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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY,

JANUARY 29th, 1927.

NO ANTI-CHRISTIAN THE OUTRAGES AT CORRESPONDENCE. FIRE IN CONNAUGHT ROAD. BRITISH LOANS TO CHINA.

MEETINGS.

CANTON GOVERNMENT'S

DECREE.

VOLUNTEER COAPS SUGGESTED.

MINOR STRIKE INCIDENTS.

(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDEST.)

FOOCHOW.

DR. BARNARDO'S HOMES.

GOOD WORK BY THE BRIGADE.

REFUGEES ARRIVE AT MANILA

{TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY PREIS."]

THREE-STORIED BUILDING

DAL GUTTED.

PADRES HAVE TO SHAVE BEARDS AND SHED CASSOCKS,

Copies of the Manila Timer to hadd give particulars of the arrival at Manila of a number of refugees, including missionaries and their

SIRAs the Little Hummers are

giving their Pantomime this Satur A fire broke out in a three-storey day night on behalf of Dr. Barhouse at the corner of Douglas nardo's Homes, may I speak a word Street and Connaught Road Cen- for that. Institution. It is not my tral; carly yesterday morning. intention to waste your valuable space by enlarging on the magni- ficent work which it does for that

Brigade's Smart Work, The call was received by the

A STATEMENT OF THE POSITION.

PURPOSE FOR WHICH MONEY WAS SPENT,

The charge is often levelled against China's foreign creditors- the so-called Imperialist nations- of being exploiters and instruments of political aggression, and the loans are described, as one-sided transactions forced upon a helpless general interests.

Anti-Christian agitators in Cin families, priests, etc., from the is well known, but I should like to Brigade at about & o'clock and is country to the detriment of its

ton are not receiving the backing

of the military authorities now

Foochow district.

How utterly untrue these stata- ments are is revealed in a mem

a very brief space of time appliances testify to the warm appreciation

were on the scene from Central, "On Friday last sixty-seven Ameri- which the Council show for any ser- can refugees from Foochow-thirty/vice we can render to the cause. Stations and the new fire-float also orandam on the subject distributed

Kennedy Town and Watchai

last year, the General Secretary came alongside the Praya wall.

three men,-arrived in Manila after

strenuous trip on the U.8.5.

sent a most enthusiastic letter of

thanks, from which I should like to

in charge at Canton. The pro- two women, thirty-two children and When the Little Mummers sent £75) posed anti-Christian demonstrations throughout the province arranged for February 15th have been for bidden. In the meantime, all Mis- aionaries in the interior of Kwang-

tung have been warned by their respective consulates to be on their guard and send their families to

Canton or Hong Kong.

The teachers in all the Govern ment schools in Canton will for the first time for many years receive their salaries promptly at the end

of the month. They will in fact be given their January pay before the ead of the month so as to have some money in hand for the holiday.

Yesterday strikers connected with the silk piece goods trade forcibly confiscated 3 rolls silk on the ground that the importer, was doing business though the employees had dcclared.. a boycott and blockada against the silk merchants

Photographers' employees here have been on strike since January 26th. This is the first effort in the way of striking by this trade. They want increases of wages proportion ate to those obtained in other trades.

Central Bank notes are becom ing more popular in Hong Kong. The reason is that they are a good deal more convenient than silver to carry about the street in these days when thieves abound. Shroffs on their rounds making year-end settle- ments have been in the past a particular source of temptation to street robbers.

Friends of. Mr. Wang Ching Wei,'|

feet. Pillsbury, a destroyer of the Asiatic

They were met by General Halstead Dorey of the Governor General's staff and other, military

Red Cross workers, and local and naval officers, America ladies,

ministers.

It is planned to provide for the Manila homes. If all cannot b refugees, as far as possible, in

accommodated, Santa Lucia bar- racks in the Walled City is avail- able.

Cross, where a list of names of A temporary station of the Red

those arriving will be kept, has been established at the, Cuartel de España.

