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FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF

KWANGTUNG. «

A NEW COMMISSIONER

LIANG. KWANG FINANCE INVESTIGATION.

(PROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1929.

TWO

GERMANS AT WUCHOW.

WATER RETURN FOR MAY 31.

FIGHTING DESCRIBED AS VERY TAME

AN ABANDONED SULPHURIC ACID PLANT.

ISLAND CONSUMPTION

- NEARLY HALVED.

ABOUT TWO MONTHS' SUPPLY.

The PW.D.'s water return for Yesterday afternoon two more river steamers arrived from Walast month shows a total sto, age chow, the 9. Kwong Ying and 3.5.

on the Island of 225.45 million Tai Ming.

89.43

gallons and t Kowloon million galiona

BEING WELLS

OPENED.

TSUN WAN PIPELINE FINISHED.

ROUND THE POLICE COURTS.

AT KOWLOON MAGISTRACE,

PRISON PREFERRED TO POLICE STATION,

The question of the water supply is still troubling most minds in the

"A Chinese, charged before Mr. Colony and letters are sent every T. S. Whyte Smith at Kowloon day to the papers offering sugges. Magistracy with stealing $10 from a tions for saving or acquiring water. doctor in Shamshuipo, pleaded not CANTON, June 7.

Some of these suggestions are being guilty, but later changed his mind Mr. Tao Li Him, the newly-

and asked the Magistrate to convict put into force, and yesterday morn appointed Commission for Foreign

ing two wells were dug on a vacant and sentence him because he would Two passengers, of German Affairs of Kwangtung, has formally

nationality, interviewed by dur The consumption on the Island plot of ground at Hung Hom, is rather go to prison than be remand- assumed office. He is A Cheklang man (but born in Canton), and has representative aboard the Kwong was 139.1 million gallons, which the middle of a paddi field, by theed at Shamshuipe Police Station. had a long career in diplomatic East from

Ying, said that they arrived in the works out at 10.4 gallons per head Public Works Department, in order. Germany some six per day, compared with a consumpto supply water to the large number service, having been at one time

of Chinese in that district, months ago to start L sulphuriction of 233.30 million gallons (17.9 chiet secretary of the Chinese

acid plant a few miles out of per head per day) in May 1923. Legation in Mexico. A number of Wuchow at the request of General Last month's Island consumption high officials representing the Prowong Shiu Hung. After consider included 3.10 M.G. from Taikoo vincial Government were present at ahle table they managed to get Refinery Dam and 9.94 M.G. from the ceremony. The new Foreiga Commissioner will pay

a formal the pizat erected at Sham Kok Kowloon, visit to the Shameen Consular Body Shiu, and 10 tony a day was the in the course of a day or NO.

FINANCE MINISTER'S VISIT.

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Queue at an Old Well. At a short distance from the

scene where the new wells are being constructed, our representa tive noticed a long line of buckets ranged up "outside the back" door of a Chinese tenement house.

He said that he had been 11-

treated and assaulted at the Station

and forced to admit the offence, and he had no desire to return there.

The defendani, whose record showed two previous convictions for sterling was sentenced to four months imprisonment.

THEFT OF GLASS. -

Another Chinese, charged with atealing 21 panes of glass, pleaded

months' imprisonment.

The consumption in Kowloon for output. On the outbreak of the the month of May was 97,70 million War they were caliged to seek re-gallons, or, on an estimated popula. fuge at the Stout Memorial Hos- tion of 170,000 (probably far below A group of Canton notables, in pital is Wuchow and took the first the real population of the Penin- on the backyard of the house, guilty and was sentenced to three

stémer from Wuchow to Hoog Kong. As the plant is now in the hands of the Cantonese troops they have no other alternative but return to Europe.

éluding Mr. Fan Ki Mo, Commis sioner of Finance, Mr. Chow Min Cho, manager of the Central Bank of China, and Mr. Shen Tai Wo, left for HongKong yesterday afternoon to welcome Mr. T. V.

Soong, the Minister of Finance. Mr. Soong will probably stay in the British Colony for a day or

two before

coming to Canton.

Meanwhile General Chen Ming Shu,

head of the civil Government of Kwangtung, is preparing an elabor. atc. "programme to welcome the Nanking Minister in Canton. It.is reported that Mr. Koo Ying Fun, a high official of the Central Gov. ernment. is also taking a trip to Canton with Mr. T. V. Soong.

