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·LAUNCHMEN'S STRIKS.
HOPES-AGATY-DASHED.
OWNER'S OFFER REFUSED.
DELEGATES TO SEEK MEN'S MANDATE
| HOUSE COLLAPSE SEQUEL.
MANSLAUGHTER-CHARGES INVESTIGATED.
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FOR YAUMATI.
FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1922
NEW POLICE STATION.
MOMEEN BUILDING PLANNED,
SCAVENGERS' VENDETTA.
OFFENDERS BOUND OVER.
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The first witness heard was a
CONT
Magistrate Lindsell yesterday af ternoon beard evidence in the case in The four coatracters and contrac tors foremen who were some time
Yaumsti is to have a new Police which fifteen scavengers of the Inspector Blackman charged seven
ago remanded on charges of mans Station. It is needed on account of Sanitary Board were charged with Chinese before Magistrate Lindsell!
slaughter in connection with the the rapid growth the district had an disorderly conduct and assault on the this morsing with the unlawful pOT},
ession at No. 17. Prays East of The public of Hongkong anxiously Verandah collapse at No. 27, Gag dergone during the past fifteen year Peak on Wednesday morning. They aar so, from practically an isolated | werë, further charged with having May 1, three daggers, two wire cags and awaiting the settlement of the Isunch- Street packet of pepper.
men's strike mrat feel satisfied with; coli woman was killed and two village to its present position as the assaulted the police while in the Defendants all denied knowledge the way events moved yesterday. injured were again before Magis centre of industry in British territory execution of their duty.
Fraser Festerday after-on the mainland. With the increase of Mr. C. G. Perdue, Deputy of the presence of the things in the Although the conference held in the rate
afternoon closed with no definite noon, when evidence was beard. The population incidental to this growth, Superintendent of police conducted Insper or Blackman raid that Sergt. settlement, it is encouraging to know collapse was attributed to the alleged it has naturally become necessary to the case for the prosecution in the Rozeshwy and a party of Chinese that it will be continued to day. The negligence of the defendants, who provide additional police protection afternoon, while Mr. G. R. Sayer, detectives executed a search warrant launch owners, foreign and Chinese had charge of the demolition of the from time to time and the question of Head of the Sanitary Board was in the house at 8.80 this morning, are now in line, the latter intimating building when the collapse occurred. properly housing Yaumati's guardians again present to watch the case in the
Mr. H. K. Holmes, Crown Solicitor of the law has been occupying the interest of his department. after keeping watch all night. The that their ofer to meet the men's daggers, Lags and pepper were found demands bad been nullified by the appeared for the prosecution, and attention of the authorities for some
A. E. Hall represented the four months past. The present building is Chinese constable who said he was in various parts of the house. A strike.
Zatr DCAI the Chair defendants жете
the Yesterday's conference was at defendants, Chan Sik, the principal obviously inadequate, and since the on
Com-contractor, Chan Mau, his foreman, decision to replace it was reached colle Stand when be heard premises. Three of them admitted tended by Mr. Hallifax,
axd shouts living in the Eat. The erher said wander C. W. Beckwith. Messrs. Chen Sam, a sub-contractor, and Welcouple of months ago, the Publica gat
Works Department has been burd of "strike."). Ir ediately afterwards G. M. Young B. P. White, the Lit, a jobbing contractor, The Magistrate called for evidence, European owner's representatives, Mr. Heimes said that the collapse planning the erection of a cew and up there was a igl between a number and a Chinese detective said that on Ctan Sze and Ho Fat, Chinese was caused by the balconies falling to date building. Mr. L D. Mart. of seaver gers and chair coolies. Both entering the
went owners, Lo Pun, Chan Hing. Tang forward after the weight above bad assistant engineer of the Depart parties of men carried bamboo poles, WAS given the job of and a few had iron bars. He into a cubicle where the first Kat-on, Wang To-luk, Sham Yan-sing, defendant and his wite were the delegates of the strikers. Discos sert of storing mast have been needed preparing asleep. He searched the cubicle, but jaions listed until 7 p.m.
