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KOWLOON WELCOMES SIR WILLIAM PEEL.

REPRESENTATIVE GATHERING GREETS

COLONY'S NEW GOVERNOR.

TEXT OF ADDRESS OF WELCOME: GOVERNOR'S REPLY.

Kowloon's welconte to His Excellency, Sir William Peel, K.B.E., C.11.0, took the form of a garden party on the grounds of the Club de Recreio yesterday afternoon. A large number of Kowloon residents were present and members of practically every institution "and elab attended.

The opportunity was also taken to present. His Excellency the Governor with an illuminated address of 'welcome. The Rev. J. Horace Johnston, Chairman of the Welcome Committee, reading the address, assured His Excellency of the whole-hearted co-opera- tion of Kowloon residents in every effort that was undertaken for "the public good. In reply. His Excellency told his audience that" he was very much surprised to find Kowloon a large and prosper- ous town. He had envisaged something entirely different. He said that he knew Kowloon had a certain number of problems of its own, but he understood that the Peninsula had doughty champions in the Council. I can only say," said Sir Willian," that in your genuine aspirations I will always give the greatest sympathy and consideration that I can."!

LADY PEEL ALSO WARMLY WELCOMED

His Excellency arrived punctually at 393 p.m. He was met by the Rev. J. Horace Johnston, and prior to entering the Clubhouse, inspect ed the Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, Woll Cubs and "Brownies who were drawn up at the entrance to form a guard of honour. Miss Sawyer was in charge of the Girl Guides. Directly His Excellency had enter-

Govárnor's Reply.

Addressing the gathering, His Excellency said: Mr. Johnston, Residents of Kowloon,-On heball of my wife and myself, I thank you most sincerely for your kind wel come this afternoon. I need hardly say we appreciate very much your wish to give us a special welcome of your own. I may say at once.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

Lady Peel Welcomed. M. H. F. Ua. Vice-Chairman of the Welcome, Committee, next ad- dressed the gathering. He said :- Ladies and gentlemen,-Lam asked on behalf of the various communi- tics resident in Kowloon to extend to Lady Perl. a hearty welcome, which I must say is a very plea sant duty to perform.

Your Ladyship, we are all very glad indeed to see that you have arrived in the Colony with His Excellency the Governor in safety and good health after a long and tedious voyage from England..

We are highly honoured by your presence here to-day to give us the opportunity to meet you and to show you how pleased we are all here to meet and welcome you. We welcome you just as heartily ns, we do His Excellency the Governor. We hope to see you visiting Row. Icon more often, as we need your kind and motherly advice in its general welfare.

I take this opportunity, on behalf of the Kowloonites, to wish you every happiness and a pleasant time during your stay in this Colony,

TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1930.

ATTEMPT TO SLAY SHIPPING MAN.

CHINESE IDEAS ON CURRENCY.

COSTLY SHROFFING OF SILVER DOLLARS. “

IMPEDIMENTS TO TRADE

"BY CIVIL WARS,

SUGGESTION OF AN "INSIDE JOB,

CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE AT MAGISTRACY.

A meeting of the Currency Com- The savage attack with a chopper; on Mr. Wong Lai Woo at No. 3, mittee was held on May 8 when evidence was heard from Mr. Fung Des Voeux Road West, on the morn Keng Cn. J.P. an importer and ing of April 21 was mentioned at exporter of goods to and from the Central Magistracy yesterday China; Mr. Cheung Man Hing, when a Chinese was charged with Manager of the "Sou Kat" Bank,ttempting to carry out an armed Hong Kong, Mr. Chung Tat Ching, robbery and also with causing representing the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Association, and Mr. Tang Shin Kin, J.P., Manager of the Lang Tin Fuk" Bank, Hong Kong

grievous bodily harm to Mr. Wong Lai Woo,

Detective Inspector Shannon, pro- secuting, onid that at about 3.15 a.m. on April 1 some policemen Mr. Fang thought that trade.

