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IN MEMORY OF DR. SUN YAT SEN.

CANTON'S MOURNING.

LÜLL IN RIVER. HOSTILITIES.

PROM OUR CHINESE CORELSPONDENT.]"

CANTON, May 97.

As a sign of respect and rever

sigas of mourning, and all the

THE HONG KONG DAILY »PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1929.

FALL OF WUCHOW IRREGULARITIES AT

EXPECTED.

UNCERTAINTIES OF THE

POSITION.

IL

RUMOURED HOLD UP OF HUNAN WAR LORD.

DISTILLERY?

REVENUE OFFICERS'

ALLEGATIONS.

SURPRISE VISIT TO ABERDEEN.

The Kwangsi troops, says the Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at

of

MOTOR ACCIDENT

SEQUEL.

INTERESTING POINT IN LAW OF PARTNERSHIP.

CLAIM ORIGINATING BEFORE DISSOLUTION.

A sequel to damages paid to a

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE WATER SUPPLY.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG

DAILY PRESS."

Sin. The water shortage is be coming serious as the hot weather approaches, and with the further restrictions commencing to-morrow

their supply very hard indeed. It requires four to five hours waiting to get a few buckets Slled from water supplied to their houses these fountains. "Those who have

through meters are indeed lucky.

depend on the street fountains for

eace to the memory of Dr. Sun Yat Industrial and Commercint Daily Central Magistracy yesterday, the European lady for injuries receive would make the lot of those who Sen Canton is to-day flying Bags Prear, have retreated beyond Shiu-ash expert and two fakis of the in a motor accident was heard at at half-mast. The front of all hing and Colonel Heung Hon Yu Loong Distillery of Aberdeen the Summary Court yesterday by Government buildings also display Ping's regiment is to garrison that appeared on charges arising out Mr. Justice Wood when Burr Singh,

town, The Kwangsi forces have

the distillation of certain of the Hong Kong Rope Manufac- city police, public servants, school also evacuated Kwong Ning and are sary entries in the record books aturing Company, claimed $150 from

mashes without making the neces teachers, students and members of retreating towards Waichap They required by law.

Chanan Singh, wireless operator, every labour union are wearing a have not been in conflict with

P. & O. Building, the amount being black cloth band around their left Kwangtung troops in that area and The Canton Government has are retiring in good order.

hall contribution payable by the further issued the following regula.

defendantander a partnership tions:-

Arza.

4

to

agreement.

Mr. HA. Taylor prosecuted and Mr. Hin Shing Lo defended. Outlining the ease. Mr. Taylor said that under the Distillery Re- The Nanking troops under General gulations, the distilleries had to use standard, numbered and ap Li Ming Shui, said to number about proved receptacles for the 1. That fags shall be hoisted at 6,000 men, are to undertake the nd-mentation of their maab, that was

half-must for a period of seven days, from May 26 to June 1vance on Wuchow, supported by a

to say they could only use certain inclusive.

fixed receptacles for the conversion contingent of Cantonese. According of molasses into mash.. These re 2-That from May 26 to June 1 to Canton Headquarters the Kwang. ceptacles were in one part of the

no festivals, banquets, mar si troops are so weakened that a

distilleries, usually in a matshed. riages, theatrical perform-

Mr. Taylor then went on proft. ances, or any sort of amuse- full division is all that is needed describe how the kungs or cisterna ment or merry-making shall be for the attack on Wuchow. There were numbered and said that on permitted to take place.

is, however, still some doubt as to Revenue Officer Tuck paid a

the morning of May at 0a.m. 3.-That during this period all how far the Kwangsi forces have

officials and members of the

He Kuomintang shall

sacureded in escaping and rallying{ black cloth band around their for further resistance. left arm

There is similar uncertainty about 4-That on June 1, the day of the Luvance of General Ho Chien

Dr. Sun's re-burial, at 12 o'clock noon 101 guns shall be from Huaah. According to certain Ared from the gunboats in the reports Red uprising in Hunan Canton Harbour. All traffic has held up his advance and he has on the streets shall come to a stop and remain thus for three had to despatch troops to deal with minutes at the report of the this menace. Another report, of a

Goddess of Mercy.

