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INTERVIEW WITH DR. CHAO HSIN CHU.

DESCRIBES VISIT TO LI TSAI HSIN.

KWANGTUNG'S FOREIGN

POLICY.

TYROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.)

CANTON, April 18. Dr. Chao Hsin Chn, Vico-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the National

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1929.

CANTON'S COINAGE | PARKING CARS OUTSIDE JOCKEY CLUB'S

TROUBLES.

REMINTING LAST YEAR'S

ISSUE.

COUNTERFEITERS ACTIVE.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, April 15.

The "Government has decided to romint the coins issued last year, Government and Commissioner for the 17th year of the Republic. Foreign Affairs of Kwangtung, re- This decision has followed the per turned to Canton from Nanking onsistent refusal of the merchants to Sunday, and is back at the Canton accept this issue on the ground Foreign Office. In an interview with the writer the Vice-Ministar that the market has been flooded said that he left Shanghai for Hong with extraordinarily dever imita Kong by the s.s. President Madison tious. da the 10th, arriving in the British Colony on the 19th. He remained

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It will be remembered that this

in Hong Kong until the next even-issue was made on account of the ing, during which time, he visited HE, Sir Cecil Clementi, and bad a long talk with him, mostly about Marshal Li Tai sin who is in Tangshan, Nanking.

"When did you see Marshal Li last and how is tel" the writer asked

on.

The last time I saw him," the Vice-Minister replied, was March when I went to Tangshan Hot Spring. Mr. Wu Tze Hui was also there when I called and we had a good talk together for more than half an hour. Marshal Li is well and is enjoying the quiet rural life of Tangshan, spending most of his time playing chess and reading

books."

discrediting of the earker 13th year issue for exactly the same reason. Several millión of the new coias were struck last year but only about $250,000 were put on the munkat. They were 70 per cent. silver and the latest coing will be of the sung composition.

The Canton Government have paid the greatest attention to the maintenance of their currency, and this policy of an ample supply of good quality silver coin has been rigorously carried out. Two million dollars in notes was recently pur- chased with the big National dol jars, from the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bauking Corporation, and this sum has been spent on silver Soine 100,000 ounces of Yes," Dr. Chu replied, "I had bullion. a long talk with him on the present silver and 300 piculs of pure copper situation and the problem of wait-have been brought to Canton and taining peace in Kwangtung. He the Mint is now busy with the 18th is getting along well and will be year issue. out of hospita: before very long."

Did you call on General Chen Ming Shu while you were passing through Hong Kong?

Are you going to remain here, Dr. Chu, and continue to be the Foreign Commissioner of Kwang tung, or are you going to go back to Nanking again! When will you be going to Japan to assume the post of Chinese Ambassador to that country?"

TO REMAIN IN KWANG- TUNG

in

the

Most likely I shall stay Canton for some, time yet,' Vice-Minister replied, "as the Cen- tral Government has just formally Commissioner for appointed me

Foreign Affairs of Kwangiang, a post formerly under the control of the Canton Political Council. But the Council has been dispensed with by order of the Central Govern ment, and naturally all its officials are subject to reappointment by Nanking. The Central Government Attaches great importance to the foreign affaire of Kwangtung, and what Kwangtung does in this mat- tor is keenly watched in other parts of China. Until my departure for Japan, the Central Government wast me to remain in Canton and take full charge of foreign affairs I dont know at all when I here. shall be leaving.

"How

was it that the Sino- Japanese negotiations over the Tsi"

nan incident came to so sudden a

settlement? And can you say any thing about terms?

The спе shall be

The Central Bank is still daily crowded with people trying to ex change banknotes for silver. restriction that no permitted to exchange at one time more than $100 of banknotes for silver unless written application is made is still enforced But, the present crowd is by no means as grent as formerly. The Snance authorities hope to stop the run by getting a greater quantities of silver

coins.

PIRACY IN CHINESE WATERS.

FISHING JUNK ATTACKED

AT PENG HOI.

A piracy in Chinese waters was reported to the authorities yester- day by the master of fishing junk No. 4272 HA, a vessel of 661 picule capacity.

According to the report, the junk on a voyage from Peng Hoi to Hong Kong on Sunday with a crew of eight men and six women. When about ten miles South of Peng Hoi,

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two masted boar of about 100 piculs capacity appeared astern of them and started to fire at the fish. ing junk, using rifles and revolvers. The pirates called upon the master to stop and when the order was complied with, they boarded the junk.

