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RESTORING THE COINAGE.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29th,

THE FENGTIEN ENVOY. ROUND THE POLICE POSTMEN D. BUSMEN. SALARIES OF PUBLIC

FETED ALL ROUND.

13TH YEAR ISSUE BEING FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. }

RE-MINTED.

END OF A. POPULAR AGITATION.

CANTON, August 8th. Mr. Yang Yuk Soon, the Feng- tien envoy who arrived in Canton last week, is still being lavishly FROM OUR CHINER CORRESPONDENT.] entertained by local dignitaries. Last night the staff of the 4th Army gave an elaborate banquet in his honour at the Hotel Asia, at which the Fengtienese gave a report of the military conditions in the Three

CANTON, Aug. - 28th.' The Committee on the Valuation of the 13th Year Coins was form ally inaugurated yesterday at noon in the Canton Chamber of Com-Eastern Provinces, merne. Mr. Mok The Shiu, repre- sented the National Bureau of Revenues, Mr. Hu Tsung Tong the Chamber of Commerce, Mt. Hoh Pin Shu the Central Bank of China, Mr. Tam Toi Chi the City Merchants' Association, Mr. To Tse

Triang the Provincial Merchants Federation; Mr. Chow Ting Pong the Canton Bankers' Guild. These gentlemen form the Committee and

He said, inter alia, that Chang Hauch Liang is eager to come to terms with the Nationalists, and that his mission to the South is to bring about this happy state of affairs.

This morning the visitor toured the city in an automobile, visiting every place at interest. He wa then escorted to the Canton Arsenal at Shek Cheng where he was cordially received. This afternoon

COURTS.

NAVAL OFFICER FINED.

SUNSHINE AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS.

Lieutenant Dordon Duff of H.M.S. Ambrose, and now attach- ed to E.AS. Tamar, was summon od before Major U. Willson at the Central Magistracy yesterday morning on three traffic offence namely dangerous driving, failing and abras constable's signat failing to produce his licence. The alleged offence took place at the corner of Arsenal Street and Queen's Road East,

The defendant pleaded guilty to all three offences. and was fined 810, 65 and $4. on the respective

"JimmonsES,

SECOND BATTLE OF NATHAN ROAD,

· CONDUCTOR'S TAKINGS THAT DISAPPEARED,

Six postmen boarded a 'bus in Nathan Road on Monday night with the intention of "besting up the conductor. Yesterday morning two of them appeared, somewhat creat fallen, before Mr. W. Schofield to receive foes of $25 each and had to sign bonds of $50 each to keep the peace for a year.

SERVANTS.

LOCALLY ENGAGED MEN'S PETITION.

QUESTION UNDER · CON. SIDERATION.

Inquiries at the Colonial Secre tariat yesterday revealed that the Government is considering the ques tion of salaries to locally engaged. Government employees (Chinese, Indians and Portuguese). No de cision has yet been made but as soon as possible a statement will be issued..

The battle arose in this manner. On Sunday night a conductor of Until the matter is settled the one of the China Motor Bus Com- Government wishes to say nothing The defendant remarked in con-off his bus. The postman then the matter is one that, may effect pany's vehicles turned a postman further, but it is recognised that section with the signal lights at returned to the Kowloon Branch recruitment to Government Service. the corner of Arsenal Street and Office and told his colleagues the 4 petition has been forwarded to Queen's Road.: East: " It is im possible to see which light is burstory of his wrongs. The following the Government from the public ing at the coroner of Arsenal waiting and when the enemy pass arguments in support of their night five or six, postmen were

servants in question setting out

less you see them changed." Street when the sun is shining un-

ed they boarded his bus, "As econ

claim. This petition is receiving as the fight began the driver stop the careful attention always accord ed to such, documents. Its text is ed and went to the conductor's

in the roadway, with the conduc- Chinese, Portuguese And Indians. tor's takings scattered all over the

We, the andersigned, are mem. road. Two of the attacking party

bers employed in the service of were arrested" by. Indian constables the Government of Hong Kong and who came on the scene, and were

are of Chinese, Portuguese, and charged with assaulting the

two Indian nationalities. 'bus employees and behaving in a disorderly manner. The defendants pleaded guilty to both charges.

are to assess the intrinsic value of the Canton authorities will take him TWO TROUBLESOME. RUSSIAN | assistance, the battle finishing up as follows:-

to visit the Whampoa Military

the silver coins bearing the date Academy.

