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FUNERAL OF MR. C. C. WU

Wreaths Sent from all Chinese

Political Parties

IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY PRECEEDS

CREMATION

The funeral of Mr. C. C. Wu, the noted Chinese diplomat who died at his residence No. 3 Hing Hon Road on Tuesday, took place yesterday and there were hundreds of people present at a specially erected mat- shed pavilion at Happy Valley to pay their last respects.

News of the death caused a profound shock in Chinese political circles and during the past two days a flood of telegrams of condolence had been received at Mr. Wu's residence.

Yesterday the body lay in state at his residence and many members of the Chinese community in Hong Kong, including the Chinese representatives at the Executive and Legislative Councils, called to pay their respects

Wreaths came from many political and military leaders in China, and it is estimated that over three- hundred were received.

"LOSS FOR KOUMINTANG ́AND FOR CHINA”

the

The funeral procession left Hing Hon Road shortly after 2 p.m. and practically all the large wreaths, each of which bore a white banner showing the source from which It had been sent, were carried at the head of

procession. The wreaths were followed by school boys and girls, from schools in which Mr. Wu had taken a keen personal interest. Three sets of brass bands were distributed along the winding line attending the funeral, which took over an hour to proceed from Hing Hon' Road. down to Queen's Road and on to Happy Valley.

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At Happy Valley, a spacious mat- shed pavillon had been construct- ed on the motor parking-space op. posite the Monument. The coffin. was placed in this pavillon, which was decorated in white (the Chin- ese colour for mourning, reliefed in black).. •

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1934.

SLICK SWINDLER WATER CHARGES A STOLEN SWISH-

TRICKED

Manufacture Of Forged Bank Notes

The story of how a rice sales- man who in trying to get some -gotten gains by agreeing to take part in the manufacture of forged bank notes, got swindled himself, was related to Mr. 8. "F" Balfour at Central Magistracy yesterday when a Chinese named Wu Klu Chu, cloth artist, was charged with larceny by a trick of 8230 from Chan Siu Tong, the rice salesman and with conspiracy to steal

TOO HEAVY

Petition Forwarded To Government

Ana

It is obvious that the greater the number of persons living in a tenement the less will be the amount of "free" water available to them per head.

ING BLOCK

At Eton Prank

Of 1881

One of the curious items which

have returned it. I decided that the easiest way of dealing with the block would be to take it to pieces before removal. I fixed the most suitable time for the venture as about 1 o'clock on the last day of the Easter Half (in 1881). At that time I thought most of the masters would be at luncheon."

THE SEARCH

A petition signed by 4,558 Chia- ese house owners and leuatug-re- aldents in the Colonynas peen was 'put up for sue at the auc

to the Government tion at Bridgewater House on De- forwarded

present | cember 14′′on behalf of the Per seeking rellef from

for excess sonal Service League was the Flan method of charging

awlähing, block. This"- swishing consumption.

The petition points out that the block gured in a schoolboy's "tree allowance" is too small and prank in 1881, and the Hon. suggests that it should at least George Win, tells the following ve doubled while it is also hoped story of its disappearance "Tront that the amount now chargeable the headmaster's room:

I was inspired by the late Lord for excess consumption would. Det

Charles Beresford telling me of reduced by half. Jak s

The existing method of charg-how Lord Waterford had carried According to Bub-Inspector Ji Murphy who prosecuted, the com- ing. it was submitted, was unrair off a swishing block from Eton to tenement houses try to do likewise. Whether the plainant was a salesman employ-in relation to

and amounts were grössly exces- | block took was the same one or ed by the Lee Cheong rice shop at 329 Queen's Road West. The com- sive on the ground that the mu not, I am not sure; it had certain- thod did not take into considera been in use for a very long pialnant and the defendant knew each other for several years and | tion the number of persons resid-time, and Lord Waterford may on" November 25 they met by ing in a tenement. chance at Aberdeen. Street where the complainant asked the defend- ant to introduce him to some per- sons who wanted to buy rice. To gether they went to a teashop in

Comparative Figures. Wellington Street and there the defendant told him that he would Cases are quoted showing that get him some customers. The, de a landlord. of a block of flats in

On the appointed day I started the teashop, the Eastern District päid Govern- fendant then left- leaving the complainant behind, ment over $1,500 in rates and ex-out with a large screwdriver, which and returned shortly afterwards | cess water payments, out of a total was for the double purpose of with two men who also took part of 84,776. rent collected, another in opening the door and taking the in the swindle, but who were not the Western District pald 81,500 block to pieces, a strong pair and a in custody. The defendant intro-out of $4,396, one in Kowloon paid of carpenter's pincers,

