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A' DEFAULTING EX-MAYOR.

WANTED BY CANTON GOVERNMENT.

ONE OF CHANG FAT FUI'S SATELLITES.

(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT]

CANTON, March 8th.

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The Provincial Government has issued a formal order for the arrest of Kan Nai Kuang, Mayor of Canton, in the notorious regime of Wong Ki Cheung and Chang Fat Fui just before, and for a little while after the great Communist heaval of December, 1997.

Alter Kat had been bundled out of the place with the rest of the semi-Communist horde it was alleg ed that he had defrauded the Municipality of $100,000 by means of a series of systematic forgeries. The case was gone into by the High Cours of Canton which proclaimed Kan Nai Kang guilty.

It is alleged that he took himself and his loot to America, but that he has since returned to China. He was said to have been in Hong Kong for a time and later in Shang- hai The. Provincial Government, is very anxious to get him back to Canton, and if be is located in any foreign concession extradition pro ceedings will be started against him. A HATED TAX ABOLISHED.

People in Canton, especially the poorer classes, are delighted at the news that the Government will abolish the ferry tax from the 21st of this month. This tax, which was, imposed a year ago has always been regarded with special hatred by the working people. The old fare for a. sampan across the river was half cent, but the Government raised it to a cent and took the differ

··enice,

The aum involved though amall "to well off people was a real hard

ship to the coolie class. The half fare rate is to be restored and the

tax.

THE DIOCESAN

CONFERENCE.

CLAUSES IN PROPOSED CONSTITUTION DISCUSSED.

MONUMENTS IN CHURCHES, ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 9th, 1929.

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COMPRADORE WINS RUNNING FIGHT IN CORRESPONDENCE.

CASE.

IMPORTANT JUDGMENT ON CHEQUE PAYMENT.

THE CONVERSION OF THE MAJESTIC THEATRE.

Before Mr. Justice Wood in the Summary Court yesterday alter noon, an American merchant named C. G. Gregory sued Leung Ki Lo,

The meeting of the Diocesan cen. ference was continued yesterday afternoon in the Cathedral Hall. Various points in the proposed compradore, of Princes Building, draft of the constitution of the Hong Kong, for $121, the balance Church of England Diocesan condos for work done and materials ference were discussed and deci- supplied in converting the Majestic sions arrived at.

Theatre to a cinema.

Allocation of Church Funds, There was considerable difference of opinion on the question of alloca. tios of Church fundi.

Plaintiff said he undertook, in October, 1993, to carry out the necessary work in connection with According the conversion. The total expendi to the proposed constitution the ture incurred was $1,233. He had Executive Committee of the Dio received nine payments on various cese is to be empowered "To pre-pecasions and $121.30 was still due pare a budget for each year and to him. He had not agreed to waive to raise the money budgeted for that balance. by apportioning quotas to each Church, the budget to include sach subjects as:

(a) Sinking Fund for

extension. (b) Endowment Fund for

Churches.

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(c) Grant towards central Dioce.

san expenses. (d) Grant towards the missionary work of the diocese and be

yond.

The difficulty arose on account of a doubt on the part of several members if this did or did not mean that the money for mission- ary work should go through a cen trub clearing house, ie, the Execu tive Committee, and be alloented by them as they thought 6t, with out consulting the individual or church who might have been the donor of the money. The difficulty was settled by changing the words in clause (d) to "

"the missionary work of the Church."

The Dean suggested that as the Yau Sun Tax Collecting Company Executive Committee proved its will no longer have to remit to the value individual bodies would un Government the sum due in ex-doubtedly voluntarily submit their change for the right of levying the proposed allocations to that body, The decision arrived at was that there was no obligation on the part of any Church or individual, who had money to give to missionary endeavour, to give the money vit the Executive Committee.

NEWS BREVITIES. Marshal L Thai Hsin is organising a special Officers Training Corps It will be enlisted from officers dis- banded under the present demobili- sation scheme, and they will be put

through a course of two years' train ing, receiving all the while their usual salaries. General Li Yang King will be in command and they will occupy the Whampoa Military

Monuments in the Church. There was considerable discussion.

also on the question of the advis- ability of having an advisory com mittee to assist the Bishop in all alterations or additions affecting questions relating to any materiat

church or its ornaments.

Unstamped Receipts.

In the beginning of December last he received the sum of $1 from defendant. This constituted the last of the nine payments.

Cross-examined by Mr. Buss, plaintiff said he was a broker, although he was described on the writ as a merchant. He had no office or business premises.

Mr. Buss: Aren't you one of those men who hang about Ice House Street -No. I buy things at auctions for people."

