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CANTON'S "STURDY

BEGGARS."

A SYSTEMATIC ROUND UP.

TO BE MADE TO WORK.

AN ARMY OF 700.

[ZOM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15th, 1928.

CORRESPONDENCE. ROUND THE POLICE

POPPY DAY.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG DAILY FRESS."]

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Sin-We would like through your columns to thank most sincerely all those who gave their enthusiSA- tio and generous help, both in per sonal service and financially, to the * Poppy Day"

cause, thereby again making success of this annual appeal.

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"POPPY DAY! SUB.

COMMITTEE,

CANTON, Nov. 14th.. The number of beggars rounded up and taken to the Canton Beg- gars School by the Police has DOW reached 694. Formerly it was thought that the number of pro- fessional beggars in the city was not above two or three hundred, but it is now certain that there are upward of 700. The round up.. which was started last week, is still [ro THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG going on, but only a few mendi-

cants are still left.

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From now on no more beggars

British Legion; Hong Kong and China Branch. November 14th.

KOWLOON 'BUSES.

DAILY PRESS."]

SIE,Last month I availed my

COURTS.

REVENUE OFFICERS IN. OPIUM RAIDS.

OFFENDERS FINED.

A number of houses in Kowloon

suspected of being engaged in the illicit opium trude were visited by a party of searchers under Revenue Officer Grimmitt on Tuesday and Bang their discoveries were two large lots of the drug in Canton Road. The offenders were brought

before the Kowloon Magistrate (Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones) yesterday.

At No. 844, Canton Road," the revenus party found a man lying on a bed on which 38.4 taels of prepared opium were found The

TWO OBJECTIONABLE

HABITS."

GROCER WHO GIVES NO

RECEIPTS.

EUROPEAN WHO PAYS IN "DRIBLETS,"

Arising out of a case heard before Mr. Justice P. Jacks at the Sum- mary Court yesterday, a grocer was said to have, the "nasty little habit" of not giving receipts for payments made to him, and a European, Mr. A. Kinchin, was said to have the nastly little babit" of paying in driblets. His Lordship said that both habits were objectionable.

The plaintiffs in the case were the Shin Brothers, compradores, of No. 13, Victoria Street, who-sued Mr. A. Kinchin, manager of the

FUNERAL OF MR. C. M.

CASTRO,...

OLDEST MEMBER OF MESSËS, LANE, CRAWFORDS, LTD.

The funeral took place yesterday afternoon of Mr. Carlos Maria Castro who passed away at 11.43 on Tuesday night at the p.m.

Government Civil Hospital from

heart failure. The Rev. Rossi

officiated, the deceased being buried in the Roman Catholic Cemetry at Happy Valley. There was a large number of people present in addition to the deceased's sons and relatives, and many of the staff of Messrs. Lane, Crawfords, Ltd.

Oldest Member Of The Stan. Up till the time of his death at the age of 64 Mr. Castro was in the employ of Messrs. Lane, Crawfords, Ltd. where he served for nearly 50 years; being the oldest member of

man admitted that the opiam fe. Jockey Club Stable, for the sum longed to him and claimed to have of $223.75 for provisions supplied. the staff. He was a consider

paid $3 per tael In Court, how ever, be told a different story about

J. M. d'Almada Remedios

Mr. appeared for the plaintiff and the able time in charge of the Ship's Chandlers department, and as a

will be seen on the streets, for the self of the courtesy of your columns being asked by his master to look defendant was represented by token of respect the Company's flag

Canton Municipal Government has defnited decided that there shall

be an end of th's form of nuisance. These unfortunate people have nearly all been forcibly taken to the vocational school where they will be compelled to learn a trade of some sorty and they will not be released until they are considered capable of making an independent living. The Canton authorities have termed them the "parasites of society, an obstacle to street traffic and a blemish on the beauty of the city.".

The beggars in Canton are the result of distress in outlying dis tricts. Bandit depredations, Com munist upheavals and the plunder ing of the unruly soldiery have, caused many people in the districts to flock to Canton and become beg gars. Moreover, the failure of rice crops has also contributed materiai- ly to this big army of beggare. Unless these conditions are im proved, the solution which the vocational school is offering is not fundamental. Until rural pro blema are squarely met and solved, beggars will continue to stream in to the city.

