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PACKING UP.

MISSIONARIES LEAVING

CANTON.

ANTI-FOREIGN FEELING

DENIED.

Ly

RED TYRANNY DIRECTED AGAINST CHINESE AND FOREIGNER ALIKE.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. 4

CANTON'S BUDGET AND

EDUCATION POLICY.

ELIMINATION OF ALL " OLD

TYPE SCHOOLS.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 31st, 1927.

MORE" MONEY WANTED.

TRANSPORT QF GOVERNMENT SERVANTS.

EXECUTION FEES.

Yotes

HONG KONG'S ENERGY AND RESOURCE.

ADMIRATION OF HOME

GOVERNMENT, MESSAGE TO DISTRICT WATCHMEN COMMITTEE.

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF-

ARMS.

A DEMARCATION LINE."

YOUNG, CHINESE REPORTER FINED.

When tha well-dressed young

• Revenue sear-

The 1927 Budget of the Canton

At. the meeting of the Finance Municipality provides $2,000,000 for Committee, which will be held uiter

On the instructions of the Secre education, the record amount for the meeting of the Legislative tary of State for the Colonies H.E. Canton so far and representing

Corneil this afternoon,

the Governor issued the following about 20 per cent. of the total muni amounting to. 8131,757 will be asked caramunication at a meeting of the Chinese who was arrested on the cipal receipts. The chief regret to supplement the estimates of 1923 at Government House on Tuesday cher for having one revolver and

for. The sum of $90,001 is required District Watchmen Committee held Western Praya by now felt by educationalists in the and $111,150 is needed to supple-morning city is that the Kuomintang Adment the estimates for 107.

"His Majesty's Government seven rounds of ammunition in his would be glad if you would con- possession, vey to the District Watchmen

was brought before Committee and to the whole com Major C. Willson, at the Central anunity of long" Kong their sin. Magistrncy yesterday, he stated cere sympathy in the great didicul- ties with which it is beset and that he was a correspondent to a their admiration for the energy Chinese newspaper in Siam and and resource which have been dis- played in facing these dificulties. had been to Canton to keep in touch His Majesty's Government have with the happenings there. Doted with the greatest satisfac tion the loyalty of the whole com- munity, and particularly of the Chinese, to the Hong Kong Gov erament, and they feel confideat that the fortitude and resolution shown in the trying circumstances of the past two years by all 'con- cerned are a guarantee that when normal conditions have been re- stored the Colony will continue to prosper in the future as in the Fast.

You can of course assure the the

Several American teachers attach-ministration of two or three years ́ed to girl schools in Canton excited ago, when Mr. Sun Fo no little attention one evening last Mayor, sold all the public lands in was the week, when orders wore "received order to help änance the Northern from their Mission Boards at home Expeditions To-day the Manici- to leave the city at once. They pality has no lands or buildings on began packing as soon as the cable which to build schools. The Munici. gram was received. Of course, Can-pality hopes to add 40 to 70 pore ton is far from Nanking, but folles at home" cannot tell the difference. The next few weeks may see the exodus of many Missionaries from Canton and the vicinity. A number have already been advised to close their schools by April 1st, the last day for registering them under Kuo-educational system of Canton will mintang rule. There are still 137 be modernized,” foreign Missionaries and members

of their families in Canton City.

They include 37 "Americans, 37

classes to the present schools. The policy is to abolish all private prim- ary schools which still teach "what Confucius says." By the gradual; elimination of 200 such "oki style' schools each year for the next few years, it is hoped that the whole

counts the cost of the transport of In the 1990 supplementary ac Government servants represents the chief item. The original catinate to cover passages to Eagiand was $150,(k This was subsequently in- provision in 1920 of $190,000. The crease by $46,000 making a total fall in exchange towards the end of the year, however, considerably in sum provided was creased the expenditure and the

15,138. -

exceeded by

The $111,136 required to supple. men: the 1027 estimates includes $10,000 to provide water meters in at Taipo, 820,000 for clothing and Kowloon, $30,000 for the new bridge accoutrements for the Police and the cost of running three armed $29,250 as a contribution towards launches for anti-piracy work.

