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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 161n, 126

MILITARY MOVEMENTS. BLUEJACKETS TO THE

RESCUE.

REPORTS IN CANTON, MORE PICKETS BEING ORGANISED PLUCKY EPISODE AT CANTON.

SEVEN CHINESE WOMEN SAVED FROM THE RIVER.

MRS. CHIANG KAI SHËK.

** BRANDA."

DEMONSTRATION AT KOWLOON DOOK.

YESTERDAY'S DEMONSTRATION.

BELOW STRENGTH.

VINEGAR FACTORY PROPRIETOR SUMMONED.

NOT ENOUGH`ACETIC ACID.

A large number of engineers, represent At the Central Magistracy yesterday, ing various shipping and engineering before Mr., R. E. Lindsell, a, case firma, were present at the Kowloon Dock came before the court in which arosa the yesterday afternoon when an interesting question of the enforcement of the demonstration was given of the "Branda" | universal standard of not less than 4 per boiler scouring apparatus, under the cent. acetic acid ja native-manufactured

RIVALRY BETWEEN THE UNIONS.

[FROM OUR CHINESE COLBESPONDENT.]

During the past few days a number of troops have been boarding steamers for Swatow and it is understood that be sween 4,000 and 5,000 men are being sent due, and perhaps on this occasion he will auspices of the Europe Asia Trading vinegar in Hongkong.

to that Port

As I havo suggested before little ro liance can be placed upon the "war" rumours circulating in Canton. The only thing about which there is any certainty

A tributa from Mr. Eugene Chen to the bluejackets on E.M.S. Moth is now

refrain from calling them "rough-neck sailors."

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Company and the Hongkong and South

The proprietor of a vinegar factory China Mechanical -Boiler "Chipping and at No. 210, Main Street, Shaukiwan,"was Cleaning Company.

summoned for selling "vinegar "below Amongst those present were Mr. R. M. ['strength. It was pointed out during the its way along the river on Tuesday even-Dyer, Chief Manager of the Hongkong hearing of the ease that while the stan

As a small sampan, carrying seven Chinese women and girls, was making

a passing motor-boat.

Without A

at the moment is that little or no seriousing was swamped and overturned by and Whampoa Dock Company, Mr. Ldard has a universal application in Durand, Manager of the Europa Asia Europe and America, there has been no Company, Mr. K E. Greig, Manager of extension to China. the Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering J. L. Strellet, Mr. Company, Mr. Guerineur," the President of the Engi Beers Guild, the manager of the Kwong Ip Toong Engineers' firm, Mr. Guerineau and several others.

fighting has taken place so far in the Southern provinces. General Sun Chuan Fang is reported to have sent troops to Tungcheng and Pingkiang with the inten. tion of capturing Yochow in Hunan and ao cutting the communications between Canton and Hankow..

It is understood that General Taps Yu Tsao, Tupan of Kiangai, is still in! Nanchang, the provincial capital

General Chon Ming Chu, commanding details of the 4th Corps now operating in Hunan has sent agents back to Canton in order to recruit re-inforcements. Part

of the 5th Kuomintang Corps under General Li Fah Lin has been sent to the Northern districts of Kwangtung for the suppression of the anti-Red" risings

which have been reported. Genera! Li

is expected to conduct the operations

personally.

The Canton Amahs.

The Canton amaha, who recently issued a threatening notice to members of their organisation against seeking employment in Hongkong or on Shameen, are finding it a little more difficult that they prob ably anticipated to secure affiliation to the Kuomintang Workers' Delegate Con- ference. The workers," it is stated are demanding a fee of $5,000 before they will eren consider the application. The other day three amaha were arrested by order of the Kuomintang for holding a meeting and enrolling members before a charter to organise had been issued to them.

Unions' Rivalry.

moment's hexitation three bluejackets from the Meth, which was about Afty yards away, dived into the stream, one of them without even waiting to take off his topee. Through their exertions all

Had there.

the women were rescued. been the slightest delay lives would un- doubtedly have been lost. As it was or three of the women were unconscious All were. when taken from the water. conveyed to "H.M.S. Moth where they were given medical attention.

Madame Chiang Kai Shok. It was reported that Madame Chiang Kai Shor and her suite travelled to Hongkong from Canton by the Fatshan yesterday in order to fake passage by the Empress of Russia for Shanghai this morning. It was generally under. stood in Hongkong that Madame Chiang was already in Shanghai. She has cer- tainly not taken a passage in the Em- pre under her own name.

The Nathan brought a fair cargo and over 200 passengers from Canton. Every- thing in Canton is reported quiet and no pickets are to be seen on the river which, in accordance with the promise made by the Canton Government, is now being patrolled by armed police,

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

MRS. CHIANG KAI SHEK ARRIVES.

.

The demonstration was entirely success ful and greatly impressed those present. The apparatus was worked by compress ed ai. There were in all five kind of apparatus and each worked with entire satisfaction. It was stated that nine tubes could be cleaned by such a process in an hour. Various demonstrations were siren on tubes and deat iron. In some cases the machine used was manipulated by hand and the results were astounding

time..

