1935-09-27 — Page 7

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1935.

MAIL NEWS FROM CHINA

NO MORE "SPARROW”

(From Our Special Correspondent;

Canton, Sept. 25.

There will be no more Mah Jong games on and after January 1, 1936. The provincial, authorities receive $200,000 a year from Mah Jong tax, but this sum will be given up for the sake of public morals.

Next year there will be no more Mah Jong games in restaurants and to those hotels. People may go places to eat and sleep, but there will be no Mah Jong games. The government here considers that such gambling is not only contrary tr public morals" but to economy in time ad money Many people' spend so much time in the game at night that "they have no energy tor work the nex morning.

There is a standing order that

uo public servants are allowed to play Mah Jong in restaurants and notels. These officials are identi- fled by an insignia suspended from their button hele. The gendarmes have power to break up Mahong partits when they are participated in by public servants and Kuomin- tang workers.

SINO-ITALIAN RELATIONS

Shanghal Sept. 25.

The Nat onal Government acted to-day to preserve its friendly re- lations with Italy by forbidding the Chinese press to indulge in critical or unfriend'y comment on Italy's activities in East Africa.

In a sweeping order. the Nan- King censorship bureau warned that the publication of any news items or editorial comment unfav- uurable to Italy with regard to Ethiopia was forbidden..

Thus far the Chinese press has been inclined to draw an analogy between the 1931 Manchurian in vasion and the East Africa dispute, coudemping Italy as the aggressor and comparing the Rome govern- meat with Japan.

The censorship bureau order re- calls that Italy was the first power to agree to raise its minister to Chma to the rank of ambassador, an example since followed by the United States, Japan, Great Bri tain and Soviet Russia, and also

Union News.

CHINESE IN BANGKOK

MISSION TO JAPAN

shanghai, Sept. 25. The misstu ur bankers and in dustrial leaders organized to visit Japan will leave here on Septem- ber 26, it was learned to-day.

The dual itinerary of the mission will be decided upon after a meet- ing is held between Finance Min- istar H. H. Kung and Mr. Tatsui- chiro Funatsu. director-general at the Japanese Cotton MI Owners' Association, who is expected to re- turn here shorty from Japan. Mr Funatsu is reported to have visited Japan at the request of Finance Minister Kung in order to make ar- rangements for the mission's visit. Chinese circles her: state that the mission will remain in Japan about one month.

THE COLONIAL SERVICE

Promotions And Transfers

(Special Air Mall Service)

London, Sept. 10, The following promotions, trans- fers, and reappointments in the Colonial Service are announced:-- COLONIAL ADMINISTRATIVE

SERVICE

THE

TREASURY EXPERT

To Leave For Shanghai

Mr. N. E. Young, M.C., an expert of the British Treasury, who has been in the Colohy for sometime for the express purpose of studying

the economie ecnditions prevailing in Hong Kong prior to the arrival in China of the Lalth-Ross Mission, is leaving for Shanghai at the end of the week. Whilst in the North- ern port, Mr. Young, wil report to Bir Frederick Leith Ross the head of the mission, of his investigations in Hong Kong.

Bader, H. E (Assistant Colonial Secretary, Kenya). dolonial Secretary, Leeward Islands,

W. G. H. (Extra Grantham, A.

Secretary, Assistant Colonial Hong Kong, Colonial Secretary, Bermuda Jarrett. J. H. (Attorney-General), Colonial Secretary, Bahamas

O.B.E. (Deputy Chlef Secretary), Chief Secre- tary. Uganda. COLONIAL AUDIT DEPARTMENT | reached.” Skinner, H. W. (Assistant Auditor.

Organization of the mission was undertaken by Dr. Kung, allegedly at the suggestion of General ChiangMerrick, J.E.S., Kai-shek, Chairman of the Military Affairs Commissio11.

The party will be headed by Mr Wu Ting-chang, general manager that Premler Mussolini recently of the Yenyeh Bank, while Mr. Edu Generalissimo, Chiang Hung-sheng. general manager oi presented Kul-shek with a huge airplane-the China Merchants Steam Navi- gation Company, will be the vice- chairman. The other members will include Mr. Chiang Kia-ngnau, vice-president of the Central Bank of China; Mr. Chow Tsc-min. Canton, Sept. 25..

manager of the Chincheng Bank; Further discriminations against Mr. Chen Yung-ming, directer af Chinese in Bangkok by the Siamese the Central Bank, and Mr. Jung Government were reported by tele-Tsung-ching. who is known as the graphic" message" received

"king of China's flour industry."

nion News, APPOINTMENT APPROVEN yesterday by the Overseas Bureau and the Kuomintang South-west Executive Committee.

