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SOME CONSTRUCTIVE PRINCIPLES OF DR. SUN YAT SEN.

FATHER JOY'S INTERESTING EXPOSITION..

THE KEY TO CHINA'S AMBITION.

Father P. Joy, S.J., speaking at St. Patrick's Hall yesterday, gave a most interesting summary of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's construc- tive principles. The address was prepared with an account of the immense hold which Dr. Sun's writing, and teaching have on modern China; and concluded with a recommendation to Chinese. members of the Roman Catholic Church to study Dr. Sun Yat Sen's teaching, and, as the author himself told people to do, expend it, correct it and supply omissions.

SUN YAT SEN'S HOLD ON HIS COUNTRYMEN.

the people will own the government, but they will get experts to run it for them, giving them a free hand.

How will the people retain the sovereignty if the experts are to have a free hand?

Father Joy spoke, in part, sa follows:-

If you were, at present, to attend a public meeting anywhere in China you would find that it is held be Death a portrait of Sun Yat Sen, decked with the Nationalist Bag Four Rights and Five Powers. designed by Sun Yat Sen, and that

Sun Yat Sen replies with his con- . it is opened with the reading of the stitution of the four rights and the Will of Sun Yat San, to whose five powers. The four rights in the Three Principles of the People fre-hands of the people the rights of quent reference would be made by suffrage, recall, initiative and re- the speakers.

ferendum-will enable them to If you were to visit a school you choose their rulers and remove them would find the flag and the portrait, when they will (suffrage and recall) the reading of the Will and the and to any what laws shall be made teaching of the Three Principles- and what old laws repealed and this in private and missionary (initiative and referendum). schools as well as in State schools, for the Three Principles is, as it were, a sort of political creed by

law established."

Advertisements in newspapers, on hoardings and on tram-cars are the same-ro matter where your eye reated, you would not long escape from reminders that China is to be rebuilt and can only be rebuilt by the faithful study and execution of the Three Principles.

That is the significance of Sun Yat Sen's theories of reconstruc, tion. Hence some knowledge of them is necessary if one is to under stand what is at the back of the immensely interesting movement which has roused Ching from its centuries of slumber and wrenched it so violently, from its ancient eivilization."

Three Fold Inequality. The world, Sun Yat Sen tells us. is suffering from a three-fold in equality national inequality or the domination of weaker states by the

·Great Powers; political inequality or the rule of hereditary kings and aristocracies over the common peo ple; and social inequality or the domination of the rich over the

poor.

Livelihood.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1930.

THE WATER SUPPLY. DOPE FOR THURSDAY YOUNG COUPLE AND

THEIR TEMPERS!

1,011 MILLION GALLONS ON ISLAND.

The total storage in the island reservoirs on the morning of Mon- day, February 17, amounted to 1,011.11 million gallons shewing a decrease of 43,07 million gallons during the past week; the amount collected from streams being 2.04 million gallons,

The week's consumption amounted to 45.11 million gallons.

Kowloon Supply.

The total storage in the mainland reservoirs on the morning of Mon- day, February 17, amounted to 410.80 million gallons showing & de crease of 4.50 million gallons during the past week,

The week's consumption amount- ed to 24.58 million gallons, not in- cluding 2.02 million gallons supplied to water boats at Laichikok.

ISLANDI

BIG OPIUM HAUL ON THE HOW MUCH DID THE XMAS

S.S. CHANGTE,

MAXIMUM - SENTENCE FOR

SMUGGLERS.

TIFFIN COST.

WIFE AND SISTER-IN-LAW CASE AT KOWLOON,

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The "maximum possible sentence Mr. J. A. Soares who is being for opium offences was imposed by summoned by his wife, Mrs. Bertha Alz. E. V. Hamilton yesterday on Saares, of Ashley Road, Kowloon, a butcher of the ss. Changte, who for maintainance and costs, was arrested on Tuesday following again before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith a raid by Revenue Officers on board at the Kowloon Magistracy yester the ship, when they discovered d 1315 taels of illicit opium. butcher was sortenced to twelve months' hard labour in addition to which he was fined $80,000 or in default to undergo a further twelve months' imprisonment.

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Another man, a room boy, who was charged with complicity in the scheme to smuggle the opium out of the Colony to these Islands was Munfined $80,000, or failing payment of

twelve months' hard. the fine, labour

The yield from the Shing River and streams during the week is 22.38 million gallons.

FIRE AT WEST POINT.

CAUSED BY MAKING

ACHE POULTICE.

