1932-12-27 — Page 7

WINTER FUN

IN KIANGSI

RED DEVASTATION OF SMALL TOWNS

NARROW ESCAPE OF EUROPEANS

KUIKIANO, Dec. 20.

It is no news that winter has come, but it has come with all its fun. We had the other day a very good sample of it,

The 1.8. Kiangyu was coming from down river very early on a chilly morning, with her full quota of dead at a coffin nail. You could of troops. Kiukiang, harbour was tell it at a distance. So to wake all the people in the Hulk and at the Company, she began to blow her. whistle.... but to no avail. She had to stick to it for half an hour, with accompaniment from a megaphone until somebody ashore realized that the day had come.

Small Towns Sacked, Winter has not come for us alone, It has come also for the Communists, and as they want to make provi sions for the water in good time,

INCREASED COST

REFLECTED IN SUPPLE MENTARY ESTIMATES

Supplementary estimates to be presented at to-morrow's meeting of the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council total 896,731.

The heaviest item is $5,793 for subsidiary coin, details of which are published separately.

Other items include the follow- ing:-

Medical Department, Fuel and Light

$4,000 The excess is due to the opening at the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Kennedy Town for a greater part of the year and to the higher cost for both Household and Houguy conls as compared with 1991. It is anticipated that an additional sum, "$4,000 will be required for the mainder of the year and a vote for that amount is requested.

Bupreme Court, Incidental Expenses and In-

was $600.

cidental Expenses of Ap

A8127 peal Judge The provision made in Estimate Owing to the increased cost of cleaning materials and to other exceptional circumstances this year a further sum of 8127 is required. Special Expenditure ́ ́ Jus-

+

81,370

tice of the Pence 1 Set 80 Volumes..... An opportunity having occurred they came about the middle of during the year to purchase 1 Set November to Fachow Valley and Justice of the Peace" 1637-1916 occupied all the small market Fuls. 1-30 it was considered that towns, but not the big cities. They advantage should be taken of this took numbers of hostages: the to complete the Supreme Court lowest ransom price was 850.00 per Library where the set commenres head; and this money with the cash with Vol. Si of 1917. The cost was taken from the tills came to be tween two and three million dol-5 which with freight and insur we of course, all commodities ce amounts to 81,370 for which

a supplementary vote is requested. (rice, oil, and salt especially) were also carried away.

Public Works Department. Conveyance and Motor Allow-

Electric Fans and Light......

ances

$1,000 2,000

In selecting hostages they used a systematical policy. After initial raid they went away, and

Prisons Department. let the fish comb back to tranquil water; and then the "Reds" came Subsistence of Prisoners 81,700 back, every day, until they had Due to unexpected number of caught all the valuable fish. Anrisoners and to contract prices they numbered as many as 20,000, being higher than in 1931. over several magistracies you may

Education, realize to what extent the country Subsidies to Schools in New has been drained.

Red" Pursuit Baked.

Territories

Police Force.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY DECEMBER 27, 1932.

CANTON NOTES

NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS FOR

CANTON

KWANGTUNG'S THREE YEAR

PLAN.

ANOTHER RAILWAY

· PROJECT ---

FLYING SANTA CLAUS

TIME SAVINGS OF THE XMAS AIR-MAIL

THE PLUM-PUDDING · AIR

EXPRESS**

CORRESPONDENCE

[All Teller intendea jur, públi dation, must be accompanied by the nams and address of the writer, not for publication, unless 10 desired; but as evidence of good faith.—ED. Į

$2,260 FOR RED CROSS

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY FRESS."]

Each Christmas, now, sees. A (From Our Own Görrespondent): growing use of the serial mail in the exchange of seasonable gifts and greetings between folk at Sir-With reference to the thea home and those overseas who are tried periormances held on Decem now served by the 50 air-stations ber 18 to 2 at the Ko Shing which are detted, already, along Theatre organised by our troops in our Empiring routes.

aid of the St. John Ambulancer Hos

Canton, December 25, A recent report stated that the Nanking Government has decided to declare no boliday for Government servants on New Year's Day, 1035, in view of the national crisis. It Not only is there an added touchpital Work in the New Territories, is not known whether such a de- of interest about letters or parcels have the pleasure to inform y cision is for national observance, which have been down for thousands that the total amount realised is but so far, no orders seem to have of miles in big aeroplanes or fly- $2,178,50 including $55.00 donations. been given to this effect, to Canton. ing-boats, but there is the very prae- There a further sum of $85.77, In fact, there has been a local antical advantage, from the sender's obtained from the sale of cigarettes nouncement that the first three days point of view, that owing to the which has been kindly donated by of the new year will, in accordance speed of air dispatch one can post Messrs. Kai Tuck Hong to add to with existing regulations, be de one's greetings so much later, If our cause making a full total of clared public holidays as usual, and they go by air-mail, than would be $2,934.27: services held to commemorate the the case if they were consigned by I wish to express my thanka anniversary of the formal establish-surface transport. A few illustra through your columns to the follow- mont of the Republican Govern- tions will make this point, clearing gentleman and firms for their and to showing as they do posting times gifts and assistance in making the ment, which is January celebrate the first festive season of to ensure. Christmas delivery in the performances such a success. the coming year. The annual mili

