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MRS. GRUNDY?
THURSDAY MARCH 25, 19263
MAGISTRACY ITEMS CANTON'S BOYCOTT
VARYING CHARACTERS IN CASES:
NUISANCES EXPOSED,
Among the hawkers cases a the Central Magistracy this morn ing was one in which an old Chinese was described by Ser geant Nolloth as perfect nuisance.
'a
WOMEN'S CURSES..
A POLICE "ERIEND.""
tral Police Station.
Continuer from Paga 1.)
K... Ther Burious affect this hasthad
apon shipping, interests may be meth |datimated from the fact that some and the liberty
steamers normally carry cargoes in not allo the following proportionsFor licence, horcota pick Canton, 60 per cent for Swatow on the lines of the 30 per cent for Hongkong 20 per and Swatow would cent. The 20 per cent. 18 all the mitted to continue their activities trade that has remained to them for a single day. If such a con- for the last eight months. The dition of affairs arose ht the gates It was stated that the man number of British steamers enter of London Docks it would bet would persist in hawking cooked into the harbour of Canton dur effectively and conclusively dealt shrimps and other goods withouting the period from August to Do with by the Police in half-an-hour. licence. In fact the man cember, 1924, varied between 240 Yet the boycott pickets have con- held a licence before to sell a cer and 180 each month During the tinued to not in Ganton for nearly tain class of goods, but he had corresponding period of 1926 the never taken the trouble to renew numbers varied between 27 and 2 nine months (at the time of writ it in spite of repeated requests by practically all of these being the ing), and that against the wishes the Sergeant to do so.
vessels of one Britiah Company of practically everyone in Canton A fine of $10 added to the man's which maintained one steamer on except themselves. The numer previous record brought the nume that ran at a loss, being prevented ous peasant and labouring class is ber of convictions to the unluckyby pickets from handling any cargo. in no way interested in the move- thirteen..
Prior to the boycott the carrying ment Chinese merchants run trade between various ports on the great risks in endeavours to main Two Chinese women and an China Coast and Canton and tan trade relationships with Indian constable were the parties Swatow was largely in the hands British firms, and thousands of In another case. The constable of British Steamship Companies, Hongkong workers, who were ter was the injured party, or at any but it is now entirely in non-British rorised into leaving their om- It is pleasing to learn that auf-rate he claimed to have been re-hands, principally Chinese, Japan ployment in June, have taken the ficient copies of the report are proached with hateful curses for and Norwegian; the latter most earliest opportunity of returning being printed to allow of a wide being an "Indian devil and then under charter to Chinese marto the Colony by evading the chants From July to December, pickets, often at great expense Overland China Mall spread distribution overseas to all this for no other cause than a the port of Swatow, as compared
struck with a bamboo pole. And 1924, 681 British steamers entered and personal risk
No Principles those interested in Hongkong. request to one of the women to with 73 in the corresponding porfod The boycott pickets scrutinise Those portions dealing with the refrain from committing a street of 1926, and even these 78 wore all cargo landed, and if the goods strike and boycott. in particular
nuisance. 8
prevented by boycott pickets from are British, or not being British, The first accused maintained loading and unloading cargo, constitute a form of propaganda that the injury was all on
have been contaminated by con- her The trade from Canton to ports tact with Hongkong they are the cannot but come to fruition side by repeatedly pointing to her overseas was practically at a seized and sold by auction for the in Home circles where too many shoulder where the Indian's standstill from the beginning of benefit of the strike funds. A., misconceptions abound of the alighted.
truncheon was stated to have July until the end of August bribe from the Chinese consignes Her companion de From September onwards non- often lets through even British crisis out here. Indeed, every scribed in a more practical way British ocean lines decided to goods, which shows how little real member of Parliament and every the actions of the Indian.
accept the boycott pickets terms principle there is behind the boy- Editor at Home should be pro- not much good, as the Magistrate touching at Hongkong or Macao, pocket-money and two bowls of All this, however, seemed to do and send ships to Canton without cott movement. A trife of vided with a copy the expense said "I don't believe you." Fined and this shipping gradun lyin-rice per day are given to such would be: money well spent even if $10 each.
creased from October, 1925, to Hongkong workers as still remain the Chamber called for public
January, 1926 Its understood on strike in Canton, the The possession of a constable's that in many cases heavy fees of the proceeds of forced sales donations toward this desirable seal and the disproving of the have been demanded by the boy and of the various levies upon statements made by the man when bott pickets as a condition of shipping and commerce goes to arrested that he was a constable allowing these ships to trade. enrich the boycott leaders. The at No. 8 Police Station led to his This is particularly noticeable at boycott only continues because the appearance in the dock.
