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JAPANESE BOYCOTT

TO END..

ORDERS TO CANTON.,

COMMITTEE AND PICKETS TO CONSIDER THE MATTER.

REORGANISATION UNDER NEW NAME.

THE POLICY OF KWANGSI.

PEACE WITH KWANGTUNG.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM

WONG SHIU HUNG.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1929.

TO-DAY'S POLICE INSPECTION.

BY H.E. THE GOVERNOR.

OFFICERS WHO WILL BE DECORATED.

A number of police officers will [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.be decorated this afternoon at, the Central Police Station compound when the annual inspection of the Hong Kong Police Force by His Excellency the Governor, will take place.

CANTON, April 8. The Canton Authorities have re- (FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT]ceived a wire from General Weng

Shiu Hung, the head of the Kwang si Government, explaining bis'attí. tude in the Nanking-Wuhan con- fict and pleading for continued peace and co-operation between the Liang Kwang Provinces. His mes- cage has brought considerable relief to Canton as his policy has been considered uncertain and ambigu ons. Whatever his views may be about Chiang Kai Shek (whom, bo heartily denounces) he wants peace with Kwangtung.

CANTON, April 9. The Anti-Japanese Boycott Com mittee has been ordered to suspend its activities in view of the success ful conclusion of the Sino-Japanese negotiations of the Tainan affair.

Your representative was told by an official of the Committee that a big meeting will be called in dus course to discuss what action shall be taken. He pointed out that the boycott pickets in Shanghai are strongly apposing the calling off of the boycott, but whether the local committee would follow the example

of their Shanghai colleagues, or whether they would obey the Gov- ernment order the official was on-

able to say. The whole question could be gone into at the meeting, which would probably be held some where about the day after to-mor-

row!

Personally be inclined to the opinion that the Committee and their henchmen would be rear ganised under the name of "the Association for the promotion of Native Products," and affiliated with "similar bodies in Central China."

PEACE BETWEEN LIANG KWANG PROVINCES.

A free translation of his tcio- gram follows:-

"To Generals. Chen Ming Shu, Chen Teai Tong, and Hsu King Tong, and Admiral Chen Chak: "

Arrangements have been made for as large a turnout as possible and members of all the regular depart.. ments of the force will be repre scpted.

Those who will be receiving de- rations and commendations this afternoon are as follows:-

Inspector C. P. Fallon (3rd class

medal).

KOWLOON POLICE THE WATER SUPPLY.

COURT CASES.

TWO MONTHS' STORAGE. ALLEGED THEFT OF GOODS. THE POSITION AT KOWLOON,

SHOP PROPRIETOR ACOUSED

OF RECEIVING.

A Chinese clerk employed at the Fung Kwong electrical shop, No. 337, Shanghai Street, Yaumati, was charged before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday with stealing two dozen sockets, two coils of wire, four fuse boxes and a quantity of electrical fittings to the total value of $23. The proprietor of another electrical shop in the same street was charged with receiving the goods,

Detective Sergeant Meadows pro- secuted and Mr. Hin Shing Lo, instructed by Mr. James Hall ap peared on behalf of the second de fendant. The first defendant was

defendants returned pleas of not not legally represented, and both guilty.

The total water supply on the Island, according to the P.W.D. water return, dated March 31, is 437.20 million gallous compared with 66.50 million gallous at the end of February. The expenditure during March was 175.36 million gallons and the pet reduction 169.06

the difference evidently being due to the rainfall such as it was.

The figures thus bear out the Government's warning of a

two months supply remaining, for the reservoirs must of necessity contain Foresidue, of little value.

The restrictions have reduced. consumption from 194 million gal lons in January.

Kowloon No Better Of. Over at Kowloon the storage is 197 million gallons compared with 39413 at the same time last year, Detective Sergeant Meadows out and 990 at the end of February, lined the case for the prosecution The consumption is put at 100 mil Divisional Inspector C. Ogg (4th and said that on March 28, the pro- lion gallons compared with 20 in prietor of the Fung Kwong eleotri February a reflection of the extra clase medaly. Inspector W Shannon (4th class cal shop--the complainant was in-three days in the month.

medal.

formed by one of his fokis that he Acting Inspector L. P. Lane (ath had seen a quantity of electrical

class medal).

fittings, similar to the goods the bad recently had Sub-Iuspecter A. E. Carey (Com complainant

stolen from his cockloft, on the mnendation). Sub-Inspector A E. Elston (Com-counter of the second defendant's shop. The foki also told his master that he had seen the first defendant bargaining with the proprietor for |

The next the sale of the goods." morning the complainant made a follow:- report to the police" who arrested the first defendant and took him to the other shop where the stuff was produced. The complainant claimed to have recognised one or two of the fittings as part of the stolen property,

mendation).

