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CHIANG KAI SHEK'S STAR.

IS IT WANING?

OPINION IN CANTON

MILITARY PREPARATIONS,

[TROM OUR OWN. CORRESPONDENT. ]

Military preparations are still in progress in Canton to meet the

turbance.

port

TUNGCHOW PIRACY RECALLED.

DEATH OF CAPT. W. MCINTOSH.

WELL-KNOWN CHINA COAST

OFFICER, 17

MEMBER OF SEA-FARING FAMILY,

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11th, 1927.

We are indebted to the North China Daily News for the follow

career

THE VEHICULAR

FERRY.

"IT" WILL PAY HAND-

SOMELY."

BUSINESS MAN'S DECIDED

VIEWS.

A member of a well-known local

MORRISON HILL' BLASTING | COLONY'S WATER SUPPLY.

DANGER.

FLYING BOOKS LANDED ON}%

HOUSE VERANDAH.

CONTRACTORS FINED $59.

ALL RESERVOIRS FULL

THIS YEARS HEAVY RAINFALL,

As might be expected the P.W.D. are able to report "Full supply ini It was about two months ago that all Rider Main districts" during "LACK OF TRANSPORT SER-a huge piece of granite was blown July, 1937. As regards the City and

VICE A DISGRACĘ TO

into the air daring a blasting Hill District Water Works, Tytam,

THE PORT."

operation at Morrison Hill Road Tytam Byewash, Tytam, Inter- and after travelling about 100 mediate... Tytam Tak, Wong" Nei yards, hit and instantaneously Chung, and Pokfulam are level with killed A pedestrian. The jury at overflow which, incidentally, they

ever blasting operation's were takin. below overdow level. Precaution should be taken when Wong Net Ching which was ele

ing place.

Storage In Millions And Decimals Of Gallons, Apparently it is a difficult mat-

1926. 1997, ter, to carry out the jury's recom-

384.80 384,80 24,37 92.37 195.90 mendation for yesterday, Messrs. Itam Byewash Sang Lee, the contractors who are Tytam Intemediate. 195.90 undertaking the Praya East Reytam Tuk.1,419.00 1.419.00

Wong Nei Chung... clamation, were summoned before Fokfulam Major C Willson at the Central Magistracy for failing to supply adequate coverings while a blast-

the

Peninsula He

said

he

36

Tytam

thought the general opinion among business-men was that the absence

26.00 30.34 of an adequate system of cross

08.00 66.00 harbour transport was a disgrace to one of the world's greatest ports.

Total..... 2,114.73 2,118.41 "The limited docking facilities

The consumption of water in the now possessed by Hong Kong makeing is in operation, with the re City and Hill District ia millions scheme absolutely necessult that fragments of rock felland decimals of gallons during last such a

"Singapore on the verandah of Revenue Officer month was: arg," he continued.

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1024

1997.

935.17 330.93

Consumption Estimated

population 403,390 413,840 Consumption per

95.7 head per day 13.8 · There was a constant supply in all rider main districts from July 1st to 6th inclusive. From 7th to 18th intermittent supply in all

feared Red invasion by way of ing further partichlars of the frm expressed some very decided the inquest recommended that due all were in July laat year except

of Captain William Mc. views yesterday to a Daily Press Klangsi and Hanan, provizées where followers of the Soviet Mis- Intosh, one of the best-known and representative in favour of the of the Government sion are still active. Courades of most popular shipmasters on the proposal

still China Const whose death was an: to open a vehicular ferry eer- the Third International are active in the City and are endea nounced recently in our calames, vice between Hong Kong and vouring to create alarm and dis- the news having been cabled from Two other attempted home. He retired from China in bomb throwings were reported last the early summer of last year, after being in the service of the Chins Tuesday.

During the last few days in Navigation Company (or 30 years."