Swatow where a fee of $2,700 per Canton Government does not Recognising that things had steamer is charged by pickets for compel the pickets to withdraw, The introduction of a Bill in the gone too far, the accused admit emigrant ships clearing for the and because the pickets are un A VALUABLE RECORD.
ted that he was not actually a con- British Port of Singaporekt Japanese Diet to prohibit foreign stable, but hoped to be one. Be Devious Routes
colloquial phrase, making a good thing out of, It Meanwh Unique among Chamber of
dances in any public resort does sides he was very friendly with Unprecedented, andi onerous trade worth millions of not, at first sight, sound compit. the Chinese constables at the Cen-conditions of trade by devious sterling, both to China and Bri- Commerce annual reports must be that issued by the Hongkong Gen-not a Government, measure. But until to-morrow
mentary: The proposed Bill is
routes how hamper commercetain, a being jeopardised and, to The case had to stand down For example, goods in godown in eral Chamber..
a greater or lesser degree, forced to enable the Hongkong, after all marks on the into new channe Voluminous ex- tracts from some of the fifty felt by numbers of Japanese at
it is supposed to express the alarm fact that the man was not a mem-cases which would associate them
Paling Helpless, ber of the force to be officially with Hongkong have bean de- subjects dealt with have already the inroads, which foreign dances
To those without local know- disproved.
faced are conveyed 800 miles ledge of the circumstances it must been published in this paper, and are making amongst Japanese,.
northward to Shanghai and then be very difficult to understand At the Kowloon Court. a Chin-shipped South again to Canton. how the extraordinary situation others are given proininence to-and the hold they are taking onese who stole a quilt belonging to In order to reach the Native City has arisen and can persist, that day. These may convey to the the feminine section of the con- was sent to prison for six weeks goods at Shameen in Canton have to defy both the own country Mrs. C. Webb of Leys Building few hundred yard's distanta mere handful of agitators are Jonty der, however, only a faint munit
It is the nature of the In another theft from the residbeen conveyed by river steamer men and the British Empire idea of the value of the report as foreigner that he takes with him, ence of Mr. Vasunía, the sentence to Hongkong from Hongkong to (though a similar situation has a whole not alone to the business wherever he goes, his sport and on a
Chinese was one month's Shanghai by coaster and from arisen in Russia since the Revolu men of the Colony,but to all those his pleasures. Generally speak-
hard labour,.
Shanghai south again to Canton tion). In this matter those over-sens interested either in the jing they are a part and parcel of wasting
A charge against a woman of Native City. The poorer classes vitally interested are the victims water from a fire in Canton are subjected to heavy of a diplomatic conventionality: trade of Hongkong or in the com- him. Rarely does he lose them, hydrant was met with a fine of increases in the cost of everything The Central Chinese Government mercial relations between. Hong or forsake them for whatever may
$5. The defence, was that the imported, owing to the extra in Peking to which the Powefy kong and South China. Morcover, be the ruling passion in the places hydrant and she thought there methods involve, and the bribes sentations, admittedly had no con- water was escaping from the charges which these roundabout direct all their diplomatic repre- the happy idea has been conceived in which he may reside. More was no harm in collecting some demanded by the boycott pickets trol whatsoever over the "Na- of giving sixteen illustrations of cftea, it is a fact that his of it.
as a condition of allowing trade tionalist Government in Canton, prominent places and buildings in pastimes are copied most faith-
to continue at all, even under and the Canton Government is. these restrictions... the Colony, besides a retrospect of fully, and often excelled in, by
either unable or unwilling to sup- Canton merchants also suffer press the boycott pickets, Britain, trade during the past year: All those who are attracted to them.