case of rails consigned from London tary review at Vintong on the by surface transport, and, se sent nondemy campus, will take place as by the swifter method of air dis

patch: --

usual,

By.

Land Sea.

By Air Mail. Dec. 14. Dee. I

Dec. 14 Dec. 17 Dec. 14

:

· Mr. Lui Wai Chau for his very

valuable service in giving the theatre for our use for seven nights free of

rent,

Massrs. Shing Fook Kee for the gift of paper decorations at the en trance of the theatre.

Messrs. Wing Fat, Frinters, for programmes

Messrs. Wing On Co., for the gift of two pairs of cymbals and "the loan of a gong to our troupe.

Messrs. Sincere Co., for the gift gong to our troupe. of two pairs of cymbals and onc

Mesars, The Sun Co.. for the gift of one two-string, fiddle to our troupe.

Messrs. Kwong Sang Hong, for the gift of face powder and cosme- ties for the use of our troupe,

Messrs. Hong Lok for tickets and circulars.

Messrs. Man Chung for circulars.

Yours faithfully,

H KWAI CHÚNG. Hong Kong, December 28.

The Three-Year Plan, The approach of the New Year Destination brings to mind the 3-year adminis East Africa ....... Nov. 24 frative reconstruction plan for the Karachi (India) Dec. 1 province sponsored by Marshal South Africa .... Chen Thai Tong, which is supposed Iraq...

Dec. 2 to be put into operation beginning The Sudan Dec. 9 ... Dec. 8

with the new year. The plan in general as drawn up by Marshal mails on the Empire routes broke

Last Christmas the volume of air Chen was approved some time ago, all previous records, the loads air- but the various departments of the borne to India during December provincial government have been being well over two tons, the weight requested to put in the necessary of ons dispatch, on December 12 details of the various spects of Os inward services, also, the loads the scheme basing on this general were extremely heavy; while this plan. Whether such work bas been Christmas, according to all present completed is not known, and no indications, the volume of mails in .official announcement has been both directions, along the India made as to the date when this and Africa routes, should send all 3-year plan will be officially launch- ed. The Finance Department, how Previous figures by the board. In- cidentally, it may be mentioned ever, seems to have been going tant the Christmas African Air-mail ahead of others in this matter, and from Capetown left on December a notification has just been issued' by the Finance Commissioner Th 13 instead of December 14, flying $395 which it is stated that 21 of the one day ahead of normal schedule WHEN GIRLS SHOP

admittedly exorbitant taxes in the throughout, and arrived at the province, which are named, will he London airport on December 24, abolished with the coming of the this alteration enabling the incom new year, and an assurance, given ing Christmas sir.mail to be de4 If tradesman give girls and to reappear under the guise of new Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, hoya credit on their prospects in after life their parents are not go- names. It is presumed that this is The aerial postman at Christmasing to be bled for them." the first step taken in the reorgani- carries more than his leads of air Judge Turner made this remark sation of provincial finances, in ac-borne letters. He becomes, in fact, in giving judgment for Lieut.. cordance with provisions of the 3a flying Santa Claus, because it is Colonel C. H. R. Crawshay - and year plan.

increasingly the habit of people in Mrs, Crawshay, of South Audiey- England to sond out parcels, ac wall street, W., who were sued at West- an lettere, by the swift means offer minster County Court by New od by the airmail routes; and this Bond-street inilinery firm for £28 applies particularly to that we as for hata supplied to Miss Pa- sonable and ever-welcome gift, the tricia M. Crawshay, & minor. Christmas plum-pudding. Last Mrs. Lowry, a partner in the year, in fact, when one of the big firm, said:- mail-planes. was being loaded up at We have children-quite babes: Croydon priod to ascending on the-who come to order things, who it was found that plumpuddings thers, and we give them credit. first stage of a trans-Empire, fight have been introduced by their mo figured so largely in its cargo that We should be ruined if we said, it was christened by some of the We will see if your mother will air-port officials "the plum-pudding pay."

