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CANTON SATISFIED.

REPORT OF DELEGATES TO

HONGKONG.

KUOMINTANG RECEPTIONS.

STONDENT.]

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According to reports from Canton the Kuomintang and various other Chinese organisations are quite satisfied with the mission to Hongkong of Dr. Leùng Pui

THE

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 14TH, 1926.

STRIKE COMMITTEE IN RICH JADE DEPOSITS.

SWATOW.

STILL ALL POWERFUL.

"PERCY THE PICKET" AND

• " GOLIATH."

[FROM OUR OWN CORRISPONDENT.]

SWATOW, June 9th.

chronicle during the past week........

There have been no exciting events to

"Percy the Picket has grown up-

HONGKONG.

In Eaitem Seas

VALUABLE DISCOVERY IN NEW Where dawn and sunset gleamia;

TERRITORY.

MR. TSE TSAN TAPS GOOD FORTUNE.

And loving these,

The Isle of Fragrant streams

Livos flourishing, a strong and healthy

lung

Of England's lion, and British hearts

among

Night quickly comes, For she would gladly see Her island homes

In dazzling brilliancy, From "harbourage up to its highest,

Poak

Whero twinkling stars and lights play

hide and seek.

In spite of strike troubles and other difficulties, Mr. Tse Taan Tai, of Hong kong, after six years of patient prospect. ing, has discovered four extensive de- posits of pick, grey, purple green and rose jade, and also of "Han" jade and Kie and Mr. Ma Pak Lin. These were pish again lately and has been indulg. chalcedony in his mines at Kuk Po, Her graceful slopes the delegates who came with a letter of ing his fancy in knocking Russian servants Cheung Fai Tao, Ah Chau and Kat O in off bicycles and stealing their stores. He British territory. Specimens of the jade caught a Tartar the other day though in and chalcedony may be seen in his office the person of one employed by the S.O.Ct Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co. St. who has been given the soubriquet George's Building, Chater Road,

Perry" tried to upset him. and pinch his food-crash! and out went two pickets for a few days.

introduction to the Chinese Oraoral Chamber of Commerce, the Commercial Guilds and others. They returned to Canton on June 10th and reported their experiences the same evening. They

stated that they had been assured of support from all Hongkong Chinese mer- chants in the effort to bring about an early settlement of the boycott.

Dr. Leung Pui Kie has been in Hong- kong again since then, his chief object this time being to persuadé Chinese from Hongkong to take part in the various demonstrations that are to be held in Canton during the next few days The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce,

the 24 Trade Guilds, the District Cham-

bers of Commerce and the Tung Wah Hospital were all invited to attend the reception to be held in Canton on Jure

16th.

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"Goliath."

Sikh watchmen have also been attacked and their food stolen. In connection with

The original deposit of "Han" jade in Chinese Turkestan has long been ex- hausted, and this new discovery of "Han" jade in British Territory should be of great interest to the Chinese, and

With mantle green are clothed; And British Hopes To be as one betrothed

With her, had wooed and won her love, God's fairest isle throughout the mighty

C. H. S.

to gain

main.

MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE

WITHDRAWN.

one such incident an amusing story is all those who possess rare specimen INDICTMENT AGAINST MR. S.

tod of the Chinese officials here asking the Consul to instruct the victim to go round to the Strikers' Headquarters to collect the goods stolen from him. It is diucult to imagine a more improper and ludicrous suggestion coming from an off-Transvaal, South Africa. cial body that an unfortunate victim of assault and theft should be instructed to call at the thievos headquarters for the return of his property.

(cameos) and collections of this kind of precious stone.

Recently, it will be remembered, pink grey, purple, green and deep ross jade discovered ia the North-West were

According to the Financial Times pink jade has not been available to any ap preciable extent for 200 years, and Decklace of pure pink jade was publicly exhibited for the first time in the South Africa Pavilion at Wembley and priced at 450 ghineas (about $4,000).

