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ALMOST NORMAL SERVICE TO-DAY.
YESTERDAY'S STOPPAGE.
Due To Totally Unexpected. Happening.
Considering that totally un- expected difficulties were countered quite apart from the actual transference of power from steam to electricity the change of winding power plant on the Peak trum was made in a short space of time which reflects credit on those who in superintending. it were working all Saturday night, Sunday and the greater part of Sunday night.
The anticipations of achieving the change between stopping time on Saturday night and starting time on Sunday morning would have been realised had it not been for an unexplainable oversight on the part of the Home suppliers of the new ropes in sending them not In accordance with the standing Border.
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1926.
No. 19,820
BOGUS DETECTIVE.
PHOTOGRAPH GIVES HIM
AWAY.
MAXIMUM PENALTY.
Unlawful possession of a wallet, a dotective's budge, impersonating a police officer and theft of money were charges against a Chinese who was brought before Mr. R. E. this morning Lindsell at the Central Magistracy
PEACE MISSION.→
TWO CANTON UNOFFICIAL DELEGATES.
THAT FIRST STEP.
Merchants' Initiative to End Boycott.
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OFFICIALS' FLIGHT.
CANTON MODERATES LEAVE FOR SAFETY,
MORE CONFUSIÓN.
Chance For Communists To Get In
On the grounds that he had not sufficiently made out his case, Mr. Justice Wood, in the Summary Court this morning, dismissed the From Our Own Correspondent.) claim of an Indian money lender against a European warder...
shall not hold in law.
Facts must be faced although it is highly undesirable to throw cold water on any attempt to ar rive at a solution to the present
The law provides that no money The evidence against him was boycott of Hongkong-by-Canton, lender shall advance to a Govern that, armed with the wallet and but optimism does not prevail over ment servant who is not in receipt the badge with photograph, he the arrival here, during the week-of more than $200 a month and that visited No. 21, Stone Nullah Lane, end of two accredited delegates if such advances are made they second floor, at noon yesterday. from Canton. and for a brief space of time acted the part of a revenue officer by putting an occupants through a search for illicit opium. During the search defendant transferred into his own pocket a sum of $1.48. a fellow lodger had in the mean- time slipped out and brought an Indian sergeant. Defendant at tempted to prove to the Indian that
As pointed out by a gentleman who, by reason of his position has kept in close touch, but whose name cannot be disclosed for ob- visus reasons, the two gentlemen from Canton cannot have come with much that is concrete. Avenues previously explored un- successfully are not likely to lead anywhere. A "Arst step" must he was a detective, but the photo-be made by one side or the other. graph gave him away. The wallet which contained a sum of $2 and thy badge were stated to have been Everything progressed favour-st by a detective in a struggle ably in connection with the with a prisoner at Water Street on change until 4 a.m. on Sunday by Saturday night. which time the new ropes had
been laid down the track.. The party going down with the end of The rope reported from the bottom that all was correct. Another party went down to see that the ropes were lying on the pulleys in good shape and they also reported everything as being in good order.
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One Difference,
Cunton, June 5. Three more of the moderates of Canton's official life, co-workers of Dr. CC. Wu and Mr. Foo Ping- shoung who left earlier in the week, have gone to Hongkong and Shanghal, fearing for their.
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The Indian money lender "con- cerned in this morning's case main-safety here. tained that the warder had ropre. The new departures to chronicle sented to him that his salary was are T. K. Wu, municipal commis- $250 a month but His Honour dissioner of education, Tam Shiu-wal, missed the claim.
city commissioner of finance, and Foo Ping-kwum, younger brother of Foo Ping-sheung. Mr. Foo Ping-kwun was manager of the. city's telephone system,
THEFTS.
These three men departed for Hongkong: to-day, and their leav- Several small thefts were reporting only, adds to the confusion in There is one difference betweemed to the police yesterday.
municipal and Kuomintang affairs, the present mission and previous Between 9 pm. of Friday and the and opens wider the door for the delegations. The object, as hint-next morning some person entered entry of Communists and the ed, is this time to form a body re- No. 1. Pratt Building, ground floor. military straw men who will.be put It was pointed out to the de-presentative of Chinese) mer- Kowloon, by breaking a pane of into place by General Chang Kai- fendant by His Worship that chants in both ports. It will be glass and withdrawing the bolt of shek. searching people for opium was the duty of this body, if formed, cnsement door. Jewellery and not his business, but he later ex- to approach the two Governments clothing to the value of $11.60 were phoned that he went there to buy with a view to arriving at an stolen. some optum. "That is new understanding.
