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POLICE VERSUS THE UNIONS:

CANTON SHOP BLOCKADE LIFTED.

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BUDDHIST NUNNERIES TO BE DISSOLVED.

FALL OF SHANGHAI RUMOURS.

[ROM OR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT]

"Kuomintang authorities in Can- ton, on the evening of February 14th, requested the aid of the Police to raise the blockades which the

business firms. The unions' method of blockade was to place a Red flag in front of the black-listed office or 'shop and two pickets would prevent any further transaction of business Un the evening of the 14th, the Peica lifted the blockade on nearly 500 shops.

THE CREW OF THE

“TAISHAN.”

RETICENT ABOUT A.

RECEPTION.

[FROM OUR CHINESE, CORRESPONDENT. ]

The Chinese Seamen's Union in Canton has been informed that the Hong Kong Police Authorition on February 11th returned the pic ture of the late Dr. Sun Yat Son, one of the articles seized from the crew's quarters of the Bs. Taishan on January 19th.

It is understood that the crew

GATES IN CANTON,

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17th, 1927.

CORRESPONDENCE.

PUBLIC HEALTH "VERSUS CESSPOOLS.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "XÓNG KONG DAILY FRISE."]

KOWLOON RESIDENTS'

-ASSOCIATION.

USEFUL YEAR'S WORK."

THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT.

Enowing that the question of im proving the Star Ferry Approach was before the Government, the Committee resolved to sak the Gov- ernment to "acquaint the E.R.A. with the outline of the proposed scheme before it was finally agreed apon. At the same time a Sub- Committee was formed to scrutinise any plans which the Government might see it to send. The Sub- Committee worked out a plan inde- pendently and it has been forward-

SIR,-Your correspondent. "Salus The seventh annual general meet Populi Suprama Lex's" article is ing of the Kowloon Residents very illuminative, but being at a Association will be held in the St. loss to understand how the ces Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloon, pools removed 200 yards, as ad-os Monday, February 1st, 1927, ated to the Government, vocated by the M.O.H. from the 6 pm, when the report and ac residential district would cease to counts for 138 will be presented, be noisome, since the penetrating officers and committee elected and amell and aickoning odeurs are "any other business" discussed. evolved at the moment. of the distribution of liquided human exereta over the vegetable gardens,

This is the Medico's ex-

The Star Ferry Company sent a copy of their projected plan for the improvement of the Hong Kong wharf for the consideration of the Committee. A Sub-Committee was "The society has had a busy and formed to deal with it, and all the successful years work which is suggested improvements and met

THE REPORT.

Committee.

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of the as Taithan will telebrate the "victory" by giving a recop abour unions have declared on the tion on board the steamer at Hong/ which now extend almost to the reßected in the annual report of with the cordial approval of the

Kong next Saturday evening. The doorsteps of the Kowloon Tong

the General Committen from which seamen have, however, been re residents, I consulted a friend of

Representation 'On Education we give the following extracts:- iccat about the celebration, and mine.

· Board... The Committee in presenting its declare that it is only to celebrate Flanation, which I venture to make

Kowloon residents are still repre- the inauguration of a branch anion public with the hope of allaying desires to call attention to the consented on the Education Board, the among the crew of the Taishan,

the fears of the residents of the prehensive nature of the work. Rev. G. Reginald Lindsay, M.A., Garden City of Kowloon Tong: The report commences with the having been appointed, on the re- The germs of typhoid and dysen-residences the question of rent, commendation of the Committee, cleansing of servants' quarters, to take the place of Mr. Wylie, who from their beadquarters (the.cess telephone service, etc.-then deals went home on furlough. pools) before they are spread over with the traffic of the streets under

Children's Playground. the vegetables, get exhausted and various aspects and the Ferry

