOUSE COOLIE ATTACKED.

Everest of the PW.D. residing at A house coolie employed by Mr. No. 2 Railway Quarters Kowloon, that at four o'clock in the afternoon he was walking along Chatham Road near the Gun Club Hill when two men stopped him, drew daggers and threatened him not clothes and seized. $5.25, four master.

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Fighting has broken out between pro-Chan and pro-Sua troops at Nor Lung and Nor Kat in the Yan. ping district near the Yeungkong

was defeated,

释

ransom,

FOR THE POOR BOX.

FORTY-SEVEN CENTS,

►

ALL GOODS ONES.

which carried livestock. and The total purchase price of move. They went through his poultry, and every new vessel these machineries was 31,603,3-14 dollars of which, belonged to his border. The pro-Citan detachment repaid, An address for reply was' which we find carrying the same U.S. Currency less instalment pay class of cargo gets a topy, irvesments of $1,265,407.26 U.S. Cur pective of 'nationality. Large rency. leaving a balance, of

The situation at Hoi In near

This sensation has been followed posters (24" 173) properly | $338.436.75 U.S. Currency unpaid.

Yeungkong is again serious and by a denial in a vernacular paper, framed, of the same Regulations, As per Rabbitt's statements, he

General Wong Ming-tong bas des purported to bave been written by have been posted on every warfalso agreed to have received this which came from the very same patched a battalion then It is Wong Ng. This was also posted in the Colony for more than ajamount from the Governor, but steamer "Woudrichen" and were rumoured «tial Chan Kwing-ming locally and the writer, who claims year, and in the most prominent ridiculously to show their dis- then landed up to Whampao, has ordered four cominanders, to be the pirate captain, states place which we could find,> These | bursements, which cover up stor In gathering from these view namely Chan Cheung-po, Tang that he was not responsible for nor posters are in English and Chinese age, insurances and expenses for points, it is really interesting to Pun-yan, Lui Chun-wing and an associated with the intimidating. and wore chopped by the S.C.A. engineers accumulating. to know of the ways and attitude in other, to aascible the rabble in

Weiter. They are still in their places on $795,377 U.S. Currency. Who which those American are nowa- the southern peninsula and murch most of the wharves.

could on earth as businessmen, can days taken up with their trades on the Sze Yap districts to support The fact that these handbills believe that these huge expenses in China! More over, they are a projected grund offensive on the should have been circulater, and are right and or possible? Froin rontrabands and something that East River. the posters posted for more than what the writer can rectify. the are against the "Arms Embargo a year, and, that during that time godown rent alone comes to about Agreement" looked up to by all Kwangtung Coast Defchee Bureau A report is current that the not one single complaint has noen 40 per cent. higher than what the responsible nations at Washington formerly lod. by Chan Chak and sent lo ny committee Trom Vendors had actually paid out. Conference. Further still. tho masters or alficers complaing of The interest at 1 per cent. per Japanese company who is agent of now by Lam Youk-she, will again any injustice being intended, month, and compounded upon at the chartered steamer in which establish headquarters at Pakkei proves, I think, that offices of end of every calendar month was she would have carried off those in the near future. Nobody can ships trusted my committee to really exhorbitant. The expenses machineries (Contrabands), as re- carry out the law with corynon and salaries for these engineers exports to any other places, is also

accumulating to few lakhs of U.S. [ulleged to be trifting with the I have several letters, a copy of dollars are far more comical of all. | international law. one of which I forwarded to the They seem to break the trade The writer is giving out these Government, from captains and statistics record of 1924 More actual accounts fully with the other officers of ships engaged in over, none of those engineers view that comprehensive idena the pig and other kindred trades, appearing on the pay roll, is here may conveyed to our foreign begging my committee to take except the James A. Rabbitt. The friends and as what James A. drastic action against the awful Writer may add that these Rabbitt stated, in order to avoid cruelty which is practised on live Vendors may not for their life "Misunderstanding." animala in loading, carrying and time, expect to even make of The case is for Canton Govern- unloading by: the Chinese, ahil it the amount which had been shown ment. May the Tribunal be dis- was due to the fact that the pre-out by them to the total of interested and say something that sent law does not touch even the $706,377 U.S. Currency! The pro is upright! fringe of cruelty to animals, that rata rate for these engineers ~ this bill was framed, and which comes to $14.75 U.S. Currency I think besides my committee, besides monthly payments every unimal lover in the Colony. $1,200 U.S. Currency for James A. hopes the Government will pass as Rabbitt, $600 U.S. Currency for speedily as possible.

sense.

Yours faithfully,

B. L. FROST,

Vice-President & Hon. Sec.

of

Brown, $800 U.S. Currency for Nolte, $600 U.S. Currency for Munk and also few other names calling for $600 U.S. Currency every month. Those engineers did nothing whatsoever for our Gov-

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Yours respectfully,

SAMUEL H. WU, ex-Private Secretary to late General Chan Wing-sen. Hongkong, June 4.

EMPIRE UNIVERSITIES STUDENTS' CONFERENCE,

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predict with safety whether Chun or Lam will take command when this move is made.

