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

SPARSEE COMMUNITY MONEY AND STILL" |

IN CANTON.

THE PRAYER HOUSE AT WHAMPOA.

THE CANTON FOREIGN OFFICE STATEMENT.

THE PARSEES' REPLY.

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MORE MONEY.

1928 AND 1929 TAXES NOW }

TO BE PAID.

PARTY DISAGREEMENTS.

RUMOUR OF TERRORIST METHODS.

HANKOW CONCESSION,

THE NEW REGULATIONS.

VARIOUS BYE-LAWS

CANCELLED.

& message from Hankow, dated March 7th and published in the Canton Gazette, saja:-

Regulations to go into effect on March 15th when the British Con- cession in Harkow will become a Special Administration Area (Nd.

The Regulations are based on the system in in the ex-German Concession,

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It will be recalled that in the Trans OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. 3) were promulgated here today. Daily Press of March 10th reference was made to the great indignation aroused among the Parsco.com- munity in Canten by the action of a Chinese military officer who had calmly '' cofamandeered " their prayer house at Whampoa.

Rioting and some bomb throwing have followed disagreement at party meetings held recently in Canton, Kityung, and other places.. A moderate Kuomintang district

CONVICT AS

PLAINTIFF. -

ECHO OF THE WING ON CASE.

REFUSAL TO GIVE EVIDENCE YESTERDAY.

"MERELY TO SAVE FACE.""

EL

An incident quite out of the ordinary routine occurred at the Supreme Court yesterday morning,

called OR their behalf WAS voluminous. The investigation ofi. the matter in Criminal Jurisdiction last year occupied fifteen days, and, as far as he could see, the same issues wore,hoing fought out in the civil action. The civil action would also occupy many days, probably ten. There was no reason why a man, who, by his own misconduct, was deprived of his liberty on the findings of a jury, should be grant- ed sa indulgence of that kind, Any hardship on himself, entailed by his being in prison, was due entirely to his own misdeeds. Hampered by His Own Misdeeds. His Lordship: Isn't that regard-

in a Council comprising a Chair when a convict made the trip from

The Administration is vested man, who is director of the area and jail, and appeared as plaintiff ating the issues in the case as pre- who is appointed by the Minister

judged i

af Foreign Affairs, three other the Court to make an application

leader at Bocca Tigris was serionale other Chinese and three British for a case to be adjourned for two not think so, as he would say the

members.

The application was an echs of

Mr. Jenkin replied that he did same were a man in prison on uz entirely different charge. On the finding of a jury, he was imprison- ed and hampered in the conduct

On March 14th we published a lotter from Mr. Sheng Yuan Kao wounded at a gathering in memory

In the New Regulations measures years until his period of prison of the Secretariat of the Ministry of Dr. Sun Yat Sen on March 18th, contained in the Bye-laws of the for Foreiga Affairs calling us to task according to a report reaching Car British Concession discriminatory service is completed. for using the word "commandeer.ton. It is strongly rumoured that gains Chinese are eliminated.

the extremists in the Kuomintang to comply with special registry re- the Wing On Bank case, in which of his case through his own mis-

Chinese no longer will be required have decided upon a terrorist "gulations in order to reside in crit wil be remembered, two Chinese deeds Under those circumstances, policy in order to gain their ends in portions of the concession.

Special provisions restricting transbusiness men were sent to prison it seems that there was no warrant at party meetings when other prgportation of arms, holding wedding ments fail, but the members of the and funeral processions, special in for rorging a deposit book under for granting an adjournment. "Prince" faction strongly deny spection of Chinese-owned machi- which they had claimed that the nery, special regulations governing

His Lordship remarked that, look.

ed" in such a connection. He stated that the Foreign Office were making earnest and prompt, en

quiries into the matter and that as

far as their information wen; a Mr.

