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TAN HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 16TH, 1911.

"THE MISSIONS TO SEAMEN. GROSS NEGLECT OF DUTY, THE HISTORY OF WUCHOW THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE

RAPORT OF THE HONGKONG

BRANCH.

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CONSTABLE SENTENCED FOR LOSING A PRISONER.

The Captain Superintendent of Police, The report of the Missions to Seamen in Hongkong for the year 1020 makes Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, before Mr. G. N. rather belated appearance owing to Orme, yesterday, prosecuted & Chinese he resent severe illness of the Chaplain. | constable, named Ho Tsun, for gross Kt states "that with the greater number neglect of duty by allowing a prisoner in at ships, both naval and mercantile, his special charge to escape from the asing the port, nitendance at the In-Government. Civil Hospital, on Jane stitute correspondingly increased. The 13th. average aumber of men per night sleep- ing in the building was upproximately 46, the total number of beds. engaged during the year being 14,496, com- pared with 9 and 10,750 respectively in 1919. During the gooler months several entertaluments were held in the Con- bert Hall, and there were at least two dances weekly, mostly organised by Naval Dancing Clubs.

The improvements in the equipment, af the Institute, foreshadowed in the 1919 Report, have been realised, with the ex ception of overhead fans. The little private Chapel has now beeg fitted with proper furniture. The Officers Boom has at last got a billiard table, piano, and, through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs J. W. Taylor, ine gramophon" with records and record cabinet..

The muggor-launch Dayspring has proved herself to be in many WILV almost the centre af the -Keneral,

The defendant intimated that the state of his health at the time made it necessary for him to leave his post The prisoner was apparently, asleep and be thought he might safely do so.

IN 1920.

HANDICAPS TO TRADE:

The Report of the Commissioner of

1920, says

:.

DE CHINE

cern, but the Banque Industrielle is a going coacern and the stoppage will be of short duration.

The

WHY THE BANK CLOSED.

Depositors and other patrous of the Customs at Wuchow (Mr. C. Thorne) for Banque ladustrielle will probably be interested in the following statement A new-comer to Wuchon cannot but made to a correspondent of the Shanghai: be struck by the liveliness of the by a mau high in the councils of

shareholder port: a steamer from Hongkong or Can- that institution, although he is neither a tou always seems to be arriving at or

or officer of it........ He sicht- leaving the port, or a motor boat coming far from being as gloomy as many would The Banque Industrielle, situation is from or leaving for Sanning or Liuchow have the public believes or places short of these. And yet, that stoppage of business is unfortunate and The temporary trad is carried on and flourishes with so means poor advertising for any going many difficulties to contend against causes surprise and speaks well for its which rests on the solid foundation of vigour and demonstrates that the trade

**The situation in which the Bank finds supplying real needs will not be denied itself is due to i protracted inter-direc During 1920, in addition to the constant torate fight made on one high official of adverse factors, of pirney and, in the the Bank who, it was felt, was acquiring jupper river, of difficulty of navigation, | too much control over the bank's affairs there was experienced one particular and would make of it a one-man institu- handicap to trade which. it can only be tion unless checked. Perfectly solvent`i boped, will in future years, not be so and able to pay dollar for dollar, if neces much heard of viz., political unrest and say, by converting its assets. the Bank

This had effect suddenly ran short of ready cash. interprovincial strife. throughout the year; in the early months official, fu question relied sole's upon two of the year the commandeering of junk large Paris banking institutions for cash for the movement of troops specially re- nu emergency, and, with others, who little to do. When he went to the two stricted the junk traffic in the June might have helped him out, he would have quarter the fighting near Canton between Kwangtung and Yunnan, troops, which upon which he relied, be found that the went on for about a month and which opposition in the Directorate had preced ended in the defeat of the Yunnan soldi-albim and his request was denied. quarter the rivalry between Kwangtung Bank to close its doors. Had it not been ers, acted adversely while in the third although the securities he offered ware This precipitated the order to the and Kwangai came to a head and had for the fight for this one man, the Bank crious consequences. Troops were co- would be open for business as usual. Is tinually in movement from up river found itself, unexpectedly, in the position. past Wuchow to Kwangtung, and, owing of a wen thy man, with all his money tied to the uncertain prospect, merchants in up in property and other investments, Kweilin, Lauchow, and Nanning "tele- suddenly running short of cash and being Saphed to Wuchow and Hongkong to refused a loan by his bankers because of stop shipment of cargo till further the personal equation being permitted to orders, Later in the year conditions) enter into a purely business transaction. were even worse, and between the 2nd

That the temporary stoppage is going And 13th October inclusive no steamers arrived at Wuchow from Hongkong to work hardship on many small deposi owing to the danger of being fired upon tors goes without saying. It is likewise by kwangtung troops, the Kwangtung n foregone conclusion that when the Bank authorities being afraid that supporters re-opens its doors a month hence, it will of Kwangai might ship as passengers, find a hard tussle ahead of it in regaining Wuchow, and augment the the public's confidence. Nevertheles, the land at Kwangsi might ship us passengers, land Bank's situation, while unfortunate and bound to inconvenience many, is not forces fighting in Kwangtung.