Evidenco by Mr. H. A. Taylor and Revenue Officer Ward showed that the opium was concealed in two baskets, covered with orange and placed in the ship's store.re TOOTH-frigerator. Following information received, the ship was visited. The revenue men noticed that when they were on their way to the refrigera tor that the hatch of the store was open, and later they found this batch, which was a very heavy affair, closed. They then turned their attention to the store refri- gerator where they found both the opium and the two defendants.

The cabin boy was asked what he was doing there and be replied that he had been sent by the ship's doctor to fetch some fruit. Revenue men then confronted the cabin boy with the ship's doctor, who denied having given the order.

The boy in his evidence said that he had just fetched two peaches from the store. He was told that the Revenue Officers who 'sa him in the store did not notice any peaches in his hands, to which he replied that he had put the fruit in his pocket, as he had to leave his hands free to climb the ship's Ladders.

The Central Fire Station received n' call from West Point early yes terday and on the firemen getting to the scene, they found that Nos. 39 and 40, Cutchick Street, were on The administration will consist of fire. The place is served by a five functions or powers-the judi- staircase common to the adjacent cial, the legislative and executive building. It was of wood, and offer ns in other States (without, howed very little resistance to the fire. ever, a parliament) and two new The upper storeys of No. 38, functions: the examination depart-Catchick Street were alight when ment, which will examine the fitness the firemen gave their attention to of each one before he is allowed any this quarter. However, within an part in government, and the censor-hour the firemen were able to ob- ship department which, among tain control and the "all clear" other things, will have the power of message went through at 5.20 to punishing officials who betray their Headquarters. trust. Sun Yat Sen claims, that he

The outbreak is reported to have has thus solved the riddle which has been caused indirectly, by a tooth. baffled all students of democracy, ache. The proprietor of a wine and and has found a means of combin-spirit shop, occupying the ground ing strong and efficient government floor of No. 40 had a toothache, with complete control by the sover- He could not sleep and at about 3 eigo people.

a.m. got up and put some herbat preparation in a chetty to boil in order to make a poultice. He then went back to bed. When he awoke later, he found that his place was on

Principle of Livelihood, Finally, economic inequality will ise destroyed by the Principle of

Livelihood,

fire.

dissent. Many will wonder, for ex-

China, he tells us, are between the The only social distinctions in poor and the less poor. There are no capitalists. This is an advan- tage for she can build up her ample, whether the promotion of a economic life unhampered by vested, strong clan consciousness will help interests: China ciust seek to re-national unity. History seems to move poverty and to prevent the show that national unity has always growth of large capitaliste. To do come with greatest difficulty,' where To remedy this state of things he this, she will value all the land and, it found strong clon units with Many will be proposes his Three Principles of ths having valued it, all future increase which to contend. People (San in Chu 1): the Prin-in its value that is due to causes sceptical of his constitution of the four powers and five functions, and ciple of Nationalism, the Principle

will wonder how a vast nation like of Democracy and the Principle of

China will be able to manipulate Turning to China, he tells us that

these modern democratic devices of she is in grave danger of rational

the referendam, the initiative and extinction from three causes: the

the recall, which so far have been populations of other nations are

worked only in small areas and rapidly increasing while that of

even there with difficulty and at enormous expense. Many more will China is stationary or declining,

wonder whether his proposal as to that in a hundred years this mere

land.values does not put a des- natural cause alone will cause Chinese race to be absorbed by other races; the military power of other nations may result in the conquest of China at any moment, and, final ly, the economic domination of other nations is bringing China to Tuin at such a rate that ten years she will be no more, unless a speedy remedy is found.

Imperialism and Nationalismn.

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vast

hands of the State, one, moreover, which will tend to dispossess the small owner, or else drive the find land where increasing land values will not make an exorbitant demand, on his income, by the

State.

Sun Yat Sen is not opposed to the principle of private property, He is therefore not a socialist in the

strict sense. But his programme of State activities would task the pow. ers of the most highly developed State and it is doubtful if any State could stand the test.

The

The first defendant explained that the baskets of oranges which the Revenue Officers inter discovered concealed opium, were given him by a merchant to be conveyed to Thursday Island, He had no idea of their contents.

In passing sentence, Mr. Hamil- ton said that he was perfectly satis- fed that both the defendants were involved, and that the cabin boy possibly played a minor part in the

game.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN

A PIRATE?- LAWYER CROSS-EXAMINES A

WITNESS,

ECHO OF THE DELI MARU

PIRACY.

The case in which two Chinese ented and confederated with pirates, are charged with having communi who are holding a Mr. Hsu 48 a s.s. Deli Maru last September, was captive, following the piracy of the continued before Mr. AW. GH Grantham at the Central Magis

tracy.

