MONDAY, JULY 21 1924
SHAMEEN STRIKE.
SETTLEMENT NEARER.
STRIKERS SUBMIT TERMS.
Some Reported Already Met.
It was strongly rumoured in Hongkong this afternoon that the strikers in Shameen had submitted conditions for returning to work. Several of these had been granted and the other two were being die ensser. It will thus be seen that the outlook is distinctly hopeful.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
I FORGED NOTE CASE.
ACCUSED IS ACQUITTED.
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The July Criminal Sessions opened this morning and both the Chief Justice and Pulane Judge, had a busy time.
Before Mr. Justice Gompertz, the acting Chief Justice, two cases with, the were quickly dealt prisoners pleading guilty.
In the first, Lam Sang sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment for being in unlawful possession of arms.
was
In the secoud, Chan Man, who Our special correspondent, writ-had a previous conviction against ing lust evening, stated that the him, was sentenced to three years' strike in the Shameer had already R.L for larceny. taken a turn for the better and was reported in reliable Chinese and foreign circles to be on the verge of settlement.
Later.
The "China Mall" learned de finitely from the Hongkong naval authorities that negotiations are proceeding. Min John Arnoki, of the Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Co. Ltd., stated that the negotiations have been pro- ceeding all day Saturday and Sunday, but had not heard whe ther a settlement luid yet been retched.
Seen by a "Chima Mail" m after three o'clock this afternoon. the Hon. Mr. P.. H. 'Holyoak. Managing Director of the firm of Holyoak. Massey & Co. Ltd.. which has a branch office in Shameen confirmed the reports that negotiations have been pro- ceeding. Mr. Holyoak added that he
a
In the second court, before Mr. Justice Dyer Ball (Puisre Judge) Ip Chang, who pleaded guilty to the unlawful possession of armis and
received ammunition, sentence of 5 years RI.
In a second case, on a similar charge, Chu Yung-kai was sent to prison for 5 years with hard labour while Wing Hing-hai has to serva eighteen montlik.
FORGED NOTES
Before the Chief Justice Yee Ping-kui pleaded not guilty to a charge of being in possession of 4
notes of
the. forged 5-piastre Banque de l'Indo-Chice:
The following jury was cm-1 panelled: Capt. F. D. Wheeler (Foreman), Messrs. G. Morrison, F. Cullen, J. E. Ollerton, A. A. Bolton, O. Oliveira, W. E. Orchard.
Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, assistant. Crown. Solicitor, appeared for the prosecution; the accused conducted his own defence:
OLYMPIC WINNER.
TISS SYDIY DAUER
The American representative, shown above, created a world
After Mr. Hazlerigg had outlined andersided a settioment was ex-theense, M. Quivercourt, cashier at perted to be reached very soon, the Banque de Indo Chine, testifi but up to the present he had noted to certain of the notes (produced swimming record by winning the received news that it had been reached,
AMMUNITION FIND.
IN CABIN OF SHI
DCUPANTS SUT KNOWN,
in connection with the gase) being 100 metres contest (back-stroke) forgeries. He called attention for ladies at Olympia on Saturday. to the word sah" having been printed for 'bah.' The date of The time was 'Imin., 23 1-5sec. January 16, had been altered to 26
in each case,
י,
Sergt. Neal stated that he
boarded the ss. "Charles Hardou- CHEUNG
in" at 8.30 p.m., on July 2. .He
CHAU
NOTES
was in a hurry at the time as the (From Our Own Correspondent.) hoat
货 sail
Was Que to
9 p.n prisoner, acting on information
He had searched the
baggage
searched. was
by
two.
THE CHINA MAIL.
CHINA PIRATES,
YOUNG OFFICERS EAGER FOR FIGHT,
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
TOO MANY LOVERS.
diminutive Viola Dana,, 'the All this work of shooting and light comedy screen star, is play. throat cutting by the Chinese
This is a merry comedy of a reckless young debutante who is hemmed in by thirteen suitors but who falls in love with the family gardener. How she gradually succeeds in breaking down his conventings is told in exhilarating
river pirates has a great effecting to appreciative houses at the upon the young and enterprising Queen's Theatre in the current naval officers, who, tired of 'the feature The Fourieenth Lover." more or less hum-drum existence on home stations and some of the foreign stations, too, are anxious, to get to where there is some fighting to be occasionally had, and the work of clearing out the criminal gangs of great water ways of the Celestial country, writes the "China Express and Telegraph." The Admiralty is being bombarded with appli- cations for service on the China Station.
