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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE

SICKNESS RIFE IN PEACE CONFERENCE MORE WELLS OPEN. ROUND THE POLICE

CANTON.

INFANT SUFFERERS.

ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS, |

(FROM OUR 'CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

FAILS.

WONG SHIU HUNG TO

FIGHT ON.

NINETEEN NEW SOURCES

OF SUPPLY.

With a view to further conserving (Industrial and Commercial Daily Government is opening a number the water supply of the Colony, the

Prena.)

of public wells on the island of Hong Kong and in Kowloon. The following wells have already been opened :—"

Hong Kong.

Well at Homestead" site, The

COURTS.

SING SONG GIRL'S COMPLAINT.

ILLEGAL DETENTION AT BOARDING MOUSE?

(

14, 1929.

VITALITY OF CHINESE ART.

YOUNG CHINA AND "PAINTINC.

P

HONG KONG ART STUDENTS EXHIBITION,

[BY M.]

the

Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at Central Magistracy yesterday, the The Chinese students of case în which two men were charged | Colony have combined to hold an with illegally detaining a sing-song exhibition of pictures in the pre- girl of fifteen was continued, avi-inises of the Commercial Press, 37, dence being given by the girl and Queen's Road Central. There are her mother.

over five hundred exhibits, mostly

It was stated at a previous hear-in water colour, which come from

twenty different schools.

CANTON, June 13,

Peace negotiations between the Owing to the sultry weather, Kwangst and Nanking military sickness is on the increase in Can leaders have totally failed and ton. Influenza, eaterie and other Generals Yu Tsok Pak and Li Ming tropic diseases are all exacting Shui have decided to settle the

matter by continuing toll, and every hospital in the city

military is crowded. The Western Benevo operations, They considered the lent Hospital, a somi-Government conditions offered by General Wong institution, opened and maintained Shiu Hung to be too excessive and largely through valuntary contribuunreasonable under the circum-supply); wall in Wong Nei Chonging that the girl was one of many tians, has to-day about 1,300 stances and refused

them patients, and scores of applicants

The Nanking leaders are con are perforce being refused.

дя the The children of Canton are also fident of early sucess suffering, and thousands of cases

Kwangei troops are being attacked on all sides and most of the im- of sickness are reported among them.

portant places in Kwangsi have tanks in Waterloo Road); two wells Ko Chow Boarding House at Con- should be greatly surprised if any

F

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However, it's an ill wind and drug stores and doctors are reaping the harvest!

FUN ON THE BUND. A mild parie was created yester.

to

accept

been captured either by their troops or by Ho Chico's Fiunanese forces. Wong Shiu Ruzg and Pei Chung si are preparing to fight to the fast. The former has ordered an advance against Tenghaien from

dispatched strong reinforcementa to Tenghsien, "Heavy 6ghting" is expected in that locality in the near future.

Peak (supply good, being used for building purposes); well at top of D'Aguiar Street (apparently a good supply); well near Ronan Catholic Cathedral, Glenealy, (good

who make their living by singing! Recreation Ground (apparently a useful supply, still being investito guests in Chinese restaurants. In the early morning of Jure 5, she guted).

Kowloon.

was accosted by`ano of the defend Well in Cemeteries Valley. Ho-ants, who gave Her to understand

which it is proposed to pump to muntin (this yields a good supply," that her services were required.

She was taken to a room in the

OE

the Godown Company's pro-

perty.

Other wells are being examined, including the following in Hong Kong-Well at junction of First Street and Centre Street: well in

naught Road Central and found the second defendant there. The man who brought her to the boarding house then left, locking the door after him and leaving her with the other defendant, who, she said,

day afternoon on the corner of the Pingnan, but Li Ming Shui has Jardine's Bazaar; well near Child assaulted her,

Bund and Wai Sun Rond, when pistol shots were heard. Practical- ly all the shops in the vicinity bur riedly closed "their fronts, and pedestrians fed in all directions. There was utter confusion for a while:

for the fruit.

