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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1932.

MAIL NEWS FROM CHINA

AT THE

Hongkong Hotel

REVISION OF

CHINESE LAWS

FAR-REACHING CHANGES

WUHU RICE ACTIVITY

200,000 SHIH EXPORTED IN 14 DAYS

SWATOW NOTES

NEW POLICE

COMMISSIONER

EXPECTED

Nanking, Oct. 3.-It is under- Wuhu, Op. 3-Marked activity

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

stood that the revised Law governis noticeable in the local rice mar

Swarow, Oct. 5. ing the Organisation of the Chinese ket. During the past fortnight Courts will shortly come up for over 200,000 shih (picul) of the, After being in office for the last discussion at the Legislative Yuan. cereal baye heen exported while three or four months as Police Investigation of the revised draft | transactions At present exceed Commissioner, Mr. Chang has now has already been completed by a 10,000 piculs daily.

been superseded by a Mr.. Ļin, who special committee of the Yenn It is learnt that much of the' was installed in afflies to-day. As A revision of the Chinese Crimin-staple is being exported to the usual a reception was held in the al Code and Criminal procedure south, chiefly to

Canton and Publio Safety Bureau where the Code is also being undertaken by Swatow. Steamers are continuing

made. Many the Drafting Committee of the to,lond" for the ports-Kuo Min. officials were present to congratu- fate Mr. Lin and one or two nu- Yuan. Far-reaching Legislative changes will he introduced by these

dresses were delivered. The gate proposed revisions, it is learned.

Kuo Min.

CHIANG APPEALS TO NATION

FOR RELIEF OF DEVASTED AREAS

Hankow, Oct. 1.-A powerful ap peal for financial contributions to relieve the impoverished masses in the regions devastated by Com munist banditry is made by Gen eral Chiang Kai Shek, President of the Military Affairs Commission and Commander-in-Chief of the Banditsuppression forces in Hupel, Honan and Anhwoi, in a circular telegram to the nation. The mess ago painte in graphic terms the scene of desolation which the bandit scourge has left behind. The fal lowing is a resume of the tele- gram:-

According to reporta from th various commanders at the front re- ceived during the past fortnight or so, all the once populous and flouri-I shing cities such as Shangchen,

Нолди Kwangshan, Kushik m Liuan, Hwokin, Yingshan and Kwoshan in Anhwei; Huangau, Macheng, Lotien, Michyang, and Kienli in Hupeh; which have re cently been recaptured from the marauders, have become heaps at ruins. There are no signs of human! habitation, except the wailings of the helpless refugees. In some ex- treme cases, thousands of famished refugees, stricken by cold, and hunger and huddled together along the streets, have prostrates them- selves before the Government forces praying for Aliceour.

WES announcement

CHINESE CONSULAR was suitably decorated and an em

INVOICES

REPORTED TO BE A SUCCESS

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biem of welcome was erected.

At one time one Mr. Kwan was mentioned as the probable candi- date, but the change matters little to the public who are accustomed to official changes or ajustments every now and then.

FC-

Nanking, Oct. 4-Iesulta of the

The tradition has been kept. first month's working of the system' of Consular Invoices received by the With the departure of the predeces- Ministry of Foreign Affairs from sor all his subordinates have had to the various Chinese consulates go with him, because it is a abroad are considered to be satis cognized custom that a new chief factory. The system was begun on (police or any other department) September 1. The Consulate at brings his own secretarial staff with London dealt with the largest num. him and they go when he goes. ber of shipments, the fees received Ability and experience do not for certifying invoices amounting, count; oyna old-timers like inspec

sergeants £650. The New York Consulate tors received over G81,000, for certifying must relinquish their positions

in order to make room for! shipments. The Consuls report that few difficulties have ariseni and those who have a pull” behind the system is working without the them, no matter if they are not least friction whatsoever with for adapted to the vocation. eign merchants.--Kuo Min.

HSINGLANG GOLD

MINES

OPERATIONS TO BE RESUMED SHORTLY

Tientsin, Oct. 4-Operation of the gold mines at Hinglang, north- eastern Hopei, will be resurned shortly and for this purpose the Provincial Department of Industry for Hopei has been instructed to appropriate a sum of $75,000, a cording to General Yu Hsueh Chung, Chairman of the Hopei Provincial Government.

etc., sometimes

It may not be out of place to say that, if all appointments of subordinates were also made by the government, batter results in the execution of duty can be attained. But, unfortunately they are not, and no sooner has ons come to know his job than he is ousted " for the simple reason that tho "head" is changed. '

YANGTSZE RIVER DEFENCE

STRONG PATROL

INSTITUTED

Nanking, Oct. 4.-It is learnt in naval circles that a strong river The mines, which have heretofore' defence has been instituted along been operated as a joinė private the Yangtze River.