He had occupied the house having that they have had anything to do the passage of Chinese through the Wing On Bank owed them $50,000/ing at the matter from the plain- arranged with the caretaker to pay

a rent of $10 a month,

Yesterday we received the follow- ing statement from a member of the Parsee community in Canton:

"The letter from the Canton Foreign Office. was most welcome as it gives some slight hope that the Chinese officials will bestir themselves to remedy this outrage. The house concerned is not an ordinary dwelling house. It was subscribed for by Parsees through out China and in Hong Kong and Bombay. It was opened with due religious ceremony by a Priest who came specially to consecrate

it.

with the bomb outrages.

concession are also eliminated."

U

The Klukiang Roots.

to A further message to the Gazette

Having to make a remittance of $10,000,000 before June ext Hankow for military expenses, the Kwangtung financial authorities have decided to collect the 1928 and 1999 taxes from the districts in advance. Pressure will have to be brought to bear on the people to make them pay up and the magis trates of the 94 districts of the pro- vince have, therefore, been instruct ed to racet at Canton before March 5th in order to receive instructions

demands of the officiala

General Tang Yin Hua, Chief of

The Parsees, like the old-time, regarding ways and means of indue- good hearted Chinese, respecting the populace to accede to the their dead and they go quietly there on occasions to say their prayers. Many of the community are buried in the vicinity. The house is prominently situated on the river back, within hail of the old dock and the Custome quar- ters,

"The letter rent from the

Foreign Ofice to the British Consul-General for information reemed to many of us ganeces- sary. A letter to the:

* Military Authorities at Whampoa would have brought cut all the facts. However, at the British Consui's request that we should make fur- ther enquiries regarding the oc- cupier, whether permission had been given him by anyone to take the house and so forth, five of us went to Whampoa on Sunday. We saw Mr. Hu who holds some position in the Political-Military School at Whampoù. As he spoke the Hunan dialect a young ilitary officer was called upon to interpret. This young officer was

not a Kwangtung man either.

We pointed out to Mr. Hu his error in occupying a place of worship and he replied that as the place was vacant he thought it to occupy it and asked the caretaker for permission

Police of Canton, is to be made ore of the four division commanders of the Kwangtung Provincia Army. This Army, of which General Li Tsai Hain, has been designated the general officer commanding, is being recruited for local defence service only and will not be dispatched to other provinces in connection with the Northern expedition.

from Haakow an the same date

for monies deposited. "

tiff's point of view, there was, his convenience to be considered. One of the men, Au Kim Lui,

Replying, Mr. Jenkin said his in- appeared" under Habeas Curque convenience was brought upon him. enactments from the prison and ad- { self. vanced the original claim against Authorities Give No Precedent. the Bank which had been dropped His Lordship asked if there was

any precedent.

when the Crown instituted proceed

"The report printed in the Hankow (and Shanghai and Hong Kong) newspapers and credited to the British Wireless service in which it is stated that a claim had been lodged with the Nation alist Minister for Foreign Affairs by a Mr. Curtis, a Hong Kongings against him and others for business man, making ten thou-fraud. He was, of course, in the sand pounds (8100,000) damages in connection with the death of his wife during the January riots. in Kiukiang, is denied by the Foreign Office Officials here." The report was not published in the Hong Kong Daily Press...

OFFICERS OF SUN CHUAN

FANG'S ARMY.

TWO THOUSAND AT WHAMPOA.

A CANTON REPORT.

over 2,000 officers of Sun Chuan Tho Canton Gazette, states that Fang's army, who were captured or sucrandered in the winter eam-

the North to. Whampoa. There

The 3th Army Corps stationed at the south side of the Canton Har-paign, have been sent down from bour, which was ordered to the officers, after six months' training. "front" recently, has now been will be drafted into the Nationalist

Armies.

On Monday at Whampon, they were put through an examination

custody of a warder.

He sued the Wing On Company for 850,000. being money received by defendants at the rate of 13 cents per 81,000 per day until date of payment or judgment.

Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Mr. C. Balmer Johnson, of Messra Hastings, Dennys & Bowley) was for the Wing On Company (Dired ters of the Wing On Bank).