Police Sergeant L. R. Whan:

(Commendation).

Police Sergeant W. E. Goldsmith

(Commendation). Sub-Inspector Nand Singh (3rd

glass medal).

Water Police. Class II Engineer Tong Shiu

(4th class medal)." Class II. Engineer Lo Sau

elasa medal). Detective Constable Chan

Ping (Commendation).

District Watchmen.

(4th

Sin

D. W.. Detective Lau Shun (3rd class D. W.-Force Medal).

D. W. Detective Un Man Tsur (3rd class D. W. Force Medal.

Evidence was given by the com- plainant and the foki in question, but they failed to establish that the property was part of the stolen goods...

The Magistrate dismissed the charge against the second defen- dant remarking that no evidence had been given to prove guilty knowledge on his part. The first defendant was remanded until this morning at 11 am

"Your wire explaining your policy of keeping Kwangtung out of the war has been received and is much appreciated. I have been following and supporting you for years in reconstruction work for the Two Kwangs. These "provinces have been to each other as the lips and teeth-inter-related and inter- dependent. Although I have been behind the battle front and did got therefore take an active part in the Revolutionary War, yet I feel that Li Tsung Jea, Pei Chung Hai, Hu Tsung Tu, and Hain Wei are my comrades and colleagues in MERCHANTS DELIGHTED. time of distress. My position is therefore different from yours. The merchants are frankly de From the moment of the coup. lighted at the prospect of seeing the detat in Hunan, I saw the danger of the affair and tried hard to pre- end of the boycott, which may have

vent open hostilities. But unfortu beuefitted some sections of the com.nately, and to my utter, regret, munity, but has certainly caused Chiang Rai Shek declared war them untold less, anxiety and humiliation. Some of them placed big orders with Japanese firms at least a fortnight ago on the under standing that the goods in question were to be delivered as soon as the Chung Hsi, Hsia Wei and Hu Tsung en March 16 last. The defendant Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy:

boycott was ended.

RECENT ACTIVITIES. -. Meanwhile the activities of the pickets go on, although the amount of goods confiscated is much less than former's Last Sunday two big sacks offsharks' fas of Japanese -origin were seized from a wharf on the West Bund and promptly taken

no

on Wuhum without provocation. Chiang's big armies have now pene- trated Hupeh Province, and yet

far offered Waban has so resistance to his troops, All this points out to the heartfelt desire for peace of Li Taung Jen, Per Tu. Chiang Kai Shek has been far too rash in trying to settle this matter on the battlefeld.

"Li Tsung Jen, Pei Chung Hsi and the others have fought battle after battle for the unification of China.

Now that the "country is united, the men in power want to forget their services and brand then reationaries And. Chiang Kai Shek is using his artaies to bring about their subjugation Is this the way to treat comrades who have gone through untold suffer to the Headquarters of the Comings for the country? A maxim of mittee and confiscated. Later the the country states: People will cry same day. 91 thermos" flasks of out and complain when they are treated unjustly. Although you Japanese make were taken from the are living in different territory, West Band where they had been yet I am sure that you, too, feel lying unclaimed. Evidently the as I do. It is earnestly hoped that your peace opers, upon aceing the approach of you will adhere to

policy and preserve the amity and the pickets, had run away, consider friendship which have been char: ing that course cheaper and less acteristic of the relations between humiliating than being paraded the Two Kwangs for the past two years. Although our course of through the streets. The thermos action may by different, yet I trust flasks were also confiscated. On we shall come to the same conclu- Monday a suspicious looking young petuation of friendship of the two

sion-the preservation and per fellow walked out of Shameen carry-provinces. I beseech you to keep ing a big package." A picket was this in mind.

on duty" outside the gate leading

to Shaki Road in Canton and the

TRAFFIC CASES.

EUROPEAN 'FINED."

CHAUFFEURS CAUTIONED.

Mr. G. B. Payne appeared at the Central Magistracy yesterday be- fore Major. C. Willson on a sum- mons for negligent driving in Queen's Road Central at 1.30 pm was also summoned for failing to produce his motor-cycle 'driver's license when called upon to do so by a Police Officer.

Sergeant Brown said that he saw the defendant driving from West to East at the time in question at" a speed of thirty miles per hour. The defendant drove past estlist and swerved to the centre of the road to do so.

motor-

Witness followed the defendant

and saw him go down Arsenal Street and then on to the new road on the Pray East Reclamation, doing thirty miles per hour all the time! Witness overtook the de- fendant on his own cycle and asked. him to produce his license but he failed to do so.

