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Does he accuse the Government of **countenancing opium shaggling Armed robbery, or piracy, because after all these years of effort it has not suppressed them? It is more than probable that labour unions, strikes and intimidatian, have come to stay, and that they can be no more eradi- eated than gambling cap. If "Fed-up” does not agres with the last, perhaps he will tell the Government bow and what to do! Any practical sugges tion is sure to be most welcome.
SHATIN INQUIRY.
CAPTAIN BLOXHAM'S EVIDENCE,
FIRING ABSOLUTELY JUSTIFIED."
ACCIDENTAL FOURTH ROUND HARMLESS.
WHAT IS THE USE?
CANTON CONTEMPT FOR HONGKONG'S STRIKE OUTCRY.
THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1922)
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
THIS AFTERNOON'S MERTİNG
TWO NEW BILLS TAKEN.
THE ROYAL VISIT,
WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAWS
ENTERPRISE.
Today's Craton Times contains the
Gentlemen who are interested in following leader under the heading The first reading of bilis to make the impending visit of HRH the
What is the Us?"
temporary provinun for the appoing-Prince of Wales, and who is not The caslaught of various corre Supreme Court in certain emergencies Messrs. Whiteway, Laidlaw & Co ment of solicitors to appear at the should pay a visit to the premises of spondents to the Honglong press and to restrict the employment of Ltd, in Des Freux Road. Hars This corespondent hal no in-
tempts us to answer foola according to aliens and of former enemy aliens or there a tention, we presume, of accusing our When the Shatin Shooting enquiry
their folly. But having in mind the certain British ships registend at dressed window displaying specimens very artistically "friend Cartwright" of "dirty were," but his "edoreus comparison
was resumed this moming three more imperative need for maintaining fall Hongkong, together with the third of felt hats of the Prince of Wales seem to offer as a fair resson for King's houseboy, gave evidence Hongkong and Canton, we steadfastly afternoon's meeting of the Legislative occupies the
does Chineer witnesses, including Mr. and friendly co-operation between reading of a bill amending the Opium shape. A fine photograph of his expressing our opinion that the similar to that already given by the resist such temptation.
Ordinance, were considered by this Royal Highness in civilian dresa "work" in question was maize pretions Chinese witnesses. neless, and perhaps mischievos King's boy" admitted that his
central position of Mr.
Council. The second readings of bills the window, being appropriate The Chinese have been called to amend the Crown Lands Resample surrounded with flags while Now that the Shipowners have made master had warned him no one would cowards" "ingmates", "feeling tion Ordinance (1921) and to restrict hats are displayed to it plain that there was no pressure be allowed to leave the Colony with and emal", together wtih a lot of the taking of legal proceedings in the best advantage their cistinctive słow to upon them by the Government to out a permit. Mr. King he added, other come to the settlement they did, it is bad warned all the servants in the names. Endoubtedly the strike
respect of certain wartime acts were shape and shes. For this very uncomplimentary not proceeded with at this meeting. clear that the Goverment has been house to that erec
striking and artistic arrangement Mr. unjustly criticised, so far as that was Captain H: E. Bloxham, of the
settlement aroused considerable concerned, and entitled to 102nd Grenadiers, said that he was resentment on the part of Britishers apologies. It requires no with Mr. King on the morning in in Hongkong who teraz it a "humi
baldness"
attack the question. He had command of twe listion" for the Hongkong Govern Government, which never answers fodian officers and 50 Sepoys. Hemant. But by giving vent to their back. and which has to friends. That and the Tadian Officers went with
to
are
il
similar
is perhaps why it is so often attacked. Mr. King in the latter's motor car, feelings they are not improving the We confess, however, that we have and the Sepors hallowed in four situation in the least. We may remind been less "bold" than we might have buses. Some distance from the them that both the shipowners and been and ought to have been, for we waterworks, he went ahead with four the Government accepted the settle now see that it was probably a duty Sepors in Mr. King's car. He seat meat, so why should others rise up in to utter solemn warnings to people one of the Sepoys back with the their wrath against the Chirese like "Fed-op" to shut up and stop car and retained three. Pacing the people, many of whom had absoulter carrying on like pettish children. Our house Ltd. excuse is that it would have been sa rome Indian police lined up is not the way to promote good will near the waterworks, he nothing to do with the stake. This wasted labour. It is no use lecturing across the read, with two Europeans and friendly feeling. a brat in a tantrum, and that descrip-is charge. Over the brow of the, hill, tion exactly fits Fed-up" and those the car overtook the tail of the crowd they choose to call the loss of British These corre pendents deplete what of his kidney. It is unfortunate if of strikers. The crowd was straggling prestige. Is they are to be regarded as represent- along in no particular formation. It fragile that it can be scattered so British prestige so stives of our level beaded, cool, and did not obstruct the car. The distance easily? What these men are doing casentially manly race.