THE NEW CENTRAL BANK

BUILDING.

The foundation stone of the new building of the Central Bank of China was laid yesterday after- noon by Mr. Fung Cho Man, Com missioner of Finance, Mr. Wong Lang Shang, President of the Bank, representative of Marshal

and a

Li, during an imposing ceremony. The stone is of white granite, is over five feet in length and copidus ly engraved with Chinese charac- ters. It W118 cemented by the Finance Commissioner who at the same time took a glass bottle and put in it 66 gold coins of various nations and a copy of the con- struction plans. The vessel waa then sealed and placed beneath the

-corner stone.

after the drug.

The defendant's explanation was not accepted and he was fined

C. A. G. Russ

The case for the plaintiff, was that defendant waa

a "customer

to suggest that a bus for Kowloon

from Hong Kong and, in doing so City should meet the last ferry

I also invoked in my letter the aid $1,000, or nine months" hard labour from January 1st until June 26th he was also ranked amongst the

of the Captain Superintendent of Police. It is pleasing to find that since the 1st inst, the Kai Tack Motor 'Bus Co., Ltd., has put on

Another serious case was against a Chinese of No. 673, Canton Road, who was charged with possession of 31 taels, The charge being proved, he was fined $1,000, or im-

a 'bus to "meet the last ferry.prisonment in default. Yours, etc.,

RESIDENT.

November 14th, 190",

KWANGSI TRADE.

EMISSARIES IN HONG KONG.

Mr. C. H. Pan, chief of the

Ministry of Communications, and Mr. P. Y. Chen, chief of the Minis try of Industries, of the Kwangai Government, are now in Hong Kong on business, and while here, they called on the Trade Office of the Kwangs) Bureau of Reconstruction in the Bank of Canton Building. These two officials are charged with the supervision of the newly or ganised industries of the Kwangsi Government, the construction of public highways and the promotion of mictor trafic. The Kwangsi trade office here in Hong Kong is in charge of Mr. T. Y. Tam,

With two previous convictions against him for offences under the Opium Ordinance, the occupier of No. 46 Battery Street was faed $250 for possession of 2.2 tacis.

A woman was fined $400 for keep- ing a tsels of the drug in her house at Reclamation Street,

The tenant of No. 10, Hamilton Street, who was also in offender, did not appear in Court. His bail

of $100 was estreated.

Two Chinese of No: 48, Battery Street, shifted responsibility to the master, who had absconded. The prosecution being satisfied with their story they were discharged, but R. O. Grimmitt applied for a warrant for the arrest of the master,

ROBBED HIS FELLOW TRAVELLER.

A Chinese made. friends with a passenger on the Canton train and as taken by the latter to another triend's house. The visitor took the opportunity while. his fellow traveller was away to run off with his attache case. But he only got as far as the Yaumati, Ferry Wharf where he was arrested.

Mr. P. Y. Chen, before returning to Kwangsi from Hong Kong, will pay a visit to Canton with Mr. Hin Wong, foreign secretary of the Kwangsi Exposition at Liuchow, who is also in Hong Kong on behalf of the Exposition. Mr. Wong will pay a visit to Indo-China before returning to Kwangsi, visit. ing Hanoi to inspect the 9th Hanoi Fair to be held at Hänci on Novem.ace was against him. He was ber 25th-December 9th. Mr. Wong labour.

sentenced to two months' hard is working to promote the trade of Kwanger with Southern ports. He was it Macao a few days ago.on special business of the Kwangsi Government,

"COINERS AT WORK.

Counterfeit coins modelled after

the new issue now being turned out at the Government Mint in the

The man denied the charge of stealing the article, but the evi

"SOMERSETSHIRE " INCIDENT.

of this year. A pass book was sup plied and defendant obtained all bis provisions from the shop. He had never settled his bill in full- and used to pay in driblets-some- times 83 Rad sometimes $10. The account eventually amounted to 8225.78 and plaintiffs ceased supply. ing goods to the defendant

For the defence, Mr. Russ said that the debt owing was actually $41.89 which amount the defendant as willing to pay into Court. Defendant ceased dealing with Plaintifs because they charged Dairy Farm prices for goods which they had obtained from the market.

