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OPPRESSIVE TAXATION.

A NEW YEAR'S ANNOUNCE

MENT.

it

WILL IT BE CARRIED INTO EFFECT!

POLICE SYMPATHISE WITH

THE LANDLORDS.

NEW MAYOR OF

CANTON?

MORE WAR BONDS.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4th, 1927.

STRIKE THREATS CONTINUE,

FAREWELL TO THE NEW YEAR.

BISHOP OF LONDON.

LEAVES AMID DISCHARGE OF CRACKERS.

In

CHEERS FOR HIS LORDSHIP.

RENT REDUCTIONS ON FARMS. THE BISHOP'S TELEGRAM TO

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]

"GLORIOUS HONG KONG."

IDEAL HOLIDAY WEATHER.

SEASONABLE, BRIGHT, BRAC-

ING AND CHEERY.

.:

CONTEMPT OF COURT.

DANGEROUS DRIVING CHARGE DISMISSED.

FINED FOR NON-APPEARANCE.

in ideal weather, for it was con- The New Year holidays passed off

siderably warmer, than at Christ-

"If there is any explanation why mas, when it was almost too you could not attend the Court seasonable to be comfortable. The be made to me and not to the Police when you are summonsed, it must temperature increased during the three days and yesterday at 6 a.m.. it was around 37, against 49 at 7 a.m. on Christmas day. At two o'clock it was between 63 and 65.

Station. I cannot accept your ex- planation," said Mr. T. W. Aina- worth, yesterday afternoon at the G. H. Sloane Stanley appeared be Kowloon Magistracy, when Lieut.

The Bishop of London (the Right Hon. and Right Rev. A. F. Win- The name of General Chien Ta nington Ingram. D.D.,. LL.D., Chun, now Garrison Commissioner K.C.V.O.) left Hong Kong on and Chief of Police of Canton, is Saturday on the N. Y.K. 5.1. Hakone being mentioned as Mayor of Can-Maru en route for Singapore, and ties to abolish Oppressive Taxa ton in succession to Mr. Sun Fe, from thence to Java, Australia and The weather was perfect for every fore him on an adjourned summons

who is now in Wuchang as Euo- New Zealand.. mintang. Minister of Communica tions.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT,]

The New Year editions of the Kuomintang papers announced in large headlines "Provincial Authori

tion."

This seemed a wonderful New Year's gift to the people but, als, so far it is only a recom- mendation. The Political Counc in Canton have recommended the Kuomintang Ministry of Finance to abolish some of the taxation and whether the recommendation will be acted upon is uncertain..

For the first time in the history of the Chinese Republic Jancary lit has been acknowledged as a general holiday by the people. It was the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen when Pro-

visional President of the Republic who proclaimed that the Westem calendar should be followed. Com plying with the Police order nearly 70 per cent. of the shops in Canton displayed the Red standard in cele bration of the victories of the Northern expedition.

'Landlords' dialm....

The Police, it is said, are now inclined to support the landlords in their demand that the workers

should either pay

reat for the

houses they are occupying or vacate the premises. When the strike and boycott first started, it will be ze membered, the strikers were allow ed to occupy any vacant buildings in the City. Hundreds of these places have since become labour campa The landlords think that occupation for a year and a half without rent is quite sufficient and the Chief of Police is apparently siding with

them.

Railways,

Employees of the Kwangtung Sec tion of the Canton-Hankow railway are being given increases of wages from 20 to 40 per cent. Those whose wages do not exceed $30 month will have a 40 per cent. rise; those drawing more than $30 and

Ith

According to a Shanghai report the Chinese on January 1st assumed control of the Mixed Court, the seal and other documents having been surrendered to the Chinese authorities. Mr. Hau Woi Chen has taken up his duties as Judge of the Provisional Court. which replaces the former Mixed Court.

Shareholders of the Canton Water

for unlawfully driving motor-car N., 1008 in Salisbury Road with danger to the public.

thing out of doors, and New Year His Lordship was bidden farewell | was almost more of an out of a by a large crowd of well wishers, sporting holiday than Christmas, including H.E. the Governor (Sir Many motor cars and motor-cycles Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.) and during the week-end visited Repulse

The case, it may be recalled, arose Lady Clementi, and the departure Bay and the New Territories; and out of a complaint made to the of the ship was the signal for the the various games in progress were

Police by Lient-Col. R. R. Lewis, discharge of strings of Chinese well attended. In the evening there on December 9th, neither the de- and when it was called for hearing crackers, and cheers from the large and Clubs.

were dances at the leading Hotels.fendant nor complainant was pre- crowd wishing him "God-speed."