Station for assistance, and did not find anything. He then went In a statement to press represen- into the kitchen where Sergitatives alter the Conference the Rozisky was conducting a search. Secretary for Chinese Affairs said: Laderneath the brick store the The delegates of the launchmen witness found a parcel in which were arrived with a letter saying they had Ltdtained two daggers, two gags fall powers from the Association and a packet of powder which There was some doubt as to a possible smelt like pepper. On a shelf limitation of these powers by verbal over a bed in the passage way, on instructions nor to yield beyond a which the second and third defend. certain point ante were lying, the witness found a The representative of the British erall dagger underneath a large bowl. and foreign owners offered a new The other four defendants were also scale which was intended to meet the found on the foer. They were dificulties revealed at the end of last questioned but all denied knowledge. week.
At this stage the Magistrate said to Inspector Blackman: I cannot coní. vict on this evidence. I think you had better banish the lot. The de- tendants are discharged as far as this Court is concerned.
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TO FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1952.
THE ROAD TO CANTON.
cheme in being is still that of a dream, or of a teatatire proposal? If it is beer use the China Mail happens to bare bad the hourur of being the first to give it its publicity, the motive is contemptible. If it be due! to carelessness, it is still inexcusable.
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As the defendants were being led away to the Detective office. оде of them broke loose and made &
run for freedom down the stone steps leading to the Central Station compound A whistle was Höwn, there were a few shouts, and a sound of, hunying footsteps. People rushed out of Court to see the man being brought back by three detec uves who bad secured him as he ran part the charge room.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Flague is reported from Walchow city.
Twelve cases of plague were notified during the past 48 hours. Half of them were fatal.
A fire broke out in Lai Chi Wen, one of Canton's pleasure resorts, on Wednesday. No lives were lost.
OWNER'S NEW OFFER
This new wale was:—
On wages from $1 to $10,
increase of 50 per cent. :
A fat increase of $ on all other
wage:
been removed. He thought that some ment, the placs, which telephoned to Mount Gough Police
ed
to
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then succeeded in arresting ane man........
Replying to the Magistrate, the wit- nees said he could not say which party were the aggressors.
a fool, we might have found this out. Mr. Perdue: He saw the chair coolies running away and the sacitary The site for the building is on the cxlies ran away immediately the
where the new Police arrived.
The Magistrate: I don't think I
to keep the brackets in place, owing have just been completed and spprov to their great weight; but no'sharing
A China foi reporter who made was used. He considered it was the day of the contractar controlling the enquires at the P.W.D. office yester coolies to provide shoring to exable day afternoon, was informed that the
A number of chair coolies said that the coolies to work in safety. The work on the new building had already
due been begun, and good headway had they were beaten with iron bars. cause of the collapse was to the removal of the wall immedi- been made with the levelling of the but would not say who were the ately above the balcony, thus weaken-site, which work is practically com-aggressors.
The reporter was This brought the remark from the ing the brackets. If workmen were pleted already. allowed to work where there was no courteously permitted see Magistrate: I do not believe their shoring then be submitted that the the plans, which were explaited story that one moment they were at contractor was responsible for what to him in detail by Mr. Marty. From work and the next they were attacked. what he could gather as a layman. There must have been soms cause for ever injury resulted from a collapse
Medical evidence was given by Dr. the building is going to be a modern all this. I the first witness (the A.. Esler who after detailing the one in every respect, and one which Chinese constable) had not been such injuries received by the deceased Yaumati, and in fact, the Colony in woman, said that death was dee general, will have ever reson to be
proud of. to cerebral hemorrhage and shock." Mr. A. E. Wright, Executive En- angineer, P.W.D., put in plans of the reclamation near
district showing the locality of No. Yaumati Ferry pier is being 27. Gage Street. and said that the bailt, and within a stone's throw can do anything but bind them over. of the present station. The
Mr. Perdre: The Sanitary Board records showed that the building waS The increase to date as from the 1st very old one. He could not say building will stand on a triangular coalies brought their weapons.
