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KWANGTUNG LAND VALUATION.

BIG SCHEME OF REFORM.

EACH OWNER TO VALUE HIS OWN PROPERTY!

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, August 93.

The Department of Finance of. the Provincial Government is con- templating the rovision of the whole system of land taxation. At pre- sent the system is in confusion.. Some people own landa but hold no title deeds while others have title deeds but no corresponding land.

Owing to flouds and changes of river beds many patches of lands have been obliterated and others are merely marsh. The owners of these patches have title deeds, but their

'EXTRALITY" AT

SWATOW.

SCENE IN A POLICE

STATION.

DEMAND FOR ACTION.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG

DAILY PRENO,

ין

Sin, Very soon we shall know the tenor of the Powers' replies to Mr... T. Wang's "Extrality Note. It may therefore be of in- terest to those of your readers who like to keep in touch with Swatow affairs to learn that the abolition of

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1929.

ROBBER CHIEF" MURDER CASE.

“GIRL WIFE'S" HYSTERICAL OUTBURSTS.

COUNTER-ACCUSATIONS BY

PRISONER.

Further outbursts against the Chiness, charged with the murder of an Indian constable on July 10, were made by his alleged girl-wife, at the resumption of the case be tore Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy, on Saturday, Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, Assistant Attorney-General, prosecuted.

At the resumption of the case the

SHANTUNG'S BOGUS CORRESPONDENCE.

EMPEROR.

MAKES ESCAPE WITH SEVERAL MILLION

DOLLARS.

HIS FOLLOWERS SCATTERED,

["D.P." Special Service.].

Peking, August 14.-The Chinese charlatan who proclaimed himself emperor of a new dynasty, and successfully terrorized a large dis trict in Shantung province, pas escaped with several million dollars in loot, according to the Chinese

WARNING TO CHARITABLE PEOPLE.

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

SIR, May I through your columna war residouts of Hong Kong and Canton against a young Chinese who, for the last two years, has in both these places been collecting money under fake pretences.

His name is Cheung Wing, age thirty, rather short, shabbily dress. ed, round face, clean-thaven.

Extrality" will make little differ-girl was told to re-enter the witness Press here. The man in question mendation signed by several Can

ence to British subjects in Swataw. box to be cross-examined by the Laat Friday evening a British re-accused. She burst into tears and sident of Swatow went for a walk cried bitterly. It was not until with his two dogs...Some coolies the interpreter had explained with and small Chinese boys tried to set much trouble, that she a park of wonks on the two dogs, charged with the murder that she In the end they were successful, a stopped crying. fight ensued and a Chinese wonk

Was Dot

Accused suggested to the girl was killed. The alleged owner ap-that she brought the chopper to the shed. He put it to her that

is Ma Shik-wei, and he made his headquarters at Chang-shanhsien. He gathered a following of several thousand persons, many of them notorious bandits, who admitted his claims to the Dragon Throne, and swore to follow him to death, if

necessary.

peal. He claims to be in charge

He has various methods of ap

of a school and orphanage on Hoaam Island, Canton, and has a Coliccting book with a photo of the School and lotters of recom

ton missionarice. This school has now been closed for over two years. money to buy Bibles He also asks people to donate for poor school children, or to pay students' lead money to some old people to ices. He even asked me once to

buy fowls and said that they would repay the loss in eggs.

Yesterday I compelled him to conduct me to his school; and, find- ing it ran-existent, I handed him over to the Police. As be, was

further, collecting tour, seek to reimburse himself by &

land has been stolen by naturalneared and demanded compensntion.abe and a sweetheart came there rebellion in Shantung led by Gen punished by a fine I fear be may

foreas. In the wars and turmoils of the past years, the banditry and Commotist troubles, many a land owner has lost the deeds applying

to his estates.

The situation presents inaur. mountable difficulties when it comes to tax collecting, and to bring the whole thing up to date the following programme will be carried out:-

1.A re-survey of every patch of private land throughout the Pro- vince, and the issue of new title deeds to the property owners. This will be carried out by the magis- trate of each district under the direction of the Provincial Land Office.

bo use his wits.

on the night that the Yading con- stable was murdered..

accused.