in the vicinity of 3. Des Voeux Road depression in Hong Kong was due to the impediments put in the way West, heard shouts of "save life.?? of the Chinese purchaser by civil The first to arrive on the premises wars in the interior, and not merely was a Shantung constable. He was to the glut of silver dollars in Hong admitted by a fake who had been Kong, though small traders did awakened by the shouts and came on to the scene. Together, the two suffer because of the discount on these and it might assist if Govern went into the front portion of the. mens stopped their further im first floor, where they found the portation. A Government note issue complainant ring on his camp bed would not remove this discount and severely injured, and bleeding from costly undertaking to several wounds. He was tied up. would be a Government without any benefit to A couple of Indian policemen ar- After the speeches, ten was trade. The leading banks might re-rived later. The robber or robbers were not seen on the premises. A served on the lawn, during which medy this situation in some was, the pupils of Miss Violet Capell it their efforts were not nullified rendered selected dances, the de- by the operations of speculators tails of which are given below: who imported silver. Ha, thought

(By the pupils.) gold standard would not bencht Hong Kong, so long as China used A silver standard. Restricted im-

Before I get away from this place, may I ask your Ladyship to accept some lowers which, I believe, were grown in Kowloon, which will be presented to you by Miss Peggy Basto on behalf of the residents of Kowloon?

Jockey Dunce Autumn. (By Miss Peggy Stringer.) Bunny Dance... (By the babica.)

Police Station and Sergeant. Mac- message was sent to the Central Donald got there at four o'clock and had the victim sent to hospital... Detective Inspector Shannon stated that he himself arrived at the scene later and was handed a chopper by Sergeant MacDonald, the table by the bed. Considerable amount of blood was found on the camp bed and he also saw three

ed the pavilion, the Union Jack was that Kowloon has given me one of Country Dance (By the elder girls.) port of silver dollars, by removing who told him that he found it on

the greatest surprises that I have ever had in my life.

Before I came here I had envis

enfurled on the Club's flagpost and the band of the 3/15th Punjabis struck up the National Anthem and followed it by a popular selection. aged this territory as resembling Meantime "the large gathering seat in many respects that part of the et itself in semi-circle-on-the-Hala Peninsula to which I wad lawas of the Club opposite the first sent when I came out there. verandah where His Excellency was nearly 30 years ago. I speak of the large piece of mainland called Pro- Prior to reading the illuminated address, the Rev. J. Horace Johnvince Wellesley opposite the Island ston called upon the residents of of Penang, whigh is about the same Kowloon to rise. When the gather size as the Island of Hong Kong, ing was on its fect. the Chairman which, together with the province, read the address of welcome, which

makes up what is known as the was as follows:

settlement of Penang.

seated.

To His EXCELLENCY

SIR WILLIAM PEEL,

That province is mainly an Knight Commander of the most ex-agricultural province and is very cellent Order of the British Empire Companion of the distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Governor and Commander in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.. Your Excellency:

We, who reside in Kowloon, re- presenting various nationalities and multitude of interests, religious, educational, commercial, industrial and recreational, while associating ourselves. most heartily, with the loyal greetings accorded by the whole Colony to its new Governor nevertheless have coveted the privi lege of extending to you this even ing, on the ocession of your first visit to the Peninsula, a welcome all our own, full of unaffected good- will and loyal respect.

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Sailor's Hornpipe Dance

(By G. Jowitt and Mary Hayes.) the dancers on the piano,

Miss C Remedios accompanied

The function was brought to a close by a dance in the Cubhouse in which many couples took the

the discount and increasing their valle, might help to bring silver nearer parity with the bank note."

Portability of. Notes,

Mr. Cheung thought that Hong Kong, because of its geographical position and ita function as a dia- tributing centre, must adhere to the The various speeches were broad-silver standard until China aban-

floor.

035t.

The Officials

Those who served on the Wel. come Committee were as follows:

Executive Committee. The Rev.

O.B.E.

Reception. Committee. The Boà. Mr. J. P. Braga; The Hon, Dr. S.

dons it. The note tended to dia. place the silver dollar as currency because of its greater portability. Silver, being cumbrous, was dislik-

hindering trade. The remedy be suggested was restriction of the minting and import of silver dollars or receipt by the note-issuing banks of unlimited "quantities of

J. H. Johnston (Chairman), M. Hed and discounted accordingly, thus F. Un (Vice-Chairman), Mr. C. E. Terry (lion. Secretary), Mr. E Cock, 3.B.E., Mr. He U Ming, Mr. intensively planted out. It does Almada, Jr., Mr. J. H. Hunt, coutain, it is true, the terminus station of the Penang-Singapore Railway and the Penang-Bangkok Railway; it has an electric power station, a very tiny dock and a small slipway. You may imagine, when I give you that description, what a surprise it was to find how far from the truth I had been work ing on. I come here and find no doubt behind a certain amount of cultivation, although I have not had time to see much-a large and prosperous town, a large dock, one of the beat hotels, I am told, in the East and altogether an entirely different place from what I had imagined, and I can see how vast schemes are still going on further development.