13th Year" of the Republic of) Marshal Li Tsai Hain has tole China,"

graphed from Shanghai, instruct Many speeches were made dealing the Canton authorities to treat the visitor in a most hospitable ing with the necessity for with- drawing all bad coin from the market,

It will be remembered that Can- ton has for several months been fooded with these 13th year twenty ceat pieces which for one reason and another have been rejcted by the people throughout the Province. The merchants simply would not use them, declaring that they were not up to standard. The coins then began to pour into Canton where the merchants were compelled to accept them. Finally Canton merchants also rejected them in spite of the repeated warnings of the Government.

way.

BRITISH SHIP FIRED AT.

WHILE ANCHORED OFF WHAMPOA

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CANTON, Aug. 28th. The British .. Baron Maclay (Captain MacDonald) was fired on with rifles by pirates' while at an- chor of Whampoa yesterday (Mon. day) afternoon. About 13 rounds in all were red,

action, placing a guard on board The local authorities took prompt

her, and sending troops to the north, bank, whence the firing took place.

It is reported that one pirate was killed and also that hostages were seized by the authorities. Baron Maclay and

No casualties occurred in se. no further trouble is expected.

SILVER BEING ADDED.

It was to remedy this situation that the Government and the mer chants decided to withdraw these coins from the market and remint them, adding enough silver to bring "the coins up to 70 per cent. ailver CANTON CINEMA STRIKE.

content, the standard value. In an announcement made after the as- eumption of office, the Committee stated that from to-day, the 28th of August, to the end of the month, the merchants should submit reports to the office of the amount of coin in their possession. After September 1st the Committee will receive these

SETTLED BY GOVERNMENT.

EMPLOYEES DEMANDS

REJECTED.

The cinema houses of Canton

"YOUTHS.

Two Russian youths both fifteen. years of age were before Major C. Willson for being stowaways. The Police-stated that the defendants had been in the Colony before. One had claimed to be. Caucasian and asked for money to help him get a passport to return to that country. The other youth was sent to Vladivostock but found his way back to Hong Kong.

The Magistrate intimated that he would send them bath to the House of Detention but Sub- Inspector Elston pointed out that as stowaways they could not be sent to the House," but suggest ed i caning and sending them

away.

His Worship ordered "a remand of twenty four hours,

POSSESSION OF DUTIABLE

LIQUOR

"Two Chinese sampan girls who were found on being arrested to be in possession of five gallons of

His Worship As they plead guilty to the first charge I think the second may be withdrawn.

Inspector Marks: Yes, "Your Worship.

Inspector Marks said that the fight might easily have been more serious. Postmen were granted the privilege of riding on the buses free and they should respect the 'bus companies' servants.

When the conductor collected his scattered money after the fight he found that he was $15 short, there was no suggestion that the money was stolen by the defendants, but it was probably picked up by the

spectators.

dress you on the hardships we are 2-We beg respectfully to ad- labouring under, brought about by the steady rias in the cost of living in Hong Kong, and to request that. certain adjustments be made in the existing Scale of salaries of sub ordinate officers of Government go

as to enable them to live free from

anxiety and upharrassed by constant thought of an inadequate income.

3-In support of our application, we beg to submit the following facts for the consideration of H.E the Officer Administering the Gor

ernment. At the same time we beg leave to refer you to a letter forwarded last year to Government by the Chinese Clerical Staff peti tíoning for revision.

Higher Standard Of Living.

The high cost of food, general commodities and clothing, in part,

dutiable liquor appeared before ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE? accounts for the greatly increased

Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy and were fined $30 each. The girls alleged that the wine was placed on board the sampan by a Chinese Revenue Officer, but after hearing the evidence the 'Magia- trate refused to believe their story.

OPIUM FOR MINOR AIL: MENTS.

THREE GIRLS CHARGED.

NO BAIL ALLOWED.

cost of living. Then, again, Chi- Inese in all walks of life and through- out the length and breadth of the country, and not confined to Hong Kong alone, have shown a steady and remarkable tendency to adopt a higher standard of living prompt- Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowed by the example set by foreign loon Magistraey yesterday morning neighbours. This latter fact has refused the application for bail made by Mr. Horace La on behalf of one of the three girls arrested A Chinese tallyman on the 5.3. Liang Chow was fined $175 with connection with a highway the alternative of two months hard robbery at Pingshan last week. labour by Mr. Schofield for being He said that the charge was too in possession of 2.2 taels of prepar. serious to admit any of them to ed opium, and another fine of 850 bail. Sub-Inspector Dick opposed (or four weeks') Was imposed bail, on behalf of the Police, on for possession of 1.7 taels of raw the same grounds. opium. The terms are to run con- currently.