What are you doing now -No thing.

Addressing His Lordship, Mr

YAUMATI.

THREE CHILDREN BADLY WOUNDED.

SHOTS. BETWEEN FUGITIVE

AND POLICE.

HUNTED MAN'S ESCAPE..

dismissed

THE MOTOR-BUS FRANCHISE.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "' HONG KONG DAILY PERSS.")

SIE,I have read with much in- terest your leader of the 6th inst. on the subject of "Transportation,'? and thoroughly agree with you that the complaint viced as the recent Tramway Company's General Meet- ing should be closely investigated.

To quote your remarks:-

"If the narrowness of a thor- oughfare is good and suficient reason for refusing one applica- tion for permission to run a gor vice, it should be the determining factor in dealing with an applica tion from another quarter."

Three revolvers and some per- sonal property were stolen from the European police officers' rooms at the Wanchai Police Station on Thursday night. The police soon arrested the thief, a "boy" formerly at the Station, who knew where the arms were kept. Some valuable information was given by this tunn to the effect

I claim that the public should that others were connected with know what has been going on be the theft of the firearms, and hehind the scenes, and be informed volunteered to recover the firearms what was the reason for the die- and point out the guilty parties.

crimination. The subject should be thoroughly investigated, otherwise The man took a number of police we shall never know where we are in this Colony if the Government officers and Chinese detectives, in think fit to play fast and loose in cluding Detective Inspector Lane, matters which are apt to involve Sub-Inspector Murphy, and Detec investors in terrific losses.-Yours tive Sergeant Henderson, to King's

etc., Park, Kowloon, yesterday morning, where two of the miuïng, revolvera were found.

PLAYFAIR.

Hong Kong, March 8th,

FACT AND FICTION IN THEOLOGY.

DAILY PRESS."]

2.

813,-Your correspondent "R.B."

describes Christ's teaching as "res- speaks of the known facts" about Christ s opposed to theories, and sonable, sensible, and hard

"T.B." is a bold man, but I will be as bold, and say there are no There are theories, there are fables, facts" about Christ.

be those of eye-witnesses, though there are narratives purporting to actually written a century after the incidents described, but there are believed and what is rejected de- ao facts-only theorica. What is pends entirely upon the degree of critical examination applied. No magistrate would convict & coolie upon such evidence. itself has rejected much of it, but The Church why the accepted Gospels should be regarded as less apocryphal than the Apocrypha only a Chris tian can attempt to explain.

The party then proceeded to Yaumati Police Station, and when passing Pitt Street at about 13.45 TO THE DITOR OF THE "HONG KONG

.m., the "boy" pointed out A

"pouched"" on a stool eating a man, dressed in white, who was

meal at one of the wayside restau rants. He was not, however, so concentrated on his meal that bea could not keep a look out and as Do you realise that none of the soon as he spotted the police as own receipts you signed were stamped they entered the street be left his Defendant "took the receipts from white he was easily distinguishable, stool and Bolted. Being dressed in me,

and the police giving chase kept him in sight, although he had a Russ observed that he had heard a full hundred yards start on them. very well-known and learned ad-e led his pursuers into Hamil vocate remark that a cheque given ton Street and Dundas Street, in full payment was a bar to further thence into Scavenging Lane and action. Plaintiff bad accepted the towards the waterfront. He was cheque from defendant, and if His armed with a revolver, which the Lordship accepted the view of the police believe to be the still miss advocate who had obtained favouring arearm belonging to Traffic able judgment on that point, then Sergeant Kelly, and, pausing in the defence would have no case to his flight at intervals be fired at his pursuere a number of times. The three Europesa officers return- statements, they did not shout ed the fire, but, according to their until the fugitive furned into Scavenging Lane, where there was

Road and the fugitive suddenly scarcely anyone about.

The chase went on into Canton

police lost sight of him.

answer.

Mr. Buss, Senior,

Caught Opt."

As a matter of fact," said Mr. Russ, my father was the solicitor in charge of a case and had agreed to accept costs from the other side. accepted a cheque for the costs. As In his absence, his managing clerk

It was the cheque did not include interest,

As for Christ's teaching being evidently has not stopped to reasonable and sensible," R.B." examine the accepted records vers closely. If he had, he would have

Gloucester admits that sometimes found many unreasonable and sense- less things; even the Bishop of

tradictory," impossible" in practice, and cannot be fulfilled literally, The Bishop, of course, knows that the teachings" in the four Gos. pels do not agree with each other.

Academy, though later.new quarters felt that a committee of 8, as was my father sued for the interest but turned up Sai Street, where the His commands seem mutually con:¦

will be built at Yintong.