Most of the afternoon was "DC- cupied by the cross-examination by Mr. Covey, solicitor for the defence, of one of the principal witnesses for the Crown, a man named Chau Man King, who is alleged to have acted as interpreter between the pirate and the representative of the family of the captured man.

other than the owner's own efforts, will become the property of the whole State. This will provide a large fund for taxes and develop ment. The Government will then develop state enterprises after the model of European nations during the Great War. It will nationalise the great industries, means of com munication, mines, etc. Thus the whole people will share in the properately dangerous weapon into the fits of industry.

As to the food question, China will abolish landlordism, making peasants the owners of the land, The State will undertake schemes for improving produce, for drainage, irrigation etc.. The State will make itself responsible for the. marketing of farm produce, thus cutting out the profits of the mid- dleman. The State will establish Since Imperialism is the enemy, national granaries where food stor Nationalism is the antidote.Makeed will be a guarantee against lean the Chinese realize their danger and years and recurring faminca. they will fight for their existence.

The clothing problem will be Take the old clan ayatem, restore solved in a similar fashion. Thus, clan unity in district, in province the people having food and eloth. and, finally, in the whole countrying, all large industrica. in the This will give China four hundred hands of the State, land ownership We can, therefore, regard it as strongly unified clan, unita. It will equalised, there will be neither certain that the attitude of un- of the captured men. They stayed then be easy to bind these four large capitalists nor starving poor, questioning acceptance of all the at various Chinese hotels and hundred unite into a strong nation. Economic equality will be achieved. teachings of the San Min Chu I is various interviews were held at This done, China need only adopt In the preface to the San Mindestined to give way to a more tween them and the first defendant, the methods of Gandhi in order to defeat all attempts on her national Chu 1 Dr. Sun Yat Sen writes: critical attitude, when it comes to who is alleged to be a representative "In these lectures I do not have relating these principles to actual of the pirates. The witness Chau. the time necessary for careful pre-experience. In fact there is not Man King is described as having paration nor the books necessary wanting evidence that the thinking acted as interpreter between the for reference. '. I can only men of China are ready to welcome Shanghai men and the first defend- mount the platform and speak inpartial enquiry into the value of ant, who spoke different dialects.

... I hope these Principles. It is known, for extemporaneously. that all our comrades will take example, the Father d'Elia's book: the book as a basis or na a Le Triple Demisme de Suen Wen, stimulus, expand it and correct has found many warm admirers in Nanking. The Chinese it, supply omissions, improve the even arrangement and make it a per- Government has quite recently fect text for propaganda pur- ordered 6,000 copies of the book. poses."

Some Criticisma.

life.

But to become a strong nation China must revive her 'old Tearning, ber old morality, her old culture. Let her add to these the modern science of the West-the only thing in which the West surpasses ber and Chins will soon not only come level with, but surpass all the nations of the world. Then she will fight for other weak nations and thus all national inequalities will be destroyed.

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Demomacy,

San Min Chu I and Chimesa Oatholics.

It is to be hoped, therefore, that our two and a half million Chinese fellow-Catholics will study the Son

It will be recalled that two men, Cheung and Liu, came to Hong Kong to negotiate for the release

In answer to Mr. Covey witness stated that he was introduced to Liu by an influential merchant in the Colony, surnamed La,

Asked what was his occupation, witness said that he was a broker, his work being chiefly with Mi. Li. He earned a commission for all busi- nees which be introduced..

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As regards the letters passing

In view of this fact, an attitude in Chu I in the light of Catholic between the captured man and the Turning to the Principle of De- mocracy, Sun Yat Sen tells us that of intransigeant hostility is as un social principles. That splendid representatives from Shanghai, wit- the citizens of China have no need reasonable as an attitude of blind body of social teaching, of which ness said that he personally only letter to the first de seek personal liberty. Her acceptance. There is much that they with us are the inheritors, bas handed one citizens have too much of it and too good and oven lofty in Sun Yat recently received signal marks of fendant. A reply was received to little government. Let her build Sea's teaching his teaching on appreciation from the Labour that letter. He only knew of one up a strong government and thus liberty, on the unselfish use of high- Bureau of the League of Nations. other letter and that was from the look for the only form of liberty talents by those who have them, Father D'Elin's book-soon to ap- captive to the two Shanghai repre-

pear in an English translation-sentatives. that she lacks, ir national liberty, on the need of a high moral stan

