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EXCITEMENT IN CANTON.

BUT NO "INCIDENT.”.

ELABORATE PRECAUTIONS BY GOVERNMENT.

POPULAR INDIGNATION AGAINST JAPAN.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT,]

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CANTON, May 11th. Canton has been entirely quiet and there has been, so far,

THE BRITISH LEGION.

ANNUAL MEETING WELL

ATTENDED..

UNOBTRUSIVE AND USEFUL WORK.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 12th, 1928.

"CHEER '0" YM.C.A.] A RECORD" HAUL.

CURRENCY IN CANTON.

RECOVERS AFTER A SLUMP.

MUNICIPAL "BANKNOTES IN DEMAND.

There was a satisfactory attend- anco of members of the British Legion (Hong Kong and China [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT,] Branch) at the seventh amani general meeting held in the board room of Mesers. Jardine, Matheson

& Co, Ltd., yesterday after Mr. A. Murdoch presided and was supported by Mr. A Piaroy (Honorary Secretary).

The report submitted at the meet.

trouble of any sort against either ing stated that the membership had the Japanese or any other for decreased during the year and a diguera. The Provincial Govern requcat was made that the members ment has been remarkably success bring to the notice of any ex-service ful in maintaining public order, the men and women who are not mem number of patrols having been in-bets the fact that there is a Branch creased and they are vigilantly guarding the streets and maloes day and night. All the city police have been especially "instructed by Tang Yin Wah, Polics Commis sioner of Canton, to give the fullest

protection

ta all the

of the Legion in the Colony. The chairman asked the members to help in getting in more members and he thought there were many eligible to join.

Illustrations of wreaths which

could be placed on any particular grave in Flanders by members who foreign desired to do so and photographs of | wreaths placed on the Cenotaph at

members.

CANTON, May 11th. Central Bank of Chins notes have auctuated considerably during the past law days in reaction to the present state of affairs in China. Until last Wednesday they had been quoted at between 75 to 78 per cent. of their face value. But following the anti-Japanese demonstration and parade on Tuesday they sud- denly slumped to 69 of 70 per cent. According to the bankers in Sap Sam Hong, the "Wall Street" of Canton, the sudden fall was due to a popular appröhension of some far reaching outcome of the demon strption. This unfounded fear was specially prevalent among the small merchants and the middle

NEW PREMISES NEARLY READY,

OFFICIAL OPENING BY HON.

W. T. SOUTHÖRN,

The "Cheer '0" (Y.M£CA) Club for Service men will move into its now home early next week The present premier having proved to be inconveniently small for this very popular institution, a part of the City Hall has been set aside for its activities. A portion of the library and museum has been wall fed off for the "Y.M." which has also been allotted the whole of the verandah facing the Cricket Ground and a large room under the library which will be used as a dining room.

The Social Room, Entering from Queen's Road to the cast of the main entrance to the City Hall the men will find themselves in a large bright room which was once part of the library. Da the right as they enter will be & room set aside for the lady

OPIUM,--PILLS AND "ARMS

IN A BOAT.

HEAVY SENTENCES FOR BOATMAN,

A. Chinese boatman of Cheung Sha Wan was charged before Mr.

the Central R. E. Lindsell at Magistracy, yesterday with being in possession of 100,000 heroin pille, 60 taels of prepared opium, and 16 leaders for Luger pistols.

Evidence of the discovery of the contraband on the defendant's boat was given by Chief Preventive Officer S. J. Clarke, k

The defendant stated that a Chinese hired his sampan to pro- ceed to a vessel in the harbour and on the way they mat another sam- han which threw the paroris into his beat. He was then ordered to row. to the shore and on arriving there the passenger gave him 20 cents and told him to wait. In the mean- time, revenue officers boarded his sampan.

vationals resident in Canton, par Home were placed before the classes, who rushed their bank. helpers and on the left the secre. had deliberately weed his boat for

ticularly the Japanese. The patrols worn further instructed to keep cioso watch on the rowdy elements; especially disguised Communists, and the outlaws who are always creating trouble. Special precau tionary measures have been adopted by the Canton Government to guard against friction with the Japanese residents in Canton,

Notwithstanding these precar tions and the fact that no ill feeling lins been shewn against any for eign nationala resident in Canton, nearly all the Japanese have left the city for Shameen or Hoog Kong. No Japanese have been seen in the streets since the orderly anti- Japanese demonstration of last Tuesday. A Naval wireless message statca that 03 a precautionary measure all the Japanese resident in Canton had been instructed to move out of the city. The message was worded as follows:

(NAVAL WIRELESS.)..

