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BROKEN ELECTRIC

MAINS.

STREET ACCIDENTS IN

CANTON.

AN ABSENT MINDED COOLIE.

CANTON, July 14th. The lighting mains along Rut Cheung Road, Canton, developing defects, the current apply was cut off from that section of the city, and men were despatched from the Electric Light Company to put in new wires. The workmen auspend- ed operations during the tex hour interval and proceeded in search of refreshments, leaving one of the maina trailing along the street from one of the support posts.

On their retura later they found a miniature Breworks display in evidence, much sparking taking place between the bared end of the conductor and the ground. Appar- ently through some misunderstand ing, the Power Station staff had turned on the current to this parti- cular circuit although it had pre- viously been cut off. While steps were being taken to remove the wiro and end the dangerous state of affairs, a ricksha puller wander- ed on to the scene, and with sorene indiference to the excitement going around in his immediate neighbourhood proceeded to ap- proach the wire. In the ordinary course of events he would eventually have trodden on the wire and learnt all he would ever want to know of the properties of high

RUBBISH DUMPS IN CANTON.

SPECIAL SCAVENGER STAFF ENGAGED.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 16th, 1928.

ROUND THE POLICE COURTS.

MAGISTRATE'S FAIRNESS TOWARDS HAWKERS.

The Bureau of Public Safety

"I will not agree to these men and the Bureau, of Public Works bave, says the Canton Gazette, being arrested for obstruction un- jointly laid a proposal before the less I am satisfied that they have Municipal Administrative Council been properly warned," said Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central urging the engagement of a

special gang of coolies to clear all rubbish Magistracy on Saturday morning when several Chinese hawkers ap and rubble heaps in the city. It

peared for causing obstruction in is also stated that the sidewalks

Centre Street.. of many maloos are littored with rubble.

In the proposal, it is explained that nearly all these rubbish mounds consist of debris thrown out by people when clearing the sites of houses that have been burnt down or collapsed. The present staff of scavenging coolies are fully oc cupied in removing the daily refuse of the city and have no time at all to attend to the rubbish mounds

After surveys by the Bureau of Public Works, it is estimated that there is a huge quantity of rubbish requiring removal from the city, and that the work would cost about 85,300.

The two, Bureaux propose jointly to shoulder the responsibility of clearing the city of these unsightly dumps. and further propose that strict warning be broadcast to the public prohibiting the dumping of rubbish into the street or loti.

on vacant

THE CHINESE NATION-

·ALISTS...

A Chinese constäble told his Wor-

ship that he was specially sent out knowA thoroughway. The hawkers had not beta warned before their arrest. They were accordingly discharged and the Magistrate pointed out that if he had convicted under similar circumstances a hawker

to arrest the defendants who were

to

the be obstructing.

putting down his wares to make a nle would be liable to arrest. "It makes life impossible' for them.. Unless I am satisfied that there has been a previous warning and the man has persisted in remaining in the spot, I am not going to con

vict."

The Police Officer who prosecuted remarked that the arrest had been carried out following the instruc tions of the C.8.P.

COOK FACES MURDER CHARGE.

The charge against the cook of the a Perlak for the murder of a fellow cook with a kitchen knife will be heard by Mr. R. E. Lind

voltage current, but fortunately "for NEW MOVE IN THE UNITED sell at the Central Magistracy on

him one of the workmen, with great presence of mind, seized a long pole and levelling it like a lance headed the richaba coolie off the danger zone. The coolie did not seem to appreciate the proper value of his own life and he made vociferous protest at the violent treatment accorded his riba.

The same afternoon s man was electrocuted in Cheung Shou Street, ear the Bittakahing Dispensary. An overhead electric wire suspped, and one of the broken ends dropped or to the man's shoulder, the high potential causing instant death- Canton Gazette.

STATES.

The Washington correspondent of the Associated Press says Dr. C. C. Wu, claiming to represent the new Nationalist Government in Nanking, has asked the State De- partment to negotiate a new Treaty giving China" the management of her own finances and abolishing the hated extraterritoriality. Ho threatens that, unless the United States recognises the new Chinese Government soon, Great Britain will get ahead of her in so doing

Dr. Alfred Sze, Chinese Minister to the United States, who himself has raised the Nationalist dag over the Legation, declined to make any AUTOMATIC TELEPHONES: comment on Dr. Wu's statement beyond an expression of the hope that Great Britain would maintain

NEW EXCHANGE BUILDING

FOR CANTON,

The Automatic Telephone Depart- ment has invited Mayor Lam Wan

Friday morning at 11.15 am.

The defendant first appeared be fore the Court last Baturday but a formal remand was granted on the application of Mr. T. Murphy, A.D.C.I. who said that he would be ready to proceed with the case in a week.

The defendant is seventeen years of age.

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AN INTREPID BURGLAR.