The pink jade discovered in Mr. Tse Tun This mines, appears in veins in metamorphic boulders of various shapes and sizes, and these boulders and pebbles are embedded in a matrix as binding

SQUIRE QUASHED,

Mr. S. J. Bquire, of the Hongkong Electric Company, who was to have been arraigned on a charge of manslaughter at the forthcoming Criminal Sessions will not stand his trial, as the Attorney- General has refused to file an indictmezt. against him.

The chargo arose following the death of a Chinese who succumbed to injuries consequent on his being knocked down by a motor-cycle ridden by Mr. Squire near the Causeway Bay tram terminus on April 17th.

FORESHORE RECLAMATION. The whole question of the foreshora reclamation is still sub judice. Arising out of it, however, is a curious peint which supports the belief that the Strike Committee is, in Swatow at any rate, To facilitate During the week-end a large number absolutely all powerful..

negotiations and to ensure, accurate of Chinese left Hongkong to spend the translation of Chinese documents the dragen-bont festival with their families, Chinese Authorities were asked to give in the Southern Capital On arrival at permits or written guarantees to several past, beer studying upheavals and sub-committed defendant for trial at the Canton they were met by members of Chinese employees of foreign frms en-idences, and the geology of the China suring their right to come and go to and the Reception Committee of the Kuomin-from their firms' offices without molesta with his researches regarding the "Cradle

tang who sold them tickets at $10 each. 'These tickets are something in the nature of passports and will enable them to return to Hongkong any day before June

tion from Strike Pickets, etc.

and hard as 'cement.

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After four lengthy hearings at the Central Magistracy, Major C, Willson aid that he considered that the prosecu- tion had established a sufficiently strong case to go before a jury. He therefore, Criminal Sessions. Bail was allowed de- Coast and Pacific Islands in connection fendant in 300 cash and $500 security.

Mr. T Tan Tai has, for many years

of the Human Race." He has always maintained that the locality where the

It transpires that the Authorities arejade has been discovered consists of sub- quite unable to do this. They have to

now isionist

ask for permission from the Strike Com-merged mountains, whose summits are mittee. Even the local "G.O.C.'s written 17th without molestation from the pic-authority is openly fouted by

the

kets..

The reception in Canton is being or ganised by the farmers, workers, students.

Pickets.

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WORK AMONG THE LEPERS.

At first, Mr. Tse Tsar Tai mistook the jade boulders for coloured "Ta-li " marble, but the enveloping matrix and the beautiful colours and exceptional hardness of the translucent stone have convinced him that it is jade, and iden-

Mr. Squire was defended at the Magis- tracy by Mr. A. J. Gordon Leask

MILITARY FUNERAL.

THE LATE MR. G. E. FALKNER, M.C.

The funeral of the late Mr. Gilbert Falkner, M.C.,.engineer in the Buildings Ordinance Ufice of the Public Works Department, whose death occurred at the

and merchants in the name of the NungSSION IN NEED OF FINANCIAL tical in quality with that recently dis. Government Civil Hospital early on Fri

Kung Hok Sheung Committee. The re- ception will be held at the Haichu "Theatre, the Bund.

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DR. SUN YAT SEN.

ASSISTANCE.

REV. T. C. WU IN HONGKONG."

on Saturday covered in South Africa. It is an in-day morning took place portant and remarkable fact that the morning at the Roman Catholic Cemetery, colours of the jade discovered in South Happy Valley. The Rev. Father D. Page Africa and in the New Territory of the British Colony of Hongkong" are: the

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officiated.

