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ROBATE ACTION... HAWIAN SUGAR PLANTER'S

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Supreme Court yesterday morn - ing, fore the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Doll the probate action concerning The Mr. Chan Afong, in which Chan Chil Yui, brother of the deceased, is eitsaa defendant, and Chan Wing is pintiff, was continued.

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

OPERAS SUGGESTED FOR PRODUCTION.

TER' HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 12TH, 1925

OPPRESSED CHINESE SEAMEN. THEIR CAUSES FOR COMPLAINT. AN INTERESTING CIRCULAR. An interesting circular-ia English A special meeting of the Hongkong and Chinese-printed, in Canton, but

QUESTION OF A PRODUCER

MODERN STRUCTURES. BUILDING REQULATIONS AND

COST OF BUILDING.

[BY 950. W. GREY, FL, GRIBA That the undue stringency of building

cost of builiding is a plen repeatedly put forth, both here and in Great Bri-

Philharmonic Society took place yester- posted in Shanghai, has just been re-regulations has a large indurace upon the day evening in the Cathedral!Hall, anderceived by a good many Europeans in the the chairmanship of Me... Collett, in Colony interested, directly or indirectly, the absence of the Hon. Sir Claudin shipping. Severn

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Health, under power given by Acts of Farliment introduced after the War, with the object of lessening the housing shortage.

The experience of hearing different views upon existing regulations, helping to report to the Local Government Board upon their revision, and administrating regulations, tend to make one cynical upon the subject. #

The regulations in Hongkong, and in The circular is in the nature of

some other of the Crown Colonies, ap- 1. Eldon Potter. K... with Alz.

manifesto to, Labour Organisations pear to be based upon the Model Bye- The CHAIRMAN said that all provend Ey Zeitlyn (instructed by Mr. L

probably understood the runson why the Public Bodies, Board of Directors, Share laws and the London Building Act, some Hall Bratton) appeared for the plain meeting had been called.

After Enish holders. Labour Movement Promoters of the clauses being word for word as in' ti Mr. F. U Jenkin, with Mr. Thomasing up the season last year, their future and all juterested in Social Reconstrue- A perusal of the papers read at Pro- adis (instructed by Mr. A. EHall was a little indahnite in one or two im- tion, from The whole body of the exfessional Institutes, writings in building papers, etc., indicate that it is agreed Speared for the defendant, and Mr.portant respects. This meeting was call-ploited and oppressed Chinese searien.”

that revision of these Bye-laws and Acts. G. Alabaster, K.C."(instructed by Mr. fed to settle the policy on which the It reads as follows:---

is necessary; in fact the Bye-laws in foo) was present on behalf of three Society would work next season. It was

England and Wales are over-riddet for xecutrixes of the dyerased and also Chau desirable to have something of a settled

Through the Press of All Countries of housing schemes by the Minister of King Yui, brother of the defendant.

paticy. During the past season they the World. Mr. Potter "said that it would be with-

Gilbert and produced two

Sullivan In view of the social tendency through in His Lordship's recollection that a few

venture-with consider out the world, there is no one who can operas- wew

it is upon how best they can be re- months ago certain proceedings were able success." The situation was compli-be indifferent to the improvement of the sad that great differences of opinion taken under Section 1 of the Probate eated by the fact that Mr. W. Wheller, conditions of Labour.

Late shows, and when considering revi Ordinance for the purpose of cross-their producer, was having the Colony

The condition of the Chineen workers sion, or the omission of present require- examining defendant and also obtaining at the end of the month, and he was is worse of than elsewhere in the world.ments. it should not be forgotten that Great Britain is generally acknowledg- other övidence as to knowledge of docu- not arturaing. What did the Society not excluding the Chinese Scamen. The fed to be ahead of the Continent in mat ments of a testamentury nature left want done: Mr. Mills, Seretary, had workers of other countries though in noters of sanitation: is often being clanned than Aforg (deceased). As the resultat a questionnaire to the members and enviable position, at least can get their that the Model Bye-laws have largely contributed to this superiosity, and that of these proceedings two documents were he would ask the Secretary to give a wages from the employers in full and the Ministry of Health. in an endeavour left with the Registrar pending, steps summary of the replies received.

need not spend money.in order to obtain to promote housing, have over-ridden Jeing taken by the plaintiff for the pury gw Mus said that the slave job; while the Chinese seamen existing bye-laws to a point which has become a danger to the health_of_the pop of having these documents proved

Cohumunity. questionçaire was sent out..to about 120 safer from these and other forms of ex

to the general will.

prople this number being based on the ploitation, unknowa The questions were whether these docu-membership list, and of these 45 had been public, sments were the wit and whether at the returned completed. Of these 45, 23

First, the Chinese gemen (crew, fire time of his death sleerned possessed pro specified opera alone, and

no mentias men, stewards, cooka) got their jobs rty in Hongkong.