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Sequel to Cholera Outbreak.

American consul at Foochow, and Mra. Ernest E. Price, wile of the

their two sons and two daughters were among the arrivals. They will be guests of General and Mrs. Dorey.

Mrs. Prince said that the Foo- chow outbreak started when twelve

Chinese children, who had been in the Spanish convent in Ferchow,

died of cholera. Their bodies were

carried out of the convent and seen by many Chinese who, unaware of the reason, immediately started a riot, in the course of which the con- vent was atormed and looted. The trouble continued to grow on Saturday, and ammed an anti- missionary nature. By Sunday it had spread over the city and the entire surrounding district. With

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few exceptions, al foreigners zehr Foochow have left the district, either for Hong Kong or Shang- hai. Her husband remains at his post, and will probably be the last European to leave the city,

List of Arrivals.

The complete list of arrivals fol-

quote a sentence or two-

"It was indeed a kindly thought which prompted the effort, and on behalf of our Honorary Treasurer and Council I send very hearty thanks to you and to the children, as well as to Mrs. Cuming and to all who in any way assisted and thus helped to make the perform ances the undoubted success they were. The result of the effort is really splendid, and we warmly. congratulate one and all on their Intours on behalf of the children.

"It is upon the generosity of all who have the cause of the children at heart that we are dependent for the carrying on of the work in all its various activi ties, and we do most thankfully Little Mummers have so kindly appreciate the help which The and so generously rendered,

"With renewed and grateful thanks to all our kind helpers.-

I am, faithfully yours,

(Signed) CLAUDE WRIGHT"

P.S.-May I just be permitted

The building was wall alight when the Brigade arrived, but thanks to their smart work, aided by a good water pressure, the blaze was extin. guished within half an hour

For the purpose of Eghting the fire, houses on the opposite side of Douglas Street were utilised, one hose being operated from the first verandah, two from the second and one from the top. Another hose

was taken up the stairs of the adjoining building and utilised from the roof. In addition, two hoses were played on the flames by the

fire-Boat.

Much difficulty was encountered in getting the hoses up the stairs of the houses opposite, but the work was smartly done and soon several jets were being operated at excellent pressure. The extinction of the outbreak within the space of half an hour, and the confining of

to say that if the children of it to the block where it broke out, Kowloon are so good as to assist represented very good Fire Brigade our work again by means of a similar effort, we shall be ex work. tremely grateful.

You will see by the above that whatever the people of this Colony can do to encourage those who are presenting "Little Red Riding Hoed" at the Theatre Royal will also be a very real encouragement to those who are providing for "The World's. Biggest Family."—

I

am, etc.,

J. HORACE JOHNSTON, Last Year's Treasurer.

POSITION OF CHIEF

JUSTICE

MR. JUSTICE J. A. WOOD

TO ACT.

As announced recently, Sir Henry Gollan, the Chief Justice, is pro seeding on Home leave on February

Damage Unknown,

in which the outbreak occurred, ia The ground floor of the building occupied by Messrs. C. Ab Ying Co., the, well-known Government contractors and ship-chandlers

floor but the cause of the cutbreak The fire broke out on the second

is as yet unknown.

All three floors were gufted, and adjoining houses were damaged by. water, Messra, CA Xing PT mises being flooded.

The extent of the damage is not yet known, but it is expected to run into high figures. Five sales from the burned houses have been recovered intact.

by the Tientsin British Committed of Information." The memoranduio estimates the total external debt of China at £150,000,000, of which Britain's share is £38,000,000. The total classed as secured debt is put at £85,000,000, of which £33,000,000 consists of sterling loana. main objects for which the secured debt was raised were: ..

The

(1) The consolidation of the debt with the indemnity due to Japan contracted by China in connection after the war of 1804-5

(2) The reorganisation of Govern- ment financea in 1919-13 after the Revolution of 1911 which gave birth to the Chinese Republic; and

(3) The construction and develope ment of Government-owned publie enterprises such as railways.

ed debt eo per cent represents the Of the outstanding British secur-

aatistance given to China to meet her war indemnity and to reor. anise her finances after the revolu- tion, and 40 per cent. represents loans for railway and other pro- these facts out at the present time ductive purposes.