$800

Many stories are told,of very the Photography Department has that these taxes will not be allowed livered throughout England on

narrow escapes, Your correspon-

..

Photography

During the past two months in dent knows of 3 horsemen who re- considerably increased necessitating lled "on the sturdy legs of their additional expenditure. ponies, and their accurate know- Small Stores

........ 81,200 ledge of every little country path Owing to the increase in cost of to reach the City just in time. The stores on the general stores contract Red scouts just failed to catch 1939 as compared with, 1931 there them. At the same moment two will be an excess on this sub-head other foreigners, being unable to and a supplementary vote for the hire a horse. trusted their live's to sum of $1,200 is therefore requested. a raft, the river being too shallow Light and Electric Fans... 84,000 for sampang. The Red spies knew Privision made in Estimates: all about it, and orders were given 841,000. at once to cut overland to a cer tain point of the river bend. The Owing to more electric current Red scouts covered the distance than anticipated being consumed, in record time and they begen to due to installation of electric lights stop all rafts, searching them ir New Territory Folice Stations minutely, only to discover that the and Quarters, the vote of 841,000 is foreigners had turned the bend exhausted- just a few minutes before their His Excellency the Governor, arrival.

Special Expenditure - Pur-

1.

Of course there have been many

chase of Light Lorry 83,000 The lorry (converted imm an old fateful mishappenings. At a cer tain village a wedding had been Cubitt Car in 1920) in usant Govern blessed that very morning, and the igent House has now been condemn wedding feast was at its height and handed over as spares when the Reds came. The young for other Government lorries. It is bride mads á deep impression on proposed to purchase locally a 15 the Reds who took her away as cut, Morrie-Commercial chassie and hostage. You may imagine the to build a suitable body at a total heartrending scene... Negotiaast of 83,000 for which a special tore were sent to ratson the poor vote is requested. girl, and, after agreement to pay 160 dollars, she was let free to go back to her husband. The follow- ing morning & party was sent by the Reds to the village with the 160 dollars and strict orders to bring back the young wife. Unhappy girl. A child in European reckoning and this was her fate,

Thousands of Miles Under Red Egle.

Kanchow-City has now 100,000 refugees from the Communist area. They are all people, whose ricefields have been confiscated:

SUBSIDIARY COIN

PROVISION FOR MEETING

SHORTAGE

Hainan Island Finances. Following the recent successes in bandit suppression in Hainan Island, the authorities have decided to take up the matter of construc the tion of more highways on island. With better communica tions, it is felt that the prevention will he looked after Difficulty as of the reappearance of bandit gangs to funds was experienced, and as the result of investigations, it was found, it is said, that a consider able amount of the island's road | air express,” funda, which have been set aside.

A JUDGE'S WARNING

Judge Turner said "I am told that mothers come in and intro duce their children of twelve years or so, and after that the children come along, and they give them hats.

Those overseas who received their for the specific purpose of highway puddings and other gifta by air with a certain mail now reciprocate by consigning construction, is

The matter was reported to relatives at home, as novel add official to the authoritics who brought at tions to the Christmas fare, rapid up for discussion at the regularly-ripening tropical fruits which, If they like to do that I don't meeting of the Provincial Council owing to the slowness of surface mind. It's their funeral that they A resolution was transport, It has been impossible to don't get paid for them. It would last Friday. adopted that the manies involved be get to London in prime condition take a good deal to persunds me recovered. The procedure to be hitherto, but which now come right that these things for a person un- adopted in the retrievement of this through, by way of the air, in only der twelve were necessary. is bot known,

a few days after their dispatch from some station perhaps thou- sands of miles distant.

LESSON SERMON

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONG KONG.

“Christian Science " was the sub-

The Golden Tost was Thy word is a lamp into my feet, and a Amongst the citations which cum- light unto my path" (Ps. 113; 5) prised the Lesson-Bermont

Kongmoon-Fatahan Railway. Railway projects are the topic of

Christmas Reunion. the day. The latest scheme is a very modest affair and as such may

The flying Christmas now- be readily carried through: It i

adays," remarked an Imperial Air proposed to build a short radgAY WETE official who

was discuring from Kongmoon to Fatahan. As Christmass air traffic, is confined Fatshan is on the Canton-Samahui not merely to mails and parcels, The shortage of subsidiary coins line, the building of a Kongmoon because passengers when on season ject of the Lesson Serizon in all recently experiencedain the Colony, Fatshan railway will link up Can and the Government's steps to ton and Kongmoon, which is able journeys use the airway on an Churches of Christ Scientist on counter act it are reflected in the thriving river port: The straight ever-growing scale. Journeys, Sunday, December 20 supplementary estimates to be sub route from Kangmoon to Fatshan is fact, which have hitherto seemed mitted to the Finance Committee of very short, but it is proposed that impossible in the limited time the Legislative Council on Thurs--the route to be adopted for the which is all busy people can afford, projected line shall be such de toate rendered not only feasible, but day.

