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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 2ND, 1926

"SUMMARY: COURT. QUESTION OF A MERCANTILE CONTRACT.

EVIDENCE TO BE CALLED

NEW RESCUE - TUG.

TO RUN TRIALS NEXT WEEK.

THE BOYCOTT. YEARNINGS FOR A SETTLEMENT.

The new rescue tug, built to the order [TROY OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT]

of the Hongkong Government for use The differences of opinion and policy

more particularly in typhoons, will be Before Mr. Justice Wood in the ready to undergo its trial rans next among the Kuomintang leaders regard- ing the strike and boycott issue having Summary Court on February 25th, Mr. Monday, commencing at 10.30 am led to dissention with the possibility of A. P. Moller, Steamship Owner, Copen-

The new tug, the Azu Sang, otherwise politico military conficts, the merchanta hagen/Denmark (represented by Mr. Rescue Star, will include among its in Canton are taking the opportunity to T. Bennett) claimed $809.83 from Messrs duties, other than, actual rescue work, basten an early resumption of Canton Thoresen & Co., Ltd., Imports and Ex the carrying out of lighthouse reliefs Hongkong trade and trafic. They have, porte Marchants, Queen's Building. The and making trips to the Prates in through the four principal commercial money was alleged to have been received which capacity the authorities are work guilds in Canton, again appealed to Dr. by defendants in excess of the sum dueling in cooperation with the Chinese C. O. Wa, acting Mayor of the City, to to them for noting, as agents for plain take staps towards this end.

tiff's steamship, the Sally Mearsh -,at Swatow and Amoy. The whole" amount which defendants were stated to have received was $900.39, but plaintiff agreed that "they legitimately claimed $100 for their work as agents. Mr. T. H. Turner appeared for the defendants.

THE PIECE GOODS "TRADE

DISPUTE AT CANTON.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT, ] The dispute between employés and employers in the Piece-goods Guild in "Canton has not yet been settled. The demand of the employés is that only union men shall be employed in the piece goods frms; that no employé may be dis- missed without four months' notice and salary to be calculated at a minimum of 915 a month; and tust new employés shall be union men recommended by the Piece-Goods Fokis Union only. The Piece-goods merchants, however, are not over-anxious about re-opening, as they handle mostly "Imperialist" (British or Japanese) goods, which they are now unable to import by way of Hong. kong except by payment of heavy bribes

amount to more than 335,000,000 a year. Some 10 firms of all sizes, are engaged in it, their staffs totalling over 3,000.

Mr. Turner asked for permission to call evidence with regard to usage and custom carried on by shippers in such instances.

In the Summary Court yesterday, Mr. Justics Wood gave his decision.

His Lordship said that the action was brought upon a contract which consisted of two telegrams-one which set cut an offer by plaintiff for defendants to act as agents, and the other setting out acquie scence on the part of the defendants. A dispate had arisen between the parties, and on their joint request a preliminary issue of law had been framed, as to "wacther parol evidence of usagë may

be received to explain a particular mean- ing to be placed upon the word agency' occurring in the contract in question."

CORRESPONDENCE.

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THE KWANGTUNG UNIVERSITY.

TO THE EDITCE OF THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS."')

Sim-have read more than once in various papers the statement that Csaton is a radical centre of China and Kwang- tung University is an institution for train- ing Bolshevik propagandists.

As Canton is the birth-place of nearly every national revolution, it probably the radical centre of the country, but Maritime Customs for the tag to be used with regard to Kwangtung University, as a relist hip for the meteorological though some one has really tried to turp and wireless station on the shoal.', it into an institution of the kind men- Fitted with all necessary appliances tioned, it is yet an institution for learn for rendering first aid, the fug carries ing two boats, ons being a latest model Seeing that education is the channel by motor lifeboat,

which a democratic government can be The tug can also be used as an ad-introduced into China, and the National ditional fire fighting appliance, the steam Revolution can be easily accomplished, pumps belag capable of discharging 600 to 800 gallons of water per minute at when men and women realize their higher a pressure of 198 th to the square inch ideal and nobler ambition in life, Dr. at the stop valve.

Sun Yat Sen the late Generalissimo, established the National University of Kwangtung in 1993 with faculties of Arts, Sciences, Law, Agriculture, Engineering. and Medicine. To maintain this Univer- sity, the Government has endowed it with- funds from the Customs and some other source of income amounting to 82,000,000 annually. The University as a whole has n campus of two hundred acres in the East part of Canton City, and has about forty, permanent buildings of brick, some of which were formerly the sites lof-the Normal College, the Law College, the

The telegraphic equipment or board has a wireless range of 300 miles, while the telephonic equipment can be utilised up to 50 miles.

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BAG SNATCHING SEQUEL. CHINESE YOUTH SENTENCED TO

GAOL AND BIRCH.

