DEMAND FOR VENGEANCE.
CANTON LEADERS...AND FORMER COLLEAGUES.
KWANGSI PARTY
"TRAITORS."..
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1929.
CORRESPONDENCE. INDIAN CONSTABLE THE NEWSPAPER
"THE GEISHA."
TO THE EDITOR OF THE BONG KONG DAILY PRESS."}
Sia,-From correspondence pui ished in your clarins on the above TEROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT] Philharmonie Society propose to subject, it would appear that the
flaunt public opinion and produce
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CANTON, July 11. General Chen Ming Shu and General Chen Tsai Tong base joint- ly issued an edict for the arrest of a big group of Kwangtung men who supported the Kwangsi elique in its bid for the control of Canten. Over fifty men a thus, proscribed, the more prominent being Fung Chy Man, Commissioner of Finance
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MURDERED.
CASE.
A WOMAN IN THE CASE?" [MR. COOPER GIVEN LEAVE
An Indian constable named Sapooran Singh was murdered under mysterious circumstances in the early hours of yesterday m
mora ing
According to a Police report, the castable wear on duty at 8 pm, on
TO APPEAL."
POINTS RAISED IN FULL COURT.
An application for leave to appeal against a decision of the Puisne
THE PUPPIES' DAY!
WHEN IS A DOG NOT
A DOG?
LICENSING MUDDLE AND COURT CASES.
Yesterday SAW A number of alls upon Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith owners of dogs pay net too-friendly
at Kowloon Magistracy. The Magis
this musical comedy in spite of it: July 10 and was Inst seen' alive at Judge was made in Full Court yestrate was pleased to be "at home"
truly courageous (1) attitude for Society carrying a debit balance as the resuls of a venture, in theory at any rate, more within its scoper Neither Inst season's production mer the correspondence.referred to will prove good advertisements for the play, but that after a is a matter for the managing committee.
is a member.
5.46 pm. when, in accordance with routine, the deceased oficer pro- duced, his card to
a European Sergeant en street duty to be chopped.
terday before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) and the Puisne Jadge Mrs Justice Wood), Mr. F. G. Jenkin, instructed by Mr. M., M. Watson (Messrs. Johnson, Stokes &
The Indian constable was to have Master), made the application on
tu all his cullers, too.
While the visitors waited expect antly in the well of the Court. His Worship discussed a knotty point of law with Sergeant Reidy and announced the good tidings that,
one of duty at a.m. but failedbehalf of Mr. Harry Cooper; whose with reference to the fires he had! to report to the Yuumati Police suit against the Newspaper Enter-imposed last week on dog owners Station to which he was attached. į prise, Ltd., for, $1,000 on the ground who were charged with keeping the
his absence, as it was thought that notice instead of three months, was it was absolutely clear that a puppy |
ander Li Tani Hsin; Hsu King Tong, which possibly "D.O.N.T. Cam" Nothing serious was deduced from that he was entitled to six months animals without licences, he thought former commander of the 5th Army Tang Shi Cheng, former Commis- sioner of Polire: Li Man Yin, chief
That the musical side will be in
From this gentleman's letter I of staff of the 5th Route Army; note the question of expense was Wong King hong, former managing | turgely a dreiding factor in the director of the "Canton Mint:" sha! Chung Latu, Vice-Conmnader of the selection but I hardly think this Canton Fleet who started the trait | hope will be realised to the anti- less naval revolt of Shanen when cipated extentantess, of course, the fall of Canton into the hands the effort is to bear the additional of the Kwangsi Party, was thought to be imminent; Hoh Chun Fan, handicap of cheap mounting. Le Fang Li Ying Kit, LP Ma Tse, Wan Fing Kiu. Ko Shing Yun andtremely capable handly goes with Ma Hung Fun, all former politicians well-known in Hong Kong.
Jut saying. The only trouble here is in the fact that, generally speaking, highly qualified musical directors are to rigid in theit conducting, and seldom care much about what happens to the rest of the show, so long as the music is a strictly correct as they can make it
The two Chens charge Fung. Cho Man, Li Man Yin and Wong King Hong with bribing the Canton Beet in the Kwangsi interest with huge Mums of money taken from the Treasury, Nani Hong Ping, Lee Fong and others were charged with trying to enlist the support for the Kwangsi faction of the Police fore and sending bandits. The rest are charged with propaganda work for the enemy.