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Various Events. Nothing of an alarming nuture, like the Hong Kong Hotel fre last New Year's Day, occurred though side were called out twice to small the Fire Brigade on the Hong Kong

Successful carnivals and dances

During his stay in the Colony, the Bishop of London has had a fine reception and cordial welcome wherever he has been. He was particularly impressed with the outbreaks. and their eagerness in connection with Church work, and also much interested in the work of the Diocesan Schools.

Supply Company have again prosincerity of the Chinese Christiansen New Year's Eve at the tested against the taking over by the Government of the plant sup plying Canton with water. They have gained the support of many public, organizations in this latest

protest.

Piece-Goods Employees. The Nokia or shop assistants in the piece-goods, foreign and native, trade in Canton, have all returned to work having been assured that their demands for a

new

Hong Kong, Repulse Bay, King Edward Cricket, Club, Mesara Lane, Craw

Hotels,

Craigengower ford's Restaurant and the Station Hotel, Kawloon. There was also a His Lordship's Message. successful initial dance held at the Yesterday the following cable was

Hotel Savoy on New Year's night, received from the Bishop of Lon-tastefully decorated. Dancing Fol- the hotel being brilliantly lit and don, and a copy of it has been for lowed the dinner, for which every table was taken, and the Filipino orchestra fresh from Manila played Dancing continued until i am. on Sunday.

warded to us by the Rev. H. Copley Moyle. The message his Lordship sends ready:-

Kong: Happy Memories of Glari circa wages

"To St. John's Cathedral, Hong

all, London." ous Hang Long God Bless you

schedule will be carefully consider ed and decided upon within two weeks from January 2nd by a board

represented.

The following met his Lordship

St. An-

The local cinema theatres, and the at Kowloon, were well patronised and the capital holiday programmes are being shown all this week.

New Year parties in private houses. There were, of course, plenty of

ander separate headings elsewhere Sports of all kinds are reported in this issue.

of

arbitrators on which both the 2 Murray Pier-Major General employers and the employes will be. Luard, C.B. (G.O.C. Forces in China) and Sir Henry Pollock; the Rev. H. Copley Moyle, Mr. W. The third series of Kuomintang Pattenden and Mr. P. S. Cassidy war bonds to be floated in Canton, dra); the Rer. G. R. Lindsay, (representing St. John's Cathe

Fanling. Hunt met during the week-end. A large number this time to the value of $10,000,000, Mr. J. H. Blunt and Mr. golfers visited Fanling and the will be ready for issue on January Mitchell (epresenting

results both of the New Year Meet- ing competitions and the third 20th, and Chinese merchants in Can-drew'); Dr. E. G. Earle and round of the Governor's Shield

Mr. G. S. Zimmern (representing Competition tan have taken steps to guard St. Peter's); the Rev. S. K. Y, Lee,

will probably be against their being required to bear Mr. J. M. Wong and Mr. Lam Woo

available to-day. the greater part of the burden. (representing the Chinese Church); ning ponies which was to have been The handicap race for non-win- They have been made to circulate ing the C.M.S.); the Rev. W. T.

the Rev. A. D. Stewart (represent held on the Happy Valley Race $15,000,000 worth of war bonds al- Featherstone

Course on New Year's morning had (representing the ready since the commenceraent of Diocesan Schools); the Rev. G. R. service members of the Polo Club to be postponed owing to several the Northern Expedition.

Hewitt, RN. (representing the

being unable to participate. Naval Chaplain); the Rev. G. F.

Special excursions were run to stopford (representing the Army); Macao by the river steamers, and and the Rev. G. T. Waldegrave

Portuguese Colony,

For the month of February, all

sent, but a letter from Lieut.-Col. Lewis was read in Couft stating that he wanted the case withdrawi His Worship remarking that it was most unsatisfactory, remanded the cae.

morning of December whdrawa At the commencement of yester- day's hearing, defendant, in answer

heard that the case was withdrawat to the Court, Anid that on the

to the Taim Sha Tsui Police Station against him, and that he also want to find out whether this was true. He said that if the case had been withdrawn, he need not aftend, and the Magistrate retorted as stated above.

said that he and his wife and Lieut. Col. R: R. Lewis, R.A.M.C.

two other friends were driving in rickshas on December 4th at about

1.30 in the evening. Witness and his party were just coming out of Nathan Road into Salisbury Road, when they heard a motor barn be hind them. He turned back and saw the headlights of a car coming on at a very high speed, and that he put his arm out and shouted to the ricksha coolie. Witness also by the application of the brakes and heard a "screeching noise" caused

the tyres skidding. He asked one of his party, Mr. Towns of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation to look out for the number of the car.

