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RIVALRIES IN CANTON

GENERAL LI AND NANKING APPOINTMENTS.

THE

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY,

LAUNCH STOLEN FROM THE P.W.D. NO POWER MRS. COSTEN'S FARE-

HARBOUR. Pirates operating within Canton Harbour Limit last Friday after- wood succeeded in stealing the steam-daunch Fing Ching from har CHRISTIAN COLLEGE'S NEW crew without the knowledge of the

DIRECTORATE,

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. I

Police Authorities in Canton have

Water Police. Four pirates board- ed the launch and ordered the crew

to steam out of the Harbour. The launch is still at large, and the owners have reported the incident

TO FINE.

IMPORTANT MAGISTRACY

DECISION.

CASE OF TRESPASS. ON

CROWN LAND.

WELL CONCERT.

TWO PRESENTATIONS.

LOCAL TALENT AT ITS BEST.

AUGUST 1st, 1927.

TRADE IN HONG KONG.

CHINESE OPINION ON OUR VIEWS,

YOUNGER "MERCHANTS IN

• AGREEMENT.

According to our Chinese corres-

been instructed by the General to the Polico. who duly "noted the case in which Mr. Li The Fons accommodation had to be found for Commerce in not accepting the in

case."

Kwangtung during the last fort night." They are to uphold Chiang Conton

Officer Commanding the Troops in Canton to investigate the origin of Mercenary troopa engaged by the rumours that there have been Canton from the Provinces of Yun. attempts to assassinate General Liaan and Kwangsi, and designated Tsai Hair, Chief of Staff of the the 16th and the 7th Euomintang Kuomintang Revolutionary Army, Armies, hay: Leca pouring into and that General Li bas disarmed the troops of General Chien Ta Chan. It is understood that there. Kai Shek interests in might have been disagreements be and have been engaged on the tween the followers of General pretext of meeting the military Chiang Kai Shek, of whom Genera! menace to Huana and Kiangai from Chien is one, and those of General the Hankow Government. For the Li-Tsai Hain, but they have not gone present all these mercenaries troops 3. far as reported. The personal are being stationed at Shinkwan, followings of both General Chiang Pinashek, Namyung, and Chibing. and Genétal Li have attributed these rumours to the "Reds" and thus dismiss the whole matter. The movement of troops in and around Canton and the precautions that are bring taken by the civil and military thorities against attempts at ngsassination as well as the per- sistent "Red" propagandi show the unsettled conditions.

Taking advantage of the anti Japanese boycott, in Canton and the attempt to exclude further import

The last of the concerts arranged by Mrs. Casten (but not the last of the successful series being given by At the Central Magistracy on Saturday morning. Me local ladies and gentlemen to the troops) was attended on Saturday Lindsell gave his decision, which he night by 500 soldiers. The capacity had reserved earlier last week, in of the City Hall is only 800, so

builder of a number of European 200 men. Two hundred were turn- Hats on Mount Davis, was summon-

ed away. Lady Clementi was ed by the Public Works Department

among those present. for trespass an Crown Land by lay.. iog waste pipes without a permit...

It will be remembered that when the case came up on Monday of last week there was considerable legal argument on the point as to whether the Public Works Department in imposing a penalty on a contractor for breach of conditions of a permit were justified in utilising the process of the Court to enforce payment of the penalty.

meat.

The concert was even better than the others that Mrs Costen has put on at the City Hall; it was her final and triumphal effort. A very novel feature was the appearance of a well-known trio of local musi- cians-Mr. Harry Ore (Piano), Mr. Rudolph Gerzovsky (Violin) and Mr. George. Surmi (Cello). As professionals these gentlemen gave of their best to an audience

pondent the leading article on Hong Kong Trade Which appeared in our issue of Friday and supported the action of the General Chamber of

vitation of the Chinese Chamber to undertake a joint investigation of the present business slump, haş aroused a good deal of comment among Chinese merchants. Many of them still believe that it is pos sible, through their organisation, and in one way and another to better present conditions. The ver nacular press has also had a good deal to say, mainly hostile to the views put forward. The Fah Ta at Pau published a translation of the article in fall:

th

Our correspondent in conver- On that occasion, Mr. A. E. that was not slow to express its ap- Hall, who appeared for thepreciation of genuine harmony.sation with a Chinese backer and a Chinese lawyer found that on the defence, said that the P.W.D. The trio received several encores, condoned tha action of de after which Messrs. Gerzovsky and whole they agreed with the argu- fendants, the intake of water from Sarmi each gave a solo.

ments in the article. They frankly admitted that the task which the a spring, and the pipe-lines, having Another novelty was A little

Chinese Chamber proposed setting. been constructed on the suggestion sketch entitled The Man in the

itself was extraordinarily difficult of one of the Department's repre- Bowler Hot," by A. A. Milne. It sentatives, and by the fact that it was performed with a polish that and it was very doubtful if any thing could be done, Generally was not until four months later that spoke of much time spent in re-

speaking, the younger merchants action was taken by the Depart-hearsals Jack Anstis and the six

who do direct business with foreign some brilliant jazz music. Their importers and exporters, and are more or less a group by themselves, band lacks neither instruments nor the skill to play them. Mr. G. We with the view that, until C. Burnett, by now a familiar and there is peace and order in the very popular figure with the neighbourhood of Hong Kong, it soldiers, presented some of bis will be futile to attempt anything. latest humourous songs and recita- tions. But though they are new to the Tommies they are not new to Mr. Burnett, for be sang them 24 years ago.