Captain McIntosh was in com- Canon, more than 15" places have been raided, and, some 29 people mand of the China Navigation arrested for opposing the Nanking Co.'s str. Tangchow when that or Chiang Kai Shek regime, vessel was pirated a few hours out Opinige seems to be growing how-of Weihaiwei on December 23rd, ever that General Chiang Kai Shek 1025, and his death last week is be will be relegated to the back ground lieved to be a direct aftermath of sooner or later and shat General the wounds he received on the Li Tani Hain will withdraw his sup- occasion of the piracy. It will be from hím. That General remembered that the Tungehow, Chiang will not be considered im-which was on a voyage from Shang- portant in the Chinese political hai to Tientsin at the time the muddle after next Christmas is a pirates attacked her, was taken to prediction, which many think likely Bias Bay. Captain Mcintosh was to be fulfilled. It is said that no removed to hospital at Hong Kong, Chinese militarist starting from the but despite the best surgical atten- South without foreign aid cantion it became necessary to am- remain in power loag. General putate his left leg, and he never Chang Tao Lin is still powerful. wholly recovered from the opera because of Japanese backing, but | tion. now Chiang has lost the supportHe came to Shanghai in 1895 in of the Russians, and it is consider the service of the China Navigation ed that he will soon leave the Co., and was appointed to his first centre of the stage.

command in 1902. Since then, till If by the end of this week the the time of the Tungchow piracy employers of machinists in Canton he had been in charge of various will not increase the wages of their vessels of the Company's fleet. He constructed slipway like that at employees as demanded, there will had been on the Tientsin run for Liverpool, up which the lorries be a general strike among the mem- many years, and was very popplar could run, a considerable saving beri of the Machinists Union, imong the travelling public, with would be effected. which will involve all machine whom he had a reputation for un-

"Landing charges from a steamer shops and factories in the City. failing courtesy and efficiency.

Be- It will be interesting to see how far fore he took over the Tungchor, her about 25 cents a barrel or pack- age into godown. For. very small" the machinists will respect thehad command of the Fengties, an

cargoes, such as odd. group of

I.

recent Kuomintang order forbidding other of the Tientsin hosts and one strikes in public utility companies which, like the Tungelom, has been such as electric, light, water, and on the run for many years. railway.companies.

He was in command of the str..

Tingehow some years ago when that vestel broke her propeller shaft be- tween Amoy and Manila, and it was owing to his finesseamanship that his ship. was manœuvred into a potition here she could be picked

has extensive docks, and so have Grimmitt's house. all other great ports. There are too

A foki of the company said that many buoys here. If we cannot the foreman was ill on that day,. have docks, we should at any rate but as far as he could gather the have a service that will enable us substitute had taken the ushal pre- to unload our cargoes without pay caution of weighing the rooks down ing for the privilege.

with boards. He said that frag "There are no private piers atments flew into Mr. Grimmitt's Kowloon, despite the fact that many house because of the proximity of firms do at least half their business the house. on the mainland. To be forced to use lighters for every barrel or package is a heavy drag upon the resources of both large and small firms. Lighterage and coolie hire adds about 28 per cent. to the cost of transporting goods to the main land, heavily increasing the cost of living. If cargoes could be loaded straight into trucks from the ship's side and then taken to a specially THE MIXING OF MORTAR.

LAZY COOLIE "FROVES TOO EXPENSIVE.

barrels or packages, the cost is much

higher-about $1.95 each.

I am sure a private company could make a vehiclar service pay and pay handsomely," he on-

cluded.

+1

According to Sergeant McTernan, if the rock had been properly weighted down fragments would have shot upwards and not ride ways as in this case.

The defendant

Arm pleaded "guilty," and the Magistrate im posed a fine of 830.

BUILDING" CONTRACTOR

FINED.

The mixing of mortar is a tricky

job and requires a great deal of

energy. A coolie who was too lazy to go and get the water needed to give it proper strength cost his em ployer $100..