In connection with the Children's lose their virulence. The house-fy service. Education is not forgotten, Playground a set of rules was sub- nor health and recreation in the mitted by the Police Department transfers these attenuated germs to gates from Hong Kong attending the food and drink which ingested matter of playgrounds, Band Con- and certain modifications suggested

conference under the auspices of by the residents act as vaccines and serta and bathing facilities, as well by the Committee. Kuomintang in Canton during the thus prevent the outbreaks of those reference to the Kowloon Cemeteries negotiations for the extension of as Dispensary and Hospital. A The Committee regrets the slow week ending February 13th have dreaded diseases. But, if inader adds a touch of completeness to the the Playground to part of the fields returned to "Hong Kong. Before tently, the demestie fy now trans-survey! But, in addition to these near Holt's Whart. Railway mo grievances have been taken up in kindly been removed by the Rail- dividual members, and some of these been delayed. response to the appeals of in-way Company but other work has

are also mentioned,

MANY LONG SPEECHES.

Soviet agents in Canton are not HONG KONG LABOUR DELE tery having to travel 200 yards so helpful to Kuomintang com radea as they usually profess, and even the Kuomintang Press agencies have complained. Some $300,000 "alleged to have been put in the hands of the Soviet High Commis sion has yet to be accounted for, as

the aeroplanes for which this was the payment hate not all beca de

livered.

The 400 Chinese workers' dele.

As in Cantoo, merchants in Shin, their departure they were given a formed from the worst enemy to wider issues, a number of minor (terial obstructing the ground has

kwan have, owing to Union action, reception by the Overseas Division been unable to appoint or dismiss of the Kuomintang Party.

According to a Kuomintang news foki on the second day of the Chinese New Year according to the agency, the Overseas Division of nsual custom. The Unions in Shin the Kuomintang were hosta at a kwan are insisting that the mer-reception given to the delegates on chants must comply with their de February 13th, and the speeches mands or close down until further lasted from 30 o'clock in the mora- ing to o'clock in the afternoon, notice.

Mr. Hsu Chung Ching, Commis sioner of Education in Canten, is in a difficulty with regard to the appointment of Madame Sun Tai Sen as headmistresss of the Canton Normal School for Women. Madame Sun kas signified her intention to accept the offer but has not assumed office, and polite Mr. Hsu is reluct- ant to complain.

Among those who replied to the speeches on behalf of the delegates

good Samaritan, instead of these prophylactic doses, administers 3. lethal (toxic) dose one has always our Water Supply to blame !— Yours, etc,

PRO-HYGIENE.

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Hong Kong, February 18th, 1927.

KOWLOON TONG SQUATTERS,

Bents Ordinance. This year the Government an- nounced its intention to allow the Rents Ordinance, which had been in operation under various forms for 3 years, to lapse on the 50th

were a Miss Wen Chi, Yi, who re-rG THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG June. A referendam, of the mem-

presented the workers in the

raita Settlements." All the speak ere called for the immediate eor render of all Concessions."

DAILY PHISS."]

SIR,Mr. Braga's letter in the last issue of your paper answers partly the question raised by me. We know that Mr. Wong Kwong Tin's strong point against the with drawal of permits to new squatters FIRST MEETING OF COUNCIL was their genealogical tree and the

MUDFORD-ON-SEA.

Application was made for a re creation ground for Chinese youths. on vacant ground on the South side of Argyle Street. The Government replied that part of the ground has been allocated for that purpose.

Bathing Facilities..

As the question of Bathing Facili- bers was taken and, as 81 per cent. ties in the Colony was before the of the responses were in favour of Government, the Committee ap- an appeal to the Government to pointed a Sub-Committed to report continue the Ordinance in opers on behalf of Kowloon, and a num tion, petition was sont forthwith.ber of suggestions were forwarded to The Renta Ordinance was not re-the Government for improvement' nowed, and the Committee, after of facilities at Castle Peak, and the receiving a number of complaints opening of a bathing beach at Tai concerning increased rents, appeal-Wan..

Howison Hospital fear of an outbreak of famine; Mr.ed to the Government to institute Cressy's Pièce de resistance was "Fair Rents Board." The Got conservatism. But what about the ernment finally wrote to say that "unassailable" arguments of the

it was not prepared to interfere, as other two distinguished members of it considered that time must be This evening the first meeting the Sanitary Board! The public given to allow rents to find their the woodlands will drive the outlaws after the elections, to the Hud-have a right to know, and, know- proper economic level.

