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CANTON AND HONGKONG. CANTON DELEGATES ARRIVE.

The Delegation from Canton of which mention has been made in the daily re ports during the past week arrived by

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST, 1925

STRIKE PICKETS IN CANTON.

THEIR ACTIVITIES TO BE

CURTAILED.. "

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.) The Kuomintang in Canter, it is under the steamer Fatshan yesterday after-stood, will facilitate the Canton-Hongkong noon. They numbered 20, insted of Chinese committees working for early as previously advised, and are mostly resumption of trade and traffic between well-known members of the commercial the two ports by curtailing the activities community of Cantor. They are return of the strike pickets in different parts of ing the visit recently paid to Canton the province; and its recent arrests of by a similar delegation from the Chinese some of the more aggressive labour "commercial organisations of Hongkong leaders have been taken as genuine signs with a view to concluding arrangements of co-operation. In the meantime, the

strike committee in Canton, organizing.

by which trade and traße between the two 'parte might be resumed.

They were mict on arrival by repre sentatives of the principal commercial organizations among the Chinese in Hongkong and, after a brief reception on board, were conducted to the Hong kong Ecarding House on the Praya, where the visiting party will have their 'headquarters during their stay here the next three or four days. The party was lator in the afternoon entertained at tea by the Chinese Merchants Club in China Building, where the Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Son, Hon. Mr.. R. H. Kotowall, and other well-known. Chinese met the Canton visitors. Some & the visitors later registered at King Edward Hotel.

While it was still early for the visitors when seen to comment much on the

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EX-ACTIVE SERVICE MEN. ANNUAL MEETING OF ASSOCIATION.

BALJET WORK.

A considerable amount of relief work. has been accomplished amongst destitute ex-active service men, both in the matter. The annual meeting of the Ex-Active of providing board and lodging, outât, Service Men's Association (1914-1918) waste, and also assisting them to procure held at the Club Room, No. 17. Queen's employment in Hongkong. In this con- nection, the thanks of the Association are Road Central, yesterday evening.

Ma S. O. Feltham presided and there due to many people in Hongkong in a position to employ labour who have given reprezentativo attendance of

assistance in this matter. i waa the committes and members of this Association.

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THE REPORT.

The annual report giving a resume of the year's activities of the Association was presented and stated:

We are wish to express our thanks to Meers. Perey Smith, Seth & Fleming, the Hon. Auditors to the Association, for auditing the year's accounts; also to Messrs. Deacons for their services to the

Association as Hon. Solicitors.

The minutes of the previous annual, meeting of the Association and the annual report and balance sheet were passed unanimously.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

The election of officers took place as under:---

We regret that the balance sheet does not compare favourably with that of the previous year owing to various unforeseen The police in Canton have been ordered circumstances. This can be attributed by the local authorities to check further principally to the unsettled state of affairs interference with shipping facilities by prevailing throughout part of the year.

"President, Mr. T. T. Laurensen; Vice- the strike piskets and to disarm the pic-As a result, the bar sales of the Club declined from 833,000 in the previous year kets, if necessary.

to $28,000 in this year, and expenses on Presidents, Messre. HLJ. Pearce and W. account of relief to distressed Active Ser-71 McKenzie Chairman, Mr. J. A. vice Men increased from $600 in the pre- Gordon Leask; Vice-Chairman, Mr. 8: C. vious year, to over $1,000 in this year. A Feltham Hon. Secretary, Mr.J. N. further contributory circumstance was the MacReynolds; Committee, Messrs. Fater- Carter, B. J. Murray: Rose, Moore and regretable defalcation of one of the Club's son, Hunt, Brennan, Rodgers, Wilson, servants,

Starke.

JUDICIAL REFORM."

