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EXCEEDING HER INCOME.

CANTON'S FINANCIAL

STRAITS.

SOURCES OF REVENUE DRIED UP BY DISORDERS.”“”

THE

JANUARY 31st, 1928.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY,

Mr. Remedios: Did he tell you ROUND THE POLICE MACAO GOVERNOR'S A WATCHMAN'S

VISIT.

·PORTUGAL'S APPRECIA-

→TION

EXTENSIVE COMMENTS IN THE LISBON PRESS.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT The mails from Lisbon and Oporto

There has been a slight rise from 28 to 33 in the value of Central Bank notes, but the Government's

own departments are refusing this currency. The Post Offee and the

arriving at Macão last week, brought a bundle of newspapers published in Portugal with very extended translations of the reporte published in the Hong Kong - papers of the visit of H.E. Senhor Artur Tamagnini de Souza Barbosa

WAGES.

SAID TO HAVE SLEPT WHILE HOTEL WAS ROBBED.

WINS CLAIM AGAINST ST. FRANCIS HOTEL

PROPRIETRESS.

When an Indian watchman "sued ra. Cameron, proprietress of the St. Francis Hotel, in the Summary Court yesterday before Mr. Justice J. R. Wood, for $75 wages, earned and due in lieu of notice, it was

acxt morning that a lot of electric bulbs and shades had been stolen from the Hotel?

Plainti: No,

Mr. Remedios: What did Mrs. Cameron tell you when she disuniss- ed you

Plaintiff That some articles had been stolen

Mr. Remedios. Did she you that you had been dismissed for being asleep on datz 1”

Plaintiff No.

"COURTS.

$10,000 FINE FOR OPIUM SMUGGLER.

DEFENDANTS BLAME COMMUNISTS.

Note Book" went the usuri round of the Police Courts yester: A checker, employed at the Row-

and was day

rewarded with with plaintiff, who was his friend, three cases of a rather unusund loon Goddwns, said that he went to see Mrs. Cameron on November nature. One was heard at Kow- 18th or 14th, and at the plaintiff's loon where the defendant, who w

Mrs, Cameron said that charged with snatching, said that request asked her about plaintiff's

and that the charge was brought out of revenge.

wages.

Railways have decided not to take and Mmr. and Mile, Barbosa to stated in defence that plaintiff slept she bad not the money at present the complainant was & Commuirist

Hong Kong in September of laat the Government's notes for postage year. The translations are supple Diented by reproductions of photo- and railway charges.

The military expenses alone of the graphs illustrating the landing ol

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present regime, including the Enst River campaign, amount to $130.000 daily. Against this the Bureau of

the Governor of Macao at Quein's Pier, with Sir Cecil Clementi in the foreground, the inspection of the Guard of Honour and other scenes

on duty and allowed the hotel to be robbed of electric bulbs and inmp

shades.

The plaintiff, Abdul Wahid, sued

for two months wages, at 225 month, from October 13th to Decets ber 15th, last year, and one month's wages in lieu of notice.

Mr. Horace Lo was for the plain-

in hand, but asked plaintiff to wait mised to pay him. until December 1st, when she pro-

Another Chinese, an ex-scarran, "Defendant In The Box.

was charged before Major C Mrs. Cameron gave ovidence, and Willson with trying to raise money said that she was the proprietress from twa Chinese women on the of St. Franels Hotel. She received excuse that he wanted it to obtain a letter from an official of the Dollar the release of some of her relatives Steamship Company, who knew she who had been arrested in Shanghai would be requiring & watchman. for being "Reds." This official sent along the No. 1

A Chinese through passenger on

Finance is at its wits end to raise connected with, the official Porttiff and Mr. J. M. "d'Almada i watchman of the Company, who told the as Zuchow was found to be

$100,000 daily.

War and disorder have so ima poverished the city and the country side that the Government is faced with the problem of being unable to pay for the services essential to its own survival. Money will no doubt be raised in one way and an-

other, but the revival of trade the proper source of revenue is being held up by a currency that is steadily falling in value and a political uncertainty that prevents more than hand-to-mouth trading.

Unemployment is the inevitable concomitant of "the situation, la addition to expectant officials, many fokie are now out of a job, and coolies also have to be idle. The recent closing down of-10 or more large import and export houses in Canton has been partly responsible lor the smaller amount of shipping.' Also the policy of the merchants

is to have a minimum of regular employees on the payroll in order to avoid contact with labour union officials.

