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THE SITUATION AT CANTON,

There is nothing new in the - reports from tanton, except that there has been wash-out on the Canton Flankow rail way, south of the Yintak district, which

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TEE HONGKONG "DAILY PRESS,

CORRESPONDENCE

THE MUI TSAI QUESTION.

TO THE EDITOR OF "YER HONGKONG

DAILY FIZAS."]

Bin-You correspondent Mr. C. G.

Anderson has commented very courteously and very temperately upon my recent letter to you re the nuit question, but am afraid that I cannot accept his as the last word upon the subject.

has checked the mivance of General Chew's forces which were moving in that direction to intercept Sun's troops re turning from the region of Kiangsi. Flying machines are to be used by Chen's

A great deal has been written and spoken forces; inches operations.

There is news also that the Tuchan in this connexion by people who can of Fukien has despatched creeps to really know very little about -it--includ. Assist Chen.

ling. I endily admit, myself; and in There was a considerable falling off including the wife of the young naval the maiber of refugees coming into offer: ( forget her uang) and Mr. Hongkong from Canton yesterday. The Harold Begbie; and the Editor of Truth; talie was normal on the railway. The End all the M.P's, and belted Earls,” etc., #S. Heungchon entried 800 which is referred to by your correspondent.

slightly in excess of the average number.

There is growing coufidence in Canton that the action taken by the Merchants Guilds will out an end to hostilities. The soldiers in the streets are now being relieved by police, and in the principal thoroughfares only a few soldiers are to be seen. Lonting has practisnily teaserl. +11: the Busd.

stin Lut there re alarming nutbreaks on the Isinal of Hona. On Tuesday night it is stated that no fewer than 100 hoses were "broke into "whilst a number of people were held up and robbed in that dis trict, "Large bodies "of. C'hen's' troops; are notied to be moving out of the city yesterday in the direction of shikwan with the intention of Intercepting Sun's troops coming down frem Kwangsi,

A noticeable feature in Canton early yesterday morning was the resumption

of the ferry service nöross the river.) Ricksha pullers were also available yes terday for the first time Since the trouble began on Friday.

Sun's feet of unbox are still lying at Whampoa. They are all under steam and ready to move away at a moment's notice. Dr. Sun is still believed to be with the fleet.

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SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CHART DEPARTMENT..

SUDDEN DEATH YESTERDAY.

Sow, str. would it not be interesting if we could have the views of people who really do know something about it Would it not be enlightening if we could learn what view m'ople like say. Dr. Berge, Mr. Wells. Mr. Hallifax. Mr. Ho Kom Tong. Miss Pitt, or Archdeacon

Barnett take of the matter 1

MASTER MARINER & CHINESE SHIPPING COMPANY, TROUBLE OVER A SHIP'S PROTEC TIVE ARMAMENT.:

An action involving a claim by w master

Brown.

THURSDAY, JUNE 22ND, 1922,

RAIN AND THE WATER

SUPPLY. RESTRICTIONS TO CONTINUE FOR

THE PRESENT.A

Enquiry at the offices of the Water mariner aguiast a Chinese Shipping Authority, yesterday afternoon, elicited Company was begun in the Summary the information that, ups to the time p Court, yesterday, before the Acting the last report, 33 inches of rain had The fallen at Kowloon Reservoir: This pro laisse Judge (Mr. J. R. Wood), ease threw some interesting sidelights of duced a rise of two feet 4 inches in the the adventures incidental to pavigation water leol of the Reservoir, or an addi- in Chinese waters.

tion of snällion gallon By this morn Captain Thomas L

mastering probably another s million gallon mariner, wird the Hung Shun Shipping has found its way to the Reservoir. Co," firm, and Pong Wai Ting, for

When it is remembered that the daily 457. The claim was made

consumption of Kowloon, on an 40- followsto

restricted supply, is £1 million gallons To hospital and medical expenses, it will be apparent that the rains of the $19040; medical expenses, 80: to four last 56 hours have not by any means res automatic pistols and ammunition, 80lieved the Water Authority from all Mr. Edgar Davidson appeared for the anxisty. The present restrictions will plaintiff and Mr. M. M Watson for the continue for the present but they will be defendant.

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removed at the first possible moment. It all depenals on whether the present rains continue, as they should do if the rainfall for June is to be brought up to the

average.

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Mr. Davidson mentioned that there was a rather curicus feature about the car Captain Brown was the victim of a rob bery some time ago and amongst the That the mist system is liable to articles taken was his agreement with the ahnee goes I suppose without saying: but company. When he gave instructions for that it is wholely bad i cannot for the commencement of this action. Captain

MODIFIED FAN TAN, moment suppose; and that it provides, & Brown was relying on his memory that partial alleviation to a very deplorable the agreement entitled him to hospital

MAGISTRATE: DECIDES THAT IT IS condition of affaiss I firmly believe, 44

NOT ILLEGAL. After the action had gon Int. yours faithfully.

menced and discovery had been given,

These which a large number of the agreement was seee and it was found | respectable Chinese were charged before

RESIDENT.”

