THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1st, 1927.
FOOTING THE BILL. OFFENSIVE TRADE THE FIRING AT THE
CANTON UNENTHUSIASTIC
OVER CHIANG'S
VICTORIES.
PICKETS UNWILLING TO DISBAND.
TRE CONSERVANCY BOARD AND ITS CHIEF.
FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. 】
LICENCES.
COMMENTS AT SANITARY BOARD MEETING.
NOT DESIRABLE IN SHAM SHUIPO.
A meeting of the Sanity Board was held yesterday afternoon, there being present (Mr. N. L. Smith Posident), Dr W. To, MJ. Wong Kong Tin, Dr. S. ('. He, Mr. J. P. Braga, Col. S. Boyland
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RESIDENTS LEAVING.
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KINSHAN."
THE CAPTAIN'S STATE- MENT.
ON "EMPRESS-OF CANADA" TO-DAY.
OFFICERS
NARBOW
ESCAPES.
9.4.
Upon the arrival of the Kinshan here yesterday afternoon froma Cantsia, the master, Capt. S.
ik
Bell-South, related to Daily Pree reporter the incident con
As stated last week runny locki residents are leaving on the 1.3.8. For Emparse of Canadu to day Home, travelling id Cannda.
Bookings by this ship have been particully heavy, and she will be netically full when she leaves
The average citizen of Canton at Sirith, the Hon. Mr. H. T. Jack, irruing the fring on that steamer du apneity" ship.
IS * Koin deal the present time more concerned about the taxes and the Government's fiscal policy generally that in the upshot of the war against the Northern militar
is! s.
Davies (Secretorgi.
The appliemion for an
at No. 96. ade Brenes Nama, ground Boor, Shanshuipo, came before the Rontil.
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as she was passing up the Front Reach above Whampoa.
dubt be
AN ALTRUISTIC KIDNAPPER.
HIS TRUE STORY DISBELIEVED.
GIVEN EIGHT MONTHS TO INVENT BETTER ONE.
thon Ker has a fertile brain and
when he was charged by etg. Inspector K. W. Andrews, -with kidnapping two boys and taking them to Macau, he at oner set
to work on an ingenious defence,
whose only weakness was that it disregarded all that the prosent tion had to say.
here, while by the time she leaves Yokohama we are informed she will
passengers In addition to eabin (an acting Diretor of Public
leaving Today, there are no fewer
The charges against Chen Kee works, Dr. G. W. Pope (Medical
The Kizzban left here at a.m.
than. 200 steerage passengers from
were that he had kidnaped two feer of Healthy and Mr. D.
Monday for fanion and at 149 Hong Kong and 175 from Manila
buys, aged 12 and 14 years, respec !
was passing the point in The liner leaves the wharf at Kow ensive: 1131
leon at soon, when many friends of tively. Where the first boy was. concerned, Chou Kee-admitted his Nanking is a long way of
Aplin - questipa when the firing took plaer. From the story related. it ap
the travellers will no
guilt. As for the second bay it and he is wat particularly thrilled
There to see then set al. pears that the Captain and the
appeared that Chon Kes met him by Chiang Kai Shok's victories. The
Mr. A. S. D. Cousland.
at Hollywond Road on May Mh. wid that the Chief leer (Mr. I. H. Stewart) ineal taxes, on the other hand are
The President
Among the passengers are Mi
The little youngster was a Lailor's a matter of devy personal concern
Medical Officer of Health had reloth but very
on the bridge at the and Mrs. A. 8. D. Coustand. M. apprentice and was sent out to col Beginning today, Jane 1st. the
Causland is one of the L'oing's feel some clothings, and after, a Taxes wil ommended that the application be They
he President), the Captain being on refused and air and tobarve
right of the compass, while the oldest residents and his departure long tray, the boy sat down on raised from 20 to 30 pes frut.. and!
used that this be done
Chief Offers was standing a little from Hong Kong for good will the fontanth. Chott Kee sauntered of luxury from the 6th
ausser to Dr. Tso, the Pre-
22 happy associations. Sever to his left beside the port engine
up to the bag and in a stern voice Taxes will be intronfused. This dis
15 Coupland Mr.
the managing told the little fellow that he was entdent of the parrekant community | sabut said that the Board had a
a policeman. it up, you lazy- Ús also belieated by the fet that! right to determine the whole ques į room telegraph. my of its iralong menim who i Con as to areas in which offensive The bridge is serened in with 'director of Messrs. Alex. Ross and have been onder to contrilare; trade licenes might be helik Cerclass windows, which were all open i Co. (China), b), and he received! bone, and let me search you," said Towards the $1.5x uroded fur flain fensive trade licences were the tin. At least three bullets a parting gift of a silver ten set
ant: British i Silable to do held in certain areas struck The shacer, and acarding from the local staff of this firm List submitted to the search, and after
payme
setien
$ * ༩༢
Narrow ** Apx.
