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THE FUTURE OF KWANGTUNG,]· Chu Hin Lan replied that General

NEW CIVIL GOVERNOR INTERVIEWED.

Lang would be given the post of manager of mines in Kwangtung, and Shum would go to Peking, where he will be The Peking Govern- ment had already sent representations of welcome to Shum, and there was doubt that he would go to Peking and The Peking Yesterday a Daily Pies representa-fill an important post.

POLICIES FOR PEACEFUL SOLUTION. Į given a position.

CORRUPTED ** (1,D, THE MPOSED TO

OFFICIAL WAY OF DOING THINGS.”

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a post in the Kian Kim Fu, which is an organisation. formed for all the high military officers: a sort of Military Council,

Will these three gentlenen accept the

ZED BONGRØNG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 228D, 1816.

A JUNK MURDER. FOUR CHINESE CHARGED AT HONGKONG, CRIMINAL

SESSIONS.

Four Chinese were charged before Siri William Rees Davies, at the Hongkong Criminal Sessions yesterday with " the. murder of a young Chinese boatwoman

July 21st. They were further charged with assault with intent to rob, ...

The Attorney-General (the Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp), prosecuted on behalf of the Crown, and Mr. C. G. Alabaster

CORRESPONDENCE. NAVY LEAGUE WAR MEMORIAL FUND.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."}

You Miss SIR, forwarding to Gibbous acknowledgment to those who hve so generously subscribed the the

mind potential subcribers that the Fend will remain open until 30th September.

tive was able to discover official opinion Government were not bad friends with at Ty-tam-tuk Bay on the morning of above Faud, may I be permitted to re regarding the policy to be adopted for Shun. As to lá, Chu Rín Lan said that the suppression of the rebelling he will probably be given Kwangiang and also the aim of the new Governors, bal Civil and Military, who have been appointed and who are now on their way to the disturbed area, This opinion was imparted by, the new Civil Governor himself, Chu Hin Lan, who arrived in Hongkong on Sunday ra route for Canton, for which place he

leaves to-morrow.

Mr. Cho Ji Lan only speaks the Mandarin dialect and the interview was obtained through the courtesy of his private secretary, Mr. Tsong Hung Daan, who recently returned to Peking from Columbia University.

The new Civil Governor, as a per sonality, is most striking: tall, broad, and possessing most determined features, though a Southerner by birth, he is typical example of the big men of the North, where he has lived almost all his life. For some tine past he has been Governor-General of Amur, in Man- Charin; and under his democratie régime Amur flourished. Chu Hin Lan in a

His

pronounced demverat, and is very glad to inform people that he is democratic principles are even reflected, and intentionally reflected, in his attire, which is by no means distinctive Of

ing his arrival, and many heads, of organisations in Kwangtung visited Hongkong yesterday to pay their respects to Mr. Chu and also to extend to him a hearly weleonic General Lung also despatched á gunboat to Hongkong, and au officer conveyed Lang's good wishes to the new Civil Governor, who, with Luk, the recently appointed Military Gov ecnor, will suerged Lang, who has been

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post?

Li will probably go abroad; I do not think he will accept. Lung will probably accept, and Shim I know will

go to Peking."

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I would like to take this opportunity The jury was composed of Mears. If making a public acknowledgment of A. Silva (Foreman), M. Wong, A. W. P. Spiers, E. H. Skott, S. Inman, A. W. Van Andel, and P. H. J. G. Jonckheer.

Opening the case, the Attorney-General raid he did not suggest that there was any deliberate intention by the accused do our very best to settle the differences to commit murder, but they set out with between the two parties, and I think we the intention of committing an armed You se we shall robbery. They carried knives and were shall be successful. have all the Kwangrang people on our

prepared to carry out their intention in spite of resistance. If a man was killed side."

in such circumstances it amounted to

Do you think that a peaceful setile ment will be arrived at upon the arrivąš of Luk and yourself?

