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NAVAL DOCKYARD

AND HOUSING.

FIGHTING ALONG RAILWAY

Failure to Provide for Dr. Sun Visits Sheklung

Employees.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

ALLEGED BRIBERY.

Japanese and Revenue Officer.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1923.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

JUST LANDED, A FRESH CONSIGNMENT OF

“KRAFT LOAF CHEESE"

A respectable-looking Japanese, An interesting situation, has Ariven in connection with the fighting along the Canton-Kow the Crimins) Sessions, before the There are prospects of heavy ion, appeared in the dock at well-dressed in European fash- bousing of employees of the loon railway in the near future, Chief Justice, this morning. His Naval Dockyard, and the failure jodging from reports to hand.name was Shuchi Fukushima, by the Naval Authorities to It is stated provide accommodation, par-from Walchow that the independag to bribe a Chinese Revenue) reported he was charged with attempt- ticularly for the married men and ent forces, numbering over 10,000, ffione with a $50 note, their families.

have begun to advance in three Just two years ago, when, the directious one force proceeding onse for the Crown and Mr. Camp- Mr.HK. Holmes conducted the Colonial Government had com to Sheklung, one to Tsang Sing bell Prosser appeared for the de- pleted blocks of tarraces for its and the Third own employees, it granted the Another force from Pingwu iRJW. Parsons foreman), WJ to Foot Tia fence. The jury were Messrs. Naval authorities a few houses at stated to have captured Shum Carroll, J.P. Gutierrez, C.A. de C Happy Valley, on a two years chun and Po Un and to have Rodrigues, B. M. da Cunha, D. lease, which, we gather, was on advanced as far as 'Cheung MuMackintosh and G. T. Padget. the express understanding that it Гад was an emergency concession, to According to another report. was that about four o'clock on The case for the prosecution enable the Navy to build dwellings Lau Tsun-wan's force, working on the afternoon of May 3rd. for its dockyard employees in the for Dr. San, has recaptured Tsang accused set out with his Chinese THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. meantime. The two years' lease Sing city in a fight which lasted

boy" in rickshas from the direc

- expires next July, and as the for a day and a night, the intion of Ice House Street towards Government urgently requires dependent force having retreated Wing Lok Street. Accused hand- the premises for its own people back to the Ho Yuen district, Ad to the "boy" a parcel. This the present tenants, Naval Dock-Canton statement is to the effecparcel, Mr. Holmes mentioned. yard employees, have been given that the 4th. Yunnanese Divisio notice to quit by August 1st. fie rapidly advancing and a general official doses of cocaine. The two was later found to contain 84.000. They are now faced with the offensive is expacted to-day. problem of new sccommodation,

ricksbae went along Bonham The Canton Daily Neus stater Strand, the "boy with the parcel as no provision has been made that Dr. Sun, accompanied by in front and tor them by the Naval author-military experts, crossed the rive Later they were stopped by two accused behind. ities, despite the two years on Monday afternoon and pro-Revenue Officers. One stopped the respite provided. Had the mat-ceeded by special train in the "boy" sad took the parcel. Toe ter been taken up by those direction of Sheklung. It is stated risksha in which the accused was concerned at the proper time, that be paid a visit to "the front" made a movement as if to turn great deal of hardship and in- convenience would avoided.

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round. The other R.O. stopped the ricksha, told the accused to get out, seized him by the collar the parcel to the Revenue Office, ind took him and the "boy" and near the Harbour Office. On the way accused banded to one of the Revenue Officers a piece of paper, which

four men went to the Revenue the Revenue Officer

Office and the piece of paper, supposed to be a bank note. The

Taylor, was the found to be a 850- which was then handed to Mr. note.

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Fresh trouble has apparently broken out on the northern front Shum Hing-ying's forces, which One of the questions with bave returned with some Northers left Chi Hing city some days ago which the local Housing Com-troops and in fear of a fresh battle mission is concerned deals with breaking out the inhabitants of this very matter of provision by Shiukwan city, in large numbers, big employers of houses for their have fled to various places, som employees. The attitude to- wards the matter by the Naval military authorities in Canton

going down to Canton. authorities, who, wa understand.ave agaia sent Yunnanese troops The bave made no effort to build. to this front. despite the offer of a site by the Government a long time back, is

As to the West River district. hardly a good example for others on the recapture of Shivhing, it is reported that consequent Possibly, now that events have military headquarters have deche offence. reached their present stage, and cided to despatch a strong force that when the Chinese Revenue When charged, accused danied with the matter