That is why I agree with "Con- vertus that the best work of the
Philharmonic Society could be done
the constable was delayed for one of many communplace reasons that are experienced by policemen every day. At 3.43 ani. Sergeant Willcox, who was on duty-in Yaumati, camne
stable on a piece of vacant ground upon the body of the Indian con-
at the back of Kun Chung market. There were several wounds on the head and hands inflicted by chop pers, two of which were found by the police near the scene of the crime.
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decided against him.
Terms of Written Agreemant. Mr. Jenkin said that the appellant was employed by the Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd. as a sub-editor.
of service for four years commencing reporter under a written contract
August 1927 The salary set out in the third clause was 8350 for the first year. 8100 for the second year, 3425 for the third, and 8450 for the fourth year.
did not require to be licensed until it was three months old.
The Saving Clause.
His Worship pointed out that the Dogs Ordinance of 1927 defined "a dog ag any male and female dog."
that definition, it is quite plain that What could be more clear? After
a man who keeps elephants, mon- keys, pterodactyls or swordfish with-
The body was naked from the either party determining the censer) for the offence. But the man The sixth clause provided for out a licence cannot be prosecuted ander Hong Kong's Dog Ordinance waist down. except for boots and tract by three months' notice in The constable's revolver writing. Clause eight was a restrie- patties.
who keeps puppies. was missing but his holster, belt and tive covenant which purported to lanyard were
found close, to the bind the employee for five years body
after the determination of the agree. From the nature of the woundsment from engaging in the profes
the hands and head, it would sion in Hong Kong.
from the concert platform, especial-pear that the inan was attacked
At the time" the fines were im-
I thought it ridiculous that when- posed, "observed the Magistrate.
the owner must rush out and get| ever a litter of puppies, is born
licenees!"
ly under the baton of a musician of 1gm hind and that his revolverinenced to run, the appellant had One certainly shudders at the
the calibre of Mr. FitzEarle,
Most of these men are wod to be Uvingin Hong Kong and their extra. dition is demand. It is requested that the Hong Kong finvernment should either turn them over to Custom for condign punishment or else order them to leave the Colony.
do good concert would cost, com A cablegram' has been sent to the paratively nothing and would pro- Central Government to keep a sharp ably get the finances in order once watch on these offenders and bring them to book if possible again, but the public cannot be Marshal Chiang Kai Shek is report expected to
support unpopular ed to be in hearty agreement with the Canton edict and the Central enterprises; mure especially if they Government will shorty send a doubt the ability of those presenting eircular to all the local authorities | them.-Yours, cte. throughout China for the apprehen. sion of these men.
Hong Kong, July 11.
PIGS AND POPULATION.
GEN. NGAI BONG PING
CHARGED.
[SAN CHUNG KUO NEWS SERVICE.]
Castos, July 11. Among the 44 political offenders charged by the Canton Authorities,
OLD PRO.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY PRESS.')
SIR-May I encroach on your valunil paper with reference to
As a result of the Liang Kwang the artille headed Pigs & Colony's inter-provincial war," is General Population." The decreased num- Ngai Bong Ping, for several years
resident of Hong Kong. Generaller of swins imported may de Ngai is being accused of having attributable to four specific reasons given aid to the pro-Kwangsi ('an- by unders-
tonese troops.
General Ngai was formerly a Firstly, most of the old marriage
vince,
CANTON'S NEW NOTES.
DEFLATION POLICY
CONTINES.
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
"
aa, taken from -bim early in the struggle, the outs" on the hands suggesting that he was defending himself with his bare hands against assailants armed with choppers,
The police are hoping to make an "ly arrest as certain clues in their possession lead them to think that
Soon niter the agreement com-
his salary raised from 8330 to 400, notwithstanding the terms of the agreement, and by April 1, 1028 within eight months of the com- mencement of the agreement--he re- reived another rise to 8450. There fore in the eight months he was getting a salary which under the
touching picture of a paterfamilias disturbed from his tiffin by an 'amah announcing that an interesting event has taken place in Nell's kennel. Imagine the poor man's feelings as he grabs his hat, bolts pell-mell to the police station and breathlessly buys four licences only to find, on
woman was at the bottom of the agreement he was not entitled to his return home, that the new ar-
affair and that the attack was pro- bably by the woman's husband, and both of them disappeared from their usual haunts following the murder.