Native bankers of Canton have secured the sanction of the Depart ment of Reconstruction for the formation of a Banking Union. A complete roll of the members and impressions of their respective chops are to be, furnished "the" Depart

"ment.

At the request of Marshal Li Trai Hsin, General Chen Ming Shu, who had intended to leave Canton for Nanking on the 4th inst. has delayed his departure, and will start --for the Capital on the 15th inst.

It is reported that the Canton Aviation Bureau has placed an order with an American firm for a Fokker airplane, and its delivery is expected in about two months' time. The plane will be a nine- place machine, and will be equipped for bath day and night flying. The cost is said to be about $70,000. A non-stop fight is being planned, with this machine, from Canton to Mukden. It would take twenty-two hours.

General Cheung Wai Jung, hend of the Canton Aviation Bureau is to make a three months visit to America, Britain, France and Germany to study aviation in those countries. He is expected to start

"at the end of this month.

stitution, were too many and that I Eave already mentioned." laid down in the draft of the con- the learned judge accepted the view there might be difficulties in getting them to meet. It was Buggested that while the Bishop was qualified to judge correctly on artistic ques tions with regard to monuments, etc., his successors might not be. A proposal was made that the your hand. Bishop himself should chose a small committee. "

The Bishop proposed that the conference should elect two persons whom the Bishop may if he wishes summon to assist him. It was finally decided to delete the clause (clause x.).

Name of the Conference, The Rev. W. T. Featherstone then proposed that the conference should

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It was decided to postpone the discussion on this point to the extra ordinary meeting.

Three Children Hit, A number of small Plaintif alleged that he did not

children write the words "in full settlement" gathered round a water hydrant at on the receipt, nor were they on the the corner of Dundas Street and receipt when he signed it.

Scavenging Lane were most unfor- Mr. Buss: You have a Bible in tunately in the line of fire, and Can you swear it three of them were shot. It is not known who fired the shots which Mr. Bennett, for plaintif, pro-hit the children, as both fugitive | ceeded to cross-examine Gregory. and pursuers were using their re- volvers freely, and the police have as yet made no atatement on the

Yes.

Mr. Bennett: Has it been ensy to obtain payment from defendant

Plaintiff Very difficult. You have had to sak for the money on each occasion —Yes.

matter.

One Girl Seriously Wounded. The three children who

were shat were Wong Mui Tsai, a girl, to years of age; Leung Mui, a girl of 12, and Chan Kan, a boy of ten

And no doubt he knows that the Egyptians had a code of ethics 4,000 years before Christ which contained all the essentials usually supposed to make a "Good Chris tian.”

The statement by E.B." that Christian persecution stopped in the 17th century is so staggeringly inaccurate that a column of your space would be filled with oven brief refutation, Religious per. secution has been stopped only when and where the civil law has become stronger than the authority of the Church. Let "R.B. ask a Jew whether Christian persecution still goes on.

Unsatisfactory Work, Giving evidence, defendant said that plaintiff rendered an account be called the St. John's Cathedral for 31,253 but he disputed it. Plain- The younger girl was hit by Church Conference not the Church ti did not render a proper account ahot which entered her jaw, and of England Diocesan Conference, but only showed defendant a paper passed right through her neck. Let me conclude by protesting He felt that it was a great mistake and took it back again. Plaintif She was immediately taken to the against the unkind and uncalled-for to make a differentiation between did not repudiate any of the ac

Kowloon Hospital where an opera-jibe at "the fruits of Rationalisza" the Church of England and the counts until the final one was ren- Church of China by

tion was performed. She was un- dered

in Hong Kong. If the R.P.A. had conscious and very little hope was funds similarly placed at its com. emphasis on an unnecessary title. The work plaintiff had done was entertained of her recovery. How mand, it would be able to give. The Rev. Blanchette supported not satisfactory although, up to the ever, the wound proved less serious" R.B." an opportunity of compar this and suggested a return to the end of December defendary had than expected and by yesterday ing its humanitarian ideas with the old title, the Victoria Diocesan paid him $1,010 on account. Even if afternoon the little girl had regain institutions he mentions. Mean conference.

the work had been properly done he cd consciousness. She was able to while, how many Christians in this would have considered defendant's talk a little and took a little liquid Colony have followed Christ's account for $1,253 to have been over- nourishment. The hospital have teaching and sold all they have and charged. The actual amount agreed now every hope of her recovery. given the proceeds to the poor! upon was 81,190 but some curtains were of interior material and were

Leung Mui, the other girl age 12, The miners' fund is still open!- was taken to the Kwong Wah HosYours, etc., unlined, while other materials were also shoddy.

pital She received three, shót Mr Bennett pointed out that wounds and her escape from death plaintiff had not made any profit was almost miraculous. She has from the job. All he was asking for a hole through her right leg just was to be paid money he had spent above the knee, and two other out of his own pocket on the job. bullet wounds, very close to each It was not suggested that defendant other, on the upper right arm.

