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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1930.

FLYING CLUB'S BAD LUCK. CANTON'S MUI-TSAI.

FIRST EXHIBITION MARRED BY

ACCIDENT.

'PLANE TURNS TURTLE: AIRMEN SAFE,

It was most unfortunate that the first exhibition of flying by the Hong Kong Flying Club yesterday should have been marrod by an accident, luckily without any serious injuries to the two ac- cupants of the machine. The 'plane, however, was badly damaged as a result of the right wing aileron being broken on touching the ground, This forced the pilot to land in a paddy field when the machine turned over. The two airmen managed to extricate theinselves and are none the worse except for a few scratches.

We give below, a detailed account of the accident by an eye- witness, who is himself, an experienced pilot.

THE ACCIDENT.

yester

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'Plans Turns Over.

Immediately upon touching, the MACHINE LANDS IN PADDY wheels sank into the ground, and

FIELD.

she turned over on to her back, breaking the tail. The force, of the landing was completely absorbed in the breaking up of the wings and tail, with the result that both Messrs. Howes and Harvey sustain ed nothing worse than a slight scratch and other minor injuries

Shortly after 5.30 p.m. day, Mr. Harvey, an experienced pilot in the service of the Far

East Aviation Company, took up the Hermes-Avian VR-HAA with Mr. Howes, the new club instruc- tor, in the back seat for the pur- pose of bombing, with bags filed with flour, a motor car driven by Mr. E.. I. Wynne Jones. This form

most

It is considered that this accident, which admittedly is un fortunate at the early stages of the Club's activities," convincingly de monstrates the comparative safety of flying, for if a

motor-CLT

PROCLAMATION ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

[FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]

The Canton, Government has re- cently issued a proclamation re quiring registration of mui-tani throughout the province of Kwang tung. The procedure is as follows:

1-Owners and muitmi shall go together to the police station for registration, and declare the sani's name and surname, age, place of birth. personal appearance, re- latives, and purchase-price paid, whereupon a certiñcate will be issued.

-Ownets of mui-tsai who fail

to register will be liable to heavy

fine.

3.-If any deliquent is known to house-owners or neighbours, the matter shall be reported to the police: failure to give such infor mation will be punished by fine.

TONG KA WAN.

OPENING INDEFINITELY

POSTPONED!

[FROM OVE OWN CORRESPONDENT.1

CANTON, August 6.

The opening ceremony of Tong. Ka Wan, which, after several post- ponements, Was scheduled for August 10, is again postponed; and this time indefinitely. The Com mittee in charge of, affairs stute. that the recent typhoon, which wrought havoc upen the work going on there,, was responsible for this last pastponement Practically all the matsheds and other temporary structures were blown down and destroyed. A large part of the pince was flooded, and considerable damage was done to the highways to Tong Ka Was from Macao, Shekki and other places. These are being repaired, according to the Committee. At first it was believed that the repair work could be done by or even before August 10, when the opening ceremony was to take place, but it was later found that a great deal more time would be required. And as too many dates had been announeed which could not be fulfilled, the Committee is 6.When the marriage of a re-refraining frota announcing any gistered mui-tacz takes place, it shall be reported to the police, and more for fear of causing further her name will be struck off the re- disappointment to the public. gister.

-When ver a census is taken of any place, full details of mui-tsal must be recorded precisely."

entitled to be married at her own

5.-After registration, when mustani comes of full age, she is will, and owners are not allowed to ill-treatment or of re-sale, the mai tsai should report the matter to the police, and the case will be inves tigated at once.

re-sell her. la case of any act of

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shall be given the opportunity of 7-Before "marriage a muitas obtaining education and occupa-

tional training to enable her to earn, a livelihood.

The date for the opening cere-

the arrangements have been made," mony will be announced after all but not before.

Mr. Tang Shao Yi, the prime

ཛཱ།'.

KWANGSI'S LAST STAND.

CANTON FORCÉS CLOSING

IN ON ENEMY.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT,]

CANTON, August & Following their bloodless capture of Kweilin, an important commer cial centre on the upper part of the Kwei River in Kwangs, the pro- Nanking forces, under General Chen headquarters to that city, accord- Tsai Tong have moved their field

ing to an official communiqité re ceived here to-day. The Kwangsi

oops have evacuated to Liuchow and Yungfook, where they expect

·to".

make a last stand against the Canton forces closing in on them. They are reported to be digging in, preparing an elaborate line of de fence around Liuchow, their last, stronghold.

Attempt to Assassinate General

Wong Shiu Hung An attempted assassination was made on the life of General Wong Shiu. Hung, a big leader of the Kwangsi troops, but the would-be assassin only succeeded in wound. ing the General in the leg, which was not serious. The assailant was immediately caught by General Wong's bodyguard and is now being held for trial.