The men and women of the crew were ordered on deck and the pirates methodically ransacked the vessel, collecting 8565

ENTRANCE.

NOT TO BE ALLOWED IN FUTURE...

YESTERDAY'S TEST CASE" AT CENTRAL" MAGISTRACY.

MR. W. D. FIDDES WILSON CAUTIONED.

The summons against Mr. W. D. Fiddes Wilson for causing an obstruction in Wong Nei Chong Road, by parking his ear outside the entrance of the members' enclosure of the Jockey Club's pre- mises at Happy Valley, was heard at the Central Magistracy yesterday, before Mr. E.-W. Hamilton..

Mr. Horace Lo, instracted by The Hong Kong Automobile As- Böciation, appeared for the defence.

It was mentioned at the outset that five car owners were sum- moned for offences of a similar nature and the Magistrate sug gested that the case against Mr. Fiddes Wilson should be treated a test case. This course was agreed to by Mr. Lo Five Cars Packed There at Time in Question.

CORRESPONDENCE.

DEATH-TRAPS IN HONG KONG.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG

DAILY PRESS"

SIR-

the recent inquiry into the death of Mr.. Woods at the King Edward Hotel fire, the following points of general interest were not dealt with, namely:---

(1) How the seven persons who leaped into the jumping-sheet died;

(2) Whether their deaths were caused simply by coming in contact with the jumping sheet, or whether the people holding the sheet allowed them to hit the ground oà their doyuward leap.„, Many think that, with the sad experience the fire-brigado have had, they should not have opened the jumping sheet for unsuspecting people to leap into, and thereby meet an untimely end. Fortunate

s, Indies and children were not called on to make the leap from the highest storeys of the hotel. Guests being entitled to some safeguard against fires in hotels should not be given rooms in the top storeys, until such time, as modern improve Auswering another question, witments are adopted and the top heness stated that there was a park-floors are provided with fire-escapes, ing space for the public outside and the Government must also make the public enclosure, but it was not provisions to minimise this great a legitimate parking space at all risk, times and was only available dur ing a race meeting.

Giving evidence, Sergeant F. K. Kelly stated that on March 22 at 6.45 a.m. he was on motor cycle patrol on Wong Nei Chong Road. Outside the members' enclosure at

the Jockey Club's compound, saw car No. 1049 parked there. took out a summons for obetrue

tion.

He

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When a car is obstructing, you can very easily find out by the Dumber, the owner of that cart That is quite right.

If you so desired, you could have communicated with the owner by that means?—Yes.

Mr. Lo: In other words that is not a public parking ground at all It is "Gazetted that all private cars can be parked there. Is there no notice put up for the public as to terms and usage 1- Other than the Gazette, there is no

notice.

Suppose a private owner parked his car there, would it be removed?

Answering his Worship, witnessa aid that if a tram was proceeding from Wong Nei Chong towards the Monument, a motor car coming in the opposite direction would have to wait before it could proceed. Witness added that there was sort of buy where the car was park- ed, but the road was fairly nar-No.

Would you be surprised to hear row at that point.

that cars sc parked have been Witness answering further ques-driven off -That is the first I have tions said that there were five cars heard about it. parked in the bay that morning and that summonses were taken out against all five owners. He produced a copy of the regulations and drew attention to section 5, which stated that the driver of Fehicle was not allowed to obstruct another vehicle, or a person on the 1oad, or a car on the tramline.

Asked if he had been patrolling Happy Valley before, witness said that he had been there several times, the first occasion being about two months ago. Witness had seen cars in the bay before; but could not say whether the five cars he saw that morning had been in the bay before

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What reason have you to think. that the Jockey Club's members would know of the existence of the parking ground -We have never interfered.

You have never given a public notice -Other than in the Gazette,

"No Obstruction in Law?" At this point Mr. Lo submitted to the Bench that the facts of the case did not constitute an obstruc- tion in law. Apart from that, the trafic inspector had agreed that since no warning had been given the summons should be withdrawn. Mr. Fiddes Wilson then went in to the witness box. He stated that he had been in the habit of park ing his car outside the members' enclosure for the past two years and had never been warned by the police. Prior to March 29, he had never heard that people had been

Mr. Fiddes Wilson Not Cautioned, Witness stated that he had cau- tioned certain drivers, but unfor tunately the book in which he kept a record of the people who had been cautioned, had been lost. Fiddes Wilson before. Witness had not cautioned warned.