Witness estimated the of the car

at about 40 to 50 miles an hour.

Cross-examined by Lieut. Sloane Stanley, witness said that he first about 60 yards away from him. noticed the car at a distance of

Mr. H. E. Stanhage, .of the P. & O. Co., who was one of the party on rickshas corroborated but said

the car was going at about 30 to

40 miles an hour:

Mr. Sloane Stanley-In your opinion, had the ricksha Lol

less than 45 will receive a 30 polandlords in Canton City will be (representing the Missions to Sen-arge numbers made the trip to the swerved, would not I have been able

cent, increase and those earning be tween $45 and $130 a twenty per dent. increase.

Until further notice, according to an announcement made in Canton, the Canton-Samshui railway man- agement will be under the direction

asked to contribute 10 per cent. of the rentals due them to assist the City Police to purchase new arms and more Ammunition.

The Kuomintang Red Standard.

On January 1st the Customs of Mr. Loo Mir, Managing-Director House and the Chinese Post Office

men). Among the ladies present and Mrs. Featherstone. were Lady Pollock, Mre, Pattendun

sent.

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APPOINTMENTS.

to avoid a collision? Witness:-I can't any becaux I was not in the driver's box, but I think that the richa swerved is time to prevent an accident.

At this stage Traffic Inspector Nicol told the Court that Mr. Towns, who had been subpoenaed and asked that Mrs. Lewis might to give evidence, was not present

give evidence as the was one of the

His Lordship, who, for the first time since his arrival in the. Colony, wore the traditional epis H.E. THE GOVERNOR'S LIST. popal gaiters and apron, had a word of greeting for everyone preby H.E. the Governor are notified The following appointments made

in the Government Gazette: - of the Chinese Section of the Canin Canton, which hitherto had only Hakone faru on board the Mis- Dr. William Brownlow Ashe Moore party.

His Lordship made the trip to the

ton-Kowloon railway.

displayed the five-colour flag of the siona to Seamen launch Dayspring to act as Principal Civil Medical Proposals are made that the Republic of China, hoisted the Just off Murray Pier was another Officer during the absence from the Kwangtung section of the Canton Kuomintang Red standard and the boys from the Diocesan Boys' School dison, M.B.E., with effect from the

launch on which were about 100 Colony of Dr. Joseph Bartlett Ad Hankow railway should be extended party insignia of the white sun on with a large supply of crackers, 1st January, 1917.

which they fired off all the way to .from Shiukwan to Pingsbek on the a blae ground over their buildings the Hakone Maru at Buoy No. 83. the Sanitary Board and Mr. John evidence of the witness who was

"Mr. David Davies as Secretary to Hunan border, about 900 miles, withi Reginning, this morning, January

Watson as Assistant Secretary to the proceeds of a suggested bond 4th, the branch office of the Chinese Diocesan Boys Presentation,

the Sanitary Board, with effect from the 1st January, 1927.

issue of $20,000,000 to be secured Telegraph Administration opened by a "surtax on salt in Hunan and at 58, Ki: Hing Street, Honam, and other provinces, which will bencât will accept messages. by the railway extension. A surtax Folia connected, with firms hand- of $3.60 a picul on the salt consumedling kerosene oil and other petro- in Hunen will, it is estimated, "yield loum products in Canton are threat: between 87,000,000 to $3,000,000 aing a strike unless" their demands

for higher wages are complied with Various Items,

out delay. Practically all whole-

year.

:

the Headmaster of the Diocesan Before the Hakone Maru sailed Boys' School, the Rev. W. T.

Mr. Michael James Breen to be a Featherstone, and four prefects, Director of the Widows and Or Dixon, Wee Chai Eng, Lee Yan Fit Phans' Pensions, vice Mr. Arthur and H. Jackson went board and

George Murchison Fletcher, C.M.G., gave his Lordship a book of fifteen

C.B.E. photographs and one long panorama fast, when the Bishop visited the photograph taken on Wednesday

School.

Lieut. Comdr. Joseph Bernard Harbour Master, with effect from Newill, D.S.O., R.N, to be Deputy December 27th, 1920.

Mr. Edward Lewis Agassiz to be tess Patent in addition to his other Registrar of Trade Marks and Let duties, with effect from January 1st,

The Land Officer to be Registrar Officer to be a Deputy Registrar of of Marriages and the Assistant Land Marriages, with effect, in each case, from and including the 1st January, 1927.

The Bishop expressed great The New Year saw the opening sale agencies of petroleum oils are large photograph in Fulham thanks and said he would hang the of the radio station at the North American or British in Canton, Palace, This photograph is one of Parade Ground, Canton. Under favourable conditions this station from Russian sources. Foreign School HE. the Governor and

except what may be shipped in the Bishop with the Staff and 1927.

