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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

LETTERS ON LEAVE.

I.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11th, 1928..

“THE CITY THAT JUST MISSED THE 'BUS,

[AT SINGAPORE, ]

I am

not coming back to Heng | actions. I did not see any Euro- Kong any more. I am going to pean police patrol-traffic sergeants remove all my clothes, and climb on motorcycle combinations I mean a tree in the Botanical Gardons at-bus they may exist. If they do, Singapore and exist simply But they are not as good at their job as our men are, or people wouldn't bog habitually,

BETTER PROSPECTS IN KIANGSI.

CHINESE ANXIOUS FOR KULING TO RE-OPEN.

BANDITS THE CHIEF TROUBLE.

KIUKIANO, March 30th. The present Kiangsi. Governor, Chu Pei Teh, seems a good man.. | beautifully with the monkeys. It is

but not over-etrong, in his control a lovely spot. There is, as a matter

of subordinates. Still, the bigger af fact, something extraordinarily Another point that strikes one is part of this fertile and wealthy pro- pleasing about Singapore. The the enormous number of cars, and vince has been enjoying peace. În whola place, barring of course the great volume of motor-traffic. the south there has been rather the business centre round Raffles This is a natural result of the (com- serious trouble with a Communist Square, looks as if it was built in paratively) great distances to be rising, but this seems now to he a park. The effect is the more covered. Lots of the bungalows are largely overcome, The cities of casily produced as turf seems to do five miles out. You can imagine Sinfeng and Yutu were both be wonderfully all over the place. The|how traffic would increase if you sieged for souie days, but held out long law-like expanses among the had five hundred people living at till soldiers arrived for their relief, wealth of tropical, vegetation are as Shek-0. The public vehicles are Hundreds of the Communists and roothing as they are delightful to many, and the railless trams are I robbers were killed and the suffer- the eye which has been sated with | should imagine a great success. But ing was great. Farmers were 'com. the more austere beauties of Hong I don't like their swarms of wasp-pelled to join them and then were Kong Singapore, before 7 a.m. and like buses, much smaller than punished, or shot, for so doing, after 5 p.m. is a delightful place, the original Koploon buses, which Wanan and Langebuan, north of But there ons rather comes to be simply buzz round the place. They Kanchow, suffered much, but are end of the advantages, speak ag go too fast. And there are too now relieved, the bandits having of course from a purely superficial | many

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SHANGHAI GAMBLING

ROOMS."

RAIDED BY FRENCH POLICE.

SHANGHAI, April 8th. About eo foreigners were" among view, To one who is used to the Implet omne forum

was looted and largely destroyed, those present" when the gambling extreme lack of space for building

the inhabitants fleeing. in many rooms situated above the Frenier due to the Hong Kong topography, It has always been drummed into cases, to Kanchow. The mission Cafe; 19 Avenue Edward VII, cor- the Singapore builders seem to have me by writers to the press-that premises in these cities. Roman ner of Rue Monteban, were raided rioted, over a couple of counties. complete bliss is only found in cities Catholic and Protestant, were derby & squad of eight French police That does not matter so much for which have Municipalities. Singa- troyed by firo, after being looted, detectives and 19 Chinese constables they appear to bave all the room poro has one. I wish the gentlemen and the same was done to many of on Wednesday night shortly before they require. But I venture to who complain of the Wanchai smells the bones of the rich. The move 11 o'clock. think that there are two snags in could breathe in the perfume of the ment does not seem to have been It is understood that the French It. The broad unoccupied spaces of river which drifts slowly beneath either anti-föreign or anti-Chris police made no attempt to detain jungly hillocks or swampy hollows a bridge two minutes from the tian, but anti-rich. Bandits have any of the foreigners, but merely must be a magnificent stronghold Europe Hotel. At least they told given trouble, too, right down the told them to take themselves off for the mosquitoes. And though me it was a river. But my nose western border of the province, elsewhere for the rest of the even. the authorities are working des assures me that it is really the especially in Yungain and Yuan- ing after having taken their names. perately on the malaria question] main drain of the town;

chow. In north-east Kiangsi, Iyang!

Three unregistered foreigners, a they have a tremendous task before No doubt it is my parochial pride and the adjoining district of Huco Pole, & Brazilian and a Russian, them, which would have been much in our own Colony that leads me to feng, suffered much, but have also, who appeared to have some conate easier and cheaper, had the expan- take this undoubtedly gloomy but we hear, been relieved by troops tion with the management of the sion of the town been more regular. admittedly superficial view of the from Nanchang..

place were taken in charge as were And that brings us to the second place. Let me hasten to say that Friendly To Foreigners. the nine, Chinese members of the snag. I cannot believe that a town-there are many redeeming pointL Foreign, men travel now in most staff. planning committee has laid out the Most of the bungalow residences parts of the provinces, ääd quite a

A large sum of money was con- whole place. If they have, it is are delightful. They manage to number have returned to the misfiscated to be held pending further. pretty clear either that the plan combino coolness and comfort of sion stations. Fassports are not.

investigations, and two roulette has not been conformed with, or living with the quaintness of issued to American or British ladies tables, two for themin de fer, ong else they started too late! They kind of Elizabethan type of vet, though some of them are inland for craps and two for chuck-a-luck have an expert now, I believe, but architecture, particularly pleasing without passports German, Swiss, were taken to the French central as he lives in Kuala Lumpur 1 find to the eye when viewed among their and Finnish ladies get passports

police station. the men I asked all a bit pessimistio beautiful gardens. The beautifully without difficulty. as to his real use to the Crown Colony.

