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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1930.

THE HIGH COST OF CORRESPONDENCE.

POLITICS.

MRS. MCCORMICK'S EXPENDITURE.

CAMPAIGN COSTS TO BE. INQUIRED INTO,

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY TREES."}

Ste-In tast Saturday's issue of your pape...reports of the two undermentioned cases appeared in adjoining columns.

In the first case

TUBERCULOSIS IN. HONG KONG.

QUESTIONS AT SANITARY

BOARD MEETING.

At a meeting of the Sanitary Board to be held this afternoon, Mr M E. Lo will put the" follow- ing questions:-

MORTGAGE CASE JUDGMENT.

THREE JUDGES SIT IN APPEAL COURT.

COUNSEL DISAGREE ON AN IMPORTANT POINT

PLAYGROUND FOR CHILDREN.

WORK COMMENCED IN KOWLOON.

SOME DETAILS OF THE SCHEME

:

[UNITED PRESS.]

A full Court of three Judges A very elaborate children's play................ "With reference to the Motion of Chicago, July 14-Investigation

an American the Board passed on the 13th (Sir Peter Grain, Sir Joseph ground, replete with see-saws, of the expenditure of Mrs. Bath scaman was convicted of a brutal February, 1930, in connection with Kemp and Mr. Justice Wood) sat swings, maypoles, hoop-los, etc., Hanna McCormick in gaining the assault upon a Chinese girl, pa the scourge of Tuberculosis, will at the Supreme Court yesterday to will be available for the children of Republican Senatorial nomination assault of auch severity that the the Head of the Sanitary Depart-heat an appeal against a judgment residents in Kowloon in about three,

of the former Chief Justice, Sir months' time: from Illinois was started to-day by girl was incapable, at the time, ofment inform the Board: the Senate's committee of inves-giving evidence against her assail- (a) Whether the Motign has re- Henry Gollan, delivered on April. tigation of campaign costs.

ant. For this unbridled savagery

ceived the consideration of the 8 this year. "Government, A report submitted to the com- the man (?) was fined $25, plus'81Q mittee by Senator Gerald P. Nye compensation to the girl of North Dakota, indicated that Mrs. McCormick had spent, & total Chinese coolie was convicted of of G.8325,000. Senator Nye sanatching a handbag from a lady chairman of the committee. .

and was sentenced to 12 months'

In the second case

A young

On her own behalf Mrs. Mchard labour, and 24 strokes of the Cormick insisted that this figure birch. was an inflated and exaggerated. onc. She declared that her 6x penses came to approximately G.$252,000,

I quite realise that highway robbery is a very serious offence, which merits heavy punishment,

(b) If so, what action (if any) the Government intends to take thereon:

As our readers' are Lware, the site selected is the triangular piece of land bounded by Chatham Road on the south and by Nathan and Middle Roads on the other sides.

In the original action, the plain tiff, Li Po Kwai, alia, Li Kan, of 1, Seymour Terrace, asked for a

Work was commenced a few days (c) In particular, whether any de declaration from the Court that

cision has been come to in he was the rightful owner of 18 ago on the site, the contractors regard to the feasibility of and 20, Wing Kut Street, and re being Messrs. Kin Lee & Co. The providing some form of Poor Law infirmary for the care of assignment of the property free of area will be first levelled, and even- Chinese cases." ".

mortgage for 805,000. The proper.tually turfed.

A rectangular pavilion, slightly Insanitary Public Latrines. Mr. Wong Kwang Tin will ask "Has the attention of the

ty was mortgaged to Tsang Chuen,

partner in the Kum Chung larger than that erected on the Bank, Queen's Road Central, by present children's playground in

but a study of the two cases forces Head of the Sanitary Department Li Nga Ching, who were both cited Chatham Road, will be erected on

Many private organizations colone to conclude, either that the

been drawn to the recent com-

lected and spent money at their magistrates regard the protection of plaints regarding the insanitary dant, whom plaintiff claims as his situated on the Middle Road side

own volition, it was pointed out,

and this is believed to account for the disparity between the two figures.

property as of far greater im

portance than the protection of life and limb, or that two codes of justice exist in this Colony.

The committee is handicapped It would be interesting to know through lack of any set standard of what punishment would have been what constitutes excessive" ex-awarded the coolie had his offence

Hong Kong, July 21.

