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Hong Kong, Thursday, April 5, 1928.

timidate the Chinese merchants and compel them to comply with Noth- their nefarious demands.

ing could be more illuminating than such an incident, so painfully eloquent of the baleful effect of the military over the merchant class.

The Wanhsien incident is of the past, and up to the present time the Chinese have shown good sense and taste in keeping it well in the background. Their part in it and in the events that led up to it were by no means to their credit. General Yang Sen, as the very probable instigator of this latest boycott, should have it made clear to him that he stands to lose much more than he can possibly gain, particularly at the present time when the best and the most far-seeing among the Chinese are doing their utmost

CH'ING MING.

ONE OF THE CHINESE FESTIVALS.

TOMB WORSHIP. '

Ch'ing Ming falls to-day. It is

THURSDAY, APRIL 5. 1928.

FINANCE VOTES.

MEETING OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

ITEM OF $103,000.

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Among the votes which came up

Storey,

“HERMES” TRAGEDY.

FUNERAL OF THE THREE VICTIMS.

IMPRESSIVE SCENES.

Impressiva scenes were witness-

Tuesday's seaplane tragedy-Fly ing. Ofleer. A. W. B. Hale, R.A.F., Lieut. J. H. P. Graham, R.N., and Telegraphist Jackson.

All service units in the Colony were represented; representatives including Major-General C. G,

orie of the most universally kept. before the Finance Committee toed on the occasion of the funeral festivals in China, and is the fifth day after the macting of the Legis yesterday of the three victims of. of the twenty-four solar periods lative Council was the following: Public Works Extraordinary: into which the Chinese year is

Constructing additional divided.

This is the day on which many C.5.0. Building and contingent Chinese worship at the tombs of works, $103,000.

The Colonial Secretary's Office their ancestors and forefathers of their clansmen. The Ch'ing building remains much as it was Ming season, however, lasts for thirty years ago. The expansion

of the work and of the staff, with Luard, Commodore J. L. Pearson, several weeks.

In some clans, it is. imperative the accelerated increase of records, Lt-Col, L. J. Comyn. Major Allen, that tribute be rendered to ances- has made the provision of extra Major Lynch and Col. T. A, Robert- tors on Ch'ing Ming Day proper. accommodation without delay im-

Among others present were Capt. To others the day is not so imperative. Sectional additions have!

A. J. W. Whyte, A.D.C., represent-

son.

portant, provided that the cerebeen considered, but would proving H.E. the Governor, and the fol-

mony at the tombs is observed within a stipulated period, ac cording to the custom of the clan or village.

"Canlon More For."

lowing Noval representatives;

inconvenient and in the long run expensive; and it is estimated that the work now proposed will suffice Capt. Hopwood, Commander R. for the next ten or fifteen years.

Ramsbotham and Wing Commander

"Hermes.")

It consists of the construction of TJ. Hunter (all of I,M.S. an additional storey to provide in-, The cortege started from the It is. for this worship that so creased accommodation for the Naval and Military Hospital at many Chinese employed by for- Secretariat. Temporary accomm 4.30 p.m. and was followed by the eigners, ask their masters and dation while the work is in pro- band, the three coffins on gun car- mistresses for leave to go to greas will be provided by leasing "Canton, more far," the latter one floor of the French Bank build riages and Marines, C.P.O.'s and meaning the native village in ing. It will be necessary to incur Naval, Military and Air Force men some part of Kwangtung which certain expenditure to arrange the of all ranks, including the Portu- the average domestic is unable to floor to the requirements of the guese gunboat "Patria" and the translate or the average employ-Secretariat; and certain further transport "Pero de Alanquer" and er is unable to comprehend. expenditure will be necessary for members of Hong Kong Police

In Chinese firms and houses, the housing of that portion of the Force.

On the cortege reaching the regular provision is made, sec-staff of the Public Works Depart- tions of the staff going in relays ment which will have to vacate Monument, officers lined up and according to requirements.

their present offices in the Colonial saluted each coffin as it passed, As it is the home-going season, Secretary's Office building while those taking part then walking at ahops in Hong Kong, Canton and the work is in progress. It is es- the slow march with the band other cities, hold a cheap sale just timated that the sum of $103,000 playing the Dead March, before, to encourage people to will cover the whole expenditure The Rev. F. Freeman, chaplain' of the "Hermes," intoned” the bring gifts home and, incidental-involved.

burial service after which the fir- ly, to buy such gifts from them.

1927 Estimates. Risks Attached to Worship. A vote to supplement the 1927 ing party, composed of Marines from the "Hermes” fired three vol- During the strike and boycott, Estimates was as follows:

Land Registry:-Personal Emolu- leys and the Last Post was sound-

ed: when travelling was attended with great.risk, a good many abmenta, $635.