In bringing

the Committee responsible for the memorandum has performed a use- & Telegraph, because enlightenment ful service, says the China Express of the kind is badly needed in cer- tain quarters.

:

With reference to the principles money by the British capitalist to which have govrned the leading of

China, the memorandam instances the case of railways. While some financiers of the other Powers fol Concessions, ie., the privilege of lowed a policy of obtaining railway

constructing, owning, and operating for their own profit railways in Chinese territory (eg, the Russians and Japanese in Manchuria, the Germans in Shantung, and the French in Yunnan), the British participation in railway develop- ment in China has merely taken the form of lending the necessary capi- tal to the Chinese Government for the only qualifying condition being the perfectly reasonable one of re-

sure efficiency. managers, and accountants to en. quiring British engineers, traffic.

a leader of the extremist section lows:-Miss Bertha Allen, Mrs. Woth. It is understood that during Superintendent of the Brigade, on constructing railways of its own, |

of the Kuomintang and formerly chairman of the party, are circulat- ing a report that he will soon come out of his hidding place and resume his activities. They say that Mr. Wang will be at Nanchang on March 1st,

C. Barrett, Betty Alice Barrett, Helen Jane Barrett and David W. Barrett, Mra. H. R. Caldwell, Joha

Caldwell, Morris Caldwell and Joyce Caldwell, Elizabeth Chase, Miss Marion Ruth Cole, Mrs. T. H. Coole, Miss Mary Cushman, Miss Betty Cushman, Miss "Grace Davis,

his absence Mr. Justice J. R. Wood, the Puisne Judge, will act as Chief

Justice.

Summary Court yesterday morning The presence on the bench of the of Mr J. H. B. Nihill, who was recently transferred from the Kor on Magistracy to act as Assistant Attorney-General, indicates that he

Just after the fire was extinguish ed, it was reported that a Chinese girl was missing from one of the houses. Mr. H. T. Brooks, the learning this, made a search all over the gutted premises, encoun-

when he was there word was sent risk in getting to the highest storey tering much difficulty and so little

that the little girl was with a relative.

For many years these railways, in addition to providing a

revenue.

In charge of the Brigado was Mr. suply sulcient to cover bond

The Kuomintang in Canton" are Miss I. Dornblazer, Miss Helen O. will act as Puisne Judge during the H. T. Brooks, the Superintendent, charges, yielded handsome

considering the formation of

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Eaton, Misa Mable M. D. Hammons,

volunteer corps for members who Mrs Cera Hammons, Mr. F. C. absence of Sir Henry Gollan.

are not now in military or Police service. Many high officials of the party have signified their willing. ness to join.

LAST FEW DAYS

STILL

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IN

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THE TWO SUPREME TOILET LUXURIES.

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and with him were: Sub-Officers pluses for the Chinese Govern- Havighurst, Mrs. F. C. Havighurst, Attorney-General, the "Hon.

It is also understood that the Smith and Buckridge, The Captainment. It is different now. After Martha Havighurst, Robert B.

Sir Superintendent of Police (the, Hon years of civil war, default has Havighurst, Miss Jonnings," Mra. on leave shortly, and Mr. A. Dyer

Joseph Kemp, K.G., is proceeding Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe) was also pre occurred on several of the railway C. R. Kellog, Virginia Kellogg Ball, Assistant Attorney-General,

loans, and instead of meeting the Many employees in the Euonia Stanley Kellogg, Miss Maude will soon be going on short leave,

bondholders claim the Govern tang service are unwilling to give Klaft, Mra. R. A. Leake, Mis Uura up the usual Chinese New Year Leake, Lura Leake, Betty Leake,

prior to taking up his new appoint holidays, and the Administration is Ralph Leake, Truitt Leake, Mis

ment as Legal Draughtsman in going to allow them three days Retha Landis,

Ceylon. Miss Edith F. recem but will give no official McBoe, Miss Maud McGwigan. reception.

