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THE TRADE'

LOOK.

FEELING OF OPTIMISM.

EVERYTHING" IN READINESS - FOR RETURN TO NORMAL BUBINESS.

STANDARD RENT,

ASSESSOR'S AID SOUGHT.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER TE, 1926

CASE FURTHER ADJOURNED.

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THE PIRACY OF THE CUSTOMS CIGARETTES FOR PRISONER.

LAUNCH

MISS SCARLETT'S, ORDEAL.

MR. POULTER BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN SHOT,

CHINESE WOMAN'S PLAN TO

CHEER HUSBAND.

CASE FAILS.

接

The case was continued at the Sum-

A case for which no provision is made The definite statement by Mr. Eugene mary Court yesterday involving the posi Chan, published in the Daily Press yes-

A detailed report of the piracy of the in the local Ordinances, was brought tion of a mortgagee who, in default of terday, has created a feeling of optimism interest payment by the mortgagor, took Customs" launch, Kuagmoon Chai, was before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, at the Kow-

Toon Magistracy yesterday, when in business circles. During the past fort over control of the premises in respect of received in the Colony yesterday. Ming

which the mortgage was made only to find Leonous Scarlett, the Canadian lady Chinese woman was charged with at night there has been doubt and specula that rent in excess of standard rent had missionary, was for six days imprisoned tempting to smuggle to her husband, who in the engine room. It is now feared was detained in the cells of the Sham- that Mr. Poulter, the European Customs shuipo Police Station, cigarettes, matches Officer, and the three members of the crew were shot when the pirates captured the launch. The engineer and the Are men of the launch escaped, and the in formation received is their story

tion regarding the termination of "the boycott but the general opinion now is that the Canton Government mean "ta

make a sincere attempt to bring about a resumption of trade and that Mr. Eugens Chen would not have spoken in the way he did unless he was absolutely assured that he had the power to carry the new policy into effect. A

As the matter is viewed by the British merchants, the Canton Government bare, in effect, stated their reputation openly upon the issue and as they cannot see that there is any object to be gained by the Kuomintang in raising false hopes they are prepared to accept the Foreign Minister's declaration without question and to await expectantly for the turn ing of the tide" on Monday next.

Steamers are ready and there will be no delay in resuming business when once it is apparent that business may be con

ducted under normal" conditions.

K. Karakhan.

It is now reported that M. Karakhan is not visiting Canton for the time being. It was announced from Shanghai that he had started on his way South and in Canton it was stated that he was on “board” the Sandviken: “This latter in

formation appears to have been correct,

but the Sandviken has gone to Vladivo

stok.

The American Minister. The following letter addressed to the Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs by the American Consul has been issued by the Canton Information Buresi :

been paid to the martagagor and that the tenants claimed to be entitled to refrain from paying further rent until the excess

had "been met.

Mak Tung Shi claimed $1,000 (through her attorner Ip Li Kong) from the National Optical Company, tenants of the premises in question, in respect of

rent,

Mr. M. K. Lo was for plaintiffs and Mr. L. D. Turner för defendants.

Mr. Turner said that he had no fur- ther evidence to call as to what the rent was on the occasion of the first letting of the domestic tenements as a separate letting after December 31st, 1990... At the last hearing His Honour had forced him (Mr. Turner) into an adjournment by holding that under section 3 of the Rents Ordinance, 1922, sub-section (g), this clause was not the proper one for him to use to satisfy his Honour as to

what the standard rent of these pro-

mises was.

A Milsunderstanding. This holding, said Mr. Turner, was contrary to a previous judgment which his Honour himself had given.

and a letter.E

It was stated by Sub-Inspector Ho Walter that the defendant asked per mission to tako to her husband, who w theft, some cakes. Before granting the detained by the police on a charge of woman permission, her parcel war es in-stained and the cigarettes, matches and letter were found concealed inside the cakes.

Three members of the crew were stigators of the well-planned attack, and before leaving Kongmoon they had smug- gled two members of the gang on board.

Surprise Attack.

deck were heard, and it is feared that Soon after leaving Kongmoon shots on

Mr. Poulter and the three loyal seamen were murdered out of hand in order that the launch could be possession of secured.

