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CANTON NEWS.

DORS DECA, QURRESPONDENT. Į

July 1st The situation has easel up in some respects and become a little more rumplis catel in others. ta other parts of the province things are marking time and 10 fighting of any ne sunt has taken place

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 3RD, 1933.

CORRESPONDENCE,

"SYSTEM" IN "THE ARMY,

SPORT.

TENNIS LEAGUE.

Dcision.

H.C... 4.S.R.C.

The Hongkong Cricket Club defeated the United Services Heerention Guli in a match played on the first division 1.K.CC's ground on Saturday by games to as, Scores;-

HAILY PRESS. ».

Site Fonfess that after reading the and Had letters from Had Some" Enough," 1, am still in the dark as to their chjertion to military service. The vechief crason put forward is that drills inspections and claning oqripment are waintelleetii areupations. Now, my i dear sir, any General or Colonel will tell you that you cannot have to much of what has han described as Spit, and Polish

in the Army, It is its very life. be blood. Without it, there would absolutely nothing for the officers to find

now sing previously, The First rown open

The Nadonses that have hitherte “maine 1 closed at night are

trusiness ap to to pang whereas they were open till mid n, Public Park has gait be and during a walk througe the old city I noticed, among others, some signs of activity at the Yamens of dee Civil Alovernor and the Provincial Treasuryo

:

and 11. Hancock beat Major Tomlini and Capt. Bodde, tai hat Major, Lloyd and AR Baworth, 92: Bett Pay-Lieut-Gom. Warthington said Capt. Bloxham,

F. A. Redmond and Q. W. Sewell, beat Major Lloyd and A. B. Raworth, S-3: Just to Fay, Lieut.-Chm, Worthington and

linson and Capt. Porīds, 5-6-

COMMANDER HASLEWOOD'S

CASE.

STIRRING STRONG AND DANGER.

OUS FEELING.”

In the House of Commous, on May 29th, Mr. Inskip, asked whether the Governor ef Hongkong requested the naval authori ties there to restrain the wife of Liput.. Commander Haslewood from advocating the prohibition of the initsai systeini

Mr. At hamberlain (Lord Privy Seal) plied that ne ording to the (loyernor's report his attration was drawn to the fact that Mrs. Halewood was at that time cunducting her campaign, which in- cluded allegations" of widespread crustly tá muitați, în term which gave anony ance to the Chinese community. The

On the other hand on my way to the fault with, nothing for the men to do Capt Biosham 1-7: Jost to Major Tom chinese, has a great regard for oticial |

Kowloon-Canten Railway Station, haw

a large number of sentries guarding all approaches to the East Bund and at tw Junction, machine guns were mounted.

wrong.

B Dizisiva.

LR.C. ». M.B.K.

I served in the Army during the War J. B. Penman and J. D. Humphreys and I must say that I revelled in Spit best Pay-Limit fou. Worthington and and Pol My battalion had the Capt. Moxha, 3-4 lgit Major. Tomlin quarest picks, the brightest buttons. theson and Capt. Dodds, 0-5: beat Major At Homan Tiand, a Portuguese named Frost ucitly, folded ground shots and Lloyal and A. D. Haworth, 6-3, Ozorio lives at Nigo Chow, New Street.elesest-litting "tunies of any un in Ite has been residing here for ever ten France. My regimental canteen, though years owning the house he lives in. Being unfortunately seldom stocked with articles at the end of the street where they do not have a street gate,' he has erected a formidulite saud-bag entrenchment with the idea of showing fight to any looters that may com his way. This has put the Kai Fongs in a predicament as they: are afraid that in case of trouble any!

WOTSE.

Cantonese are

1.00TLS0

Looting has again been reported: ane instanes of a native banker, at Sau Hani

of food was invariably replete with, Blane, Brasso and Bent polish. All my men wore their hair three sisternths of

an

inch long, alled their X.6.0.% Sir." and are their skilly by numbers, In short,, no scharter unit could be found!" When the Brigadier' was coming to

