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HONG KONG "PAPER HONAM WATER WORKS.

BANNED.

ATTACKS ON NATION- ALISTS.

SMUGGLED INTO CANTON.

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20th, 1928.

TRAFFIC CASES.

PLANS TO PREVENT SPREAD HEAVY LIST AT CENTRAL AND

OF CHOLERA.

KOWLOON,

water-

|ROUND THE POLICE

COURTS.

OBLIGING PRISONER POINTS OUT HIS CAPTOR.

At the hearing of the weekly traffic cases by Major. C. Willson YOUTH TO BE BOUND OVER at the Central Magistracy yester day, Mr. G. L. Johnson pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle in a dangerous manner in Caine Road, Sergeant Saunders said that he followed the defendant's motor cycle and estimated his averagė speed at between 25 and 20 miles an hour..."

The Canton Gazette, Bays" that | ONLY ONE EUROPEAN CASE the inhabitants of Honam have been devoting "considerable atten- tion to the question of water sup ply. The approach of the rainy CANTON, June 19th. season, when cholera, a The Canton Branch of the Central | borne disease, is most likely to Political Council has again issued break out, has made the people an order strictly prohibiting the determined to do their utmoet to importation of the Hong Kong prevent this terrible scourge from Industrial and Commercial Daily, running rampant.

Chinese newspaper published, in

The varicus public organisatione the British Colony which has taken in Honam are co-operating, and it critical attitude towards the preis reported that a public meeting sent Canton regime and the Nation alist Government at Nanking. The paper is now banned in Canton and all Kwangtung and Kwangsi...

The people of Honam have no water system at ali, all the water

required

is contemplated' for "the" purpose of discurring measures to be taken to fight cholera. The most important question of establishing a proper An appeal to Marshal Yen Shihwater works system will be brought Shan, who is now in control of before the meeting. Peking and Tientsin, to forsake the Nationalist Party and to make himself the supreme ruler ending with the words: "If you do not forsake them they will forsake you," has roused special anger among the Canton authorities and'! led directly to the order barining the paper. A thorough search of newspaper parcels froin Hong Kong will be instituted to make sure that this publication does not surrep- titiously come to Canton.

being obtained frotu rumèroda wells and creeks, most, if not all, are of extremely doubt- ful purity. One well only, known

as the Tai Yuet" well, in Pao Kong, is supposed to contain water it for consumption.

Recently Bonam people petition. ed the Municipality to establish some sort of water service to serve the inhabitants of the island on The paper has long been Fr the south bank of the river, and hibited from entering the city. But the Bureau of Public Utilities had it has been coping in, being more heen instructed to attend to the or less sold by many newsboys on

matter and design a water service the streets. The price per copy has

system. been three or four times higher seeme to be slow, and the meeting Progress on this project than that of other papers, on ac to be called by the Honnin public count of the risk of being caught will doubtless consider forwarding by the Police. A merchant inform-submissions to the Municipality ed our representative that each copy urging the importance of the mac- of the paper in question is

suld now

nt 30 cents or more.

ter.

CANTON'S POOR.

The Government Order stated that the news in the paper is -contrary to facts and its views are

fundamentally at variance with the SCHEME FOR A WORKHOUSE. wettled policy of the Nationalist Government. It is the pulpit of reactionism."

MR. HERBERT CADMAN'S '"' SEND OFF!"

A POPULAR RESIDENT OF

SHAMEEN,

Under instructions of Mayor Lam Wen Koi, of Canton, the three Bureaux of Public Safety, Educa tion, and Finance, have collabor-

A fine of $10 was imposed. other case in which Mr. Peter Tso Sergeant Saunders stated in an was charged with reckless driving of a motor car that a similar speed was maintained by the defendant in driving from Garden Road to Arsenal Street.

A small Chinese boy was before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy on a charge of stealing a jacket from a shop in Austin Road on Friday last.

The little boy said that another ind had told him to take the garment.

Sergeant Mottram who was in leadant charge of the case said that the de

WILS seen to take the

garment and run away. Later he pawned the article and next day he was found loitering in the streets and was arrested. He had another Loy with him at the time, but this the lad was released as there was no thing to connect him with the thell 813

The Magistrate adjourned the ense and mid that he would like the boy's parents to be brought to lad's future good behaviour. Court to bind them over for the

The defendant admitted offence and was fined $13.

A Chinese youth was fined for speeding on his motor eyele in Caine Rond. "The prosecuting police his quarters two motor cyclists officer said that he observed from

abreast of each other travelling very fast, but he was able to note down only one of the numbers.

For carrying thres "passengers in excess of the number allowed by his licence, the driver of public The motor-car No. 291 was fined $10

Whippet, was stated to have car-

car, a five-seater Overland)

ried five adults and four children.

For failing to report that he

190, the driver of car No. 335 was accidentally ran into motor-car No.

fined 84 and an additional $10 for reckless driving.