" For the first time in the judicial history of Canton, two high officers in the judicial department are, to be put on trial for malpractices. The trink, which is attracting wide spread attention in Canton, is due to the energy, and I might also say the courage, of one man-Mr. Loo Hing Yuan, a British trained bar rister-at-law who is now acting as Actor- pect of an early seitlement of the boycoteacral of the Kuomintang Gorem and strike, those who cared to speak, saya ment. Mr. Loo has been trying hard for our Chinese correspondent, expressed the past two years to introduce reforms most optimistic views.

into the legal department, but until recently, he has failey rig the lack of support from the Government

pros

Among those who arrived yesterday were Mr. Tse Tsok Kai, manager-director of the Kwangtung Electric Supply Com pany; Mr. Job Fong, manager of the Chung-Mui Drug Company; the Rev. Wong Yuk Shing, sometima president of the Christian Council of Kwangtung Province. These gentlemen have been many years abroad, and Mr. The and

Me. Fong, are graduates of American upoversities. Mr. Tse is now a member of the Canton Municipal Council

Others in the delegation were:-Woo Chung Tong Chan Yuen Fung, Lau Tung Ping. Ma" Pak Ping, Lum Lai Sang, Soong Chun Sang, and Yuso Kum Suon, all representing the General Chamber of Commerce and the Associated Chambers of Commerce; the Rev. Mr. Wong, and Poong Hum Fong of the Traders League; Loung Pui Kie and Tam Lai Pui, "of the Canton Merchants As sociation; and Tse Took Kai, Kan Kum Shek, Ms Cho Kim, Job Fong, Chuo Chak Sang, Lai Yee, Chan San Mei, and Hung Bhia Hong, leading merchants.

Mr. Hung Shin Hong is acting as se cretary of the delegation. Mr. Hung a member of the Nanyang Bros, Tobacco Company in Canton, and so is Mr. Kan Kum Bhek..

THE TEACHERS.

Upon assurance from the Komintang that, their salaries who paid monthly and not reduced, the 30 public school teachers of the Canton city schools have decided to withdraw their resignations. All public schools in Canton, it is expect ed, will be in full operation again next werk.

THE MOTOR CYCLIST. SHOULD HE PASS A TEST IN

HONGKONG?

HIGH POLICE OFFICIAL'S VIEW.

The rider which the Jary attached to their verdict at Kowlocs on Thursday suggesting that inctor cyclists and side- car drivers should be examined before livenacs are issued to them has naturaliy excited much interest locally

Mr. Ma Cho Kim is manager of the

The view expressed by a high Police Sincere Company, Canton branch; and "Mr. Chan San Mei, manager of the Bank oficial, who was interviewed by a Dolly From the personnel of the delegation Press reporter yestoday is that the re-

of East Asia in Canton.

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it. locks, says our Chinese correspondent, strictions on drivers of motor vehicles are as if business on the part of Cantos is more stringent in Hongkong than ther

A few of them are extremely friendly to the present leaders in the are in England. Kuomintang Government now in power in the Southern Capital.

HOPES OF AN AGREEMENT. At the ten at the Chinese Merchants' "Club, the delegates expressed their desire to help in bringing about an early settle ment of the present state of affairs, and

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We are glad, however, to be able to

- CHAIRMAN'S ADDRESS. The CHAIRMAN referring to the activi point to the fact that the amount written off, on account of bad debts, has de- creased from $66213 to 84.01.

ties of the Association during the past Further, we would bring to your notice year said that there was not a great deal that all over-bead expenses show a con- to say about the report and balance sheet, siderable reduction as against those of although, the latter did not show Avery the previous year. During the year 97 good balance. This was partly due to now members joined the Association and the fact that a large number of members 13 metabers resigned. It is with deep had not paid, their subscriptions of $3 regret that your Committee have to re- per year and had not supported the Club "port the ileuths of 8 members during the as they should have done. This was much year, that is Messrs. M. A. J. Searle, H. to be regretted. The to Mr. H. W, W. Chaney, J. D. Murphy, R. Earnshaw, Chaney at one time made an eloquent W. S. Marsh and W. Pritchard. Particu appeal on behalf of the Association as larly we feel that the Association has opposed to the Club. This year, he sustained a great loss, through the death thought, an eloquent appeal should be of Mr. H. W. Chaney, who was not only made for support of the Club, upon which