Clothing worth $42.50 was taken. story," said His Worship.
The "China Mall's" informant isty thieves who entered Defendant was given the maxi-of the opinion that demandsat Shaukiwan Road by means of a mum penalty amounting to a total vague or precise will be present verandah door left open. of twelve months' hard laboured, unless Cantor changes its at-
When A Chinese clerk living at No. 50, three months concurrent on the titude. He thinks that the two Queen's Road East, lost his watch first two charges, a similar term delegates now here are not in a and clothing, total value $82. for impersonating a police officer, position to say what those de- and six months for theft of the mands will be, or whether the Centon official attitude has under- gone modification.
To make absolutely certain third party was sent down and it was found that in the interval that had elapsed the rope had un- accountably taken a twist between May-Road and Bowen-Road-sta-meme- tions. The Superintendent (Mr: E. G. Scott) went down the track and, after inspection decided that it would be quicker to put another |rope down flanta attempt to take the twist out (o procedure which would have probably entailed a | day's work).
This course was in fact adopted and if all had been according to specification it would still have 'been possible to run the service as at first anticipated. It was, how- ever, discovered that the cast iron eyes on the end of the ropes for attachment to the, cars had been sent out from Home a quarter of an inch thicker than previous ones, The
Arm has same supplied the Tramway Company with ropes for years and there has never before been such an occur. rence, the order being a standard
one.
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Workshop Difficulties,
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MISBEHAVIOUR.
TRUCULENT CHAIR COOLIES IN COURT.
INSULTED A LADY.
The complainant in her evidence said that she took a chair from Wyndham Street to her residence, No. 1, Queen's Gardens, on Satur- Arriving at her day morning. destination, she gave the coolles 30 cents. They then used abusive language and shouted at her.
While one denied that he said anything, the other claimed that he asked for an additional ten cents which was the usuni fare fendants were fined $5 each.
house
Oil Monopoly and Treaties. The Canton Government bil end monopoly will undoubtedly on June 16, but whether under conditions which will plesae the people and the dealers remains to be seen.
the monopoly "ends the tax will be so largely increased. that the price to the consumers will drop very little, and the count less resolutions urging an end to the monopoly have all been inspired by the oppressively high price.
In order to nullify previous .contentions of the large Importing companies that the tax was the Nationallal Government is violation of International treaties, "B" teara versus C.R.C. on the making it solely a provincial tax Club ground:-L. Baines, R. E. within Kwangtung, and will make no renewal of the old attempt Coxon, Cupt. Bloxham, E. J. R. Mitchell, J. G: Lawrie and M. L.to have the importers pay it-and Dunbar,
TENNIS LEAGUE.
The Next Step Hongkong has definitely gaid that it will not counterfice any The following have been selected "strike pay, continued the in- to play for the Cricket Club on formant. Bearing this in mind, Wednesday, June 9 at 6 pm. it is difficult to realize what can be done until Canton renounces the right to claim for any such "compensation."
No case of notifiable disease was
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then add it the price to the delers. Instead, the denters will pay the tax' to the government.
The Central Kuomintang's o cial inspection committee, appoint-
various districts, will leave for Watchow city and neighbouring places on Monday of next week. Walchow is already planning a welcome parade.
"Quashing "Religion." Canton's city council has decided to oust the Tung Sin Society (a superstitious sect, which is an off- shoot of Tholem) from the city. A
The programme of the cele Mrs. M. W. Chesterton was the gates to-day included calls, it is complainant in a charge of dis-stated, at the Combined Union of orderly conduct against two chair District Commercial Guilds in coolies before Major C Wilson at Hongkong, at the Twenty-four the Central Magistracy this morn Commercial Guilds, and-at-the reported either on Saturday or oned to look into political affairs in ing.
Hongkong Chinese General Cham-Sunday. ber of Commerce this afternoon.
A Chinese married woman living Mr. Leung Pui-ki and Mr. Ma
at No. 90, Second Street (western Pak-nin are assured of a hearty welcome. If the prediction is district) received injuries to her correct that they seek the forma- bead yesterday by the fall of a tion of a body representative of lower pot from the upper flour. commercial interests in both Can- ton and Hongkong, they are likely to succeed. The next step will be awaited with interest, namely, occupying at will any empty pre-rald on the society's headquarters that of approaching the Governmises they could find, the only in Shu Tung Lane revealed mem- formality being to notify the bership books containing more than An order against One ray of hope that is held out police department that they had 50,000 names. Is that the delegates-accredited moved in. No pretence was ever meetings of the society has been as they are by Canton's four made of paying rent. Today Lissued, and the leaders and or- Chambers of Commerce must Cheung-tat, chief of police, noti-ganisers, who came here from. have the goodwill of the Kwang-fied the strikers that this practice Peking have all left the city or
gone into hiding. tung. Government. Another demust cease.