F. M."

state of the following underground

water closets:-

(a) At the junction of Pettinger Street and Queen's Road Cen-

tral.

(h) At the junction of D'Aguilar

Street and Wellington Street. (c) At the junction of Wellington Street and Queen's Road Cen- tral}"

as defendants. The second defen- the new site. This pavilion will be

son, was not present during the hearing of the case.

penditure in such a matter. Com-been accompanied by violence. mittee members privately admitted Yours, etc...“ to-day that there was no definite figure as to the proper cost of a nomination since the size of a state, the amount of heat generated in a campaign and the scope of the candidate's appeal 'obviously must WOMAN HAWKER CAUGHT AT tary Department consider the aboli.signment he never intended to con-

all be considered.

When she appeared, early in May, before the Senate committee Mrs. McCormick submitted figures to show that she had spent out of her own pocket the sum of G:$252,372 in the April primary against Senator Charles S. Deneen, who shid he had spent but G.824,404.

Some Other Figures. This compares with Sezator Tru man Newberry's expenditure in, 1918 of G.819,000 to beat Mr. Henry Ford (Senator Newberry was sent ed by the Senate, but condemned); Mr. Frank L. Smith's expenditure of G.$156,702 in the 1928 primaries in Illinois (Mr. Smith was ansted by the Senate), and the famous, expenditure in Pennsylvania of G.8780,000 by Mr. William S. Vare, who was denied his seat for that

reason.

』

Mrs. McCormick's money went in part as follows

G.$26,000 for printing, plus G.820,881 for mailing, plus another G.812,482 for postage.

G.8107,518 for county organiza- tions."

G. $15,654 for newspaper advertis

ing.

ONCE TOO OFTEN.

LAST.

Are the Eoxious gases emanating from these places due to an inade quate supply of water or to a lack .of supervision 1.

Will the Head of the Sani-

tion of the dry system for all public closets at Hong Kong and Kowloon and employ in its stead the system of water carriage?

She hawked without a licence and was arrested, but as she had enough to deposit as bail, she was iii. Where the use of dry closets released. Nothing daunted, she is inevitable, are there any reme. returned to the vicinity of the dies whereby their evil effects may Yaumati Market where she startede minimised " hawking again, but this time the long arm of the law reached her and, she was taken to the Station by an Indian constable. This time she had no money and was detain- ed for the night and then brought before the Magistrate the next moraing.

That is the story of the Chinese woman who appeared before Mr. Whyte-Smith Yesterday on two charges, viz., hawking without a licence and aiding children to hawk.

The Magistrate remarked that he had often seen the woman in Shan tung Street helping young children

SOLD FOR $100.

TRAFFIC IN GİRLS IN SINGAPORE.

Further instances of the traffic in women and girls in Singapore were revealed in two cases which came before Mr. C. Wilson, the Singapore Criminal District Judge. The cases

were heard in caméra.

It was revealed in evidence that

of the

On each side of the pavilion will be see-saws and swings. Nearer the middle of the ground a waypole will be put up, and there will be hoop-las.

Nothing that will provide amuse- dient for the children has been overlooked According to present pinas Middle Rond will be closed to traffic, and will be specially sur- faced so as to make it an ideal place for children to ride their scooters and tricycles.

It was catablished that plaintiff, under the name of Li Hung Cheung, alias Li Po Kwai, trans ferred the property to himself, up- der another aliar of Li Kan, and the second defendant, who is his second son, as joint-tenants. The deed of assignment was exccuted on March 9, 1917, and a sum of $16,000 was entered as payment by the assignees to the plaintiff, who stated, however, in Court that in fact no consideration was received by him in respect of the transfer.

Plaintiff alleged that by the as- fer any beneficial interest in the property in question upon the se coad defendant, and that he re- tained complete control and pas.. session of such property. On March 7, 1999, the second defendant. although he was not aware, accorded to come down to a question of Mr. Sheldon argued that the tiff that he had no beneficial in- ing to the allegations of the plain personal heneur. terest in the property in question, mortgaged oue equal undivided moiety thereof to the first defen-

dant.

!

