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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 20th, 1927.

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BOLSHEVISM'S RISE THE AGRICULTURAL THE CITY HALL CONCERT.

IN JAPAN.

UGLY SITUATION IN RURAL REGIONS.

STARTLING REVELATIONS BY PUBLIC PROCURATOR.

TOKYO, June 2nd. That Bolshevisna, like the worm in the bud, is eating into the vitals

acute

SHOW.

SERVICE MEN'S ENTHUSIASM.

BUILDING PLAN COM- PLETED.

LOCAL ARTISTES' SUCCESS.

HONEY-DEW MELON FOR

HONG KONG

Fifteen hundred soldiers and sailors were preacul at a special

concert organised by Mrs. E. J. Costen at the City Hall on Satur- day night. The entertainment - was of a quality that would have been considered high for professional entertainere, nod the programme, which contained 23 numbers, tasted for three and a half hours, every number being boisterously received. Aileen Woods went to the hearts of her soldier audience, and they cheered and clapped enthusiastical- "come back many ly forcing her times after each of her songs. Mrs. Woods, the accompanist, was equal- ly heartily appreciated, and both ladies were presented with bou

Mrs. Richards Sanger's" quets. numbers drow a storm of applause

The general committee of the Agricultural Show met again on Saturday at Lady Ho Tung's ex- of Japan, and is spreading its perimental farm at Sheung Shui, tentacles over the rural regions, the Rev. H. R. Wells, O.B.E., pre- forms the gist of an official com- siding. The Committee were grati-The very charming voice of Miss munication made to the Premier, fed to learn that Mr. J. A. Fraser, North (Taipo). General Baron Tanaka, hy the District Officer Public Procurator. A new and who had been invited to act as vice- fenint patrum of the Show, had been dispute between fariners and their landlords broke juuthorized to accept the position.

Artificial Fertilizers. out recently in the districts of Takaichi and Kita-Katsuragi, both The meeting was informed that situated near' Osaka. Such disputes Mr. J. G. Cruchaga, Consal for aro far from uncommon in Japan, Chile, was desirous of distributing a but this particular one, being so certain amount of nitrate free of close to Japan's commercial mecharge among the 'farmers in the tropolis and being characterized New Territories and to make known | with extraordinarily bitter acerbity, the uses and benefits of the chemical the Premier requested an official fertilizer. It was decided to allot investigation and first-hand in a space to Mr. Cruchaga at the formation. The report of the forthcoming Agricultural Show when Public Procurator had this import the occasion would be the most ant and significant statement:-

suitable to bring the fertilizer to Two important rural districts the notice of the farmers. It is threatened with Bolshevisza-proposed that exhibitors of any five specimens will be awarded a free gift of 2 13lb. packet of the fertilizer.

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and several encores,

Drummer Stewart, of the Queen's Own Regiment, provided his com- rades with a novelty by appearing with face blacked like a Christie minstrel and exeunting, some really clever clog dances.

His popular songs and dances, accompanied by his very own jazz band, were a true hit, und Mr. W. A. Hannibal's stock of new and racy stories drew roars that would have warmed the Dr. R. heart of George Robey. McCandliss, after his firat success, Palona ia sing La chose to Spanish, and though his audience did not understand the words, they appreciated the song with en- thusiasm.

Mr. Harry Ore gave an excellent performance at the piano.

**The Cameronian pipers and Highland dancers appeared three times during the evening.

The accompanists were Mrs. F. Austin, Mrs. I. McCandliss, Signora Consuela de Juzman, Mies V. Jefford.

