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TOWN PLANNING · IN CANTON.

THE BOYCOTT COMMITTEE.

NEW GARDEN CITY AREA. ANNOUNCES ITS REPRIEVE.

ELECTRIC POWER FROM THE NORTH

BRIDGE TO HONAM.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]

CARRYING ON ACTIVELY AS EVER,

EYROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT..]

CANTON, April 9.

The Anti-Japanese Boycott Com mittee has announced that it will not cease to function until the end of the month. The Committee has ramifications all over the province Several and it declares that they cannot

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1929.

ROBBERS FOUND

GUILTY.

HIGH STREET INCIDENT RECALLED.

ALLEGATIONS OF ASSAULT

BY DETECTIVE.

Allegations of assault by a Chinese detective constable and

that statements were obtained by compulsion were made by accused persons at the Criminal Sessions trial before Mr. Justice Wood and and a jury yesterday."

Four prisoners were in the dock

CANTON, April 9. The Municipal Government is preparing a big scheme for the modernisation of Canton. model districts have been planned in the north-eastern part of the Bct matters settled so soon" and on a charge of robbery by two or

Was

so they intend to carry on as stated, more at 78, High Street, ground City with wide maloor and plots of land. which are being sold by the will be remembered that the floor, on the morning of February Committee is to be re-organised 7, but at the outset Mr. E. Somer- municipality to private enterprises.

under a new name with the objectsetFitzroy (Assistant Attorney for building purposes. The idea is

of undertaking the political and General) informed His Lordship to have a big residential area

zconomic regeneration of China. that he

not offering any modelled on the principles of Euro-

The pickets have stopped enter evidence against one prisoner, La pean town planning, special carting shops and acizing goods of Sui Wing, and he was discharged. being paid to sanitary, lighting

A further charge of being in un- and water services. The water will

lawful possession of a revolver was be drawn from the reservoir which is being constructed to the east of

preferred against Li Kui and Mak Kwai, who were not legally repre- aunted, while the last prisoner, Au Wur, defended by Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., instructed by Mr. F. X. D'Almada, jun, had a second count against him of unlaw- Tul posavasion of four revolvers, 40 rounds of ammunition and a dag- ger, and also a charge of receiving

Tangshan.

It is also hoped to move the power station of the Canton Power and Light Company from its pre- sent position on the South Bund, in the centre of the City, to the outskirts. This is a very import aat move as the heavy clouds of smoke from the four big, chimneys has been an unmitigated nuisanco to Canton. The soot and "blacks" find their way into every nook and cranny of the houses, onto the washing hung out to dry and into people's eyes. Mr. Ching Ting Koo, the newly appointed chief of the Bureau of Public Works and chairman of the Development Com. mittes of the Municipality, is taking a special interest in this problem and is planning to have the generating station moved either to Shek Cheng or. Tsing Po. Mr. Ching is of opinion that Canton must be brought into line with other modern cities in this matter of first importance to the welfare of the city, and the Development. Committee is backing him strongly. They suggest that if the Company refuses to comply its charter should be annulled and it should be taken over by the Municipality in the as the Waterworks

SOMG manner

Company.

HARNESSING THE NORTH RIVER?

In connection with this matter of electric power the Government is

poss carefully investigating the ibility of harnessing the rapids and waterfalls of the North River. and thus obtaining a cheap and adequate supply of electric current for power and lighting. The cost would be about $10,000,000, but the water power is there in sufficient quantities for Canton's need. The present Company is unable to cope with the growing demand and it recent difficulties have been dealt with at length by the writer.

to

TWO OTHER SCHEMES. Two other important schemes are

be undertaken.

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Japanese origin since the 13th of this month, but a strict watch is maintained on the streets, and the merchants are still afraid to import Japanese goods. It is understood that this watch will be lifted by the

end of this month.

The officers and pickets of the Committee held a big banquet on Sunday night in the Hotel Asia to mark the successful close of their work." The function was attended by over 150 persons, speeches were delivered and a group picture was taken this morning in Hei Chu Park.

stolen jewellery.

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ROUND THE POLICE THE WATER SUPPLY.

COURTS,

"A BIT OF A CHARACTER."

CENTRAL MAGISTRACY

CASES..

LATEST RETURNS.

In accordance with the arrange- ment recently made by the Director of Public Works for isaning informa tion regarding the water supply, we publish below the Arst of the weekly statements to be issued:

HONG KONG WATERWORKS.