Along the outer border of the ground a number of garden-chairs. will be provided. The work will be completed in about three months, and its accomplishment will be something to which parents and children will look forward to with

eagerness.

mortgage could not have been ad- mitted unless the register had been searched, because defendant admitted that the deeds were in the hands of plaintiff. Counsel In his judgment Sir Henry Gol-asked if their Lordship, would not Ian found in favour of plaintiff, take it as a fact that the register and made a declaration that plain-bad been searched, then he would tiff was entitled to the property in ask for a note of it to be made in: question free from the mortgage to case the matter went before another the first defendant, and also cr

Court. dered the re-assignment of the un- divided moiety of the said proper-ho was not trying to shut out any Mr. Potter rose again to say that ty to the plaintiff.

In the Appeal Court, Mr. H. G. Sheldon, instructed by Mr. F., X. D'Almada, sar., of Messrs. D'Al madh & Mason is for appellant, Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., with Mr F. C. Jenkin. instructed by Mr

an official of the Chinese Pro-A. W. E. Davidson, of Messrs. tectorate raided a house in Desker Hastings, Denny & Bowley, are for

the respondent. . Road on May 26. He went upstairs and discovered five, girls hiding

argument, but he strongly objected to any suggestion that there was any admision on his part which would relieve Mr. D'Almada of going into the witness box, or that the other side were in any way re- lieved of the liability of calling Mr. D'Almada if they thought they ought to have done so.

Judge's Observation.

G.$3,000 for the "coloured de. to sell their wares, while strangely under a bed. Two, of these girls Sheldon said that as the first defen- dus' poing na itangkit destroy the

partment to work among the many Negro voters in Chicago.

The present inquiry is considered of special importance because it may help to set limite at which expenditures must be cut in future cases. Mrs. McCormick will spend many thousands more, presumably, when she goes into her final cam- paign against the Democratic can- didate ex-Senator James Hamilton

Lewis in the cutumn.

The committee's inquiry will in clude other campaigns besides that of Mrs. McCormick,

BUDDHISTS IN CONFERENCE.

PLANS FOR MISSIONARY WORK.

[UNITED - PRESS,]

TORTO, July 20. Japan will be represented by 41 delegates including three woman, at the Pan-Pacific Young Men's Buddhist Conference opening to morrow in Hawaii. a

enough, she never held anything in her hands. One thing struck him as rather curious, and that was that

whenever she saw him (his Wor- ship), she would hide behind a pillar. His Worship added that the woman must be rather clever at her game, as she had no previous con-

victions!

:"

A fine of $4 or six days was im posed on the first count, while a caution was administered on the second.

A MYSTERY PLANE, CHAMBERLAIN PLANNING" TO BEAT RECORD.

UNITED PRESS.]

A "mystery plane' motored by engines of radical design is near ing completion in New Jersey for 2 trans-oceanic, flight this sum mer with Clarence Chamberlain, trans-Atlantic fier and Bath Nichols, society aviatria, at the controis.

were under 18 years of age.

Search of Register Disputed. After reading the judgment, Mr.

dant wanted to advance money on the property he went to see Mr. F. X D'Almada, who searched the register and examined the memorí.

They were removed to the refuge at Po Leung Kuk. When produced before the magistrate the younger. girl, who is only 17, said she did not remember her father's name and did not know how much Wong Ab Ng had paid for her. She was sold in a Singapore lodging house for $100, which was given to Wong Ah Ng

The woman Wong Ah Ng was sen- tenced to two years rigorous im prisonment and a fine of $500. The girls will be retained at the Po Leung Kuk.

Sir Joseph Kemp remarked that it seemed to him to be a very seri-

whole case. If there was no search of the register, there was no repre sentation.

5

Speaking on the point, Mr. Jen- Mr. Potter pointed out that there kin said that his recollection was exactly the same as Mr. Potter's. was no evidence of a search, and se as a witness it had not been prova reasonable motive for keeping Mr. D'Almada had not been called Whether or not Mr. Alabaster had ed. Counsel continued that in the Mr. D'Almada out of the witness Court below they had been careful box they did not know, but they not to admit that Mr. D'Almada very much doubted the bona fuler had made any search because they of the defendant, as they believed wanted him to go into the witness he knew full well that Li Po- box to speak about a letter written by his firm to plaintiff in the name of Li Kan asking for production,

of deer after the mortgage.