Mr. Wolle' said that the police (con- stable's instructions were that be was on duty outside the ward in which the prisoners were kept and that he was not to go inside. "The lavatory at the iar end of the ward was not for the lakong at all." Mr. Wolfe added that, as more than one case of a prisoner escaping from the hospital had occurred; the police had arranged with the medical authorities to build this room specially For prisoners. The reason why definite instructions had been given that the lukongs should remain outside was that a fairly strong prisoner. although in By the kindness of His Excellency, and hospital for some reasony might knock Lady Stubbs, there is tennis fortnightly the lukong on the head. They were not at Government House for Merchant Servies officers. There is niso tennis to go inside for any reason unless there weekly at the hosies of various ladies,

was another man standing by, and, of and there are monthly At Homes in the Helena May Institute. A Committee of course, the use of the prisoners' latrine ladies for the entertainment of members was absolutely unauthorised. Mr. Wolfe of the Mercantile Marine, in connexion with the Victoria Diocesan Association, suggested that there must have been with Mrs. Wakeman as Secretary, is far either very grüss neglect qe deliberate the most part responsible for the intent to enable the prisoner to escape arrangements. In addition. certain ladies have most kindly undertaken to the man was a desperate character, and visit Merchant Service men in hospital, it was the result of his efforts to escape and also there have been several private that caused his being in, hospital. H. 21 Wuchow. and augment the Kwangst tragic aml depositors will get every

been necusary to use truncheons before he could be arrested, Mr. Wollo ex- plained that the constable left the key in the lock and walked through the ward to a lavatory on the verandah. so that the prisoner was between him and the duor. He suggested that the maximum penalty should be imposed. It was only fair to any that he was a comparatively

new

THE PUBLIC WILL GED THEIR MONEY.

In order that trade might not remain Penny coming to them within the next at a complete standstill, an agreement thirty days, if they want it. The work of General at Canton and the Kwangtung as long a time for readjustment as rumour was come to between the British Consul reorganisation of the Bank is already under way and its affairs will not require and Kwangsi officinis, by which traffic would have the public believe." should be resumed between Hongkong and Wachow for steamers under the British flag and by certain specified Chinese strummers which would fy the British Bag at the fore, the British Con-

OP¡UM2 AT CHANGSHA.

SENSATIONAL SEIZURE BY THE U.S. CONSUL

invitations given, to avail themselves of had five. truncheon wounds, it having which the men have not been slow. "The importance of these toucher of humic life in the existener of a seafarer, thousands of miles away from the influence of home which counts, for so much is ab Bolutely incalculable, and the deepest gratitude of all, bath seamen ad Mis sion Staff, is due to those who have so readily answered the call for help.

The balances at the end of 1919 were: man. He had six months' service sul General guaranteeing that such -General fund, 82.105.77; Institute and had been through, the police traia: vessels would not tarry passengers. This fund, $156.36. At the end of 1920 theying seliool where a thorough course of arrangement obtained for over a month Daily News writes:

General fund, 26.107.03; Institute instruction was given now-a-days, unlike and died a natural death on the evacuna is reported in Peking that the Ameri fund, 85.66; Endowment and $1,097.61. the old days when new men had to pick tion of Kwangtung by the Kwangai can Consal at Changsha, Mr. Adams, has Previously the endowment fund has been up what knowledge they could be attend-soldiery, practically no Kwangsi troops recently succeeded in making a sensational included in the general fund but is now ang at the Police Court, shown as a separate account.