When we are both in Cauton we will

The new Civil Governor added with

aphasis: The present situation murder. The robbery took place in Tai- be altered at once, and the two parties | must come to terms immediately. If they tam Bay, on the morning of July 1st do not, the Central Government will on board a junk. The master, his wife take strong measures to punish them,hree sons and a foki were on board. and to produce law and order by less Between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. seven men ap- peaceable methods thum those which I'am prated on the jack armed with knives and daggers. The people on the junk to adopt?"

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were attacked with such riulence that two were stabbed and our so badly that she died. The people on the junk raised an alarm and aroused a contractor in a matshed. This mau rushed out armed with a revolver and blew a police whistle, An Indian constable also came on the scene. The robbers- became alarmed and waded ashore and were seen by the con-

a well-attended meeting of slee Hongkong Chinese Chamber of Com- merce yesterday Chu Hin Lan made a brief speech, which, for its outspokenness and detail, is typical of the man. He

· said :---

"I am no professional soldier, and yet I have long been one of the command ing officers in the army; a Southerner

a second recital in aid of the Fund; to Mr. H. H. Sandeman, of Canton, who, besides obtaining a substantial sath for the Fund, has succeeded in establishing a Canton Branch of the -Navy League with a membership of over 90 per cent. of the British residents of that salu- brious spa and to Mr. F. Endel Rosser and Messrs. Donnelly & Whyte for yen- men services in local collections.--Tours faithfully,

E. A. M. WILLIAMS, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer. Navy League, Hongkong Branch. New Government Building,

Des Yeux Road, Hongkong,

21st August, 1916..

ESCLOSURE.]

The Navy League, 11. Victoria Street, S.W. July 16th, 1914,

Dear Sir, it is indeed splendid of your Danch to have got together £350 I notice for our War Memorial Fund. that you say in your letter "Hongkong has practically found the cost of a room and the furnishing thereof," undoubtedly that since we sent our first appeal we it has, but 1 am writing how to fell you have a great number of letters asking us to appeal for the extra £2,000 re- quired to endow the room. This

incans

all the numerous and silk-attired assem bly which waited upon the new Civil Governor when war representative was present, Chu Hin Lan was the least-im- posing from the point of view of dress, but he towered head and shoulders above everyone, and his strung and determined Ja irked him on among all the 10 almost all my life living in the tractor, who called to them to stop. that the occupant of the room will always League will for all time bave the power others as a man who was born to rule. North. Being anfamiliar with the ways They asked him not to shoot and, think a aval man and that the Navy The Canton people are anxiously await-overnment, and being a total stranging they were searching for the robbers, of nominating this occupant, We shall er to the province of Kwangtung, I have he let them go. The police at Shaukivan put a plate in the room and the words engraved upon it will be of our chousing. many times declined my appointment as and Stanley were informed and Inspector At present we have £400, but only a few of the branch subscriptions are in yet. the Governor of Kwangtung, but so far, Angus, with very good judgment, sest an

Wil you let me know whether I should the Central Government has refused to Indian constable and two Chinese to Saipur the £350 which is coming from you accept my declination. Out of patriotic Wan gap,

They ambushed there and towards the endowment of our room, or motives I have decided to come, and now presently arrested the first two prisoners. 2 separate room from the Hongkong. whether you wish to raise in Hongkong I have come single-handed to face The first man had a knife in his girdle Branch of the Navy League and endow situation which I feel it my duty and was bleeding from wounds on the only too pleased, but it seems to me it yourselves? If so, of course, 1 shall wrist and leef. The trousers on both that our job inly halfdone if we build. tree

a rooni and do not endow it; moreover, men were wringing wet and they attempt- we should not then have the power of filling the dual role of Civil and Will that I am unfamiliar with the ways of Led to explain this by saying it was per- nominating the occupant, neither would he of necessity be a naval an I will, tary Governor, Lung also stated in his Government, and also a stranger to thepiration or dew. The other two were

course de exactly as you wish in the message that he was anxiously awaiting conditions of Karangrung, 1 lay myself arrested afterwards. The four men were matter, shall wait until I hear again. As Secretary of the Find and the one the arrival of buth Luk and Chu in open to all suggestions and advices identified at the station by the woman on

who suggested it, may I add my own personal thanks to everyone who contri- buted and more especially in you who so nobly forwarded the idea.