.com- $2,800 out of 88,527 and one in good supply of brown paper Li Yau duced the two men to the

· string. I found the door 'Mr. Kwok Sul Lau, Mr. Taun, Mr. C. G. Anderson, Mr. and plainant, and the question of pur- New Kowloon was required to pay and

then dropped to Government over $1.400 out of leading up to the headmaster's Mrs. John Lake, Mr. P. K. Kwok, chasing rice was Mr. Lo Wen Kan, Mr. Yue Sing The two men told the complain. $2,308, actual rent collected. In room unlocked, so the screwdriver was not needed; I' carried the Kiu Dr. Coxon To, Dr. Herbert To, ant that they were engaged in addition meter rents had to be

block out of the headmaster's room Li Kam- manufacturing forged bank notes paid Mr. U. Sze Wing, Mr.

Figures are quoted showing that into "Upper School" adjoining, few fat, Mr. Chan Harr, Mr. A. Morria, and asked him if he would join in Mr. Simon Tse Yan, Mr. Kan the scheme at the same time re on the basis of a population in and had it in pieces in a

questing a loan of $500. The com- the Colony, excluding the New minutes, packed up in the brown Tong Po, Mr. J. Russell.

Mr. Douglas Jenkin," American plainant said that he had not so Territories, of 750,000, an allowan- paper, which was labelled "Pic-

him, but there of 5,334,420 gallons per day, giv-tures with Care." Consul in Hongkong and Mr. Max-much money on

apparently knowing ing an average of 7.11 gallons per My house was the last one well M. Hamilton of the American defendant,

among the that the complainant had just head per day, should be conceded towards Eton on the right-hand Foreign Office were

the waterside, through an archway, next to first to pay their respects "when collected some money from cus by Government from

Assuming that 35 gallons Barnes Pool, and I was proceeding the funeral reached the pavillon tomers, asked him to take out rate.

what he had. The complainant per head per day is a fair mini- towards the house with my parcel, at Happy Valley,

the mum consumption, then the mini-between "the Wall" and His Career.

took out $230, and they then went The late Mr. C. C. Wu was the to the Nam Ping Boarding-House mum of water consumed daily school building, when a man (of must be 11.250,000 gallons, totalling the type known at Eton as a Brocas only son of the late Dr. Wu Ting-where the defendant engaged

excess end) asked me if, he 'could carry fong, one of the most revered sons room Inside the room, one of the 4100,250,000 annually.

men produced a press and the de- over the amount allowed by a5-

It for me, to which I agreed, and of China.

I look it froth fendant was alleged to have told the sessment of 2.159,186,350 gallons. he went on ahead. complainant that the forged bank which charged at the rate of 75 him at the door, giving him 8d. notes were manufactured through cents per 1,000 gallons, costs the for his services. After getting it it. He then proceeded to put some community 81.619,389.78.

to my room I hid the pieces in of the notes obtained from the

It is pointed out that the Gov-a recess of the table and found inside the press, Pernment expects to obtain 82,000.- the block was quite invisible. complainant smeared them over with liquid and 000 from this source in 1934. covered them with a piece of white paper about the size of the bank note. He then covered the press with a piece of black cloth" Meanwhile the other two men left the room saying that they were going to buy some chemicals. The defendant and the complainant were then left in the room, and shortly afterwards the two

The Chinese YM.G.A. last night returned asking the defendant to

elected its new Board of Directors go out as well: Before they left who will be responsible for the po- they told the complainant not tolley of the YMCA for the year touch the press. The complain 1934. The newly elected Directors ant waited for about half-an-hour are all public-spirited citizens of and seeing that they had not yet the Colony who believe in promot returned went over to the pressing the welfare of the people in the

black sway. and took the

Colony and are warm supporters of found there were no bank notes in:

are therefore entertained for more see if the coast was clear, and station to make a report.

fruitful results in the effeting year. was slightly mortified to rid the at Canton he, resigned to become The defendant and the two men The following have been elected sergeant of police waiting at the

were not found at the time. But Mr. Richard Shim, Dr. S. W. archway with the man who car-) Over three hundred wreaths were in the quarrel at Canton in 1928, on January 2 the defendant was Phoon, Mr. Wat Lok Hing, Mr.

hear the Hongkong and received, among them being the when a number of leaders left seen

the Government Mr. Wu following:

was Shanghai Bank by the complain- Lam Chi Fung, Rev. Wong Of Tong,

and Mr. Ngan Kwan Yu. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek. Mr. ousted: Upon the successful con-ant who took him into custody. Wong Ching Wei (Chairman of the clusion of the nationalist enter- Evidence was then given by the CE.C.), Mr. Lin Sen (Chairman of prise. Mr. Wu was invited to be- çomplainant in support of Inspec the National Government). Mr. come Minister of Foreign Affairs tor Murphy's outline. He said that Sun Fo (Chairman of the Legisla at the new capital, Nanking: When when he advanced the money to tive Yuan), Lo Wan Kai (Minis- the further split occurred (Nan- the defendant he thought it was ter of Education), Dr. H. H. Kung King v. Hankow), Mr. Wu resign-bi the nature of a loan.