Answering Mr. Horace Lo, wit- ness said that a tram car or a

Except that it was a question of a little longer walk, witness bad no objection to parking his car at motor car alone could pass easily, the public enclosure's entrance. He unless they happened to meet at admitted that his car might have that point of the road. Taking in- been causing obstruction to anyone to consideration the accumulated wanting to drive to the very en

trance, although he did not think parking, witness thought that Mr. Wilson's car

he was obstructing anyone wanting WHA causing 21 obstruction. If the defendant's to use the road for through traffic. Mr. Hamilton at this stage men- car had been alone and parked closed to the entrance, witness didtioned, in order to save Mr. Lo's not think there would have been time, that his decision would be that there was a technical obstruc- obstruction. "milton observed that he tion, not to the through traffic but understood Mr. Lo'a line of arguto those wanting to get to the en It was not a case where a went but be himself thought the rance point was, whether or not Mr. fine was to be imposed, but he Wilson's car was obstructing an- would caution the defendant. He other vehicle from legal access to asked Mr. Lo if he still desired to the entrance of the members' en- address him on legal aspect. not cause any obstruction to the road itself.

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The sooner this is done the better. Hong Kong is not a "one-horse town; and nothing is too dear respecting fire-fighting appliances, such as are seen in modern Ameri- can cities, as well as in Paris, Berlin. etc..

It was, indeed, a great pity that the recommendations of the Com- mission which sat after the Hong Kong Hotel fire in 1936 were not adopted and even improved upon, as time elapsed, for more modern improvemente have been adopted elsewhere.Yours, etc.

OLO MAN.

MACAO, April 13.

A SHARE SCRIP TANGLE.

ORDER. LITIGANT SIDES SEEK COURT

BARRISTER'S DOUBLE ROLE.

A declaration that he is the right- ful owner of 20 shares in the Wing On Company was sought at the Supreme Court yesterday before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) when Wong Ping Kui, head tallyman of that establishment, brought an action against the Wing On Company and a woman named Lan Chui Shi, the defendante.

At the outset of the case, Mr. Hin Shing Lo stated that he was appear- ing for the plaintiff, but that be had been also asked to represent the Wing On Company Mr C Bulmer Johnson, of Messrs. Hast ings, Dennys & Bowles, solicitors for the Wing On Company, was pro sent in Court. The woman defend- ant was absent.

His Lordship remarked that he could not see how Mr. Lo could appear for both the plaintiff and a defendant,

No Defence to offer. Mr. Lo explained that there wore peculiar circumstances in the case. The plaintiff invested $2,000 in the Wing On Company in January, 1918, and received a share scrip. This document was left for safe custody with his wife when he went abroad,

ing. The loss was reported, and an but on his return he found is miss-

A Large Point.

application was, made for the issue Mr. Lo said that he did and sub-

of a new certificate. The defendant firm, however, had received two The pirated junk made its way Inspector Nicol, who is in charge nitted that the regulation under letters from Lau Chiu Shi claiming of the Trafic Department deposed which the summons was taken out that the shares had been pledged to to Hong Kong, arriving at roon

was inapplicable as it only contem- all the that Sergeant Kelly was sent to

her by the plaintiff's wife. In these yesterday. Practically

plated the manner of driving a car. clothing on board the junk was Happy Valley to summon the owner stolen, the pirates taking with of any car parked in the bay. He The defendant's car was against Custasces they seek an order them no less than fifty pieces of admitted that he was aware that the wall, so that it did not con- from the Court before jesuing pew male and female clothing. Other cars parked there were those of stitute any obstruction to through serip, and they have no defence but things

include bangles, members of the Hong Kong Jockey traffic. It could not be said there to submit to the order of the Court.

Club, or of people who were con- fore, that the defendant allowed rings and ear rings.

his car to obstruct a vehicle, a person on the road, or a car on the tramlines,"

"The negotiations had been going on for a long time between Dr. C. T. Wang and Mr. Yoshiwara," the Vice-Minister replied. Both par

worth of ties finally agreed, and a settlement

money. clothing

And jewellery. was effected. As to terms every They sailed the pirated jank back thing has appeared in the press.

to Peng Hoi, anchoring_at AD The Japanese Government has pro- mised to withdraw its troops from Jeland named Sing Tsci. Here the Shangtung, and the agreement has ioty was transferred to the pirate been signed. The two questions still vessel and the pirates, six in num- outstanding between China and ber; made off in a Northerly direc-closure, even assuming that it did Japan are the Nanking and the tion. Hankow Incients, which, I think, will also be settled without rouch difficulty. The only thing that will require long and thoughtful discus sion before a satisfactory settlement can be effected will be the matter of treaty revision.

