1926-10-06 — Page 7

FM. S. POLICY:

BIG CHANGES IN VIEW.

POSITION OF SECRETARY.

The policy of "docentralisation" In the Fedorated Malay States, which has been exorcising public opinion in Malaya for over year, was carried ʼn stage further at this week's meeting of the Federal Council at Kuala Lumpur, says the Telegraph's Singapore corres- pondent, wilting under date of September 30th.

The Malay States combined in the Federation are Negri Sembi- lan, Selangor, Perak and Pahang... which for administrative purposes have been regarded largely as one uhit with the governing body established in the Federal Council. The Governor of the Straits Settlements is at the same time High Commissioner of the Federated States, and the chief authority, but a good deal of the administrative work falls on the Chief Secretary, a post from which Sir George Maxwell has just retired.

INFLUENCE OF RULERS.

The policy of decentralisation enunciated four years ago by the High Commissioner, Sir Laurence Guillomard, is intended broadly to bring about an increase of the dignity, fimportance and influence

KNIGHTED.

Sir Alan Cobham, who has

been made a Knight Comman- der of the Order of the Bri- tish Empire, in recognition of

his Australian-flight,

CHEAPER MOTORING.

VEHICLE AND TYRE PRICE:

REDUCTIONS..

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER (6, 1926.

Rugby, Oct. 5. The announcement that reduc tions ranging from 7% per cent. of the four Rulers of the respecto 20 per cent. have been made in tive states, and a generous mea the prices of motor cycle and motor sure of self-government to these

car tyres, represents an important states.

advance in the direction of cheaper motoring.

Though this sounds'a very desir- able object, a good many people feel that It is a distinction with-

This is the third decrease in tyre

LATEST PIRACY.

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persisted in following the ship.

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Bages, and threatened them with

death unless they told the launch

to keep away. As the true posi- tion could not be explained by

signal, the Captain asked permis- sion of the pirates to send the Chief Offcor in'n boat to the Cus- toma Jhunch to convince the launch people that the lives of many people. depended on the launch keeping off. The pirates consented to this suggestion, and the Chief Officer went by boat out to the launch, where he explained the matter and also the advisabi-

lity of keeping off. After this,

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having, by nature of the circum- stances, to leave the ship in the pirates hands.

On getting further in to the abore, the pirates were met by sampane In which they de- camped with their loot, and also took with them for ransom the ship's compradore. The full value of the haul is not yet known,

So soon as the pirutës had left, the ship was taken over again by her lawful commander and she was headed for Hongkong, reach- ing here at about noon. A full report has been made, and the ship, after reprovisioning, will probably leave to-morrow for the North.

There was no case of personal. violence throughout the whole in- cident.

On enquiry of the naval authori- ties this morning, in connection with the part played by the sea- plane, we were informed that the object of the flight was the loon- to come in. The plane made for tion of the Hain Fong if she failed

pirated vessel making her way to Hongkong, returned at about 3,30

out à differénce, for it is hard prices this year and it is probable Bias Bay, and, on observing the

new

p.m.

PASSENGER'S · EXPERIENCE,

In relating, his experiences, Mr. Lower prices are a feature of Kimberley says that he was not, several of the machines shown atharshly treated by the pirates the Motor Cycle Exhibition, one when they knew he was a passen- make of motor cycle being put on the market for 526 and leading er. At first they thought he was a ship's official, owing to his uni- motor car manufacturers in their form. He was kept in his cabin, programmes for next year prepared with armed guard posted outside in anticipation of the show have also made substantial price reduc- the door for the whole of the time tions. A good year in the rubber the pirates were on board. Before plantations is one of the factors going on the ship he had only just that have made tyre reductione pos- come out of hospital, and his sible and the prospects of improved nerves were all broken up. He adds that although there was no trade have also encouraged manu- factures of tyres and machines to loss of life, the pirates were a very stern and rough crew. They bring down their prices,

cruelly intimidated the Chinese bassengers, many of whom were almost continuously screaming, making sleep impossible. The pirates actually poured kerosene over some and threatened to set set them on fire unless they dis- closed the whereabouts of their valuables. They were threatened with knives.

gee. In what manner the Federat. that the announcement will have a States have any lege power than considerable effect in stimulating the British protected Malay states business at the Motor Cycle Show, which began yesterday, and the which are outside the Federation. In the unfederated states the chief Motor Car Show which will follow British omelal is called an ad-it at Olympia. viser in the Federated States he is a Resident.