He ex (Minister of Finance); Mr. Hued, but returned to the same office pected the defendant to return the Han Min (member of the CEC. when Chiang Kai-shek resigned.

money to him. General Chen Chai Tong, (Military- Mr. Wu in 1929 went to the Governor of Kwantung), General United States as China's Minister Li Chung Jen and General Pel concurrrently with his post" as Chung Hsl (of the Kwangst Pro-senior member of the Chinese vincial Government); Mr. Tang delegation to the assembly of the Shao Yi (member of the Southwest League of Nations. He wrote in Political Council). Mr. Chan Shiu that year his "National Programme Ying (Vice-minister of the Navy, for China" He visited Europe Nanking), Marshal L Chat Shum again in 1930 as delegate to the (Chairman of the Fuklen Indepen- Conference for the Modification of dent Government), General Chang International Law at The Hague. Wel Cheung (Canton Air Force).

In 1951; the anti-Chiang Kai- Admiral "Chan Chak, Geeral Wushek movement again broke out Techen (Mayor of Greater Shang- and the 'Kuomintang "group" to hal), Mr. J. K. Choy (Commission- which Mr. Wa belonged (Mr. Huis-Worship, the matter was one 'er of Finance, Shanghai), Mr. Quo Han-min's) established another Tai Chi (Minister to London), revolutionary government, ät Can-

Inspector Murphy, however, in- Chan Kung Pah (Minister of In- ton. dustry), Dr. Ku Man Yue (Chief It will be recalled, that in May, formed his Worshly that the case was one of trust of possession and Secretary to the National Govern 1931, the Cantonese members of ment), Dr. Wang Chung Hui (Asso- the Kuomintang formed an inde- not of property. Supposing he were clate judge at the Hague and pendent government opposition to give a cheque to His Worship formerly of the fudicial Yuan) against Chiang Kai-shek. Mr. Wu to be cashed in a bank, he expect Mr. Foo Ping Sheung, General Au then resigned the post at Washinged his Worship to return the money Yeung Kul. General Chan Hing ton when He declined to sign some to him. That was trust of pos- Wan, General Tang Ying Wa arms permits, with which Marshal session and not of property. But The Hon. Mr. Nelson T. Johnson Chiang Kai-shek Intended to buy in the present case, the complain (American Minister at Peking), arms and ammunition to wage ant advanced the money to the Mr. Douglas Jenkins (American against the Canton Govern defendant who, however, took 1 Consul in Hongkong), Sir Robert ment.

away without letting the Ho Tung at London and many

plainant know. other Chinese residents of Hong- kong.

At the back of the coffin hung a portrait of Mr. C. C. Wu, while scrolls were hung on each side of the picture, extolling the virtues The scrolls of the late diplomat. were sent by Messrs. Hu Han Min and Bun Fo. The horizontal-one across the top of the coffin wished "Immortality to the spirit of Mr. Wu." The scroll on the left de- clared him to be a mild tempered

Born on June 16, 1887, in Tien- tsin, Mr. C. C. Wu received his early education at Queen's College. He then proceeded to America and at the Atlantic City graduated High School, 1904 obtaining the He degree of 'Bachelor of Law. went on to the London University and was admitted to practise in 1911. as a barrister-at-law of Lincoln's Inn. Returning to Chint in 1912, when he became a member of the Parliament at Peking during the first year of the Republican Government, as a re- présentative of Kwangtung.

Mr. C. C. Wu was one of China's delegates to the Peace Conference at Paris. When the late Dr. Sum Yat-sen established the second re- volutionary regime in Canton, Mr. wu with his father, Dr. Wu Ting- to the whole of China-

fong, collaborated, he Arst assum- The gathering" then fled pasting the post of vice-Minister for the coffin and bowed three times Foreign Affairs and then Minister to it, after, which they bowed to

for Foreign Affairs. He was a the mourners and left.

member of the Military Council,

man, steady in his outlook and possessing the qualities of the an- clent politicians. The scroll on the left deplored Mr. Wu's demise, which was described as a loss, not only to the Kuomintang, but also

men

CHINESE Y‚M:CA.