Indian constable on the ground. The man had been assaulted and was half dead.

dant came alter her later and

The crowd of coolies proceeded to back up the dog-owner's demands

Witness began to shout at the by mauling the British resident and

Lecused and denied both sugges his dogs with poles. The dogs,tions. When comparative quiet had being young and active, were able been restored, his Worship pointed to look after themselves, the owner out to her that her answers were being neither young nor active, had to be directed to him and not to

He pulled out

Indian Assaulted by Sweetheart? of his pockets and "pointed at the

In the course of further questions crowd-not a gun-but the stem of bis pipe. The crowd fell back, accused put it to witness that he went out to buy cigarettes and that whistle blew, half-a-dozen policemen when he returned he found her and appeared on the scene and the un.her aweetheart struggling with the fortunate British resident was haul- ed off to the police-station. There he was kept all night, his several wounds being attended to by one

The girl replied that that was vatrue. What really happened was of the port doctors about 11.30 p.m. Early the next morning he was push that she had gone away and defen- Every land owner in the Pro-ed into a common cell with several shouted I have killed the Indian. vince will be required to register chained and manacled malefactors his land at his District Land Office. and it was in this cell that the have got the revolver. The value of the land will be given ducter found him in the morning. 80. by the owner himself. No tear is The British Consul had already ar- entertained of under-valuation, forrived at the Police Station. Therefrenzy when prisoner accused her the Government has the option of also appeared the Chief of Police purchase of the land at the value given by the owner.

3.-Taxation of land according to the Principles of Livelihood laid down in Dr. Sun's San Min Chu I. This will be the first step towards

equalization of land," as advocat-*pot nnd only superficial scratches ed by the inte leader of the Kuo-could be found. The head bandages He put it to witness that she had were removed and it was discovered the chopper in her band and he was mintang. Every one is free to value that the bandagee was a well-known struck on the left side of his head. his property and be taxed accord local character with a congenital He then suggested that the sweet- ingly. The Government option of malformation of the skull. Presum heart took the revolver away from purchase will check any tendency to ably he expected the doctor to the Indian and gave it to witness. underestimate property while tax think his head had been bitteh-Witness replied that she was tion ad valureni will counteract whether "by the British resident or little girl and had no sweetheart.

his dog is not clear.

"Don't believe him, Your Wor- ship," said witness.

"over-estimation of value.

The Government hopes by these measures to introduce a system of duties as equitable and fairly ad- ministered as the rates in England.

HAVOC ON WEST RIVER.

100 CASUALTIES AT SHIUHING

BARRACKS.

and the alleged owner of the dog that died." The last named had carefully painted his head with iodine and swathed it in bandages, and he complained of dog bites. He

was examined by the doctor on the

The stage was then set. for the "Extrality" drama-

Time.-10.30 a.m. Place.-Police Station.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE. The Victim-A British resident. The Victim's alleged victim.-A

Chinese loafer. The Chief of Police-A Chinese

official).

The Doctor.-A British resident. The British Consul-A British

official.

The A.P.C, launch Cheong Kongings was not taken but the substance A verbatim report of the proceed.

has been suck at Shiuhing. It is thereof is as follows:- considered that any attempt at The Chief of Police demanded salvage is impracticable at present, compensation for the dog that

died" and for the non-existent in The typhoon at Shiabing appears juries to the owner. The British to have been severe. One small resident offered 810 and anid he gunboat, the Hoi Lung, three thought that was a hundred dollars launches, two tows, a large motor too much. The Chief of Police want-

bout and a great number of junks and sampans were all sunk between Shishing and Spike Island.

A number of houses were ́destroy- ed at Shinking with loss of life, over 100 being killed by the col Lapse of some barracks.

At Mah Ning the gunboat Kam Ma appears to be total wreek, All the crew were saved. The crew state that the gunboat Fei Pang was also sunk near Sam Chau.

ed. $100. The B.R. demurred and argued and finally turned to the British Consul and said, "As a British subject, where do I come in t"

The Consul replied, “As British Consul I advise you to pay the com- Petion demanded and settle the

matter."