The Rev. T. C. Wu, general secretary

The funeral was accorded full military of the Chinese Mission to Lepers with The allied armies of Marshala Chang head office in Shanghai, bad & busy day

honours, and the coffin draped in a Tao Lin and Wu Fei Fu, who entered in Hongkong yesterday, addressing the Peking more than a month ago, have Chinese Christians of the Kung Li and

The workings are not very extensive Union Jack was accompanied by a firing assured the Kuomintang in Canton that Te Tsai Churches of Christ in China, boulders and pebbles is difficult and D. Wilson, of the Scottish Company: as yet, and the recovery of the jade party from the East Surreys (under the command of Sergt. Chaffer); ipe-Major they will not interfere with the coffin Ladder Street, and the Chinese Y...A laborious, owing to some of the deposits H.K.V.D., and the following pall holding the body of their late leader, morning, afterncos, and "evening. Ho

being below level. But, with bearers from the H.K.V.D.C.-C.M.S. Dr. Sun Yat Sen, now lying in state at!

spoke in English as well as in Chinese.

Thornhill, C.Q.M.S. Burgess, Q1S. Lee- Western Hill, near Peking, awaiting

modern pumps, drills, and up-to-date Jones, Sergta. Rees, Bell, Branson, (ALC), The Chinese Mission burial at the Purple Gold Hill near Nanowed its beginning to Dr. William Danner, ly overeme

to the Lepers appliances, all obstacies should be quick-Leach (L.), Clark (M.C.) and Johnson

(M.M.). of America, a year or so age. He sue deal of his time and fortuns in the vea Reserve Company, HK.V.C.), Lieut. Mr To Tsan Taibas sacrificed a great Lieut. G. K. Hall Brutton (O.C., RED CROSS.

ceeded in influencing a number of Chinese ture, and the discovery of these valuable Skelton and Sergt. Major Westlake were Christians to start a fourfold relief ser deposits may be regarded as a fitting alad present.. vice-Christian teaching, charity, preven-ance. He is the sole proprietor of the Lovat's Slow March, as the cortege left

reward for his enterprise and persever- Pipe-Major Wilson played

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Tai Hing Jade Mines Company, but it the Monument and until it reached the is understood that it is his intention to gates of the Cemetery. At the graveside, seek Eancial assistance, in order that after the last post had been sounded, he the diferent deposits may be seienti played the lament" Lochaber No. More. fically and properly worked and develop edg

king.

tire work, and medical treatment.

One-half of the lepers of the world are in China. The number is large because so far measures on a sufficiently large scale bave not been undertaken to com- bat the disease.

Kuomintang women in Canton have de- cided to organize a Red Cross service to assist the wounded in the fighting in Hunan. Some women expect to scCOM pany the army from Canton az nurses.

CANTON JUDICIAL COMMISSION.

Since the departure of Dr. C. C. Wu from Canton, the Judicial Commission has been without a chairman. The Kuomin- The Rev. T. C. Wu believes that the tang bave approached Dr. Shih Feng newly discovered chaulaicoga oil will Chien, a graduate of Chicago University bring about a eure of leprosy and he cited and now practising law in Cantor, to take several cases where it had been com the position but Dr. Chien has so far pletely successful. On the other hand declined the honour. Dr. Chien is con- now cases are constantly cropping up, and sidered one of the most capable lawyers of the Southern Capital.

PUBLICITY.

Mr. Wei Yuk, sometime private secre tary to the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen, has been appointed director of publicity of the Kuomintang..-

VALUABLES LOST.

EUROPEAN LOSES £150.

Mr. A. Kerz, a passenger to England by the 8.8. Khiva reported to the police on Saturday the loss of a brown leather wallet containing £50 in notes, a draft for £95 and 980. in local currency, He was of opinion that he had lost it whilst walking either in Kowloon or the Central District earlier in the morning.

Mrs. B. Thompson. of the Advertising and Publicity Bureau, lost a gold wrist watch, valued at $150 on Friday, between Alexandra Building and the lower Poak tram station.