KING'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS.
INVESTITURE TO-DAY.
Three of the recipients of honours given in the King's Birthday List will he invested by H.E. the Gover nor (Sir Cecil Clémenti, K.COM.G.} this afternoon in the Great fall of Hong Kong University.
rivals total six!
until the fourth year.
In keeping with that rapid rise he was given
But the Authorities have had their the duties of sub-editor of the Newa-attention drawn to another regula-" paper Enterprise journals.
tion which definitely states that a puppy does not require to be licensed until it is three months old.
It was common ground before the learned trial Judge that the difference between a aub-editor-re- porter and a sub-editor was beyond question and that it is clearly de- fineated.
Fines Refunded. The Magistrate said he proposed to cancel the fires and the money would be refunded. He thought he Valid Period of Notice. should point out, however, as al The appellant commenced his sort of warning that although the service on August 1, 1997, and' on Regulation of three months applied December 29, 1929, he was given to licensing, it did not apply to 31r. Li Yau Tsun, C.B.E. (who wployers. That notice was to ter-1
The gentlemen to be invested are three months' notice by his co-muzzling or the importation of d. gs. The mistake, continued His Wor- be supported by the Hon. Mr. H.
Creasy. C H., and the Hon. Sirminate at the end of March. At the ship was pointed out to him by Joseph Kemp, K. C., C.B.E.); Lieut.-time of the notice. he was getting Chief Inspector Paterson, of the Col. G. Bird. B.S.0., O.B.E.
supported by Mr. C. M. Manners,50 per month.
Police Training School and he was O.B.E. and Major Willson, O.B.E.); The appellant contended that he indebted to him for it. ed by Mr. Reed, 1.5.0., and and that the written agreement had u and Mr. P. Fulyan, 1.5.0. (support- was entitled to six months' notice Mrs. J. P. Xavier did not receive Dixon, L.S.0.).
"refund." The Magistrate ob- Mr. Cheng Cheuk Hin, who was censed to function, that its place, served that she had only been cau- alea to have been invested, is pre-had been taken by a verbal agree tioned. The caution was therefore vented from being present on ac-
ment of service, and that under it withdrawn. count of illness.
prominent orial of Canton, his customs of the Chinese ase roast public offices including that of the pork as part of the marriage Chief of Police of Kwangung Pro-bargain, which in some cases involve as many as sixty Eve-month-old pigs. This fashion has been re- Juced considerably"not by the year but by the month, bence the redue tion of the demand for these palatable roasters.
Secondly, it is due to basiness CANTON, July 11 depression in general; the majority His Excellency will be accom he was entitled to six months' Acting under orders of the Pro- of the population buys Iras pork,panied by Lady Clementi.
Over notice. vincial Government, the Central and in"its steed substitute other vited to whom tea will be served
three hundred guests have been in- There were, therefore, two main Bank of China in Canton on Wed- nesday morting put into circulation victuals.less expensive to procure.” following the investiture. The questions. The first was whether or $9,000,000 now banknoter. The West Point, the place where Chinese band of the K.O.S.B. will play isaue consista solely of the 210, 85, business-men invite and dine lavish- and 81 denominations. The two Chinese characters "Kwangtung ¡y, has not been so robust as it used is absent but each note bears the be, and this has a lot to tell as Chinese signatures of the present President and Vice-President of the Bank, Mr. Chow Min Chu and Chiu Si Ming respectively. Formerly the notes were signed in English. Apart from these minor differences, the
regards the demand for pork.
Thirdly, it must not be forgotten chat between the mouths of May to
during tea.
TUNG "WAH EASTERN HOSPITAL. APPEAL.
DAILY PRESS."]
August in any year pork does not [TO THE EDITOR OF THE new banknotes are exactly like the appear so frequently as "it would 'oli ones.
for the remainder of the meaths on Simultaneously $9,000,000 of the old banknotes were brought up from Chinese menu.