The Wreaths. Owing to the appointment of, stained from carrying out the

Wreaths were sent by the follow- programme of filial piety. Now- Mr. Jacks, Land Officer, to act as

In affectionate remembrance on adays, the danger is from ban-Puisne Judge and his departure on ing: dits and, in less measure, from leave subsequently, it was neces- pirates in the minor waterways. aary to appoint the Assistant Land behalf of the family from Lily many a well-to-do family has been Officer to act as Land Officer and Graham lif and Arthur; His Ex- spirited away for ransom, while another officer to act as Assistant cellency, Sir Cecil Clementi; H.E. Land Officer. This arrangement Major-General C. C. Luard: Head- in the course of worship at a hill could not have been anticipated quarters Staff; and Lady Tyrwhitt

Ching Mine is also referred to and provision for acting pay in ae- and family. as the Festival of Tombs, because cordance with the regulations was of the special thought given to not made in the Estimates. the dead. whose graves are put in additional eum required after tak order at this time of the year, and ing account of savings on Mr. to whom special offerings must be Jack's salary is $635.

Other Items. -

side grave.

made.

werd

the

from ancestral funds for the pur-Votes:

Defence: Armoured

page.

:

Wreaths from H.M.S. "Hermea": The Captain and Officers, Officers and men of 403 Flight; Officers, Petty Officers and men of the Communi-

cation Division; Officers, N.C.O.'s and men of 440 Flight; Ship's Com-

Most village clans do the thing To supplement this year's Es- pany; Chief Petty Offfeers and following, Petty Officers; Leading Stokers in style, a sum being set apart timates

and Stokers; Warrant Officers; Car Sec. Officers, Petty Officers and men of the Quarter Deck Division; Fleet To reward attendance. each male tion, $379.

A self starter was ordered for Air Arm; Brother Officers of the is entitled in some places to a share of the roast pork and some the armoured car and received by "Drake" Term.

Officers, R.A.F. Base, Kai Tack; times to a little money for "ex- Kowloon-Canton Railway and fitted penses."

..

meditation.

Ward Room Officers of H.M.S. "Petersfield"; Captain, Officers and Ship's Company of HM.S. "Corn flower."

"

in November, 1927. The bill from N.C.O.'s and Airmen, Cameron-road the Crown Agents however for cost Camp; Omeers and Airmen, Ac- Chief Religious Practice. of this self starter was received counts. Office; Kai Tack Telegraph- Ch'ing Ming, however, should at, too late a date for inclusion in fats; Other ranks, Kai Tack.

Ward Room Officers of H.M.S. to work amicably with the for-not be confused with the 9th day 1927 accounts. The burden there-

of H.M.S. eigner, certain in the sound know- of the 9th moon (in the autumn) fore falls on this year's funds. A "Titanin" and Submarines; Com-

when the Chinese go up the Peak saving of $662.47, was effected in munication Branch ledge that by adopting such a in thousands, following, the prac- this sub-head during 1927, the cost "Titania"; Ward Room Officers of policy the welfare of China will be tice of ascending the hills, to be is therefore in the nature of a re- HMS. "Tamar" Captain and best safeguarded and furthered. near the tombs for the purpose of vote to cover the transfer.

H.K.V.D.C. Training." Defence H.K.V.D.C.: Allow The word "worship," with its English comotation. is often ab-ance for Officers and N.C.Os un jected to, when used in connect- dergoing training in the United tion with ancestors in China. Kingdom $1,080. Honours are paid to the dead as It is requested that the sum of ment; Officers, R.A.M.C.; No. 2 part of an established cult which $1,080 may be voted for the estim- Company, R.A.M.C.; Warrant Offi existed at the very beginning of ated cost of allowance for Officers cers and Sergeants Mess, Eu-. Chinese history and probably and N.C.O.' undergoing training gineers; Officers, Royal Artillery:

Other Ranks, Royal Artillery; Off-' came down from the period of in the United Kingdom.

This service was not estimated cers of 2nd Bata. Scots Guards; traditional mythology, but re mains to-day as the chief united for, and the vote is necessitated Lieut.-Col. LG. Bird-and Officers Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G., religious practice of the Chinese, by the regulation under the Volun- of HK.V.D.C.A

teer Ordinance, 1920, readjusting. allowances for training courses, Chief Inspector P. Grant, Ser- geants Mess, Central Police Sta- made on March 8, 1928.

tion; Members of the Hong

MR. R. CUNNINGHAM AND

MISS A M.- STUART. -

Lieut. Col. R. G. Clarke and Off- cers of the Queen's Royal Regi--

· THE YANGTSZE BOYCOTT.

At a time when so much has pointed to increasingly improved! relations between Chinese and

China Investments. foreigners throughout practically

Encouragement is taken from the whole of China, it is decidedly the announcement in the House of discouraging or at least irritating! Commons that interest for this to read of a new boycott having year on the Municipal debentures been engineered against the Bri- of Hankow's former British Con- cession would he provided for, in tish on the Upper Yangtsze. The the budget. The old Concession boycott, in one form or other, has is now the third Special Adminis- from time immemorial been a trative District. Although there are three British Councillors, the favourite measure or weapon

final word lies with the Chinese

3-Pounders for Police. with the Chinese, and more often in this case the Nationalist Gov-TO-DAY'S WEDDING.

