Canton, Sept. 1 In passing sugar through the Customs, the Government has been in the habit of availing themselves of the offices of the China Travel Service, "It had always had every bag sealed after being inspected in the Customs' examination shed, but 8,000 bags (recently shipped) ' were not sealed before the sailing.
Until October there will not be enough cane cut to make it profitable to recommence crushing and refining at any Government plant. Meanwhile sugar has been bought in
dearing the brand marks of the Hongkong and poured into bags Shitau, Santso or Pingtan refineries, 'A concession has been made to sollers of native sugar. All" must submit statements of present stocks during "September, but the most obnoxious feature of the regulation will be stricken out; inspectors will not go to selling shops and tear bags open to ascertain if foreign sugar has been mixed in with the native.
'Accepted finally, the resignation of Gen. Li Yung-king as Military Administrator of the Enst District is effective from the 14th, and Saturday his post was given to'Gen. Li Hon-wen, 6th Division Commander of the 2nd' Army. The latter retook himself the same day to Tungkon to center with his predecessor. The 6th Division is to be transferred to the East River sector, as Gen. Li Hon-wen is retaining its leadership.
Gen, Li Yung-king has never entirely recovered from the brain disease for which he had been under treatment at the Canton Sanitarium a long while. On October 1, Gen, Li Hon~ wen will take his oath of office, but going with his personal troops to Swatow a few days earlier, Gen. Li Yung-king will remain as' commander of the Third Army. holiday. Soldiers are getting 20 leants apiece extra pocket money so they can have a good time, Teahouse workers these twenty years past have been off for three days to enjoy the 'Autumn Festival, but will not be away this year, and in' return for this consideration the proprietors are giving them for these three days an extra fnalf a day's pay. Government offices fare open.
Tea Mouse Covenant Breaking the written covenant between their union and the tea house guild, the "fokees" of but two. of these' eating places were on hand to serve patrons yesterday, and 22 out Jot 36 branches of the union voted Jdenunciations of the action of the parent body, and were in accord that any member working at the JAutumn Fastival should forfeit mem-_ lvership. privileges, Ignoring the main union, the branches got out a memorial to the [Commissioner of Internal Affairs and the Municipal Kuomintang. In. substance it is a disavowal of the pact, to which the union officers subscribe Jed their names, there having been Ino reference to the subordinate chapters before the arrangement Jwith the teahouse guild.
'Union oticers scurried about as soon as they got wind of the move the 2,000 members had taken to round up members who were out of Jwork. But in the face of the strong opposition, even the promise of extra' Jcompensation was not an inducement, and no man out of employ-iment' would volunteer to work over} holidays, The union officers also countered lby bombarding the Municipal Kuo-Imintang.and Commissioner of Pub-Safety with their petitions.
Frozen Assets of Bank Bias Bay Patrols Augmented At a late hour last night it could not be ascertained whether the National. Commercial and Savings Bank, Ltd, could realize on its frozen assets and ride out the storm that closed its doors on Monday. At 9 am, a notice to creditors was put From a Chinese source your correspondent has learned that G, H. IQ. has directed Gen. Li Yung-king reinforce the Bias Bay garrison a ying' of platoon of 500 rifles. JAnd the admiral is to send to Blas Bay two gunboats, the Kwang Chin and the Kin Ue. suspension of all banking bus and the court was to be asked 10 take over Its affairs, Policemen were detailed to protect the bank property—yesterda None of the banking staff showed up, ken-wing Ju advance of the crash, A'Treasury notice called for regis tration of all creditors from next Thursday, a month being given to Confidential reports came to the hongkong Government, it is understood, that disbanded "or dispersed idlers had put themselves at. the service of the pirates who periodlcally infest this area. Through IM. Consul-General in Canton, the' jingormant confided, the Provincial [Chairman was put in possession of] the facts, and he turned them over to the Generalissino, with the result slated above the ellizens of From Kwangs!
To make Mr. Public and his wife more alr-minded, rides will be given on planes of the Eurasia Avi tion Corporation and the Southwest Commercial Aviation Ca. A 15 minute jaunt will cost passengers $3.50. Those who come firs, will be served first,
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