The total storage in the island reservoirs on April 9 amounted to 36.36 million gallons, shewing a decrease of 30.71 million gallons during the past week..

At the Central Magistracy yester- day. Mr. E. W. Hamilton ordered the discharge of a Chinese charged with cutting and wounding another man. The complainant was not in Court, and the police officer in charge of the case told the Magis trate that He is a bit of a char.

The week's consumption amount; } acter, your Worship!" The defend- ant was discharged with a warninged to 37.56 million gallons, and in- not to go about chopping people."cludes 2.10 million gallons brought The defendant: The complainant across the harbour trom Kowloon was holding the knife; all I did was

to the tanke on the Water Front and 1.33 from the Taikoo Reser voirs.

to wrest it from him.

H Worship: Probably also, he cut himself with it. Go away!

A BORROWED BABY!

"Did you borrow the child for the occasion?" asked Mr. Hamil ton to a woman hawker who appear ed before him on a minor charge. The woman, stood with a child it her arms. It is my own child and I am a widow," she said.

81.

All right, then, I shall fine you

FOR HIS OWN GOOD.

"You will now get four strokes

and I hope they will do you good," said Mr. Hamilton to a boy who In outlining his case, Mr.

was charged with riding a bicycle Fitzroy said that six men gained in the dark without a light. After access to the house of a married hearing the defendant's explana woman, she and an amah being the tion, his Worship remarked "You The would only have been cautioned it only occupants at the time. men were armed with revolvers and you had not told all those lies.". No notifention has so far been daggers. They bound the two issued by the Committee to the women with wire, gagged the mis-

tress with a walnut, and stole AT THE KOWLOON COURT. merchants as to what is to be done

Describing with Japanese goods which were jewellery and money, forcibly sealed up in the stores. the attest of the prisoners, Mr. Now that the boycott is about to Fitzroy mentioned that another end, the merchants want to know amah working at the house, but if they may be permitted to unseal who was not present at the time of their goods and sell them without the robbery, knew the first accused. restrictions. The Canton Chamber This woman took the police to a of Commerce has just sent a peti house in Shanghai Street and tion to the Committee humbly repainted out the man. The first ac questing that the merchants be allowed to unscal and sell the boycotted "goods. But the Com. mittee has not so far deigned to reply.

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EN ROUTE TO CANTON,

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KOWLOON WATERWORKS.

The total storage in the mainland reservoirs on April 22 amounted to 136:81 milion gallons, ahewing ai decrease of 23.20 million gallons during the past week.

The week's consumption, includ ing supplies to Water Boats and Hong Kong, totals 30.76 milkon gallons The Shing Mun River coa tinues to yield nearly a million gallons daily.

CROWN LAND 'SALES.

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TWO LOTS SOLD.

Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1217,

делг situated

the Castle Peak Road, was sold at the Crown Land Office yesterday afternoon to Mrs. Hoog Ming and Mr. Cheung Sin of 19, Eue Chau Street, Shanshui- po at the upset price of 9733. It has an area of about 1,94 sqare feet and has an annual rental of

86.

YOU BIG BULLY." ›

A Chinese shop

foli was charged before Mr. T. 8. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy with as- saulting a Chinese boy, Sergeant

The next Lot which is known na Humphreys said that the complain- Ant alleged that the defendant tied the Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1218 him up and then poured boiling was sold to Mr. Kong Sui Ying of cused then directed the police to

water over his hands and feet.

243, Des Voeux Road, for $4,100, the first floor of 12, Gough Street,

The defendant said that he as- where the other prisoners were ar- rested. The arma and jewellery in-saulted the boy because he had the upset price being 83,980. It is cluded in the additonal charges stolen firewood; but denied that he situated at the junction of Cheung against Au Wun, who was the had poured hot water on him. He Sha Wan Road and Shek Kip Mei Road, Shamabuipo and has an area Principal tenant of the floor, were said that the lad knocked over a of about 2,275 square feet, it's a

pot of boiling water, when running-nual rental being 816. found in the cocklofts.

The Mistress of the Honse. General Han. King Tong, com-

Giving evidence

ce the mistress of mander of the 2nd Division, is re

the house stated that the accused ported to have arrived in Houg Mak Ewai was the man who point Kong from Swatow, and will en train for Canton in the immediate ed a revolver at her and she re-

away.

future to confer with General Chengnised him at once at an identi." phreys said that the maximum Inspector Hoare replied that they

tions.

months.