Hongkong. Jitne 21st, 1999.

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expenses.

that he was entitled to half wages and half hospital fees. While plaintiff was DAIRY KEPT IN AN OPIUM hospital his wages had been paid in

DIVAN

"SANITARY BOARD PROSECUTION.

fall and it was thought that quite apart front any legal right, it was only reason. able to drop that portion of the claim. Since then the defendants had intimated A Ching, who answered to two names appeared before Mr. Hamilton, at the that they would ask permission to Sle a counterclaira for the amount of NS" Magistrney, yesterday, charged with erroneously paid by defendants to plain- keeping an unlicensed dairy at No. 17.tiff as salary from August 28th to Septen. Wing Woo Lane.

ber 26th. Mr. Davidson suggested that it as late for the other side to file a

interclaim now.

The defendant denied the charge and said the place was only as as a whole ale'distributing centre.

Mr. Watson said he could nak for per

Mr. Lindvell no the Magistraty the other day with gambling in a 'hinese brothel in Hollywood Road came up for bearing yesterday. The case for the prosecution was, that at the time of the 'raid, Sab- Inspectors Paterson and Fallon found 23 Chinese in long conts-seated it a table playing fan-tan, one of the number acting as banker. The gobling stakes reized amounted to "$464, "

Mr. M. K. Lo appearing for the defend. antis produced widener to the effect that the game played was only a modified form of fantan, and arguing on this)

Ordinance required that the game to be legal should be a game of chance. The game played in the modified form was mint a game of chance."

Sanitary Inspector Taylor said that on mission to file a counterclaim at any tim Point Jater M. Lo pointed out that the] May 23rd at 3.15 pm, whilst on duty in during the bearing: There was nothing Wellington Street he noticed a coolinarious about it.

He gave as much notics coming out of Wing Woo Lane carrying to. Mr. Davidson as he could. He only basket containing a number of bottle knew of the abandonment of the first part of milk. The bottles were cinlessed with of the plaintiff's claim on Monday. the letters Wing Wah Dairy," whilst Mr. Davidson contended that the coun

terclaim arose out of the alleged overpay

lis Lordship said the counterclaim would be filed later.

Mr. Davidson then related the circum- stars of the crise.

Brown, in December, 1920, was

The Furt Bah, comunanded by Captain

Cont-

The Magistrate ingrțed with" Mr. Lo that there was no iligal gambling and, therefore discharged all the defendants.

THE

KIDNAPPING CHARGE,

DEFENDANTS" COMMITTED, FOR

TRIAL.

The dentur occiffon Vestedag woning, 12-few of the stoppers used were of the after a brief illners, of Commander same type as those used by the amor, not out of the abandonment, *Grigory,

Satperintendent of the Farm. The man escorted him to the Chart Department of the Nayal Yard.Dairy and there be found several cans The deceased officer was under freat-of milk and a number of empty bottles. ment at the Peak maral sanatorium and A man who was present in the dairy said he was foki in the employ of the Wing yesterday morning was found, deal in

Wah Dairy, which had its headquarters berl Commander Gregury was" unmar-

Proceedings against the alleged. Kid- at Sau-shui-po. Whilst there a won mandrered by the Chinese Government to ried and had only beins in the Colony a

nappers of Chan San Kđaj, the" Ying few months. The funeral takes place at

ere to buy milk, but naturally the fokary troops. On December 31st she left W College schoolboy, were completed said that there was none for sale. The Happy Valley Cemetery at 5.50 o'clock defendant was a small dairy farme at Hoihuw. From Hoihow she went to Pak Mr. R. E Lindsell and the defendants Canton.on reviving orders to proceed to at the Magistracy, yesterday, before this evening.

Sam-shui-po who sent milk to. No. 17

were committed for trial. They were an Wang Woo Strert for distribution.

ex-secretary to an ex-Civil Governor of The defendant said that all the milk

Canton, in the Kwang regime, charged was battled at Saunshui-go, and No. 17,

with conspiring with other persons to Wang Woo Street was only used as

kidnap the schoolboy, and with being an distributing centre. No milk was retail

accessory to the kidnapping. This man's dame is Cheung Chu Wan. Another tazn, Cheung Cheuk Hing. is charged with being the actual kiduapper. “

RICKSHA OUT OF CONTROL

CHINESE FARE INJURED AND

" RIIKSHA DAMAGED. "

ed there.