heavily from the restrictions also does not recognise the Can these and other features combine. We see that in Hongkong where a
Imposed upon the export trade, ton Government and is reluctant to invest this report with a degree Chinese has worthily won fame as (To the Editor of the China Mail.natural transhipment port. At with the Central Authorities in for which Hongkong is the to press matters, to conclusion of interest and importance fully intenta champ on, and where the
present, goods for Europe via Peking, being unwilling that the keeping with the best traditions intricacies of football and cricket given in the various churches in and
Sir,-By an error no notice was Suez are conveyed to Shanghat mischievous activities of a small merce It is obviously the work Chinese Music is at Annual Meeting of the British Formosa,
of friendly relations so long main of enthusiasts, who, without detracting them in growing num and Foreign Bible Society to be picked up by Japanese ocean or to use the might of Britain
where they are tained between Britain and Ching scending to the mere common-bers. The pleasures of the dance to-morrow, Friday. Tea is to be at Canton or Swatow is arranged by people. As British Cro
held at the Helena May Institute, carriers. Because the loading at against a militarily defenceless place of "painting the ly or are theirs also How the older 4.30 p.m. The meeting will begin non-British firms who are work- Colony, and not a Sovereign keeping to the beaten track of generation of Chinese view these at 5.15 pm and will be presided ing in conjunction with non-State, Hongkong-though vita on custom" in the way of annual inroads we do not pretend to over by Commodore AJ B. British ocean carriers, it often affected and most unfairly attack- reports, have contrived to give know. Many foreigners deplore Stirling, C. the speakers being follows the iso be on Brish, own defence. That, in brief
CB, that the on-carrying ed has no power to act in ther by means of the pen and the pic-the tendency of modern dancing, Shanghai and the Rev. Dr. TW so that the boycott polfey has the impasse, which has ture a true historical sketch of but few, if any, debit it with our Fearce, O.BE. The Committee widespread effects upon British reached the commercial life of Hongkong national and individual sins. To that the public should know of The enormously valuable Can It is inconceivable that the
is the more particularly anxious teade during the past twelve months..
Conciliatory Policy us it is not surprising that this meeting as it will afford an ton slik trade has been diverted Cantonese, This accomplishment is render- Japanese and Chinese have taken opportunity of acknowledging the from Hongkong to Shanghai or aptitude for commerce, will much THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
ed all the more noteworthy when kindly to it. Many will be our the last 33 years in which he has shipments in non-British ocean interference of the boycott, agit
work done by Dr. Pearce during has been carried on in direct longer endure the extortions, and it is remembered that the Cham- Der has been, so to speak, working ised, that it should be some been Secretary of the Hongkong vessels from Canton. The trade tors which have resu ADD.000GBUSCHOOL at full pressure during the past whese good intentions they do not eign Bible Society, a record of damage involved by devious both in South China and Hong
thing to be frowned on by those Auxiliary of the British and For affords an illustration of the risk heavy losses to their com atriota) twelve months not only on account doubt. They deplore excesses due to leave on furlough early is the most important trade of the toiling masses of the country of the absorbing topic of the Can
that override
altogether unique. Dr. Pearce is methods of handling, Silk, which kong, made life more difficult for ton strike and boycott but owing taste and alienate home sym- many of his friends will en-inspection on the Shameen, direct merci
good
next month, and it is hoped that Canton, used to be shipped, after and wanton as well to the multiplicity of
ass are the main deavour to be present at this from Canion to Hongkong other important problems that
gkong clamoured for consideration in the
have prompted the meeting as an expression of grati in British steamers provid more sect apanese Diet for tude for all that he has done fored with special stowage period under review
the Bible Society
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THURSDAY, 25th March, 1926 of the General Chamber of Com-Chinese, friends. Mascour the Colony last Sunday of the Keelung, on the Island
thence forward; or to faction should endanger. the
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more, if a personal touch may be with sympathy-. prudently interjected, the Secre fary of the Chamber was pre-
cluded for some months from
carrying out his duties owing to
POWER
HOUSE
TUGS &
factor, again, must have strained
LOCOS
the working resources of the
movement
STEWARD MISSING,
an unfortunate accident, and this this morning, the Teny
On arrival here from Yokohama
extent
THE KAILAN MENING DMINISTRATION
mittee and staff to a con
That all bay
to give to the world
the highly
laconically her
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Trul
(z) ours, etc.,
ICE. VICTORIA
Hongkong, Chairman, Hongkong Auxilliary of the British and Foreign A Bible Society. Hongkong March 24, 1926.
and transhipped at Hong kong into first-class mail steamers with special accommoda- tion, so that no time should be lost so in transit and risks of damage or pilferage minimleed.
Under present circumstances, ank is frequently shipped Canton in highly unsuitable
to boyc
By falling into a nullah near a native craft, which bridge at Victoria Road vest licit taxation or brib
day, a Chinese woman received in pickets If te then loaded
imies to her headShe was re- Whar
hoved to the Government." Civil i ung
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their special
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