FUNDS FOR NANKING, The mission of the Finance Minis. ter to Canton is to investigate the finances of the Liang Kwang Pro vinees which are in a badly disor ganised condition. It is said that during Li Taj Hain's entire two

Both gentlemen were somewhat sarcastic about the fighting," and from their account the struggle was of a very tame order. There was

sula), 19 gallons per head per day. compared with 90.9 gallons in May,

1038.

On enquiry it was learned that an old well had been opened up

Though there was no responsible person present who could inform. our representative whether permis. The figures do not include the xion had been given for the well no, he was water shipped to the Island.

to be re-opened or There is about another two assured that the water drawn from it was sweet and clean and fit for drinking purposes.

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no engagement at Wuchow itself months' supply, especially when it but they believed there had been is remembered that ample provi- some fairly extensive skirmishingxion is made, in there âgures for

"They don't around Shin Hing.

said the mud, etc., in the reservoirs. - really go for each other," one of them.."when they look This year's rainfall to May 31 like getting to grips the weaker

Was No damage was side burries off. Jone to the city itself either by

andre or by aeroplane bomba. The Bying machines dropped few bombs on the bill forts, circled over the town and then flow off in the direction of Canton."

They estimated that about, 20,000 are now at pro-Nanking troops Wuchow, and the general idea was troops had that the Kwanga escaped, without suffering much years administration of the Two General Wong Shiu flung had fix loss. The current report was that Kwangs, literally not a cent was gent to the Central Government. Mred his headquarters at Nanning. where he expected to get together

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T. V. Soong will presumably arrange hout 40,000 men for regular remittances to Narking.

attack on Wuchow. These funds are vitally necessary,

An officer of the Tai Ming told it is pointed out, in view of the

representative the Way approaching war with Feng Your Halang, which; it is feared, will to Wuchow they passed, just above be of a much more protracted char Shin Hing, a launch towing a junk acter than had been anticipated packed with soldiers. since Han Fu Chu and others' desertion" of Feng has been discredited.

SOCIAL PROGRESS IN INDIA, CANTON VISITOR'S VIEWS.

(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT]

CANTON, June

On the re- turn trip they saw the, steam launch sunk, and with her deck awash. The soldiers had benched

10.18 inches compared with 35.15 of the same date last year.

The P.W.D. igures for the month follow-

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT

WATER WORKS. Tytam: Level with overflow in

1928; 30 5 below overflow this year, Tytam Byewash: Level with over-

The Waterloo Road Nullah. There is a large nullah along Waterloo Road, near Homuntia to which every day a constant stream of Chinese make their way laden with buckets and tins. Water has been obtained from this source by a great many persons daily during the last week.

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An Unexpected Opportunity. An unexpected opportunity to get a supply of water without waiting for the street fountains to be open- ed. was eagerly taken advantage

The police officer prosecuting said that over 900 panes of glass had been stolen in the last three days from a house under construction. The defendant had been arrested after he had sold some of the glass to a foundry in Shanghai Street.

FRAUD CHARGE DROPPED.

A charge of uttering a forged promissory note for 8700 was dis missed owing to lack of evidence. The Magistrate pointed out that there had been no evidence of fraud and advised the complainant to take civil action. The document was it stamped and was not, there- fore, a promissory note.

A CAT BURGLAR AND A TRESPASSER.

A "cat burglar" was sentenced to three weks hard labour for steal-

flow in 1828; 27′ 6′ below over- flow this year... Tytam Intermediate: Level with overflow in 1828; 30' 9" below

of by the Chinese in the neighing two pieces of clothing from 20, overflow this year. Tytam Tuk: 10 7 below overflow hourhood of Dundas Street, Mong Tai Nam Street. He was arrested when in possession of the clothing "in 1998; 99' 11" below overflow | kok, "on Wednesday night when a

and took the constable to the house this year.

pipe burst and water flowed freely from which he said he had stolen it. Song Nei Chong: Level with over.

for some houra A queue was A Chinese was fined $3 tor pass- hastily formed and quite naturallying near the Officer's cook house in Hankow Barracks, Shamshuipo, the no attempt was, made to mead the

Magistrate remarking that it was pipe or to spread the news unduly, obvious to everyone that the bar-

racks were private property.

CENTRAL MAGISTRACY.

flow in 1928; 40′ 1′′ below over- flow this year. Pokfulam: Level with overflow in 1028; 33' 8" below overflow this year.

morning.

the junk and were making merry Storage in Millions and Decimals of The break was fixed the following ashore. They had it a fire and were singing lustily. Large num hers of troops were passed making their way along the river bank to Wuchow.