A piece of mutton was charged full

price for, but defendant found that it had never been near the Dairy

Farm.

Continuing, Mr. Russ said that sometime ago the defendant had occasion to dismiss a Chinese amah and when she left, the pass books and, the receipts disappeared. He suggested that one of the books in Mr. Remedios's possession used to belong to the defendant.

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was flown at half mast yesterday: The deceased was also an active member of the Club Lusitano`where oldest members, and he had served

o the Club Committee on several occasions.

Mr. Castro had been ill for about a month.

He is survived by seven sons and two daughters.

Wreaths were sent yesterday from the deceased's son's and relatives — "Richard, Henry, Tony, Chichi, David and Teddy (sons)," Chellie and Beatrice (his daughters). Dr. F. M. Graca Ozorio, Mr. J. O'Brien and Mr. F. Franco (his sons-in- law); and Messrs. J. Castro, D. Castro, and Dr. E. Souza (his nephews). Among those present at

the funeral were Messrs. S. J.

Jordian, E. J. Anslie, H. E. Scriven, A W. Brown, and A. W. Roberts, representing Messrs. Lane, Crawfords, Ltd., Messrs. J. M. Rocha, A. Riberio, A. Mackenzie,

F. C. Rocha, A. B. S. Silva Leonard, T. Leonard, B. Delgado, Netto, E. Murisco, A. Marcal, D. A. M. Bucks, and many friends.

MR. BALDWIN'S WISE SON.

"SUPPORTING HIMSELF AS STEEL WORK'S MECHANIC.

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"Everybody Exilies Me,” Mr. Remedios immediately got up to make a reply, and Mr. Russ said, "If I say a word everybody bullies

The Premier's younger and Coa- me, and while I am talking, theservative son refuses any allowance from his father, and lives on the always keep on interrupting."

few pounds a week he is able to earn in the ancestral steel works.

His Lordship said, with a smile, that the Court would offer pro- tection."

Proceeding, Mr. Russ said that after the books and receipts had disappeared, plaintiffs sent in a "huge" bill.

Mr. Remedios asked if Mr. Russ was hinting that the articles were not supplied.

Mr. Russ: My friend's client has a nasty little habit of not giving receipts.

Mr. Remedios: My friend's client has a nasty little babit of paying

Private James Boyle, of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, was again before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy on a charge in driblets of attempted murder of Sergeant Kerr of the same unit by stabbing him.

The incident is alleged to have occurred on the transport Somer

actshire while the vessel was at

His Lordship: Both babita are objectionable.

both the defendants and plaintiffs, Evidence having been given by

This is to set the youth of Eng land an example of which even aqw, in these straitened times, they stand in greater need than dogs the youth of any other country. It has been little less than a national

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curse that so many of our young, men should for generations have grown up with the idea that it was for them. The elegant, paternally. their parents' business to provide

supported hanger-on of the British middle and upper classes, couraged to think there was no need for him to make his own way in life, has been anything but an addition to the real assets of the in the hunting field or on the ten- nation, whatever he may have been

nis court or on the polo ground or the ballroom floor.

What young Mr. Wyndham Bald- win has done is to start in the it as a fact, instinct has told him right way. If he has not known

The new premises of the Central north eastern suburb of Canton Colombo on the way to Hong Kong he Lordship gave judgment to the that if a man does not learn to

Bank of China occupy over 20,000

were discovered in the market to- square feet. The building is being day. On the surface these new constructed over the site of the counterfeit coins look exactly like old one which was ransacked and the good ones. The picture of Dr. razed to the ground during the Com- Sun Yat Sen engraved in front and munist holocaust of December 11th

the Chinese characters surrounded Inst. The cost of construction is by a design of a grain of wheat on over $230,000 Caáton currency, and the back are almost exactly similar the building is expected to be com

to the good money. In fact the imitations are so close "and exact pleted next year. The Central Bank of China is at present occupying

that even experts have difficulty in differentiating them. However, the the building of the old. Kwangtung the good ones, being only 1 mace bad coins do not weigh as mich 28 Provincial Bank which went into and candareens cach. The stan-

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with military details.

