1928-03-07 — Page 5

Page

AMNESTY FOR KWANGTUNG

-OUTLAWS.

CANTON GOVERNMENT'S OFFER.

REDS STILL WORKING UNDER- GROUND?

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT)

THE SHANTUNG

FAMINE:

PEOPLE EATING GRASS AND LEAVES.

RESULT OF CROP FAILURE NOT CIVIL WAR,

PIXING, Feb. 94th, Even owners of 100 man of land are compoiled to beg becaues of famine conditions in western Shan- tung, is reported from reliable

The Commander-in-Chief of the Sth Army, who is charged with the task of bandit and piracy sup- | sources by one correspondent of pression, has issued a notification the China International Famine that bandits and pirates who volms Relief Commission. tarily surrender themselves and Tree-leaves, grass, woods and their arms, either individually or as cotton seeds are used in place of gangs," will be pardoned and paid feed grain; chairs, tables, ele, are for their arms. They will be per sold to keep their owners from mitted either to return to their starving; girl had to be sold or native villages or to join the army,

given away lest they die, and that This poky has met with a good the condition is due to complete deal of criticism and it has been crop failure, not to military oppres pointed out that it has often been sion, are points touched upon by tried and proved a failure in the the report received at the Head past. The Government is no doubt Office of the C.L.F.R.C. this mor taking oriek, but evidently feeling. Passages of the original re that the army is sufficiently Soyal port follow and well disciplined to, abeorb. this very raw material without i effecta.

Three of the officers who took part in the recent campaign against

are

Chiu.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7th, 1928.

THE INFANTS' MORTGAGE CASE

MR. JENKIN CONCLUDES HIS ADDRESS.

DEFENCE OF THE INTERPRETER.

QUESTION OF A NEW TRIAL.

The Appeal before the Full Court against a decision of Mr. Justice J. R. Wood was continued yesterday. The cam is that in" which Loo Kwong Lam and Loo Kwong Hin, who have become parties to a $400,000 mortgage on their late father's estate are seek- ing relief as infants.

Mr. Eldon Potter, K.O., and Mr. H. G. Sheldon are appear- ing for the appellants, while Mr. F. C. Jenkin ja for the respond- ents, the mortgagees of the property.

Yesterday the Court at late to enable Mr. F. C. Jenkin to concluded his address, in which he severely criticised the evidence of the plaintifs, and defended the action of the interpretst Soong. He criticised the delay in taking any action with regard to a possible new feial.

The case is expected to conclude to-day. Mr. F. C. Jenkin, continuing his address yesterday morning, dealt with the three documents, that have fgured prominently in the case the mortgage, the assignment and "He reports that they invest the release. He stated that these gated 43 villages to the West and documents were interdependent and North-west of Lintsing, none of might virtually be treated as one them more than 30 l from Linting document. The execution of each

It was in fact clear that at the time fexcention everyone thought that these two plaintifs were of age, as in the other eare it would be a perilous thing to make such a settlement, and all the trustees wished to settle once for all.

Interpretation of Documents, On Hin's admission the time taken

ESTIMATES OF SANITARY BOARD

COMMITTEE APPOINTED FOR NEXT TEAR

KOWLOON'S NEW MARKET.

At yesterday's Sanitary Board. meeting. Dra W. V. M. Koch, and 8. W. To were appointed as the committee to consider the ertinantes of the Sanitary Department for next year.

The other matters before the Board ware of a routins mature. It was stated that a new market would be opened in Kowloon City. and that preference in the alloen- tion of the stalls would be given to 65 stall-holders who had held stalls in the temporary mat-shrde. Should any one of them not apply for a stall, it would be auctioned in the usual way.

The hours of business for the

marketa at Cheung Sha Wan, Kow- loan City and To Kwa Wan were fixed at 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. dully,

Those present at the meeting were 3. W. J. Carrie (President), Mr. J. Watson (Secretary) Mr. J. P

Pope (M.O.H.)}, Mr. Wong Kwong

the 4th Army under Chang Fat Fui city. He mentions two villages, as } document depended on the execu over the documents on February Braga, Dr. S. C. Ho, Dr. G. W.

to be promoted to Major. being especially bad,-Hsiao. Hei Lition of the other two. He suggested 10th was four hours, from 11 to 3. Chuang and Ta Hei Chuang. In that it was clear on the evidence Obriously all this time was not Generals. They are Chon Cheung both of these places people are that both plaintiffs must have under-cupied with the appending of Tin, Dr. S. W. Tao, Dr. W. V. X. Po, Li do Chi, and Yun Ying reduced to eating the leaves from stood the nature of the documents.