W: Tso, O.B. Miss H. D. Saw-silver against the issue of cotes. yer, Diocesan Girls' School; M. He thought that Hong Kong cur- G. F. Nightingale, Central British School; Mr. W. T. Featherstone, renty should be brought to parity with silver and that the Buctuations Diocesan Boys School; Mr. R. Shim, Ying Wah College; Rev. W in the value of silver hindered W. Rogers, St. Andrew's Church Rev. Father Spada, Rosary Church

for

So far as I can see as regards Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, We believe that you will frequent each is of great importance to the ly be attracted across the Harbour other. The Island was established by the beauty and interest of the first and gradually grew prosperous Mainland. Here will be found the andI speak with very limited enly monument of antiquity of knowledge out of this prosperity which the Colony can boast, record-it aided this new territory which, ing an incident in the days of in its time, prew preaperous and is Kublai Khan. But we trust that growing fast daily and now can give you will feel, as we do, the fascina back to the Island to some extent tion of Kowloon's more recent his some of the help which it received tory and of the amazing schemes from it. for its development which are now

Governor and Golf, in progress, as well as of the vast possibilities it offers for future ex-I speak of one particular thing pansion. Some of us can recall the that I have read of, and that is the water supply. I understand that quiet sandy beaches where now stand mighty wharves and busy the water which you give to the with wonder bow, at the bat of a essential to it needs. If I am not dockyards and all of us have seen Island of Hong Kong is absolutely far-seeing and enterprising Govern- being too oficial: I think you have ment, the valleys are filled and the got for the benefit of the residents mountains and hills are brought low of Hong Kong what I am told is to prepare a highway for the trium- the best golf links east of Suez. I phant advance of Colonial pics have not yet had time to play there, perity, while the sea is compelled but I hope to do so in the near to retreat in face of its. spreading future, though I am rather afraid population and ever-widening activi- that those in charge will find, that 1. shall do more harm than good- unless an investigation into the friable qualities of the soil is of any advantage. (Laughter.).

ties.

this.

envelopes and several keys on the floor. The envelopes contained money, and one of the keys fitted one of the three safes installed "in the office:

that he then went up to the top -Detective Inspector Shanson-said.

floor and found an exit on the roof. It was bolted from the inside, and he decided that no one bad gone out by that entrance.

Money Strewn About.

As he was going down to the third. floor, Sergeant MacDonald, at the second floor, called to him. He was taken to the verandah and his attention was drawn to a num ground. Sergeant MacDonald pick- ber of envelopes strewn on the she used handed them to Inspector Shannon. The latter dis covered that there was money in these as well as in the other three envelopes found on the first floor. The total sum in all these covera from the safe. The money, said. corresponded with the amount lost Detective Inspector Shannon, was apparently left by the assailant in his flight

After inquiries, Detective Inspec- Mr. R. E. Lindsell, Kowloon Cricket The Chinese Gold and Silver Ex- tor Shannon decided that it was 80 Club Mr. H. Nish; Kowloon Bowl-change Association thought that the inside job. He had seven of the ing Green Club; Mr. Ho U. Ming,

eluding the defendant, sent up to Kwong Wah Hospital; Dr. Ip Kam bank note currency in use in Hong servants employed by the firm, in- Wah, Chin Wu Ath. Association; Kong based on silver had been in the Central Police Station, where. to the finger prints of these men were Mr. Mahan Singh, Kowloon Indian the past advantageous Tennis Club; Mr. Vore You Colony. At present the unsatis taken. The police officer later re- China Motor Bus Co.; Mr. F. H.