After a protest by Li Chai-sum (a pro-Sun Cantonese, general) and a condict narrowly averted, Ger- eral Hsu Shung-chi; commander in chief of all Cantonese forces, is to make his headquarters at Kong, soon instead of Shiuling. This

Forty-seven gents, Hongkong currency, sound in wind and limb with a ring of true metal will be dropped into the Poor Box with due reverence by Inspector Spear sometime this week. The forty- seven cents were scattered on the, pavement in Salisbury Road by gamblers who were anxious to get away from the Police. One of the at the Kowloon Magistracy this gamblers was caught and appeared morning.

After fiping the gambler $2, Mr. i, perhaps, one of the reasons for Hamilton instructed Inspector reported change in disposition of Spear to drop the proceeds of the Coastal Defence Bureau and the raid into the Poor Box and as the projected return to Pakkai. an afterthought added and see On Friday next the Custome will they are good cents this time be entirely closed and no import lost five cents through the gam

inspector; last time, the Poor Box or export of cargo will be per- blers." mitted except by special permit.

Premium on Hongkong, notes (for Canton silver coins! is over 25 per cent,

BOXES FOR RENT.

BASEBALL

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New York, June 3. National League-New York-, Boaton 6; Pittsburg 6, St. Louis 2. American League.--Philadelphia

Copy of handbill referred to:-ernment. How could these heavy the Editor of the Ching Mail.] NOVEL CLAIM AT SUMMARY 3, Washington 8.---Reuter.

Live Stock, Import and Export, (15 of 1903.) (Sec. 3). (2nd October, 1928.) Regulations.

their bills!

St-I notice in your valuable

paper of yesterday that. Mr. E Ho Tung will be proceeding to Eng-

COURT,

That the defendants bad a

standingy arrangement by which

·LOCAL AND GENERAL.

expenses and salaries be defrayed by our Government simply be- [enuse that the Vendors present

At the time the late General land in the course of this week.. they settled for their rent by the For carrying 20 passengers 11.-Not more than 40 pigs in any Chan Wing-sen was in full chargekeenest interest in, all matters and tat-the arrears had often run licence Lam Nam, master of "a As you have always shown the supply of boxes and other articles instead of the 8 allowed by his

vessel shall be placed in a

of rent,

pen: 3 fect shall be allowed of the Canton Arsenal, he had long concerning our University, may I into large eutus before, was the passenger boat was fined $10 at per head, 2 piga under 80 lbs.ince enleilating how to remedy suggest through your columns, that somewhat novel defence made by the Marine Court this moming. live weight to count as one. this defect, but soon political Mr. E. Ho Tung be chosen to Mr. Lee D'Almada at the Sun- When carried in crates & changes took place and that the represent this University at the mary Court this morning when his limits of the cable on June 4 Man Having anchored_within the separate crate shall be late General died.

coming Empire Universities -assigned to each-pig. Grates Despite of the Canton Govern Students Conference.

clients were summoned for arrears Yuen, Master of trading junk was shall be stacked 2 deep only: ment's payments up to of the Although I do not know the

fined $3 at the Marine Court this between each pile of crates total purchases prices, the attitude of the University authorit- The plaintiffs wore Lam Shin morning, an alley way shall be left 18 Vendors has again kept all the les, nor the opinion of Mr. Ho Ming, Lam Shiu Chung and Lam inches wide to allow food and cargoes undelivered at the On Tung, regarding this Conference, Shiu Luk; the landlords of number According to a Daily Bulletin water to be given; the pigs Hing Godown of Pak Hin Hok feel sure that no person could be 38; Pottinger Street, and the cable from Tokyo, the Jiji sgala heads shall face the alley. under their own lock. Of what more wisely chosen, none more defondants, the Chung Man firm of visability of the selection

draws attention to the, inad~. way on either side. Crates James A. Rabbitt had said certain shall be made either of bam- portion of their curgoce were has held several important posi

I understand that Mr. Ho Tung carpentera.

Dr. Schurman as successor to The claim was for possession and Mr. Cyril Wood as American boo, with" dunnage, mate at delivered to our Government

profits but Mr. Ambassador to Japan. the bottom strong enough to gainst-the-late General Chan also been Chairman of the Union, Arealo, for the plaintiffs, admitted

tions in the University, and has $84 mesne prevent a pig getting its leg Wing-sen's receipt was only an He has moreover, always been that this amount had been paid through, or else of rounded statement. Those cargoes most popular among the students. since the issuing of the writ rattan.

that had been delivered to the late All this augurs well for his being Mr. D'Almada thereupon claimed from indigeühle food, polluted drink General Chan Wing-sen, were selected to represent the Univer that this admission amounted to fog water, or sudden changes in weather Rgainst additional payments and aity.

Poultry.

12. The baskets or crates in hose cargoes were something else. which poultry are carried are such as the roady made Gun to, be supplied with mats or Powder, Thomson Machien Guns, to be otherwise constructed | Maucer Rifles and Cartridges, etc.

capable.

Yours, etc.,

ONE INTERESTED, Hongkong, June 3

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