Scholars of the Diocesan Boys' can communicate with practically agencies are not directly concerned Lady Clementi came on board later all territory now under the control in the coming strike, as only the and the Bishop showed them the of the ruling party in Canton.

folis of the retail shopa are making photographs which included photo Being unable to settle their differ the demands.

graphs of the School Group, the Main Entrance to the School, the ences with their employers, the em

Hall, the Rock Garden, the Matri- sulation Class, the Govered Play- ployees of the Chinese hotels in Canton have again gone on strike.

strike since ground, the Science Room, the North-West Garden, the Centre Mr. Lo Wen Kan, a former Hong

Dormitory, the three West Wings, Kong boy who has studied in Lon-

A view from the site of the Canton Secretary of State for the Colonies that Mr. Kenneth 0. Krentz has don and was for sometime a Cabinet fire at the Tai On Dispensary, Nup Railway; Kowloon Tong and King been appointed a Vice-Consul for Minister in Peking, is again to enter Chit Po, Canton, on New Year's Edward Avenue, and four map- the United States of America in the Government in Peking as Minis Eve, alate that only one person was ter of Justice, while Mr. Yeh Kung killed and another seriously in- Cho, another Cantonese, is being jured. mentioned for the post of Minister of Communications

Kuomintang, claims that Sheni Province is now in the hands of the Christian Genéral.”

Lithographic printers in Canton

have been out

on

December 31st for higher wages.

The latest reports concerning the

1

The Kwangtung Provincial Ad- ministrative Council, in a speciál proclamation issued at Canton on

shots.

given to Mr. A. 0. Blyth, the per- A book of photographs was also

sonal friend of the Bishop who has taken great interest in the School and Orphanage.

With reference to Government Notification No. 563, published in the Gazette of the 15th October, 1926, His Excellency the Governor has received information from the

Hong Kong.

The defendant on pleading not guilty went into the witness box. He unfortunately one of them was now had two witnesses, he said but

dead and the other is on duty at mea. If it was found that the

Worship to grant an adjournment. away was essentisi, he would ask his

Defendant said that at about 7.30 in the evening of December 4th, he was procedding along Salisbury Road from the Signal Hill to the Ferry Wharf. He was travelling at

a speed of about 25 miles an hour, on nearing the junction of Salis bury Road and Nathan Road, he quis pace. Heat once sounded his noticed three rickshas going at a

horn, and he noticed that the front

ricksha was not under proper con- trol. He applied his brakes and

miles an hour. The car was then pulled up to a speed of about 8

able to stop within 10 or 12 yards away from the risksha had it been necessary," said defendant,

the ricksha turned to the right and Continuing defendent said that that as it did not make an attempt

to come back to the left side of the road, he drove away, Defendant further stated that he believed that. Salisbury Road had the right of way to Nathan Road, and that when he first saw the rickshaw, which were about 30 or 40 yards away, the ricksha pullers had no right to cross the road. They should have waited. Defendant called the Indian con- stable "who was on point duty at the time and asked him if he had noticed any car going at a high speed. The constable said that he did not see any car going at a high. speed and that neither had he seen any car disobey signals given by

rolls of 1,000 crackers in packets, 10 strings of 5,000 crackers in one string, and one string of 20,000 him. crackers about 18 foot long, for the final send-off ·

Kumerous Crackers. When the Hakone Maru uiled, December 31st has made it compul- the launch accompanied her as far

As the lakone Maru eventually General Yuan Tap Ming, Officer Commanding the Troops of Engi sary for all landlords to reduce the as Epanedy Town, firing crackers shot ahead of the launch, silence chow, has revolted against General rentals charged on farm lands by all the while. These fireworks com-

was called, and three hearty cheers Tang Chi Yao of Yunnan, according 25 per cent; and in another pro- prised 100 packets of small crackers, were then given for the Bishop of

London: to information, in the Kuomintang clamation the maximum interest on

50 packets of star. explosives, 10 Press. "General auan is reported to

packets of big star explosives, 30 Three seaplanes hovered over the have taken action against General loans in Ewangtang Province is packets of ordinary crackers, ship, prior to her departure, and Tang on December 25th...

fixed at 20 per cent.

when she departed the leader (Continued on next Column). saluted.

His Worship said that the supporting witness were very con evidence of the compizinant and his ficting, and that he would dismiss the charge against the defendant, but he would impose a fine of $10 for contempt of Court as defen- dant had not given a satisfactory explanation of bis failure to appear in Court when the case was first set for hearing on December 20th.

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