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1919. HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, FRIDAY, MAY 30TH,
THE "C.L.C." WITH THE COOLIE FROM CHINA TO FRANCE.
The coming of the Chinese Labour Corps to France (writes.n correspondent
JAPAN, AND THE POWERS: CHINA TEA AND IMPERIAL
AN AMERICAN STORY.
ROM THE BAILY TELEGRAPH's
CORRESPONDENT.
New York.
PREFER NCE.
ATTITUDE OF THE TRADE IN LONDON.
Remote GWN CORKASPONDENT
Losos. Aprit eth
SELLING A CHILD.
CHINESE SOLDIER'S
ADVENTURES.
At the Magistracy, yesterday, before Mr.
Hathison & Chinese was charged with kidnapping a little girl from the custody of her parents at Wanchai.
to the 7'imes) relieved our own mon frous Paris despatches to the New Fork (az enormous aunt of beavy and aises describe "Japan's fight
· In accordarige with the views of nar eehancuua work behind the lines, and so Chinese territory as a reward for letting
chants as Shanghai and ofwhere the Thelped to releave a much larger, propoe:| China enter the war." Japan, we are
Committee of the China Association have tion than otherwise would have been pos-puli, bass her case on seyret agreements
gut before the Government some of the silile for embatant duties. For pot only made by England, France, Italy, and
probable "ffects on the Chiaw trade of did the Chinese rulal multifarious tasks assig in February, 1917, that they the proposed proferential duty on teck at the various bares, such as loading and would support dapan's claims to the Ger-
It dus been pointed out that a duty of unloading ships and trains, building an Pacific Islands north of the equator por la an Imports into the United railways, repairing roads, working in and be the Chinese territory of Shanging woulf shat at the cheaper the consent of the mother. They never
petrol factories and at various supply tune, from which Vigrmany ↑ had bern Contested. Neither, Mr. Wilson nor the depots throughout the northern region. bat they dug hundreds of miles of sup Chinese delegates, know, of serret, agree
The exidence was to the effect that a Chinese woman mest defendant i "the street in December,, 1917, and took him to her house. He lived there for, sons tium and one day took the woman's daughter, aged 5 years, mat to ten, wIEŠ
grades, and thạt, in fact it would not returned. For two years the mother warth while for people in China tosearched for her missing daughter, but send over consignsents. lar that case failed to trace her. Two days ago ha
Port trenches in the forward area. Willments to this effect when they came to the Government have been informed, the went down Ship Street and there saw the
within shell range Although I have seen no figures on the subject. I know that tair number of Chinese have been killed and wounded by enemy action since they went to France
41
The CL was from the first creates as an auxiliary military body, subject in (many respects to stries military discip-" Und It was offered by Englishmen holding temporary commissions, and was furnished with regular NCOs. trang ferred from combatant and other military unit. This conception of the .L.C.
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Paris. The disclosure was first made to Mr. Wilson at a meeting of the Council of Ten when the question of the man. glatory system, as suggested by the Ameri- can President, was first under disetts Min. It was then progused that the German islands should be disposed of by placing them under mandates.
