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TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1926.
CRUEL TREATMENT BY CANTON STRIKERS.
GOVERNMENT IMPOTENT.
Two Indian Watchmen Victimised.
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FREIGHT CHARGES.
THE MOLLER-THORESEN CASE.
TO-DAY'S JUDGMENT
PRICE,
ARMED ROBBERY
ATTEMPT AT PERCIVAL STREET.
A SERVANT STABBED.
An attempted armed robbery took place at 10:30 yesterday morning at No. 15, Percival Street."
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*A FRENCIAL TO ILLEGAL
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(Reuters" Service.)
A case of great interest to: agents of shipping firms was de- [cided in the Summary Court this The following are facts concerning the capture by Chinese morning, the dispute in law be- Strike pickets in Canton harbour of two Indian watchmen employed tween Thoresen and Company, of
The occupants, had left the by the Asiatic Petroleum Co. They show the efforts made to effect Hongkong. Swatow and Amoy, house at the time, leaving a child the release of these men, their imprisonment in chains for many and A. P. Moller, ship owner of in the care of a servant girl. Two
London, March 22. days, and the cruel treatment meted out to them. They also prove Copenhagen, being decided in men carrying a number of paint In the House of Commons, re- the existence of a Strikers" Court and prison in Canton which was favour of the latter.
pots and brushes induced the girl plying to Mr. S. P. Vint (Labour, denial by Me. C. C. Wa, Mayor of the city, and a member of the A. P. Moller was the plaintiff to open the door for them when West Willesden), Mr. L. S. M. Executive, and further clearly indicate the impotence of the Govern- and Theresen and Co., the she was told that they had come Amery, Secretary of State for the ment to deal with the strikers in that they were unable to afford defendunts.
Be paint the house. The roster Colonies, said that the Canton His Honour, Mr. Justice J. P.soon disclosed their real motive Government's offer to mediate be protection to subjects of a foreign nation who were left incarcerated in a strikers" prísón for 18 days.
Wood, held that the, evidence chil-for the visit and locked up the tween the strikers and the Hong- ed by Thoresen's as to the recog-girl in a cubicle while they pro kong Government was based on a "At about 5:30 pm on December On arrival the Foreign Office in-pised usage in regard to the collec- ceeded to ransack the house. claim that it was not a party to 18, 3025, Mr. Cadman, Resrlent formed them that they were under tion of freight and the charging. The girl gave the alarm whero- the strike and boycott, but in the Karineer of the A.P. Co., together the impression that the Indians of commission on it had fallen apon she was stabbed in the face Hongkong Government's" view with two Tadin watchmen, while had been released some days short of establishing the definite and back. The robbers made a that claim was vitiated by the on their way to Fath Installation before and pointed out the pos-practice of giving and receiving hurried exit when they found fact that the Canton Government were fired on and held up by an sibility of their not wishing to re-commission for freight collected, that the girl's screams had at had taken no steps to put an end armed launch munned by strike turn to the A.P.C.
in the absence of such stipulation tracted the attention of the neigh-to the intimidation of workers or pickets. They were taken to However, in view of the new in- in the contract:
bours.
fother legal activities of the The common practice, no doubt, Headquarters in the city and Mr. formation they promised to make
The injured girl was taken to Strike. Committee, by which alone. Cadman, after a form of trial by immediate enquiries. On Decem-had been shown to exist of charg-hospital.
the strike and boycott in Canton Strikers Court, was handed ber 31 further information was ing and receiving a commission
was maintained in flagrant viola- tion of Treaty obligations.. There same right and subsequently re-Indians had been seen in chains in but this practice was not univer- MAGISTRACY ITEMS was unable to regard the Canton over to the Police Bureau the received to the effect that the on freight collected by the agenti
fore, the Hongkong Government leased at the request of the Bri the strikers prison on December sal. Mr. Goggin, one of the ship tish Consul-General The Indians 25. and the British Vice-Consul ping agents who had given evid
Government as other than a prin- A.P.C representative fence as to usage,, had said that it were retainer in custoly by the land on
cipali on whom the responsibility for the continued boycott lay. strikers. The following morning again proceeded to the Foreign was inconceivable that plaintiffs
The Real Test. the British Vice-Consul, accom Office, who suggested in view of should have understood that the panied by the Manager of the the information that the Police fee mentioned in their cabled cori-
His Majesty's Government fully supported the attitude of the A.P. Co., proceeded to the Foreign might serd inspectors with them tract included the duty of freight. collection, but it seemed to His
Hongkong Government. and it Office and recorded the strongest to the strikers" prison;
They proceeded to the Police Honour to fail short of establish- Two Chinese merchants.
remained for the Canton possible protest from the Consil- Generul in regard to the incident Bureau and were informed by the jing a definite practice so prevalent complainants at the Central Migis. Government to give proof of its from ene domanded the immediate re- officials that nothing could be in this business that it might be tracy this morning when four sincerity and translate lease of the Indians, the Vice. done against the strikers.. They referred to as governing the con- youthful rehtives were charged words into deeds its professed de Consul informing the Foreign then "returned to the Foreign struction of this particular con- before Major C. Willson with the sire to see the present situation Sreretary that his orders were Office and explained what had tract.
larceny of $706 in property and brought to an end. to return without them..