Then a fine of $50 was "What-nots"-all servicemen-gara

of Japanese coal, native mining in-imposed, and a condition was made terests are showing great activity, for the payment of this penalty be They are thinking of a publicity

fore the encroachment was legalised. Mr. Hall raised the query whether campaign with "use native coai" this was not usurping the Magis as its slogan.

trate's powers. He produced cor- respondence in which the word The Chinese section of the Can-"fine" was used by the P.W.D. ton-Kowloon Railway are making. Mr. T. S. Whytë-Smith (Assistant Crown Solicitor) appearing for the arrangements for fish to be transpw.D., defied that the Depart ported from Canton to Hong Kongment was usurping the Magistrate'e by freight cars. This will greatly powers in imposing the penalty,

which was merely made a condition before the work could be permitted. There had been too many of these breaches, and some action had to be taken. He produced Stroud's legal dictionary and expounded that the word "fine, apart from its strict meaning, had a meaning also akin to premium.

The officials appointed to Canton by the Kuomintang Central Execu tive Committee in Nanking will not be able to assumo their duties shorter-the-time-of-transportation to-day, as it was announced they for this class of very perishable would. Many have expressed their goods. willingness to resign before taking over op account of the hostility of General Li When the Nacking mandate finally becomes effective in Canton, it will be in a revised form and in accordance with the wishes

MACAO AND THE "REDS."

A DENIAL.

محبسه

The Portugucae Consul Gentral

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His Worship then said that it was only when the defendant refused to pay the 830 that this summons was ** What taksa before the Court,

Drummer Steward had a' notel

The whole question is this: "Can we do anything just now to im prove trade in Hong Kong?" Some Chinese merchants think that they

should, at least, meet and talk

about it, but the majority simply say, It's Do uise. Wait until turn in the Chinaman from Lon there's peace in China." don Town." He cured thundera of laughter with his convincing ricsta-coolie impersonation, com plete with conical hat and yoke.

Miss Aileen Woods, sang several songs as vivaciously as ever and as usual proved one of the outstand- ing hits of the evening. Mr. W. A. Hannibal told some new stories to the lads in bis raciest vein, and with the customary results.

Another new tur WLS

"CHINESE: MERCHANTS

INDIGNANT."

Under the above heading th following article appeared in the Tai Kwoay Pan of Saturday:

A

of the actual ruler of the province. asks us to deny the report received from our Chinese correspondent, General Chiang Kai Shek is sum-

and printed in Saturday's issue, to moning all graduates of Whompoa the effect that a number of Reds Military Academy who studied have collected at Macao and aże under him to report to his head concocting a plot to effect wide. It is obviously an important point part in a trio with Miss J. Braga as Chins is internally divided and

quarters at Kanking for service. Many of these men now in Canton "arc idle, na the authorities have less

spread damage to the railways throughout Kwangtung."

According to reliable official in- formation from Matao the Portu

else does that mean," Eis Wor- ship said, "than asking this Court to net as a lever for the payment of this fine imposed by the P.W.D.

which also affect all other cases of this nature. I want time to con- sider."

The Decision.

Giving his decision in the case on

In yesterday's issue of the Hong Kong Daily Pre appeared leading article, *Hong Kong Trade, in which the efforts made by the Chinese Chamber of Com- merce to remedy the present un a-jazz satisfactory conditions of local dance by Miss Betty Pestonji, a trade were unfavourably criticued. graceful'. little dancer. Mrs. H. The general line of the argument was as follows: Trade in Hang Balean gare a much-appreciated Kong depends mainly on the poli violin solo, and afterwards took tical conditions in China. So long

is certain that local business must and Miss N. Acheson. Signora de trade facilities are handicapped, it Guzman gave a solo and then a duet be indirectly affected. How Chinese with Mr. G. D'Aquino.

merchants are going to tackle this gigantic problem, we do not know. Their efforts at this time can be rightly termed out of place. It is

Mr. Harry Ore's piano selections composed and played by himself,

confidence in them than their ola Bucse Consul-General is, he informs Saturday, his Worship found that secured the applause they deserved. no wonder than the General Cham2

teacher and dean.

To-day at the Canton Christiar College, Honglok: Canton (also às Lingnan University) hundreds of old boys and friends

known

will asserable at two o'clock for the inauguration of the new Board of Trustees, a Chinese bady which is

to replace the American staff who

us, in a position to deny this report the defendant had clearly been

in toto.

So far the Portuguese Government are aware the "Chinese inhabitants of Macao are peaceful and law abiding and are not hatching any scheme to oppose the Government

of Canton,

guilty of a technical offence by encroaching on Government pro- perty, and imposed a nominal fine of 810.