Mr. Sheldor contended that there was not the slightest doubt that the case was argued from the be- ginning on the assumption that, the register had been searched

wai's other name was Li Kan Defendant instructed Mr. D'A- at Li Po kwei's shop and he could mada to write a letter to Li Kan only have done that by knowing that the two names belong to the same man.

The evidense n the second case

They had wanted Mr, D'Almada heard showed the house in Craig

to go into the witness box in order Mr. Patter replied that Mr. Shel- to put that letter to hire, and Mr. Road had been raided on May 28.

don was not them in the case which | Alabaster sounded the Judge as It was kept by a woman named was conducted by Mr. Alabaster. to whether he required Mr. D'AN Ngoa Hwa Two girls were found If Mr. Sheldon had been told by mada to be called, asking whether inside. One was 11 years old, and Mr. D'Almada that the case was there was any question about the argued on the assumption that no register being searched. Mr. Pot the other was 19. Both were taken evidence of the search was requirter was just about to get to his Although many of the construc tion details are being carefully to the Po Leung Kuk. The younger ed, then Mr. D'Almada's recollec feet to admit it when he (Mr. Jen. Mr, Sheldon asked their Lorded to make sure that Mr--D'Al kept under cover, it is known that girl stated that the old woman was tion was entirely wrong lan) stopped him because he want the plane, motors and navigation her grandmother and had induced ship if it can fairly be said on made was called instrumente embody several unique her against her will to live with the notes appearing in the record After a moment of discussion, features, and are intended for ex- The Conference will last one week treme. long distance flying... The Fukien man. Money was paid to that there was any suggestion Mr. Potter said he felt very strong. about the memorial not havingly on the point because it secraed and will discuss general questions outstanding feature of the Cham her grandmother."

been searched.

gehitu him there was a suggestion of in relation to the organization; berlain mystery craft is said to be Ngoa, Hwa was sentenced to two

Replying further, Mr. Potter sharp practice. growth and welfare of Buddhist its specially geared propeller. years rigorous imprisonment and a Churches."

Chamberlain, though reticent the of 8500 or twelve months. She said that he fully helieved that Mr. Sheldon: That is ridiculous. Mr. D'Almada would have gone and their Lordships know it is Japanese delegates include Hideo about his latest venture, has ad- had had a conviction for 4 into the witness box at the proper ridiculous." Yogami, Janichiro Zitegawa and witted that he is building such a similar offences o Akira Iwaanki, educators and plane, that Miss Nichols is under It was stated in Court that if any time, but to suggest that Mr. Al-Mr Potter Their Lordships leaders in the Young Men's Bud contract to him for an indefinite of the fine was paid it was to go to haster was induced to believe that don't know what Mr. Sheldon has

that evidence need not he called by said to me down here, dhist movement in Japan. Iwasaki period and that "he probably will the girl, "

of any admission is a member of the Y.M.B.A. By over the Atlantic some time."

absolutely incorrect. What han Bir Peter Grain (with a smile): (Young Men's Buddhist Association) Selection of Miss Nichols us co

Potter of the Imperial University, Tokyo-pilot on the "journey to nowhere," Upon the request of the Califor-pened was that Mr. Alabastry said and we don't want to know, Mr. Pococodingsefthe conference éhick Chambariain's intimate in Cornazation Commissioner, the will call Mr. D'Almada if youLater, Sir Peter Grain said they may include plans for additional friends believe will be a world Californian State Attorney-General Handballar ished that nothing had

the effect that Mr. MANCHETY Work in corg Felda argde to cry that record indstingla iglied to the effo it is understood here. These pro Graf Zeppelin, was decided upon tion, Japanese who are ineligible Alabaster would, conduct his dorence proved with regard to

Mr. Sheldon was occupied dur-, posals will be followed closely by a month ago, after Chamberlain to American citizenship may lease exactly how he liked. Mr. Pofter Christian missionaries who have had accompanied the comele ir buildings for any period. The rul- added that he would like to asking the remainder of the day in laboured for many years in Japan queen on n 3,000 mile day and ing concerned a Japanese hotel in Mr. Jenkin to address their Lord quoting Home cases and he was not without stemming the growth of night fight through the United Sacramento, which was found not ships on the point because it seem finished when the Court adjourned Buddhism,

(Continued on next Oolumn.) until this morning. to violate the Alien Land Act.

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