between the head and tail of the now is more, apt to cause the loss of crowd was about half a mile. There British prestige then did the strike was no particular speaking among the settlement, for when foreigners are crowd, but some shouting as the car warned against taking a trip to passed. The head of the crowd was Canton and are told Canton is Pretty thick, stratching across the infested with robbers, the lie will whole breadth of the road. It was out Foorer not in any formation. With his boomerang, come back on their own or later, "and, like a he fook up a post some beads. distance ahead of the crowd at
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DEITHA
fence.
Fie on you!!"
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
The ex-Active Service Men's Association holds a reunion dinner at the Hongkong Hotel on Saturday.
men
ATTENDANCE,"
Crateron
Those present were :- Reginald Edward Stubbs, MG.
His Proellancy the Governor, Sir The Colonial Secret:ry, the Her. Dr. Cand Severn, C.M.G., II.D. J. H. Kemp, CELL
The Attorney General, the Hon. Mr.
Mr. C. Mel. Messer, 0.2.2.
The Colonial Treasurer, the Hon.
the Hos. Mr. E R. Hallifax, 6.B.E
The Secretary for Chinese Affairs,
Hon. Mr. E. & Irving.
The Director of Education, the
The Director of Public Works, the Hoa. Mr. T. L Perkins.
.The Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Parr. The Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen. The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu pak, The Hon. Mr. Chou Stou-son. The Hon. fr. A. 0. Lang. of Councils.
Mr. A. G. M. Fetcher, o..., Clerk
J. V. Panizzi, a member of the firm'a staff is responsible.
The hats are made by the well knowa firm of Tress and Co., and
of for felt. The. shape is known as the Prince of Wales' shape "E. R. Hearing bats of this type. Messrs. Whiteaways bave three distinctive shades in stock. drab grey, steel and Cubs. The two first named are decorated with black bänds, while the Cuba, a very distinctive light brown, have contrasting bands. The brim is strongly, but nestly, bound with silk tape and the lining", is of silk. Messrs. Whiteaway, Laidla ate to be commended on securing an exclusive shipment so appropriately. The hats are priced as $13.50 sad $15.50. They should be very popular.
·LOCAL AND GENERAL..
Two actorious bandits from the Samhoi district were arrested in a Canton hotel on Tuesday."
PAPERS TABLED.
Canton proposes to increase the wages of its policemen from $8 a The Colonial Secretary tabled the month to $14 for the first degree $12 minates of the previous meeting, the for the second and $10 for the third, a spot where there were two ridges, you have a mind to but the plain fact juos list, and the orders rescinding
You may coss John Chinaman all report of the Finance Committee, the respectively. M-King arrived about five minutes remains that without the Chinese strike
. Of three cases of plague notified Festerday
two were Chinese (one imported) and the other Portuguese, later accompanied by two European Hongkong would be worthless to the different unions, imposing travel Dragon, Queen's College magazine, None was fatal
proclamations outlawing The March issas of The Fellow police officers. Witness had previously British Empire. What with labour restrictions, placing an embargo on has been published. received instructions from Mr. King, troubles in South Africa, Non- the export of coal, rice, and flour, interesting, it will find a ready tale to round of the crowd and march it cooperation in Indis, unrest in Egypt, imposing censorship, empowering among the school's wide circle of Bright and hack with fixed bayonets to the Ireland still in turmoil, and a serious labour concription, authorising com- pupils past and present, friends near reclamation at Kowloon These were political crisis in London, we should mandeering of food and fuel: also and distant. the only instructions be had received. think thoughtful Britishers would new Stamp Ordinance regulation
Mr. Harry Cre has seen unsroid- ably compelled to postpone his piano recital announced for Monday, March 20 'natil Monday, March 27.