Playing at home on Saturday. the Indian Recreation Club defeated Mitsui Bussan Kaisha y games to 3" Scores:

position, and when an officer's wife. with the encouragement of her husband. made Attacks of this character the Gøveriment considered that there was a danger that they might get the impression that the Liewernment approved the terms which were employed, and that thus a state of ill feeling towards the British Govern- ment might he created. Not wishing to dainage Lient.-Commander Halewood's Professional prospects the Governor com- united privately with the Commodore, agresting that he should ask Lieut. Cont mänder Hasiewood to restrain his wife from taking part in a public controversy affecting rasial questions and customs. II. 1. Rumjahn am 1. Hassau watatitring strong sal dangerous feeling in Suguira and Ohts, 74: Jost to Yamagu- the Chinese community, chi and Miyashima, 17 beat Kobayashi and otsequently the Commander in

Chief, interviewed Lient. Commander Dot. 10-1. ↑

Halewood, and the Commander-in-Chief infrined him that if he wished to con- in his cupaign he ought to resign In the meantime, Mrs Haslewood was his official appointment in the dockyard. talan to hospital, and Lieut.-Commander D. Rumjahn and S. A. Hussain lost to Haslywood accepted an offer to be allowed Saguira and Ohta, 5-6, lost to Yamaguchito pred bone with her. his place in and Miyashima, 17; beat Kobayashi and Daj, M.

El Arcalland & A. Ismail at guira and Ohia, 1-9; beat Yamaguchi and. Miyashima, 7-t beat Kobajashi and

Doi -

DRÓWNING FATALITY AT

SHANGHAI

résistines would only draw the fire from inspect the battalion at mid-day, I order the attackers and when looters did get ined reveille at 4.30 am, and breakfast for possessing the consequences would only be the meat"s o'clock. They had to be Jaxation the above to give you washed, shaved and properly dressed at an idea of the situation and how thea quafter past and, paraded in 'sections

Faking i...

ut 0 Platoons fell in at 7uelých, and the officers conducrii a minute inspection until 8,30 At 9 o'clock they fell in by companies and the company conunanders' insprețion had S hover by 10. Punctually to the virg' tick of that hear i

the implers summoned the company mark ers to take up their allotted positions and by 10.30 they were" in line. enabled, the whole battalion to be on parade at 11 o'clock, by which time I had finished breakfast and donned my spurs made a point of ordering my charge: to be ready at 7am. (to encourage disDaily News says:- cipline) and by 11.15 I rode on to the and ground while the band played Captain, Ginger" The Major and my then made a close inspection of every mun's chin. pouch fasteners and trouser Buttons, and by 12 o'clock everything was ready for the Brigadier's arrival.

Hong sending a Jaki to pay an account of $100-in Sap Pat Po being of peculiar interest. As soon as the joki got outside the dog he was prïneed upon by in man dressed liked a couție, and on giving the alarm he was threatened by a knife. Two policemen on hearing the alarm went up and merely asked the thier not to stab the fo. Upon this the thief took to his heels without anybody following him. Af Choy Tow Trai in Honam, I saw two soldiers wonsing civilinn jackets and

a wrist-watch on

wiforth trousers sitting outside a door. way displaying several female gold bracelets, rings and their hands and wrists. From their attitude they seemed immensely proud of their possessiona

This

Grumble at the systern if you like. Cail it Red Tape. Eyewash or anything you "JUNKS COMMANDER

Cure 16. Bat must admit thaf 14 Some of the junks that run between the smarter piece of work could not be con- interior markets and Canton have been crived. This is the system under which rummandeered for the transportation of our "Army has thrived. It gives the mea troops and munitions. Some difficulty plenty to do, while it supplies a thousand has been experienced in sending essentials and one things for the junior officers to here and there and prices are steadily supervise. It raises the Colonel's, posi- going up. More troops were sen, on the | tion tos one of great responsibility. "eiver to-day.

1:

GAMBLING IN WONG SHIA.

At Wong Sha the military have all the kay and gambling has been sanctioned by them to augment their incomes. 1 went there with the object of seeing if there were any casualties Tome in from Shiu Kwan and noticed gamhlers all over the tlistrict.

SOLDIERS SAAREVL).

Finally, it enables the staf officers to gaze upon a really" pretty sight. Yes, Sir, you cannot have too much Spit and Polish in the Army" The more, the bet- ter-Yours faithfully,

EX-COLONEL

Hongkong, July 2nd, 1922

A SOLDIER'S JOY RIDE.

MIGHT HAVE BEEN CHARGED....

WITH MANSLAUGHTER.

To confirm the report about "the fight. ing round Yin Tong I went up there but could see no signs of any fighting.