Talpo Bridge.

For the bridge at Tpo the pre-

BIAS BAY INCIDENT.iminary prickings gave ground for

•

the expectation that foundations

Britans, 7 French, and one Dane, MR. CHEN ORDERS INQUIRY | could be obtained at a depth not

one Swede, and one Portuguese, besides three Japanese Buddhists.

Many of the Americans do not think it necessary to evacuate Canton for the time being,

The largest of the American educational enterprises, the Canton Christian College at Honglok, Can- ton, will be turned over to a Board

Mr. Eugene Chen has directed the Magistrate of Waiyang District to submit a full report to him of the recent, British Expedition to Bins Bay

REVOLUTIONARY HEROES.

greater than seven or eight feet and upon this bases was founded the decision in favour of a steel bridge. A further examination demonstrated. that foundations would have to be carried to a depth of 15 or 18 feet which would have brought the total cost of the steel bridge to about $55,000. It is now proposed to con- struct a re-inforced concrete bridge

Defendant was represented by Mr. D. L Strellett and the Director of Criminal Intelligence, Mr. T. E. King. prosecuted.

Outlining the case. Mr. King said that the defendant had arrived in father. They had to stay a day ori Hong Kong on March 28th with his

two in Hong Kong before centiau- ing their" journey to another port.

5

Wm. POWELL, Ltd.

PHONE C. 4578.

FURNITURE SALE

333% DISCOUNT.

BEDROOM SUITES

DINING ROOM SUITES

that His Majesty's Government The defendant on the day of his DRAWING ROOM SUITES

will give the protection to

part of

He was

Hong Kong and its mainland arrest was taking a walk with some territories during the civil war friends along the Praya. They met now abappily raging in China a Revenue Officer, and defendant at and that they have no intention once quickened his pace. whatever of surrendering Hong Kong or of abandoning or searched and the contraband found diminishing in any way its rights on him. Mr. King said that he was or authority in aay the adjacent mainland territories

not prepared to accept a plea of under British administration to ignorance of the "law of Hops. the maintenance of which is Kong, as defendant's father had. Majesty's Government attach the been in the Colony before and was highest importance,"

quite cognizant of the law. He anid that he had also made en- quiries into defendant's antecedents and from the good accounts ceived, he would not ask for im- prisonment, but for a substantial fine.

QUARRY BAY CUP..

COMPETITION TO BE HELD

BY VOLUNTEERS.

Bay Cup is to be held at Volunteer A competition for the Quarry

Strellett

IP

"guilty" and addressed his Woz- entered a pien af

of Chinese Trustees on August 1st of the martyrdom of the seventy-is not anticipated to exceed $51,000day, April 30th, and details will The defendant was sent to Canton

on long-pile piers the cost of which Headquarters at 4 p.m. on Sature ship in extenuation of the offence,

-

It was

would cover the cost of telegrams Telegrams,

in 1927. But 85,038.67 had been ex ad it is estimated now that a

estimated that $7,000

be issued to competitors in due

course.

that at least 75 per cent of the Scottish Company Orders state

belonged to a Chinese who was now

to act as correspondent to a Chinese- the property of the defendant, but paper in Siam. The pistol was not

and they are now facing a strike bers of various organisations, me pended up to the end of February effective strength of each platoon at Cantor. This man had left, the

CANTON, March 30th. "Yesterday being the anniversary

next; but the retiring American wo revolutionary heroes, Govern Board of Trustees have made the bers, "students, workers, peasants ment officials, Kuomintang mem mistake of withdrawing too late, merchants, cadets, soldiers, mea antong, the indoor workers as dis- and women

citizens attended the tinct from the teaching staff. The Ceremony at the mausoleum erected on Sun Flower Mountain to pay a Canton Hospital and the John G. tribute of respect and gratitude to Kerr Hospital" for the Insane, two the memory" of the seventy-tic The provision of 8200 was made! leading American institutions in heroes, who lost their lives seven- teen years ago in an attempt to

in the 1997 estimates to cover execu Canton for the past quarter of a

throw down the imperial regime.”-

tioner's fees. Now an additional century or more," had to suspend "In spite of bad weather prevali- 8520 is required. The number of

further sum of $11,000 will be re- quired for the year.