Miss Scarlett was taken from her cabla and placed in the engine room with the engineer and Breman. Miss Scarlett was not badly treated, being provided with proper meals, but-naturally her health has suffered from the anxious period whilst she was more or less imprisoned.

The launch was afterwards steered to- wards shore where the remainder of the pirate gang were picked up.

His Honour replied that he had read

In an effort to disguise the vessel, it this judgment again' and was prepared to: admit that his interpretation at the last was painted black from stem to stern, hearing had been at fault. The misund two or three days afterwards a large

-trading junk was pirated. derstanding arose out of his taking the

Driven Ashore by Typhoon. worda tootually let * as meaning fò0- The vessel was caught by the typhoon cupied." His views were still in accord-on September 27th and driven ashore at ance with the previous judgment.

Kwang Mi The real intentions of the 840g, therefore, can never be known.

Mr. Turner quoted referred to powers conferred in the event of the domestin **My dear Mr. Chen,-In view of state tenement not being let at the time but ments recently published in several news having been let at some previous date papers alleging that the American Minis- and held that the assessor's certificate ter had made a speech or speeches while which he had put in previously was some in Canton, it seems proper for me to evidence that the tenement in question | inform you that Mr. MacMurray made no had been let on some previous date. It speeches of any sort on any subject while | was some evidence of the standard rent he was in Canton, nor did he authorize and as it was all that the court had to any public-statement of any sort.--Vary go on he (Mr. Turner) claimed that it sincerely yourḥ,

was suficient,

"DOUGLAS JENKINA."

CANTON ITEMS. ·

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]

General Chiang Kai Shek, Commander- in-Chief of the Kuomintang Army a Chairman of the Kuomintang, is now at Shek-king and will proceed to Tsing kinng to direct military operations. It is not believed in Canton that he will return from the field in order to preside over the full session of the Central Executive Com- mittee, which will meet in extra session

in Canton on October 10th.

His Honour indicated that he was not in agreement and Mr. Turner asked for an order for the production by the assessor of relevant docaments, a series of books containing returns for each

year.

"Undesirable Precedent."

The pirates were then attacked by the filitia of a village just outside Kwang Mi, and after a brief fight were driven off Miss Scarlett was taken by the villagers to the home of some Chris tian Chinese, where she was made com fortable until the arrival of H.M.S. Rubin.

Launch Damaged,

His Worship pointed out that the sec tion rend: Did attempt to introduce into a properly constituted prison." The Shamshulpo cella, bis Worship ruled, did Ordinate not come within the meaning of that

caution.

The woman was discharged with a

TRAFFIC MISHAPS.

· SEVERAL CHINESE INJURED,

The following traffic accidents, which had occurred on the previous day, were contained in police reports, yesterday:-

As tram car travelling in an easterly direction knocked down a Chinese, who received injuries to his face, hands, and legs. He was taken to the Government Civil Hospital.

Another Chinese was slightly injured when he was knocked down by tram car No. 27 near the Western Market. He refused to go to hospital

A Chinese motor driver has reported that while he was driving his motor car No. 3441 along the Prays East, near the Fire Station, 4 publia, rickaha driver ran into the road from underneath a verandah and was knocked down. He was picked-up unconscious and taken-to- the Government Civil Hospital.

As a motor lorry was being driven along Canton Road, Kowloon, a small boy walked across the road, and was knocked down. He received injuries to his head and was treated at the Kwong Wah Hospital, but it was not necessary to detain him.

YESTERDAY'S ARRIVALS

JACKSON."

TRAVELLERS LEAVING TO-DAY.

Before evacuating the launch, the of vaine, and when she was towed off by pirate gang stripped her of everything PASSENGERS ON "PRESIDENT. the Rabin, she was badly damaged. She is expected to reach Hongkong to-day. Miss Scarlett is still at Kongmoon, re- covering from the effects of her terrible experience. She has spent many years in China. Before the war she was engaged in missionary work at Wuchow. Miss Scarlett is able to speki the Chinese language fluently!

fad

His Honour was about to make the

It will be recalled that a previous re. order when Mr. Lo said that he would port stated that Mr. Poulter and like to be heard on the point. In & members of the crew were taken away by case of this kind one had to bear in the pirates when the launch was aban mind that the principle of the Ordinance doaed Nothing, however, as behh heard was to keep the roof over the head of the of him since, and owing to the length of tenant. On the day of the mortgage, the time which has elapsed, and in con- the mortgagee, before advancing the sideration of the present information, it money, went to the tenants to find out is now feared that the worst has hap what they were paying in rent. It was on the strength of this total that he bad

pened.