I was an awkward fent. enn sinues the New York Times correspon cent. Mr. Lloyd George renørked that arrangement of a different character had already been reached with with reference to the islands. Mr. Wil son asked what it Was Mr. Lloyd
trade in low-grade teas would is diverted into Dutch,or Ameri· can channels,
The
from China defendant,Swhom she had arrested
Iman told her that if she did not hand bin: over to the Police He would give her tack her laughter, who was in the chan
In making inquiries at the Inden Chandae of Commerce I was injuries that in London merchants are not sari. usta perturbed about a tariff The
The defending stated that he had Bern in the Chinese army for two years is a belief that if it can be shown that. [#P-ren a good deal of fighting, At pré- tea woulddo raise the sent he was a detretive in Canton. « He A preference on
an appreciable informed the Fourt that the girl was Price to the public extent the Government would probably sulit for Sae to his step-sister, who in-
This, of tended to give hết in marriage. abandon the idea, altogether. course, is more less in the nature of When -ked by Mr. Hutchison whether a pious opinion in the part of the trade. [he could communicate with his sister and fleurge turned to Haron Maklum for an
the child hack, defendant mad pination, where Mr. Wilson was for nobely en profess to dive into the informed that
hitd reerived the recesses of the Chancellor's mind at Feveral excuses, stating that the country France. Italy, promise of Falante that she should shows, however, that for the present at was far away, there was no postal egn
Englant have outright all the German islands all events, business people here are not unication, and his sister was ill. north of
the Equator, and she bad agreed chat. Australian should have all to ste disposed to make such fuss at the intru
It was common knowledge that duction of a preferential rate on tea, distribution had been in conten- but nobody outside the Foreign
AN EXPERT OPINION.. the docereus directly in valved knew that there wens definite sign ed agreements concerning
rcing the cal
whether
such a distr
Mr. Hutchison sent the defendant to the Whinesg Becretariat to see if speps enabl be tiken for the recovery of that child
can be traced back to its first formation in far-away China. The vast ajority til 20,000.udd minese serving in France were recruited in Shantung tro Fines, the two principal camps for this purpose baving. Leen established at ang kou, about 10 miles from the former German port of Tsingtao, and at We hai-wei The Tangkon Camp had oft ginally be a German silk factory, and the lofty chimney "which rose abruptly from one part of the compound still bore the pouk-marks o, stewpded bullets from Fapatuse guns "fired in the fighting which culminated in the capture of sixta during the present war. The British authorities had thus found mady to their French, and Italian promise to support is a world shortage of ten At the same custody of her parents.
hand a well-equipped establishment in
ery respect convenient for their needs. PULLING THROUGE THE SAUSAGE MACHINE
A very careful and elaborate system had been evolved by experts for the iden- tification of all coolies. Recruiting centres were established at convenient points, whence the men were sent in batches to the camp, where they were
Replying to a request as there were any other seret agreements. it was admitted that **the agreement with Japan also included
Subsequently on discussing the cues tion with an expert in the tea trudd. who
an authority as regards matters in Mincing land be stated? that just at are sent it would be eparret to say that there
time he considered that a preference of even two-pence would mean raising the
price to consumers, at least temporarily.
You have this to bear in mind, he continued, that just "huw in England there is a strong tendency to support
ALLEGED KIDNAPPING
Another Chinese was charged with kid- napping a girl, aged it years, from the
Complainant stated that on April 14th, she made the acquaintance of defendant.
was a red-headed barbarian" son, “” the offered to take her daughter of to drink ten and she agreed to this as she
her claims to the Chinese province of Shangtung as the price Japan demanded for allowing China to enter the war. the fact that China had bin re tedly
trying to
to get into the war against Germany of her own volition.
As to the failure of China to become participant, the despatch nations that Baron Ishin Noveniber. 1315, told anything that helps, or sects likely to considered him a good friend. She asked
the Taplines Minister of Foreign swiftly run through the Sausage European Ambasader without apprions. The Government have taken steps
Ambasador at Tokio that help, prudders from the British Domain-the defendant to bring the girl back in' machine " and carolled in sections, Japan
an hour's time, but he failed to put in the maral (known na p'ai, of 15 men each, including hension
awakening of th sequaint themselves with opinion on a lance-corporal, or pai-tou. Thirty-100,000,000 Chinese which would result this subject both in London and ever- an appearance. She thought at Erst he two sections composed a company, plas China did not dare contrary
from their entering the war.” And seas, and for the time being they are bad taken her to a Chinese" theatre, bot
to simply
ronsidering the position in all two wrgeants and eigby, corporals, mak
as they did not return she reported the ing a total strength of 190 then. The pan, it is suggested fall she knew its bearings.
was the expression need and she feared Japanese 18 preference on tea or on any con
Europe "could not help her in case of Some traders in London take the matter to the No. 2 Police Station: Sho sausage machine
view only. So far as they can we used to describe a series of depart-sion."
made private inquiries herself, bat dis ments, through which the coglie had to
Helity, that mattermust, necessari covered nothing. One day she was in- pass before he eventually emerged, crop-
ly result in an increase in the price formed that the Police had arrested a ped, vaccinated, inculated, washed, and
the consumer. Other take the Imperial clad in clean and chilly garments, ready
view. They are prepared to support it,mar, and on going to the Police Station to be pounced upon by a couple of white
even though it may mean an increase in officers and assigned to a wetion. One very important feature of the process was
CURE FOR GANG-ROBBERY.