Let tis

The girl worked herself in a of assaulting the Indian and once again broke into bitter curses for which she was sternly reproved by bis Worship.

about the assault and maintained Accused continued his questions

attempt to separate both parties.

that he was hurt on the bead in an

Defendant's Jacket.

#

Defendant put it to witness that he did not have the resolver be. gause he was not wearing a jacket in which he could hide it.

Witness replied that he had hie jacket on and that he wore it when "they had supper.

2

Accused I had no supper at all. I was picking raga all day. You are responsible for the death of the Indian, because you had the chop

per in your hand.

At this, the girl began scream- ing. "I deny the whole thing, did not have the revolver and I deny killing the Indian," His Worship reminded her that she would be put in prison for con- tempt of court" if she did not behave herself.

Defendant remarked that it was not possible for a man to kill another without help.

His Worship replied that that was a question for the Court. De- fendant retorted that it was “a matter of common sense." "Do you believe the girl-won't you be lieve me? She is responsible,"

Her Brother.”

This highly unsatisfactory reply was too much for the British resi Chang Ching, the Chinese whom dent and he continued the argument the girl referred to as her "bro- with the Chief of Police until the ther, was called. He said that Come on man, pay them, 800 and that she called him" brother." He Consul broke in with the remark the girl used to visit him often and settle it. I can't stay here all the was no relative of hers but their morning," So the miserable B.R., surnames were the same. knocked about by a mob of coolies, One of the farmers who had locked up in a dirty police station | assisted in stopping the accused on all night, browbeaten by a Chinese their way to Canton said that ac official and finally set down by his cused fired three shots from the own Consul, paid the 850 and was embankment of the railway track. released at 11.30 a.m.

The hearing was adjourned to The gross injustice of the whole Tuesday, 2.15 pm When the Kwangsi troops were affair will be apparent to any fair attacking Kwangtung, General minded man. That in itself is a matter of concern to other British

MUNITIONS REACH

CANTON.

Such exhibitions of "flabbiners "

The Chinese press claims that Ma was directly responsible for the

Chang Chung-chang, which they state, was financed by Ma with the understanding that, after General Chang bad recovered Shantung, which he once ruled, he would set a on the Dragon Throne, and restore the monarchy.

After a series of battles, the gov. ernment forces Rucceeded in de- feating Chang Chung-chang, and his notorious associate, Chu Yu-pu, and breke up their armies, but the self-styled emperor, Ma, fed to an- other part of the province, and again gathered a large following. Amassing funds.

The Chinese press states that Ma's bodyguard consisted of 3,000 men, all wenging queues in de finance of the government prohibi- tion, and armed with spears and swords. Like many of the secret societies in several provinces, these men claimed immunity from bul-

rites. These followers turned over lets, after going through secret

to their "emperor everything they possessed, and in turn be offer- ed to support them and their fami lies for life. In this manner, the bogus emperor accumulated a large fortune, which he wisely deposited in foreign banks.

The government forces have been bodyguard for months, but he has tracking the charlatan and his

managed to keept just ahend of them. Finally, however, they sur- rounded him in the town of Ting- wangchuang, in eastern Shantung. and captured most of the body guard. The emperor himself, with a few followers, managed to escape, and it is feared that he will set. up another empire" elsewhere in the province.

This is the second bogus emperor who has appeared in North ́ China

during the past year. In Honan province, last winter, a two-year- old boy was set up as the successor to the Dragon Throne, and his followers at one time were said to number 100,000. His forces "were Enally scattered by Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang.-United Press.

KOWLOON TONG PROPERTY.

GOVERNMENT "MEMORIAL OF

RE-ENTRY." ·

The Government Gazette of August 23 contains an announce- ment to the effect that the Govern

ment is resuming possession of the Kowloon Tong property with the exception of certain lote.

bored, was the subject of a series This property, it will be remem- of questions at a recent Legislative Council meeting." It was then stated

that a sum of over three lakhs was due to the Government, only the first instalment of one lakh having been paid on the premium.

