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THE CHINESE SALT. GABELLE.

THE QUARRELL OVER MR. STRICK LAND'S APPOINTMENT.

од

MUI-TSAI IN SINGAPORE.

APPEAL AGAINST CRUELTY SENTENCE.

THE KIDNAPPING CHARGE. THE SITUATION IN CANTON.

EX-SECRETARY, TO

[FROM UN CORRISPONDENT. | A CIVIL GOVERNOR DISCHARGED.

CANTON, July 24th The civil population is getting tired at

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teatiori,.. to be the Chief Inspector "the the view that there had been a systematic/mitted that his evidence, in so far as it | opposition in Kwangtung, the troubl

The existence of Mai-tsai in Singapore Contrary to expectation, the Criminal A FEW ASTONISJUNG. FACTS,""

is indicated by recent criminal proceed-Sessions assembled, yesterday morning, the restrictions caused by the presence of ings which resulted in the conviction of when Me, F. C. Jenkin took the opportu- the two opposing" parties in Canton. The Northern newspapers have come Lee Thee, who was sentencest to three to make a statement with regard to either sidh is making any military

the secretary to an ex-Civil Governor of talard many references recently towerks imprisonment and a fiue of $100, Caaton indicted in connection with the effort to force the other out and nobody controversy which has arisen over the a charge of cruelly ill-treating her kidnapping ense reported in yesterday's can tell when one side will receive a paper. The Attorney-Generad had with knock-out blow to end the trouble. Prei announced intention by the Minister of

adopted daughter, aged 10. In passing drawn the prosecution, the prisoner sen- Finance to appoint Mr. Strickland the

sentene the Police Magistrate expressed tenced on the previous day's hearing adviously when rival fictions were in English Secretary of the Salt Adminis

incriminated, the ex-secretary, was false. Course of savage ill-treatment..

Mr. F. C. Jonkin (who was instracted

never lasted long and both sides. would abscher on sick leave of Sir Reginald

An appeal was entervil against the sen- by Mr. M. K. Lo) asked leave to address try to get the other out without marking Gamble. A correspondent of the Peking tence and the Acting Chief Justice direct the Court, and the application having time indefinitely. The position is, mela

been granted. counsel said that had this Daily News, who says he belongs neithered that the ease should be referred back ense gone to trial, it would have been more ridiculous by the fact that this to the Salt Service, nor to the Ministry for the Magistrate to take further evi-proved the satisfaction of the Court Kwangtung authorities showed they wer of Finance, nor holds any brief, for the

dance. This, having been done, the that his client had been implicated in anxious to drive Dr..Sun out when they this alleged crime to get from him a large attacked the Cheung Chow Forts guard- Prima Ministar-sets_forth what he declares to be the actual facts of the appeal came before the hon ble str. Jus sum of money by way of blackmail. The ing Whampoa; this has resulted in Dr.

tice Sproule last week.

prisoner was the nephew of Cheung Kam Sun anchoring" his ships off Shameen controversy is the following terms

Major Langley appeared for the Crown. Fong, who in 1910 was Civil Governor of with General Ip's troops in close proxi- Canton. Prisoner was the Civil Glover-mity, and both sides are in full view of Some, titae ago, when it became known

Mr. Eber, who appeared for the appel-nor's private secretary. Political troubles ench other. Notwithstanding this, they that Sip Beginald Ganble was going

Dr. away on sick leave, the question of his laat said he would like to say that he drove both uncle and nephew out of office are content to watch une another

and in November, 1996, they came to Sun does not try to re-instate himselE did not agree with the Magistrate, when Hangkang. They purchased No. 20, into power because the Kwangtung troops substiture during his absence came under

he said there had been systematic and Honham, Road, where they both resided have superiority, and the Canton The reused as a man of standing and authorities are content to let him remain property, and just previous to his arrival where he is, hoping for something to turn savage ill-treatment.

in the Colony he was a District Magis up which will cause Dr. San to leave trate of Kwangtung So motive for kid- Canton.

The people have not, relaxed their cautions although many shops are trying to do business with their shutters up. inside Canton is due, undoubtedly, to the The reart improvement in the situation

The Eastern Suburb seems to be must

emnsideration by the Chinese Givern Test. Under ordinary circumstances

His Lordship said there were at least Mr. Strickland, the English Secretary. who had funetioned in that expneity in three sets of bad beatings.