A weighing machine, valued at 800, stolen on Friday from No. 19, Taze Alloy, in the Western district,

was

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Among those who followed the cortege from the Monument were:-The Hon. Mr. Chinese jade came originally from the HT. Creasy, Mesars. H. E. Goldsmith, Kuen Lan mountains of Chinese Turke E. W. Carpenter, E. Newhouse, R. M tan, had is associated with the gods of Henderson, A. W. G. Tickle, A. Anderson, this legendary region. Jade is famous B. Purres, L. C. P. Bees, E. B. Beed," throughout China for the beneficent and D. Logan, G. M. Shaw, A. G. Hewitt, protective influence, which it is reputed H. J. Pearce, C. B. Robertson, R. S. W. to poses and which it is supposed to Paterson, J. H Bottomley, K. S. Robert- exert on the wearer. Owing to the great son, R. S. Vergette, W. Pryde, F. C. demand for Chinese jade in London and Neville, J. H. Best, C. A. Grimes, W New York and on the Continent, the new Morgan, S. A. Roberts, A. Quarrell, A. as an example of this he mentioned discovery should be of the greaest, value W. Carr, O. F. Savage, M.C., E. B. Devey Chinese middle-school girl graduate of and importance to Hongkong.

and E. M. Hazeland, Swatow, who had been a teacher for some time and was engaged" to be married to Y.M.C.A. secretary. The fact that the was afflicted with leprosy was only die. covered about ten days before the wed- ding.

Because of preventive measures, ssid the Rev. Mr. Wu, England has 'not seen

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Should the deposits of jade prove 28 Flore wreaths were laid on the grave rich as anticipated, Mr. Tse Taan Tai from: is Wife, Cynthia and Sudlow, the inform us that it is his intention to M.C.'s of the Colony, Mr. and Mrs. Á. E. devote his fortune to the Church and Wright, Messrs. H. 1. Pearce, C. B Charity.

Robertson, R. B. W. Paterson, Officers of the P.W.J.; Commandant and Officers of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps; the Ex-Active Service Men's Association; Members of the Reserve Company (Volun- Leers); Earopean Staff, B.0.0. of the P.W.D.; Chinese Staff, B.0.0. of the

TEMPERATURES AND RAINFALL,

READINGS FOR MAY.

a case of leprosy for a hundred years. It An extract of the meteorological ob-P.W.D.; Crown Lands Office Staff; ED- had been practically wiped out in Euro-servations made at the Royal Observatory gineers, Waterworks Department; Of

during the mouth of May shows that the cars, N.C,D,'s and Men, Armoured Car average mean temperature during the Company, H.K.V.D.C. Survey Office month was 76.1, the highest being 89.4 Sta; Drainage Office Staff; Members of on the sath and the lowest 67.3 on the the Sergeants Mess, H.K.V.D.C.; How lat. There were 1815 hours of sunshine litt and Sin; Little, Adams and Wood. (compared with 50.5 in April) and 5.73 inches of rain (compared with 17.168 inches in April). The average humidity

pean countries. In his travels in the Philippines recently, he was told that the Government and the people there ex- pected to eliminate this disease within 25 years. He expressed the hope yesterday that China would be able to do this within 50 years.

was 83

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The rainfall for the month of May at

WEATHER REPORT.

the Botanical Gardens was 5.84ips on Last night's weather report, forecast

Referring to his travels in Kwangtung, the speaker said that he was in Sheklung and Tungkun City but a few days ago. 18 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount and remarks by the Royal Observatory The Catholic Mission in Sheklung and the Kellett, it was 3,70ina on 12 days; andsid :— Rhenish Mission at Tungkun were now at the Police Station, Taipo, it was Typhoon is now in about Latitude able to provide asylums only for these 9.02ins. on 8 days

20 N. and Longitude 131 E., moving unfortunate persons, On account of The lowest reading of the barometer restward. A slight earthquake was felt financial dificulty, they could not treat (M.S.L) was 20.63ins at 17h on the at Hongkong at 10.6 this morning. The them as patients. He mentioned a school 28th.

maximum movement in an E.-W. direc

in North China where the students had The maximum aquall velocity, as record tion was 33 mm, and 10 m.m. in a.N.-6. pledged their regular support to the Mised by the Dines-Bakendoll anemograph, direction. Mion and Mr. Wu. hopes, while in Hong was at the rate of 53 miles per hour at

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Local forecast: East winds, moderate

generally, overcast,, some rain.

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