CORRESPONDENCE.

shall resume her original name Tong Ka Wan into a world duty 8-After registration the mui-mover of the scheme for developing CHAIRS AND RICKSHAWS. and surname instead of taking that free port to be known as Chung-

"of her owner.

state what

of aerial sport" has been largely had turned over in this neighbour. carried out in England at flying hood, the occupants would certainly club meetings, and if it had not have been severely injured if not Leen for a piece of very bad luck killed.

9.-When a mui-tsui is of tender the event would have been a com- It is too early to

will be done with the machine, but, owners must not impose upon

her any heavy manual labour. plete success.

it is understood it is insured, and it is highly probable that's new machine will be purchased in the very near future.

In the early stages, Mr. Wydne Jones took his motor car down to wards the sea-wall and was bomb-

shan Port, in memory of the late [TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG Dr. Sun Yat Sen, has left the South

for Nanking on some important

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10. The local authority shall business in connection with the pro- establish institutes for the protec-ject. He will not return for another

SIR-If."Pung Yau" is really tion of poor girle, and a 60 month at least. It is, therefore, chair and rickshaw coolies or to "Pung Yau "whether to the courage the various charitable .so- cieties to organize similar relief probable that the opening cere- the work for poor girls, sa da to

"shortsighted Well-wishers " olling mony will not take place until the does not matter-ke must be blind eradicate the custom

middle of next month. The Preto the fact that as long as the Hong Kong Government issues licences to

Second Machine Available. ed successfully two or three times The accident will in no way inter-girls. before be turned northwards. fere with the Club's, activities, as 11-Persons not having mui-taoi paratory Committee, did not even After this the car was moving the second machine is immediately available and there are sufficient rapidly backwards and forwards in

advanced papila to take training on the broadest parts of the aerodrome

a seaplane, for which purpose the and several pear hits were register-second machine is rigged, ed.

Filot's Foresight,.

On one of the dives from east to west the right wing of the machine just touched the ground, breaking the right wing aileron this ap parently damaged the lateral con- trol of the machine, with the result that Mr. Harvey, very wisely, want straight on, as it would have been extremely dangerous to attempt e turn to land on

the aerodrome

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The area surrounding the aero- drome, consisting of felds, is bad for landing. It is mostly soft

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paddy fields, which, after the re- cent rains, are softer than usual. The machine travelled from the edge of the aerodrome for about half a mile before coming to rest in a paddy-field.

SOLICITOR'S CHEQUE TO PAY BAIL.

DEFENDÁNT AFRAID OF BEING ROBBED.

prior to the date of this proclama-hold its regular meeting yesterday, tion shall not buy or keep them, and owing to the absence of Mr. Tans. anyone found violating this regula- tion is liable to severe punishment..

اگو

MENACE TO MACHINES WHEN

Seemingly none the worse for TRESPASSING AT KAI TAK. their trying experience, the two airmen were escorted back to the Club House, where they received the condolences of the members and their friends.

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... LANDING.

Presentation to F. O. Bennett, Shortly afterwards Mr. CD. | the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday Lambert (the acting Club Com on charges of trespassing at the inpdere), presented a silver model Kai Tack Aerodrome, which is land of the Avia. VR-HAA to Flying under the control of the Hon. the Officer A: D. Bennett, R.A.F., in Director of Air Services, his Wor: appreciation of his services to the ship questioned whether the charge Club as honorary instructor during was

He quoted from the months before Mr. Howes or Interpretation Ordicance 31 of 1911, rived in the Colony,

section 10 and asked in whom the land was vested.

correct.

"BANDITRY IN HAINAN.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, August 6,

The

those "beasts of burdena, the streets in Hong Kong and Kowloon will be well, decorated with chairs and rickshaws, whether the Govern ment granta an increase or not.

"Pung Yau" entirely drifted away from the question under dis- cussion at the Legislative Council meeting. The Hon. member of the Legislative Council petitioned for an increase of fare, and not the

It is learned that Admiral Chen Chak has decided to take an ine On the appearance of five Chinese spection trip to the island of Hai- women before Mr. Whyte-Smith atnan on board the gunboat Chung- abolishment of rickshaw's and

shan sometime this month.

chairs. That will follow auto- island is at present rife, with ban-matically when the P.W.D. CAN dits, and outlaws.

invent some way to improve the Numerous vil lages and towns, including King numerous alleyways of Hong Kong Shan and Ching Man, have of late and make the steep paths leading been systematically ransacked by to the doorsteps of all Peak resid- these notorious marauders. The ences accessible to taxis. No doubt people's militia and the Govern of the Hong Kong Government will ment troops there appeared to be then consider ways and means to While regretting the unfortunate

powerless against these bandits. abolish rickshaws and chairs. Admiral Chen Chak will make an accident, M., Lambert expressed his

attempt to size up the situation and confidence in the future of the Club, and stressed the necessity of flying.