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A sequel to the bag snatching incident in Ice House Street on Sunday evening,

Before Major C. Willson, a Chinese youth was charged with the theft of Miss Kavier's handbag, which contained 830 and some trinketa

students is. 9,620 and that of the staff is 39. It is known as the leading institu tion in the Southern Provinces.

to the strike pickets. The Piece-goods of The defendants were the plaintiffs in this in which Miss Olive Xavier, a young Kungye Medical College and the College| Canton is estimated in normal times to issue, and argument had been heard, Portuguese lady, of Humphrey's Build of Agriculture. The total number of His Lordship then cited the arguments ings, Kowloon, was the victim, took of Mr. Turner and Mr. Bennett. Con-place at the Central Magistracy yester- tinning, he said that the decision of the day.". issue depended on whether the "usage," which it was intended to establish, was or was not inconsistent with the express ed terms of the contract. The usage alleged was that local agents, acting under a contract of agency made with the shipowners, were entitled by practice to receive a commission of 9 per cent, on freights collected by the

GENERAL CHIANG KAI SHEK.

(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] General Chiang Kai Shek's decision to resign from the post of Inspector General of the Kuomintang Army as well as from that of Garrison Commissioner of Canton, is stated in well-informed

It appeared from the evidence that Miss Xavier was walking on the pare ment outside Cafe Wiseman, Ice House Street, on Sunday evening, in company with her sister, when the thief gained possession of the handbag by violently tugging it away from her. So violent was the pull he gave that the strap was left in Miss Xavier's hand. The thief then ran off in the direction of Mesars. Lane, Crawford's establishment, where he was intercepted by an Indian

As Krangtung University is a Govern- ment institution, it is possibly infuenced by any political change in the country. Since 103 Kwangtung has been under the Among the Kuomintang Government. members of Kuomintang, 500,000 in num ber, there is a small number of Com- munists whom were allowed by the First ship of the Kuomintang, but they declared Kuomintang Congress to acquire member- that after their admittance into the party they would give up their Communistic propaganda, and carry out the Kuomin tang doctrine-Dr. Sun's Three People Lacories and co-operate with the Kuo- mintang membs & in harmony. Bd long expectedly they have been proved sizce to have eaten. their words, for in the name of the Kuomintang, sad by exploiting the power of the Kuomintang they still carry on their propaganda of Communism, claes struggle, government by the non propertied class, etc. which are absolutely unsuitable for the Chinese need's China Moreover, with the help of some unwise Russian Communists in society and unnecessary for the present

the South, of whom M. Borodin is the head, they have secuted a part of the tung and have consequently been respon sible for a lot of nonsense which is ent tirely contrary to the real Kuomintang principles and our National Revolution for which the Chinese people with their body and soul are struggling hard.

In his view, the principles on which the eireles to have been caused not only by question, whether in any case a repug the "face" lost in mishandling the nancy existed between parol evidence!

and a written contract, should be decided, strikers but also by the lack of co-opera- were clearly expressed in some of the tion afforded him by his fellow mili-cases cited by the solicitors taristi in his army reform policy.

His Lordship quoted the judgment of Mr. Justice Coleridge, in a similar case It is said that General Li Tani Sam, It stated in pactada tercantile con- commanding the 4th Corps, whose men tracts are very commonly framed in a were mainly responsible for the recent language peculiar to merchants: the in- constable. He then served and ran to- surrender of the anti-Reds in Southern well known to themselves, would often be and arrested outside the Post Office tention of the parties, though perfectly wards Des Voeux Read, being stopped Kwangtung and the island of Hainan, defeated if this language were strictly The stolen bag, with the contents intact, is following every step of a Chinese construed according to its ordinary in was found tucked away under bis jacket port in the world" at- large; evidence, Inspector Clarke, who prosecuted, said powerful general, making the territory therefore, of mercantile custom and usage that three reports had been received political and military power in Kwang-

recently of similar incidents committed in the central part of the City.

Defendant, who ires pleaded not guilty, later pleaded guilty, and said that he was forced to steal on account of lack of work and money.

he is occupying his own. General Li's is admitted in order to expound it and subordinates in Southern Kwangtung arrive at its true meaning,"

The law, said Mr. Justice Wood, bad have not been complying with Kuomin-been further re-stated by Mr. Justice tang Government orders, according to Bray in another similar enae. In order General Chiang's friends; and General to exclude evidence of usage, it must be Chiang's attempt to unify the troops of shown that the usage in question was of a particular which is repugnant to, or the Kuomintang under him as Inspector-inconsistent with the written contract." General, it is feared will ultimately fail In conclusion, His Lordship said that though no open opposition, is expected. in his view, that was not so in this case, and the evidence tendered, muat there General Chiang nt first thought that fore he received, the costs of the issue he would have the solid support of all to be paid by the plaintif Kuomintang leaders, including the gen erals, and was at one time courageous enough to openly take exception to some of the views of M. Borodin, the Soviet. dictator.

