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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1931.

AFTERMATH OF THE and another soup kitchen will be ECHO OF THE RIOTS.

FLOODS.

GRAND CANAL.

Leponed very soon to citro for 10,000

Those campe must be maintaine 1 until the water is off the land

OLBEN

DEATH INQUIRIES HELD

YESTERDAY

HUNG HÀM POLICE SHOOT.

**JUSTIFIABLE ING:

HOMICIDE."

CORRESPONDENCE, HONG KONG STOCK Ultra-violet rays

All letters intended for publi- Confida muat he accompassed by the time and address of the writer, not for publication, unless to desired, but as evidence of good faith.—ED.]

DEAR BRUTUS: WHY NO NEWS?

Au lúquiry into the deaths of three Chinese killed in the anti- [TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONG KONG

DAILY PRESS,"]·

day afternoon before Mr. Fraser sitting as Coroner, assisted with a jury consisting of Mr. AD. Alves (foraman), Mr. A. L. Osmund and Mr. Tam.

MENDING THE BREAKS INwhich will not be before the and

of January at the earliest."

No traces of starvation, were A HUGE ENGINEERING FEAT. found as job by Mr. Edwards. Ha

investigated

of reported starvation but found; that the un- Paiping, October 27.The drain fortunate sufferers were victims of age of the flood waters from a vast dysentry, which is taking a fearful ares north of the Yangtare River toil. Large numbers are still live and east of the Grand Canal de ing on stocks saved by them from pends primarily upon the comple the flood or salvaged afterwards Japanese riots in Kowloon on tion of two large pieces of engineer from the water. The problem of September 27 and 28. Inst was heid ing. The breaks in the Grand relief wil: become much greator as as the Kowloon Magistracy "yestor Camal dykes must be closed and these scattered supplies are exhaust- the streaps from Northern Kinog into the sea muat he dredged tood. By December 1, it is feared, savere suffering from hunger with provide channels for the flow-off..

bogini The Kiangsu Provincial Govern-

It took the party five days in ment is proceeding vigorously with

Me launch to make the return tr timban taška. according to Dwight W. Edwards, a deputy to Hiughwa, as there are no land. director of field operations of the marks by which proper chapaola National Flood Relief Commission, can be followed. They frequently who has just returned from a ten-get stuck on dykes and it was neces day inspection trip through the sary many times to unload the co) Grand Canal' contry. Mr. Edwards from the launch before it could be has been general secretary of the Hosted off. Hinghwn, a walled city Peiping Y.M.CA he has buen roof 80,000 people, in the largest cits lasend for an indefinite period by in the Grand Canal fooded areas. the "for food relief work. Already 10,000 bags of ficur and in a serious condition the previous He was accompanied on his trip by 880,000 have been sent into the city day. Mr. A. C. Ho, one of the secretaria By Government and private relieï

3. Chan Cheung, aged 13, who of the Bold operations departmentagonales. ·

All but five of the twenty-Avo

House Compistely Destroyed died in Kowloon Hospital from breaks in the Grand Coanl dyke From the fact that they saw no bullet wounds in the head at 347 had already been closed last woek,

isolated roofs whatever, it is feared said Mr. Edwards, of the Burma of Reconstruction of has completely destroyed all houses Kiangsu Province, Mr. Shen, assur built on the lower levels, leaving nd us that two others would be closed before the end of October. only the larger villages on These two breaks at Chow Kuan Paland. The greatest loss of lite and

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The subjects of the inquiry were:-

MARKET.

YESTERDAY'S TRANSAC-

TIONS,

With the further rise in exchange the murkat showed an ear

camior ten- doney, tonding to keep prospective buyers aloof for the time being,

Banks were done at $1,530 and $1,500.

China Underwriters could have

· Indo-China's - (Deferred) been obtained at $6.

into domand at. $90;

Kallan Minings were on offer at

30/

$2.30.

S18,-As one for many years koen-

local Amateur Dramatic Club, I interested in the doings of the

have always looked forward; about this time, to seeing something in the Press regarding its programme

Providents (old) were offering at for the ensuing season, but this year the usual announcements do not ap6.20. The new shares, after being 1. Shek Chan Fai, aged seven-pear to have been made and it was done at #9.65, closed wanted af teen, who died of side wounds. in only by chance that my eye caught Kowloon Hospital at 8.30 am on sight of a somewhat obscure adver- September 28, having been admitted tisement of Sir James Barries "Dear Brutus," which, I notice, is to be produced on Saturday next..

The Hongkong public has always given the A.D.C. a full menure of -support-in-its-enterprises, and is generally not a little intrigued to

ete. I think it is to be, regretted that the usual little paragraphs re- garding the composition of the pro- duction, and so forth, have not ap peared and unless there is some Very good reason for it on this occasion, I suggest the omission be remedied,-Yours, etc.

Hotels (old), which were pub through at #14.35, had further scl- lers as the close at this rate. The|| Dew shares wore dealt in at $14.40.