For all practical purposes all the states are equally under British administration. Still the Sultans are regarded as Rulers in their own territories, and anything which can be done to increase their dignity and impor- tance is, from a diplomatic point of view, highly desirable.

There has beeh & good deal of discussion as to what under the decentralisation scheme, would happen to the office of the Chief Secretary

The recent holder of the post, Sir George Maxwell, was a than of determin- ad views who knew the country well, and he was accustomed to doing things in his own way. It has been said that the High Com- missioner and the Chief Secretary did not always see eye to eye.

At the end of last year, the High Commissioner submitted a memo- randa to the Federal Council in .which it was stated that the effect of the new policy would involve "the ultimate abolition of the Chlef Secretaryship as at present constituted." This gave rise to considerable controversy, and tho Malayan Press was to a large ex- tent against the proposal.

SECRETARY'S POWERS.

At this week's" meeting Sir Laurence Guillemard made a

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In opening the Motor Cycle Show the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Amery, expressed gratification with the progress made in Dominion and Empire markets. While this was due in part to the valuable prefer ences accorded, it was mainly the result of the enterprise of the in- dustry itself.. British road vehicle shows held in Australia had in creased the demand and he warmly commended the organisation of similar shows which were in con- templation for South Africa and India next year.-British Wireless.

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Found hanging by a rope from

THE BOYCOTT.

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makers,

also

Another, correspondent states

a bamboe tree in a nullah near that the pickets on duty at the the polo ground at Causeway Bay boycott examination shed. are ask- the body of a Chinese, about sixty years of age, has been taken ing the Strike Cmmittee for instructions regarding their future

of suicide.

Tatement which modified what to the Public Mortuary. The man he said before. very con- was a coal coolie, and lived at policy, in view of the fact that siderably. He stated that

Jardine's timber yard at Causeway there is talk of a resumption of he was prepared to give an under Bay. It is believed to be a case Hongkong-Canton traffic. Accord- taking that no 'reduction in the

ing to the resolutions recently. powers or status of the Chief Secre-

passed by the Committee, the tary would be made during his

pickets are to remain on daty until tenure of office. He further stated After a quarrel with her husfurther notice, but the pickets that his reference to the Chief band, a Chinese woman, aged 28, want to know what is the use of Secretaryship had been, misunder- took an overdose of opium, and maintaining the examination shed stood in some quarters. It did not was admitted to the Government if British goods are not in fature mean an active step of destruction, Civil Hospital suffering from to be interfered with.. but a plow and gradual process of poisoning. Her condition is not evolution which would eventually regarded as serious. mean that the chief executive officer of the Federation would be an officer different from the present Chief Secretary but hot necessarily exercising diminished powerst

He father stated that the ultim- ate result of this gradual process will not be known in his time and perhaps not even during hie suc cessor's tenure of office.

Our own correspondent at Canc ton states that, despite the Govern- ment's declared intention of call- ing off tho boycott, last-week ond there were many now with the Chief Secretaryship or placards posted throughout the what exactly will be that official of city in support of the boycott, and the future who, "will be different the Northern Expedition. These from the present Chief Secretary are published in the name of the but not necessarily exercising Kuomintang and the Naval and diminished powers." In spite of Military Academies and many of the emphasis the High Commis. them are quite cleverly worded, sioner places upon his original whilst the Illustrations thereon PUBLIC OPINION. Consideration of the financial phrase "as at present constituted, are intended to amuse and proposals of the decentralisation it was understood that the expres- Instruct. One of the posters policy was postponed to the next sion "nbolition of the Chief Secrepictures a puppy-dog boing roanted meeting of Council, and unofficial taryship" meant what it said. Now, over a fire which is kept blazing

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