Police Force:purchase of three Police Force,ong Kong than not they have used it in a ernment, or the local Nationalist

- Colonel T. A. Robertson; the Rev. 13-pounder guns and ammunition thoroughly unscrupulous manner. Generals in authority. The Bri-

G. T. Waldegrave and staff of Sea- $2,600. Seldoin if ever, however, can theytish Councillors have expressed ed the opinion that arrears for

The present armament of Police men's Institute; Mr. H. R. Phelips; have applied it as on the present 1927 should also be paid but the

cruising launches is machine guns. Mr. Harry Field; Committed and The wedding took place at Union It is intended to substitute three Members of the Hong Kong Club: occasion with so much disregard Foreign Secretary, Sir Austen for principle. Chinese merchants Chamberlain, was unable to an Church, Hong Kong, this morning pounder guns for the machine guns the Malayan Chinese Football. nounce willingness on the part of of Mr. Robert Cunningham and in three launches, and a vote for Team; Wing Fat & Co. (canteen, in districts to the west of Ichang the Nationalists, to make good the Miss Agnes Mary Stuart, the Rev. $2,500 is therefore requested to H.M.S. "Hermes"); Naval and have suddenly let it be known default which is directly attribut- Caut. Alexander officiating.

cover the cost of three such guns Military Y.M.CA.; Portuguese

Transport Pero 'de Alenquer." that "they have been ordered not able to mismanavement following The bride was charmingly gown and the requisite, ammunition.

Fanling Line Closure. to ship goods in British vessels." the rendition of the Concession.ed in grey charmeuse. with over-

Half a loaf is better than no dress of grey painted georgette, Kowloon-Canton Railway-dis- And this precious "order," for-hread, the old saying goes To and white erlaoline hat and carried posal of Fanling branch line per- WILBUR PLAYERS: sooth, has come from a body who improvement in the administrn-a houquet of roses and sweet peas, manent way $4,9783 | grandiloquently style themselves tion is due the ability to pay She was attended by Miss. M. J The Government decision to 1928 interest to debenture hold Stuart who wore a pretty dress of close down the Fanling branch the "Avengers of Wanhaien Mar- ers. But there are many British smoke brown frilled georgette with Hac from April 1, 1928, and to pull tyrs."

Of course, this is mere and other foreign people who model crinoline hat to match and up the track and bring in to Kow-

To-night at 9.15 the company hocus-pocus, typical Oriental have subscribed to ventures, or carried a sheaf of roses and sweet loon the rolling stock and perman-will present "Handcuffed," a de- camouflage, for, as was pointed gans, etc., in China, who have peas, path, Ankle ent way materials necessitates the tective story full of laughs and

-not, been paid for years. Their

Mr. W. L. Walker, of the P.W.D., expenditure of approximately thrills. There will be no perform- out in yesterday's "China Mail," misfortune is due entirely to was best man. SHU

$1,978 for which there is no pro-ance by the Wilbur Players to the whole affair is nothing more stagnation brought about by the After a reception at the Hong vision in this year's Estimates. morrow night, but the season will civil war. When redress will be Kong Hotel, Mr. and Mrs. Cunning- The estimated saying by not nor less than a clumsy, and very obtainable for these is a problem ham left for their honeymoon at working the line from April 1 to be resumed on Saturday night · transparent attempt on the part of much wider issues but it Macao, the bride's travelling attire of General Yang Sen to extract should, nevertheless, be borne in being blue crepe de chine dress, money for himself and his sol- mind by the Home Government leopard: velvet cost and fawn felt diery by attempting to exact when sizing up the situation.

CORRESPONDENCE.

illegal Jevies on British ships and to force them to violate their neutrality by acting as unpald transports. The non auccess of

HOLY WEEK FILMS. this fatuous scheme has led to the inevitable boycott at the ITs the Edlfer of the hands of the so-called "Avengers

Sir, I think our of the Wanbeien Martyra,”s. | V managers have miss

The most serious aspect of the opportunity Santhia ride of affair is that these

called did sim "Avengers" have been able to in- to Holy

bat.

Surely that would have been more

ropriate at our premier the

the Queen's, than The

evil hav

Lenten ye

NOTE: MAY

"HANDCUFFED" SHOWING

TO-NIGHT.

with the delightfully amusing December 81 is $18,843. From farce, "Her Wedding Night. On which has to be deducted 9 months Sunday the world famous farce earnings based at that of the past comedy,Churley's Aunt," with 3 months 12,988, making the net special songs, dances and music, |naying $10,855.

will be presented at 5.30 and 9.15 p.m., children being admitted at half price to the matinee. On eak Monday at 5.80 there will be a performance of "Three.

osta, the

Hanne Hospital, Star Quarters.

Public Works Extraordinary purchase of No,, 465, $25,000.

Advantage was taken of portunity to purch

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