River piracy is not abnormal in China Rather, it is the normal state of affairs and has been from time_inmemorial. That is why the British Navy keeps a small Beet of river boats on the station. There are fewer than fifteen gunboats either in commission or in reserve available for this work. Usually about a dozen are in com- mision. Presently, the "Bee" carries
fashion.
"The Fourteenth Lover" will be. shown for the last time to-morrow. night.
the flag of the Rear-Admiral in command of the gunboats on the Yangize-Rear-Admiral David M. Anderson-while the West River has its own Senior Naval Officer. Rear-Admiral Anderson is a very smart officer who won much dis- tinction in the late war, his décora tions including, the.C.M.G.
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The gatherings in connection A "Chinese rim and woman were given the benefit of the doubt received, and found-two_of_the_with the opening of the new hall are wint They appeared at the Yaus notes produced in the left-hand reported more fully elsewhere in nati Court This-corning in ever pocket of the man's coat. No other this issue. We were most fortunate to charge of being in possession notes were found at the time. He as regards the weather. The sun arrested another rnan with a shone brightly at the opening on of. 6 rounds of ammunition on number of French notes, but as Saturday afternoon though rain board the 4. "Sunning."
they were found to be genuine the fell later, and may have deterred some from attending the concert. Evidence was given of the find-man was later discharged. ing by the police in a cabin of n As regards the accused, the case However, at the hour appointed, basket containing clothes and un-against him appeared to hinge on there was only a light rain falling, Juunition. Defendants were states the manner in which 3 notes were and at the close most folk would to have told the police on hard placed near his feet when he was would have got home dry.
On Sunday the Bible classes and being detained in room 31 Ping thut the basket belgoed them, but at the Police Cart they On Boarding House while his Sunday school were held in the The morning. In the afternoon the
Kilauea Volcano. the central said that they were not the owners accused and two other men, one Rev. Baxter, of Canton Christian and the man said that he did not prisoner's master who jumped College, conducted the service and
preached an Inspiring sermon attraction of Hawaii-National belong to that cabin at all. this hail of $2,500, were
Chinese printed on another page of this Park, has been putting on a won "war becupied, he said, by the detained woman defendant and another constables during the absence issue. The hall was well filled and derful show during the past few woman and the basket belonged to of Sergeant Neal. The Crown's the familar hymns were heartily weeks. The hundreds of tourists Just before the sermon who have watched from the tlus latter woman,
Contention was, that the prisoner sung.
notes, the Rev. and Mrs. Raetz sang with Volcano House or from vantage whose name the cabin concerned prisoner held that he had no great expression a sacred selection points on the rim of Kilauea's
Asked by the magistrate in had dropped the
The preacher for the following was looked. Seegt. Dorling said knowledge of how the notes got Sunday all be the Rev. P. main crater the spectacular erup-
where they were found:
tions which have been occurring that this had not been ascertained. :
P. C. 609 gave corroborative Anderson, of Canton. Mr. Tamilton sil, he would evidence as to the search of
Several of the explorers returned from time to time have with one have to adjourn the case until later prisoner by Sergt. Neal. He was from Lantau for the special meet accord pronounced it the sight of The weather while they a lifetime, in itself worth the trip in the morning for the coin- severely cross-questioned by the ings.
to were up the mountain was good to Hawaii. view 2 pradore from the ship to give accused
const- and progress is being made with eyidence of the ownership of the prove that the Chinese cabin but when it was found flatables had themselves searched the camp which will soon be in the ship had sailed Mr. Hamilton him (the accused) during the full swing. said that the defendant's Would he absence of Sergt. Nenie. Neither' discharged and he considered that the Police had been reiss in not finding out who actually occupied the cabin.
CANTON FLOODS.
RAISING RELIEF FUNDS. (From Our Special Correspondent.)
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with
this witness nor the police inter- preter could be ahaken in their evidence, however,
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DRAMATIC RECITALS.
