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MERCHANTS HAPPY IN CANTON.

CONFIDENCE IN CENTRAL BANK NOTES.

EDICTS CANCELLED.

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1929...

CHINA'S AVIATION ROUND THE COURTS.

PROGRAMME.

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SEATING UP A BOATSWAIN.

SEISTAN SEAMEN'S COWARDLY ACT.

Three Chinese seamen of the Seistan, at present in the Cosm. CANTON, August 5 » politas, Dock at Tai Kok Tsui, were General Chang Wai Cheung, head before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at of the Canton Aviation Depart-Kowloon Magistracy yesterday for

assaulting the boatswain.

CANTON, August 3. Confidence in the use of Centralment, has returned to Canton from

Bank of China notes has been com- pletely restored, following rump- tion of exchange of notes for silver money by the Bank. At present only one-dollar notes are redzen able at the Government Depository, Jet Canton merchants are newpting

Nanking, where he attended the National Aviation Conference.

In an interview with the local Press he said that his mission to the capital was two-fold; to coh- sider plans for linking up Chinese cities with air services, and to dis- cuss the problems of national de- fence from the aerial standpoint. notes of other denominations withven decided to divide the country In regard to the first item, it had

out demur, at face value.

into four aviation regions to be Merchants are naturally delight known as the North, South. Eust ed. Previously counterfeiters had and West Aviation Regions. Every Bcoded the market with bad silver delegate to the Conference, he said, agreed that air service is badly coins, which worked a distint hard-eded. Bat in carrying out that ship upon them. The restaurant huge scheme," he added, two great

Chinese aviators and the lack of

CORRESPONDENCE.

"UNCLE TOM'S CABIN."

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

PENANG MUNICIPAL

PROSECUTION.

$11,187 DEFALCATIONS.

EX FINANCIAL CLERK CHARGED.

Penang, July 8-In the For lice Court Mohnmed Abdul Kader, until recently financial clerk | in the Penang Municipality," was charged with criminal breach of of trust is a servant in respect of thres amounts, $595.57, 89,461:59 and 89.91, and with falsification | of accounts, in respect of one che- que for 87,34888 drawn by the secretary and president of the'] Municipal Commissioners.

St.-Once again the Queen's Theatre-and therefore the Hong Kong Amusements, Limited-has shown how it can disregard any but their own interests when they screen such a film as "Uncle Tom's The second and third defendants Cabin." Whatever the critics may pleaded guilty and said that they claim for the alm. I am sure the had quarrelled with the bontawain majority who saw it will agree with whilst in Shanghai. The first de- me that it is a most tactless picture fendant "said that he merely atto present in Hong Kong, where the tempted to separate the parties, population is so cosmopolitan. This was accepted by the police and

The sort of film might be jen the application of inspector triumph for the producer, who is

Accused, who pleaded not guilty James, the charge was withdrawn advertised to have spent G72,000,000

to both charges, was defended by Mr. Victor Mendis. The prelimin against this defendant.

on the making of it. I don't know Inspector James told His Worship where the picture has been shotary inquiry is expected to occupy that the complainant, had been re-before it came to be screened here,

many days. cently cagaged by the Captain, but I am sure no one can say it is while the defendants were members

triumph in any sense. of the old crew who were discharged last Saturday, their contracts hav ing expired. It was the boatswain's duty to engage a new crew and the

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To point out only a few incidents in the film... Such characters as Simon Legree are best forgotten, and no good purpose can be

and café owners, in particular. problems are the lack of trained defendants were' aware of this. They achieved by presenting them to

were wont to complain, rather sadly, that, as their customers ate i

first and paid afterwards they were more or less obliged to accept what ever money was tendered. Acer tain liveliness was often a not

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unnatural sequel!

In s statement issued to the

fùnds,"

Asked as to the present condition of Li Teai Hain. General Chang said that he was still detained as But I think he will Tangshan.

ment has given its assent to the pro- posal," he concluded.

waited until he came on board yes-people who look upon the cinema terday to see the Chie! Officer and is a sort of gospel,

The Second then attacked him.

The debased" position of the Officer told the Police that he found coloured man and the heartlessness the complainant lying on the deck of their white musters might have and several men were beating him.been all quite true to the original, be set free very soon, as the Govero-Only the three defendants were

but almost a century has rolled by caught. The

complainant had

and things are now very much dif- several wounds on his body and was ferent, except in the eyes of those bleeding from the mouth. The first who will persist in reading their own defendant, since discharged. was not perverted meaning into everything But in a place like Hong Kong there must be a number of such people, since many who go to the are not conversant with the history of the period which the stery depicts.

public, 'Mr. Chow Mia Chu, Man- TSINAN LEPER HOSPITAL.seen to take part in the fight, but

ager of the Central Bank of China here, says that 85 and $10 notes will be redeemable in a few days' | time, but the redemption of 330 aud

ONE OF MOST MODERN

"IN CHINA.