Afterwards it was learnt that detectives had stopped two coolies carrying a basket of bananas ing to be shows the stamp duties The coalies replied that they had already paid their tax, "and that the receipt was ab their shop. They started back to fetch it, whereupon the detectives fired several shots into the air, thinking that the two coolies were trying to escape: The incident was eventually satisfactorily settled. So now Canton breathes again!

A SWIMMING GALA.

An international swimming meet will be held on Saturday evening,

ren's Playground, The Peak ; Well in Shing On Street, Sai Wan Ho: well on Shaukiwan. Inland Lot 310: two well in Shaukiwan East.

To Defend Nanking.

The military authorities are also According to the Canton Military making efforts in the same direc. "authorities, the Kwangs forces. tion. Nine wells have been opened since Yungksien fell to

the pro-in cantomments on the island and

Nanking troops, are rallying in four in Kowloon. "All military Peiliu to the south-west of Yung animals in Kowloon are now water halen. Liuchow is being attacked ed from well supplies, and all directions and the water used for washing in military cahtonments is drawn from these

from three

wangsi army will probably retire to Nanning. Two regiments of the Kweichow army have been sent to Nanning which is held by three Kwangsi regimente.

MOTOR COLLISION.

ELECTRIC COMPANY TRUCK INVOLVED.

A motor collision, fertunately with June 15, at the Canton Y.M.C.A no serious results, occurred shortly when the Canton Swimming Bath after tiffin yesterday outside the

Much interest has been promised,

wella.

CORRESPONDENCE.

OBSTRUCTIONS TO MOTOR

TRAFFIC..

(TO THE ADITOR OF THE "HONG KONG

DAILY PRESS."]

Sin,-When some prominent Gov. ernment Official gets immolated by a motor crash into those two stunt-

She cried for help, but nobody went to her assistance and she was forced to spend the night in the room. Beyond an incident which she described, after the Court had

been cleared, she was not farther mclested.

The mother of the girl told the Court that when her daughter re- turned home, she was one the worse for her experience, beyond being frightened.

The bearing will be continued on Monday morning.

THE INNOCENT ABROAD.

A Chinese who stepped off the Macao Font on Wednesday night wearing a lock of great innocence and carrying a packet of twelve "Gold Medal Condensed Milk" LIRS W15 promptly stopped by Revenue Officers. The condensed milk had in one case turned into 7.5 taels of prepared opium and Mr. Hamilton fixed the penalty at 8000

Club meet the Cantou .M.C.A. Jockey Club Stables at Causewayed banyans outside the Helena Mayor four months' hard labour. and a big gathering is anticipated. Ray.

THE EAST KWANGTUNG

CAMPAIGN.

There are ten events down for deci "One of the Electric Company's sion, and East and West will meet-Trojan's" (No. 1389) was proceed in friendly rivalry.

ing in an easterly direction and a lorry was going the opposite way. Owing to a misunderstanding the Trojan" suddenly swerved across the road, hitting the truck broad. | aide. However, little or no damage |was done to the lorry (No. 388). The Electric Company's machine which at the time was driven by an

[MAN CHUNG KLO NEWS SERVICE.]

CANTOS, June 13. The Nanking forces in eastern Kwangtung are advancing rapidly towards the Chao-Mao districts. Indian was badly smashed—the front General Tsoi Ting Kai's troops wheels, headlights and part of the have taken Muibsien and are ap- proaching Chan Do, the terminus bonnet being badly battered. The

of the Chao-San Railroad.

rescue gang" was soon on the

|

Institute, which jut well out into the fairway, no doubt they will be.

removed. Until then a few civilina casualties is matter for small con- cern.-Yours, etc.,

ASPEN LEAF. Hong Kong, June 13, 1929.

BAILIFF'S MEN CHARGED.