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"ONLY AN ALTERCATION."

PICKPOCKET'S UNAVAILING

EXCUSE.

"monkey

A Chinese pickpocket caught red- handed in the act of lifting a purse, suavely turned round to his accuser and cald that whatever little. "tif". they might have had could easily be settled at the Police Station. and that it was too ridiculous to create a scche in the public streets:

It appeared that raudeville" was going on at the The Chinese Recreation Ground. victim was deeply interested in watching the performing creatures, when he felt a tug at his pocket. He seized hold of an erring hand and found that his purse was al- ready half way out of his pocket. He accused the man whose hand. he bad seized of larceny, but the plausible rascal told the gazing public that they were only settling" an ancient grudge they had against each other, and that the matter could be fixed up at the Police Station.

He insisted on drugging his E- cuser to the station, but on the way they met a district watchman, and when the story was told, the watchman placed the accused under.

arrest.

After the visit of the police no' fine turf gives them a tremendous seldom asked for their passports.

The matter was thrashed out st pull in laying out their grounds to and the people, generally, are as one was allowed to enter the rooms,

the Central Magistracy yesterday advantage..

friendly as ever.

but an interesting aspect of the in-morning, and Major C. Willson, found that the evidence was ob

accused. He passed sentence of six weeks' hard labour.

The people too seem most cheery

*HOTELS..

ANNUAL REPORT,

The annual meeting of the share:

The report of the directors to be presented states.

Those who were arrested will ap- pear in the French Mixed Court after the police have finished with their investigations.-North China

HEALTH BULLETIN OF EASTERN PORTS.

The Health Bulletin of Eastern

31et atales

"PRESIDENT. MADISON'

PASSENGERS.

The American Mait Liner Preal dent Madison left Hong Kong

There were

yesterday at noon with a capacity booking of both first class and steerage passengers. over 150 fret class and 600 stearage passengers on board of which 88 and 14% respectively were from Hong Kong.

Among the passengers were:- Mr. G. L. Dairns, who is connected with the Standard Oil Co. in Swa tow returning to the United States on furlough Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wilbur, head of the Wilbur players,

Miss Myra Chan, Miss Esther who are going to Shanghai, with the other members of the party;

Chan, and Miss Pansy Chan, local residents on a pleasure trip to the North; Mr. A. O. Glass who is con nected with the Standard Oil Co. i Haiphong, returning to the United States, on vacation; Mr. Wing D. Wong, manager of the.. China Travel Service, who is re- turning to Shanghai after opening a Branch Office

Euling is slowly increasing incident was that most of the usual ed on a board. And then, someone and hospitable to the stranger foreign population, and there seems patron's of the resort got wind of cut up the board into a jig-saw within their gates. I am told times good prospect of it being open, as the affair and discreetly absented viously sufficient to convict the

themselves that evening. puzzle and dropped the bits casually are very bad and that entertaining of old, during the coming summer,

the landscape. And they and amusements generally, save The local Chinese, coolies, mor This is the second raid of similar built it as it fell It may be said games, have been greatly reduced. chants and pedlars; all desire this.kind carried out by the French it doesn't matter much, owing to But they have a delightful Cricket Kiukiang has had two fires, repolice who also closed up a gam the wealth of open ground at dis Club with a most wonderful wicket.cently, on the main Chinese street, bling resort in the Avenue Edward posal. But it must lead-and has The Secretary mast, courteously let near the old Concession. Trade is VII situated over the Palais Café, fed-to a most awkward arrange-me walk over its sacred surface, improving, the railway open, and in November, 1025,--| ment of roads and a profusion of cepecially the patch which had been general conditions approaching difficult "Circi where about five treated with the famous Aus- normal.-Y.-C. Daily News, big arteries of traffic converge at tralian "bulli "1⁄2 soil" It looks casual angles. Once again the horrible, as a network of fine cracks authorities seem to have awoken to covers the face of the pitch. But HONG KONG & SHANGHAI | Daily Nere, the danger too late. It is clear the ball never gets up above stump- that they are making strenuous high and it plays perfectly through efforts to tackle it. The traffic con- four long innings. MacCartney stables are pretty good at their work taid it was the equal of any wicket; and he soon as our C.S.P. sees the in Sydney-and that means in the beautiful semaphore arms they have world. And when I thought of our attached to their backs, I will wager grass-I can't call it turf-holders of the Hong Kong and Ports for the week ending March be will be after, them. It looks sobbed heavily upon the Secretary's Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., will be held comic at first. Do you remember shoulder. (He. is groundsman toont Exchange Building to-morrow the finale of Iolanthe when Private by the way.) However, I recovered (Thursday) at noon. Willis (and the rest) suddenly sufficiently to advance the theory. sprout wings They look just like that it might not be really good that But it is distinctly a good for one's batting Witness last egg,

