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CANTON'S PUBLIC SERVICES.

WATER AND ELECTRICITY

TROUBLES.

THREE STORES BURNT DOWN,

(FROM OCE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

FATSHAN-KWANYIU HIGHWAY.

TO BE BUILT BY PUBLIC...

SERVICES' ON PAYMENT.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 6th, 1928.

MORE .COMMUNIST THE WATER SUPPLY.

UPRISINGS.

ON KWANGTUNG BORDER.

PRECAUTIONS IN CANTON."

HSIN.

CANTON, Aug. 3oh.

SWEEPSTAKES.

DR. S. W. TSO'S QUESTIONS NEW POLICE REGULATIONS.

· TO SANITARY BOARD.

CENTRAL AND WESTERN RES- TRICTION ONLY 500,000 GALLONS A DAY,

At the fortnightly meeting of

NOT TO BE RUN FOR PRIVATE PROFIT.

Following the case against Mr. Joan Hund (Alphonse) af being in unlawful possession of Race sweep tickets the Hon. "Captain Superin:

[FROM OUR CHINESE COELLESPONDENT, the Sanitary Board to be held tendent of Police (Mr. E. D. C. to-morrow, Dr. S. W. To will ask | Wolfe, C.M.G.) in bed a series "several interesting questions relat- of new. regulationat de ik ing to the water supply... One of organisation of greepstakes

The regulations are a follow

Owing to the increasing num his questions states that the differ- ence between full supply and

ber of sweepstakes being organis ed by various clubs and Institu- tions in the Colony, Police are instructed not to interfere with such sweepstakes where the fol lowing conditions are observed:

The amboi Magistrate, under | URGENT MESSAGE TO LI TSAI whose aegis the publis highway be- tween Fatshan and Kwanyin will be built, plans to adopt a scheme CANTON, August 5th. | whereby the villagers adjacent to In spite of the repeated protests the projected route of the high- of the merchanta, police, and resi- was will furnish the labour for dents, and the sharp-warnings of the constraction work. Since the the Municipal Bureau of Public highwan and be a public highway, Utilities, the greater partion of to be constructed by the people for Canton is still without electric their own interests it is fitting that lights during the busiest hours of the public should be 'consulted on the evening, that is, from about 8.30 all matters pertaining to it. The to 10.30. The merchants, especially Magistrate in, therefore, inviting the resturant keepers whose biggest representatives from all the villages

interested to participate in business is done during those hours, are complaining that business has ference for the purpose of discuss fallen off on account of the darking the construction of this high

Fewer people and practicallyway, no ladies are to be seen in the streets for fear the dark.

$15.

This is a very serious matter for a city the size of Canton. Thus three stores adjacent to one another in Tung Man Street near Sap Sam Hong, the Wall Street" of Con-

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Villagers living within 19 ̊li on each side of the projected line of the read are to be responsible for the construction of the highway. All males must either contribute to the work with actual personal labour, or must make cash pay.

The Communists who have been hiding ip the mountains on the bor- ders of Kwangtung and Hunan have again become active, pillaging cities and towns and committing de with the movement. They are more predations of the kind associated or less an organized army under the command of Mo Chaak Tung and Chu Tak and number several thousand strong. They have been hiding in the mountains for more than a year, realizing their weak- nessa a unit against the Govern meat troops. Their opportunity came when the soldiers under the command of Liu Kin who were stationed in the southern part of Husan ptas Kwangtung mutinied and took up arms against their superiors. The mutineers obtained

ten, caught fire and burned downments in lieu of work. The high-ed and captured Nu Shing, Wing

•lust night at about nine thirty, The fire started on the first floor of the Min Shang Paper Store, one of its fukis having left a candle burning. He then went to the roof top to rest and cool himself with the rest of the fuki, thinking that the light, would be perfectly safe. But somehow it tumbled down and set fire to the paper in the store, the flames rapidly swelling into a big conflagration. Fire brigades in the vicinity were at once summoned and the Police immediately declared Tung Man Street a prohibited area, permitting no one to go in and or out. Flashlights were thrown in every direction to aid the fire fighters and to guard against crooked people" who thrive on such occasions. The shops on the. street hurriedly closed, their iron gates at the sounding the fire brigade bugles. Their jokis went out to ascertain where the fire was, and the shops near the source of configration began to move their furniture and wares into the street to safety. But the fire was not un- der control until it had consumed three buildings. The Police thought"| that the fire was the work of Com- munist incendiaries and immediate- ly arrested the proprietor of the Min Shing Paper Store, Mr. Taam Soon Taiu, and took him to the 9th Sub-Police Station for trial and investigation. But Mr. Taam was

assistance from the Communists who joined them heart and sou!. These combined forces then attack,

