A BOY'S BRAVERY.
WOUNDED ROBBERS SWIME FOR LIFE.
ONE DIES FROM EFFECTS OF GUNSHOT WOUNDS.
TWO WOMEN' GRIEVOUSLY INJURED.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST $181, 1918.
LOCAL LABOUR TROUBLES,
Details of a gruesome tragedy, enacted on August 2nd, ware related by Inspector Gordon to Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Hong- kong. Magistracy, yesterday morning, | 24th. when Chinese was charged with at- tempting to commit an armed robbery and to do grievous bodily harm to two women on a junk at Sham-sui.po.
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Inspector Gordon stated that defend at and another man were engaged as jokis on boyrd junk No. 3.012, which at nhout 10 p.m. on August 2nd was lying in the harbour. near Sham-sui-po. He had evidence to prove that at a p.m. on
A POLICE RESERVE FAREWELL.
PRESENTATION TO C.S.M. WILKS. MR. JENKIN'S APPEAL FOR
VOLUNTEERS.
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QUEEN MARY'S NEEDLEWORK
GUILD.
The following telegram
and letters have
been received lately by the Home Secretary
of the Guild:-
LONDON, June 17th, 2018.
LANE CRAWFORD
Help more required Egypt than Meso LADIES' potamia advising Red Cross Alexandria to apply.
"LAWLEY."
Friary Court,
St. James Palace, S.W. June 12th. 1919.
STRIKE AT AP LI CHAU..
ALLEGED LEADERS IN COURT.
Local labour troublen were discussed at the Hongkong Magistracy, yesterday, when Mr. E. D. "C. Wolfe beard a case As the Palice Reserve Club last evening in which three Chinese-Tung Tai, Chan a pleasant function took place when Tsang Sau, and Li Meng-were charged Company Sergeant-Major Wilks, who is with having unlawfully used threats of leaving for the Front, was presented with violence to certain persons with intenta cheque far-fifty guineas by the members to hinder them from working at their of the Force, as a token of their esteem lawful trade at Ap Lj. Chau on August and regard for him. There was a large
attendance of all ranks.
DEAR MADAM,-I have just received a Mr. M. K. Lo prosecuted on behalf
Mr. Jenkin, the D.S.P.(R), who pre-letter from Major Davies, of the British of a number of Chinese who are engaged sided, send that in handing to Mr. Wilks Red Cross Society in Bombay, suggest in the shipbuilding trade on ApLi Chau a sum of 30 guiners on his departure for ing that the activities of the Guild'should island, whose employés are nearly all on the Front, he was performing a duty be concentrated on Egypt, for the time strike as a result, it is alleged, of the which he had performed a number of being, instead of on Mesopotamia, where efforts of the three defendants and antimes, and that was to wish on behalf of the fighting has practically ceased for the
the Police Reserve, Force "God-speed" to moment. one of their colleagues who was setting out to perform more useful functions on behalf of the Mother-Country, Mr. Wilks was going to England under the male of He did not think that that name would trouble Mr. Wilks very much,
Major Davies, in his letter to me, because it could hardly be said that any says:- I may say that over since you man who went from the Colony in these originally wrote making these Guilds co days was a conscript in the sense in senu their consignments, to ine, shes nave If the responded in a moet generous manner in continually forwarding consignments by steaners as they became available."
other man.
The Magistrate said it was not Mr. Haywood's fault that he had not been instructed earlier, because his clients barl been arrested on August 24th
Mr. Guy R. Haywood, who appeared in defence of the first two men, asked for a postponement on the ground that he had been instructed only yesterday the day in question one of the men, who is | afternoon, and bu did not even know what now dead, met the defendant and had a the men were charged with till he earne lang argument regarding the wealth of the into Court. mistries of the junk, who was reputed to by L rich woman... At about 10 p.m. on the same date defendant and the other man went to their quarters on the junk and pretended to sleep, along with two other futian old man and a boy. The defendant and his companion apparently got up when the others, were asleep, fastened down the hatch with a rope.and a bravy piece of wood; and then, arming themselves with choppers or axes, weat
Mr. Lo opposed the request on the
ground that all his witness had to come over from Aberdeen.
