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CANTON PROSPECTS.

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tung, it can hardly be correct! that they are leaving their posts. On the best authority, the "China Mail" is informed that Customs. officers are hardly likely to be bound by Consular instructions to withdraw. If they did leave. it would be by order of the In- spector-General at Peking.

There is no doubt 1 at the out- look for foreigners, would be a great deal more anxious but for the timely measures taken in

Shameen.

OFFICIAL FIRMNESS.

Orders to Protect Foreigners Repeated.

0

BANK'S FAILURE.

CLAIM ON A PARTNER'S ESTATE

LIABILITIES OF $330,000.

BUDGET DEBATE.

Labour Leader's Strong Criticism.

A QUERY ABOUT CHINA.

On the grounds that a Bank in which he was a partner or pro-

London, April 12. prietor was insolvent to a greater In the House of Commons, extent than the amount compris-opening the Budget debate, Mr. ed in personal estate left. Mr. Philip Snowden, who was Chan Eldon Potter, K.C. succeeded in cellor of the Exchequer in the an action at the Supreme Court Labour Cabinet, recalled that he this morning for the estate of Ng had described Mr. Winston Chur- Min-sau (alias Nr Cheong Sin chill's Arst Budget as a rich man's Tong) to be administered in budget and his second as a pro- bankruptcy."

figate and bankrupt Budget. He

The action was on behalf of the would, describe the third as a& trustee in bankruptcy of the Yue combination of both coupled with Hong Bank (Mr. Wong Wai-jugglery and deceit.

No Chan chung, the liabilities of which cellor had ever been such a ghast- were stated to Be $830,000 and ly failure. No provision was the assets very small.

made for inevitable supplement- ary estimates.

Mr. Potter, who was instructed Under yesterday's date, the by Mr. M. H. Turner, said that Canton Information

notice of withdrawal of opposition which was first offered to the application had been filed.

says:

Bureau

Comdr. Hilton Young (Conser- vative) urged the formation of a Cabinet economy council to ser e departmental economies.

Mr. Pethick Lawrence- bour) asked what provision had been made for China.

Oficial notifications were issued repeating the determination of "Not Satisfactory." the provincial authorities to take

The bankruptcy of the Bank i necessary measures for the pro-

Mr. Ronald McNeill, Financial tection of life and property of question was pot a satisfactory Foreigners, according to instruct.one, said Mr. Potter, in that prac-Secretary of the Treasury, reply- ions from the Nationalist Gov-tically all the material books were ing, declared that the question of ernment, while both the Chief of missing and only one foki of the China was not a Budget point. Police and the Commander of the firm was available. But sufficient He stated that the debate hither- Defence Garrison have formally documentary evidence, in addition to had not revealed any criticism instructed their subordinates toto oral evidence, was available, of Mr. Churchill's proposals but allow no disturbances.

said Mr. Potter to prove con-on the contrary had produced a clusively that the deceased was at chorus of congratulation-Reu- least a partner and probably the fer. sole proprietor of the insolvent Bank.

Population Re-assured). Official firmness has re-assur ed the population. To-day, Kwang- tung remains. calm.

Members of the Consular Body have ordered their nationals to Shameen where they are accumul- ated measures of defence,

The deceased, said Mr. Pötter, was originally a Sanitary Board contractor and having amassed a considerable sum of money, when he left that business, decided to Scottish pipers, can be seen be- set up a Chinese Bank. They hind -machine-gun batteries would have the oral evidence of covered by field-guns, protected a friend of deceased debtor, a by a net of barbed wire and moun. Chinese doctor and his medical tains of sand-bars. Such an at- attendant, that deceased told him titude is heavily in contrast with of his intention to start a Chinese the calmness in the Chinese city. Bank and persuaded him later to

invest in it,

STRIKE ECHO.