"More attention is being paid to $100 notes will have to wait some-the treatment of lepers in Tainan what longer. During the arst three than any other section of Chine, a report issued by days of the re-opening of the de-according to

partment of exchange, duly some 820,000 in banknotes were changed for silver. Those who brought bank notae in for change were practically

ali moneyehangers.

Merchants, who were some months ago foreed to seal up banknotes, will be permitted to put the notes back into circulation at the beginning of September. It is estimated that. $10,000,000 Was withdrawn from circulation through this edict of the Government.

The Government is also about to cencel its regulation of forcing tax-

payers to give 80 per cent. in silver money and 40 per cent., in paper

money.

As regards the Bank coming

under the direct control of Nan-

king.. a policy decided upon when Mr. T. V. Svong was in Canton, Mr. Chow Mia Chu says this will not happen until the Central Gov- crument sends B15,000,000 in silver money for reserve funds. It has so far sent only $3,000,000,

COLLISION AT KOWLOON WHARF.

CARGO BOATS DAMAGED BY STEAM LAUNCH.

the Second Officer saw that the second and third defendants' hanils were covered with blood.

Remarking that it was a cowardly thing for a number of men to set on one, His Worship imposed a fine of $5 on each of the defendants.

CRUELTY TO CHICKENS.

Dr. T. C. Wu, general secretary of the Chinese Mission to Lepers, who returned to Shanghai a few days

An old man was charged with ago from a trip through the pro- carrying 21 chickens in two crates, thereby causing them unnecessary aces of Chekiang, Kiangsu, Kiang-suffering. The crates were only large s and Shantung. Aucording to Dr. enough to carry fire chickens each, Wu, the Mission Leper Hospital in but defendant had 12 in one crate that eity is dolog a vast amount of and nine and a duck in the other. Pleading guilty, the defendant said work and its expansion is practic that he was a newcomer to the bad brought the ally assured with more funds being Colony and constantly made available.

The Tainan. Leper Hospital is an institution established recently and built, on land donated by the Gov

It is under the direct erament. charge of the Medical School of Cheloo University with Dr L. F. Heimburger, well known leprologist, in charge. Dr. Heimburger's work in Tsinan, although conducted on a small scale in comparison with the large leper colonies in other parts of the world, is attracting attention throughout the world.

40 ̊ Per Cent, Oured,

chickens out from the country.

$5.

His Worship imposed a Ene of

STEALING A PIPE.

I think "box office receipts" will justify the showing of "Uncle Tom's Cabin, but I might add that the indiscretion displayed by screening this film will not help to popularise those who are entrusted with the task of selecting films for the Queen's Theatre."

Uncle

I thought until I saw Tom's Cabin" that there was a ceasor in Hong Kong. Probably there is, but if so, his work inuist be confined to the task of blue-pencil- ling" leg shows and the like. not, why has he or she passed this wretched film, which leaves a bad taste in the mouth at the end of the

performance ?-Yours, etc.,

INDIAN RESIDENT.

Hong Kong, August 5.

MORE ABOUT "THE PICTURES."

A street coolie was seen to pick up a metal pipe from a yard in Middle Road." 'He was chased and eventually caught in Chatham Road. Charged before Mr. Whyte Smith defendant said that a faki of the premises told him to pick it up and carry it to Yaumati. For his service he was to receive 20 cents. His Worship pointed out that he was seen to walk in the [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "BONG KONG opposite direction to Yaumati. De- fendant could not explain this and His record showed a Previous conviction his Worship convicted him. two years ago for stealing, and his Worship sentenced him to three months' imprisonment.

AN EARLY MORNING BATH.

DAILY PRESS.

SIR,I heartily endorse "Moron's" very excellent letter which appeared in your paper to-day. It will un- doubtedly receive the support of all intelligent picture-goers. In an able manner the writer has certainly ex- posed some of "X.Y.Z.'s" feeble efforts on behalf of the Hong Kong Amusements, Ltd.

The number of inmates in the Tainan Hospital is very small in view of the prevalency ef leprosy in Shantung Province," Dr. W declares in his report, but the percentage of cure is very high. It is undoubtedly the highest among

Charged with wasting water by bathing under a street fountain in ail leprosariums in China."

Lai Chi Kok Road at 4.30 a.m. yes- According to Dr. Heimburger, terday morning, a street coolie who

Apart from the question of prices more than 40 patients out of every appeared before Mr. Whyte Smithned music as explained by "Moron," 100 treated have been cured of said that he wanted to wash sume I wish to emphasise his concluding clothes before he went to work. When remarks, viz. "That Mr. Ray did rendered negative of their leprouse had anished he threw the water at any rate study his public, and A collision occurred shortly after bacilli. There are two main res over himself. a.m. yesterday alongside the s.. 300s which account for this happy Tanda, which was berthed at the result. Kowloon Godowns wharfi.