Lands were on offer at $81.

Star Ferries were offering at

pr

and the chief that the action of water and windy.. on September 27, having been know just who is taking part, etc., at 896,80, had buyers of $204.

and He Tang are 300 and 100 fent long. Roads, clay and sandbags are being used.

admitted the same day, and.

3. Fong Koo, aged 40, killed by Sorgeant Hunter at Hung Hom on September 28.

Mr. D Burlingham, Divisional Superintendant of Police, (Kow loca), was in charge of the police evidence, assisted by Detective Ine- perous, thickly settled section ofpector Fallon, 0.1.D. the city. The strip now appears to be the bed of a broad, swift, flowing river!

The case of Fong Keo was taken first.

PLAYGOER,

HONG KONG ENGINEERING. & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.

China Lights, after being done

Electrics, after being dealt in at 878 and 8781, had buyers at the COBO AT $70.

Telephones (part paid) were put through at #27, and at the close there were further sellers at this quotation

Osments were on offer at $18.30, Watsons were dodb at $181, and as the close there were further sel lers at this figuren kla

Constructions (new) were dealt in at $210, at which there were sel- lers at the close

in the north suburb of Kaayu. how destruction of property took place ever, where the dyke at Tang Chun Lou gave way for 1,500 feet in the Two Huge Breaks.

middle of the night, and a torrent "The two breaks are at Haoyu.swept, across and through a pros One is 100 feet long and the other 1,300 feet long. These will not be closed before the and of November, A third braak of 300 fest, at Lai Sheng An, will be clcaod, it is ex- pecto by November 10. These breaks present exceptional dificul

AFTERNOON SESSION. ties as a torrifio current is pour ing through them. The level "ofing up the west dyke until the flow September 28 he was in the charge

There has been a further lower- Sta,In their report of certain Kanyu Lake is still almost a yard cases and then reconstructing the

the Bankruptaying of rates practically along the above, the level of the canal and of east dyke from the foundations. It room of Hung Hom police station proceedings in the flood waters over the country is this cataract of which. Col. when he heard an uproar proceed Cours yesterday, the newspapers entire list, resulting in a few tran to the cast of the canal, so that the Lindbergh took a number of iming from the direction of Wuh, giva prominence in a sub-head line. sactions being put through.

The east dyke of the Canal in entirely washed away. The engine. ora plan to close the Canal at both ends of the break, gradually build

Tackled Orowd Single-Handed. ` Sergeant Hunter, H.K.P., stated in evidence that at 9.45 pm on

work must be carried on in a curpressive pictures on his aerial sur Street, and he proceeded thence im- rent which is running like a mill- race."

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veys.

Refugee camps maintained at mediately. Chinking by the Governmort and

od on.

Most of these are farmers who were

will remain in these camp's until they are able to return.

Because of this in-flow and the low drainage to the sea, the water private agencies have a capacity saw a crowd of about 300 Chinese, On his arrival on the scene he level in the flooded haeus remains of 4,000. They have served a float almost stationary. It has dropped

ing labour group, more than in the centre of which was a big only three and a half feet since the 18,000 different persons having stop bonfire. He forced his way through erest of the flood more than two ped there for a time and then pas- months ago. Even so small a drop,

the crowd and found that they Most of these people have however, has cleared many villages come to Shanghai, hoping to find were looting a piece gode shop on small hill. tops, and reconstrus work. There are 7,000 persons in and throwing goods, therefrom into tion work gees on apace. Scores of barges, loaded with brick and other the refugee camps at Yangohow the bonfire. He called on

the building materials going north-driven from their homes and who crowd to disperse, but they paid wards, were passed as we went

no attention to him. He drew hia about on our tour of inspection.

"Meanwhile two dredge boats

truncheon and rushed' to the crowd, are at work removing the silt from An Ingenious Devics. when they gave way and ratreated the channel of the Wang Chic Kang and the Chu Kang. As soon Edwarda saw an ingenious dev.co bricks and stones at him. He then In one of the soup kitchens, Mr. for about twenty yards from which distance they began throwing as the work is completed in these for maintaining order. As the re two streams, the boats will be fugees reach the entrance, the pails moved into the centre of the street moved to other rivers. The Provin- of their buckets are "threaded and was soon surrounded by a cial Government has appropriated $1,000,000 for the repair of the upon a long rope running past the hostile crowd shouting "Strike,"

cook vessel. Each pail is filled by Grand Canal dykes and the dredg the cook as it reaches him on the ing work. A large number of rope, so that there is no advantage gineers are also busy all over the in crowding or shoving. area at present, securing data on che amount of work required to be Mr. Edwards has received a letter

Since his return to Shanghai, defence.

