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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9th, 1929.

CEMENT FACTORY A MAN IN GREAT REQUEST. SMALL-POX VICTIMS. ECHO OF KENNEDY

FOR CANTON.

DANISH AND GERMAN FIRMS TENDERING.

$2,000,000 SCHEME."

[TRUM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. Į

CANTON, Jan. 3th

To meet the growing demand in the Province for cement for building

purposes the Kwangtung Govern-

ment has decided to open up another Tory at Yin Tak on the North River. The Yin Tak site has been selected owing to the proximity of raw materials and good transport Facilities It is easily accessible both by water and the Canton- Hankow Railway and the hills in the vicinity of Yin Tak abound with the purest gypsum and lime stone, two essential ingredients of cement.

怡

DR. CHAO HSIN CHU OF CANTON,

GOING TO NANKING NEXT

: MONTH.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT)

CANTON, Jan. 7th.

In spite of persistent rumours to the contrary. Dr.-Chao Haix Chu, Commissioner for Foreign Affairs of

Kwangtung, is not to leave Canton for Nanking at least for the time being. In conversation with our correspondent at the Foreign Office this morning Dr. Chu said that it

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MATSHED HOSPITAL FOR CHINESE SUGGESTED.

.APPEAL TO CHINESE CHAM

BER OF COMMERCE

Reference was made in these columas act long ago to the man ner in which poorer class Chinese dump the dead bodies of children who have died of small-pox in the streets. This is done because the

parents are afraid to report to the

Authorities and have their houses and personal belongings disinfected. It is also a common practice in the slum areas to hide a cast of small-.

It is gratifying to report that the wealthier and well educated Chi the Chinese General Chamber of nese are taking this matter up with

Commerce. Yesterday at the meet- ing of the Chumber, a letter was read in which a stirring appeal wis made to the Chamber to help to provent this dumping. The letter pointed out that the majority of Chinese would never report a case of small-pox. They knew quite

ROAD MURDER.

ACCUSED IN COURT.

PAWNED BANGLE AS ONLY

CLUE. 2

ARMED ROBERRY · AND ABDUCTION.

5 CHINESE FACE SERIOUS CHARGE.

RAID ON MATSHED AT SHATIN,

Events connected with the murder of a Chinese youth named Fung Man Fire Chinese ware before Mr. Shu in Kennedy Road on the night E. W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon recalled before Mr, B. E. Lindsell charges of armed robbary and the of February 2nd last year were Magistracy yesterday afternoon on-

at the Central Magistracy yesterday forcible abduction of a Chinese boy

afternoon when a Chinese appeared aged five at an unnumbered mat

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in the dock charged with the crime. shed at Shatin. Two of the defun

At the inquest, which caused some dants were also charged with com- stir among the Chinese community,mitting armed robbery, at certain wild accusations were made Cheung Wai Sheung, Kowicon, on against a young married woman, November 26th last. But Pai Fong, who was stated to have been a former sweetheart of the deceased youth. The woman,

hers during the Chinese New Year, according to her story, had come from Singapore to visit her mother

and met her old friend casually in the street. A meeting was arranged late in the afternoon, and while the couple were in Kennedy Road they were attacked by two men and the youth was stabbed to death by Mon-

is true that he had received a telepox from the medical authorities, gram from Dr. C. T. Wang, Minis- which is one of the big reasons for per of Foreign Affairs, inquiring the spread of the disease. whether or not he was going to Nanking with Marshal Li Tsai Hsin who left here a few days ago.

The personal counsel and advice of Dr. Chu were very much in Foug Tsoon," opposite Shameen, request at Nanking but the Kwang. was considered. But was finally tung Foreign Commissioner

been so busy, in Canton that he has "given up in favour of Yin Tak.

Mr. Ma Chiu Tsoon, Commisnot been able to take the trip.

Since General Chen Ming Shi sioner of Reconstruction, in Ад became Chairman of the Provincial elaborate report submitted to the Councif, Dr. Chu has been excep Provincial Council last werk stated tionally busy.

missioner is also a member of the authorities would take, and to avoid mouth Path. that there was a real need for an

Provincial Council, and wishes to the trouble of moving out of the other cement factory in Kwangtung.

femain in Canton to help the new regime with its diplomatic and house so that the authorities could administrative problems and Gen. fumigate it, the people concerned Chen is particularly anxious that would rather not talk about it, and the Foreign Commissioner should

allow the disease to take its course.

at least. However, Dr. Chu hopei to go to Nanking again next month if possible. He has wired back to Dr. C. T Wang at Nanking to this

Cement," he said, is by far the most important building material in modern times Kwang

The Foreign Com-

well

wbut

steps the medical

Thea if a death occurred, they convenient spot..