The Magistrato remarked that if the application had been made earlier, he might have fixed another case instead. He regretted to have to refuse the
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conscript.
It
I hope that this arrangement will auit you equally well, and that you will be willing to work for Palestine, Salonika and Egypt, as you have already done so splendidly for Mesopotamia.
the several times refers to the great
help the Guilds in the East have been to
him.
to the cabin on the starboard side, where I plivation, but he would allow Mr., Hay-mind that he was a member of an unique society to receive and distribute anyt
Wood to put any questions be liked on be second day of the hearing.
Mr. Lo, in opening his case, said that at the instigation of the accused 300 mon bad gone out on strike.
Chan Chun, master of the Yew Woh shop at Ap Li Chau, said that at a recent interview with the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, where he met the first and second defendants, the matter of increased wages was mentioned.
the tyistress, and her daughter were sleep. ing. One of the men attacked the old woman with the chopper, while the other carried in a similar procedure with the daughter. They inflicted very serious in. juries on the women. The mother's jaw was completely fractured and her skull was cut-in two places, while the daughter sustained two grievous. wounds on the skull. The victims of the assault called
The frat and out Save life, Save life," and the little second defendants told the Secretary for bey who was imprisoned in the batch Chinese Affairs that the workmen wanted managed to free himself, and, picking an increase of 10 cents a day, and wit up a wooden pole, called out for assist-ness said he was unable to grant it be anc. This evidently scared the robber cause his business would not pay if he who ran across the deck and were about did The Secretary for Chinese Affairs to jump overboard when the boy ran
told them that they would not be given up to them and commenced an attack increases and advised them to return to with the pole he was carrying. He work. Some days later they again ap- managed to fracture the skulls of both the proached the Secretary for Chinese Affairs robbers, and then slashed at their bodies, in the matter and the upshot of the second The cries had been heard by this time, interview was that the defendanta were and some beats were coming to the told that they need not work if they did men jumped overboard, not want to. but they had no right to rescue. The despite their fractura skulls and other stop anyone else from working.
njuries, and, being able to swim, were morning a large number of mea struck, but there were still a few who remained lost in the darkness.
Shortly after a.m. several men, among whom were the defendants, came up to those who were working and
The women were immediately removed to the bospital by the Police, and 'their
at work
Next
the
As Bir Courtauld Thomson spends a great deal of his time on tour, I send you the name of the Resident Commis-
sioner:
Dr. GRANVILLE, British Red Cross bociety, St. Mark's Buildings,
Alexandria, Egypt. Hoping that everything will work as smoothly through the Red Cross in Egypt as it has done in Bombay; I remain.
Yours very truly," ANNIE LAWLEY, Hoa. Sec.
Bed Cross Depot, No, shed, Alexandra Dock,
Bombay *
which that wurd should be used. word conscript" had any meaning at all locally it should not be applied to the calling their employs indispensable, pre employes, but to the employers who had, by
I am communicating with Sir Cour- vented them from going before that date tauld Thomson, Chief Commisions of and made them Dow go under that the British Red Cross Society in Alexan- obnoxious description conscript.
dria, and will ask hira to keep your in- formed as to the things most urgently would be a matter of gratification to Mr.necded in our hospitals there. I have as Wilks later on to look back and bear in requested him to arrange with some other force, made
up-as
was well known gifts you may wish to send to reguments, locally, though not so well known out of as the Red Cross Society is unable to the Colony of members of every race in supply combatants, and can only dea! the Colony and of members drawn from with the wounded, every station in life. It was a force slad in which master and man were subject to precisely the same discipline and were called upon to share equally in the same not allowed to wear khaki, but that fact duties. As a policeman Mr. Wilks was need not worry him, because although tude towards the Police in this Colony, the public took up an inconsistent atti freely criticising them at one moment and when they understood what their duties Ercely sympathising with them in the next were--and though he was slightly biased. in what he said the men of the Police service as any men who had done service Reserve in the Colony bad done as good Heserve were at: first and perhaps Rot since the war commenced.