Many people open a roon: in a hotel or patronize a restaurant largely for the purpuse of playing Man Jong. When this game is banned, people will go to restaur- ants only, to eat. Suppression of Mah Jeng has been carried out in Nanking. Nanchang Chengtu etc.

Nanking, Sept. 25.. The app vai of the National Guvernment of the resignatior of General Liu Shih, Chairman of Provincial Government. Honun from his concurrent post as Pro- vincial Civa Affairs Commissioner and appointment of General Fang Cheh, the former Commander of the 45th Division, to succeed Gen- erai Liu, was ratified at the 476th meeting of the Central Political Council he.d here this morning.

Presided over by President Wang also de- Ching-wel. the meeting that the cided

contribution f salaries for flood-relief by the pub- lic functionarles of various pro- vincial, municipal and district go vernments shall be in accordance with the regulations governing this matter for pubile functionaries ol! the Central Government, which had been promulgated in August.- Central News Agency.

NANKING'S POPULATION

Nanking. Sept. 25, The population and the number of households of Nanking for fast August was 976,377 and 188,340 res- pectively, according to the statistics released by the Metropolitan Po- lice Headquarters here.

On the total population, 589.729 are males and 286,848 females. Central News Agency

AROUND THE COURTS

(Continued from Page 6)

FORCED TO SELL CHILD

here

More Chinese have been expelled

by the Bankok Government and are bent back to Canton. All Chinese shops in Siam are required to em- play Siamese up to "seventy cent, according to these reports.

The latest Imposition is the re- rice quirement that all Chinese

stores

per

com-

must contribute Afty per cent, of their profits to the Siamese Government. Chinese merchants in Hangkok have organized a mittee to petition the Siamese au- thorities to cancel such taxation and have asked the authorities here fer support.

Merchants here have been agita ting a boycott against Blam se rice as a retaliation against Bangkok's discrimintory measures gainst chinese nationals in that country.

nion News.

REPORT ON GERMANY

Nanking, Sept. 25.

in compliance with the request of the Foreign Affairs Committee or the Legislative Yuan, Dr. Oscar Trautmann, German Ambassador to China has made a report on the present political situation in Ger- many to the Committee

It is learned that the report will be discussed at the meeting of the Committee. which will be held shortly at the Yuan. Bulidine- Central News Agency....

At

the.

GENERAL TAO DUE FROM EUROPE

Canton, Sept. 25. The Chinese papers stated to-day

Central Office, Colonial Audit Department. Assistant Auditor, Gold Coast.

"COLONIAL LEGAL SERVICE Aitken. J. (Pulsne Judge, Su- preme Court, Gold Coast), Pulsne Judge. Straits Settlements. Andrewes. In R. (Assistant Crown Solicitor). Deputy Registrar" of the Supreme Court, Hong Kong. Cox, H. C. F. (Solicitor-General),

Attorney-General, Nigerts, Devaux. J. L. (Solicitor-General),

Attorney-General, Trinidad.

The hope is expressed both in Hong Kong and Canton that Sir Frederick will find it possible to pay a visit to South China befor his return to England, but no de- cision on this point has yet been

GOOD HEALTH REPORT

For The F. M. S.

15-

The general health of the people remained satisfactory during the yeur, says the report on the FM.S. for 1934, which adds that it is in-

Hazelrigg, T.M.. M.C.. (Registrar ofteresting, to record that the past

the Supreme Court), Crown Soll- citar, Hong Kong.

three years, though characterised by economic depression, were re- Lang. E. P. H. (Deputy Registrar).markable for a steadily improving

standard of public health.

Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hong Kong. COLONIAL MEDICAL SERVICE

that Lieut-General Tao Yih-chien Griffith, D.R.. M.B., B.S., M.R.C.S.. causes of sickness such as malaria,

is expected to arrive here on Octa- ber 2. from Europe and will become the chairman of the Air Defence Committee.

General Tao will arifve in Hong Kung early in the morning of Octo- the Italian liner. ber 2 aboard Conte Verde, and will proceed to this city on the same day,

Formerly the vice-superintendent the Kwangtung Military of Academy, General Tao had spent eight months in Europe studying the military conditions there.- Union News.

