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THE LULL AT CANTON. DR. SUX PROMISES, TÒ REFRAIN FROM FURTHER BOMBARDMENT... A DISPLAY OF FORRIGN FLAGS

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2187, 1992.

CORRESPONDENCE

THE MUI TSAI QUESTION.

(TO THE EDITOR OF “THE HONGKONG DAILY FRESS."]

Six Puder the above beading, “Re bardments by Shn's warships at Canton sident," in youe issue of the 17th lust is" due, appareatly to a protext made, to conumenting upon the fact that between Dr. Sun Yat Sen by the American Conix and seven hundred, bodies, of children pul, who went down to Whisper with a dumped" within the Colony dur

WATERING THE STREETS. ECONOMIC METHODS ADOPTED BY THE SANITARY BOARD.

At the conclusion of the business en the agenda of the Sanitary Board meet. ing held yesterday the Acting Chairman of the Board (Mr. D. W. TeTMAX) made an important anoucement regarding the use of water from the main by the Fir stated that Sanitary Department. instructions had been issed by the

washing, the streets and side channels Sam Yat Sen on the Chinese flagship

was to cease. As far as possible, street It appears that is the bombardment on

washing was being carried out Saturday Just damage was done to cer

waste water, that is to say water not at Anterican Mision property in the

taken from the main. Salah water was city and in copæquence of the repra-

to wonder to what extent this collected at quite a number of filling! sentations minde dur these bombardaerifies of juvenile fife will be aggravat-stations, in Hongkong; and persons seer

GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS

A SOLICITOR'S PROTEST AT THE MAGISTRACY.

A protest was lodged by Mr. Lo D'Almada, solkitor, before Mr. Lindsell, nd the Magistracy, yesterday. against the systeux in"allowing persons other than the actual prosecutors to appear in polier court cases and taking upon theinselves the duties of solicitor. The protest aros of the hearing of a' small opium case in which Mr. D'Almada appeared for thei

Ameriena; naval offver to interview Drag the past year, assumes that these Board that the use of fresh water for aufeinant, who was charged with the

little mufortunates" are abandoned not simply on account of brutal indifference on the part of their parents, but in great measure owing to showr inability to rear them, and give them a start in life." He

goes on

with

illegal possession of fous mics of non-

"Giovernment"opdam, valued at 50 cents. The man had been arrested the previous Fosterday. Mr. 'Aimada applied to Mr. day and allowed out on bail of $500.

Lindsoli for a nduction of bail, and

ments were endangering American livese when the well-meaning husy-bodies ating the water carts in the streets were pointed out that the bail usually in such

and property. Dr. Sun Yat Sen promised home have had their way in the matter not to resume the bombardiment.

This exquret for foreign property brought about a surprising display of foreign flags from Chinese business pre mises in Cantons yesterday. The Union

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Leases was ten times the foundIn this case nearer the mark.

ache of the opiam 'world' tuwe' iseen

The Magistrate referred to Me. H. A. Taylor, the Monopoly Analyst of the Im. ports and Exports Office, who stated that His Worship wohl be satisfed that the bail was reasonable after hearing the facts of the case.

Mr. D'Alminda at this stage interrupted

gards house cleansing," wherever water carts could reach, the same system would lae adopted,

In other districts of the

the water carts to reach, the Board had lecided not to stop the use of water as it was one of the means adopted for the prevention of plague. The Board was

the practice of allowing peuple who were sing every possible economy and if the

not mentioned as prosventors to appear very welcome rain which had now madę its appearance did not continue the in Court in the role of solicitors, Strictly Board would probably have to discon-speaking the people were not entitled tiner house cleansing altogether except to be heal at all. They practically took upon themselves the rights of solicitors on the lower levels,

In this case Mr. Taylor was this Govern-

not to think that the water had been of the Muitend question.” His letters from the mains. Further, as re which consists of an assumption and a doubt, is extensively quoted here and 1 wish to make a few comments in reply.

In doing so let me my t one that: Jack, the Stars and Stripes and the Resident's stamption is not justified.higher level which it was impossible for French Trierdour were dying ovey" inang A frets are dead against hits, The houses that no one had previously serpses of children are dumped for pected of having my foreign conretion the following reasons:-Firstly inability except in the general way of trade, on the part of the parts to bear the The British Dag preliminated, and expenses of burial; secondly, to avoid the "wherever it could be obtained Chinese attention of the Sanitary Board at the bngers did not laggle over the prica time of epidemie (such attration is re- garded by the poor and ignorant Chinese The news brought down faims Canton of Hongkong with fear, and the Tiga yesterday by train and boat was to the tion of personal affvety is "gonsidered by flect that the city is quiet, and beginning them onisance) and thirdly. out of

Er

orial aspect. People superstition and fear that the issue to: Teginning to take courage and busi come may fallow the short career of the ness houses and ships have in mostecensed child in not being able to sur- cases reopened.

charged or it.