The Kuomintang Army Headquarters în Canton has since October 1st been rush ing troops to Sheklung, Shekki, and other important cities in the vicinity of Canton proper. A careful survey of the politico-military situation in these com munities does not warrant the statement that the Kuomintang is at present in danger of being ousted by the "anti- Reds." The growing influence of the anti-Reds" in Kwangtung, however, is requiring attention of the Kuomintang.

The Kuomintang is going to pay its army 80 per cent. of the regular wages reserving the balance a

savings the credit of the officers and men con- cerned.

to

Kuomintang leaders have assured the men and pickets of the Canton Strike Committee that they will direct the Kuo- wintang Mimisty of Finance to appro-

rate $2,000,000 for the relief of the

strikers.

The Kuomintang is asking all tax-payers who have not paid their 1927 rates in advance to do so immediately.

The Opium Monopoly Administration of the Kuomintang in Kwangtung and Kwangsi will now come under one chiot, who will supervise the sale of this drug in the two provinces.

As previously reported, Dr. Lin Tre Fung, Director-General, of the Euomin tang Department of Revenue, will be com- missioned Special Collector of the Canton Port in charge of the collection of the surtaxes on Customs duties.

made the advance to the mortgagor.

There was no question here of keeping a roof over the head of the tenant, said Mr. Lo. Mr. Turner had already had four or five days to procure evidence as to standard rent. Mr. Le submitted that his Honour would be creating an on- desirable precedent in making an order such as that asked for. The proper terms of the application should have been for an adjournment in order that Mr. Turner might produce this further evidence.

adjournment on the question of standard His Honour agreed and granted an

rent.

There was further argument as to whe ther the tenant was entitled to deduct the amount of excess paid in the past over standard rent from the rent payable to the mortgages in possession.

The case was adjourned.

THE "HSINFUNG" PIRACY.

CARGO HAUL OF OVER H45,000.

EUROPEAN PASSENGER'S STORY.

It was ascertained yesterday that the Bias Bay pirates' cargo haul on the China Merchants vessel, Hinjung, was valued at over $45,000. The value of the property stolen from the passengers can only be approximately estimated. It is said to be about $30,000.

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The European passenger on board was Mr. W. H. Kimberley, a Chinese Mari time Customs Officer, who was ou transfer from Shanghai to Lungkow, near Chefoo.

Mr. Kimberley stated that he was not harshly treated by the pirates when they Enew he was a passenger. At first they thought he was à ship's official, owing to his uniform. He was kept in his cabin, with an armed guard posted outside the door for the whole of the time the pirates

· Bizikers Dimatisfied.

were on board. Before going on the Strikers in Canton have been holding ship he had only just come out of bos group meetings during the last few days, pital, and his nerves were all peokes do secretly deciding to oppose the restora. He added that although there was no tion of the Canton Hongkong traffic and loss of life, the pirates were very stera to continue the anti-British boycott. The and rough. They cruelly intimated the reason for this change of attitude, for Chinese passengers, many of whom were at one time it was thought that they almost continuously screaming, making would follow the Kuomintang change of sleep impossible. The pirates actually Kuomintang to do something for the imed to set them on fire unless they dis policy is attributed to the failure of the poured kerosene over some and threaten- mediate relief of the strikers and pickets. closed the whereabouts of their valuables.

