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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1923

SHANGHAI SHOOTING. HONGKONG SPORTS & PASTIMES (Second Series)

EUROPEAN ACCUSED

ACQUITTED.

(Our Own Correspondent)

on 3

Chinese

OPPOSED BY CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. At an extraordinary meeting of

Shanghai, Dec. 11. the Chinese Chamber of Commerce |

Samuel Vaughan. a Waterworks yesterday a resolution was passed employe, was acquitted to-day at by the Chamber opposing the Re. the British Supreme Court servation scheme indicated in the charge of shooting a Housing Commission's report. prostitute with intent to murder.

The prosecution's witheast Mr. M.K. Lesaid the reservation scheme advocated by the Housing testiñed that Vaughan entered the Commissie was not connected with restaurant and shot the girl almost economic reasons as the Commis- without warning. The defence sioners asserted, but was a matter claimed that the shooting was of racial discrimination. In their accident. report the Commission, by way of proving that the scheme had no- thing to do with the racial ques- tion. mentioned that the Hon. Me Chow Shou-son had worked out a scheme whereby he and a number of friends settled together part of Deep Water Bag. Mr. L. said he would be the last man to

than anything else, because owing to the coudieting customs and habit of the diferent races most Chinese

preferred to live among their own nationals it was with foreigners.

was considered a What

ni amusement form

protest against any scheme of such Chinese might be

aming the regarded A-

A Sound Motto,

a kind as that of Mr. Chow Shorbjectionable by foreigners, auil son's; but the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pol lock and Mr. W. S. Bailey, as mem

Mr. Show Shousson said his weite bers of the Housing Commission. recommended in their report that was "never to interfere with anything the Government should ear-mark which is beneficial to hers and very large area of land at Kowloon which causes us no harm." If any to be exclusively reserved for Ding detrimental to the Chinese Europeans in the same way as the was attempted they should all ñiza Peak was reserved. He thought against it to "land's eml,” bat ke such legislation was unnecessary thought the requinmentlation of the because the Government, as ex-Housing (1 mmission would not affert plained by Mt. Fletcher when he the Chiar Furthermore, the Acting Colonial Secretary recommendations would not would help sich schemes as that inarily be all approved by the G respect of Shek 0. It had been Arment Mr. Chow Shio son sug said that foreigners had to take gosted that the Chamber temp rarag steps to protect themselves as the defer further discussing of were being gradually erowled out by Chinese, but whose fault wa

was

I

Foreigners owned great deal of property in Hongkong, and 25; WYNDHAM STREET they were not slow to take advan

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the

rented on the Sum fting foreigners in the matter of pris fer lind and the conditions, after

wh

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Mr. Ho Kwong referred to a mus meeting at the City Hall before the Ho sing Commission was appointed in correction with the extension :

reservation.

The

Chinese

the Dommission's recommenviati za 10 transfer tage of the boom ownership to Chinese at profitable was carried out, then the lines prices. Mr. Lo said that when theuld have chute to complain.

Me maintained that it was a Cheungchau' reservation was sug gested the Chinese raised strong facial question. He could opposition. Mr. Alabaster, the difference between the Peak leading spirit in the Cheungchunervation and the Kowloon sebrine.

Mr. Chow Shou-on said he was reservation movement. told him.

into the good anofficially, that with the Peak awit trying to ret Cheungchal foreigners would have races of the foreigners, but he die suficient plans to live in and seat affirm that the scheme was due to

economic conditions. ather extension of reserva. tions for Eampeans was unlikely, This was told to the late Mr. Las Chu-pak, and because ot Alabaster's statement the objection was waived. Now, however, th-the Kowloon scheme was recommended Chamber appointed himself. M. M.

K. Lo and the Hon. Mr. R. H.-J by the Housing Commission

Kotewall to oppose the extension at the Chamber must oppose it.

the meeting. Later, it was ar- Not a Racial Question. The Hon. Mr. Chow Shopscounted a few days before that The meeting that the reservation ques- disagreed with Mr. Lo Inst scheme suggested by the Housington had been dropped. Mr. Chow Shoqeson said that most Chinese connected We have over) 100) views of Commission was

would not like live among Euro- with economis reasons. To H damage at Tokyo and Yokobama mind, he said, the recommendation pens That might be true, but many young Chinese had no connection with the rasi: there were question whatever. It was an uneducated abroad whose mode of disputable fact that foreigners using did not differ greatly from

that of Europear. Mr. Ho Kwengi well as Chinese of all classes had suffered much embarrassment, and expressed himself in fatur of op in many

cases actual hardship, Paxing the Housing Commission's

recommendation. through the speculation is pro- perty. Seeing that they were being crowded out the foreigners had ask-

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nut

ari

ed the Goverment to allot to them

Out of Order.

as a protective measure, a piner off Chinese to live in

Mr. Ho Kwong demanded to know who that man was and asked Mr. Wang to be mure lucid.

Mr. Wang Kwong-tin sail that in view of the keen desire of some the Peak he and where they call live together.wished to know if there was anyone and, in doing so he believed they who had "exchanged his house on were not trying to set up a tarial the Peak for one in Chinatown."? barrier. Mr. Laid that Khat should not be done. He wouki nerve with Mr. Lonly foreigners were allowed to apply for land and settle down together, butane ring to the | Commission's report. Thine and people of other untionalities e lid,

A resol tion 1: oppose the Hous likewise if they desire Tiere at

ing Commission's recommendation no anfairness at all in the case of

was then put to the meeting and Im Peak racial prejudic F14

passed by a majority of twenty- apparent. However, the Chinese hve against eight, those voting upposed the reservation in the case against the resolution including

the Prak more from prineiph Mr. Chow Shou-son.

I HAVE A BILL FOR MISS LENA GENSTER WILL YOU PAY IT

PLEASE?

I CAN'T PAY. IT TODAY -

The Chairman, Mr. Li Pokwai. considered that what Mr. Wear had said was irrevelant and stop- ped further remarks.

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