MRS. LEO-WALLACE-YOUNG'S ILLNESS.
PRISONER'S DEFENCE.. After some delay in which the jnry sought enlightenment upon | certain points, the prisoner. nude
Writing to the "China Mail" a statement from the dock...
Mr. Leo-Wallace-Young, the He stated: One Yu Shui-heng put up the capital for a business, IShakespearean character actor and dramatic impersonator
Ind nothing to do with the cash,
my master looked after that. says:-Many people have asked
only assisted on looking after the goods. With regard to the three
why the Shakespearean recitals have terminated so suddenly,
The Rev. Chiu Kwun-hoi and the notes, they were received by YuMrs. Wallace-Young. (Miss Celia Rev. Chow Chuen-hing, represent! ing the Chinese Christian Churches Shut-heng, the other two were Avon) after struggling bravely to in Canton, are now in Hongkong given to Yu Sha-heng by his get through her last two perform- ances, was ordered off to hospital. raising funds for flood relief. sweetheart to buy a watch. They She is suffering from acute bron- These gentlemen, with a committee were eventually handed to me as chitis and general weakness which of Hongkong Chinese Christians, Yu Shu-heng had no experience in will require rest and attention to will solicit the leading members of buying watches. The three notes eradicate. She hopes to be well the Chinese Churches in Hongkong for funds to undertake a Christian relief mission to the sufferers in the affected districts in the Canton Delta.
SUGAR TAX.
ere not found on me. My master Yusoon and "The Classics" will be collected all the money. I have no ready with an entirely new pro- more to say except that on June 2
gramme to put before the public
I was entrusted with a little over of Hongkong who have received $100 to go to Canton to purchase them so kindly. We are very goods,
grateful for the support given After the Chief Justice had us from the press and the educa summed up, the Jury, after a short tive fraternity and we hope the Yat-sen to pay an extra war tax adjournment, returned a
general public will show thair
The wholesale sugar merchants in Canton are still unwilling to comply with the order of Dr. Sun
unani-
of 1/2 per cent and business is mous verdict of not guilty and the appreciation of the great masters
still suspended. The syndicate prisoner was discharged,
farming the tax for collection,
however, has succeeded in getting
new hierchants to undertake the
sugar, business, and the
feared
sugar fanine is not likely. Sugar
in Canton at present is celling at
$28 to 22.80 a picul, according to grade.
Violation of the
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of comedy and tragedy,-on our next appearance in their works.
Mr. Wallace Young adds that he may possibly visit Manila during his wife's illness, to fulfil engage- ments there, provided the doctor's report is good enough.
By an order of the Canton Police kindly supply the following share July 19the Canton newspapers quotations ruling on the Shanghai
~A~Roothing "BÀ1m are forbidden to publish any news; marker this morning rest
For Borrings of the mir rolon ufler viol. about the internecine conflicts in Kwangtung,
Langkats .......
Bayers ont exercise and for rheumatic pains. order will mean pudléhment for Ewos 104 Buyers much relinfifforded by massing the Affarted parts thorough'y with Chene the editor or suspension of the
Shanghai Docks 99 Buyers alain's Prin Balm. Try it when yo paper. Several newspapers "con-
New Engineerings 64 Buyers, havo nerd of a pieperet on and are slider the "order, is unreasonable, ́Orientals' aima 34 Buyers | Zur yourself whit an excellent lirdment but they will nevertheless obey t'i Shanghai Cottons 55 Buyers is, fold every where p
Let it be particularly emphasized j that Kilauea's recent.activity_bas been spectacular rather than dan-
is open, with no restrictions on the gerous, and that the National Park movements of visitors to the Park. At the same time the officials of the Park Service are constantly on the alert to safeguard human life at the volcano, and no visitor is ever permitted through fool- hardiness or ignorance, to enter areas of possible danger.
Chief Inspector MacDonald with the bountiful blackwood writing desk and silver tea set and coffee pot, with tray, inscribed: Presented to Chief Inspector R. MacDonald by the European members of the Hongkong Police Force as a mark of esteem, July, 1924. Chief Inspector MacDonald who is retiring on pension after 28 years hertice leaves the Colony on Saturday next per as.
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