BIG BLAZE AT SHAMSUIPO.
PEANUT OIL FACTORY DESTROYED,
A peanut oil factory at Shumiuipo was entirely destroyed in n fire, which broke out soon after midnight on Friday ́and-
SPORT
GOLF.
K.C.C. v. E.S.R.C.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 16mm. 1921.
A golf match played over the King'e Park Course, yesterday, between the K.C.C, Golf Section and the U.S.RO., continued throughout the week-end. For ended, all square. The R.C.C. were lead four hours, the harbour and the surrounding at the tiffin interval by 3 points. The ing country for miles around were illu ganie, in the afternoon, took a complete minated by the blaze, The flames entirely change, the U.S.R.C., scoring to the enveloped the large building, and atK.C.C's. 21, making the match equal. It „intervals shot up, far into the sky na vat was decided to arrive at a result, and after vat of the oil became ignited, and the two leading pairs played another four burned out with n, roar.
holes, which the U.S.R.C. players won, thus winning the match,
The factory is owned by the Man Cheang Company, and is situated about 200 yards from the foreshore at Sham mipo, on a site cut off on four sides by
It was one of the best games ever played between the two clubs, and in spite of the inclement weather the keenest inter- es was shown by everyone from begin- ning to end. Scores:-
Kad
· Singles,
U.8.B.C
streets-a circumstances which rendered it much more possible than might otherwise have been the case to prevent the fre from spreading to neighbouring build- ings, Near by, there is joss-house and, . ; J. Mackensie 0 Capt. Leslie Smith, 1 Mr. D. G. R. Smith 1 Mr. Lindsell... Ü at the back. a timber yard, but it so Mr. G. Clarke. 1 Mr. Hooper happens that there is not mueli wood in Mr. D. G. Nicol. 1. Mr. Franks
Mr. J.Stalker 1 Capt. Gluver: the yard just now, and what there is Mr. Gray Lieut. Beran stands at a considerable distance from Mr. G. H. Say....0 Mr. Fraser
Mr. J. Jack 1 Capt. Murphy the burning factory. A long building Dr. Woodma Major Lloyd near the foreshore was in danger from Mr. H. Overy Mr. Salter... falling sparks, whilst the fire was at its McCubbin. Dir. Petter......1
Mr. K. 1. Alacaskill 1 Capt. Meredith height, but the Fire Brigade directed a Mr. W. T. Elson Dr. Smalley certinaal stream of water over it and soir. Hyde 1 Lieut. Doddington.
sir, H. E. Stoneham 1 Mr. Brown preserved it from harm:"
C. M. W. Reynolds 0 Capt. Hewitt
The factory, which is a substantiel structure of brick and concrete, covering a considerable aren, is of one storey, except near the entrance; where the offices are situate; there, a portion of the structure is of two storeys.
J'otal
...
Total
Foursomes.
D, J. Mackenzie and D. G. R. Smith G. Clarke and
D. G. Nicoll... I
8. Gray 8
0
G. H. May and [· J. Jack
Dr. Woodman and
H. Overy. 1 J. McCubbin and.
No theory has yet been reached as to│J. Stalker and the cause of the outbreak and it is un-% likely, unless the watchinan has any in formation to give, that any evidence will be adduced after the event, for the whole interior of the factory is a shapeless wreck. No lives have been lost, but a great many workmen have been thrown out of employment by the destruction of the factory,
- The Kowloos Fire Brigade was on the
-scene-before 12.30 on Saturday morning,
The Central Fire Brigade received a cali
K. H. Macaskill. O W. T. Elson and
J. Hyde
H. E. Stoneham and
✪i
C. A. W. Reynolds 0
Total
Capt. Leslie Smith
U
1
0
₫
1
0
and Jindsel.
Finnks
Hooper and
Capt. Glover and
Lt. Bevan Fraser and
Major Lloyd and
Capt, Murphy I
balter
◊
Potter and Capt.
Meredith... 1. Dr. Smalley and
14. Doddington. 1 Brown and
Capt. Hewitt... 1
CREW.
Total
ALLEGED MUTINOUS ASSAULT.
at 12.30 h.; the fire float was put into TROUBLE WITH A 'CHINESE cominission and the six miles journey across the harbour performed at the highest speed, of which the somewhat autiquated appliance is capable, namely 10 knots an hour, ás soon as “o safe
At the Marine Court, on Saturday, before · Lieut. Conway Hake, K.N.R
Chan Wai, boatswain of the aa. Leesang, and eleven members of the crew, we charged with having disobeyed the lawful commands of the officer in charge of the vessel and with having assaulted William Hopkin, the chief officer.
CHINESE FRINTERS' STRIKE. POLICE COURT STORY OF INTIMIDATION,
A story of trade-union intiridation was related to Mr. R. E. Lindasil, at the Magistracy, on Saturday. Arising out of the Chueso printers strike a printing foreman charged & hook-binder with assault.
plainant, and Mr. Loo D'Almads for the Mr. M. K. Lo, appeared for the con- defendant.
roduction of
OPIUM CASES.