Fourthly, the most important
all, the
certainly has
the vaults and destroyed in the pre- sence of representatives of the diff ferent merchant guilds. It is the
this intention of the finance authorities
water
ย
shortage;
direct
to replace eventually all the old bearing on the economic situation notes with the new ones.
ol this British Colony. The
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HOSO Qu
SI-The Tung Wah Hospital Legs gratefully to acknowledge the following further contributions:- The H.K. Telephone
Co., Ltd. 81,000 The H.K. Electric.
Co., Ltd,........$ 250 Mears. Humphreys Estate, and Fio- ance Co., Ltd. ...$ 100
81,230
The new issue is backed by an Chinese population has been equivalent amount of silver money and may be exchanged for silver inconvenienced that some of them at any time and up any quantity. were so disgusted that they pack- The Central Bank is as yet unpre-ed home-if not themselves-their pared to redeem its old banknotes which are quoted to-day at 09 per families to their homes, where most cent. silver. Under the present de-of them are located in the vicinity flation policy of the Government the of this rocky island, and where tax payer still has to turn in 90 peace has been restored and water per cent. of his nominal assessment can be obtained for next to nothing. Amount previously ac in silver money and another 40 per I should strongly urge the authori cent. in old banknotes. Thus if one ties to remedy this to a certain
extent so as to check the outflow
of population by allowing wells to
is assessed at 8100 one pays 880 in silver money and $40 in old bank notes. But after July 10 no more dug; they can be examined silver money will be accepted, but only new banknotes for the 80 per „cent, and 40, per cent. in old bank.
withdrawn from circulation under this scheme.
periodically in regard to quality of the water. Yours, etc.
Hong Kong, July 11.
(Continued on next Colymn).
the
Further donations from Chinese subi scribers which are being acknowledg ed in the Chinese Prezz
not the agreement had really gone by the boards; and the second was that, if so, what, under the new agreement, would be reasonable notice.
It would appear from the notes and the judgment of the trial Judge, continued Mr. Jenkin, that there was no question in his mind that all the witnesses were truthful, and therefore his duty was to draw the proper inference from the evidence
of those witnesses.
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Mr. Goldenburg's Poodle. Mrs. J. F. Een de Silva was not entirely mollified when she was re- funded her 25 fine. She complained that the sergeant should not have given her the unnecessary trouble of attending the Court twice.
"We all make our mistakes," re- marked the Magistrate soothingly.
Silva, "but he ought to know the "No doubt," replied Mrs., de
regulations better."
The remand aummons M-
agniest
H. "Goldenburg, who WAR
charged with keeping a Japanese poodle without a licence, was again
mentioned.
The defendant, who was last week stated to have had a licence, this morning produced one which was taken out on the morning the police visited the house.
Ha mentioned that the dog, which was about three years old, had been given to him some four months ago, but he later lost the animal, which turned up again about three weeks 250
Sir Henry Gollan: In the event of your case proceeding further, I take it that you will argue on the material now in existence and that there will be no new evidence?
Mr. Jenkin: Yes.
Effect of a Restrictive Covenant,
Arguing on the clause containing
In reply to His Worship,defend- the restrictive covenant, precluding ant said he had only had the dog the appellant from engaging in the for a few days before is disappeared 8, 4,050.00
profession in Hong Kong, Mr. licence then. When it returned, he and did not have the time to get a
9293,901.31 Jenkin said that the appellant might had asked his brother to get a leave the defendant firm and the licence, but owing to business he had B100,044.31 restrictive covenant would start to delayed it for one day. Further contributions are earnest-
apply. He could go back to them, His Worship registered ä caution. however. The clause would persist A new summons against Mr. F. iyanlicited.Yours faithfully, for the next five years even if the A. V. Ribeiro for keeping two dogs M. K. LO... appellant had a new agreement, without licences, was dismissed on "Wiatrommet DOMS BOTHEREDEYIKAN THE Dera hormig tHE COUR Tung Wah Hospital. arguable point had been raised, and the both animals were under three Hong Kong, July 1
the Court gave leave to appeal months old.
ledged
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