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DESTROYING BRITISH

-PROPERTY.

WANTON DESTRUCTION IN SWATOW.

`CATALOGUE' OF CRIMLES.

[TROM OUR OWN CORRISPONDENT:]

THE

THE CANTON GOVERNMENT.

ITS ORGANISATION.

[TROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT,

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 4TH, 1926

CUSTOMS NEAR SWATOW.

DISMISSAL IS REPORTED, OF MR. MA MAN CHER.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE BOYCOTT,

HONGKONG

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS.'

Sin- the Canton Government is so very powerless to stop the Strike and Boycott, letting the people do what they Political Council, on the ground that heiko, it is time that they should be made exceeded his duty by bringing all the In- to resign, and let us have a new and land Customs in that district under his strong government with power to rule the control without the sanction of the people under it with a firm hand and proper justice. We do not want a govern- Nationalist Government.

ment without any strength, proper justice and control. The Canton Government is simply lowering itself in the eyes of the whole world by allowing and submitting to the power of the Strike Unions to

The Political Commission of the Kuo- mintang Government in Canton, appoint- The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ma Man ed recently by the Central Executivo Cher, who is also acting Superintendent Committee of the Kuomintang Politicat of the Chi Hoi Customs, is reported to Party, entered upon a new term of office have been dismissed by order of the on February 1st, re-electing Mr. Wang Ching Wei as chairman and Mr. Chen Shih Jen as Secretary-General': "This Political Commission corresponds to the office of President in Peking and is the Chief Executive of the Government. Supporting this Political Commission is a Cabinet. also known as the Executive Council, consisting of the ministers or heads of Departments, Foreign Affairs, Finance, and other civil portfolios, and a Military Council, made up of leading.

Swarow, February 2nd. Reports from Chaochowfu during the week-end disclose yet another disgraceful outrage on English Presbyterian Mission property. On Sunday a small party off missionaries went up to the City to in- spect the mission compound which has been occupied only by Chinese caretakers since the missionaries were withdrawn a few months ago. The party was met at the station by one of the caretakers and an American missionary who implored the E.P. people not to attempt a visit to the compound as the troops occupying the place had threatened to take the lives of nay who disputed their possession. How ever, the 0.0. of the party, Rev. H. F. | Government now in the Southern Capital Wallace, decided to call the military's Itu personnel, however, may serve both bluff and after callsting the help of one or two minor civil and military officials they proceeded to the compound.

commanders and a few civilian officials.

The Political Commission and the two- Councils, one civil and executive and the other purely military, constitute what is known as the Kuomintang or Nationalist

on

sion.

the Commission and the Councils

The dismissal, it is stated, was entirely due to his failure to refer the matter to the Nationalist Government for conside ration, and not because of the stop taken to bring the Inland Customs under the control of the Canton Government.

KUOMINTANG "AT MACAO,

REORGANISATION OF BRANCH.

[FROM & CORRESPONDENT. ]

At the conclusion of the session of the Kuomintang Second Congress at Canton,

prolong the strike and boycott under its jurisdiction. We want a strong govern- ment that can rule the people under it. with proper justice, the same as any other decent nation in the world does not a Bolshevik one, as at present.

Dr. Waays the Government has. nothing to do with the strike and boycott. I can safely assure him that he and the Messrs. Chan Ki Won and Wong Wai Government have very much to do with it, allowing and encouraging it to carry

Mr. Hu Han Min, for instance, is a mem ber of all Councils and of the Commisere depated to go to Macao as special Mr. Wang Ching Wei, General representatives of the Congress to an- Every house and building was being Chiang Kai Shek, and a few others are

nounce the resolutions recently passed at used as a barracks; the whole place had members of the Political Commission and the Congress and to re-organize the heen ransacked and was indescribably also of the Military Council A member branch there. It is reported that among

volationary iden

The present number of members of the Macao branch is estimated at about one

the principal objects of the re-organiza filthy. The libraries were in hopeless dis-of the Political Commission receives) a order and the books served as pillows for salary of $800 a month and attends meet. tion is the establishment of a special the troops having their afternoon, nap.ings thrice, a week of the Commission, department for propagation with a view The officers occupied the beds. Enquiry while the Secretary-General of the Comto educating the younger members in the amongst the Chinese elicited the fact that mission really does all the State business all the furniture had been taken into the appertaining to the highest and supreme

office of the Government City and auctioned. The damage done, is almost irreparable. One unfortunate. man, a master in the Anglo-Chinese Col-add two lege here, who

transferred to the City for language study, has lost a com plete houseful of new furniture,

