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THE LIGHTERAGE DISPUTE. EFFECT UPON THE NAM PAK HONGS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, -SATURDAY, JULY 2905, -1922.

THE SITUATION AT "CANTON

THE NAVY. TUANS AGAINST DR. SUN YAT SEN

THE WATER SHORTAGE. LEADS TO AY AFFRAY BETWEEN NEGHBOURS.

afterloon.

Negotiations are still proceeding in (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

Water in short and tempèrs are shorter in Hoogkng just now. Though taps only regard to the lightermen's strike. The

It has been evident for some time past trickled, blood flowed freely in Wanchai present trouble has arisen as to the Dr. Sun Yat Sen has been losing faith in the other day; heads were broken and translation of an agreement drawn up the loyalty of the Navy. "A long circular In Chinese when a settlement was reached telegrain, signed by the Commander-in-Court ou a charge of manslaughter, in one inan died. Two men were before the In a previous dispute, a few months ago Chief, and his principal officers has now The English text of the first clause of been issued to explain why the Naval consequoter, at the Magistracy yesterday this agreement says that a day is from Commanders are asking Dr. Sun Yat Sen Ba.m. to 0 a.m. next day, but if work to leave Canton for the North and hand continues after 10 p.m. an addition of over the ships new in his possession, 25 per cent, is to be made. This render There is in the telegram frank criticism ing of the original agreement is disputed. of Sun's failure to keep his promises, The parties are also at isaue with re-especially regarding the co-operation of gard to clause No. of the agreement Innd forces in the re-taking of the city: which provides that all other conditions they declare his threats to-use the war of the agreement can be waived if the ships again to bombard the city are parties agree make a special contract inimical to peace, while his presence with The lightermen claim that any contract the Fleet forites attacks aiming at the mach under this clause must include the destruction of the ships. With the Naval gonditions set out, in the other clauses, Commanders taking up such a definite The other side do not regard this as in- attitude of hostility, it is felt that the -tender in the original settlement,

end of the trouble is in sight.

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MILITARY SITUATION, Anotable development in the military situation on the Kinngsi border, is that the commanders of the Kings Force (which represents about one-fourth of the troops under Li Lieh Kwan) have tele graphed to General Ip Kus saying that they will not join in the operations against the Kwangtung troops. They are

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WATER FAMINE. RATIO BETWEEN WHAT YOU GET

AND WHAT YOU PAY FOR."

In some parts of England there are Manchester Guardian has some charac fears, just now, of water shortage and the teristic remarks on the subject which are warth quoting in view of suggestions con-

sideration by the Hongkong tained therein with regard to long-dis- rance supplies, problem nover con- anent The article says

On the principle, perhaps, that all news ought to anger, terrify, or in some way excite the public, a scare is being raised already about probable "water famine" throughout England. Some very firm authorities, and, especially those of Lon don, and the publia is urged to insist that all public water supplies should henceforth be on ancha scale that we should never feel the heaviest summer drought making much difference in our bath-rooms or lower beds.

talk is added about the default of watar

It all began because the people on the ground stoor of No. 10. Prays East, kept the taps running all the time the water was on and the people on the floors above could not get a drop. The man who is now dead turned the downstairs tap off and he paid the penalty for his temerity, The place is a Japanese curio store and followers of the game of baseball live there.

It is certainly nice not to have to Baseball clubs were caught up by at least

diminish the depth of our morning cold two of the protagonists and one, smear-bath just at the time when total sub

all over with blood stains, was pro mersing is most delicious, nor even to have to save up its remains for the duced in Court.".

irrigation of our window-box geraniums!; How would the M.G." like to have to save the water to irrigate the sanitary arrangements] It is nice to have the command of any commodity in limitless quantities. But even in the case of baths, as well as in those of coats and summer holidays, there has to be some sort of ratis between what you get and what you cara to pay for. If a community really thinks it good business to pay all the your for water supply on the scale to which con- sumption may possibly rise in a few hot and dry summer weeks, by all means let it do the thing well. To every town its own choice in the way of amenities." Bab what a row there would have been, say last Christmas or the winter before if Water Board had the Metropolitan announced that it was going to do en the spot what it will almost certainly have to do sooner or later-dam a number

The Magistrate (Mr. Lindsell) had cou siderable difficulty in getting the fights of the story. It was evident that the men in the dock had not been entirely the aggressors for one of them had broken bead and the other had saved up wear when his blood-stained shirt to

presented at Court."