"First, unlike the other leper cargo boats, tied to the reseel, institutions in China, practically all were engaged in taking off coal, patients in the Tsinap Leper Hos. when they were struck on the star-pital are passing through the Arst "board side by the steam launch stages of the disease, which is the Fook Hing, which came along with most hopeful stage of effccting a

a boat in tow,

Two

Some damage was caused to the boats and they both commenced to

more

His Worship imposed a fine of $2 and informed the defendant that he must take a bucket of water home and bathe but not in the manner be was convicted of.

TROUBLESOME SCAVENGING:

COOLIES."

spared it some of the trash he was asked to inflict upon it." I have heard from the best of authority that this is true." What now will be the next defence !

Seeing that "X.Y.Z." inserted his letter in all local papers, I respect- to follow suit.Yours, etc.;" fully suggest to "Moran

OLD RESIDENT. Hong Kong, August 5,

THE WATER SUPPLY.

Five scavenger coolies cagaged in cure. I have never seen a

a fight at West Point on Sunday were brought before Mr. E. W. pleasant and cleanly group of Hamilton at Central Magistracy lepers than those under Dr. Heim- yesterday and were charged with burger's care. With the exception Aght Shing to Appeared for A WARNING TO LANDLORDS.

fighting. ship water. The fobis on board,

of a very few, moet of them are the defendants and informed His greatly excited over this unusual

big, strong fellows, capable of Worship that he had been instruct happening, immediately dumped

Mr. A. B. Purves, the P.W.D. doing ordinary manual labour, ed to say that the fight had been overboard some 30 picus of coal; They are kept busy at gardening there had been much bitterness be there were between 1,400 and 1,500 over à division of work and that water engineer, estimated that which had been discharged into jobs around the hospital and inest tween the parties concerned. Mr. million gallons in the Island re- each of the craft, in an endeavour

Lo suggested that the matter should servoirs by yesterday morning. to lighten them. At the same time

be settled before the B.C.A. if His Tytam Tuk is all about 45 feet they began to bale out the water continued, "more medical attenants over.

In the second place," Dr. Wu Worship agreed to bind the defend below overflow, but, the beary showers of the last few days have and to effect temporary patching tion is paid to the lepers in Teinna

Inspector Bloor who prosecuted, kept the "supply from, the catch- up of the damage.

than in any other institution of its agreed that that would be the best ment areas at a high figure,

The Chinese member of the The boats managed to keep kind in China so far as I know. course ander the circumstances

The lepers are divided into four His Worship bound over the de- Legislative Council have warned afloat until help came from one of diferent groups and four different fendants in personal bonds of $100 landlords to see about repairing the shipyards in Yaumati, where kinds of treatment are given. It to keep the peace for a year. taps, etc., in the rider main dis- they were taken for repair. The may be interesting to knew that la doing so he added that he was tricts. They will bring up the one of the treatments is 1. pure more inclined to send, the men to question of the rider main service extent of the damage is not yet Chinese prescription and that it is prison without the option of a with the Government again this

proving effective.

week. known.

of them are contented.

fine.

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17 Years Service.

Mr. Deburiatte, for the prosecu- tion, took one hour in giving a brief outline of the case. He said accus- ed had been employed in the muni cipality for over 17 years and for the last eight years. as nancial clerk. He drew à salary of 8200, plus ten per cent. allowance. Part of accused's duties was to pay municipal accounts by means of certain I.O.. hits ennsing the shroff to pay such manicipale counts as required urgent payment in cash.

It was accused's duty afterwards to cause cheques to be drawn pay- able to the shroff in order to re- deem the 10.U. chits. On Dec. 10, accused did not uttend to his duties in office and a few days later suspi- clons being aroused it was discover-

ed that LO.U. chits in the hands of the shroff amounting to over $10,000 were worthless as accused had already caused cheques to be drawn and paid by the commis sioners to redeem the chits in the hands of the shroff.

Accused had "failed to redeem them, boving over a period of twelve months indulged in a system, whereby he obtained cash from the shroff in lieu of redeeming the chits as he should have done,

Inquiry Postponed.

He was a trusted servant and his

integrity had never been called in- to question. Since the defalcations the shroff and assistant shroff had also been dismissed.

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The prosecution asked the court to accept their evidence that the ac cused was the person who misap. propriated the money, but in the course of the trial if it appeared that their conduct in the course of these transactions amounted to more than negligence, then it was not for counsel to point out the court's po- wer to order them to take their stand in a place other than the wit ness box.

It was alleged that the total dé- faleations by acensed 'amonated to 311,187.85, but he had 86,385.16 in

the Provident Fund, the whole of

which was forfeited owing to his conduct. The shroff and the assis tant shroff had been deprived by the Commissioners of their dona- tons, thus the total loss austained by the public amounted to 82,778.30, but even this it might be possible to recover against certain persons: by civil action.

After Mr: L. M. Howlett, assi ant secretary, had given brief evidence the inquiry was postponed until Aug. 20.

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ALLEGED SMUGGLING.

TWO SHANGHAI RESIDENTS ARRESTED IN U.S.

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