CAY WINT

are

On

OTHER CHINESS BEFORE THE BOARD.

and lodged his protest. He said that it was high tin that a check was put on

The other business before the Boardment aaniyst and was there to give avi- was purely formal, the first five items on device if called upon. He was not even the auenda being "letters of approvals employe of the Imports and Exports

Department. Teive, In a Chinese family, little notice from the Government regarding the erect

Mr. Taylor: Pardon me; I am a ser number of water clusets as taken of even a male child dying intion of a

vant of the imperts and Exports Depart- childhood; no memorial tablets are puss up for such in the family joss-house, and it notice be taken it takes the form of n

-16 w.e's.

the new. office of the

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Mr. The Magistrate explained D'Almada that Mr. Taylor was watching Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co

.c.'s at the Hongkong Cricket Pavilion the case on behalf of the prosecution and we. at No. 2, Queen's Road Centrals that it had beed the practice of the Court four w.ek on rural building lot No. 159, to allow this procedure for the purpose | ***, Repulse Bay and 6 w.g's at Now. I to of expediting the dispumal of cases. The 6. Observatory Road, Kowloon.

matter had paviously been brought bef The CHMAN after announcing that fore Mr. J. R. Wood, the present ayting Puisin Judge, who had upheld the an application for permission to

w.c.'s at No. 1 The Penk hut heen practice. His Worship alded that he con- held over, proposed that an applicationsidered the bail was reasonable. for permission to erect three wel's, at No. 12. Macdoneli Road, he approved. Dr Pest seconded and, the motion war carrier.

This was all the business before the meeting.

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erect

This growing setise of security is also Indicated in the smaller number of refugees coding into Hongkong. Sunday night the ss. Honen brought modest red paper with the aim of the down nearly 2,000 passengers, yesterday child inscribed thereon, and this paper is her, passenger list totalled approximately stuck by the side of the comparatively 1500. The numbers brought down by the modest god of the hearth. When is res trains yesterday were about the same as membered that illness amongst the poorer on the precious day, but the bulk, class of Chinese is attended by native. these appeared to be business people and practitioners (many of whom are quacks), not refugees as on the Monday. Precau that most of these practitioners are not tionary measures are still in force our competent to issue-leath certificates. that as the railway is cuncerned and pas the absence of a death certificate does not sengers to" Canton are booked through pornit registration of death and alloga in the mornings only. In the afternoons tion of a burial ground and that infant passengers are only booked to Sheklang mortality is exceptionally high in China. This is due to the presence of louters in this practice of dumping" is easily the neighbourhood of the terminus at understood. The stagistics of the Sani- Canton after dark.

tary Department will bear out my asser- Chen's troops still patrol the streets tion that in increusé of " dumping" is. af Canton but they are now reporte) in i

closely associated with the avverity of an be doing their utmost to maintain order.pidemic, not only cause of the heavier

Naturally the streets at night time The are deserted, especially the Bund. soldiers street patrol are not sp

In Resident's letter, a veiled sag. umerous as on Sunday. This is thought to in due to the fact that General Chen gestion that infanticide or foul play may be responsible for the lumping is is marshalling all the forces he can

the outskirts of the city also detected and should be commented truster o against Dr. Sun, Yat Sen's reinforce pon. The figures quoted are from the

Patice records; but there is not a tittle RETURNED TO PRISON ments which are being hurried down of evidence in these records to suggest from the Northern expedition by the that these unfortunates were foully done house-boy, farmerly employed by Mrs. Convicted twice previously for larceny,

Canton-Hankow railway.

Looting had decreased considerably to death. In view of the absence of evi Pope at No. 1, Morrison Hill, and who dence to the contrary, it must be assumed has just recently been released from that these childres died of natural prison was charged yesterday morning, To be fair to the poor Chinese of refere Mr. E. W. Hamilton with steal the Colony, it should be reiterated thating eight pieces of clothing from two child murder is as repuguant to them as

amahs employed by his former Mistress, it must be to its corresponding class in 1rs. Pope. The man pleaded guilty to Europe.

the charge.

since the posting of notices in the main streets warning looters that they would be shot on the spots if caught interfer ing with pedestrins

The damage done by the bombardment is very slight and was described by one passenger who made a tour of the city

toll of human lives bar bed for the sea- sons already stateil.

causes.

Proof having been produced that Re-

Mr. D'Almada objertel and said that bis client was absolutely innocent,

At the request of Mr. Lindsell, Mr. Füglor outlined the facts of the ease. The opium, he, said, was found in a safe which had a alge back. Behind the false The members present at the meeting back was also found a quantity of loose besides the Acting Chairman were Dr. paper, which had been used as packing, G. D., Black, Mr. C G. Alabaster, for pin The safe appared to "have OBES DE F. M. Ozario, the Mecniken tempered with recently, the screws of the false linck having been removed. Officer of Health (Dr. W. W. Pearce)

From this it was alleged that the defen and the Secretary of the Board (Mr. C.

dant was a timler in opium in Hongkong, M. W Reynolds).

selling the drug to keepers of soni divars.