A European Sergeant gave evi- dence of reckless driving on the part of the driver of public car No. 200 in Morrison Gap Road near, the Monument while another car was approaching from the opposito direction. The defendant was fined

$15.

On an obstruction charge, a Chi- nese driver was leniently treated by the Magistrate who imposed a fine of 25 and allowed one week for pay- ment. It was stated for the de-

À QUESTION OF REWARD.

A Chinese was arrested in the

street for being in possession of 20 tacle of illicit opiums A point was raised by Inspector Clark who re narked that he could not tell whether a Chinese or an Indian constable made the arrest The Magistrate asked whether it was a question of reward and Inspecter Clark replied that it was so.

The defendant was then asked. who arrested him and he painted out the Chinese constable,

and ordered to pag a fine of $5,000 The defendant was found guilty

or serv eight months' hard labour.

The illicit opium is valued at 8960 and the usual reward is 10 per cent. to the informer on the police officer gesponsible for the arreste

BOILING OPIUM.

MACAO NOTES.

CHARITY AND COMMERCIAL FAIR.

MACAO, June 15th. In the coming autuma there is to be at Macao, under the auspices of the Macno Holy Institute of Merey, the oldest celebration of its kind in the world, a Charity and Commercial Falt. The objects of

South China with the idea of the Fair are to exhibit products of

finding new markets, and to dis- play equipment likely to be useful in the development of the region. The Fair also numbers among its objects the very laudable one of creating a spirit of fellowship.

and laat and not least it aims at drawing notice to the charitable services of Macao.

large scale and a number of com- The Fair is to be conducted on a

mittees have been formed to create interest in the Fair and secure ec- operation.

The promoters call the attention of merchants to this opportunity to display their wares to the rapidly reviving market. of South China, and it is believed that applications for space for pavilions have al ready been received from many parts of the East.

Macao Public Library. Work is proceeding, with the establishment of the Macao Public Library. The Library is to occupy temporary premises in the Macao Loyal Senate pending the provision of more suitable rooms. Persona who would like to help this library should forward their contributions to the Macao Port Works Depart.

ment.

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Departures. Forthcoming departures include those of Dr. Santos Pato of the Macao Chinese and Commercial Court, who has been promoted, and Mr. Carlos "Alves, lately Director of the Macao Fort Works Depart-

ment.

YAUMATI FERRY THEFT.

ated in drafting plans for the fendant that he had served two Main Street, Saiwanho, was charg. Keng currency met with an building of a poor house to take care of the needy and destitute.

These plans have been submitted to the Mayor for consideration, and, it is understood, cover the following points :—

1. Selection of suitable site for the building. The Bureau of Public Works and the Bureau of Education were responsible for this part of the plan.

by

the

A Shameen correspondent writes: On Saturday last a well-known British resident-Mr. Herbert Cad- man, ✡ member of the Asiatic Petroleum Company-left Canton. Ile TAE accorded Д wonderful "send off" by the Chinese staff from the upper and lower installa 2. Design of building, and its tions of the A.P.C, and also by construction-undertaken many other foreign and Chinese Bureau of Public Works." friends. It was a fitting testimony 3. Cost of building and prelimin. to hir greit popularity. String ary expences of establishment after string of crackere were, fired estimated by the Bureau of Fin- continuously for at least an hour, ance.. and their large numbers of Chinese workers journeyed to the Taishan to bid him good-bye.

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4. Admission to the Institution, to be in charge of the Bureau of Public Safety Canton Gazette.

CANTON 'BUSES.

FIGHTING CROWDS AT THE TERMINI.

Few residents have ever been honoured on this scale and it is generally admitted that the com- pliment was thoroughly deserved. A are genuinely sorry over bír. Cadman's departure. He is a man of sterling qualities, ecrupulously fair to all under his charge. has always proved himself a good Since the suspension of one Can. sportsman. All wish him the beet ton motor 'rus company from busi- of luck and will be more than gladce, only two or three buses have to see him return to Canton again. been maintaining the service be- He will be greatly missed.

tweet Sap Yat Po in Saikwan, and Wing 'Hon Maloo. The number of vehicles is insufficient to cope with SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY. the trafic on this route, and crowds literally fighting to get into the 'buses are to be seen daily.

TO BE OPENED IN CANTON.

To relieve the congestion some-

weeks in prison owing to his in- ability to pay a fine for a previous offence.

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Fines of $5 and $10 were imposed other drivers charged with causing, obstruction in Fedder Street and Chater Road..

ON THE WRONG SIDE.

A Chinese residing at No. 133, ed with boiling opium. He was fined $100 with the alternative of six weeks' imprisonment. Another Chinese who had 3.7 tales in his possession was also ordered to pay imilar fine.

EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGES.