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an active and enthusiastic member, but the existence of the Association depended. If they really wanted. a Club and Asso- ́one of its original founders

General Sir John Fowler, E.C..G..ciation they must support the Club more C.B., D.S.O., who left the Colony during than they had done. Without, the Club, the year, resigned his position as Patron the Association would cease to exist and of the Association. We are extremely would become dormaat, like the British fortunate, however, in obtaining as his Legion which did not do's great deal. successor General C. C. Luard, C. B., The Ex-Service Men's Association did a C.M.G. Mr. W. J. E. Mackenzie, M.C.,great deal which he considered should resigned his position as Vice-President be done by the British Legion. upon his departure for home on leave. Messra. J. S. Beach and H. A. Rodgers resigned from the General Committee and Mr. A. Read was elected thereto.

Continuing, the Chairman said that during the past year they had not done a great deal to report upon. Unforty. nately they had the trouble arising out of the strike and their main activity at À WHEATH ON THE LONDON CENOTAPH. The Armistice Dinner was held on the bathing beach at Stonecutters' Island November 11th at the Hongkong Hotel. bad to be closed down for sometime. Ho

The attendance of members was not as complimented the members of the com this, it was carried off with great success had done and the able way in which they large as could be desired, but in spite of mittee on the very excellent work they and esprit de corps. At the dinner and had dealt with the various questions which later at the Club, poppies were auctioned bad confronted them during the past year. and in appreciable amount was contribut

ed to St. Dunstan's Home for Blinded In England anyone could have a licence Soldiers and Sailors. In addition to this,

the Association contributed

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of

for driving a motor car, lorry or says. It is with the utmost pleasure that we have to report that we have been able thing else without undergoing a test, whereas in Hongkong strict tests were to arrange for a wreath, bearing an in. imposed on all who wanted licenses for scription from this Association, to be

mid they hoped that a satisfactory and driving cars, lorries, etc. There was no placed at the Cenotaph in Whitehall on amicable agreement in the matter might examination, however, as far as the grant-Armistice Day of this year. be reached in the conferences between re- presentatives of the two commercial coming of licences for motor cycles or side- musitice

Mr. Soo Yat Shing, manager of the Hongkong Boarding House, Connaught Road, and also a representative of the District Trade Union, have kindly offer. nd free accommodation to the delegates during their sojourn in the Colony.

THE DELEGATES ENTERTAINED. In the evening the Delegates were enter- tained to dinner at the Yee Woo Restau rant at West Point at which more than 190 merchants of all trades attended. Among those present were Mr. Li Yau Taun, Mr. J. M. Wong, Chairman. and Vice Chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce; Mr. Ho Kwong, President of the Twenty-four Comincrcial Guilds: Mr. Ma Chai Chiu, Chief Director of the Tung Wah Hospital; Mr. Tse Shu Tong, President of the District, Commer- cial Union Guild and other prominent merchants. The two Chinese members of the Legislative Council were unable to attend owing to some other engagement but a letter was sent to express their profound regret for the inability to parti. cipate in the function.

In the course of the dinner, in propos- ing the health of the Delegation. Mr. Li Yau Tsun, on behalf of the four Organisi Mons which is representative of the Chi- nese Community of the Colony, extended them a bearty welcome and expressed the hope that with their effort the present problem might be solved.

The Delegates suitably replied. Apart from a few short speeches made Carton Delegates, mostly dealing by with the views of the merchants of both planes in regard to the detriment to all

cars is concerned.

Of course, if the Inspector on duty at the time thought that the applicant for licence was deficient in any way, he could refer the matter to the Captain Superintendent of Police, who could re fuse the licence.

The official interviewed was, of the opinion that motor cyclists should not be exempt from the regulation requiring text to be passed before being granted a licence As the regulations stand any one over 18 years of age could get a licence to use a motor cycle. He car sidered that the roads of the Colony were more difficult than roads in England, and some stringent test for all drivers should be undergone.