A fine of $10 for begligent driving was imposed and for failing to pro- duce his license, he had to pay a further $3.

OTHER KOWLOON COURT

CASES. H

STOLEN GOODS.

The net reduction in Kowloon's storage is therefore 83, compared with a reduction of only 50 in February. This shows that the 40 million gallons received from the springs is no longer reinforcing the supply, and Kowloon, like the Island has only a two months supply,"

the full figures for March are as

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS.

1998. 1999. Tytam

... 13′ 10′′. 91′ 3′′ Tytam Byewash ..... 6" 4' 10" Tytam Intermediate '6" 3'0" Tytan Tuk

43′ 199′ 11′′ Wong Nei. Chung... 92 8" 35' 3" Pokfulam

91' 9" 30" The figures are the depth of the surface. in feet and inches below overflow level.

Storage in Hiillons, and Decimals of

Gallons.

Tytam... Tytam Byewash ........ Tytam Intermediate 91.40 578.73 Tytam Tuk Wong Nei Chung... Pokfulam

Total

1838. 1929. 263.02 229,57

1.67

.73 179.30

33.43

8.08

1.58

91.13

7.60

964.9 457.20

Consumption of water in the City The hearing of the charge against and Hul District in millions and four men of receiving property decimals of gallons during the stolen from Eli Cottage, Old Kow-month of March: loon Tong following the recent murder of heard before Mr T. S. Whyte Estimated popula

gardener, will be Consumption

tion..... Consumption per

on Friday afternoon..

The defendants were originally charged with murder but the police did not offer any evidence against them on that count.

POSSESSION OF OPIUM.

fined 875 by Mr. T.S. Whyte-Smith A Chinese giri, aged 13, was

for being in possession of 2.5 taels of raw opium. The Magistrate said that if the fine was not paid the defendant was to be taken be fore the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.

.:

PIRACY CHARGE.

A Chinese who is alleged to have been concerned in a piracy on a junk at Tai Nam Chung on March 21, 1928, appeared before, Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith and was remanded. tillThursday afterDOOD

Learner Fined. Remarking that he was a new- A RETURNED BANISHEE. comer to the Colony and that he was not conversant with local traffic. A Chinese who was charged be- regulations, a chauffeur tried to ex-fore Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith with plain away a charge of driving returning from banishment denied without a licence and failing to the charge. He insisted that he obey a traffic signal. The evidence was banished in 1917 for a period showed that the defendant had a (Signed) WONG SHIU HUNG."

of ten years, and was therefore en- learner's license and that he was titled to return Sergeant Ritchie allowed to drive around Happy of the Finger Prints Department

default one month's hard labour had been banished for 10 years in Was imposed by Mr. E. W Hamil 1950 after having served two terms of imprisonment. Inspector Fallon also said that the defendant- was Hotel, Bus Driver,

arrested during a raid on rendezvous of bad characters.

The Magistrate imposed a tence of three months' imprison- ment

young "amuggler" was at once OTHER KWANGSI LEADERS Valley orly. A fime of 385 or in

caught and made to open his pack-

ages, two dozen electric lamp bulbs

AGREE.

This declaration is corroborated

of "boycotted" origin being found. by a Wah To Yat Pao.message

The offender" tried to bribe the which states that the defeated

"poor

Q

bribe

ני

GENERAL CHEN MING SHU'S VISITORS.

for.

Another Caution.

gave evidence that the defendant

sen-

MANSLAUGHTER CHANGE

WITHDRAWN.

1928. 1929." 218.57 175,36

490,520 430,840

16,7 head per day

13.1 Main Districts during March 1939. Intermittent supply in all Rider

Services to houses in the Rider Main Districts were disconnected and a supply was given by public street fountains only during March

KOWLOON WATER WORKS.

1928. 1029. Kowloon Reservoir 1123 Sheklaipai Reservoir o' 0". 11' g' Reception Reservoir 011 39 Feet and inches below overflow, Storage in Millons and Decimals of Gallons,

1928. 1099. Kowloon Reservoir. 245.40 90.23 73.04 Sheklaipui. Reservoir 108.00

24.95 Reception Reservoir

30.73

Total = 38413107.24 Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions and decimals of gallons during the month of March:

1998. idéo. Consumption

91.45 100.14 Eatimated" popula-

tion .......... 164,440 168,480 Consumption per

head per day..... .17.0 20.7" Full supply, in all districts during

March 1995 and 1929.