The Magistrate remarked that if the complainant's story was true, he could not let the defendant off

not have any of the stolen pro- with a mere fine. Sergeant Humperty in their possession. Sub- penalty for assaulting children would probably have been taken to fication parade. Witness also re-under 14 was a fine of $100 or six the Station in any event Tsai Tong in some important ques-cognised Ah Wun as one of the rob

Three previous convictions were bers who had the lower part of his

The Magistrate: "What busi-produced against the first defend- face covered with a handkerchief. ness bare you to assault him for ant and the Magistrate imposed a Cross-examined by Mr. Alabaster, stealing the firewood? What do sentence of, six months' imprison- witness agreed that after the you think the police are for?

ment. The laws ordered to identification parade and in the There's nothing to laugh about receive ten strokes of the cane. lower Court she had stated that This is a serious matter. You need she was 40 per cent, sure that Aunot smile like that, you big bully." Wun was one of the robbers, but the more she saw of the man since she was convinced beyond doubt of his identity.

A MAD BURGLAR?

NEAT THEFT AND NEATER CAPTURE.

HIS BAD RECORD,

Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton. yesterday a Chinese was charged with burglary at the residence of Mr. W. H. Edmonds, 121, Wong neichong Road.

It appeared that on Saturday night, Mr. Edmonds left his jacket in the sitting room while he went

to another room. On his return to

had been stolen.

Prisoners' Statement. Statements made by the prisoners when they were charged were put in evidence by a Chinese police interpreter. The statement of the first accused read: "I did go to rob, but did not carry anything; I was the second to enter." Accus

The Magistrate remanded the de- fendant for 24 hours, fixing the bail at 8100.

A TRUTHFUL BURGLAR. A Chinese man and boy charged with larceny of a quantity of cloth ing, both pleaded guilty.

Sub-Inspector Hoare told the Magistrate that when the two "den fendants were stopped by Chinese detectives as they were walking in

POSSESSION OF OPIUM

A Chinese who was arrested as he alighted from a train at Kowloon Railway Station with 80 teels of raw opium" in "his possession, was fined $2,400 or ten toontha' hard

labour:

WASTING WATER.

A Chinese coolie was charged with

separating Dutch Folly, a small the sitting room, he found that his ed alleged that "he was forced to Tai Nam Street, the man told the into a public park. will be filled discovered that a number of articles by the discharged prisoner when he burglary. On enquiry it was found the defendant failed to turn of the island which has been converted jacket had been moved and he then make this statement under threats detective that he had committed a wasting water. It was stated that that a man had stolen a quantity tap of a street hydrant in Canton of clothing from an address in Tai Road, while going away to fetch Nam Street.

The Magistrate expressed surprise that the defendants should have admitted the offence when they did (Continued on next Column),

in and a valuable strip of reclaim- ed land obtained. The project will -cost over a million dollars and the Government is raising the money by means of a loan, with the reclaimed land as security. The other and more important plan is the con- struction of a steef bridge between Canton and Honam. The bridge, which will cost about $3,000,000 is to be projected on the Canton aide from the junction of Wai Sun Boad with the South Bund..

special loan is being floated among the merchants, the Govern- ment having offered interest at six per cent.

THE "NEW BROOM." AT THE TREASURY.

ALL KINDS OF REFORM PROMISED.

led the police to Gough Street. A search was made for the thief Mak Kwai alleged that he was com- in the vicinity of the house with-pelled by the police to state that out result and the police were com- he took part in the robbery.

On returning to municated with.

scat when he was struck.

Guilty.

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a second bucket.

A fine of 85 was imposed.

"DURING THE HOLIDAYS."

A Chinese motor car driver ap- peared on a summons for failing to report a motor accident which occurred on the Laichikck Road

on April 1. The defendant's car met in collision with a car owned by Captain Wickednesse

The defendant said that he did not report the accident as it was during the holidays."

Magistrate: There are no holi- days for a thing like that

Sergeant Scrim told the Magis trate that the accident was not re- ported nor did the defendsat give. his name or address to the Police Station.