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INCREASED TAXATION OF PAWNSHOPS IN CANTON. His offer to resign is taken more as

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT,] a challange than expressing a real desire on his part. It is predicted in some- quarters that the next few weeks will To the effort to make the revenue of Bee importent developments in Canton Kwangtung Province: 3100,000,000 a year and these may include the way to a re the Ministry of Finance is increasing eumption of trade and trafic between the license fees of the pawn-brokers Hongkong and Canton.

shops by another 20 per cent. To make up the loss incurred by additional taxes, The disagreement between General the Ministry is allowing the pawn Chiang Kai Shek, the foremost militarist brokers, to charge interest at the rate of in the Kuomintang Army in Kwangtung, 48 per cent per annum their and his colleagues over his recent pro has filed, a protest against the increase gramme for army reform, followed by that of the policy tegarding the settle of license rates. ment of the boycots and the Customs questions, has created no littis excitement in Canton, and this has been responsible for the re-introduction of press and mail censorship, and a revival of the activities. of the press gang forcibly commandeering persons for military coolie service, and the sudden rise of prices in many daily necessities.

customers. The

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His Worship sentenced him to six months' hard labour and twelve strukce of the birch, and observed to the com plainant that it was inadvisable to carry a handbag a sum of the amount mentioned.

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MORE BURGLARIES:

This is not all. They want to occupy the whole Kuomintang and get rid of every pure and strong member of it. So, as a result, Mr. Hu Han Min, the ex Acting Generalissimo, Mr. Lin Sen, the Minister, for Construction. General Shue Sung Chee, the Commander of the Can- tonese Army, and a great many promin- ent members were, one by ore, sent away from the province.

But the leading institution, the Kwang- FURTHER ROBBERIES REPORTED. tung University, remains. This is due to the fact that its staff and students all The police have received reports of two belong to the intellectual class that is small burglaries occurring over the week 50 notably qualified in reasoning and knowledge. Their influence upon society end.

In one case the accountant at the San is evidently considerable, and thus the Kee shop, 32, Wing On Street, reports University has always been the strongest that the premises were, entered on the opponent of communistic propaganda

This was the very reason why President Sunday night, and woollen cloth, valued Chow Lo, who has had a history of more at $244, stolen.

Investigation by the police of the rob than twenty years in Kuomintang and bery which took place at the premises of has devoted all his energy in the promo Messra Kelly & Walsh, shows that thetion of Cantonese education, was dis- thieves gained entrance by forcing a win missed. In this office he was succeeded dow at the rear. Drawers were forced by Mr. Chen Kung Pok," an agent of the thieves managed to get away with only The University ground and auditorium Communists who aspired to change the Pawn Brokers Guild open, and a safe tampered with, but the educational principles of this institution.

815 in money, and three Waterman foun- have been occasionally borrowed for tain pens, valued at $2 each.

social movements and demonstrations in which the University has seldom antici pated Ent Kwangtung University, how-- ever, is maintaining its noble attitude and will firmly carry on its mission to develop the country with practical learning in order to save the country by leading the. people to accomplish the National Revolut tion... The University staff and the F. R. Neill (5NJ), has had the satis manifestoes clearly stating these points.

A well-known Irish radio amateur, Mr.

Students' Union respectively have issued faction of being the first amateur in the By a resolution of the Fourth Meeting of British Isles to work direct with French the Central Exécutive Committee of Indo-China,

As achieved on Kuomintang at Peking, the membership This long-distance fear was achieved on of all the Communists in the Kuomintang December 5th, 1925, when communication was cancelled. Thus they will befriend was established with a station in Saigon each other instead of conflicting with each on the shores of the South China Sea other The test lasted for nearly half an hour, and DJ was reported us being easily readable even through very bad atmos pheric disturbances

CANTON TEA FIRMS AND

THEIR EMPLOYES.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. The failure of the proprietors of the tea import and export firms to come agreement with their employés regarding higher wages and better service condi tions in Canton has led the merchants to decide to curtail their business, and re- export some of the goods they have on hand. The employés have succeeded in enlisting the aid of the stevedores and the lighterman's unions not to work cargo for the tea merchants so as to pre vent the latter from shipping their stock

CANTON PROCESSION. PROTEST AGAINST CUSTOMS COMMISSIONER'S ACTION, Beuter's correspondent anys: The great precession of Red sympathisers na a pro test against the Customs Commissioner closing the port of Canton passed of | elsewhere. without incident,

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WEATHER REPORT.

Although members of the Canton Government, leaders of the anti-Im- perialist boycott, and various Chinese official and marcantile bodies denounced the Commissioner's action, the public Last night's weather report, forecast and remarks by the Royal Observatory generally are pleased.,

All is quiet,

and trade is being said:

The anti-cyclone is still indicated in resumed

The Red strike committee in Canton the Pacife to the South-east of Japan. has already organised the Kung Yee Another appears to be developing over Chinese Hospital on Soviet lines, sad in China, and the monsoon may be expected now insisting that foreign hospitais to freshen along the coast and over the should adopt similar methods, as a raNorthern China Bea Bult of waich the French hospitals Local forecast:-N.E. winds, moderate, already closed.

cloudy generally,

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