Hing, Tse King and Cha Luk, afl way will be considered the property

in southern Hunan, and set up in of the villages which contribute these places a sort of Soviet Gov. towards its construction, and all ernment. They then reorganized persons who help towards building Red Army On the 24th of July their army and called it the 6th the road, whether in the form of they attacked and capured Chen- cash or by actual work, will be chow, a city of considerable size and importance. After frmly entrench- considered to hold so many shares.

ing themselves in this city, the Com- The elders of the villages will be munists and outlaws then threaten- responsible in seeing that theired to invade Kwangtung. The Can

ton authorities at once ordered quots of shares are taken up. The General Fan Shek Shaa and his Fatshan Kwanyiu Public Highway army to an attack them. A herce Committee will issue bond certi battle took place as General Fan's Sexies to all those who take up lasted two days and two nights with men approached Chenchow, which shares as above, and on the com-heavy cauanlties on both sides. But pletion of the Highway, the the Government troops were finally privileges obtained there from will victorious, driving the main body of their adversaries back into be enjoyed by the villagers ia pro Nu Shing though a large number portion to the number of shares they have scattered. hold.

The highway will cover a dis tance of 25 li, running direct from Fatshan to Kwanyiu. It will pass through Tunhan, Tsepin, Wang kiau, Shek Kino Tan, Chuang Bin, Tai Chan, Tai Fan, Taung Kong, Tam

and fifteen other

villages.

Chuan

The completion of the road is expected within five months from the time construction is started. Canton Cüzette.

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NIPPED IN THE BUD. The latest reports from military. circles indicate that many of these desperadoes

crossed Hunan-Kwangtung boundary and are in Fung Moc Ow in northern Kwangtung. General Wang Yin Yu, Rehabilitation Commissioner of the North River districts, has sent two reginients to Yan Fa and Lok Cheung to co-operate with the sol- dies against any possible uprising that might occur in those places, for it was reported that the Com- munists were marching in that direction with these two towns as their objectives. When the two regiments arrived they found that the Communists had already sent "As regards the breaking down their agents to these towns to pre- of the two engines, we have repare the way for them. An exhaus- primanded the workmen "concerned, tive search was at once instituted for they were responsible for the and more than a score of suspects upkeep and maintenance of the were arrested. Upon trial 21 were machinery. Two workmen have proved to be paid agents of the and the foreman has been fined one month's wages, for neglect of duty The repair work was rapidly near ing completion, and Canton will be supplied with electricity as usual within a short time.'

restrictions in the Central and Western districts only amount to

correct, the difference would easily 300,000 gallons a day, and if this

be made good by drawing on the Tytam Tuk reservoir.

The questions to be asked are:- (i) Are the following statements as appeared in "the Chinese - nòwa- papers, purporting to be made by the Water Authority in explanation of the condition of water supply in the Central and Western dis- tricts, correct! namely:-

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(a) that the fullest capacity of the Pokfulam Beservair which supplies the Central and Western districts is sixty-six million gallons, out of which five million gallons are use- leas,

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(b) that 90 days before the res- triction on water supply in the Central and Western dis- tricts commenced Pokfulam Beservoir was full to over- flow,

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(c) that, full supply, the Central and Western districts consume three million gallons daily,

(d) that the Tai Tam Reserveir

can give supply of eight.] » million gallons a day,

(c) that during the period of

restriction the Pokfulam Re- servoir supplies to the Central and Western districts 750,000 gallons per day and the Tai Tam Reservoir 1,750,000 gallona; making a total supply of 3,500,000 gallons per day, (f) that the force of the water from the Tai Tam Reservoir to the Central and Western districts is weak because the supplying pipe to these dis tricts is small; and because evory one draws water at the came time during the hour of supply the water cannot be forced up to the upper floors of the houses in the rider. main districts,

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(g) that the difference in rain fall between the Tai Tam ares and the Pokfulam area is that while Tai Tam gets 3.55 inches 3.35 Pokfulam gets only

» inches.

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(a) Whore the aweepstakes are organised by recognised clubs ar institutions in which a deduction of not more than 10 per cent,” is made for "ranning expenses"

(b) In the case of clubs organis- "ing sporting events on which they themselves and other recognised chube run sweepstakes, the or- ganising club will be entitled to deduct per cent. for expenses.

(c) Apart from the deduction of 10 per cent. or 20 per cent, as stated above the total proceeds must be devoted to prized

(d) Tickets in all sweepstakes to be obtainable only in the club or institution or from club mem- bera authorised by the club. No hawking of tickets or sale through Agents and no advertisements of any kind to be permitted.

(e) No lotteries or sweepstakes to be permitted for individual profit.