Getting Back Houses for the Landlords,

was

Considerable hardship caused to Canton house-owners

The accountant of the Bark, added M. Potter, would give Jevidence that he was introduced to the deceased by the Manager as the Master and that all matter of importance were reported to the deceased: On the occasion of the first anniversary of the Bank,

Stock Exchange Views. On the Stock Exchange the Budget has been well received and gilt-edged securities are sup- ported.

The absence of any raid on the sinking funds or increase in the income tax has brought relief, while industrial shares, which had recently shewn "hesitation, are now enquired for.

Tobacco, textiles, breweries, and Dunkep rubber matches shares are all strengthening. Reuter.

PRESS COMMENT.

London, April 12. By expedients more ingenious than orthodox the Chancellor of the Exchequer has turned a de- ficit of £30,000,000 into a surplus the employees had given a dinner £1,500,000 without exceeding the £5,500,000 new taxation, and

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when the strikers arbitrarily took in honour of the deceased and the friends and foes alike applaud the Engineers &

Pres. Jackson. 14 Korca Maru.

possession of property in May and June. 1925. New, after nearly! Devanha.

two years, there is talk of hand- 16

ing back some of the premiser to Empress of Russin. owners. The occupants, in the Jeypore.

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services to houses in the Rider Main Districts were disconnected and Supply was given by public street fountains only from March 15, 1926.

Intermittent Supply in all Rider

jugglery with which he has pro- duced plump rabbits from the hat." "Overwhelming” Evidence. ..

Naturally the £26.000.000, what Mr. Churchill described as "ad- documentary evidence ventitious resources." cannot be first instance, were "strikers" from Hong Kong Latterly, pos- alone, claimed counsel, was over-tapped again, but the Conserva- President McKinley. session has been in the hands ofwhelming that the deceased was tive Press justify the expedient pickets and labour unions. Some least a partner in the Back on the ground that last year's up- of the very big blocks of modern Although the books were missing heaval warrant extraordinary offices, of reinforced concrete, at there were letters available in measures, while fresh taxation the West Bund and Taiping Road, which deceased wrote chits to the would be calculated to impede

or nothing manager for money, referring to trade recovery. are earning little owing to the forcible entry of the Bank as "our firm."

The Balance sheet of the Bank the wisdom of abolishing depart- pickets.

Laval and Storage of water in The question of vacating the was referred to and at the side.ments as a step recently urged in Reservoira on April 1, 1927: 1 houses which are still occupied by said counsel, they would see a the House of Lords by Lord CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER Main Districts West of Garden Road Hong Kong-Canton strikers was list of shares. When they came Asquith but simultaneously de-

WORKS LEVEL.

during March 1927 and Full Supply in taken up at a joint meeting of to the monthly balance sheet for claim the extension of "protec-

all Rider Main Districts East of representatives of landlords and the next year, these shares dis-tion" in connection with the taxes

192€

Garden Road during March 1927, the Hong Kong-Canton Strike appeared from the assets and a on tyres and pottery. On the Tytan

37 1B. 1 1B.

KOWLOON WATER WORKS Committee on Sunday.

sum was substituted for the in othed hand the Conservative or-Tam Byowash... 21 2"B. 28 8"3. Tytam Intermediate 84' 7"B, 250′′B

LEVEL. debtedness to the Bank of the gans temper satisfaction by quee-Tytam Tuk

52 5′′B.. 32 8′′E,

1928 1927 "Rapid Evacuation.”

deceased himself.

tioning the advisability of abolish Wong Nel Chung 28 8 B. 18 org.Kowloon Reservoir.. 29′ 3′′B. 19′′E. The majority of the houses oc-

ing the Overseas Trade Depart-Portalum

16′ 9′′B. 19′ 6′′B✅ | Shek Lai Put Reservoir 34′11′′B. 21'7'B. "B. cupied by the Hong Kong strikerd:

Reception Reservoir ment. It is pointed out that the

Note: B. donotes "Balow Overfɔw"; has been given up during the past plained, was that the manager margin, since no account is taken

The reason for this, it was ex-estimated qurplus is a precarious A denotes "Above Overflow."