More serious allegations were his house after making the report, made by Au Wún, when he was put Mr. Edmonds saw a man crouching into the witness box. Accused said in the dark opposite the building that detective Fong Wing who ar Approaching, Mr. Edmonds observ rested him while he was in the ed his cigarette case protuding front cubicle of the house in Gough from the man's breast pocket and Street, atruck him in the chest he instantly pounced on the man. when he denied taking part in the

In bis final address, Mr. Fitzroy In the course of the struggle, Mr. robbery. He was handcuffed at the

asked the jury to observe that the Edmonds "got the impression that time and the first accused was pre-prisoner Au Wun had a pear on his the man was alightly demented. In the dock yesterday the man's de

check. This man had been identifi- meanour caused His Worship to ia- Questioned by Mr. Fitzroy, aced as one of the robbers, and it was quire if he was all there." The cused said other police officers were shown in evidence that he had a Police informed His Worship that present on the floor when he was handkerchief over the lower part of Bee bis face. There was good reason the defendant had been known to truck, but they did not

the Assault BB he was then for attempting to hide the scar. practice such tricks in Court be-

in the cubicle with the detee- Mr. Alabaster said that 40 per fore.

On the police indicating that tive constable and the prisoner who cent. identity or a stateme v that

Au Wun was like one of the rob-'.) there was a likelihood of the redirected him there. Accused was

so Erightened of further assaults bera was not sufficient. Before the covering certain articles stolen

man" could be convicted it had to from other houses in the same that he had so far made no men-

be proved to the satisfaction of the neighbourhood His Worship re- tion of the incident, but he asserted.

jury that he was one of those who The defendant said that he didn't see the other car's number. Had manded the defendant forty-eight he was speaking the truth.

Accused further said that the took part in the robbery.

After summing up, by his Lord the other driver not attempted to. Defendant's resord showed that cockloft where the arms were found Mr. Fan Ki Mo, the newly he was an old offender who had was occupied by one of his sub-ship, the jury found all three overtake a motor bus the accident appointed Commissioner of Fin-Leen banished from the Colony four tenants. He knew nothing about prisoners guilty of the charge of would not have occurred. He con- ance, formally, assumed office at times.

the arms. In the other cockloft armed robbery, but they were sidered that he was in the right, was another man who offered to sell divided by siz to pne in the case. and for that reason he did not re- moon in the Provincial Building, amid imposing ceremonies. Many

him the diamond earrings and a of the first secused. They also port the incidents

The Magistrate imposed a fine of hair slide, but he could not afford brought in a unanimous verdict of even a few dollars to buy them. guilty on the charge of arms posses $10. The articles were returned to this sion against the second prisoner man, who took them to the cockloft. who was stated to have pointed a At this stage, the charge of pos revolver at the mistress of the session of a revolver against the house during the robbery,

Sentences were deferred until Continuing the speaker said that frat. Becused and the additional The new Finance Commissioner, Kwangtung will hereafter fare counts against Mr. Alabaster's 10.16 to-morrow more calendar will

The last case on the in the course of his speech said that plenty of money for reconstruction client were dropped. The charges his policy would be to starep out works, as it will no longer con- when the jury were asked to con- be taken this morning. This deals all forms of injurious and in- tribute towards the support of the aider their verdict were robbery with robbery at 10, Castle Road. Armies against all three prisoners, and e the princpal victim being an old discriminate taxes. The Govern- Wahan and Kwangal ment will abolish gambling and The huge sume formerly given to further count of unlawful posses woman who was stated to have died prohibit the opium, trafic. But these two sources," he said, will be sion of a revolver against the from the effects of shock received when the robbers entered. Four since the Government derives devoted to reconstruction works second prisoner, Mak Kwai (Continued at fast of next column). here' in Kwangtung.'

(Continued on next Column).

men are concerned in the trial.

(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, Aprib 22.

hours,

of the high officials of the present regize, including General Chen great part of its revenics from Tesi Tong, and Mr. Chen Wai Chow these traffics, the speaker wanted were present. Speeches were de- his audience, that opium and gam livered and 10,000 firecrackers. let bling cannot be prohibited im off as an auspicious opening of the mediately. new administration.

CAUSING OBSTRUCTION.

A Chinese car owner was fined $5 for leaving his car unattended out ride his house for two consecutive night. Two European motor- cyclists were also fined to cach for parking their cycles beyond the line and notice board at the Star Ferry Shelter. Both complained that the sign board was not very prominent. and that they did not notice it.

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