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Honey-Dow Melon, ing to bring about the stark brutality that has followed. Bolshe The hon. English secretary pre- vik doctrines and machinationsented the Chinese members of the wherever the execrable blight has Committee with a splendid specimen fallen

of honeydew melon grown in Landlord And Tenant.

private garden at Macao from seed The dispute commenced, as have dried from the fruit imported from The gift was nost tenant-landlord disputes in Canada Inst year. this enuntry, with a demand for made with the object of demonstrat the reduction of tenant rates. In ing to fruit growers in the districts

The concert-"Cheer O" con- this particular case, a reduction of what can be achieved from good do per cent. was demanded. The seeds in the way of producing Encert under the auspices of the landlords refused, saying that such fish fruits in the Colony. Canadian Naval and Military V.M.C.A.was a. reduction would rain them and or California honey-dews find a

one of the most successful yet given. Thanks. bring them to the verge of penury. ready market in Hong Kong at from The reply of the tenant-farmers $1.50-62 apiece.. It was pointed out was to organize themselves into a that no more expense or labour federation which styled itself "the was required to produce the im

Tenant-Farmers."

grown melon, while the economic The report gathered by the Pro-value of the former should be easily curator and his staff declared that worth 100 per cent. more to the all the young men and women in farmer. The advantage of omitivat- these regions have been contamining the better variety is obvious, ated by Bolshevism; that Red "The specimen, which weights about by giving that lady a spell of up- songs freely are sung and that1 lbs., has all the splendid mark-roarious applause which should The fully compensate her for all the denial of the private ownership of ings of the Canadian melon. land is openly propagandized. No Chinose Committee are exhibiting trouble she had gone into to ensure fouth, belonging to the proletariat it in the Taipe Assembly Hall. The bumper prograinme. joins the local military training honey-dew attracted a great deal of station," the report further states attention since the Chinese district Ancestor-worship, which is the representatives had not seen this Stute religion, is treated with dis-fine variety before. Lady Ho Tung duin. Every conventional rite is explained to the meeting that sho called old-fashioned. A popular made four attempts at different demonstration in favour of the times to grow the honey-dew from tenant-farmers' strike often is led imported seeds, but without success, by the chief of the local police The Chinese Committee asked for station, as a token of his sympathy particulars and general directions with the proletariat against the lor cultivating this fine variety of wealthy classes."

the melon.

The public Procurator further re- landowner ports a case where

old his tenant

Donations..

The Finance Sub-Committee re-

the tremendous amount of work Mrs. Costen had put in to organise the concert for them. The men did not require any further cue, and they expressed their appreciation

The piane used at the concert (a Baby Grand) was loaned by the Anderson Music Company.

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MUKDEN DEAN SLAIN OUTSIDE HOTEL.

FINANCES OF THE COLONY.

THE STATEMENT FOR MONTH

OF FEBRUARY. --

The financial statement for the month of February, published-in

H.M.S. Hahi Band, Cameronian BY BROTHER OF CHANG TSO the Government Gazelle, shows that

Pipers.

Mr. G. W. C. Burnett, Assisted by Mrs. C. P. F. James.

Mrs. Richard Sanger, Queen's Regiment Male Chorus..

Mr. Harry Ore. Dr. R. McCandliss. Cameronian Pipers.

G.

HSIANG.

PEKING, June 6th. The dean of the Mukden Military Academy, Mr. Chu Chi Ilsien, was shot and killed by Mr. Chang Tao Tao, brother of General Chang Tso Hsiang, in the Garden Hotel, Si Tan Pailon, on Saturday after- noon.

the balance of assets and liabilities on January 31st was $4,006, 180, while the revenue February 1st to 28th was $1,475,813, making a total of 85,373,073,

of 84,221,037. to evacuate the ported that, since the date of the

Mr. N. E. Gardner and Mr. 'D'Aquino,

Miss Aileen Woods, Assisted by Mrs. Woods.

Mr. Chu called on the Kirin Tupan, General Chang Teo Hsiang,

The expenditure from February 1st to 28th was $1,350,336, leaving a balance at the end of the month

These figures compare with the same perind last year as under: Revenue for

February,

1026,

$1,540,637. Actual revenue to Febru-

at the hotel on the Dragon Boat ary 29th, 1926, 83,208,648 (this year, Festival day to present his season 3,203,440). Expenditure for Febru Drummer Stewart and his Jazz greetings. While he was coming ary, 1926, $1,585,605. Expenditure

Sir Robert Ho Tung

$50

Part II,

H.M.S. Delhi Band.

Mr. Tsoi Po Tin

30

Mrs. Richard Sanger.