The trouble is though that the Another paint that struck me was drivers have absolutely got out of the varied nomenclature of the hand in the past. They drive at drinks. When they asked me the 4 tremendous speed, and as a rule usual question, I said in my coarse very badly. The day before we and common Hong Kong way I for interest on loans and mort arrived & European was charged bave a whiskey-soda." The next with causing death by a rash man had a whiskey suku," the act," and the Coroner's jury found next a stingah" and the fourthed as follows:To transfer to geb- against him. Nevertheless the very "Yet they were not four to construction and development next day a bad collision occurred in drinks but one drink-varying only reserve, $300,000; to carry forward which a woman was killed and a in volume and strength. Well, it to new account, 878,310.85.

Mr. B. Lander Lewis resigned European has been detained on a tastes the same, anyway.

from the Board of Directors on similar charge.

I hope this won't get into the bis leaving the Colony Sir Elly The form of this charge is rather Singapore papers. Nothing is more Kadoorie was subsequently appoint. interesting. They don't have man- addening than to have some ed to a seat on the Board and his Pas appointment requires your coafirma. slaughter as I believe the legislation darned fool spending twenty-four appo MrJ. Scott Harston retires is based on the Indian Penal Code hours in one's city and then writing by rotation, but being eligible, offers

about it, unless the subject matter himself for re-election. Anyway it seems that evidence is entirely of an eulogistic nature. The accounts for the year under which would procure a conviction But let them be comforted. It is review have been audited by in Singapore for causing death an excellent place and there is a Messrs. Percy Smith, Beth & Flem lot of history making there at pre-ing, who are eligible and offer them by rash act would procure a sent. It is a great thing to be en selves for re-election. The accounts verdict of manslaughter in Hong Empire Builder. It is a greater to of the Shanghai branch have been Kong But they have also the know how to manage two small oudited by Messrs Thomson & Co.

children on a tropical voyage bodily harm by a rash act, which I go to bath my email son. Bless seems useful, and I imagine must you all." zave a certain amount of ċivil

varlant

of causing grievous.

November.

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VACUUS VIATOR.

The profit on working account for the year, 1827 amounted to $1,100,559,43,7

The balance at credit of pront and lose account (including the sum of 50%, 789.45 brought forward from the previous year), after providing

ages, depreciation, insurance, etc.. amounted to 8878,310.65, which the Directors recommend be apportion-

eral reserve,-8500,000 to transfer

who do not seek re-election as auditors, they having accepted the sppointment of accountants to the Company in Shanghai,

week

Plague. Suez: 7 cases, 3 deaths. Aden: 151 eaees, 134 deaths. Baesein: 7 deaths... Bombay: 25 deaths. Rangoon 5 deaths. Colombo: 4 cases, 2 deaths, Cheribon 2 infected rats. Sourahais: 1 case, 1 death Bangkok: I case, 1 death. Bagdad: 2 deaths. For ending March 24th).

Cholera.. Bassein 25 deaths. Bombay: 1 death.. Calcutta 114 deaths. Madras: 1 death.. Rangoon: 6 deaths. Saigon 21 cases; 12 deaths, Bangkok 16 cases," 12 deaths, Canton I case: I death.

Small-pox. Mombaesa: I case. Stez: 1 caženka, Bombay: 62 cases, 36 deaths. Calcutta 43 cases, 33 deaths. Cochin: 1 ease, b Madras 46 cases, 8 deaths, Monimein: 4 cases. Rangoon: 92 cases. Tuticorin: 1 case, death." Vizagapatam: 3 cases.; dodat Pondicherry cases, & deathe. Bandjermasin 1 case, 1 death. Shanghai: a deaths. Conton's 2 casse, Makden 1 cute. Dairen: 4 cases.

Shimonoseki: 1 case

in Hong Kong,

| Mre. V. Clameck and Mim Thelma Clumeek, prominent residents of Singapore who are travelling to the United States; Mrs. C. H. Benson, wife of the General Manager of the American Express Co. in Hong Kong, travelling to Shanghai."

4 PRESIDENT PIERCE "

PASSENGERS.

Among the passengers arriving at. Hong Kong yesterday by the Pre- sident Picrez wore:-Mr. Max Basker factory representative of Honolulu, en annual business trip to the Orient Mr. D. L. Moss, president of Messrs. David L. How Company, importers and exporters.. of New York, on a business trip to Hong Kong and Canton; Mr. John Smith, of Mesere. Jardine, Mathe- son, returning from a businem trip to Shanghai, Mr. B... O Solomon, a Standard Oil official, returning from a holiday trip to the States, accompanied by Mrs. Solomon; Mr. T 6. M. Terrace, architect of Shanghai, on a business trip to Canton.