This story was told when Hing Woo, building contractor, was sun- moased before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yester day by the Building Authority for using defective mortar in the con-

The new eonroy system for ship- ping devised by the shipowners themselves independent of the Kuo mintang Administration for mutual assistance and common defence in Canton waters will be inaugurated on or about September 1st next, up. He is stated to have been in according to present arrangements. command of a troopship during the CASE OF THE INTIMIDATED struction of building in West

Japanese in Canton are not war.

worrying much over the threatened Captain Melnicah came of a sca- anti-Japanese boycoth. While Chi-faring family, his father having nese importers are being denied been chief engineer of the Douglas the privilege of ordering coal and sti. Jamon when that, ill-fated ship other articles from Japan by the was pirated, in one of the bloodiest anti-Japanese Boycott Committee, affaits of modern times, south of the Japanes merchants have sim-Hong Kong in 1891. His grandfather ply stepped in and ordered more is also believed to have been a sea for themselves to supply the Chi-faring man, and to have come to

nese.

MONEY OR YOUR LIFF.”

AMAH

The case in which seven Chinese are alleged to have intimidated, an amah at No. 66, Lower Lascar Road, was again before Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon.

Turner.

M:. G. R. Haywood appeared for China in the early 'fifties the defence and the complainant

or To promote the use of native forties. Captain McIntosh himself was represented by Mr. L. D. was born in Glasgow in 1889. It coal, the Kuomintang intends to abolish all the surtaxes on this is not known whether he has any article in Canton, leaving only the near relatives living, regular tax of 893.30 on every 30 tons produced.

When he retired from service of the China Navigation Co. last year he was dealt with most generously by the Company in whose service he had received the disability which ultimately was to lead to his death.

A VINDICTIVE WOMAN? ALLEGED TO HAVE HIT CONSTABLE WITH A CHOPPER

According to this complainant, an amal employed on the premises, the seven defendants knocked at the door in the early hours of August 3rd. "They shouted that unless the door was opened, she would be kill ed. She became frightened and admitted the defendants, "where- apon she was seized by the No. 1 defendant, who demanded fifty dollars. She said that she had no money and the defendants assault

Point.

districts west of Garden Road.

July 19th to 23rd the supply was seriously disorganised owing to damage to the supply mains in the Eastern and Western Districts.

From July 24th to 31st an inter- mittent supply to all rider main, districts was maintained 1996.

KOWLOON WATER WORKS.

The following reservoirs were level with overdow both this and last July:-Kowloon reservoir, Shek Lai Pui reservoir.

Storage a Millions And Decimals Ot Gallons.

1028 1997. Kowloon Reservoir, 352.50 352.50 Shek Lai Pri

Reservoir 29.44 100.80

451.94 453:30

ה

Total..

The consumption of water in Kowloon in millions and decimals of gallons during last months was: 1928. 1997. 80.24 100:46

population 158,040 181,050 Consumption per "

21:3 bead per day 18.6 There was full supply in all dis- tricts during July, 1998 and 1927.

Consumption unive Estimated

The Government Analyst's reports The defendant was represented by show that the quality of the water Mr. W, D. Owen, who entered ais satisfactory. The total rainfall plea of guilty and asked for to July 31st was 79.18 inches com- leniency. According to the Build-pared with 66,70 inches last year. ing Authority's representative, the mortar used gave a strain of 4 lbs., wheress the proper strain should be 20 lbs.

The defendant said that his coolie was too lazy to go some distance to get the water and he had sinco been dismissed. Defendant also said that he had been in construe tional work for seven years and had never Been in trouble before,

The Magistrate said that he could not takes lenient view of the mat ter as it constituted a danger to the public. The building, he said, night collapse and cause disaster. Defendants were fined $100.

CARRYING PASSENGERS WITHOUT CERTIFI

CATES.

EUROPEAN SKIPPER AND OFFICERS FINED.