Executions.

must attend.

The Cup, presented by Mr. G. M. Young, is held each year by the platoon gaining most points:

Holders: Season 1924-1895-No. 7 (City) Platoon; Season 1925-1920 No. 7 (City) Platoon.

1. Attendance-Every N. C...

asked him to bring it back to pistol in defendant's care and had Canton for him. Defendat pro- with him in fulfilment of his pro mised to do so and he brought it raise. Defendant had tried to but was not successful. He had obtain a through passage to Canton

operations sove time aga owing to ing all the morning over 100.com/Cxecutions so far this year has been and man who attends a parade therefore no option but to pass

labour tyranny; and only two more

pilgrims marched to Sun Flower exceptional. Four persons

Mountain. American schools remain-the Truc

The procession was orderly and police and military Light Schools and the Hackett forces only watched the uninter. Medical College for Women. rupted march of the pilgrims.-

The closing of the schools in Can-Canton Information_Burean. ton, by foreign Missionary Boards is regretted by many Chinese of the

thinking class and the closing down must not be attributed entirely to "anti-foreign" feeling. As a mat ter of fact, more Chinese schools than foreign Missionary schools have been forced to close. The Canton Kuomintang Commissioner Schools it suppressing 215 Con- fucian schools with the aid of the Police, and 4,000 pupils at least, will be affected.

of

Even with the existence of these

A

by friendly negotiation without agitation or the support of mob role. They realise very fully. that in the present state of chaos the Chinese themselves are the heaviest

loscra.

have

already been executed and six arc waiting execution.

STRUCK ON THE HEAD WITH A CHOPPER.

A GARAGE OWNER'S

COMPLAINTS.

assault a garage owner said that he Prosecuting a fellow Chinese for

felt a thud on the head and when he put his hand to the place he discovered blood and then he knew he had been struck with a chopper The trouble arose in a tea house when one ployees made a request to him for of complainant's em-

scores a poist for his Platoon.

2. Attendance at Camp-Points will count as in No. 1 except that an attendance for each day counts as 2 points and an absentee minus

1 point. "

3. Squad Drill-Ten minutes' drill under a K. C... (of the Platoon.) At least 50 per cent, (with arms) of the active strength of the respective Platoons must take part

1

through the Colony.

that he agreed that the law of the Continuing, Mr. Strellett said Colony must be obeyed but he asked his Worship to draw, what be ̈torm-, ed, a demarcation line between this ed in the Colony,, and also between case and those of persons who stay- those arrested under suspicious cir cumstances and otherwise.

RESUMED HEARING OF ..

DISTILLERY CHARGE.

resumed at

(b) Platoons will then march The hearing was

past in line from one end of the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday the parade ground to the other.

The Balute will be afternoon of the case in which the taken at a saluting base half- Tpag Mei Yuen wine distillers, ....way down the

Ground.

Parade

AND

OFFICE FURNITURE

COLGATE'S

ECLAT

COLGATE'S

ECLAT

SOAP

ECLAT

AND

POWDER

THE TWO SUPREME TOILET LUXURIES.

→SCLE AGENTS I

HONG KONG TRADING COMPANY

NEW ENGLISH RECORDS

BY LAYTON & JOHNSTONE

4165

PRETTY LITTLE BABY

SWANEE I'M GONNA SIGH NO MORE

/ WHEN THE RED RED ROBIN " 4188 IN LONELY WITHOUT YOU

SWEET CHILD

4167

WHAT CAN I SAY?.

"AT

ANDERSON'S.