AN INCORRIGIBLE.

Inspector Blackman said that Mrs.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN KOWLOON.

Mr. Doda: 1 hop- Mr. Taylor will: be able to prove that..

The Magistrate. That is Mr. Taylor's cwn inference,

Mr. D'Almada then explained that his client knew nothing about the opium, the present yere and the opium had been He bought the safe at the beginning of

there ever since.

The Magistrate after hearing state- ments from both sides decided, to let the present bail of $500 stand. The case will up to-day for hearing.

SPORT,

LAWN TENNIS.

REVISED FIXTURE LIST FOR SATURDAY, 2ITH.

"A" Division.

Club de Recreio g. 1.K.C.-At Kowloon, CR.C. z. Civil Service-As Causeway

Bay, K.CO. IK.C.C-At Kowloon,"

"B" Division. Civil Service, Club de Retreio.-At

Happy Valley.

Police r. C.R.C.-At Happy Valley. University Kowloon-At University. 1.B.C. Queen's College. At Sco

Kan Po,

C.C.C.B.K.-At Craigengower.

ORGAN RECITAL.

on lending as "a there pitting of thesident's assumption is wide of the mark Tope took the defendant into her house walls by unexploded shells-a good ser and cannot he sustained. the necessity of

rifle could have done dispelling his doubt as to whether we had character and that he was re- as a small boy. He had turned out to Nice mi with more damage." Several unexploded abolition is a blessing no longer shells of an antiquated type are still to arises. To argue, at the present moment, sponsible for a lot of thiering from the be seen lying about in places, and these

house. Two of these thefts, had been whether the mui-tau? system should he attract crowds of curious Chinese. The abolished is to slay the slain.

But his brought home to the delendant nud be soldiers is said, have been given in reference to the M.P, and belted earls, was dismissed and sent to prison. structions not to allow people to meddle

Mr. Hamilton ordered the defendant. lords and ladies in England who inter- with these pending their removal by ested themselves on behalf of the Houg to be sent to prison for six months with competent experts. Only one, place on kong muita as the wall-meaning busy hard labour and said he would record- the Bund appears to have been wrecked bodies at home" is uncalled-for and mend his banishment afterwards, by the shell fire and that is the teahouse unfair. The least they have done is to where a number of Chen's troops were relieve the misery of thousands of un- said to be sheltering. This place is now fortunate girls in one part of the British a heap of ruins; otherwise the damage Empire; and right-minded Chinese, in-

As will be seen from our advertising to the various buildings hit by shells is stead of construing their action as un-

A gang of seren armed robbers held columns, the first of a series of evening but slight. Previous reports as to the warranted interference, cannot but thank

Organ Recital by Mr. Denman Fuller, up u ricksha in Nathan Road, Kowloon,FR.C.O., will be given in St. John's extent of the casualties appear to have them for doing a great service to their during the early hours of yesterday Cathédral on Monday next at 9.15 pm, been greatly exaggerated, but authentic country.-Yours - faithfully,

morning and savagely" attacked the man when the Violinist will be Mrs. Baletn information cannot be obtained. There

who was riding in the vehicle and stole who will play, the slow movement from the Mendelsohn Violin Concerto in E were many casualties on the gunboats

his purse containing $220 in banknotes. minor and Thome's famous Andante which wore swept by the rifles and

According to the information given to Religioso. The organ pieces will include machine guna of the troops on the Bund

the police, the attacked man stated that Bach's classic Fantasia in G Minor, Lemare's popular Andantino in D flat The warship are still anchored at

he was a shop coolie and that he was which still remaine one of the moat Whampoa, though two light gunboats

returning to Tsimshatsui from Yaumati attractive pieces of its kind ever written, are lying off the Bhameen. Apparently

for the purpose of returning to Hong Coates, an Irish love song by de an Idyll from a new Suite by Eric they are not expecting an immediate call.

The 134th anniversary festival of the kong by motor-boat. His Pickaba was Leen Castiglions, which has not been' to action as all the naval boats are lying Royal Masonic Institution for Girls was Best stopped by two men, but when he heard here before, and in addition to with awnings spread and the guns held at the Connaught Rooms, on May

otter pieces Elgar's Military March in mugly tucked up in gun, spreads, breach 10th, under the presidency of Liost. Col. showed fight five other use sprang out D major in the Trio of which the theme QL Venables Llewelyn, Provincial; of the shadows' and pinued him to the which he uses in conjunction with the Grand Master for South Wales, Enstorm

(Coronation Dde) fa introduced. The Division. It was announced that C35,387 ground. Needless to say, the rickshawords Land of Hops and Glory had been subscribed, the South Wales coolie did not stay to see what happen-collection will be in aid of the organ. (East) total being £21,257.06. Bd.

fuad. ·

and muzzle cOTERS."

The people are now wondering what will happen when contact is formed be tween Chen's and Sun's troops,

.

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Hon, English Secretary,

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