Koch and Col., Bostock. The Bureau of Labour and the trees, grass, and weeds. Those Agriculture is appointing eight who are a little better off are cat Complete Ignorance...... labour inspectors to watch labouring cotton reed, but there are few who can get the latter. In Heino unions and demonstrations and to prevent the return of Bolheriat Hai Li Chuang, the homes are bare few labour People have sold chairs, tables, and influence, Only. unions are still recognized in Canal they have to keep from starving. ton, and the Authorities are keep People with anywhere. from 20 to 80 mau of land are starving along ing a sharp eye on there. There plenty to suggest that the Reds" with the rest. The condition is due have by no means given up the to complete failure of crope, not

to military oppression. etruggle in Canton, and that they are trying to take arivantage of the co-called "anti labour policy

+

signatures. It was clear on the evidence, Mr. Jenkin submitted, In the box both plaintiffs took that the mortgage was interpreted the line that they knew nothing of to the six brothers. All three docu any documents, but the mortgage, ments contained a statement signed but Inter they were forced to con- by T. L. Soong that they had been less to a far greater knowledge. interpreted. What possible motive Lam, from his evidence, was pretty could be put forward of the non- well alive to the state of the pro-interpretation of the other two perty and had knowledge of the documents Mr. Jenkin suggested prior mortgage of $150,000. Also he that it was impossible to say that had managed his own property in the judgment on this paint was un- Macao and had mortgaged and sold supported by evidence. it.. He admitted that documenta

He was fully alive to his rights and the best means of advancing them.

ST. STEPHEN'S BOYS'

COLLEGE.

PROPOSED BUILDINGS AT “STANLEY 1

PLANS BEING PREPARED,

of Generna Li Tsai Hsin to rally five- are left, all, the rest having had to be executed in these deals. ed. Mr. Jenkin stated that the final Plans are at present being pre-'|

the dissatisfied elements. It is a perilous game for the Government is in no mood to deal lightly with the would-be disturbers.

CENTRAL BANK NOTES ACCEPTED FOR TAX ARREARS.

One of the means being adopt ed to restore the valus of the Cen tral Bank of China notes is the

"In Ts Hei Ciruang, a village of some afty families only four or left and become beggars due to their livelihood being gone. People who had 80 and, 100 mau of land are beggars like the rest.

At Hung Kuan Ying only 10 s out of Linting city in one family that the investigator mentioned they are trying to either sell or give away two girls because they have no means of supporting them. He said that, in many cases, children were being sold or given

Necessary To Settlement. Lam stated that he did not know about the deed of relete or the fact of release of trustees. He knew that Inland Lot 7 became their property, but did not know that the deed was necessary or had been executed. He only saw the release when he signed it, and then he did not look through it. He realized

So far as the release was concern draft had been sent to Messrs. Hastings, Dennys & Bowley's office, and might have been used for the interpretation or alternatively there was no evidence to show that all the signatures were appended in lessrs. Wilkinson & Grist's office, the actual release sight have been sent to Messrs. Hasting's office for some signatures.

pared for the erection of-noy School building for the St. Stephen's Boys' College at Stanley. Details of the building are not available at present but it is under- stood that work will commence as soon as the plans have been passed. by the Government

The will include extensive The Attack On Seong play grounds, and us the Scheer ve so close to Tytam Bay, swimming upon Soong was based facilities will be provided. P

The attack

acceptance of these notes at par way because the parents had no that it was necessary to the settle mainly upon the fact of the 10 per The old St. Stephen College for payment of at least seven probfie other way of keeping them from ment, but did not know its actual cent commission, but this was hard buikking was demolished in 1924

THE "ENTENTE" WITH HONG KONG.

starving."

IMMIGRANTS AGAIN MOVING.