Members of the Kowloos Cricket Club ere reminded that the next dance will be held at The Kowloon Theatre, on Friday, March 24, at 5.00
F.m.
A cargo coolie was killed rester day afternoon by some bags of flour falling on him while he was working in the Kwong Tik pedown in Con naught Road West.
The servant problem will be discussed at the adjourned annual general meeting of the Kowloon Residents' Association which has now been fixed for Yarch 22.
Mr. Ring now instructed him to hesitate before deliberately stirring up (already pablished.) chance his perition. Accordingly his racial prejudice in Hongkong-
ten fell back a hundred yards beyond
NEW BILLS
Dr. Wo Ting Fang. Canton's Minister of Foreign Affairs, was to entertain Dr Schurman, United States Minister at China, to in to-day in Foreign Affaire. Chipse Government the new building of the Bureau of officials and many prominen: Ameri- tans were invited.
the cutting. He lined his per tone of sune of the letters published We frankly say we do not like the across the road, over a straight in the Hongkong press. While willing stretch of about 40 feet. When he to make an allowance for these who MEETING THE DEARTH OF BARRISTERS. took "p
bis new position, he have the wind up. King who said: "If you have to and received fresh instructions from Mr. point out that after all Hongkong We wish to fre, fire low." He did not give any terests which should not be jeo-temporary provision for the appoint mander B. C. Watson, D.S.0., which reason why he thought it might be pardized by loose talk, abase, and ment of solicitors to appear in the was ordered to leave Hongkong Feb.
Canton have mutrai in-
The Attorney-General moved" the bret reading of the bill to mak?
The sloop "Hollyhock," Com- necessary to fire. The crowd sprecriminations. Admittedly, the strike Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme 1 for a four-months' cruise to Port proached thet, and Mr. King and the settlement was two European officers walked back to Britishers to swallow, but it was objects and reasons of which were waters, is due at Port Darwin to- meet it. After they hai walked a nothing compared to what the Chinese given as follows:--
bitter pill for Court in certain emergencies, the few yards, the crowd came round the have had to swallow since they first
Darwin and Dutch East Indian hend. The police stopped it between 110 and 120 yards from where the Chins has had concessions wrung and the recent death of a leader of May 6; Ports on North Coast of came into contact with zeigners practising barristers in the Colony 4: Parts on East Coast of Celebes (to), There is at present a scarcity of Amboina, March 29; Makassar, April
FLOITOT. Her programme
from her, treaties imposed upon her the bar has reduced its number. standing. There was mach noise. The at the point of the bayonet, sovereign
witness
pas
his. men were
about
a
they are
A Bill is to be introduced into
Court.
The Colonial Secretary seconded and
ALIENS ON BRITISH SHIPS.
Covers-
DE SPIGANOVICZ-On March 9, It is impossible to shorten his was solemnized on March 10, the the road. An he ran, Mr. King that may be received by Government employment of aliens and of former works Co, was waylaid in North Tibet
A wedding in which the Shanghai commanity displayed much interest
parties being Ma Ernest Bears Because we have not sat on" the & Co., and Miss Winfred Elizabeth Clarke, of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson
1922. at Bangkok, John R. Dear by argument. Spiganovicz. secretary of the
A garderer's matshed in Kowloon witness heard Mr. King speak to the rights invaded, and numerous insults empower the Chief Justice as necessity Hollyhock" was for a time the chai was broken into by five armed crowd in Chinese. Then Mr. King heaped up.n both the government may require to appoint temporarily flagship of the Senior Officer of the It is desired in the circumstances to of Celebes (to), May 14, Sandakar, robbers early this morning. Property raised his hand, and the crowd ap and the people.