The total amount, asked for is include on its way the cities of also extremely enjoyable, if they wine from the Bible was the are made by air In a matter of the scribes came, and having "Shokki," "Tad Lesing and Chan $5.723, and the Items are stated at Chuen, all of whichare more or less hours, for instance, friends and re-heard them reasoning together, and

latives now dy far across Europe important trade and industrial cen- Item 1:-Cost of dies for

for family reunions, while Choist perceiving that he had answered new l-cent pieces 8 728.00 tres for their own districts

maasjourneys shrink from weeks to tum well, asked hid, "Which i Item 2

Hotal Workers' Dispute.

days if they are made by a small the first commandment of all 1 And

Jesus answered tum The $10,000 in cent pieces.

KONKAR JE ALB Evrose the Empire rontes”; And so

Avery complicated dispute is the speed of the modern airway, Frank The Lord one all the commendments awaiting settlement among the welcome atough at any time, is, we Lords And thom akinly love the Lord Various citases of people connected find specially welcome when Christ thy God, with all thy heart, and with, the hatel biriness-in-Canton mas comes, because it brings people with all thy soul, and with all thy Bome time ago, surcharge of 10 so much nearer, either when they mind, and with per cent of the hotel bill has been send letters or parcels or has the first com introduced in most of the hotels in they fly themselves, to those

the second in chic, = |the city. Though the greaterspora tiram or friends who seems such

Thou shalt love thys and coin- tion of this surcharge goes to the long

anl! There is none;

Mürk:19

The-Lesson-Barn the following a Chri

"

Cantonese Authorities have re- paired the East Gate of Kanchow, follows: which was blown up during the siege (Feb. March 7-1832). Now the Gates and City walls have been made defensible against the Reds.

The City is built on a river bo- tween the branches of Y. A huge most will in the near future con nect the two branches of the YY East of Kanchow for a stretch 100 miles, embracing "several thousand square miles, the terri

C.LT, H.K. $11.803.89 818,000 in 1-cent pieces,

0.1.F. H.K... 15,604.20 $10,000 in 1-cunt pieces

C.I.F. HE... 10,614.70

$39,368,81,

#35,000

The cost of the bronze

tory has been perfectly Sovietired..ing amount to £650 per

At the beginning of January a variations in betual about-conditions in Kanchow tha aboya cobr

film

is to be released the siege, the fluctuation in exchange,

wreck the repairing, the refugeen ence between face value Do not miss ter

Botlial ost 366.81

ing to the plan of recor

ion, all the market tow

blockbausar.. commandingz. Bunun

know, bridges af strate

of auto-roads, is speed-one

motor

000, the hotel employees, other intereste reckoned onl

have also access to small portions

due to of the money The Hotel

-differ" | Guild, for instance, golenia: ama ,000 and | parts: Beoxues of this, a new un amounts to formed by the hotel

claimed a share of and their claim was uphi Kong $101, 635 24.- other-sections of hotel, employ

in silveg 5-cent

given

tinued

one

POWELL'S

9, Queen's

A large assorment of Gentlemen's

FOOTWEAR

has just been unpacked.

We have now one of the most comprehen- sive stocks in the Colony of

BRITISH FOOTWEAB.

In addition to ourwell-known "Bective ^and “Keltic makes we have introduced: another in the "W" Brand...

With these three lines- which are stocked in all sizes & fittings, we can fit almost any foot to perfection.

Keltle" Bective

Shoes

819.60

$23.60

829,50 Nett

Less 10% Discount for Cash.

Call and let us demonstrate them to you; there is no obligation on your part to purchase.

A GIFT THAT WILL PLEASE EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY THIS CHRISTMAS

THE NEW COLUMBIA PORTABLE PRICES FROM $43,00

The Anderson Music Co., Ltd.

To Our

Patrons

extend

We you the

Season's

Greetings

and best wishes for a happy and Prosperous New Year

For your convenience the und will be open during the holid stated hours

Grocery and Provisions Dept. Wine and Spirit Dept..... Confectionery Dept.

Perfumery Dept Peak Depo

Bread Dept.

from the

Comer House, Kowloon Brand

Resta

OnJuesday

(Side Entr

Sun Mon and Tues

from 8 am to 10:00a.m.

Tun. Mon and Tues from 8 am, to

& from 10:30a.m.104

pert as usual

ANE CRAWFORD

FANE

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stru