The first act of the reconstituted Pof thousand and among them many are tical Commission on February 1st was to not strong supporters of the Canton Gov. ernment. It is believed that the activities more bureaux, now making

of this branch and the propaganda work in the Provincial Government of

to be directed hereafter, will have far Kwangtung. The Provincial Political

reaching effects in the direction of edu Council in Canton City, having jurisdic

cating the Chinese people there with the true light of patriotism."

seven,

We are asking each other what is going tion over all the districts within the pro- to be done about it?

vince of Kwangtung, will now consist of heads or commissioners of the Bureaux

THE TAIKOO

CLUB

This is yet another piece of British proof Bome Afairs, Finanes, Education, THE FIVE-BARRED FLAG: perty that has suffered wanton destruc tion. It has been ransacked so often Industry, Communications, Lands, and

on as it has done for so long a time without even making an effort to put an end to it

Be careful that Soviet Russia and the Labour Unions do not run China!– Yours faithfully,

LAI TOOK, Anti-Bolshevik

Hongkong, February 2nd.

·POSSESSION OF TENEMENT,

SUMMARY COURT JUDGMENT..

In the Court of Original Jurisdiction Chinese named on October 8th. 1993, a Lee Ying Yow failed in his application for the recovery of possession of a domes ue tenement Judgment was given for Kung Ker, the defendant, who occupied the premises. The case was then brought Linto the Summary Court Jurisdiction before Mr. Justice Wood. ME. A S. Buss for the plaintiff applied for the rescinding of the previous order. Mr. changes in district and municipal govern been made by the Central Kuomintang Hugh Jones, on behalf of defendant, op- Union at Canton," warning the people nosed the application. In the Summary against the further usa of the Five-Court yesterday, Mr. Justice Wood de-

Labour and Agriculture. It is expected WUCHOW CHINESE STILL FLY IT. that soon after the inauguration of a new f Provincial Council, there will be some

[FROM A CORRESPONDENT.] Although repeated proclamations had

aince last July that it is now an utter rain with not a fitting left On Sunday insult was indeed added to injury when the billiard table was dragged onto the tennis courts and the woodwork chopped ments. up for firewood. The sheer wantonness of these depredations is shown by the fact that all the chinaware lavatory at TAXATION OF LAND AT CANTON. barred flag, the merchants at Wuchow livered judgment.

tings had been torn adrift, taken out and smashed on the hard courts. Seme month ago sa muth of the furniture as possible had been removed to a supposed place of safety. Even that has been "burgled and every stick removed.

T

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ELEVEN DIFFERENT TAXES.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] Cantonese are petitioning the Kuogin tang Government in Canton to suspend the enforcement, of the now land tax just

BURGLARIES GENERALLY -:

promulgated, contending that they new It might interest your readers if I make have to pay eleven different taxes in con- a brief summary of the attacks on both nection with the ownership of a piece of occupied and unoccupied British property land which has been built upon. They since July:

name the conveyance, improvement, re- British Vice Consulate.-Three times gistration, rental, house, police, sanitary, ransacked and fittings removed.

house numbering, deeds verification," fire Masonic Lodge. Once, extensive damn preventive, stamps, and other taxes con-

nected with property holding in Canton

age.

Taikoo Club. Innumerable times,. ruined.

B. & S. Office. Two or three times, theft of personal property, de

Jardine's Office-Same as B. & S. Bradley's Office-Once, no damage. Mr. Eástroood's House and Mr. Matthews "House. Extensive thefts, particularly in the latter.

THE SHAMEEN BANKS.

SUGGESTED RETURN OF CHINESE STAFFS.

bave taken but little notice of the pro- clamations.

During the recent visit of Mr. Wang Ching Wai, Chairman of the "Political Council, to that port, the Five-barred fag was seen flying almost everywhere.

A request has since been made by the City Kuomintang Branch of the Chamber of Commerce, the Motor-boat Association and other Organizations to use their in fluence to advise the merchants to dis continue using the five-barred fing and to use the Kuomintang dag instead.