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to both the Captain and the thief i werk.
The shibuest
The
Offere there
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of the 1925 strikers, who have led a fe af, Mly, mud those areas should be set
LOF this purposes na huyu bon hold
"They attirasUlior_of_Henitia bad brey Tridet:ey
abashed work out a srbuse in còn unent hastic This fexy siter the stakes have bed ca with the restricting of offen- antommerd the intention not tal Toole Frentes to definite arens.
then
ing up particularly
Pope's list.
the gas lukong. The youngster
that he was jostled to a ferry and Mr. Cutsland came to Hong Kong brought to Yaumati. There he was first in Eng, and in the twenty five kept in captivity for four days and years sure then he hazen-ring sumontuous days he inted with many business enter was ordered to forget his real name.
Sareveding Mr. Moss prises.
15
atal Fake on another
JI
Also he was
two
doubt that they were deliberately SLA MAN Hilge-in" an attempt to hit the officers there. Two men were seen to be sniping from the
to recognise his captor as father.
Hur an evolution on such rigan- disianel, en when the bonas ha- The Hard ruled in B2 that the book of the river, and they were head of Mess Alex. Ituss, he was
the scale and under such a condi went in the focastle, and was Kowloon Wharf and Godown Cona
tion WIN so hard for the juvenile bron gaud. They was that they will be ami testing of bones shandising at the bridge, fine buller also director of the Hong Kong and
mind and the unfortunate bay was stiti hoid the Strike Cmatter po ustricted to the Tai Kok Tsui
The question of soup picked up. Two others struck the jany, of the Star Kercy Company,
Even- ander Forsideration bride, and imbuedeled themselves of the Dairy Farm Company heater on three occasions, sponsible for supply on them with area only
Messi's Lady Crawford, Ltd., and (tually, Chou Kee took passage on
Mhea boat with his toel and jelong Latit employment builinge was
Land we doubt that would in hought the woodwork,
Messrs. Wh. Powell, Lad
babies," laut un arrival there, t nd for the
entertiar with Dr.
was met by the Police who had. arb Pr # The beadquarters et
provided (odging for him. The Kuomintang Ang Usps at Lust
Dr. Pape gave as his personal
Macau Police were also kind enough to send the trio ick to Hong Band, Canton, were forged dow
pinion that the Sham-huipe area
and palaces guard. the bands of them in last Sunday afternoon. The dam
Ineal dould be kept free from offensive
Police. ege ons was cousuleralde, includ
Frade licences as far as possible
og under
ing a large quantity of aromaɛtion
He Hesapla, offensive trade fierners The cause of the e' is unknow in
The Canton military authorities for the trade in question should ba no dances with the onlined to Tai Kok Tsui. are taking
The President emmenced that Reds" and have lately strength
at Vugtak minuti) the while question was ripe ened their inpees Linkongba. along the Yach-Han for discussion he thought it would be safe in refuse this application, a hot led of Com Railway.
ut the application canid l berne The ul Ballation of
in mind, and then if it appeared Gendarmes has we sent to gar
to the Baard that it was not neves- risa: these two places.
sary to make this distinction in
The Canton Centrai Bank, Kipnisitang mugitution, is refusing issued by its to tropnise antes Innkow branch.
Mr. Wong Dock Shing has re
to the Fivetve in question, then the applicant rubld be remind- ed of his application.
After farther discussion, the Pre- * pilaved Mr. Wi: Kai, Yin as Lauk sident saut he would undertake that Commissioner in Canton City. Me.if the general question did my ron- Wn, who sacer eded Me Junkeem with this particular licence. Chuy as Land Commissioner seror die matter simild be brought for:
months ago, has been trying to introlner a new system of land registration and taxation to the ty, but his project has not met the approval of the pubite or the sampert of the Canton Municipal
As might Executive Count espected tale has been done in the matter of land law form in the Cny.
ward again.
The President's motion was ear. ried.
The Captain heard the whizz of the bullet as it Hew past him miss! ing his head by a mistion of a few
direct; inches and travelling in a line to the framework of one of the windows on the starboard side of the bridge.
The Chief Officer's escape wa just as narrow. The butlet struck the framework of the window on the left of him, and glancing off ringle-tied across and buried itself in the woodwork of the wheelhouse
behind him.