Referring to the last charge against defendants, his Worship remarked that he would prefer to

of charges, as it only made the hear it as a separate case. He was anxious to prevent the duplication

other more complicated.

In connection with the Brst two

charges. Inspector Falkon said that a 1am on December 9th, seven men armed with daggers and re- volvers' raided an unnumbered mat shed at Tang Kag, Shatin District, At the inquest proceedings the and overpowered the inmates who mother of the deceased youth were occupying the matshed. alleged that But Pui Fong had hired people in the malahed at the time Coroner sharply reprimanded her three children. They were tied with the wen to kill her son. The were two men, three women and

The

tung consumes on the average 3,000 not leave Canton for the time being would dump the dead body in any for making the wild accusation, rope and, after staying for about

bamels of cement per day. As we have just entered the Period of Political Tutelage, which albo aneaus material development, the daily consumption is expected, to increase. The present output of the Kwangtong Cement Factory in Honam is only about 400 barrels a day, and is not nearly enough to meet the demand. Other Chinese

effect.

CORRESPONDENCE.

AVIATION IN CHINA: WAKE

"UP HONG KONG:

DAILY PRESS." |

Treating à death in such a shameful manner, the letter con- tinged was most inhumane. Be it a dead child, the father and mother were of the same blood, and to allow the dead body of a member of one's family to lie in the street without decent buria was outside the moral code and humane in- stincts of any evilised person,

The letter then went on to say that the only way to prevent such occurrences, which had been far too

cements enjoying a good market in [TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG frequent in the past, would be for Kwangtung are the "Horse Brand". of Tong Shan, the Tai Shan Mountain Brand of Shanghai,

the Elephant Brand" of Province. Though of ex- edecht zdality, "the output of all the factories together is not suff, cient to meet the demands of Kwangtung. These conditions clear Is show the necessity for another eement factory in the Province,”

It is not yet known whether the Mewes, provena or the dry process will be employed. The wet process is more general but though it has drawbacks it is most likely that it will be used:

NEGOTIATIONS IN PROGRESS.

Sila the past the Press have been so kind in drawing attention to the aviation requirements "of the

Colony that I have little hesitation in requesting you to grant space to this letter, «

Yesterday, you published a port of the sale or ten British aircraft to the Canton Aviation Bureau. That was the best news

-

I have had the pleasure of reading since I came to China. It'interest- ed me to such an extent that I took the trouble to look up my press cutting file, and discovered that many months ago I stated in an article that reless Hong Kong speeded up the Chinese would start sound aviation before the Colony. They have now done so. I am not suggesting that I am a prophet,

Whichever process is decided upon the factory will be equipped with modern machinery including large revolving kilns, steam turbines,

nor do I wish to draw attention to electric motors and up-to-date de-. the fact that I made a -ebrewd "vices for the elimination of duste

guess, but I should like to draw atterion to the painfully obvious fact that nothing has been done to further aviation in Hong Kong.

If something is not done within The total cost of the construction the next few months we shall be and equipment of such a factory placed in the position of having to will be in the neighbourhood of either encourage, or shut-out com $2,000,000 and negotiations are al-mercial aviation that is organised ready in progress between the Pro- and operated by the Chinese of vincial Government and two for some other nation. A nice state of aign firms, the F. . Smith & Co. affairs In a few years time when of Copenhagen, whose Far Eastern travel by air is as common as Head Office is in Tokyo, and the surface transport I wonder how the F. Field & Co., & German firm in British merchants will like having

to, send themselves and their According to the F. L. Smith &portant documents, to say nothing Co., the total cost for the construc of their valuable goods, by air linei tion and equipment of a plant with operated by foreign Powers. Your a daily output of 540 barrels of etc.. cement is £125,000 or approximately $1,250,000 Hong Kong currency, of which $734,950 is for machinery. The estimate "submitted by the F. Field & Co. in sqmewhat lower, be ing only 8525,000 Hong Kong cur wrency for an output of 400 barrels.. a day. But the latter estimate is not so detailed as the former not AN does it give diagrams.

Canton.

DR. CHU TALKING IT OVER.

Dr. Chao Hai Chu, Commissioner for Foreign Affairs of Kwangtung, has been instructed by the Provin cial Government to talk the matter over with the Danish Company, Mr. Hanses, Danish Connil at Hong Kong, went to Canton on January 2nd, partly on behalf of the F. L. Smith & Co., and partly to pay an official visit to the new Chairman of the Provincial Govern rent, General Chen Ming Shu.