PROPOSED NEW DIOCESE IN CHINA.

Dr. F. L. Norris, Bishop in North China, is due to arrive at Foochow

Further Refugees Arrivo. According to the Manila Times

This will mean the appointment of an acting Attorney-General and Assistant Attorney-General.

These appointments will appear of Monday, nine refugees, five from in the Government Gazette in dne the Amoy Catholic Orphanage, course. arrived on that morning at Manila on board the s. Consuelo, The refugees included three priests, a lay brother, three sisters, and two women, one of whom is a Filipina, employed at the Army Orphanage.

for the General Synod of the Chung To escape froin Amoy where Hua Sheng Kuog Hui, which will nightly demonstrations were car be held from May 1st to May ath.ried on against the missionaries, particularly against the Orphan

**HERMES". CARNIVAL

DANCE..

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL

"FUNCTION.

During the present winter season, Hermes have been responsible for

On this occasion it is expected that age, the priests had to disguise the ship's company of H.M.8. the Cathedral of the Fukien Diocess themselves by shaving their beards

VOLUNTEERS AND NAVY

ROUTE MARCH..

There was an impressive turn out of Volinteers and & Naval detach-

through the City and districts, ment last evening, for a route march

Farading at headquarters at 5.30, a muster of about 300 of the Hong. Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, ander, the command of Lieut-CoL L. G. Bird, D.S.O. (the. Adminis trative Commandant), and Capt. D. C. Logan, M.C., marched down Queen's Road proceeded through Garden Road, and furning into

the Eastern district, Wanchai area,

will be completed and consecrated.. and donning civilian clothes, while several successful social events. etc,

Among the matters to be dealt with at this General Synod will be the authorization for the creation

of a new Diocese to include the

under the protection of Japanese the women find to go to the whatt guards They were on board the Consuelo for six days before the vessel left for the Philippinco..

According to Father Martinez, the situation at Foochow is very bad.

Province of Shansi and the Western and Central districts of Inner

The male refugees were brought Mongolia a proposed scheme of

to the Santo Domingo church, and pensions for Chinese clergy; and the women to Santa Catalina col the question of the registration of Fahlo Verzosa of the Nations)

Dr. Church schools with the Chinese News Service also arrived on the

Consuelor

Government

at the Hotel Savoy was well up to Last night's carnival-dance bold the traditions established at their previous dances

A Naval detachment, including a party of marines, and over 500 in all, also turned out and marched The Hotel Savoy is proving a through the Central and Western popular venue for dances, and especially when the men of the districts, Hermes are the hosts for the dance. A similar parade is to be held There was a very large company many being in fancy costume, and again on Monday evening, when the ball room was tastefully de- there will probably be a much large corated and festooned

During the evening there was a munter of Volunteers. Owing to

fancy dress parade, and prizes were short notice, many Volunteers were

imable to attend fast evening.

"awarded.

ment is regularly pledging its sir. phus revenues from whatever sources to Chinese banks for years ahead for military purposés.

ABERDEEN ROBBERY.

CHINESE WOMAN ATTACKED BY HIGHWAYMEN.

PROMPT ACTION OF, GAR- DENERS RESULTED IN

ONE CAPTURE.

A Chinese woman, stated to be!

two highwaymen, who were evident- 4 concubine, was robbed on Thurs day in the Aberdeen district, by ty keeping watch on a roadside for

a likely victim.

The woman who had a gold wrist- watch stolen blew a Police whistle after the men had decamped and two gardeners working on a vege- table patch nearby gave chase in the direction she pointed out..

One of the robbers, who had brandished a pocket knife in the woman's face, was caught, but his companion escaped, with the watch. which is valued at $60."".

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PART 4-Presto agitato (Concluded)."

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