MONDAY, MAY 21, 1928.
ANTI-NIPPONISM.
(Continued from Page, 1.)
The stevedores' guild is de-
MOTOR-CAR TOUTS.
AN EARLY MORNING POLICE "ROUND-UP.”
finitely anti-Japanese and has re- ELEVEN BEFORE MAGISTRATE.
fused to discharge Japanese ships and Japanese cargo from other ships.
The cargo coolies' union, which is not on good terms with the stevedores, refuses to enter the boycott! ANOTHER WINDOW-SMASHING
INCIDENT.
ADDITIONAL POLICE.
Yet another window-breaking in the central district has to be re-
ILLICIT OPIUM.
C.P.Q. CLARK MAKES TWO SEIZURES.
CREW VANISH.
Jade D
THE CHINA MAIL,
MURDER OR SUICIDE. Shadows Before
TRAGIC DISCOVERY IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
WIFE ARRESTED.
A Chinese woman, living in the New Territories, has been arrested
on the suspicion of murdering her husband whose body was found in curious circumstances.
In the small hours of yesterday
Two fairly large seizures of
by Chlef morning, the West Point polleelicit oplum were made rounded up no fewer than fourteen Preventive Omfleer, Clark in the motor car touts in the vicinity of harbour last night.
In the rat instance, he went the restaurante at Shek-tong-tsal:
out in a motor boat to the Yaumati and outside the Taiping Theatre.
This morning eleven of them junk anchorage, where
charged before Mr. R, E.was carried out on beard the steamed. were Lindsell by Inspector J. Clark. launch "Sun-Sam Lee," a towing whilst the other three appeared vessel plying between Hong Kong.
and Sanmel. before Major C. Willson,
The three before Major Willson
parted, the outrage occurring in were charged by Inspector Field, Wellington-strect yesterday. The victims were, of course, Japanese and all pleading "guilty" were fin- and the Incident was obviously ad $6 each another bit of "reprisal" by Chi- nese rowdies in connection with the Shangtung troubic,
The shop concerned was that of T. Mayeda and Co., dealers in Jap- anese and forelyn goods at No. 54, Wellington-street.
Effect of “Eloquence.”
Д
dressed a gathering of between 40
stones,
Before Mr. Lindsell, one of the defendants who had told the police upon arrest that he was a car cleaner employed at a Chinese gar- age, told the Magistrate an entire- ly different story.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED
-IN THE MAIL.”
To-day- Queen's "Tille the Toller."
To-day- Star Theatre; Valley of Hell."
Theatre;
"The
To-day-World Theatre; "The Navigator."
May 22-Queen's Theatre; "Les Miserabice."
The dead man's brother, a ricɛha coolie, visited the house in Pakwai
May 22-World Theatre; "Pad- village at about 8 o'clock on Satur- day night and, finding the door
locked."
May 22-Star Theatre; a search ajar, he pushed it opon and enter
The Lone Eagle."
May 24-World Theatre; "The Frontiersman.".
May 24 Star Theatre; ""The Bay Friend."'
Prepared non-Government- opium amounting to nearly 400 taels were discovered on board, and two men who were found on the launch at the time of the raid were taken into cualody.
They are how being detained for further Investigation.
Acting on information, the C.P.O, proceeded to Wanchal where he boarded and searched a
aampan lying of the reclamation at Wan-
chai.
A "Performer.” A street "orator," posing as He said that on Saturday night medicine vendor, had a lot to do there was a big performance on C.P.O. boarded it, those on board The boat was empty when the with yesterday's affair. He ad- the third floor of the Yeo Woo res- having evidently get "wind" of his and 50 Chinese outside the Jap-taurant, and he was one of the per-impending visit, and accordingly, anese shop, and then suddenly an formers. The performance Anish-had made themselves scarce. They attack was opened on the shop with ed in the small hours of Sunday did not have time to remove the
incriminating opium, morning, and as it was drizzling which was brought to light after a however, Several stones went crashing when he came out of the restaur-search., simultaneously through the glassant, he stood, about under the in the shopwindow, and the pane verandah for shelter when a police was completely smashed. So much man came up and arrested him on force, was behind the stones that an allegation that he had pestered after breaking the outer pane, they patrons of the restaurant to take also crashed through the glass Inmotor cars, the partition at the back of the window.