Mr. Eber ggested that the doctor.apping woukl possibly be suggested ex- fore, would have been appointed to bring a lily doctor might well have been cept greed and that to Mr. Jonkia's officiate again. But it

mind, was unthinkable, happened prejudiced out of sympathy for the child. The prisoner in yesterday's 'cuse, was that during his tenure of office as acting The child herself sait she did her work the main instrument in what would have Associate Chief Inspector last year bad well. She was enten seltiam. She did heen established as if plot to secure from efforts of the Marchants' Volunteer Corpa, not know why she was beaten." Counsel the man at present in the dock and sail the appellant evidently waited from the ex-Civil Governor a large sum daughter she had two "suns when she adepted this child. When she had done that another child turned up and addal to the family Mr. Eber pointed out in regard the the sentence of imprisonment that the appellant bad bound" fret, although this was no excuse for crimer She hid a child of seven at home and it seemed to him. that the punishment as it stood would be punishing the khild as well.

of money by accusing prisoner of carnaffected, as even the smallest shops havi plicity in the charge of kidnapping. Thsuspended business, this being the result mative for making the false charge would of the many troops in the neighbourhood. be found in the fact that at one time the All the junk-ferries trading with inland markets have been taken off with the convicted man was a person holding t minor poss in the Government service in exception of the one plying between Can- About half a dozen China and his dismissal was brought ton and Sze..Wui.

of these junks are now tied up to variou about by the man now before the Court.

**This unfortunate man," said cunsel, wharves on the Bund and are used as has been in gaul for two months. Bail quarters by Kwangtung" troops, the one was refused. He was a sick man and off the Electric Calls works at Ng See throughout his sojourn he has been at Mur being used by Hin. Bings." medical adviser. He has also been put to a great deal of expense in briefing scunsel and engaging solicitors for his defence and it is a matter of regret that he has no redress."

had been acting against the interests of the Chinese Government who were his employers, so it was only natural that the Chinese Government should decline to appoint him again Morcover, a anunber of rosuplaints had been lodged against him by his colleagues in the Salt Service. The Chinese Government then looked for a suitable candidate, and its choice fell upon Mr. F." C. Ruse, of the Chihli Birer Conservancy. Me. F. C. Rose was offered, aui, accepted the post of acting Associate Chief Inspector. The His Lordship: She may have the con- British Legation, bowry practicallysointion of having the ease mentioned intended by the prison doctor and his own arrogating to is the right of nominat the House of Comanos, This is a case of ing the enlidate for this post, inter-j Mai-tsai, isn't it! vened. Under pitwitry, from his Leun- Mr. Eber sa't the child had not been tion Mr. Rose resigned the post which he indifferently brought up.

There was had only just accepted, and the British nurse who looked after her. It was "not Minister took up the matter with the ns if this woman kent these children for Waichinops insisting upon the appoint what she coull get out of them. Her hus ment of Mr. Strickland.

band was out of employment. The Chinese Government then offered His Lordship: He used to sell German the appointment to Mr. Archibald Rose, dyes, think. His profession was lost Formerly Commercial Attaché of the when the war began. His Lordship added or the ex-Civil Governor, counsel had British Legation; it present the line that he thought there ought to be impri- an intention of implicating Air, and Mrs. Representative of the BAT. C. Mronment, and if it was reduced he thought Archibald Rose and virtually accepted the offer, but was induced by the there should be an increased fine British Legation to witheleww gamythe

Major Langley agreed with this view ground that his withdrawn had and expressed the opinion that ther wits facilitate an amicable settlement. when nothing to support the withdrawal of

imprisonment.

......

Mr. Jenkin concluded his address by PX- On behalf of his client and his solicitors, pressing the hope that Mr. and Mrs. turned to them. With regard to the plot Chap Son would soon have their son res to secure sams of money from prisoner

Chan Sonar anybody connected with

them..

Efforts are still being made to round up pro-Sun agitators inside the City and reports of arrests have been common. The usual necusations are attempts to recruit for the "People's Army" taking part in Arditious movements,

SHIUKWAN.

And

The troops on both sides have been con- Fast night an official came down by train paratively quiet during the last two days. and he tells me that the Yunnan troops displayed great tenacity in trying to severe round the Fu Fung San, ranga take Shinkwas, the fighting being very

in discharging the accused, the Puisne of hills to the west of the town. He also Jade said that on the evidence he states that the reports of grent damage thought the Magistrate had no option but by Hsu's aeroplanes have been exaggerat

As regards the front, Han's left to commit the man for trial and he had ed. His Lordship upheld the goaviction, no dealt that, having considered the wing is retiring on, Che Hing to preserve reduced the stoners of imprisonment to seriousness of the charge, he had exercise his alignment; this movement will make his line run from east to west and the 14 days; and ordered the appellant to payed a wise discretion in refusing hail

Kwangtung authorities predict that it is an additional hoe of 123k-Singojore

the beginning of a retreat back to the Free Press.

south of Kiangsi. Food is very scarce in Shiokwen ng supplies have been requisi- tioned by the military. The males in the town are mostly over forty us the younger men have been taken into service ther as soldiers or transport coolies.