SHAUKIWAN WOMAN'S

EXPERIENCE.

Charges of conspiracy to obtain

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YOUNG BLACKGUARD

SENTENCED.

That such an exhibition should

but it

be held is in no way remarkable, which astonishes. I have taken the quality of the work the keenest interest in the art work of students in England and on the continent for many years, and cao, I think, claim to know something on the subject, but I English town of the size of Hong Kong could produce an exhibition of student art in any way com- parable with that now to be seen, for artistic quality and perception.

Chinese art recognised and admired the world over by con- noiseurs, and something is known of it by most educated people in the West, but the general opinion in Europe and even, I believe, among Europeans in Hong Kong, is pared to that of Greece or Egypt, that the art of Chine may be com. an art. indeed great, but of a past age.

Freshness and Force."

But Chinese art is by no means dead, and perhaps the most as tonishing thing about this exhibi- tion is its vitality.

The greater the best executed-are in tradi- number of the exhibits-and by far tional Chinese style, but there is

a freshness and force in the brush work, drawing, and technique which proves that although these young artists are working in traditional style they are not merely copyists,

When it comes to pictures done in Western style the result is leas encouraging, for here it would seen that the revolutionary step of adopting a foreign technique has been followed by a timidity which has compelled the artist to copy what he has observed of Western allow his methods, rather than awn vision and feeling to take their rightful place. An exception to this must be made howover for those sketches which are decora the Western technique has been tive rather than pictorial. In these

admirably combined with an in- herited understanding of composi- tion and daughtsmanship. The ex hibition is most interesting, and encourages the hope that the next decade may see a true renaissance of Chinese art.

A case, fortunately of a very un- usual nature in this Colony came before Mr. E. W. Hamilton" yes the Central Police Station but owing terday when a coolle was charged to the lateness of the hour, the with indecent behaviour towards a document was not issued until June young amah The girl told her 4. It was after his application had story with painful embarrassment, been forwarded that an Indian con- and when, later the defendant sug- stable saw the dog. gested that though he and the girl had had a good many quarrels she had not discouraged him the Magis- trate utterly refused to believe him, saying it was nonsense to suggest that a Chinese girl would face the of making a false accusation.

Defendant was sent to prison for three months with hard labour.

In the course of their advanetscene and the Trojan." was towed money and of demanding money by publicity of the Court for the sake

they encountered General Hsu King

Tong's troops whom they drove back back to the workshop while the lorry after several hours fighting.

was able to proceed inder her own

According to the latest report power. from Swatów. General Hsu. King Tong is withdrawing his main forces to Taipo, on the Kwangtung- Fukien harder.

THE NEW GOVERNMENT IN KWANGSI.

General Yu Tsok Pak, the newly. appointed chairman of the Kwangsi Provincial Government, is proceed.

HAPPY VALLEY PRAM

THEFTS..

PRESSMAN'S ALERTNESS CAUSES ARREST.

Ladies who wheel perambulators ing with organisation of the new in the Happy Valley district will Provincial Government in Wuchow be relieved to hear that a Chinese though Nanning, the capital of Kwangai, is still in the hands of who takes an undue interest in the the Kwangsi troops. General Tu has

contents of baby cara was laid by recommended the heels yesterday. nine persons, including Generale Li At 9.15 in the morning a Daily Ming Shui and Yang Tang Fai, to Press reporter noticed from the be appointed as members of the top floor of 89, Wongaeichong new Provincial Government which Road (Broadwood Terrace) suspí. will be inaugurated as soon as the cious movements on the part of a Central Government issues a mao Chinese near an unattended per: -date of approval..

ambulator parked on the pave ment. Later the man gathered up the bedding and walked off in the direction of the Government quar- ters with his booty under his arm.

The pressman had in the mean time reached the street, and the disciple of Fagan was.caught after

"THE" IRONSIDES.”

(Wah-Tu-Tat Pao).

