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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26th, 1927.

ANOTHER ORDER TO A FEW DEMANDS. THE SQUATTERS AT

THE POLICE.

PREVENT ANTI-FOREIGN

DEMONSTRATION.""

CHINESE NEW YEAR.

NOT TO BE RECOGNISED BY THE SCHOOLS.

WHAT WORKERS REGARD

AS REASONABLE."

THE TROUBLE IN THE CANTON HOSPITALS..

A European doctor, who has rs- cently been on a visit to Canton in order to make enquiries regarding the position of the hospitals there, [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] | has.compiled a list of a faw of the demands made by some of the hospital attendanta. ·

The Euomintang Press in Canton is of the opinion that the United

The hospitals generally are suffer States of America will be the firsting owing to the impossible attitude Power to recognise the Canton adopted by labour bodies, and at Party. It is also stated that the the moment there seems no way out Japanese labouring classes sis in-tho-difficulties. favour of the Kuomintang and against the militarists in Faking. At least, these are the stories being circulated in the party circles.

The following are a few of the terms deaired by the workers at one institution:

The employees must have free dom to talk, to publish any matter desired, and to strike.

Missionaries who are now concen- trating at Tungshan, Fongtsuen, and Shameen in Canton have left A Hospital employes may not be the interior, it is said, reprimanded, his work changed, or not so much because of anti-foreigu be discharged without the consent feeling as through fear of brigand-of his Union.

their work

Ago. The members of the Kuomin-

A Hospital can only engage an tang are of the opinion that exodus employee recommended by the of foreigners. from their stations near Canton is unnecessary.

Union.

Minimum wage of an employes The Educational Commission in must be $15 per month with board; Canton has decreed that the Chi-double, wage for the last month of nese New Year shall be no longer the year; 9 suits of clothes each. officially observed in the schools summer and winter. There must This means that the children may be an increase of wages cach `year have to attend school on 'New Year and, in addition to this, special Day

Zemands for an increase must be granted.

The Canton Foreign Office has reiterated its order that all officials

KOWLOON TONG

REMOVAL FROM PRESENT

SETTLEMENT URGED, "

IMPORTANT, QU

SANITARY

TIONS TO OARD.

THE REPLIES: A MOTION BEFORE THE BOARD.

PROJECTED PIRACY FRUSTRATED?

TWENTY-ONE-CHINESE FACE "CHARGE"

REVOLVERS HIDDEN UNDER

EGGS..

the

ST. JOHN'S AMBULANCE BRIGADE

ANNUAL INSPECTION LY H. THE GOVERNOR,

·A· SMART TURN-OUT.

H.E the Governor took the salute, and accompanied by Capt. and officers of the Brigade inspect. Stocle (A.D.C. to the Governor) ed the corps.

A demonstration of £rst aid and

after

The annual inspection of the St. John's Ambulance Brigade took The sequel to the frustration of place yesterday, afternoon at the a projected piracy on the Murray Parade ground. There Chow, was heard yesterday at was a large attendance of promin Contral Magistraay, when ent Europeans and Chinese to wit- twenty-one Chinese were charged as the smart turn out of the Mr. R. E. Lindsell with unlawfni Brigade. Posion of eleven revolvers and

quantity of ammunitions. Chief Detective T. Murphy, pro secuting on behalf of the Police, board the Ko Chow as a result of stretcher work was given by thu said that the men, were arrested on the information given by the ship's compradore, whose suspicious wore Brigade-formed-Hollow Square" which, the whole aroused. All the defendants were and H.E. the Governor presented new-comers to the Colony, and a trophies won during the Fear. The the charge against number of following are the awards all depended upon the fitontifica them would be hard to sustain,-it

RALPHS EXFICIENCY tion of the compradoro-the Police Colonel Boylan Smith,

SHIELD: Annual Competition:-Jadges were would ask for a week's formal re-...

D.S.O., Major Stavenson, Continuing, Chief Detective In-Won by the King's College Division RAM.C., Dr. Moore, Dr. Milward. re-spector Murphy said that the men (formerly the Saiyingpun Old Boys'

went in two or three to the ship Division). buying tickets to Wuchow at $2.50 of men who usually paid so much each, and as they were not the type for their passage, the compradore became suspicious, and sent for the Police searchers.