Forrestry and Brigands. One of the reasons why the Kuomintang District Committee at Hauwen, Southera Kwangtung, is anxious to develop the forests, according to their own accounts, is that some 5,000 or more bandits are now making the forest their strong. hold and that a proper working of

away.

Ou February 18th there were farther rumours of the capture of Shanghai, but many have failed to display the fire-crackers and the Red flag as requested.

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General Huang Shao Hung, chief miltarist of Kwangsi, is again re ported indisposed and coming to Canton for treatment.

TO-NIGHT.

. INTERESTING DEBATE

ARRANGED,

ing,

ford Town Council takes place under the auspices "of the Literary and Debating Society of the Eura- pean Y.M.C.A., Kowioon. The inceting will be held in the Lounge, and commences at nine o'clock

The Mayor (Alderman, the Rev.say, in spite of the arguments: J. Horace Johnstone) will preside, and a very interesting debate has been arranged.

bow their heads and say Magister dixit."

Does Mr. Braga's silence mean that they were led like sheep to the slaughter house, or did they

Kuomintang and Buddhists. The Kuomintang Executive Com- mittee of Kwangtung has recom- Mesare, Munn and Long, who mended the confiscation of all nun-1 Zeries and setting all nuns free of were returned at the head of the their vows Buddhists, however, poll, have promised to maintain deny the right of the Kuomintang the standard of humour which to absolve Buns of their vows. Some of the nuns were probably characterised the meetings of the admitted as young girls against their Socialists- throughout the election will and at the request of their par campaign. ents but the abolition of the system as a whole is resented by Kuomin- tang 'opponents,

to

According to a Kuomintang news agency report, the Kuomintang is not giving up its plan to invade Yunnan.

Labour Troubles Settled. Owing to a dispute among them- selves, the stevedores and the boat men near the Customs House in Canton suspended service, and all importers in Canton have suffered. The atevedores are preventing non- union men working while they them selves are refusing service.

tion.

of the wit which was

ARREST OF UNION.

OFFICIALS..

POLICE COURT SEQÙEL,

POSSESSION OF SEDITIOUS MATTER?

"Come one, come all This rock shail By as soon as I."

Yours, etc., SALUS POPULI SUPREMA LEX.

Hong Kong, February 16th.

THE "MAGIC CUP.”

ITALIAN CONVENT GIRLS PRESENT INTERESTING

PLAY.

Telephone Servics. Complaints having been received of the telephone service in Kowloon, a Sub-Committee was elected to deal with the matter, and inquiry

was made-into the operation of the whole system, and the attention of the Company called to certain features which appeared unsatis factory.

The Company, has given gen- eral assurance that all that an reasonably and practically be done

to

effect both immediate and ultimate improvements and exten- sions is being done.",

As regards faults in the Tele- phone Service, the Committee re mind their members that the Com

Manager.

Kowloon Trafic,

Pohing

..

In ceraction with the Kowloon incident occurred Hospital an

Eich gave the Committee another opportunity to plead with the Government to allow patients to be

attended by their own Medical Practitioners if they so desire. In this way, although the Government declined to alter its decision, it is kept in mind of the wish of re

idents and its own original in- tention.

Various Grievances. .. The Committee has dealt the noisy cries of hawkers in a district where they are forbidden, the barking of the dogs in the Dogs' Hame, the interference with telephone wires by promisenona kite-fying the want a telephone connection with Mong- kok-tsui Police Station, the con- gregation of Amahs under the verandaha in Nathan Road, etc. The Committes take this oppor- tunity of thanking the Captain Superintendent of Police for his response to its appenli.

Publicity.

IN

Thanks are due to the Press of

Hong Kong for sympathetic refer-

The Committee also thank the Star for allocating

Ferry Company

space for K.B.A sanouncements in and for consenting to keep Member- ship forms in their Office.

one of their framed Notice-Boards

TREASURER'S REPORT.