The Magistrate said that, in the being left on Kwangtung soil, by the end fopium seizure on his own account on the The subscriptions and donations are absence of any direct evidence of collu again in advance of those of the previous sion, he did not think that the maximum year, as following comparison will show

penalty, which was reserved for the very 1919, 89, 101.18; 1920, $10,134,33. This in- worst cases, would be quite in order. crease is due to the special subscriptions It was it very serious case, but as the towards the launch fund.

defendant was a comparatively new man

The "neur of an assistant-chaplain bas he would pass sentence of four months long been felt, in order than the oppor-imprisonment. tunities offered by the shipping of this great port may be seized to the full. At present unly a fringe of the work is

of „November"

The Peking correspondent of the X-CI

prises of a neighbouring establishment Canton (other, that is, than i Hong Americar. Erm. The suspicious behaviour As regards direct communication with occupied by the Chinese agents of an Kong), there was none between the 9th of two of his employés, an interpreter and September and the leth November, with a clerk, prompted Mr. Adams to watch the exception of one steam-launch and their movements closely and let him to the lighters on the 10th October. Junk traffic discovery of an enormous opium heard from Wuchow down river was completely next door to the Consulate. To his official at a standstill for October and Nevem capacity he descended upon the premises, ber, and by the end of November there since the American aghey was in a arnse bad accumulated in the harbour an an under his protection, and seized nearly a touched, as the following statistics, THE GAMBLING NUISANCE, precedented number of rice junks and ton of opium, worth between 200,000 ind wood rafts, the rice junks commencing $400.0.0-n stock which would supply 300 show:-Visits to the port of 330 British

on the 5th of the heaviest Chinese opium smokers for neean-going and river ships, 0,311; TABLES IN THE STREET AT WEST to leave for down stream

December, the wood rafts beginning to a year, Subsequent to the seizure Mr. visits paid by the Mission to all ships,

POINT.

Follow on the 1th December. From Adams uncovered evidence which warrant not British only, approximately, 1,800; number of individual British scamen Street gambling is rife at West Point, early November for over a month there rd him in turning his ploges, the inter- was considerable fear in Wuchow itself preter and clerk, over to the police on a passing through the port, 20,284; attend-| Mr. Orme was informed yesterday morn unces of seamen at services, 1,023; and ing, by inspecter Watt, and the local trouble from either attack on Wuchow by charge of issuing documents in the name at picnics, concerts, etc., 3,556. It is native police are being corrupted. From wangtung or disturbances and looting of the Consulate which had been used to

facilitate opium traffic. thus rdinfully clear that the opportuni- thirty to a hundred players would be Kwangsi soldiers; but, fortunately, the returning (and, perhaps, diabanded) ties lying before the Mission are very present at tables placed in the public first eventuality did not come to passe great, but to seize them more men are street, added the Inspector, and the needed.

ke an appeal yearly not only to firms rity. Warning the defendants that if Wuchow inhabitants felt indebted to the it is, therefore, proposed to gamblers were defying all lawful authowie, as regards the second, no really serious disturbance took place, and the but also to individuals so, that from matters did not improve it would be Defence Commissioner. General Wri Toen Tands it many be possible to pay the jail for every man of them, the Magis Jung-ch'ang, for the good order kept. It. stipend of another chaplain. At least trate imposed fines of 5 each, instead of should be mentioned, that the RACK-RENTING IN SHANGHAI an additional $4,000 per annus ro

the customary #2.

Kwangsi military authorities, from the f quired for this.

The following is a summary of work "done at the Seamen's institute and in the Harbour during 1920:-1,500 (ap prox.) visits to ships; 40 visits to hospitals; 44 services and meetings in the Institute; 78 concerts, picnics, and entertainments (excluding dances); 1,023 seamen present at services and meetings at the Institute; 3,566 seamen present at

entertainmente, picnies, etc., (exclud ing dances),

itals it mal be mentioned that the work is warmly appreciated by those on whose behalf it is undertaken.

MARINE ENGINEER

SUMMONED. COMPLAINANT FAILS TO ATTEND),

1

THE WORLD THEATRE.

Tha

interested in the opium barter, which i

The sensation" created among those dently bad wide ramifications, was of such

for the protection of the consulate. a character that Mr. Adams was forced to ad a party of men from the Villalobos

6th December, instituted military inspec-Daily News, tells of the following experi-

A Househunter," writing to the tion of incoming vessels at a point one ence

5 miles below Wuchow, Machunghau. as

My

a safeguard against spies and the intro- A house, the rent of which I understand duction of firearms for adherents in is now C. 10 per menem, was advertis Kwings of Kwangtung British steamed to be let on lease, unfurnished. ers at the instance of H.B.M. Consul wife calling to learn full particulars was General, Canton, were not subjected presented by a coolie with a grubby slip this inspection: but it was agreed that of paper (ene osed) reading:

there vessels would not attempt to cater

uchoy in the dark.

This house is to lease for a term of two yeais and two months from July 1st. The Tent is Tla, 200 per month. The tenant will have to put up a cash deposit of Tls. 2.400 as a guarantes for the payment of rest. No other terms view of the large number of en will be considered from any one with moderate salaries who urgently need home, and who find hotels too expensive, and boarding houses not quite what they desire, it seems to me that deliberato profitering of this description should be in some way prohibited.