--A youthful Chinese who appear- ed on Saturday morning before Mr. R. E. Lindsell for theft of a gold bangle from No. 52, Bonham Road, received a sentence of ten

strokes with the birch.

It was stated that the defendant had been previously employed at a house adjacent to the premises he visited, and that in gaining access in down another pipe, and finally had a dangerous climb along a narrow ledge with a climb up a drain pipe.

GRAND TATTOO EMBLEM.

TIGER COUCHANT ON RED TRIANGLE.

EXHIBITION OF DESIGNS.

The illustration given below shows the heraldic emblem selected to be used for all publicity matter, such as posters, pamphlets, etc, in connection with the Grand Military tattoo to be held at Happy Valley next September.

There was a capital response to the design competition, the prize being award to Mr. Pun Ting's tiger couchant on a Red Triangle. The Red Triangle, of course, is the symbol of the Y.M.CA. which is taking a prominent part in the arrange- ments, etc., and which will benefit by the proceeds.

The tiger represents Chins, the new peaceful China, keeping her strength in reserve to defend herself if need be against agremion, "couchant instead of rampant as she has been of iste.

EXHIBITION "OF DESIGNS.

An exhibition of the designs-there were 93 in all-sent in for the Emblem Competition will be held in the Naval and Military Y.M.C.A., City Hall, to-morrow and Wednesday, the 17th and 18th July. Admission to the exhibition will be free and it will be open from 11 am to 4 pm.

The designs will be returned to the competitors after the exhibition in cases where stamped and addressed envelopes were sent with them. Owners of other drawings can get them on application to

the secretary.

DEATH OF MR. H. PERCY DEATH OF CAPT. DAVEN.

SMITH.

FORMER WELL-KNOWN AC- COUNTANT IN THE COLONY,

FOUNDER OF THE FIRM OF PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING..

PORT.

WELL KNOWN NAME IN AUSTRALIA

PASSES AWAY. IN HONG KONG.

We regret to record the death of Captain Henry Davenport, a name familiar in shipping and business circles in many parts of Australia and the adjacent islands.

Hospital last Wednesday and pass. ed away at 11.30 on Friday night.

its traditional policy by recognising | he had to climb a length of piping. Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming, the He was admitted to the Matilda

the Government' in Peking.

power

Koi to lay the foundation stone of] WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL the new exchange building being built on Tai Ping Maloo.

LEAGUE.

Work has been progressing in QUESTION OF RECOGNITION satisfactory manner on the site af

the new building, and the founda

tions are now completed.

With

OF NATIONALIST GOVERNMENT.

MORPHIA PILLS.

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the laying of the foundation stone, Miss Edith Pye, the British memphis pills and offering and procur-

ber of the Women's International Chinese women, spoke on Chine

Now was received by cable in the Colony on Saturday that Mr. Percy Smith, the founder of

well-known firm of accountants and auditors, who retired in June, 1925, had died at Barmouth, North Wales, where he had taken up his resid-

ence.

Although Mr. Smith only com menced to practise in Hong Kong in 1904, he made his first acquain ante with the Colony as far back 41886 when he came on a holiday and stayed a couple of months as the guest of Mr. C. D. Wilkinson, of Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist, the solicitors, Sir William Wilkinson, of the Consular Service, the brother of Mrs. Smith's restent school

construction of the building will be pushed forward as rapidly as League's mission of friendship Officer Grimmitt prosecuted and C. D. Wilkinson, being one possible so as to permit of the in-

stallation of the new automatic telephone service with the least poe sible delay,

writes to The Times that having just returned from China it was clear that in Peking, as in Hankow, Nanking, Shanghai, and Canton, This will be the first extensive the educated Chinese were solidly automatic service to be installed in behind the Nationalist Government, believing it to be the expression of South China, and it may be me that new united China which is tioned that before the decision was their ideal. Immediate recognition made to have an automatic service by Great Britain would be likely displace the present manual sex to help considerably in upholding vice, an experimental service of the forces that are working against hundred lines was put up, and dieintegration and for the uphold- thoroughly tested for a period of ing of orderly civilian rule. about two years. During the period of test, the service gave OVOZY satisfaction, not a single instance of serious derangement occurring, while minor troubles happened but rarely-Canton Gazetia.

PEASANTS UNIONS.

KIANGSI'S WAR ON COMMUNISTS.

AMERICAN AIMS IN CHINA.

M. BERTHELOT'S LONDON

VISIT.

Two Chinese appeared before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy on Saturday morning for being in possession of 551 mor- ing them for smoking. Revenue applied for the dischers of the second defendant as there was no friends. evidence against him. Mr. F. H. Loseby appeared for the first de fendant, and the second charge was withdrawn as the witness for the prosecution had left the Colony.

The Magistrate imposed a fine of $1,000 with the alternative of six months' imprisonment.