The police stated that the defen dant had the opium for his own

which suspended business for some time will shortly re-open their doors, according to a reliable report, the low standard coins from the mer-forced a settlement of the trouble.

anthorities having stepped in and chants and they will be sent to the The Departments of Civil Affairs, Mint for valuation. The owneri of and Reconstruction, were under consumption and said he took as a instructions from the Frovincial cure for the aches and pains from Government to investigate, the dis which he was suffering. The de pute, and the operators of the fendant said that he bought the picture houses were ordered to drug at Shanghai because it was furnish their explanation of the cheaper there than Hong Kong.

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DOUBLE MURDER AT YAUMATI.

According to their statements the Merchants Union, in whose ranks the picture house employees are numbered, demanded the payment A further remand was granted of a "public welfare fee of one to Inspector Fallon by Mr. W. cent per ticket sold. This was most Schofield of the two men charged unreasonable and could not be countenanced,

The charge was then read out in which the defendants were accused of assaulting the complainant and robbing her of $88.

Mr. Lo said that was not rob-

bery with violence but ordinary robbery, and his Worship answer- ed that in the case of pick-pockets it would be robbery with assault.

A Fortune Teller. Questioned as to what was the nature of the assault, Sub-Inspec- tor Dick said that when the polica saw the complainant on the day of the robbery her jacket was torn, On the following morning she had two black eyes and complained of with the Four dinlet, ut Lab pains in her side. It was suggest No. 111, Woosung Street. Mr. Leo ed that she should see a European d'Almada now appeared on behalf doctor but she refused giving as the unruly behaviour of the em of the defendants and Inspector her reason that she was a fortune

Fallon informed the Magistrate teller. that he was awaiting the papers from the Director of Public Pro- secutions, that he had taken some thirty statements and that about twenty witnesses would be called for the prosecution. The Magis trate adjourned the hearing until Friday morning.

Another cause of the friction was Floyees, who threatened to secure compliance with the demands by using force; the habit was also practised of admitting numbers of friends without payment of the ad- mission fees.

the coins will receive in exchange the equivalent value in Central Bank of China notes.

Eight assessors will assist the Committee, one to be sent by each of the five Chambers of Commerce, one by the Bankers. Union, and two by the Central Bank of China. A number of analysts will be ap- pointed to the Mint and parcels of "coin handed in for valuation will be counted, weighed, wrapped up and scaled with a paper bearing the chop of the Committee and the chop of the owner of the coins, The parcel will be numbered, and receipt given the owner. The coins will then go to the Mint and the owner is permitted to witness the analysis. A small fee is charged by the Committee for handling the coins, but its mem- bera receive no remuneration.

LOSS TO. MERCHANTS.

guidance of workers and employers. The defendant said, that he work- This method of withdrawing The proprietors are held to account coins will naturally entail a con- for the suspension of their businessed in the pantry and did not re siderable losa to small merchants, without invoking the aid of the Deere any wages. He was told that if he could take it without being

The two Departments recognised the justice of the owners' complaints, and the Bureau of Public Safety has been instructed to put a stop to the malpractices complained of.

With regard to the engagement

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STOLEN BUTTER.

Other Charges Possible. Sub-Inspector Dick then said that the charge might have been at tempted murder and that the police suggested that the male defendant (who was arrested

an important bearing on the dif cultics met with by the undersign- ed whose small salaries make it difficult to make ends meet not to speak of the provision of some little comforts for themselves and their dependants, and to keep to- gether the members of their house: hold who, by reason of a higher to receive higher wages. living standard, demand and expect "High" house rents on the whole show no signs of abatement, as evidenced in the recent rise in the Government assessment.

And

if, added to disproportionate high rentals and servants' wages, the recent increase in school fees is taken into consideration, it will be seun that the burden which, Govern- ment servants in receipt of small pay is called upon to bear is reach- ing the breaking point.

Comparison With Private Firms. 6. It is not our purpose to make invidious comparisons between salaries of the clerical branch of the Government servies and those paid in the Banking and Commer cial houses. Suffice it to state that public companies and business firms in Hong Kong are making it a practice to establish provident funds for employees' benefit. In the Chinese Customs and Chinese Postal Administration bonuses are: paid equivalent to one year's salary at the same for every seven years' service in time as the thres giris) had com- addition to pension money paid in mitted the assault while the girls lamp sums on retirement. had acted as decoys. It was also alleged that one of the girls had actually had a hand in the awault. He added that there might be further charges, against the three

The defendants were remanded until next Tuesday.