CANTON, May 10th, Japanese residents of Canton have been instructed to evacuate as a precautionary measure. The City is quiet.

The Canton Government has, how. ever, issued me such instructions. and it is thought here that the message must have come from the Kanzo Morita, the Japanese Consul General at. Shameen.

MEETINGS. THROUGHOUT

Thanks were expressed to-Miss Daisy O'Keefe for a donation of ac, which had been remitted Home, and for the donations from the Hong Kong Jockey Club and the Roxing Association, added to which was the annual interest from the Late Sir Paul Chater's fund.

G. T. Waldegrave seconded the Chairman's proposal that the accounts be adopted and this was carried

The Rev.

Col. Hayley Bell mentioned that the muccess of the Poppy Day effort was greatly due to the work done by Mr. Piercy, as Mr. Leask served the thanks of the members was in hospital. Mr. Piercy de for his services.

Existence Not Known. 1. One member remarked that be had been a member of the Legion at Homo and since he arrived here he was not aware that there was a local branch until he saw the announcement of the meeting in the newspapers. He thought that some- thing should be done to make the Branch more widely known and to get on the membership list these who were eligible to joth.

"Another member said that a lady had also seen the announcement for the first time and she had expressed

desire to be present at the meet ing

The chairman said that the local Branch carried on their work quiet. ly and their sole aim was to assist in the Poppy Day drive and the relief of the distressed. They had Club where ex-service people could gather, but the E.A.S.M.A. Club offered such facilities and at tended to the social side.

notes to the money - changers and the market was soon flooded, result- ing in a slump of the value of the notes...

tary's room. A buffet has been Ferected just inside the entrance st which tickets for meals, etc., can be purchased. This room will be the social meeting place; small) But since yesterday the banknotes tables and chairs will be provided have partly recovered and are now

and a buffet for tes and light re- quoted at 73 cents to the dollar.rices were such happy feature of freshments. The ladies whose ser

To-day's quotation is between 74 the old Cheer O will continue and 75 cents to the dollar.

their ministrations here. There is They

a email platform at one end of the are expected to regain their pre- room for concert performers, and vious vaine within a day or two.

dances and whist drives will she This rapid recovery has been due be held there. to the fact that no trouble has the public demonstration against the arisen in Canton in connection with

Japanese Government and also that

The Library.

Passing onto the wide verandan, Y.M.C.A. library which has bee there opens another door into the

made by cutting off part of the

Kemarking that the defendaat muggling drugs, the Magistrate imposed "Anes of $9,000 or three months hard labour for possession of the pills, and $4,000 or six months' imprisonment for posses sion of the opium, the sentences to run consecutively.

possession of the pistol loaders.

Major Willson sat with Mr. Land- sell to deal with the charge of

C.P.O. Clarke, stated that the Brus were found in a bag in the hold of the sampan. From the state of the bag and the rusty con dition of the loaders, was evident that they had been submerged in water..

Defendant repeated his previous story regarding the unknowa pas

songer,

The Magistrates sentenced the defendant to two YOLIB' hard

as soon as the banknotes fell in eastern end of the City Hall labour in addition to the sentences

library. The book shelves which value many shrewd speculators took stood between the windows of this advantage of the situation to buy portion have been turned round and up a huge amount, thus again input back into the room so as to allow for quite a good eized library creasing the demand.

for the Service men.

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It has been the policy of the Pro- vincial Administration to bring the depreciated notes up to face value by constantly

diminishing the amount in circulation. The latest figures show that 88,500,000 of notes have already been withdrawn and stored in the vaults of the Central Bank of China. According to KWANGTUNG.

Canton finance experts the present amount of notes in circulation is Anti-Japanese feeling is spread

still over $10,000,000 of this about ing like wild fire throughout

$4,000,000 is in Canton while the Kwangtung. Following the may

rest is distributed throughout demonstration on Tuesday, public

Kwangtung. The present rate of meetings of a similar nature have

withdrawal from circulation is about been and are being held, in nearly'

A vote of thanks was proposed 848,000 per day. The Provincial every town and city of the Pro-to the Chairman by the Rev. Walde Government is anticipating that vince. The people in Toyshan City, grave at the close of the meeting, this method of withdrawal, coupled Kongmoon, Kiukiang, Chen Tsoon,

Election Of Officers,

with the acceptance by the Govern Sun Woi and many other places in The following officers.

meat of 80 per cent silver coins the interior of Kwangtung are hold elected:-

and 20 per cent. banknotes in pay ing public meetings, passing resolu.

