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CANTON'S CABINET.

MINISTER WHO PREFERS A QUIET LIFE.

(FROM OUR CRINESI CORRESPONDENT. }

CASTON, July 19.

ICE CREAM AND

THE HONG KONG DAILY

5th ARMY REBELS

FOUR INCHES IN TWO DAYS.

PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1929.

RACE PREJUDICE.

WHAT YESTERDAY'S RAIN HAS MEANT.

#

BEATEN.

END OF EAST RIVER CAMPAIGN.

[FROM OUR CRINEGE CORRESPONDINT. } },15 M,G, FOR KOWLOON; 12 M.G.

FOR HONG KONG.

The rainfall between 4 pm. on

day was 2.0 inches. For the pre- Thursday and the same time yester- rious 24 hours 1.17 inches had fallen bringing the total for the two days up to 4.03 inches.

The members of the reconstructed

Casros, July 12, Provincial Government of Kwang Reports have come to hand that in the East tung will not take office on July 15 the rebel remnants wan had heea previously announced. Mo Ts, formerly of the 3th Army, River under Wan Yio Kit and Li because the final decisions and have been docisively routed in ling arrangements are not as yet coming and On Yuen dierricts. They Tel; Swatow for the mountains in have been hotly pursued since they northern Kwanatung. The message states that they were cornered and surrendered after a short battle, handing over their arme. The humition, stores and prisoners are being brought to Canton, and it is generally believed that with their defeat the East Riser canaica.3 inches up to 10.30 am, rester nearly at an end,

pleted Mr. Tang Chak Yu, the newly-appointed Commissioner of Reconstruction. for example, is still in Hong Kong, and has not parently made up his mind if he wished to take up his proffered offte

<or Jiut.

Mr. Tang Chak u one of the oldest members of the Kuomintang, having been identified with the Nationalist

movcarent for over twenty years. General Chen ng Shu is most anxious to have him in the Government and is contris

plating a trip to Hong Kong to unge him to take up the post. Mr. Tang is said to have pleaded pre- viously that he was well advanced in years and would be happier lead

ing a quiet life in the British colony

THE CURRENCY.

|

WORK OF PACIFICATION.

That was the figure recorded at the Royal Observatory, but the differences of fall at places extreme-

close to each other is shown by the fact that while Tytam Tuk got

day, Tytam Intermediate's share; was only 113 of an inch.

THE CAR.

LADY MOTORIST IN

TROUBLE.

FINED FOR NEGLIGENT

DRIVING.

Query: II you were driving a car at 20 m.p.h, at night with the steer.

wheel in one hand and an ice cream cone in the other, what would you'do if a dog got in the way?'

Fortunately, this problem did not demand A practical answer from Miss 31. Basto who was charged before Mr. T... S. Whyte-Smith at Kowloon Magistracy gesterday with driving a motor car in a negligent manner in Nathan Road at 9.55 Defendant's

The gain in the Island reservoirs | Pam. än June 2 up to 10.30 am.. after allowing for father conducted the case of her Thursday's expenditure 12 behalf and entered a pita of not Million gallonsa four days' supply guilty... at the present rate of expenditure.

The Ice Cream Cone?"

STRANGE ALLEGATION

CHALLENGED..

Another allegation by Chinese propagandists in England against British institutions in Shanghai hasi been challenged," as shown by the following letter addressed to the Managers of the Majestic, Palace, and Astor House Hotels by an

the reply. The astonishing state- American citizen of Shanghai, and ment by Dr. T. Z. Kos, to the effect that no Chinese "gentleman would be permitted to enter a British Hotel in Shanghai through the main entrance, was published in a volume

reporting addresses delivered in from the general manager of the Liverpool last January. A letter

Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., states that no such refusal of admittance to Chinese of that class has ever been customary in their hotels,

Letter to Hotel Managers.

Fob Ts: Yet Pay ways that neverding to a relegram received by the Canton Military Head ties the remnants of the pro- Kwangsi troops ander Hsu King Tong, numbering over four thou sand, were all disarmed at Shenfung on the southern border of Kiangsi by the Canton forces and bave been taken to Samhung in northern be expected to supply a fair

The Canton troops in that part quantity even after the rain has Mongkok at an estimated speed of British hotel in Shanghai could have i

Kwangtung.

of the province will now be em QUINERS AGAIN BUSY,

ployed on the suppression of ban dits.