Election Of Directors For

1934"

At about 9 or 10 o'clock that night the door of my room was opened and there entered the headmaster's butler, who at that time was custodian of the birch cupboard, and the sergeant of police quartered in Eton. They said the block had been taken and been traced to that house, and they hdd to search all the rooms. After looking casually round, the sergeant said it was not there, and they passed on. I got up early, packed the pieces of the block in my port- manteau, leaving most of my ward- robe behind, and when it was

The remains were cremated at and in 1925 upon the inauguration it. He then went to the police young people's work. High hopes about time to start I went out to

the Sikh Temple.

The Wreaths.

of the vast reconstruction scheme

Major of the City.

5,000,000 SLAVES

League & Suppression

Of Trade

fled the block. I thought the game was up, but on passing the man he tipped me wink. I drove off a few minutes later without being challenged by the sergeant.

PREMIER'S HOLIDAY

ENDING

The defendant said that it was the complainant who introduced

London, Jan. 3. the two men to him. It was the

The Prime Minister is expected two men who suggested the scheme to the complainant.

The recent progress in the cam to return early next week to Lon- by two Chinese detectives in regard slaves and the large amount that

After evidence had been givenpalen for the emancipation of don from Lossiemouth, where he Las been spending the Christmas to the arrest of the defendant, still remains to be done were ex-recess. Later in the week, he will His Worship said that there were plained by Sir John Harris in an probably visit not sufficient evidence to convict. The complainant had stated that when he advanced the money to the defendant he thought it was a loan. If that was the case, said

for civil action.

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the

King at British Wireless

Bandringham. address to the Manchester Uni- Service. veraity League of Nations Socfe- 465,000 slaves had been freed in ty. In the last ten years, he said,

inngence although they had not ernment mission told how native territories largely under British crown. In Africa a French Gov- been annexed by Great Britain, women were set to breed like cat- This was a great achievement, but tle, while a German traveller had If they were to ask the little group recently told how one night he of men who had led the emancipa encountered a large glave caravan tion movement a hundred years with men and women chained to- ago what memorial they would gether carrying or dragging their like, they would say "Finish our children along. If I had been able the German wrote, "1 work."

there were at least 5.000.000 would have shot the slave-dealers

as I would have shot a mad dog. people some estimates said con- alderably more, who were owned In 1926, Sir John Harris con- as property. They were to be tinuзd, a great step forward was found in China, in Arabia, around taken when the nations in the the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, | League of Nations agreed to work in Abyssinia, Iberia in the together to bring about the total States bordering on the Sudan, in suppression of slavery in all its parts of Morocco and West Africa, forms throughout the world. A and:"in Central America. They further step was taken a few were not all called slaves, but even weeks ago when a permanent at the pravilon for the last rites associated with General Chang

If they were given less odious slavery, commission of seven-ex- at Happy Valley were the follow-Wel-cheung (Air Force) and Ad-

of the Judicial Yuan as successor names they were still the proper perts was established to remain in ingThe Hon Bir Shouson Chow, miral Chin Chak (Navy) The Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, the The Canton Independence move of Dr. Wang Chung-hul. The post ty of others, which was the vick being until the task was accom- wplished. The commission realised Hon Mr. BWTso, the Hon. Mr ment fell through towards the end was rejected by Mr. C. C. Wus on qua principle of slavery TN Chau, Mr. Chan Lim Pak, of 1931 Meanwhile, however, account of his allegiance to Mr.In China a woman missionary that its success would depend on Mr. Chan Barr, Mr. H. K Woo Chan Chai-ong's domination at Hy Han-min's Party, few of the Church Missionary Society the amount of educated, public Mr. Ip Lan Cheun, Mr. Wu Mak Canton caused further splits and MC. C. Wa visited North reported that in her provmice girls opinion behind it. That was their Lan, Dr. Li Shu Fan Mr. Eu Han the Canton group broke up China in 1932-1933 and returned were being sold into slavery, by work to see that sermons were usual price was preached on subject in ovETY Min, Mr. Sun To, Mr. Choy Cheung, Messrs. Wang Ching-wel and Bum to the Colony some months ago, hundreds. T

talks Mr. M. K. Lo, Mr. Lo But PoM Foreturned to Nanking and Formerly a resident of Kowloon about sd for each year of age, so church,

ten would be sold school, and discussions held Do Jackman, Mr. Ho Kome Tong Chiang Kai-shek made in oner to City, he removed to the Hing Hon that a dir

for 5 a girl of five for half a every society. Hidr. E. 8. Kong Mr S. Kong: Mr. C. C. Wuto Become President Road residence phly quite recen

His Worship then decided to re- mand the case to Baturday mor

Return From Washington. On his return from Washington who Mr. Wu joined the Independent called at the family residence and government and he became closelyning to consider the point,

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