The masters of the ships who have made the trip to the Kwangsi front agree that the Cantonese forces are fully expected to control the situation and to keep the port

oneo.

Mr. Ira "Hatch, Professor of 1990 Agriculture at the Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Atinhabad, Iodis, is passing through Canton NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE. from America on his return to India, Mr. Hatch has been con- nected with the Allahabad Agricul- tural Institute since 1993.

In relating his experiences in India, Prof Hatch says that many reforms are

being carried

there.

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Gallons,

1928. 1990. 384.50 170.50 92.37 .1.

Tylum Tytam Byewaah.... Tytam Intermediate 193.99 Tytam Tuk Wong Nei Chong... Pokfulam mıgındır 66.00

1.171.15 30.34

Total.......... 1,870.56

43.49 *.68

Pipe Line Completed.

The work of laying a pipe line 10.02 to tap the stream feading into the sea at Taun Wan is zew completed, 4.42 and the pipe leads to a bamboo pier at which the water boats can 238.48

All up their tanks. It is stated that about 1,000 tons of water is supplied daily by the stream.

The Peninsula Hotel is also drawing a supply from this source, by means of trolley. loads of 30 gallon drums, and using it for laundry and other washing pur poses. Needless to say none of this supply goes anywhere near the kitchens. The management is, in fact, setting an example which many big users of water would do well

1929. 1920. 233.30 13021

422,240 409,840

17.8

10.4

Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millions and decimals of gallons during the

month of May. Consumption Estimated popula

tion.... Consumption per

head per day

Includes 3.10 million gallons Taikoo Refinery Dam and 5.24 million gallons from Kowloos.

Intermittent supply in all Rider Main Districts during May 1998

Principal Main Supply shut off to copy. from 6 p.m. to 6 am. May 1-97, 1929, inclusive, From May 31 inclusive the hours of supply from the Principal Mains were 6 to 10

.m. and 3 to 6 p.m.

OUTLOOK NOT HOPEFUL (Endustrial and Commercial Daily I'ress.)

Negotiations have been opened between the commanders of the The rising generation, he says, Nanking force-Generals Yu Tsok headed by Gandhi are endeavouring Paks, Li Ming Shui and Yang Tango

leaders the to modify the easte" system, and Fa-and child marriage is also being op Kwangsi Clique "-Generals posed.

Gandhi and others, the Taung Jen, Pei Chung Hsi and professor added, are trying hard Wong Shiu Hung-but nothing has, and most sincerely to

improve so far, been decided.

the .of

Li

existent social conditions through- The Nanking leaders wish to forge their opponents to retire in order to prevent further blood- shed, and it is said that the troops. many of whom are Kwangai men, are anxious to see the end of fight- ing. in their own province.

out India,

As regards agriculture, Mr. Hatch said: "Remarkable work is being done at the Allahabad Agricultural Institute in the way of improvement of stock, in spite of the power of tradition. We have found through experiment that the introduction of American bulls has had markedly beneficial results."

FURTHER SUCCESS FOR NANKING TROOPS. INAN CHUNG KHO NEWB BEEVICE

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To Co-operate with Feng Yn Hsiang.

LEARNING TO DRIVE.

Capt. G. H. E. Abbott, of the K.O.S.B., was summoned at Central Magistracy yesterday, before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, for driving with a learner's licence without being accompanied by a licenced driver. He was also summoned for failing to produce his licence and with driving outside the area set apart for learners.

Defendant admitted the offences and explained that his licence was in the pocket of the car, but he did not know it when he was stopped. He added that he should have

brought his servant with him, the latter being a fully qualified driver. Capt. Abbott added that he con- sidered he was now a fully qualified driver.

ILLEGAL DETENTION?

His Worship imposed a fine of $10 for driving outside the learners' Offer From the Navy.

area and for not being accompanied by a qualified driver a further fine The Royal Navy have offered to lend H.31.'s tug Cherub and petrol ing count his Worship cautioned the of 95 was imposed. On the remain. lighter C408 to the Colonial Gov-defendant. ernment, for conveying water from other places to the Island of Hong KOWLOON WATER" WORKS.

Kong. The offer has been grate Kowloon Reservoir: 0 1" below fully accepted by the emergency overflow in 1999; 43 1 below committee, under Mr. E. W. Car penter's chairmanship, which is overflow this year. Sheklaipui Reservoir: 'e below dealing with measures for increas

overflow in 1928; 33' 3" belowing the water supply. overflow this year. Reception Reservoir: Level with overflow in 1928; 45" below overflow this year.