President: Lient-Col. G. Kment of taxes and revenues, will tions and relentlessly denouncing Hall Brutton. Chairman: Mr. A.

see the notes at their face value the Japanese Government for ila Murdoch. Committee: Col. Hayley within two or three months.

gunboat policy" of intimidation Bell, Col. T. W. Robertson, Rev. G. io China. Patriotic orations were T, Waldegrave, Mrs. Bond, Mr. G. delivered at these mass gatherings, W. Sewell, Lieut-Col. L. G. Bird and great hostility, and resent D.S.C., Mr. H. W. Moon and Mr. ment, against the Japanese Tanaka L. C. F. Bellamy. Hon. Auditor: Government were shown.

Mr. A. Ritchie.

xia

STUDENTS ACTIVE.

were

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The Dining Room,

A newly constructed flight of steps leads down from the veran dan to the new dining room, a semi- basement whose windows: jook ont. on the Cricket Club ground. There are good sized kitchens attached and here meals, including grills,

boya" This underground room etc., will be served by Chinese

a particularly cool and the chemo of decoration will make it very attractive. Bright pictures are to be hung on the walls, which with lamp shades and curtains will make it extremely cosy at night. it is possible that, if funds admit, and there is found to be room, a couple of billiard tables may be put down at the further end of the

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dining room.

Official Opening.

It is hoped that the new pre- mises will be open to Service men by Wednesday of next week (May 16th). The furniture and ättings will be arranged on Monday and The notes of the Municipal Bank Tuesday. Work on the building have been freely circulating in has been somewhat delayed and it Canton at par value and people was found impossible to have all scem to place full confidence on completed in time for His Excel nominations of 85, $10, $20, 800, fore he went on leave. It has now them. They are issued in de-lency the Governge to open it be

and 8100 and are accepted by the been announced, however, that His Municipal Government as legal Excellency the Officer Administer tender. In fact all the municipal ing the Government (the Hon. Mr. taxes have to be paid to the Cor-W. T. Bonthorn) has kindly con-

notes. On account of this there has ing ceremony on May 24th. been a big demand for these bank. notes and they are handled not only by the Canton Municipal Bank, but also by most of the private bankers. When these mofes. are sold by private bankers, a commission of

DEATH OF MR. E. F. GOODALE.

already passed and ordered the confiscation of the loaders and the sampas.

Another "Pill" Seizure.

A Chinese seaman from the .8. Hein 'ah was charged with posses

ion of 20,000 heroin pills, which were said to contain eight times as much heroin as was allowed by the regulations.

The defendant admitted powCS- sion of the pile a added that he intended to tak im to Canton to sell as medien

Mr. Lindsell imposed a fine of $2,000, or six months' hard labour.

Mr. Horace Lo appeared in | Court later and told his Worship that he had been instructed to defend, but from enquiries made he gathered that the case would not be heard at the Cenfral Magistracy. It was only that morning that he learned that the case would come for hearing at 10.30, and he ex- pressed the hope that he was not late in asking for a re-hearing

His Worship remarked that the defendant had already admitted possession, but Mr. Lo submitted that the man had no guilty know- ledge. His Worship then allowed Mr. Lo until 11 am. to-day to con sider whether he wished to sax for & re-hearing.

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Opium strapped To Lags, In another case against a Chinese for unlawful possession of eight teels of opium," C.P.O. Clarke told the Magistrate that the opium was strapped to the man's legs by means of thick rubber bands.

Defendant pleaded guilty to the

months hard labour. The man's record showed that he bad.com pleted a term of banishment from the Colony.

The students and intelligent- Marshal La Tsal Hsin, and

haya led all these

met- Generals Shu King Tong, Chen poration Treasury in Municipal Bank. sented to perform the official open charge and was fined $1,000, or six ings and taken да active Ming Shu and Ch Taani Tang have part in the agitation, They expressed the opinion that the are most eager to dilate upon the Chinese people should unite in brutalities of the Japanese troops opposing the action of Japan in in Shantung.Chopping off the Shantung and in recovering the tur- ears and nose of Commissioner Tasi ritory дот occupied by the of Shantung, and shooting him Japanese troops. Every Army in and his staff is an atrocity which Canton has organised a publicity per cent. ià charged. "The Canton only the Japanem troops in Shan-bureau, to proclaim the un- Municipal Bank charges nothing tung would commit," is a favourite justifiable and provocative military when its notes are exchanged for peroration of these oratora.

action of the Japanese Government | subsidiàry coins, The Canton Branch of the Central Political Council, in compliance senting a united front against the SUPPORT OF S. AMERICAN with an order from the Central common for." Stamp lecturers are Council in Nanking, has ordered also being sent to the principal

"of Canton that a silence of three minutes be thoroughfares observed at the beginning of every harangue the people. public meeting in memory of the |--

in Shantung with a view to pre-

to

EXHIBITION.