(f) Management of club lot. teries to be directly conducted by the club organising the lotteries. In all other cases, action will be taken on the instructions of a

Superintendent.

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(Sd.) E. D. C. WOLPE .C. S. :P.

CASE DISMISSED AGAINST

ALPHONSE.'

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MAGISTRATE CRITICIZES HIS

ARREST.

Mr. . E. Lindsoil at the Central Magistracy on Saturday morning dismissed the case against Mr. Jean Hund, better known to his many friends as Alphonse," of being in unlawful possession of sweep tic- keta, and keeping a gaming house at No. 1, Hankow Road, Kowloon.

Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy appear- ed on behalf of the Crown, and Mr. Leo "d'Almada was for the defence. ... Alphonse "*** recently Brrived from Shanghai where he was - em- ployed in the capacity as Secretary of the new Shanghai International Country Club. He was formerly with the Hong Kong Hotel and on receiving the offer from Shanghai he left the Colony to take up his present position.

(ii) If the above statements

His visit here was to" obtain are correctly reported the differ-orders for certain wines, and at the

res- full supply and same time he took the opportunity

cnce од

later released upon proving "that beea suspended for three months, Communists and were summarily tricted supply in these two dis. to offer his friends sweep tickets for

he was a bome fide merchant and no Communist. The people at trilated, the fire to the failure of the electric lighting system and said that if there had been electri. city to illuminate the city, there would have been 20 catastrophe. However, it was most fortunate that no life was lost.

(iii) What are the measures,

executed. The military authorities tricts is ozly 500,000 gallons per are of opinion that the trouble bas day. What is the reason or cause, teen nipped in the bud. Among therefore, that the Tai Tam Beser

was Leung these executed ones Ming Chit, a most notorious Cam- voir could not give these two dis munist who was at one time Com-tricts an additional 500,000 gallons "The Bureau of Public Utilities missioner of Education of Huban. a day in order to keep them on full has sanctioned the Company's ac The Canton authorities have re- tion as regards the punishment of ceived in reply to their request the supply 1

of Kiangai and its staff. In order to prevent a co-operations similar mishap," it states in a me-Bucan in their campaign against morandum, the electric workers the remaining Communists in the temporary or otherwise, taken by should hereafter be closely watched mountains and towns bordering the Government to deal with short there places. What the provincial in base they become negligent in the

governments of these three pro age of water supply to these two discharge of their duties.!!

vinces are now trying to do is to most populous districts during the round up all these gangs. Accord-hot season ing to plans agreed to, 20,000 men will be employed in this campaign. The mountains and every out-of-the- way place will be combed.

Meanwhile Canton is again under military restrictions. The number

Hobbers and pick-pockets have also taken advantage of this state of affairs. A merchant, Leung Piu, while walking through Shaki Road WATER WORKS TROUBLE. in the dark, was relieved of $25 by a gang of robbers. The victim The Canton Water Company has shouted for the Police who at once of late been likewise unable to sup. responded to the call and gave ply an adequate amount of water. chase one member of the gang,being in fact the water problem of Can- caught and taken to the Police ton is getting to be just as serious

of Police has been increased, and

ing on not only at night but in day time as well. All the principal thoroughfares of the city are now guarded. by special Police patrols.

INDIAN CHAUFFEUR ASSAULTED.

CHARGED.

On Saturday morning Gunners

the forthcoming Autumn Race Meeting at Shanghai. His activi ties became known to the Police. who paid a visit to his house where they found several bottles of the

Unfortunately wine which Alphonse" brought down at samples. "Alphonse" had forgotten to pay the usual duty, but it was argued by the defence that the import duty little over a dollar amounted to and no one in defendant's position was likely to attempt smuggling on

"Alphonso " had committed 5 quite so small a scale! However, breach of the regulations and after pleading guilty, was ordered to pay a fine of $10.

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A New Regulation. As regards the other two charges, Alphonse faced them with a plea of "not guilty." The hearing of these charges has already cover- ed two sittings.

Further evidence and lengthy ar guments were exchanged and final- ly the Magistrate "decided to dis charge the defendant. on both J.counts. In doing so his Worship remarked that it was rather stretch-

common

tenants living on the first floors up have not been able to obtain any water from the pipes for the last The writer while passing Wai Fook Brien and J. Timmony, R.,ing the point to claim that the de- three weeks. Even those residing load in a ricaba this afternoon at stationed at Lyeeman. Barracks o the ground floor have at times

three o'clock was stopped and been deprived of the "precious searched. Asked is to the reason for were charged before Mr. R. E. dude k unlike for these apparently unnecessary pre Lindsell at the Central Magistracy one can always resort to wells for cautions, one police officer said water. The failure of the Canton that, in view of the Communist ac with assaulting an Indian motor- Works to supply sufficient water tivities in the North River districts driver.

fendant was keeping gaming house merely because some stubs of sweep tickets were found in his appartments.