The Magistrate: Yes, and they of April.
what rear it was constructed, bat piece of gound at the corner of Public The offer of a fiat increase of 64 existing plans showed that altera-Square Street and Canton Road, with are not part of their outfit. If I was
raised, in the course of tions had been made in 1890. On the Public Dispensary situated just could find out that they were the negotiation, to $4.50.
aggressors I would punish them May 1 he received a telephone at the corner of the same block.
The elevation of the site will be the severely. The Celegates made a counter message that a collapse bad occurred
Questioned by the Alagistrate, the request of a fat rate of $6 an all at No. 7, Gsge Street. He visited me as those of all new houses in
present time.¦ first defendant, a foreman scavenger, wages, throughout." Later, they the premises and found that a portion Kowloon at the reduced this to $5.50, but declared of the building had fallen into the the czly difference being that said he did not know what the trouble emphatically that ro farther reduction street. Among the material which the new building will have its founda- was about, but when pressed, said: had fallen were many alabe of granite tion in reinforced concrete rafters I heard that some of my men had ran and from their shape and appearance instead of the usual piles which are into the chair coolies on Saturday. he came to the conclusion that they driven into reclaimed ground when Yesterday the rame thing happered. were portions of the balconies. No preparing sites for buildings. In the! The Magistrate bound all the de- shorings had been erected to the Peel preparation of the plaza for the Defendants over for six months on per- Street baleacies and as the witness building consideration has been given sonal bords of $30 each, and warned considered this dangerous he gave to its beauty of appearance as well them that if they were brought up order for the remaining balconies to as its utility, which, of course, is the again within that time they world be stored up. In his opinion the rea- principal concern.
forfeit their bond and be punithed as In view of the shape of the site, the well. on for the collapse was the removal of the weight above the stone brackets building planned is V-shaped, having supporting the balcony. The build-its main entrance right at the spet ing was a scund one and no difficulty where the angle is formed by the should have been experienced in pall junction of Public Square Street and ing if down. The brackets should Canton Road. In this frontage of the
was possible.
POSITION OF CHINESE OWNERS.
The Chinese owners made it clear that their previous offer was cancelled by the strike, and that they intended British and foreign owners. to adopt the same settlement as the
The men's delegates were requested to put the whole position to the men at a meeting to-night (Thursday) and notify the Secretary for Chinese Affairs in the morning (Friday), at 10
o'clock.
"SAHARA."
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The delegates were informed that have been shored before the wall was building, on the ground floor, will be COLOURFUL CORONET DRAMA Circulars advocating the restoration other Chinese crews in increasing num- demolished a casual observer might situated the charge room, and cfices, to Chins of Kwang Chow Wan were,bers were becoming available at lower pot have noticed that this was neces. and at the back, light and airy cells. distributed in Canton yesterday.
rates than those now offered to them. sary, but anyone responsible for the The rest of the building branches off The splendour and the squalor of These other crews were offering to demolition of the building should have the main entrance in two wings along Cair, the most colourful spot in all work at the following rates:--
the whole ares of the site running the Orient, provide the setting for made an inspection, not necessarily a careful one, and discovered the form parallel with Public Square Street and some of the most gorgeous and some of construction of the building before Canton Road, having frontages on of the most poignant incidents in the thoroughfares with entrances "Sahara," this evening's big Coronet leading into the building from them. Thestre attraction. The outhouses and kitchens take up which blows down on the desert casis the other side of the triangle, closing diving the fine eand through every
The sharebroking" butiness of Lesers Basto and Co. is to be taken! over by Mr. A. A. Guterres, as from June 1 next.
pang
Today is the birthday of Queen Mary. All the warships in harbour were "dressed" and at noon the
anal calate was fired.
ladies free.
|
Engineers and coxswains..$25- Deck hands and stokers...$14
The employers wished to get the old the demolition commenced. hands back but could czly do sO 011 8
Mr. Hall:-Would the collapse be reasonable settlement.
caused by a heavy downpour of rain?
Witness: No.