Mr. Jenkin replied that he had authorities laid it down that, in the not been able to find one. The

case of prisoners, the ordinary pro- cedure was followed Mr. Jenkin, continuing, said he thought some reason should be shown before an adjournment was granted for such an unusual length of time.

to think it was his duty to put it His Lordship said he was inclined!

to the plaintiff that there was no reason why he should not give his evidence, and then, if he wished, renew his application..

The civil action in this case was

in abeyance. An application was told that there was a great deal of started in 1923, but inter was left

Mr. Jenkin did not object, and pointed out the plaintiff could be made by the defendants that the accumentary evidence in the cas case should be tried, yesterday.

indy of the Court, and he would His Lordship, addressing plaintiff, be given the opportunity of examin said his (plaintiff's) former solicitors in the documents

had informed the Court that they were no longer instructed by him

assured that it will not have..to leave Many of the officers and men

His Lordship then explained the of this unit, says a report, were not over anxious to participate in ser- to test their political and military in the case, and that the defend position to the plaintif, pointing vice outside of Canton. The 4th knowledge. After the examination ants had applied for the ease to be cut that if he refused to give evi- Army Corps, since the commence- they will be divided into different tried yesterday morning. He asked

denes, his application would be re- ment of the Northern Expedition, grades. During the ensuing six

fused. If, however, he was

pre- has lost 2, oicers and men months training, they will be plaintiff what he wished to do.

pared to give evidence while still through deaths or disability

thoroughly instructed in the party

Suficient Evidence. principles and the aims of the

in prison, then his application for Nationalist Revolution.

Plaintiff replied that he had given a further adjournment would he sufficient evidence in the criminal considered. In that case he would

According to the Intest ruling of the Kuomintang Army Headquar- ters in Canton, no Nationalist army We officer should reside in private pro- ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED. case last year about the matter, be given an opportunity of looking

said it was curious that a geatle man of Mr. He's training and „position should ask permission

a caretaker of the coolie class Of and he then stated that he gave 340 to the man.

We pointed out that all Whampoa, the military oficers included, knew the place was used for prayer and had been British property for the last 67 years. It was, therefore, impossible to ahcept anything in the nature of rent for it.

Mr. Hu contended that he place had not been visited for long time. We informed him, of course, that we did not now visit it as frequently as formerly but that was simply due to local troubles. It was no reason why the place should be snatched from as. We remarked that we had relied upon the Chinese people

MR. T. V. SOONG AND MISS LAURA CHANG,

Canton Gazette says:— '

A message from Hankow to the

and expressed the hope that his through all the papers relating to Lerdship would "consider that evi- the criminal case. At the same dence. He said he was claiming time, the Court would resist him in against the defendants for two suma issuing subpoenas to any other wit- of money. One deposit of $30,000 nesses whom he might wish to at- was made on April 25th, 1993, and tend. a second, of $20,000, on the follow.

donid Not Go Oz.

party without paying rent. Many Canton Chinese, however, have to regret that the ruling is not being enforced. While the higher authori ties are unable to compel their sub- ordinates to submit to law and order, the private citizens in the Southern Capital have to continue to provide lodging houses for hun- The engagement is announced dreds of strikers and for minor of Mr. T. V. Soong, Minister of military officials:

Finance of the Nationalist Govern- The much-talked-of Canton-Hanter of Mr. and Mrs. James Chang

ment, to Miss Laura Chang, daughing day. kow Commercial Aerial Service will, of Kiukiang." according to present announce- ments, be able to commence ser- -Miss Chang was educated at the vice on May 1st, when the cities of Eliza Yates Memorial School of Canton, Changsha, and Hankow will Shanghai.

The marriage will take place this be the regular stations on the route.

spring.

4.

The plaintiff said he was not pre- His Lordship: Do you still claim pared to give evidence until he that money"!

came out of prison and consulted his partner.

Plaintiff: Yes.

What evidence do you want to

Silk producers and merchants in

offer in support of that claim Cauton have jointly petitioned the

I am in prison and can produce no Kuomintang to repeal the latest order increasing once again the im- however, and especially junks for

evidence. The owners of the boats, posts on silk_exports.