It is, however, generally felt that the negotiations will fail because the defence of Western Kwangsi is comparatively easy, and it is anti- cipated that the Kwangsi troops will rally later on the two rivera. Ya Kiang and Tso Kiang. Should they fail to hold these positions the storage in Millions and Decimals of

Gallons.

1028. 1926. 351.63 40.00

Kwangai troops will then retreat to Kweicbow or Szechuan, and join CANTON, June 7.

Feng Yu Hsiang's forces, as the Kowloon Reservoir Áécording to communique Kuominchun troops have announe Sheklaipui Reservoir 106.02 issued by the Canton Authorities, ed that they will fall back to Sze- Reception Reservoir the Nanking troops under Li Ming chuan if necessary. That Szechuan Shui are occupying Tunghaien, west should be the rallying point is still

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MRS. G. H. C. DE CAR-

"VALHO'S ESTATE.

3115 22.00

Total 430.80 89.43

joon in millions and decimals of of Mre. said to be in sympathy with the gallone during the month of May. Kwangei Clique.

of Wuchow, and the enemy has more probable since General Yang Consumption of water is Kow. "retreated towarda Liuchow.

One regiment of Kwangsi troops under General Wong Kuk Cho, atationed at Tunghaien, joined Generai Li Ming Shui, and this enabled the pro Chiang forces to take control of the city without serious difficulties,

Sen, who is stationed there,

1923. 107.15

1920.

94.75*

Two Chinese appeared on a charge of detaining a sing song girl illegally. It was stated that the defendant decayed the girl into a boarding bouse, where she was lock- ed up in a room for a night with one of the two men. It was not suggested that the man who was locked up with the girl assaulted her.

The case was remanded.

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BANISHEE AND BURGLAR.

The Chinese who was charged with burglary at No. 45, Elgin Street, was yesterday committed by Major C. Willson for trial at the next Criminal Sessions. The de- fendant has also to answer a charge of returning from banishment, har ing been sent away for life in 1822.

"STEALING FISH.

$188,700 IN LOCAL SHARES AND HOUSE PROPERTY.

A petition for letters of adminis tration has been granted to Mr. C. A. C. Rodrigues in the Estate Guilhermina Hermilla Cabral de Carvalho, widow, who died in Lisbon on August 18, 1923. She is described as a British sub- ject formerly resident in Hong Kong and latterly at 11, Rua dos 165,280 170,220 Navegantes, Lisbon.

The petitioner in the lawful at....! A remand to enable the author- torney of Mr. Eduardo Henriqueities to keep the defendant under de Carvalho, residing in Lisbon, medical observation was ordered by who is the only lawful son of the Mr. E. W. Hamilton yesterday in a case in which a Chinese was deceased lady and beneficiary of

charged with stealing fish from boat amounts to 8185,700 in shares and

Total estate left by the deceased people in Shaukivan. Defendant

was seen cutting away the "rapes" house property in the Colony, in securing a basket of fish to a junk eluding the life interest of G. H and when a hue and cry was raised, C de Carvalho deceased in the. he dived under the junk, injuring residuary estate to CE de Cafe Boad in the p valho „deceased."

The Kwangai troops will not, Consumption however, leave their own province Estimated popula unless forced to do so, and they ·tion have erected strong defensive works Consumption per at Bunchow and other places along

head per day. the river.

Does not include water sent to Hong Kong.

Full supply in all districts during

The Nan Chung Kuo correspon dent has been informed that Gen-

Reds Again Disperse. eral Wong Kuk, Cho's troops/ did not desert him and that Generai Meanwhile the Reds, who recent Li Ming Shai's military movement ly took Nambung in Northern in Kwangs is in compliance with Kwangtung, bave evacuated, tho

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May 1928.

During the whole month of May a peace treaty concluded Acently city on the approach of troops from between the two parties.

Canton, and dispersed into the bili 1929 the supply was shut off nightly General Wong Kuk Cho came to districts, until they see a chance of from 8 p.m. to 6 BID.

Hong Kong on June 5 and in n Tufter plaider They resected to The Government Analyst's re- -interview.

alzo defed- th-Namhung thoroughly and the ing parts shew that the quality of the

非 to the merchants has been severe. water is satisfactory. report.

her estate.

C. Brooks appeared for the defence."

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