Police The without reasons taken as a joke, because, perhaps, of the many anecdotes which
July 5th, 1915. body of the "specials, but that period had letter of 25th June, 1918, with reference accompanied the bringing into force of a
DRAR MADAM,I am in receipt of your long since passed, and he thought that to despatching consignments to Egypt, the public had how recognised that they and have to advise that it is on my advice had been anticipated. Their relations which receive from the Queen Mary's had acquitted themselves better than ever to Lady Lawley that, the consignments, with the regular Police Force pointed to Needlework Guilds in the East, are being had rendered the services which were limited amount of fighting and the good the fact that they were appreciated and despatched to Egypt, as owing to the expected of them. The regular Police, health of the troops in Mesopotila, the them, although, at the same time, perhaps, have beca considerably reseed, and we they knew, were quite tolerant towards requisitions which we receive from these a little impatient-net unwarrantably so
with the auxiliary policemen and their are in a position to cope with the require- they had not been trained up to that pro that as Egypt was more in need of cult ability, forgetting, of course, the fact that ments. write thereforo to Lady Lawley explaining the position and suggesting fession. It was interesting to nots Mr. Wilks joined the Police Force three forta than Mesopotamia, the energies of physically unfit for the Volunteers. He to that front. years ago because he was declared to be the Guilds in the East should be diverted
could say was that he knew that his consignments which are being received reason for Mr. Wilks' joining: all
On receipt of my letter I received a
brother Superintendents and Inspectors by me are being transhipped to the They had had a fair number of men from Alexandria. You will understand there- were glad to have got him. (Applause) British ned Cross Commissioner at. the Volunteers or the Defence Corps and fore if it is more convenient for you to they appeared as though they were as ship the cases to me, please do so, and I was sure that they could do with some transhipped to Egypt after they are conscientious as Mr. Wilks had been. He
will arrange to have your consignments mare like Mr. Wilks Every man who force the members of which were called now left the Police Reserve was leaving a received here.Yours sincerely,
A. L. DAVIES,. Major. upon to perform a live duty in this Hon. Superintendent, Red Cross Depôt. although he did not know whether it asked to make woollen helmets, cape, knee- Colony. It was a matter of regret to him
At present, members of the Guild are was shared by anybody else that further caps and mufflers for our troops Mr. Haywood naked what the witness
members of the Defence Corps had not Vladivostock, to whom also will be gent seen fit to volunteer for the Police Force, fannel underclothing, surgical dressings work again, and he had already engaged do so not only by thr
invited to and hospital, comforts Bocks are also There H.E. the Governor himself. number of men from Canton. would be a riot..
might The Guild, will continue to send gar. that they were willing to see the war ments and surgical dressings to Egypt, Witness replied he would take back two through with the record of one hour's and, in answer to any special request, elso. men. fie was not sure if the Canton men work a week to their credit. He was, of where would arrive or not.
course, not referring to the men working Witness denied that all the trouble was the lights and the guns. Be that air caused because he paid the men in Canton may, it was their business. It was well known that the Police wanted more men, A unconscious condition on the beach at curreney and not in Hongkong currency.and if they did not care to join he did
He asserted that he paid them only in and Hongkong currency: they would not have not suppose anybody was going to force accepted any other. When the defendants them to do so. He also wished to state success. He had enjoyed a real popatari- were 15 or 16 men actually at work there that there was another class of person in ty, and he (the speaker) could only say
work. the Cology who during this war had an Re-examined: Before the strike he had opportunity to serve the Government for the Police Reserve which was appre- that Mr. Wilks had done rani good work about 00 men workiness whether there Portuguese and other races yet had not
him. be referred to the members of the cinted by every member of the Force, and Mr. Lo naked was a guild "od!!!
that it was their hope, that the fact that Mr.