A Chinese was sentenced to six and dismissal of employees the pro-weeks hard labour by Mr. W. prietors have been advised to Schofield for stealing five lbs. of observe the rules provisionally drawn by the Government for the butter from the... President girl defendants,

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as the coins will have to pass partment of Civil Affairs in seeking seen by the Indian watchman be through several agents before

solution of the dispute, and could have ft. He tried and reaching the Government. Thus

although the different movie houses couldn't. the small money changers will on-

His Worship was informed that were not closed simultaneously on nounce the price at which they will buy these coins, allowing the same date still the effect was the defendant was not supposed to comfortable margin of profit. Ac as if a lock-out had been declared, have been on board at all, and cording to the estimates of finance thus violating the provisions of that was why be was not receiving

any wages 1 department the value of these coins Article No. 11 of the Labour Dis is nominally: well over $10,000,000, puto Law. For this infringement The Mint authorities declare that the proprietors were fined $50 each in a few days from now they will with the exception of the Ban Kuo. be daily reminting $100,000 of Man Theatre which has been order- silve coins of standard value, a ed by the Bureau of Public Works large quantity of silver bullion to have its building rebuilt. having been purchased from abroad

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WORRIES..

7-Advancement for the Clerical staff of the Government service is painfully slow, their annual incre ments are graduated and are small. Promotion generally is governed by length of service, and not as a reward of merit

8.--From a recent official an- nouncement. in the local English newspapers the Secretary of State for the Colonies has approved the AMERICAN LICENSEE OF

grant of an additional temporary LORRY FINED.

allowance to officers on sterling salaries with effect from lat July. Mr. E. D. Shank, of the Eow The case of all employees earning loon and New Territories Develop their salaries in Hong Kong dollars ment Company appeared before appears to have been overlooked Majur O Willson us licenses of altogether. We pray that the con motor lorry No. 278 for having no

cession granted to officers on sterl number plate on the lorry ng salaries might also be extend- The defendant said that he knowed to those on the dollar basis for nothing about it and that he only the need for the betterment of their knew of the regulation when his A banishes who was arrested for driver told him about it. He had meagre salaries is no less urgent. The movie house owners have returning to the Colony before his instructed the driver to be present Increase From 12% To 8% Wanted. bút, the man could not be found. 9-Regarding the increases sane excuse to Mr. W. Schofield that Inspector Alexander, of the tioned and, now payable to sterling- for the purpose. The new twenty been ordered to effect payment of time bhad expired gave na cent coins will not be like the old their fines to the Department of he only came to get his wife and Trafie: Department informed His salaried officers we most respect ones. On the front, the picture of Civil Affairs within five days of the the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen will be announcement of the decision of these his ailing mother. The defen Worship that the driver had also fully beg to point out that newly dunt, who was arrested :-at-an been summoned for obstruction joined and temporary officers locally engraved. On the back the Chinese Government sent them through the opiam depot in Reclamation Street and driving without a licence bugaged obtain an immediate rise character Homeaning Canton Theatrical Trade Mainten twenty cents, will be written, nace Union, and the picture houses was sentenced to nine months His Worship remarked that he of 12 per cent, or a per cent, con

hard labour.

would adjourn both summonses for currently with older officers with. These two characters will

Another banishee said that he week, but Mr. Shank asked the families in England. be are to be opened. forthwith. The faitooned with a design represent Bureau of Public Safety has already had come to look for his lost child, Magistrate to deal with his sum, 10. We feel that local sub- ing beton of grain In the old been notified to pay particular at and His Worship remanded the mons then, and pleaded guilty to ordinate officers, many of whom coins the arabic numeral 20tention to the picture palaces, su defendent to permit the police to the offences Vorship imposed have grown grey in the Government a fine of 85, The sunimonsen service, have not received the| the Chinese equivalent.

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measure of consideration which earnest consideration, and submit their long, faithful and meritorious it to HE the Officer Administering service leads them fairly to expect. the Government with your kind 12-Wespray, in conclusion, that recommendation that in measure

written. This will be replaced by that full protection is assured to verify the story hot of next column,} [against the driver were adjourned. † (Continued at foot of next column. You will be good enough to give relief be accorded us commensurate;

to this our petition your early and with the special needs of our osNC.