wear

R

All the

prise visit to the distillery... Jur-

la one of the bulletins issued by the Water Authority it was men- tioned that there was a saving of 20 per cent. as compared with a tiff, Mr. Horace Lo said that in the street fountains was unrestrict fer- Outlining the case for the plain previous period when water from January last year the plaintiff and ed. It would be a pertinent ques- the defendant bought a motor-car tion for members of the Legislativa in partnership for hiring out on Council representing the Chinese The partnership business to ask whether such saving is due was carried on in the name of the to the restricted hours of the street plaintiff.

fountains, or by the voluntary and Injury Dus to Driver's Negligence.conscientious act of economy of On September 3, through the those householders who enjoyed the found that two of the stills were filled with mash and were being negligence of the driver, Mrs. Privilege of having water supplied worked. He found two buckets of Normington Was injured while to their houses through meters. mash close to one of the stills and four buckets near the other one.

travelling as a passenger in the car.

If the Authority thinks that it is

entered the distillery with two One of the fokie at that moment | After the accident, on November 5, necessary to cut down the supply, more buckets of mash and proceed-

the partnership was dissolved. In why not start first with the cutting- ed towards

a Concrete sort of April this year Ms. Normington off of supply of houses with meters dump". tually at the "dump.

Another foki was ac- sued the plaintiff for damages. 2nd instal street fountains near' In the When the plaintiff received the writ such houses or groups of houses for "dump" were a number of drums, noon gun on the Hill of the directly coatrary nature declares molasses, but which on examina- and asked what he wished to do in fountain supplies on an average which should have contained of summons he saw the defendant their requirements? One street tion was found to contain molasses the matter. Defendant's reply was about 30 to 40 houses or about 100 mash in the process of fermenta that as the partnership had been to 180 Hats while those houses with tion. The foli who was standing near the dump was actually seen dissolved, all accounts had been meters, one tap to each fat. It is to empty cne of the drums into the settled, and the plaintiff bad agreed only logical that the saving is from dump.

Revenue Officer Tuck knew that to shoulder all the liabilities in re- the restricted supply from the foun- tains, and no householders with water would bother to metered economiae for the general good un- The plaintiff compromised with less they have a taste of the dif- asked the two fobis what they were Mrs. Normington and $275 was paid ficulties of having to wait five hours had been told to pus water in the to her in full settlement of her for a few bucketfuls of water daily, doing The best replied that he drums and afterwards distil it original claim for $1,000 and he also or having to pay 10. cents or more The second defendant said nothing.

Mr. Taylor added that at the paid $25 in legal fees, making a total for two kerosene tins of water........ time of the visit the jokes were of 8000 Half this amount was, thereYours, ett., actually distilling mashee which

F. Q. N. had not been recorded in the disfore, claimed from the defendant tillery's mash book and which were

under the partnership agreement. taken from unofficial" containers. Revenue Officer Tuck corroborat- answer to his Worship stated that ed Mr. Taylor's opening, and in

in big opinion the amount of mash found on the morning of May 4 could not legally have been fer- mented in the Longs of the distil-there was nothing to preclude the lery.

people on the streets and at home shall likewise stop and bow their heads in zilence for three minutes in memory of

the dead Leader. 5.-That on June I all the shops in the city shalt hang out & Corning lantern with the following words written there- on ; "In Memoriam of 'the Late Director of the Kuomin tang."

A SHOOTING TRAGEDY.

that Ho Chien's advances has been rapid and almost unopposed. The at optimistic account declared that he is only 30 li from Wuchow, and he is expected to capture the West River port in a few days.

Another Report. "[THROCUE REUTER'S AGENCY.}

SHANGHAI, May 27. Changsha reports that the van guards of the Henan troops have reached the vicinity of Wuchaw, the Another automobile rider was Rebel Headquarters, which is ex- shot and killed last night by pected to fall within a few days. sentinels. The victim WAB the The Government forces are ad mother of an officer of the Provin-vancing along three routes with a

view to encompassing the city. cial Kuomintang, Mr. Chow Wai Chun. At seven o'clock in the evening, when passing the Govern-ROUND THE POLICE

ment House a sentine! fired a shot into the automobile from behind. fatally wounding the aged lady, -

This was the second tragedy since the enforcement of martial law jo Canton.

COURTS.

AN IRRESPONSIBLE BEING."

