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IMPORTANT AMENDMENT TO LOCAL LAW.

THE EXTRADITION OF CHINESE.

FACTION FIGHT AT CANTON.

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HONGKONG "STRIKERS" IN BIG CLASH.

FIVE REPORTED KILLED.

Canton, Oct. 7.

DRAFT OF NEW BILL. ·

In the current issue of the Gov- ernment Gazette is published the draft of a Bill, which it is pro-

THE HONGKÒNG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY,

BALBOA'S FAME.separate your various countries,

SPANISH

have met here in Congress to de- vise ways and means, not how to war on one another, but how to stil!!

OCTOBER

JUNK RUN DOWN.

19 MEN TICKED UP.

DISCOVEROR further develop by "paelfie" means the prosperity and happiness of thë

A collision occured on Thursday OF PACIFIC. nations situated on the Pacifte se-night on the Canton river, the stea-

board which you represent. Balboa did not succeed in a day, nor will mer Lingnam (Captain White) re- porting that it ran down a junk and you, but, noble-minded as you are, rendered it waterlogged. and animated with the good spirit

It appears that the Lingnam was which I ade prevailing here, I am returning to Hongkong when it confident, you will, ere long, succeed coilled with a junk which had no in your laudable aims to foster and increase concord and amity ameng

lights. When tho nature of the

A SHANGHAI CELEBRATION.

The Pan Pacific Association, Shanghai branch, celebrated the an- niversary of the discovery of the

A serious street 1ght, causing Pacific by Balboa, on September 24, the nations of the Pacific, and to collision was established, boats posed to introduce into the Coun. Auch disturbance in the city and with a tiffin in the Astor House. develop commerce among them to were lowered and 19 men were

1889.

cil on Thursday next, to amend the Chinese Extradition Ordinance of Be the "Objects and Reasons," It is explained inter alic that the main object of this bill is to re- move certain doubts that have arisen in the construction of the

Chinese Extradition Ordinance,

1889.

sur-

not a little concern In Shameen, was enacted on the Shakee band, street running parallel with the creek which separates Shameen from Canton, yesterday morning.

The two factions involved were a number of Hongkong coolic,

Spottorpo,

Consul-General for

Spain, acted as honorary chairman and Father Corezal and Dr. C. T.

Wang gave addresses.

Before introducing the honorary chairman, Mr. George Fitch said I that at their next meeting two weeks hence Dr. Webster of the University of Wales, would be

reople who returned here duri the speaker, his subject being the the trouble in 1926, and a party"League of Nations." Dr. Hu Shih known as the Kwangtung cargo would also speak

workers.

cargoes

taken off the junk which, although Gentlemen, in the name of all the rendered waterlogged, was in on the great benefit of all. compatriots of Balbon here in immediate danger of sinking." Two

Shanghai, whom I have the honour of representing, and in my own name, I wish you every success.

of the crew elected to remain on the craft, and, having supplied

them with certain necessary provi- sions, the Lingham resumed her voyage, returning here yesterday with the other members of the crew.

KNOW?

TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.

The following general know- ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Express.

Really a Re-Discovery. Choosing for his subject, "The As the law stands at present, &

Significance of the Discovery of the Pacific by Western Nations,' requisition for the extradition of

M. Spottorno then introduced Dr. C. T. Wang said that to the a fugitive criminal who is à sub-

Father Cerezal, who spoke on "The Japanese and Chinese nations. HOW MUCH DO YOU ject of China, is required to be officer of the

Balboa," Balboa's discovery was no dis- It is known that for a very long Spanish Pioncors and made by "some

covery at all-it might be styled Chinese Government," and a fugi-time these two factions have been selections following:

Gentleman, it is a pleasure for re-discovery. He then referred tive criminal cannot be

on very bad terras, the Kwangtung me to meet you here to celebrate the to the Aztec civilization, pointing rendered unless a certain engage

accusing the Hongkong anniversary of a countryman of out that scholars believed that ment is given by the "Chinese Gov-men ernment: ace auctions 6 and 4 coolies of taking upon them mine, of Vasco Nunez de Balboa:-Chinese shipwrecked sailors might

the responsibility (3) of the Chinese Extradition selves

of the discoverer of the Southern Sea. have been a great influence of this removing certain Orilinance, 1889.