His version was occupying the prominent place it Regarding the commandeering out his hand and asked accused of housing to attempt the capture of Wuchow. Officer arrested him the R. O. put does, the department concerned of labour for the purpose of carry if be had any money. The. R. O. will at length wake up to ite res ponsibilities. The surprising thing

ing military equipment, it is took the $50 note from him and is that this need has been over reported from Canton that many asked if he had any more, to which looked, or else neglected, in order to get men for the work shaking his head.

clever devices are resorted to in question place like Hongkong, which has Disturbances are, it is stated, pur

accused replied by for so long been an important posely crested and when crowds whether the Revenue Officer took

The point was, said Mr. Holmes,GLISH MADE congregate they are with a long rape and the people whether accused tried to bribe there re

encircled the note from the Japanese, or bound by the hands. Those bare-IR. O. footed are immediately sent off for duty, whilst the better class people are kept for a few days in by their relatives. the hope of 1ansom being cĒered

naval base.

PIANO RECITAL.

Alexander Sklarevski's

Farewell.

Although Alexandra Sklarev ski will most probably not be baard in Hongkong again for Rome considerable time, the mem. ory of his wonderful piano play. jog will long remain with locall music-lovers. The programme

GOLF.

Whitsun" Results. The following are the results of

which bacontributed last night, on the Whitsun competition arranged the occasion of his firewell, why the Golf Club:

Fanling. Mixed Foursome

Men's

Competi.

The case is procoading.

"TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

There is something seriously wrong just now with both tradej and politics in South Africa, and they are very intimately related,

have had nearly forty years' close observation of South African events writes an Observer corres- pondent, and I have witnessed Home greatdepressions and greater recoveries. As a fount of some-

help tokeep that memory green. I' was a distinct compliment to his popularity that despite the fa that the evening was decidedly tion:-Won by Mrs. G. R. Saverthing new and wonderful Africa is warm, a large gathering of bis and Mr. W. 3. E. Mackenzie, far from exhausted. But, without admirers assembled at the City down. Hall and gave him a most en-

exaggeratico, times are now very thusiastic reception.

Medal Competition: bad indeed, with ever-increasing Wod by Mr. R. A. Camidge, nemployment and 79-4-75 bets.

financial Galloway, 2 up.

striagency. All sections of busi- Boge: Pool:-Won by Mr. Warness are feeling the pinch severe- ly, and much of the dislocation and loss is to be attributed to last year's

unhappy revolutionary Competi-strike. The Budget has disclosed tion-Won by Mrs. Bernard another serious deficit, and the

The programme submitted con- tained many old favourites, and is these, as in the other numbers also, Sklar veki demonstrated his un- doubted genius. From the point, of view of technique, he shone 83

Deep Water Bay. Mixed Foursomes

a master, but perhaps of even Brown and Mr. W. A. Butterfield, necessary measures of economy

greater merit still was his fine in-82-13 23-68 1/3 nett. terpretation of the various themes

Men's Medal Competition

which he covered in the score or won by Mr. G. P. Lammert.

Po of contributions which he gave-nett.

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His opening numbers were group of Schumann's symphonic @tudies, which were delightfully played, and then he followed with no fewer than eight bracketed Chopin numbers, including the beautiful Valse and Scherza. For these he was loudly applauded and had to concede an After a Mendelssohn item, played encore. with marked understanding, he Leard in A series of

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extremely dainty pieces-Liszt's Capriccio, Balakirev's Skylark. 8gambatti's Minuet, the favourite Turkish March (Bolboven-

Rubinstein) and Debussy's Moon- Jight. Thena were given with

really

astounding skill, the

pianist's delicacy of touch being altogether amazing.

The final

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will only add to the growing host. of the Ministry's enemies.

The importance of control of the air, and of a fuller develop. ment in peace of commerical flying, is seriously engaging the attention of public men at pre- sent, and therefore + little brochure of facts about flying and the civil uses of aviation, publish- ed by the Air League of the British Empire, and intended for circulation among the secondary schools, comes at an opportune moment, says a Home paper. It is essential that a steady interest in and realization of the importance of flying should

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be maintained and developed the nation, and. this pamphlet is designed to prepars the ground for future years, though it could very well be read

item was the March Militaire With three straight cuts, with swith interest by the present gen-

pair of scissors, the two hexagons, eration of voters. It fe to some

(8 hubert-Tausig), played in mas-A and B; can be arranged so that extent the result of consultations terly style, and an encore, they will piece together to form a between the Air Ministry and the Sklarevski, gave us once again six-pointed star. How should the League, and as it has been com his characteristically brilliant rendering of Chopin's. Resurrect- cuta be made? lon Polonaises fine ending to a

piled from materials supplied by fine programme.

the Directorate of Civil Aviation

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