As soon as the money arrives a receipt will, of course,

be sent. One feels "one cannot do enough for these men, so great is the debt we owe them

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The new Civil Governor said he could not speak, as to the present situation at Canton, for the simple reason that he had never been to Kwangtung; all that he knew of the situation he had heard from friends, and it seemed to be very bad. However, I intend to go there as soon as possible," added Chu Hin Lan, so as to satisfy myself as to the real situation.

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And what will be your policy when you arrive in Canton!

As 1 have already declared to you

to what should be the policies of recon- struction, and what should be the order of carrying out such policies.

have always been opposed to the old, corrupted offein ways of doing things, and, particularly, to the system of favourifism and party spoils. I want to declare to you with special emphasis. upon this occasion, that I shall never take a single cent from the Provincial Treasury which I have not a right to-

been my practice in the past, and shall forever be my guidance in the future.

"As to the various far-reaching

the boat. A man picked out the first and fourth prisoners.

The hearing was adjourned until to-day.

EUROPEAN LADY ATTACKED

AND BOBBED.

ASSAILANTS PLEAD GUILTY.

Tell these men they are a pest to the

as all of you know Kwangturig is a rich Colony. They treated this defenceless province and money can be gotten very lady with the greatest roughness and * When I reach Kwangtung I have two easily. Again, I want to declare, so you brutality, and I shall sentence them both policies to adopt, and they must that whatever may be the number and to five years' imprisonment with hari. adopted at once. My first policy will be nature of the various political factions labour, and they are each to revive to restore law and order; "to stop all in Canton, I shall never allow myself to fifteen strokes with the cat." This fighting so as to enable Inviness to be become a party or too! to any one of was the sentence passed by the Paisne recommenced, the ships to, priss up and them. What I have said here has always Judge (Mr. H. B. J. Gompertz), at the Hongkong Criminal Sessions yesterday down the river, the trains to again open

on the two Chinese who attacked and -up.communications, and the people to

receive their usual supply of food. Many policies for Kwangtung, I shall take the bed Mrs. Adene Coulson on the Bowen people are starving already, and husi liberty to leave them for your later con-

The men pleaded guilty to the charge, ness is at a standstill, and that is the sideration and suggestion. But for the first thing Lust give my attention to. present I conceive of two most important and the facts of the affair were briefly My second policy will be to improve policies to which, for the next few outlined by Mr. G. N. Orine on behalf of the financial situation, which has fallen months, we toust devote our whole at the Crown. Mrs. Coulson was walking into a chaotic condition. These two tention. First, we must devote ourselves along Bowen Road, and, when near the policies must be the first, and they will to the problem of restoring peace and filter beds, saw the two prisoners stand be my only policies for, the present. As order, and second, the problem-of finsning by some railings. They were stand- to other policies in the future, I shall cial reorganisation. I want to againing apart and Mrs. Coulson had passed have to leave the consideration of those assure you that I would be only too glad the first one when a signal was exchanged until I have made personal investiga-to have your matured, suggestion and between the two men. The one she had: tings on the spot.”

adrice"

Road on July 13th.

passed came up from behind and pulled Asked if he expected to meet with any The speech was very well received and. Mrs. Coulson to the ground, and the opposition to his schemes in Kwangjung, the general opinion seemed to be that other threw pepper inte her face. A gold Chu Hin Lan said he was of the opinion the Peking Government had made a wise bracelet watch was toru from her wrist that his General policy would be ap choice in the new Civil. Governor for and then the two men made off.

Mrs. proved by the people; his policy was Canton.

Coulson had the presence of mind to gut the idea of the people of Kwangtung. At noon, yesterday, Cha Hin Lan was into telephonic communication with the and therefore he did not expect oppo-received by H.E. the Governor of Hongpolice, and within an hour and a half sition. The policies he had mentioned kong, with whom he had a long conver- represented the sentiments of the peoplesation...

of Kwangtung who were, he had been informed, anxiously awaiting his arrival. They were also the policies of the Central Government who were of the opinion that their adeption would put an end

to all strife,

Upon your arrival, and also that of Luk, what will be the position of Lung,

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