The Gazette notice is as follows:- "It is hereby notified for general information that a Memorial of Re-entry by the Crown has been registered according to law on the area known as the Kowloon Tong

Chen Trai Tong, according to the residents in Swatow. But what is do more harm to our trading post-property and referred to in the Canton Gazette, cabled Prezident of even greater concern to them, istion in this port than months of Agreement on October 28, 1922, made Chiang Kai Shok requesting on the attitude of the British Consul, boycotting. The vernacular papers between His Majesty the King of They are asking what has become are howling with delight in such order to be given to the Hanyang of the Consular Court, to which the headlines as Discomfitare of the the one part and the Kowloon Tong Arsenal for a large quantity of Chinese officials have recourse if

and New Territories Development British Consul," "The Chief of munitions. The required supplies they are dissatisfied with the Police makes strong demands of the Conny Limited, of the other part less any lots or portions of have since been taken delivery haviour of a British resident. They

British Consal," The Chief of such property in respect of which aro asking why the Consul did not from the arsenal and transferred effect the immedinte release of the Police refused to yield to the British Crown leases bave already been granted and less any lots or por- to Shanghai for removal to Can- British resident and then discuss the Consul" and so on."

Perhaps when Extrality goestions of such property in respect ton. It is now reported that the pros and cons of the affair.

And lastly they are asking by the Consul will go too and with him of which agreement of October 26, ammunition was brought down to what authority the British Consul the Fool's Paradise in which British 1622, have been carried out, but in- now living-Yours, cluding any lots or portions of such Canton by the China Merchants presumes to disregard the regularesidents are

property in respect of which there steamer Sun Cheung which arrived tions which govern the residence of etc.,

"DISGUSTED.

are now subsisting agreements re- on the 20th instant.

ferred to as aforesaid.”

British subjects in China.

(Continued at foot of next column). Swatow; August 20, 1920.

"

Might I suggest that those who wish to help institutions or causes knowledge should do io either by of which they have not personal cheque or through some Missionary Society or Church and thus make it impossible for such deceptions to be carried on.-Yours, etc..

REV. H. A. WITTENBACH.

Holy Trinity College,

Canton, August 23, 1923,

LOTTERY TICKETS..

Two Chinese were charged before Mr. T. 8. Whyte Smith at Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday with pos- session of 84 Po Piu Lottery tickets and keeping a gambling house at 528, Shanghai Street.

The first defendant denied the charge but the second pleaded guilty,

said that a raid was made on the A Chinese detective in evidence

premises and the first accused was found cutting paper for lottery ing out names on the papers. tickets, while the second was writ

The first defendant stated that he was merely a boarder at the flat other man ran, & lottery, he did not and that though bé knew that the

help in it at all.

The second accused was fined 8100 or two months' hard labour, and the first discharged.

HEALTH BULLETIN OF EASTERN PORTS.

letin of Eastern Ports for the week The following is the Health Bul

ending August 17:—.

·Plague.

Alexandria: 1 death. Port Said: 2 cases, 3 deaths, Baghdad: I case.

Bassein: 2 cases, 2 deaths. Rangoon: 3 deaths.

"Prom Peah: 2 cases, 2 deaths.

Cholera,

Calcutta: 30 deaths. Karachi: 3 deaths. Bangkok: 3 cases, 2 deaths. Prom Peah: 1 case, 1 death. Shanghai: 10 deaths. Canton 2 cases, 9 deaths. Osaka: 1 case, 1. death. Swatow: 5 deaths,

Small-pox.

Aden; casca, 4 deaths, Bombay 16 cases, * deaths. Calcutta: 9 cases, 3 deathe. Karachi 2 cases, 1 death. Madras: 33 cases, 2 deaths, Moulmein: 1 case, 1 death. Pondicherry: 2 cases, 9 deaths. Batavia 1 case.

Macasser: 2 cases, 1 death. Pnom Penh I case, I death.

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