NEW LOCAL CINEMA OPENED. With an allembracing title, World. Theatre opened its door yester day and made its own distinctive hid for popular patronage with four exhibitions, to which entrance was absolutely free and

The feeling against Japanese goods, at which hospitality was dispensed with which caused the nipost complete. dis- davish hand. Naturally the audiences appearance from the Customs returns of were overflowing, and this enterprise Japanese cotton yarn, towels, and to have its due reward, for it denotes matches, reduced business throughout the the part of the management cannot fail

year. Another depressing factor was the confidence in the venture and a deter low value of the Kwangyi hote, for which mination to provide the 'public with pic Sures of a high order and of a populas gouds-paid for on the Hongkong market appeal. The management is in the cap in Hongkong dollars-are sold in the pro abe handa of Mr. J. J. Blake, whose province. It may be mentioned here in pass vious experience in cinema circles should ing that a Mint is ia course of erection at stand him in good stead in directing the Wuchow in the old antimony-smelting fortunes of this new and up-to-date rear of the Kwangi note by increasing the Customs station at Dosing Bar (Suntan), works, with the object of raising the va'na prise. The theatre is situated at the rear silver reserve of small coin. of the Harbour Office within easy reach

which is required when steamers cannot In spite, however, of the difficulties cross, this sandbank, was established on by tramear or ricksha

Designed, we understand, by Messraumerated above Wuchow merchants the 31st December, 1019, and withdrawn Little, Adams & Wood, and on the line were, on the whole, quite satished with from the 17th March, the lowest water of of the Palladium, London, the building their year's trading, and there is only one the year being recorded as 1 inch below contains seating accommodation for 875 bankruptcy to be recorded, though this zero on the 11th, 12th, and 13th February, Cosiness and comfort are the was a serious one of a big piece goods while in the last quarter of the year the people.

business And on the good side it in to

station was not required at all and dominating features of the interior, the

be stated that the second rice crop was a

the cost to the Wuchow, trade of lightering one and rice plentiful and cheap; uninterrupted view of the screen, stage is an ailaptable one so that vande that the sugar erop was a fair one; that at Dosing and towing up, to Wuchow is estimated at $7,000 a month, every day of good behaviour. The police had beesville and other performances can be given it may be safely prophesied that saved from this secosity is an appreciabis called in dozens of limes to sattre dis without difficulty Scenery is being manganese ore will be exported in can benefit. With refereres to the remark in turbances in which this man was don painted by a roen artist, and is nearing siderable quantities during the coming the previous year's report as to the depth cerned. He had been & huisance, in completion. During the hot weather, 83 year; that cotton-growing is being on the bar being then more than 5 to 8 The district ever since he came taler, fads suitably placed, will serve to make

cotton pant from the form in Kings hair hourhands

Before Mr. G. N. Orme at the Magis racy, yesterday, Thorans Henry Foole, marine engineer, living at No. 87, Park Street, raumati, attended to an swer a charge on summons for assaulting S. Denenberg of the same address.

Inspector Brown, who was in charge of the case, said that the complainant bad failed to put in an appearance, but as the defendant had beer an "an awful trouble" in the district he hoped the Magistrato would bind him over to be

audience, wherever seated, enjoying_arr good

The

The Magistrate said that he felt be the building one of the coolest in the Far in the province, seeds of the feet with zero nt. Wuchow, it has to be

no evidence had been brought, but he fire appliances are thoroughly up-to-date, that the tannery at Wuchow, referred to Porary improvement only, a on the 25th December, 1920, soundings taken on the would warn the defendant-that-be-had-Four performances as to be given daily, in the previous year's report, though not bar showed that zero would have given better be careful not to get into court and the management promise that only re, perhaps, great encoess, has been a feet 3 inches. As regards the high-water again otherwise he would be dealt with the best filma procurable will be shown. Shanrhai as well as to up-river piacsa; higher reading boing 62 feet 1 inch on the

w.exporting leather to Hongkong and

there was no serious" flood," the severely and would probably have to go Those stressed yesterday were of an all- to jall. If the defendant did come to comedy variety and gave great delight to and that a company for the manufacture 27th Juss. The net value of trade under Court again his present attendance the big crowds which thronged, the build. of gloss is being started at Wuchow. the control of the Marine Customs total- would count against him. This time he ing. In the evening the band of the Wild The river conditions, too, during the led more than 19 million Haikwan taals would be discharged, but he had better shire Regiment played suitable selections, your were not very unfavourable. The and passes the 1919 value by over 1 million take great care.

which were much appreciated.

(Continued at foot of next column.)

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