THE DRUG ON A WARSHIP, Two Chinese Aromen of H. M. 8. Moorhen were charged before Br. G. N.. Crie, at the Magistracy, on Saturday, with the unlawful possession on board the vessel, of 730 lbs. of raw opium.
“Mr. Leo. d'Almada, who appeared for the second defendant, said he understood.
draw the charge against his client in view that the Palico were prepared to with
of the fact that the first man had admitted
all responsibility
Inspector Murphy said he was satis- d'Ahmada's client had not fed, from enquiries made, that Mr. come into the picture until after the drug had
board by the first mán..
was the head of one of the departments, Mr. Lo explained that the complainant of the Tai Kwong Po, a Chinese newe- paper. A strike began in March lasts the employét desiring a hours from nine and The complainant, who had joined the
a half to eight. been brought on, men's union more or less under compuls was also satisfied that all the 10 sion, ceased work for a time, but having Chinese members of the crew had a know- a wife and family to support, sabse ledge of the matter, but the first an quently resumed employment. Ha
was the prime mover, and he proposed threatened that unless he gavo up the job to proceed against him alone. there would be trouble Oi May 8th he was returning to work from a tea shop when the defendant struck him a severe blow in the eye.
The Magistrate discharged the second defendant. The other man, admitted having taken the drug aboard.
Able Seaman Victor James Findlay said that on May 7th the Moorhen was at anchor in Wuchow, opposite the Customs house. He saw the firemen bring aboard five baskets and a leather bag, which they said contained tea, and then, under pressure, they changed to ."' medical herbs." As these replies were consider
This must not be regarded, said Mr. Lo, as a common assault, the consequence of a personal quarrel. It was an attempt by the defendant-a member of the union, the King Yuen Guild-to prevent people from working. The union men wanted to supplement the powers of the guild by illegal intimidation and assaults. Another eil unsatisfactory, the defendant and the man employed, on the newspaper w assaulted, half-an-hour before, by the defendant.
The complainant, an oldieb
4..
man
of
man just discharged by the Court, who was helping to store the baskets in the | engineers' storeroom, were locked in the poor physique, and very deaf, gave evi-storeroom with the baskets for the night. dence of the assault.
Next morning the basket were found to contain a thin layer of herbs, covering packets of some suspicious substance. The baskets were locked up in the magazine until the vessel's arrival in Hongkong, where they were handed over to the Police, who arrested the two men. By the Magistrate: Witness did not know at the time that the baskets con- tained opium. He had never seen opium before.
Mr. D'Almada (cross-examining): Are the members of the Union divided into two factions, one agreeing to the usual hours and the others objecting?
Mr. Lo: It is not a universal strike: they are trying to make it one.
The witness said that owing to his denfocam he did not bother himself much with the affairs of the Union; and so he could not answer the question..
Mr. D'Almada: You say you don't know the defendant: Why should be strike you He must have done it at the instigation of others.
Was it not the case that you had a crowd with you, going to fight tho de fendant's crowd¡-No.:
I put it that you said of the defendant: members," and he replied, "You are un
This is one of the King Yuen's unlucky lucky; you were driven out of the guild. You don't know what shame is
"
The "defendant was sentenced to 19 months' imprisonment.
PHENOMENAL BAIL
In the same Court, Mr. H. L. Dennys mentioned case in which an elderly Chinese charged with the unlawful possession of 100 tacs of prepared non- opium, found in his house, No. 201, Government opium, and 348 taels of raw Queen's Road Central. Mr. Dennya.
asked for a remand until Wednesday. The complainant denied that any con- The Magistrate granted the application, vigation took place, or that he and his fixing bal in the sum of $40,000. The friends set upon the defendant, who got drug is valued at 20,500, and, if convict in one blow before seeking safety ined, the defendant is liable to a fine
YM.C.A., and one of the complainant's fellow employés, gave corroborative evi- COUNTRY BOY'S EXPERIENCE, dence of an unprovoked assault,
anchorage had been found amongst the rocks that stud the foreshore at this point, two hoses were got into operation upon the Ere and did goodservice.
In spite of the danger involved, branch pipes were taken within the building and
The Chief Officer said that on April some of the vats of oil were saved, the 30th, the boatswain reported to him that obief thing being to keep them cool and the crew would not turn out. Wiincas fight. so prevent the contents from volatilising, went down to the forecastle with the A telephone clerk in the Chinese equal to ten times the value of the drug. By 4 a.m. the conflagration had reached its object of ordering then out. Upon his zenith, and the Hongkong contingent of signing to them to turn out several of the Fire Brigade withdrew at 5 am the men moved towards the door, and leaving the Kowloon Brigade still at work witness went over to one man, who was on the smouldering embers. It was not lying half asleep in his bunk, and, shak found possible to leave the fire all day ng him by the shoulder, ordered him to on Saturday; even the heavy rain on get up. One of the crew then began to Saturday afternoon"did not give the fire shout at the rest in Chinese, and all of its quietus, although, as the roof had them came towards him.***
· fallen in, a good deal of rain must have trouble, witness made for the door, but Foreseeing got into the building.. What the firemen when he had got halfway through the The Magistrate accepted evidence of need now-is the help of a large gang of doorway, with his foot on the doorstep, another assault by defendant, as having coolies to dig out the accumulations of rome who were outside jammed the door bearing on the question of intimida.told the Magistrate that he had arrived
peanuts, which were waiting to go into
the vats..