Saying that he would deal severe. ly with cases of a similar nature in future, Lieut.-Comdr. Hole.

at the Marine Court yesterday im posed a fine of $100 each on three European, ship officers for carrying

a certificate. Passengers into the Colony without

Mr. Ching Tia Foo, graduate of the University of California, a Cantonese, has been appointed by Nanking as Director-General of Customs. Mr. Ching has a big task before him if he is to carry out all

On the application of the Build-The accused, W.-Aabjornsen,

the instructions of those demanding

ing Arthority's representative, his master of the Ls. Alexander Kiel- immediate Tariff Autonomy.

Worship made an order for the fand, was summoned for unlawfully The street ward committees in

ed her. She called out for help pulling down within 21 days of a arriving in the waters of the Colony and in response to her cries four wall built with the defective on August 4th with more than Canton have decided to ignore the Whea a Chiness woman Wha district watchmen cams

twelve passengers on board the said General Chamber of Commerce brought before Mr. R. E. Lindsell until the president of the Cham- at the Central Magistracy yester scene and arrested the men.

ship, not having complied with the ber, Mr. Chow Tien Pong, has re- day morning on a charge of assault story was corroborated by another PREVENTING CRUELTY TO provision of Section 10, Ordinance signed. According to a resolution ing a Chinese constable with a

10 of 180 of the committes, Mr. Chow did not chopper, the constable said that on was also employed on the pre- forward the petition to Nanking as the morning of the same day he mises instructed, asking for the abolition arrested the woman for causing s

Cross-examined by Mr. Haywood, "of the luxury taż

obstruction, and in his opinion, the Since the abolition by the late woman had assaulted him out of witness denied that the house was Dr. Sun Yat Sen, then Generalis-revenge.

asly brothel The defendants had

on the

mortar.

Her

simo in Canton, of the Provincial According to the constable, he never been there before, neithen and the District Assemblies several was passing house No. 33, Second years ago, the only democratic in Street, when his helmet was dock have they gone there that night to stitution left has been the -4(in ed off his head from behind. At smoke opium. She admitted that Tuen, or people's volunteers, an the same time a woman hit him on the house was formerly of bad re- crganization of civilians trained and the back of the head with a chop equipped as a supplement to local por. He seized hold of the woman puto, but since her master had police and army. Now this system and blew his whistle-for-assistance taken the premises, it had never of local militia is to be abolished and when two other constables been so used. The four. watchmen by the Kuomintang through the arrived, they took the woman into were not sleeping in the next appointment of professional mer custody cenary commanders at the head at The defendant was represented by cubicle they came in answer to her Min Fuck In the Yam-Lim Cir--M D. McCallum, who asked for a cries for assistance enit in Southern Kwangtung, Sum remand His Worship accordingly Pao Fan has been made command adjourned the case till tomorrow ing officer of the militia there.

afternoon.

The case was again adjourned antil to-morrow afternoon.

ferries.

ANIMALS.

The same charge was framed against the owners, Messrs. Wa. S.P.CA INSPECTORS BUSY.

Asbjornsen, J. Thorbjornsen and B. Gabarilsen, who were the master, S.P.C.A. inspectors last month, investigated, 1,802 crates of pour chief oficer and chief engineer res try, 1,927-pigs in transit on trucks,pectively of the vessel..

The accused pleaded that ther and 1,417 pigs in junks and or

were not cognizant with the law They inspected no fewer than 3,583 crates of poultry in ships, Hie Worship imposed a fine of $100 11,224 pigs in ships, and 2,801 head against Mr. Wm. Asbjornsen in his capacity as skipper and another of cattle in ships and junks

Inspections of premises included $100 on each of the three as owners the markets, Lauding places, depots, of the vessel, said that they were lucky to get off so lightly. They pen and bird shops, tanke

During the mouth 12 dogs were have laid themselves open to a ins taken to the dogs home, one was of $2,000, and that in fature-be- claimed, four were sold, eight were would deal with such cases with a

heavy hand. destroyed, and one died.

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