Have you any witnesses here Since the

freight and

It is pointed out

craft.

and officials for nearly 70 years return of the Kuomintang to power strong objectioners, have raised 7 must go out and look for my part-

and did not expect the place to be unprotected under the present Goverment. Suppose we did the same sort of thing with Chinese property we asked, what would you think and do?

in the Southern Capital, silk taxes that an average junk has now toners before I can produce them.

have been more than doubled.

Pay

yearly something like 81,450 for "According to an announcement of license fees, 26,235 for troop pro- the Chinese Telegraph Administra tection, and $6,000 or more to ban- tion, in Canton, the local telegraph dits and pirates to buy them off tarift will be increased by another from interference. 20 per cent. It will be recalled that the rates were increased just re- ceatly.

T

What is the length of your sen. tence 1-Three years. I have been in prison for eleven months i

His Lordship: If you refuse to give evidence, the result will be that I shall take the case this morning. There will be no evidence from your side, and judgment will be entered against you. "Plaintiff I cannot do it alone, my Lord.

His Lordship said he thought it} was equitable to refuse the appli- cation..

Mr. Jenkin agreed, but added that to conform with procedure it would perahaps be as well to est the plaintiff to open his case. : .⠀

Plaintiff I cannot give evidence without having got into touch with the others who are in Canton and up-country,

Then we asked Mr. Hu when

Professor Chung-Wing Kwong. he would be leaving the premises

chairman of the new Board of yourself When I have served my Do you want to give evidence and he replied as soon as he had

Trustees and president of the Ling- another Buitable house." We pointed out that this was inde- Tow-boats plying between Canton nan University, formerly the Canton term and after consultation with all finite and vague and informed have sometimes to pay as many as

City and the interior river ports Christian College, has applied to my partnere I will do so. He add. the Kuomintang for a financial him that we had already appealed 30 to 100 contributions to Kromin- grant for the institution For some

ed that he did not wish to give. to the British Consul-General. Through his interpreter, Mr. Hutang clubs and bandit and pirate time the College has had a deficit evidence himself then.

ganga in order that they may be at nearly $130,000 a year, and it replied Consul or no Consul free from molestation. The Canton needs a considerable amount of out

A Two Years Adjournment Asked. shall be leaving as soon as I and Kungyick tow-boat Luen Sheung side support. According to another house. In desperation, struck a mine near Lai Oak last special arrangement with the former

Then you ask for the trial to be we asked when and he replied Sunday, which, it is said, was placed Canton Government, the agricul postponed until a date after you

in about a month.

His Lordship: I think plaintiff "The interview was over. This in her way because she had failed tural department of the College come out of prison ?—Yes.'

understands the polition. There official occupied the place at his tribute. Some 40 passengers lost Kangtung Province.

to comply with all the demands for should have a yearly subsidy from

Mr. Jenkin said there was no is one thing on which he is definite. own sweet will and will appare their lives.

Orders have been issued by the reason why there should be an ad. He will not go into the witness box eatly leave it when it suits him, If that is not 'commandeering we ton and vicinity are considering a

"Red" headquarters in Canton to journment. The plaintiff was sca- unsupported by other evidence. Junk and sampan owners in Can

find fault with as many runnerics tenced on May 12th, 1923, and his That being so, I have no alternative should like to know what is. As

of the Buddhist Order as possible I have said, however, there is proposal to suspend business en- ray of hops in the letter from the tirely, if the Kuomintang leaders that requests may be made to the full term would not expire until but to refuse bis application. If I Foreign Office to the Daily Press refuse to modify their demands for abolished and their endowments and

Kuomintang to have all nunneries May 12th, 1929. «

may say so, what he is doing now is that the Authorities will promptly ed previously it was decided to levy the war chest of the party. To that nature would cause great further taxes. As I have mention properties taken for the benefit of

12 To grant un adjournment of merely to

B&Te face," redress this grievous wrong. The whole Parsee community are decapital tax on the junks accord-

Judgment was then entered for vently praying that this hope is ing to the appraised value of the suns by, the "Beds," the abbesses hardship on the defendants, as defendants (the Wing On Company) well founded.'

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