Corroborative evidence having of the information supplied by these missionary whose horas done on other dykes. On the basis from the Rev. Heinrich Ruch, 4 been given by Sergeant Loughlin, surveyors, the work relief projects Hinghwa, giving details as to the

jain His Worship addressed the jury, will be started when the American height of the flood waters there. obviously used his revolver in solf pointing out that the Sergeant had wheat arrives and can be used as He states that the normal water defence. If they considered that level in his boat house putaide the the desired result could have been: Kinetoon Refugee Camps. anet gate of Hinghwa ia 3 feet achieved by no other means they The National Food Relief Com-inches. The highest point at the had only one verdict they could mission now has nineteen refuges end of August was 11 feet 10 inches return, that of justifiable homicide camps in Chinkiang, Yangchow. The level on October 18 was 11 feet.

A verdict of justifiable homicide Taichow, Shappo, Kaoyu and 6 inches. The water at present, was given. Hinghwa. One large soup kitchen therefore, is over eight feet above is also being maintained in Kooyuits normal height, which means that were refugeek have shelter but no most of the countryside in that ex food. Those are carrying 20,000 traordinarily flat region is still persons. Eight more refugee camps submerged.

wages

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Forced to Fire.

He was repeatedly hit by varicus missiles, and he was forced to draw his revolver and fire in self

Accidental Death, The case of Chan Cheung wis the next to be taken.

Detective-Inspector Fallon stated in evidence that at 1.15. p.m. · on September 27 he was returning to Yaumati Police Station when he saw a crowd of about a thousand

· Chinose outside the station, t

Close to the door of the station there lay the body, of a boy with a wound in the head. The next day he was prosent at the Kowloon Mor tuary when the body was identified as that of Chan Cheung.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "' HONG KONG DAILY PRESS."]

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to Construction Co.

There is just the possibility that any reader's eye arrested by the conspicuous type of the headlines proceedings relate to the Hong might wrongly infer, that the said Kong Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd.

Such an inference is excusable when it is remembered that the Hong Kong, Engineering and Con- among the Companies listed by the struction Co., Ltd., in quoted

Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the other two local share dealing Associations 08 Constructions."

Obviously, the newspapers have no idea to suggest, even by usin- tentional implication, that the Court.

tion Co., Ltd. The likelihood of proceedings relate to the Hong Kong Engineering and Construc- misinterpretation, however, remains

the endeavour of this, Company to which, it will be conceded, must be

remove.

I shall esteem it a favour if you

will be good enough to permit of the publication of this letter so as to do away with any doubt of a misconstriotion, however remote, of the ambiguous sub-head in a report of Court proceedings that have no Engineering and Construction Co., connection with the Hong Kong Ltd.-Yours, etc.,

J. P. BRAGA, Hong Kong Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd.

MISER'S WILL IN DISPUTE.

£14,000 A YEAR BUT ONLY ECA

WEEK ON LIVING.

London, Oct. 27-The hearing of an amazing story opened in the King's Bench Division to day in connection with the late John AF bert Drinan, an extraordinary figure, who, although possessing an income of £12,000 a year, spent his life at cheap lodging houses on the Riviera living at the rate of 24 a

P.0.0. 86, Li Bhek, gavo evidence work

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to the effect that the crowd was. It is stated that Drinan had very extremely hostile and were shout-few clothes and that he dressed lik ing strike, strike,' and he wLS a scarecrow. His habits were forced to draw his revolver, and miserly that he would not even buy fired a shot..

a set of false teeth. He was zover The jury found thrt the deter known to have given away any. tive was justified by the circum-thing except once to a standes in drawing his revolver, and friend to whom he gave a brooch reburied a verdict di accidental which he picked up in the street. heather

In the case of Bhak Chan Fai who died in Kowloon Hospital from stab wounds on September 28, an open verdict was returned;

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We regret that owing to pressure of upsos a full account of the leo, ture is held over until to-morrow, when it will appear in these eclúmna.

Woman

Drinan is described arm Tonely man, suspicious of practically everybody and thinking that every- one was trying to kill him or cheat him.

The case which has now opened. involves a dispute as to the owner- ship of shares valued at £80,000 of which Drinan is stated to have be queathed £70,000 to poor-boxes in the police courts of London, The contestants in the case are the Pub lio Trustee versus the widow of Jos Haiat Haist before his death. commenced an notion for the ze covery of bank shares valued at £100,000 which he stated had been transferred to him by Drinan.

The Counsel representing the Public Trustee alleges that the pow. era of attorney; transferring the shares were either forged or signed By Drinan, when suffering from

senile dementia.

Government Loan ahanged hands At $3 per cent. premium

'Banks were done at $1,500,

Unions were the medium of sales at $400.

China Underwriters could have been obtained at $4.00.0

Indo-Chinas (Detefred) were in demand at. $25.

HE/Lands, which were dealt in at $79 and 380; had buyers offer! ing $70 at the close, with sellers asking 890.

and Tools 16.28.

Awos were done at Taels 15.20

Star Ferries were wanted at 290). China Tights were offering. ut $27. Osments (combined) offer at $19.

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