Another report states that a from OUR CHINESE TORRESPONDENT] smail remnant of the gelel for is

CANTON, July 12 Yesterday, with due ceremony, another million dollars of the old Central Bank of China notee, of

Wire

and $50 denominations destroyed. The total amount thus disposed of in view of the new Lássue, is nearly" three millions- *$2,910,530, to be exact.

still at large and is holding as a

hostage General Tang Yin Wah, prominent Canton soldier who had the misfortune to be captured Jung, the early successes Kwigsi militarists.

+

of the

STH ARMY HEADQUARTERS TO BE ABOLISHED.

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The value of the once badly defenOM OF CHINESE CORRESPONDENT] preciated banknotes is still rising. Lo-day"s quotation being about 2 per dent. of their face value, and it is expected that par will be reached in the course of the next few days. Some merchants, totally dealers in patent medicines, are indred already accepting the Government hanknotes at ful: ince value.

Hong Kong notes are now quoted at $1513 Canton silver.

Bus Canton's currency troubles

ed as fairly heavy rain fell after A good deal more may be expect

10.30 a.m. and the catchment areas

stopped, when there has been steady fall.

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Exact results from Kowloon were not available but the maximum intake of 10 million gallons daily is being drawn into the reservoirs from the Shing Mun and up to 10 am. Kowloon Reservoirs had gain-i

d13 million gallons.

I

At the Reservoirs. Tytam Tuk.A fall of 3.33 inches

inch t. 104 feet 5 inches below over- has caused this reservoir to rise 10

flow. CANTOS. July 19 There has been talk of nħolish- ing the Headquarters of the sth Route Army, of which General Chen Tea Tong is the Commander-in- Chief, as soon as the clupaign in the Eur· River districts and the northern border of Kwangtung is aver.

are by no means over as the city DEATH OF MR. L. M

being flooded with counterfeit silver coins. Certain changers are, tt is enid, working in with the counterfeiters and helping to put the bad money into circulation.

The writer was told that these money changers are buying counter. feit money from coiners at the rate of 800 of good money för $100 of . bad. The false coins are then stamped and coloured to disguise their appearaner and palined off on their customers. The trick will, they say, always work with vil Ingers.

FRENCH AIRMEN IN

CANTON.

ENTERTAINED BY GENERAL

CHEN MING SHU.

ĮFROM OCK CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

WHYTE.

FOLLOWING AN OPERATION

FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON.

We much regret to record the death of Mr. L. X. Whyte, of the firm of Messrs. Donnelly & Whyte, which occurred at the French Hos pital at 7 pm, yesterday. Mr. Whyte was operated on for appen- dicitis on Tuesday night and his

dition subsequently caused much- anxiety. Death is stated to be due Le peritonitis.

Mf. Whyte was a familiar figure In Hong Kong and will be greatly

Tytam.--Rainfall of 1.55 inches has caused a rise of 1 feet 2 inches to 40 feet d'inches below overflow,

Tytam Intermediate. Rainfall. 1.2 inches, rausing a negligible rise. The level is now to feet 11 inches below overflow.

ing outside the Majestic Theatre in

Sergeant Scrim said he was standi

Nathan Road when he saw car No. 1934 passing in the direction of

20 miles per hour. The defendant, who was driving, had her left hand on the wheel, while in her right hand was an ice cream cone. bad turned round and was speaking to people in the back of the car.

She

Witness mounted his cycle and gave chase, overtaking the car in about 20 yards. When witness got abreast of the motor car he saw that the defendant was eating the ice cream and looking down.

Continuing, witness said the brikes and gears were on the driver's left and in the position the defendant was in she would be un- able to get at them in an emer-

gener.

Mr. Basto proceeded to question' witness about the speeds of a car Wong Nei Chung. -A fall of Worship to ask if the defence argu- when-changing gears, causing his inches bia caused a rise of 5 inches.ed that the driver could have an making the present levci 30 feet a inches below overflow.

Pokfulam rose by 3 feet six inches, There can, of course, be no ques- tion of relaxing restriction, thirty, not four inches is what the water authority say is needed to restore the reservoirs to the level necessary for a proper supply,

ice cream in her hand if the car was only starting.

Speed Contested.

Mr. Basto replied that his argu- ment was that the car was not. travelling at 20 iniles an hour, as alleged by the prosecution.