The Apparatua.

Mr. E. R. Dovey, Government Analyst, said that after receiving a sample which Sanitary Inspector Gregory bought from the shop in question he subjected it to an analysis, discovering that there was only a 2.39 percentage of acetic acid, as compared with the 4 percentage re- quired by the Ordinance. There was only one standard of vinegar universally recognised and any other product sold below this percentage, added Mr. Dorey, should be labelled as diluted vinegar, of Chinese vinegar, but could not be sold simply as vinegar,

Might Not Know Standard. Mr. Dovey said he agreed that as the"

standard had not been recognised in A. rusty piece of iron was immediately China, the ordinary Chinese might not transformed into a new thing in a short know the standard. He had analysed many native products in the past year, and in nearly all instances the percentage of acetic was also round about 2 per cent. This was also the percentage in the two cases he recalled as having been brought before the Court. On the prices charged, this might be good, cheap. vinegar for the class of customers who used it, as certainly value was being received for the money, but the thing was that the defendant was a wholesale dealer and his product would go to customers who were not necessarily Chinese.

The chipping, removing of tartar and at the same time scouring of the tubular nest of Marine Boilers are made by the Branda Process on the exterior part of lue smoke tubes.

The various methods operating by interior shocks have always given, very imperfect results and serious inconveniences. The appart tus displaces itself on the upper part of the nest of tubes and a piston in its alternate movement works the tool bearer. The tool bearer is made of cylin- dric shaft passing easily. between the tubes. It is interchangeable, which allows it to attain progressively the different

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He agreed with his Worship that a label specifying the quality of the vinegar was desirable, but in this instance the de fendant was selling from a wholesale receptacle.

Mr. Lindsell (to Dr. Severn):-Is it

the idea of your Department by taking these proceedings to get the 4 per cent. standard adopted

Dr. Severn replied that that was roughly the idea

Mr Lindsell:-It seems pretty clear- that this per cent is ordinarily sold. amongst the Chinese?

SPECIAL CONSIDERATION SHOWN | surfacca of the tubes of the tubular nest. The Kuomintang Workers' Delegate

BY POLICE.

The tool is formed of blades cross shaped.

Mr. Lindzell It seems to me that the - Conference are to organise their own pie

in appearance which knocks alternately ordinary customers of these people is kets who will number, it is said, between

That Mrs. Chiang Kai Shek *was a4/4 of the tubes. 1,500 and 2,000. As far as one can see passenger on board the Fatihan vester-efficiently the tubes when their centres satisfied with what he gets. He is hard- the duty of these pickets will be to en-day is confirmed by our Chinese corre are no longer on the same horizontally your purchaser, who should know the force the orders of the Conference,and to spondent who writes:..

plane, by simply and appropriately re-quality he is getting. fight street battles with riväl unions. Mrs. Chiang Kai Shek, accompanied gulating the two blades. The "Branda" The Workers' Conference claims a mem-hy her daughter, arrived in Hongkong apparatus owes its particularity to the bership of 170 Unions and, as will be yesterday from Canton on the sa. Fat- arrangement of the distribution of the recalled, was recently in"conflict with the hun. Mrs. Chiang Kai Shek departed compressed air which allows the chang Central Labour Union. The. pickets are

for Shanghai on the Empress of Russia ing of the course of the piston and there- to be paid 816 a month and will wear this morning and went direct to the fore the tool carrier. uniforms of local cloth with a red arm press, boat from the Fatchan. At It is specially used for the exterior band on which the word "Kung" (labour) least that was her intention when she clearing of the smoke tubes in the pre- will be jastribed. If any picket is killed left the Hongkong, Canton & Macao sent type of Marine boilers. The scour whilst on duty his relatives will be paid Steamboat Co.'s wharf.

ing of the tubes is absolutely perfect. 81,000.

Mrs. Chiang Kai Shek was not at all

The principal advantage of the clean- A New Tax.

pleased with the way the police searchers ing of the nests of tubes apart from the Mahjong players will, in future, have

handled her suit-case, although, As a point of view of the boilers Ees in a con- to contribute to the war chest. Arcther matter of fact, she was shown every considerable economy of fuel. new tax has been devised for them. Insideration. The suit-case was "examined,

Most of the trials effected point to Canton for every game played in clubs, not on the wharf, in accordance with the economies of 13 per cent. to 15 per cent. hotels or restaurants a fee ranging from usual routine, but aboard outside her after the scraping of the nest of tubes 60 cents to $1.60 has to be paid to the stateroom on the upper deck of the and in no case to less than 10 per cent. Kuomintang.

Fatshan. I made enquiries regarding of fuel economy," results which have been vinegar competes with the higher stan- the cause of complaint and found it was very rigorously controlled by the interest based on very slight grounds. It was, ined Technical Services of the Navigation effect, a lady's complaint that it would Companies.