All the shots esume from the part side of the steamer, and, as stated, deillorate aim was taken.
On the arrival of the Kinshan at Canton, Captain Bell-Smith - ported the incident to the British Senior F's and adeo to Naval Officer.
the
The focient is on H different
the Lungshen, which fed to an ex Poting from the recent firing on
change of diplomatic notes, and the satisfaction of the British de mands by the anion flovernment.
The Langshan affair was known l be an organised thing but this men work an hour extra daily with; last invitent seems to be entirely out a corresponding increase of different, and there no reason for
waves.
expressi
Patton-Kowloote The tram service, as antolanteed yester day, resumes to-day. A train will
irave Kavioom at 835 in the morn
LABOUR ACTIVITIES.
Dr. Love Fung Che, formerlying and Canton at 3 pan. tolica alhver in charge of Kung: Ver Hospital, has been appointed Commissioner of Public Health in Canton. Dr. Lee has held that position before.
of
union web
some
Are being
it has been advanced.
Full investigations made into the matter, and at pre sent it is not possible to say whe ther official steps will be taken.
No further incident marked the dawnward journey of the Kinshan
Owing to this incident the Tai was about to leave
of
il.
He was appointed an unofficial Jaster of the Pence in 1900.
An active member of the Union Church he was given a farewell gift silver inkstand on Sunday interest in the European Y.M.C.A., night. He also took the kernest Kowloon, being one of the origuuni
A Good Story? members. He was Chairman of
Well, what is
story," Chau Kee the Literary and Debating Club, Vice President of the YMCA, asked Major Willson, and a armber of the Board of then straightened his shoulder and advancing to the middle of the Directors of the Institution.
of the They all have, because they think | Our last Trast Night, as reported lock, he began his tale. He had
a framed group portrait at the time, he was presented withbeen in the Colony for 10 years. Committee of the Literary at that the longer one has been, a re- sident in the Crown Colony, the Debating Club
more respect on has earned.
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There will certainly be a large group of business associates and friends at the docks to bid Mr. and | Mrs. Causland farewell and wish
them happy tones in England.
Other Residents.
Other Hong Kong residents who are going Home on holiday, in
elude:
Sir Henry Pollock, K.C., and Laily Pollock.
Mr. Eldon Potter, K..
On the day in question, he was sleeping ut in the street. The night was rather unfavourable, and at about 11.30 p.m., he observed a him. sleeping near little boy
The poor lad had no mat to sleep on, he said, and offered him to
share y EXTILE with me." The youngster then went to nestle with him, and wheb dawn brake, they becane fast friends. Chou Kee obtained a job for the lad as truck Mr. R. M. Dyer (Chief Manager
after four days at tars if the Hong Kong and Whampoa pull, but
it, he found his profegr Hock Co., Ltd.) and Mrs. Dyer.
Mrs. Fitzroy, wife of Mr. Huny for such strenuous work. well known And, according to Chou Kee, he Somerset Fitzroy, a
had a soft spot in his heart, and local harrister, and at present act-
he told the boy to rest, while he j ing Assistant Attorney-General.
Mr. and Mrs. Richardson of kept on labouring to keep the pat _kath ripe and Colls, and Mr. and boiling. Then there came
thrown out of work, and the little Mrs. H. L. Wilsen, connected with time when Chou Kee was als the same fr
lad gallantly came to the rescue by pawning his jacket for fifty cents. This meagre sum kept them in rice
M and Mrs Montague Ede. Mr. B. M. Jones, of the Hong Rong and Shanghai Banking Cor Joration
Mrs. R. J. Paterson, wife of M. J. J. Paterson, of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
two days, and after this the boy's trouser als went into dry dock for twenty cents. This was also exhausted, and the two of them sat looking at each other faces when Mrs. Edgar Davidson, wife of anddwly Chou Koe's long lost Mr. Davison, solicitor, of Messrs.friend stood before them. Hastings, Dennys and Bowley
Lieut. Col. H. B. Gunn, R.A.
Mrs. J. P. Sherry, wife of the phone Co., Ltd. M Sherry left manager of the Hong Kong Teie earlier last week on the President
leare. A CHINESE VERSION.
jur GỬI CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
Booked only to Vancouver are and Mrs. I. Livingston. Mr.. Standard Oil Company of New
Dingston is the manager of the
After the usual salutation and recovered friend banded themselves greeting the boy, Chou Kee and his
fortunes at Yaumati. Not finding together and went to seek their any there, they proceeded to Macao, where the newly formed pact he tween the three of them was abrupt- ly, and disastrously ended.