An adjournment was given at the last hearing to enable the pro- Worship understood From Inspector secution to prepare their case. His

Lane that the prosecution was now ready to proceed with the caso.. The hearing was axed for 11.15 on Friday morning, to be continued in the afternoon."

plaintiff with costs.

DR. DAVID Z. T. YUI

ENTERTAINED.

stand

on his Own feet in his twenties he never will. The spirit of independence, the pride in work, the ability to take line of one's own and bold to it these are qualities that if they are not ac- quired and fostered in the boy are likely to be dormant for a lifetime. in the man.-Daily Express.

PILOT FAINTS WHILE FLYING.

APPARATUS RECORDS HIS FALL.

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Dr. David Z. I. Yui, general secretary of the National Commit. tee of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. and MOUTH AS RIDING PLACE head of the Chinese Group. of the Institute of Pacific Relations," was A Chinese who" snatched a pair the principal guest of the European- ciation at a tiffin held at Lane, of ear rings from a woman put the American Returned Students' Asso-

A test pilot, whose name is with pursued through Po Hing Fong. The watchman who eventually ar- Crawford's Restaurant yesterday, held for Service reasons, fainted rested him discovered the hiding when Mr. A. E. Wood, Director of the other day in mid-air while place as the thief gave himself away Education, and Mr. R. C. Trad. carrying out trials in a' new type by his thickness of speech...

of aeroplace. - Major C. Willson passed sentence well, American Consul-General at He fell forward on to the con- of six months' hard labour and Hong Kong, were present, in additrols while unconscious, and this. caused the aeroplane, in which he tion to a large number of Chinese was flying alone, to plunge towards university men. Dr. Yui spoke on the ground at 300 miles an hour.

The airman regained his senses Chinese problems in the Pacific,

and checked his dive, after falling. and also the Manchurian question. 15,000ft. and when rapidly nearing Before the Senior Magistrate, a Dr. Yui said that the next confer the earth. He had no recollection Chinese named Wong Sui Poon was charged with possession of four ence on Pacific Relations will be of what happened during his fall, although he realised that some hypodermic syringes and with prac held in the latter part of October thing had been wrong.. tising as a doctor, an

twelve strokes of the bircb..

a AN UNLICENSED DOCTOR 1

bankruptcy during the noterious dard weight of each twenty "cent jewels in his mouth while being Chen Choung Ming regime.

piece is I mace and 4.4 enndareens. The sound of these counterfeit Mr. Fung Cho Man, speaking at money is also somewhat different, the ceremonial gathering, said that It is high and sharp while that of the Central Bank of China was clear. The small merchants, ped- the good money is rounded and first thought out and organized bydlers and hawkers are the ones who the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen on August suffer, and investigation showed 15th, 1924. The Commissioner thenly accepted large quantities.

that already they have "unknowing-

went on to tell of the vicissitudes

The Government has taken which the financial institution had serious view of the matter and is gone through. "It is now as firm trying hard to run to earth the counterfeiters and circulators. But as a rock, with every chance of

so far no arrests have been made, further development," he said in and the place where these coins are conclusion: Mr. Chow Lu, a former minted has not been discovered. An analysis of the bad money showed President of the Kwangtong Uni- that they are an alloy of zinc and versity and "an uncompromising copper. The copper content is very opponent of the Communists who small as compared with the amount has now returned to Canton, also of zinc" They have little or no made a speech.

silver and are so brittle that one (Continuet on nézi Column.)

can easily break them.

On an application made by Act. and early December, 1920, when ing Chief Detective Inspector Lane, delegates from all countries border. the case was fixed for hearing on Monday afternoon.

Mr. F. H. Loseby will appear for the defence.

Feeling all right again, he did not land at once, but continued the tests. When he did alight the ing the Pacific, including Great automatic height-recorder in his Britain (which was represented for machine, was examined and it was the first time the summer of 1927 seen that this apparatus had re- at Honolulu), will attend.

corded his fall.

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