I should prefer to speak in the culture, because of the characters In section 2 of that Ordinance and thus receiving paymen language of Balboa, as it is my own and typical Chinese tablets found "Chinese Government" is defined Apparently the Kwangtung men language, but I am afraid that not there.

To the Americas and to Europe, as including the Viceroy or other realized that the only way to get all of you understand it. Never- officer administering a Provincial reparation was to march to the theless, I shall try my best to tell the speaker went on to say, the Government. Doubt has arisen headquarters of the Hongkong fac- you something about The Spanish discovery meant more than could be expressed in words, and one! as to the applicability of this tion and, in demanding their Pioneers and Balboa."

significant phase to the Orient at phrase to the present government rights, show a fighting spirit and

was the founding of the of the province of Kwang Tung, prove themselves a 'stronger body. as it might be argued that a pro-Word of this possible happening vincial government which does was received by the opposing not admit the authority of the party, however, and that they were central government which was prepared for action is proved, In- contemplated by the Ordinance is asmuch as that within five minutes not a provincial government with of the arrival of the Kwangtung in the meaning of the Ordinance. people a fierce hattie was in pro Corba with 190 men, and from that reflected in the Chinese civiliza- 5 What was Dameyolt? It is therefore considered advis able to amend the Ordinance so as to remove the above doubt.

Accordingly, the bill substitutes

gress.

A lending figure among the Spanish explorers and conquerors least,

of America was Vasco Nunez de great American republics, which Balboa, born in Extremadura in influenced China.

475. Little is known of his life

The Orient gave to the world:

Answers, for those who need them, will be found on Page 16

this issue.

of

1 What is the Clearing House: when was it founded, and for what perpose?

3

What is a Conge d'elire!

Where is Cyprus! To whom does

it betong? How and when was it acquired?

till 1501, when he followed Rodrigo three great religions, from India What is the name of the French de Bastidas in his voyage of dis-came the mystic and from China covery to the western seas,

of

Military Training College for Officers, and where is it?

What is meant by the expression, "The Dark Ages"?

What do you know about the origin of the motto, "Dieu et mon droit," and who uses it now?

→

9 What do you understand by the

term, "The Divine Right of: Kings"? 9 When was Normandy lost to Eng- land, and under which Sovereign?

"Sicilian Vespers"?

In September, 1513, he sailed to the philosophical, the latter being point, with only 90 followers,tion, which the speaker charac Knives, iron bars, and bamboo tramped across the Isthmus to theterized as stalic as compared to Pacific. It was on September 23, the Western dynamic modes of poles were used freely and it is 1613, that from the summit of life. The West was peculiar in its the term "Chinese authority" for reported that one victim had his the divide the tattered and bleeding material and scientific civilization, the team "Chinese Government" head completely severed with one heroes tooked down upon the blue contrasted to the placidress of throughout. The new term "Chin-slash from a knife. The total infinity of the South Sen, for it the Orient-when the two met,! ese authority" is defined by number killed is stated to be five, was not called the Pacific. until long and they are meeting daily he paragraph (a) of clause 2 of the but many, now in hospital, are so after. They descended to the const, added, the Asiatics realized the bill as meaning "any person de- very badly wounded that they are and Balbo, wading cut knee-deep strength of the West, with its 10 What do you know about the clared by the Governor to be or not experted to recover. It was into the new ocean, holding aloft in spirit of ambition, spirit to represent the person or per at this stage, when the worst of his right hand his slender sword, achievement and of the potential sons actually exercising authority the affray was over, that the Mun-and in his left the proud flag of as yet unrealized.

China was still in the wheel- civilizations, not the weaknesses. in any province or other territory cipai police arrived and interven-Spain, took possession of the South

the. Westerners era,

The League of Nations was which, in the opinion of the led. The new arrivals were soon Sea in the name of the King of barrow Governor, forms or at any time busy in clearing the street, freely Spain. Ile at once sent messengers thought 100 miles per hour in fighting war and President Coo- entirely too slow.lidge had pressed for disarmament. has formed part of the Republic using their revolvers in doing so. to Spain bearing presents, to give aeroplanes of 'China."

After a few minutes most of the an account of his discoveries; and Japan, as the smaller unit, moved How to stop war the speaker could The persons who may be ser-coolies had dispersed.