The Go workers of the Kwang- Long Electricity Supply Company yesterday. of Canton City have issued a de- clacuation densing the light of these, whicte new general manager to appoint or There is no truth in the rumour
dismiss employees. They are de Canton for Hong Kong, when the that the military authorities
unding that their union should be | Khushan arrived on Monday, was Canton are seeking to arrest Dr. recognised and that when a man is directed to anchor in the vicinity refund for the North, and is
for 7371 entirely Tai En Sai, son in-how of the late dismissed, even
of the Maras Forts until 4 p.m.joining his wife on the Empress of
Fuada at Shanghai. cumpensation
Mr. S. Bayes-Davy, surveyer,
Major C. Willson found it hard Dr. Sun Yat Sen Dr, Tai has proper reason,
three months' wages should be Further instructions were then re-
to believe even this well fabricated never been "Red," and, his re-
given. As regards apointments.ceived that it would be safe for Paulsen and Bayes-Davy, Shang
yarn and for all Chou Kee' skill Mr. G. E. Costello, General and imagination, ho sentenced him cent departure from Canton was they ask that only
should be employed. This outburst her to proceed and she arrived in hai, also going to Europe.
Department, to four months hard labour on Agent. Passenger Hong Kong a£ 9.30 p.m. for business pengouss Dr. Tai isis due to a report that the new
13 fire
CPR Hong Kong, is going on each count. The two sentences to director-general of the Kwangtung anger is going to
Tin consecutively.'. of the employées.. Conservancy Board, which, is sup
Last Sunday evening four men pused in look after the waterways set upon a number of policemen on of the Province and do every thing the Bund, while, the latter were
of the With regard to the firing at the possible to prevest" flooding. Like attempting to arrest one
Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Lo are also most of the foverament offices in Kang who was distributing anti-s., Kinskan last Monday after York, at Prochow,
The num, & Chipcse version of the Chiang Kai Shek cireulars.
the last booked as passenger to Vancouver, of political susperts, few days, the water around porlant enough, but owing to lack of arrests of funds, the Board is not very busy mostly young students who are ina has been less than a foot below known in the Colony as a solicitar
the rice patches by the Canton and as a keen tennis player.
The Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall. May 30th was observed in Canton River bank and the native farmers even at the present time when the sympathy with funkow. principal rivers in Canton and dis- as memorial day for those who lost have been very anxious lest the C.M.G., LL.D., and Mrs. Kotewall
inci wash due to excessive speed by the
Among Hong Kong Chinese de- trict are rising sufficiently to cause their lives in the Shanghai
organiza enuse damage to the banks and to parting for Shanghai by the 8.8. a good deal of anxiety to the dent" of two years ago. Many steamers passing their farms would are proceeding as far as Yokohama.
Many student and "workers' community. agricultural
Empress of Canada to-day, are Mr. the the crops about to harvested.
On and the 8.8. Tauyee Poi, mag Branch, Mr. of the Bank streets in Canton have been, by the tions demonstrated against
imperialists. No newspapers When the a.s.
Whampoa, of China Hong Kong the mem way, live or six inches under water
were published yesterday,
Ad
Yimson H. Teno, general secretary the last few days.
shore for the steamers to slow down. of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. of Hong. joined in the celebrations.
Kong, Professor Chung Wing Honam-Hopuk Ferry Service
There was a very small attend. This was done by the Tung Un,
Associate President of Canton City have returned to work, ance last Sunday at the meeting of while the Kinshan misunderstood Kwong, the Authorities having refused to the Society to Extend the anti- the warning possibly, and a farmer
Canton Christian College; and Mr. allow the management to make the British Boycott. Only 80 persons 'fired on her as request to slow
Kin Taeng Ching, former Pre- sident of Kwangtung University. (Continued on next Column.) attended.
Canton, bis departament sounds in last few days have seen a number invident states that during wham M. K. Lo, is, of course, well'
The sampan men attached to the bers of the Printers' Union having was given by those on
in
down!
RIVER LEVELS. KWANGTUNG CONSERVANCY
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BULLETIN.
West tiver at Shishing: May- 29th, 21ft 9ins.; May, 30th. falling highest level on re- cord 41 fect; lowest on record oin.
North River at Tsingyuen: May 20th, 11ft. Bins. May 30th. falling; highest level on re- cord 25ft 7ins.; lowest oin. North River at Samshui: May
20th, 16ft.; May 30th, falling highest level on record 27ft. 3in. lowest alt. 9ins.
East River at Sheklung: May 29th, 12ft.; May 30th, fall. ing; highest 15ft.
lowest 3ft.
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