"Arrest "Criticized.

As for the sweep ticket charge the prosecution had fixed the date of possession at July 9th. The miss this count on a technicality as no evidence had been given to Magistrate again decided to dis-

bad any tickets in his possession on prove that the defendant actually that date. His Worship also re- marked that the charge was bad. Mr. Fitzroy submitted that the defendant must be taken to know

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Station. Upon trial he admitted as that of Hong Kong. The presearching for illicit firearms is go- TWO EUROPEAN GUNNERS his crime, but was able to give back sure of the underground water tu the rightful owner only 815. pipes here has been so low that The rest of the money was taken by one of his accomplices who made good his escupe. Similar robberies occurred in the Central Park and other crowded places.

People are very indignant and the Bureau of Public Utilities has ordered the Canton Electric Power Co. to submit a statement a to the cause of its failures. Mr. Chau

bas created thousands of jobs for and in southern Hunan, the au It was stated in evidence that the Ting Pong, President of the Com-

thorities in Canton do not intend pany, in reply to the Bureau said, the pock people who carry. water

from wells and sell it al teu cents to take any chance. "A Com- defendants engaged the car from among other things, that the cause gine number 3 had broken down be- eiss. In some parts of Canton, maloo of the West Bund," he said, arrival at their destination, one of was due to engine trouble. "En- Per two pails full to the wealthier munist rendezvous on the second Causeway Bay to Shaukiwan. On

was raided only two nights ago. cause the engineers in charge had like Tangshan, there has been no failed

water from the pipes for several Seven men were arrested, and a con- the gunners tendered a 85 note to to lubricate it properly, he months.

siderable amount of seditious liters the motor-driver and asked for said. "On the very next day the governors of engine number 1 were The Bureau of Public Utilities ture was seized.”

These Communist activities have change. The Indian told him that similarly disabled. All this hap- blamed the Water Company, ú. it pened on the 37th of July. Their did the Electric Power Company, been reported to Marshal Li Taal he had no change, whereupon the repair would take about a week. for trying to serve too many clients. Hain by the Canton authorities, two soldiers walked away without

in law, and besides the defendant This accounts for the darkness of the Company has now been ordered who are urging him to return to the city. Meanwhile only engines that for the time being at least no Canton to cope with the situation paying their fare

The Indian stopped them, and the had admitted having distributed No. 2 and 4 were in running order, more pipes shall be extended and no at the earliest possible moment.

Addressing Mr. d'Almada his But these two engines could not more new taps shall be installed un- It is reported that the Marshal has two soldiers were accused of having them at various places.

sired back, stating that he will assaulted the driver. A police Worship said that in view of the A newspaper reporter was great supply more than 9,000 Kilowatts less first approved by the Bureau. return to Kwangtung as oon as whistle was blown and Gunner fact that the defendant was notly astonished when he entered n of electricity, while the city needs The Canton Electric Fower Cometh Plenary Session is over. Brien was arrested, the other told that he was doing anything low court and found the judge, 12,000 K.W. The demand is, there-pany has been similarly ordered not fore, imich greater than the supply. to instal any more electric meters He has intimated that he will prob making good his escape. Consequently a portion of the city unless firat approved by the ably leave the capital on or about had to be without electricity be Bureau. This, it added, will the 15th of this month. He told his subordinates here to leave no stone tween the hours of 7 and 11 p.m." conserve or tend to conserve water unturned in dealing with the Com

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and electricity.

SMOKING IN COURT.

the law. Ignorance was no excuse CIGÁRS FOR JUDGE, JURY

AND THE PUBLIC. **

BERLIN,

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A policeman came forward with a box of eigas, from which the re- porter, who was getting more and more bewildered, selected one.

He learned that the defendants were accused of palming off bad cigars for good odes. They main tained that the cigars were noble weeds" and to settle the matter

the judge decided that they should be tested on the spot, p unlawful during his interview with members of the jury, the clerk, de The defendants smoked with a Brien denied the agaanit, but Sub-Inspector Elston, it was an fendants, witnesses, and members beatific expression on their faces, Gunner Timmony pleaded guilty toer of judgment to arrest the de- of the public all smoking mgars. but to judge by the faces of the the charge. The defendants were fendant in the way that had been He was still more astonished when others the plaintiffs have a good then remanded for further ia doue.. Asummons would have the judge said to him: "Have chance of winning their case when

it is reviewed. vestigation.

you had your cizar yet:1”.

sufficed.

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