NEGOTIATIONS AGAIN FAIL.
the owner offer.
2
Mr. Hall: Or by an earthquake ? That might have helped to bring
down.
house.
it
A sandstorm
in a spacious court yard in the centre crevice in the huts, blinding those of the triangle, in which tennis and who seek to fly before its wra*, and volleyball courts will be laid out, burying camels in the sand drifte making it a combination recreation adds a thrilling piece of realism. sad drill ground.
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The hopes of a speedy settlement
You do not know personally whe or not the brackets were raised by yesterdays' conference have ther Major T. C. Fitz Hugh, D.S.O., not materalized. This morning the shored ?--No.
Built of red bricks, the building will Glaum fine scope for her briliant M.TO., reprezentative of the Sino-conference proceeded for about two
Mr. A. G. Herlitt, architect, said have three storeys. In the wings on acting and the opportunity to dis
Larg wonderful PERON, PUBLIC SPEVICE” This road mesze a great deal to both British Trade Association, will be in hours. The delegates have rejected that he prepared the plans for the the ground floor will be situated play
gowns. rities, and was bound to coma, Botb
Ternments are in earnest about it. Singapore Lext week, en route to
constraction of a new building at No. quarters for the Indian and Chinese Favourite of the Paris music halls Peking.
young American The Chinese earnestness is proved by
Seen just after the Conference 27. Gage Street. The building under constables, dormitories, mess rooms, the energetic sters already made,
The Jockey Clab holds its third Affairs taid:-
broke up, the Secretary for Chinese demolition was a very well built old common room, and ap-to-date engineer who takes her into the siong the section following the rail.
The balconies should not lavatories and bathrooms. On the depths of the Babara where he is way. For our fat it is sufficient to gym hana meeting at Happy Valley
The same Eve delegates returned this have fallen provided that precautions first floor will be further accommoda-engaged on an irrigation project. It Local readers, local writerend I rters reel that our local road expert, on June 3. Admission-not-members morning and said that having been had been taken. He could not say tion for Chinese constables in one spite of every luxury possible in the to local citors, and even the other Mr. Goldsmith of the P.W.D., has a dollar, servicemen half price, and fally empowered by the general meet whether they had been shored or not. wing, and for Europesa Sergeants in sandy wastes the dreary monotony.
Several times to Canton
ing they did not Colsider it necessary Mr. Hall: If the brackets were the other. This flour will contain the neary drives her mad, this pampered newspapertaen, are disheartening folk ben They nerez sem to see what they to promote the enterprise, and
to take the advice of referring the shored, could they have come down? same accommodation and facilities in darling of the Parisian cafee. He "Under the Top," an excellent matter again. Therefore they had might wee, or to rememiz is if they be represente our government. The
Witness: No, I don't think so both wings as are found on the ground husband promises her the delights do. The great highway scheme to route favoured is one originally Patamount picture of circus life only considered yesterdays proposals Uniess an earthquake would have foor. The space above the main of Sheppard's Hotel" but wher entrance and charge room, etc., will the time to return arrives pro- link Hengkong and Canton was thought of for the railway, and is featuring Fred Stone, forms the among themselves and had decided brought them dow
poses to move further to the and supported already surveyed, though mote first ventiated
principal attraction at the Kow.oon that they could not accept them. After further formal evidence, the be taken up by granatum and re Theatre this evening.
They could mate 10 redno- case was adjourned.
crest on room for Europeans. The desert en another project. Then China Mail. By the surveying is being done. From our hy the
all of their demands China Mail the public was given the New Territory boundary at the eastern
It is understood the Crown will top floor is differently planned, and with the coming into the desert of a full detaile. Quite lat ly (ay 20) we side of Deep Bay it follows the catuary At the Roman Catholic Cathedral After a discussion during which the call another dezen witness before the will contain a number of entirely Russian prince fabulously wealthy the married and greatly infatuated with the announced the actual progress made coastline (more or less) up to the yesterday the consecration of Father position hecs regarding the engage case for the prosecution is concluded. separate flats for
women who had been the toast of Europeans and their families. fe the construction of the read. One of thickly populated district (eight or Gautier, the new Bishop of Kwangment of new crews was explained, the
Paris, the dramatic happens. It is The building has been planned to the morning papers follows by re-nine towns) beyond Chapin Bay, and Chow-wan, took place. The ceremony delegates agreed that it would be fair.