ASK FOR

were charged with various distillery MO SHEUNG

The Magistrate said that he was 4 Fire Control.-This will be of the opinion that the defendant carried out "on

the Miniature The moderate Chinese do not ad

Range. One team from each Pla that the question as to whether or knew the law of Hong Kong, so mit there is any real "anti-foreign

oon of 4 men and a N.0.0. lem" in China. They point out that

will parade in close column in Re- fore, impose a fine of 3500 and the not he was passing through did not B. Guard the "Reds" have done to foreigners

Mounting-Platoons affect the case. He would, there- view order under the Company pistol and ammunition would be nothing which they have not done to their nationals. Two and a half

that may he appointed by the Com- Commander or such other officer confiscated. Christian and Confucian schools, the Western City of Canton and money would be given in a few points to the Platoon having best years ago, the "Reds" surrounded money. He told the man that the mandant. Medals to be worn. 25 educational facilities in Canton destroyed hundreds of buildings, days were by no means adequate. From simply because a section of the Complainant told bira to mind his

Another man interfered, average attendance on parade. police statistics, 181,507 children are

(a) A General Inspection of each within school age, and it is doubt obnoxious and exorbitant taxationed and the man took hold of a merchants would not submit to own business, Words were exchang

Platoon will be made by neutral officers. ful whether, at the present time, and showed sign of resistance. chopper and struck defondant with 15 per cent. of them are being pro Labour tyranny encroaching upon it. perly catered for.

foreign hospitals and schools and To-day (March 31st) will be a finas has brought about worse suf-sil) 6ned the defendant $25 and The Magistrate (Mr. R. E. Lied- "anti-Imperialist" day in Canton fering among the Chinese than caviard him not to butt into affairs City, and demonstrations will be among foreigners. bold as a protest against the boin-

As compared with the tens of him that if he were again charged that did not concern him and told bardment of. Narking, and the foreign residents who have to with similar offence, he would go alleged i

massacre" of villagers at evacuate Red" territory to-day, Bias Bay. There are many Chinese hundreds of Chinese themselves

to gaol. who fully understand the motive have long been denied the benefit behind these demonstrations but of their own homes and town. The they can do little. Their day has re-action they think will surely not come. There is no doubt that come. there are some "Fascista" among the merchants, but their "Musso- permitted by the Kuomintang when The export of rice from Canton, bini has not yet stepped forth; and the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen was in the "Reds" still hold away. Mer-power as a war funding measure, chants generally are in favour of will again be stopped"probably, on

Sunday, April 3rd, 2.30 pm, to demanding the abolition of na- of soon after April 1st

3 p.m. equal treaties and the return of

Residents are invited to send The latest war tax in Canton will their Chinese servants, who wish to foreign Concessions" but they be be an import trade. The bill is now Le vaccinated. lieve the object fuight be obtained under consideration at the KuominNo fece are charged or may be

(Continual go next Column), fang Ministry of

ance.

PUBLIC VACCINATION,

Public vaccination will be per- Brigade near the Peak Hotal on. formed by the St. John Ambulance trance as below:-

sccepted

(c) Each Platoon will

furnish & Guard of 6 men, I 22nd, and was adjourned.

then offences. The case opened on March Piper, and 1 Drummer and 1 N.C.O. Lots will be drawn for order of mounting guard.

"H.M.S. PINAFORE.”

Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for the defence, and Mr. J. D. Lloyd, Superintendent of Imports and Ex- perts, prosecuted

Last night's dress rehearsal of

The charges were that the de "H.M.S. Pinafore." by the Phil-

fendant furnished incorrect return harmonic Society was more or less that he failed to s formante quite a number of people to keep daily bocks as required by on the lines of a preliminary per-ntmerical order; and that he failed being present.

It is unfair to make any comment the distillery regulations. big advance is generally made upon at this stage, except to say that a

(Revenue Officer W. A: Grimmetty

a dress rehearsal when the first who was the only witness yesterday, night comes along The Phil was Cross-examined for three hours. cult task, capoeially in the absence Hip evidence was of a purely tech- harmonic have undertaken a diffi.

the good luck and the well filled. of Mrs. Bowes Smith, and we wish nical nature.. house their efforts deserve to-mor row (Friday) evening.

་ ༔ - ་

His Worship decided to adjourn the case again until to

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