It is now over six weeks since the "Red" upheaval which left Canton stunned, but no scheme for general relief and reconstruction of the devs stated areas has been drawn up, although Chinese in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and overseas ports have met and in some cases, raised money, for these, purposes.

Of the 2,000 houses and business "premises destroyed less than 950 have been rebuilt and re-opened for their former purpose. The less said about the rebuilding" that has been dore the better.

The general thing is to blame the Government, but the malcontenta are unable to suggest how the ad- ministration is to "maintain expen- sive operations on the East River, suppress the ever activo Reds, break the power of the unions, stabilise, the currency and start the machinery of trade, all without adequate money even for the military services.

The old Confucian schools to the number of 24 have been closed by order in Canton since the Chinese New Year.

"guse visit.

+

It is noteworthy that all news- papers, regardless of their political creed, made favourably editorial caniments concerning the visit and were fully appreciative of the re ception given the visitors by II.E. the Governor of Hong Kong, and the British, Portuguese and Chi- nese communities in the Colony.. Non-political as well as the partizan Press were in unison in praise of the visit and gratified in the entente confin, which the visit denoted. There was not a single discordant nute.

Result Of The Visit

Remedios for Mrs. Cameron.

Mr. Remedios said he had instruc- tions to consent to judgment for which the defendant said was the plaintiff's salary from October 15th to November 15th.

Mr. Lo replied that the offer would not be accepted.

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THE CONFIDENCE MAN. Ho Tin, an ex-saman of the 1.1. President Munroe, was charged he- tempting to obtain $4,000 from two fore Major C. Willson with at- Chinese women. The story he told the women was that in a recent raid on the Reds" at Shanghal, several of the women's relatives were arrested and he had been authorised to raise 84,000 for their release. He impressed upon tad women that if that amount was hot

be executed. forthcoming, their relatives would

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her that he knew of a very good in possession of 529 tacle of raw watchman on whom she could rely. opium and a fire of 810,000 was im- It was through this man that plain posed. ings with plaintiff over the matter. tiff was engaged. She had no deal. At first 25 was asked for in the way of a wage, but when she tald the negotiator that she could not 822 a month, this sum was accepted. pay that, but was willing to pay On December 1st, the compradore In opening the ease, Mr. Lo said of the Hotel and the Assistant Manager.complained that 850 to 800 the plaintiff was employed by the worth of electric bulbs and shades defendant as a watchman at the had been stolen from the Hotel. St. Francia Hotel. He was engaged Defendant continued that plaintiff on Dctober 15th last year and was came to her with two of his country to receive $25 a month. He worked men and demanded $37. She told until December 3rd, when he was him that she wondered he dare ask summarily dismissed by the defend for anything in view of the com ant. The plaintif had on at least plaints about his being asleep on three occasions, asked for his wages duty when the theft probably took and the excuse advanced by the de- place. Plaintiff threatened to sne fendant for not paying him, was that her if she did not pay, and witness she had no money. He was event-replied that there was no need to ually told that he would be paid threaten her, and offered to pay kim on December 1st when the hate! 399, one month's salary, only.

Cross-examined by Mr. Lo: Are opened. On December 2nd, he

Defendant: I would not say that. been authorised to told he would be paid on the follow- again asked for payment and was you financially embarrassed f

I need money, as I expect a great many more people in the. Colony dá,

The December volume of the Bulletin of the General Agency of the Portuguese Colonies" con- tains a full report of the visit illus trated with two full page pictures. A copy of the Bulletin, we under stand, has been presented to Biring day, but on the night of De Creit-Clementi-by the Governor of cember 3rd he was dismissed.

acao. Concluding a long article,

the Hill, says

Plaintiff's Story.

Mr. Lo went on to question de Plaintiff, in the course of his evi- fendant about the taking out of a It is gratified, as it cannot dence, bore out the opening of Mr. lease in respect of the Hotel from a certain bank, and proceeded to fail to be, at the indisputable reo. Defendant first offered him sit of the visit of the Governor wage of $23 a month, but when he ask defendant, is she had fully paid of Macao to Hong Kong not only asked for $25 she agreed. He was up in respect of rent

engaged monthly. for the high consideration we hold towards this high functionary—a

truly outstanding figure in the Portuguese colonial civil service

Dolendant replied that she did Replying to Mr. Remedios plain-not see that this had anything to do tiff denied that he was introduced with the case at all, and that she to defendant by the head watchman

He also produced newspaper ent tings to support his statement. The women believed him and went to their native homes to sell some paddy fields in order to raise the required amount Mesawhile the wife of one of the captives want to Shanghai with $2,000 but she found that the defendant had never obtain the

money.