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This dispute principally affects the Nam Pak Hongs-the big Chinese firms Their Importing essential commodities.

allymen or stevedores, (you dim), who engage" native lighters for the transport of enrgo are handed together in the Kung Ping Guild, which is fighting the present

The defendants alleged that one of the dispute with the lightermen whe, of course, are muster men and nest employés

witnesses for the prosecution and the call themselves Yaokwan, which deceased attacked them and that they Members of the Kung Ping Guild have received, by long usage-for at least 50 means "The Friendly Army," They are were wulacky enough to be arrested just years- rebate of 5 per cent, on all stationed mostly south of Wan Au, in the Fas they had got the clubs away from their transactions with lightermen: they have extreme south of Klangsi, and it is con assailants in order to save themselves from recently pressed for an increase to 10 sidered that they will be of great assist-further injury.

The principal witness for the prosecu- per vent, but this the lighterioen have teance, directly or indirectly to the Kwang fused and the two parties ar wha antagonistic.

The Nam Pak, Hongs are leaving it to their tallymen to seitle their dispute

Another important item in the military' through the latter's Guild. There is very little business' doing in Bonham Strandnews is that the commander of the 4th division of the Kwangtang Forces station. West, just now, in consequence of this rd at Wuchow has declared that he will trouble, but otherwise the Nam Pak prevent troops of any description enter- Hongs are not financially affected. Mosting Kwangtung from that direction. of them, now-a-days, do business of a There is no change in the situation at commission basis, receiving two per cent Shiukwan but fighting is expected very

Ob the deceased picked up a club from the consignor and two per cent. shortly on the West bank of the Lok from the purchaser, also adding all Cheung river. On the East bisk several You didn't?—I had nothing in hand. charges to their bill. They are not con decisive actions have recently been fought. And yet this man was fighting with cerned, therefore, as to the rate finally with the result that the headquarters of you and not with the deceased; huny, agreed upon; theirs is the comfortable repe Northern Expeditionary Force have isn't it These three shops communicate fection that the consumer pays."

been removed from Chihing to Nouhung, and 1 ran over there. - " To the North-East of Yungyuen, the

tung troops, in preventing Hui Sung tion admitted that the second defendant of good sized valleys.ip South Wales and Chi's Northern Expeditionary Force in was the first to complain and asked thebring moorland water to London by an't

aqueduct longer than the Thimes! falling back to Kiangst for rallying and policeman to arrest him (the witness). reattack.

Kwangtung troops have been operating very successfully of late, and if a com- bined movement which is now being developed succeeds, as there' seems every prospect of it doing, the final destruction of the, threat of the Northern Expedi- tionary Forces against the Kwangtung troops is likely to be accomplished.

THE TYPHOON.

YESTERDAY'S BLOW.

Following upon the hoisting of No. 4 typhoon signal on Thursday afternoon, the wind freshened considerably during the right and by yesterday morning the barbour presented a very choppy appear- Ence, which had the effect of causing all small craft to make for the typhoon | EUROPEÀN LADYS RICKSHA shelters. Steam launches in the harbour seemed to be experiencing a very rough time, and at times were almost enveloped in' spray. The ferry boats also came in for a good rocking, the spray at, tíměs coming over front portions of the top

'decks.

EXPERIENCE.