The central executive committee duction is that Mr. Leung and Mr. But it is considered unlikely that
University Ma would not have come merely the strikers will pay any attention of the Kwangtung to repeat what has been said be to the police order, for pickets of Students' Union has despatched to fore.
the Kwong Tai Loy hotel continue Shanghai a cablegram congratulat- to disregard police orders to ceasen Tal Chi-tao upon his appoint- molesting employees and guests of ment as president of Kwangtung. that establishment. The pickets University and urging him to have doffed their
heir uniforms, but hasten to Canton to assume his new (From Our Own Correspondent.) still surround the hotel entrances.office. Tseng Kwok-choy and Slu
De ments.
DICTATOR'S VIEW.
Canton, June 5,
Yesterday they severely injured a coolie whom they caught carrying baggage for a guest from the hotel to a sampan.
Y-fan, two student leaders, have been named as a committee of wel- come, and left to day for Shanghai bearing a formal message of good will from the student body to the new president.
(Continued on Page 7.)
If the Tramway Company had, been in a position to have its workshop on the spot and to bring its lathes, etc., into-opera- tion, the chipping of the cast iron Could have been achieved in less than an hour, but as it was con- Siderable delay was experienced, the chipping having to be done by At the Kowloon Magistracy "thie morning, a Chinese was charged In this connection, it may be re-with towing away on board the called that at the annual meetings.s. "Javanese Prince" from Shang. the Chairman of the Company re hai. A steward on the vessel was ferred to negotiations which the implicated in a charge of aiding Company had been carrying on and abetting the alleged stowaway. since November last for the grant- The case was remanded for three ing of land adjoining the station days... for the purpose of u workshop and to the fact that after six months | of correspondence they had been informed that the land would be was considered more advisable to required for other purposes.
run slowly than to take the risk To-day it is the strikers and The extensions to the engine of any trouble. There would be picketers against importation of room to accommodate the new ne non-stop cars for the present goods from Hongkong who are Another River Scrap. (." machinery having necessitated until things. had got into working murmuring against Chang Kai-
There has been another series the removal of the machine room order.
shek. Some of the Chinese news-of brushes between river picket formerly occupying the space at The China Mail representapapers have published reports that boats and the boats of fishermen the back it was impossible to do tive was shown the new hauling the general, now Canton's dictator, trying to deliver fish to the Hong other than achieve the alterations machinery and the devices which has decided that the Hongkong kong steamer. The night before to the "eyes" by the crude method come into operation automatically and Canton Governments shall last the occupants of a fish boat of hand-chipping
if the tram should be drawn up settle the strike and boycott issues were fired upon by pickets. This was completed and a start too far, be travelling at top great without having any representa save one, a would-be passenger to minde with experimental cars a speed or be over-weighted, An tion of labour or the strikers in Hongkong jumped into the river EAST WINDS, MODERATE; about noon on Sunday from which interesting feature in the engine the conference, It is also declar and swam ashore. The passenger time onward until five p.m. the room is the working of the huge ed that the Government cash sup- was captured, and is now in the NOHUNGERQUAD emergency devices were being drums on which the rope colls and port is to be withdrawn from the strikers' jail.
texted out before Government in-uncoils, dispersing with the pos- strikers on the ground, that the
The above sums up the Ob Last night there was more servatory forecast of the weather spectors. Everything proving ability of all slipping which under money is urgently needed for shooting, and when the fishermen until noon to-morrow, OOOOOOOOOOOOR. Ssatisfactory, the first passenger the old system (dependent entirely prosecution of the northern cam- who took to the river attempted to TANG YUE, D
car of the day was run about five on friction for grip) was some paign. The strikers have been climb up the mooring chains of states that pressure is highest The report tagued at forenoon
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map. It is nearly stationary from M. Eugene Chen, Minister of S.W. Japan to the Loochoos Foreign Affairs, Mr. T Y Boong, trough of low pressure extends Minister of Finance, and Mr. Chen from Indo Chine to the east of Kung-pok, director of the Political Luzon. joka on Training Department, have been named on the new committee to work on the settlement of the Pickets Excesses
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