The questions by Mr. J. P. Braga on the matter of the Squatters Settlement at Kowloon Tong and the alleged objectionable cesspool, and his suggestion that the settle were dealt with at the meeting of ment be moved to another site, of the Sanitary Board yesterday afternoon.

were made by the Presi- Raplice dest and by the Medical Officer of Health and Mr. Braga subsequently permits granted to these squatters gave notice of a motion, saking that be revoked, which he said he would in a fortnight at the next meeting time. Kowloon Tong. The following questions were plied to by the President:

QUESTIONI.

mand

..

the revolvers were found concealed Mr. Lindsell: I understand that in a basket of cagai

"i. By whose sanction and under what by-law has permission, if any, been granted to certain Chinese squatters to construct, on recently alled-in Crown land in the district of Kowloon Tons; within a hundred yards of dwelling-houses, a cesspool of cament concrete (approximate Inspector Murphy: Yes. But we dimensions 15" by 10), in which have been compelled to destroy the human faeces are collected and eggs.. (Laughter.) allowed to decompose to serve as manure in vegetable gardens in that vicinity?

ii. Is it in the best interest of the public health that a new, squas ters' settlement; with its attend- ant objectionable feature,men« tioned in (i), be permitted to be established in a new and Is it not posible to obtain a growing residential district 1. other site to which squatters' settlement might be transferred and so remove the source of an ever-present danger to the health of the neighbourhood?

'On Public Holidays and National responsible for the maintenance of Parade days hospital employees. peace and order should do their must be given double wages if they best to prevent anti-foreign agitaremain at work..

.*tions.

- Bolshevist agents at work i Can- ton are asking students to agitate in favour of "reclaiming" all educational institutions now being conducted by Christians and Mis alonaries and are urging the work- ars to demand the complete control

Hospitals must help with money to open workmen's schools for the benefit of employees, but they may not require any of their employees to study unless the employees are inclined to do so."

1

iv.

ordered.

A week's remand in custody was

THE REPLIES.

.

a!

(1) I do not consider it neces Dr. Pope replied as under: sary to take further samples stream at present water from these pools or the

red to Hon. D.P.W. who has agreed (2) This matter "has been refer to have the stream in question trained.

.

tures during the year. Won by the HOLYOK ATTENDANCE CUP-For best attendance at drills" and lee- Railway Division

LAU CHU PAK DUTY CUP-For best record of actual ambulance Won by the Chinese Y.M.C.A. duty rendered during the year. Division

Ho Foox EFFICIENCY - CUP:-For inter-aquad Competitions in the Railway Division. Award to Squad No. 1,

Ho TuxG LIFE SAVING CUP-For proficiency in Life Saving"- bringing store a "dummy" from the water. Awarded to Yeung lu Wah Kowloon Division).

KADOOBIE TEAM

the Indian Division.

SHIELD:-For best Swimming Team, Awarded to

the best Division (Swimming). OHATER CHALLENGE SHIELD:~For

Awarded to the Indian Division.

Brigade Swimming Championship. Ho Baores' COP:-For the Awarded to A. K. Minu (Indian

Decoration Division).

41 Royal Naval Reserve Officers'

conferred on Lieut.

If a new site can be found, will Kowloon pools, which might be (3) I am fully satisfied that all the Government take into regarded as favourable consideration the replace for mosquito kavas, are oiled Comdr. C. R. Moore, RD., RN.R.

potential breeding moval as soon as practicable of weekly under the supervision of the settlement complained oft

THX EXPLLES.

The President replied:- 1.The permits upon which all

of the Post Office by Chinese Gov. FIGHT ON THE "SAI ON." occupation of the land in question erment employees.

INDIAN GUARDS AND

CHINESE SEAMEN,

A SCUFFLE ÄT CANTON.