"OVERSEAS CHINESE.

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR POLITICAL EDUCATION.

He said that defendant on the day the writ, was fasued, was in occupation of the premises, and bis occupation was not separated by any contract then surviving. He resisted the lessor's application for an order for recovery of possession by submitting that the Rents Ordinance of 1922 conferred upon him a right to remain in possession.

The former contractual tenant of the promises had failed to pay his reat, and had therefore lost for himself any pro- tection that might otherwise have been afforded to him by the Ordinance. He was not merely in arrear to his landlord, but he was also in financial embarras ment. In Original Jurisdiction on Octo- ber 9th judgment was given against him in respect of a trading transaction for a considerable sum of money. Execution TAX issued on October 19th and a pro-

[FROM A CORRESPONDENT. The Secretary, of the Overscas Chinese Fraternity Party now called the "Over-bitory order was made restraining him [FROM OUR CHINERE CORRESPONDENT-] And lastly this recent Chaochawfu

The leading trade guilds in Canton City seas Chinese Industrial Party has, since affair.

the departure of the members from from alienating his interest in the pre- JÁPANESE BOYCOTT. A are suggesting to the Kuomintang Govern There seems Nttle doubt that Swatowment and the Strike Committee that the Canton, handed over to the Strike Conimises in question." On October 29th the will follow Canton after Chinese New Chinese staffs of the several foreign banks mittee a large sum of money aa contri- Court ordered a sale of this interest by Year and renew the strike and boycott in Shameen should be permitted to return butions to the Dr. Sun Yat Sen's Thres tender, and on November 16th the Regis The Court bailiff took possession, and against the Japanese. The merchants to their work temporarily, so that they People" Principles College and the Sun trar accepted the tender of defendant. the original tenant was still in possession naturally are throwing all their weight may facilitate the withdrawal of funds by

On November 20th the lessor (the pre- against the renewal, but they are no Chinese customers who need money to make their year-end settlements before

seat plafatiff) gave the tenant a notice match for the local Bolshevike.

the Chinese New Year.

to quit, due to expira on December 21st, On: December 9th defendant entered the premises and had been in occupation ewr since, and became the lesses by asign-

14 POLITICAL

On Saturday Chiang Kai Shek's head. quarters here and the troops attached thereto eft for Canton by the Haimun Ho Eng Khim, the new No. 1, has sent

a few troops down to Swatoy from Chad-

COMMANDEERED VESSELS.

Wen University at Shanghai.

SHA TAU KOK RAID...

WATCHMEN OPEN FIRE ON "ROBBERS.

On Tuesday night ve men, armed withment of the Registrar. The other tenent

chowfu, just to keep a leg in the place, CANTON GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE four revolvers, crossed over from Chinese had not then left, but he was then a sub-

I suppose.

There is still a great deal of talk about military operations to the North of us but I can obtain no reliable information.

One' report has it that our old friend Lim Hou (Lam Fu) is already in Hing Ning and contemplating an advance.

THANKS TO BRITISH SLOOPS:

MB: Magnolia leaves to-day and has been replaced by H.M.S. Bluebell They have been amazingly kind and belpful as indeed are all the alcops, and the whole community joins in thanks and good wishes

OVER A HUNDRED,

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

Territory at Sha Tau Kok, and broke into tenant of defendant's The former a matshed, octupied by the master of the tenant was ejected, and on December brick kiln at Loi Ting, his brother and at det

"defendant obtained possession of the a number of fokie. The robbers stole premises under the Original Jurisdiction money and jewellery valued at $18.20 of the Court, and was given exclusive possession Defendant then became a tenant in actual possession.

The Kuomintang Government in Canton has been pleased to comply with the peri- tion, of the ship-owners to release all They, however, took two of the inmates vessels taken into war service during the prisoners, but whilst making their escape

but now, unused they were seen by two watchmen who Concluding, His Lordship said that the last two or three years, but now

opened fire on them. The robbers fed possession of defendants was prima facie in the direction of Man Uk Pin, leaving lawfully obtained, and he could not their prisoners behind, and did not reply | réviss it. Judgment was there

defendant with cont

by troops, for transportation. More than hundred vessels will be returned to their owners, if ali troops comply with the Government order.

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