STREET COOLIE SEVERELY, PUNISHED,

The case in whith a'street coolie was charged with disorderly conduct, in that he upset a ricksha containing a European lady, named Mrs. Giles, of No. 12, Knute ford Terrace who he alleged had under- paid him for carrying her luggage, came

The Magistrate: The second defend- ant had a broken head at the time.—in fact it is still broken.

Witness: damaged.

My head was also very

How was the defendant's head broken -I do not know. It may have been broken by the deceased, who picked up one of the clubs,

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Whatever answer is that? How did

LONDON'S WATER NOT IDEAL."

Of course London's water supply is far from ideal. When the biggest city in the world is planted in the middle of a plain of clay, not very helpfully diversified with low ridges of chalk, with none but low- land rivers anywhere near it, you cannot ia the nature of things have such good water; or so much of it, as you easily can if you lie in s cup among moorlands, like Sheffield or Buxton, with the rain-water: stone thinly coated with earth.. Of course flowing to you down inclined planes of

chalk is in a way, a good alter, though not the one you will choose if you had a predisposition to suffer from stone. Bub none of this lowland water is reails, judged by the higher standards, worthy of human consumption. The New River so long as boast of Londoners, is only a

was used without restriction as a sewer by riverside villages until less than fifty years ago, and from which a large part takou. The ideal water supply is prob of London's water supply has always been ably that of such places as Verviers, on the north flank of the Ardennes, where the streams have £owed over nothing but sandstone and alate. But, any derivation for drinking-water is better than from | sluggish rivers with mud beds, and such are most of England's rivers south of the

the second man's head get broken few degrees better than the Thames, which Possibly I may have hit his head with my arm in endeavouring to ward off a blow. The Magistrate: You broke his head with your elbow, in fact, and so badly that it is still broken -You are not even a good liar.

A carpenter who was called gave a clehrer account of the affray and Dr. Valentine gave evidence as to the injuries Sustained by the man who was killed...

The Magistrate decided to reduce the charge against the second defendant to one of disorderly conduct and the pro- ceedings were then adjourned.

·ARRESTING SMALL GIRLS. MAGISTRATE CRITICISES POLICE ACTION.

Peak

England, as a whole, has plenty of per feetly good water to supply the whole, of her needs. The only dificulty is one of distribution. The north-western part of the country it of course, very roughly. speaking an irregular slab of stone slanting down south-eastward until, near Derby, it finally dips down under the clays, chalks, sands, and so forth of the South English plain. This north-western The No. 4 signal remained hoisted

quadrant of the country, together with Wales, collects so much mountain and throughout the day. Yesterday's Observa

moorland water that it could supply the Tory report showed that the centre of the

needs of all England and Wales almost The action of the police in arresting a as easily as an Alpine torrent supplies typhoon was well to the south of Hong-up for further hearing yesterday before number of very small girls for disobeying a high in. We in the north-west have Long, in the neighbourhood of Hainan Mr. Lindsell at the Magistracy.

the lack in this matter just as the south Teland, and that it is moving in a north

the present water regulations was criti-eastern quadrant has the luck in the Mrs. Giles gave evidence said that oncised by Mr. Lindsell at the Magistracy matter of everything else that wheat westerly direction. It is forecasted that Wednesday she engaged the coolie to carry

wants for its happiness. there, will be cyclonic gales between here some luggage from the s.. Haiching to Festerday. and Hainan.