Our representative saw the little A Chinese witness said he was she said that she was getting water another patient at the hospital, the final payment was made to from the hydrant at the time. present in defendant's office when

plaintiff. Witness had brought the The boy was hit in the calf of parties together and, on plaintiff's his right leg and said that he also

had asked defendant to was getting water

The adoption of the constitution as a whole was passed unanimously, The meeting was adjourned untii, ANNIVERSARY OF SUN YAT Monday, March 18th, at 5.18.

SEN'S DEATH.

CANTON'S...ELABORATE.

PREPARATIONS.

KW ANGTUNG DEMOBILISING,

(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.) LOCAL GENERAL'S OPTIMISM did not belief the unstamped docu- girl, sharing a wooden bed with

CANTON, March 8th.

ABOUT HUNAN,

[OM OVE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT]

CANTON, March 8th.

In spite of all rumours to the

ments to be proper receipts.

from

the

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Hong Kong, March 9th...

We wish to remind correspon. dents that long letters are less likely to be perused by the over- age reader than short ones. should be possible to state one's colume, and correspondents will be case within the space of half a

by keeping within that limit.-ED.]| serving their own interests and ouri

-THE TRADITIONAL

MADONNA

DAILY FEESB"].

The boy and girl are not in any danger.

SIR, Satirev in his letter A Lost Cheque Book, a

published in your issue of Thurs. Among the articles stolen from day says that the model for pic- the European Bergeanta rooms at Raphael to Reynolds was an early. tures of the Virgin in all ages from the Wanchai Police Station was s

Elaboratee preparations are being made by the Canton Government in honour of the anniversary of the death of Dr. Sun Yat Sea, who pass nd away on March 12th, 1925, in contrary the Government is firmly make a payment in final settlement hydrant. He could not say who Poping.

of opinion that the trouble in The date in question, next Tues. Hunan is a local matter, which will at the account. Therefore, he was fired the shot, as he was hit from ro THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG day, has been proclaimed a generalbe patched up locally. General Hsu cheque represented full settlement.

under the impression that the behind. holiday and the Kuomintang has King Tong, C.-in-C of the 8th Army arranged a series of meetings in and Behabilitation Commissioner ant with costs,

Judgment, was entered for defend, public parks, the schools and Gov-for East Kwangtung, said to-day, in ernment buildings, at which lengthy the course of an interview with addresses will be given on the life local pressmen, that while the Poli- and teaching of the late leader..

Handbills and pamphlets have been printed in huge numbers, while posters and banners printed with appropriate slogana will be display- ed all over Canton, a sum of $1,600 having been appropriated for CX- penses.

tical Council acted illegally from Meanwhile, so far from "mobilis-

alternative to that course.

troops"

He mentions the Madonnas of

a technical point of view in ousting ing," General Hsu is continuing cheque book on Barclay's Bank, Itoman portrait of a courtesan General La Ti Ping, they had no the disbandment of "superfluous London, the property of Traffic named Campurpe,

He has been receiving Sergeant F. H. Kelly. As nothing The appointment of Marshal Li 8600,000 a month from the Provincial was found in the possession of the Taal Hain, General La Chung Jen Treasury, but after March 15th he arrested boy," it is possible that and Mr. Tani Yuen Pei as a com will only get $220,000, as his forces it was thrown away by the fugitive. mittes to effect an amicable settle should be reduced by then.. No cinemas, operas or other formsment gives an indication of Non-The General is to proceed to Nan asked to communicate at once with If any one should find it they are of public entertainment will be per- king's attitude.

king for the Kuomintang Conference Sergt. Kelly at the Wanchai Police mitted that day.

(Continued at foot of next column) in a few days.

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Raphael, Titian, and Corregio to prove his contention and thereby in a sturdy calm-minded peasant four perfectly distinct types three disproves it. It needs no special woman; Titian's the type of grande chosen by art training to see that these three dame who is the product of every am straid his friend Campaspe will Estirev" himself. I

traditional model but from a person. the exquisite patrician of his period. mortality Yours, etc. artists were not working from a age and every country Corregio's have to look elsewhere for im al conception. Raphael's Madonna Put beside these the tragic child-

MARTIST. (Continued at foot of nézt column.) | mother of Batticelli, and you have Hong Kong, March 8th.