Mr. T. 8. Whyte-Smith, Assistant Crown Solicitor, asked for an order for the removal of the structure complained of by the P.W.D.--

Mr. Lindsell said that it was

THE QUEEN'S" BAND AT quite clear that the purpose of the prosecution was to secure an order rather than & fine, so that in order

KOWLOON.

to avoid removing the structure the

their invitation to devise ways and ber of Commeren refused to secept

means of remedy the present bad state of affairs..

Cold Dust Shaken from the Wil- low Tree" was the very essence of the Orient. Finally Mrs Richard

The article Was written in a Sanger song "Ave Maria," äe

and satirical tone and sarcasm companied by Mr. John Braga irony abound. Every leading Chi- (violin). The accompanists were nose merchant who saw it felt ex- Mrs. G. W. B. Griggs, Mrs. Htremely indignant and not a few Woods, Mrs R. Pestonji, Miss C. their opinion Chinese merchants, frankly showed their anger. Ia

blood Braga, Mrs. C. P. F. James, Mr. with their valuable or D. C. G. Dickinson, and Mr. R. capital cannot afford to adopt a policy of laiter faire while trade, d'Almada.

in Hong-Kong labours under a atrong handicap due to external circumstances. The methods" pro- posed may not go to the roots of the trouble but it should serve a good purpose and be of assistance. he intention of the writer of this article, i, indeed, very difficult to grasp.

have managed the college under CAPITAL CONCERT BUT RAIN defendant would pay the time of 850 Mrs. Coster was presented with a

Board of Trustees at New York'

The Board have lessed the buildings and property to the Chinese Board for the nominal rent of one dollar a year, thus turning a valuable and well developed institution over to Chinese management as a mark of Americäd goodwill and friend ahip. Dr. James M. Healy, the President, will exchange chairs with Professor Chung Wing Kwong, the Vice-President, and Mr. Chang will also become chairman of the present Board of Trustees.

Members of the Kuomintang hold ing political offices of "* honour and profit" in Canton have now-a-days to pay an income tax of from.one

to eight per cent. The latter fate

applies to all whose salary is over $900 a month.

SPOILS ATTENDANCE.

The Farewell Prekenta, At the conclusion

of the concert

imposed on him by the PW.D. The set of silver bowls by men of the P.W.D., had no authority to impose Forces. The inscription, waaz Pre- that fine, and for that reason his sented to Mrs. WT. Costen as a Worship refused to make an order token of appreciation and esteem, Mr. Whyte-Smith said that in by members of His Majesty's

The band of the 1st Bn. The Queen's Royal Regiment played at the second of a series of open-air concerts in Kowloon yesterday, fairness to the P.W.D., and with no the weather is fine, the concerts are desire to influence his Worship in held on the bathing beach at Kow. loon Dock; otherwise in the Dock canteca. Heavy rain marred the concert, and the attendance was accordingly small. The band finish

Forces, Hong Kong, 1927. A loving up to such a high standard. Mra. cup was presented by the En- Costen has taken a great load off bis decicion, he wished to say that tertainment Committee of the the hands of the Entertainment the P.W.D., imposed what he called Y.M.Ö.A., with the inscription: Committee.

premium" with the view that it presented to Mr W. T. Coster as was to the defendant's advantage to

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pay the $60-rather than be obliged a mark of appreciation of valuable

Mrs. Coston's Heply.,

Mrs. Costen replied: With Lady

greater thanks is due (applausch

I just hate to leave you all 1 have many times been asked which regiment is my favourite, and I have only been able to say “I just Lose you all, (Applause.)

to remove the structure, which it assistance rendered to the naval Clementi's permission I will thank was quite within the F.W.D. a right and military J.M.C.A. Entertain her for the encouragement and help ed an excellent programme with the at the time, to demand. It the regimental march, "Braganza, P.W.D. were denied the power to ment Committee Hong Kong, she has given me in arging me to The programme was as follows:— use their discretion they would have July 20th, 1927. Mrs. Younghus go on with work. To her the no alternative, when dealing with band presented a large bouquet on March-Symphonique, Op, "18" such encroachments on Crown land,

Mancini, than to order removal in every case behalf of the City Hall Entertain Overture Rosamond Schubert. This, he claimed, would cause hardment Committee. Waltz-The Blue Banube...Strauss. ships in some cases due to pure mis Mr. Sutherland, addressing the

Popular Numbers understanding

soldiers Britain's First Line ..... Williams, Selection

Mr. Lindsell said that the defence. Gershwin Tale of Hoffmann Offenbach had raised the point of the P.W.D.' I want you all to, realise the authority to impose a fine. As must work tra Costen has put in. It give a decision an. that point, and has taken up 14 days of her time The band performed by permishe regretted that after careful con- sion of Lieut. Col. R. G. Clarks, sideration he must find against the between the concerts to bring them C.MG., D.SO., and Officers.

P.W.D.

Prince Charming.

Mrs. Costen was given three hearty cheers

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