Four

and Government enterprise, are Thres gunboats are standing by Upon perusal of these reports. I rich both in gold and copper, at Kienli while two others are have telegraphed to the three pro-yielding a monthly output of be patrolling the River at Yochow, vincial governments concerned to tween 3,000 and 4,000 taels (ounces) Chenglingchi, and Sinti. raise funds and food supplies for of gold and about 8,000 tools of gunboats are stationed at Hankow. the relief of these refugees; I have opper. Owing to dissatisfaction In the other reaches, three gunboats also promulgated and put into on the part of individual share. are patroling between Chichun and effect measures for a reduction of holders, who contended that they farm taxes in the stricken regions should have the majority of the in order to facilitate the task of shares, a dispute arose recently, re sulting in the suspension of work.

The Provincial Authorities are However, these newly recovered cities have long been subjected to now adopting a consiliatory at- the scourge of the marauders. The Litude, General Yu said, and are Havoc which has been wrought is

rehabilitation.

therefore deep-rooted and difficult conceding two-thirds of the profits to repair, Marcover, in view of the in the mines to the private share- large numbers of those in need of holders.-Kuo Min.

relief and the vast extent of the

areas which have been devastated,' ■ -

the amount of funds and foodstuffs!

Wusuch and three others between Wusuch and Anking-Kuo Min.

WEISHAN HU FLOODS

FARMERS SEEK RELIEF HSUCHOW

Hauchow, Oct. 2-Over 9,000 mow

which the local Government authori- suodour of his neighbours. It is a of fields on the shores of the Wei ties are in a position to raise will bounden duty.-Kuq Min..

necessarily be inadequate.

Winter Tears.

As soon as winter acta in, the deaths from cold and starvation will mount rapidly,

BANDITS CAUGHT.

UNAWARES-

Hankow, October

shan' Hu (Lake), near the Kiangau. Shantung border, are flooded ne a result of the sudden rise of the

4. ~ Cross. Lake waters. Farmers in the vicin

ity of the, inundated area are now ing the Fu Shui (River) on crowding to Hsuchow seeking men- Moreover, famine and other na- tural calamities have often been the the end, four Government battalions auras of relief from the local au- самос of military disturbances, under Major-General Huang storm., thorities.-Kuo Min.. while such disturbances have in od Lungkang early yesterday morn- variably brought famine in their

wake. Unless therefore appropriate ing. The surprise attack caught measures are devised for the rehabi- the bandite

unawares Hand-to- litation of these districts, it will

BIOGRAPHY OF DR. SUN

FIRST DRAFT COMPLETED

Nanking, Oct. 3-The first dräft

be impossible to restore normal hand.fighting ensued and lasted for peace and order and security, nine hours, resulting in the routing It is therefore earnestly hoped of the brigands and the occupation that the various people's organiza of the stronghold by our troops st tions, philanthropic societies, and wealthy citizens will take the lead noon yesterday. The remant out of the biography of Dr. Sun Yat in collecting and remitting contri- laws fled to Yeahsia, the only re Ben, edited by the Party History bations to our Headquarters so that maining stronghold in southern Compilation Committed of the funds may be distributed to the Hupeh, which is expected to fall Central Party Headquarters, was various stricken areas according to in a few days.

completed yesterday, Copies have the urgency of their needs..

A guard from the 10th Army un- been sent to all close associates of All should realize that to save der General Hsu Yuan Chuan has the late. Party Leader with the re- others is to aave one's self, and escorted 21 "Red" officers to Hanquest for comments on the work. that at such a moment of national kow for trial and punishment. Te is learn that the book con unrest, family interests must be Among them are Ma. Wu, member tains over 200,000 characters, giving subordinated-to-those of the nation of the "Red" presidium for Hunan detailed accounts of the notably It is not merely out of pity that and Hupeh, and relatives of the events in the life of Jr. Bun dür. one should open his purse for the notorious bandit leader, Tuan Teing the Revolutionary period.

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