Mr. Eugene Chen and other leaders, They also threatened with kniven. however, are determined to enforce their The Weinfung left for the North at new policy and a clash between the noon yesterday. Kuomintang leaders and some Labour Union agitators may be expected, accord ing to Chinese opinion, On October 5th the Kuomintang secret

Kuomintang Leaders. Anxious, service in Canton arrested nine political General Tan Yan Kai, Mr. Chang Ching suspects And also discovered at a place Kiang, and other Kuomintang leaders are in Honam a quantity of bombs and very, anxions regarding the development. Having sworn before a commissioner daggers.

and have wired to General Chiang of oaths as long ago as December 17th, During the last few weeks the special for instructions. They even suggest that 1921, a Chinese named Chan Chung Ming committee of the Chamber of Commerce he should return to Canton in connection of Messrs. Hoo Cheong Wo (shipchaud at Wuchow and other trade guilds there with the question of terminating the boys lers) was charged with perjury at the have taken in more than 1000,000 worth cott, as it was at General Chiang's ex- Magistracy yesterday, and a remand was of twenty cent pieces, spurus cofas mint pressed wish at the beginning that the ed by previous administrations of mili- Kuomintang leaders took up the initiative tanite The merchants have been willing of ending the picket nuisance. to stand, some losses in order that the bad money shall be withdrawn, and the Kuomintang militarists have agreed bot to force the public to circulate low grade coins

(Continued on next Column.)

PERJURY CHARGE.

CASE AFTER FIVE YEARS.

ordered.

Defendant is alleged to have told the Colonial Treasurer that certain property was left by Chan. Bik To bat omitted deceased a share of $10,000 in the Yir Cheong arm.

The Admiral Oriental liner as Presi dent Jackson arrived in port yesterday morning from Manila. The liner will leave Hongkong to-day at. 3 p.m. for Seattle via porta.

Among the passengers arriving by the Vessel was Colonel Carmi A. Thompson, special investigator for the President of the United States, who arrived in Manila on July 9th last for the purpose of making a general survey of the economic conditions of the Philippines. Mrs. Thompson, Miss Grace Jones, the investigator's private secretary, Mr. James L E. Jappe, his executive secre- ary, and Mr. Russell B. Porter, corre spondent of the New York Times.

Col Thompson and his party leave Hongkong to-day by the President. Jackson for Shanghai, where they will remain for a few days, and, if condi tions are favourable, they will visit Peking. Fron Shanghai they will pro- ceed to Yokohama, and, after a brief say there, they will proceed to the United States by the ss. President Jefferson.

Among other passengers on the liner is Miss Louise B. Wood, "daughter of Governor-General Leonard Wood, of the Philippines, on her way home to the

States

Mr. R. M. Johnson, of the United States Shipping Board is also a passen- ger to Yokohama,

Among the passengers embarking from Hongkong by the President Jackson, and leaving by her this afternoon are the following

Mr. and Mrs. E. "G. Schwarts, for Beattle Mr. Schwartz is manager for Marshall, Field & Company,

Mr. and Mrs. R. 8. Rogers for Seattle. Mr. Rogers in the Manila man- ager of Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co. Orient, for the Great Northern Railroad, Mr. J. W. Hutch, general agent in the who is going to Shanghai.

Mr. Graham Kearney, manager for Anderson, Myer & Co., Bongkong, going to Seattle on holiday!

Mr. J. V. Crowe, the Far Eastern going to Shangha Agent for the Henry Ford Motor Co.,

:

SHIPPING BOARD CHANGES.

MR VICTOR SMITH ARRIVES FROM MANILA:

There are to be changes in the manage ment in the Orient of the United States

Shipping Board, des Mr. Victo: Smith who is the Assistant Director of the Shipping Board in the Orient arrived yesterday, morning on the 'resident Jackson from Manila, where Mr. Smith had his headquarters.

Mr B, M. Johnson who is the local representative of the Bhipping Board will be relieved by Mr. Smith until. Mr. A. F. Henry arrives from America to assume the duties of Mr. Johnson, Credit and BMP, Johnson, will leave for Yokohama

An effort is being made to calm the dissatisfied agitators, and the merchant class in Canton is also working to assure the strikers that everything will be done Mr. W. B. Hind is for the defence where he will have his headquartere as

for. their beacft after the dificulty is and Det.-Bub-Inspector C. P. Fallon for the district engineer of the Shipping

the prosecution. Bail was fixed at 82,500, Board:

over.

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