The Danish Consul and I Chu and Mr. Ma have already had several conferences with regard to the project. Everything appears to be progressing smoothly and the Government plan is expected to materialize before very long.

the Chamber to erect a big mat shed in the outskirts of the city, where any one suffering from small. pox could be taken for treatment. Chinese medicines are more effec tinted the treatment of this tive than Western, the letter con- disease, and that if parents had any fear of the European doctors, or that their houses and belongings would have to be fumigated, they could de no better than to remove death occurred in the but, a de an affected person to the hut. If cent burial could be given, and there would be no necessity of callously dumping the bodies all

over the town.

pointing out that the girl had been { half an hour, the intruders left and had not seen her son during their hands on. The robbers were away from the Colony for one year with all property they could lay

that time. There was not a shred of evidence against her.

The case for the prosecution was conducted by Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, Assistant Attorney-General. Mr. E S. C Brooks (of Messrs. Hastings, Dennys & Bowley) appear- ed for the defence.

Fatal Walk After Dark. Opening his case, Mr. Fitzzoy said that the young woman, But Pui Feng, aw Fung Man Sha in the street on February 22nd They met near the Kwong Sang Hong firm at ed for a walk. At about 8 o'clock 7 o'clock that evening and proceed- they were seated on a railing in Kennedy Road when two men gud donly appeared and proceeded to attack them. One man seized the girl and removed her jewellery. The lan Shu, met with resistance frem other man, who was attacking Fung Fung who was stabbed in the shoulder.

An alarm was raised by the girl and the assailants ran away. Fung staggered for some distance and then fell. Assistance arrived later when the girl raised the alarm. An am- bulance conveyed the injured man ment before he died. The girl was to hospital, but he made no state

unable to identity any of the men as the night was dark and there were no street lamps near the place where the assault was committed. She also failed to identity the de- fendant when he was placed on parade with others.

estrying bamboo torches, using kerosene as fuel, while one of them ad az electric torch. When they left, they took two children away with them, a little boy aged five. and a git aged four.

Palice Make A Raid. Nothing happened until 1.30 p.m." on the afternoon of December 15th when Mr. Calthrop, A.S.P., and Sub-Inspector Dick raided the first floor, at 60s, Shanghai Street, There was nobody except a Chi-

the premises-when-the-police-made- nese girl about 16 years of age on their raid. The principal tenant and his wife could not be found but the police found the missing girl, who was identified by one of the people from the matshed.

later at the Po Leung Ku said The elder girl was detained and the child was brought to the flat by a number of men who came early one morning about a week before.

Chinese detectives were left at the flat to await the return of the principal tenant, but this, man has apparently disappeared. On the out one of the defendants from the day of the arrest, the girl pointed verandah of the flat,

He wa standing in the street. She said he was one of the men who took the child to the Bat,

stolen

Further Arrests.

"

Apart from the fact that it was brutal method of disposing of the dead bodies of those whom they had loved, they were Llping to therefore, be better if & hat was spread the disease. It would constructed at the earliest moment, and the widest publicity given to this action, so that the poor class of Chinese would know where to with the bring persons stricken. disease. Of course, the most effi

The Chinese detectives remained. eient Chinese herbalists would

at the flat, and on the same day a have to be retained to attend to

Discovery Of The Bangle.

further arrest was made when an- the sick. Smallpox, the letter said,

One of the articles taken from the other man came up. to the flat. and to the Chinese it was very little bangle with a jade pendant. Evi-rested a third man who walked into was not necessarily a fatal disease. girl, Mr. Fitzroy said, was a gold The next morning the police ar and could easily be cured, if the dence would be called to show that the trap,, and later a fourth man proper treatment was given...

on May 2nd of last year, the de- was arrested. Discussing the letter, Mr. Li Yaufendant, who was working in the Tsuen, chairman of the Chamber Naval Yard, gave one Lee Yuen defendant relating to a bed quilt said that for the present they could am a pawn ticket. The latter re- which

A pawn ticket was found on.one only advise the Chinese through the deemed the bangle and gave it to from the pawn shop by the police was afterwards retrieved medium of the Press, to get vac meated, and as regards carrying out his wife, who wore it for some time, and identified as one of the articles from the matabed. Ад the scheme as suggested in the after which it was pawned again.

In July police investigations result identification parade was held at letter, the matter would have to be

ed in the discovery of the bangle in Mongkok Police Station but ange thoroughly considered from its dif ferent aspects.

the pawnshop. It was then seen of the witnesses identified aay of that the article corresponded with the four defendants. the description of the missing On the same day one of the hangle. The holder of the pawn defendants offered a statement to ticket was traced, and through that

a Chinese detective and took him source the police got into touch with to a house at No. 117, Castle Peak defendant.