A very kindly word of movie.' was Chan's troops are quartered there in given by Mr. Hamilton at the Magis large numbers and I also noticed sine trasy, on Saturday to a soldier of the dressed very very raggedly, unarmed and R.C.A who was the defendant in a case disconsolate. From the villagers I learnt of disorderly behaviour while drunk. that these re pro-Sun troops that bad been disarmed and had nowhere to go to.dant, Cunber Frederick Albert Worrall, According to Inspector Kent, the defen

with two soldiers commandeered a motor

THE FIGHTING AT WHAMPOA.

י,

FOREIGNER'S TRAGIC END,

about 11 m. Fast Monday at Fectung A sad drowning fatality took place at when Mr. Thomas MeD. Rie", "of the China Navigation Co., lost his life. The

Th Cummodore,

the Chart Office being taken by another officer. The "paval authorities acted at the request of the Governor, and the Guvernor spemed to have shown all posible consideration in the performance of what he felt to "by his duts" to the golong Lieut. Commander Huxleywood suffered no injury to his professional career, and the Admiralty did not at any time express displeasure at his conduct. At no timu had it been suggested that set from any but the highest motiyes. Linut, Commander and Mrs. Hashwood

AMANCHESTER GUARDIAN

COMMENT."

The following lending artigle appeared) in the Heartrace Guardianph the subjret:

It appears that he was over at Postung examining some cargo on the str. 1 uchray and apparently on leaving the steamer fell down between the pontoon and the vessel into the water The only person Since Mr. Churchill has abolished the who claims to have witness the accident system of slavery in Hongkong which was a Chinese,coolie. There was a strong gos by the name of fui-Tsai, the less elh tide running at the time and, as the paid about our protracted tolerance of body has not been recovered, it is pre-that system the better. The chief credit sunied that it has been washed away.

Deceased, who was married and had two children, arrived in Shanghai about three years ago and has since been con- nected with the China Navigation Co., which, out of respect for his memory, had their building and ship Paga boisted at half-mast..

LONDON HOSPITAL..

A HANDSOME GIFT FROM ·

SHAMEEN.

for the reform helongs to Commander Hazelwood and his wife, but for whosa. efforts it is almost certain that nothing would yet have been done. The treatment which this gentleman has received q account of his praiseworthy example of public spirit is, according to Ir. Amory's replies in the House last night, less bad than had been supposed, but none the less disquieting. He was not dismissed; it merely so happened that his temporary appointment was near ap"end. "Ile was pot rebuked or penalised in any way by his official" chiefs at the Admiralty: ho was merely interviewed by the naval officer in charge at Hongkong. These Xr, G. Tudhope, Hoti. Treasurer of an facts are capable of different interpreta entertainment held in Shameen on 28th tions, but however, blameless the Ad February, 1929, with the view to raise miralty may have been at home they can funds in aid of the London Hospital net be acquitted of responsibility for the writes: A letter has been received from actions of their subordinates abroad. It Viscount Knutsford, Chairman of the is admitted that the Governor of Hong- Hospital, acknowledging recript of the keng, having conceived a distaste for remittance, which amounted to £48, as.rs. Hazelwood's activities, prevailed Su. I enclose a copy of the letter and upon the chief naval officer to use hia shall be very much obliged if you can see influence with Commander Hazelwood to your way to insert same in the columns restrain his wife, This Commander of your valuable newspaper, so that those Hazelwood properly and courageously who took an interest in the Fund may refused to do. know that their assistance and support happened at the interview: but have been much appreciated."

chonsly. Commander Hazelwood must The letter is as follows:-

We do not know what

have realised that he was incurring the London Hospital,

displeasure of his oficial chiefs and was He likely to be punished accordingly. Whitechapel, E...

17th, May, 1022appears, in fact, to have been saved from Punishment only by the aczident that DER SIR-I have just seen your letterwing to his wife's illness he was allowed to the Treasurer with the splendid cheque { leave to return to England. It is not the which it has brought from overseas, fault either of the Governor of Hong can assure you that my gratitude and kong or of the chief naval officer that thanks are in proportion.

they did not implicate themselves even This is the second instalment of really more seriously. As it is, they are account- princely help from the Ladies of flainable for having brought official pressure

bear upen a public servant to indeed may seem but little, but I do responsible, and which. so far from being I most truly feel. To say Well done. bis

not bone you and all these good unnamed culpable, have now been officially endorsed friends of ours will believe that I do and have ended a shameful traffic. They keenly appreciate this really notable are an extraordinary example of the

The report that fighting had taken place car.standing in Queen's Road West One and I cannot find words to express what to fe's actions for which he was

at Whampoa freported in Friday's issue) is correct: Martial law has been declared there and any vessel approaching without a permit will be fired on. The pro-Sun gunboats have assembled at Ping Kong, but the ai ki, Has Yum and Sin are neutrul, being still at anchor in the stream at Whampoa..