Inspector Clark said that he could prove that the accused was a car
Although no arrest was made in this instance, the C.P.O. seized 300 taels of prepared non-Government opium and removed the drug to the Import and Export Office.
The crowd scattered immediately cleaner, and he even knew the gar. MR. CHAO PROTESTS. ́the erasli was heard, and the ""ora-nge where the accused worked, for," disappeared.
In view of the large crowd out, side, the shop people thought it safer to remain indoors, and there fore made no attempt to chase any of the miscreants.
Police Arrive.
Mr. Lindsell convicted, where- upon the Inspector proved a pre- vious conviction for a similar of fence when he was fined $10. The Inspector added that on that occa- alon also the accused hud claimed In Court that he was a theatrical performer.
WHY FOREIGNERS GO TO CHINA.
COLONISING ASPIRATIONS.
eye,
A starting seme met his He saw his brother hanging from a length of rope on a tall ladder which was resting against one of the walls and almost reaching the roof.
The man's wife, the only other person in the house at the time,
was standing near the ladder with a chopper in her hand, as if about to cut the body down when inter- rupted.
The riesha coolie Immediately gave all the assistance he could, but when his brother was cut down life was found to be extinct. There was a wound on the dead man's
head.
Sports.
May 26-28 Fifth Extra' Raco meetings of the HK. Jockey Club, Happy Valley.
June 3-Next meeting of the Macao Race Club:
Lammerts' Auctions. May 25-Office and household furniture at Sales Room, Duddell- st., 2.30 p.m.
Meetings.
May 25-Fifty-fifth annual meat ing of Union Insurance Society of
given to the police, who were soon meeting of the China Fire Insur
Canton, Ltd., Union-bldg., 11 am Information was immediately
May 25 Fifty-ninth annual investigating the affair. The inance Co., Ltd., Union-bldg., 11.15 vestigators' theory is that death was due to a blow on the head, and
May 25 Sixty-second annual not to strangulation, as the posi-meeting of British Traders Insur seemed to indicate: tion in which the body was found ance Co., Ltd., Union-bldg., 11.20
The dead man's wife was accord- ingly taken into custody for fur ther investigation.
ROME & ROYALTIES.
EDICT AGAINST ROYALIST "ACTION FRANCAISE,"
3.m.
May 29 Half yearly meeting of H.K. Jockey Club, H.K. Club annax, 5.16 p.m.
Miscellaneous.
May 24-Official opening by H.E. The Officer Administering the Govt, of Cheer 'O now premises in City Hall, 6 p.m.
Senior and Junior Local exams. at November 13 Matriculation,
the Hong Kong University.
May 24- Theosophical society LIST OF PENALTIES.
weekly public lecture "The Perfect Religion," 7, Duddell-at., G p.m. An extraordinary edict has been
June 5-First of A series, of Issued by Cardinal Dubois, Arch-addresses at Union Church Hall, bishop of Paris, in the name of all Kennedy-rd., on the Old Testament, the cardinals, archbishops, and by Mr. J. S. Flacks. bishops of France against the Roy- alist "Action Francaise," its read- Geneva, Saturday.
era and adherents. It will be re- The incident occurred at about
From Garage to Stage.
The Economic Consultative Com-membered that this Royalist paper, 12.30 p.m. The police were com-
The accused admitted the mittee adopted several resolutions as well as the Royalist organisa- municated with by telephone, and previous conviction, and stated that designed to give effect to the reso- tions connected with it, was con- within couple .of minutes since that time he had really be lutions of the International Econo- demned over a year ago, apparently Sergeant Dyerson was on the scene, come an actor.
mic Conference, one of which, deal-without any marked effect, by the but even the clapse of such a short { The Magistrate imposed a fine of ng with commerce, indicated pasal Church on the ground of its per- Eme was suicient for the window- $20 or three weeks' hard labour.
ble methods for the treatment of nicious doctrine, preached mainly, breakers to make good their escape, į A small boy admitted touting in foreigners abread. This evoked a it is alleged, by its famous editor, so that when the police arrived the the vicinity of the restaurants, and strong proteat from Mr. Chuo Charles Marras, the street was more than usually de- Inspector Clark in handing up the Chuan (China), who declared that atheist," whereby the Catholic re- aorted.