They were people who were he had so served would stand him in a single shot was fired from the junk. 66t acie out orted out that this did earning their living in this Colony and good stead when he got Hume. He had
his cross-examination. were enjoying its hospitality and protec Mr. Lo said that Mr. Haywood had tion, and yet they refrained from giving great pleasure in presenting that taken suggested that the witness was trying to five minutes of their times to the vice of their appreciation, and to wish him get workmen from Canton who would of the Colony and from taking a share. God-speed. work at a cheaper rate than the strikers, with their comrades who had been in Evidently some junk-master, who is at He had been told that there was a guild the Force all these years. He took that the Police Beserves, and to the Govern Mr. Wilks, id reply, said that he had always endeavoured to do his duty "to present unknown, had heard the cries, among all the workmen on Ap Li Chau opportunity of making thoss remarks be and that this guild regulated wages and and, noticing the uran swimming away, settled disputes. Any new workmen Cause the circumstances were such that he went. He also, wisked to state that be had fired at him. The man had made a had joined the guild.
was able to do so owing to the assistance would not be allowed to work until they said something to that effect, and it was tive at of the men themselves. He thought it was high time that somebody
and co-operation of not only the execu long statement which showed that the Answering the question, witness said his hope that possibly somebody more thanked them sincerely for their present. robbery was deliberately planned. The there was a club.araoag the workmen. influential than himself would express other man, in his statement, said that shop, related a story very similar to that solution to the police problem. Mr. was going Home, and be assured them Chan Yong, the master of the Woh Yiek more stronger views on that possible He realised the undertaking for which he the woman owed the deceased some money of the first witness. The three defendants Jenkin went on to state that Mr. Wilks that he would endeavour to do his duty and his demand for it was refused. The and another man appeared in front of his bad joined the force in March, 1915, and to his King and Country as be had con
shop on the morning
in question and had risen with rapidity to his present scientiously endeavoured to do it while sons" of the woman had assaulted them. asked his workmen to stop under pain of rank of Company Sergeant Major. Al- in the Force. (Applause.)
being struck. Inspector Gordon added that it was ceased work
His employés, therefore, though a young man, Mr. Wills had Refreshments were then served, and All the three defendants taken up responsibilities which few during this pleasantly informal interval, svident that defendant was trying to had worked aader witness at some time or years ago would have been thought im all present took the opportunity of in After two more witnesses for the pro- possible for any man to take up, bat dividually bidding au revoir to Mr.
Wilks secution had tied to the fact that the this was an age in which young men had defendants threatened them if they did
such responsibilities with not stop work, the hearing, was remanded. (Continued at foot of next dolumn.)
condition at one time was considered asked them to cease, threatening to as- (Mr. Jenkin) did not care what we cable agreeing to the suggestion, and all
critical, Latterly they had recovered somewhat and were doing well, but would not be able to leave the bonpital for another fortnight or so.
Al å o'clock the following morning & man, who was unconscious, was picked up by a patrol constable in Mongkok and removed to the hospital. He had several wounds on his body, his skull was frac tured, and one of his arms was paralysed as a result of injuries he had received. He remained in a state of coma for some
sault them if they did not do as requested. The strikers numbered 50 or 60 and the other men stopped work because they were frightened Witness reported the matter to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs and, later, to the Police, who then arrested the first two defendants.
Cross-examined: All work had ceased in his shops as a result of the strike. He had engaged more men from Canton, but they had not arrived yet.
days. The Police had a suspicion that would do if the strikers came back to though they had been ment but by needed for the sailors.
this man was concerned in the robbery, and about a fortnight later he made a confession of the whole occurrence...
The mysterious part of the matter was the fact that the second man was found at 9am. on August 3rd also lying in
Kongmoon. Besides the injuries he had received in the struggin on the junk ha had two bullet wounds in the back of his body.
The bullets were subsequently extracted at the hospital, but the man died. The Police would prove that not
Some witnesses, however, averred, that they beard the report of two rifle shots.
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blame deceased.
Mr. Wood remanded the case till next Friday.
came up and threatened the
another.
among the workmen.
done so.
taken up
HELENA A. VỄMAY,
President Q.M.N.G.,
Hongkong Branch.
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