KOWLOON CASES.

Mr. Chow, the son of the deceased woman, stated that the car in which he was riding had the flag of the Provincial Kuomintang flying over

At Kowloon Magistracy yesterday the head of the machine, which a Lithuanian, Jorums Edwards. should have been enough to warn Appeared before Mr. T. 3. Whyte Smith for stowing away on board the soldiers not to shoot.

the s.3. President Jefferson, from Manila.

THE KWANGSI CAMPAIGN.

It is rumoured that Wuchow has fallen into the hands of Hunanese troops under General Ho Chien and General Fan Shek Shang. The Kwangsi defenders of the city are reported to Reeing towards Liuchow and Nanning in disorder.

Admiral Chen Chak has captured Shiuhing and Canton gunboats are

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chasing the Kwangsi troops along the West Biyer. The Admiral stated the recent successes of the Navy are largely due to sudden rise of the river. Because of this large gunboats have been able to steam up above Shiuhing. Ordinarily the bigger gunboats cannot navigate in the West Biver, but now they can steam up to Tak Hing, thus render- ing effective service.

Mr. Moon the second officer told the Magistrate that the defendant was found hiding among a quantity farrival in Hong Kong..

of mattresses which were moved on

Detective Sergeant Kellett said that defendant was arrested as to the House of Detention until the vagurant Inst March and committed

18th. He was Inter handed over to. Mr. Lanepart but subsequently dia- appeared. He came here then from Shanghai.

Defendant said he was a sailor by profession and wanted to go 'to Australin because there was plenty of work there.

His Worship was informed "that Mr. Lanepart had found a job for defendant on a ship but the man missed" the vessel and later die appeared.

The Magistrate imposed a fine of 830 with the alternative of a month's hard labour remarking that the defendant seemed to be an irresponsible sort of being.

THOSE WATER QUEUES!

at the time three particular gard to the car, the plaintiff could cisterns were due for distillation and on examining these cisterns do what he liked with regard to found that no mash whatever had settling the claim. been removed from them. He then

Answering M. Lo, witness said that if he needed any information regarding the distillery, he would look to the mash expert. Mr. Lo suggested that it was possible that the "fokis were adding water to "agent" mash to make 4 second fermentation from it. Witness re-

plied that he did not know whe ther that was possible, but added.. in answer to another question, that "pent" mash was always thrown

WH3".

Cross-examined ля to whether the distillery were allowed to put whatever they liked into their externs, provided the authorities were notified later, witness Was understood to say that that was

$0.

The hearing was adjourned until Thursday afternoon.

TOO MUCH THIEVING 'AT

LAICHIKOK.

Mr. La proceeded to quote the law of partnership, and submitted that although the business partner-

Hong Kong, May 27.

THE UNGRATEFUL SEX!

ship had now lapsed, the accident [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG occurred before the dissolution, and

DAILY PRESS."]

plaintiff in his claim that thesis and summary of Woman and the S32,-The very interesting analy amount paid should be distributed between the two partners.

+1

Vote in your issue of this morning forces one to the conclusion that there is after all a great deal to be said in justification of the old Yorkshireman's dictum in regard in the way to treat women:"Tell 'em nowt, treat 'em rough, and make 'em like it!"

or more than one occasion besech-. ed the husband to "epank" her! Unquestionably they all need it LOW and then-within reason and most of them like it and are probably all the better for it, but is it not a tragic situation?

Dissolution of Partnership. Receipts exchanged hetween the parties on the dissolution of the partnership were produced, and it was seen that they differed in that Actually concrete proof and instance of this was given in your one document stated that the plain- report a few days ago of a nctorious tiff was to be responsible for "every-case in England, whers the wife had thing" and the other for "debts."

Plaintiff, in the witness-box, ex- plained that the car was insured but it was only when he was sued by Mrs. Nortaington six months after the accident that he obtained

Yet, the moral of the figures given the policy from the Dragor Motor by the lady journalist in your Garage and found that the insur-plain. According to them the per- columns this morning is quite ance did not cover any claim for centage of votes accruing to Labour injury to passengers. The policy would be approximately 90 per cent. of the total for all parties. Now I am not concerned here as to

or not, but it is a suggestive and significant fact that it was the Labour Party which first officially adopted "Votes for Women" as a political plank in their Party plat- form. This, too, was before the War, and purely as a matter of prisciple-not under compulsion or as a matter of political expediency.