His Hon. Mr. Justice Jacks.

10

Hon. Mr. H. T. Jackman........' Mr. H. E.. Goldsmith

10

Band.

10

Mr. W. A. Hannibal.

With the sum already acknow

farm, because the latter persistent-last meeting, the following subscrip ly had refused to pay his dues. tions have been received to defray The accused was summoned to the the cost of the Show:- That same local court of justice. evening, what it was very late, people stole into the landlord's mulberry garden and tore up all the young sprouts. Landlords in that part of the country have since put up high reinforced concrete walls around their property and ledged ($180), the total subscrip- hons, to be safe from both the tions received to date amount to attacks and the depredations of the $290 (which stands at credit of the tenant-farmers. The territory prac Agricultural Show account with the tically is in a state of war, and Hong Kong and Shangbai Bank).

International Harvester Company there are said to be at least 30,000 Communists, either in the two dis tricts affected, or in the immediate vicinity, who have taken oaths to convert the people to Bolshevism.

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out Mr. Chu met the Tupan' to February 28th, 1026, 82,528,003 brother, Chang Tao Tao, and began (this year; $2,923,189). Queen's Regiment Male Chorus, to chat with him as they had been Cameronista Pipers.

Dr. R. McCandliss. Mr. Harry Ore.

Mr. G. W. C. Burnett, Assisted by Mrs. G. P. F. James. Mr. N. E. Gardner, Cameronian Pipera

Miss Aileen Wooda, Assisted Mrs. Woods.

.

H.M.S. Delhi Band.

GOD SAVE THE KING.

AT THE BETTER 'OLE."

J-PANS AND CAMER-

ONIAN BAND.

Assets.

170,190.74

old friends. Chang Tao Tao was Subsidiary Coins....... 1,624,895.67 not at all pleased with Mr. Chu's Advances jokes, so the latter left him to see another lodger in the hotel.

Mr. Chang returned to his room and took his pistol. He then hurried to the front door and shot

Building Loans Imprest

House Service Account Unallocated Stores

(P.W.D.)

(Hailway)

at Mr. Chu, who was leaving. The Unallocated Stores latter died instantly, having re- ceived five shots. General Chang Investment Account ... TRO Hsiang rushed out and succeed. Lorry Haulage Account ed in wringing the pistol from his Balance at Banks...... brother who was still attempting to reload his revolver.

The Committee has received an inquiry on behalf of the Inter- national Harvester Co. of Chicago for space in the forthcoming Agricul

the intention of The most radical of all Labour tural Show. It organizations in Japan is the the International Harvester Co. to Labour Council, whose headquar exhibit and demonstrate agricultural

General Hsin Shih Lion, General ters are in Osaka, and which is implements and also to give lectures credited with being the brains of on modern farming methods. The THE

Chen Hain Yah, heads of the local plans

garrison and police respectively, any labour disturbance of defiance Company's representatives

also hurried to the scene. Mr. of constituted authority. The next also to show cinema films of general

The very large audience present Chang was taken to the court. its interest. organization notorious

at the.

Better Ole" Y.M.U.A., martial of the Anknockun. radicalism, is the Farmers' Union.

Chinese Activity.

Saturday evening When the murder was reported Kowloon, on After

the Labour A few thousand copies of a comes Farmers party which was organized liminary announcement of the Show thoroughly enjoyed the excellent to Marshal Chang Tso Lin the old programme given by the J-Pans" commander was furious at the out. after the promulgation, in 1925, of in Chinese have been printed and under the direction of Miss Violet rage. It is reported that the Mar- the Manbood Suffrage Law. The methods adopted by the radical are being distributed throughout Capell and supported by the land shal intended to have Mr. Chang This was shot right in the hotel to avenge the villages of the New Territories. combinations are not dissimilar to A second leaflet has already been of the 1st Cameronians. those of the Russian Communists, drawn up and the draft was disthe first of a series of Saturday the Mukden dean. But General with this one difference, that gen- casgod and approved at Saturday's night concerts being arranged by Chang Ching Wei and General Wu the YMCA Entertainments Sub Chun Sheng sent in their petitions grally they manage to keep within meeting. It contains general direc- Committes, it was an excellent be pleading that Mr. Chang be hund the letter of the law, although tions for the guidance of prospeeginning and Miss Capell and her ed over to the court-martial violating its spirit. Rural labour tive exhibitors. In order to ascer