Witness was asked whether he Aa to equality, Sun Yat Sen redard as the basis of national life, will serve as an introduction to jects the theory that all men are on the need of a spirit of sacrifice. further study along these lines. I read the letter written by Cheung When be comes to analyse the our Chinese Catholics fit themselves and Liu to the captive and replied born equal, and hence he says that true equality is equality of oppor-elements of a problem, for example for the task, then, when the oppor- that, he did because the letter was tunity. Let China recognise the the problem of democracy or the tunity arrives, they will be ready given to him in an unsealed en fact that men are naturally, un-question as to whether China should to avail themselves of it and will velope. equal. Nor is this a hindrance to have a central or a federal system be able to show to their fellow coun- true equality if those with greater of government, one finds in him the try men that Catholicism, so far. gifts use them for the good of all. gift of clear thinking joined to a from being an enemy to the just China's aim will be to place poli- rare gift of illustration.

rights of China, rather is possessed tical sovereignty in the hands of But his solutions of problems are of a body of social and moral prin al the people, but place the ad not always, so clear that there is ciples on which true progress and ministration in the hards of those not room for discussion and even equality-national, political and with special gifts for, government- (Continued on next Column.). I social-can be established.

Mr. Cores: I think in Chinese custom, it is an insult to hand a scaled up envelope to a man, who is trusted-No, it is not impolite to seal your envelope.

How many letters came from the hills 7"I can't remember how (Oontinued on natt Oolumn.)

Mr. J. P. Prior is appearing for the wife, and Mr. Leo d'Almada, anr., for the husband.

Mrs. Scares further cross-examin- ed by Mr. d'Almada, said that certain incidents which occurred be fore her birthday, on December 27, last, were forgiven but not for- gotten.

With regard to the Christmas Day meal, for which Mrs. Soares said that the was given only 20 cents, Mr. d'Almada put it to her that actually a big tifin was served and the manu included two chickens. Witness denied this.

Tempers!

Mr. d'Almada asked witness if it a fact that she had a was not violent temper. Mrs. Soares replied that she had, but it was not as bad Mr. d'Almada as her husband's. asked if on December 15, she threw the money box on the table scatter- ing the coins, and shouted at the top of her voice. Did not her hus- band then put his hand over her mouth to stop her from shouting. Witness replied that he held her by the neck and nearly choked her..

The Poor Husband." Witness was also questioned as regards their sleeping arrange- ments, Mr. d'Almada suggested that the twin beds were joined together and while she and the baby slept in the normal manner, the "poor old husband" had to content him-

self with sleeping across the foot of the two beds. In getting into bed one night he accidentally knocked her legs and she started a quarrel, the husband subsequently getting up and spending the rest of the night in a this.

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arm-chair. Witness denied

"Mr. d'Almada: You infer that he

kicked you so as to aggravate you and make you leave-Yes.

I say ho mere suggested to you at times when a quarrel arose that you could go beme to your mother if you wished.-No, as the slightest thing he would say

"the door is

open, you can go.

After witness had been question-} ed about some allegations and counter-allegations, of a somewhat delicate

d'Almada nature, Mr. anid:

Always Ready for a Scrapi Mr. d'Almada: Are you willing to go back to your husband if the sister leaves the house 1-I am afraid to go back.

An amah who was working in the house at the time told the Court that she saw the husband and wife held her mistress by the neck and fighting in the room. The husband

ed when her mistress ordered hor to pack up the previous amah's threw her down." The trouble start.

things. She refused and the master sided with her and a quarrel én Bucd.

The Magistrats asked, at the ad. journment of the hearing, if a re conciliation between the two parties could be affected. Mr. Prior re- marked that if Mr. d'Almads could persuade his client to get his sister to leave the house something might | be done.

His Worship remarked that the only thing which would bring about an agreement was apparently the sister's departure. The whole thing seemed to be a quarrel between the two women.

The hearing was adjourned until Tuesday, March 4,

many, but two came through my hands.

Wers the letters received in Hong Kong in Mr. Hen's handwrit ing and did they bear his signature? Of the two letters I saw, one was in his handwriting and bore his signature and the other was not in his handwriting but bors his signa ture.

Are you a pirate 1-I am not. Have you ever been a pirate 1- No.

Shall I say, have you ever been a pirate with the possibility of enriching yourself with bullets or dollars ?-No.

And are you of the opinion that Cheung and Liu were pirates -No. Do you think they ever had in- clinations towards piracy No,

You don't think they wanted to enrich themselves in bullets or money -No.

In your evidence you said you and No. defendant had talked about Hau. No. 1 had said that Hau was quite sale if the matter of ransom could be settled earlier. He need not suffer nor will he be in any danger. Was that said before or after the letters were written 1-Before.

After further questions, the hear ing was adjourned until this after

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