Storage in millions and decimal of gallons. 4.30 p.m. year (says the "Canton thought it would be advisable to of emergencies like Chira which

Storage In millions and decimals

1928 1927 of gallons,

.......161.80 128.99 sell and the deceased thought not alone may easily account for

1926 1927 Kowloon Reservoir Realisation of the hardship im and suggested that he should take several millions-Reuter.

Shek Lat Pui Reservoir .15 28.50 241.57 304.39

27.08 Reception Reservoir posed upon landlords of houses

2.21 still occupied led the Strike Com-over the shares, the Bank to debit

58.80 93.20. mittee to call the meeting to dehim to that extent. This, it was

460.60 761.74 vise means for more rapid evacua- commented, was nothing shady,

Boston, April 12, tion of the houses. While regret but merely a method of showing a

TheSacco-Vanzetti Defence ting the continued occupation of good balance sheet and to con- the houses, the Strike Committee Vince shareholders that the Bank Committee has written to the proposed that arrangements was not speculating.⠀⠀

Governor more fully asking for should be made, with landlords 30 Evidence was given by the five impartial citizens and Hill District in millions and de Consumption per head

cimals of gallons during the month of that flats or small houses occupied trustee of the debtor Bank, the thoroughly investigate the case of Marth by ten or less than ten strikers Accountant and others and after Sacco and Vanzetti whom the should be at once given up the hearing the evidencet His Lord Massachusetts Superior Court Commption dispossessed strikers being draft ship (Mr. Justice Wood) made an sentenced to death on the 9th Patinated population 399,880 110.200 ed to the larger premises still oc-order for the estate to be ad- instant.

Consumption per head

18.0 17.0 cupled by strikers.

Intermittent Supply In all Eider It is alleged that the case of per day (gallons) the prisoners was unjustly pre-Main. Districts up to. March 15, and judiced by the fact that they were known to be Communists. The Committee declared there were matters in the case which never came to light, and asked

the investigation with

President Jackson. APRIL

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5 p.m.

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Appeal to Government.

In this way a number of houses

ministered in bankruptcy.

or flats will be framediately The master of a fading funk has vacated and returned to their been arrested by the police for the owners unlawful possession of one revol In the case of premises still ver one rifle and ammunition for housing large groups of strikers, both.

the Strike Committee proposed

BACCO AND VANZETTL

of liberating the prisoner Interests of justice. -

that rental should hereafter be I believe firmly that ^goodwil|| Arezical Service.

aid the landlords agreeing to ac of which we hear so

cept a reduction from the normal present time does actual

rent

the coal industry both

In addition, a joint appeal is to ployers and workm be made to the Government to vented from

10:30 m proceed with the Wh

construction scheme, so employed: Strikers

wark and shelter.

Port among the workman

unisties of a minori

iven to nes thos

"

Tytam

Tytan Brownsh Tytan Intermediato. " Tytam Tulc Weng Nei Chung Pokulum

Total:

1.37

4.79 13.12 80.58 27.24

683.65 1,191.60 Consumption of water in the City

1928 1927 198.26 116.70

Total

............................ 181.95 249.02 Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions and decimals of gallons dur- Ing the month of March.

1026"

1027 Consumption...

38.64

*97.45€ Estimated population 154800. 180.400-

per day (gallons) 7.0 15.8 Restricted" - Supply <in- all districts, daring March 1998 Fail supply in all districts during March 1987.

The Government "Analyst's reports show that the quality of the water, la satisfactory.

Total rainfall to March 31, 1926, 7,45; March 81, 1927, 9,20,

CHY LOONG.

New Season. Preserved Ginger. quality-Prompt attention to Exporters, Queen's Head Central 2nd flow, Tel. Centrál 2530, 10-594,. Canton Bond, Yaumali Tel K. 168.

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