1922-06-20 — Page 7

THE CANTON SITUATION.

Continued inom Page 11

The Looting.

KOWLOON ROBBERS.

Early Morning Incident in Nathan Road.

being

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

F.M.S. MATTERS.

Interesting Cable News. (From Our Den Correspondent.)

A band of robbers made their Most of the shops along the

Singapore, June 20th. maloos are closed. In the case appearance in Nathan Road,

During the Federal Council of the big stores, including Kowloon, in the early hours of meeting at Kuala Lumpur it was stated that the Government bas Sincere's and the San Company, this morning and robbed

been telegraphically informed the precautions taken against | Chinese of $320 in notes.

footing baTe possible

bean It seems that an employee of a that Mr. Winston Churchill angwanted by the placing of Chinese firm in Winglok Street approves of the report of the electric wires across the lattice was proceeding along Nathan Stevenson Committees Hostris- frames of the iron gates, Road in a ricksha at 4.15 this tion Policy Raport. and in case of necessity current morning.

bound for The question of Council reform when ha can be switched on through these Taimts atsui,

was had received the most careful so as to repel invaders.

stopped by two men who struck attention and is still under con- him on the chest and ordered sideration.

The Government admitted that A typical instance of the loot-bim to get out of his ricksha. ing that is taking place came to This be did, whereupon fire other it was still contemplating putting my notes this afternoon. The robbers came up and together an increased duty on tin, but consult the Unofficial houses along the extreme eastern they proceeded to take the notes would section of the band are deserted, out of the man's pockets. Their members before definitely taking hut in a brothel next to one of haul effected, they soon made, action. Canton's meat fashionable res-themselves sorice, taurants the proprietor still re- tains hold of bis possessions. This afternoon, a number of soldiers kept from intrusion by the iron gates addressed the pro- prietor through the grill, deraand- ing that something valuable be banded over. They threatened that if their damsod was not granted, they would shoot, and

CHINA'S GOVERNMENT.

Tang Chi-yao Wants

Federal System.

The following circular telegram they began backing into the road has been issued by General Tang with the apparent purpose of Chi-yao, of Yunnan--

The Government expressed its Retrenchment doubt lest the Committee's suggestions of dras- tic cats in the railway expendi ture would impair the efficiency of the railway.

Subsequently, the official vote, in the face of a uosnimous 118- official opposition, aathorised a capital expenditure on the rail. ways of three-and-a-quarter mil- lions.

COURT PRACTICE.

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carrying out their threat, when the To All Tuchuns of Provinces. proprietor thought better of it and All Military Officers and All handed out a big containing some| Newspapers :--

A Solicitor's Protest. clothing and other articles. Aj Since the outbreak of civil strife, Some discussion as to the prac tassle then ensued for possession there has been constant talk of tice in the Police Courts of giving of the goods, which were eventual-

ways and means towards the re-audience to those who watch trials ly divided between the soldiers.unification of Caina, but the goal on behalf of prosecutors, a2030 This, however, is one of a fer seems to be moring further and out of an opium case before M isolated cases. In the main, the further away. The hope for peace R. E Lindsell this morning. The troops are being kept onder good has bean encountered by deeper defendant, a man, was alleged to control by their officers, who are strife and endless turmoil. In-de the owner of eight mace of to be distinguished by the factstead of peace and unification of opium which Revenge Officer that they west ordinary civilian the country, aggressive policies Ward found in a safe in tha clothing but carry silver-mounted have been followed merely for man's shop.

selfish ends. This, therefore, bas When Mr. Leo d'Almada, for been the deplorable cause for the the defence, suggested & reduction social incompatibility between in the bail of his client, which the North and South.

was $500, the Magistrate asked

Canes.

General Ngai Bong-ping's at titude bas been neutral during the disturbances. Ee still retains commsed of about a thousand troops but has resigned his post! ** commissioner for the main tenance of public safety Cantor.

A REGULAR THIEF.

Formerly in European

Employment..

10

Mr.

In view of continual national for the view of Mr. Taylor, Gor. disorder and the disadvantages ernment Opium Analyst.

Taylor said that though the value resulting from the unnecessary bloodshed. I was practically the of the opium was $8 he thought his first of the opinion that in order Worship after bearing the evid- To avoid this chaos, and bring ence. would find that circam- Desca and orderlicess to the stances were such, that the high country, political adjustment for bail was justified

Mr. d'A'mada said that it was high time that a check was put

prosecutors.

Court,

military operations would have to be resorted to. It is yet my sincere hope that the provinces to the practice in the Court of Alleged to has been concerned will do away with their differ-giving audience to people who in a number of thefts at 1, Mor-ences and foster goodwill for were not down s rison Hill, the residence of Mrs. betterment of the Fatherland, These people were given the

rights of solicitors in Pape, & Chinese was to-day sea- tenced to six months hard labour sometime ago, proposed That had no claim to an audience st In order to attain these ends. though, strictly speaking, they and recommended by Mr. E. Wthe provinces be united in the all. If they appeared on behalf Hamilton for banishment.

form of a Federal Government of the prosecutor, he would barel Inspector Blackman said that the defendant was formerly in the stem. Telegrams were also no objection.