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Sha with troops commanded by Generi Ho Fook Shan. She anchored there and unfortunate incident occurred; the compradore's cook was fatally shot by one of the Indian guards. Four revolvers were carried for the use of the four Indian guards, as required by the Ordin: An unlicensed puller of a ricksha was

The Magistrate found the defendantance. General Ho commandeered these unable to control the vehicle whilst guilty.

four pistols Eaving the ship without her descending a steep hill on the Pokfulam Inspector Taylor pointel out that it proper complement of arms. The paster Road, and the ricksha "grashed into a was a most serious, offence as the Sanitary and others were helpless in the face of wall at the botton of the hill, ith Department were not aware of the exista Chinese General with his troops on the shafts of the vehicle being broken by the of the dairy. A licence to keep a ship. The Captain reported the loss to impact. The fare (n Chinese) was dairy in such a place would never have the British Consul at Hoihow. The ship was released about January 18th and r thrown violently into the road on his been granted as the back portion of the

premises were used as quopium divan...

turned to Hongkong. Where the Captain bond. He was picked up in 'a dazed con-

A fine of 950 was imposed and the defen-reported the loss to the shipowners. They dition and sent to the Government Civil

dant was ordered to close down the dairy took no steps to replace the arms. Mospital where he has been detained.

forthwith.

ship then proceeded to Saigon and n The "puller was slightly injured.

tarurd again to Hongkong in the ordin

ROBBERS WHO CARRIED TORCHES.

"CURIOUS AFFAIR AT TAI

KOK TSUI.

Tary course of business. She then what

The

Mr. G. G. N. Tinson (of Messrs. John- son, Stokes and Mastery, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. M. K. L» de- fended the ex-secretary.

It was alleged that the boy is being held to ransom for $18,000,

INSULTING LANGUAGE. PORTUGUESE WOMAN SUMMONED, Mr. Peter Julyan senior clerk of the

ANGRY CROWD IN KOWLOON. Manila, then to Amoy and again to Falic Works Department and residing

INDIAN POLICE HUSTLED.

the peace.

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Hongkong. The Captain again repeated at No. 13, Robinson Road. summoned a his representations for, arms to be true hour named Mrs. J. J. Gutierrez A party of Indian police recruits on cured so that the ship could comply with of No. 47, Robinson Road, at the Magie- patrol in charge of an Indian Sergeant the Ordinance. There was no question of came into contact in Canton Road, Kow refusal, they said all right and did Lindsell, for using insulting language to tracy, yesterday morning, before Mr. loon, on Monday night with a large crowd nothing. Everybody in the office gave wards Mr. Julyan's daughter on the 11th A gang of robbers consisting of three of Chinese who were making unlawful use orders but nobody carried them out. in Jude with intent to provoke a breach of men armed with revolfers and five others of a fire hydrant. One mat was pressing Manile there was trouble over a bread. carrying lighted torches are said to have down the ball with a pole. On the police, al some regulations and on this incident entered the house of a Chinese widow arrest of this man and another the crowd the Captain determined to buy pistos

Mr. Nash appeared for the plaintiff, at Tai Kok Tsui early yesterday morning.

grew, very excited and made several himself. He had so far been running:

and M. Buss for the defendant. It appears that the widow was awaken attempts to release the men from custody with the ship without complying with the Mr. Russ asked for a remand in order ed by the door being forced open. On they finally succeded in doing so. The regulation. He purchased four automatic that a competent Portuguese interpreter the staircase she was faced by thres police recruits were not anied and there- pistols and a thousand rounds of am might be obtained to assist with the

fore at a great disadvantage. Nothing muuition. Two of the pistols were found case. armed men who were followed by ave daunted the police sergeant kept in touch faulty and were returned. When the ship Mr. Lindsell agreed and remanded the zen carrying torches. The armed men with the defendants and went word by informed at the office that the ship was case to Tuesday next at noon

Feturned to Hongkong the Captain was threatened to shoot her if she did not one of the recruite for reinforcements. not going to run to Amoy and he was keep quiet. They kept guard over her Shortly afterwards two European police seked to return all arms on board the whilst the others ransacked the house. sergeants and a poase of Chinese police said he would

ship. The Captain refused to do

return After several, attempts to open three appeared and the crowd, scattered in all These were wrapped

the two new pistals, up by the Captain large wooden boxes, which they thought directions. The two men who had been and delivered at the office in the presenc contained money and jewellery, the rob forcibly released from custody took re them to the Captain Superintendent of of the Chief Officer. He addressedl bers decided to take the boxes away fuge in a tea house where they were re- Police. Captain Brown, Mr. Davidson accepted the invitation to send an inter- with them. They did so, but their an arrested and taken to the Police Station buy anything for the use of the ship and port team to Hongkong during next

contended, was unquestionably entitled to noyance must have been very great on finding that the boxes contained nothing but old dothing, the value of which has been reported to the polite at $40.

under escort.

At the Magistracy, yesterday, Mr. Lindell fired the two men 5 each with the alternative of 10 days' imprisonment.

but

SPORT. INTERFORT" CRICKET,

We learn that the Shanghai C.C, have

October or November.

to recover the money from the owners.

Captain Brown gave evidence in detail Word has not yet been received from to the circumstances related by his the Straits in response to a similar Jegal adviser and the hearing way adjourned,

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