record of a previous conviction re- foreignors went to China to ligion is made In connection with the "smash" minded the Magistrate
an Instrument of that on colonise. He agreed with a plan politics rather than the true Chris- at "Daibutsug" brunch atore in that, occasion the accused was to treat foreigners on the same tian faith. D'Aguilar-street at noon on Satur-charged in that Court with punctur-basis as nationals, but thought day, it is now learned that the ing the tyros of a motor car belong more favourable treatment would damage done amounted to $65. The ing to an Indian which was compet: be given foreigners than nationals. most serious damage was done to ing successfully in Shek-tong-tai-Reuter. some lacquerware articles on dis- against the car owned by the gar- play in the window, which. badly smashed.
were
In Wanchal where the trouble Brst started on Thursday night, 'ad-
ditional police have been posted In the district to prevent a recur- rence of the incidents.
age at which the accused was em- ployed.
The Magistrate Imposed a fine of
$10.
Eight Others Fined. Eight other
touls All admitted the charges against them, and as the police have had nothing against them prior to their arrests, the Magistrate imposed fines of $5
Three patrols of Sikhs armed rides were to be seen yesterday on duty in the vieinty of the Japanese quarter of Wanchai, each picketeach. being under the charge of a Euro- pean Sergeant.
IN NICARAGUA.
'AMERICAN OFFICER
SUCCUMBS.
Managun, Saturday. Captain Hunter, coramander of a patrol of United States Mar- The last man, who also admitted ines, who was among yesterday's touting, had a previous conviction wounded at Paso Real, has died. against him in November last year-Reuter's American Service. re-when he was fined $7.
This had the effect of restoring confidence among the Japanese sidents of the district.
Earlier incldents are referred to on page 11,
THE "JUNGLE.”
CHINESE "PICKS UP" FOUR SPANNERS.
Sergeant Whant said that the ac- cused was arrested in Babington- path, and he took the witness to Littleton-road where he claimed that he had picked the spanner up from the gutter.
...
Mr. Lindsell: That is not the jungle.
Mr. Lindsell imposed a fine of $8. A man who was arrested by Traffic Sergeant Baker for touting in the vicinity of Lee Gardens, did not appear in Court when his case
“SAFETY FIRST."
was called, and the Magistrate POINTS FOR THE MOTORIST
ordered his bail of $5 to be estreated.
Three other touts who were ar- rested in the Central district, were charged before Major C. Willson.
LABOUR LEADER.
WILLIAM HAYWOOD
DEAD.
TO REMEMBER.
· Here are some cautions:-
DON'T RISK ANYTHING. Keep strictly within the white lines at cortiers.
In overtaking wait until you can do so with perfect safety.
Watch the other man's dry- ing signals.
Be bure your own signals are definite and unmistakable.
"Catholic
BIG NAVY PLANS.
U.S. MUNITIONS DEPOTS APPROVED.
Washington, Saturday. The House of Representative has approved the appropriation of over $9,000,000 for the immediate con-i
the whole eplacopacy, Instructs the (Philippines) and Hawaii.-Reu struction of naval munitions.depots The edict, issued in the name of at Hawthorne (Nevada), Cavite priesthood how to deal with mem-ter's American Service.
bera of their flock who continue to ignore the interdict placed by the Church upon the "Action Fran- casso." Young people contemplat- ing marriage must be warned by the priest that they are subject to grave annoncia! penalties if they continue to read the "Action Fran- calse" or help in any way to fur- ther its circulation or influence, states the "Manchester Guardian." Penalties.
.
Central Magistracy this morning, s Before Major C. Willson, at the
Chinese youth was charged, with riding a bicycle in a dangerous manner in Gage-street last night He was observed by Sergeant Howard
street and three times missed collid- zig-zagging along the
ing with pedestrians by a hair's Francaise and a formal act of the youth, who was obviously a A public recantation of "Action breadth. When the Sergeant chased submission will be required by the novice, the latter abandoned the priest from couples intending mar bicycle and made off. The Ser- rlage if they are notoriously read-geant took charge of the bicycle ers or adherents of this organ, un-
and removed it to Central Station. der threat of a refusal of the re- At 11 p.m., the youth went to the, ligious ceremony.
station to claim the machine and found himself under arrest. The Magistrate imposed a fine of $4.