On An Unprecedented Scale.. A copy to hand of the M.-C. Daily Neirs states:-

dues provided that they are paid

Ar during the current month. rears in farm land taxes up to end of 1926 may be paid in these notes. Other arrears for which notes are accepted include sandfield rentals, the purchase money for monopoly trades, debtore to the Government, and unpaid war levies, Fugitive Since the conclusion of the China officials and other public servants New Year holidays, refugees from who have embezzled public funds, Shantung again are escaping into and for whose arrests general war Manchuria by way of Dairea. Dur- rants have been issued, may puring the past few days, no fewer thate immunity by returning the than 3,230 coolies, accompanied by amount stolen, the noter being their families, landed at the South acepted at face value. Some Manchurian port from Tangtuo, $30,000,000 worth of poles are wow Chefoo, and Lungkow, it is fully in circulation.

expected that the influx of refugees from Shantung and Chihli into Manchuris will show no abatement this year, and that, if something does not alter the present state of Quite a number of important and affairs in Shanung for the better, interesting events take place in 1928 probably will be more remark Canton between March 8th to 13th.able than the previous 12 months n On the 8th, the Chinees Women's respect of this great migratory Club will serve Women's Day movement. Most of the people who an international baiday to em- have escaped so far from Shantung and. Chiaki are peasants who have the rights of women. phasize There will be a large gathering at suffered tremendously from adversa the Sun Yat Sen University at weather conditions and the depre. noor, and many woman organizadations of the authorities and the tions and girl students will attend soldiery, w The several nationalities among Dificulty Of Finding Employment. the foreign community of Canton

Great difficulty is being experi have formed an

enced in Manchuria, particularly Women's Club, and they have en- gaged a special apartment at theen the north, in finding employment Chinese Y.M.C.A for their activi for, the immigrants. It is true the tics. A number of Chinese Indies railways, especially the South Man- ato also members of this club. The churis and Chinese Eastern lines, 9th, 10th, and 11th will see the vertheless, at the present time, have taken care of a great many; visit of the Governor of Hong Kong the supply of coolie and farm

Internatioanl

purpose.

Ir fair. Soong had retired and was The Younger Brother. living in a state of affluence. He Hin the younger brother, also was not a person who went seeking managed his own property in Macao, out people whose claims he could yet he maintained that he did not advance, but a man who was sought know what the documents were out himself. In this instanca he and only found out about the mort worked for the brothers for nine gage in the car from Soong's house. months and he asked for a 10 per There were inconsistencies in the cent commission not knowing what knowledge of these two brothers, would be the total amount recovered who seem to have worked in much from the trustees. Looked at dis close co-operation. Hin know that passionately it was quite wrong to there must be a release of the ray that Soong was a roguo. trustees, which Lam did not, but The Position Of Boong. knew nothing of the prior mortgage, of which Lam knew particulars. Further, when Soong gave them copies of the deed of assignment a few days later Hin realised what it was, but Lam did not discover until ten months later when he saw Mr. Brutton.

All Essentials Known. -- The brothers were not "keeping these young men in the dark. The second mortgage of $100,000 was ex- plained fully to them, which made it probable that other things were explained as well, gl

The general tenor of Mr. David- son's evidence was that Soong was no longer engaged by the firm, hat was accepted by him as acting for brothers. Soong was acting as their the plaintiffs and the whole six accredited agent

This last remark drew & protest from Mr. Potter, who stated that Soong was acting merely as inter preter, and Sir H. C. Gollan stated that it was not open to Mr. Jenkin to present a new case.

and the school haa since then oc cupied the residential quarters at Prospect Place; but the latter buildings have in recent years proved too small to accommodate the increasing number of pupils and the proposed buildings at Stanley will supply a very real need

EXPENSIVE CURIOSITY,

INDIAN CONSTABLE FINED.

Before Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy yesterday morn ordered to pay the sum of 250 to ing P.C. Khushi Mahomed was

the owner of the car, which as a result of his meddling took a back- ward plunge into the Harbour on Sunday night. As previously narrated P., Khushi Mahomed came zeross an Overland Whippet parked outsile the Canton Wharf Representations Of Age. an Sunday night and as the driver In the office of Messrs. Hastings, bad left it he took the opportunity Mr. Jenkin suggested that it was Dennys & Bowley, the evidence as to to further his mechanical knowledge a fair sunimary on fact and the misrepresentation in Lam's case was and tampered with the gears Un evidence that these plaintiffs on their own evidence knew everything express argued Mr. Jenkin, while fortunately, his foot must have come in connection with the settlement, with Hin there was passive miere in contact with the electric starter except that in fact they had execut presentation, as by his silence he and as the car had been left in the ed & debd of release and an assign was as much a representor as Lam.gear, the machine took a backward ment. There was nothing of in. Mr. Potter here objected, saying plunge into the Harbour. portance that was not known to the that he could only fight a case in plaintiffs and he asked their Lord the Court of Appeal which had been ships to agree with the finding of made in the Court below, and his the learned trial judge