"Has the Wuhan-Nanking war had any effect on China's foreign poifey 1"

"No," was the reply. Negotia- tions with different countries for

stolen

treaty revision and other matters PUNJAB BUILDING BOUGHT were going on as usual,"

In conclusion the Vice-Minister said that he is glad to work for Kwangtung, his native province, provided there are no military movements or war-like prepara- tiona

MO2 ADVICE ASKED.

BY SIR R. HO TUNG.

VALUABLE KOWLOON SITE.

nected with racing.

Going On For Years," His Worship: I put it to you that they have been parking cars there for years?

Witness: Yes." Before summonses were taken out, what steps did you take to let the Jockey Club know--I told Sergeant Kelly to patrol round the Valley, and to inform drivers and owners of any car he saw parked there, not to do so again.

As regards the defendant Eau Chiu Shi, Mr. Lo continued, a writ of summons was served on her at Shekki in November last year, and so far the woman had not appeared,| to contest this action."

The defendant's car might pre- vent another car from going up to

A clerk employed by Messrs. Tso the entrance, but, Mr. La contend. ed, a person was entitled to park Hodgson, who had filed a certi- his car outside his house if such ficate of non-appearance on behalf parking was not an unreasonable of the woman defendant, then gave usage of the highway. In the pre evidence of serving the writ when he visited Shekki in the company of Kowloon Residents will be inter.

sent case, the defendant was a mem-

a man named Tong Shan from the ested and pleased to hear that Sir

ber of the Jockey Club and his car Robert Ho Tung has purchased

was parked against the entrance to Wing On Company who knew the the Club's grounds in a bay. He woman. Witness" said that the MEASLES IN HONG KONG? Punjab Building, Granville Road,

You have heard his evidence, he thought that was not unreasonable woman produced a document which Kowloon.

he noticed was a share certificate said he had not warned Mr. Wil obstruction."

of the Wing On Company. Punjab Building was originally son1-On the 22nd he brought in Mr. Hamilton in registering a the neat and spruce two storey five summonses to me. I asked him caution stated that he did not

Adjourned For More Evidence. a natter of walking a His Lordship observed that "the At to-day's meeting of the quarters of the European Officers of if he had warned the owners ad think

the Indian Regiment which always he said he had.

hundred yards was a great inconwitness had stated that a woman at Sanitary Board, Mr. Wong Kwong form part of the garrison. Behind Answering another question, wit-venience to anyone who could get Shekki cinimed to be Lau Chiu Shi. Tia will ask the following ques the block were tennis courts and ness said that there were parking to Happy Valley at six o'clock in This was not sufficient evidence tions:-

gardens.

places at the public entrance and the morning.

It seemed to His Worship, that that she was the woman concerned 1.-Will the Medical Officer of

The building has, however, failen at the Civil Service, Cricket Club. Health kindly inform the Board if on evil days and besides being The witness added that on Friday there was a technical obstruction in the case. This fact had to be any case of measles has been report badly in need of repair is somewhat last he was at Happy Valley in and he found the summons proved. clearly established. Further His ed? If so, in what locality; and of an anomaly among the big re- the morning and noticed that no He added, however, that if the what precautions have been taken sidential quarters on all sides. cars were parked outside the mem Jockey Club had been notified, he felt sure that members would have to present its spreading?

Does he consider that an Sir Robert's secretary confirmed the

Interviewed by our representative bers' enclosure.

Mr. Lo: I think you agree that stopped parking their cars at that epidemic of measles exists and that

Sir Robert this is a case where a warning point. Addressing the defendant, should be given before the summons His Worship zaid: "Please don't extra precautions be taken by par- purchase but added, "

has only just bought and has not

park your car there again 1 ents and particularly in schools to

yet decided what he will do with is taken out-Yes.

Defendant "Very well, your prevent its infection?

it."

Worship, thank you."

3. Will the Medical Officer of Health kindly advise what steps ought to be taken, should euch epidemic arise!

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At present the block is inhabited mainly by members of the Indian and Filipino communities...

If that is the case, if no warning was given to defendant, may I take it that in your opinion no summons should have been taken out That is quite right..

...

An Indian chauffeur who was summoned for a similar offence was also cautioned."

Lordship had to be satisfied as to service, of the writ of summons, the statement of claim, and the notice. of trial.

Ia adjourning the case, His Lord- ship directed that evidence be brought on these points, and also stipulated that the woman defend- ant should be given at least two weeks time between the service of the writ and date of the dert hear, ing.

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