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Dr. Severa-Perhaps that is probably

true.

Mr. Lindsell:-It seems the Chinese are satisfied with the standard of 2 per cent, and a lower percentage of acetic acid does ac harm. There is no question of dilution or adulteration.

One Standard Required. Dr. Severn: The point is that Chinese

The Heungshan district in Kwangtung

card cinegar obtained from European is to have another newspaper-man as its

and American firms, whereas all vinegar magistrate Mr. Hui Jackson, the retir

in the Colony should have. this higher ing Magistrate, was a former editor of be difficult to pack the contents of the The process has been used with great standard of 4 per cent. It is only fair the Sun Chung Evok Fo, a Honelalu bag nicely again after they had been saccess by the Compagnie Des Messa- to say that it was very cheap vinegar newspaper which at one time supported disturbed.

geries Maritimes. Mr. Durand has at that was being sold by people like the the Chinese Monarchist Movement. Mr.

Mrs. Chiang Kai Shek was met on the present three French engineers in his defendant. He does not ask for the price Cheng Tao Shuk, the Magistrate-design-wharf by a number of men and women empley, and he intends to contract for of English vinegar. sto, was previously a newspaper man at friends through whom she had some the cleaning of boilers in ships. This Shekki and Canton, Mr. Cheng was also conversation with police officers on duty can be done while the ships are in private secretary to the Mayor of Canton.

relative to her baggage.

Hongkong.

MOTOR FATALITY.

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BOY SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES.

An accident occurred at about 5 o'clock

EUROPEAN BOY'S LAPSE.

́HOUSEBREAKING INCIDENT AT

KOWLOON.

on Tuesday a few yards from the.Wan- A young European schoolbey was chai Police Station resulting in the death charged before Mr. JH. B. Nihil, at of a Chinese boy from injuries received the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, with by walking in front of a motor car. The feloniously breaking and entering a boy died in hospital shortly after admis-dwelling house in the neighbourhood of his home and stealing various articles, The moter-car, concerned was one from including bed sheets, bottles of beer and the World Garage, of Yee Wa Street, vichy water. Causeway Bay. From a statement made!

It was stated that admittance was

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by the driver of the car, it appears that

he was in the rear of a tram-car travelling gained by breaking a window and releas in a westerly direction and decided to overtake it shortly before the tram-caring the catch. The house was vacant at reached the halting place near the Police the time, the owner being away on leave. Station. At that moment the boy ran The defendant pleaded guilty and from the rear of the tram-car in front was ordered to receive ten strokes of the of the motor-car. The driver attempted cane. to stop his car, but it was too late.

Police officers were soon on the spot and had the injured boy sent to hospital. While investigations were still going on news came from the hospital that the boy died.

The cook employed by the boy's par. ents appeared on a charge of receiving two bed sheets, knowing the same to bave been stolen or unlawfully obtained. He Was sentenced to one month's hard

labour.

KOWLOON CHILDREN. TO PLAY "LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD."

A project is in hand to present a pantomime, with local talent, at Christ mas, the selected playlet being "Little Red Riding Hood."

Mrs. Guy Cuming and Miss Daisy O'Keefe are the sponsors. Miss O'Keefe will be in solo control of the dancing.

Unfortunately, some of the Mummers are not available. Those of this party, and others who would like to join are requested to communicate at ofice with Mrs. Gay Cuming, No. 6, Observatory Villas, Kowloon (telephone K 383).

Had it not been, for, the recent, illness

of Miss O'Keefe, rehearsals would have commenced. A start has to be made as soon as possible. Names are wanted, so that parts can be allotted and then the sponsors will get to work.

If results of last season are auy criterion,

"Little Red Riding Hood will be a big success. Mrs. Gay Cuming has done a good deal in a labour of love and Kowloon children have received con- The present call for siderable benefit.. asures will provide an opportunity for others to join in.

Mr. Lindsell:-You mean to say the buyer has value for his money?

Dr. Severn:-Yea

Mr. Dovey, referring, to the two cases he had recalled as having been brought before the Court, said that it was a matter of fact that this weak vinegar was sold by Chinese wholesale dealers to com- pradores' shops and the like being bot- tled up and labelled in the same way na foreign préducts. For this reason it was very difficult to distinguish between the two grades. There were two cases, Mr. Davey added, where convictions had been established on the 4 per cent. standard.

Mr. Lindsell adjourned the case for a week for the purpose of looking up re- cords of these cases and ascertaining the action taken by a former Magistrate.

WEATHER REPORT. Last night's weather report, forecast, and remarks, issued from the Royal Observatory. at 5 o'clock, stated:-

The typhoon is now in the vicinity of Ishigakijima, moving N.N.E. It appears to be deepening.

Local forecast:-N.W. br variable winds, moderate, fair, probably so thunder showers.

MANILA WARNING. September 15th-Cyclone or typhoon over or near Meiacosima, moving N.N.E.

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