Disability Of Ags.

objection was upheld-

.i

as the agreement was not with the plaintiffs alone, but with all the six brothers. Howeve

- The New Trial,

to Canton," and on the 12th, the Tabour, exceeds the demand, the age of 21 on February 5th, Bowley's office on February 10th | Turning to the second part of the

Nationalists will obscrve the an- niversary of the death of Dr. Sun Vat Ben.

*TO"

when the question was expressly asked as to the majority of the six mortgagors.

Further Objections

Mr Jenkin submitted that he was entitled to rely on the silence of By Chinese reckoning Lam reach-Hin in Messra Hastings, Dennys & The immigrants generally, how- ever, have fared better in the Three 1924, but in June of that year Soong

motion, the possible request for a Canton has recently had the plea asteru Province than in their asked his age and told him that

new trial, Mr. Jenkin stated that hame provinces. While they are he could not take part in proceed

the burden of complaint was that sure of seeing many signs of a

appellants counsel did not know revival of Anglo-Chinese friendship. not free from taxation and various ings in the Hong Kong courts. In On February 9th, the Provincial forms of squeeze, yet they are given the action against the trustees After dealing with other cases of what was originally in the judgment. Administrative Council entertained more or less of a chance to breathe, differentiation was made between alleged misrepresentation of age, The reference to Leung was, how the foreign consul body when whereas in Shantung and Chibli, Lam and his brothers owing to his Mr. Jenkin came to the represents ever, merely additional for the Mr. J. Brenan, Acting British between Chung Trung Cheng and minority, and it was incondeixahle tion to Mr. Blake la the special learned fudge had stated that Leung Consul-General, epoke in vers Chu Yu Pu, they have been held in that Tam who was of a very in circumstances the non-communica or no he would have found that complimentary terms of the Canton strengle-hold and made to surenquisitive nature, did not sad out tion of the asserted majority by the the plaintiffs misrepresented their Administration, and especially of der every dollar they posted to why Further both plaintiffs must plaintiffs would bo, in accordance age Marshal Li Tear Hein. On Febru help these two warlords to carry have known that any question of with the practice between solicitors, The protest was based on a letter Chu Yu Fu has invented a coming of age must refer to the and would be tantamount to com- trom Mr. Blake sitten in Novem ary 11th, the British Government

sold of capital levy and Chang English reckoning, and by.

munication, ber, 1027, after the surrendered the leasehold on the Tsung Chang is said to be folowing reckoning the age was 10. itioned another objection from ment and delivered, bas saat in fact Hin is anid to have told Soong her Potter, which was upheid, that took place, happened before the former British Consulate for the suita

Some Startling Figures. was 21 by Chinese reckoning, which very moderate sum of $105,000 As

The fact that this interview had a further mark of goodwill, the first AB these things have caused such are he reached on January 25th, this was in effect another youre judgment was delivered and immed

the particulars and full

taken place," stated Mr. Jenkin, meeting of the Reconstruction Coma igratory movement as never has 1925. He admitted having heard the sentation, which was not stated in ate action should have been taken Reasons Of Representations, was known to the leading counsel, mission of Canton will be held in been seen before in modern annals expressions" of age the former British Consulate Sir In 1900 the population of Manage but understood by them only

It was alleged that Boong had Mr. Potter, before the judgment Cecil Clementi, KCMG the churia was computed roughly at mature, while he thought that Governor of Eng Kom when 19,000,000 and this figure grew slow infant" meant someone very n motive in concealing the fact that for I told him myself. If the com the plaintiffs were not of age. As a plaint were merely that the inter- viting Canton will pay a visit to ly until 1920, but during the past small. We