The Government Aalyst's reports shew that the quality of the water is satisfactory.

Tótál rainfall to March 211-1920, 9.02; 1998, 10.23 inches. Total storage Feb. 28 Totil storage. Mar. 31

200

197

93.

THE SMALL-POX EPIDEMIC.

picket with a paltry 60 cents and Kwangsi military leaders have The driver of Hong Kong Hotel bezged to be let go. But the issned a proclamation saying that be No. 66 was summoned for patriotic picket refused to accept so Kwangsi troops will not molest failing to obey a signal at the jure

tion of Arsenal Street and Queen's and the young Kwangtung whether they are e smuggler" and his goods were Legaful or not in the campaign Road East. The defendant said taken back to Headquarters for against the Nanking troops. They that when he started the bus at judgment.

the street junction the lights were emphasise that they are against Chiang Kai Shek only, and are not in his favour, but that after he plotting against Kwangtung.

had started, the constable on duty

Mr. L. R. Andrewes, the Assis. BATISFACTORY DECLINE. The same source inform us that changed the lights. He at once in addition to Wong Shiu Hung, stopped the bus. He was distant Crown Solicitor applied to Mr. T. $. Whyte-Smith for the General Wong Kuk. Cho, Lui Woon charged with a caution.

withdrawal of the manslaughter

There was a very satisfactory Im and Wong Ying Yue of the 8th ̈ A Wah Ter Yai Pao message Military Route, of which Marshal An Indian chauffeur, summoned 9.8. Anjou, who was alleged to have cases of small-pox last week and charge against Lo Tai, pilot of the decrease both in the number of new says that Mr. Fung Cha Man, the Li Taal Hsin was. Commander-m for loitering in Chater Head was been in charge of the as. Leung also in the record of fatalition. Canton Commissioner of Finance, Chief, have wired to Canton that asked by Mr. E. W. Hamilton Kwong which came into collision The former numbered 13 and the and Mr. Li Jian Yan, a prominent they agree with the policy of whether he recollected almost run with the Moonshine in Capsuimoon latter 10. Of the new cases 12 were Canton official, aro in Hong Kong, Kwangtung and that they considering over his Worship The defen- Pass in 1927. Several lives were Chiüese and 1 British. reportedly to confer with General that peaceful action is likely to dant admitted that he recalled the lost including that of Mr. F. E. A. Chen Ming Shu about affairs in ho more helpful to Marshal Li Tsai incident. He was discharged with Martin.

On Monday 4 more cases were "notified but one of these was im Kwangtang.

Hain than military force. They a caution as his record showed that Mr. Andrewe said that the ported. concluded by saying that their

he had never been in Court before. Coroner's Enquiry was held in Other cases of notifiable disease' troops will return to their original

A Tout's Excuse.

May, 1997, but since then some of during the week were as follow: CHINA'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Posts pending further orders.."

the important witnesses, for the Enterie, 4 (1 fatal) 1 British and Pleading that he was a coolie em- prosecution had either died or 3.Chinese Diphtheria 1, Chinese. ployed at the Naval Dockyard, could not be found. The present Meningists 3 (2 fatal) Chinese motor-car tout, who was arrested available evidence was insufficient on Monday, was sent to the Dock to proceed upon the charge and he yard with the Police to see if his was instructed to ask for a with- story, could be verified. It was drawal. found that the defendant had noth- The Magistrate made an order ing to do with the dockyard and for the defendant's discharge.

ment.

(Wah Tu Fat Poo).

ADMIRAL CHEN CHAK'S POST.

NANKING, April 0. According to Dr. CT. Wang, FROM OUR CHINESE COLLEPCEDENZ.] the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Nanking Affair is nearing a settle CANTON, April 0

In accordance with the Waacking Negotiations are in progress with order Admiral Chen Chak, Com- Portugal, and the Ministry of Fin-nader of the Canton Navy, aace has been instructed to appro formally assumed the post yesterday prizte funds to compensate France, as commander of the 4th Elect.

....

STEALING CHICKENS,

chickens belong to Mr. P. M. Piaduct of 399, Kowloon Tong. Both defendante plunded guilty

The first defendant's record show- ed a previous conviction for larg seny, The Magistrate sentenced

a fine of $25 or in default one mouth's hard labour, was imposed. The defendant protested that be cause he was taken to the dockyard Two Chinese were before Mr. T.him to two months hard labour. by the police, his friends had diss. Whyte-Smith for stealing five The second man was fined 810 or claimed him!

(Continued at foot of next column.) 14 days' hard labour..

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