Mr. Chang Tso Tao had been disputes are quite different from tain the extent of support the Show clever company were in great form, those in urban districts. Tenant-

is likely to receive perforated slips the dancing and concerted numbers holding various offices in farmers work on

a studious student while he was in baais, agreeing to pay the rate at are attached to the circular in boing particularly well received under his brother. He had been which the farmers will be asked The troupe has made itself very

said to have given him mental dis- the end of every year. When erops to fill in particulars of their pro popular with Service audiences and the military academy and this is are bad, they refuse to make any

was greatly enjoyed. The Camer the Show have been fixed for the enians' Band under Mr. Horace E. was attacked by feeblenindedness trary, are bound to pay the heavy 7th and 8th December next.

Dowell, L.R.A.M., gave most enjoy and it was due to this that General taxes just the same..

Show Building..

able selections the haunting music Chang made his brother live with Thus, when the tenant-farmers

and Sul him so that he might keep close refuse to pay their rates, the land- The plan for the Show Building, of Puccini's "Boheme, lord sustains a heavy blow. All designed by Mr. L. Gibbs, who has livan's familiar "Yoomen of the guard on him. Mr. Chang is said the landlord can do is to evict his considerable, experience in these Guard," with its alternately rollick to have killed the Mukden dean in The romains of Mr. Chu were in- tenant. This course of action is matters, has been completed and ing and pathetic airs wore particua fit of insanity. not resorted to, however, because, approved by the General Com larly liked,

The J-Pans consisted of the fol.mediately taken care of by General when it has been tried, it general-mittee. The matshed will be erect- ly resulted in the landlord being ed on the spacious lawn of Sir lowing: The Misscs V. Capell, P. Chang and other Mukden officials. physical tulence is so cleverly Bhui on the main road and is cany

beaten, and this resort to Robert Ho Tung's farm at Sheung Capell, E. Roac, B. Walker, The casket was transferred to Mr. Schierhorst, D. Capell, M. Gittins, Chu's residence in Jung Kong Hutung. The headquarters of the done that in many an instance the of access by motor-bus. The build. R. Wong, A. Steel. M. Glendinning Ankuochun have given sight thou palice have been baffled as to who ing will provide 26 per cent more Messrs. C. D. Lake, A. W. Ramsey sand dollars for Mr. Chu's funeral. was the real culprit or culprits-space than the matshed of the Horti-T. V. Harmon, F. P. Leufesty, Q. North China Daily News.

cultural Society.

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commission

Kirin

payment, but landlords, on the con.posed oxhibits. Amended dates of the entirely new programme.order in later years. Recently. he/

-Kuo Wen

Total

:

1,699,042.63

€3,972.00

10,084.26

354,075.88

175,005. 29

1,363,095.77

3,082.11- 780,914-87

86,243,208,95

18,716.05

13,746.73-

514,589.57

Liabilities, Deposits not Available $1,039,583.65 Coal Account Postal Agencies Suspense Account ...... Crown Agents Current

Account Adjustment

of Ex-

change Account Total Liabilities

Balance

Total

72,308.12

367,716.66

82,021,001,80 4,221,637.14

$6,243,298.94

RIVER LEVELS. KWANGTUNG CONSERVANCY

BULLETIN.

West River at Shiuking: Jane 17th, 15ft 8in June 18th, falling; highest favel on record 41 fees; lowest on record din. North River at Taingyuen: June 17th, 10ft 4in. June 18th, falling bighest level on record 28ft. Tina.;. lowest Oin. North River at Samahui: June 17th, 10ft. 2ade; June 18th, falling;

June 10ft. Zins. highest level on record £71. dins.; lowest bit. East River at Sheklung: June 17th, oft. 9ins; June 18th, 8ft. sing.; highest loft. gins.; lowest 31t.