DETECTIVE WHO WAS "TOO

PROUD TO BE SEARCHED

At the Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday an alert looking man, with beaky nose and square jaw appeared on a charge of resisting search. It was stated that he was employed by the police as a detec

Capt. Davenport was born in London in April, 1883, and he was therefore so years of age. When three years old he was taken by his parents to New Zealand. After graduating at the Christchurch High School, he went through & course of business training and for number of years was engaged in South Sea Islands trade. At one plantation, an enterprise in which Capt. O'Keith was concerned. Dur ing his sea career Capt. Davenport had often visited. Hong Kong and his name was well known locally.

he held a position on ↑

The success which Mr. Smith achieved in business in the Colony he attributed in a very large me sure to his friendship with the late Sir Paul Chater. Another former resident who helped considerably to give him a good start was Mr. 3. three sons in Suva, Samos and a Amold, the father of the present sister in Christchurch, with whom, Secretary of the Hong Kong, Car-

Capt. Davenport leaves & wife and

ton and Macas Steamboat Com and with other relatives at Home, pany, and nephew of the famous much sympathy will be felt. Dr. Arnold of Rugby. Mr. Arnold

The Funeral.

his son now holds and also did a Protestant Cemetery, Happy Val at that tim occupied the position The funeral took place at the

good deal of auditing. When he ley, yesterday morning in the pre- retired he passed on practically the sence of a few friends including whole of this business to Mr. Smith. | Cept. Miller, Messrs. G. P. Lam- After practising some time on his mert, H. W. Hammond, Butcher, own account Mr. Smith entered into Blyth, Cook, Smith, Lai, and Chen a partnership agreement with Mr. Los Akun, the last named being a Fleming of Manila and with Mr. business man from Rabeul, New Seth of Hong Kong. The partner Gaines, and a friend of Cap ship with Mr. Fleming was dit Davenport. solved some time before Mr. Smith's continued to be known as Fleming, Perry Smith and Seth and he original title Percy Smith, Beth and Fleming is also retained by the ffm Hong Kong, the two partners

Hampden Boss.

wong TH, Beth and Mr.

The Rev. G. T. Waldegrave, of the services

Writing about the questions which were likely to be discussed by M. Philippe Berthelot, the Secretary. General to the Quai d'Orsay, who tivo, but was liable to search like retirement but the Arm in Manila the Missions to Beamen, conducted was then in London, the Journal anyone else. When asked to sub

Among the wreaths sent was one remarks that the campaign which mit to this process by an authorised searcher he put a strenuous According to the Canton Gazette is being carried on by the Chinese resistance, and and to be taken to

from the wider, Mrs Davenport, on behalf of Mr. and Mr.C570. in order to exterminate the Com-Nationalists to obtain equality the police station.

Davenport, relatives in London, munists who have been creating dis- with the Powers and at the same Defendant who made a vigorous turbance for the past few months time to destroy institutions such and by 20 means unskilful defence

Mr. and Mrs. Banderson : Smith, Mr. and Mrs Butcher, Mrs. Dind, in southern and western Kiangsh, as the Salt Tax, which are China's said that there was a conspiracy Mr. Smith leaves a vile, two Mr Scott, Mrs. J. 8. Brown, ME. the Kiangsi Provincial Government only productive sources of wealth, against him by other Chinese men- has ordered the immediate dis- is being openly supported by hers of the force. He showed his sons, one of whom is an officer in LW Hammond, Mr. Hannigs the Indian Army, and a daughter, and children, Mr. Woo (St. solution of all peasanta unions America in order to ruin European pass to the searcher and was going is only relative now in the Colony Francis Hotel), Mr. J. B. Adlam throughout the two regions so na competition, in particular British past the man when he to prevent Communista from ex- competition.

violently assaulted. The prisoners Mrs. H. T. Jackman, the wife (Sydney), Mr. E. J. I. Cook, Mr. ploiting the ignorant pozzante, pe Bere is a good opportunity for had a good record and had been of the Assistant Director of Public Akun, Old Friends in Kow Plans as recommended by Mr. us declares the newspaper, to employed by the police since April Works, a niece. His nephew, mr loon and Miss Daisy O'Keefe Chen Li Kiang Provincial Com- collaborate with the British and Remarking that it was a clear Crowther Smith, formerly practised Floral tributes from the Hospital missioner of Education, for the prove to them that they were wrong case Mr. Schofield said that defen-48 8 solicitor here but went Home were from Mr. J. A Johnson and benefit of misguided youths who in seeing in certain recent diplo dant was obviously too proud to some years ago and entered Holy Bev H Davies, Mr. W. F. O have joined the Communists aromatic acte a tendency on the part be searched. He would be fined Orders, "Tup inte Mr. Smith was a Farrel (Chinese Maritime Customs) now being formulated by the Pro of France to take sides with 825 with the alternative of two prominent Mason and held high and Mr. F. 8. Smith (Blessrs.

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