F1 happened, whereupon Mr. His Honour thus held that money from safes: in their shop at: Mr. Bu Fing-sheung, Secretary Ping-sheung, Foreign Minister, Thoresen and Company were not. Des Voeux Road Central fo Foreign Affairs, pleaded ignor-issued a written order to the entitled under the cabled contract Sergeant W. E. Meadows said Jan of the matter and, after Police to obtain the release of the to remuneration additional to the that, the first accused Sze To-sing, en disetssion, despatched his Ind and informed the Vice, surnamed in that cable and was arrested on suspicion, and he Assistant, Mr. Luk. 18 ac-Consul that they would probably accordingly gave judgment in took the detectives to the roof of company the Vice-Consul and the be set free next day.
favour of A. F. Moller, with costs.the building where one of the stolen APC Minager to the Police Nothing, however, was heard In view of his decision, His cash toxes was hidden. Bleau. On arrival the Vice for some days and on January 4 Honour reversed a previous order cash box was found in a Consel informed the Acting Police the British Vice-Consul again under which, plaintiff was to pay The second accused was arrested: mraishioner, Mr. Poon, that he proceeded to the Foreign Office the cost of hearing evidence as to on an accusation made by the first had come to take away the two and was informed that the Strike whether evidence on "usage" accused, and he in turn pointed out Indang when the strikers had Committee had promised to re-should be given: The position was, the pawnshops where a part of the
the stolen property had been pledgedi captured the previous day and lease the Indians. Und had subse- he thought, analogous to.
The first two accused were,sen- that he could not return without quently stated that they (the In-section of the code under which then
dians) preferred to remain in the court might direct, that ques-tenced to one month's hard labour After some discussion between Canton rather than return to the tions of law might be raised for each, and the other two were dis- Mr. Luk and the Police authorities A.P.C. The Vice-Consul pointed the opinion of the court before charged for lack of evidence. An a letter was written to the Strike out that he would like to see the evidence on the actual action. Headquarters and delivered per Indians and get them to state
The costs of this preliminary sonally by Mr. Luk. He returned their wishes before him and the hearing would therefore be costs within an hour stating that the Foreign Office promised to en- in the cause. Tidious would be detained until deavour to arrange a meeting at they could be questioned, and the Police Bureau in the near A Chinese was knocked down by that they would be released that future.
a motor buat Gascoigne Road yes- afternoon
Nothing further having trans-terday. He was injured and taken The Vice-Consul thereupon in-pired, the Consul-General onto the Kwong Wah Hospital formed the authorities that he January 6, despatched the follow was very dissatisfied with whating communication, to the local had been done and seated his de. Į Government:— Bermination to go direct to the
trike headquarters and request
the release of the Indians.
The officials strongly advised against approaching the strikers whom they stated were ignorant men, who would probably insult foreigners and begged that, mat- ters be left in their hands.
The Vice-Consul accompanied by the A.P.. Co. representative, then proceeded to the Strike head- quarters but was refused admit- lance. They were, however, in- formed by an English-speaking gatemian that the Indians had just been released.
Palpable Lies.
On December 21, two days later, Mr. Luk. of the Foreign Office, way on the British Concession and stated that the Indians had been released from Strike Headquar- tera at 4 o'clock on the previous Saturday afternoon. Two days later, on December 23, the British. Consul General informed' the A.P:C. that a strong protest had been despatched to the Govern- ment that day in regard to the in- cident. No further news of the Indians was received until Decem ber 27 when the APC heard from an Indian watchman employ- OOOOOOOOOoooooooi l'ad by a Chinese firm that he.had
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This information "was mediately passed to the Consul- General, who sent his Vice-Consul, accompanied by an A.P.C. repre sentative, to the Foreign Office to endeavour to test this information and make a further attempt to effect the release of the captly
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"Sir,
to I have the honour refer to my communication to you of 'December 23 last. With regard to the kidnapping by the Strike pickets of Mr. Cadman "and two other British subjects who are natives of India, and to express my extrenie surprise. that they have so far not been surrendered to me.
2. On the 2nd instant my Vice-Consul was
assured by yourself and Mr. Luk that they would be released at once. On the 4th instant he was again told that there was every reason to believe that they had been released the previous day, but they have so far not reported themselves to mie.