A police trap was laid and the prosecution allege that the defen dant walked into it. He was given $100 with the promise that if he

·more. When he left the house; he would return he would be paid

tivea. The case was adjourned. was arrested by two Chinese detec

"ONLY_REVENGE."

Two Chinese maidens, told a tale

but also for the, good results that of the Dollar Steamship Line. He had not come to court to discuss of how they dressed up for the

this visit, so intelligently con- ducted, will accrue to our Colony in the Far East."

went on his own. He reiterated that the wage agreed on was 825

Plaintiff denied that the assistant manager of the Hotel found him The Diario de Noticias," the asleep on three or four occasions in Lisbon equivalent of the London the late and early hours. He fur Times, gives prominence to the re-ther denied that the Chinese cot port in a double-column heading pradore of the Hotel woke him up and comments thus:-

"The captivating manifestations

at 3 am, on December 1st, by flash- ing his torch on witness, and tell ing him to go and investigate a

(Continued on next Column,)

Portugal. Its appreciation is ex- pressed in the following terms

these matters.

Mr. Lo continued to press defend- Chinese New Year and went out at for a reply, but after bis Lord-visiting. On their return, a Chi- up the stair case of their house and ship had interposed with one or two Bese was waiting for them half way

the matter was dropped. persing to his Lordship, defend ant said that when she engaged plaintiff her intention was to employ

inde finitely.

In answer to another question by his Lordship, as to why she had not engaged another watchman to taken plaintiff's place, defendant said that two luggage coolies took turns at this work, and further that the Hotel was not occupied,

were of an extreme and unsur noise. · passing kindness. These mani) festations are an expression of in- contestable sympathy with the

The Compradore's Evidence. Portuguese nation and respect for

The Chinese compradore of the our prestige in the Orient. The Press accentuates well what is so

"The visit which Senhor Hotel said that he was woken up worthy of note, riz., the affibility,

Tamagnini Barbosa, Governor of during the night of November 30th the consideration and the reapest-

Macho, made

Sir to

Cecil December 1st. He went to find the of which the Chinese community

Clementi, Governor of the British watchman, and on fashing his torch gave evidence in the various fune.

Colony of Hong Kong, was crown- on him found him asleep. Witness tions, among which must be med. tioned the reception in the Chived with the greatest success and told the watchman to go and in- was characterised by the utmost vestigate the noise. Next morning,

snatched a gold necklace, with a The girls called out for help and jade pendant, from one of them.. their father responded. He gave chase and arrested the alleged cul prit. A search was then made and the stolen-trinket was found at the doorway, t

The man was charged yesterday at the Kowloon Magistracy, and his story was that the girls' father was one of the Communists respon sible for the recent trouble at Canton and that he (defendant) had helped the soldiers to round the "Reds" up. The girls' father on becoming frightened had run to Hong Kong for safety.

Defendant said that he met the complainant in Portland Street and straightaway the complainant

the steaking his daughter's wecklace.

nese Merchants' Club-to Senhor affability between the visitors and witness found that 68 lampshades assaulted him and accused him of

Artur Tamagnini Barbosa, who, an Governor of Macao, has im- proved materially the financial iituation of that Colony-a fact that affirms bis great administra tive ability."

The Secule is the oldest and most

conservativa daily published in Lisbon. In its issue of November 38th lase it gives prominence to the It introduces report of the visit. the report with the remark that we have already alluded briefly to the visit of the Governor of Macao, The people's volunteers around Senhor Tamagnini' Barbosa, to the Five-Eye Bridge, and other villages British Colony of Hong Kong where along the Canton-Samshui Railway he received effusive manifestations made an attack on the "Reds" of respect and sympathy from the „operating as Peasants Corps, during British Governor and the leading Many representatives of the Chinese, and the New Year holidays. suspostedReds". were hunted Portuguese communities."

down.

The daily enjoying the largest circulation in Oporto-0 Primeira Professor Chung-Wing Kwong,

de Fangirn-reproduces the picture President of Lingnan University,

of the official landing at Queen's formerly Canton Christian College,

Pier In directing its readers' at at Canton, has been appointed Director of the Bureau of Overseas tention to the illustrating the Chinese Affairs under the Nanking paper ange:-"The recent stay of Government, with offices at Shang--

the visited. The reception, truly and a large bumber of bulbs, stored exceptional, which was given to in the Hotel, had been stolea. He the Macao Governor at Hong reported this to the Police, and Kong, may be judged from the re- also to Mrs. Cameron. The watch port which follows.'

man returned on the night of De The report extended to two cember 1st and was dismissed, column of translation from the Hong Kong newspapers.