The Magistrate said that Mr. employ of Mrs. Pope, who took sent to different provinces for

their respective views, bat in the Taylor was watching the case him into her household as a boy.

interim. oo account of unforeseen on behalf of the prosecutor with a view to bringing bim uPdifficulties thrown in the way, in this case. It bad been as a servant. Mrs. Pope s000 found out that she had reckaged the object has not yet been the practice of the Court to bear achieved. And now the people men who appeared for such pur- wrongly on the boy's honest are suffering day by day from the poses in order to expedite a tria!. and dismissed hicz twelve

affects of the civil atrife and the The matter had bee brought up months azo for stealing. There day when the blessings of peace before, when Mr. Wood. upheld WAN a good deal of thieving

and unification of the country the practice. at the house after his dismissal will be brought about seems still and defendsat was found out to

very far off.

stealing in Mrs. Pop- house and

term

that said

the

Mr. d'Almada said he had re- ferred to the matter before. be the responsible person and According to what we have sentenced to imprisonment. After

Regarding the question of ball, learned from our past e-Mr. Taylor was asked to state bin discharge from ZLO!,

periences, and so far as public the circumstances of the case. defendant was azo caught

pinion is concerned, the whole The Government Opiuma Analyst of country is now against the con- Record

opium WA3 received A

tralization of power in the hands found in false back of a imprisonmect. In the present instance the accused stols eight of the Central Government, and safe together with a quantity of unanimously in favour of local loose paper which had evidently articles E clothing from

self-administrative Government been used to wrap up opiam. amshs employed by Mrs. Pope.

the only remedy for the salvationThe discovery led him to believe of the country, therefore, would that defendant was an opium be the adoption of what I have trader in Hongkong, seiling illicit proposed, the Federal Govern- opium to divans. The back of ment system.

the safe appeared to have been Should it be possible to unite tampered with, as the screws the provinces through local self-

were loosened. government, the Central Govern- Mr. d'Almadi said his defence

TENNIS LEAGUE.

two

C.R.C. v. M.B.K. Following are the results of "Saturday's tennis match between

C.R.C. (B team) and M.B.K.:-

Kwong Po Ken and Ho Wai Hing beat Ohta and Sugiura, 83: heat Miyajiura and Yamagu- chi. 7-4; and Kobayashi and Doi 10-1.

La Man Ching and Lau Fook Ki best Obta and Seziura, 8-3: heat Miyajinrs and Yamaguchi 8.3; beat Kobayarbi and Doi, 8-3. Georze Lee and Ho Lo beat Obta and Sugiura, 8-3; beat

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LYCEUM TO BE SOLD.

Another Stage in the Melville Brothers' Dispute.

brother, Mr. Walter Melville.

Mr. H. Johnson, on behalf of the plaintiff, moved for judgment in the partition action in refer- ence to various theatre properties owned jointly by the brothers Melville.

portunities to develop themselves safe, which he bought at the Huge Telescope to Interest the to their best advantage. The beginning of the year, and that be

Man in the Street. system, had no knowledge whatever of therefore, in my opinion will be the opium. The opium was quite of science" is about to be erected At a cost of £250,000 a ** temple

An action affecting the owner- the best means for effecting peace and unification of the country, so

In reply to the Magistrate, Mr. in Washington by the National ship of the Lyceum Theatre, Loo- as to prevent further unnecessary Taylor said that Mr.d'Almada was

don, was brought last month in Academy of Sciences. strife, with its disastri coase-right in his statement as the con-ature are to be demonstrated to Frederick Melville against bis In this structure phenomena of the Chancery Division by Mr. quences. The Federal Govern-dition of the opium which, how Miyajiura and Yamaguchi 8-3; ment system, if actually car ever, could have possibly been the layman, and he will be initiat beat Kobayarhi and Doi. 11-0. ried out, will firmly lay the the safe for months.

Total:-C.R.C. 76; M.B.K., 23. foundation of the country. I do In view of the contradictory coveries and developments in the Saturday's Fixtures. not mean that these provinces statements, the Magistrate decid-physical, biological, and mathe

should close their doors exclued to let the bail stand until bematical sciences. The revised fixture list for

interests, had heard the evidence of both

In a hoge rotunda the why and Saturday, 24th. instr is as fol.sively in their own

neither do I mean that others besides. The case

wherefore of magretic storms. was adjourned lows

compelled to follow our schemes:

earthquakes, the pressure of light, "A" Division.

until to-morrow,

The action was undefended. but it is my vehement desire that]

and the gravitational pull of smalİ Club de Recreio v. 1.R.C. at

Counsel said the parties wETO we should co-operate with united

CHINA'S WAR.

mases, for instance, will be made Kowloon,

efforts in devising ways and

aasily comprehensible to him. tenants in common of the raver- CRC. Civil Service, at means so that the desired political

By means of a Coelstat telesion of the Lyceum Theatre and Causeway Bay,

Agrement to Cease

scope mounted on the dome, which three separate registered titles to K.C.C..H.K.C.C., at Kowloon.ystem: will be brought forth

Fighting in North. will form a large image of the the Prince's Theatre and certain Peking, June 19-Mukden tele-san on the white surface of a cir- theatrical scene painting roolas. Civil Service v. Club de Recreio, of this system be immediately grama say that Sun Ligh-chun and cular table, he will be able to see Mr. Justice Eve granted the at Happy Valley.

removed.

I again sincerely hope that, for Wang Na-ping met aboard HMS, the sunspots changing in number usual order for the axis and Curlew on June 17 and reached from day to day,, and moving the sake of patriotism, you.

It is understood that the com- Tucbuns of all provinces, will agreement providing for the across the disc as the sun turns immediate cessation of fighting. give each other co-operation in

Dr. C. T. Walcott, president of pany, composed of 1. R. C.. Queen's College, at achieving this common goal and The Fangtien advanced troops will the Academy of Sciences, also brothers Melville,

all withdraw to Shanhaikuan and will show him such things as Lyceum Theatre, and that last the Chibiites to Chinwantao on plants growing as he observes month's action refers to the or before June 21-Reuter.

them, and living bacteria at work.

"B" Division.

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