THE CAT" IN THE STRAITS...
A bill is about to be introduced into
seri
hold that it is of the first importance price and interfere with trades for they cugnised the defendant.
Defendant denied the charge, stating
the finger-printing under the supervision the Straits Settlements intruding the to remens the ties of Empire. However, that this was a conspiracy between the
of Mr. Welch, formerly employed at Scotland Yard. A thumb impression of every coolie was made on the contract, and also on a wooden tab slung round the neck. Every coolie further wore a brass bracelet bearing The consecutive number corresponding to the number on his contract, so that for the purposes of the daily parade state, which ever cfficer had to inake, only numbers, not tames, were used. The contrast between the coolies before and after passing through the "ausage-machine WAN extremely ludicrous. In spite of hist
punigne it or Hogging in addition to you can take it as certain that in the unprisonment, and acts that in cases tea trade in the City at the shoppent no or armed gang-robbery or where hurt is great feeling exists about preference une used, the minimum petence is a suggested that if a rate were" im
or the other." seven years and in addition Hugging with posed and it had the feet of shutting A cat-nine-tails.
In the case of robberies or gang.
Gut China-ted from the English market
robberies not attended by such aggravat Jave in would come in instead, ed circumstances, whipping must still JAVA TEA,
woman and another man, whom defenit. ant pointed out to the Magistrate, D- fendant met the woman, who represented herself as a widow, and be lived with her. Lt was the woman who had sold her daughter as a prostitute for zen,
Inspector Kent said the woman at first
be inflicted, but the Junge can order it Well," was the reply, as a matter rattan: It is pointed but that the "ent is so useful for blending. It is pro-changed her description to that of a
with either cat-o-nine-tails to be
or of rict Java tei is welcomed here because represented herself as a widow and then was instrumental in stamping out garduced rather economically, and is theap. rotting in England "and" "rator wound. What the trade would object to, I think, ing in the West Indies, and it is hoped any action-preference or anything armed gang-robbery in Malaya. it may be equally effective in stopping
else that would seriously reduce the sumption of tea They like "The application of the cat "
very large quantiti nection with cases of armed robbery, other way of
in ccn-
vargin of attended by nggravated circumstances, 1estrictions that ond hamper trade. effect that defendant had acted as in- ought to prove salutary and have a deter Beyond saying this there is nothing more former for the Police and had told ther ent effect on this type of offender in that can be usefully said till the Govern flongkong, too.
ment proposals Dirvy definitely
about the opiam divan. An-
This case, no doubt, was one of revenge. nounced.
Mr. Hutchison discharged the defend
married woman. "She brought a un fors ward who represented himself to be her' handlin
husband, but this man subsequently, dis appeared as he was keeping an opiu pro that they
chis 19 only an
don't want
want divan. Witness had information to the
months' nutice.
even in
PASSING COUNTERFEIT COINS.
dirt, the coolle in his padded robes and with his long pig-tail possessed a diguity of his own, of which, alas scarcely a vestige remained when he was shot out at the other end, his hair cropped close to the skull, and his person clad in gar ients, which, though clean, afforded seant protection against the icy blaats chronic at Tsangkcu' at that season of the venr. Formerly the coolie was paid wall sum by the sacrifice of his queue.;
It may be added that according to the but the practice was subsequently discon- clothing in France, and a bonus of 10 bond in this country was 137,470,000 lbs.
latest returns the quantity of tea inant, tinued, though the authorities must have Mexican dollars a month to his family and there have been large arrivals since. cotted a substantial proft from the sale in China. Gangers received proportion. The price
China
top has fallen during of all this human hair!
ately more. The term of engagement was the work. A writer in the Timer states The Chinese New Year, February 11th three years, with power on the side of the that more ten he expected frum was observed in camp as a holiday, and British authorities to terminate the cor mined action of the Chinese Government to pass off counterfeit coins and with At the Magistracy, yesterday, a Chin- Pay China
It is suggested that the deter
ese youth was charged with attempting joyously celebrated by the coelisa. During traat at the end of a year, on giving six in suppressing the growth of opium has being in possession of seventeen, bad five- the forenoon the Chinese N.CO's. of the various companies paraded before the After a long and trying journey' we
released for a more legitimate agricul cent pieces. officers' mess to pay the compliments of arrived in France, and were moved to the he
ture considerable areas fit for the tea Defendant said that a friend gave him the season to their C.O's, and in the after vast C.L.C. depôt at Noyelles. "I am for an excellent and very steady trade.
shrub. Generally the present outlook is the coins, noon there were sports and diversions of afraid that our French friends did not It is considered that common tea will not did not know they were bad?