Road, where he pointed out &E- Mr. Fitzroy added that previous other member of the gang to the to these discoveries a reward of police. This man was brought to $2,000 had been offered for any in- the Yaumati Police Station where formation leading to the arrest of sa identification parade was held A complaint by hawkers who 'ply

the assailants. The defendant had the next day by Mr. Calthrop, their trade on board sampons was On Monday 14 more cases were

made a number of statements since A.S.P. The tap was picked out by discussed at the Chinese. Chamber notified, all Chinese. Twelve were his arrest, but had not yet given a the mother of the boy who was. of Commerce meeting yesterday. from Victoria and two from Kowsatisfactory explanation as to how kidnapped.

At this stage of the proceedings, Inspector Fallen remarked that the police had been informed that the little boy was also brought to the fat in Shanghai Street with the little girl, but he was sold for $150 and taken to Hong Kong, and thence tó Macao.

IL VAUGHAN.FOWLER,

HARBOUR HAWKERS'

COMPLAINT.

EXTENSION OF TRADING

TIME WANTED..

• LAST WEEK'S RECORD, -

80 NEW CASES 48 DEATHS.

Eighty fresh cases of small-pox and 48 deaths were reported last week-all patients being Chinese. Nineteen were from Victoria, 59 from Kowloon sad two from the New Territory.

THE NELA

CUSTOM'S

TARIFF.

COPIES IN CHINESE WANTED.

At the Chinese General Chamber

Wax

be came to be in possession of the pawn ticket.

Dr. A. Cannon, the first witness, gave evidence of the post mortem examination conducted on the body of Fung Man Shu. Witness said that death was caused by a wound in the back of the neck penetrating downwards which had severed one

instrument.

•

Mr. L. HO. Calthrop, AS;P., gave evidency of the two identifica fion parades held under his super-

vision.

The hearing was adjourned.

These boat people who hawk within | loon. the Yaumati Typhoon Shelter are not allowed by their licenses to trade after 8 p.m. They have writ tea to the Chamber saying that since business actually starts at eight o'clock every night, they have, therefore, only an hour. This they considered insufficient, and asked the Chamber to get the Government

of the main arteries. The wound to allow them to sell up to 2.30 a 1

of Commerce meeting yesterday, it could have been caused by a blunt In discussing the question, Mr. Li

stated that although the Yau Tsuen, chairman, said that the Chinese Maritime Customs belonged Young Woman Burprized. demand was an unreasonable one

to China, they had not received n But Pui Fong, who had been sent Surely the boatmen could not be copy of the new tariff which is to for from Singapore, then gave evi- expected to be allowed to do busi- come into force from February 1st. dence of her movements with Fung. Evidence of the pawning of the Mr. T. Rig Nielsen, the Com Dess at that unearthly hour. Het was aleo pointed out that there Man Shu and subsequent events bangle was given by two pawn pany's representative. for Jupan, pointed out that large quantities of no copies had been made in Chinese which had already been referred to broker's assistants. The first, from has left Tokyo for Canton for the coal were always disappearing from On the other hand the Foreign in Counsel's opening. Witness said Hanghom, said the article was purpose of completing the transae, the coal-yards inside the shelter, Chamber had already received she was greatly excited when her pawned by a man, whom he was tions. He is expected to arrive in and that if boats were allowed to copies Canton by the 10th of this month. ply their trade up to 2.30 am, their The secretary of the Chamber said nilant held what appeared to be unable to recognise, and was later

The scheme was first mooted by occupants might turn into "water that he had personally seen Mr. body,

a short rod" pointing toward her redeemed. The other assistant, who came from a Queen's Bond East Marshal Li Taai Hsia and Dr. Chao tala" and more con! still would Key, secretary of the Hong Kong Hsin Chu several months ago. The disappear. He thought that if the Chamber of Commerce, and that the witness said it was quite dark and the bangle, and he gave a police Cross-examined by Mr. Brooks, shop, stated that a woman pawned. two men bare given the matter a time limit was set at midnight, it lattor had promised to let him have she could not recognize the features, officer the article and records of the lot of thought and the scheme in a would be reasonable and sufficient a few copies of the new. tariff. He for height of either assailant. She transaction. welter indication of the Gaven. I would try to obtain this come holes vizeddo Abenghiasking three sales goaliesharakati

ment desire to develop home in cession from the Government if the Chamber there to get them a few time.

the case was adjourned until Wed- dustries.

possible.

copies of the tariff in Chinese.

(Continued at foot of next column) |nesday afternoon,

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