accommodate 16 European, 20 now that the scene moves to Cairo. arking that it would be a good thing, then turns to the east to meet the was performed by Bishop Pozzoni, to the men to consult them again. and that "a contemporary" has railway at Sheklang, north of Kithe Bishop of Swatow and other They are taking steps to that end at KOWLOON'S NEW CHURCH. Indians and 30 Chinese constables, With its Eastern colour and striking anoquaced an actual start. The last s'an
It tape very productive priests. msk semed to us to be made with territories in its 170 miles stretch, and
tion at
the present time. They are expected
to return to-morrow at noor..
LAUNCH OWNERS MEET.
and four Water Pélice launchmen, story "Babars" strikes a distinctly
The proposed new Union Church for making a total of 70 men, an the unusus! note. Kowloon was discussed at a meeting ground and first floors, With the of Union Church statholders held last aspector, Bub-Inspector, and married
entrances and night under the chairmanship of Mr. Europeans, with their families, it will with its wide.
broad casement windows. The main The launch owners met yesterday A. S. D. Cousland A zasoln-house over 100 people...
The exterior of the building entrance will be surmounted by s- afternoon when further arrangements tion affirming
the desirability to improve and strengthen the o- of establishing a Union Church on will be simple but attractive, ganization of towing launches were the Kowloon side was carried made.
and it was also resolved to secept
crown with "G. R." and the year of the completion of the building aider- neath.
so air of incredulity, as by one cast with the local feeders bound to be The Kosta News Agency reports:- ing dratt on the troth of
ont attracted to it, will do more to open Moscow, May 9-Lenin's condition EDSourceAcEL Then some person up the country than three railways since the operation is satisfactory. perhaps a missionary-jumps into could do. Internal combustion of He is not suffering from pais. The priot in the Canton Times with a long kerosene is risking roads more extracted bullet proves to be a middle comment that completely ignores our important than railways, even at tized Browning, the pointed end of contribution to the eubject, and that Hope and that for transit of goods, the bullet bearing a cross-like eut. includes a phrase like if the road and especially produce, as much as for is ever/made." Of course it will be ( passengera. For the doubting
No figures are available at present with thanks the generous donation of made Part of it is made, and the Thomases of jealous belittler destina
is to the new crews that have been Sir Paul Chater. A committea which was you baie mah Chambertin of the building will take 13. work is still going on on sixty perpeat what the Officer in Charge of
engaged, but it is understood there is includes Kowloon residents amongst jain's Pain Balm twice a day, massaging montas to complete, if the work is ent of the entire nate. We do not ask Rosis said in last Saturday's China. For rheumatiso you will and nothing every ground for encouragement in its members is to-investigate further with the palm of the band for five pushed forward as much as possible. those who comment on the matter to 124. The length from Calton to better than Chamberlinale Balm, this direction. To-day it was fat the question of stable site out the minutes at each application. Then Building operations will begin within
dampen piece of Annel alightly withy dretize as, or give os credit for the British border is 144 miles, and 60 Now is the time to ret rid of It Try this that two striking, crews offered to re- management committee has been a Paiment and bind it on over the the next couple of weeks, as soon as
Koiment and see how "quickly, it will! publishing what was ad is official per cent, of this distance is now under reheve the pain and soreness. For us turn to work il polios protection wasted with authority to go ahead seat of pain. For sale by all Chemists the reinforced concrete alters "have. Bdurmation; wo merely ask them to construction."
by all Chemists and Storekeeperi. providced.
with the proje
NOW IS THE TIME
FOR A LAME BACK.
When base pains or lameness
and Btomkeepert. `*~
Mr. Martyn estimates that the erec-
been given tima to set.