King Ferdinand named him Ad-faster, but China, the speaker con-not tell. but he did believe that clantado of the South Sea or Ad-tended, as the larger mass, when each person present and the Asso- rendered, under the principal Or-

A later report says that many miral of the Facific, and Governor once started, would be the harder ciation could make it more difficult

to begin a war. dinance are "any subject of China

Grasping finan- to stop. aecused of an extradition crime of the victims wounded in hospital of Panama and Coyba.

It was the speaker's hope that cial combinations and ambitions committed within the jurisdiction are suffering from bullet wounds,

the peoples of nations bordering militarists must to stopped from of Chine or on board a Chinese caused through their being fired

on the Pacific could combine their forcing the issue. ship on the high seas": see para-at by the police." graph (a) of section 2 of the prin cipal Ordinance. The present constitutional condition of China makes it necessary to define the China." term "jurisdiction of

This is done by paragraph (b) af clause 2 of the bill which defines the term in question as including the jurisdiction of any Chinese authority as defined above,

Another definition is also added by paragraph (b) of clause 2 of the bill. Le a definition of the term "subject of China," which is defined as meaning "every person who, not being a national of any Chinese other state, possesses nationality."

Paragraph (3) of section 4 of the principal Ordinance provides that à fugitive criminal shall not be surrendered unless a certain en- gagement in the interests of the fugitive criminal is given by the Chinese Government." Clause 3 of the bill amends that para- graph so as to provide that the engagement must be given by "the" Chinese authority to whom he is to be surrendered." The term "Chinese authority" is substituted for the term "Chinese Govern- ment" for the reasons given above. The reference to "the Chinese au- thority to whom he is to be sur- rendered" is inserted because, by reason of

constitutional change, the actual authority at the time of the surrender might not be the same as the actual au-

яome

thority at the time of the requisi-

tion.

Section 12 of the principal Ordinance gives the Governor power to hand over the fugitive criminal after the necessary judicial proceedings to such per- son as the Governor considers to be authorised to receive him on be- half of "the Chinese authorities." Clause 5 of the bill amends this section so as to give the Governor authority to hand over the fugitive criminal to such person as the Governor considers to be authorised to receive him on be half of "the Chinese authority to whom the Governor considers that he should currendered." The rea- son for this alteration is the same as that given in paragraph.7 above.

"The Love of Sunya," Gloria Swanson's first picture as a mem- ber of United Artists, will be 'acreened at the Queen's Theatre for the last time to-day. Thanks to the Brilliant acting of the star and the technical skill of the director, "The Love of Sunya" is one of the outstanding pictures of the year, and should not be missed by anyone who enjoys the Impressive as well as the enter taining.

EXAMINATION OF FOODS.

Father-in-Law Jealousy.

But his father-in-low becoming civilizations and bring forth a jealous of Balboa's brilliant pro- newer and better civilization, spects, enticed him back to Darien, based on equality and friendship. seized him, and had him executed on the trumped-up charge of high treason. Balboa had in him the

He hoped, and believed that the meeting agreed with him, that the time was not far distant when war Need to Look Forward. would be impossible-perhaps not the third generation-- Referring again to the value to until

dis- because future wars would be of making of an explorer of the first civilization of Balboa's

severity that perhaps rank. His course was sheer auda-coveries, Mr. Wang asked what such city, and his energy tireless. From would have become of Europe 200,000,000 would dic, instead of a reckless adventurer, Balboa had during the last decade bad it not 20,000,000 as in the Great War, the developed into an able general, an

2,000,000 human race might be annihilated. In closing. Dr. Wang pointed out excellent colonial administrator, soldiers, which she equipped and and a statesman of mature judg- sent across the Atlantic, and the that as they celebrated Balboa's

supplies and grain and

war discovery of the Pacific, they Gentlemen, Balboa and his com

"We do not want must not look back, but should ment and brilliant foresight. hardships that they might have happen on the Pacific, what lock forward to the era of corre panions willingly bore their terrible materials.

civilization took place on the "Atlantic, helated civilizations on the Pacific, benefits

inds added, and continuing said that making for peace on of the to the nations

all should hope and pray for acquality, mutuality, discovered, You, also, in spite of the distances that union of the strengths of the two procity.

WORK DURING LAST QUARTER, The return of samples examined under the Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance, during the quarter end ed September 30 last, gives 187 samples, of which 182 were found to be genuine and five adulterated. The adulterated samples were one each of tinned butter, flour, they fresh milk, lard, and coffee.

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