Mr. Lindsell: You had 17 cuins and all kinds Among se many men could be love the braw lads of the C-LC. One be offered in any quantity below 2/- per found a number of professional actors. reason, perhaps, was that our coming in lb. in retail.-A.B.” acrobats, and story-tellers, who were dhly variably heralded the unavoidable, des too pleased to exhibit their skill, Atruction of crops through which our line; procession headed by the enmp band" of trenches had to run: besides which, was formed. It included a mandarin and since the average coolie "had not a con his wife, the former astride a pole, and science sufficiently Ene to discriminate: the girl in a sedan-chair carried on clearly twixt mine. and thine," petty bearers shoulders, an escort on stilta. thefts were common. Fences were now prominent among whom was the camn and then torn down and carried off to ergeant major, who gave a very realistic make fires; crops were ravished, and to but I cannot get one, as au licenicce are display of grander under the influence this very day I have not forgotten how being leaued. of liquor. One of the stilt-walkers was claim for the low of 90.bales of fax made up as a girl carrying a fan, and followed our company from Flanders to why you should not have hawked. Three
Mr. Lindsell: All the more reason THEFT OF. BRASS FROM HOLT'S "busines" was instinct with Rouen. In its travels it had accumulat dollars or 7 days. humour. A squad of soldiers clad ined "reams of official correspondence for our gnol-birds' uniform, armed with
your reference and 1. information, Wooden guns, brought up the fear, de please:" liberately marching out of stop.
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TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT.
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A HAWKER'S GRIEVANCE,
Mr. R. E. Lindsell, a Chinese woman was At the Magistracy, yesterday, before charged with hawking without a licence.
Defendant: I tried to obtain a licence
Inspector Brazil: The boy, tried to teader five cents to a Chinese hawker in exchange for a packet of cigarettes. The woman told the youth that the fire-cent piece was a bad one.. A watchman. overhearing this, arrested the boy and searched him, discovering sixteen other bad coins in his pocket.
Mr. Lindell sentenced defendant to. eight weeks' hard labour.
GODOWN.
The reason why the Police have stopped was charged with being in unlawful pos. At the Magistracy, yesterday, a Chinese Issuing licences is because there are at present over 8,000 hawkers in the city.
Bession of a quantity of brass,
1
THEFT OF COAL
I shall always retain a soft place in my heart for the Shantune coolie 1f his On the eve of embarcation josa sticks faults are conspicuous. bis virtues are! were ignited before the different bunk not leas so. Ee soon learns to appre houses (fangtza) in which the chosen inte fair and considerate dealing, and companies slept and before theshows parked attachment to a popular At the Magistracy, yesterday, a Chinese fres the coolice knelt and prayed for a officer, beyond whom he refuses to look. was charged with stealing 43 lbs. of coal. safe journey. Before leaving every man If a general were" to give an order to a An Indian constable arrested defendant received a regular contract and a bonus C.LC. platoon it is probable that the as the latter was leaving the Praya The of 10 Mexican dollars (about £1). The men would merely, sit and laugh at him; usual terms of engagement were at the but the same order from a miserable "ane rate of a franc a day with food and ninner" in ebarge would elicit prompt
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obedience.
man, however, "refused to divulge the name of the ship from which he had taken the coal..
Mr. Hutchison fined defendant $10.
A Chinese detective stated that he found the defendant carrying a parcel, contain- ing a quantity of brass-fittings, etc., which, he said, had been given to him by a man in the Cattle Depot at Kowloon for repair. Inquiries "elicited the fact, however, that the brass was stolen from Holt's Godown.
Mr. Coghill, Constructive Superintend- ent of Holt's Wharf. identified the articles as belonging to his firm.
Mr. Hutchison sentenced defendant ta one month's hard labour.