MISCELLANEOUS

Finding himself in a Rx, unable to find

similar

in fact no such ninizable settlement was in sight. The question was brought up before a Cabinet meeting, and ander in structions from the Cabinet. Dr. W. W. Yep, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, telegraphed to the Chinese Legation in| London to take up the matter with the

THE TELEPHONE - RA3IP. British Foreign Offier, and to inform the British Goverṛiment of the undesirability.

Under this heading the English of appointing Mr. Strickland, and that under O

circumstances would the a seangat to exurrate Mr. Strickland (Calcutta) of July 3rd has the following on the one hand, and hard pressed leading article which is not without in Chinese Government consent to his 5PIG his agreement regarding Mr. Strick.terest to residents in Hongkong who are i pointment. At this juncture, another British subject with British official status land's appointment on the other this confronted with a proposal of a was offered the post, but he was also will puff offein! thought of what apeharacter opposed by his "o Government.

peared to him a splendid way out of the Beth the Telephone Company and, tar Soon after Mr. Tung Kang became mess, a way whereby all concerned would telephone press preserve a discreet, but Minister of Finance, the British Legation be pacified. In order to save Mr. Strick. eloquent silence. Chowringhee, having aguin pressed for the appointment of land's face and the face of the British committed itself to an approval of the Mr. Strickland Failing to obtain any Legation, Mr Strickland was appointed increase of 75 per cent. in the rates of results from the Waichiaopu, the British acting Associate Chief Inspector. But in subscription, probably finds it difficult to Ainister took up the matter directly with order to allay the wrath of his colleagues to accomplish one of its customary the new Minister of Finance. In order who had filed the charges against him, somersaults. But we do think that an to curry favour with the British, 3. but against when nothing could be done explanation is due to the public from Tung Kang agreed to Alr. Strickland's because their charges were substantiated, the Telephone Company regarding the appointment. But on the other hand the Mr. Strickland was appointed to ulicinte interesting facts disclosed in The fing charges which had been formally lodged for nine days only, after which he was fixliman last week. According to a corres- against Mr. Strickland by his colleagues to go on leave for five months with the pondent a new Company has been formed could not be ignored. Of these charges Pay of English Secretary" But evidently to take over the existing Bengal Telephone there were two sets, a set of six charges even uine days seemed to be too long Company, and the holders of each Rs. 100 filed by seven senior members of the for Mr. Strickland to officiate, as he left shares in the latter will receive thirty Salt Service, and another set of twelve Peking yesterday morning (July 19th) two

shares of Rs. 10 each invalue in the new charges filed separately by another senior days before his term of olfice expired. member of the Sult Service.

Company in exchange for their holding' This represents à considerable apprecia

In order to exonerate Mr. Strickland,

In thus awarding the appointment in Mr. Strickland after the Waichinopn had

The Kwangtung Chamber of Commerca has induced all the other Chambers in China to make a united effort to get Dr. Sun to Peking. It is said that his con- ditions have been promised favourable consideration,

The magistrates of Heungshan - and Shantak have left as their pro-Sun ten- dencies have got them into trouble with the Kwangtung authorities.

THE FIGHTING AROUND. SHIUKWAN,

PRO-SUN FORCES DEFEATED.

2nd Lu Column (about 5,000 men), General Peports from the commander of the

Mr. Tung Kang ordered Mr. Chien Mo repeatedly rejected the demand of the tien in the value of each shareholder'? | Chen Chiung Kuong, at the firing. linen

But

the 21st inst., state

rip and is obviously makes a very great ment of Chief of the Loan Bureau, to Mr. Tung Kang has given the Chinese difference to the clause in the new agree investigate the case, with a gentle hint Government-Dr. W. W. Yen and hun ment with Government which fixes the