the "Star" ferry wharf, Hongkong, and

But even we have had to lay a hundred from there over to Kowloon. The defened in Court in answer to the charge, the miles of pipe to Thirlmere; Liverpool has dant asked 60 cents for the job, which was Magistrata looked very hard at her but had to go as far as Verowy in Wales, and passed no comment. She admitted the London must make up her mind to go to carry one box and one hand bag Wit offence in a thin, baby-like voice and a farther still, as soon as she can do sa nesy thought it was too much, and told me of 81 was imposed. When the second "Waate!" and "Think of the poor rate. without being deafened with shrieks of registered at the Observatory, '%

him to go away. He, however, continued small girl appeared Mr. Lindsell said to The Cheung Chow ferry-boat left Hong to remain at the door of the cabin. Sergeant Kirkby in charge of the casengerBesides, if she does her duty kong at 4:30 on Thursday afternoon, Eventually : she gave the job to him "Can't the police do any better than joint action by the whole of the South-east! arrest small girls?" The Sergeant's re of England, whether the outer towns of The defendant agreed to pay his own ply was indistinct, but he was under this area are her partners or her custom- are borces the harbour, but on arrival at stood to say that the mothers were era. The only complete and businesslike Tesponsible for sending the girls out organisation of water supply is either fined $1. A third defendant alors charged Board of the great midland towns tapping with a similar offence estrented her bail the Peak, or in some other way co-opera-

The barometer registered 29.50 at a p.m. Besterday; the previous day's reading was 29.58. The rainfall was disappointing Up to 2 fm only .t of an inch had been

See the typhoon of last month. Yes 20 cents for the fare. At Kowloon witness

When the first small defendant appear-

of $5

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A HUNDRED MILES OF PIPE.

sho will not act alone, but will secure

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instead of at 5.15, owing to the hosting of the black signal, and the passengers

·Jeft behind were unable to communicate the ferry wharf the defendant, instead of The second girl, "like the first, was also federal, as in the case of the Joint Water with the island owing to the telephone going down below, followed witties on ling being out of order, as was the case to the top dock. Witness there gave him

ordered rickshas for her family and gave the coolie another 40 cents: He came alongside the ricksha pushed his hand into the ricksha and asked for more money, Witness took no notice and told the ricksha puller to drive on. He then caught hold of the ricksha and held on to meas, in jumping out, fall on to the it. It commenced to fall over and wit

ground

the ferry boat omitted its usual early morning trip to Honging, but made the 9.30 prosaug, although no infor mation relating to the typhoon had come to hand since the previous day. As the black mignal was still hoisted in Hong kong, the launch returned to Cheang Chow at 3 p.m.

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Witness: Well, I didn't know how much was being charged for the luggage fust then.

FEDERAL ACTION. T For a town like Brighton, Chatham, or Ipswich to make its own pipe to South Wales or to the Pennine would be absurd; but that ita requirements should czusé, a The defendant: I didn't cause any slight increase in the calibre of a great trouble when she gave ine the money; I London aqueduct would be economical was walking away when her ricksha and reasonable. And more good than bumped into another and was upset. harm would be done to municipal life it The witness: As soon as the ricksha municipalities in Southern England, és was upset the defendant begen to run well as in the North, wore thun led to away towards the wharf

form a babit of federal action for any An Indian constable on duty at the special purpose for which it might be af Kowicon wharf said he did not see any use. Nor is it a quits, negligible item collision between the rickshash that such a piece of engineering as D The Magistrate pointed out to defens Wolah water supply for the Home Cona dont that four witnesses had said that ties might give British architects, such. ✯ there was no collision. It was quite change as hat which the architects of evident that he upset the rickshs, ancient Home used so magnificently, that although, perhans he did not do it inton-the surviving traces of their aqueducts i was hardly fair to expect the coolie totionally. His Worship imposed a fine of rank with Roman law and Roman reada har all-comedy among hosted by pay the boy's fare ds well as his own. 840 with the alternative of three weeks de monninenta of Roman genius and Harold Lloyd 15. “ Now on.

THE CORONET.

erywoman," the remarkable mod-

play, will be screened as the Coronet throughout the week-e "On onday it will give place to a specially

- In reply to the Magistrale, the witness mid that when she bargained with the defendant her amah interpreted for her.

The defendent. I agreed to do the job for to cents. I did not agree to ray 10 cents for myself on the ferry and algo 10 cents for the houseboy

The witness admitted this was correct and the Magistrate painted out that it

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