-EXPEDITION TO EXTERMINATE

ARMY."

of the soldiera drove the car through Hill Street into Des Voux Road West where it glided with a ricksha and damaged it to the extent of 819. It had not come to light who was driving the car but the defendant, was afrestel; the THE PEOPLE'S other two soldiers evaded arrest, --

A Lieutenant in the B.G.A., said that Worrall had a very clean record during

help

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Arsenal, and now a Kaio-General in his three years' service in. Hongkong time. view of the splendid help given, tho far, as Commander Hazelwood is con- !

Chan Wing Hain, Director of the addition, has taken an expedition to exterminate the People's Army

He had also a very good active service that record.

In

Είναι

success which sometimes rewards the dis I am writing to Mrs. Pegge personally interested work of private citizens. The to thank her, and to advise her, as do Admiralty may be right in saying that you, that the sealed pucked sent contained they have not penalised or rebuked Com

heque for twelve guineas from a donor mander Hazelwood. But something morn who wishes to remain anonymous, but of

than

that is needed. The Hongkong whose kindnces we are deeply apprecia authorities made a serious error which,

cerned, be met idea occurred to me that it might per so far as the public is concerned, by the

by an

apology and, ia be.ng ruined in heuaguhad for. Dr.

The Magistrato and the worst feature hans be acceptable to the Ladies of assurance that they now understand that Sun's cause. He is well-known in houg- underscod the defendant had a bit of

of a case like this was, although he quite Shamean if, instead of using the money it is illegal to interfere with the con- eceived for current expenditure (1 admit kong, being a nephew of Mr. Chu Kang fun, in gotting into the car and riding that in these desperate days this is a big act of private citizens, who do not break Yuc, and interested in varius concerna

the law and improper coerce them by such as the Pacife Trading Co., the Sun through the streets, he did not realize temptation) the Ladies would have liked the threat of punishing someone else who Co., etc. A graduate of Yale, he has that he might have killed, people in the ho sam to be transferred to Capital A/c happens to be in Government pay. aways been a staunch supporter of Chan streets. You might have been sent for the partial upkeep of a cot to be Kwing Ming. Being a native of Keung before me," added Mr. Hamilton, on a named in perpetuity as either The

of charge

Had not manslaughter.

the shan dad having always had the common

Shameen Cot," or The Canton Cat." weal of the district at beart, I think time he might have been?

rieksha coolie got out of

Failed.

way in or any other name which they might The annual Athletic Sports of the

You designate. success will nwait him on this campaign.

staff of Hongkong and Shanghai Bank's Moreover his troops are superior in must realize that you had a narrow I do feel very strongly that help like London Otheo were held at the Bank's numbers and equipment.

The rank and escape from being so charged, though I this is worthy of permanent record, but sports ground, New Bockenham, on May file left on Thursday night and he and am perfectly sure your action did not I am, of course, leaving the matter th. Favoured by perfect weather, the

staff left the Clictel on the harm to from the idea of doing any entirely in their hands. Bund in a number of launches on

The defondant was ordered to pay. Perhaps then, you will write and let meeting was again a great success, the pay & ne know in due course whether they times being generally better than Inst fine of $5 and to pay $is compensation would care to name a cot, and if so the year. There was a good attendance pro for damage done to the ricksha and to inscription they would like it to bear,ent, including Sir Charles and Lady Areliable informant tells me that Wong pay 81 to the rickaba colie for less of To coe and all who have helped I am Addis, Sir Nowton and Lady Stabb, Mr. T'sing, Wai, the well-known educabire service, Mr. Hamilton expressed the indeed grateful.--Your very truly, tionalist, herriped in Carton and will hope that the defendt's friends, whos

morning.

A VISITOR WITH A MISSION.

Friday

interview Dr, Sun and Chan with a view

to devising au amicable tcttlement.

raded arrest, would act in paying the

(Signed) KxuraFORD,

(Chairman)

fine,

G. Tudhopo, Esq.

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