was wait of a concert. Four replies through agents, contractors or guaran

It would appear that each requires Chan Afong was a sugar platter in were in favour of couverts, and 13 them tors, who, thanks to their monopoly of

regulations to suit himself individually. practice the most The classic example is The London The Hawaiian islands and worked therebers mentioned both. Ce being asked if engaging senines. for a number of grass. A very success they would be prepared to participate in vicious forms of exploitation. The sea-County Council, who, while not exempt ful business man, he returned to China an ever if one should be produced 34 men must pay them commission; or they from building Acs in their own aren, cannot get employment, The commisare reputed to have been first to find the faw is the London Building Act ja 1800, In Honglula he married a members sent in their names and signi Chinese kitfat wite named Li Shi Afong.fied they would be willing Eleven either signs vary according to the wages, but which permitted adjoining dwellings to 1ly her he had two sons, Chan Lung left this question blank, or afterwards n a rule at least two or three dollars be built without party walls, and when near Borough, attempted to escape the (bord 823) and Chan King Yat (born said they would be unable to assist. "It must be deducted from the wages every building outside their own area, in a

provisions of proper party walls. 1). By a secondary wife, a Hawaiian, could be seen that quite" a aumber of I had a

Hoo Chan Chik Rai (defend people wished the Society to have both ant) who was born 48. The oldest an opera"and a concert in the coming son, Chan Lung, married a Honolulu seison, int, presumably, quite a number lady, and had two sous, Chan Mui Ngan of people would be prepared to vote one (born 1881)" and Chan Wing On (plain way or the other on this matter. tiff) who was born in 1985. Chan Lang

As gards the question of nominations died in 1869 in Honolulu, and Chan King for the pusts of Hon. Secretary and Hon. Yai died in February, 1924, in Hong-Trisurer, no names had been sent in, kong. Chan Along rewarned to China in The CHAIRMAN the announced that 1990, and died in October, 1906, in the Heungshan district, having as they would

Mr. MILLS proposed That this moet show, some six months before his death, ing of members of the Hongkong Phil made a will disposing of his property. harmonic Society is of the opinion that Chan Along was a wealthy man, and during the coming season the Society man of the world, and was almost should produce, if possible, one light sure to have left a document of testa-opera and at least one concert."

Mr. . H. PIERCY seconded the motion mentary character. It had been admitted that the document before the Court was which was put to the meeting, and car- in the handwriting of Chan Afong adried unanimously. that the signature was his also. Under

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It would also curiously appear that least objection is raised to those regula tions in which the particular individual The sanitary specialist is specializing. does not seem to object to the regulations upon drains, sanitary fittings, etc., the constructional man to the regulations upon construction while several archi- tects can be found who ask for the re gulations governing design..

Secondly, the head stewards, cooks, and others must buy their respective posi- tions from the agents, contractors or guarantors at prices varying from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars each, not to mention the ordinary expenses in social entertainments given in order to curry their favour.

Both among those that are administer- Thirdly, the Chinese seamen are obligeding, and those having to comply with to pay fees to the dormitarics and public organisations.

regulations, will be met those asking that the regulations shall be elastic, per- mitting of discretion in their adminis- tration..

Equally it would appear that there are of the "cast iron' type claiming that) just as many asking that they shall be while these are an evil, they are the

After these deductions, needless to say, very little remains from the wages, thus compelling the Chinese seamen to smuggle passengers and contraband. The un- aware of the situation often blame the losser evil. Chinese, seamen for anuggling, whereas it!

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While the provisions of building re igulativos are technical, and should, insa is but the conquences of economic neces-fore be framed by those having technical sity. Provided the Chinese seamen receive knowledge, the principle of "elastic" or The CHAIRMAN said that there had been their wages directly and in fullsmuggling cast iron" regulations is one of Interest to the general Public as well as to those the present Ordinance a Chinese docu-everal suggestions as to which opera by them will be eliminated. Even if it with technical knowledge.

With the cast iron system there is some ment intended to take effect after death they should stage Iolanthe," "The should remain, it would be limited to

change a small number. Therefore, we hope that knowledge of what can and what can- was a will. The requirements of English Pirates of Penzance,”

"Merric Eugland," "Les Choches all interested in improving the condi- not be done.

With latitude. there would be no law were met except for the absence of

Fde Corneville," or The Maid of the tions of workers will appreciate the dif-knowledge of how far a person could attesting witnesses.

We trespass upon the good nature of the Mountains," "Cyrano de Bergerac," ficulties in the Chinese seamen,

administrator, brow-beat him, or how The Rebel Maid, Highwaymen

far he could be persuaded, or how get round him, to stretch the elasticity to Love," Veronique."

suit an interested party, perhaps to a point where it might be dangerous to the health or the life of the Public..

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Mr. J. PENNY proposed that the selec- tion should be left to the Committee.

Mr. J. S. GILLINGHAM wooded, and this was curried.

Chan King Yue' wrote to defendant in 1913, and said:

Let us respectfully obey the partition of property as in dicated by deceased, our aged father." For political reasons defendant had been banished from Hongkong, nisl was living at 3lara, and if his evidence was to be believed he adopted the extraordinary Mr. J. S. Gillingham was elected. Hon. proredure of distributing his own pro- Secretary; Mr. J. W. Jefford (Assistant perty in order to satisfy claims against Secretary); and Miss Mow Fung (Hon. his father's estate. He said his father Treasurer). Jad no property in Hongkong.