THE PEARL CASE.
SCOUNDREL" AND
SWINDLER."
The $1,000 imitation pearl case came
It was claimed that the defendant lodged a complaint of assault with Sgt. Neal, when arrested, after a chase. The Bergeant, however, said he understood some Chinese and all the defendant said Ti "mo-ta-ugoi! (don't beat me) tion of doing. which, of course, witness had no inter
J
IN TOWN. MAGISTRATE CRITICISES. A
DETECTIVE.
How a country. boy "fell among thieves" immediately upon his arrival in Hongkong was related to Mr. R. E. Lindsell, as the Magistracy, on Saturday.
An unsophisticated youth of open coun tenance stepped into the witness-box and en to him and pinned him fast. He was tion.
early that morning on the Sunning. He dnable to move, and the men behind began hammering at him. Witness call-onth, said he was employed in the office down while he attracted the attention The defendant, giving evidence on went to an address in Des Vœux Road, ed to the boatswain, who was standing of the King Yuen Guild. The complain of the people in the house, who were where he had friends, and put his bag in front of him in the alleyway, to get ant and his party assaulted him. the door open but, at first, he took no
Red at
Mr. D'Almada suggested that there not yet up. A man spoke to him and, notice. Eventually the boatswain ordez- had been a fight between the twe parties at the same time, another man grabbed ed the men to open the door, and wit and that the case would be met by bind his bag and made off. ness immediately went up to the bridge ing both over to keep the peace... and reported the matter to the Captain, The Magistrate said he regarded they
The country youth seems to have reali to an ignominious end, so far as the who put up the police flag. Some time onse as a particularly obvious attempt to and, as the man with the bag was beyond once that the men were in league, youthful defendant was concerned, at the afterwards the police launch came along intimidate. Defendant would go to pri- reach, he grabbed the man who had Magistracy, on Saturday. When it came side and the sergeant in charge took the son for 21 days with hard labour, and spoken to him. This man, later, took to making his defence the lad related a men into custody.. farrago of irrelevancies, and on the main the sergeant to the police station, where be dismissed.
After accompanying cream summons he had taken out would the Police to a house where the lad's bag issue could only repeat that he was his injarics compelled-him to lie down, taking the pearls, by arrangement with witness returned to his ship and had to the complainant, to Canton to try and go to bed at once. On the following" Hell them there,
"Monday" he consulted a doctor and was ordered to hospital, where he was still undergoing treatment.
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE
WITHDRAWN.
It that is so said Mr. Lindsell, "why should the complainant report to the Police, and he and his friends ́ be There had been trouble with the crew, frantically searching Hongkong for you? proceeded the witness, ever since they You are a scoundrel and A swindler, and forged the ship at Singapore last-Febru- you must go to gaol for six months."ary. They had previously refused duty with embezzlement...
The defendant had kept a stiff upper on April 9th, but on that occasion they lip up to then, but on hearing the sen- undertook, when spoken to by the ship'a tence he burst out crying and was remov.compradore, not to repeat the offence Tailoring Co., had no evidence to offer:
ed, declaring he had not bad a fair trial -an ungenerous complaint, considering that there had been two adjournments
to seek evidence in his favour.
The time is rips to take all be bring Ing spiritual prizelpler into the council. chambers and market places of England The Rev. H. B. L. Sheppard.
Questioned by the Magistrate Chao
Leave to withdraw was asked for at the Magistracy, on Saturday, in the case, in which the managing director of the Hongkong Tailoring Co. was charged
Mr. Webster, on behalf of Mr. A. H. Urow, explained that the Hongkong
was found, emptied of most of its con- tents, and in this house, too, was the man whom the boy identified as having taken the bag. There were two other men sleeping in the room, and under one of their beds was found a roll of money which had been in the bag.
What did you do about those men " asked the Magistrate of Chinese detec
I left them there," tive, No. 110. MALA blandly. They had nothing to do with replied the officer,
it.
But they might be presumed to know something about it," retorted the Magis their room; the money was actually trate. The stolen property was found in under one of their beds. You ought to The Magistrate (Mr. R. E. Lindsell) have brought them to the Police station.
Wai, the boatswain, said that he ordered it looked like a divil case from the belt the crew to turn to and they asked to
them an hour's extension of their meal Mr. Woo (for the defendant) assented. him to request the first mate to allow ginng",
The defendant was discharged.
hour in view of the fact that they had. missed their breakfast intervak The roquest, however, was refused- and -be. reported this to them,
The hearing was adjourned until to morrow, the men being released on bail
The war has not changed the nature oman minds.Commander Hilton Young, M.P
of
was extraordinarily stupid of e, now, At the end of the morning the case was had better go quickly to the place, and see if you can find them."
mentioned again. The police officer re- ported that he had not been able to find the men," Of course was the Magis the men to a month's imprisonment, but trate's comment. He sentenced one of
considered the evidence against the other insuficiest, and discharged him
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