May 17. During the war the worth $21 was stolen. The gardener peared to, quieren down. At least Cains has sustained caused the recent Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Captain Lionel G. Preston. C.B. and his family were bound and gagged. the front ranks did. Mr. King con: Washington Conference to take under
The humiliation soliciters to conduct cases in the Minesweepers in the Grand Fleet, tinued to speak to the crowd which advisement the necessity for giving Shanghai to Mr. and Mrs. H. G. claim to call his journal the People's boat lying alongside the Saikong made. This lasted for about four mention these things simply to remind the 31st December, 1922.
Reported missing from a cargo shouted back at every rattark he China a little failer dealing. We with an emergency and will expire on The Ordinance is introduced to deal Parer than you have.
wharf, on March 7, the body of an minutes, and then the rest of the our British friends that by talking
Another armed robbery with fatal You have gone for the Government 11-year old Chinese girl was yesterday crowd came up. ard the pressure
result took place in Shangbai last week in affairs which dont matter a rap.afternoor recov. red from the harbour forced the police back some distance.touching upon a topic which had steps were not taken te deal with this approaching the Peking Road and but in this case, which may perhaps near the Winglek whari.
"bumiliation"
The Attorney General said that if The victim, apparently a shroff, was, Witness then saw a struggle, and better he dropped. result in the exodus of the white - population from H.K. at some future
some of the crowd got past the police.
emergency suitors would be unable to Cheking Boad crossing, carrying a date, sooner or later, you sit on the Temple, Matsuchung at 5 a.. on to be nasty. Inspector Pitt then frd who still fais presed about it restrain
Four men visited the Ism Kung The demeanour of the crowd appeared be a closed chapter. Let everyone cansed,
The strike is now settled and should deal of public inconvenience would he by man who attempted to snatch bring their cases to trial and a good small hand bag, when he was held up Tuesday. After chin-jossing for some his revolver into the ground. Wh his weath and abstain from rusting the Bill was read a first time.
the bag from his hands. The shroff resisted, whereupon the robber whipp- time, they reddenly attacked the the witness saw this be expected he into pint. "Fed-up" is an over-fed ass, and caretaker. Bizding and gagging him, would be required to shoot, and gave
ed out a revolver" and fired three unfortunately for the sanity of the they then broke open several boxes, the order oload. When the Inspector
thots. One or more took effect, the world in its present crazy state, he is stealing property worth $16.
find his revolver. Mr. King was
shroff succumbing to the wounds a member of a large and voliferous
inflicted The thief escaped. The family. We shall proceed to reason
practically surrounded by the trć w 1. tres police officers ran to the side of maximus of the amount of pension After Inspector Pitt, had fired, the the with him in a spirit of loving kindness;
case is very similar to that which The Attorney-General moved the occurred a few nights beître when a Straits Council raising the first reading of the bill to restrict the shroff employed by the Chinese Water- but we hope for no advantage from
ebooted to the witress "Fize one officers from £1,000 to £1 300.
enemy aliens en certain British ships who expected to find the day's collec Road and fatally wounded by a thief and a volley was fired. The sctaal 10d." The witheas gave the arder
registered in the Colony of Hongkong, tion in the bag which his victim. the objects and reasons of which were number of rounds fired, was four After the volley Mr. Kinz and the
given as follows:
carried. The Coroner: It went over the
The object of this bill is to restrict other two police officers ran back to heads of the crowd-I beli ve it did. the employment of aliens on British- Lord Inchcape's acceptance of an the bead of the crowd and stopped it. on the fence by him. He is indignant invitation to unveil the A broath wat Mr. King again spoke to the crowd not understand Chinese. He could tommage registered in the Colony, and Council then adjourned to this day
By Mr. Shenton: The witness did ships of over sixty tons net register (with a perfectly happy and com- memorial is an interesting reminder in Chinese and it remained where not say if the cord shouted Ta" to prohibit the employment of former week at 2.30 pm, placert indignation) with thees set in of his birth-place. He was born in it was. After some five minutes, an(strike). There was a lot of shout enemy aliens on all British ships The China Mail. authority eve him, because he thinks 1652 st Arbroath, hence his choice of Indian officer and some men arrived ing dhe thought, judging by registered in the Colny. It is based or pretends to think, that they Hnchcape as bis title in the peerage, Seeing the reinforcement, the crowd the attitude of the crowd on sections 5 and 12 of the Aliens PRIYA, JUSTIOR, FUKLIO SVEVICE.”