The complainant denied whole story saying that he hud been employed with the Oriental Tobacco Factory for the last 20 years and had never been to Can- It was pointed out that defendant ton during that time. He added in her evidence had stated that that be did not know whether

black or white." when plaintiff, saw her on the night Canton was

The case was adjourned until of December 1st he ran away, and returned on December 3rd and de-to-morrow morning.

nanded his pay.

A Cordial Reception. The Republica Portugues is the organ of Senhor Barbosa's political

Following further cross-examina party and, as such, accorded the in its issue of December 2nd last. that when the case was first called report of the visit pride of placetion, in which it was pointed out

A $10,000 FINE-

A Chinese through passenger

labour.

A HABITUAL OFFENDER.-

It writes of the visits as "a cordial in the Court the compradore had from Swatow to Canton on the 8.8. the local police when the reception by Hong Kong." Refer-attended and consented to judg- Tacho was discovered to be in editorially:

he was not prepared to believe the by

steamer stopped at Hong Kong. He ring to Senhor Barbosa, it says, ment, his, Lordship remarked that possession of 520 tzels of raw opium

Our esteemed friend and compradora evidence. valued co-religionist, Senhor Evidence was also given by the was-charged before Mr. W. Scho Artur Tamagnini Barbosa, most American assistant manager of the field and was fined 810,000 with the distinguished among the superior Hotel that on two cicasions, once alternative of ten months' hard colonial officials who, for the at 8 p.m., and once at 11 p.m.. second time, with sound judgment, he found the plaintiff nodding, and uncommon intelligence and great apparently asleep, and on a third patriotic and republican devotion, occasion when he was returning to is exercising the authority of fret the hotel' the watchman came in magistrate in that Portuguese from somewhere outside. Colony in the Far East, found in:

The Judgment. Hong Kong on the part of the

His Lordship said that he found authorities and of the British, Portuguese and Chinese residents, for plaintiff. He commented that the compradore had attended the very kind and affecting recep. Court when the case was originally tion-unequivocal proof of the Senhor Tomagnini Barbosa, Gover

consideration and esteem which called and had consented to judg nor of Macao, at Hong Kong, was surround him and the justified ap-ment for the amount claimed, but hai. There are more than 8,000,000 characterised by a very kind recop

preciation which is held there of that he (His Lordship) had not his work in the administration of entered an order to that effect be cause he was not quite sure of what Chinese in various parts of the tion accorded to the representative

"Macao."

authority the compradore had world, and the Nanking Govern-of Portugal.on the occasion of his

Concluding, His Lordship said he ment under Chiang Kai Shek isvisit to the Governor of the English Colony, Bir Cecil Clementi. Our

The Catholic organ- Voz-dedid not find there was any ground trying to do something for them. illustration showe Sir Cecil Cle- Professor Chung is only giving part menti in the act of introducing voted considerable space to a report far the suramary dismissal of plain

English dailies. It writes in glow. pradore's evidence. He entered Mr. J. A. Gordon Leask appear- of his time to the Bureau, his other Senhor Tamagnini Barbora to the compiled from the Hong Kong tiff, and he did not accept the com-

high military and civil oficiale."

ing terms of what it describes as judgment for plaintiff, for $25 wages ed for the first defendant and Mr. duties including responsibility for

Another Oporto journal is 0 Com-Senhor Barbosa's enthusiastic re- from October 18th to November Duncan McCallum was for the The case was again, adjourned the fancial affairs of the Univermectin and, as its name implies, re- ception" and refers to Macao as 15th $16.82 wages from November fifth recized

tik-this afternoo sity which in these days in quite presents commercial interest in the advance sentinel of the Portu-15th to December 3rd, and $25 in

(Continued on next Volumn.) guess colonial empire"

lieu of notice, a total of $65.82 full time job.

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datholic Opinion.

Charged with entering & shop at No. 3 Waterloo Road with feloni ous intents-Chinese was given two months' hard labour by Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magis tracy after the Police record had show that the defendant was a banishes from Bangoon and that wo less than even convictions had been registered against him there. THE TRIAD SOCIETY CASE betwee

Further evidence was taken be fore Major C. Willson in the case in which fifteen Chinese are charged with being connected with a triad society.

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