More than 300 printers now un- employed in "Canton are asking for relief from their union. The print- ers have brought themselves to this plight as they have gone on strike three times during 1828. Some have A free fight took place on the had their wages more than doubled British steamboat Sai On at Can- but 50 or more printing establish. ton` last week, men said to belong ments have been forced to close to the Canton Labour Unions join. and nearly 2,000 men were throwning in the acuffle. out of work. Some have gone to inland towns where they had to accept pre-strike wages. It is ex pected that more printing shops will close immediately after Chinese New Year as they cannot stand the high wages. Moreover, many Can- tonese having large printing con tracts to give now usually send the

to the

that

The use of human excreta on

Oucers of the Department:

A Motion,

Mr. Braga I would like to thank you for the full answer you have the medical officer of health who so given me on the questions and also kindly visited

H.E. The Govamor's Addrgas. His Excellency addressing the Corps said:--

aftermonAraining the Brigade received much

FL』P: w

that

06

I am happy to be able to con- gratuite you on a successful year has been permitted are for 12

every member of the Brigade passed of valuable work, during which months terminable upon months

a frst-aid-examination. In its notice. The Sanitary Boardwa consulted before these permits were granted and neither the MO.Hthe conditions of the squatters as from the Matron and Sisters of Lesistance from the officers of the nor the CV.S. saw any objection settlement complained of at Row the Military Hospital, where men

Royal Army Medical grant

The applications lon Toag are such as to be a made no mention of cesspools. The menace to the public health of these bers of the nursing division also st M.OH. was of opinion that dry residents. cultivation on this area would

tended for instruction during last. preferable, from the point of view the next meeting of the Board, I debted to them and also to the I therefore give notice that at summer. The Brigade is much in-

land being left in its natural state.. of neighbouring residents, to the will bring forward the following During last yes? 148 accident cases practitioners of the Colony. mation agricultural land has been fully coa Board the close proximity of number of minor injuries.

That in the opinion of this were treated by the Brigade in ad- dition to treatment of a large sidered by the Board in the past squatters settlement to the new and

The Report of a sub-committee appoint loon Tong is prejudicial to the meetings and is prompt to answer and in 1908 the Board adopted the growing residential district of Kow- Brigade attends all fires and race Heport recommended that the prac. of the residents of the district the stance on one occasion such and at ed to consider this question, which public health, and in the intercats any emergency summons. For in- tice should not be prohibited but permits granted to the squattersons was issued after 5 p.m., and at. houses or highways should be dealt as practicable." with under Section 28 of the Ordi

nnisances occasioned near should be revoked at as early a date 1:30 p.m. forty men more than

number required-had" Basem nance as they arose. The M.O.H.

bled, fully equipped with medical in question are noisome within the before anything was done

Fair Treatment.

supplies and stretchers. At the re- is of opinion that the cesspools now Mr. Wong Kwong Tin said that quest of the Chinese residents of, meaning of 28 (6) of the Ordinance, thought the matter should not only

Cheung Chau and Aberdeen mm- and proposes to take action, if the be looked at from the ran the

places and vaccinated 635 persena. Board agree, to abate this nuisance point of view, but also from

the under the usual process of law. point of view of the poor farmers first aid training of the Chinese. Strike Committee, are unwilling to using poles, brooms and other weasted make the agricultural activi- and had taken over farms in the monstrations at the public bathing 3 and 4. If the prohibition of the who were on this land. They had police and firemen; and in June. use of offensive manure as indic. become subjects of Great Britain and July it gave life saring de occupying They do not pay rent pons and missiles, but no firearms ties of these permittees impossible, New Territories. At the time farm- beaches of the Colony.

their removal to some more distant ing was started in this way in the The Government and the people tion raised will presumably, follow remember, there was a proclama be grateful to the Brigade, and the aite where there will be no objec- New Territories, so far sa be could of Hong Kong have good reason to automatically. Otherwise, provided tion made that they should not be Brigade in turn has good reason no nuisance arises such as would interfared with so far as their live to be grateful to Assistant Commis- normally be abated in proximity to lihood was concerned. The ma moner Ralphs and all its officers residential areas it does not appear jority of these people were farmers for their enthusiastic work. The neessary unless the Board shall and vegetable growers, and during Brigade deserves and will, I ага otherwise, for a requeat to the strike crisis did good service. Bure, receive support from the whole be made to the Government for the He did not think it was good policy community of the Colony and I removal of these permittėēs.

he was sure it was not the wish it increasing success and an policy of the Government to inter-ever widening sphere of usefulness should certinly be left there until

with the squatters. They as the years go by."

traband salt belonging to one of The row started over some con- the Chinese crew. One of the In- diens employed on the ship was accused of inviting the Customs officers to search the crew's cabins Bad feeling between the Chinese and Indians ran high, and an Indian guard enlisted the aid of his five to Shanghai..

colleagues after he had been assault Bome 4,000 unemployed, illed by the Chinese seamen, under the protection of the Canton

A scuffle ensued, both sides freely

vacate the 1,350 houses they are now

were drawn.

and the Canton Police are being asked to advise the non-rent-paying. The No. 2 boatswain is reported tenants to leave or to pay the pro-to have had the side of his head per rentals

split open and he was removed to a hospital in Canton.

esp-

to side with the seamen. There was further fighting until the tain and officers put four of the guards on the bridge, the grille to which was locked.