Early in the morning our Tung. Ling mount which the Company might divide that a favourable report would not be self included-a slap in the face. unwelcome. But much to Mr. Tua sapping his own Government in the face in one year at a sum not exceeding 101 (Brigade Commander) with his regiment disgust, after a thorough investigation and throwing away some of the coun- per cent. of its capital. If the 12 per tacked from Tin Tse Ling, and the for about a fortnight during which, he try's rights being evidently insufficient cent, had been payable on the old Co-attacked from the front of Fu Yang Shan, regiment of the 8th Independent Brigade pany nobody could seriously object that while the Vice Commander of the "tir Lu called for all available evidence, sum for one who does nothing by halves, Mr. incned witnesses, etc., the verdict sub- Tung Kang, curing not a big for either the dividend was excessive; but 125 per column, General Huang Yeh Ching. mitted by Mr. Chien was to the effect the Wafchlaepu or the Chinese Legation cent. on the holding in the new Company threatened the enemy at he rear The that Mr. Strickland, during his tenure in London, and contemptuously ignoring really means that the original holders of enemy were compelled to refrcat in haste of office as acting Associate Chief Inspec- the findings of the person whom he ap

shares in the Company are entitled to towards Lai Po Teu, my Ist. Tung Ling tör last year, was disloyal in the perform pointed to investigate the case, in his receive 371 per cent, on their old capital with his regiment chasing them towards ance of his duties, that he was arrogant, official letter making the appointment de before the subscribers and afterwards the Tong Liu Pr, the enemy being driver impudent and wilful, that he did not comclared that Mr. Strickland has render Government can expect to participate in across the river. Many were drowned. mand the respect of his colleagues, and ed incalculable assistance to the Chinese the benefits. If this is to be made possible while the remainder are being contained that he was not a t person to head the Government, that he showed extreme de by an increase of 75 per cent. in the rates by the three other columns. It is hoped.

soon to dispose of this force. the subscribers are entitled to have a say further grave chargos were brought Sir Reginald Gamble on the last ocen in the matter, and a very important any against Mr. Strickland by another seniorsion, that the charges brought against too. After all, they are due some con- foreign member of the Salt Gabelle, and him were caused by misunderstandings, sideration from the Company. For yaata it is evident that Mr. Chien's finding being unsubstantiated by facts, etc.""

past they have put up with an inferior was considerably influenced by these So on the one hand we have Dr W. service with exemplary patience, and even W Yen, the Minister of Foreign Affairs now the service is far from satisfactory.

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PLATE GLASS WINDOW. "Looking through my Torie lenses is looking through a fine plate glass

Mr. Tung Kang then tried to utilise declaring to the British Government Even if the service were fally up-to-date the services of Dr. Wang Chung Hui, the through the Chines Legation in London and faultless we doubt whether so large window,” said an "American lady, in the Minister of Justice, to exonerate Mr. that Mr. Strickland was persona non an increase in the rates of subscription Strickland, hoping thereby to throw all grate to the Chinese Government, and would be justified. Under present course of her remarks while in a tram the responsibility on the shoulders of the that his appointment was, therefore, outsions it certainly is not, and we trust ther the other day. She said just the Minister of Justice. He sent Dr. Wang a of the qucation, and on the other hand public bodies which have the matter in right thing. It cost a bit more to build list of the charges with only two or three we have Mr. Tung Kang, the Minister hand will take every step they, possibly plate glass window and it cost a bit of apparently the least incriminating of Finance, making an official declaration

can to obtain the withdrawal of the now documents," and asked Dr. Wang to look which no doubt will soon be in the hands

schedule. into the question and give his verdict on of the British Government that the "re-

An explanation is also due more to make a pair of Toric lentes that from the Government as to how it came the ordinary fat kind. Tories are more the matter. Mr. Tung, Kang, however, presentations of his colleague, the same kopt back a number of important docu- Minister of Foreign Affairs, but now

to consent to an agreement of this char than worth the small difference in cool rents which strongly supported the also Premier, should not be taken actor, and as to whether the full facts to you in the added comfort you derive charges against Mr. Strickland. Un seriously as he did not know what he was to other decided is from their use. Toric lenses of any fortunately for Mr. Tung Kang, Dr. Wang was talking about, but that in view of Questions of this sort are not decided as Chung Hui wils fully occupied and had no Mr. Strickland's extreme, devotion" a rule without consulting representative proscription are maanfactured by The thne to be bothered with Salt affairs and the incalculable assistance" he had bodies like Trades Associations and Hongkong Optical Co., succumors to which were not within his provicec, no rendered to the Chiness Government Mr. Chambers of Commerce; and if on this Clark & Co., Manufacturing and Retract he returned the documents unopened to Tung Kang, had no choice but to appoint occasion they were not consulted before - Mr. Ting Kong

him acting Associate Chief Inspector for Nine days only

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