The question of finding a producer

Mr. Potter dealt with other points at was left to the Committee. issue, and his Lordship adjourned the

A until this morning,

PIRACY IN LOCAL WATERS. PIRACY

COLONIAL OFFICE REPORT.

officers.

The conference recommends that the

THROUGH TRAINS TO CANTON, POSSIBILITY OF ALL-BRITISH

particularly invite the attention of skip ping companies to the mal-practice con- nected with the system of contractors and to the establishment of a new system of engaging" seamen,,, enabling them to re ecivo directly a fair wage.

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In making this declaration to world, wa expect a satisfactory settle, ment of the matter in question. If the situation should remain as it is, "wo should be obliged to resort to final mea- sures, for which we should not be blam cd.

"THE WHOLE BODY OF THE EXPLOITED AND OPPRESSED CHINESE STAMEN,"

SERVICE NEXT WEEK. Residents of Hongkong with business COURT connections at Canton' will learn with pleasure that there is strong reason for

entire journey,

for

OPIUM HAUL.

A modern structure may cover a very wide brid. Sanitation, prevention, of fire, light and air, construction, design, building, and an architect, however emi- etc, etc., may all enter into the same nest, may not have a thorough knowledge of them all, and his very eminence may be sufficient to bring pressure to stretcb, to the utmost, the elasticity of the elastic regulations.

An influential building owner, wish Ling to make the most of his site. cas, and has, brought pressure upon an authority to take the view most suited to his own requirements.

Even acquaintance with the person ad- ministrating the regulation has some in- farnce, inasmuch as it enables au inter- STORY OF DRUGS IN A view in which a different aspect can be

TINSHOP.

put upon a regulation, even of the cast iron type.

An interpretation of a clause with a meaning totally different to that held in ed by case law, "has been met by "this

with an attempt at persua its place of origin, and a clause govern-

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A report has been issued by the Coloni- al Offity, says a London paper, of a

How a large quantity of raw and un- conference on piracy in the waters near the expectation very shortly of a daily Hongkong, which was the outcome of fast first-class through service between prepared opiun, scales, and all the netes, supresentations made by the organisations Kowloon and Canton and vice versa, onary utensils for the preparing of the

in Battery Street, waslated to Mr. sion that the English language has not of shipmasters, navigating and engineer British calling stock throughout the drug were recently found at a tia shop E. W. Hamilton at Kowloon Magistracy

the same meaning East as West of Suez.

An official of this type is more likely, Negotiations have been in progress Alting of wireless apparatus and the car- some timp past between the heads of the sterday, when twelve Chinese, one to squeeze than stretch anything but

Infringement of building regulations boys, were charged with being implicated rying of trained operatora should be British Section of the Railway on the of whom was a woman, and two others cast iron regulation.

one part, and the Chinese railway and in the preparing and selling of the way and their way to the Courta Elas- tic regulations would lessen the power. obligatory on all ships subject to the

A Revenue Officer said the defendants of the Courts and while those administer piracy regulations, and that the Admilitary authorities at Canton on the opium

were workmen in the tinshop and on ing the law may not have technical know- miralty should be asked to consider what other. These negotiations are believed steps should be taken to reader the naval on good authority to have resulted in a being asked where the funster was, some edge, it is seldom claimed that they do arrangement whereby the British Section of them pointed to mother and said that pot deal with matters without pre

The judice. vessels. patrolling the danger zone con-

Joki admitted it, and said he was re Systems of appeal, as the London sys- tinuously able to receive distress cils are to be allowed to run daily fast trains be ran the shop for the master.

all the way without any change being lated to the muster. The intter had not tem, in which the tribunal is composed from river stenusers.

inade nt Shumchun, At first only one been tread. It was manifest that of Architects and Surveyors, has been This is not Responsibility for making provision for train each way will be run in one day large business in opium seiling was car suggested for other areas. the dependents of their officers should but it is hoped later to increase the nerried ou at the promises. The tins in which likely to work in a small pince where rest with the shipowners, but failing the vice.

the opium was packed bad been made by the number practising is limited, and

professional jealousy might arise, the ... shipowpers instituting

It is probable that the trains will begin the workmen system of volun tary insurance the Hongkong Covern riñsing in about a week's time, the pre- The woman and the two boys were did suggestion being made that those holding ment should consider the question of mak-paration of time-tables, and other details charged," right others reminded on bail such a position are likely to get a grea ing it obligatory on them either to in-having been very nearly completed, and in the sum of $100, and the fahi who tor areaunt of work, a client believing auro ther officers adequately or to defray official confirmation of the sanction of admitted running the shop of his master that difficulties in complying with, re the cost of an adequate Government the Cantonese authorities being mutaen-was remanded in eustody. The case will gulations would be easier if one on the

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