In case of a refusal to recant no religious office, not even the MRss,
will be accorded.
ALLANG J
After their death recalcitrant notorious adherents of the "Action commit suicide by jumping into the A coolle yesterday attempted to Remember that you are only Francaise" who, having died with-harbour from the Prays wall at one in hundreds of thousands who out having made in due form a Wing Lok-street. He was rescued They were arrested respectively are making for the open road.
sincere and public retractiori of THREE MONTHS' "HARD." in Pottinger-street, Wing Lok-
This is a good watchword for their error, "will be denied re- by boat people, and removed by the street and Des Voeux-road Central, motorista during
pollen to the Government Civil ligious burial.”' holidays. When charged before Mr. R. E. and all pleaded "gulity,"
There will be an unprecedented
Such people will not be allowed Hospital suffering from the effects Lindsell, at the Central Magistracy
The first man was fined $6 for a number of them on the road. A to act as godfathers or godmothers suicide, was also admitted to the of immersion. Another would-be this morning, with the unlawful first offence, the second $10 because great many will be taking their at baptisme or confirmations. possession of four spanners, a he had three previous convictions place at the wheel unaided for the
They will be denied the Com- This man attempted to "end it all" 'hospital yesterday from Shaukiwan. Chinese said that he picked the against him, whilst the third, a first time.
munion. things up from the "jungle" at small boy, was ordered to receive
They will be excluded from all by taking a plunge into the harbour Pokfulum.
six strokes of the rattan.
Catholic bodles.
from the foreshore at Taat-tai-mul The form of public declaration He was also rescued by boat people required is affixed to this decree:.
In the vicinity. I, the undersigned, declare by, these presents that I condemn and reprobate as the Church condemns and reprobates the is the condemned doctrine that the doctrines of the "Action Fran- faithful are asked publicly, to caise that I accept wholly and recant? Simply the patriotic without restriction the directions polley of the 'Action Francaino," and Instructions of the Sover it declares, Its Royalist teachings, eign Pontiff, that I submit with its campaign against Freemason- out reserve to the Pontificate, ry, Its dutermination not to allow decisions upon the errors of the France to fall into M. Briand's "Action Francaise," promising pacifist trap. The ecclesiastical to break away once and for all authorities, are, in short, meddling from the "Action Francafas" in French politics.M school, and netther to sell nor buy Consequently the adherents of nor habitually read this con- the "Action Francaise," it says, ard demned journal nor to contribute being asked to acknowledge agaitist directly or indirectly to the their consolence that "Rome has diffusion of the aforesaid the right to dictate to the French Drivers should never in any cir journal.
people,what choice they shall make cumstances attempt to pass on PA Defiant Retort.
| between long form?" or another of incorriers, no matter how much they In reply the "Action Francaise" politics which concerns the French
may be obliged to reduce their denounces this as ecclesiastical ter people and "the people only speed. AEAAA rorism, makes a violent perional dt-Reiders of the “Action Fran- The R.A.C.(appeals (to all road thick upon the Cardinal Archbishop" calas, it concludes, will prefer to users to jobsuve faithfully the of Paris, insinustes that he is not | étand by their consciences even at two primary rules of the high-speaking. In the pame of the entire the yiin" of deprivation,, oly: the Keep to the left overtage episcopate, and declares that this holy sacraments and, aft
What # death of Christian-fort
Accused: There's a large tree there, anyway,
Moscow, Saturday.
Get down to a safety-first: speed at a "blind" - corner.
The man who "cuts In" riskily
Accused added that he did not steal the spanners. He, argued The death, has occurred here of to save half a minute is a fool. that if he had wanted to steal such the American Labour leader,Don't change your mind when things, he could have taken new William Haywood, ex-secretary and you have signalled movement ones from three motor care, which leading spirit of the Industrial It is not uncommon, the Royal were in the vicinity at the time. Workers of the World organlia Automobile Club point out, for Sergeant Whant said that he tion, who was charged with anti-drivers to pull out, either when did not think that the accused had war propaganda and sabotage whit approaching a band or even on the got the spanners in Lyttleton road, Americe entered the war. He bend itself, to pass slow-moving as there was not any serior gardge escaped sentence by being smuggled, traffic ahead. This practice can- anywhere near the spot indicated out of the country and fad to not be too strongly condemned. by the accused...
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