The Magistrate intimated that he was not going very much by the INCIDENTS OF THE STORM speed of the car, but by the fact

LIGHTER CAPSIZED."

that the defendant was eating ni ice cream at the time.

The defendant said she had stop ped a short distance from the Ma.

in the task of carrying water to One of the many lighters engaged Hong Kong from the New Territories jestic Theatre and purchased an ice fell a victim to the tail of the Amoy five miles an hour when she changed Clean. She was travelling at about typhonn which passed over the Colony yesterday morning.

from first gear to second, and from Areolding to

five to 10 miles when she changed from second to third gear. When the Police by the mister of water!

she was stopped, she was going at

a report made to

Missed by a wide gircle of friends th here and in the outports. He Secretary 1 the Navy League and was actively connected with the development of Cheungenau Island, CANTON, July 12. where previously resided. Captain Arrachurt and Comprominent Freemason, he held the mandant Rignot, the two French of WM. to the "Concordia" aften who arrived in Canton a | Mark Lodge, B.C. to the Persever- few days ago on a big Breguet 10nce Lodge, 1st Lien, to the St. Mary biplane, will be the guests of honour Magdalene Chapter of Rose Croix boat No. 1079Vn vessel of 1,142 twelve miles an hour, this evening at a banquet given by H.R.D.31, and 2nd C, to the General Chen Ming Shu in his ow5] Victoria Preceptory.. house at Tangshan, This banquet The funeral will pass the Monu fa private, but is intended to ex- ment ät & pan, to-day. press the cordiality of the Provín. Zial Government. The French air. MRS. A. L. CUNNINGHAM. men paid the General a setbi-official visit the other day accompanied by

The many friends of Mr. A. L Mr. Tao Lu Chien, the Cantou Cunningham of the Canadian Som of the crew were picked Eoreign Commissioner.

Pacife Company will sympathise As soon as the weather is clearer, with him in the loss which be sus-up almost immediately by the steam the airmen will go to Shanghai, Luttained yesterday through the death laungh Kwong Tai which was at for the past few days flying con of Mrs. Cunningham who passed that time near the water boat, A ditions have been very unfavour away at am following a short few drifted about the harbour for able. From Shanghai they will neve The fanent took place to Nünking, and Hankow, then sesterday at the Protestant Cemet some time, but all were accounted home to France by way of Siberia

fery, there being many friends at for, later in the day.

the graveside "and many floral

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE TANK DISASTER.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY PRESS."]

tributes.

"THE LATE MR. HUGH MCDOUGALL.

LEAVES $134,100 IN THE COLONY.

riculs capacity, the boat capsized while on its way to Hong Kong. Strong winds and high seas caught her at 11 a.m. at Tin Kau, half way between Tsup Wan and Capsui-

Tsu

moon.

SMALL GIRL'S LUCKY ESCAPE.

The heavy rains yesterday flooded all the nullahs in various parts of

The ice cream cone, she said, in reply to questions put by her father, did not prevent her from having full control of the car. She could stop immediately by applying the foot brake and actually did so when called upon by the complainant.

Cone Half-Eaten.

would easily have thrown away the If necessary, she continued, she

ice cream if she wanted to use the

hand brake..."

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His Worship-Now, how much of the ice cream, bad you eaten by the time the sergeant stopped you?

Witness:-About

оде OF two

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On July 1 the American resident Shanghai addressed the following letter to the management of the hotels mentioned

such an incident as the following "Will you kindly inform me if alleged refusal of admittance to a occurred?

"This quotation is from an ad dress delivered by Dr. T. 2. Koo of the Chinese Y.M.C.A., before the Moven. nt at Liverpool, 1st January, convention of the Student Christian

(published in A volume entitled, the World -

The Purpose of God in the Life of

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But, even ter all these un eqúl treaties are abolished, we have only touched one phase uf this international tangle. Let me give you an Elustration of what 1 menn. A little over a year ago, in Shanghai, I had to call at 4. British hotel for "a friend. As I walked into the main lobby of the hotel I was suddenly grabbed from behind and asked what busi ness I had to come into the hotel by the main entrance? Did I not know that. Chinnmen" pan only come in by the side entrance? "My impression is that I have seen many Chinese gentlemen go into your hotels freely through the main entrance.