V

L.R.C.P. Medical Officer, Achi mota College), Medical Officer. Gold Coast.

necom- The Improvement was panied by a decrease in the major

dysentery, venereal beri-berl

a lesser extent diseases, and to

The pneumonia and tuberculosis. number of admissions to Gover- ment hospitals, has decreased dur ing the past three years as follows: -1932, 85 978; 1933. 76.297; 1934,

MISCELLANEOUS Astley. B. A. Education Officer).

Inspector of Schools, Kenya. Balmer, F. E. Chlef Accountant),

Senior Deputy Postmaster-Gen-75,916.

. The decreased sickness rate and eral, Kenya, Uganda, and Tan- ganyika Postal Service.

fqwer admissions to hospitals may S. J. (Deputy be attributed mainly to the large Chamberlain, K.

Treasurer, exodus FD

of Chinese and Indian Treasurer,

labourers which resulted from the Collins, W. O. II. (Sub-Inspector of alump in the price of tin and tub-

Police, British Guiana), Assistant ber. .Superintendent ot, Police, Tan-

ganyika.

Gibraltar.

PANCHEN LAMA'S ESCORT Dalgarno, W. T (Agricultural In-

Naning. Sept. 25.

Fl

BETTER TYPES

The demand for Chinese labour on tin mines has been further cur- structor. "Bahamas), Superinten-

talled since the application of the dent of Agriculture, Nigeria. Gregoire, F. (Special Grade Clerk, in quota under the International Ti Restriction Agreement, The Medical Department), Accoun-

immization of Chinese. labourers tant, Postal Department, Mauri-has, consequently, been on a small

scale during the past two years.

There has however been a re- sumption of the immigration of Indian labourers since the latter part of the year.

tlus.

The Mongollan and Tibetan At- talrs Commission has appointed Mr. Kao Chang-chu and Mr. Chen Yun as specia' envoys for escorting Pan-Harverson, W., D. chen Lama to go back to Tibet.

Mr. Kao, whe accompanied General Hsuang Mo-sung on his recent trip to Tibet. is well versed in the conditions of that frontier Province.-

'entral News Agency.

(Special Air Mail Service)

present moment the CATTLE KING'S FIRST JOB mother, and four of her other children were being cared for in The third the Po Leung Kuk. defendant had acted in good faith, added the prosecuting officer. In view of the circumstances, Inspector sa'd that he was structed not to press the case.

London, Sept. 6. Sir Sidney Kidman, the Austra- thelan cattle king, whose death has in-just been reported left home and

Charged before Mr. W. M. Thomson at the Kowloon Magis-

tracy yesterday with keeping the

1st floor of 139 Portland Street as a

A fine of $100 or, in default, six weeks hard labour on Chan

brothel, a man, Wong Kan, plead- Sheung Kan. a made, and two

fined $50 or widow and ed guilty and was women Chan Sau, a Cheung Wong, married woman,

one month's hard labour in de who were charged before Mr. W. fault. Schoßeld at the Central Magis- tracy with taking part in a trans- action the object of which was' to transfer possession of custody of a female child Chan Sau Chan, aged 4 years, for a valuable con- sideration. First defendant was stated to be the father of the child in question.

Inspector K. Andrew of the S.C.A. prosecuted and said that because of extreme poverty the father was stated to have decided to get rid of the child. He ap- proached the second defendant who in turn approached the third

school at 13 for the life of moving. with his herds which he matu tained until old age.

cattle later as

His Arst job was on a station as cowboy and stockman at 10s a week. Dismiss

ed when he asked for more money, he continued his roving and ult mately made himself extremely wealthy.

Many of his properties have changed handa in recent years, and it is difficult to assess the one extent of tils territories. At time they were reliably estimated

Chan Lam-man, (25) unemploy- ed, appeared before Mr. Macfad. yen yesterday at the Central Ma-at 60,000 square miles-more than

the area of England and Wales. g'stracy charged with the theft.f Two jackets the property of Kwan Pun, a widow, and a fine of $50 was imposed, with the alternative of one month's hard labour.

UNSHAKEN BY DROUGHT Sir Bidney Kidman was a man of quick judgments and huge dealings. He had a gruff manner and was quick to size ap people Ng Chin-man and Leung Wing, with whom he dealt.

banishees. were both Much of his wealth came trom returned sentenced to nine months' hard bis cheap purchases of properties Inbour by Mr. WM. Thomson at abandoned in time of drought, the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday which he was able to rehabilitate

charges of returning to Hong from his own resources. Kong before their terms of banish-

He was

one of the few great ment had been completed. Lau stock-owners who could regard broken out on her child's head M another bantshee, was sent a droughts with equanimity.

The parching of the grass on which had not been cured. She prison for six months.