The Treasurer's report stated that the total collected from membera was $339.00.

There were 284 members on the 31st December, of whom 18 have not yet paid their subscription for 1926. The amount received from the Bank in respect to our investment on Fixed Deposit was 929.32.

"A convenient method has been found of disposing on thoroughly basinemlike lines of the acherca Canton Telephone Exchange

which, although tiny formed the still holding up the service

basis of the election, have already

"Magic Cap," an operetta in Pany have a system, whereby all Shameen, intimating that the ser-

two parts which was so successfully faults in the operation may bees to the work of the K.R.A. vice will be restored only upon the been done full justice to. Shameen people paying all the ar- The public is cordially invited to given by the girls of the Italian traced to their proper cause, if the rears The Shameen people are re-attend the proceedings which will Convent at their annual Prize Day complaint is telephoned immediate fusing to pay for the time during be quite short and in which full held on the 10th inst, was repeater to the Clerk-in-charge and after the anti-British boycott and strike, opportunities will be given for the nd yesterday exeping before a large wards confirmed in writing to the when there was no service.

such a happy feature of the eire- and appreciative audience.

In part one of this pretty little fairy play, the scene of the story Coming to questions of traffic, the was laid on an island in the first matter dealt with was the Caribbean Sea, peopled by wrecked decision of Govezament to postpone emigrants. These ship-wrecked po completion of the work at the dan pulation worked very hard to make gerous corner by the the island babitable, and their in- Theatre, at the junction of Nathan dustry was rewarded by the fairies and Gascoigne Roads. The Com

As announced in the Daily Press

who presented the leader with a mittee added their strong protest to

the Chinese Seamen's Unon were add rejoicing the Magic Cup was yesterday, three Chinese officials of Magic Cup After must feasting others, and the work was resumed Improvements in the Bus Service arrested on board the 1.8, President, stolen by the Fairy Queen in order are gradually being carried but Taft in Hong Kong,

These men appeared before Mr. to assist the Princess Mabel in her along the lines of the recomman R. E. Lindsell at the Central love affair with the son of an Eng dations made in 1924 by the KHA Magistracy yesterday morninglish Naval Officer.

The system of fixed stopping places charged with being in possession of seditious pamphlets.

Part two, or the concluding part, | has been put into force and the ase Mr. T. H. King (Director of an often the case with all stags of a sign to indicate a " Full Bus" Criminal Intelligence) prosecuted, plays, the young lovers found peace is being adopted. Carge coolies working along the and applied for a short remand, in

An effort was made to secure a Chinese Section of the Canton order that the translation of the and happiness after stormy Kowloon Railway are asking for an documents seized "might" be com twelve months. Miss A Silice, in system of monthly tickets available increase of pay by 70 per cent. pleted at the office of the Secretary the part of Princess Mobel, played for all busca. The three Companies

her Trőle -admirably and all the Some 267 cases of small-pox have for Chinese Affairs been reported in Canton during the His Worship accordingly remand. young ladies in the cast acquitted accordingly prepared a scheme, but Brat 10 days of the Chinese Nowed the defendanta until. 20on themselves well and were loudly one so impracticable that it was not

to-day:

applauded. Year:

worth discussing.

A later message states that the strike is ended and no difficulties need be feared by Hong Kong mer chants who ship goods to Canton

After a strike of nearly three months, the servants of hotels in Canton have been back at work since February 10th, and many hotels are now able to resume busi- дело.

The total expenditure was 2202.18, as against $278.00 in 1925 Alto- gether 775 copies of the Report were posted. The result of the ore- paganda was fairly good, 62 new inembers being enrolled

was decided to discontious resting a Post Office Letter Box for 1077 as it was found to be very little availed of by members.

The Balance at hand on the 31st December, 1926, was 8774.95, made up as follows:-

8700.00 on Fixed Deposit with Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. 74.95 on Current Account with Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation."

8774.95

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