Raply From Mr: Suckling,

The following reply was sent by Mr. PH. Suckling, general manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai: Hotels, Ltd. -

"We beg to refer to your letter under date 1st instant, addressed to the managers of our Majestic, Palace, and Astor House Hotels, respectively, relative to an enquiry re truthfulness of statement made by Dr. T. Z. Koo regarding admittance of Chinese gentlemen to British

hotels.

It is difficult to believe that an incident such as the alleged refusal of admittance of a Chinese gentle- man to a British hotel in Shanghai could have occurred in one of our We seek for and establishments. welcome Chinese patronage, and we have the honour to include in the vast patronage accorded our establishments a very

various

Arge number of Chinese ladies und gentlemen both as resident guests, and as participants in the numerous dinner dances and like functions

held.

"It can be observed daily that our Chinese patrons. use the mait entradices and lobbies of the hotels as freely as do our foreign "guests.

Chinese messengers, parcel de- livery men. tradesmen, etc., are, of course, compelled to use the side entrances to the hotels, but similar rules prevail practically everywhere for that class of caller to hotels whatever the nationality,

There have been periods at times when disturbed conditions prevailed here-during which it has vigilance in connection with Chinese been necessary to exert extreme

without credentials and who were not known to staffs seeking entry to the hotels. On these occasions per- taken with a view to avoidance of force every precaution had to be

the possibility of disturbers gaining entry and fomenting trouble amongst

our

native staff. Unfortunately the class in question were in the majority of cases well-dressed and exceedingly plausible,

the Colony and residents at Happy mouthfula, Valley saw the welcome sight-of-Mr. Basto submitted that there We can assure you that our streams in the bills surrounding was no evidence of negligent driv-guards or watchmen at the hotels are Mr. Hugh McDougal, a former Happy Valley once again flushed ing, but his Worship said he was SIR-The Press reports, state a

not instructed to refuse admittance Government official attributed the resident of Amoy, who died at with water.

to Chinese of the gentlemen class, At one of the nullahs which flow going to hold, unless he was per- and we are not aware of auch. Highclere. Westwood Park, Forest trouble to lightning. I never beard Hill, Kent, on March 15, 1928, left past the University, a small girl suaded to the contrary, that a per- instructions being in existence, in of sheet lightning hurting, anyone or anything, and there was no fork-136431 at Home and local estate ind a narrow escape from death.

other British hotela in Shanghai." son trying to drive a car with one ed lightning.

assessed at $134.009,

Apparently she was in the habit of

The allegation by Dr. T. Z. Kon is Revealing of certified copy of going to the nullah to fetch her hand whilst eating an ice cream

similar to various other false state probate of the will has been grant. daily bucket of water. When she was driving negligently.

ments which have been wide publicity ed to Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, went down yesterday morning, the

in the United States, Great Britain, Mr. Basto replied that people and other countries, such as the solicitor, as attorney for the role Tush of the water was so strong executor, Mr. Vernon Claremont that she and her bucket were car-lifted their hats while driving and assertion that a wealthy. Chinese Richards, of 299, Cromwell Read, ried away and it was not until she put out their hands to indicate gentleman who desired to make a South Kensington, for dealing with had gone some hundred yards, that [It is only fair to the Govern the local property.

deposit in the National City Bank an impediment in the nullah stopped their route.

of New York in Shanghai was rudely ment official concerned to repeat Deceased's will provides for a her further progress. She was - that he considered lightning a pos legacy of £3,000 to his nurse, Hiss aisted out of the nullah by some

ordered to go to the back door, which was proved by the manager sible cause of the mishap, owing to Elsie Anderson Dingwall. Subject members of the St. John Ambul Worship said he did not think a

of the Bank to be a pure fabrica- the very curious nature of the to this,and payment of death duties.ance Brigade, whose names were prudent person would drive a car tion. The similar notorious lie us fracture. A Daily Press representa all real and personal estate goes in not available yesterday, and after in Nathan Road, at that part of to the sign outside one of the tive saw a fragment of the cement equal shares to his two brothers, artificial respiration was applied Nathan Alandezeskiertarkpesangat public parks in Shanghai, Duga

The trouble was probably due to the bricks not being dovetailed being almost entirely sandYours, etc.,

FELIX. Hong Kong, July 12.

and to the cement

entirely sand,ED., H.I.D.P.]

McDougall, residing in Edinburgh. for her alarming experience.

In imposing a fine of 812, "bis

.m.-eating an ice cream.

familiar, to all,

5

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