What Motive matter of fact it was far more likely view had taken place, action ought this buildingFrom February 23rd four or five years the migratory onward Bir Hilee M Lampson, movement has been growing by Both maintain that although that the plaintifs were in argent to have been taken inmediatelyaf Britistu Minister at Peking, spent leaps and bouda, until at present, Boong on two separate occasions Bood of money and so concealed it the complaint were of modificat four days in Canton, then there has according to reliable: Bgures, the specifically asked them their ages, themselves. It was in evidence that of the judgment, there was no been the recent visit of Marshal population of Mandruzie exceeds they first learnt of their disability Lam borrow 900 from Goong, and dence that this in fact was to L Trail Hein Commissioner Cru 22,000,000. On the other hand, the in August, 1925, from Mr. Lyson, he had spent the proceeds of his appealed to their Lordships not Chao Hein and others to the population of Shantung hus de Yet unless some motive could be property in Macao-Op the other put the parties to the expense of a Governar of Hoop Canton creased tremendously. In 1885, assigned to Boong it was inconceis hand, if the plaintifs had been new trial unless they were satisfied is now looking forward to the Shantung boasted a population of able that he should not have ex classed as infante, Soong could have that there was very good reason. return vist of the Governor of 28,500,000. At the present time, it plained their inability to we owing got his 10 per cent. just the same, The esse will be continued at-10.30.

is no more tra 30,803,245

to their disability in English law. (Continued on nezt Volumn). Hong Long

to-day:

tion

LANE, CRAWFORD'S

STORE & RESTAURANT

FOR

GENUINE OLD BLACKWOOD

LINCOLN, BENNETT HATS

HARTMANN TRUNKS

QUALITY

and.

SERVICE

WHITE HORSE WHISKY

PEEK FREAN BISCUITS

DUNHILL PIPES.

FULLER'S CHOCOLATE

ZIESS FIELD GLASSES

EXCHANGE BUILDING-DES VOEUX BOLD:

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

(AND, KEDUCED

The Viva-tonal Columbia

LIKE LIFE ITSELF

NEW CABINET AND CONSOLE MODELS RECEIVED

THE ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD.

IOR HOUSE ST.

TEL. C. 1322.

KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

THE WORLD ALMANAC AND BOOK OF

FACTS FOR 1928, Eated by B. H. LYMAN, *HANDBOOK OF TRAVEL-TALK."--

Being a collectionfequentior, phrases, and vocabularies in English, French, German and Italian. Intended to serve, PA. interpreter to English travellers abroad and foreigners in

REPARO RECONNAI

ON THE INVE

OF THE YEARS 1922-1923.

$2.00

$3.76

$28.00

and 167 Mastrations in the text, and 6 maps THE DAY AFTER TO-MORROW.

PHILIP GIBBS.

$5.66

What is going to happen to the world ?>

THE GREAT PHYSICISTS. By J. E. HART, PH.D. ........ $2.65

This is a broad and popalar survey of the chief Meps in the developerent of physical science from ancient days to the

D FROM CHAUCER TO

CAXTON

ENGLAND

*Ling English ollection of passages of literary interest illustrating

By H. S. BENNETT, YANKEE

life from the time of Chancer to the close of the mediterat

*MODERN FOUNDRY

EQUIPMENT

Profusely:

$4.50

AND

$13.50

MRS BEETON'S HINTS TO HOUSEWIVES $2,65 Ilustrated. With sections on Labour saving, shopping, honses t Potable service, servants' suguste,caties, and first sild,

work

THEL

LIFE OF

FE OF OSCAR WILDE, By B. B. 89ERA RD: $13:50 Illustrated with norteita, facemile letters and other dreumezis, ka "RABELAIS "THE

AND

PANTAGRUBL Transjaced froms Ans French bi

AND

6. C. ALLREA

The author, who was for several years, lecturer in Japanese Garemment College, has tried to interpres the civilization and the national character of Japan in the Ught of ki asperience and of h

"AVERAGE STHES

and of him stadjen ku this OPERA ACQERITET:

#PRISCIAN'S HEAD OF

BE WROTE AND SPOKE.

WILB

PETOMATICA.

TELEPHONYRE

A simple emanation of the ciremit aperation

A COLLECTION OF CHINESE COPPER COINS

BY BE JAMES STEWART LOCKHART, WAMEA

A charming work on numismatic. It should be of deep interest to all who are desirous of learning something of the history of the currency of China

$1.90

18.00

KELLY & WALSH, LTD.