to

TREASURER OF SHANGHAI "MUNICIPAL COUNCILL

HIS. IMPORTANT, WORKIN SHANGHAI,

he was made Treasurer and Comp- troller of the Finance Department in 1910,

War Havings Association, During the war an outstanding achievement of the late Mr. Goodale's took place. It was under the China & Far Eastern War his direction and supervision that Savings Association was organized and raised eventually about

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The Canton Chamber of Com

SHANGHAI, May 7th. merce is preparing to send local A cable was received in Shanghai Chiness killed by the Japanes · BOYCOTT MEASURES.

commercial products South yesterday says the North China America for exhibition in the Joint Daily News giving the sad nows of troops in Tainan. This in of

Exhibition of Argentine and Chile, the death of Mr. E. F. Goodale, £2,000,000 for the British War Course in addition to the recitation The merchants in Canton held a of the will and political testimony meeting this morning in the Canton This Latin American Exhibition will Treasurer and Comptroller of the Lo Since then another bril- of the late Dr. Sun Yat Sam, which Chamber of Commerce A strict take place sometime this year, but Finance Department Shanghai liant achievement was to be seen has become almost religious boysuit against all Japanese goods so far the date has not been fixed. Municipal Council Mr. Goodale in the initiation of the Municipal observanos among the followers of was decided upon. No one shall Its object is to stimulate inter was travelling to England on sick Savings Bank, organized about the Taungli

üse "Japanese money, live in national commerce through mutual leave on board the P. & O. 8. Mon eight years ago. Japanese hotels or houses, or travel contact and understanding and these golia, and death took place on May The late Mr. Goodale was a mem- SUN FO WANTED BACK!

by Japanese boats The Japanese a charge are hoping to get as many 3rd in the Red Sea. Burial was bor of St. George Society, on hotels in Canton are practically nations as possible to participate made at scale

whose committee, he served for Marshal Li Tesi Hain has reempty, zo Japanese are there, and Chamber of Commerce, requesting China for the Municipal Council clubs He was a keen golfer and They sent a letter to the Shanghai Mr. Goodale, who came out to time, and of various Shanghai caived a telegram from WaTehno Chinese, are allowed to enter. Chen and Que Tai Chi in Bhangaking an active part in the mat organizations in China to take part local community where he was wide against St. Andrews'. Bociety. The students in Canton are also it to invite all the leading business in October, 1007, stood high in the represented St. George frequent- hai, akking that Messrs. Sun Fo, C. a. Wu and Hu Han Min, who fer. They have decided, inter alia, in the Exhibition.

The Canton Chamber of Comly known and respected. Up to the Since he had been in Bhanghai he time of his arrival in Shanghai to had been elected a Fellow of the are travelling in Europe, be not to study in Japanese schools. urgently requested to return to It is reported that an eight or nine merco has appointed Messrs. Pang take charge of Municipal finances. Society of Municipal Auditors.

year old boy, infuriated at the Chi Lip and Lau Wai Man, members the finances of the Council had Cations cruce these three men Tainan Lucident, got up before a of the Board of Directors of the been ably conducted under the Recent Departure From Shanghai. "national crisis. These threa· man,

stated the telegram, are all veteran fairly large crowd in Canton and Canton Chamber to take charge supervision of Mr. Pond. It was He left Shanghai on April members of the Nationalist Party made an impassioned oration, de of the matter. These two gentle obvious, however, that there would 10th for Home, following a and the back bone of the Nation nouncing the Japanese until all his men are now seeking the co-opera- have to be very much larger staff considerable period of illness. alist Movement, and at this hearers were moved to tears. tion of prominent manufacturera to take charge, and a reorganiza- Mrs. Goodale left about a month critical time their services are,in- The Labourera in Canton are also and business firms in Canton and tion of the whole system. Mr. before her husband for England dispensible. Marshal Lai Tani Hain, holding mestiny to consider elsewhere. They hope to send Goodale was appointed two or three where the now is. Besides Mrs. is said to have already replied to retallatory measures against the examples of the finest pative pro years after his arrival to this tasks Goodale the late Mr." "Goodale is Mesare, Wa, and Tai, that he sp-Japanese Government. Probably ducts with a view to opening up new and with the realization of the im survived by two boys who, are at prove the recall of the three they will be in the form of wide avenues of international trade. They portance of his work and the re school in England at the present oficiala

spread strikes against their also hope to capture some of the organization he had accomplished time (Continued on

Japanese employerą.

prizes offered at the Exhibition. (Continued on next Colum) Mr. Goodale was 49 yem, old.

on next Column).

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