*NO PASSPORT. FORMER INDIAN GUARD. FINED.

Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy, yesterday, Indian, named Chanda Singh, charged with a breach of the passport regulations.

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HON LIFE MEMBER.. Beferring to their Hon Secretary, the nothing but praise, praise, praise all the Chairman said their Secretary had bad time he had been in office. He had de- served every single word of it--(up.. plause) and nothing he could say would of Mr. MacReynolds' work for the Club be adequate to express their appreciation and Association. As a slight token of their esteem and respect for their Hon. Secretary and what he had done for the Club and Association, he proposed that. they elect Mr. MacReynolds a life meu. ber of Association: (Loud applause.)

Mr. PEARCE SEconded and the motion was carried unanimously

The Exams Bathing Beach at Stone.

Mr. MACREYNOLDS, who was informed catters' Island was reopened at the com- mencement of the season, when it was

the Association to be elected, suitably extremely well patronised by members that he was the first life member of and their friends. It was unfortunate acknowledged the compliment and gave that, owing to the unsettled, condition of interesting details regarding the forma the Colony, the beach had to be closed tion of the Ex-Active Service Men's Association. He added that he was dis down for 6 weeks. But in spite of this, appointed in the attendance of-members the launch made 41 trips and conveyed of the Association at the regent ceremony over 2,100 people during the remaining at the Cenotaph on Armistice Day. The period of the bathing season. We were attendance was not so good as it should pleased to be able to make arrangements have been. If the day was going to he hereby the Kowloon School and United remembered it was the member of the Services Recreation Clib were enabled to Ex-Active Service Men's Association who in the army and the navy did not like it participate in the pleasure and facilities had to remember 4 The younger men and it was for the older men, who knew offered by the bathing bench.

what they had gone through, the com- Two billiard tournaments were organ rades they had lost and how they had ised during the course of the year which nearly lost their own lives, to commem- proved & great success and afforded con-orate the Day in & hitting manter. So siderable friendly rivalry and amuse-long as he was in the Association be as ment amongst the members. They were going to see that there was a good parade. won by Mr. C. 3. M. Hughes and Mr. at the Cenotaph on Armisite Day K. S. Robertson respectively.

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For Outer A lengthy discussion ensued regarding The Association presented to the Vic-the Easms bathing beach at Stonecut antoria Recreation Club a trophy for the ter's, which it was shown was kept going winner of the 1 mile face at their annual at a loss each year. The general opinion sports and two trophies for the Garrison of the meeting was that must be School Swimming Sports RAGEN place upeo a self-supporting bazin' add Mr. T H. King, who prosecuted, said Owing to the increasing number of

eventuelty, after numerous enggestions that defendant had been a ship's guard Sweepstakes organised for the Hongkong had been put forward, it was decided from October, 1922, to September of this Derby during this year, our efforts in this that in future all members of the Club year, and he resigned folloying a depart direction' were not so successful as during

for the DES of the beach, visitors 50 cents mental charge. After his resignation be the preceding year, Tickets were sold to and members of their families over Customs Club, Canton claiming $3,000 weph to Shanghai, and on His return to the value of $7,294 Mr. Collier of the fifteen years of age should pay 20 cente Hongkong had no passport,

a cents in addition for tea His Worship told defendant that he of this as his share

trades due to the strike and hoycott moye must be fully aware of the regulations ang number drawing the win and that the latter also be charged: 30 !

mente, there was nothing of any import anco discussed. However, it is learned that a preliminary meeting will be held Today when the merchants and the dele vates will exchange their views so as to pave the way for Roal negotiation

A line of 310 was imposed, but it was. A number of bowls, cricket and billiard, suggestion brought forward to run pointed out to him that he was liable to matches were held daring the yeat and an annual dunes or series of dances and fire of 250, end six months' imprison for the first time in the history of the whist drives and concerts was also dis inept. If he again contravened the re- Association we are proud to relate that custod at considerable length and even- rely dealt we won a glórione victory on the Cricket tustly left to the incoming committee to

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