Since the nationalization of tem -ples and their sals in aid of the Seamen's Union Interested.

war funds, many street and ward Subsequently, a crowd of rowdies committees in Canton have been from the shors came to the boat denied their regular income from sacrificial offerings for charity, The recent old spell in Canton and the discovery that several person are dying of starvation have sug gested a pelition to the Kuomintang

During the trouble there were to appropriate a small sum from the cries of "save life" in Chinese. party war chest in order to provide On the other hand, nearly all of jackets for the street poor. Charity the guards had a number of bruises work was formerly conducted in to show when they got back to Canton by the well-known Nine Hong Kong. Charitable Institutions. These in- stitutions, however, have now been.

“ nationalized.”

The Canton Administration, will

On arrival bere on Sunday, one

of the six Ladian acti-piracy guards

substitute the troublesome trade was taken to hospital for treatment protective tax collected by troop of injuries.

stations along the principal Canton At the height of the 'trouble the water-ways with a ship valuation. tax. Every craft will have to pay captain and officers intervened and

a tax according to its value. It is their timely action calmed matters estimated that some $1,000,000 will

be collected annually in this way on Canton waters

down

The trouble is believed to have

The tea-house strike in Canton blown ever. was ended early this week by many proprietors increasing the wager of the waiters. Chinese New Year holidays are always a busy season for the tex trade, and the toa house. it owners could not afford to allow

their business to be spoiled.

The Bai On is owned by the Tung On Co. and runs regularly between Hong Kong and Canton The piracy guards are supplied by the Hong Kong Police

Į

Slagnant Pools.

The following questions were twed by the Medical Officer of

Health-

QUESTIONE.

he

bers of the Brigads visited these The Brigade has also helped in

-The ranks were re-formed and

suitable land was found for the marched past E.E. the Governor in by the Government, elsewhere. If smart style. there should be any question of this

v. Will the President be good being done, he hoped very careful

ri.

enough to cause samples of consideration would be given to the BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD: water to be taken by officers of matter the Sanitary Department frous

At this point, the President in- the stagnant pools in Crown tervened that Mr. Wong Kwong THE PROFIT FOR THE YEAR. Land on the eastern and Tin was alightly out of order. The western boundaries of Kowloon debate on the motion should take The Directore of the Bank of East Tong and more particularly of place at the next meeting of the Asis, Ltd announce that, subject small stream draining into Board. the nullah at the point where

to audit, the profit for the year ending December 31st, 1928, after writing off all charges and making. provisions for depreciation, bad

Mr. Wong Kwong, Tin replied it is being covered in below the that he would leave it at that for railway bridge, and have the samples examined for are much to tie House Cleansing, pista dess and quicluding the sence of any matter that might A minute by the President on the balance of $103,385.28 brought for-" constitute a danger to public question of General House Cleans ward from 1925 amounts to health in the district of Kowing, was to the select that the days 3029,880.05 which the Directors pro loon Tong!

If deemed advisable as a prer this purpose should be reduced pose to deal with at the forthcom ventive measure against provid- more Banitary Inspectors arrived

from 5-10 days per week, until ing annual meeting as follows ing breeding ground for the in the Colony porn larvae of snopheles mosquito,. An application, that No. 27, will the President direct officers Bridges Street, ground floor, of the Department to have the should be registered as a dairy, was stagnant pools treated with granted.

kerosene oil or other substance There, were present at the meet- calculated to minimise the dan ing, the President (Mr. N. L. ger of an outbreak of malaria Smith), Mr. J. P. Braga, Mr. due to the existence of the Wong Kwong Tin, Dr. 8. C. Ha, stagnant pools referred to in Dr. C. W. Pope (Medical Officer of Health) and Mr. D. Davies (Secretary)

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