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A Chinese farmer who came over to Hong Kong from Kowloon to charge-8100 Annan notes in Hong

pleasant experience. when be was returning to Kowloon on the Yau- mati Ferry Man Fing. He was sitting quietly, meditating what he would do with so much money, when

he suddenly felt a pull at his breast pocket. He at once ran his band over his pocket to find his wad of notes gone. He gave the alarm A Chinese detective came on the scene and arrested the man

who was sitting next to the farmer. The money was found on the suspected person and he was brought before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon, Magistracy yesterday when he was sentenced to two months'hard'

CHINESE. WAITER COMMENDED.

A Chinese named Chan Kwong A Chinese youth appeared be- Wah, alias Knight W. Chan, alias fore Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy for riding an K. William Chan, aged 36, and ordinary "push" cycle on the wrong described as a Native of Swatow side of the road. A. Chinese traffic sergeant said that the offence took

was charged before Major C. Will place in Nathan Road. When told on at the Central Magistracy with to go on the right side of the road the embezzlement of two separate warning and accelerated his pace. defendant took no notice of the sums of money from his former em-

The defendant plended that he

ployers Mers. Swatow Drawn labour. had just arrived from Canton and Work Company. It was stated was not, aware of the regulations. that the embezzlements were com The Magistrate imposed a fine of mitted last October and November. 86.

The first embezzlement amounted to 8455,20 and after converting a fur-

A Chinese tea-house waiter was ther $197.55 into his own use in commended by Mr. R. E. Lindsell November he absconded. A warrant at the Central Magistracy pester- was issued for his arrest since last day for his public spirit in effecting year, and he was captured in the the arrest of a pickpocket." Sgt. Goodwin applied for a week's the complainant, who had been rež Colony last week-end, Detective The waiter stated that he knew remand, which was granted. The Magistrate, fixed the hail at 82,000 bed of 95, but he would not have half in cash and half in security.

hesitated to do what he had done! if the man had been a stranger.

In commending the man, his Wor- ship directed that his conduct be

Superintendent of Police. brought to the notice of the Captain

OVER-CROWDING OF 'BUSES.

Two Chinese drivers also appear ed before Mr. W. Schofield for carrying passengers in excess of the number allowed by their licences.

In the first case the lorry which was used for conveying people to and from Un Long was said to be the property of the conductor. The defendant was found guilty and fine of $25 was imposed.

The other driver pleaded "not guilty and said that a number of soldiers boarded his 'bus at Hai- phong Road, Kowloon, and he had great difficulty in explaining to them that they were over-crowding

the 'bus.

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After consideration the Magis trate decided to caution the accus- ed:

AN ALLEGED PROCURESS.

the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday A Chinese woman was charged at before Mr. W. Schofield with having enticed a young woman,, under 21 years of age, out of her home, and attempted to take her to a brothel. The case was at first remanded to June 28th our the application of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, but to Court, when the S.C.A. applied for her discharge saying that he could not produce sufficient evid- ence to gain a conviction. She was accordingly discharged.

Mr. Fung. Chuk Man, Commis. what the Bureau of Public Utilities NEW TERRITORY MISHAP. later the woman was again brought

eloner of Finance, has, according

placed one of the new type

to the Canton Gazette, ordered buses under its control on this run, the establishment of a School of but the addition of one bus has Accourtonej.

Dot made any appreciable differ

enor,

There

the

INDIAN CONSTABLE KNOCKED

DOWN BY A CAR.

The pickpocket was sentenced to three months hard labour.

HANDING MONEY TO A PRISONER

A Chinese woman was chargedi ba- fame Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Cen- tral Magistracy with passing a one-dollar note to a prisoner. It was stated that the woman handed

The Chief of the Audit Bureau of

Sher Mahamed, an Indian con- the Finance Department will act

are altogether four new stable, sustained a compound frac A SNATCHER'S ACCOMPLICE. the money to the prisoner while he concurrently as Director of this buses being operated by ture as a result of being knocked new School. There will be scoom: Bureau of Public Utilities, and Pingshan Police-Station.

down by motor-car No. 261 near

was being escorted along Arbuthnot modation for eighty students, and public opinion is in favour of all stated that the constable attempted to a matcher, was yesterday sen-

It was A Chinese, who was an accomplice Road. admission will be by selection and

Mr. J. W. Franks, Superinten- examination.

of them being put on this run to

to cross the road after alighting tended to six months hard labour dent of Prisons, did not press Graduates from this School of Sailway. It has also been pro from the Un Long 'bus. The car by Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon the charge, as it was not a case Accountancy will feceive preferen posed to ask every 'bus company

came in the opposite direction and Magistracy for having run away of bribery.. tial consideration when applying for to put one 'bus each on this run

bath parties were unaware of the with a gold-mounted ratinn bangle, His Worship observed that the de- other's presence. Although theafter it had been passed to him by fendant was able to define of 8250 posts in any of the departments to relieve the congestion. Canton driver promptly applied the brakes snatcher, who took it off from and six months' imprisonment. He functioning under control of the Department of Finance.

it was impossible to avoid knocking the hand of a child.

would, however, impose a fine of the constable down,"

Continued on next Columa), 850, or four weeks' hard labour,

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