A Chinese was convicted of steal-covered only damage to the car,

ing a clock from a garage at the which was made good by the insur-whether Labour will be successful Standard Oil Company's instala-ance company. tion premises at Laichikok. His Worship remarked that there seem- ed to be an unusually large number of thefts at Laichikok, and asked if proper watch was not kept on property.

Mr. Blams informed his Worship that the reclamation work which was going on gave men easy access to the premises in question. It was difficult to know who were workmen, and who were not.

Plaintiff said that when the part nership was dissolved he agreed to pay, the balance due on the car and an outstanding debt for petrol amounting altogether to $1,487. He also paid $100 to the defendant.

And with what result? The Questioned by his Lordship, plain-

result that the working majority tiff said that be first offered Mrs. which Labour would otherwise have Normington a sum of $50 and later had will quite possibly on account The Magistrate sentenced the de100, but she refused and finally of the women's vote be turned into fendant to three weeks' hard labour.

stood out for $300. When he point-able majority. A complete vindica- a minority, or at beat an unwork- ed out that he had paid 25 for tion of the Yorkshireman's dictum !

KIDNAPPING CHARGE.

The Nanking troops under Li Ming Sui and Yang Ting Fai, some 18,000 strong, are moving up the West River into Kwangs. These 30-called Nanking" troops are

A party of ricksha coolies and really all Kwangzi people. It is several shop fukis of Pilker Street reported that Marshal Chiang Kai were before the Kowloon Magistrate Sbek has appointed Colonel Li for behaving in a disorderly man-

A Chinese was remanded for a solicitor's, fees, Mrs. Normington Ming Sui to the post of Special ser by fighting at a street fountain. week for further enquires on Deputy of the Nanking Military

Inspector Marks who prosecuted change of kidnapping a six-year-old lowed legal advice to settle with a agreed to accept 8975, and he fol Conference for the Disbandment of asked his Worship to bind the de- hoy from 21 Tang On Street. The her. Troops in Kwangsi, when he has fendants over and to warn the case was fixed for Thursday, June fully occupied Kwangsi, his native men that fighting at street foun-6 for the hearing. province.

taina had got to stop.

CENTRAL BANK TO RE-OPEN.

(Nam Chung Pao).

In Pilkem Street several houses were occupied, by rieksha coolies who were under the impression that because they lived in the street they had-prior-right to the use of the fountain. They were in the habit af pushing their way through the

OPIUM IN TOPEES.

Judgment for Datendant. Defendant denied that he was liable under the claim and maintain ed that the receipt relating to the dissolution of partnership was proof that the plaintiff had agreed to bear all the responsibilities

The Magistrate ordered all de- fendants to be bound over in a sum of 850 to keep the peace for a fendants who had 32 taels ench were knew there was period of six months. His Worship fined 8900 or even months. The from Mrs. Normington: pointed out that they had behaved other man had 22 taels and was. disgracefully and he could soo no

Nevertheless the situation is not

north of England or Scotland, without hope, as the figures of the investigator do not include the

where there is relatively a greater degree of intelligence as far as their womankind are concerned. Even so, it is scarcely likely that this will sufice to turn the balance Three Chinese were arrested, in

against the weight of inveterate each case as they disembarked from

conservatiam of the South, with its Canton night steamere during the

feminine-admiration and snobbish week-end and quantities of opium His Lordship considered that in adulation of the trappings of were found in their possession. deciding the case the two receipts aristperagy. Anyhow, if either of The contraband was hidden in should be taken together. A fur- the reactionary parties go back to their topees and in bands strapped ther point was whether at the time power, it will obviously be due to round their legs. Two of the de- of dissolving the partnership they the rough treatment which they

out a claim pending meted

to the intelligent minority of women who fought and His Lordship held that they know suffered for the emancipation of for fighting at the fountain-baBamiltyn-bed-obcmpartnershipone

fued 6000 or six months. The cases about the claim when they terminat their ungrateful sex-Youre, etc., (Continued on next Colum).

MATEMANY at the Central Magistracy.

given for the defendant.

Hong Kong, May 27.

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