turned to the shop and took further Crapnell, Hong Kong & Kowloon factory feature was the use of silver finger prints of ten other men. He Wharf & Godown Co.; Mr. J. H. dollars, the handling and shroffing had adopted this procedure as he Hunt, O.B.E., Young Men's Chris

ant on one of the envelopes, tian Association; Mr. K. L. Chau, of which, being costly, put them at found a thumb print of the assail- The finger prints of these 17 men, Chinese Young Men's Christian a discount compared with notes. Association; Dr. V. N. Atienza, This hit small dealers who could together with that of the robber, Filipino Club; Mr. F. Cuthill, Kownot avoid receiving them and found were taken to Inspector Vincent. After examining the prints with loon Dock Recreation Club; Mr. Wang Tong Kee, Timber Guilds; difficulty in getting their creditors the instruments at his disposal, Mr. Wm. S. T. Louey, Kowloon to take him in turn. The remedy Inspector Vincent was able to say Motor Bus Co.; Mr. Un Pak Leung, the Association thought was that that 16 of the prints submitted to him were not identical with that Kwong Hip Loong Engineering Co. Mr.. E. Cock, M.B.E., Hong Kong the note-issuing banks should issue, shown on the envelope, but the re & Whampoa Dock Co. Mr. C more notes and absorb all silver maining one was, as far as he could Strafford, China Light & Power offered. This, together with restric-ascertain, similar with that of the Co.; Mr. L. D'Almada, Jr., Club de

assailant and that fager print Recreio; Mr. T. Bradford, Kowloon tion on the minting of silver, would happened to be that of the defend Football Club; Mr. K. C. Sum, Wah remove the premium on the bank ant Yan College; Mr. Chung Tu Shan,note. The drop in the price of sil

Going back to the scene of the Knitting Association; Mr. F. C.

non said that inquiries were made Association; Mr. M. M. Asianafell, to be paid for the other, and so Mow Funk Kowloon Residents ver, by discouraging imports, dis incident, Detective Inspector Shan- conraged also indirectly exports, a

among employees of the Company. Russian Cultural Association.

trade was brought to a standstill. A feki, who slept on the third floor, said that when he heard erics of Government should, therefore, "en-

save life," he ran downstairs, and deavour to prevent the drop in when about half way between the silver. But otherwies it was not necessary to stabilise the value of the silver dollars, as this would mean divorcing its value in the Colony from its value in China.

BOYISH PRANKS.

WHIPPING FOR NEXT OFFENCE.

Speculative Activity.

Mr. Tang thought it most advan tageous to Hong Kong to remain on the same basis as regards cur- rency as China and to use the silver dollar as legal tender, The unsatis factory features of the present cur- rency were the premium on notes and the discount on silver dollars, fame of the forest" both of which hindered the free ex

third and the second floor, he met the defendant going up to the third floor. He did not think of it as peculiar then, as the defendant was an employee of the firm, and be aides, the fok himself was rushing down the staircase.

Continuing, Detective Inspector Shannon explained that the corn.. plainant only came out of hospital to say definitely that the defendant on Sunday. He was not prepared was the assailant, but he would. produce evidence against the de- fendant. Detective Inspector Shan. non explained that the whole-house

We bid Your Excellency to accept our assurance that, whenever the

When two Chinese boys. made concerns of this part of the Colony

their appearance before Mr. Whyte I understand that Kowloon has a fall under your consideration, you may count upon the whole hearted certain number of problems of its Suith, yesterday on the charge of co-operation of its residents in own in addition to the long list of damaging trees in the vicinity of every effort that is undertaken for Hong Konge generally, but, I also Pance Avenue, Fromuntin, Inspector the pubile good, for here dwells an understand from certain proceed Chester Woods, of Mongkok Police enger and law-abiding community, ings in Council, which I have read, Station, remarked, that arising out in which all classes are prepared to that you have doughty champions of complaints sent in by residente without distinction who can be trusted to see that your of that district about Chinese boys

haroitin damaging flame can only say that in your genuine, aspirations I will always give the keep an eye on any more such speculators were importing large no lamp inside the greatest sympathy and considera. offences, with the result that the

two lads were arrested... tion that I can.

In conclusion, I wish Kowloon a The Magistrate, however, dis continuation of the enhancement of charged the boys, but cautioned the greatest prosperity which is them that if they should be caught evident here today. Thank you again, they would receive a whip

pingl (Applause.)

of race of créeu.

Thus, with one accord, we have wathered here to day to give Your Excellency a right loyal and cordial welcome to -Kowloon

(Signed), J. HoRACE JOHNSTON,

Chairman, Welcome Committee. HFUN,

Vice-Chairman.

quantities of silver dollars, thus thought that it was not likely that the man had escaped down bringing about a glut of these and a growing preference in favour of the the staircase The constable, who We almost immediately came, on to the note.

The meeting recorded its thanks scene would have observed him, if to these four gentlemen for their he had escaped by that route,

The case was adjourned, assistance.

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