Magistrate: But he is not a dispatch an expedition "there later members taking their instruction Government servant-At present.Da.. seriously and adhering to the re- he is the Hon. Commander Hole. gulations of the Club,, which had been prepared by the General and Flying Committees of the Club after consultation with the Club Instrue

tor.

VOLUNTEER CONCERT

TO-MORROW.

AN ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME

The public is reminded of the

In applying for bail for a Chi-promenade concert which is to take nese, who was charged with posses place on the Volunteer Parade sion of an automatic pistol, a Ground to-morrow at 9.30 p.m.

Luger pistol and a quantity of His Excellency the Oormor,

whois Honorary Colonel of the Mr. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Corps, will be dining with the the officers that night, and during din Magistracy yesterday that police had gone thoroughly into her the Volunteer Band will play the case and had no objection.assisted by, local, talent. ̈ They suggested that the sum of 85,000 should be fixed,

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Sub-Inspector Elston: The Direc- tor of Air Services.

KOWLOON SHOPKEEPERS

CHARGED...

To finance. the suggestion of Pung Yau," more than one lakh of dollars would be required to turn these thousands of rickshaws and chair coolies into unemployed

LAM, TACK IN.

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Canton, August. 5

Inspector Elston pointed out that UNWHOLESOME SARDINES. chauffeurs-Yours, etc., trespassers on the aerodrome were a menace to aeroplanes landing. there. Complainants had been re- ceived about persons wandering aimlessly on the grounds, and in this particular case, the women were there to dry grass,

OF

Charges concerning the alleged sale of unwholesome tins of sardines unft for food, were preferred) On being told that there were no against severn! Chinese shop-keep- Chinese notices put up theers, at the Kowloon Magistracy yes- grounds, his Worship remarked that it was only fair to the Chinese that such notifications should be dis played. Defendants were let off with a caution.

CANTON-SHANGHAI AIR :

MAIL.

SERVICE TO-START NEXT MONTH

It is stated by the Chinese Press that arrangements have been com

terday before Mfr. Whyte-Smith.

Mr. L. E. Andrewes, Assistant Crown Solicitor, appeared for the prosecution, while Senior Sanitary Inspector Taylor was present, as complainant

US. TRADE IN SOUTH CHINA

COMMISSIONER APPOINTED FOR HONG KONG.

As reported recently in these. columns, the United States will be opening a Trade Commissioner's office in Hong Kong under the De- partment of Commerce. Mr. Gran-

The defendants were Ho Leung and Ho Sit, of 32, Shantung Street, and Lei Shui Fat and Lei Wu, of ville Woodward, who has for the' 58. Reclamation Street.

Pleading not guilty, Ho Leung Trade Commissioner in Shanghai, past three years been the U.S. stated that the tins mentioned were entrusted to him by Ho Sit. The has been appointed to the post at sardines were to be taken back to Hong Kong

cata.

the country at the earliest opportu-. nity. They were not meant for will negotiate his business from the For the present the Commissioner human consumption, but as food for

American Consulate, but it is hoped Ho Sit, who was summoned for that by October 1, separate offices possession of 1,180 tins, admitted will be available in the city. M The object of the concert is to pleted by the Canton authorities that the goods were found on his Woodward is well known to many for an air mail service, between premises, but he submitted that friends in China as in addition to Canton, Swatow and Shanghai int

they were there waiting to be holding the post of U.8. Trade Com Payment missioner in Shanghai. he had pre-

The service, 1 18 understood, will attempted to dispose of the tins in

secure adequate Band funds.

Mr. Lo intimated that his client Tickets will be $1 each.

Eie Worship was asked to accept

the latter explaining that the sum

not taken it with him to Court,

Tientsin

Mr. Lo's cheque for that amount, risk of being robbed, defendant had i start as from the middle of next the dust carts, but the coolies had rost of United States Vice-Consul at

month. The charge for each letter refused to receive them. will range from six to ten cents. ·It' understood that the machines will be supplied by a Hong Kong firmo

had been deposited by defendant at The Magistrate granted the up his office but, not wishing to run the plication, the police raising no ob (Continued at foot of next column.). jection.

After hearing statements by the other defendants, his Worship re- corded pleas of not guilty for all defendants, and fixed hearing for all cases on August 14,

The move, to establish in Hong Kong a Trade Cominissioner's office which will function for South China generally is an innovation by the U.S. Department of Commerce

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