SHANGHAI, June 13, Chang Fat Fui, the leader of the "Ironsides" and his troops em trained to Changsha from Wuchang on Wednesday to come down south,

MARTIAL LAW "IN AMOY.

(Wah Tai Tat Pas.)

SHANGHAI, June. 13. Martial law has been recently declared, at "Amoy due to the

and Mo Chak Tung, who have captured. Lungyen lately. Troops have been sent to subdue them.

menaces were yesterday preferred against two watchmen employed at the Supreme Court, who brought before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at Central Magistracy..

were

Mr. L. R. Andrewes, Assistant Crown Solicitor prosecuted and Mr. F. X. D'Almada represented the defendants.

Mr. Andrewes stated that the twn defendants were taken to a house is Kam Wah Lane, Shaukivan on May 27, by Mr. Butcher, a bailifi there to execute a distraint war of the Supreme Court, who went rant.. in respect of 827 for two months rent. Mr Butcher, WHA told that the principal tenant was out and he left the two watchmen to see that no furniture was re-

moved.

In one cubicle was a man named Lam Ping, with whom the defen- dants are alleged to have conspired. They induced the principal tenant, a woman, to pay 837 to Lam Ping who was understood to be taking the money into the Court. They left the premises, but later the two delendants returned and informed the woman that Lam Ping had been detained and that 850 was required to bail him out. The woman was also induced to part with this sum. Later the same day, the woman

A strenuous chase over a distance | asked for her rent receipts and was of 900 yards. A constable took told that these would be given her charge of the man and the pro- | the next day. The watchman ziept "perty discarded in the early part on the premises that night and next

of the chase.

morning demanded 827, saying that

A European lady who witnessed the money paid the previous day the capture, and had herself had nothing to do with the Court's abandoned her charge to take part warrant. The woman reported the in the chase, told our representa incident to the Police and Mr. tive later that the man had at Andrewén added that since the ar- tampted that very morning to steal rest of the defendants, she had paid her purse which was left under the bedding of her baby's peram-

The arrested man will be brought before the Central Magistrate this morning.

her rent arrears.

Yesterday evidence was given by

was alleged to have been victimised. The case will be continued on Thursday afternoon,

KOWLOON COURT CASES.

The Magistrate registered a can- tion and remarked that it was a genuine case and not one of those where application is made after the summons is issued.

HIT WITH A COOK'S CHOPPER!

The cook of the Peping Hotel, Yaumati, was sentenced to one month's hard labour by Mr. Whyte- Smith on a charge of assaulting a foki with a chopper. The defendant Mr. A. Urquhart, No. 170, Kox-pleaded guilty. Sergt. Fitches told loon Tong, who was summoned be the Magistrate that during a row fore Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at over professional duties defendant Kowloon Magistracy for keeping a picked up a chopper and struck his dog without a license pleaded guilty assistant on the shoulder. "Il the and explained that on June 1 be blow had been higher a much more sent an application for a license to serious charge might have had to be

(Continued on next Column). preferred," said Sergt. Fitches.

WELL, WELL!

WITH APOLOGIES TO CHARLES KINGSLEY AND

M. K. LO.

I once had a dear little well, „dears, The sweetest that ever was seed,

Tho' it had a peculiar smell, dears,

While the water was coloured light green. But still we were happy. together

For I carefully boiled its supply,

And I cared not for Claxton's worst weather.

As it never, ob !' never,'ran dry.

But then there succeeded a new age When a thing, called the Sanit'ry Board, Said my well was polluted with scwage, And the use of its water deplored.“

They said horrid things of the smell, dears, And the germs they considered it bred,

Bo they closed up my dear little well, dears, And gave me main water instead.

But some of them now have recanted

In view of the absence of rain, And permission may shortly be granted To open our wells up again.

If so, tho' it's madness to drink it, Ormewed it thougika et ma hařkad.. As it always has water, I'll think it The best little welt in the world.

DAN.

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