3. It was inferred that they might be unwilling to return to Shameen-an inference which I am not prepared to accept, but if such be the case why cannot your Bureau afford me facili- ties for obtaining by interview with the men in question or otherwise evidence corrobora- tive thereof?"
Were
The Obvious.. Mr. H. W. Looker, (Conserva- tive. South-East Essex) suggest- ed that the Canton Government could end the strike in a moment if it wanted to, but it was in- fluenced by its Russian advisers.
Mr.. Amery was of opinion that
[Mr. Looker was formerly a partner in the local legal firm a Deacon. Looker and Harston, now styled Deacon's.
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POLITICAL INTRIGUE IN CANTON.
SITUATION NOW NORMAL A Chinese woman was charged before Mr. R. E. Lindaell with the
Latest reports from Canton in- theft of jewellery valued at $195 belonging to anothoean living dicate that there has been nothing at Hill Road.
of importance since Saturday The jewellery was stolen from a afternoon. basket during the absence of the are
woman from the fiat. When arrest-
strikers and that the Gov. ernment cringing to the Strike Committee powerless to effect their release...
(e) That whilst it may be 208 sible, through intimidation or otherwise, they elect to remain in the city, it is extremely significant that I can get no definite in
formation
from either yourself or the Police as to their whereabouts..
6. I have accordingly the honour to ask you to be ao good
Canton Government banknotes
ed on suspicion, the accused had are now circulating as usual and $90 in her trouser leg. She took the feeling of suspense has blown the detectives to a goldsmith's shopover. where she had sold the stolen. jewellery for $100,
The woman pleaded guilty to the charge. Asked what she did with the rest of the money, she said that she lost it on gambling.
The sentence was two months hard labour. An order was made for the $90 to be returned to the complainant.
Touting for Hire.
A licensed motor driver was
(No.
The only difficulty is to say whether the Reds or anti-Reds, or Left Party, as against the Right- ists, strengthened their position in this last of a series of political coups since May last year.
What was reported in yesterday's China Mail as having occurred at.
the strike beadquarters-the dis- farming of pickets seems to have had an internal, political bearing, rather than any relation with for- eign, intercourse.
i';
asto furnish me, within 48 hours, with some authoritative declaration as to which of the above three suppositions is the charged before Mr. Lindsell with
From the maze of conflicting re- correct one. Should such not using a private owned car be forthcoming. I must assume 2079) for purposes of public hire ports it is assumed that General that in the capital of theIn evidence given by a plain Chang Kai-shek or his army of nationalist government there clothes constable he said that he Cadets, has removed possibility of exists an imperium in imperio was accosted outside the To Yuen opposition in Canton. Which indi over, which the Government restaurant at o'clock yesterday
vehicle.
LOCAL RAINFALL.".
Even though people speak of torrents" last night; the official record of rainfall for the 24 hours ended at 10. a.m. to-day, is only 7/10ths of an inch (at the Obser vatory),
confessedly have no control, morning by a boy who offered him viduals have been eclipsed as a re- and I reserve to myself the ride in accused's car. A bargainsult of the coup is not known. right to take such further action was struck for $2 as far as Bonham us may seem called for, in order Road. The witness, however, com- to safeguard the lives and pelled the driver to go to the Police liberty of the subjects of His Station on a charge of being found Majesty the King in what pro hours, Investigations here showed on the road during prohibited
4. It is on the other hand
fesses to be a friendly country that the car was not a public asserted that they are being.de
I have the honour to be, Sir tained at the Strikers' Head-
Your obedient servant,
Mr. Harry Kong, giving evidence, (Sgd:) J. W. JAMIESON, quarters in chaina. To Mr. FitzMaurice's request
Consul-General aid that the car was left in his that, either your Office or the Police The Commissioner for Foreign charge by the owner, a Chinese, who left for Canton last year. The Affairs, Headquarters send a represen
car was used to take his friends Canton. tative along with him to verify
about and also to tow disabled cars Released At Last. the truth or otherwise of this
On January 8, the assertion the answer was re-
to the garage at Causeway Bay, Indian turned that this was not possit watchmen returned to Fati In Witness was not aware that the car ble, #
stallation where they were em had been used for public hire
Ambidextrous Performer “I 5. The conclusions to beployed, having been released on Accused was fined $25.... On His
Worship advising Mr. Kong to defy any Individual in the audi- drawn from his tergiversatory the 6th. They were in a hexercise better control over the car ence to mention a single action attitude are:-
nervous condition but after, a long rest and food, made the folt was stated by Divisional Inspec that I can perform with my right (a) That they have been mur-lowing statements which were had not been notified to the Police well with my left, de
tor Peter Grant that the transfer hand that I cannot do equally dered and that, their death sworn at the British Consulate on and the car would, therefore, not Voice in the Gallery: "Put is being concealed January 11-
be released until the return of the your left hand in your right- registered owner.
(b) That they are being detain-
ed in. durance vile by the
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