equstenanced-lawlessness.”
te the Inchcape Rock, famed in quietened down and the police render that bad it not been checked by the Bestriction (Amendment) Act, 1919, To say that of the Government is Scottish ballad and story, lies just off ed first aid ogoro. Tzunsoar. MaxCH 16,1922 |It is to be guilty of it.
to more than countenance lawlessness. this little Forfarshire seaport
firing, it would have become violent. 9 and 10 Geo. 5, c. 92. Mr. Wakiman :-Did you see Mr. Coroner: To Mr. King and the As regards, the intimidation (we The notion
King try to arrest a mani--I saw a police Yes, and to me also. It and the Bill was read a first time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded concerning the scuffle, but cannot say what Mr. King euld have been impossible to stop Re could emolate the busness of the Maison des Modes did.
me. The following financial minutes airy fuency of Ted-up's" "&c") the was contioned at H. M. Supreme Anering further questions, the Replying to anyther question by
them had they coxia on. S
submitted by HR, the Governor were" - Government never countenanced it. Court, Shanghai, on March 8 witas said that before the firing the Mr. Shenton, the witness said that.
OPIUM ORDINANCE AMENDED.considered by the Finance Committee but denounced it all along. It could Flantitis Messrs Seth, Mancell and crowd appeared to be dangerous when he saw the crowd surgs round third reading of the Bill to amend 3500 in aid of the rots Harbour following this afternoon's Legislative- cause it seems its Chinese pulire and instees of the property of Mrs. T. L bave been violent if it has out of control, and nothing could stop Colonial Secretary seconded the menta not catch any of the intimidators be- Velare (who appeared in the case as to the police, and would Mr King be realised that it had got, further the Optum Ordinance and the Master's Department, personal eriola, detectives let it badly down. They Arens, founder of the busines), e soen an opportunity. In his opinion: it but to shook For that resern, b would have been hard to catch even if suing Mis Emuy Moore for recovery in view of the circumstances, the firing gave the order to load. Many of the the Chinese police had been, tryers of Tit. 20,000, 6,$11,000 and $11,480, was absolutely justified. With regard crowd had sticks" and were Lack ng this essential co operation, alleging that defendant obtained to the fourth round he said it went them, but they did wit what were the European police, or pocasion o the business without off accidentally as the Sepoy was bring the police. the Goverment, to do?
Russian Legation in Siam, innocent Government, and abused it Sharp, No. 308 Avenue Joffre
aged 49. CEVY. On March 9, 1922, at
Devosplatz. Switzerland, Violet Inez, wife of Simon A. Levy.
AN OVER-FED ASS.
Fed-up" has favoured us with
following letter:
What is the People's Paper'
ing in regard to the strike settle
nt1 You are letting down your
porters badly, all of whom looked
to voice their indignation for osoner in which the Government Countenanced lawlessness &c.
in a manner to tickle this type of per-¡
son, who enjoys hearing his betters
sworn st, we are accused of sitting
with
hy are you sitting on the fence
The consent of the creditore and bad ing the rife to fix ahodder, and in the Coroner: Do you think Does "Ted rp pretend that he could failed to pay amounts which were his opinion it did not cause any dam-would have pushed-part wing friend Cartwright to do! have caught one, if Le had tried? due to tha
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The Bill was passed and the
OUR FINANCES.
TO-DAY'S LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
The Attorney General moved the Council mesting
motion
His
$1,180 in aid of the rote Services, other charitable allowELOOS. lency mentioned that the $3,580 in sid of the third reading had been postponed to Solicitor's Office personal
"akan objection
lac Can Pak $850 on secount thered been Serv.com ssport and anl
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