Yip Hong-wing, 20, unemployed, one of his many properties meant

defendant.

The case came to the notice of

when the the Police noticed that some

sores

mother had

took the child back and an argu-appeared before Mr. Macfadyen only that he had to have his stock ment arose between the parties, yesterday at the Central Magis driven to another station which and all went to the Police Sta-tracy charged with the theft of a the drought had not hit,

tin containing 75 cents (eppers)

tion.

It appears that the parents of the girl had attempted to get rid

Hong Kong currency from Tsang Kau; cigarette Hawker,

T

of her previously, and there seem- Sgt. Cashman asked his Worside neatly blind. Defendant was sen- ed Ettle doubt as to the hardship to take a sertong view of the case tenced to three months hard lab-

our. the girl's parents were suffering.as complainant was old and was

(Assistant

Geologist), Mining Engineer, Mining and Geological Depart ment, Kenya.

As prosperity returns, and the Hawkes, Captain M. H (Superin-

tendent of Customs, Federated influx of Chinese and Indian Malay States), Collector-Gener-

labourers approaches more normal al, Jamaica.

Hodge, J. E. (Sub-Inspector of proportions, the standard of health may be expected to decline and Constabulary, Jamaica),

the incidence of disease to in- crcase.

Assis- tant Commissioner of Police. Nigeria.

Experience supports the bellet that many immigrants possess low powers of resistance against some of the communicable diseases pre- valent in this country.

Jamieson, M. (Senior Assistant Analyst, Singapore), Government Analyst, Straits Settlements. Kendall, H. (late Assistant Town Planner, Malaya), Town Plan-

It may thus be inferred that ning Adviser, Palestine.

health statistics compiled for the (Senior

past three years reflect the double Mateer, Captain E. J.

Assistant Treasurer); Principal advantage that many sub-healthy Assistant Treasurer, Uganda,

labourers have left the country. Maydon, G. D. (Sub-Inspector of and until recently few susceptible

Police). Inspector of Police. Lec-immigrants have entered it. ward Islands.

The Increased infant mortality

2.

Meyer, L. D. (Senior Assistant Su- during the year marred an other- perintendent of Surveys), Su-wise satisfactory record of health. perintendent of Surveys, Malaya. The infant mortality rate, may Nell, W. H. E. (Assistant Superin-be regarded as a sensitive index of

tendent of Burveys), Benior

general health conditions, and the Assistant Superintendent of Sur- sudden rise from 148 per mille in

1933 veys, "Malaya.

to 183 per mille Nicholson, W. E Principal, Train-

1934 may perhaps herald a deterio- ing College. Katsina, Nigeria).ration in the health of the adult Director of Education, Sierra

population which will be reflected Leone.

In the next annual statistics. O'Rorke, M. S. (Assistant Superin-" tendent of Police), District Su- perintendent of Police, Pales=||

tine.

Parker. Captain M. B. (Inspector of Police, Barbados), Inspector of Police, Bermuda. Pascoe, E. P..(Workshop Foreman), Inspector of Electrical Equip- .ment, Nigerian Railway. -

Expenditure, Accountant, Feder- Philp. D. (Assistant Accountant),

ated Malay States Railways. Robins, R. E, OBE (Assistant Superintendent of. the Line, Kenya-Uganda Rallway), Gener al Manager. Tanganyika, Rail- ways.

(Foreman Fitter); Selley. J. B.

Senior Foreman, Marine Depart- ment. Nigeria, · Sharp, Commander G. & C., D.B.C.. RN. (Retired) (Marine Officer, Tanganyika Railways), Marine Superintendent, Takoradi Bar- bour, Gold Coast. Snell, E. J. (Banitary. Superinten-

dent, Gold Coast), Senior Sani- tary Superintendent, Gambla. Soper, Major E. J. (Assistant Ac

countant), Revenue Accountant, Federated Malay States Rali- ways, Sparrow, J. W. (late Agricultural 81- Superintendent, Gambia), perintendent, New Capital Bites and Government House Grounds, Northern Rhodesia, Thomas. C. J. (late Cost Accoun- tant, Government Press, Ceylon), Assistant Accountant, Treasury, Cyprus. White, A. R., M.C. (Superintendent of Surveys). Bentor Superinten- ༣:,; dent of Burveys, Malaya, Whyte-Smith, TS. (Assistant Crown Solicitor), Land Omcer, Hong Kong Williams, E. (Buperintendent of --Agriculture. Gambia), Agricul

tural Officer, Uganda."

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